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G.J. Meyer

The First World War is one of history's greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today.

History,Nonfiction,War,World War I,War,Military,Military History,War,Military Fiction,Audiobook,Historical,History,European History,History,World History

553803549

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100834.A_World_Undone

A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

Timothy Adam

In a world where most products are manufactured by machines, Etsy offers an online platform for makers of handmade products and crafts to market and sell their goods to a vast network of buyers who demand unique, genuine products. To date, the site has attracted over 400,000 sellers who collectively have sold over 30 million items, generating more than $180.6 million in revenue. The only resource of its kind, How to Make Money Using Etsy--written by Tim Adam who has successfully been selling his products all over the world through his Etsy shop since 2007--guides readers step-by-step through the many stages of selling online. How-to topics include:,-- Establish your Etsy shop,-- Effectively photograph your products,-- Post your products to optimize visibility and increase sales,-- Brand your business,-- Use social media like blogs, Twitter, and Facebook to connect with buyers and grow your business

Nonfiction,Business,Art,Crafts

470944560

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10083542-how-to-make-money-using-etsy

How to Make Money Using Etsy: A Guide to the Online Marketplace for Crafts and Handmade Products

Igort

Dopo aver esplorato il mondo del jazz e del crimine organizzato, Igort ha deciso di offrirci un indimenticabile reportage a fumetti sospeso tra passato e presente: i ,Quaderni ucraini, sono la prima parte di un dittico consacrato ai paesi dell'ex Unione Sovietica. L'autore ha trascorso in tutto quasi due anni in Ucraina e in Russia, raccogliendo pazientemente le parole dei testimoni e dei sopravvissuti di un passato terribile che oggi si trovano a essere gli smarriti protagonisti di un presente ancora più incerto.,In brevi e indimenticabili capitoli, Igort ridà vita ai ricordi degli ucraini, ci porta con sé a riscoprire un periodo cruciale della storia del XX secolo e ci aiuta a comprendere meglio la situazione di un infelice paese dove un presente inquietante si è sostituito alla terribile eredità staliniana, dove gli omicidi hanno preso il posto dei gulag e la corruzione dilaga.,Le vivide e implacabili testimonianze dei singoli ci permettono di rivivere in tutta la loro cupa drammaticità momenti quasi dimenticati della storia del secolo scorso come l'holodomor, la terrificante carestia che Stalin ha sfruttato per sterminare le popolazioni locali e a causa della quale morirono milioni di persone.,Senza rinunciare all'inconfondibile e brillante eleganza del suo tratto, Igort ha saputo metterlo completamente al servizio delle parole confidate e raccolte, trascrivendo con intelligenza, umanità e rispetto il racconto delle persone in carne e ossa che ha incontrato durante i suoi soggiorni nell'ex URSS.,Un libro così partecipe e appassionante inevitabilmente finisce per cercare di rispondere - sulla base dell'esperienza quotidiana di quei mille invisibili protagonisti della storia che sono gli uomini e le donne comuni - alla domanda: a vent'anni dalla caduta del Muro cosa resta di questa feroce epopea fatta di grandi speranze e di immani tragedie collettive?

Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Nonfiction,Sequential Art,Bande Dessinée,History,Graphic Novels Comics,Cultural,Ukraine

8804604425

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10083629-quaderni-ucraini

Quaderni ucraini: Memorie dai tempi dell'URSS

Clare Phillips

This gem of a book sparkles with the diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and exceptional examples of goldsmith's art in the spectacular collection of England's grand Victoria and Albert Museum.

Jewellery,Couture,Fashion,Art

823025845

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008362.Jewels_and_Jewelry

Jewels and Jewelry

Sharon Mignerey

Only one thing could bring DEA agent Micah McLeod back to Carbondale, Colorado: Rachel Neesham being in danger.,Months before, Rachel's antique shop had been a front for crime, and she'd been a suspect. Micah went undercover to seek the truth and found out Rachel was innocent-but not before casting a veil of suspicion that destroyed her reputation. Yet in the process, he'd fallen for her.,Now, with her business ruined and her faith shattered, the real criminals were after her and her two children. Micah vowed to keep them safe at any cost. Would Rachel forgive and forget? ,Her life depended on it.

Category Romance,Love Inspired,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Christian,Christian Fiction,Romance,Romantic Suspense,Love Inspired,Love Inspired Suspense

373442351

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008363.Shadows_of_Truth

Shadows of Truth

Valerie Hansen

The little town in the Ozarks had always been a safe haven for Chancy Boyd. But now a disturbing series of crimes was moving ever closer to her, threatening everything she held dear. And a man unlike any she'd ever known was unsettling her in other ways...,Now a deadly tornado--her worst nightmare, ever since a twister had killed her parents--was racing toward the town. With the help of storm chaser Nate Collins, she'd have to face her deepest fears, both the storm gathering outside, and the storm this man unleashed in her heart.

Love Inspired,Love Inspired Suspense,Christian,Category Romance,Love Inspired,Romance,Romance,Christian Romance,Mystery,Christian Fiction,Romance,Romantic Suspense

373442475

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008364.Shadow_of_Turning

Shadow of Turning

Alissa Haight Carlton,Kristen Lejnieks

The quilting bee gets a modern makeover - From the creators of popular blog, blockpartyquilting.com - Let go of "the rules" with 12 fun, funky, and improvisational projects - The fundamental techniques are outlined-from fabric selection to quilt tops to binding - Projects are perfect for both beginner and experienced quilters It's hip to be square! In this inspiring book, quilting mavericks Alissa and Kristen chronicle their year-long "virtual" quilting bee. Twelve chapters (one for each month) showcase the designs of today's leading modern quilters along with easy-to-follow guidelines, so you can reinvent their work in your own signature style. Best of all, with this book in hand, you'll have everything you need to start your own online quilting bee and enjoy collaborating with other fabric lovers around the world.

Crafts,Quilting,Crafts,Sewing,Nonfiction,Art,Crafts,Modern,Reference,Art

1607051974

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10083707-block-party---the-modern-quilting-bee

Block Party - The Modern Quilting Bee: The Journey of 12 Women, 1 Blog, & 12 Improvisational Projects

Michael J. Montoya

This innovative ethnographic study animates the racial politics that underlie genomic research into type 2 diabetes, one of the most widespread chronic diseases and one that affects ethnic groups disproportionately. Michael J. Montoya follows blood donations from “Mexican-American” donors to laboratories that are searching out genetic contributions to diabetes. His analysis lays bare the politics and ethics of the research process, addressing the implicit contradiction of undertaking genetic research that reinscribes race’s importance even as it is being demonstrated to have little scientific validity. In placing DNA sampling, processing, data set sharing, and carefully crafted science into a broader social context, ,Making the Mexican Diabetic, underscores the implications of geneticizing disease while illuminating the significance of type 2 diabetes research in American life.

Health,Sociology

520267311

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10083729-making-the-mexican-diabetic

Making the Mexican Diabetic: Race, Science, and the Genetics of Inequality

Stephen McCauley

Pleasure and guilt make mischievous bedfellows in Stephen McCauley's witty send-up of modern love, sex, and real estate.,Boston real estate agent William Collins knows that his habits are slipping out of control. Due to obsessive-compulsive daily cleaning binges and a penchant for nightly online cruising for hookups, he finds his sales figures slipping despite a booming market. There's also his ongoing struggle to collect the rent from his passive-aggressive tenant and his worries about his best friend, Edward, whom he's certainly ,not, in love with. Just as he decides to do something about his life, he meets Charlotte and Samuel, wealthy suburbanites looking for the perfect city apartment. "Happy couple," he writes in his notes. "Maybe I can learn something from them." What he ultimately discovers challenges his own assumptions about real estate, love, and desire—and what they learn from him might unravel a budding friendship, not to mention a very promising sale., , Full of crackling dialogue delivered by a stellar ensemble of players, ,Alternatives to Sex, is a smart, hilarious chronicle of life in post-traumatic, morally ambiguous America—where the desire to do good is constantly being tripped up by the need to feel good. Right now.

Fiction,LGBT,Gay,Contemporary,LGBT,Gay,Gay Fiction,GLBT,Queer,Humor,Novels,Humor,Comedy,Literary Fiction

743453190

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100837.Alternatives_to_Sex

Alternatives to Sex

Theresa Breslin

Scotland, 1915. A group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic, but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away from such youthful pleasures. All too soon, the horror of what is to become known as The Great War engulfs them, their friends and the whole village. From the horror of the trenches, to the devastating reality seen daily by those nursing the wounded, they struggle to survive - and nothing will ever be the same again.,A powerful and engrossing novel about love and war, from Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin.

Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult,War,Historical,Fiction,War,World War I,Romance,Cultural,Scotland,Young Adult,Young Adult Historical Fiction,Childrens

552547387

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008381.Remembrance

Remembrance

Sara Shilo

The town has lost its famed falafel king, but the Dadon family have also lost a father and husband. Living with the daily threat of Katyusha missiles from neighbouring Lebanon, and struggling to survive amid the rubble of their lives, Simona and her three children each find their own way of coping with their grief, their fear, and their hopes. Raw, lyrical, shocking and moving, Sara Shilo's powerful debut novel recounts the life of an ordinary Israeli family over the course of a single, extraordinary day in prose that we have never been encountered in contemporary Hebrew literature.

