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Kathryn Lasky

Mary, the young Scottish queen, is sent a diary from her mother in which she records her experiences living at the court of France's King Henry II as she awaits her marriage to Henry's son, Francis.

Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult,Historical,Fiction,Childrens,Childrens,Middle Grade,Diary,Cultural,France,Cultural,Scotland,Fairy Tales,Princesses

439194040

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10089.Mary_Queen_of_Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country, France, 1553

Lars Anderson,Chad Millman

The history of blacktop basketball in fast-paced words and pictures. A New York street hustler. A lonely man in a Maryland prison. A confused Native American on a reservation in Idaho. What do they all have in common? They are among the best pickup basketball players in the country. In Pickup Artists, Lars Anderson and Chad Millman tell the complete story of the street game from its mythical past to its glorious present. Using original reporting to examine the evolution of playground basketball, Anderson and Millman are the first journalists to unravel the thickly woven tapestry of the sport’s subculture. Today’s super-hyped, corporate-sponsored tournaments weren’t always the norm. The foundation of the game was laid with sweat in the 1920s and it has grown from a rudimentary sport to a sophisticated exhibition. Basketball is more than macho melodramas acted out in America’s inner cities. It’s a town meeting in the heart of Indiana and symbol of freedom for prisoners in jail. Anderson and Millman tap into the essence of pickup basketball, examining its importance everywhere the game is played. They profile not just legends like Earl Marigault and Joe Hammond, but players like Fred “Spook” Stegman, the man who carries the legacy of being the first to connect the playgrounds with colleges, and Gregory Vaughn, whose tragic death in the 1980s exposed the underground world of drugs in basketball. Forget about the NBA and showtime. Pickup basketball is about basketball on the blacktops, at its most basic level. It’s about the unusual lives of some of the nation’s best players you’ve never heard of. Until now.

Sports,Sports,Sports,Basketball

1859842437

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100900.Pickup_Artists

Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Goethe verfasste sie nach seiner Rückkehr von der Italienischen Reise 1788 bis Ende 1790 und veröffentlichte 1795 zunächst zwanzig davon in Schillers Monatsschrift „Die Horen“. Johann Gottfried Herder sah sich aufgrund der erotischen Freizügigkeit der Gedichte zu der bissigen Bemerkung veranlasst, die „Horen“ müssten nun mit einem „u“ gedruckt werden. Vier Elegien (die II., die XVI. sowie die zwei „priapischen“ Elegien) hielt Goethe zurück (was Schiller bei der – ursprünglich – zweiten Elegie bedauerte), da sie besonders „rüstige“ Stellen enthielten. Dabei wurde die ursprünglich vierte Elegie an die zweite Stelle versetzt. Goethe überarbeitete die 20 verbliebenen in metrischer Hinsicht für die Ausgabe des Jahres 1800 mit Hilfe von August Wilhelm Schlegel. Die Elegien erschienen erstmals 1914 ungekürzt in der Weimarer Ausgabe von Goethes Werken (Band 53).

Poetry,Classics,Romance,Cultural,Germany,Fiction,European Literature,German Literature,Cultural,Italy,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Sexuality

116266150X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090150-erotica-romana

Erotica Romana

Fritz T. Widmaier,E. Rosemarie Widmaier

For an introductory course in German. Student-centered, communicative learning is the foundation upon which Treffpunkt Deutsch is built. The text has been carefully designed to encourage students to interact spontaneously and meaningfully in German, transforming the classroom into a Treffpunkt, a meeting place, where students get to know one another better as well as learn interesting cultural information through the target language.

Reference,Humanities,Language,Textbooks,Nonfiction,European Literature,German Literature

131955462

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009015.Treffpunkt_Deutsch

Treffpunkt Deutsch: Grundstufe

Vince Papale,Chad Millman

The true story of the NFL's oldest rookie, In 1976, Vince Papale was thirty, a former schoolteacher and part-time bartender, and a season ticket-holder for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. When he heard that Coach Dick Vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided to give it a shot. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an explosive 40-yard-dash in just 4.5 seconds -- a world-class time -- and was offered a contract on the spot. When he joined the team, Papale became the oldest non-kicking rookie in NFL history, a fan favorite who played for four years and was named a team captain. ,Invincible, is Vince Papale's story, and a tie-in to the Disney Pictures film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg as Papale and Greg Kinnear as Vermeil. But more than just a tie-in, it tells Papale's story in his own words, covering subjects not included in the film. Like ,Rudy,, ,Glory Road,, and ,Rookie,, it is the true story of an ordinary man who achieves an extraordinary goal.

Sports,Sports,Nonfiction,Football,Biography,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography Memoir

1401308848

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100901.Invincible

Invincible: My Journey from Fan to NFL Team Captain

Martin Gilbert

From one of our most distinguished historians, an authoritative and vivid account of the devastating World War I battle that claimed more than 300,000 lives,At 7:30 am on July 1, 1916, the first Allied soldiers climbed out of their trenches along the Somme River in France and charged out into no-man's-land toward the barbed wire and machine guns at the German front lines. ,By the end of this first day of the Allied attack, the British army alone would lose 20,000 men; in the coming months, the fifteen-mile-long territory along the river would erupt into the epicenter of the Great War. The Somme would mark a turning point in both the war and military history, as soldiers saw the first appearance of tanks on the battlefield, the emergence of the air war as a devastating and decisive factor in battle, and more than one million casualties (among them a young Adolf Hitler, who took a fragment in the leg). In just 138 days, 310,000 men died.,In this vivid, deeply researched account of one history's most destructive battles, historian Martin Gilbert tracks the Battle of the Somme through the experiences of footsoldiers (known to the British as the PBI, for Poor Bloody Infantry), generals, and everyone in between. Interwoven with photographs, journal entries, original maps, and documents from every stage and level of planning, ,The Somme, is the most authoritative and affecting account of this bloody turning point in the Great War.

History,War,World War I,Nonfiction,War,Military,Military History,War,Military Fiction,Earth,The World,Unfinished

805081275

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100902.The_Somme

The Somme: Heroism and Horror in the First World War

Sterling Hershey,Rodney Thompson,Owen K.C. Stephens

Unleash the Force and fight the Empire.,The Emperor has swept away the last vestiges of the Old Republic. Darth Vader and his dark apprentice hunt down the surviving Jedi one by one, but a few escape capture and find refuge on backwater worlds. Fewer still reach deep into the Force, unleashing powers beyond their wildest imaginings. Meanwhile, other brave heroes rise to oppose the tyranny of the Empire, heralding the birth of the Rebellion.,This campaign guide draws its inspiration from ,The Force Unleashed,, a revolutionary new video game from Lucasfilm, Ltd. It presents a complete campaign setting during the period between Episode III: ,Revenge of the Sith ,and Episode IV: ,A New Hope,. The guide offers exciting new character options and Force powers for players as well as adventure content, campaign seeds, and ready-to-play adversaries for Gamemasters.,This supplement is designed for use with the , ,Star Wars, , Roleplaying Game Saga Edition, core rulebook.

Games,Role Playing Games,Media Tie In,Star Wars,Reference,Games,Gaming

786947438

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009036.Force_Unleashed_Campaign_Guide

Force Unleashed Campaign Guide

Barbara Alice Mann

The speculation that the United States did infect Indian populations has long been a source of both outrage and skepticism. Now there is an exhaustively researched exploration of an issue that continues to haunt U.S.-Native American relations.--Barbara Alice Mann s The Tainted Gift: The Disease Method of Frontier Expansion offers riveting accounts of four specific incidents: The 1763 smallpox epidemic among native peoples in Ohio during the French and Indian War; the cholera epidemic during the 1832 Choctaw removal; the 1837 outbreak of smallpox among the high plains peoples; and the alleged 1847 poisonings of the Cayuses in Oregon. Drawing on previously unavailable sources, Mann s work is the first to give one of the most controversial questions in U.S. history the rigorous scrutiny it requires.-

313353395

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090426-the-tainted-gift

The Tainted Gift: The Disease Method of Frontier Expansion

Grazia Deledda,بهمن فرزانه

مرد گریخته است. زن نیز گریخته است. یکی از دیگری و یکی با دیگری.,مرد در زن و همسر پیشینش، شباهتی نمی‌یابد؛ اما زن مردد است: این مرد چون همسرش می‌نماید.,خلوت عظیم در هم می‌شکند و درکی متقابل آغاز می‌شود. مرد قابلیت حیرت‌انگیزش در همراهی با عذاب را تصویر می‌کند و زن نه از میان گفته‌هایش که از میان ناگفته‌هایش بازشناخته می‌شود.,در آثار دلددا زن اگرچه رنجیده و رنجدیده است اما توان عصیان دارد. و درک راز مرد گوشه‌گیر، پشتوانه‌ی این عصیان است، برای ماندن یا رفتن.

Fiction,European Literature,Italian Literature

964311273X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090453

راز مرد گوشه‌گیر

Eric Tyson

,Personal Finance in Your 20s For Dummies (9780470769058) is now being published as Personal Finance in Your 20s For Dummies (9781119293583). While this version features an older Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the new release and should not be considered a different product., ,The easy way to avoid early pitfalls on the road to financial success, A little money and a little time is all that's needed to lay a strong financial foundation for today and the future. And starting sooner rather than later is the smartest thing you can do when it comes to protecting your financial future.,If you're in college or enjoying your twenties, ,Personal Finance in Your 20s For Dummies, cuts to the chase, providing you with the targeted financial advice you need to establish a firm financial footing as you work your way through school and the post-graduation years.,Advice on paying off student loans, managing debt, and creating a solid pathway to financial success Investing strategies for young investors Other titles by Tyson: ,Personal Finance For Dummies, Investing For Dummies, , and ,Mutual Funds For Dummies,If you're looking for sound, reliable advice on how to make smart financial choices in the real world, ,Personal Finance in Your 20s For Dummies, has you covered.

Economics,Finance,Nonfiction,Finance,Personal Finance,Self Help,Currency,Money,Business

047076905X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090488-personal-finance-in-your-20s-for-dummies

Personal Finance in Your 20s for Dummies

Thomas R. Flagel

"The single best kickoff to the American Civil War...I can't imagine a better guide for any of us, whether student or scholar.", -Robert Hicks author of the ,New York Times ,bestselling novel ,The Widow of the South, ,"A detailed and enjoyable set of facts and stories that will engage every reader from the newest initiate to the Civil War saga to the most experienced historian. This book is a must have for any Civil War reading collection.", - James Lewis,, Park Ranger at Stones River National Battlefield , , , ,Do You Think You Know the Civil War?, , , ,The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War ,clears the powder smoke surrounding the war that changed America forever. What were the best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal aspects of the conflict? With over thirty annotated top ten lists and unexpected new findings, author Thomas R. Flagel will have you debating the most intriguing questions of the Civil War in no time. From the top ten causes of the war to the top ten bloodiest battles, this invaluable guide to the great war between the states will delight and inform you about one of the most crucial periods in American history.

