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Hollywood Rock: The Ultimate Guide to Rock in the Movies | For rock 'n' roll and movie fans of all ages, recording star Crenshaw's fun-filled, illustrated guide provides entertaining, opinionated, and detailed descriptions of 150 of the best--and worst--rock 'n' roll movies ever made. 100 photos. Index. | en |
The Daily Soul Sessions For The Pregnant Mama | Pregnancy is not new to this world. But it is new to you! The Daily Soul Sessions for the Pregnant Mama is a collection of daily inspirations for all thrilled, shocked, excited, and delighted Mamas To Be. There are 280 soul sessions - one for every day of this crazy, wild ride called pregnancy. This book is a reminder to live every day in the moment, forget the past, and focus on the positive. It's not a how-to or a guide to have the perfect pregnancy. It's inspiration...a spiritual cup of coffee for the exact phase of your pregnancy. It's a daily dose of soul, so you'll greet every day grinning at the world, spewing light and life until everyone around you wants to know your secret. | en |
The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co. #3) | As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines. There is a new spirit of openness in the team now that Lockwood has shared some of his childhood secrets, and Lucy is feeling more and more as if her true home is at Portland Row. It comes as a great shock, then, when Lockwood and George introduce her to an annoyingly perky and hyper-efficient new assistant, Holly Munro.
Meanwhile, there are reports of many new hauntings, including a house where bloody footprints are appearing, and a department store full of strange sounds and shadowy figures. But ghosts seem to be the least of Lockwood & Co.'s concerns when assassins attack during a carnival in the center of the city. Can the team get past their personal issues to save the day on all fronts, or will bad feelings attract yet more trouble?
Danger abounds, tensions escalate, and new loyalties form in this third delightfully terrifying adventure in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series. | en |
Бриджет Джоунс: Луда по онова момче (Бриджет Джоунс, #3) | V tretata kniga ot poreditsata za Bridzhet Dzhouns, ,,Luda po onova momche", format't na dnevnik e zapazen, a znakoviiat svezh khumor na avtorkata ni zaliva oshche ot p'rvoto izrechenie. Bridzhet Dzhouns si e vse takava simpatiaga - razpiliana v misli i deistviia, nestandartna i obichliva, makar i veche v nova faza na zhivota si. Kakvo pravish, kogato 60-iiat iubilei na priiatelkata ti s'vpada s 30-iia rozhden den na gadzheto ti? Biva li da l'zhesh za v'zrastta si v sait za sreshchi? Ot botoks li e po-dobre da umresh, ili ot samota, zashchoto si sbr'chkana? Nemoralno li e da idesh na friz'or, ako edno ot detsata ti e zav'dilo v'shki? Samiiat Dalai Lama li vliza v Tuit'r ili sekretariat mu? Takiva dilemi zanimavat Bridzhet Dzhouns v natovarenoto i vsekidnevie na maika, koiato sama otglezhda dve malki detsa, v'rti mlado gadzhe i se opitva da plasira filmov stsenarii, koito produtsentite ia pritiskat da prev'rne ot tragediia v komediia.
Bridzhet Dzhouns, zhena na sredna v'zrast, tr'gnala da zavoiuva KhKhI vek (Pravilo No1: Nikakvo pisane na esemesi na piiana glava), prod'lzhava s khrabrite si opiti za samous'v'rshenstvane i pravi ostariavaneto da izglezhda ne chak tolkova strashno. | Undefined |
Beach Weekend Homes | Enthralling text and lavish photographs bring hundreds of breathtaking beachfront homes to life. Combining seascapes with rustic building trends, these residences symbolize a closely knit collaboration between owners, architects, and landscapers. | en |
Psychic Storm | PSYCHIC STORM: Ten Dangerously Sexy Tales of Psychic Witches, Vampires, Mediums, Empaths and Seers
Ten books. Ten internationally bestselling authors. Ten different tales of sexy psychics, empaths and seers who solve crimes, fall in love, make magic and fight to save the world.
Over 2,000 pages of extrasensory reading await, with three brand new, original novels and over 1,400 5-Star Reviews for the rest!
From Bestselling Author, HEATHER TOPHAM WOOD -- NEW REVELATIONS -- Life should've been perfect. Kate Edwards won the heart of police detective Jared Corbett and is coming to terms with her psychic ability. Things are blissful--until the day she meets Declan Brayden. Kate doesn't trust the damaged and arrogant seer, but knows combining their abilities would allow her to help more people. When visions of a missing fitness instructor turn into a race against time to save her life, Kate might have no choice. HEAT LEVEL: 2
From Bestselling author, APRIL AASHEIM -- ARMAND -- "Never trust a warlock..." Before Maggie Maddock and her sisters returned to Dark Root, Oregon, a generation of witches and warlocks reigned over The Council -- 13 men and women devoted to holding back the dark they believed would eventually end the world. This is the origin story of Dark Root's most notorious warlock: Armand. HEAT LEVEL: 2
From USA TODAY bestselling author, DALE MAYER -- TUESDAY'S CHILD -- What she doesn't want...is exactly what he needs. Shunned and ridiculed all her life for something she can't control, Samantha Blair hides her psychic abilities and lives on the fringes of society. Against her will, however, she's tapped into a killer--or rather, his victims. Sam knows she must go to the authorities, but will the rugged, no-nonsense detective in charge of tracking down the killer believe her? HEAT LEVEL: 3
From bestselling author, JESI LEA RYAN -- JUST A LITTLE NUDGE -- Marley Sexton never aspired to be a stripper. But it's the only job that puts a dent in her mother's medical bills. It's also the only job where she feels justified using a little talent she calls nudging. But JC Moreno figures out Marley may have taken the nudge too far. Marley's not big on trusting people, especially a man with a gun, a badge, and a story that doesn't add up, but maybe they can work together to both get what they want...if they don't end up dead. HEAT LEVEL: 3
From NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author DEANNA CHASE, HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET -- Jade loves her new apartment--until a ghost joins her in the shower. When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn't count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord. But when the ghost moves from spooking Jade to terrorizing Pyper, the dancer, it's up to Jade to use her unique ability as an empath to save her. HEAT LEVEL: 4
From bestselling author, MORGAN HANNAH MACDONALD -- SPIRITS AMONG US -- WHAT HE SEES WOULD SCARE YOU TO DEATH. Cajun bad boy and ex-FBI profiler Jon-Luc Boudreaux is in Paris hunting a serial killer. That's nothing new, neither is being haunted by the victims, but watching the murders through the killers eyes, now that's something new entirely. Jon-Luc is on the hunt for the most diabolical killer he's ever encountered, and Angela Henderson, fashion designer, is next on the killer's list. HEAT LEVEL: 4
From bestselling author, JC ANDRIJESKI -- LONDON -- If there was ever a race-traitor job, this was definitely it. Revik arrives in London with a new job, a new home...and new people watching him, seemingly more than he has helping him watch the Bridge, a holy warrior hidden among humans to keep her safe from dark Seers called the Rooks. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Allie has no idea that she's the Bridge...or even that she's a Seer. Then she meets Jaden. HEAT LEVEL: 4
From bestselling author, JORDAN CASTILLO PRICE -- AMONG THE LIVING -- Victor Bayne, the psychic half a PsyCop team, is a gay medium more concerned with flying under the radar than making waves. He hooks up with handsome Jacob Marks, a non-psychic from an adjacent precinct at his ex-partner's retirement party and it seems his luck has taken a turn for the better. But then a serial killer with a gruesome M.O. surfaces--and no one agrees what he looks like. HEAT LEVEL: 5
From NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, C.J. ELLISSON -- VAMPIRE VACATION -- Meet Vivian. She's a 580-year-old vampire who exudes sex, has a talent for drama, and is passionate about two things: her human husband, Rafe, and their resort for the undead. Her ability to project physical illusions creates the perfect vacation spot--a dark, isolated Alaskan hideaway where visitors can have their wildest fantasies come true. The powerful vamp is put to the test when she discovers a corpse in a locked guest room minutes before the next arrivals. HEAT LEVEL: 5
From bestselling author, HAZEL HUNTER -- TOUCHED -- In the world of Isabelle de Grey, eyesight isn't the only way to see. When she touches objects and people, she looks into their past. But her gift is equal parts curse. She has yet to find the lover who can accept the brutal truth of what she sees. Isolated and rejected, she is ready to leave Los Angeles and abandon her career when she meets FBI profiler Gavin "Mac" MacMillan. Thrown together when the daughter of a mutual friend is abducted, Isabelle discovers that Mac could be the man who won't push her away. HEAT LEVEL: 5
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The Palm Leaf Fan and Other Stories | Fiction. Asian Studies. From crumbling shops in Chinatown to decaying tanneries in Tangra, Kwai-yun Li's collection of linked short stories expose us to the sights, sounds, and smells of a marginalized community in post-colonial Calcutta. We meander into Wong's Shoe Shop, where a mother arranges a marriage for her six-year-old daughter. We stop at a school for girls, where the principal singles out students who have large breasts for punishment. We pause by a temple guarded by a billy goat where family drama rages. We rally with politicians while the monsoon rain drenches us. We relax under waving palms while the setting sun shimmers over the surface of the Tangra fish ponds. Kwai-yun Li's sensitivity and quirky sense of humour will keep us wanting to return to the ghetto, again and again. | en |
La mano che teneva la mia | Nella vitale Londra del secondo dopoguerra, la giovane Lexie Sinclair, appena arrivata dalle campagne del Devon, sente che tutto e possibile. Mentre cerca di realizzare il sogno di diventare giornalista, viene in contatto con un mondo pervaso da uno straordinario fermento culturale e trova anche l'amore, in un uomo piu grande di lei, un importante editore. Nella Londra di oggi, una giovane artista, Elina, ha in comune con la sua coetanea di cinquant'anni prima il grande amore per questa citta, che ha accolto anche lei permettendole di realizzare il suo sogno, quello di diventare un'artista. Ma Elina fatica a riprendersi da una recente maternita, e a volte quel passeggino che spinge le sembra troppo pesante, come se frenasse i suoi sogni e la sua creativita. Ted, il padre del bambino, le sta accanto in questi momenti difficili, e anche lui fa i conti con la paternita. Guardando il figlio, la mente di Ted corre inevitabilmente alla propria infanzia, ma ci sono immagini, ricordi, pensieri che affiorano nel suo subconscio e non coincidono con quello che lui sa del proprio passato. Le due storie, in apparenza cosi lontane, finiranno per rivelare un legame che colpisce il lettore con tutta la forza di uno straordinario colpo di scena. | it |
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The Cave of Time (Choose Your Own Adventure, #1) | "You're The Star! 40 Thrilling Endings!"