Cultural,Israel,Fiction,Literature,Jewish,Contemporary

1846272211

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10083950-the-falafel-king-is-dead

The Falafel King Is Dead

Joe Gentile,Steve Ellis,I. Daniel Scott

Werewolf: Fianna: Turn it up to "eleven," as a pack of strong-willed Fianna rock-n-rollers try to maintain their peace and sanity at an out of the way blues bar. Agents of the "Wyrm" have no intention of allowing this, or to allow the Fianna "cause" for a Wolf Sanctuary to happen. The tension amongst themselves becomes a danger more powerful than any Black Spiral Dancer, as their comraderie dissipates into a mess of drunk frustration. The bad guys take full advantage of this, and try to pit the werewolves against each other, and plan an all-out assault as well, just for fun

971012954

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084359-werewolf-the-apocalypse

Werewolf the Apocalypse: Fianna

Giordano Berti,Tiberio Gonard

Originally commissioned to Bonifacio Bembo by Francesco Sforza, Duke in Milan in A.D. 1450, the Visconti Tarots are considered one of the greatest and most extraordinary examples of Renaissance Art. The meaning and history of the beautiful allegories remained a mystery for years, inspiring countless generations to study the Tarot and medieval symbolism. It is rare however that the worlds of art history and divination, so different from one another, walk hand in hand.,In this book the esoterist Tiberio Gonard explores the Divinatory meanings of the most ancient Tarot deck in existence, showing the original structure of this complex discipline.,Giordano Berti, one of the most important Tarot historians in the world, introduces the scientific and historical research on symbolism and Tarot history, gathered over years of study on the original documents of the Italian Renaissance.

Occult,Tarot

8883952588

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084581-visconti-tarots

Visconti Tarots: Extraordinary Examples of Renaissance Art

Benoîte Groult,Annelies Konijnenbelt,Nini Wielink

Zout op mijn huid, is een roman over liefde die niet slijt of gedoemd is ten onder te gaan aan dagelijkse beslommeringen. Zij is een intellectuele Parisienne, hij een Bretonse zeeman. Hoewel hun verschillende leefstijlen hen tot vreemden hadden moeten maken, leidt hun ontmoeting tot een levenslange, hartstochtelijke verhouding. Benoîte Groult beschrijft op meeslepende wijze de eigenzinnige relatie tussen twee geliefden die elkaar waar ook ter wereld ontmoeten om samen te kunnen zijn.

Fiction,Romance,Classics,Roman,Cultural,France,Novels,Love,Adult Fiction,Erotica,European Literature,French Literature,European Literature,German Literature

9041700064

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084651-zout-op-mijn-huid

Zout op mijn huid

Maria Armanda Santos

A Sete Passos de Ti é uma novela que conta o encontro, o enamoramento apaixonado e a forçada separação trágica de dois jovens, cujas origens, laços, ambientes e percursos vão sendo descritos através de uma série de encaixes narrativos marcados por um registo de escrita inversa e dada por uma série epistolar que a personagem feminina dirige ao seu amado. Ora é precisamente essa conjugação de inversões e de encaixes plasmados na diegese da obra que constitui uma das maiores e mais bem conseguidas configurações formais e estilísticas atingidas por Maria Armanda Santos.

Romance

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084664-a-sete-passos-de-ti

A sete passos de ti

Brian Jackson

Blood Lust is a contemporary retelling of Dracula as a M/M Romance. Blood Lust tells the story of Don Emilio Diego Vargas Tepes and his thwarted attempt to subjugate Los Angeles under an iron rule. Join Arthur, Seward, Van Helsing, and even the crazed lunatic Crenshaw, as they confront evil on a grand scale.

Romance,M M Romance,M M Romance,M M Fantasy,Horror,Paranormal,Vampires

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084839-blood-lust

Blood Lust

Judith Tarr

How far can a horse travel in a day? What does a horse eat? When is a brown horse really a sorrel (or a bay, or a dun)? What do tack and withers and canter mean? ,In this long-awaited and much-requested book based on her "Horseblog" at Book View Café, author and horse breeder Judith Tarr answers these questions and many more. She looks at horses from the perspective of the writer whose book or story needs them as anything from basic transport to major plot device, and provides definitions, explanations, and links and references for further research--leavened with insight into the world of the horse and the humans who both use and serve him. ,How fast can a horse run? What happens when a foal is born? How have humans and horses evolved together over the millennia? And above all, what mistakes do writers most often make when writing about horses, and how can the educated writer avoid them?,Here is a guide to the fine art of getting it right.

Language,Writing,Nonfiction,Animals,Horses,Reference

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084883-writing-horses

Writing Horses: The Fine Art of Getting It Right

Manzu Islam

Staring into the hideous face of evil and illustrating the fragility of courage, this tale centers on Kamal, an East Pakistani who is born without a mouth and tongue. Rescued and educated by Abbas Miah, his village’s schoolteacher, he soon learns to keep his ability to read and write a secret from those who condemn him for his disfigurement. When news of West Pakistan’s genocidal campaign in the East reaches his village, he hesitates in joining the resistance, bringing to light the gap between how he is perceived by others and his true abilities, which proves both his torment and his salvation. Liberal-minded and pacifist, Abbas Miah soon decides to take his family and a few select villagers into the distant flood plains of Bangladesh to wait out the conflict. Before they can set sail, Miah’s wife and hundreds of villagers are slaughtered and the boat instead departs with Kamal, Miah, and a motley crew of survivors. Gritty and heartfelt, this novel explores the capacity for true community amidst a religious obsession with purity and the urgent need to define who is kin in the creation of a new nation state.

1845231708

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084893-the-song-of-our-swampland

The Song of Our Swampland

Thomas M. Hanna

It has become the bane of every employer's existence: the dreaded lawsuit from a disgruntled employee. Accusations of discrimination, sexual harassment, and unlawful firing are just a few of the charges that can make managers and HR professionals feel powerless and overwhelmed. ,The Employer's Legal Advisor, will help employers deal with such challenging situations -- and stop the wasted time, major expense, and low morale a legal action will cause.,Renowned attorney Thomas Hanna has more than 40 years of experience representing high-profile businesses and winning hundreds of cases. Now he reveals practical advice for reducing the possibility of a lawsuit and for winning a case if it does go to court. Readers will discover how to:,* Investigate problems and learn why they happen.,* Handle problem employees effectively.,* Keep thorough documentation during a disciplinary action.,* Know when and how to work with an attorney.,* Avoid illegal use of e-mail, video monitoring, and other devices to "snoop" on employees.,* Be an effective witness if a case comes to trial.

814409180

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008494.The_Employer_s_Legal_Advisor

The Employer's Legal Advisor

Susie Bright

Lust brings out the liar in everyone. Every erection has Pinocchio written up and down its length—yes, everybody wants to be REAL, a real boy, an honest woman, unafraid and upright—but then desire, the ultimate honesty, does us in. Desire doesn't give a whit about shame. Our secrets, our exaggerations and distractions, it's all just a lot of twisting in the wind as far as sex is concerned—what we want WILL come out. ,"Is our sexuality a basic, good, and precious thing that somehow became terribly misunderstood? Or is there something really evil out there in Sex Land that attaches itself to our libidos and is only held back by vigilance and caution?" asks Susie Bright in her bestselling book ,The Sexual State of the Union., Bright pushes the borders of propriety until they blur and become irrelevant in the face of our inherent need to touch and be touched. With candor and passion, Susie Bright proves that sexual knowledge can indeed be salvation and inspiration.

Sexuality,Nonfiction,Feminism,GLBT,Queer,Writing,Essays,Psychology,Gender,Politics,Autobiography,Memoir,Gender,Gender Studies

684838508

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100849.The_Sexual_State_of_the_Union

The Sexual State of the Union

Tad Williams

Otherland. In many ways it is humankind's most stunning achievement: a private, multidimensional universe built over two generations by the greatest minds of the twenty-first century. But this most exclusive of places is also one of the world's best kept secrets, created and controlled by an organization made up of the world's most powerful and ruthless individuals, a private cartel known--to those who know of their existence at all--as The Grail Brotherhood. Though their purpose in creating Otherland is still a mystery, it may not remain so for long. For they have exacted a terrible price from humanity in the process, and even their highly organized global conspiracy cannot hide the nature of their crimes forever. And now a small band of adventurers has penetrated the veil of secrecy that prevents the uninitiated from entering Otherland. But having broken into the amazing worlds within worlds that make up this universe, they are trapped, unable to escape back to their own flesh-and-blood bodies in the real world. And as dangers and circumstances split their party into small, widely scattered groups, their only hope of reuniting lies in returning again and again to the River that flows--in one form or another--through all the worlds.,But the odds seem to be completely against them as they--and the one outsider with whom they might join forces--become hopelessly lost in realms where an Ice Age tribe's fears can only be quenched in blood...where insects are as large and deadly as dinosaurs...where they are caught in the war between a man made of straw and one made of tin...where cartoon ads take on a life of their own...where humans strive to survive in the aftermath of an alien invasion...and where one among their party is actually The Grail Brotherhood's most terrifying weapon--a sociopathic killer who has never failed and whose current mission is to make certain that not even one member of this little invasion force lives long enough to reveal the truth about Otherland to the people of Earth...

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Fiction,Science Fiction,Cyberpunk,Science Fiction Fantasy,Adventure,Fantasy,Epic Fantasy,Speculative Fiction,Epic,Fantasy,Urban Fantasy

886778441

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10084.River_of_Blue_Fire

River of Blue Fire

Wendy Lesser

Most previous books about Dmitri Shostakovich have focused on either his symphonies and operas, or his relationship to the regime under which he lived, or both, since these large-scale works were the ones that attracted the interest and sometimes the condemnation of the Soviet authorities. ,Music for Silenced Voices, looks at Shostakovich through the back door, as it were, of his fifteen quartets, the works which his widow characterized as a "diary, the story of his soul." The silences and the voices were of many kinds, including the political silencing of adventurous writers, artists, and musicians during the Stalin era; the lost voices of Shostakovich's operas (a form he abandoned just before turning to string quartets); and the death-silenced voices of his close friends, to whom he dedicated many of these chamber works.,Wendy Lesser has constructed a fascinating narrative in which the fifteen quartets, considered one at a time in chronological order, lead the reader through the personal, political, and professional events that shaped Shostakovich's singular, emblematic twentieth-century life. Weaving together interviews with the composer's friends, family, and colleagues, as well as conversations with present-day musicians who have played the quartets, Lesser sheds new light on the man and the musician. One of the very few books about Shostakovich that is aimed at a general rather than an academic audience, ,Music for Silenced Voices, is a pleasure to read; at the same time, it is rigorously faithful to the known facts in this notoriously complicated life. It will fill readers with the desire to hear the quartets, which are among the most compelling and emotionally powerful monuments of the past century's music.