History,Military History,Civil War,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,American History,American Civil War,Military,Military History,Historical,Reference

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090553-the-history-buff-s-guide-to-the-civil-war

The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War

Robin Prior,Trevor Wilson

Despite superior air and artillery power, British soldiers died in catastrophic numbers at the Battle of Somme in 1916. What went wrong, and who was responsible? This book meticulously reconstructs the battle, assigns responsibility to military and political leaders, and changes forever the way we understand this encounter and the history of the Western Front.,"A magisterial piece of scholarship. . . . It is a model of historical research and should do much to further our understanding of the Great War and how it was fought."—,Contemporary Review, ,"Revisionist history at its best."—,Library Journal, (starred review),"A major addition to the literature on the military history of the Great War" – Jay Winter

History,Military,Military History,War,World War I,Nonfiction

300119631

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100905.The_Somme

The Somme

Evie Shockley

Smart, grounded, and lyrical, Evie Shockley's the new black integrates powerful ideas about "blackness," past and present, through the medium of beautifully crafted verse. the new black sees our racial past inevitably shaping our contemporary moment, but struggles to remember and reckon with the impact of generational shifts: what seemed impossible to people not many years ago--for example, the election of an African American president--will have always been a part of the world of children born in the new millennium. All of the poems here, whether sonnet, mesostic, or deconstructed blues, exhibit a formal flair. They speak to the changes we have experienced as a society in the last few decades--changes that often challenge our past strategies for resisting racism and, for African Americans, ways of relating to one another. The poems embrace a formal ambiguity that echoes the uncertainty these shifts produce, while reveling in language play that enables readers to "laugh to keep from crying." They move through nostalgia, even as they insist on being alive to the present and point longingly towards possible futures.

Poetry

819571407

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090630-the-new-black

The New Black

Jaroslav Seifert,Ewald Osers,George Gibian

This is the best translated and largest edition of poetry by the Czechs' only Nobel Prize–winning poet, Jaroslav Seifert (he won the prize in 1984 and died in 1986). The poetry is surprising in its simplicity, sensual, thoughtful, moving, comic in turns. Author Milan Kundera has called this collection “the tangible expression of the nation’s genius.”

Poetry,European Literature,Czech Literature,Nobel Prize,Literature,European Literature,Literature,Classics,Fiction,Contemporary

945774397

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009079.The_Poetry_of_Jaroslav_Seifert

The Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert

Valentina Heart

Genre: LGBT Contemporary,After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, Jonathan looks back on his career-focused life and sees nothing but empty years behind him. His desire for success has left him without a single happy memory, and completely alone.,While shocked by the news, he stumbles into Nino: a man without a steady job, without a permanent home and, as happy as a person can be. On the spur of the moment they set off to an adventure by the sea, with good food, loads of sun, and rising attraction. Only both hide secrets from each other as they fight against the sparks that keep on lighting the flames.,They set out for some fun, but found the adventure of both of their lives...,Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual practices.

Romance,M M Romance,Contemporary,Romance,Gay Romance,Gay For You,LGBT,Romance,Contemporary Romance,M M Romance,M M Contemporary,LGBT,Gay,Disability,Romance,Erotic Romance

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090848-looking-for-adventure

Looking for Adventure

Reina Lewis

This text contains a range of influential readings from feminist theorizing. Divided into eight thematic sections, the readings have been selected in order to examine not just the textual and discursive nature of colonial and post-colonial discourse in relation to gender, but also the material effects of the post-colonial condition and practices developed in relation to it.

Feminism,Nonfiction,Gender,Gender Studies,Academic,Sexuality,Philosophy,Theory

748613498

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009089.Feminist_Postcolonial_Theory

Feminist Postcolonial Theory: A Reader

Rudolf Steiner,C. Von Arnim

During the early twelfth century, the Knights Templar were established, allegedly, to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. In the process, the knights became famous for their pioneer banking system, crusading zeal, and strict vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty. As membership grew to around 15,000, they came to be seen as a threat by Philippe le Beau of France, who disbanded the group in 1307 and tortured their leaders for confessions of heretical practices. King Philippe accused the order of heresy, sodomy, and blasphemy. , Recent fictional works and popular histories have created a renewed interest in the mysterious Knights Templar, with numerous contradictory and fantastic claims made about them, thus adding to the enigma surrounding the warrior monks of France. , In this unique collection of lectures and writings by Rudolf Steiner, a new perspective emerges. Based on his spiritual perceptions, he speaks of the Templars' connection to the esoteric tradition of St. John and the Holy Grail and their spiritual dedication to Christ. He describes a secret order within the Templars and their strange rituals. He also sheds light on the Templars' attitude toward the Roman Church and the spiritual forces that inspired their torture and confessions.

History

1855841797

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009095.The_Knights_Templar

The Knights Templar: The Mystery of the Warrior Monks

Tad Williams

"The Grail Brotherhood has built the most powerful, sophisticated simulation network imaginable. At the same time, they have manipulated ad injured the minds of thousands of children.",This proclamation from the mysterious Mr. Sellars confirmed what Renie Sulaweyo had feared to be true when she first broke into the Otherland network in a desperate search for the cause of her brother Stephen's deathlike coma. ,Now Renie, the Bushman !Xabbu, and their companions find themselves navigating a treacherous and ever-changing course―from a strangely unfinished land, ro a seemingly endless labyrinthine House―pursuing a sociopathic killer who has stolen one of their group. ,To Renie's despair she is no closer to uncovering the secrets which could help save Stephen's life, and now it appears that something may be very wrong with the Otherland network itself.,As Paul Jonas, Orlando, Renie and the rest strive to reach Priam's Walls, in the heart of Troy, they know that their quest is running perilously short of time. For the Grail Brotherhood has finally set the date for the Ceremony when they will make their bid for the immortality, and thereby seal the fate of Earth's children forever.,But before Renie and her allies can hope to stop the Brotherhood, they must first solve the mysteries of Otherland itself, and confront its darkest secret―an enitity known only at the Other.

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

886779065

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10090.Mountain_of_Black_Glass

Mountain of Black Glass

Martin Lowenthal,Tenzin Wangyal

Retreats in darkness have been used by all the great spiritual traditions for thousands of years as a method for tapping deep clarity, accessing sacred wisdom, connecting with the Divine, and training to transform the mind/body system into a manifestation of wisdom. In dark retreat, the practitioner lives in complete darkness--eating, sleeping, meditating, and simply existing in a world without external light.,Traditionally, in Tibet, dark retreats were performed by monks as part of their training with the support of their monastery and their fellow monks. But dark retreats are of value to people from all walks of life, from the monastic to the busy householder--those with jobs, families, and all-too-many responsibilities. Martin Lowenthal has taken a practice little-known in the West and made it accessible by incorporating methods based in western psychology with traditional Tibetan Buddhism.,There are many advantages of a retreat in the dark, one of which is rest for our eyes, weary from overstimulation in our visually oriented world, that then promotes overall relaxation of body and mind. This relaxation helps us cut through old mental and emotional habits, harmonizes the elements in the body, works with visions, and rests in the "Natural State.",Retreats in the dark also improve the quality of our daily life. We can develop greater clarity and awareness in every aspect of living. When we improve the conditions of our lives, we provide an atmosphere more conducive to continued meditation practices. Dark retreat is also a powerful setting for practicing tantra. Tantra uses imagination, senses, and creativity to transform experience into food for the spirit.,Dawning of Clear Light, is a celebration, a joyous invitation to find the treasures that are hidden within your world and the world around you.

Religion,Buddhism

1571743758

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009105.Dawning_of_Clear_Light

Dawning of Clear Light: A Western Approach to Tibetan Dark Retreat Meditation

Mark N. Alexander

FOREWORD ,On September 11, 2001, Muslim terrorists launched an attack on the United States to punish it for being what Osama bin Laden considered `the land of the infidels'! In fact, this attack was an attack on the entire Western world and, even more important, it was an attack on Western civilization, the underlying objective being to take civilization back fourteen hundred years to a time of great glory for the Islamic world. ,In the wake of the attack by young Muslim extremists, which resulted in the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, our leaders attempted to assure us that the terrorists did not represent the entire Muslim world. It was said that they were the actions of a minority, of an extreme fringe group. It was, and continues to be, troubling, however, that we have heard very little strong condemnation coming from the supposed moderate Muslim community. Who are these moderates? Why have they not spoken out more vociferously? Do they really exist? When will they speak out with moral indignation? Indeed, will they ever? ,For most Westerners Islam is thought to be just another world religion, equal to Christianity and Judaism. But is this really the case? Upon closer study, Islam seems to be far different from the other two religions. Certainly no one would accuse Muslims of being tolerant, non-judgmental, non-violent or peace-loving! While Muslims have been allowed to build hundreds of mosques in Western countries, Christian churches may only rarely be built, if ever, in Muslim countries! Indeed in some Muslim countries such as the Sudan, it is official government policy to demolish churches! In addition, it is difficult to believe that any world religion would advocate treating women as second-class citizens, and actually get away with it! ,The concept of brotherhood in Islam is strong. The posture advocated by Prophet Mohammed in the Koran toward non-Muslims, however, is to seek them out and annihilate them. The phenomenon of suicide bombers is at once both pathetic and chilling. On the one hand, it is pathetic that young Muslims are taught that they can gain entrance into paradise by taking people's lives in such a gruesome manner. Carnal pleasures, of course, await the males upon entrance into heaven! On the other hand, it is chilling to think that there are any people living in the 21st century ready to teach and encourage such savagery. What is the supposed theological justification for holding to such beliefs? Indeed, is there any such thing in Islam as theology in which the tenets of the faith are examined critically? Isn't it the case, rather, that the teachings of Prophet Mohammed are accepted literally, and without question? ,In his book, The Dawning of a New Dark Age, Mark Alexander explores these questions, and often finds disturbing answers. Unlike many authors on the subject, Mark actually lived and worked among Muslims for many years; so he has first-hand knowledge of the religion and culture. While on his tours of duty in the Middle East, Mark immersed himself in Islam and Arabic culture, studying the religion both from Occidental and Oriental perspectives. He familiarized himself not only with the Koran, but also with the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in the street. This experience has given him unusually clear insights into the aspirations of the Muslim world. Mark's conclusions will not be comforting to those who would like to believe that the long-term threat to the West is limited to the aspirations of a few fundamentalist terrorists. ,Douglas Kennedy, Ph.D.,

1410790371

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009107.The_Dawning_of_a_New_Dark_Age

The Dawning of a New Dark Age: A Collection of Essays on Islam

Lyn Macdonald

This book looks at the Battle of the Somme, which was planned as The Big Push that would at last break the long stalemate on the Western Front in World War I. However the 18 divisions that went over the top between Arras and St-Quentin on the morning of 1 July 1916, walked into a battle that has gone down in the annals of human conflict as the slaughterhouse of a generation. The author has written other books about the history of World War I, including, They Called it Passchendaele and The Roses of No Man's Land.