"Will You Become Trapped In Time" ?
You are hiking in Snake Canyon when you find yourself lost in the strange, dimly lit Cave of Time. Gradually you can make out two passageways. One curves downward to the right; the other leads upward to the left. It occurs to you that the one leading down may go to the past and the one leading up may go to the future. Which way will you choose?
If you take the left branch, turn to page 20. If you take the right branch, turn to page 61. If you walk outside the cave, turn to page 21. Be careful! In the Cave of Time you might meet up with a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, or be lured aboard an alien spaceship!
What happens next in the story? It all depends on the choices you make. How does the story end? Only you can find out! And the best part is that you can keep reading and rereading until you've had not one but many incredibly daring experiences! | en |
On My Knees: Rebuilding Our Confidence in Prayer | Life has a tendency to knock our confidence in prayer. In the face of persistent difficulties, our prayer-fueled hopes can be overwhelmed by such despair that we end up "on our knees"--not so much in prayer, as in defeat.
In this honest and engaging book, Chris Band discusses the issues that we may have about prayer but were perhaps afraid to ask: Is prayer wasted effort? Is God less involved in the world than we might wish? Is his will going to be done anyway, whether or not we pray?
We discover that our prayers, far from being squandered by God, are powerfully and consistently used by him--both to build his relationship with us and to build his Kingdom through us.
On My Kneesexamines our understanding of who God is and how he works in the world, taking us beyond proof texts and wishful thinking, to the heart of what the Bible actually teaches about prayer. This encouraging and practical book will inspire and lead each of us afresh, to be on our knees, in prayer. | en |
Love Them Back to LIFE | "A vibrant, eclectic sojourn into the meaning of it all..." Kirkus Reviews
Despite new staggering technical advances, health and love seem to elude modern civilization. Why? Because we ignore a crucial element: nature's holistic blueprint. Since human brains and psyche are expressions of it, how can we truly help humanity reach its potential? How can we help individuals be happy? Our ancestors had an intuitive grasp of this model, expressing it though their mythologies. It led psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung to find in Taoism -an example of this model- "principles so vast that they can be applied to the entire humanity." With the rise of a highly specialized modern science though, this encompassing vision vanished. However, as Ariane Page found, brain research results agree with this overarching model. We can assume science will therefore soon "discover" it.
In her second Editor's Choice and IndieFab finalist book "Love Them Back to LIFE", Ariane Page invites us to journey through this holistic blueprint and witness how we allow or prevent it from unfolding harmoniously in our personal lives. She takes us on a discovery journey through this model expressed by the human brain as she focuses on love. Love is the tool used by this model, the LIFE (Law Inherent to the Five Elements), to lead us toward a conscious coherence between our physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual realities, a holism necessary to truly feel alive, happy, and loved. | en |
More of the Funniest Man in the World | Contains hilarious stories full of life's everyday characters by Israel's most famous humorist - who also happens to be the World's best-selling humour writer. | en |
The Secret of Loving | McDowell explores the values and qualities that will help the reader, whether single or married, be the right person for someone else. | en |
Transforming Early Learners Into Superb Readers: Promoting Literacy at School, at Home, and Within the Community | Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers: Promoting Literacy at School, at Home, and within the Community aids elementary educators, reading specialists, school administrators, private and public educators, parents, and caregivers who want to help early learners become proficient readers. The early years are the most important for children, because they are the formative years, so it is vital for children to build a solid reading foundation when they are most receptive. Andrea Nelson-Royes contends that if all these individual players collectively help to develop a child's reading readiness, all children may thrive from a high-quality education and a love of literacy. | en |
Racconto di un naufrago | Racconto di un naufrago che stette dieci giorni alla deriva su una zattera senza mangiare e senza bere, che fu proclamato ereoe della patria, baciato dalle reginette di bellezza e fatto ricco dalla pubblicita e poi odiato dal governo e dimenticato per sempre, e la narrazione di Garcia Marquez di un evento reale. Nel 1955, otto membri dell'equipaggio del cacciatorpediniere Caldas sono spariti nel Mar dei Caraibi. L'unico sopravvissuto, Luis Alejandro Belasco, ha raccontato allo scrittore il reale andamento dei fatti, provocando grande scandalo all'epoca della pubblicazione. | it |
The Wretched Tales 3.4 | ** The Last Fucking Draw **
Corey has made the ultimatums and its up to Nicolai to accept...
In this final installment, Corey has made his demands to keep Nicolai's secret safe but is Nicolai fully on board?
Nicolai wants more of Corey's love and Corey's not budging. Revenge is best served cold with whipped cream and a cherry on top and you'll get to see it play out until the end.
We hear both Corey's and Nicolai's side as they try to get through the last bit of The Wretched's US Tour. And finally Renee gives her take before you find out what's next to come in the Metalrotica series! | en |
Medicare For Dummies | The fast and easy way to get up to speed on Medicare Since the creation of Medicare in 1965, significant changes have affected the legislation. With 77 million baby boomers entering the program, questions about what Medicare is and how it affects seniors are certain to arise. Medicare For Dummies addresses this uncertain topic and helps those eligible for Medicare benefits maneuver the complicated process. Topics include: summary of Medicare benefits; Medicare coverage options; Medicare rights and protections; updated information on changes to Medicare based on recent changes in healthcare legislation; how the economy affects Medicare; and more. * Includes up-to-date information on the changing healthcare landscape so recipients can take advantage of the new provisions * Helps readers make sense of Medicare in these uncertain times If you're one of the millions of Americans looking to get the lowdown on Medicare, this hands-on, friendly guide has you covered. | en |
Baby-Sitters Club Boxed Set #2 (The Baby-Sitters Club, #5-8) | 5. Dawn and the Impossible Three (1989)
6. Kristy's Big Day (1987)
7. Claudia and Mean Janine (1989)
8. Boy Crazy Stacey | Undefined |
Two Guys from Verona: A Novel of Suburbia | Highly acclaimed on its publication and selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year, Two Guys from Verona is a rare breed of novel, striking a powerful chord across the nation and making James Kaplan the unexpected voice of a generation. It's the fall of 1999 in the plush New Jersey suburbs, and Will and Joel are fortyish, friends since the second grade. Will is a successful, tired cardboard salesman with a mortgage, a pretty wife, and 2.2 kids. Joel lives with his moth and works at a sub shop. Joel's favorite pastime is cruising the dark streets in his rusted-out '74 Chevy, drinking whiskey from a brown paper bag. Will feels sorry for Joel. And Joel feels sorry for Will. But their twenty-fifth high school reunion will change both their lives in ways neither has dreamed of - one facing death, the other facing life for the first time. "A bittersweet elegy for what, not too long ago, looked like a spanking new American version of the promised land." - The New York Times Book Review | en |
The Post-American World | "Zakaria . . . may have more intellectual range and insights than any other public thinker in the West." --Boston Sunday Globe
For Fareed Zakaria, the great story of our times is "the rise of the rest" - the growth of countries such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, and many, many more. This economic growth is generating a new global landscape where power is shifting and wealth and innovation are bubbling up in unexpected places. As these trends continue, the push of globalization will increasingly be joined by the pull of nationalism - a tension that is likely to define the next decades. Global growth produces many good things but also many problems - and the world is not yet equipped to tackle them." Zakaria outlines the contemporary diffusion of power throughout the world. He draws on lessons from the two great power shifts of the past five hundred years - the rise of the Western world and the rise of the United States - to tell us what we can expect from the third shift, the "rise of the rest." Washington needs to begin a serious transformation of its global strategy, moving from being the dominating hegemon to a role that is more like an honest broker. It must seek to share power, create coalitions, build legitimacy, and define the global agenda - all formidable tasks. None of this will be easy for the greatest power the world has ever known - the only power that has really mattered for so long. But as we learn in this new book, all that is changing now. The future we face is the post-American world. | en |
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) | This final installment in Lemony Snicket's series will answer readers' most burning questions. Will Count Olaf prevail? Will the Baudelaires survive? Will the series end happily? If there's nothing out there, what was that noise? | en |
Birth of The Farm Commune (Voluntary Peasants, Part One) | A far-out, four-part, nonfiction novel--60s adventures in search of enlightenment. Bob Dylan was singing, "The times they are a changin'." John Lennon--"Imagine all the people living life in peace." Marijuana, LSD, magic mushrooms; mind-expanding, climax of the sixties and the genesis of a bold, social experiment. Told by a UPI journalist who was a founder, builder and 13-year resident of The Farm--America's biggest commune--a remarkable, collective village, on land twice the size of NY's Central Park.