Music,Biography,Nonfiction,History,Music,Classical Music,Cultural,Russia

300169337

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085062-music-for-silenced-voices

Music for Silenced Voices: Shostakovich and His Fifteen Quartets

Evangeline Anderson

As second wolf in the Lunas Locas pack, Paul Kraskowski has power and prestige. He also has a dark secret, one he hides and won't admit even to himself-until the night he meets Laurent.,Born to one of the oldest families of his kind, Laurent Montcrieve is vampire royalty. He stands to inherit massive wealth and the title Viscount of the Blood. But he would give it all up to find the one man who can complete him-his Coeur de Sang, or Heart's Blood.,Two worlds collide when Laurent and Paul meet and form an accidental blood bond. But the instant spark between them ignites a raging bonfire of conflict. Their people are enemies who would rather see them dead than together and Paul refuses to admit his attraction to another man. Now the clock is ticking as they agree to explore what lies between them. Their search may end in true love or death. But they must be careful...for if they sever the tie that binds them, the bond they share will be forever broken.

Romance,M M Romance,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Paranormal,Paranormal,Shapeshifters,Romance,Fantasy,Shapeshifters,Werewolves,LGBT,Gay,Romance,Paranormal Romance,Adult Fiction,Erotica

1419930397

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085135-forever-broken

Forever Broken

Comte de Saint-Germain

The great illuminist, Rosicrucian, and Freemason who termed himself the Comte de St. Germain is one of the most baffling personalities of modern history. His activities are traceable for more than one hundred: years between 1710 and 1822, leading Frederick the Great to refer to him as "the man who does not die." An outstanding scholar and linguist, a great musician and painter, as well as a chemist with skill so profound he could change base metals into gold, he was also enormously wealthy and was on intimate terms with the crowned heads of Europe. Nothing is known about the source of St. Germain's occult knowledge; he merely admitted he was obeying the orders of a power higher than himself, saying that his father was the Secret Doctrine and his mother the Mysteries.

Esoterica,Alchemy,Occult,Literature,Ancient

893144177

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008525.The_Most_Holy_Trinosophia_of_the_Comte_de_St_Germain

The Most Holy Trinosophia of the Comte de St. Germain

Carl Hose,Marcella Hose

Deadtown and Other Tales of Horror Set in the Old West, contains 13 tales of bloody, gritty horror that includes werewolves, mummies, cannibals, zombies, ghosts, vampires, aliens, skinwalkers, and things that slither underground. A perfect reading experience for fans of authentic western action and gruesome horror.

Horror,Westerns,Weird West,Anthologies

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085372-deadtown-and-other-tales-of-horror-set-in-the-old-west

Deadtown and Other Tales of Horror Set in the Old West

Susan Wingate

A woman. A gun. And, a barking dog.

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085489-blue-wind

Blue Wind

H. Douglas Pratt,Mutual Publishing Company

A photographic guide to the beautiful avian inhabitants of the islands, their habitat, and behavior. Featuring full-color photographs of over 100 species, and informative text by H. Douglass Pratt. ,Dr. H. Douglas Pratt is an ornithologist, writer, photographer and world-renowned illustrator with a quarter-century of experience leading birding and natural history tours in Hawaii. He is a Staff Research Associate at the Louisiana State Museum of Natural Science and a Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union. His writings and illustrations have appeared in numerous books, travel guides and journals including ,A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific,, ,Hawaii's Beautiful Birds, and ,Hawaii: The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide,. In his free time, Doug enjoys playing dobro and autoharp in a country/western band in his hometown of Baton Rouge.

Reference,Animals,Birds

1566472083

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085676-hawaii-s-beautiful-birds

Hawaii's Beautiful Birds

Susie Bright

Hailed by , Utne Reader, as "a visionary" and the , San Francisco Chronicle, as "the X-rated" intellectual," Susie Bright is indiputably the sexpert of our times.Now, in a frank and intimate look at our own erotic experience, she reveals the ways in which individual sexual expression has the power to inspire, challenge, and transform all of our lives. Bright explores some of the most complex questions about sexuality todaym including:,What are the real differences between men's and women's sense of the erotic?,Why is it so threatening to conscioulsy address sexual desire?,Is there a line to be drawn in erotic creativity-can you go so far?,How can articulate erotic expression make us better lovers, more important, better people?

Sexuality,Nonfiction,Psychology,Anthropology,Feminism,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Culture,Cultural Studies

62515918

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100856.Full_Exposure

Full Exposure: Opening Up to Sexual Creativity and Erotic Expression

Steve Roper,Allen Steck

871568268

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085787-ascent-1984

Ascent 1984: The Mountaineering Experience in Word and Image

Allen Steck,Steve Roper

871562405

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085788-ascent-1980

Ascent 1980: The Mountaineering Experience in Word and Image

Jan Brett

Christmas is Treva's favorite time of year, especially the preparations -- finding the perfect tree, decorating the house, and making presents for her family. But this year is different. Small things are disappearing, then some of the presents themselves. Treva is mystified, until early one morning she sees a small creature scurrying across the snow, carrying the Christmas pudding. Treva races after it into the forest where her adventures are just beginning. . .,Christmas Trolls , is a glorious celebration of the season as Treva confronts two irresistible trolls who don't understand Christmas. Jan Brett's exquisite paintings set against beautiful, intricate borders give readers a magical Christmas full of surprises.,(Look closely at the borders for glimpses of the trolls' special little helper -- and he's not an elf!)

Holiday,Christmas,Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Holiday,Fantasy,Animals,Family,Fiction,Kids,Childrens,1st Grade

399225072

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008587.Christmas_Trolls

Christmas Trolls

Merrillee Whren

A pair of rowdy boys would be exhausting for ,two, parents--little wonder single mom Melanie Drake feels overwhelmed. Her sons are her world, but she knows she needs a helping hand to keep them in line. Enter Nathan Keller--respected banker, descendant of the town's founding father...and baseball coach. Melanie knows he's out of her league, but as her sons learn to love Coach Nathan, Melanie starts falling for him, too. With the whole town rooting for happily ever after, it won't be long before this hometown dad joins their family for good.

Category Romance,Love Inspired,Romance,Christian Fiction,Romance,Christian Romance

373876513

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085895-hometown-dad

Hometown Dad

Chris Brauns

At any given time there are thousands of churches seeking a lead pastor.  While a great resume, a friendly smile and a memorable sermon will convince many, what should local congregations focus on to find a new shepherd?  Chris Brauns believes to find a great preacher the search must focus on God's Word and how the candidate relates to it and preaches from it. ,This book is a must have resource for search committees and church leaders addressing the needs of churches in the transition of pastoral leadership.  It assists by approaching their responsibilities in a biblical way and providing critical help in key practical matters.  From the initial formation of a search committee to the final terms of agreement with the new pastor, Brauns shows you how to "major on the majors" and away from subjective approaches of evaluating candidates and their sermons.  Great also for pastors or pastoral students to know how to prepare, the book includes such practical tools as interview questions for candidates and the top mistakes search committees make.

Christian,Nonfiction,Christianity,Ecclesiology

802449840

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10085922-when-the-word-leads-your-pastoral-search

When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search: Biblical Principles and Practices to Guide Your Search

Matt Forbeck

Could a Jedi knight use his light saber to deflect a beam from a phaser? ,Which aliens are cooler: the Cardassians or the Chazrach? ,Have any Federation ships ever made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs? ,And most important, in a fight between the Empire and the Federation, who would win?,Ever since Princess Leia's starship hovered into sight on the silver screen, fans of ,Star Wars, and ,Star Trek, have been debating these questions. Now, side by side, they can line up aliens, technology, story points, weaponry, and heroes from the two great science fiction/fantasy stories of our age.,For fans everywhere, this volume offers detailed information about both universes, as well as trivia, quizzes, quotes, and information drawn from these two iconic settings. So phasers on stun and light sabers at the ready! It's time for the duel to begin.

Nonfiction,Media Tie In,Star Wars,Media Tie In,Star Trek,Humor,Science,Science Fiction Fantasy

1440512620

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086007-star-wars-vs-star-trek

Star Wars vs. Star Trek: Could the Empire kick the Federation's ass? And other galaxy-shaking enigmas

Richard Ballantine,John Batchelor

From the back cover:,"A complete and fully illustrated maintenance and repair guide. Every kind of bicycle described and evaluated. Who needs what and how to get your money’s worth. Where and how to buy your new or used machine. Fitting your bicycle to you – a little-understood and vital art. Everything you want to know about touring on both sides of the Atlantic. Bike sizes, placement of seat and handlebars, including the 109 formula gearing. Riding: the basics of position, stroke and cadence. Mastering traffic. Information on racing. Accessories you do and don’t need.,‘The very best, the only good book in fact ever written for the serious amateur cyclist’ (New York Times).”

Sports,Cycling

330267663

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086019-richard-s-bicycle-book

Richard's Bicycle Book

Cara Summers

Why are the bad ones always so very, very good?,FBI special agent Nicola Guthrie is on her first field assignment. Her job? To find security expert turned art thief Gabe Wilder. She knows this is her big break. She ,has, to get her man.,And late one night, she does. Not to mention a whole lot more! Who knew her traitorous body would respond so strongly to Gabe's sensuous lips...his tall, strong body...her own irresistible need?,Gabe can't believe that Nicola still thinks he's the bad guy! Then again, he's almost tempted to fess up, just so he can keep tasting her incredible mouth.,Still, they have a job to do. A daring criminal is terrorizing the city's wealthiest art collectors. Gabe and Nicola quickly realize that the smartest way to catch their quarry is to join forces.,Of course, they'll have to find their way out of bed first...