History,Nonfiction,War,World War I,Military,Military History,War,War,Military Fiction,Cultural,France,Cultural,Germany,History,European History,Literature,20th Century

140178678

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100910.Somme

Somme

Martin Middlebrook

After an immense but useless bombardment, at 7.30 am. On 1 July 1916 the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and on that day the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties, two for every yard of their front. With more than fifty times the daily losses at El Alamein and fifteen times the British casualties on D-day, 1 July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army. But, more than that, it was a watershed in the history of the First World War. The Army that attacked on that day was the volunteer Army that had answered Kitchener's call. It had gone into action confident of a decisive victory. But by sunset on the first day on the Somme, no one could any longer think of a war that might be won. After that it was a struggle that had simply to be endured. ,Martin Middlebrook's research has covered not just official and regimental histories and tours of the battlefields, but interviews with hundreds of survivors, both British and German. As to the action itself, he conveys the overall strategic view and the terrifying reality of an new kind of war for front-line soldiers.

History,War,World War I,Nonfiction,War,Military,Military History,War,Military Fiction,Literature,20th Century,Historical,History,European History,European Literature,British Literature

1844154653

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100911.The_First_Day_on_the_Somme

The First Day on the Somme

Shirley Hailstock

Magnetic Hearts by Shirley Hailstock released on Oct 25, 2005 is available now for purchase.

Romance,African American Romance

158314661X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009134.Magnetic_Hearts

Magnetic Hearts

Henry Kissinger

In this timely, thoughtful, and important book, at once far-seeing and brilliantly readable, America's most famous diplomatist explains why we urgently need a new and coherent foreign policy and what our foreign policy goals should be in this new millennium., In seven accessible chapters, ,Does America Need a Foreign Policy?, provides a crystalline assessment of how the United States' ascendancy as the world's dominant presence in the twentieth century may be effectively reconciled with the urgent need in the twenty-first century to achieve a bold new world order. With a new Afterword by the author that addresses the situation in the aftermath of September 11, ,Does America Need a Foreign Policy?, asks and answers the most pressing questions of our nation today.

Politics,Nonfiction,History,Political Science,International Relations,Politics,Political Science,North American Hi...,American History,War,Cultural,Germany,Literature,American,Social Science

684855682

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009138.Does_America_Need_a_Foreign_Policy_

Does America Need a Foreign Policy?: Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century

Sheila Kohler

Now a major motion picture starring Eva Green and directed by Jordan Scott,A beautiful schoolgirl mysteriously disappears into the South African veld. Forty years later, thirteen members of the missing girl's swimming team gather at their old boarding school for a reunion, and look back to the long, dry weeks leading to Fiamma's disappearance. As teenage memories and emotions resurface, the women relive the horror of a long-buried secret. A stunning and singular tale of the passion and tribalism of adolescence, ,Cracks, lays bare the violence that lurks in the heart of even the most innocent.

Fiction,LGBT,Mystery,Cultural,Africa,Young Adult,Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult,Coming Of Age,GLBT,Queer,School Stories,Boarding School,Southern Africa,South Africa

1590512057

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009140.Cracks

Cracks

Sheila Kohler

In the summer of 1942, more than two thousand Jewish children were interned in a concentration camp in Pithiviers, in the Loiret region of France. From this shameful chapter of history, Sheila Kohler weaves an extraordinary and compelling novel first published in 2001 and now appearing in paperback for the first time. , In, Children of Pithiviers,, a pair of young sisters escape deportation and find shelter with a local aristocratic couple known to all as Madame and Monsieur. Seventeen years later, a beautiful young Sorbonne student arrives to spend the summer as a "paying guest" of Madame and Monsieur, whose fortunes have diminished considerably since the war. Eighteen-year-old Deirdre discovers a diary kept by the two Jewish girls. In doing so, she not only learns their fate, but reawakens old suspicions, and old appetites on the estate.

Fiction

1590512065

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009142.Children_of_Pithiviers

Children of Pithiviers

albac

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10091448-392003

392003

Janet Reitman

Scientology, created in 1954 by pulp science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world’s fastest growing religion, with millions of members and huge financial holdings. Celebrity believers keep its profile high. Teams of volunteer ministers offer aid at disaster sites like Haiti and the World Trade Center. But Scientology is also a very closed faith, harassing journalists and others thru litigation & intimidation, even infiltrating high levels of the government to further its goals. Its attacks on psychiatry & its requirement that believers pay as much as tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars for salvation have drawn scrutiny and skepticism. Ex-members use the Internet to share stories of harassment and abuse. Reitman offers the first full journalistic history of the Church of Scientology, in an evenhanded account that establishes the truth about the controversial religion. She traces Scientology’s development from the birth of Dianetics to today, following its metamorphosis from a pseudoscientific self-help group to a global spiritual corporation with profound control over its followers and ex-followers. Based on five years of research, unprecedented access to Church officials, confidential documents and extensive interviews with current and former members, this is a defining book about a little-known world.

Nonfiction,Religion,History,Religion,Cults,Audiobook,Crime,True Crime,Writing,Journalism,Biography,Psychology,Classics,Cult Classics

618883029

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10091466-inside-scientology

Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion

Linda A. Hill,Kent Lineback

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers.,You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.,This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by mastering three imperatives:,· Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others.,· Manage a network: Understand how power and influence work in your organization and build a network of mutually beneficial relationships to navigate your company's complex political environment.,· Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you.,Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide for not only first-time managers but all managers seeking to master the most daunting challenges of leadership.

Business,Leadership,Business,Management,Nonfiction,Self Help,Self Help,Personal Development,Buisness

142216389X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10091532-being-the-boss

Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader

J.Ann Tickner

Gender in International Relations ,extends and applies a variety of contemporary feminist perspectives to the phenomenon of international relations. ,Demonstrating how a feminist perspective changes and expands our view of the global system, Tickner explores the ways in which the world economy has differentially rewarded men and women and reexamines the gender implications of modern mankind's domination over nature. ,Tickner's review of gender differences in political, military, economic, and ecological relations offers a new view of the insecurities faced by women and men in world politics. Her feminist reconceptualization of security recasts recent theoretical efforts in international relations to construct more adequate security arrangements, both comprehensive and common.

Politics,Feminism,Political Science,International Relations,Nonfiction

231075391

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009157.Gender_in_International_Relations

Gender in International Relations: Feminist Perspectives on Achieving Global Security

J.Ann Tickner

Expanding on the issues she originally explored in her classic work, ,Gender in International Relations, , J. Ann Tickner focuses her distinctively feminist approach on new issues of the international relations agenda since the end of the Cold War, such as ethnic conflict and other new security issues, globalizations, democratization, and human rights. As in her previous work, these topics are placed in the context of brief reviews of more traditional approaches to the same issues. She also looks at the considerable feminist work that has been published on these topics since the previous book came out.,Tickner highlights the misunderstandings that exist between mainstream and feminist approaches, and explores how these debates developed in the new environment of post-Cold War international relations.,Acclaim for Tickner's ,Gender in International Relations,"For all who seek new ways to think about and understand world politics",--,Political Science Quarterly,"Tickner... rethinks from a feminist point of view virtually every conventional category used by theorists and practictioners of international relations."--Susan Moller Okin, Stanford University

Political Science,International Relations,Politics,Feminism,Nonfiction

231113676

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009158.Gendering_World_Politics

Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era

C.S. Lewis

Narnia… the land beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter, a magical country waiting to be set free.,Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first her brothers and sister don't believe her when she tells of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they find a country buried under the evil enchantment of the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they realize they've been called to a great adventure and bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch's sinister spell.

Fantasy,Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens,Childrens,Middle Grade,Adventure,Christian,Fantasy,Magic,Christian Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100915.The_Lion_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Jonathan Rabb

An Intriguing Historical Thriller Set in the Barcelona of the Spanish Civil War, ,On the eve of Hitler’s Olympics, Chief Inspector Nikolai Hoffner, a half Jew, has been forced out of the Kriminalpolizei. Luckily, Hoffner’s focus is elsewhere. His son Georg is missing in Spain, swept up in the sudden outbreak of the civil war. He has already lost Sascha, his elder son, who is fully entrenched in the Nazi regime. But Georg is not what he appears to be, and when Hoffner discovers this, he is determined to save the one son he can., ,The Second Son, is the eagerly awaited final installment in Jonathan Rabb’s Berlin trilogy, set between the two world wars. In ,Harper’s Magazine,, John Leonard called the first, ,Rosa,, “a ghostly noir that could have been conspired at by Raymond Chandler and André Malraux.” The second, ,Shadow and Light ,(2009), garnered rave reviews—in ,The Washington Post,, Wendy Smith praised its “atmosphere” and “brilliantly plotted narrative.” Now, nearly ten years after the events of ,Shadow and Light,, Hoffner finds himself tossed into the chaos that is Spain— where he quickly meets anarchists, Soviet and British secret agents, and a female doctor called Mila Pera—as he follows a trail of clues left by Georg., ,In the spirit of Joseph Kanon and Alan Furst—whose ,Foreign Correspondent, also took place in the mountains of Spain—Rabb delivers another atmospheric work, rich with his storytelling talent and historical expertise.

Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Mystery,Thriller,Cultural,Germany,Historical,Mystery,Crime,Novels,Mystery,Detective,Civil War,Spanish Civil War

374299137

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10091629-the-second-son

The Second Son

C.S. Lewis

This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures, and hard to find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant aim was to show the twentieth century reader how to read and how to understand old books and manuscripts.

Historical,Medieval,History,Nonfiction,Criticism,Literary Criticism,Writing,Essays,Criticism,Literature,Writing,Books About Books,Literary Fiction,Reference

521645840

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100918.Studies_in_Medieval_and_Renaissance_Literature

Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Heather Grothaus

Nowhere in medieval England are three women so powerful—or adored—as the heiresses of Fallstowe Castle: Sybilla, the ruthless beauty, Cecily, the pure-hearted innocent...and Alys, the youngest sister, whose wild spirit has yet to be matched.,Lady Alys thinks everyone knows the legend: If a man and a woman meet at midnight within the ancient Foxe Ring ruins, they are as good as married. But when she finds a captivating stranger lurking there in the middle of the night, she discovers the one man who is unaware.,It's a deadly pursuit that brings Piers Mallory to the Fallstowe lands. But now that fate has attached the alluring, and curiously insistent, Alys to his side, it may work to his advantage to play by her rules, at least for a time. Yet the danger Piers courts is no game—and the passion he and Alys share is all too real.