Our story begins at a dazzling San Francisco, spiritual smorgasbord of 1969--yogis, swamis, communes, self-proclaimed messiahs; people from all over--experimenting; meditating, being here and now--to change their lives--to evolve, mentally and spiritually; to transform magically into free spirits--flower children and hippies. I was one of these--a human drop in that dynamic wave of people who came to California in search of enlightenment and a happier lifestyle.
In 1967, I was the young reporter United Press International sent to cover the Grateful Dead and Vietnam War protests in NYC. I worked a stint as a Madison Avenue publicist. Like on the TV show, Mad Men, I worked the Lucky Strike account; had a spiritual/identity crisis and found myself on a soul search and rescue mission for my own soul.
I went to Woodstock and followed the energy to San Francisco, where I found a guru--Stephen Gaskin, billed as a "Zen master who smoked marijuana," later dubbed by High Times--"Gandhi of the American counterculture." Stephen's wife, Ina May Gaskin, would become known as the "mother of modern midwifery." Gaskin's free Monday Night Class was attended by over 1,000 trippers. Gaskin established himself as a hippie guru--teaching peaceful revolution, "Telepathy & Energy 101," "marijuana is a sacrament, no hard drugs, and how to have a good trip."
Dig the vibes down a psychedelic rabbit hole. Telepathic group mind becomes group think, and the trip becomes a 12,000-mile, follow-the-guru-round-the-country, road adventure. Wherever we went, through a hundred American towns, cities, and college campuses, we gave the status quo a good shake and spread a contact high. Three hundred hippies, in 100 colorful buses and vans landed in the boondocks of Tennessee--up Moonshine Alley--with the FBI, KKK, and vigilantes with shotguns watching the pot-smoking, city greenhorns attempt to farm and survive.
At its peak--1,400 people enjoyed universal healthcare, zero unemployment; food, housing and all necessities on $100/person a month! "We farmed; lived simply; ate vegan; had a school, clinic, midwives, soy dairy, bakery, radio station and hippie Peace Corps. We learned to build houses and roads. Everyone worked hard; happy friends sharing life and a vision--pooling resources--creating a lifestyle the world can afford. We enjoyed great satisfaction and warm friendships.
Over 4,000 people lived at The Farm over 13 collective years; learned skills and trades, and went through changes. Many fell in love, married, had babies; and worked humanitarian projects around the world, including earthquake reconstruction in Guatemala, where Melvyn, a crew from The Farm and local Mayans built schools, houses, and a clinic for Mother Teresa. Part Two, Year One coming soon.
Reviews
"Full of energy. Really takes me there."
"Beautifully written, transports me to the 60s"
"Amazing adventures, told with humor and insight"
The Author: Entertaining writer, storyteller--Melvyn collected grist for the mill as he worked an unusual variety of jobs--reporter, ra | en |
The Perfect Servant: Eunuchs and the Social Construction of Gender in Byzantium | The Perfect Servantreevaluates the place of eunuchs in Byzantium. Kathryn Ringrose uses the modern concept of gender as a social construct to identify eunuchs as a distinct gender and to illustrate how gender was defined in the Byzantine world. At the same time she explores the changing role of the eunuch in Byzantium from 600 to 1100.
Accepted for generations as a legitimate and functional part of Byzantine civilization, eunuchs were prominent in both the imperial court and the church. They were distinctive in physical appearance, dress, and manner and were considered uniquely suited for important roles in Byzantine life. Transcending conventional notions of male and female, eunuchs lived outside of normal patterns of procreation and inheritance and were assigned a unique capacity for mediating across social and spiritual boundaries. This allowed them to perform tasks from which prominent men and women were constrained, making them, in essence, perfect servants.
Written with precision and meticulously researched, The Perfect Servantwill immediately take its place as a major study on Byzantium and the history of gender. | en |
Anthrax: The Investigation of a Deadly Outbreak | In April of 1979 the city of Sverdlovsk in Russia's Ural Mountains was struck by a frightening anthrax epidemic. Official Soviet documents reported sixty-four human deaths resulting from the ingestion of tainted meat sold on the black market, but U.S. intelligence sources implied a different story, and the lack of documentation left unresolved questions. In her riveting investigation of the incident, Jeanne Guillemin unravels the mystery of what really happened during that tragic event in Sverdlovsk.
Anthrax is a virulent and deadly bacteria whose spores can remain in soil for as long as seventy years, killing grazing animals and putting humans in jeopardy of eating infected meat. Contemporary concern is more centered on anthrax as an airborne biological weapon whose inhaled spores can result in ninety percent mortality for those infected.
As part of a team of doctors and researchers, Jeanne Guillemin traveled to Russia in 1992 to determine the cause and extent of the epidemic. Her affecting narrative transforms a case of epidemiological investigation into a politically charged mystery. She creates a vivid sense of immediacy and drama with her insider's account of the team's investigative work--the analysis of pathology photos and slides, meetings with political and public health officials, the retrieval of essential medical data--and candidly reveals the subjective side of science as she conducts interviews with afflicted families, visits sites, and interacts with those suspected of clouding the truth.
Complete with medical case information and three epidemiological maps, this classic account relates directly to growing concern over bioterrorism and how the United States and other nations should respond. In the final chapters Guillemin surveys past and present covert biological weapons arsenals scattered around the world and the international legal efforts to eliminate them. | en |
Prostopášný modlitební mlýnek | Prostopasny modlitebni mlynek zacina na skale vycnivajici z Baltskeho more. Hrdinove, sverazny vynalezce Kalle Homanen a jeho kamarad, nezamestnany Lauri Lonkonen, se pak dostavaji na mnoho podivuhodnych mist - do indickeho Dilli (prodavaji patent na modlitebni mlynek, univerzalni pristroj ke spase lidstva), do Ciny a do Tibetu (tam poznavaji mj. cinske vezeni, snezneho muze a dalajlamu), na laponske jezero Inari - a take na Podzimni knizni veletrh do Havlickova Brodu, ktery autor pred nekolika lety navstivil. Prostopasny modlitebni mlynek je vesela a optimisticka kniha - kdo se neboji, tomu se podari vsechno na svete. | Undefined |
The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1) | When their village is attacked by trollocs, monsters thought to be only legends, three young men, Rand, Matt, and Perrin, flee in the company of the Lady Moiraine, a sinister visitor of unsuspected powers. Thus begins an epic adventure set in a world of wonders and horror, where what was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. | en |
All The Way Home | Tatlock employs flashbacks efficiently, and her rich descriptions and characterizations are unusually fresh and inventive." -- Publisher's Weekly
Christy Award winner
First Place, Adult Fiction, Midwest Independent Publishers Association!
From a rough section of Los Angeles during the late Depression years, to the civil rights struggles of the 1960s in the South, this novel is a searing portrayal of one family trapped by alcoholism and another living the typical middle class life- but it's not what you would expect! Tatlock paints an American story through the eyes of two best friends, girls separated by the internment camps of World War II. The surprises never stop! | en |
Rock n' Roll Bride (Everglade, #2) | Everything's coming up roses for L.A. rock band The Dilettantes, back from the brink after the death of their original lead singer. Thanks to Everglade, they now have the full attention of influential rock promoter Karen Alden; there's talk of tours, video shoots and studio sessions.
But - as the old song goes - every rose has its thorn; with success comes pressure, and with pressure comes strain on Everglade's relationship with guitarist Scoob.
With one of her former stalkers dead and the other committed for public nudity and barking at traffic, Everglade's life has never been quieter. Which is exactly what she always wanted. Or so she thought.
As Scoob realizes his purpose in life, Everglade finds herself facing down an increasing sense of aimlessness, not to mention the terrifying realization that she might just be doomed to turn into her train crash of a mother. And while she never wanted to become 'a professional rock n' roll girlfriend', rock bands have a way of taking over your life. There are nerves to be soothed, songs to be written and - on one memorable occasion - riots to be averted, all hindered by the band's slimy manager, Peter Farrow, who has no intention of being made redundant by a twenty-two year old Hollywood brat like Everglade.
Worse, lead singer Jules is behaving even more strangely than usual, and keeping his secrets may very well cause not only a crisis in the band but also for Everglade and Scoob's relationship.
When a video shoot takes the band to Las Vegas, Scoob takes the opportunity to treat Everglade to a birthday trip to the desert, a romantic weekend unlike any other, featuring live tigers, mug shots, married magicians and a screaming match with a jet engine. Secrets, lies and half-truths collide, and what happens in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas.
Especially when what happens in Vegas could change your life forever. | en |
Just a Little Love | In Just a Little Love, Little Critter finds love just in time for Valentine's Day. But will his valentine love him back?
For more than thirty years Mercer Mayer has delighted readers with his beloved character Little Critter. Appearing in more than two hundred books, Little Critter, along with Tiger, Gator, and Miss Kitty, are back in this heartwarming My First I Can Read.
I Can Read! books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Little Critter: Just A Little Loveis a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child. | en |
The Passion of Dolssa | I must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it.
Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all.
Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny gift. Branded a heretic, she's on the run from the friar who condemned her mother to death by fire, and wants Dolssa executed, too.
Botille is a matchmaker and a tavern-keeper, struggling to keep herself and her sisters on the right side of the law in their seaside town of Bajas.
