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[ "It's hard to tell who the heroes and villains are in Gantz these days. Some members of the alien-hunting team are trying to kill protagonist Kei's girlfriend, and it's possible he might not be able to stop them! Plus, Kei uncovers a very powerful secret related to his achieving the 100-point goal. A popular series across many mediums in Japan, Gantz began and continues as a best-selling manga, and it's just getting hotter overseas. A live-action film is due out in 2011, and we here at Dark Horse expect the Gantz craze to continue it's rise in popularity." ]

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[ "Books", "Comics & Graphic Novels", "Manga" ]

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[ "This book will help with the basic and foundational understanding of the Messianic Hebrew Faith. Get a biblical understanding of keywords in the scripture such as righteousness, love, sin, iniquity, and salvation. Learn the purpose of the Messiah from the Tanak (OT) and see how the Renew Covenant (NT) confirms His mission and purpose." ]

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[ "\"...a small cloth doll fits into the settings on the pop-up board pages. Each spread forms a 3-D room or outdoor scene when the covers open to right angle. From taking a bath to riding in the car, this cat does a lot more than nap.\"--", "Publishers Weekly", "." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Early Learning" ]

[ "Children will enjoy hours of fun coloring in this selection of our most interesting reptiles and frogs. There are more than 40 to color in — each reptile accompanied by an interesting caption — to help budding artists and young naturalists learn something about each as they work through the book. In the middle of the book is a gallery of all the creatures in full color, providing a clear guide as to which crayons or paints to use when coloring in the outlines on the other pages." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Activities, Crafts & Games" ]

[ "Plenty of people in the picturesque town of Santa Teresa, California, wanted Laurence Fife, a ruthless divorce attorney, dead. Including, thought the cops, his young and beautiful wife, who was convicted of the crime.Now, eight years later and out on parole, Nikki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killer her husband. Kinsey must pursue a trail that's eight years old: one that leads from a young boy, born deaf, whose memory cannot be trusted; to a lawyer defensively loyal to his dead partner - and disarmingly attractive to Millhone; to a not-so-young secretary with too high a salary for far too few skills.This train will twist to include them all, with Kinsey following every turn until it finally twists back on itself and she fins herself face-to-face with a killer cunning enough to get away with murder." ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Mystery" ]

[ "This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries’ mass digitization efforts. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. Despite the cleaning process, occasional flaws may still be present that were part of the original work itself, or introduced during digitization. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found online in the HathiTrust Digital Library at www.hathitrust.org." ]

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[ "Books", "Travel", "South America" ]

[ "Equip your students with Internet Research knowledge using this practical, user-friendly book by the Illustrated Series. Designed to meet the needs of users from a broad range of experience levels, this book provides essential information about Internet Research, including topics on search toolbars, intelligent search agents, and finding, evaluating, and citing online sources!" ]

[ "About the Author", "Donald I. Barker (M.B.A., Eastern Washington University) has authored, coauthored, and contributed to thirty-five cutting-edge textbooks, many bestsellers, on subjects ranging from computer operating systems and expert systems to Internet research and social media marketing. He pioneered the \"hybrid\" college textbook, combining the power of the Internet with the convenience of paper to deliver the most up-to-date learning experience possible, along with devising the process for putting textbook ancillary materials online. In addition, Don was instrumental in establishing the lucrative practice of packaging student versions of software with textbooks. As an assistant professor of information systems at Gonzaga University, he was honored as the winner of the Best Theoretical Paper Award by the International Business Schools Computer Users Group Annual North American Conference and received several Jepson Scholarship Awards for notable publications in the field of artificial intelligence. As senior editor of PC AI Magazine, he wrote popular columns for the magazine and BotSpot.com. Before commencing his academic career, Don was a business development specialist for the Small Business Development Center in Spokane, Washington, receiving the award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to Small Business. In addition, he was the sales manager for the largest consumer electronics retailer in Spokane. Today, Don continues to push the technology envelope by authoring trailblazing textbooks, as well as developing and teaching innovative online courses. For more information about Don, visit: www.linkedin.com/in/donaldibarker.Melissa S. Barker (B.A. in public relations/advertising, Gonzaga University) is the social media strategist for Oregon Public Broadcasting, where she designs and oversees the implementation of social media branding for the organization. She has coauthored four leading-edge textbooks, including Internet Research Illustrated, fifth, sixth and seventh editions, all bestsellers, as well as Social Media Marketing: A Strategic Approach. Melissa was instrumental in creating the first accredited social media marketing certificate in Washington State. She developed and teaches the certificate's core courses for Spokane Falls Community College, which include social media marketing, search engine marketing, and social media strategic planning courses. Melissa began her career as a social media marketing specialist for the international software company Siber Systems, where she doubled the company's presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn within a few months. In recognition of her accomplishments, Siber Systems promoted her to the position of chief social media strategist. Melissa then became director of communications for Own Point of Sale, where she created and executed social media campaigns, as well as public relations, advertising, and other marketing efforts. As a social media strategist at Integra Telecom, Melissa developed and implemented comprehensive social media initiatives and taught executives and sales team how to build their personal brand with social media. At Jive Software, a leading enterprise social software maker, Melissa developed and supervised the execution of social media campaigns and trained the sales team on social selling. She has established herself as an authority on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, as well as achieving expert author status on EzineArticles. In addition, she is a sought after speaker at conferences such as InnoTech and ITEXPO. For more information about Melissa, visit: www.linkedin.com/in/melissasbarker.Katherine Pinard has over 20 years of experience writing and editing books about computer concepts, applications, and technology. She has co-authored or contributed to ten books published by Cengage Learning and has edited over 50 titles for the company." ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Networking & Cloud Computing" ]

[ "See how Whitman’s beard stacks up against Wordsworth’s in this classic edition of", "Poets Ranked by Beard Weight", "!", "Poets Ranked by Beard Weight", "is a tongue-in-cheek classic of Edwardian esoterica, a privately printed leaflet offered by subscription to the informed man of fashion and as a", "divertissement au courant", "for the reading bins and cocktail tables of parlor cars, and smoking lounges of gentlemen’s clubs. Typifying a once-popular but nowadays seldom-encountered species of turn-of-the-century ephemera, it has become a rarity much prized by bibliophiles. See how the beards of Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau stack up against those of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Also includes:", "Fundamentals of Beard Flirtation", ", in which readers learn the etiquette and code of beard poses and gestures; fortune-telling through beard-reading (pogonomancy); beard-based folklore and controversies (“Public Statues: Dignitaries or Dust Catchers?”) 50 black-and-white illustrations" ]

[ "Review", "\"Everything that can be known about beards and much that can't.\" --The London Weekly Gazette\"Indispensable. A bible for the bearded!\" --Wisps and Tufts\"Underwood's revolutionary syntheses lift the science of pogonology to hitherto undreamed of heights!\" --Beards Illustrated\"A work of startling acuity, insight and originality. A breakthrough at the furthest frontiers of scientific progress.\" --Harrington's\"A comprehensive guide for the man about town and a must-have for every gentleman of cultivated taste. Underwood has done it again!\" --Suave", "About the Author", "Upton Uxbridge Underwood", "(1881-1937), was a deipnosophist, clubman, and literary miscellanist with a special interest in tonsorial subjects. His masterpiece,", "The Language of the Beard", ", an epicurean treat confected for the delectation of fellow bon vivants, vaunts the premise that the texture, contours, and growth patterns of a man's beard indicate personality traits, aptitudes, and strengths and weaknesses of character.", "Gilbert Alter-Gilbert", "is a critic, translator, and literary historian whose recent publications include the grim anthology", "Life and Limb", "and an English-language edition of Vicente Huidobro's", "Manifestos Manifest", ". An \"experimental classicist\", Alter-Gilbert is an inveterate practitioner of", "fictive history", ", a genre pioneered by such illustrious forebears as Marcel Schwob and Raymond Roussel.", "Jack Passion", "is an American rock musician, author, entrepreneur, and folk hero. He is also the reigning World Beard and Mustache Champion in the Full Beard Natural category. Passion is the author of", "The Facial Hair Handbook", ". He is reputed to live in either San Francisco or Walnut Creek, California.", "Mahendra Singh", "is an artist and illustrator. His projects include illustrating the Melville House edition of", "The Hunting of the Snark", "by Lewis Carroll. He lives in Montréal, Quebec." ]

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[ "Books", "Humor & Entertainment", "Humor" ]

[ "A vicious murder has taken place in the Lamoille Canyon outside of Elko, Nevada. The death triggers a series of events that scares people in the area for different reasons. Is the killer in the mist? And worst yet is it, someone, they all know? Jay Crowley lives near beautiful Lake Tahoe. Nevada with its big and small cities, ranching, mining, and gaming, offers great opportunities for stories." ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Mystery" ]

[ "FROM THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY, THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZED EDITION OF THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT!", "“The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .”Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again." ]

[ "Review", "“A brilliantly ingenious story.” —", "Dorothy L. Sayers,", "Daily Herald", "(UK)", "“It’s tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the world’s had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special.” —", "Lawrence Block,", "New York Times", "bestselling author", "“[Moves] smoothly and entertainingly to its surprise conclusion.” —", "Chicago Daily Tribune", "“Nothing short of swell. [Christie] is probably the best suspicion scatterer and diverter in the business.” —", "New York Herald Tribune", "“Need it be said—the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end.” —", "Times Literary Supplement", "(London)", "“What more…can a mystery addict desire?” —", "New York Times", "“Agatha Christie’s books are both wonderful crime novels and studies in contrast and duality, and I adore them still. Underestimate them at your peril.” —", "Louise Penny, #1", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache novels", "“Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.” —", "Tana French", ", New York Times", "-bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad novels", "“Agatha Christie taught me many important lessons about the inner workings of the mystery novel before it ever occurred to me that I might one day be writing mysteries myself.” —", "Sue Grafton, #1", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of the Kinsey Millhone novels", "“Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She’ll show you everything you want to know.” —", "Donna Leon,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of the Commissario Brunetti novels", "“I always wanted to be Agatha Christie when I grew up. I still do.” —", "J. A. Jance,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of the Joanna Brady and J. P. Beaumont novels", "“Agatha Christie’s indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brough together generations of readers—a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape.” —", "Jacqueline Winspear,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novels", "From the Back Cover", "Agatha Christie's most famous Hercule Poirot mystery!", "Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer.", "Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.", "About the Author", "Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Thrillers & Suspense" ]

[ "This book is intended as a textbook for a first-year Ph. D. course in mathematics for economists and as a reference for graduate students in economics. It provides a self-contained, rigorous treatment of most of the concepts and techniques required to follow the standard first-year theory sequence in micro and macroeconomics. The topics covered include an introduction to analysis in metric spaces, differential calculus, comparative statics, convexity, static optimization, dynamical systems and dynamic optimization. The book includes a large number of applications to standard economic models and over two hundred fully worked-out problems." ]

[ "Review", "'The textbook is highly recommended to graduate students of economics. Furthermore, it provides a useful mathematical reference for researchers in economics.' Roland Fahrion, Zentralblatt MATH'… an extensive introduction into the mathematic needed in the field of economics.' Simulation News Europe", "Book Description", "A textbook for a first-year PhD course in mathematics for economists and a reference for graduate students in economics." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Business & Finance" ]

[ "The new found freedom provided by your new electrically powered mobility scooter has many \"tricks of the trade\". Learn all the magnificent advantages, such as airline travel as well as the hazards of improper use. Your \"Genie\" awaits, but don't let him become the boss." ]

[ "About the Author", "My name is Morris Barwick and I am a retired mechanical engineer. My degree is from the University of Florida. I had Poliomyelitis in the late 30's (before vaccines) and have had to wear a full leg brace all my life. I now have post-polio syndrome but I rarely let it limit my activities. I owned a 5-mile paper route as a kid, which I threw from a bicycle. I have been a private pilot for many years, with more than 300 hours as \"Pilot in Command\". I owned my own airplane, a Piper Cherokee 140 (hand operated brakes are standard). My professional career was largely composed of consulting engineering which included the design of rockets, spacesuits, and electronics in the \"Space Race\" and military. I didn't know that my years of relatively carefree activity was slowly coming to an end, and with the late onset of Post-Polio Syndrome, I would soon be scooter bound. A person with limited mobility has many more options today that are more appealing than before. I have known many elderly people who were embarrassed and ashamed to admit they needed a wheelchair (and usually someone else to push it), Many times they would deny themselves outings where limited mobility might be a problem. I bought my first scooter in 1988 on a professional fascination with them and in later years that fascination became a dependency. I have made an intensive study of mobility scooters and riding requirements. My book is my attempt to teach what I have learned and the things I had to un-learn! I am retired to Texas where they have \"Trail Rides\" for horsemen. Hmm...." ]

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[ "Books", "Health, Fitness & Dieting" ]

[ "A war between three countries and one girl stands in the middle. Battling with betrayal, hatred, loyalty, and kinship she must decide between the person wants to be or the one that demands blood." ]

[ "About the Author", "Melanie Michelle Denos is an aspiring writer, debuting her first novel. A Washington resident, she enjoys life going on hikes with her dog, Hercules and her fiancé." ]

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[ "Books", "Romance", "Gothic" ]

[ "2009 International Building Code Essentials at Your Fingertips", "This handy resource delivers quick access to international building code information.", "2009 International Building Code Need To Know", "explains and interprets the most common International Code Council requirements. Packed with illustrations, this essential tool brings together all the elements you need to design, estimate, and install building systems. Save time and money, reduce errors, stay in compliance, and increase job site safety using this quick reference.", "2009 International Building Code Need To Know features:", "Clear explanations and interpretations of ICC International Building Code", "Clear explanations and interpretations of ICC International Building Code", "Helpful trade tips", "Helpful trade tips", "Detailed visual references", "Detailed visual references", "Inside this on-the-job guide:", "Use and Occupancy Classification * Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy * General Building Heights and Areas * Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction * Fire-Protection Systems * Means of Egress * Accessibility * Exterior Walls * Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures * Structural Design * Soils and Foundations * Wood * Plastic * Encroachments Into the Public Right-Of-Way" ]

[ "From the Publisher", "R. Dodge Woodson", "has owned and operated construction companies in Virginia and Maine, and served as an adjunct faculty member for the Central Maine Technical College, where he taught code and apprenticeship classes.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "About the Author", "R. Dodge Woodson", "has owned and operated construction companies in Virginia and Maine, and served as an adjunct faculty member for the Central Maine Technical College, where he taught code and apprenticeship classes.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition." ]

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[ "Books", "Engineering & Transportation", "Engineering" ]

[ "Creative, inexpensive and easy-to-do ideas for making the most of family time. Written by a child development specialist with 30 years of experience. Fun family time crafts, recipes, puzzles, adventure and more!" ]

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[ "Richard Byrd wanted to be the first man to fly to the North Pole. By telling one momentous lie he become an all-American hero, received the highest distinction his President could bestow, and secured a lifetime of celebrity. The cost to others of that race proved fatal, the price Byrd paid himself was no less than his own soul. This is the story of Richard Byrd, who claimed to have won the race to the Pole in 1926, and the consequences of the lie he told.", "Jeremy Scott", "is the author of", "Dancing on Ice: A 1930s Arctic Adventure", ". He lives in London, England." ]

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[ "Books", "Biographies & Memoirs", "Historical" ]

[ "The incredible story of how Chiang Kai-shek's defeated army came to dominate the Asian drug trade", "After their defeat in China's civil war, remnants of Chiang Kai-shek's armies took refuge in Burma before being driven into Thailand and Laos. Based on recently declassified government documents,", "The Secret Army: Chiang Kai-shek and the Drug Warlords of the Golden Triangle", "reveals the shocking true story of what happened after the Chinese Nationalists lost the revolution. Supported by Taiwan, the CIA, and the Thai government, this former army reinvented itself as an anti-communist mercenary force, fighting into the 1980s, before eventually becoming the drug lords who made the Golden Triangle a household name.", "Offering a previously unseen look inside the post-war workings of the Kuomintang army, historians Richard Gibson and Wen-hua Chen explore how this fallen military group dominated the drug trade in Southeast Asia for more than three decades.", "Based on recently released, previously classified government documents", "Based on recently released, previously classified government documents", "Draws on interviews with active participants, as well as a variety of Chinese, Thai, and Burmese written sources", "Draws on interviews with active participants, as well as a variety of Chinese, Thai, and Burmese written sources", "Includes unique insights drawn from author Richard Gibson's personal experiences with anti-narcotics trafficking efforts in the Golden Triangle", "Includes unique insights drawn from author Richard Gibson's personal experiences with anti-narcotics trafficking efforts in the Golden Triangle", "A fascinating look at an untold piece of Chinese―and drug-running―history,", "The Secret Army", "offers a revealing look into the history of one of the most infamous drug cartels in Asia." ]

[ "About the Author", "Richard M. Gibson", "earned a BS in 1965 and in 1966 an MA in history at San Jose State College, San Jose, California. As a Naval officer from 1966-71, he served aboard ships in the Gulf of Tonkin and taught history at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.In 1971, Gibson joined the US Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. His postings included Martinique, French West Indies, Burma and Japan. He speaks French, Thai, and Japanese fluently, and received the Department of States meritorious and superior honor awards.", "Wen-hua Chen", "earned a BA in Chinese literature from Tunghai University, Taiwan and an MA in oriental history at Hiroshima University, Japan. Chen also studied at Taiwan’s prestigious Academia Sinica. In 1975, he began a career with the United Nations as a Chinese translator, working in both Bangkok, Thailand, and at UN Headquarters in New York. He retired in 2000 and has been pursuing various writing projects, publishing several works in Chinese language periodicals in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Asia" ]

[ "1997, oversize hardcover reprint edition, MJF Books, NY. 208 pages. Great cartoon endpapers. Printed on coated stock. For anyone who remembers and loves Mad Magazine, who read the early comic books, and focused for years on the magazine, here is a volume to cherish. We have 200 black and white illustrations from Mad Masters, with 350 color plates, reproducing every single magazine cover since 1952." ]

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[ "Books", "Humor & Entertainment", "Humor" ]

[ "* Mac OS X combines the Unix power developers need with Mac's ease of use, offering a unique combination of technical elements with enhanced performance, compatibility, and usability * Shows readers how to use the Terminal application and the command interface, and explores the many Unix applications using step-by-step screen shots * Readers will learn how to manage, create, edit, and transfer files; configure the Unix environment; navigate permissions, directories and files; run Unix utilities; and configure and run the Apache Web server" ]