Romance,Harlequin,Harlequin Blaze,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Contemporary,Category Romance,Harlequin

373795971

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086284-take-my-breath-away

Take My Breath Away...(Harlequin Blaze #593)

Judy Finchler,Kevin O'Malley

Miss Malarkey can make a reader out of anyone.,Principal Wiggins promises to dye his hair purple and sleep on the school roof if the students read 1,000 books this year. Miss Malarkey is determined to find the right book for each student so they'll participate in the school program, and learn to love reading. She's got a tough audience -- video game fanatics, artists, sports lovers -- nonreaders all. But she won't give up until Principal Wiggins can flip his purple wig.,With all the new pressures being put on teachers these days, the one thing everyone agrees about is the need for all children to learn to love reading. Now, the best-selling Miss Malarkey series uses all the programs and initiatives developed to help children read as fodder for the humor mill, keeping everyone laughing about this important topic. No teacher, librarian or parent should leave this book behind!

Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Academic,School,Fiction,Realistic Fiction,Humor,Writing,Books About Books,Teaching,School,Back To School,Academic,Teachers

802780849

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008631.Miss_Malarkey_Leaves_No_Reader_Behind

Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind

Joe Thorn

We need good preaching--preaching that challenges us by God's Word and brings the comfort that comes from God's promises. Yet many of us rely solely on others to preach to us and are not benefitting from the kind of preaching that should be most consistent and personal--preaching to ourselves.,Note to Self, is a practical introduction to this daily discipline. Pastor Joe Thorn delivers fifty brief, devotional chapters that model preaching the gospel to ourselves and its practical implications. Readers will be challenged by the book's direct, personal exhortations to apply the law and the gospel to their own lives.

Christian,Religion,Theology,Christian,Christian Living,Religion,Christianity,Nonfiction,Religion,Faith,Psychology,Counselling,Christianity,Discipleship,Self Help,Christian,Christian Non Fiction

1433522063

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086366-note-to-self

Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself

Barbara G. Walker

This excellent learn-to-knit book is ideal for new and intermediate knitters. Following instructions for basic casting on and stitch structure, a logical progression of patterns will lead you through: knit-purl, mosaic, slip stitch, twist-stitch patterns, cables, increase/decrease, and lace. When the 63rd square is finished, there will be very little you do not know about stitch-pattern techniques, and you will have a snug and beautiful afghan as a bonus.,The book sections are set up as follows:,INTRODUCTION,BEGINNER'S BASICS,THE LEARN-TO-KNIT AFGHAN,SECTION I - KNIT-PURL COMBINATIONS (SQUARES 1-8),SECTION II - MOSAIC PATTERNS (SQUARES 9-16),SECTION III - SLIP-STITCH PATTERNS (SQUARES 17-24),SECTION IV - TWIST-STITCH PATTERNS (SQUARES 25-32),SECTION V - CABLES (SQUARES 33-40),SECTION VI - INCREASE-AND-DECREASE PATTERNS (SQUARES 41-48),SECTION VII - LACE (SQUARES 49-56),SECTION VIII - SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (SQUARES 57-63),BLOCKING, FINISHING AND JOINING

Crafts,Knitting,Art,Crafts

942018133

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008637.Learn_To_Knit_Afghan_Book

Learn-To-Knit-Afghan Book

Joanne Stepaniak,Vesanto Melina

When parents choose a vegetarian lifestyle for their child, it can set family fingers wagging in dietary disapproval. It's no easier on steak-loving parents when Junior announces he's sworn off meat. With the strategies in ,Raising Vegetarian Children,, parents can ease family tensions and learn to accommodate the nutritional and emotional needs of their vegetarian offspring.,It includes a detailed explanation of the Vegetarian Food Pyramid and its vitamin- and protein-rich foods, allays concerns over dietary gaps, and is packed with recipes that will please any growing vegetarian, from infant to teenager.

Food and Drink,Food,Parenting,Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Food and Drink,Vegetarian,Nonfiction,Health,Nutrition,Health

658021559

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008645.Raising_Vegetarian_Children

Raising Vegetarian Children: A Guide to Good Health and Family Harmony

Kisma K. Stepanich

Practical Tarot manual that includes the descriptions and interpretative meanings of the cards along with plenty consults methods

Religion,Wicca

8489897581

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086465-tarot-wicca-celta

Tarot Wicca Celta

Barbara G. Walker

A probing account of the honored place of older women in ancient matriarchal societies restores to contemporary women an energizing symbol of self-value, power, and respect.

Spirituality,Feminism,Nonfiction,Womens,History,Religion,Feminism,Womens Studies,Gender,Psychology,Religion,Paganism

62509349

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008649.The_Crone

The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power

Etienne Guerin DeForest

"Texas Biker Zombies From Outer Space" is a choose your adventure style book set in the scenario of a zombie outbreak. Camaro Steve, or Boone as everybody calls him, is a cocaine addicted sociopath that traverses through the outbreak using hyper violence and hard drugs as his tools. You must decide how to navigate him through this apocalypse, and you have to make the decisions for him. Be careful though! Out of the many endings, only five of them don't end up with you dead or zombified. When 95% of the choices lead to your dead, choose your own adventure with caution.

Horror,Zombies,Gamebooks,Choose Your Own Adventure,Science Fiction,Horror,Horror,Bizarro Fiction,Science Fiction,Apocalyptic,Humor

615429017

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086541-texas-biker-zombies-from-outer-space

Texas Biker Zombies From Outer Space

Thomas Percy

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Poetry,Medievalism,Romanticism,Literature

1176928961

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086567-reliques-of-ancient-english-poetry-volume-1

Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1

Vicki Noble

A spiritual guidance system with rituals to tap into and manifest feminine divine energy through the Motherpeace deck,• Contains over 20 rituals, exercises, and readings that integrate tarot with spiritual practice, rites, and celebrations ,• Demonstrates how ,Motherpeace, cards may be used to improve health, relationships, and personal insight; celebrate holidays; and commune with the divine forces of the universe ,• By the cocreator of the ,Motherpeace, deck (more than 200,000 copies sold) ,First printed during the crest of the women’s spirituality movement, the ,Motherpeace, deck created a sensation as a multicultural tarot designed specifically for women. Depicting people of color, older women, children, animals, and balanced roles for men and women, the ,Motherpeace, deck embraces images from ancient cultures and contemporary tribal peoples to convey the fundamental principles of cooperation, relatedness, egalitarianism, and ecstatic communion. ,Rituals and Practices with the Motherpeace Tarot ,offers a deep spiritual practice that taps into and manifests the divine feminine through ritual readings, rites of passage, daily meditative practice, and seasonal celebration. Vicki Noble teaches how to use the imagery of the ,Motherpeace, deck to read the past, present, and future; invoke good health on all planes; nurture healthy relationships; receive divine guidance during critical decision-making; and celebrate sacred holidays. Her book is a useful tool for both beginners and those with extensive knowledge of tarot.

Occult,Tarot,Spirituality

1591430089

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008661.Rituals_and_Practices_with_the_Motherpeace_Tarot

Rituals and Practices with the Motherpeace Tarot

Janet Tronstad,Debra Clopton

"A Dry Creek Family" by Janet TronstadMaegan Shay is on a mission--to meet her long-lost niece, Lilly, in Dry Creek, Montana. When Maegan discovers she and Lilly share a special trait, the two grow close. Now the girl's handsome guardian, Clint Parker, fears he can't be what Lilly needs. Unless Maegan can show him what faith and family are all about.,"A Mother for Mule Hollow" by Debra Clopton,Widowed mother Olivia Dancer arrives in Mule Hollow, Texas, to check on her nephew--and his single father. But gorgeous rancher Gabe McKennon isn't exactly welcoming, for reasons that break "and" touch Olivia's heart. Until they're both won over by the town matchmakers and a little boy who just wants a mama.

Category Romance,Love Inspired,Christian Fiction,Christian,Romance,Christian Romance,Romance,Westerns,Adult

373876610

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086678-small-town-moms

Small-Town Moms: A Dry Creek Family/A Mother for Mule Hollow (Mule Hollow, #17)

Moazzam Begg,Victoria Brittain

The searing story of one man's years inside the notorious American prison--and his Kafkaesque struggle to clear his name.,"Under the hood I felt I couldn't breathe properly....Flashing lights--obviously from soldiers' cameras taking trophy pictures--came and went in front of me, despite the hood's darkness. From beside me a voice said in Arabic, 'Shall we pray, brother?' A guard came and screamed in my ear, 'Shut up, motherfucker, if you speak again I'll kill you.'"--from ,Enemy Combatant,Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has become a worldwide symbol of the dark side of America's War on Terror. Here, for the first time, is a powerful and moving story from the other side, the first detainee's account of life inside the notorious prison. A highly educated British Muslim, Moazzam Begg spent three years in U.S. custody, nearly two of them in Guantanamo, before being released without charge in January of 2005. ,Enemy Combatant,, written with respected UK journalist Victoria Brittain, is the wrenching narrative of Begg's detention, including his eighteen months in solitary confinement. Secretly abducted at midnight from his home in Afghanistan, held incommunicado in Kandahar and Bagram Air Force base, Begg was eventually flown to Guantanamo, where, like more than 800 Muslim men and boys--550 of whom remain in custody--he was held in shackles and the now-trademark orange prison uniform, subjected to relentless interrogations and abusive and degrading conditions.,A riveting, personal story by a thoughtful and eloquent man, ,Enemy Combatant, is a uniquely personal indictment of America's establishment of a global gulag that flouts the Geneva conventions--one of the great miscarriages ofjustice in our time.

Nonfiction,Politics,Biography,Autobiography,Memoir,History,Religion,Islam,Biography,Autobiography,Biography Memoir,War,The United States Of America

1595581367

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100866.Enemy_Combatant

Enemy Combatant

Hans-Heiri Stapfer

US Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders flew 129, 943 sorties over Europe; the B-26 'Flak Bait' was the only American bomber to fly more than 200 missions during WWII. At the Marauder’s peak, the USAAF had 1,931 in service against Germany in March 1944, yet only 911 B-26s were lost in combat. Marauders also saw combat over Europe with the Royal Air Force, the South African Air Force, and the Free French Air Force. Between November 1940 and March 1945, 5,266 B-26s were built by the two Martin factories in Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska. Many senior pilots of the 22nd Bomb Group in Australia, the pioneering outfit of the Marauder, recall the B-26 as "the best damn airplane the Air Force ever had." This book takes a look at the production development of the B-26 Marauder with more than 100 photos, color profiles, and detailed line drawings. Stapfer; 60 pages.