When their lives collide by a dark riverside, Botille rescues a dying Dolssa and conceals her in the tavern, where an unlikely friendship blooms. Aided by her sisters and Symo, her surly but loyal neighbor, Botille nurses Dolssa back to health and hides her from her pursuers. But all of Botille's tricks, tales, and cleverness can't protect them forever, and when the full wrath of the Church bears down upon Bajas, Dolssa's passion and Botille's good intentions could destroy the entire village.
From the author of the award-winning All the Truth That's in Me comes a spellbinding thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page and make you wonder if miracles really are possible. | en |
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Sister of the Bride (Fool's Gold, #2.5) | When Katie McCormick finds out that her sister is marrying her ex, she finally agrees to a setup for the big day. To her surprise, Jackson is a catch. But when wedding catastrophe ensues, will their sparks fizzle or ignite into flames? | en |
The Devil in the Kitchen | Without question, the original rock-star chef is Marco Pierre White. Anyone with even a passing interest in the food world knows White is a legend. The first British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three Michelin stars - and also the only chef ever to give them all back - is a chain-smoking, pot-throwing multiply- married culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food and restaurants has been the only constant in a life of tabloid-ready turmoil. In "The Devil in the Kitchen" White tells the story behind his ascent from working-class roots to culinary greatness, leaving no dish unserved as he relays raucus and revealing tales featuring some of the biggest names in the food world and beyond, including: Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc, Michael Caine, Damien Hirst, and even Prince Charles. With candid honesty and wicked humor, he gives us insight into what it takes to become a great chef, what it's like to run a 3-star kitchen, and why sometimes you really do need to throw a cheese plate at the wall. | en |
A Place Of Safety (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #6) | Charlie Leathers was not the most popular man in the charming English village of Ferne Basset, but few people seemed to hate him enough to murder him. Still, that was his fate one night, and it brings Inspector Barnaby to the scene to investigate. What Barnaby doesn't know is that before his death, Charlie witnessed what might have been the suicide--or murder--of a young woman whose troubles with the law have landed her in the home of a local retired minister and his none-too-pleased wife. Now a man is dead, a girl is missing, and a town is in chaos as long-kept secrets begin to unravel, with deadly repercussions. | en |
Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next | In this long-awaited memoir, illustrated with over 100 never-before-seen photos from his personal collection, the groundbreaking record producer chronicles his struggles, his success, and the celebrated artists that made him a legend.
Legendary music producer L. A. Reid--the man behind artists such as Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Kanye West, Rihanna, TLC, Outkast, Pink, Justin Bieber, and Usher--changed the music business forever. Now, he tells his story, taking fans on an intimate tour of his life. L.A. Confidentialis a fascinating journey from Reid's small-town R&B roots in Cincinnati, Ohio, and his work as a drummer to his fame as a Grammy Award-winning music producer and his gig as a judge on the hit reality show, The X Factor.
Reid takes readers behind the scenes of the music industry, charting his rise to fame and sharing stories of the countless singers he's met, nurtured, and molded into stars. Part music memoir, part inspirational business guide, this beautifully designed memoir, jam packed with photos, showcases Reid's trademark passion and ingenuity and introduces a multifaceted genius who continues to shape pop culture today. | en |
The Origins of the English | National origins remain as important as they have ever been to our sense of identity. Accounts of the early history of the peoples of Europe, including the English, are key tools in our construction of that identity. National identity has been studied through a range of different types of evidence - historical, archaeological, linguistic and most recently genetic. This has caused problems of interdisciplinary communication. In this book Catherine Hills carefully and succinctly unravels these different perceptions and types of evidence to assess how far it is really possible to understand when and how the people living in south and east Britain became 'English'. | en |
Bitter Harvest: A Woman's Fury, a Mother's Sacrifice | On the night of October 23/24, 1995 in Prairie Village, Kansas, a fierce, wind-driven fire devastated the luxurious mansion of Dr. Debora Green and her husband, Dr. Michael Farrar. Trapped and burned to death in the flames were twelve-year-old Tim and his six-year-old sister Kelly. Lissa, ten, was barely able to leap to safety from the garage roof into the arms of her mother, who was standing outside the house. When Michael Farrar returned to the scene, he had lost more than his children and his home. His entire life was in ruins.
The fire was the climactic event of Michael and Debora's lives. Until that summer, they seemed to have it all -- a happy marriage, successful medical practices, three bright and beautiful children. Then they went on a trip to Peru with their son. There, they met attractive, blonde Celeste Walker, whose husband, John was also a successful doctor. But after that trip, nothing was the same again for either couple, and all the dark hidden places in Debora and Michael's marriage bubbled to the surface in a series of almost unbelievable horrors.
"Bitter Harvest" is the chronicle of this tragedy in the heartland of America, the true story of the disintegration of a marriage and its horrifying consequences. Rule takes us deep in the psyche of a killer whose behavior was so twisted and so evil that it defies belief. Gripping, powerful, and ultimately terrifying, "Bitter Harvest" is a vivid recreation of an unthinkable crime -- and a depiction of the unimagined depths of a darkness within the human spirit. Copyright (c) 1998 Ann Rule. All Rights Reserved
Performance copyright 1998 by Simon & Schuster Inc. All Rights Reserved | en |
Judaikitsch: Tchotchkes, Schmattes and Nosherei | What would happen if Martha Stewart were abducted by a tribe of trailer park rabbis? Judaikitsch! Filled to the brim with crafts, collectibles, and creative cooking, heres the ultimate guide to a funky, festive Jewish lifestyle. From everyday kitsch to holiday entertaining-and loads of mishegoss in between-Judaikitsch asks the all-important question: Why eat sushi when theres Jewshi? Put away that mizrach and hang up the Miz-Rock. Host a Sukkot Luau featuring a Poi Vey Pineapple Mold, and celebrate Rosh Mexicana with a heaping helping of Hava Tequila Pie. Guaranteed to amuse, Judaikitsch encourages readers to don their Starlet of David Sunglasses, buckle their Borscht Belts, and enjoy a ride through a world where Elvis sports sidelocks and cats and dogs wear yarmulkes. At last, essential reading for the Divine Miss Martha in us all. | en |
The Killer Gun | When a freighter shot and killed Jorge Espanol and later wounded his brother Hernando, George Washington Mars, a gunsmith, decided to customize a Colt revolver that would give an edge to a man with a slower, draw. Now Hernando and George have created a subterfuge to draw their freighter back into a confrontation. The new gun soon earned its name as sudden death became the constant companion of the "killer gun." | en |
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases (Crime Files, #12) | Includes Ann Rule's insider commentary on the Mary Winkler murder case
REAL-LIFE MURDER. REAL-LIFE MYSTERY.
In some murder cases, the truth behind the most tragic of crimes crystallizes with relative ease. Not so with these fascinating accounts drawn from the personal files of Ann Rule, America's #1 bestselling true-crime writer. What happens when the case itself becomes an intractable puzzle, when clues are shrouded in smoke and mirrors, and when criminals skillfully evade law enforcement in a maddening cat-and-mouse chase? Even the most devoted true-crime reader won't predict the outcome of these truly baffling cases until the conclusions revealed in Ann Rule's marvelously insightful narrative: An ideal family is targeted for death by the least likely enemy, who plotted their demise from behind bars.... A sexual predator hides behind multiple fake identities, eluding police for years while his past victims live in fear that he will hunt them down.... A modest preacher's wife confesses to shooting her husband after an argument -- but there's more to her shattering story than meets the eye. These and other true cases are analyzed with stunning clarity in a page-turning collection you won't be able to put down. | en |
Hels's Gauntlet | [Menage Amour: Erotic Fantasy Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, elves, faeries, spanking, sex toys, HEA]
After facing down the Wizarding Council and defeating their enemies, Helcyon, Cassandra, and Jacob have begun to find a balance in their triad. Cassie stunned her partners with news of her pregnancy, and the stakes are raised as the men must consider what potential her child will have. Government pressure increases, bombings disrupt Wizard and Fae business around the world, and splinter groups among the Fae make themselves known.
With the Danae on the hunt to bring Cassandra back to her side, Helcyon must block her every maneuver to shield his mate and best friend from a promise that dates back a thousand years. The shifting of oaths leads to the awakening of ancient powers, but history is unforgiving, and the arrival of Hels's brother adds a new complication that could destroy their futures before they even begin. When a dangerous gambit forces Jacob and Helcyon to make hard choices, Cassie must trust that her lovers will survive the gauntlet.
A Siren Erotic Romance | en |
The Crooked Spire | The first in a series of gripping murder mysteries set in 14th-century England
1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. His travels bring him to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin, than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect. To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for the killer, a quest that brings him up against some powerful enemies in a town where he is still a stranger and friends are few. Chris Nickson brilliantly evokes the feeling of time and place in this story of corruption and murder. | en |
Chess | Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in 1942. It is the only story in which Zweig looks at Nazism, and he does so with characteristic emphasis on the psychological.
Travelers by ship from New York to Buenos Aires find that on board with them is the world champion of chess, an arrogant and unfriendly man. They come together to try their skills against him and are soundly defeated. Then a mysterious passenger steps forward to advise them and their fortunes change. How he came to possess his extraordinary grasp of the game of chess and at what cost lie at the heart of Zweig's story. | en |
A Cure For All Diseases | The new Dalziel and Pascoe novel to delight and thrill Reginald Hill fans.