Romance,Historical Romance,Romance,Historical,Historical,Medieval,Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical Romance,Medieval Romance

1420112422

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092049-never-kiss-a-stranger

Never Kiss a Stranger

Wilkie Collins

Having previously tried my hand at short serial stories (collected and reprinted in After Dark, and The Queen of Hearts), I ventured on my first attempt, in this book, to produce a sustained work of fiction, intended for periodical publication during many successive weeks. The experiment proved successful both in this country and in America. Two of the characters which appear in these pages -- "Rosamond," and "Uncle Joseph" -- had the good fortune to find friends everywhere who took a hearty liking to them. A more elaborately drawn personage in the story -- "Sarah Leeson" -- was, I think, less generally understood. The idea of tracing, in this character, the influence of a heavy responsibility on a naturally timid woman, whose mind was neither strong enough to bear it, nor bold enough to drop it altogether, was a favorite idea with me, at the time, and is so much a favorite still, that I privately give "Sarah Leeson" the place of honor in the little portrait-gallery which my story contains. Perhaps, in saying this, I am only acknowledging, in other words, that the parents of literary families share the well-known inconsistencies of parents in general, and are sometimes unreasonably fond of the child who has always given them the most trouble. -- Wilkie Collins, _January, 1861_

Classics,Mystery,Fiction,Gothic,Historical,Victorian,Literature,19th Century,European Literature,British Literature,Literature,Suspense,Classics,Classic Literature

809599171

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009216.The_Dead_Secret

The Dead Secret

Wilkie Collins

Exchanging vows of love with sailor Frank Aldersley the night before his departure, Clara Burnham is haunted by the memory of Richard Wardour, and his mistaken belief that they will one day marry. With her gift of 'Second Sight', Clara foresees terrible tragedy ahead and is racked by guilt. Allied to two different ships, the two men at first have no cause to meet — until disaster strikes and they find themselves united in a battle for survival. It cannot be long before they discover the nature of their rivalry, and the hot-tempered Wardour must choose how to take his revenge.,Based on the doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, and originally performed as a play starring both Collins and Dickens, 'The Frozen Deep' is a dramatic tale of vengeance and self-sacrifice which went on to inspire the character of Sydney Carton in Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities'., ,NB: This is a separate work by Wilkie Collins It is a novel, published serially in 'Temple Bar' between August and October 1874 and then published as a book, and is not the play of the same name that Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins collaborated on in 1856 and that they both appeared in and that was subsequently published in 1857.

Classics,Fiction,Mystery,Historical,Victorian,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature,19th Century,Gothic,Literature,English Literature,European Literature,British Literature,Short Stories

1843910942

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009218.The_Frozen_Deep

The Frozen Deep

Joe Nickell

The willingness of people to believe in magical icons, mystical relics, and miraculous pictures (like the Image of Guadalupe) is almost as curious as these phenomena themselves. Though they cry out for scientific investigation, millions of people blindly accept them as fact.,Historical and paranormal investigator Joe Nickell confronts such strange events, powers, and objects as the Shroud of Turin, bleeding or weeping statues, burning handprints, liquefying blood, ecstatic visions, miraculous cures, and people speaking in tongues in Looking for a Miracle. Departing from standard critiques of religion, Nickell carefully investigates the evidence relating to specific claims.,Religious believers and rationalists alike have much to learn from this revealing examination of the evidence for the miraculous.

Religion,Philosophy,Skepticism,Nonfiction,Science,Fantasy,Paranormal

1573926809

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009219.Looking_for_a_Miracle

Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions & Healing Cures

Benjamin Radford,Joe Nickell,Loren Coleman

For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters of Loch Ness and Lake Champlain have gained international notoriety, hundreds of lakes around the world are said to shelter these shadowy creatures. Lake Monster Mysteries is the first book to examine these widespread mysteries from a scientific perspective. By using exhaustive research and results from firsthand investigations to help separate truth from myth, the authors foster our understanding of what really lurks in the cold, murky depths. Benjamin Radford and Joe Nickell are considered to be among the top lake monster authorities in the world. Here they share unique insights into many of the world's best-known lake monsters. They interview witnesses and local experts and discuss the different types of lake monster sightings, delve into possible explanations for those sightings, and examine hoaxes, evidence claims, and legends surrounding the monsters. The authors have also conducted groundbreaking fieldwork and experiments at the lakes and have examined recent photographic and sonar evidence. Incorporating newly-revealed information and up-to-date developments in the cases they present, professional monster hunters Radford and Nickell plunge into both the cultural histories of these creatures and the scientific inquiries that may hold the key to these mysteries.

Pseudoscience,Cryptozoology,Nonfiction,Science

813123941

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009220.Lake_Monster_Mysteries

Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures

Meredith Webber

Doctor on duty, wife on demand!,Dr. Alexandra Conroy always goes the extra step for her patients, but never has she traveled to an Arabian royal palace before! Treating the Sheikh of Al Janeen's mother is daunting — especially under the watchful and mesmerizing eyes of the sheikh himself.,Not only is Sheikh Azzam a dutiful leader, he's also a dedicated children's doctor. And, when disaster strikes his beloved land, not only must Azzam and Alex work together in the unforgiving desert dunes — they must also temporarily marry! A marriage of convenience Alex soon wishes was for real...

Romance,Fiction,Category Romance,Harlequin

373067704

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092246-sheikh-children-s-doctor-husband

Sheikh, Children's Doctor...Husband

Mi-Ri Hwang

'S' is a known as a bully caretaker, who avenges her bullied clients -- for a price, of course. ,However, in reality, 'S' is a nerd named Kang Song Ih, with a twin brother named Kang Ah Eul, whom she loves above anything. Ah Eul attends Chungha High School, a famous and expensive school, but over winter break, he attempts to commit suicide. Song Ih, determined to understand why her brother tried to kill himself, attends Chungha High School, pretending to be Ah Eul -- uncovering the reasons why Ah Eul was driven to suicide, including one mysteriously handsome but "bad" guy named Seo Ga Yoon.,Read as you follow her life while staying in an All-Boy's school and living in a dorm -- with a male roommate, who happens to be a famous singer and someone she as "S" had once nearly beat up. ,Watch out! Whoever bothers "S"'s brother, prepare to face her!

Sequential Art,Manga,Manga,Manhwa,Romance,Manga,Shojo,Sequential Art,Comics,Contemporary,Comics Manga,Action

8954230016

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092289-1

아이돌 쇼핑. 1

C.S. Lewis

The second book in ,C. S. Lewis's, acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes ,Out of the Silent Planet, and ,That Hideous Strength,, ,Perelandra, continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against the most destructive of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new planet — Perelandra — when it is invaded by a dark force. Will Perelandra succumb to this malevolent being, who strives to create a new world order and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so? Or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet.

Science Fiction,Fiction,Fantasy,Christian,Classics,Christian Fiction,Science Fiction Fantasy,Religion,Religion,Christianity,Adventure

7157169

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100924.Perelandra

Perelandra

Joe McKinney

Battered by three devastating hurricanes in a row, the Texas coast is flattened. But for the people of Houston--and soon all of America--the most terrifying events are just beginning. . ., ,They Rise. . ., , Out of the flooded streets of Houston, they emerge from plague-ridden waters. Dead. Rotting. Hungry. And as human survivors scramble to their rooftops for safety, the zombie hordes circle like sharks. ,The ultimate killing machines., ,They Feed. . ., ,Houston is quarantined to halt the spread of the zombie plague. Anyone trying to escape is shot on sight--living and dead. Emergency Ops sergeant Eleanor Norton has her work cut out for her. Salvaging boats and gathering explosives, Eleanor and her team struggle to maintain order. But when civilization finally breaks down, ,the feeding frenzy begins., ,They Multiply. . ., ,Biting, gnawing, feasting--but always craving more--the flesheaters increase their ranks every hour. With doomsday looming, Eleanor must focus on the people she loves--her husband and daughter--and a band of other survivors adrift in zombie-infested waters. If she can't bring them into the quarantine zone, ,they're all dead meat., , Praise for Joe McKinney and His Novels, ,"A merciless, fast-paced and genuinely scary read that will leave you absolutely breathless." --Bram Stoker Award-winning author Brian Keene on ,Dead City,"Compelling. . .with a lightning-fast pace. Earns its place in any library of living dead fiction." --,New York Times, Bestselling Author Jonathan Maberry on ,Apocalypse of the Dead

Horror,Zombies,Horror,Fiction,Apocalyptic,Post Apocalyptic,Science Fiction,Apocalyptic,Audiobook,Thriller,Novels,Mystery,Crime,Adult

786023600

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092502-flesh-eaters

Flesh Eaters

Leonard Lee

Lee, a well-known tool manufacturer, covers the practical and technical information to sharpen tools quickly, efficiently and safely. Descriptive photos, clear line drawings and step-by-step instructions show exactly how to improve the performance and safety of any cutting tool. 255 photos.

Art,Woodwork,Nonfiction,Reference,Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Art,Crafts

1561581259

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009250.The_Complete_Guide_to_Sharpening

The Complete Guide to Sharpening

Dan Abnett

The Inquisition moves amongst mankind like an avenging shadow, striking down the enemies of humanity with complete ruthlessness. Inquisitor Eisenhorn faces a vast interstellar cabal and the dark power of daemons, all racing to recover an arcane text of supreme and abominable power - an ancient tome known as the Necroteuch. Book I in the Eisenhorn trilogy sets a new standard in action and adventure.

Science Fiction,40k,Fiction,Fantasy,Audiobook,Space,Space Opera,Horror,Adventure,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Novels

743411692

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009259.Xenos

Xenos

Dorothy Daniels

ISLAND OF DOOM...,It was sorrow that brought young Cora Taylor home from Europe -- sorrow and her promise to see Aunt Maggie buried in the little cemetery on their family's island. But in spite of all her troubles, the loss of her aunt so soon after the deaths of her own parents, Cora was glad to be home and to see Joel again. Handsome lawyer Joel Lansing was only too happy to take over the management of all Cora's affairs, while making it plain that he felt much more that a business interest in her.,It was Joel whom Cora told about the ghostly presence in the old house and the near brushes with death she had experienced since her return home. Joel swore he'd protect her from the evil force that seemed determined to claim the last of the Taylors. But even he couldn't be with Cora all the time, and ever so slowly the island trap began to close about her till it seemed there was no escaping the terrible destiny which had taken her family one by one...

Gothic,Gothic,Gothic Romance

451072952

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092707-a-woman-in-silk-and-shadow

A Woman in Silk and Shadow

Kitty Dukakis,Larry Tye

An important and powerful book about electroconvulsive therapy and its comeback. , For more than twenty years, Kitty Dukakis battled severe depression with every medication and treatment available. But it wasn't until she tried electroconvulsive therapy- ECT-that she began getting her life back for good. Written with award-winning medical reporter Larry Tye, ,Shock, is both the personal story of how ECT dramatically changed Kitty Dukakis's life as well as a captivating look at the science behind ECT, the controversy surrounding it, and the history of its intriguing rebirth in this country. , ,Shock, explores the stigma afflicting ECT-still a treatment that many hospitals do not administer-and debunks long-held misconceptions about how it is performed. Though some continue to view ECT as a dangerous, even barbaric, procedure, as this book explains there is no scientific evidence to suggest that ECT damages the brain. It can cause side effects like memory loss, but they generally are not far-reaching or long-lasting, especially when newer, lower-impact techniques are employed. In fact, the U.S. surgeon general and the National Institutes of Health agree that for severe depression ECT is safe, and often more effective than antidepressants or psychotherapy. , An eye-opening and powerful book about one of the most contentious medical treatments in history, Shock demystifies ECT and brings to life-through Kitty Dukakis's moving account -its impressive capacity to heal. For the millions who suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses, it offers real information, practical guidance, and hope.