897475496

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086740-b-26-marauder-in-action---aircraft-no-210

B-26 Marauder in action - Aircraft No. 210

Ben Hewitt

, ,Food recalls have become so ubiquitous we hardly even notice them. The massive peanut salmonella,contamination of 2008–2009 alone killed nine and sickened an estimated 22,500 people; only a few,weeks later, contaminated frozen cookie dough sent 35 people to the hospital. These tragic, inexcusable events to which no one is immune are but a symptom of a broader food system malaise., , , ,In ,Making Supper Safe,, Ben Hewitt exposes the vulnerabilities inherent to the US food industry, where the majority of our processing facilities are inspected only once every seven years, and where government agencies lack the necessary resources to act on early warning signs. The most dangerous aspect of our food system isn’t just its potential to make us acutely ill, but the ever expanding distance between us and our sources of nourishment., ,Hewitt introduces a vibrant cast of characters and revolutionaries who are reinventing how we grow,,process, package, distribute, and protect our food, and even how we protect ourselves. He takes readers inside a food contamination trace-back investigation, goes dumpster diving, and talks to lawyers, policy makers, and families who have been affected by contaminated food. ,Making Supper Safe, explains why we should worry, but it is also a quest to understand how we can learn to trust our food again., ,

Nonfiction,Food and Drink,Food,Health,Food and Drink,Food Writing,Science,Agriculture

1605293091

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10086827-making-supper-safe

Making Supper Safe: Why We've Lost Trust in Our Food and How We Can Get it Back

Patricia Tang

"Masters of the Sabar" is the first book to examine the music and culture of Wolof griot percussionists, masters of the vibrant sabar drumming tradition. Based on extensive field research in Senegal, this book is a biographical study of several generations of percussionists in a Wolof griot (gewel) family, exploring and documenting their learning processes, repertories, and performance contexts-from life-cycle ceremonies to sporting events and political meetings. Patricia Tang examines the rich history and changing repertories of sabar drumming, including dance rhythms and bakks, musical phrases derived from spoken words. She notes the recent shift towards creating new bakks which are rhythmically more complex and highlight the virtuosity and musical skill of the percussionist. She also considers the burgeoning popular music genre called mbalax. The compact disc that accompanies the book includes examples of the standard sabar repertory, as well as bakks composed and performed by Lamine Toure and his family drum troupe.

1592134203

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008697.Masters_of_the_Sabar

Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal

Margaret Sanger,Margaret Marsh

Margaret Sanger (1883-1966) was a leading figure in the American birth control movement. Trained as a nurse, she moved to New York City to work among the poor. Having witnessed firsthand the travails of mothers in the city's poorest neighborhoods, she felt the need to provide them with information on reproduction and contraception. She abandoned her nursing career and devoted the rest of her life to disseminating information on women's reproduction and contraception, publishing books and articles and founding birth control clinics. In ,Motherhood in Bondage,, first published in 1928, Sanger reproduced letters written to her from women and sometimes men from all over the country, in both urban and rural areas, who were seeking advice on reproductive matters and marital relations, but mostly imploring her to help them find ways to avoid more pregnancies. The letters are grouped by theme into sixteen chapters, and Sanger wrote an introduction to each chapter. In her new foreword for this edition, Margaret Marsh describes the controversies surrounding these letters and places them in their historical context. ,Margaret Marsh, is a professor of history at Rutgers University and Dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School for the Camden campus.

Feminism,Nonfiction,History,Health,Womens

081425036X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008701.Motherhood_in_Bondage

Motherhood in Bondage

Derek Walters

The well-known ,I Ching, was originally only one of several works that formed the ,Ta Pu,, the Grand Oracle. It has long been thought that the ,I Ching,'s companions had been destroyed, but now, after 2000 years, one of those lost works, through the ,T'ai Hsuan Ching, has been rescued from oblivion.

850303117

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008714.The_T_ai_Hsuan_Ching

The T'ai Hsuan Ching: The Hidden Classic

Sarah Neuburger

Complete with an adorable sticker sheet to track the journaler's moods and progress, this colorful journal will keep writers on track and smiling all day.

811875725

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087189-the-small-object-today-is-super-journal

The Small Object Today Is Super Journal

Olivia Gates

He rescued hostage Talia Burke from his royal family's rival tribe and swept her into his strong embrace. But Prince Harres Aal Shalaan soon discovered there was more to the brave beauty than he knew. Talia held information vital to protecting his beloved kingdom -- and she had every reason ,not, to trust him.,Marooned together at a desert oasis, Talia couldn't resist Harres. Yet even as his sizzling seduction entranced her, his loyalty to his family and country would always make them enemies. Falling for the sheikh would be her heart's greatest mistake -- but she feared it was already too late.

Romance,Category Romance,Harlequin,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Harlequin,Harlequin Desire,Contemporary,Romance,Category Romance,Adult

373730829

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087199-to-tempt-a-sheikh

To Tempt a Sheikh

David Astle

Every conclusion arrived at as a result of study of the fragments of information available in respect to money and its creators in the world of the Ancient Civilizations, indicates the existence of a far reaching conspiracy in respect to monetary issuance influencing the progression of man's history in the earliest times of which written record exists. It is also outstandingly clear that it was parent to that acknowledged and most obvious conspiracy such as exists today. Hence was able to develop that conspiracy against mankind most exemplified by a continuous propaganda of hate against all authority: in pre-antiquity and antiquity against the many city gods, and in relatively modern times against the kings that rose out of the ruins of that which had been Rome. As those controlling totally the economic life of a state through monetary creation and emission, must have felt that kings and gods were more of a nuisance than anything else, the instigators of this conspiracy in whatever place and era, obviously were those who first did the business of bankers; the controllers of values, and consequently the economic life of the states wherever the precious metal standard was used.

Economics

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087351-the-babylonian-woe

The Babylonian Woe

Ayumi Shiina

Sequential Art,Manga,Sequential Art,Komik,Sequential Art,Comics,Romance,Manga,Shojo,Cultural,Japan

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087606-baby-love-vol-1

Baby Love, Vol. 1

Daniel Goleman,Richard E. Boyatzis,Annie McKee

From the author of the No.1 bestseller Emotional Intelligence 'A well-written and practical guide to the emotions, perfectly pitched in tone and scope.' ? Financial Times Building Tomorrow's Leadership?the vital role of emotional intelligence in the new style of management. As business reinvents itself at broadband speed, what makes leaders effective has inevitably been transformed. Old assumptions and old modes no longer hold; a new style of leadership that works has emerged amidst the chaos of change. This new leader excels in the art of relationship, the singular expertise that the changing business climate renders indispensable. Excellence is being defined in interpersonal terms as companies have stripped out layers of managers, as corporations merge across national boundaries, and as customers and suppliers redefine the web of connection. Bestselling author Daniel Goleman argues that emotionally intelligent leaders are now 'must-haves' for business today. But many readers have been left with, 'so now what do I do?' The New Leaders answers that question by laying out the map for transforming leadership in individuals, in teams and organizations.

Business,Leadership,Nonfiction,Psychology,Self Help,Business,Management,Self Help,Personal Development,Reference,Education

316857661

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008773.The_New_Leaders

The New Leaders: Transforming The Art Of Leadership Into The Science Of Results

Karen Crawford,Janet Walker

Understanding the way in which people develop from babies through to older adulthood is fundamental to good social work practice. It allows the worker to be sensitive and appropriate in their communication with people and in the services they offer and provide, as well as helping them to work effectively with other professionals. This book aims to demonstrate how knowledge of human life-span development can inform social work practice in key areas.

Social Science,Social Work

1903300835

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008774.Social_Work_And_Human_Development

Social Work And Human Development (Transforming Social Work Practice)

Dahlia Rose

The small boy trotted up to him with a crumpled piece of paper in his hand while his mother stood patiently and watched. As the child spoke, Captain Caine McIntosh fell in love with the curly-haired tot who asked for a dad to help protect him and his mom. When his soft-spoken mother came to grab him, Caine was instantly attracted to the wide-eyed beauty with ebony skin. He vowed to show her that she didn’t have to be strong all by herself and to have her love.,Danika Lionel didn’t know what to think when the sexy solider showed up at her door bearing gifts. The neighborhood in Far Rockaway where she lived was not her first choice to live with her son. But being a single mom she took what she could get until she had the opportunity to do better. Caine offered her and Ryan a chance to spend Christmas without worrying about gun shots in the street, and she accepted. She barely put the pieces of her heart back together four years ago when Ryan was born. For his sake, she had to be strong. Did she dare give Caine a chance and let this new love in?

Romance,Interracial Romance,Romance,War,Military Fiction,Military Fiction,Military Romance,Romance,Contemporary Romance

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087839-toy-soldiers

Toy Soldiers

Linda Garber

"Queer theory," asserts Linda Garber, "alternately buries and vilifies lesbian feminism, missing its valuable insights and ignoring its rich contributions." Rejecting the either/or choice between lesbianism and queer theory, she favors an inclusive approach that defies current factionalism. In an eloquent challenge to the privileging of queer theory in the academy, Garber calls for recognition of the historical--and intellectually significant--role of lesbian poets as theorists of lesbian identity and activism.,The connections, Garber shows, are most clearly seen when looking at the pivotal work of working-class lesbians/lesbians of color whose articulations of multiple, simultaneous identity positions and activist politics both belong to lesbian feminism and presage queer theory. ,Identity Poetics, includes a critical overview of recent historical writing about the women's and lesbian-feminist movements of the 1970s; discussions of the works of Judy Grahn, Pat Parker, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Gloria Anzald�a; and, finally, a chapter on the rise and hegemony of queer theory within lesbigay studies.