Some say that Andy Dalziel wasn't ready for God, others that God wasn't ready for Dalziel. Either way, despite his recent proximity to a terrorist blast in Death Comes for the Fat Man, the Superintendent remains firmly of this world. And, while Death may be the cure for all diseases, Dalziel is happy to settle for a few weeks' care under a tender nurse.
Convalescing in Sandytown, a quiet seaside resort devoted to healing, Dalziel befriends Charlotte Heywood, a fellow newcomer and psychologist, who is researching the benefits of alternative therapy. With much in common, the two soon find themselves in partnership when trouble comes to town.
Sandytown's principal landowners have grandiose plans for the resort-none of which they can agree on. One of them has to go, and when one of them does, in spectacularly gruesome fashion, DCI Peter Pascoe is called in to investigate-with Dalziel and Charlotte providing unwelcome support. But Pascoe finds dark forces at work in a place where medicine and holistic remedies are no match for the oldest cure of all . . .
From the Hardcover edition. | en |
Backstage Billionaires | Grab this bestselling serial in a complete novel-sized package.
Two billionaire businessmen. One curvy singer. Discovering love one note at a time.
Alec and I run one of the hottest record labels in Los Angeles. We snap our fingers and throngs of hopefuls throw themselves at our feet. But I vowed to never go down that road again. Until her. Endless curves. Velvet voice. I want her body pinned to the bed, her name signed on the dotted line. Could she be the one to make it last? To be ours forever?
One night of reckless abandon--me, two delicious men, and the biggest bed I've ever seen. That's all it should have been. When they give me an offer I've been dreaming about my whole life...I'm torn. I want to be a star. To have my name in lights at the biggest venues in L.A. But how can I chase my dream and give two men my heart?
Complete three-part menage serial full of steamy scenes featuring two sinful billionaires and one curvy woman. Intended for adult audiences only. | en |
Anima nera | Esistono diverse sfumature per ognuno di noi, e Paul ha imparato a convivere da tempo con questa realta. Adam, il suo amante, sembra avere un nero profondo, nell'anima, e nonostante tra loro la passione scoppi devastante con la forza di un uragano, le ombre negli occhi di quell'uomo misterioso non accennano mai a svanire. Cio che Paul ignora e che neanche sospetta, pero, e che Adam e un serial killer di professione, con un passato nebuloso alle spalle, e sangue e morte tra le mani. Un individuo da cui rimanere lontani, se non si vuole esserne contaminati...
Questo per Adam e una priorita assoluta, eppure la luce negli occhi dell'altro lo fa vacillare come non gli e mai capitato prima. Che esista una sfumatura ulteriore in grado di coesistere assieme al nero di una personalita corrotta? Puo davvero esserci un lieto fine per chi ha dedicato la propria esistenza alla giustizia sommaria e solitaria? E se Paul fosse cio che Adam non sapeva neanche di stare cercando? Un racconto breve e intenso, dall'erotismo forte e sensuale, Anima Nera vi catturera, trascinandovi nell'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male. Una lotta che non sempre prevede vinti e vincitori. | it |
The Caretaker | Richard and Wendy appeared to be a perfectly normal, newly married couple. But their lives were far from normal. In fact they were extremely unusual and not even they knew it. But they were about to find out.
Richard worked long hard hours. Too long for his lonely new wife. Or at least Richard thought she was his 'new' wife. He had to change that opinion after a very strange experience with the night caretaker while working late at the office one time too many - on his wife's birthday. And what weird anniversary did Richard share with the strange caretaker ?
The Caretaker is a very original, romantic ghost story with a moral and a 'five tissue' tear jerk finale that will leave you tingling. | en |
19 with a Bullet: A South African Paratrooper in Angola | A fast-moving, action-packed account of Granger Korff's two years' service during 1980/81 with 1 Parachute Battalion at the height of the South African 'bush war' in South West Africa (Namibia) and Angola. Apart from the 'standard' counterinsurgency activities of Fireforce operations, ambushing and patrols, to contact and destroy SWAPO guerrillas, he was involved in several massive South African Defence Force (SADF) conventional cross-border operations, such as Protea, Daisy and Carnation, into Angola to take on FAPLA (Angolan MPLA troops) and their Cuban and Soviet allies. Having grown up as an East Rand rebel street-fighter, Korff's military 'career' is marred with controversy. He is always in trouble--going AWOL on the eve of battle in order to get to the front; facing a court martial for beating up, and reducing to tears, a sergeant-major in front of the troops; fist-fighting with Drug Squad agents; arrested at gunpoint after the grueling seven-week, 700km Recce selection endurance march--are but some of the colorful anecdotes that lace this account of service in the SADF. | en |
Martha Quest | Intelligent, sensitive, and fiercely passionate, Martha Quest is a young woman living on a farm in Africa, feeling her way through the torments of adolescence and early womanhood. She is a romantic idealistic in revolt against the puritan snobbery of her parents, trying to live to the full with every nerve, emotion, and instinct laid bare to experience. For her, this is a time of solitary reading daydreams, dancing -- and the first disturbing encounters with sex. The first of Doris Lessing's timeless Children of Violence novels, Martha Quest is an endearing masterpiece. | en |
Germania: il trauma di una nazione: riflessioni 1938-2001 | Questo libro affronta, attraverso l'esame di storie esemplari (da quelle dei soldati tedeschi che si sono ribellati a ordini inumani a casi clamorosi comei falsi diari di Hitler e le accuse di nazismo a Kurt Waldheim, gia segretario ONU), il rapporto fra la Germania di oggi e la sua storia recente. L'orrore del nazismo e stato cancellato e frettolosamente rimosso oppure e ancora una ferita aperta nel cuore della nazione? E qual e la reazione delle giovani generazioni di tedeschi? Dalla risposta a queste domande dipende il futuro non solo della Germania, ma dell'Europa. | it |
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design | 14 hrs and 44 mins
The Blind Watchmaker, knowledgably narrated by author Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward, is as prescient and timely a book as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the 18th-century theologian William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things, with their far greater complexity, be purposefully designed. Charles Darwin's brilliant discovery challenged the creationist arguments; but only Richard Dawkins could have written this elegant riposte. Natural selection - the unconscious, automatic, blind, yet essentially nonrandom process Darwin discovered - is the blind watchmaker in nature.
(c)1986, 1987, 1996 Richard Dawkins (P)2011 Audible, Inc. | en |
Kids Need to Be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care | "Kids are important... They need safe places to live, and safe places to play." For some kids, this means living with foster parents. In simple words and full-color illustrations, this book explains why some kids move to foster homes, what foster parents do, and ways kids might feel during foster care. Children often believe that they are in foster care because they are "bad." This book makes it clear that the troubles in their lives are not their fault; the message throughout is one of hope and support. Includes resources and information for parents, foster parents, social workers, counselors, and teachers. | en |
Population: 485 : Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time | Here the local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town), and the back roads are haunted by the ghosts of children and farmers. Michael Perry loves this place. He grew up here, and now -- after a decade away -- he has returned. Unable to polka or repair his own pickup, his farm-boy hands gone soft after years of writing, Mike figures the best way to regain his credibility is to join the volunteer fire department. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled wrecks, bar fights and smelt feeds, he tells a frequently comic tale leavened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and searing tragedy. | en |
Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets Gatemouth's Gator: Essays | Whether he's fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and God, Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global.
Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards, Klan wizards, and small-town funerals, Perry's writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry, kinetics with contemplation, and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor. | en |
The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life | How can it be? When we're naked and ashamed and alone in our brokenness, Christ envelopes us with his intimate grace. When we're rejected and abandoned and shattered beyond wanting, Jesus cups our face, "Come close, my Beloved." When we're dirty and tear-stained and despairing, Jesus Christ proposes undying, dying love: "All that you painfully are and are carrying--I'll take. All that I perfectly am and have--is yours. Just take me."
There is a wooing that washes our wounds. Falling into this intimacy with him is the one thing we pray to never recover from. This kind of intimacy can only be tasted and swallowed, and it burns a holy yes through our begging veins.
Am I willing to take all that I have, break and give to Him?
Because all that He is, He broke and gave to us. | en |
Noaptea | Cartea lui Elie Wiesel este recunoscuta ca fiind una dintre cartile fundamentale ale Holocaustului. Supravietuitorul evreu, nascut intr-un oras ce apartine astazi Romaniei, Sighetul Marmatiei (caruia i se spune atunci simplu, "Sighet"), laureat al Premiului Nobel pentru Pace, este acum o persoana importanta si pentru istoria Romaniei, fiind cel care a dat numele Institutului National pentru Studierea Holocaustului din Romania, aparut ca urmare a Raportului final al Comisiei Internationale "Elie Wiesel" de Studiere a Holocaustului in Romania, unde reputatul scriitor si jurnalist a fost coordonator de proiect.
"Noaptea" este descrierea propriilor traume, a propriei tragedii incepand de la momentul in care cel de-al doilea razboi mondial ajunge in preajma Sighetului, trecand prin lagarele de exterminare naziste, si pana la mult-dorita eliberare, impovarat de moartea tuturor membrilor familiei sale. Nu sunt lasate la o parte nici problemele avute dupa marele razboi, cand i-a fost cumva interzisa aparitia cartii, oamenii nefiind inca dornici sa isi aduca aminte substantial de cele intamplate in Imperiul Nazist, anumite traume fiind lasate undeva in uitare. Din pacate, acele zile au trecut si cartea lui este editata si reeditata, tradusa si (re)citita mereu atunci cand este nevoie sa nu uitam marile tragedii ale umanitatii. | Undefined |
Lessons from Stanley the Cat: Nine Lives of Everyday Wisdom | Seduction is just the practice of artful stretching.