Nonfiction,Psychology,Health,Mental Health,Science,Medicine,Psychiatry

1583332650

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009271.Shock

Shock

Rebecca Winters

CEO Nick Wainwright can handle billion-dollar business deals with his eyes closed, but a baby? Nick needs help-- a nanny for his precious son, and fast! Nick never mixes business with pleasure, but when delectable Reece Chamberlain enters his Park Avenue apartment, everything changes....,Reece is thrilled to be offered the job looking after Jamie, but the little one's handsome daddy steals her heart, as well. Her career used to be everything, but now a life as Nick's bride, with baby Jamie, is sounding more and more like heaven....

Category Romance,Harlequin,Romance,Fiction,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Category Romance,Mills and Boon,Harlequin,Harlequin Romance

373177097

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092769-the-nanny-and-the-ceo

The Nanny and the CEO

Cao Yu

231056567

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009277.Peking_Man

Peking Man

Caroline Anderson

Sam Hunter had only intended to help his brother fulfill his dream of having children, but now, through an IVF mix-up, a complete stranger is pregnant with his child! To make matters worse, she's utterly gorgeous....,For warmhearted widow Emilia Eastwood, this child was meant to be the final legacy of her husband. The hospital's discovery turns her world upside down.,Sam begins to feel fiercely protective of his accidental family, and soon he and Emilia discover that fate can lead to a love you never expected....

Romance,Category Romance,Harlequin,Harlequin,Harlequin Romance,Audiobook,Contemporary,Fiction

373177100

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092782-the-baby-swap-miracle

The Baby Swap Miracle

Seymour Martin Lipset

Seymour Martin Lipset's highly acclaimed work explores the distinctive character of American and Canadian values and institutions. Lipset draws material from a number of sources: historical accounts, critical interpretations of art, aggregate statistics and survey data, as well as studies of law, religion and government. Drawing a vivid portrait of the two countries, , ,Continental Divide, , represents some of the best comparative social and political research available.

Cultural,Canada,Nonfiction

415903858

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009278.Continental_Divide

Continental Divide: The Values & Institutions of the United States & Canada

Sandra Byrd

To Die For is a Library Journal "Best Books of 2011" pick.,What would you sacrifice for your best friend?,Would you die for her?,Meg Wyatt has been Anne Boleyn's closest friend since they grew up together on neighboring manors in Kent. So when twenty-five-year-old Anne's star begins to ascend, of course she takes Meg along for the ride.,Life in the court of Henry VIII is thrilling... at first. Meg is made mistress of Anne's wardrobe, and she enjoys the spoils of this privileged orbit and uses her influence for good. She is young and beautiful and in favor; everyone at court assumes that being close to her is being close to Anne.,But favor is fickle and envy is often laced with venom. As Anne falls, so does Meg, and it becomes nearly impossible for her to discern ally from enemy. Suddenly life's unwelcome surprises rub against the court's sheen to reveal the tarnished brass of false affections and the bonafide gold of those that are true. Both Anne and Meg may lose everything. When your best friend is married to fearsome Henry VIII, you may soon find yourself not only friendless but headless as well.,A rich alchemy of fact and fiction, ,To Die For, chronicles the glittering court life, the sweeping romance, and the heartbreaking fall from grace of a forsaken queen and Meg, her closest companion, who was forgotten by the ages but who is destined to live in our hearts forever.

Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical,English History,Tudor Period,Christian Fiction,Fiction,European Literature,British Literature,Romance,Christian,Literature,16th Century,Adult

1439183112

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092857-to-die-for

To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn

Paul Waldau

In this compelling volume in the ,What Everyone Needs to Know�, series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement.,Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely resource offers the most complete, even-handed survey of the animal rights movement available. The book covers the full spectrum of issues, beginning with a clear, highly instructive definition of animal rights. Waldau looks at the different concerns surrounding companion animals, wild animals, research animals, work animals, and animals used for food, provides a no-nonsense assessment of the treatment of animals, and addresses the philosophical and legal arguments that form the basis of animal rights. Along the way, readers will gain insight into the history of animal protection-as well as the political and social realities facing animals today-and become familiar with a range of hot-button topics, from animal cognition and autonomy, to attempts to balance animal cruelty versus utility. Chronicled here are many key figures and organizations responsible for moving the animal rights movement forward, as well as legislation and public policy that have been carried out around the world in the name of animal rights and animal protection. The final chapter of this indispensable volume looks ahead to the future of animal rights, and delivers an animal protection mandate for citizens, scientists, governments, and other stakeholders.,With its multidisciplinary, non-ideological focus and all-inclusive coverage, ,Animal Rights, represents the definitive survey of the animal rights movement-one that will engage every reader and student of animal rights, animal law, and environmental ethics.,What Everyone Needs to Know,� is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press.

Philosophy,Nonfiction,Animals,Food and Drink,Vegan,History

019973996X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092870-animal-rights

Animal Rights: What Everyone Needs to Know

Tad Williams

The epic conclusion of the Otherland saga journeys back to the bizarre world of virtual realities in which the characters discover a multifaceted pathways to immortality, which could be available if one is willing to pay a dangerous price. By the author of City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Fire, and Mountain of Black Glass.

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

641645473

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10092.Sea_of_Silver_Light

Sea of Silver Light

Wendy Williams

Kraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants of the sea: the squid. The pages take the reader on a wild narrative ride through the world of squid science and adventure, along the way addressing some riddles about what intelligence is, and what monsters lie in the deep. In addition to squid, both giant and otherwise, ,Kraken, examines other equally enthralling cephalopods, including the octopus and the cuttlefish, and explores their otherworldly abilities, such as camouflage and bioluminescence. Accessible and entertaining, ,Kraken, is also the first substantial volume on the subject in more than a decade and a must for fans of popular science.

Science,Nonfiction,Animals,Environment,Nature,Science,Biology,Science,Natural History,History,Environment,Science Nature,Biology,Ecology

810984652

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10093081-kraken

Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid

Helen Dickson

Destitute and desperate, Jane Lucas knows there is one place where she can find refuge—her childhood home.,Landing on the doorstep, Jane is confronted with a new lord of the manor! Devilish Colonel Francis Russell is known for his fierce reputation in battle. The civil war may be ended but, by stepping over the threshold, Jane fears she's crossing enemy lines.,She will use every weapon in her arsenal to claim the home that's rightfully hers, starting with her bewitching charm…but then she goes and falls under the colonel's spell!

Romance,Romance,Historical Romance,Historical,Literature,17th Century,Category Romance,Harlequin

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10093151-destitute-on-his-doorstep

Destitute on His Doorstep

Mary Nichols

Driven by grief and an implacable thirst for vengeance, Captain James Drymore has one sole purpose in life—to hunt down the men who killed his wife. A beautiful young lady in distress distracts James for the first time.,Having rescued Amy, James discovers she hasn't escaped unscathed—she has lost her memory! As the conflicted captain slowly puts together the complex pieces of his mysterious lady's past, he realizes he needs to let go of his own. Can he and Amy build a new future—together?

Romance,Historical Romance,Historical,Romance,Mystery,Historical,Georgian

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10093180-the-captain-s-mysterious-lady

The Captain's Mysterious Lady

Maia Jacomus

The end of the world is coming. We all know it. I think we knew it the moment Odin and I first met—any indication of camaraderie between a god and a giant was unthinkable. But that was just the first thread of the unraveling world tapestry. Considering my betrayal toward the giants, the gods treating my children like beasts, and my own ignorance regarding the futility of divine power, I’m surprised the world is still standing. I’m surprised the gods can move on unchanged, even after the death of their Prince, the Shining One, the sum of all that’s good and worthwhile in the world.,Yggdrasil forbid they should ever admit to a mistake or a flaw, or own up to their share of blame.,If you haven’t guessed, I’m Loki, member of the Jotun giant race, sworn blood-brother of the supreme god Odin. If you’ve heard of me, you’ve heard that I’m wicked, that I’m the greatest enemy of the gods, and that I began the chain of events that promise the end of the world. Well, yes, that’s all true—but not for the reasons you think.

Fantasy,Mythology,Fantasy,Mythology,Gods,Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10093275-loki

Loki: Why I Began the End

Peter J. Carroll

A sorceror-scientist's grimoire (Roundworld edition) Every universe potentially has its own Supreme Grimoire containing the spells which define its reality and the magic which you can perform within that reality. In this Octavo we have assembled scattered secrets for a Supreme Grimoire forRoundworld, the universe in which you're standing. To this end we have taken some inspiration from Pratchett's Discworld, and a lot from Theoretical Physics and Practical Chaos Magic. "The most original, and probably the most important, writer on Magick since Aleister Crowley." -Robert Anton Wilson, author of the Cosmic Trigger trilogy. Peter J. Carroll is one of the founders of the Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros (IOT) which he led for a decade. He has spent thirty-seven years in research and experiment and is the author of three other books Liber Null & Psychonaut, Liber Kaos: the Psychonomicon, and Psybermagic, and The Apophenion.

Occult,Occult,Magick,Fantasy,Magic,Religion,Esoterica,Witchcraft,Nonfiction

1906958173

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10093304-the-octavo

The Octavo: A Sorcerer-Scientist's Grimoire

C.S. Lewis

The third novel in the science-fiction trilogy by C.S. Lewis. This final story is set on Earth, and tells of a terrifying conspiracy against humanity.,The story surrounds Mark and Jane Studdock, a newly married couple. Mark is a Sociologist who is enticed to join an organisation called N.I.C.E. which aims to control all human life. His wife, meanwhile, has bizarre prophetic dreams about a decapitated scientist, Alcasan. As Mark is drawn inextricably into the sinister organisation, he discovers the truth of his wife’s dreams when he meets the literal head of Alcasan which is being kept alive by infusions of blood.,Jane seeks help concerning her dreams at a community called St Anne’s, where she meets their leader – Dr Ransom (the main character of the previous two titles in the trilogy). The story ends in a final spectacular scene at the N.I.C.E. headquarters where Merlin appears to confront the powers of Hell.

Science Fiction,Fiction,Fantasy,Christian,Classics,Christian Fiction,Science Fiction Fantasy,Religion,Christianity,Religion,Literature

7157177

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100933.That_Hideous_Strength

That Hideous Strength

Morgan Spurlock

For thirty days, Morgan Spurlock ate nothing but McDonald's as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on American health. The resulting documentary earned him an Academy Award nomination and broke box-office records worldwide. But there's more to the story, and in ,Don't Eat This Book,, Spurlock examines everything from school lunch programs and the marketing of fast food to the decline of physical education. He looks at why fast food is so tasty, cheap, and ultimately seductive--and interviews experts from surgeons general and kids to marketing gurus and lawmakers, who share their research and opinions on what we can do to offset a health crisis of supersized proportions.,Don't eat this groundbreaking, hilarious book--but if you care about your country's health, your children's, and your own, you better read it.