[ "From the Back Cover", "Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you’ll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 160 key Unix tasks you can do on Mac OS X, including:", "Using the terminal application", "Using the terminal application", "Navigating the file system", "Navigating the file system", "Working with pico, vi, and emacs text editors", "Working with pico, vi, and emacs text editors", "Customizing the shell", "Customizing the shell", "Writing shell scripts", "Writing shell scripts", "Sharing files between computers", "Sharing files between computers", "Using system administration commands", "Using system administration commands", "Installing and using Internet applications", "Installing and using Internet applications", "Running the X Window System", "Running the X Window System", "Developing new Unix applications", "Developing new Unix applications", "Productivity tools and much more on CD-ROM!", "OpenOffice.org, a free office productivity software suite", "OpenOffice.org, a free office productivity software suite", "Gimp, a GNU image manipulation program", "Gimp, a GNU image manipulation program", "XFree86 to run X Window System applications", "XFree86 to run X Window System applications", "Plus a searchable e-version of the book", "Plus a searchable e-version of the book" ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Programming" ]

[ "Offers an account of the longest human-powered flight in the history of aviation, in which Kanellos Kanellopoulos replicated Daedalus's mythical seventy-mile journey from Crete to the Greek island of Santorini" ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "On April 24, 1988, the longest human-powered flight in history took place from Crete to mainland Greece, the culmination of a decade-long project begun at MIT and inspired by the classical legend of Daedalus and Icarus. This exciting book by freelance writer Dorsey is the story of what lay behind that flight, from project director John Langford's passion for model airplanes to pilot Kanellos Kanellopoulos's breakfast of baklava and wheat bread to fuel him with the stamina to serve as the \"engine.\" This is the well-told tale of a dream and its realization by a group of engineers who sacrificed much to build a 68-pound plane with no foreseeable practical applications merely for the joy of doing it. Predictably there were personality clashes, jealousies and grousing, but not enough to jeopardize the success of the mission. Photos not seen by PW. 25,000 first printing. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "From Library Journal", "The myth of Daedalus and the challenge of human-powered flight have been around for centuries. A group of students, engineers, and dreamers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology joined physiologists and others to make the myth a reality in 1988, with the pedal-driven Daedalus '88 re-creating Daedalus's 74-mile flight from Crete to the Greek island of Santorini. Journalist Dorsey's story of this odyssey is fascinating; in addition to explaining the technological and aerodynamic issues of the flight, he also discusses the problems of finding corporate sponsors, the clashes with the iconoclastic builders, the antagonisms of the bicycle athletes who competed to be pilot, and more. The human dimension makes the book an interesting yarn, and it will be a welcome addition to aviation collections.", "- Roger Bilstein, Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake", "Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "Review", "For anyone interested in group dynamics, human-powered flight, and the ways that the dream of flight can motivate people, this is a worthwhile and fascinating story. It is also an excellent description of applied scientific method that should stimulate potential engineers to view the building of the craft as an adventure in design and construction. --", "Science Books and Films", "Read more" ]

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[ "Shares directions for making V necks, jackets, tops, and pullovers, shows examples of stripes, plaids, checks, motifs and patterns, and demonstrates special stitches" ]

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[ "WeMoon accompanies us through the rhythms of earth and sky that pulse through our lives. The datebook presents a comprehensive introduction to astrology; to Sun, Moon, and Earth cycles; and seasonal Holy Days. We explore the 13 moons of our lunar year in a weekataglance format with daily astrological aspects alongside moon phases and signs. In addition, we include astrological insights for each sun sign, month & yearataglance calendars, a complete ephemeris table for the year and blank pages for notes. WeMoon 2020 Astrologersnaimanu james, Gretchen Lawlor, Heather Roan Robbins, Sandra Pastorius, Beate Metz, Susan Levitt, Leah Markman and Mooncat!offer clarifying articles about cosmic events, and how they may affect our opportunities and challenges in the year ahead." ]

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[ "In a thrilling collection of nonfiction adventure stories, James A. Michener returns to the most dazzling place on Earth: the islands that inspired", "Tales of the South Pacific", ". Co-written with A. Grove Day,", "Rascals in Paradise", "offers portraits of ten scandalous men and women, some infamous and some overlooked, including Sam Comstock, a mutinous sailor whose delusions of grandeur became a nightmare; Will Mariner, a golden-haired youth who used his charm to win over his captors; and William Bligh, the notorious HMS", "Bounty", "captain who may not have been the monster history remembers him as. From lifelong buccaneers to lapsed noblemen, in Michener and Day’s capable hands these rogues become the stuff of legend.", "Praise for", "Rascals in Paradise", "“The best book about those far-scattered islands that has appeared in a long time . . . a portfolio of rare and ruthless personalities that is calculated to make the curliest hair stand straight on end.”", "—", "The New York Times", "“[Combines] research and scholarship (A. Grove Day was a professor at the University of Hawaii) with a gift for spinning a yarn and depicting character (Michener, journalist and novelist, needs no introduction).”", "—", "Kirkus Reviews" ]

[ "Review", "“The best book about those far-scattered islands that has appeared in a long time . . . a portfolio of rare and ruthless personalities that is calculated to make the curliest hair stand straight on end.”", "—", "The New York Times", "“[Combines] research and scholarship (A. Grove Day was a professor at the University of Hawaii) with a gift for spinning a yarn and depicting character (Michener, journalist and novelist, needs no introduction).”", "—", "Kirkus Reviews", "About the Author", "James A. Michener", "was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning", "Tales of the South Pacific,", "the bestselling novels", "The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean,", "and", "Caravans,", "and the memoir", "The World Is My Home", ". Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.", "A. Grove Day", "was a prolific author, teacher, and scholar of Hawaii and the South Pacific who wrote or edited more than fifty books. Born in Philadelphia and educated at Stanford University, where he befriended John Steinbeck, Day was also one of the co-founders of", "Pacific Science: A Quarterly Devoted to the Biological and Physical Sciences of the Pacific Region", ". Many of his works, including", "Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii", "and", "Best South Sea Stories,", "remain local bestsellers in Hawaii. He died in 1994 at the age of eighty-nine.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "His name was Samuel B. Comstock, Harpooner, of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and he is remembered today because at the age of twenty-two he engineered the most horrible mutiny in the annals of the Pacific. Compared to his gruesome one-man uprising, more notorious ones like that of the Bounty seem commonplace and lacking in passion.   Sam Comstock was a Quaker, son of a respectable schoolmaster of Nantucket. The blond-haired, sallow-faced boy had his early training at a fine Quaker school, the Nine Partners, in Dutchess County, New York, where his father was teaching at the time. Here he learned mathematics, reading and other basic subjects which constituted an education for young gentlemen of the day, but the lesson that completely gripped his imagination, and which in time set fire to his brain, was one he heard by the fireside while growing up in Nantucket.   Captain Mayhew Folger, a resident of the town, used to thrill the youngsters with the amazing story of how in 1808, as master of the sealer Topaz, he had by chance discovered on lonely Pitcairn Island the survivors of the Bounty mutiny against Captain William Bligh. Young Sam Comstock listened with intense concentration as the story of this famous mutiny unfolded.   In Captain Folger’s version, the inescapable moral of this yarn was that mutiny never pays, for he described the pitiful aftermath that transpired on Pitcairn, where the successful mutineers quarreled about their native women and brutally stalked one another to death or fell to the muskets and spears of the brown men whose women had been taken.   Young Sam did not listen to this part of old Captain Folger’s narration, for dreams of mutiny, high adventure on the seas and sovereignty over some savage island had already inflamed his imagination. He was impatient to be off.   His first sea voyage was a relatively tame one. At thirteen he ran away and joined an inconspicuous ship which carried cargo from New York to Liverpool, but he quickly ditched this job. He had heard that if a boy was to gain great adventure, he must join the whalers.   Sam was fifteen, his education behind him and the blessings of his proper Quaker parents upon him, when he trod the deck of his first whaling ship. His inaugural trip was exciting enough to please even Sam, for in the first months of the voyage the ship was seized by Chilean pirates. Sam, thrown ashore in South America, beat his way back to Nantucket.   Ablaze with dreams, he haunted the water front until, in 1819, he found a berth with the whaler Foster, new-built and starting on her maiden voyage. On her he first saw the thundering expanse of the South Seas. From her decks he first spotted a lonely tropical island, rising slowly through morning mists. We are not required to speculate on the deranging effects of such sights on Sam Comstock, for it is recorded that on the voyage he rushed up to Captain Shubael Chase of the Foster and pleaded to be set ashore at any one of the islands the whaler was passing. Captain Chase ridiculed the idea and refused.   But Sam never overcame that first almost uncontrollable urge to break loose, invade an island and establish his own kingdom. Pondering the rude manner in which the captain had rejected his friendly request to be put ashore, Sam, who was a brooding boy incapable of forgetting a slight, concluded that there was only one way by which he might succeed in his life’s dream. He would have to murder the entire officer corps of some ship, seize it, sail it to some island paradise and then murder the survivors one by one until only he remained, as king.   Sam’s plan had three virtues. It was so bizarre that no one would suspect him of it. It was simple and straightforward. And, as we shall see, it was completely practical.   It is possible that Sam contemplated putting his master design into operation against Captain Shubael Chase, in which case Comstock’s savage and improbable tale would have lived in history as the mutiny of the Foster; but Sam was a wily lad and was the first to realize that as a mere youth of eighteen he lacked one of the prime essentials for success as a mutineer. He could not navigate and would thus be at the mercy of whomever he stationed beside the helmsman of a captured ship.   Accordingly, Sam became a model young mariner. He studied navigation diligently, practiced the difficult art of harpooning until he was one of the best hands in the Pacific, learned to ingratiate himself with ships’ crews, and studied patiently for the day when he would commandeer his own ship and send it hurtling through the waves toward some South Pacific paradise, of which he would be king.   When the Foster returned to Nantucket, at the end of a successful cruise, it deposited on the docks of that famous port a trim, twenty-year-old harpooner with curly blond hair a little longer than usual, eyes a bit sharper and a burning determination that would never subside as long as he lived.   For several weeks young Sam Comstock loafed along the water front, trying to select a ship for his big adventure. Like a cautious trader picking a horse, he inspected, listened and waited. Then, not long before his twenty-first birthday, he found his ship.   The famous whaler Globe, rich in incident and records of sperm oil, was being refitted in Nantucket waters, and Sam Comstock’s heart beat wildly. For the Globe, only four years before, had opened up new whaling grounds a thousand miles west of Peru, and she was a ship on which any young man would have been proud to sail. Eagerly Sam presented his papers and was signed on as boat steerer, for a cruise of two or more years through the Pacific. His hour had arrived.   Whaling, when Sam Comstock decided to use it for his purposes, was the great American industry. Its ramifications were manifold. For example, the nation was lighted by whale-oil lamps or spermaceti wax candles. Machinery was lubricated by sperm oil, which was also used to make soap and paints. Ladies of fashion were scented with an essence of ambergris, coughed out from the stomach of a sick whale. Their crinolines and bodices were stayed with whalebone.   Big fortunes were made pursuing the largest of all mammals through the most distant oceans. But although there were many families of whale, only two provided real riches: the sperm whale and the right whale. The sperm was found in the more temperate waters of the world. He averaged forty to fifty feet in length, but sometimes ran to eighty-five. A lucky captor might ladle out of the monster’s head case as much as thirty barrels of waxy oil. Blubber from his hulking body, when rendered out in kettles on the smoky half-deck, would average 125 barrels of oil, sometimes twice as much. His cousin, the right whale, was found more often among the bergs of the Arctic or Antarctic, and was almost as huge as the sperm. The right whale was sought not only for his oil but also for whalebone. Hundreds of thin blades of this flexible stuff hung in his maw, to be used for umbrella ribs and corset stiffeners. At one time whalebone brought five dollars a pound.   Killing any whale was dangerous work, but killing a sperm whale was especially dangerous. His toothed jaws were quite capable of splintering the hull of a double-ended boat, and tossing out the seamen in the topsy-turvy fashion that Messrs. Currier & Ives loved to depict. The right whale was less dangerous than the sperm, but could defend himself by thrashing his mammoth tail. An old whaling maxim ran: “Beware of a sperm’s jaw and a right whale’s flukes!” But the rewards were so great that mere men volunteered to row their frail boats close enough to Behemoth to strike his vitals with a needlelike harpoon, and then pursue him with lances until the sea was crimson and the waves violent from his death struggle.   The Pacific, from 1820 to 1870, was to be the main hunting ground of the whalers. Not long after Sam Comstock’s day, more than two thirds of the world’s whaling fleet prowled this ocean. Most of the ships were American, and most of these were from a few towns on the New England coast. The greatest whaling port, of course, was Nantucket, on an island south of Cape Cod. In the seventeenth century, whaling had been carried on there as an offshore venture by boats which put out from town. But later the seven seas became the Nantucketer’s pasture; his herd was Leviathan. In the 1820’s Nantucket sent out about seventy ships a year to pursue the whale.   It was a Nantucket ship, the Equator, that along with the Balaena of New Bedford was the first American whaler to reach Honolulu, the tropical town that later became headquarters for the Pacific whaling industry. In 1819 these two ships killed a whale off Hawaii. Another Nantucket vessel, the Maro, was the first American whaler to cross the middle Pacific; in company with the Syren of London it discovered the famous grounds that teemed with whale eastward of Japan. Soon the other main Pacific grounds were discovered. They were scattered within a rough triangle from Cape Horn, at the foot of South America, west to New Zealand and north—including the “on Japan” grounds—to the Arctic, beyond the freezing waters of Bering Strait. Although many whaling operations had to be carried on in cold waters, in winter the favorite cruising belt was along the Equator, where a counter-current stirred up the rich ooze of the ocean floor and attracted the whales. The trade was big business. In the year 1852, for example, the masts of 131 whale ships forested the port of Honolulu, and a man might clamber from one end of the harbor to the other across the decks of the anchored vessels.", "Read more" ]

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[ "A surprising and revealing look inside the Tea Party movement—where it came from, what it stands for, and what it means for the future of American politics", "They burst on the scene at the height of the Great Recession—angry voters gathering by the thousands to rail against bailouts and big government. Evoking the Founding Fathers, they called themselves the Tea Party. Within the year, they had changed the terms of debate in Washington, emboldening Republicans and confounding a new administration's ability to get things done.", "Boiling Mad", "is Kate Zernike's eye-opening look inside the Tea Party, introducing us to a cast of unlikely activists and the philosophy that animates them. She shows how the Tea Party movement emerged from an unusual alliance of young Internet-savvy conservatives and older people alarmed at a country they no longer recognize. The movement is the latest manifestation of a long history of conservative discontent in America, breeding on a distrust of government that is older than the nation itself. But the Tea Partiers' grievances are rooted in the present, a response to the election of the nation's first black president and to the far-reaching government intervention that followed the economic crisis of 2008-2009. Though they are better educated and better off than most other Americans, they remain deeply pessimistic about the economy and the direction of the country.", "Zernike introduces us to the first Tea Partier, a nose-pierced young teacher who lives in Seattle with her fiancé, an Obama supporter. We listen in on what Tea Partiers learn about the Constitution, which they embrace as the backbone of their political philosophy. We see how young conservatives, who model their organization on the Grateful Dead, mobilize a new set of activists several decades their elder. And we watch as suburban mothers, who draw their inspiration from MoveOn and other icons of the Left, plot to upend the Republican Party in a swing district outside Philadelphia.", "The Tea Party movement has energized a lot of voters, but it has polarized the electorate, too. Agree or disagree, we must understand this movement to understand American politics in 2010 and beyond." ]