Never let people know how fast you are. Appear slow in all things, and less is expected of you. When someone is on the computer too long, help them by distracting them, or walk lightly on their keyboard.
So advises Stanley, a remarkably astute cat with a keen eye for the important things in life. Perhaps you don't have time for yoga, can't afford therapy, or wouldn't dare cry to mother. If so, let Stanley be your guide. Lessons from Stanley the Catoffers wise and witty maxims from Stanley himself, translated by his doting psychotherapist (human) parent, Jennifer Freed. Whether you're a cat lover or prefer companions of the canine variety, Stanley's warmth and insight are sure to brighten even the grayest days. | en |
Tales of the Alhambra | Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.
Shortly after completing a biography of Christopher Columbus in 1828, Washington Irving traveled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. At first sight, he described it as "a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." Irving was preparing a book called A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, a history of the years 1478-1492, and was continuing his research on the topic. He immediately asked the then-governor of the historic Alhambra Palace as well as the archbishop of Granada for access to the palace, which was granted because of Irving's celebrity status. Aided by a 17-year old guide named Mateo Ximenes, Irving was inspired by his experience to write Tales of the Alhambra. Throughout his trip, he filled his notebooks and journals with descriptions and observations though he did not believe his writing would ever do it justice. He wrote, "How unworthy is my scribbling of the place." Irving continued to travel through Spain until he was appointed as secretary of legation at the United States Embassy in London, serving under the incoming minister Louis McLane. He arrived in London by late September 1829. -- from Wikipedia | en |
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11) | From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night.... In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex-army investigators is being hunted down one by one.... And on the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher--soldier, cop, hero--is pulled out of his wandering life by a code that few other people could understand. From the first shocking scenes in Lee Child's explosive new novel, Jack Reacher is plunged like a knife into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends...and is on its way to something even worse.
A decade postmilitary, Reacher has an ATM card and the clothes on his back--no phone, no ties, and no address. But now a woman from his old unit has done the impossible. From Chicago, Frances Neagley finds Reacher, using a signal only the eight members of their elite team of army investigators would know. She tells him a terrifying story--about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his old team, scrambling to raise the living, bury the dead, and connect the dots in a mystery that is growing darker by the day. The deeper they dig, the more they don' t know: about two other comrades who have suddenly gone missing--and a trail that leads into the neon of Vegas and the darkness of international terrorism.
For now, Reacher can only react. To every sound. Every suspicion. Every scent and every moment. Then Reacher will trust the people he once trusted with his life--and take this thing all the way to the end. Because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they'd better be ready for what comes right back at them... | en |
The Babi Makers | Welcome to Nove, a planet much like your own. There is no war or hunger. No conflict of any kind. It's a "happy life ever" on this utopian world. Balance has finally been achieved after all life was nearly extinguished during The Fall. There is one major industry on Nove: the making of babies. Babies are the most important resource on the planet.
Hiperyan works in the babi industry. She loves assembling babies. Her life is perfect. Her virile mate, Dion, is ideal. But she's been feeling a little sick, of late. It's a mysterious illness the likes of which has never been seen by the healers she visits. Concerned when the healers begin to die in a series of "accidents," Dion teams with his best friend, Conr, to take action. They eventually discover that Hiperyan's illness may jeopardize not only their lives, but all of Nove. | en |
Mere Anarchy | 'I am greatly relieved that the universe is finally explainable. I was beginning to think it was me.' Thus begins 'Strung Out', Woody Allen's hilarious application of the laws of the universe to daily life. Mere Anarchy, Woody Allen's first collection in over 25 years, features eighteen witty, wild and intelligent comic pieces - eight of which have never been in print before.
Surreal, absurd, rich in verbal play, bitingly satirical and just plain daft in the mode we have grown to love from his finest films, this flight-of-fancy collection includes tales of a body double who, mistaken for the film's star, is kidnapped by outlaws; a pretentious novelist forced to work on the novelisation of a Three Stooges film; a nanny secretly writing an expose of her Manhattan employers; crooks selling bespoke prayers on eBay; and how to react when you're asked to finance a Broadway play about the invention and manufacture of the adjustable showerhead. | en |
Please Don't Kiss Me Now | A 15 year old teen copes with the divorce of her parents, her mother's new lifestyle, two boyfriends, and a startling tragedy that changes her perspective on her life. | en |
The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide | Voted Book of the Year Philip Yancey's bestselling book The Jesus I Never Knew peeled away popular stereotypes to present a brilliant and fascinating portrait of Christ. Now individuals and groups can join Yancey in this probing look at Jesus Christ--his teachings, his miracles, his death and resurrection, and ultimately, who he was and why he came. This study guide helps readers press beyond the traditional picture to uncover a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying. Each chapter begins with Yancey's reflections on rediscovering Jesus. Questions that stimulate journaling follow, with note-writing sections that assist the reader in* Seeing Jesus through Scripture* Looking at Jesus Within and Without* Being Seen by Jesus* Further Glimpses of Jesus* Gazing on Jesus This Week Also included are Yancey's suggestions for viewing Hollywood films on Jesus, with optional directions about film usage in studying The Jesus I Never Knew. | en |
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La Zona Muerta | Le horrorizo descubrir que habia pasado mas de cuatro anos en coma. Y le horrorizo aun mas saber que podia conocer las cosas por anticipado. La jaqueca le martirizaba y parecia que la cabeza le iba a estallar. Necesitaba tomar una decision, y al pensarlo la cabeza le dolia atrozmente. El sabia que aquel hombre no solo era perverso, sino que iba a convertirse en Presidente de Estados Unidos e iba a hacer saltar el planeta en pedazos. Tenia que matarlo, debia hacerlo, pero, ?por que el? Los dados estaban echados, no podia llevar su conocimiento a la zona muerta para convertirse en un ciudadano vulgar, tan vulgar como su nombre: John Smith. | es |
King of Hearts | She loved him so much, she was willing to kill. He loved her so much, he was willing to die.
One night with bad-girl biker Jessie Delacort should have been enough for straight-laced cop Kingson Landry. But she got under his skin and hasn't let go. Discovering she's an undercover Texas ACES agent makes it even harder to resist her. But he must, because his past could kill Jessie just as easily as it has the other people he loves.
When Jessie Delacort rides into town on her Harley, the last thing she wants is to fall in love with another man who is hiding secrets too dark to reveal. But when they're forced to work together to bring down a powerful drug cartel, Jessie knows she's got it bad for the quiet cop with the haunted eyes.
When the cartel's vengeance-driven leader sets his sights on the two of them, King knows he'll do whatever it takes to keep Jessie safe. Even if that means giving up their chance of turning the white-hot attraction between them into love. | en |
Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever, #1) | A small-town boy hops a bus to New York City to crash an audition for E.T.: The Musical.Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he's wanted to star in a Broadway show. (Heck, he'd settle for seeinga Broadway show.) But how is Nate supposed to make his dreams come true when he's stuck in Jankburg, Pennsylvania, where no one (except his best pal Libby) appreciates a good show tune? With Libby's help, Nate plans a daring overnight escape to New York. There's an open casting call for E.T.: The Musical, and Nate knows this could be the difference between small-town blues and big-time stardom.
Tim Federle writes a warm and witty debut that's full of broken curfews, second chances, and the adventure of growing up--because sometimes you have to get four hundred miles from your backyard to finally feel at home. | en |
Aylin | Aylin's body was found in her garden, her hair immaculately styled as usual. Her death came as a shock--after all, who would have wanted someone so admired and talented dead? Who--among the many she'd helped, the few she'd hurt, and all those she'd left behind--might have been driven to murder?
In the course of Aylin's life, she had been many things: a skinny little girl, a young woman blossoming into a beauty, a princess married to a controlling Libyan prince, a broke medical student determined to succeed. She'd been a seductress, a teacher, a renowned psychiatrist, and a Turkish immigrant remarkably at home as an officer in the US Army. Through it all, she'd loved, been in love, and pursued truth without surrender. Whatever role she'd found herself in, she'd committed to it fully and lived it with her heart, mind, and soul.
From internationally bestselling Turkish author Ayse Kulin comes Aylin, the story of one woman's life as she makes her passionate way toward a strange, sudden end. | en |
Eternal Triangle (d'Argent Honor, #5) | A book in the d'Argent Honor vampire series.
Chad LaLanne, a mortal Master who can't provide his newly made vampire slave's only sustenance. Philippe d'Argent, a lonely vampire submissive who needs another loving Master to make him whole. Katie, newly made vampire who needs her mortal Master . . . but also a vampire male to protect and sustain her.
With the vibrant and mysterious bayous of Cajun Country as the backdrop, the three begin an intense menage-a time of testing, of exploration, leading to the breaking of the physical taboos of one and the emotional surrender of another. And ultimately, learning to trust another, when those they hold most dear are at risk.
Theirs is a relationship born of need, sustained by love . . . and bonded into an eternal triangle when the Master joins his lovers in their shadow world, where all manner of relationships can thrive without prejudice or shame. | en |
De oneindige zee (De 5de golf, #2) | De Vijfde Golf komt eraan, en de mensheid staat aan de vooravond van totale vernietiging.