Feminism,Poetry,Nonfiction,GLBT,Queer,History,LGBT,GLBT,Queer Studies,Philosophy,Theory,LGBT,Lesbian

231110332

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008787.Identity_Poetics

Identity Poetics: Race, Class, and the Lesbian-Feminist Roots of Queer Theory

Hubert L. Dreyfus,Sean Dorrance Kelly

An unrelenting flow of choices confronts us at nearly every moment of our lives, and yet our culture offers us no clear way to choose. This predicament seems inevitable, but in fact it's quite new. In medieval Europe, God's calling was a grounding force. In ancient Greece, a whole pantheon of shining gods stood ready to draw an appropriate action out of you. Like an athlete in “the zone,” you were called to a harmonious attunement with the world, so absorbed in it that you couldn’t make a “wrong” choice. If our culture no longer takes for granted a belief in God, can we nevertheless get in touch with the Homeric moods of wonder and gratitude, and be guided by the meanings they reveal?,All Things Shining ,says we can. Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly illuminate some of the greatest works of the West to reveal how we have lost our passionate engagement with and responsiveness to the world. Their journey takes us from the wonder and openness of Homer’s polytheism to the monotheism of Dante; from the autonomy of Kant to the multiple worlds of Melville; and, finally, to the spiritual difficulties evoked by modern authors such as David Foster Wallace and Elizabeth Gilbert.,Dreyfus, a philosopher at the University of California, Berkeley, for forty years, is an original thinker who finds in the classic texts of our culture a new relevance for people’s everyday lives. His lively, thought-provoking lectures have earned him a podcast audience that often reaches the iTunesU Top 40. Kelly, chair of the philosophy department at Harvard University, is an eloquent new voice whose sensitivity to the sadness of the culture— and to what remains of the wonder and gratitude that could chase it away—captures a generation adrift.,Re-envisioning modern spiritual life through their examination of literature, philosophy, and religious testimony, Dreyfus and Kelly unearth ancient sources of meaning, and teach us how to rediscover the sacred, shining things that surround us every day. This book will change the way we understand our culture, our history, our sacred practices, and ourselves. It offers a new—and very old—way to celebrate and be grateful for our existence in the modern world.

Philosophy,Nonfiction,Literature,History,Religion,Writing,Books About Books,Classics,Criticism,Literary Criticism,Criticism,Spirituality

1439101701

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087892-all-things-shining

All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age

Jeremy A. Bastian

Adventures on and under the high seas lead a cursed pirate girl to encounter mythic creatures, gnarled and crusty pirates, and ghostly apparitions as she tries to find her lost father, one of the dreaded Pirate Captains of the mythical Omerta Seas. A whimsical swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers, starting in Port Elisabeth, Jamaica in the year 1728, and quickly heading across—and beneath—the waves. The first three issues of ,Cursed Pirate Girl, are collected in this edition with an all-new epilogue.

Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Fantasy,Fiction,Adventure,Pirates,Adventure,Graphic Novels Comics,Young Adult,Sequential Art,Bande Dessinée,Art

1450743706

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087900-cursed-pirate-girl

Cursed Pirate Girl: The Collected Edition, Volume One

Robert Hirsch

The classic book on color photography is back in print and completely revamped for a digital photography audience! ,Learn from step-by-step instruction, illustrative charts, and unbelievably inspirational imagery in this guide meant just for color photographers. World renowned artists give you insight as to "how they did that" and the author provides challenging assignments to help you take photography to a new level. ,With aesthetic and technical instruction like no other, this book truly is the bible for color photographers. ,Be sure to visit the companion website, featuring portfolios and commentary by contemporary artists: ,www.exploringcolorphotography.com,• completely rewritten for digital photographers ,• gorgeous images contributed by renowned photographers throughout the world ,• written by a well known photographer and instructor

Art,Photography,Art

240813359

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10087917-exploring-color-photography

Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels

John D. Morris,Ken Ham

This exciting new adventure will take you through the Garden of Eden and Noah's Ark to discover what really happened to God's magnificent creatures The Dinosaurs!

Science,Animals,Dinosaurs,Childrens,Animals,Childrens,Picture Books,Academic,School,Nonfiction,History

890511594

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008803.What_Really_Happened_to_the_Dinosaurs_

What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Nick Spencer,Joe Eisma,Rodin Esquejo

Morning Glory Academy,One of the most prestigious prep schools in the country...But behind it's hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive, they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers...and escape from a place where nothing is what it seems to be!

Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Horror,Graphic Novels Comics,Mystery,Young Adult,Fiction,Fantasy,Comics,Comic Book,Science Fiction

1607063077

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088114-morning-glories-vol-1

Morning Glories, Vol. 1: For a Better Future

Ahmed Ahmed

During my preparation for various Canadian OSCE exams, I tried to find an easy reference to guide me but my search was fruitless. The frustration that I felt at that time was the main trigger for me to write this book. ,Remember that a good theoretical knowledge with an organized approach is the key for success in any OSCE. This book is to help you to be organized and to cover the key points in common OSCE stations in a simple straight forward way.,Most of the case scenarios headlines in this book are very general, so that the provided checklist will be as broad as possible. On the contrary, the real OSCE stations are written with much more information which will narrow the checklist, here come your role to filter your checklist based on the extra information provided in the real exam.

557485290

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088200-osce-stations-in-pediatrics

OSCE Stations in Pediatrics

Jeri Smith-Ready

Set in modern-day Washington, D.C., ,Requiem for the Devil, depicts the end of the Devil's ten-billion-year career. For the first time in his existence, Lucifer falls in love, and this event threatens to transform his identity and perhaps even his destiny. Gianna O'Keefe is the woman who drags him out of his ancient despair and points him toward possible salvation. Yet Lucifer's path from evil is neither straight nor smooth. Pursuing love means betraying his fellow fallen angels, the loyal friends who once followed him to damnation. Divine and infernal forces seem to conspire against his and Gianna's union. Lucifer's empire crumbles around him as he dares to defy the natural order and question his fate.

Fantasy,Fantasy,Urban Fantasy,Fantasy,Paranormal,Romance,Paranormal Romance,Paranormal,Angels,Fiction,Romance,Paranormal,Demons,Adult,Horror

759550077

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008820.Requiem_for_the_Devil

Requiem for the Devil

Jennifer Hillier

Pulsing with the dark obsession of Radiohead’s song “Creep,” this taut thriller—Jennifer Hillier’s superb debut—rockets from its seductive opening to a heartpounding climax not easily forgotten.,If he can’t have her . . .,Dr. Sheila Tao is a professor of psychology. An expert in human behavior. And when she began an affair with sexy, charming graduate student Ethan Wolfe, she knew she was playing with fire. Consumed by lust when they were together, riddled with guilt when they weren’t, she knows the three-month fling with her teaching assistant has to end. After all, she’s finally engaged to a kind and loving investment banker who adores her, and she’s taking control of her life. But when she attempts to end the affair, Ethan Wolfe won’t let her walk away.,. . . no one else can.,Ethan has plans for Sheila, plans that involve posting a sex video that would surely get her fired and destroy her prestigious career. Plans to make her pay for rejecting him. And as she attempts to counter his every threatening move without her colleagues or her fiancé discovering her most intimate secrets, a shattering crime rocks Puget Sound State University: a female student, a star athlete, is found stabbed to death. Someone is raising the stakes of violence, sex, and blackmail . . . and before she knows it, Sheila is caught in a terrifying cat-and-mouse game with the lover she couldn’t resist—who is now the monster who won’t let her go.

Thriller,Mystery,Suspense,Fiction,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Thriller,Psychological Thriller,Mystery,Crime,Horror,Contemporary,Audiobook

1451625847

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088219-creep

Creep

Chuck Wendig,Matt McFarland

Thralls of the Damned , , Slaves to the addictive taste of vampiric Vitae, ghouls trade servitude for that heady substance. Servitude, however, damns them far more than they know, as their unnatural craving drives them to ever greater desperation and depravity. Among those known as blood slaves, there's no such thing as "just one fix." , , Bound to the Night , , Ghouls examines the life and lot of those who serve vampiric masters. From in-depth rules on being a ghoul, to ghoul families and systems for creating them, to Vitae-fed plants known as mandragora, this book fully explores the effects of the Blood on mortal lives. Hardcover.

Games,Role Playing Games,Horror,Paranormal,Vampires

1588462560

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008822.Ghouls

Ghouls

Greg Stolze

Persephone Moore has it all - looks, brains, ambition and an unquenchable hunger for the blood of the living. In this first novel for ,Vampire: The Requiem,, join the danse macabre of Chicago's undead. Persephone sees the city as a banquet and opportunity, but with every night she feels herself grow a little colder, a little more monstrous. How long will it be before her hunger consumes her completely?

Horror,Fantasy,Urban Fantasy,Paranormal,Vampires,Role Playing Games,World Of Darkness,Fantasy,Fiction,Fantasy,Paranormal

1588468623

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008823.A_Hunger_Like_Fire

A Hunger Like Fire

Shintarō Kago,駕籠真太郎

事件や事故の現場を再現し被害者の霊を呼び出す,降霊イベント"アナモルフォシスの館"。,特撮セットの中で非業の死を遂げた男の霊の降霊に成功するが、,イベント参加者の男女6に人が次々と怪死を遂げていく...。

Sequential Art,Manga,Horror,Sequential Art,Comics,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Surreal,Fiction

4862529127

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088246-anamorphosis

Anamorphosis

L. King Pérez,Robert Casilla

All year long Chico and his family move up and down the state of California picking fruits and vegetables. Every September they pick grapes and Chico starts at a new school again. Often other children pick on him--maybe because he is always new or maybe because he speaks Spanish sometimes. Chico's first day in third grade turns out to be different. His teacher likes him right away, and she and his classmates are quick to recognize his excellent math skills. He may even get to go to the math fair! When the fourth-grade bullies confront Chico in the lunchroom, he responds wisely with strengths of his own. Readers of all backgrounds will relate to Chico's bravery and the creative way he finds to resolve conflict. This story of personal triumph is a testament to the inner strength in all of us.