[ "Review", "“Required reading for anyone who wants to understand the Tea Party movement.”—Gail Collins,", "The New York Times", "“Illuminating… a picture of how different some Tea Partiers are from the Republican establishment’s view of the movement.”—", "The New York Times Book Review", "“[Zernike’s] concise, elegantly written book is a refreshing reminder of what traditional journalism — so often despised and discounted these days — can contribute to the public conversation. . . . A convincing portrait of the [tea party] movement’s most ardent activists.”—", "Los Angeles Times", "“A brisk chronicle of the people who have streamed to the protests [and] flocked to the polls.”—", "The New Republic", "“The most informative and readable.”—", "The Hill", "“The beauty of", "Boiling Mad", "is that it’s room-temperature calm. With fresh and surprising reporting, Kate Zernike cuts through the hype on both sides to show the Tea Party as it really is, not as partisans depict it. It’s a complete, balanced, incisive and important account of a reactionary movement that’s changing the country.”—Jonathan Alter, author of", "The Promise: President Obama, Year One", "About the Author", "Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for The New York Times and was a member of the team that shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. She has covered education, Congress, and four national elections for the", "Times", "and was previously a reporter for", "The Boston Globe", ". She lives with her family outside New York City.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Prologue", "Honestly, it was hard not to stop at the spectacle on Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington, where several thousand Americans had gathered to celebrate their anger on a perfect spring day. There was Representative Michele Bachmann, conservative darling and all Minnesota nice, cheerfully raging against \"gangster government.\" \"Two years from now, Barack Obama is a", "one-term president", "!\" she taunted, the words echoing off the surrounding walls. There was the rapper performing a Tea Party anthem, the former", "Saturday Night Live", "star singing a song called \"A Communist in the White House.\" It was easy just to scan the now-familiar signs—BARACK HUSSEIN HITLER, GO BACK TO KENYA—and conclude that you had seen all you needed to know.", "But to truly understand the Tea Party, to understand how these protesters with goofy hats and \"Don't Tread on Me\" flags had become a political force powerful enough to confound a new administration and unhinge the Republican Party, you had to cross Pennsylvania Avenue and head down a steep escalator to a small auditorium inside the Ronald Reagan Building. Watch a crowd of a few hundred, dressed mostly in the sneakers-and-Dockers uniform of the typical older tourist, sitting rapt as a panel of conservative activists in their twenties explained how to take over the country. It was Tax Day 2010, and these Tea Partiers young and old were marking it with a seminar that blended modern managerial advice and leftist organizing tactics.", "At the podium stood Brendan Steinhauser, a twenty-eight-year-old college football‚Äìloving Texan who had voted for Ron Paul in 2008 and could quote from the classics of Austrian economic theory but included among his heroes Bayard Rustin, the gay black civil rights leader who conceived the 1963 March on Washington most remembered for Martin Luther King Jr.'s \"I Have a Dream\" speech. The Tea Party movement had started out small, Steinhauser told the crowd, in the hundreds, but now, some polls showed that 25 percent of Americans supported it—remarkable growth in just one year. That percentage could reach fifty-one, he said, but he needed the help of the people in this room. \"It's got to be a prime focus of what you do,\" he urged. \"If you have twenty-five people there on your first monthly meeting, you should shoot for fifty, ask everyone to bring a friend. Try to set goals for yourself, set out where you want to be at the next meeting. Only if we focus on our numbers, check ourselves against other groups, are we going to get there.\"", "There were two books every person in the room should read, Steinhauser said, repeating the titles twice, because most everyone was taking avid notes:", "Dedication and Leadership", "by Douglas Hyde and", "The Tipping Point", "by Malcolm Gladwell. The first, he explained, outlined how the Communist Party recruited in Great Britain, the second would help them understand the marketing of social phenomena—sneakers, but also ideas. \"If you read those two books and apply the lessons and tactics learned in those,\" Steinhauser said, \"I think you're really going to help yourself and really become a true community organizer.\"", "\"Uh-oh,\" someone said loudly. Others groaned.", "\"Don't reject that label! Embrace that label!\" Steinhauser insisted. \"True community organizers are what this movement is all made of. We don't like that term because now we have a Community Organizer-in-Chief who got his lessons from Saul Alinsky. I say, let's read Saul Alinsky, let's read", "Rules for Radicals", ", and let's use it against them!\"", "The crowd was his again. \"Yeah!\" people cheered, sustaining their applause.", "\"Do we need to do better to reach into new communities? Absolutely,\" Steinhauser continued, looking out at the sea of faces, almost all of them white. \"I encourage all of you: recruit in the cities, the inner cities, in the suburbs, in the rural areas, in the barrios. It doesn't matter, wherever you live, wherever your neighbors are, get them involved and then go to some other part of town and get people involved who maybe you don't know. Maybe they're not in your social circle, they don't go to your church. You need to go and get to know these people and let them know that this is the kind of movement that welcomes everyone, that encourages everyone to participate. Only if we do that can we reach our goals.\" As the crowd cheered, he pressed on: don't give up on the apathetic, the people who voted for the Democrats. \"Maybe they voted for Nancy Pelosi the first time, maybe they've had a little buyer's remorse,\" he said. \"But don't write them off. Go out there, recruit people, bring new blood, new faces into the movement. Focus on that. There is nothing more powerful that we can do for this movement than to go out there and recruit our friends and families and strangers to become a part of it.\"", "The contrast was striking: the panelists on stage were baby-faced despite their suits and stylized stubble, while the people in the audience were \"seasoned,\" as one young panelist gently put it—twice their age or more. When one young speaker mentioned the importance of using social media like YouTube, an older woman with a drugstore disposable camera and a flag brooch wrote down carefully \"U2.\"", "But this was how the movement had grown, this mashup of young and old, abhorring the left but learning from it. It was what made it so contradictory, and so combustible.", "Loosely assembled and suspicious of anyone claiming to be its leader, the Tea Party had allowed the rallies and the signs to serve as the public face of the movement. But to stop at what you saw there was to miss what the Tea Party was, and how it had swiftly burrowed its way into American life and wiped out the promise of a postpartisan politics that had accompanied the election of President Obama in 2008.", "Its critics dismissed the Tea Party as \"Astroturf,\" looking like a grassroots movement but actually fake and manufactured by big interest groups. Puppets of the Republican Party, they said. Cranky old conservatives hung up on abortion and gay marriage, now upset that a black man they didn't think was a citizen was living in the White House. Who could take seriously people who wore tricornered hats and inveighed against the Communist threat twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall? It was all a media creation. Just ignore them; they'll go away.", "Certainly the Tea Party had been fertilized by well-connected Washington groups like FreedomWorks, where Steinhauser worked, and also by Glenn Beck, the newest star at the Fox News Channel, who created his own brand of Tea Party by calling for his fans to join \"9/12 groups,\" which were to return the country to the unity of purpose it felt in the days after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. But even aside from these well-connected supporters, the Tea Party was an authentic popular movement, brought on by anger over the economy and distrust of government—at all levels, and in both parties.", "It certainly had its fringe elements: the birthers insisting that President Obama was a Kenyan-born Muslim infiltrator, the people carrying posters of Obama as a witch doctor, those who insisted the federal government was going to sequester its citizens in reeducation camps. As some Tea Partiers clamored for states' rights, it was impossible to ignore the echo of the southern segregationists from the 1950s and 1960s—little surprise that the movement had failed to attract nonwhites in proportion to their numbers in the country at large. Still, this fringe did not define the Tea Party.", "Nor could you explain it as simple partisan politics. While most Tea Partiers were Republicans, they were fighting hand-to-hand with the party establishment in places like Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Colorado, and Arizona, by mounting primary challenges to establishment candidates once considered sure to win, and seeking to take over the Republican Party in much the way that Barack Obama's presidential campaign had won the 2008 Democratic primaries, by sending supporters out to become captains of their local voting precincts. By the spring of 2010, many of the most active Tea Party organizers regarded the rallies the way casual Protestants do church on Christmas and Easter—the perfunctory appearances. They were too busy operating as a kind of shadow party, hosting candidate forums and meeting with officials—Democrats as well as Republicans—who solicited their opinions and sought their blessing. They were planning not just for the midterm elections that fall, but for the long term. And this wasn't just in off-the-grid Idaho or the Deep South. The Tea Party was everywhere—along the Eastern Seaboard, which Barry Goldwater said in the early 1960s he would saw off because there were no votes for conservatives there, and in swing districts where elections that determined control of Congress were often decided by a thousand or so votes and where presidential candidates fought every four years for the fickle middle ground.", "To dismiss the grassroots popularity of the Tea Party movement was to discount the panic set off by the Great Recession, the growing anger about the staggering debt and the bailouts of carmakers, insurance companies, and the banks that had made it possible for people to buy houses they could not afford. It was to ignore the widespread and growing distrust not just of government, but of all the establishments Americans once trusted unquestioningly: doctors, banks, schools, the media. And it was to forget the opposition that had greeted attempts to overhaul the nation's health care system—or really, any ambitious progressive agenda since the 1930s—and the cycling of conservative insurgencies within the Republican Party. The Tea Party was not going away; in one form or another, it had been with us for a long time.", "How big was it? In April 2010, fourteen months after the first Tea Party rallies, a", "New York Times", "/CBS News poll found that 18 percent of Americans defined themselves as \"supporters\" of the movement. Other polls put the proportion at 30 percent. Who were they? Almost uniformly white, they were disproportionately older than the general public, more likely to have a college or advanced degree, and more likely to describe themselves as fairly or very well off. This didn't make them affluent by many standards, but they were more prosperous than the other Americans in the survey—less likely to have annual family incomes under $50,000, and more likely to make over $100,000. The Tea Party supporters were almost unanimously disapproving of the president and Congress, and they were pessimistic about the economy and the direction of the country by margins rarely if ever seen in previous polls. Given a choice to describe themselves as \"dissatisfied but not angry,\" 53 percent opted for \"angry\"—angry about health care, about government spending, about government \"not representing the people.\"", "What did they want? While they took conservative positions on social issues like abortion and gay marriage, they did not want to talk about them; they were more likely than ordinary Republicans to say that they wanted to focus on economic issues.", "Within the 18 percent who identified themselves as Tea Party supporters was a smaller group, just 4 percent of the American public, who attended the rallies and gave money to Tea Party organizations. The demographic profile of these \"Tea Party activists\" was almost identical to that of the larger group of supporters. But they were distinctly angrier—three-quarters of them defined themselves that way—more pessimistic about the country's future, and more convinced that the bailouts and the $787 billion economic stimulus package that Congress had passed to stave off economic collapse had hurt rather than helped.", "Yet there were other dynamics no polls could reliably capture, things you had to observe up close, by watching the Tea Partiers at their candidate forums, at the meetings where they organized or the classes where they absorbed their view of the Constitution, in their work as citizen lobbyists and fledgling politicians.", "While many observers emphasized the age of the Tea Partiers—a mere 3 percent of those who went to the rallies were younger than thirty, and only 17 percent were under the age of forty-five—the movement had been created and continued to be organized largely by young people like those on stage at the Reagan Building on Tax Day. These young Turks were well versed in the new social media that was changing political campaigns. And they provided the movement with an ideology, largely libertarian and marked by a purist and \"originalist\" view of the Constitution. Older people like those in the audience responded to the patriotism inherent in the talk of \"liberty\" and the pledge to be more faithful to the intentions of the Founding Fathers, and they grabbed onto the Constitution as the clear narrative to solve the country's complex problems. And it was they who formed the numbers that could swell street protests like the ones that first arrived in Washington in September 2009. Together, young and old alike, they became an impassioned community. Many described their Tea Party work—recruiting more people into the movement, teaching others about the Constitution—with near religious zeal. Some even quit their jobs to engage in it more fully.", "In truth, the Tea Party had stepped into a void after the 2008 elections, when the right seemed to lack direction. Mainstream Republicans were licking their wounds after the loss to Barack Obama, and ideological conservatives were still stewing because the party had nominated Senator John McCain of Arizona, with his long history of compromises with liberals, as its standard-bearer. And as much as Obama had warned his supporters that he could not do alone what they had elected him to do, the grassroots that had worked so hard for his campaign never showed up when he needed their help pushing health care reform through Congress or rallying for the stimulus. They were too tired after a two-year campaign. They assumed his election was enough; their work was done.", "But for all the Tea Party movement's energy and devotion, its shared sense of purpose, its May-to-September marriage of convenience might also weaken it. It depended on the blurring of ideological differences—a little like an older man ignoring that he had no music or cultural references in common with his young trophy wife. While the libertarians, typically younger, genuinely wanted to get rid of big government, and to phase out programs like Medicare and Social Security, the great majority of Tea Partiers believed those enormous government programs were worth the cost. Half benefited from them or lived with someone who did.", "\"That's a conundrum, isn't it?\" said Jodine White, a sixty-two-year-old Tea Party supporter who lived in Rocklin, California, when she was asked in an interview after her participation in the", "Times", "poll how she reconciled wanting smaller government with being on Social Security, the biggest of the big government benefits. \"I guess I want smaller government and my Social Security,\" she said. She had heart trouble, and was on her county health program. She would eventually need Medicare. \"I guess I misspoke,\" she said. \"I didn't look at it from the perspective from losing things I need. I think I've changed my mind.\"", "She was hardly alone in her conflict. The contradictions of the movement reflected the confusion of a country that was more dependent than ever on government but at the same time more distrustful of it. Among the general public in the", "Times", "poll, only 20 percent said they could trust government most or all of the time. Similar numbers were reported by the Pew Research Center, which also found a rise in the number of Americans saying that government had a negative effect on their day-to-day life: in October 1997, 31 percent had agreed; in March 2010, 43 percent did. Overwhelmingly, people saw elected officials as self-centered, irresponsible, and out of touch. Government wasn't helping average Americans, they believed; it was helping special interest groups at their expense. And this distrust wasn't just about government. It extended to banks, corporations, the news media, labor unions, the medical establishment.", "Tea Partiers tended to believe that they had done all the right things in life: they had gotten married and had children, they went to church once a month or more, they paid their taxes (and most said they thought what they paid was fair, according to the", "Times", "poll). They had earned their place in the middle class, and they were out to protect what they saw as theirs. They distrusted people they regarded as elites, most notably the Obama administration, which they believed was embracing policies that favored the poor. They believed that too much had been made of the problems facing blacks. And above all, they had a visceral belief that government had taken control of their lives—and they wanted it back. Like many Americans, they had a strong faith in the autonomous individual. In the Pew survey, the public expressed its highest regard for small businesses and technology companies, the realm of the independent entrepreneur.", "That explained why even though Tea Partiers told the", "Times", "poll that they were devoted watchers of Fox News, they also said that the information they trusted most of all came from others in the movement, not from the mainstream media. It also explained how they could be impervious to reports from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the closest thing the government has to a neutral arbiter, that the federal stimulus had cut taxes and created millions of jobs and that the health care legislation passed in 2010 would reduce the federal deficit.", "Tom Grimes, a jovial sixty-five-year-old former stockbroker from South Bend, Indiana, had been laid off from his job and now called himself the \"bus czar\" for marshalling Tea Partiers to protests in Washington. He told how he had been communicating on Facebook with \"some very progressive friends\" who were arguing points made by Organizing for America, the grassroots organization that had grown out of the network of volunteers that had helped elect President Obama in 2008. \"They sent out a letter, ‚ÄòFive Things That the Other Side Is Saying That Are Totally Untrue,' \" Grimes recalled. \"I said, ‚ÄòI don't care if they're untrue. It doesn't make any difference. The problem is, you guys are trying to sell this on facts. You can have all the facts, but if you don't trust the mind-set or the value system of the people involved, you can't even look at the facts any more.' \"", "Like the rally at Freedom Plaza, the Tea Party movement could be purely emotional. But then there were the people across the street in the Ronald Reagan Building making coolly rational arguments. Every time you thought you could put the movement in a box, you encountered something that didn't fit. The truth was, you had to understand all the parts to understand the whole. You had to understand the poll numbers and the larger trends, but you also had to see the varieties of Tea Party experience. You had to watch as people argued their case, not just on national television or with a homemade sign, but in the smaller encounters where they engaged with the movement.", "It was easy, in some ways, to see how the Tea Party movement had burst out as the country grappled with the recession. The role of government was larger than ever, yet a bright future seemed anything but certain. But this was not some aberration of these difficult times. The Tea Party movement went to the heart of conflicts that had bedeviled Americans for more than two hundred years and reflected anxieties that Americans had been expressing for generations. If you opposed it, you could not just wish it gone. If you supported it, you had to consider its contradictions. You could not simply look away.", "Read more" ]

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[ "All’s fair in love and war…and this is war.", "Jason Friday’s family business has kept the grooms of Delmarva in style for over forty years. Hannah Robinson’s family has been doing the same for brides for nearly thirty.A squabble over twenty years ago turned the two families into mortal enemies. As their businesses grew, their rivalry only became more cutthroat...until Über Brides sets up shop in Rehoboth Beach. This bridal superstore chain is known for slashing prices, squeezing every drop of discounts from their vendors, and running family-owned shops out of business.The days of the Fridays and Robinsons serving the brides and grooms of Delmarva are numbered unless Jason and Hannah can band together to run Über Brides out of Rehoboth Beach. Can they manage to work together and ignore their growing attraction to each other? Or will they lose both their jobs and their families when they succumb to their desires?", "Wedding War is part of the Romance in Rehoboth Series. If you like your romcoms sweet, funny and semi-clean, if you enjoy a small town setting, and if you like your heroines curvy, strong, and a little bit snarky, then by the time you're done reading, you're gonna want to move to Rehoboth Beach! It's a real place--in Delaware. I know, right? Delaware has beaches and people actually go there? On purpose? I'm as surprised as you are.These books can be read in any order, but if you're one of those types... Then here ya go:Book 1: Music Man (Claire and Jack's Story)Book 2: The Flip (Sonnet and Drew's Story)Book 3: Plot Twist (Lindy and Meric's Story)Book 4: Badge Bunny (Brynne and Chris's Story)Book 5: Wedding War (Hannah and Jason's Story)Book 6: Stage Mom (Larissa and Mateo's Story)Book 7: Shark Bite (Megan and Shark's Story)" ]

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[ "This arresting drama draws back the curtain of war and focuses on the metamorphosis of men under the extreme stress of combat. Bojčić's emotional and gripping portrayal of war will stick with history enthusiasts long after the final sentence.Fans of war, military, and historical fiction will be enthralled by Bojčić's heart-twisting depiction of the Bosnian War. - Publishers Weekly/ BookLifeThis book maybe answers the question of whether we can become a monster, or the monster already lies deep within us, waiting for the opportunity to come to the surface.The action of this novel takes place in the region of ex-Yugoslavia as well as in prison and the court of The Hague Tribunal for war crimes.The main character is Gvozden Mishic. He is courageous, honest, hard-working, and above all, a highly honorable man.What happens when such a man of incredible persistence and will-power has his heart broken and filled with hatred?Genocide.This book represents a transformation, or rather a deformation of an impressive and above all, unique personality with countless qualities, among which the greatest is – an immense love for his family.This quality is precisely his greatest fault. Love that he felt for his wife and daughter becomes an inexhaustible source of hatred that makes him commit deeds that give a new dimension and severity to the term “war crime.”The severity that the readers will undoubtedly feel in their hearts while reading this book.This book is nothing more than a profoundly emotional testimony of a tragedy of one people, carried on wings of hatred, hatred of those who once lived for LOVE, who once fought for LOVE." ]

[ "Review", "Bojčić's dramatic war novel is rooted in the gut-wrenching events of the Bosnian War. Serb Gvozden Mišić lives in Yugoslavia with his wife, Yadranka, and daughter, Anna. He naively believes Yugoslavia will continue to prosper as a unified country after President Josip Broz Tito's death. Soon, war breaks out, and Gvozden serves in the military with a mission to secure villages against traitors. Before Gvozden leaves to fulfill his commitment to his country, he asks his Muslim neighbor Senad to look after his family. The Serbs in charge seek to kill Muslims and Croats in order to create a pure Serbian Yugoslavia, but Gvozden simply wants to return home and protect his wife and daughter.Gvozden's intense experiences as a soldier transform him from a level-headed farmer and devoted family man to a primal brute. The story depicts shocking acts, including the rape of Muslim women by rogue soldiers in Gvozden's unit. The graphic violence captures the horrifying nature of war, and beneath the bloodshed lie philosophical questions: Are monsters born or created? If God exists, why does He allow evil? Bojčić doesn't try to provide answers, instead leaving readers to grapple with the repercussions of violence on those who commit it as well as those it victimizes.Bojčić's experience as a Yugoslavian and a political refugee in the United States lends authority to the setting and subject. The characters and themes transcend the occasional translation and editing errors to create an intense, fast-paced journey guaranteed to haunt readers. This arresting drama draws back the curtain of war and focuses on the metamorphosis of men under the extreme stress of combat. Bojčić's emotional and gripping portrayal of war will stick with history enthusiasts long after the final sentence.Takeaway: Fans of war, military, and historical fiction will be enthralled by Bojčić's heart-twisting depiction of the Bosnian War.  -", "BookLife", "A Yugoslavian farmer encounters a wave of ethnic hatred unleashed by civil war in this historical novel.Gvozden Mishic lives a quiet life as a farmer in Yugoslavia with his wife, Yadranka, and young daughter, Anna, willfully indifferent to the political tumult that gradually engulfs his country. He clings to a \"black-and-white\" worldview, quixotically attached to the dream of Yugoslavian unity that history has repeatedly refuted. Yet the signs of the country's devolution into chaos following the death of its autocrat president, Josip Broz Tito, in 1980 are unmistakable, however reluctant he is to acknowledge them. But he has no choice when the military demands his presence and he is enlisted into a unit searching for Muslim insurrectionists. He finally realizes that \"war would start, the war that will horrify the whole world, that hatred overwhelmed the hearts of all Yugoslav nations, and when this blood of the Balkans starts boiling, reason ceases to exist, not as a mere word, and even less as a state of human mind.\" The violent assignment forces him to witness unspeakable atrocities committed by his own fellow soldiers. He desperately wants to return home to defend his family from roaming Muslim paramilitary groups. When he finally makes the trip, he finds both his wife and daughter dead, brutally raped and murdered. He had entrusted their safety to Senad Hojic, a close friend and Muslim he considered a brother. Gvozden is given information that Senad is responsible for the slaughter of his family. Bojčić poignantly chronicles Gvozden's grim personal trajectory from an apolitical idealist to an angry partisan hungry for revenge, a metamorphosis so complete he finally becomes a \"wanted war criminal,\" precisely the kind of man he once detested.The author unflinchingly captures the inexorable ugliness of this \"fratricidal war\" and a world in which \"lives are cheap, and people are killed everywhere.\" Gvozden begins the novel disfigured by rage at the inhuman crimes his comrades commit and then ultimately participates in the very same horrors, inspired by an implacable hatred that relieves him of any moral scruples. Bojčić's prose can be a touch heavy-handed, and his inclination to melodrama can come across as didactic: \"Who would be able to destroy the mighty and harmonious Yugoslavia, united by the blood of partisans, into whose foundation millions of people laid their lives? Nobody could do it, but ourselves....\" The first half of the novel especially has the feel of a parable meant to impart a moralistic lesson and, like all proselytizing, has a mark of condescension. The book is prefaced with an unnecessary history lesson that only reinforces this impression; the tale would have been all the more moving if left to stand on its own. But the story's second half is undeniably powerful, artfully charting the ways in which the traumas of war can irreparably destroy a soldier's soul.An affecting dramatization of the torment caused by violent national conflict. -", "Kirkus Reviews", "About the Author", "Branislav Bojcic is a Yugoslavian author born in Belgrade. His first book, \"I hate my brother,\" was written in 2017. The book is based on the real events that took place during the civil war in Bosnia between 1992-1995. The book describes crimes committed by both sides, Serbians and Muslims in what is described to be one of the bloodiest wars in 20th century. The book had a huge success in former Yugoslavia due to author's unbiased style of writing. However his work was not unnoticed by the authorities who committed those same crimes, and in 2018 he was forced to leave the country. Currently, he is a political refugee living in the USA." ]

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[ "Lucius Beebe said that \"The nearest thing to a royal family that has ever appeared on the American scene was the Vanderbilts ... their vendettas, their armies of servitors, partisans and sycophants, their love affairs, scandals, and shortcomings, all were the stuff of an imperial routine.\"", "Stasz reveals new facts and insights into the fascinating lives of three generations of Vanderbilt women who dominated New York society from the middle of the eighteenth century through the twentieth. Of special interest are the discovery of unpublished letters and a pseudonymous lesbian novel that shed light on the complex character of the most currently famous Vanderbilt woman, Gloria Vanderbilt." ]

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[ "Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso" ]

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[ "This book is \"set in Brooklyn, Harlem, and Long Island, New York, a poignant celebration of a family which is strengthened by the bond between mother and daughter.\"" ]

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[ "A novel of North America's Forgotten PastThe epic tale that began in", "The People of the Longhouse", "draws to a close in", "People of the Black Sun,", "the final installation of the Iroquois quartet by award-winning archaeologists and", "New York Times", "and", "USA Today", "bestselling authors Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear.The darkness that Dekanawida has envisioned is drawing closer, and the warring Iroquois nations have refused to listen to his message of peace and compassion. Consumed by madness, Chief Atotarho is determined to subjugate all five nations―beginning with Dekanawida's own people, the Standing Stone nation. All who stand in his way will be destroyed.It is on the field of battle that Dekanawida is given his first real advantage in his quest for peace. A great storm appears to answer his call, scattering Atotarho's forces when they are on the verge of annihilating the Standing Stone People. Now elevated to the status of Prophet, Dekanawida must call on the aid of old friends Baji and Hiyawento to convince the hostile neighboring clans that the destruction of one nation will mean the end of them all. Can their mission of peace succeed in time to save everyone that they love, or will their world be consumed by darkness?" ]

[ "Review", "“Sure to keep readers turning the pages… As usual, the Gears, husband-and-wife archaeologists, have enriched and enhanced the gripping plot with plenty of anthropological, archaeological, and historical detail.” ―", "Booklist on The Dawn Country", "“Rich in cultural detail. Both longtime fans and newcomers will be satisfied. Another fine entry in an ambitious, long-running series.” ―", "Kirkus Reviews on The People of the Longhouse", "About the Author", "W. Michael Gear", ", who holds a master's degree in archaeology, has worked as a professional archaeologist since 1978. He is currently principal investigator for Wind River Archaeological Consultants. With his wife, Kathleen O’Neal Gear, he has written the international and", "USA Today", "bestselling North America's Forgotten Past Series (including", "People of the Songtrail", ",", "People of the Morning Star", ",", "Sun Born, Moon Hunt", ", among others); and Anasazi Mystery Series.", "Kathleen O'Neal Gear", "is a former state historian and archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas, and Nebraska for the U.S. Department of the Interior. She has twice received the federal government's Special Achievement Award for \"outstanding management\" of our nation's cultural heritage. With her husband, W. Michael Gear, she is the co-author of many books, including the North America’s Forgotten Past series (", "People of the Songtrail", ",", "People of the Morning Star", ",", "Sun Born, Moon Hunt", ", among others); and the Anasazi Mysteries series. She and her husband live in Thermopolis, WY." ]

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[ "“", "Designing with Succulents", "is inspiring, practical, and complete—a treasure for any gardener who loves these otherworldly beauties.” —Kathleen N. Brenzel,", "Sunset", "Succulents offer dazzling possibilities and require very little maintenance to remain lush and alluring year-round. No one knows them better than the Queen of Succulents, Debra Lee Baldwin. This new, completely revised edition of her bestselling classic is a design compendium that is as practical as it is inspirational.", "Designing with Succulents", "shares design and cultivation basics, hundreds of succulent plant recommendations, and 50 companion plant profiles. Lavishly illustrated with 400 photographs, you’ll find everything you need to visualize, create, and nurture a thriving, water-smart succulent garden." ]

[ "Review", "\"Debra's passion and expertise are unsurpassed in the world of succulents. I recommend", "Designing with Succulents", "to all my followers and colleagues. It's my go-to resource for inspiration and information.\"~", "Laura Eubanks, landscape designer, Design for Serenity", "From the Back Cover", "Everything you need to create a beautiful, waterwise garden", "Bursting with practical and appealing uses for succulents, this completely revised edition of a best-selling classic shows how low-water lovelies will enhance your garden. Debra Lee Baldwin, the acclaimed authority on all things succulent, reveals design and cultivation basics, offers hundreds of plant recommendations, and shares stunning, verdant gardens filled with these living sculptures.", "About the Author", "Debra Lee Baldwin, an award-winning photojournalist, is widely hailed as the “Queen of Succulents.” She helped launched the gardening world’s interest in succulents with her first book,", "Designing with Succulents", ", and with her two other books", "Succulent Container Gardens", "and", "Succulents Simplified", ". Baldwin’s own half-acre garden has been featured in", "Better Homes and Gardens", ",", "Sunset", ",", "San Diego Home and Garden", ", and other publications.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Introduction", "Succulent describes any plant that survives drought by storing water in its leaves, stems, or roots. These plants were far from my mind when I began gardening in my early thirties. Because I wanted big, bold, beautiful flowers, I planted cannas and rose bushes, despite the fact that in southern California (USDA zone 9) rain falls minimally and mostly in February, the soil lacks nutrients, and inland temperatures range from 25 to 105°F. From spring through fall, such plants continually need mulching, fertilizing, pruning, spraying, irrigating, and deadheading. As a garden photojournalist, I was influenced by editors, design professionals, colleagues, homeowners, and horticulturists who believed that gardening is an endeavor that ought to suit the region. It was my job to communicate via words and photos why certain residential outdoor environments were innovative and appealing—not only visually but also practically. As I strove to entertain and enlighten the gardening public, I became inspired myself. One midwinter, when my garden consisted of pruned and naked rose bushes, cannas with frost-burned leaves, and perennials that had been cut to the ground, I visited the garden of horticulturist Patrick Anderson midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Despite its poor soil and lack of irrigation, his garden was lush and colorful. It was the first time I had seen large aloes in a garden setting. The ensuing article reflected my fascination: “Fleshy green monsters in Patrick Anderson’s Fallbrook garden look like they might snap him up if he turns his back,” it began. “They’re giant succulents, and Anderson’s half-acre hillside showcases hundreds of unusual ones.” I described aloes that “pierce the sky like exotic torchbearers, hot orange against cool blue,” and agaves that “sprawl like squids, or explode upward like fistfuls of knives.” I noticed how two or three varieties of succulents selected for shape, color, and texture create elegant and eye-catching vignettes. Succulents with curved or undulating leaves suggest motion, which makes any garden more interesting. Moreover, like seashells and snowflakes, succulent foliage forms patterns that illustrate nature’s innate geometry and that are mesmerizing when repeated. I soon learned firsthand that in a warm, dry climate, succulents and similarly low-water perennials make sense economically, aesthetically, and ecologically. Aeonium arboreum and A. haworthii, Agave americana ‘Marginata’, and Bulbine frutescens proved trouble-free—as did the aloes, sedums, senecios, kalanchoes, and graptopetalums that followed. I found succulents easy to propagate and appealing wherever I put them. I began hunting gardens that showcased succulents and over the years have discovered them throughout the West and as far away as Hawaii, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New England. This book, the result, offers numerous alternatives to traditional lawn-and-flowerbed landscapes, shows what’s possible when succulents shine as primary garden elements, and explains how to cultivate these versatile plants in the ground and in containers. It’s an exciting time to be a succulent aficionado; numerous ornamental hybrids have recently been released or are in production. In years to come, watch for named cultivars with greater heat and cold tolerance, longer bloom cycles, multicolored flowers, disease resistance, and leaves that are vividly hued, variegated, or textured.", "Succulent gardens far and wide", "Succulents range from tall trees to ground covers with rice-size leaves. Among their native habitats are South American jungles, California’s coastal cliffs, high-elevation mountains in Africa, and arid Arizona plains. In cultivation, they look good alongside meandering pathways, in formal settings with geometric lines, in rock gardens, and in pots on patios, balconies, and rooftops—to name a few of many possible settings. Most, but not all, of the succulents included here come from areas of the world that are hot and dry and that receive minimal rainfall. These plants are best suited to USDA zones 9 and 10, although they can survive outdoors in zones 8 and 11 with adequate protection from frost, excessive heat, and moisture. This ideal climate is found sporadically in latitudes from 20 to 40 degrees, especially in marine-influenced, nontropical areas of the U.S. South and Southwest, Mexico, Pakistan, northern India, eastern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Mediterranean.", "Read more" ]

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[ "An extraordinary, historic statement on behalf of wilderness, Testimony is a powerful collection by twenty-one of today's most prominent writers.Originally created as a limited edition presented to Congress, this book was the result of an effort to communicate through art the urgent need to preserve threatened lands. Testimony is an important reminder of the historical and spiritual importance of our public lands and the fact that if we value wilderness, we must take action to preserve it." ]

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[ "The world of Newbery Honor book", "Shabanu", "is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the", "haveli,", "their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "In a starred review, PW praised the \"eloquent, unpretentious language\" and \"intoxicating blend of heart-pounding adventure and social issues\" of this sequel to Shabanu. Ages 12-up. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "Review", "“Again, Staples imbues Shabanu and her beautiful, brutally repressive world with a splendid reality that transcends the words on the page. Admirers of the intelligent and courageous Shabanu will thirst for more.”—Starred,", "Kirkus Reviews", "“Engrossing . . . a swiftly moving adventure story, set in modern Pakistan.”—", "School Library Journal", ", Starred“Staples brews a potent mix here. . . . Haveli will hold readers with rapt attention.”—", "Booklist", ", Starred“Staples’s portrayal of Pakistan is remarkably even-handed: she acknowledges the society’s inequities while celebrating its beauty and warmth. Intoxicating.”—", "Publishers Weekly", ", Starred", "From the Inside Flap", "The world of Newbery Honor book", "Shabanu", "is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the", "haveli,", "their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.", "From the Back Cover", "\"Again, Staples imbues Shabanu and her beautiful, brutally repressive world with a splendid reality that transcends the words on the page. Admirers of the intelligent and courageous Shabanu will thirst for more.\"--(starred)", "Kirkus.", "About the Author", "Suzanne grew up in Pennsylvania, and was a liberal arts major in college.  After graduation, she had various jobs, all having something to do with writing and research.  Eventually, she landed in Hong Kong, where she became a reporter for United Press International.  For six years, Suzanne lived and worked in China, and in 1979, UPI offered Suzanne her own bureau in South Asia.  Several extraordinary events happened during her tenure there, including the taking of American hostages in Iran, and the Civil War in Afghanistan.  Suzanne also traveled extensively with Indira Gandhi during this time.  In 1985, Suzanne went to Pakistan to conduct a study on poor rural woman. It was during this time that she was inspired to write her first children's book,", "Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind", ".  A sequel to", "Shabanu", ",", "Haveli", ", soon followed.Currently, Suzanne Fisher Staples lives with her husband, Wayne Harley, in Mount Dora, Florida, where she continues to write.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Teen & Young Adult", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "The Boss Babe Coloring Book", "is an empowering coloring book inspired by female leaders of the world. These beautiful, floral pages are filled with self-loving, motivational quotes famously stated by powerful women, such as", "Beyonce',", "to the", "Queen of England.", "Fill your world with color and love and shine bright like the Boss Babe that you are!" ]

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[ "Books", "Humor & Entertainment", "Pop Culture" ]

[ "Uplifting, heartfelt stories about special needs dogs with big hearts." ]

[ "From the Back Cover", "\"There is something so humbling about a little creature with a disability that asks for nothing but love, and gives it back in multitudes. They never complain about their situation . . . they just live with it and love life.\"—Barb Thrasher, BONES Pet Rescue Auggie appeared to be a klutzy puppy, always bumping into walls. Really, he was born blind and could only see shadows. Emmy Lou, a kind-spirited hunting dog, was shot by a hunter and could never use her hind legs again. Jinx, a rambunctious three-legged terrier mix, was dumped and abandoned on the side of the road. Despite the difficult hardships these pups faced, they were still able to find families who accepted and loved them unconditionally.Extraordinary Dogs is a compilation of fifty heartwarming, against-all-odds profiles of dogs with disabilities who all share an unwavering zest for life. Each dog's one-of-a-kind story will no doubt win you over, paws down.", "About the Author", "Joyce Darrell", "founded Pets with Disabilities with her husband, Michael. The organization has been featured on NBC’s", "Today", "show, as well as in", "Prevention", "and", "Dog Fancy", "magazines. The couple lives in Prince Frederick, Maryland." ]

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[ "Books", "Crafts, Hobbies & Home", "Pets & Animal Care" ]

[ "Looks at the modern influence of ancient myths from around the world, and discusses the importance of place, the power of images, and the pursuit of virtue" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Mythology & Folk Tales" ]

[ "Michael Shea (1946–2014) was one of the most distinguished, respected, and beloved figures in the fields of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He won two World Fantasy Awards, and his <i>Nifft the Lean</i> series of fantasy adventure novels attracted a wide audience. He also wrote powerful tales of supernatural horror, including several tales elaborating upon H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.<BR><BR>This first major volume of writings and tributes to appear after his untimely death contains an array of fiction, poetry, and other writings that demonstrate Shea's effortless skill in different genres and styles. Four substantial tales--including the unpublished novella \"Credit Card\" and the award-winning \"The Growlimb\"--are included, together with an intriguing assortment of weird and fantastic poetry, published and unpublished, including verses that appeared at key moments in his novels and stories.<BR><BR>The volume features tributes to Shea's unique personal and literary gifts by such figures as Laird Barron, Cody Goodfellow, Marc Laidlaw, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, and Jason V Brock, as well as a portfolio of artwork illustrating Shea's writings by such artists as Michael Whelan, Alan Clark, John Stewart, Allen Koszowski, and Steve Gilbert. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography of Shea's writings.<BR><BR>This book is a poignant testimonial to the imperishable imprint that Michael Shea left upon the domain of imaginative fiction, and upon the individuals whose lives he touched.<BR><BR><b>Linda Shea</b>, writer and artist, was married to Michael Shea for more than thirty years. <b>S. T. Joshi</b> is a leading author, critic, and editor in the realm of weird fiction and included Shea's writings in several of his anthologies, including the acclaimed <i>Black Wings</i> series." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Help Star Swirl find the Valentine's Day Picnic!Each player can use a different coin or buttonas a place marker. To play, flip a coin.Move 1 space forward if you get heads.Move 2 spaces if you get tails.Ready . . . set . . . go!" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Growing Up & Facts of Life" ]

[ "'Primero Dios' builds bridges. This book explores some of the cultural expectations Hispanic Catholics bring to the sacraments and other liturgical events. In addition to Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion, Reconciliation, Marriage, and the Anointing of the Sick, the authors examine the rites of the 'Presentacion del nino' and 'Quince Anos,' the 'Pedir la mano' and those at the time of death: the 'Velorio, Novenario,' and 'Levantacruz.' This book will help ministers engaged in ministry in Hispanic communities in the United States who are not sure how to appropriate customs that are not in the official ritual books. It is also for Hispanic Catholics seeking to understand how their practices fit into the worship of the Church universal. The text is written in English. For the convenience of presiders, ritual adaptations are printed both in Spanish and in English.", "AWARDS: Catholic Press Association 1998 Book Award winner, second place, in pastoral ministry", "Published by Liturgy Training Publications." ]

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[ "Books", "Reference", "Encyclopedias & Subject Guides" ]

[ "Jean Paul Sartre is still widely regarded as FranceÆs most famous and influential philosopher. Yet, to many, his work has been superseded by the work of subsequent poststructuralist and postmodernist philosophers such as Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Jean Baudrillard and Gilles Deleuze. The New Sartre presents a radical reassessment of SartreÆs work, the first systematic study of SartreÆs relationship to postmodernism.This fundamental revaluation of one of the central figures of 20th Century thought highlights the critical value and enduring relevance of SartreÆs work to our postmodern times." ]

[ "Review", "\"The New Sartre presents an entirely convincing and fresh reading of Sartre's relationship to structuralism, post-structuralism and postmodernism....A genuinely illuminating interpretation of Sartre as formative of (rather than opposed to) contemporary French theory and philosophy.\" Christina Howells, University of OxfordThis valuable book examines the cultural and theoretical views that define the postmodern condition, as Francois Lyotard dubbed it some thirty years ago, and asks whether these are present in Sartre. The ground has to a large extent been covered before, but never so thoroughly. L Esprit Createur, XLIV.iv, Winter 2004\"The New Sartre presents an entirely convincing and fresh reading of Sartre's relationship to structuralism, post-structuralism and postmodernism....A genuinely illuminating interpretation of Sartre as formative of (rather than opposed to) contemporary French theory and philosophy.\"", "About the Author", "Nik Farrell Fox", "is Research Fellow at the University of Lincoln, UK." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Humanities" ]