Cassie, Ben en Ringer overleefden de eerste vier Golven en staan voor een moeilijke keuze: wachten tot Evan Walker terugkomt, of op zoek gaan naar andere overlevenden voor de vijand hen te pakken krijgt. Want dat er een nieuwe aanval komt is onvermijdelijk. Cassie en haar vrienden zullen de ultieme strijd moeten aangaan tussen hoop en wanhoop, leven en dood.
We hebben de eerste vier Golven overleefd.
We houden vol, maar de overwinning is nog ver weg.
We hebben hoop, maar worden door haat verteerd.
Ze denken dat we zwak zijn.
Maar we zijn niet alleen. | nl |
David Finley: Quiet Force for America's Arts | Throughout his long and remarkable lifetime, David E. Finley (1890-1977) made brilliant contributions to the cultural life of this country. Yet less than thirty years after his death, his name is barely known. In David Finley: Quiet Force for America's Arts, biographer David Doheny revitalizes Finley's legacy, presenting the compelling story of his life and incorporating fascinating excerpts from recently discovered private journals, published here for the first time.
As the first director of the National Gallery of Art, founding chairman of the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a key player in creating the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., Finley used his matchless contacts and legendary powers of persuasion to establish institutions that today preserve and display masterpieces of western European and American art, a rich heritage of architectural properties across the United States, and an exceptional visual record of notable figures in American history. In addition, Finley's distinguished leadership of the Roberts Commission, which protected the art and architectural monuments during World War II, stands as a landmark in America's cultural maturity.
Providing compelling insights into the events and personalities that shaped our nation during the transformative years between the 1920s and 1960s, this book will appeal to scholars and students of history and art. | en |
Sanditon | In a completed version of Jane Austen's unfinished manuscript, a young country woman visits a fashionable seaside resort and gains insight into the complexities of human nature. | en |
Doing Good Is Simple: Making a Difference Right Where You Are | What if you could become a powerful force for good in the world without moving overseas, burdening your overwhelmed family, or giving up the comforts of modern life?
Chris Marlow, founder of the global advocacy organization Help One Now, once felt paralyzed in the face of global problems. They seemed too numerous, too complicated, too big--and after all, how much can one person really do? But a wake-up call in Zimbabwe and a closer study of Scripture soon showed Chris that maybe Christians are overcomplicating how to do act justly in a broken world. Maybe all God is calling us to do is set up a lemonade stand for a good cause.
Doing Good is Simple is your practical guide to world change wherever you are. Through Chris' own journey of an ordinary person seeking God's good in the world, this book will:
Empower you to make a difference where you are
Redefine good according to God's metrics of small, simple things with great love
Bring global concepts down to earth for you to find your place in the area where God is calling you
Disband the top myths we tell ourselves when it comes to world change and why we aren't "enough"
Free you from your first world guilt complex that drags you down
Provide practical, accessible guidelines for getting started today | en |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | This is the definitive collection of the twentieth-century's most characteristic genre -- science fiction. The tales are organized chronologically to give readers a sense of how the genre's range, vitality, and literary quality have evolved over time. Each tale offers a unique vision, an altered reality, a universe all its own. Readers can sample H.G. Well's 1903 story The Land Ironclads(which predicted the stalemate of trench warfare and the invention of the tank), Jack Williamson's The Metal Man, a rarely anthologized gem written in 1928, Clifford D. Simak's 1940s classic, Desertion, set on "the howling maelstrom that was Jupiter", Frederik Pohl's 1955 The Tunnel Under the World(with its gripping first line, "On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming out of a dream"), right up to the current crop of writers, such as cyberpunk's Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, whose 1982 story Burning Chromeforeshadows the idea of virtual reality, and David Brin's Piecework, written in 1990. In addition, Shippey provides an informative introduction, examining the history of the genre, its major themes, and its literary techniques. | en |
The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories | Never before has an anthology of Japanese science fiction appeared in English. This volume introduces ten masters of the genre to Western readers. Unique in its themes, the work of Japanese SF writers, in the words of David Lewis, "does not seek a path to the future so much as the hidden trail to today."
This is the first anthology to bring to the West in English translation the work of a talented group of science fiction writers who, although little known outside Japan, have produced work of quality and even brilliance. Included here are stories by Japanese SF's "big three," Shinichi Hoshi, Ryo Hanmura, and Sakyo Komatsu, as well as the work of seven other authors, two of whom, Kobo Abe and Morio Kita, write mainstream fiction and enjoy an international reputation.
Far from Western stereotype of Japanese science fiction (Godzilla, et.al.), these thirteen stories speak eloquently, insightfully, at times humorously of the country of their origin.
"BUY IT. Buy it in such quantities that the editors and publisher bring us more!"- Tom Easton in Analog Science Fiction | en |
A Completion of Sanditon, Jane Austen's Unfinished Novel | Had Jane Austen lived to complete Sanditon, it would have been as treasured as her other novels. In the half-finished masterpiece, Austen fashions one of her classic heroines--Charlotte Heywood. The surviving fragment also sets the story well on its path as Charlotte begins an adventure to Sanditon where a full cast of characters becomes intertwined in various intrigues.
At first, Charlotte finds amusement enough standing at her ample Venetian window looking over the placid seafront. However, before long, Charlotte discovers that scandals abound. She becomes captivated by the romance of the seaside lifestyle. But is the town of Sanditon truly a haven and will Charlotte find happiness there?
Now, fully completed by respected author and Austen expert Juliette Shapiro, this new edition of Sanditonfinishes the original story in a vivid style recognizable to any fan. Shapiro's prose and plot twists stay true to Austen's sensibilities at all times while capturing her romance, tragedy, humor and sardonic wit. | en |
Sanditon: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed | From the publisher: Sanditon was Jane Austen's last novel, bequeathed unfinished to her niece. This is its completion, praised for its delicacy, wit and discretion.
When Charlotte Heywood, eldest daughter of a family of fourteen, is invited to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Parker of Sanditon, she accepts with alacrity, intrigued to visit the once quiet town being promoted by Mr. Parker as the newly fashionable resort for sea-bathing.
As a guest of the Parkers, Charlotte is introduced to the full range of Sanditon polite society, from Lady Denham to her impoverished ward Clara and from the feckless Sidney Parker to his hypochondriac sisters. A heroine whose clear-sighted common sense is often at war with romance, she cannot help observing around her both folly and romance in many guises, but can she herself resist the attractions of the heart? | en |
Time Patrol (Time Patrol #1-4 + 6 omnibus) | Contents
1 * Time Patrol * [Time Patrol * 1] * (1955) * novelette by Poul Anderson
55 * Brave to Be a King * [Time Patrol * 2] * (1959) * novelette by Poul Anderson
113 * Gibraltar Falls * [Time Patrol * 3] * (1975) * shortstory by Poul Anderson
129 * The Only Game in Town * [Time Patrol * 4] * (1960) * novelette by Poul Anderson
173 * Delenda Est * [Time Patrol * 5] * (1955) * novelette by Poul Anderson
229 * Ivory, and Apes, and Peacocks * [Time Patrol * 6] * (1983) * novella by Poul Anderson
333 * The Sorrow of Odin the Goth * [Time Patrol * 7] * (1983) * novella by Poul Anderson
467 * Star of the Sea * [Time Patrol * 8] * (1991) * novella by Poul Anderson
641 * The Year of the Ransom * [Time Patrol * 9] * (1988) * novel by Poul Anderson
737 * Death and the Knight * [Time Patrol] * (1995) * novelette by Poul Anderson
Forget minor hazards like nuclear bombs. The discovery of time travel means that everything we know, anyone we know, might not only vanish, but never even have existed. Against that possibility stand the men and women of the Time Patrol, dedicated to preserving the history they know and protecting the future from fanatics, terrorists, and would-be dictators who would remold the shape of reality to suit their own purposes. But Manse Everard, the Patrol's finest temporal trouble-shooter, bears a heavy burden. The fabric of history is stained with human blood and suffering which he cannot, must not do anything to alleviate, lest his tampering bring disastrous alterations in future time. Everard must leave the horrors of the past in place, lest his tampering-or that of the Patrol's opponents, the Exaltationists-erase all hope of a better future, and instead bring about a future filled with greater horrors than any recorded by past history at its darkest and most foul. | en |
Say Uncle | What happens when:
* your brother rashly goes to Vegas and is going to marry a stranger?
* you meet a beautiful woman on your way to stop him and have thoughts of following in his footsteps?
* she happens to be the daughter of your brother's bride?
What happens when:
* you meet the hottest man around and he's your new uncle?
* you can't resist him?
* he dares you to 'Say Uncle, again?'
A taste:
"Angel, you're so perfect," I breathed. My eyes never left hers as she came up behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist and placed her cheek on my spine. The feelings of completion engulfed me.
"Thank you, Uncle Dean," she said sweetly.
"Did you just say uncle?" I asked menacingly, and I felt her smile on my back. This woman was too much. | en |
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The House That Mack Built | Mack is the foreman who's building a house in this new series. Based on the familiar This is the House that Jack Built rhyme, this board book describes each machine as it does its job, animated by dynamic illustrations that pop up on each spread. Full-color illustrations. | en |
Rise and Fall (Blood and Tears, #1) | An ill-prepared queen, a soft-hearted mercenary, and a crippled warrior struggle as a kingdom falls and an empire rises.
For years the High Mages of Cadonia have maintained an uneasy peace among the nobles disgruntled with the rule of the king. In the aftermath of a tragic event, Elyse, the king's daughter, is thrust into a role she is not ready for. As queen, she must now determine who to trust while struggling to keep the kingdom from collapsing around her.