Nonfiction,Food and Drink,Food,Health,Science,Health,Nutrition,Sociology,Humor,Food and Drink,Food Writing,Politics,Audiobook

425210235

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100934.Don_t_Eat_This_Book

Don't Eat This Book

William Bebb

Just a few miles outside of Albuquerque New Mexico there's something horribly wrong in a remote valley. To their eternal regret some people have mistaken the screams echoing in the hills as coyotes singing to the moon. When Josey drives his truck down into the valley he quickly learns the horrifying truth. It's not coyotes howling- it's men or what used to be men. Josey discovers that the valley is home to the depraved, the noble, the damned, the innocent, the beautiful, and of course the walking dead. When the least dangerous thing you encounter is an angry rattlesnake you know you've made a wrong turn in Albuquerque.,The story is over 110,000 words in length. It's eighteen chapters of adventure, excitement, horror, and thoughtful humor.,What kind of zombies are they? , There has been an interesting but ultimately pointless debate going on for years about what constitutes a zombie. Is it a dead person who walks around causing mayhem? Or is it someone who is violently insane and seeks only to kill and destroy? Why not both?, Nestled in a remote valley, the residents of The Albuquerque Springs Trailer Park have lived out there lives nearly forgotten by the rest of the world. The trailer park is home to dozens of illegal immigrants, a hermit who has turned his back on society, a veteran of World War 2, a grumpy old woman, a family of Meth cookers known to local police officials as the Redneck Gourmets, and a beautiful young woman, are just a few.,Life was peaceful, quiet, and boring until a deadly industrial accident killed Juan, one of the illegal immigrants. His friends and neighbors promised to dispose of the victim's body. Unfortunately, he came back and disposed of them- one mouthwatering bite at a time.,William Robert Bebb: Who is he? , Born in southern California in the 1960’s, William Bebb is a man of many talents. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, he earned scholarships for Forensic Speaking at two universities. William was also Editor of a University of Alabama at Birmingham newspaper from 1989 to 1991. Also, he won numerous awards for extemporaneous and other speeches at intercollegiate competitions across the country.,After graduating with a degree in Communication Arts & Broadcasting from The University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1993, he worked in the exciting world of Academia till 1996. Recognized as an invaluable asset, William was recruited to a worldwide television network- where he has prepared programming for millions of people since 1997.

Horror,Zombies,Horror,Fiction,Humor,Apocalyptic,Post Apocalyptic,Science Fiction,Apocalyptic,Action,Business,Amazon,Science Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10093711-valley-of-death-zombie-trailer-park

Valley Of Death, Zombie Trailer Park

Mary Saaler

Many possible brides were hesitant to marry Henry VIII, a man notorious for his treatment of previous wives. Because no woman emerged as the obvious choice, Thomas Cromwell's assessment of the religious and political pressures of the late 1530s led him to suggest one of the two daughters of the safely Protestant Duke of Cleves as a prospective bride. Anne was chosen, largely on the basis of her portrait, and traveled quickly to England to be Henry's new queen. The marriage, like Henry's others, was not a success and after a brief reign of just six months, Anne was 'a queen unqueened'. However she was still alive, divorced and wealthy and, unlike other portraits, this book covers her many succeeding years of independence. This is the fascinating story of one of the most powerful women in 16th Century Europe, and also an intriguing portrait of a loveless marriage.

History,Biography

948695412

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009383.Anne_of_Cleves

Anne of Cleves: Fourth Wife of Henry VIII

Peter Dale Scott

A devastating revelation of violence, exploitation, and corrupt politics, ,Coming to Jakarta, derives its title from the role played by the CIA, banks, and oil companies in the 1965 slaughter of more than half a million Indonesians. A former Canadian diplomat and now a scholar at the University of California, Peter Dale Scott has said that the poem "is triggered by what we know of the bloody Indonesian massacre… However it is not so much a narrative of exotic foreign murder as one person’s account of what it is like to live in the 20th century, possessing enough access to information and power to feel guilty about global human oppression, but not enough to deal with it. The usual result is a kind of daily schizophrenia by which we desensitize ourselves to our own responses to what we read in the newspapers. The psychic self-alienation which ensues makes integrative poetry difficult but necessary." With a brilliant use of collage, placing the political against the personal––childhood acquaintances are among the darkly powerful figures––Scott works in the tradition of Pound’s ,Cantos,, but his substance is completely his own.

Poetry

811210952

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009384.Coming_to_Jakarta

Coming to Jakarta: A Poem about Terror

A.S. Worrell

Translated by A.S. Worrell , Corrects mistakes in Greek translation , Capitalizes every pronoun referring to Deity , Quotation marks around direct quotes , Study notes for each book , Four appendixes , 432 pp.

088243392X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094040-the-worrell-new-testament

The Worrell New Testament

James Connolly

The Irish worker was beaten down nationally, emotionally, and intellectually when England took over. No longer able to control his tribeland he was subordinate to eviction and reproach at the hands of a proprietor. At this time workers had no legal rights and were subject to a stealthy movement down into poverty and abasement. This history compiled by James Connolly describes the humiliation and outrage of Irish peasants. He details their descent into horrific social difficulty and offers a solution to this downward spiral. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.

Cultural,Ireland,History,Nonfiction,European Literature,Irish Literature,Politics

906224322

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009424.Labour_in_Irish_History

Labour in Irish History

Nancy H. Yeide

This guide is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for tracing the ownership history of works of art. Focused on cultural property looted by the Nazis and others during WWII, it is divided into three parts: Basic Provenance Research and Principles, Holocaust-Era Provenance Research, and Appendixes, which include bibliographies of collections, dealer archives, and "red flag names" compiled by the Office of Strategic Services. Includes an index and reproductions of artworks and relevant documents.

Museology,Museums

093120173X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009431.The_AAM_Guide_to_Provenance_Research

The AAM Guide to Provenance Research

John Ferling

No event in American history was more pivotal-or more furiously contested-than Congress's decision to declare independence in July 1776. Even months after American blood had been shed at Lexington and Concord, many colonists remained loyal to Britain. John Adams, a leader of the revolutionary effort, said bringing the fractious colonies together was like getting "thirteen clocks to strike at once.", Other books have been written about the Declaration, but no author has traced the political journey from protest to Revolution with the narrative scope and flair of John Ferling. ,Independence, takes readers from the cobblestones of Philadelphia into the halls of Parliament, where many sympathized with the Americans and furious debate erupted over how to deal with the rebellion., Independence, is not only the story of how freedom was won, but how an empire was lost., At this remarkable moment in history, high-stakes politics was intertwined with a profound debate about democracy, governance, and justice. John Ferling, drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, brings this passionate struggle to life as no other historian could. ,Independence, will be hailed as the finest work yet from the author Michael Beschloss calls "a national resource."

History,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,Military History,American Revolution,American Revolution,American Revolutionary War,Politics,Historical,Literature,18th Century,The United States Of America,Military,Military History

1608190080

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094333-independence

Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free

American Association Of Museums

Provenance research is an international discipline, just as the art and cultural property it traces are international in origin and influence. At AAM's 2004 International Provenance Research Colloquium, specialists from North America met with colleagues from western and central Europe to exchange information on the general topic of provenance research, with an emphasis on World War II provenance issues. Topics include the collections of the Nazi elite, recreation of historic family collections, case studies of specific object provenance, accessing lesser-known archival resources, and the structure of the art trade in the twentieth century. These proceedings highlight significant strides in provenance research resources and methodology, and also illuminate the number of different sources, many of them little known to North American researchers, that may have to be consulted to clarify the provenance of any one object.

Museology,Museums

1933253029

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009433.Vitalizing_Memory

Vitalizing Memory: International Perspectives on Provenance Research

Juliet Sharman-Burke,Liz Greene,Giovanni Caselli

From the time of its first publication in 1986, ,The Mythic Tarot ,has sold over a million copies in dozens of countries. Now, for this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, the text has been revised, brought up to date and the deck completely reillustrated by internationally renowned artist, Giovanni Caselli.,The New Mythic Tarot ,brings together all the elements that made the original version such a necessary deck for all tarot enthusiasts—a deck that depicts the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines of the Greek myths and a book that helps the reader explore them as familiar archetypal characters, whose experiences mirror the shifts and patterns of daily life.,This fully revised and updated edition of one of the few true classic book and card tarot kits breathes fresh life into this standard work and will be welcomed by long-time devotees and new fans alike.

Occult,Tarot,Nonfiction

312562012

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094480-the-new-mythic-tarot

The New Mythic Tarot

Imelda Stark

Abby is a gorgeous college junior who has a killer crush on her dishy Human Professor Rafe. Rafe is a sex therapist who has a rather complicated secret life providing highly sought after male domination services to a bevy of willing young submissives. The intrepid Abby sniffs out her teacher's hidden life, with spicy results for her rear end. Hear their story from both of their points of view.

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094485-my-secret-sorority

My Secret Sorority: A Novel of Erotic Instruction

Gerald Moore

"One of a series of booklets accompanying BBC 'English by radio' programmes."

Fiction,Historical,Cultural,Africa,Classics,Novels,Literature

435280910

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100944.Things_Fall_Apart_Chinua_Achebe

Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe

Michael F. Brown

The practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the plot-lines of books we read to our children. Rarely, however, do native communities benefit materially from this use of their heritage, a situation that drives growing resistance to what some denounce as "cultural theft.",Who Owns Native Culture?, documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a proprietary resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider their cultural property: a courtroom in Darwin, Australia, where an Aboriginal artist and a clan leader bring suit against a textile firm that infringes sacred art; archives and museums in the United States, where Indian tribes seek control over early photographs and sound recordings collected in their communities; and the Mexican state of Chiapas, site of a bioprospecting venture whose legitimacy is questioned by native-rights activists.,By focusing on the complexity of actual cases, Brown casts light on indigenous claims in diverse fields--religion, art, sacred places, and botanical knowledge. He finds both genuine injustice and, among advocates for native peoples, a troubling tendency to mimic the privatizing logic of major corporations.,The author proposes alternative strategies for defending the heritage of vulnerable native communities without blocking the open communication essential to the life of pluralist democracies. ,Who Owns Native Culture?, is a lively, accessible introduction to questions of cultural ownership, group privacy, intellectual property, and the recovery of indigenous identities.