Childrens,Picture Books,Academic,School,Realistic Fiction,Family,Cultural,Childrens,Science,Mathematics,Fiction,European Literature,Spanish Literature

1584300450

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008826.First_Day_in_Grapes

First Day in Grapes

John Terborgh

John Terborgh examines current conservation strategies and considers the shortcomings of parks and protected areas both from ecological and institutional perspectives. He argues that the greatest challenges of conservation are not scientific, but are social, economic, and political, and that success will require simultaneous progress on all fronts.

Nonfiction,Conservation,Environment,Nature,Environment,Science,Natural History

1559635886

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008827.Requiem_for_Nature

Requiem for Nature

Leland Ryken

Originally published in 1611, the King James Bible (KJB) remains the most recognizable piece of literature in the English-speaking world today. For over three centuries, it served as ,the, standard English Bible and has, as such, exerted unparalleled influence on English and American culture in nearly every sphere--including education, law, literature, government, art, science, and religion.,The Legacy of the King James Bible, honors the 400th anniversary of the KJB's publication by telling its story--a drama that starts with the pioneering work of William Tyndale and progresses through half a dozen other popular translations. Leland Ryken, an expert on the Bible as literature, explores the excellence of the King James Bible by examining its status as the climax of a century of English Bible translations, its impression on the subsequent history of Bible translation, its inherent literary excellence, and its overall impact on English and American literature and culture. ,The Legacy of the King James Bible, will shed new light on the depth of the translation's merit and influence and offer insight as to what its role may be in the next 400 years.

History,Christian,Nonfiction,Church,Church History,Literature

1433513889

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088376-the-legacy-of-the-king-james-bible

The Legacy of the King James Bible: Celebrating 400 Years of the Most Influential English Translation

William Faulkner

This sequel to Faulkner's SANCTUARY written 20 years later, takes up the story of Temple Drake eight years after the events related in SANCTUARY.

Fiction,Classics,Literature,Literature,American,Literature,20th Century,Novels,American,Southern,Plays,Drama,Literary Fiction

394714121

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008839.Requiem_for_a_Nun

Requiem for a Nun

Alan P. Trujillo,Harold V. Thurman

Science,Textbooks,Academic,School,Nonfiction,Science,Geology,Science,Geography,Environment,Reference

132401223

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100883.Essentials_of_Oceanography

Essentials of Oceanography

Gemma Halliday

Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer can't wait to spend the holidays with her boyfriend, LAPD Detective Jack Ramirez. It's their first Christmas together, and Maddie wants it to be perfect. But between her zany family and wacky friends, Maddie's having a hard time finding alone time with her man. But come Christmas morning, this is one holiday she'll be sure to remember - naughty or nice!

Mystery,Romance,Holiday,Christmas,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Mystery,Cozy Mystery,Contemporary,Holiday,Short Stories,Fiction,Romance,Contemporary Romance

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088400-christmas-in-high-heels

Christmas in High Heels

Faur Gabriel,Faur Gabriel

Latin/English.

793555108

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008840.Requiem

Requiem

Ari Marmell,C.A. Suleiman

The Sultry Night Beckons , , New Orleans lives on borrowed time. Steeped in the customs and traditions of the Old World and ruled with an iron fist by a pious Prince, the Kindred of the city keep the sanctity of the Traditions at court and sate their desires amid the neon glare of Bourbon Street. From the stately manors of the Garden District to the seedy lanes of the French Quarter, New Orleans seethes with pent-up desire and whispered promises of power, revolution and revenge. , , Join the Danse Macabre , , City of the Damned: New Orleans presents the Big Easy in all its baroque glory, detailing the city's history, the laws and customs of its aristocratic court, and the intrigues of the vampires both prominent and petty. A wealth of characters, plot hooks and Storytelling tips make this an invaluable resource for any Vampire: The Requiem chronicle. Hardcover.

Games,Role Playing Games,Games,Gaming,Horror,Paranormal,Vampires,Role Playing Games,World Of Darkness

158846248X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008842.Vampire_City_of_the_Damned_New_Orleans

Vampire City of the Damned New Orleans

Shizuko Gō,Geraldine Harcourt

The end of World War II in the city of Yokohama, Japan, is portrayed through the heartfelt conversations and letters of two young women. Setsuko and Naomi, classmates and friends living in a bombed-out city, sort through their individual beliefs: "two girls, seventeen and fifteen at their next birthday, and though their real lives had yet to begin they were talking like old folk lost in reminiscences. Or perhaps this was their old age, for the hour of their death was near, as they well knew." Everyone close to Setsuko is dead as a result of the war, yet she believes in the war unquestioningly and writes letters to soldiers on the front urging them to fight to the finish. Naomi's father is imprisoned because of his anti-war beliefs and she struggles to find justification for war. Over the course of the novel, through flashbacks that occur within sentences or paragraphs, the horrors of the war are brought painfully to life and each young woman questions her own stand. Who is more patriotic? What are the rules of war when it is in your front yard? Shizuko Go, herself a survivor of the bombing of Yokohama, has written a devastating and important novel. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. -- From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Holly Smith

Cultural,Japan,Fiction,Asian Literature,Japanese Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction,War,War,World War II,Young Adult,Cultural,Asia,Literature,Asian Literature,Womens

4770016182

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008848.Requiem

Requiem (Japan's Women Writers)

Linda Goodnight

The moment her sister's body was discovered near Ian Carpenter's New Orleans mission, crusading journalist Gretchen Barker was torn between devastating grief and a desire for revenge. She mourned her sister's drug problems and the family trouble that had started them, but the minister's professions of help made her suspicious. ,Except the more she got to know Ian, the more she recognized his courage in the face of adversity and his commitment to faith...and Gretchen's sharp edges began to soften. Until a mysterious phone call left her questioning whether or not he truly had something to hide.

Category Romance,Love Inspired,Romance,Christian Romance,Christian Fiction,Romance

037387426X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008852.A_Touch_of_Grace

A Touch of Grace

Florene S. Memegalos

George Goring was in many ways the archetypal cavalier, often portrayed as possessing all the worst characteristics associated with the followers of King Charles I. He drank copiously, dressed and entertained lavishly, gambled excessively, abandoned his wife frequently, and was quick to resort to swordplay when he felt his honour was at stake. Yet, he was also an active Member of Parliament and a respected soldier, who learnt his trade on the Continent during the Dutch Wars, and put his expertise to good use in support of the royalist cause during the English Civil War.

754652998

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088539-george-goring-1608-1657

George Goring (1608-1657): Caroline Courtier and Royalist General

Ralph Compton

,Former Texas Rangers Benton McCaleb, Will Elliot, and Brazos Gifford ride with Charles Goodnight as he rounds up thousands of ornery, unbranded cattle for the long drive to Colorado. From the Trinity River brakes to Denver, they’ll battle endless miles of flooded rivers, parched desert, and whiskey-crazed Comanches. And come face-to-face with Judge Roy Bean and legendary gunslingers like Clay Allison. For McCaleb and his hard-riding crew, the drive is a fierce struggle against the perils of an untamed land. A fight to the finish where the brave reach glory—or die hard.,

Westerns,Historical,Audiobook,Historical,Historical Fiction

312928157

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008854.The_Goodnight_Trail

The Goodnight Trail

Linda Goodnight

A single dad and his baby girl open up a world of possibilities for a beautiful outsider in , ,New York Times, , bestselling author Linda Goodnight's classic love story...,It was the surprise of a lifetime for recluse Molly McCreight when single dad Ethan Hunter entrusted her with his infant daughter while he delivered medicine to an elderly man during an ice storm. Past experience had taught Molly how fragile life could be, but she was touched by this stranger's faith in her abilities. Once the storm had passed, though, and her guests returned home, normalcy eluded Molly. The Hunters' presence had brought much-needed joy to her quiet world, but their absence threatened to crush her forever. Still, was she ready to admit that this tiny family held the key to the future she'd always secretly craved?,Originally published in 2006

Romance,Christian Fiction,Fiction,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Christian,Category Romance,Love Inspired,Contemporary,Category Romance,Harlequin,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Romance,Christian Romance

373873697

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008859.A_Very_Special_Delivery

A Very Special Delivery

Anne Enright

The second novel to be published in America by widely acclaimed Irish author Anne Enright, The Wig My Father Wore is a spry, hilarious novel about parents, love, religion, and the absurdities of them all. Grace is a young Dubliner who works on a television show called Love Quiz. Her father is going benignly senile, but her life otherwise seems fairly solid. When Stephen arrives on her doorstep, however, Grace has no idea what she's in for. Stephen explains that he is an angel, a former bridge builder who committed suicide in 1934. He has been sent back to earth (as all suicides are) to guide lost souls. Grace does not take this personally at first, but eventually she has to face the idea that things are not so easy, and that her greatest intimacy is with this supernatural creature. As Grace begins to take stock of her life and the prospect of caring enough about something to fight for it, The Wig My Father Wore takes us on a moving, surreal romp through Catholicism, parents, and the reclamation of love from the twin modern evils of cynicism and the detritus of pop culture.

Fiction,European Literature,Irish Literature,Contemporary,Literary Fiction,Novels

802138322

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100885.The_Wig_My_Father_Wore

The Wig My Father Wore

Linda Goodnight

It took serious injuries from a roadside bomb to bring war photographer Drew Michaels back to his estranged wife, Larissa. His need for adventure had ultimately pushed Larissa toward the warm embrace of the church... and away from him. But now, being back in such close quarters with his first-- and only-- love, was stirring up feelings of peace and comfort he'd suppressed long ago. Yet his secrets could once again tear him away from the woman to whom he'd uttered the words "I do."

Category Romance,Love Inspired,Christian Fiction,Romance,Romance,Christian Romance

373874375

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008861.The_Heart_of_Grace

The Heart of Grace

Linda Goodnight

In the Spirit of...Christmas by Linda Goodnight released on Oct 25, 2005 is available now for purchase.