The Hell Patrol, a legendary mercenary outfit commanded by Jonrell, finds itself disenfranchised with their current employer. Recalling a promise he made over a decade ago, Jonrell breaks his contract in order to right the wrongs of his past.
On the continent of Hesh, the Blue Island Clan has long been ignored by its neighbors. Tobin, a warrior and son of the Clan's ruler, struggles as an outcast as he watches his brother Kaz lead his father's army to glory. Emboldened by a new friendship with a mysterious shaman, Tobin finds himself gaining the respect he always wanted.
An epic fantasy tale, Rise and Fall is the first book in the Blood and Tears Trilogy. A three chapter excerpt of Walk Through Fire - A Blood and Tears Prequel Novella is included. | en |
Agnes - scènes uit een slordig leven | Agnes is een gescheiden vrouw van in de dertig, die met haar zoontje Daniel alleen leeft sinds ze bij haar man Daan is weggegaan. Ze geeft zich met smaak over aan in witte wijn gedrenkte avontuurtjes, terwijl haar min of meer vaste vlam Arthur zijn aanhankelijke met uiterst ontrouwe buien afwisselt.
Vanaf 1986 verschijnt Agnes, de geschiedenis in afleveringen van een 'zelfstandige-maar-afhankelijke-vrouw-van-nu', wekelijks in Vrij Nederland. | nl |
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Vanished (Private, #12) | After the initiation ceremony of Reed's newly created secret society, Noelle has disappeared and the only clue is a mysterious note. Is Reed's behaviour the cause or is there something more sinister happening? With the kidnapper warning of worse things to come if Reed tells anyone of Noelle's abduction, Reed realises it's up to her discover who has taken Noelle and to try and rescue her...before she becomes the next target. | en |
Ravine and Other Stories | An astonishing artistic re-creation of roiling metnal landscapes. | en |
People without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy | Anarchy, as the absence of government, is neither chaos nor some impossible Utopian dream. In fact it is a very common form of political organisation and one which has characterised much of the human past. People Without Government describes briefly the anarchic political structures of a number of these societies. True they are mainly small-scale hunting, gathering and horticultural groups. However, the social organisation of certain large populations with complex relations is also sometimes anarchic. Thus anarchy applies to a broad spectrum of different kinds of societies. This book seeks to show what anarchy has been like in practice. Special attention is paid to the techniques of leadership, maintaining order and decision-making. The dynamic interplay between freedom and authority is considered, particularly the apparent tendency of anarchic polities to degenerate into states with government and for organisations to become oligarchies, and it is concluded that liberty and individuality are at best very tenuous and fleeting entities. There can be no relenting in the struggle for freedom. | en |
Love for Scale | Twenty-seven-year-old Rachel Stern is in a rut. Despite her mother's best efforts, she is still single. At two-hundred and forty-two pounds, she still lives at home, the victim of a constantly-cooking Jewish mother whose force-feeding techniques have become legendary.
As if that isn't bad enough, Rachel's Friday and Saturday evenings are spent with her parents and her Saturday mornings consist of wedding gown shopping with her also single best friend. She is clearly going nowhere. But at least she's not alone. Until her best friend snags a boyfriend.
Finally, unable to stand herself and her weight problem anymore, Rachel signs up for Weight Watchers.
Finnegan Schwartz, a young man who has already been successful at the Weight Watchers program, having lost a hundred pounds, champions Rachel and becomes her impromptu weight loss coach and newest friend. Rachel soon learns there's so much more to this funny and shy guy who she'd overlooked before.
Amid her mother's overzealous attempts to fix her up, bizarre family dinners and crises that threaten to unravel the entire Stern family, will Rachel be able to find something she's never thought was hers for the taking: self-acceptance? | en |
Pigeon Pie | British high society, spy stories, and goofy religious cults are all gently mocked in this inventive, stylish satire. When the highly imaginative Lady Sophia Garfield discovers a nest of very real German spies in her home, nobody believes her. With her maid murdered and her beloved bulldog held hostage, she sets out alone to gain proof and, with time out for tea at the Ritz, save Britain. | en |
The Proposition 4: The Ferro Family (The Proposition, #4) | Blackmail. Sex. Ferro
There are some mistakes that are too big to fix. I'll never recover from this one. Damn it, I called Bryan an addict and treated him worse. Maybe it was wrong for him to approach me the way he did. Maybe it wasn't right for Bryan to just take what he wanted, consequences be damned. I can't blame him, though-not now that I know the truth.
Genre: New Adult Romance
This story unfolds over 5 volumes approx. 125 pages each. | en |
Highland Fling | The Scottish Highlands may never be the same after the Bright Young Things meet the Dull Old things on a long vacation at Dalloch. Jane Dacre finds painter Albert Gates irresistible, but the Old Regime is less enraptured, for Albert is an outrageous prankster. | en |
The Colossus of New York | In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead re-creates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in--or spent time--in the greatest of American cities.
A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New Yorkcaptures the city's inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties.
Whitehead's style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: Switching from third person, to first person, to second person, he weaves individual voices into a jazzy musical composition that perfectly reflects the way we experience the city. There is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; and a wry look at the ferocious battle that is commuting. The plaintive notes of the lonely and dispossessed resound in one passage, while another captures those magical moments when the city seems to be talking directly to you, inviting you to become one with its rhythms.
The Colossus of New Yorkis a remarkable portrait of life in the big city. Ambitious in scope, gemlike in its details, it is at once an unparalleled tribute to New York and the ideal introduction to one of the most exciting writers working today.
From the Hardcover edition. | en |
Apex Hides the Hurt | The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town's aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero's efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well. | en |
The Anniversary | A game changing romance by hit author Erica A Davis.
Simone and Toby are very close to celebrating their 20-year anniversary, which they're excited about.
Unfortunately, Toby's parents have never liked Simone, and went as far as to kick him out of the family for being with her.
While the couple have managed to get over this, the same old family dramas are about to rise again!
When Toby's brother plants the seed that Simone is cheating on him, Toby doesn't want to believe him.
But when he sees a text on Simone's phone from someone named Brett, he wonders if he should reconsider.
What Toby doesn't know is that Simone is trying to plan a surprise for their anniversary, and his new distrust of her could ruin everything.
With even more family dramas on the way, will Simone and Toby's anniversary be remembered for all the wrong reasons?
Find out in this emotional yet passionate marriage romance by Erica A Davis of BWWM Club.
A romance which can be enjoyed by all. :) | en |
The Intuitionist | Verticality, architectural and social, is the lofty idea at the heart of Colson Whitehead's first novel that takes place in an unnamed high-rise city that combines 21st-century engineering feats with 19th-century pork-barrel politics. Elevators are the technological expression of the vertical ideal, and Lila Mae Watson, the city's first black female elevator inspector, is its embattled token of upward mobility. When Number Eleven of the newly completed Fanny Briggs Memorial Building goes into deadly free-fall just hours after Lila Mae has signed off on it, using the controversial "Intuitionist" method of ascertaining elevator safety, both Intuitionists and Empiricists recognize the set-up, but may be willing to let Lila Mae take the fall in an election year.
As Lila Mae strives to exonerate herself in this urgent adventure full of government spies, underworld hit men, and seductive double agents, behind the action, always, is the Idea. Lila Mae's quest is mysteriously entwined with existence of heretofore lost writings by James Fulton, father of Intuitionism, a giant of vertical thought. If she is able to find and reveal his plan for the perfect, next-generation elevator, the city as it now exists may instantly become obsolescent.--Joyce Thompson | en |
Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals | Blackwell Publishing has acquired 85 titles from LWW's veterinary medicine book list. To place an order or get additional product information go to www.blackwellpublishing.com/vet.
First published in 1965, the Sixth Edition of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animalshas been fully updated to include current science and terminology (specifically neurophysiology, cardiovascular physiology, and reproductive physiology). A chapter on "Body Defenses" has been added, including information on vaccination. In addition, information on the domestic chicken has been added throughout the book. This book maintains a strong reputation for use in academic concentrations in animal and agricultural sciences, as well as reaching into veterinary fields. | en |
Killer on the Loose | For 1000 dollars Harvey Munson undertook to deliver 50,000 dollars to Garfield Creek City Bank. However, the thief who waylaid him didn't know he was tangling with a wild cat & died as a result. Then, back in his hometown of Turlock, Harvey had another shock for Sheriff Grant Watson, his surrogate father, was ambushed & murdered. | en |
I Keep Falling in Love with Her Again and Again | This is a heartfelt story of the journey of two people, who find love on their way to stardom and beyond. Any heart that has known love, felt love and is in love will find themselves reliving the best moments of their life while taking a stroll with the story.
Love, friendship, hitches, magical moments, heartaches and marriages, I Keep Falling in Love with Her Again and Again is much more than that. | en |
Mid-Flinx (Pip & Flinx #7) | OVER THE EDGE
Where Flinx and his flying minidrag Pip went, trouble always followed--that law had governed their lives through years of unsought danger and galactic intrigue. Now an evil rich man was out to kidnap the minidrag for his personal zoo, and Flinx and Pip were on the run again--this time into uncharted space, on a random course they hoped would foil their pursuers.
They found more than they bargained for when they landed on Midworld, a verdant planet covered by an immense jungle, hosting an incredible variety of plant and animal life--all of it unknown and all of it deadly. And now they were in real trouble. Their hiding place was in danger of discovery, and their only hope lay with this bizarre and untamed planet . . . if it didn't kill them first! | en |