Anthropology,Nonfiction,Academic,Grad School,Race,History,Law,Social Movements,Social Justice,Folklore,Sociology

674016335

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009458.Who_Owns_Native_Culture

Who Owns Native Culture

Todd M. Compton,Ugo A. Perego,David Keller,Gregory L. Smith,Don Bradley,Brian C. Hales,Newell G. Bringhurst,Craig L. Foster

The first of three volumes dealing with the controversial topic of polygamy and its history in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its many branches, this collection of eight essays advances the scholarship on the topic beyond what is otherwise available. The essays, by some of the foremost scholars in LDS history, deal with a wide range of subjects and viewpoints. The volume opens with an examination of the relationship between Fanny Alger and Joseph Smith and the question of whether they were truly married or not by Don Bradley, then continues with two essays by the editors concerning Doctrine & Covenants Section 132 and its role in the viewpoint church members held and still hold toward plural. It continues with a very interesting essay by Brian C. Hales about polyandrous marriages of Joseph Smith, a topic otherwise unaddressed in the study of church polygyny, and then another paired set of essays concerning whether or not Joseph Smith's marriage to young girls, which some modern critics call pedophilia, was normal and expected for the time -- each essay, one by Craig L. Foster, David Keller, and Gregory L. Smith and the second by Todd M. Compton, takes an opposite viewpoint. Then Ugo Perego, one of the foremost researchers in the field of family genetics, discusses the DNA evidence available to prove or disprove the paternity of many children born to Joseph's wives. The volume concludes with yet another essay concerning D&C Section 132, this time an analysis of how the section was received by the RLDS Church (now Community of Christ) as they did not believe in or practice polygamy. With a Foreword by Linda King Newell and an Afterword by Jessie L. Embry, this volume provides some brilliant new insights into this fascinating subject. ,If you enjoy this volume, as we hope you do, please watch for the second and third volumes due in 2011 which will concern polygamy in the LDS Church from the time of Brigham Young up through the first and second manifestos and beyond and then the third which will deal with the topic of fundamentalist polygamy and why this principle has been so "persistent."

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094614-the-persistence-of-polygamy

The Persistence of Polygamy: Joseph Smith and the Origins of Mormon Polygamy

Joline Godfrey,Kit Hinrichs

Is your child a spendthrift? A hoarder? Or maybe, downright oblivious? Are there family money dramas you can do without? In RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS, Joline Godfrey, one of the country’s leading experts on kids, parents, and money, gives parents the secrets and knowledge she has gleaned from a decade of working with kids on financial literacy and business. At the heart of the book lies a defined set of values:Money is a tool for achieving and maintaining independence. Saving is good; accumulation for its own sake is not. Spending is best done wisely and within one’s means (though a bold purchase or investment may also be an act of wisdom). Greed is not good. Giving generously is part of one’s responsibility to the human family; shepherding wealth is an act of respect—to the past and the future. Money is an energy (not a commodity) that can be used for evil or for good.Designed for adults—parents, grandparents, mentors, advisors, and educators—concerned about raising children ages 5 to 18, RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS is centered around a developmental map covering ten specific money skills each child can master by the age of 18 to become a financially secure adult. This map gives parents a step-by-step approach to helping their kids become habitual savers, smart money mangers, and responsible decision makers. More than just a money book, RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS will help parents send their children into the world as balanced, financially stable individuals and contributing members of both their family and community.

Parenting,Economics,Finance,Nonfiction,Currency,Money,Finance,Personal Finance,Childrens,Self Help

1580085369

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009462.Raising_Financially_Fit_Kids

Raising Financially Fit Kids

Stephen E. Weil

In these 19 insightful and frequently witty meditations, Stephen E. Weil examines the purposes and functions of the museum in the late 20th century, proposing museums make encounters with a variety of visitors more central to their operation.

Museology,Nonfiction

874749530

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009466.Rethinking_the_Museum_and_Other_Meditations

Rethinking the Museum and Other Meditations

Nancy MacKay

The interview is completed, the recorder packed away, and you've captured the narrator's voice for posterity. The bulk of your oral history is finished—or is it? Nancy MacKay, archivist and oral historian, addresses the crucial issue often overlooked by researchers: How do you ensure that the interview you so carefully recorded will be preserved and available in the future? MacKay goes carefully through the various steps that take place after the interview—transcribing, cataloging, preserving, archiving, and making your study accessible to others. Written in a practical, instructive style, MacKay guides readers, step by step, to make the oral history “archive ready”, offers planning strategies, and provides links to the most current information in this rapidly evolving field. This book will be of interest to oral historians, librarians, archivists and others who conduct oral history and maintain oral history materials. See more at ,http://www.nancymackay.net/curating/

Science,Library Science,Nonfiction

159874058X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009468.CURATING_ORAL_HISTORIES

CURATING ORAL HISTORIES: FROM INTERVIEW TO ARCHIVE

Barry Lord

Despite recessions and rapid social change, museums remain highly successful cultural institutions. Museum management in the 21st century will have to respond to many challenges including higher visitor expectations whilst maintaining core objectives. The Manual of Museum Management presents a comprehensive and incisive analysis of the principles of museum organization, the ways in which people work together to accomplish museum objectives, and the ways in which museums, large and small, can function most effectively. An outstanding group of contributors has added case studies from museums and galleries around the world, bringing the principles to life with first-hand accounts of challenges and achievements in the operation of museums today. Including a foreword by Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate Gallery, this easy-reference manual provides essential advice and guidance for anyone involved in the creation, development, and management of museums. Visit the authors' web page

Museology,Academic,School,Museology,Museums,Textbooks

075910249X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009469.The_Manual_Of_Museum_Management

The Manual Of Museum Management

Sydney J. Shep

Memory institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share pressing concerns about preserving heritage, whether in the form of material and documentary cultural artefacts in collections, or in the form of new digitally born material. Recent incidents of natural disaster and cultural genocide, together with the global turn to digitization, have forced librarians, archivists and curators to rethink and restructure their primary modes of operation. Preservation management now sits at the top of the agenda for heritage institutions around the world, as collection development policies and practices are negotiated between libraries, museums, archives, funding agencies and governments. Historically separate cultural institutions are now converging to share limited resources, develop compatible ideologies and co-ordinate distributed collections. This forward-looking collection charts the diversity of preservation management in the contemporary information landscape, and offers guidance on preservation methods for the sustainability of collections from a range of international experts. The authors are connected to a wide international network of professional associations and NGOs, and have been selected not only for their specific expertise, but for the contribution they are making to the future of preservation management. The chapters cover: managing the documentary heritage: issues for the present and future; preservation policy and planning; intangible heritage: museums and preservation; surrogacy and the artefact; moving with the times in search of permanence; a valuation model for paper conservation research; preservation of audiovisual media: traditional to interactive formats; challenges of managing the digitally born artefact; preserving cultural heritage in times of conflict; and access and the social contract in memory institutions redefining 'the collection' in the 21st century. There is urgent need for heritage management initiatives and robust disaster planning that will safeguard our cultural heritage and recognize the right of the end-user to ownership of it. This is an informed and essential guide to managing collection and preservation strategies for anyone working in the library, archive, museum or broader cultural heritage sectors.

Museology,Museums

1856045749

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009473.Preservation_Management_For_Libraries_Museums_And_Archives

Preservation Management For Libraries, Museums And Archives

Abdelwahab Meddeb,Jane Kuntz

Talismano, is a novelistic exploration of writing seen as a hallucinatory journey through half-remembered, half-imagined cities—in particular, the city of Tunis, both as it is now, and as it once was. Walking and writing, journey and journal, mirror one another to produce a calligraphic, magical work: a palimpsest of various languages and cultures, highlighting Abdelwahab Meddeb’s beguiling mastery of both the Western and Islamic traditions. Meddeb’s journey is first and foremost a sensual one, almost decadent, where the narrator luxuriates in the Tunis of his memories and intercuts these impressions with recollections of other cities at other times, reviving the mythical figures of Arab-Islamic legend that have faded from memory in a rapidly westernizing North Africa. A fever dream situated on the knife-edge between competing cultures, ,Talismano, is a testament to the power of language to evoke, and subdue, experience.

Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Northern Africa,Tunisia,Literature,African Literature,Travel

1564786293

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094746-talismano

Talismano

Brian J. Gail

  Motherless by Brian J. Gail Brian J. Gail has written another heart pounding, page turner of a novel for Catholics who are straining to hear their Church's voice in what Pope John Paul II called "the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, the Gospel and the anti-Gospel." Motherless takes the reader on a riveting behind-the-scenes journey around the globe to the boardrooms and laboratories where the architects of The Life Sciences Revolution are preparing Mankind's Final Solution... and into the confessionals and chanceries where the Church's response is being challenged. Father John Sweeney, pastor of a small Catholic parish on Philadelphia's storied Main Line, is drawn into an apocalyptic vortex through the lives of parishioners Maggie Kealey, Michael Burns and Joe Delgado. Without warning they are ushered through the back door of the Revolution where they discover human embryos being created in laboratories and frozen in cryogenic freezers for a global black market. It is, however, when the Revolution's ultimate destination is revealed to one of the three that Fr. Sweeney is faced with his greatest test as a pastor - guiding a soul to the Christian accountability to truth even in the face of potentially deadly consequences.   In Motherless, best selling Catholic author Brian J. Gail has created another spellbinding narrative that explores the ever more slippery slope of Man's technology and its existential threat to family and church. As in Fatherless, Gail's transcendent storytelling, scintillating dialogue and richly interwoven sub plots will leave readers breathless and hungry for more.   Brian J. Gail is a former college and semi-pro athlete; Madison Avenue ad-man; and Fortune 500 senior executive, entrepreneur, and CEO. He is currently an educator and author. Mr. Gail has served on numerous civic boards in his hometown of Philadelphia, including the Nati

Christianity,Catholic,Fiction,Christian

1559220635

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094769-motherless

Motherless

Christian Muller-Tomfelde,Christian Muller-Tomfelde

The objects displayed on a table can take multiple forms. In meetings, it is still very often printed paper although its content was originally created on a computer. The content can also be a table, but now in the mathematical sense, showing, e. g., the budget of a project. Then, we have a table on the table. Most often, the computer-generated contents are subject of frequent changes or dynamic in nature. It is a logical consequence to avoid the detour and the inherent media break by transforming the surface of the table into a display able to show media that are active and can be computer-generated and computer-controlled. At the same time, it is desirable to maintain the inherent features and affordances of working with the objects and the contents while sitting or standing around a table. Electronic Meeting Rooms On the basis of these and other elaborate considerations, we started to design in 1992/1993 an electronic meeting room in Darmstadt at GMD-IPSI (later Fraunhofer IPSI). The setup of our custom-built DOLPHIN-System consisted of a traditional large rectangular wooden table with four physically integrated workstation-like computers with at screens. This set-up was complemented by linking a large ver- cal pen-operated interactive display, at that time the rst LiveBoard outside of Xerox PARC (two of which I was able to get to Darmstadt after my stay at Xerox PARC in 1990)."

1849961123

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094897-tabletops--horizontal-interactive-displays

Tabletops--Horizontal Interactive Displays

Ina Bertrand,Peter Hughes

This text provides an accessible introduction and overview of research methods for studying media, communication and culture, drawing on both social science and humanities methodologies. The text covers the strengths, weaknesses, inherent assumptions and theoretical underpinnings of each methodology. It gives clear guidance, regarding how to use the methodologies and situates this in the context of critical evaluations of previously published research, thus encouraging students' development of skills in evaluating their own work and the work of others.

333960955

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094914-media-research

Media Research: Audiences, Institutions, Texts

John Matthews

Only 47 days left until Larry Durrant's execution, but lawyer Lac McElroy is determined to save his client's life.,There are only three small problems: the evidence against Durrant is overwhelming, he's made a full confession, and he wants to die...,But Jac's hungry to make his mark and he knows something just isn't right about Larry Durrant's murder conviction. Trouble is, everyone thinks Larry's guilty, from the Louisiana Governor right down to the accused, who has confessed to the crime and now wants to make peace with his maker.,Jac soon discovers that someone doesn't want anyone - especially a lawyer - digging around this case. And they'll stop at nothing to make sure Larry's execution goes ahead on schedule. Now Jac must decide whether he's prepared to risk his career, his reputation and his life to save a man who, by his own admission, is a murderer . . .,When DEATH is your only hope...,Ascension Day is the most exciting and compelling death-row thriller since The Shawshank Redemption.

Thriller,Fiction,Mystery,Suspense,Thriller,Legal Thriller

141004851

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094967-ascension-day

Ascension Day

Jaye Wells

Now that the threat of war has passed, Sabina Kane is ready to focus on the future. Her relationship with Adam Lazarus is getting stronger and she's helping her sister, Maisie, overcome the trauma of her captivity in New Orleans. Even Giguhl is managing to stay out of trouble thanks to the arrival of Pussy Willow and his new roller derby team. But as much as Sabina wants to feel hopeful about the future, part of her doesn't trust that peace is possible.,Her suspicions are confirmed when a string of sadistic murders threaten to stall treaty negotiations between the mages and the vampires. Sabina pitches in to find the killer, but her investigation soon leads her down dark paths that have her questioning everyone she thought she could trust. And the closer she gets to the killer, the more Sabina begins to suspect this is one foe she may not be able to kill.

Fantasy,Urban Fantasy,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Paranormal,Fantasy,Fantasy,Magic,Romance,Paranormal,Demons,Paranormal,Witches,Romance,Paranormal Romance,Shapeshifters,Werewolves

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10094969-silver-tongued-devil

Silver-Tongued Devil

Donna Ann Harris

A generational shift is occurring at historic house museums as board members and volunteers retire while few young people step forward to take their place. These landmarks are also plagued by serious deferred maintenance, and many have no endowment funds. What will happen to these sites in the next ten years, and what can be done to assure their continued preservation for generations to come? In New Solutions for House Museums Harris examines possible options and provides a decision-making methodology as well as a dozen case studies of house museums that have made a successful transition to a new owner or user.

759110875

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009498.New_Solutions_for_House_Museums

New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses

Graham Weaver,Jonathan Ashley-Smith,Anne Moncrieff

For more than ten years, ,The Science for Conservators Series, has provided the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic to the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes provide non-scientists with the essential theoretical background to their work.

Conservation,Nonfiction

415071674

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009505.An_Introduction_to_Materials

An Introduction to Materials

Marilyn Deegan

Digital preservation is an issue of huge importance to the library and information profession. With the widescale adoption of the internet, the world has been overwhelmed by digital information. This volume uses case studies and examples to ground the ideas and theories in real concerns and practice.

Library Science,Librarianship,Nonfiction

1856044858

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009507.Digital_Preservation

Digital Preservation

Richard E. Jones

This book discusses the concept of the Institutional Repository (IR) and examines how one is set up, maintained, and embedded into general institutional working practice. Specific reference is made to capturing certain types of research materials, such as E-Theses and E-Prints, the challenges in obtaining materials, following proper legal protocol, and storing the material in perpetuity. Chapters discuss many different models that have been adopted worldwide for IR management, and presents a case study from the Edinburgh Research Archive that documents the path from conception to completion of an IR.

1843341387

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009508.The_Institutional_Repository

The Institutional Repository

Laura DiSilverio

Emma-Joy Ferris likes mall cop work, even though it's a bit more humdrum than the military policing she did in the army. But there's no time to be bored when someone 'liberates' a 15-foot python from the Herpetology Hut, and a mannequin turns out to be a very real corpse.

Mystery,Mystery,Cozy Mystery,Fiction,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Humor,Adult,Mystery,Crime

425242730

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095135-die-buying

Die Buying

Ehren Myers

A pocket-sized tool for nursing educators and students for the delivery of safe and effective health care in hospital and home settings. It presents practical, clinically-oriented content across a range of topics: quick find features, portability, functionality, and more of the commonly-used clinical information.

Nurses,Nursing,Medical,Reference

803613350

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009513.Rnotes

Rnotes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

National Film Preservation Foundation

For many libraries, museums, and archives the hardest step in preserving film collections is getting started. The Film Preservation Guide is designed for these organizations. It introduces film preservation to nonprofit and public institutions that have collections of motion picture film but lack information about how to take care of them. Written and produced by the National Film Preservation Foundation, the book is a primer for “beginners”—professionals trained in archival studies, librarianship, museum work, or history but unschooled in this technical specialty.,The guide grew from user workshops at Duke University and the Minnesota Historical Society. At the sessions, beginners talked with technical experts about what they needed to know in order to preserve and make available their film collections. "Keep it simple!" was the watchword of the discussions.,Following this advice, the guide describes methods for handling, duplicating, making available, and storing film that are practical for research institutions with limited resources. It is organized in chapters tracing the path of film through the preservation process, from acquisition to exhibition, and includes case studies, photo-illustrations prepared by the staff of George Eastman House, charts, 10-page glossary, bibliography, and index.,The Film Preservation Guide was made possible through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the contribution of scores of preservationists. The publication has been translated into Chinese, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, and Thai and is used by film archivists around the world.

Culture,Film,Nonfiction,Media Tie In,Science,Library Science

974709905

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009518.The_Film_Preservation_Guide_The_Basics_For_Archives_Libraries_And_Museums

The Film Preservation Guide The Basics For Archives, Libraries, And Museums

Jessica Bryan

A fabulous tale of romance and fantasy from the award-winning author of Across a Wine-Dark Sea. Deep beneath the ocean's surface lives a race of wondrous people. And although they have walked among the people of the land, their true natures remain separate and hidden--until an exquisite woman binds her destiny with that of a forbidden man.,Twelve years after he rescued Rhea from a savage storm, Zhao, the Red Tiger, is reunited with the dark beauty who possesses the skills of ancient martial artists

Romance,Paranormal Romance,Fantasy,Romance,Historical Romance,Romance,Mythology,Mermaids,Cultural,China,Romance,Fantasy Romance

553298372

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009530.Dawn_on_a_Jade_Sea

Dawn on a Jade Sea

Josh Anderson

A gruesome crime scene. His beloved father beheaded. The prime suspect? His best friend. Will justice be served? Can he avenge the murder of his father? Join Laban the Younger on an epic journey from Jerusalem to the American continent, in search of Nephi, his one-time friend, now his arch nemesis. The Book of Zelph is the world's most true book. The real story of the founding of America from the perspective of the Lamanites, the principle ancestors of the Native Americans.

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095380-the-book-of-zelph-another-testament-of-the-book-of-mormon

The Book of Zelph Another Testament of The Book of Mormon

Karl Langosch

Poetry

3150087686

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095387-reineke-fuchs

Reineke Fuchs

Sapphire

Fifteen years after the publication of Push, one year after the Academy Award-winning film adaptation, Sapphire gives voice to Precious's son, Abdul. ,In ,The Kid, bestselling author Sapphire tells the electrifying story of Abdul Jones, the son of Push's unforgettable heroine, Precious.,A story of body and spirit, rooted in the hungers of flesh and of the soul, ,The Kid, brings us deep into the interior life of Abdul Jones. We meet him at age nine, on the day of his mother's funeral. Left alone to navigate a world in which love and hate sometimes hideously masquerade, forced to confront unspeakable violence, his history, and the dark corners of his own heart, Abdul claws his way toward adulthood and toward an identity he can stand behind.,In a generational story that moves with the speed of thought from a Mississippi dirt farm to Harlem in its heyday; from a troubled Catholic orphanage to downtown artist's lofts, ,The Kid, tells of a twenty- first-century young man's fight to find a way toward the future. A testament to the ferocity of the human spirit and the deep nourishing power of love and of art, ,The Kid, chronicles a young man about to take flight. In the intimate, terrifying, and deeply alive story of Abdul's journey, we are witness to an artist's birth by fire.

Fiction,Cultural,African American,Adult,Adult Fiction,Novels,Contemporary,Audiobook,Sociology,Abuse,Dark,LGBT

1594203040

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095413-the-kid

The Kid

Chris Hazelton

In one little corner of the universe, there's nothing more irritating than a misfile...

Sequential Art,Comics,Sequential Art,Webcomic,Fantasy,Fantasy,Urban Fantasy,Graphic Novels Comics,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels

1411641957

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009547.MISFILE

MISFILE (Misfile #1)

John E. Goldingay

Following on the heels of the successful New Testament for Everyone commentaries by N. T. Wright, John Goldingay, an internationally respected Old Testament scholar, authors this ambitious Old Testament for Everyone series. Covering Scripture from Genesis to Malachi, Goldingay addresses the texts in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply. Perfect for daily devotions, Sunday school preparation, or brief visits with the Bible, the Old Testament for Everyone series is an excellent resource for the modern reader. This third volume in Goldingay's series presents a rich overview of the action-packed book of Exodus and is an excellent guide to Jewish law as presented in the book of Leviticus.

Reference,Christianity,Old Testament,Religion,Theology

664233767

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095492-exodus-and-leviticus-for-everyone

Exodus and Leviticus for Everyone

Christopher Hart

Maybe you’ve noticed. Today’s superheroes and action heroes aren’t as brawny and muscular as they used to be. In fact, almost all the characters in comic books and on TV have a fresh, new look—simplified, streamlined, edgier, with a hint of anime/cartoon design, and appealing to kids and adults alike. Now Christopher Hart, the superhero of how-to-draw books, has come to the rescue of artists everywhere with ,Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist,. Anatomy has always been a difficult subject, but for this book Hart uses his straightforward approach to show a simpler way. In clear step-by-step illustrations and text, he shows: how to draw streamlined figures in poses; body types and muscles; the mechanics of facial expression; how to know which muscles to eliminate in a simplified drawing; grouping muscles; muscle contours versus bone contours; muscles in classic comic-book poses like flying and punching; and more. Now artist can stop struggling with the fine points of anatomy and start creating modern looking heroes and heroines with help from ,Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist,.

Art,Nonfiction,Art,Drawing,Sequential Art,Comics

823047733

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009551.Simplified_Anatomy_for_the_Comic_Book_Artist

Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist: How to Draw the New Streamlined Look of Action-Adventure Comics!

Edgar Allan Poe

A fable about a demon and a man in an enchanted land.

Short Stories,Classics,Horror,Fiction,Fantasy,Gothic,Poetry,Literature,American,Literature,Mystery

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095545-silence

Silence: A Fable