[ "Ty Cobb was one of the most famous baseball players who ever lived. The author puts Cobb into the context of his times, describing the very different game on the field then, and successfully probes Cobb's complex personality." ]

[ "Review", "\"Anyone who likes baseball will enjoy reading this book.\"--Sparky Anderson", "\"Impressive...Valuable...An often fascinating analysis of Cobb's personality.\"--", "The New York Times Book Review", "\"Crisply written, a splendid addition to the sports-biography shelf.\"--", "Chicago Sun-Times", "\"Now, thanks to...Charles Alexander, comes a biography of the 'Georgia Peach' that is carefully researched, crisply written and all too revealing.\"--", "San Francisco Chronicle", "\"No baseball fan will want to pass up this book....Alexander has performed that magical feat of creating Ty Cobb, warts and all....It's a wonderful, wonderful book.\"--", "Newsday", "\"Professor Alexander has...written the best book yet on Cobb.\"--", "Reviews in American History", "\"This is the best biography of Ty Cobb ever written. It is based on impeccable research and yet still reads like a novel. A fine book.\"--Lawrence Ritter, author of", "The Glory of Their Times", "\"What a wonderful book! It is both engaging social history and a wonderful yarn.\"--William E. Leuchtenburgh, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill", "\"A good picture of Cobb's winning ethic and of his place in the 'national pastime.'\"--", "Journal of American History", "\"A very good book, especially at integrating the life of Cobb with the wider spectrum of sports and American culture.\"--Kevin S. Fontenot, Tulane University", "About the Author", "Charles C. Alexander", "is Professor of History at Ohio University. He is the author of a number of books including", "Here the Country Lies: Nationalism and the Arts in Twentieth-Century America", "and", "Holding the Line: The Eisenhower Era", "." ]

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[ "Books", "Biographies & Memoirs", "Historical" ]

[ "Help your preschooler learn how to trace, copy, and write key first words with this colorful, practical and fun wipe-clean book from Roger Priddy.", "The sturdy board pages are full of great exercises and activities for your child to complete, helping them to develop their letter and word formation skills. The special pen included with the book allows all the exercises to be done over and over – simply wipe away with a cloth and try again!Packed with pages of fun exercises and activities for children to complete, this book is destined to be a favorite in your child's library." ]

[ "Review", "“Priddy Books are ...\"visually delightful with an interactive element.\" -", "School Library Journal", "About the Author", "Roger Priddy", "'s passion for educating children through fun, informative and engaging books has led him to create some of publishing's most enduring and successful nonfiction early learning books. Bestselling titles include", "First 100 Words", ",", "Bright Baby Animals", ", and", "Alphaprints: ABC", ". Roger lives in London and has three children, who have been the inspiration behind many of his best publishing ideas." ]

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[ "A gripping detailed recap of the wildly insane, oft-overlooked, extra-innings classic that turned the 2004 ALCS into the most memorable playoff series in modern history.", "No team had ever come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a postseason series in baseball. In the history of MLB postseason play going into Game 5, there had been twenty-five series to start out 3–0. Of those, twenty ended in sweeps, two made it to a sixth game, and none had made it to a seventh game.", "The Forgotten Game", "details one of the greatest games in baseball history between the two most bitter rivals in the sport. For years the two teams fought for American League supremacy, with the Yankees usually coming out on top. Following an incredible 2003 playoff series, the two teams squared off again in 2004 for the right to go to the World Series. The Yankees won the first three games in convincing fashion, and it seemed, yet again, they would eliminate the Red Sox…until Boston miraculously won Game 4. Most fans remember the steal by Dave Roberts that sparked the game-tying rally in the ninth to keep Boston’s hopes alive. And most fans remember Curt Schilling’s sutured ankle in Game 6. But Game 5 was a do-or-die moment for the Red Sox, and they delivered in epic fashion. Yet, despite being the pivotal game in the series, it hasn’t drawn the attention the others have.", "The Forgotten Game", "breaks down Game 5 on a virtual pitch-by-pitch basis, from the battle between Pedro Martinez and Mike Mussina, to the clutch performances by Tim Wakefield and David Ortiz, while breaking down the strategies the managers employed, and stories of how various players made their way to their respective teams for that fateful night. Never before has the story of Game 5 been told in such vivid and riveting detail. “If you’ve devoured everything Red Sox-Yankees you’ll LOVE IT. If you are new to the rivalry and era you will understand it for the first time. I couldn’t put it down and loved the historical context of each inning. I loved it.” —Gar Ryness (Batting Stance Guy) “While most people remember Boston's dramatic game 4 victory or Curt Schilling's bloody sock heroics in game 6, game 5 was truly the unsung hero of the series.  John Vampatella does a magnificent job of explaining why while providing tremendous background and anecdotes that all baseball fans will enjoy.", "The Forgotten Game", "is an absolute must for Red Sox fans of all ages!” —Scott Cordischi, WEEI sports talk show host" ]

[ "About the Author", "John Vampatella graduated from Syracuse University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication. He is currently the Northeast Regional Director with Athletes in Action." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Americas" ]

[ "Ex-state trooper Harry Rane, who first appeared in Wallace Stroby's brilliant debut novel,", "The Barbed-Wire Kiss", ", is at loose ends. Doing some investigative work for a friend's firm just to keep himself busy, Harry meets Nikki Ellis, a woman desperate for help. Her ex, Johnny Harrow, was just released from prison after a seven-year stretch for attempted murder. Nikki hasn't spoken to him since he went down, but she knows what he's capable of, and that he'll be looking for her-and for the baby she put up for adoption after Johnny went away. She knows it's up to her to protect the child once again. And she's afraid. As Harry finds out, she should be. Johnny is headed home to New Jersey to settle up with anyone who did him wrong while he was gone, including Nikki and his former employer, mobster Joey Alea. Then he's planning to find his son and start a new life.Johnny starts at the Heartbreak Lounge, where Nikki was a dancer when she first met Johnny, and works his way through their old life, leaving a trail of blood and fear in his wake. Only Harry might be tough enough-or reckless enough-to help her. What happens next shows why the searing talent and explosive writing evident in", "The Barbed-Wire Kiss", "was only the beginning, and why Wallace Stroby is destined to be one of the finest crime writers of a generation." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "Payback and revenge drive Stroby's taut, violent second outing for former New Jersey State Trooper Harry Rane (after 2003's", "The Barbed-Wire Kiss", "). With his wife, Cristina, away in Seattle to think things through after a rough marital patch, Harry seizes the chance to keep a protective eye on Nikki Ennis, who used to work as a dancer at the Heartbreak Lounge in a seedy section of Asbury Park. Nikki's vicious, amoral ex-husband, Johnny Harrow, who's just finished serving a seven-year stretch in a Florida prison for attempted murder, wants to find his young son, whom Nikki gave up as an infant, and heads for the Heartbreak, where he first met his ex-wife. Johnny also has a few scores to settle with some nasty people in Jersey, his home state. The thug's ruthless campaign threatens everyone in his line of sight, and not even Harry escapes his wrath. In the end, Stroby's suspenseful tale of bleak lives in danger offers a few glimmers of hope for those with damaged hearts. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.", "From", "Booklist", "Harry Rane's parade of murderous misery continues in this follow-up to", "The Barbed-Wire Kiss", "(2002). Working a dead-end security job, the former New Jersey state trooper washes pain pills down with wine while wondering if his girlfriend will return from a West Coast time-out. But even in the depths of depression, Rane's sense of chivalry hasn't died. So when a woman shows up seeking to protect the child she gave up for adoption from his ex-con dad, the taciturn investigator lends a steady if reluctant hand. But the felonious father, ominously named Johnny Harrow, nearly steals the novel with his menacing manner, keen talent for killing, and inclination to make unexpected choices at key moments. Meanwhile, Rane is fallibly human, struggling to make sense of his life, overreacting to threats, accidentally putting innocents in harm's way, and taking some mighty lumps throughout. If he is sometimes so maudlin readers will want to avert their eyes, at least he comes by the raw emotion honestly. Folks who like their protagonists more realistic than heroic will enjoy the refreshing Rane.", "Frank Sennett", "Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved", "Review", "\"In the brilliant follow-up to his impressive debut, Stroby continues the hard-boiled adventures of Harry Rane...\"--", "Kirkus", "(starred review)\"Well-refined prose, vivid descriptions, and mounting tension stamp this hard-hitting follow-up to the acclaimed", "The Barbed-Wire Kiss", ".\"--", "Library Journal", "\"Well-refined prose, vivid descriptions, and mounting tension stamp this hard-hitting follow-up to the acclaimed The Barbed-Wire Kiss.\"--Library Journal (", "Library Journal", ")\"In the brilliant follow-up to his impressive debut, Stroby continues the hard-boiled adventures of Harry Rane...\"--Kirkus (starred review) (", "Kirkus", ")", "About the Author", "Wallace Stroby is an editor for the", "New Jersey Star Ledger", ". His first novel,", "The Barbed-Wire Kiss", ", was a finalist for the Barry Award for Best First Novel. He lives in New Jersey, where he was born and raised.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Heartbreak Lounge1Two days out of prison and twenty miles south of Daytona, Johnny decided he'd walked far enough.He slipped the duffel bag off his shoulder, dropped it in the parched grass. There wasn't much in it: two pairs of jeans, some spare shirts and socks and the books from his cell--paperbacks of Nietzsche and Sun-Tzu, the", "Hagakure", ". He'd given everything else away before being processed out.He sat on the duffel, elbows on his knees. He knew there was little chance of getting a ride for the next few miles, especially the way he looked, and he was light-headed from the sun and lack of food. He hadn't eaten since the night before, eggs and coffee at an all-night diner in Melbourne. He'd slept in a park, taken his chances with the police, not wanting to spend any more of the little kick-out money he had left on a motel.There was a single Camel in the bent pack in his shirt pocket. He shook it out, straightened it, lit it with the silver Marine Corps lighter he'd stolen off a bar in Boynton Beach. He sucked in the smoke, held it for a good long time before letting it out, then crumpled the empty pack, tossed it. He sat there smoking, his legs sore, his back stiff, feet blistered in the heavy work boots. He would hurt tonight. Hurt twice as much if he had to sleep outside again.He heard an engine, turned to look back the way he'd come. A flatbed truck rumbled toward him in the heat haze. Without getting up, he held out his thumb. The truck blew by him, raising dust and grit from the road, leaving it suspended in the air.Passenger cars were few on this stretch of Route 1, and heknew his best chance was a truck. Yesterday he'd gotten a ride all the way from Fort Pierce to the outskirts of Melbourne in the bed of a pickup driven by two Mexican day laborers. He sat on stacked concrete blocks and when they let him off, the dust was all over his clothes, his skin. He'd walked into town from there.He took off the Marlins cap he'd bought in a convenience store, rubbed at his stubble. In Glades he'd kept his head shaved, had only let his hair grow out in the month before his release. It was thickening now, itching as it came in, but it offered little protection. The cap helped keep the sun off his scalp and forehead, but he could feel the stiffness and burning on the back of his neck.He finished the cigarette, watched a hawk glide in the thermal currents above the tree line. There was swamp on both sides of the highway, the air thick with the sulfur smell of it. Spanish moss hung from the cypress trees and it looked cool and dark among them, but the one time he had wandered in to get out of the sun, he had ended up knee-deep in water. So he kept to the road.Out here, between towns, he knew he was running the biggest risk. He watched for the tan and black Florida State Police cruisers: if a trooper thought he was hitchhiking, he would be stopped, questioned, have to show ID. He was legal, free and clear, but that wouldn't matter. Cops were cops, and here it would be even worse. If he looked down-and-out--if he looked like what he was--they would fuck with him, make him spend a night in their drunk tank, cite, fine and release him. All by way of warning:", "Don't come back", ".He wasn't coming back, he knew that. If he ever got out of this state, he was never coming back.He brushed ash from his pants, stood up, his knees aching. He picked up the duffel, slung it over his right shoulder.He heard the car before he saw it. Didn't bother to turn at first, until he heard the pitch of the engine change, slow. It was a dark green Buick Electra, sun flashing off chrome. He put his thumb out, saw a glimpse of blonde hair as the carwent by. It was halfway up the rise when its brake lights glowed.He watched the car slow, steer onto the shoulder, pause there as if the driver were having second thoughts. Then it began to slowly reverse, veering slightly from side to side. He could see the woman behind the wheel now, right arm thrown over the seat as she backed up, no one else in the car.It stopped a few yards ahead of him, the woman looking back, sizing him up, her foot probably still on the gas pedal, ready to pull away in an instant. He knew how he must look, covered with dust and grime, his blue work shirt sweat dark. He walked slow, expecting the car to peal away, leave him breathing road dust. It stayed where it was.As he got closer, there was a click from the trunk and the lid rose. He looked at her through the back window, saw her smile.The trunk was big, empty except for a blanket and a white metal first-aid kit. He dropped the duffel in, shut the lid, heard the thunk as she unlocked the passenger-side door automatically.He opened the door, said, \"Thanks,\" and got in.She was in her late forties, early fifties: frosted blonde hair, blue flowered blouse, designer jeans. She was toned and fit, her skin tan and slightly leathery. He saw all this in the moment it took him to slide onto the seat, pull the door closed.The car was chill with air-conditioning and smelled of perfume, powder. The leather seats were cold through his jeans. She looked at him for a moment, put her blinker on and pulled back onto the road.\"Not many rides along here, I wouldn't think,\" she said. \"And that sun ...\"\"You're right about that.\"He shifted in the seat, shivered slightly as his sweat began to cool. \"I appreciate your stopping.\"\"Is this too much AC for you? I can open the windows.\"\"No, it feels good.\"He pulled at his shirt, tugged loose the wet patches where it clung to his skin.\"I don't usually do this,\" she said. \"I haven't in years.\"He took off his cap, ran a hand through his stubble.\"Well, I'm glad you did.\"\"Your neck is burned. It must be painful.\"\"I'll be fine. When I get where I'm going, I'll buy something, put on it.\"\"And where are you going?\"\"St. Augustine. I'm meeting some friends there.\"\"That's not too far. An hour and a half at most.\"\"Then that's fine with me.\"He looked out the window at the cypress trees rushing by. It was good to be in a car again, riding.After a while, she said, \"You're being rude.\"He looked at her, saw she was smiling.\"Sorry,\" he said. \"I think the heat's got me zoning a little.\"\"I can understand that.\"\"My name's John. John Harrow.\"\"Mine's Teresa. You from Florida, John? You don't sound like it.\"\"New Jersey.\"\"That's what I thought. New Jersey or New York. You get down into South Florida and everybody you meet is from one or the other. It's like the South just stops and the North starts up again. Where are you coming from?\"\"West Palm,\" he said. \"Had some work down there, but it ran out. And I wanted to get home for the holidays anyway.\"\"You planning on hitchhiking all the way to New Jersey?\"He shook his head. There was a silver cigarette case on the seat between them.\"Mind if I take one of those?\" he said.\"Go ahead.\"He opened the case. They were women's cigarettes, long, with a good inch of filter.\"One for you?\" he said.\"No, I'm trying to cut back. Add a few years to my life.\"He took a cigarette out and she punched in the dashboard lighter. He put the case back on the seat, broke the filter off.\"Sorry,\" he said. \"Not used to them.\"\"That's all right.\"He powered the window down, hot air rushing in, threw the filter out. When the lighter popped, she handed it to him. He got the cigarette going, dragged the smoke deep into his lungs, replaced the lighter himself. For the first time, he noticed the key chain hanging from the ignition. Along with the keypad for the alarm and locks, there was a rabbit's foot. It was the first one he'd seen in years.He slid the window back up until it was open just a crack, blew smoke through.\"My friends in St. Augustine,\" he said, \"they owe me some money. I'll take that, buy a ticket, get a plane out of Jacksonville, maybe a train.\"\"Plane's cheaper, and easier. You have family in New Jersey?\"\"A little boy. I haven't seen him for a while.\"\"I'm sorry about that. Will you see him when you get there?\"\"I hope so.\"\"How old is he?\"\"About seven now. His mother and I ... we're not together anymore.\"\"I guessed. Still, he'll be happy to see his father, I'm sure. With Christmas coming up.\"\"I hope. Ashtray?\"\"Right there.\"It was neatly hidden in the dash. He slid it out, tapped ash into it.\"I'm sorry,\" she said. \"I shouldn't pry like that, asking about your family situation.\"\"It's all right.\"\"I can imagine how you feel. My children are all grown now.\"\"They down here?\"She shook her head.\"Connecticut. That's where we're from. But I live in Boca now.\"He looked at her hands on the wheel.\"No ring.\"\"I'm divorced. Just last year.\"\"Sorry.\"\"My ex-husband built houses. We moved down here because he had so many projects going. Too many. He never had time for anything else.\"They passed a state police cruiser parked on the shoulder. He watched it as they went past.\"It's better this way, though,\" she said. \"It's like a new life, you know?\"\"I know exactly.\"They drove in silence for a few minutes.\"John, I changed my mind. Can you light me one of those?\"He did. When he handed it to her, her fingers touched his for an instant, then drew away. Smoke drifted across the inside of the windshield.\"When you get up there,\" she said, \"will you stay?\"\"I don't know. I don't think so. It depends what happens.\"\"You have work up there?\"\"I will.\"\"And what is it exactly you do?\"He looked out the window, thought of the miles falling away behind him. The miles left to go.\"I can do all kinds of things,\" he said.She smiled, kept her eyes on the road.\"I imagine you can,\" she said. The fuel light went on just outside St. Augustine. He steered the Buick off the elevated highway and down a sloping exit ramp to a combination Waffle House and Chevron station, its two-story sign rising above the roadway. He touched the scratch on the left side of his neck, looked at his fingertips, saw the redness there.At the pumps, he felt around beside the driver's seat for the fuel door lever. The first one he tugged unlocked the trunk, the lid rising. He was out of the car quickly, put a hand on the lid, thumped it shut.He put five dollars' worth of super in the Buick, went insideand paid the attendant--a teenage girl--in cash, saw her looking at the scratch. He got change for the pay phone, felt her eyes on him as he went back out.He made the call, traffic humming on the highway above. After he hung up, he went back to the Buick, got behind the wheel again, started the engine, pulled out.Back on the highway, heading north, he smoked another of her cigarettes. He felt good. He'd seized the opportunity offered him, the car allowing him to cover more distance in an hour than he could in two days on foot. The moment the Buick had pulled onto the shoulder, he knew it was a sign. It was the universe aligning itself, paving his way. He could not be stopped. When he hit St. Augustine, he found the courthouse, drove slow down side streets until he spotted the bail bonds office. He parked a block away, went in, the opening door setting off a buzzer somewhere inside.There was a single desk out front, plastic chairs. Vertical blinds on the big window, late-afternoon sun flashing through; magazines and a fat dead fly on the sill. The door to the inner office was closed. The woman at the desk, red hair piled high, was talking on the phone in a Southern accent. She looked up at him and a moment later the inner door opened. A balding, middle-aged man in a short-sleeved shirt waved him in.He went into the inner office and the man closed the door behind him, sat down at a paper-cluttered desk. A noisy air conditioner worked in one window, a strip of yellow ribbon fluttering from it.\"Good thing you called ahead,\" the man said. \"Getting ready to shut down for the day, go hit some golf balls. You would've been out of luck.\"Johnny waited, standing.\"You look like your picture,\" the man said. \"I have to give you that. No sense asking for ID, I suppose.\"He opened a desk drawer, came out with a legal-size manila envelope. He put it on the desktop, left the draweropen. Johnny knew there would be a gun inside, in easy reach. He came closer, picked up the envelope.\"Don't know who I'm doing this for,\" the man said. \"Or why. But I know how to follow instructions. It's all there.\"The flap was sealed. The man slid a silver letter opener across the desk. Johnny used it on the envelope, looked inside, counted. There were twenty fifty-dollar bills.\"Supposed to be more,\" he said.\"You'll have to take that up with someone else. A grand, that's what I was told.\"Johnny looked at him, the letter opener still in his hand. The man scratched his elbow. His eyes flicked toward the open desk drawer.\"You'd never make it,\" Johnny said.The man looked at him, said nothing.Johnny set the opener down on the blotter, left the office. The woman was still on the phone, but she watched him as he went out the door.He drove five blocks, found a coffee shop. He sat where he could watch the car and ate a steak with french fries and green beans. It was his first real meal since leaving Glades. He ate slow, washing it all down with swallows of sweet tea from a red plastic glass. When he was done he put one of the fifties beside the plate, went to a phone booth in the back.From his shirt pocket, he took out the piece of paper with the ten-digit number on it. He fed in coins, dialed the number, waited while it rang. When the pager on the other end beeped, he punched in the number of the pay phone, hung up.He waited there until it rang back.\"Yeah?\" a voice said.\"It's me.\"\"Where are you?\"\"St. Augustine.\"\"You get it?\"\"I got it. It's shy.\"\"I had some second thoughts. We can discuss it when you get up here.\"\"This is a bad way to start.\"\"We'll talk about it later. I can't stay on. This isn't a secure line. Let me call you back from someplace else.\"\"No need. I just wanted to let you know.\"\"Let me know what?\"\"That I'm on my way.\" He hung up.Forty minutes later, he was at the airport in Jacksonville. He watched for signs, steered the Buick into the long-term parking lot. He got a ticket from the machine, waited for the automated gate to open. It took him five minutes to find an empty spot. He pulled the Buick into it, killed the engine, got the duffel from the backseat.He took a white T-shirt out, used it to wipe down the inside of the car, the cigarette case. When he was done, he got out, hipped the door shut, wiped the outside latches, then the trunk lid. He put the T-shirt back in the bag, the envelope already in there.He locked the doors with the remote, tore the ticket up, let the breeze take the pieces. Slinging the duffel over his shoulder, he started walking toward the terminal, heat shimmer rising off the blacktop around him.There were buses waiting at the far end of the terminal. He would get one into town, catch a train north. Two, three days at the most and he'd be there.Near the bus stand, he stopped, got the key chain out. He stripped half the keys off the ring, dropped them through the grate of a storm drain. He found another grate twenty feet away, dropped in the rest of the keys, stepped on the remote and kicked the broken pieces of it in after them. He kept the rabbit's foot.Copyright © 2005 by Wallace Stroby.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Mystery" ]

[ "Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion that he couldn't stifle. Ray neglected his work, spending hours poring over ancient French wine-making texts, learning the techniques and the language, and daydreaming about vineyards. After Ray experienced his first taste of wine from Burgundy, he could wait no longer. He quit his job and went to France to start a winery-with little money, a limited command of French, and virtually no wine-making experience. Fueled by determination and joie de vivre, he immersed himself in the extraordinary history of Burgundy's vineyards and began honing his skills. Ray became a pioneer in his use of ancient techniques in modern times and founded Maison Ilan. In 2009, Ray became the first non-French winemaker to purchase grapes and produce a wine from Le Chambertin, long considered to be one of the most revered and singular vineyards in the world. Along with his struggle to capture his wine's distinct terroir, Ray shares enthralling stories of late-night tastings, flying down the Route National on a vintage Peugeot bicycle with no brakes, and his journey to secure both the trust of his insular Burgundian neighbors and the region's most coveted grapes. Capturing the sunlight, the smell of the damp soil, and the taste of superlative wine, The Road to Burgundy is a glorious celebration of finding one's true path in life, and taking a chance-whatever the odds." ]

[ "Review", "\"Walker's tale evokes the exquisite thrill of finding and following your passion, no matter how crazy it might seem.\" ---Publishers Weekly", "About the Author", "Ray Walker is the founder and owner of Maison Ilan in Nuits-Saint-Georges, France.Sean Crisden is a multitalented actor and an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator who has recorded audiobooks in almost every genre, from science fiction to romance. He has also voiced characters in numerous video games and appeared in many commercials and films, including The Last Airbender." ]

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[ "Books", "Cookbooks, Food & Wine", "Beverages & Wine" ]

[ "Encaustic art supplies for the do-it-yourself artist. Encaustic materials and tools can be expensive for beginners, yet virtually all of the ingredients and equipment are easily available and affordable--if you know where to look. The Encaustic Materials Handbook is for artists with a do-it-yourself attitude, who want to explore and experiment with the medium and develop their own stunning effects. Here you can learn how traditional non-encaustic materials (such as oil paint, classic gesso and turpentine) can be used with gypsum, garden lime and powdered milk in the encaustic studio. Discover dozens of ideas for: • Grounds and primers for encaustic painting • Encaustic medium recipes • Encaustic paint and glaze recipes • Cold wax medium, paint and glaze recipes • Cheap sources for materials" ]

[ "About the Author", "Kassandra Kelly never thought her first book would be a nonfiction DIY art materials book. She can most often be found tucked behind the covers of a ghost story or murder mystery, the spookier the better. She received her B.A. from Reed College and her M.F.A. from Pacific University. She lives in rural solitude with two dogs, a shameful number of cats (okay, five), ten thousand Italian honeybees, and one partner affectionately known as The Theory. Probably to hide his identity. Visit Kassandra at KassandraKelly.com or the Hive Encaustic blog at http: //hive-encaustic.com/" ]

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[ "Books", "Arts & Photography", "Painting" ]

[ "A New York Times bestselling, breakout series!", "Demon slaying powers should come with an instruction book.", "Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient demon-fighting magic, my biker witch grandma just gives me half a dozen switch stars and a rah-rah speech? Oh, and a talking terrier, but that's another story. It's not like my job as a preschool teacher prepared me for this kind of thing.", "So I've decided to write my own manual,", "The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers.", "Because-frankly-I need all the help I can get.", "Dimitri, my \"protector,\" may be one stud of a shape-shifting griffin, but he's no match for the soul-stealing succubi taking over Las Vegas. My biker witch friends are being corrupted from the inside. And if I can't figure out how to save my guy, my friends-and Sin City-there'll be hell to pay.", "\"Fabulously Fun\"", "The Chicago Tribune", "The Chicago Tribune" ]

[ "Review", "\"Fabulously Fun.\"", "--The Chicago Tribune", "About the Author", "New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Angie Fox writes action-packed fantasy/mystery/romance about biker witches, ghost hunters, and things that go bump in the night. Her books have been called fabulously fun by the Chicago Tribune and have won multiple Daphne awards for mystery and PRISM awards for fantasy. Angie is best known for the SOUTHERN SPIRITS(TM) series, the Monster MASH series, and for her ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER books. Visit her at www.angiefox.com." ]

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[ "Books", "Science Fiction & Fantasy", "Fantasy" ]

[ "The Property Brothers, Jonathan and Drew Scott, the most informative and innovative twins around today. Not only sharing their vast knowledge of the property market and design, but also entertaining us with their shows,their music and don't forget their own book too. This book aims to put together most things about the brothers in one place, with a brief reference to older brother, JD too." ]

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[ "Books", "Arts & Photography", "Performing Arts" ]

[ "Mills & Boon presents the Betty Neels collection. Timeless tales of heart–warming romance by one of the world's best–loved romance authors.It deeply irritated Leonora that she was always being caught in awkward situations with the village's new doctor, James Galbraith– especially since she was engaged to Tony.But James proved a sturdy support as she did her best to keep her parents' decrepit but much loved manor house running smoothly.There was little point in admitting her growing feelings for James, since he showed so little sign of caring for her…" ]

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[ "Books", "Romance", "Contemporary" ]

[ "The Gospel of John reads like the transcript of a courtroom trial. Although not a lawyer, the author utilized some of the same strategies used by an attorney in a courtroom trial. In his Gospel, John made an opening statement, called witnesses to testify, presented physical evidence, summoned an expert witness to testify, brought in character witnesses, cross-examined prosecution witnesses, put the defendant Jesus Christ on the stand, and more. What we discover in the Gospel of John is that John utilized all of these legal strategies to plead his case for Jesus. In The Courtroom Trial of Jesus the Christ, Dr. Jimmy F. Orr discloses John’s use of legal strategies in making his case for Jesus." ]

[ "About the Author", "Since 2000, Dr. Jimmy F. Orr has served as the pastor of Palmetto Baptist Church, Palmetto, Georgia. He also teaches Christian studies at Brewton-Parker College, Newnan, Georgia, and the Frederick M. Hawkins Center for Christian Studies, Cumming, Georgia. Dr. Orr graduated from the University of Georgia and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Amanda have two children, Zach (and his wife, Micole) and Hillary, and live near Atlanta, Georgia." ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Bible Study & Reference" ]

[ "Greed. Power. Class division. Resistance. While Guy and Keira navigate their way through a Terenian society that enforces the separation of classes, April is haunted by her past. Now known as Aimee LaFleur, she returns to Tkaron to open an art gallery. Everything seems to be going well, except for the nightmares. Will they be able to close the Divide and rid their society of a severely corrupt Gov? Will Aimee ever be free? And who can be trusted? In book two of the Reliance on Citizens trilogy, S.L. Wallace delves deeper into political intrigue as we examine the bonds that make us human, blending the genres of action, sci-fi, romance and political suspense." ]

[ "About the Author", "S.L. Wallace is a teacher and life long writer who is a descendant of the famous William Wallace. Like him, she believes in freedom and independence. Unlike him, she fights her battles with the pen, most recently taking a political stand against recent changes in government at both local and state levels." ]

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[ "Books", "Science Fiction & Fantasy", "Science Fiction" ]

[ "In this debut collection of stories, Zev Good takes the reader into a world he knows and illuminates so well: the middle-class American South.In the opening story, \"The Sweet By-and-By,\" an inexplicable tragedy brings to light the cracks in a family's foundation. In \"Had,\" a man recalls his youth and must, at last, come to terms with the one love he could never have. The title story alternates between the present and the past, and tells us a truth we all know but find hard to admit: that to rescue ourselves, we sometimes have to leave others behind.These stories, populated with mothers and children, friends and lovers, the living and the dying, reveal the intricate and tenuous bonds that unite us all." ]

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[ "Books", "LGBTQ+ Books", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "Building on the success of the first edition", "Fuel Cell Systems Explained", "presents a balanced introduction to this growing area.", "\"In summary, an altogether satisfying book that puts within its covers the academic tools necessary for explaining fuel cell systems on a multidisciplinary basis.\" Power Engineering Journal", "\"An excellent book….well written and produced.\" Journal of Power and Energy", "Fully revised and updated, the second edition:", "Provides an essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems.", "Provides an essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems.", "Includes full and updated coverage of fuel processing and hydrogen generation and storage systems.", "Includes full and updated coverage of fuel processing and hydrogen generation and storage systems.", "Presents a full and clear explanation of the operation of all the major fuel cell types, and an introduction to possible future technology, such as biological fuel cells", "Presents a full and clear explanation of the operation of all the major fuel cell types, and an introduction to possible future technology, such as biological fuel cells", "Features a new chapter on the direct methanol fuel cell.", "Features a new chapter on the direct methanol fuel cell.", "Now includes examples of the modelling, design and engineering of real fuel cell systems.", "Now includes examples of the modelling, design and engineering of real fuel cell systems.", "A clear overview of fuel cell operation and thermodynamics", "A clear overview of fuel cell operation and thermodynamics", "Coverage of the complete fuel cell system including compressors, turbines, and the electrical and electronic sub-systems such as regulators, inverters, grid inter-ties, electric motors, and hybrid fuel cell/battery systems.", "Coverage of the complete fuel cell system including compressors, turbines, and the electrical and electronic sub-systems such as regulators, inverters, grid inter-ties, electric motors, and hybrid fuel cell/battery systems.", "Assuming no prior knowledge of fuel cell chemistry, this reference comprehensively brings together all of the key topics encompassed by this diverse field. Practitioners, researchers and students in electrical, power, chemical and automotive engineering will continue to benefit from this essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems." ]

[ "From the Back Cover", "Fuel cell technology is developing at a rapid pace, thanks to the increasing awareness of the need for pollution-free power sources. Moreover, new developments in catalysts and improved reliability have made fuel cells viable candidates in a broad range of applications, from small power stations, to cars, laptop computers and mobile phones. Building on the success of the first edition", "Fuel Cell Systems Explained", "presents a balanced introduction to this growing area.", "\"In summary, an altogether satisfying book that puts within its covers the academic tools necessary for explaining fuel cell systems on a multidisciplinary basis.\" Power Engineering Journal", "\"An excellent book?.well written and produced.\" Journal of Power and Energy", "Fully revised and updated, the second edition:", "Provides an essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems.", "Provides an essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems.", "Includes full and updated coverage of fuel processing and hydrogen generation and storage systems.", "Includes full and updated coverage of fuel processing and hydrogen generation and storage systems.", "Presents a full and clear explanation of the operation of all the major fuel cell types, and an introduction to possible future technology, such as biological fuel cells", "Presents a full and clear explanation of the operation of all the major fuel cell types, and an introduction to possible future technology, such as biological fuel cells", "Features a new chapter on the direct methanol fuel cell.", "Features a new chapter on the direct methanol fuel cell.", "Now includes examples of the modelling, design and engineering of real fuel cell systems.", "Now includes examples of the modelling, design and engineering of real fuel cell systems.", "A clear overview of fuel cell operation and thermodynamics", "A clear overview of fuel cell operation and thermodynamics", "Coverage of the complete fuel cell system including compressors, turbines, and the electrical and electronic sub-systems such as regulators, inverters, grid inter-ties, electric motors, and hybrid fuel cell/battery systems.", "Coverage of the complete fuel cell system including compressors, turbines, and the electrical and electronic sub-systems such as regulators, inverters, grid inter-ties, electric motors, and hybrid fuel cell/battery systems.", "Assuming no prior knowledge of fuel cell chemistry, this reference comprehensively brings together all of the key topics encompassed by this diverse field. Practitioners, researchers and students in electrical, power, chemical and automotive engineering will continue to benefit from this essential guide to the principles, design and application of fuel cell systems." ]

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[ "Books", "Engineering & Transportation", "Engineering" ]

[ "Through friendship and love, all things can be achieved!", "Save the Sharks tells the story of a tired shark, Frank, whose friends start disappearing! He discovers that environmental changes, overfishing, and pollution are contributing to their disappearance. With the help of a mermaid, Kaleisha, and a diver, Liam, Frank's heart fills with joy as they work together to Save the Sharks!", "Book Extras!", "Discover hidden creatures in a Search and Find game!", "Discover hidden creatures in a Search and Find game!", "Answer reading comprehension questions about the story!", "Answer reading comprehension questions about the story!", "You won't want to miss inspiring your precious little one with this brilliant ocean tale!Other books in the Save the Earth Series:", "\"Save the Ocean\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Ocean\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Arctic\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Arctic\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Bees\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Bees\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Land\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Land\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Scraps\" by Bethany Stahl", "\"Save the Scraps\" by Bethany Stahl", "Perfect for ages: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and up" ]

[ "Review", "\"Children will enjoy the illustrations and marine life featured in Save the Sharks, but teachers and parents will benefit from the subtle education and awareness of dwindling shark numbers. Public and school libraries will benefit from having this eye-opening book.\" - Barbara Fanson for Readers' Favorite", "About the Author", "Bethany Stahl is an award-winning, bestselling author of children's fiction. Her books have received literary awards, are recommended by State Directors, literary associations, and environmental organizations. Bethany's books are known for their positive environmental messages and relatable characters." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Science, Nature & How It Works" ]

[ "The Emperor of Aria is dead, and three junior members of a street gang are unwittingly caught up in the ensuing struggle for the throne, in the first epic adventure in a new fantasy world from a master of the genre.", "The Emperor of Aria has been murdered, the Empire is in crisis, and Dead Men walk the streets...But Myla, Fings, and Seth couldn't care less. They're too busy just trying to survive in the Sulk-struck city of Varr, committing petty violence and pettier crimes to earn their keep in the Unrulys, a motley gang led by Blackhand. When the Unrulys are commissioned to steal a mysterious item to order, by an equally mysterious patron, the trio are thrust right into the bitter heart of a struggle for the Crown, where every faction is after what they have.Forced to lie low in a city on lockdown, they will have to work together if they want to save their skins... and maybe just save the Empire as well.File Under: Fantasy [ Sword-Monks | Chicken Foot | Dead Men Walking | Murdering Bastard ]" ]

[ "Review", "\"Subterfuge and skulduggery from one of my favourite fantasy writers.”", "– RJ Barker", ", author of", "The Bone Ships", "\"Wit, humor, and a percolating sense of enchantment are signatures of a Stephen Deas novel, and this is Deas at the top of his game.\"", "–", "Robert V.S. Redick", ", author of", "Master Assassins", "and", "The Red Wolf Conspiracy", "\"Three unlikely characters land in the midst of political intrigue in this fun fantasy from Deas.\"", "–", "Publishers Weekly", "\"Deas's prose is witty, occasionally almost Pratchett-like...there's something vital and dangerous going on in the world, but our fun comes from the petty tragedies of three downtrodden rogues.\"", "– SFX", "\"Readers who like their high fantasy laced with revenge and political intrigue will find this tale of interest.\"", "– Booklist", "\"It's a fun and entertaining debut that will appeal to fans of both classic and contemporary fantasy.\"", "– Fantasy Book Critic", "\"The book is an entertaining mix of Pern and Westeros, with the knowing characterisation of Abercrombie and the endearment of Novik.\"", "– SFF World", "\"This dark and gritty fantasy is recommended for readers wanting the scope of an epic with the grittiness of grimdark urban fantasy. It will be loved by those who are looking for stories that exhibit all the darkness at the heart of “Game of Thrones” set in the mean streets of the grittiest of fantasy cities, and/or those who like antihero protagonists stuck in a morally gray area.\"", "– Library Journal", "\"A cracking read - fun, frenetic and full of great characters...Roll on book 2!\"", "–", "Tom Lloyd", ",", "author of", "Stranger of Tempest", "\"A big, rich world, with a plot full of surprises and characters that will linger long after you finish.\"", "– Joshua Philip Johnson", ", author of", "The Forever Sea", "About the Author", "Stephen Deas, born in 1968 in Southeast England, is an English fantasy author. He is most famous for his fantasy opus, the Memory of Flames sequence, set in a fantasy world inhabited by dragons." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Action & Adventure" ]

[ "EmeryI’ve loved Jordan Grady since I was eight. Since he became my protector.Since he became my safe haven each night. But I was younger.Off limits...Until high school when he finally kissed me. And for a few fleeting moments, everything was right in the world. Then I was forced to do the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do...Disappear from his life without a trace.GradyI’m Alabama’s star right tackle—and a real prick. I live my life by a few solid truths.Life isn’t fair.Don’t let anyone get too close.And those who claim to care about you can up and leave. But you know what they say about things that disappear…But Emery Pruitt had never been mine.Even if she had returned after four years.Older.Confident.And more beautiful than the night she vanished.But it didn’t erase the fact that she’d left me.So, why find me now?" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "The purpose of this book is to give an accurate and scholarly assessment of a major international crisis, and to contribute to public understanding of the decisions and processes that brought about the crisis. Calvert deals with the nature and history of the Falkland Islands, the grounds for the competing claims, the political background and events in both Argentina and Britain that led up to the crisis, and the unfolding events of the crisis itself, in its political, diplomatic and military aspects. He concludes with a substantial assessment of the impact of the crisis on international politics." ]

[ "About the Author", "Peter Calvert", "was Professor Emeritus of Comparative and International Politics at the University of Southampton, UK." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Social Sciences" ]

[ "A kidnapping shattered their family…", "Rena and Grant VanMeter lived every parent’s worst nightmare when their preschool daughter was abducted. Riddled with guilt and hoping time apart would help them heal, Rena made the hardest decision of her life. But stunning news reunites her with Grant. Rosie has been found.Putting up a united front for their child’s sake isn’t as easy as they thought. Grant hasn’t forgiven Rena for taking her eyes off Rosie for a few critical seconds. And Rena has yet to forgive herself. But their little girl needs them more than ever…" ]

[ "About the Author", "With 6 million+ books in circulation, bestselling/award-winning author Loree Lough has 107 books (17 for HQ), 72 short stories & 2,500+ articles in print. She & her real-life hero split their time between a home in Baltimore's suburbs & a cabin in the Allegheny Mtns. Loree loves interacting with readers & answers every letter personally. Write her @", "http://www.loreelough.com", "." ]

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[ "Audible Books & Originals", "Health & Wellness", "Psychology & Mental Health", "Mental Health", "Anxiety Disorders" ]

[ "In", "Talking Art", ", acclaimed ethnographer Gary Alan Fine gives us an eye-opening look at the contemporary university-based master’s-level art program. Through an in-depth analysis of the practice of the critique and other aspects of the curriculum, Fine reveals how MFA programs have shifted the goal of creating art away from beauty and toward theory. Contemporary visual art, Fine argues, is no longer a calling or a passion—it’s a discipline, with an academic culture that requires its practitioners to be verbally skilled in the presentation of their intentions.", "Talking Art", "offers a remarkable and disconcerting view into the crucial role that universities play in creating that culture." ]

[ "Review", "“Alternately engrossing, distressing, and hilarious—a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about the inner machinations of cultural production in the United States.” ―", "The New Criterion", "“Sure to be recognized as an essential text in the sociology of art and the sociology of higher education. But its implications for thinking about contemporary work and culture reach far beyond its specific focus. . . . Fine’s book offers more than a reflective description and analysis of a new site of art patronage and occupational socialization. . . This book should stimulate thinking on aspects of contemporary culture whose import reaches far beyond art and higher education.” ―", "American Journal of Sociology", "“Valuable for its description of how the art world and the university have grown entangled. . . .", "T", "alking Art", "offers us an ethnography of visual-arts education: a dispatch from MFA island. Art school, Fine finds, is a subculture, with an austere patois and peculiar rites of praise and humiliation.” ―", "Chronicle of Higher Education", "“Fine once again works his ethnographic magic by taking something that may otherwise be overlooked as everyday or simple—in this case, the critique. . . .", "Talking Art", "offers interesting insight into the tensions that derive from the ongoing development and maturation of the art world. It serves as a reminder that disciplines are also group cultures, with both localized and shared traits, and which are always shifting shapes in accordance with broader societal changes.” ―", "Symbolic Interaction", "“Thoughtful and comprehensive. . . Often deliciously wry. . . Fine is an excellent observer of the peculiar dance of the academic artist, with a distance that he insists on with the lightest of touches throughout the book.” ―", "The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory", "“Fine, a seasoned veteran of ethnography, has written a number of seminal and inspiring works over his distinguished career.", "Talking Art", "strikes me as the crown jewel of the corpus: a complex, multisited ethnography, rich with in-depth interviews and detailed field observations. Fine has produced a work of scholarly importance, which overturns romantic notions of the sui generis genius working in isolation. This book demonstrates the power of a veteran eye for interactionist approaches to everyday life, coupled with prose that is simultaneously probing and filled with a sense of curiosity.” ―", "Black Hawk Hancock, author of American Allegory", "“The MFA in visual art is one of the least defined degrees in the university and the art critique the least conceptualized form of assessment. Yet the MFA is encircled by an enormous literature—in art history, art education, assessment, administration, and criticism.", "Talking Art", "adds a very welcome new voice. This ethnographic study of four MFA students uses Fine’s extensive field notes and photographs to explore the nature, content, and purpose of the contemporary MFA in North America.” ―", "James Elkins, author of Art Critiques: A Guide", "“This brilliant book takes us behind the scenes to explore how today’s artists are trained. The art world, as Fine shows, is now an occupational and academic community, and his ethnography illuminates that in fascinating detail.", "Talking Art", "should be indispensable reading for anyone who enjoys viewing art or intends to become an artist.” ―", "David Halle, author of New York’s New Edge", "\"Rich and insightful...", "Talking Art", "is a well-crafted and well-conceived work that extends and enriches both interactionist traditions in sociology and performance-oriented ones in folkloristics. My copy is heavily marked noting key insights and finely wrought sentences. I wish I could share them all with you but instead I urge you take up the text yourself.\" ―", "Journal of Folklore Research", "About the Author", "Gary Alan Fine", "is the James E. Johnson Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. He has written many books, including, most recently", "The Hinge: Civil Society, Group Cultures, and the Power of Local Commitments", ", also published by the University of Chicago Press." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Social Sciences" ]

[ "Gabby St. Claire Thomas has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: heading up a privately funded Cold Case Squad and handpicking the team members. Persnickety Evie Manson and nerdy Sherman Gilbert join forces with Gabby to bring justice and solace to families who still want answers. On their first case, the Squad discovers that the murders of Ron and Margie Simmons are more than cold—they’re frozen solid. The couple’s anniversary celebration ended as a double homicide, and ten years later their daughter still longs for answers. But who would kill the loving couple? What kind of secrets hid beneath their cheery, All-American exteriors? With every new lead, someone tries to sabotage their investigation . . . but the team might just end up being their own worst enemies. As a deadline presses in, can Gabby and her Squad bring the heat? Or will this cold-case killer make a clean getaway?" ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Literature & Fiction" ]

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[ "This colorful book features more than 10 years of quilt making by artist", "Ann Fahl", ". Many of the quilts include her black and white cat, Oreo, who leads a very colorful life. These quilts illustrate the story in light verse by", "Jacquie Scuitto", ", the Quilt Muse of Vermont.", "If you like quilts or cats, this book will appeal to you. For fans of Ann Fahl's quilts, this is a must have for the library! The quilts are colorful, amusing, serious, and tell the story of Oreo's day. Each page pictures one full color quilt, and a line or two of poetry. Following the tale, there are descriptive pages for those interested in learning about the details and back story of each quilt.", "If there is a young person in the household you may enjoy sharing the book with them." ]

[ "About the Author", "Ann Fahl, is a prize-winning quilter that has exhibited her original quilts in competitions and exhibits in the US and abroad. She is a free-lance writer, pattern designer, teacher, lecturer, author and publisher. Her studio can be found online .", "Ann and Jacquie became acquainted through the Quilt Art list online. It is a place to discuss all subjects related to making quilts as art. Jacquie would occasionally post a verse about whatever the topic was for the day. This appealed to Ann who thought it might be the perfect accompaniment to her quilts, so in 2006 they agreed to work together.", "They worked by sending each other Emails and in under a year the poetry was complete. In 2007 the two women actually met, when Ann was teaching at a Vermont seminar. In 2011, the book became a reality." ]

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[ "Details the lives of British women \"exiled\" to India by virtue of their husbands' assignments there in the era of British colonial rule" ]

[ "From Library Journal", "MacMillan's 1988 volume traces the role of British women in India, whose primary purpose seems to have been to replicate Victorian society in the Raj. The book reveals how these women adjusted to the many hardships of living in an alien and often hostile environment.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Asia" ]

[ "Reveals the most appropiate, provocative, and specific questions to ask members of specific groups, such as ballroom dancers, cosmetic surgeons, and tennis players, in order to communicate effectively" ]

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[ "Books", "Self-Help", "Relationships" ]

[ "The Adventure Begins....", "When Theodore Pine Four suddenly appears in the bedroom of Genevieve Corrigan just as her friend Jules Santorini is about to ask her out on a date, the only thing they can all agree on is that it is highly unordinary. Things get even more complicated when we find out that Theo is a teenager from the year Fourteen Billion and Seventy-Three with multicolored hair, a talking coat, and the hottest new time machine on the market: the TimeMaster JumpMan Pro. And little do they know that this chance encounter is going to kick-start an epic adventure -- one that will take Jules, Gen, and Theo through history, from the Big Bang all the way up to 14,000,000,073 and everywhere in between. Along the way, our heroes are going to have to figure out how to get Theo and his malfunctioning time machine back home without undoing the fabric of time itself. And, if he's lucky, Jules might just manage to ask Gen on that date." ]

[ "About the Author", "James Valentine", "is a broadcaster for ABC radio in Sydney, Australia. The", "JumpMan", "books are his first for children. He has also written for", "Rolling Stone, Vogue,", "and the", "Sydney Morning Herald", "and is a musician who recorded two number-one hits and a number of platinum albums with the Models. James lives with his wife, Joanne, and two children, Ruby and Roy, just outside Sydney." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Growing Up & Facts of Life" ]

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[ "It is hard enough for anyone other than a dedicated scholar to read all 18 cantos of the great epic Mahābhārata let alone the Rāmāyaṇa, Bhāgavata and the many Purāṇās as well. In view of this and particularly today’s fast-paced life, this book presents the stories of characters from all the books of Hindu Mythology in a compact English version. While reading a Telugu book titled ‘Pūrva Gāthā Lahari’, the author was surprised to discover many fascinating stories and substories even in books with which he was quite familiar. He was so impressed that he decided to make the stories accessible to a wider audience of Indians as well as the Indian diaspora by writing an English version based on the Telugu book. A few examples of surprising details will illustrate the point:· Several great warriors on the Kaurava side in the Mahābhārata war were known to be invincible to anyone in the Pānḍava forces. The means of making the greatest of them, Bhīshma disarm himself was devised several lifetimes earlier in Brahma’s court.· The wife of Sage Atri was able to turn the Trimūrtis into infants, and another ordinary woman was able to stop the dawn of a new day due to the spiritual power from being Pativratas.· Even Vishṇu was not immune from accountability for His actions, facing hardships in one incarnation from Ṣāpas given to Him in a previous incarnation.Whether one is inclined to read the whole book as a nonfiction narrative or use it as a reference to check particular stories, there is much here to savour." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "Hinduism" ]

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[ "Books", "Science Fiction & Fantasy", "Fantasy" ]

[ "\"Healing is not a remedy to cure self but a remembrance of who you’ve always been.\"", "Unthreading", "is an anthology of poems that gives voice to the parts of ourselves that deserve light: our pain, our sorrow, our joy. The journey to self-acceptance is one where you look directly at your darkness and smile. May this book serve as a reminder that the greatest adventure we can take is the one discovering ourselves." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Poetry" ]

[ "Join Faith Alvis Taylor in an interactive Bible study that takes A Look Within the lives of eleven women of the Bible. In what they thought, did, and said, these women revealed the nature of their characters, directly affecting those around them for good or ill. By learning from their failures and successes, Christian women of all ages find practical biblical principles that apply to the daily Christian life. Step-by-step Bible study and practical, spiritual application draw out valuable lessons from God’s Word for women today and make A Look Within ideal for discipleship and personal or group devotions." ]

[ "From the Author", "Special thanks to Editorial Alvi Books, Ltd., for providing technical and logistical support in the distribution of this work.", "From the Inside Flap", "May we be saturated with God's Word and always ready to align every thought and desire with the truth He provides us.Women of the Bible give us dramatic and graphic examples of how the thoughts of our heart, the words of our mouth, and the deeds of our hands affect us and those around us for good or ill.", "About the Author", "Faith Taylor is a busy wife and mother of four. A pastor's wife for fifteen years, she teaches ladies Bible studies and one-on-one discipleship.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Christian Living" ]

[ "If the quality of your virtual interactions are not quite", "where you want them to be, perhaps that is because", "we need virtual engagement tactics and strategy.", "Just because virtual communication is the new", "norm doesn't mean we have evolved.", "Our listeners are still like squirrels! As you probably", "have noticed, squirrels have relatively short attention", "spans and behave in a jumpy, sporadic, and distracted", "manner. But when that squirrel eats a nut, he sits", "still, he's focused, and his attention span increases", "by 23,900%.", "The ALMOND Virtual Communication Strategy(TM) is a", "bucket of tools based on the study of neuroscience", "and communication to make the virtual interaction", "more valuable, enhance our ability to deliver our", "messages more clearly and more effectively, and", "make it easier for the audience to remain engaged." ]

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[ "Books", "Business & Money", "Marketing & Sales" ]

[ "The overarching goal of Black Income Shifters is to spread economic empowerment through \"income shifting\" and other proven financial strategies. The ability to create more cashflow from the money you already make is the first step toward building wealth." ]

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[ "Books", "Business & Money", "Industries" ]

[ "George Catlin spent eight years living among and learning from Native Americans of the Great Plains and the Far West.Over the course of five trips he took in the 1830s and 1840s he came to encounter fifty different tribes, including the Pawnee, Omaha, and Ponca in the south and the Mandan, Cheyenne, Crow, Assiniboine, and Blackfeet to the north.", "During these expeditions he came to learn a great deal about the culture and customs of the various tribes.", "My Life among the Indians", "records the ways of the life of these rapidly vanishing indigenous populations. He spoke with and recorded the thoughts and acts of their leaders, warriors, medicine men, as well as their women and children. Catlin provides insight into various Native American tribes; how they lived, what they ate, where they slept, how they played and enjoyed themselves, as well as how they worshipped. He demonstrates not only the similarities that were apparent between all the tribes, but also their huge differences that could sometimes lead to tensions.“His task was to rescue ‘from oblivion the looks and customs of the vanishing races of native men in America,’ a task to which he dedicated his life and his energies. This volume helps us to appreciate the significance of the cause — and the varied achievements of a remarkable man who accepted his own challenge.” James T. Forrest,", "The Western Historical Quarterly", "This work was derived from his much larger work,", "Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians", "that he wrote while exploring the Far West, but as a readable overview of Native American life in the mid-nineteenth century", "My Life among the Indians", "cannot be surpassed.George Catlin was an American author and traveler who was particularly famous for his portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Travelling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin was the first white man to depict Plains Indians in their native territory. His book", "My Life among the Indians", "was posthumously published in 1909 and Catlin passed in 1872." ]

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[ "Books", "Politics & Social Sciences", "Social Sciences" ]

[ "Leading practitioners of Spirit Baptism from the Trinitarian Pentecostal Tradition share Biblical and practical reflections on the Spirit's empowering. Special care is taken to address ministering Spirit Baptism in diverse contexts and age groups. An unprecedented resource for Pastors and prayer ministers." ]

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[ "Max the dog is big, some might say he is huge! Everyone who sees him is scared because of how he looks. Pepper, Max's best friend, is determined to help and put an end to the bullying. This adorable rhyming story will warm the hearts of children and parents." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books" ]

[ "Little gray Koala isn't sure about many things, but she does know she loves flowers. She learns how to \"make\" them with the help of her new friend Donkey -- and a few good books from the library -- in this picture book charmer." ]

[ "From School Library Journal", "PreSchool-K-Poor little gray Koala lives with Badger and Raccoon, who \"see things in black and white. They are always sure that they are always right.\" Koala likes to look at things from all sides and in all colors. When she brings home a lovely yellow flower, her stodgy friends think she is silly. The know-it-alls cannot answer her questions about where flowers come from, but they each make up a story. Finally, Koala meets a donkey that takes her to the library where she reads and then goes home to plant seeds and wait for them to grow. When a sea of pretty blossoms bloom, Badger and Raccoon claim to have expected this all along. The opening scenes have mostly black, white, and gray tones. As Koala ventures out into the world, pastel colors are added to the art and her surroundings become more lighthearted. Now the library is rendered in bright primary colors, and Koala's garden is bursting with magentas, oranges, and purples. The dialogue balloons, different palettes, and the mixed-media illustrations could be confusing to some children, but they will appreciate the fact that Koala learns to make and trust her own decisions.", "Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CT", "Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "About the Author", "Mary Murphy is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including", "I Like It When...", "and", "Some Things Change", ". She lives in Dublin, Ireland." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Animals" ]

[ "Just as there is a trend in resources for naming people, there is a lesser known trend for such resources in naming animals. This book fits neatly in the animal category and has a special niche for parodoy. Prepare yourself for a rather unusual array of names that come with an even more unusual discussion about those names--or so it seems!" ]

[ "About the Author", "Carnita Groves, Sr. is a Denver native, mother, and grandmother. She is married to Dr. Robert Atwell, Sr., who is a clinical forensic psychologist. Carnita is a licensed professional counselor, certified addictions counselor, and play therapist in private practice." ]

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[ "Books", "Humor & Entertainment", "Humor" ]

[ "Jones, Barbara Ann Hillman" ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Europe" ]

[ "From the acclaimed thriller writer, Joe Weber, comes a chilling novel of the Cold War.The United States and Soviet Union are at the brink of war. Fearful of US plans for an anti-missile defense system that could defeat a USSR first strike, the Soviet General Secretary, the conservative successor to Gorbachev, conceives a plan to act first.Russian Bear bombers violate US airspace, leading to a response by American F-15s. A US Navy battle group is attacked in the North Atlantic. And in orbit, a Soviet hunter-killer satellite attacks an American space shuttle.As the world careens towards a nuclear conflict, only a lone CIA operative stands between peace and utter destruction. But can he act in time?Vividly portraying the real world of military hardware and combining it with page-turning action, DEFCON One is the definition of a classic thriller." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "A first novel, this gripping techno-thriller is set in the early 1990s, with the Soviet system falling apart and the U.S. about to take a commanding lead in the arms race, thanks to a combination of Stealth technology and SDI. The assassination of the Soviet premier brings to power a hard-liner with a daring plan: to force the U.S. to the brink of war--a state called Defense Readiness Condition Two, only one stage below maximum readiness, DefCon One--and then suddenly relax the pressure. If, as expected, the U.S. forces stand down, the U.S.S.R. will launch a surprise first strike. Weber, a former Marine fighter pilot, handles the military aspects of the developing confrontation convincingly, concentrating on air and naval operations. The novel's secret-agent aspect, a fast-paced escape-and-evasion trail through the heart of the Soviet Union, is only slightly less effective. The process by which responses to Russian provocation escalate to the limit is frighteningly credible, even in the age of glasnost. 100,000 first printing; $150,000 ad/promo. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.", "About the Author", "JOE WEBER is a former fighter pilot who knows his subject well. His military thrillers are fast-paced, accurate, and as current as this morning's headlines. His novels have appeared on the bestseller lists of the", "New York Times, Publishers Weekly", ", the", "Associated Press", ", and the", "Chicago Tribune", "and have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Spanish, Polish, Russian, and Italian. Mr. Weber holds a Master of Science degree in aviation management and is an Airline Transport-rated pilot with over 10,500 hours of flight time in forty-three different types of aircraft, ranging from aerobatic biplanes and high-performance military jets to four engine transports. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1970-1975. A native of Enid, Oklahoma, he lives near Pensacola, Florida, with his wife.", "--This text refers to the", "audioCD", "edition.", "Review", "''A blazing debut.'' --Tom Clancy ''Thought provoking to everyone interested in the global balance of power.'' --W. E. B. Griffin ''Chilling and credible...It's a must-read.'' --Stephen Coonts ''[A] gripping techno-thriller . . . Weber, a former Marine fighter pilot, handles the military aspects of the developing confrontation convincingly, concentrating on air and naval operations . . . Frighteningly credible.'' --", "Publishers Weekly", "''Weber's forte is his ability to tell a fast-paced war story filled with accurate details of the latest weapons systems.'' --", "Library Journal", "''For military buffs,", "DEFCON", "'s the one . . . A taut narrative that should please and entertain those military buffs who like their action seasoned with high-level espionage.'' --", "Tallahassee Democrat / Sun", "''A war thriller not for the faint of heart. The pace of", "DEFCON One", "is faster than a heat-seeking missile . . . If military thrillers are for you, then", "DEFCON One", "is a must-read.'' --", "Atlantic City Press", "--This text refers to the", "audioCD", "edition.", "From Library Journal", "When aging Soviet hard-liner Zhilinkov attains power, he bullies his Politburo comrades into \"testing\" the speed of U.S. military reactions. The scenes shift rapidly from gripping air and naval battles to national strategy centers in Washington and Moscow as an equally determined President increases U.S. readiness posture towards Defense Condition One. Weber's forte is his ability to tell a fast-paced war story filled with accurate details of the latest weapons systems. The only characters who emerge as human beings are Dimitri Karpov, a Russian-speaking mole, and Steve Wickham, the senior CIA agent in Moscow, as they battle throughout the book to escape the clutches of the KGB and GRU with their critical information about Zhilinkov's intentions. In this first novel about the sunset of nuclear war, Weber chooses to ignore the roles Congress, the media, and the public would play in deciding U.S. responses. Recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/89.", "- Elsa Pendleton, Computer Sciences Corp., Ridgecrest, Cal.", "Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Thrillers & Suspense" ]

[ "Brownout on Breadfruit Boulevard" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "It is 1918 and Graf von Dracula is commander-in-chief of the armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The war of the great powers in Europe is also a war between the living and the dead. Caught up in the conflict, Charles Beauregard, an old enemy of Dracula, his protégé Edwin Winthrop, and intrepid vampire reporter Kate Reed go head-to-head with the lethal vampire flying machine that is the Bloody Red Baron... In the brand-new novella Vampire Romance, Genevieve Dieudonne, newly returned to England, infiltrates a singular vampire gathering in the service of the Diogenes Club." ]

[ "About the Author", "Kim Newman has written numerous acclaimed and successful novels and short stories. He writes slightly more disreputable work as Jack Yeovil, has written for a wide variety of magazines and journals, is a contributing editor for both SIGHT AND SOUND and EMPIRE, and has appeared on (and scripted) a great many radio and television programs, ranging from high-end arts reviews to tacky quiz shows and horror host DR TERROR.", "--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.", "Review", "“Newman’s use of Edgar Allan Poe, hired to write an official biography of the vampiric Red Baron...stands out as a truly fantastic idea”", "Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi blog", "“This batch of short fiction is not only for fans of the monsters of yesteryear but also for those who like to see the old-school given a facelift. It’s for fans of creative new horror as well as the old guard.”", "The Blood Shed", "“a collection of really fun stories, and I highly recommend it”", "Atomic Moo", "--This text refers to the", "mass_market", "edition." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Target and reinforce every phonics skill under the sun with this huge treasury of instant word-building mats. Use with the included reproducible alphabet letters or Scholastic's Word-Building Tiles." ]

[ "About the Author", "M'liss Brockman and Susan Peteete are teachers and educational consultants with decades of experience. They are also the authors of 15 Reproducible Cut-and-Paste Dictionaries." ]

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[ "Books", "Education & Teaching", "Schools & Teaching" ]

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[ "In this pictorial study, the author recounts the history of Carnival in New Orleans, bringing to life in photographs and in text the color, the pulse, and the pageantry that have earned for this annual extravaganza the distinction as \"the greatest free show on earth!\" Author Leonard Huber traces the evolution of carnival from its modest beginnings, including: Lavish balls during the American regime under Governor William C.C. Claiborne; The first masked parade in 1837; The first torchlight parade by the Mystick Krewe of Comus in 1857; The coming of Rex and Momus in 1872; Participation of royalty, including Alexis, Grand Duke of Russia, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; The fiercely anti-Republican themes during the bitter years of Reconstruction; Modern innovations and the establishment of new krewes; Creation of the Rex doubloon in 1960. More than 160 photographs and drawings, many of them old and rare, illustrate the fast-moving narrative. One of Louisiana's leading historians, author Leonard Huber was a lifetime observer of Carnival and Mardi Gras. Many of the photographs and memorabilia reproduced in this volume are from his extensive private collection. He also wrote New Orleans: A Pictorial History, published by Pelican." ]

[ "About the Author", "As one of Louisiana's leading historians and a lifelong observer of Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama, Leonard V. Huber (1903-1984) authored many titles about the spirit of New Orleans. As an active member of many local historical organizations, Huber wrote many books and articles on various subjects relating to his love of history, such as steamboats, cemeteries, postal history, Mardi Gras, and New Orleans landmarks. In his prime, Huber was also a businessman and civil leader. He was the president of Victor Huber and Sons, Incorporated, the company which owns and built Hope Mausoleum, a historic New Orleans landmark, as well as Louisiana's first crematory. Huber was also the president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission, and the Keyes Foundation. Huber was also a founding member and president of the Friends of Tulane Library, which now holds many of his printed works. Leonard Huber's love of history made him an expert in his field and a connoisseur of the New Orleans' rich history." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Americas" ]

[ "Selecting, training, housebreaking and showing.", "The Official Book of the Irish Setter covers all facets of the breed, including its colorful and illustrious history in the show ring, its accomplishments in the field, and its popularity as a loving and personable family pet. Illustrated with" ]

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[ "Books", "Crafts, Hobbies & Home", "Pets & Animal Care" ]

[ "Gender Studies, Social Studies, Sexual Studies" ]

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[ "Books", "Politics & Social Sciences", "Social Sciences" ]

[ "Over the years, most of the work that once took place in the home has been outsourced to others. While it is not realistic to assume that you can “do it all” you might be quite amazed how much money you can save by bringing some of the production back into your home. This book is about ways that you can start having a better quality of life today. While it goes in depth on many subjects, the book also points you on the path to figuring out even more ways to be productive.This book is meant to help you find ways to save money while not compromising your comfort and good health. Subjects covered include making quick meals, home sewing, living small with style, creating energy with solar and other sustainabe ways, doing your own home repairs and improvements, keeping chickens, and much more." ]

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[ "Books", "Crafts, Hobbies & Home", "Sustainable Living" ]

[ "The human consort of Master Vampire Jean-Claude and Micah, the leopard shapeshifter, Anita Blake must come to Jean-Claude's assistance when his oldest ancester sends one of her vicious and powerful underlings to St. Louis, threatening his and his clan's very existence." ]

[ "Amazon.com Review", "Laurell K. Hamilton's legions of eager fans will be pleased to see", "Cerulean Sins", "), the eleventh novel in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, which is set on an alternate Earth where magic works and vampires and werewolves are real. When a sinister stranger tries to hire the magically potent Anita Blake to raise the dead, she finds herself embroiled in the search for a vicious, supernatural serial killer, and also in the clandestine international politics of the vampires. And as she becomes more deeply enmeshed in cruel plots and counterplots, her tangled personal life only becomes more demanding, more wrenching, and more erotically fraught.", "With ten previous books in the Anita Blake series,", "Cerulean Sins", "is not the place to start. Though author Hamilton artfully reveals the backstory in small doses, the numerous returning characters and the complex history will overwhelm most newcomers (and even the most devoted fans may find that the backfilling slows the pace). Also, the characters frequently stand around talking and psychoanalyzing one another, which makes for static stretches unlikely to hold a new reader's attention. Newcomers should start with the first book,", "Guilty Pleasures", ".", "--Cynthia Ward", "From Publishers Weekly", "Anita Blake is one the more fascinating fictional heroines since Scarlet O'Hara-and a hell of a lot more fun than most. Despite her satin lingerie, short skirts and high heels, she kicks both human and non-human bad-guy butt-hard. Having gained immense supernatural powers and become an important force in the vampiric and lycanthropic communities of St. Louis in the 10 previous books, Anita begins this fantastic dark adventure by raising the dead and ends it by tackling a murderous monster. In between, she wades (literally) into a bloody investigation of a preternatural serial killer and (metaphysically and physically) into dangerous vampire politics. šber-vampiress Belle Morte has sent her dreaded surrogate, Musette, to demand that Anita's paramour, Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, return the vampire Asher to her-a fate worse than a stake through the heart. In order to save Asher, Anita must be both sexually and psychically creative. Anita and the vampires also need head werewolf Richard to help defeat Belle Morte's designs. But can Richard, who recently dumped Anita because she was more \"monster\" than human, be relied on? Meanwhile, cop Dolph Storr, who's gone violently anti-preternatural, won't let Anita (now a federal marshal) help stop a series of gruesome murders. If this all seems complicated, it's nothing compared to Anita's sex life. There's plenty of the hot stuff, but it's presented with a certain morality and definite hilarity. After unraveling, to the detriment of writing and plot, some character and story line knots in previous bestseller Narcissus in Chains (2001), the author is back on track with the best Blake yet.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "From", "Booklist", "The eleventh Anita Blake yarn finds Anita up to her ears in men and vampire politics. When Anita's lover, Jean-Claude, the master vampire of St. Louis, receives word that Bella Morte, the originator of his vampire line, will be sending the sadistic Musette as a representative to his lair, he is none too pleased. Musette arrives a month early, and immediately sets her sights on Asher, a scarred vampire whom Bella once took pleasure in tormenting. Anita defies Musette and, by proxy, Bella, by taking Asher to bed, enraging the two vampire women. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer plagues St. Louis, and it is clear from the gruesome crime scenes that the murderer is some sort of shape shifter. To say Anita has her hands full is an understatement, and the vampire plot ends up taking precedence over the serial killer hunt, leaving the resolution of the latter feeling somewhat rushed. Nonetheless, Hamilton's complex, enthralling world is utterly absorbing, and Anita's many fans will be thrilled to see her back in action.", "Kristine Huntley", "Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Brought vividly to life on screen, the myth of ancient Rome resonates through modern popular culture.", "Projecting", "the Past", "examines how the cinematic traditions of Hollywood and Italy have resurrected ancient Rome to address the concerns of the present. The book engages contemporary debates about the nature of the classical tradition, definitions of history, and the place of the past in historical film." ]

[ "Review", "\"...Wyke treats the cinematic representation of the ancient world with the utmost seriousness and succeeds in developing a rigorous methodology for dealing with classical history on celluloid.\" -- Pheonix\"This fascinating book analyzing films, many of them long forgotten, about ancient Rome should be welcomed by both classicists and those interested in the cinema and its historical setting... Wyke's book is an excellent addition to any library covering film studies, the classical tradition, culture and gender studies. Maria Wyke has done some fine and entertaining work.\" -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review", "About the Author", "Maria Wyke" ]

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[ "Books", "Humor & Entertainment", "Movies" ]

[ "This story is about a young girl named Della Rae who is very curious about the lady who lives across the street. She takes the bus in the morning and returns in the afternoon with different bags from different shops. Where does she go, and what does she do with all those things? Open the book to read about the adventure she takes with the lady she calls Silly Miss Lilly." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books" ]

[ "This book is a new edition of the most comprehensive life-and-works study of the great Baroque-era organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude (ca. 1637-1707), released to celebrate the tercentenary of the composer's death. Originally published in 1987 and long out of print, Dieterich Buxtehude: Organist in Lübeck is considered by most musicologists to be the definitive biography. It also includes close description of Buxtehude's compositional output, from trio sonatas to the famed Abendmusiken: Buxtehude's yearly oratorio presentations. The young J. S. Bach traveled to Lübeck on foot in 1705 to learn as much as he could from the great master of the organ and of Lutheran church music. The revised edition contains new information on the organs that Buxtehude played in Scandinavia and Lübeck, excerpts from the newly available account books from St. Mary's in Lübeck, a discussion of newly discovered sources, including one written by J. S. Bach, an evaluation of recent scholarship on Buxtehude, and an extensive bibliography. Written for both the casual reader and the serious scholar. The accompanying CD provides examples of all genres discussed in the book -- vocal works, a trio sonata, harpsichord music, and organ music newly recorded on the North German meantone organ in Gothenburg, Sweden, by a noted specialist in this repertoire, Hans Davidsson, who is professor of organ at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and the founder of the Göteborg Organ Art Center (GOArt). Kerala J. Snyder is professor emerita of musicology, Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester)." ]

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[ "Books", "Biographies & Memoirs", "Arts & Literature" ]

[ "The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall. 'As a man loved a woman, that was how I loved...It was good, good, good...' Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond." ]

[ "Review", "The Well of Loneliness is a path-breaking novel. Published by Radclyffe Hall herself in 1928, it was immediately banned in Britain due to its lesbian theme and was allowed in the United States only after a long court battle. Once it was available, The Well of Loneliness sold more than 20,000 copies its first year and paved the way for other works with lesbian themes. The novel concerns a girl born into a wealthy English family at the turn of the century and named Stephen by her father who desperately wanted a boy. Practically from birth, Stephen is described as different, yet while Radclyffe Hall delivers the powerful message that lesbianism is natural, she also asks the reader to have pity on Stephen Gordon, for, along with the popular psychoanalysts of her day, Radclyffe Hall describes lesbianism as an inversion. The terrible mark of Cain\" compels Stephen to forsake the woman she loves to protect her from a life of ostracism. This message, along with Radclyffe Hall's portrayal of lesbians in stereotypical butch& and femme roles, caused the book to be written off by feminists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In addition, many readers today may find the language long-winded and the characters one-dimensional, with the exception of the thinly-veiled portrait of the author as Stephen Gordon. Nonetheless, The Well of Loneliness is worth reading because it shattered the silence of oppression and conveys a message about homophobia and internalized shame relevant to lesbians even today. For great reviews of books for girls, --j", "About the Author", "Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1883-1943) was born in Hampshire and educated at King's College Cambridge. She published five volumes of poetry and seven novels. THE WELL OF LONELINESS, describing the lesbian 'invert' Stephen, was banned on publication in 1928. Two years later she received the Eichelbergher Humane Award." ]

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[ "Books", "LGBTQ+ Books", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "This study has not been prepared merely for those who are puzzled about the mystery of their own misery. It is written for those who are sufficiently Christian to be concerned about the sufferings of others. And young readers, who may not have had much experience of suffering and hence may not be deeply interested, should remember that Romain Rolland said that the comprehension of what is real in art cannot be arrived at except through pain. \"Sorrow,\" he said, \"is the touchstone.\" Certainly sorrow is the touchstone in the art of living. We never appreciate the real values of life until we come to them in trouble. [From the Introduction]" ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles" ]

[ "Dana Carpender has done it again -- 500 all-new recipes from snacks to desserts that the whole family will love! This time, she highlights world cuisines, including Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Mexican and other ethnic favorites. Most of these cuisines emphasize carbs, whether itÆs rice, pasta, or potatoes, but Dana has worked her magic to make delicious, simple low-carb versions that provide variety to the worldÆs most popular diet." ]

[ "About the Author", "Best-selling author", "Dana Carpender", "was startled to discover that limiting her carbohydrate intake not only helped her control her weight, but produced the health and vitality a low fat diet had promised but never delivered. Fifteen years later, she laughs at people who say “You can’t eat that way long-term.” Her eight cookbooks are the result of her realization that the key to permanent dietary change is the answer to the age-old question, “What’s for supper?” To date they have sold over a million copies worldwide. Dana blogs about low carb nutrition at www.HoldtheToast.com; her weekly blog digest goes out to over 20,000 readers. She is also Managing Editor of CarbSmart Magazine at http://www.CarbSmart.com, as well as a featured staff writer. She launches her internet radio show, Dana's Low Carb For Life, on Labor Day 2010. Dana lives in Bloomington, Indiana with her husband and a menagerie of pets, all of whom are well and healthily fed" ]

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[ "Books", "Cookbooks, Food & Wine", "Special Diet" ]