Holiday,Christmas,Category Romance,Love Inspired,Christian Fiction,Romance,Christian

373873360

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008887.In_the_Spirit_Of_Christmas

In the Spirit Of...Christmas

Honobu Yonezawa,米澤 穂信

新學期新開始！一年一度的社團招生活動「贏新祭」上，千反田和奉太郎為了點心社團「製菓研」而起的謎團爭論不休，這時，大日向友子悄悄加入戰局，還動了加入古籍研究社的念頭……,眼看古籍研究社從廢社危機走回正軌，又迎來新成員，未來蒸蒸日上，但－－大日向友子突然表示不入社了？,里志和摩耶花毫無頭緒，千反田卻萬分自責，究竟大日向和她形容為「外表宛如菩薩」的千反田之間，有什麼過節？,神高正式申請入社的截止日就在「星之谷盃」馬拉松的當天，節能少年奉太郎，歷經偏離跑道、腳踝扭傷等磨難，能否及時挽回新社員，解開千反田和大日向的心結？,跑步的話，二十公里太長；,但我不知道，這是不是長到足以去理解另一個人……,倒數計時的入社申請，二十公里的推理時間，,友誼的背後，少女們千頭萬緒的纖細心思，正緩緩浮上檯面……

Novels,Light Novel,Mystery,Asian Literature,Japanese Literature,Novels,Asian Literature,Indonesian Literature,Realistic Fiction,Slice Of Life,Suspense,Fiction

404874075X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088911-futari-no-kyori-no-gaisan

ふたりの距離の概算 [Futari no Kyori no Gaisan]

حسن الجندي

جلس الأربعة وفي وسطهم شمعة صغيرة إذا ارتفع لهبها إلى سقف الدار كان خادم الجن قد حضر. وجلس الحي بن القصاب بعيدا عنهم. ثم بدأ الأربعة ينطقون الكلمات بصوت واحد حتى انتهوا منها. وفجأة ارتفع صوت الحي بن القصاب وهو يقول: أريقا أريقا فليقا فليقا حليفا حليفا أتوني مستكين مستكين احضروا أينما تكونوا احضروا فإنكم محاطون به من كل جانب سمسائيل الهوام يحاقوف المخلبي سمسائيل الهوام يحاقوف المخلبي ارجعوا يا جنود المارد ارجعوا يا جنود المارد فكوم يا حليق فكوم يا حليق نخدام بهاميم بحق سمسائيل أن تأتيني احضروا يا جنود المارد لتكونوا الجيش الأعظم.. الوحي الوحي.. العجل العجل.. الساعة الساعة.. احضروا بحق مخلبي.. فارتفع لهيب الشمعة إلى سقف الدار.

Horror,Novels,Fiction,Fantasy,Fantasy,Paranormal,Mystery,Thriller,Audiobook,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10088913

مخطوطة بن إسحاق: مدينة الموتى

Mignon F. Ballard

When Mary George Murphy finds that her Aunt Caroline fell down a flight of stairs to her death, she's heartbroken. To make matters worse, Mary is sure that Caroline's death was no accident. ,Enter Augusta Goodnight, Mary's guardian angel. Normally assigned to Heaven's strawberry fields, Augusta died during WWII -- which explains her old-fashioned glamour and love of swing. She appears in Troublesome Creek just in the nick of time-helping Mary unearth an old mystery and the truth about Caroline's death.

Mystery,Mystery,Cozy Mystery,Fiction,Paranormal,Angels,Mystery,Paranormal Mystery,Fantasy,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Fantasy,Paranormal,Adult Fiction

312241755

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008893.Angel_at_Troublesome_Creek

Angel at Troublesome Creek

Linda Goodnight

To: Ashley From: Samantha,Re: Sis, I've seen "him" again!,Remember the handsome missionary I met during the modeling shoot? Well, his name's Eric Pellegrino--he's the new assistant director at the adoption agency "here in Chestnut Grove!" He's trying to find homes for the world's orphans, including two he's crazy about. International adoption isn't easy, especially with Tiny Blessings rocked by scandal--something we Harcourts unfortunately know all about. Eric wants a house full of kids, only I'm afraid my secret will keep us apart. Maybe with faith and a couple of matchmaking teens, the four of us can become a family!

Category Romance,Love Inspired,Romance,Christian Romance,Inspirational,Fiction,Christian Fiction,Christian

373874448

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008908.Missionary_Daddy

Missionary Daddy

Alex Lubet

How musicians can be disabled and how musicality itself can be disabling

1439900264

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10089158-music-disability-and-society

Music, Disability, and Society

Wallbuilders Press,Westminster Assembly

The New England Primer, was the first textbook ever printed in America and was used to teach reading and Bible lessons in our schools until the twentieth century. In fact, many of the Founders and their children learned to read from the Primer. This pocket-size edition is an historical reprint of the 1777 version used in many schools during the Founding Era.

History,Childrens,Classics,Religion,Religion,Theology,Education,Literature,17th Century,Historical,Nonfiction,Literature,American

092527917X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100891.The_New_England_Primer

The New England Primer

Linda Goodnight

Sometimes When We Kiss by Linda Goodnight released on Jan 10, 2006 is available now for purchase.

373198000

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008936.Sometimes_When_We_Kiss

Sometimes When We Kiss

Julian Barnes,Jean-Pierre Aoustin

Jerry Batson, qui se définit comme un « accoucheur d'idées », va en vendre une assez sensationnelle à sir Jack Pitman, un excentrique milliardaire : créer sur l'île de Wight une sorte de gigantesque parc d'attractions rassemblant tout ce qu'il y a de plus typique, de plus connu en Angleterre. Cela va des blanches falaises de Douvres à Manchester United, de Buckingham Palace à Stonehenge, du mausolée de la princesse Diana au théâtre de Shakespeare.,Le projet est monstrueux, hautement risqué, et voilà qu'il se révèle être un énorme succès. La copie va-t-elle surpasser l'original ? Et qu'adviendra-t-il si c'est elle que les touristes préfèrent visiter ?,Férocement drôle, drôlement impitoyable, impitoyablement au vitriol, voilà un portrait de l'Angleterre comme on n'en avait encore jamais vu.

Fiction,European Literature,British Literature,Contemporary,Literature,Literary Fiction,Literature,20th Century,Novels,Humor,Literature,English Literature,Humor,Comedy

2070417646

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100893.England_England

England, England

Elizabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz

On 16 November 1671, Liselotte von der Pfalz, the nineteen-year-old daughter of the Elector of Palatine, was married to Philippe d'Orleans, "Monsieur, " the only brother of Louis XIV. The marriage was not to be a happy one. Liselotte (known in France as Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans, or "Madame") was full of intellectual energy and moral rigor. Homesick for her native Germany, she felt temperamentally ill-suited to life at the French court. The homosexual Monsieur, deeply immersed in the pleasures and intrigues of the court, shared few of his wife's interests. Yet, for the next fifty years, Liselotte remained in France, never far from the center of one of the most glorious courts of Europe. And throughout this period, she wrote letters - sometimes as many as forty a week - to her friends and relatives in Germany. It is from this extraordinary body of correspondence that A Woman's Life in the Court of the Sun King has been fashioned. As introduced and translated by Elborg Forster, the letters have become the remarkable personal narrative of Liselotte's transformation from an innocent, yet outspoken, girl into a formidable observer of great events and human folly.

History,Nonfiction,Cultural,France,Biography,Historical,Literature,18th Century,Literature,17th Century

801856353

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008965.A_Woman_s_Life_in_the_Court_of_the_Sun_King

A Woman's Life in the Court of the Sun King: Letters of Liselotte Von Der Pfalz, Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchesse D' Orléans, 1652-1722

Katie Davis

Dexter is ready for kindergarten. Sort of. Well, actually, he's maybe kind of a little bit scared, perhaps even ,terrified, ,one might say. Because what if he gets lost? Or, what if the teacher is mean? Or, he misses his mom or dad? Or, worst of all, he loses his most important ally, Rufus?, ,With the same warmth, exuberance, and sly wit that have made her a favorite of booksellers and children, Katie Davis tackles a problem every kid--and parent--has to face sooner or later: first-day fears. And she shows that it's okay to be scared, but that, as Dexter's older sister Jessie says, "Kindergarten rocks!"

Childrens,Picture Books,Academic,School,Childrens,School,Back To School,Realistic Fiction,Psychology,Emotion,Fiction,Family

152049320

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008980.Kindergarten_Rocks_

Kindergarten Rocks!

Nancy Nichols Barker

In battle he fought with legendary valor ...At court, dressed in silks and ribbons, he openly favored his male lovers ...Despised but feared by his brother, he was the perpetual loser in a lifelong sibling rivalry ...Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans.

History,Nonfiction,Biography,Cultural,France,Literature,17th Century,LGBT,GLBT,Queer

801861640

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008982.Brother_to_the_Sun_King

Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans

Imi Sde-Or

Krav Maga is today's cutting edge self-defense and hand to hand combat system. Initially developed by Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld) for the Israel Defense Forces and other national security services, Krav Maga has been thoroughly adapted to meet civilan needs. The method was designed so that ordinary citizens, young and old, men and women alike, can successfully use it, regardless of their physical strength. This is the first and only authorized comprehensive manual on the Krav Maga discipline, written by its founder, Imi Sde-Or, and his senior disciple and follower, Eyal Yanilove. This volume especially focuses on the various facets of dealing with an assailant armed with a sharp-edged weapon, a blunt object, or a firearm.

Combat,Martial Arts,Nonfiction,Sports,Sports,Health

1583940081

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1008983.Krav_Maga

Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault

Melanie Birks,Jane Mills

This is a highly practical book which introduces the whole range of grounded theory approaches. Unlike most existing books in this area, which are written from a particular philosophical standpoint, this text provides a comprehensive description of the strategies and techniques employed in this methodology.,Birks and Mills accessible and highly-readable text is driven by practical case examples throughout to help the reader get to grips with the process of doing grounded theory analysis for themselves. The book deploys a variety of educational activities to guide readers through both the principles and the application of grounded theory, making this an ideal starter text for those new to the approach.,This is an ideal first introduction to grounded theory for any student or researcher looking to use grounded theory approaches in their analysis for the first time.

Research,Research Methods,Reference,Research,Nonfiction

1848609930

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10089953-grounded-theory

Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide