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Catharine H. Roehrig,Catharine H. Roehrig,Renee Dreyfus

The female pharaoh Hatshepsut reigned for nearly twenty years during Egypt’s early New Kingdom in the fifteenth century B.C. First acting as regent for her young nephew/stepson Thutmose III, she in time assumed the title of king and exercised the full powers of the throne as senior co-ruler. In accordance with Egyptian tradition, Hatshepsut was often depicted as a male king. After her death, however, monuments bearing her image were ruthlessly defaced, and her name was erased from historical accounts.Hatshepsut’s rise to power and the nature of her kingship have long been debated by scholars. This fascinating period, one of immense artistic creativity, is illuminated by this volume’s rich presentation of monumental royal sculpture and reliefs, ceremonial objects, exquisite personal items for everyday use, and dazzling jewelry. Essays focus on influences from the neighboring Near East, Nubia, and the Aegean; the innovative architecture built by Hatshepsut; powerful figures in the royal court during her reign; archaeological finds from this period; and mysteries surrounding the destruction of Hatshepsut’s statues and the obliteration of her name.The first in-depth treatment of the subject, ,From Queen to Pharoah ,is an important investigation into the impact of Hatshepsut’s reign on the history, culture, and artistic output of Egypt.

History,Northern Africa,Egypt,Nonfiction,Biography,Art,Art,Art History,Archaeology,Egyptology,Literature,Ancient,Reference

300111398

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009560.Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh

Zhang Boduan,Fabrizio Pregadio

Awakening to Reality, (,Wuzhen pian,) is one of the most important and best-known Taoist alchemical texts. Written in the eleventh century, it describes in a poetical form, and in a typically cryptic and allusive language, several facets of Neidan, or Internal Alchemy. This book contains a translation of the first part of the text, consisting of sixteen poems, which provide a concise but comprehensive exposition of Neidan. In addition to notes that intend to clarify the meaning of the more obscure points, the book also contains selections from Liu Yiming's commentary, dating from the late 18th century, which is distinguished by the use of a lucid and plain language.,Available in paperback, PDF, and Kindle editions.,Visit the ,web page, on this book for more free samples.,Table of Contents, ,Preface, vii ,Introduction, 1 ,Translation, 21 ,Selections from Liu Yiming's Commentary, 75 ,Textual Notes, 89 ,Glossary of Chinese Characters, 95 ,Works Quoted, 101

Religion,Taoism,Esoterica,Alchemy

984308210

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095610-awakening-to-reality

Awakening to Reality: The Regulated Verses of the Wuzhen Pian, a Taoist Classic of Internal Alchemy

Leo Benedictus

'Hi,' the man said, stepping forward. 'I'm such a big fan.' No one had briefed Hugo about him.,This book is different. You've really never read a book like this before.,It's the story of an April night that never happened. A night that changes everything for nerdy Michael, a Fleet Street worker ant, when he agrees to take his boss's invitation to an A-list party at a London club.,Inside, reclusive movie star Hugo Marks is announcing his re-entrance to society. And the last thing Hugo needs is Mellody, his junkie supermodel wife, deciding now's the time to swan-dive off the wagon. Or drop-dead-gorgeous pop pup Calvin, hoping he can screw himself into their league.,Yet not one of them sees the real crisis coming. The moment that will tangle their four lives into an intricate disaster. It happens at the afterparty. But then, perhaps you knew that already...

Fiction,Literary Fiction

022409114X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095674-the-afterparty

The Afterparty

Keith R.A. DeCandido

Tharizdun, the Chanied God, has released the Voidharrow--a liquid crystal imbued with his will and all the chaos of the Abyss--into the universe, and with it comes a transformative engine of pestilence. When exposed to the Voidharrow, individuals look as though they've been stricken by disease as the Abyssal liquid twists and deforms them into chaotic demonlike creatures. Behold the Abyssal Plague!,When a trading caravan manned by grafters and con men comes across a dead man in the desert they open the door to an Abyssal realm long since destroyed. As the Voidharrow takes hold of one of their companions, he begins to morph into a beast like none they have ever seen.,When the stakes are raised in an attempt to defraud some of the more unsavory rulers of this cruel world, the Voidharrow comes to play a role in a move that could transform our heroes forever.

Fantasy,Role Playing Games,Dungeons and Dragons,Fiction,Dungeons and Dragons,Forgotten Realms

786957972

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095744-under-the-crimson-sun

Under the Crimson Sun

Jaleigh Johnson

The witch Ilvani's nightmares of a storm and a suffering soul are luring shadow creatures into Ikemmu, bent on hunting her down and killing her for reasons no one can ascertain. Ashok, however, is determined to find a way to stop it before the shadow creatures destroy the city he worked so hard to save. The trail leads him, the witch Ilvani, Cree, and Skagi along a caravan to Rashemen, where similarly strange attacks are happening among the secretive masked witches of the steppes.

Dungeons and Dragons,Forgotten Realms,Fantasy

786955333

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095748-the-darker-road

The Darker Road

C.E. Murphy

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE—IF IT DOESN’T KILL YOU FIRST, ,Lara Jansen is a truthseeker, gifted—or cursed—with the magical ability to tell honesty from lies. Once she was a tailor in Boston, but now she has crossed from Earth to the Barrow-lands, a Faerie world embroiled in a bloody civil war between Seelie and Unseelie. Armed with an enchanted and malevolent staff which seeks to bend her to its dark will, and thrust into a deadly realm where it’s hard to distinguish friend from foe, Lara is sure of one thing: her love for Dafydd ap Caerwyn, the Faerie prince who sought her help in solving a royal murder and dousing the flames of war before they consumed the Barrow-lands.,But now Dafydd is missing, perhaps dead, and the Barrow-lands are closer than ever to a final conflagration. Lara has no other choice: she must harness the potent but perilous magic of the staff and her own truthseeking talents, blazing a path to a long-forgotten truth—a truth with the power to save the Barrow-lands or destroy them.

Fantasy,Fantasy,Urban Fantasy,Romance,Fantasy,Magic,Fairies,Fae,Fantasy,Paranormal,Romance,Paranormal Romance,Fiction,Adult,Paranormal,Fairies

345516079

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095750-wayfinder

Wayfinder

Robin Alexander

Frustrated with life and death situations that she can't control, Jamie Spencer takes a new job at a mental health facility, where she believes she can make a difference in her patients' lives. The difference she makes in Eden Carlton's life turns her world upside down and out of control. A spur-of-the-moment decision sets in motion a turn of events that she is powerless to stop and changes her life and everyone around her forever. Murder and betrayal send three women fleeing for their lives deep into the woods of the Carolinas. With little contact with the outside world, they learn to rely on one another through difficult and perilous times. They soon learn that the taking of Eden results in dire consequences.

LGBT,Lesbian,Lesbian,Lesbian Fiction,Romance,Lesbian Romance,LGBT

1933113537

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009578.The_Taking_of_Eden

The Taking of Eden

Helen Willa Samuels

A study of the functions of colleges and universities, Varsity Letters is intended to aid those responsible for the documentation of these institutions. The seven functions examined are: to confer credentials, convey knowledge, foster socialization, conduct research, sustain the institution, provide public service, and promote culture. The functional approach provides the means to achieve a comprehensive understanding of an institution and its documentation: a knowledge of what is to be documented and the problems of gathering the desired documentation. Samuels offers specific advice about the records of modern colleges and universities and proposes a method to ensure their adequate documentation. She also offers a method to analyze and plan the preservation of records for any type of institution.

Science,Library Science,History

810834987

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009593.Varsity_Letters

Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges and Universities

Jean Plaidy

Mary Queen of Scots is the most romantic and enigmatic queen in history. When she came to Scotland from a life of cloistered luxury at the French Court she was pitched into the center of a political storm. She found Scotland barbaric, hostile - and fascinating. When her marriage to the arrogant Lord Darnley ended in murder, and Mary was abducted by Bothwell, the brutal, ambitious Scottish lord who had plotted Darnley's death, she was on the road that was to lead her to the execution block.

History,Nonfiction,Cultural,Scotland,Historical,Biography,European Literature,British Literature

709148984

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10095.Mary_Queen_Of_Scots

Mary Queen Of Scots: The Fair Devil Of Scotland

Books LLC

Chapters: Dark Millennium, Horus Heresy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dark Millennium is the successor to the Horus Heresy collectible card game set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. The base card set was launched in October 2005 by Sabertooth Games. Events have conspired to draw members of different races and factions into a remote area of space. Each group has its own set of goals, but they all include eradication of any who would stand in opposition. Drawn to the resource-rich regions of the Pyrus sector are: Dark Millennium uses the same basic rules as Horus Heresy. A game in the Dark Millennium universe pits two commanders and their respective armadas against each other for control of an important planet within the Pyrus sector. One side is declared the attacker, while the other is the defender, but both fight for control of three sectors which are deemed key to winning the planet. The game continues until a player captures two sectors, or four complete turns have elapsed. In the case of neither player dominating the planet after four turns, whoever has won control of a sector (or the more valuable sector if each player has one) wins the game. Each full turn starts with the deployment phase. In this phase, players deploy one card from their decks face up to each and every unclaimed sector. Players then draw a hand of six cards and alternate deploying cards face down from their hand to any unclaimed sector, one a time. There is no limit to how many cards may be deployed to each sector, but a relative imbalance may lead to an advantage in one sector with a corresponding disadvantage in another sector. Following deployment, the attacking player chooses a sector to contest, and a battle for that sector commences. Once the battle ends, ...http: //,booksllc.net/?id=498445

1158562950

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096036-warhammer-40-000-card-games

Warhammer 40,000 Card Games: Dark Millennium, Horus Heresy

Joseph E. Davies

This antiquarian volume contains Joseph E. Davies's memoir concerning his time spent as U.S. ambassador to Moscow from 1936 to 1938. The text is made up of official reports, personal letters to officials or friends of the author, entries from a single-page calendar diary, excerpts from a journal, and footnotes or special memoranda commenting upon certain facts in the text. When it was first published in 1941, the book sold over 700,000 copies and was translated into thirteen languages. The chapters contained herein include: 'The Mission Begins - November 16, 1936-March 30, 1937'; 'Washington and Points East - April 5 - June 20, 1937'; 'The Purge Hits the Red Army - June 25-July 28, 1937'; 'Russia Through her Neighbours' Eyes - July 28-December 24, 1937'; 'The Purge Hits Bukharin - January 15-March 17, 1938', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Nonfiction,History,War

1406737852

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096132-mission-to-moscow

Mission to Moscow

Jess Dee

There’s never been any question in Rachel Ashberg’s mind. Jackson Brooks is the one, and they both know it. The problem? Thanks to his unbreakable rule—never date his twin sister’s friends—he’s completely off-limits. Even if they can’t imagine being with anyone else.,It’s been over two years since their last encounter, when they gave in—just once—to their passion. Now, as the Brooks twins’ milestone birthday approaches, Rachel and Jackson are about to meet again at a gorgeous mountain resort. Needing something to take the edge off the desire that has never faded, she indulges in a fling with sexy stranger Garreth Halt. He even makes her forget Jackson for a while. Or…maybe not.,When she mentions Jackson’s name in passing, Garreth picks up on all the hidden undertones in her voice. And he brings Jackson into their bed, if only in a fantasy they play out together. Funny thing about Garreth’s fantasies, though. Even the most improbable, impossible ones have a way of becoming reality…,Warning: Enough heat is contained within these pages that you won’t even notice the winter cold. You might fall in love with Jackson—the real-life hero, determined to protect his sister from further pain—but it’s the handsome stranger, Garreth, who’ll take your breath away.

Adult Fiction,Erotica,Erotica,Menage,Romance,Menage,M F M,Romance,Erotic Romance,Contemporary,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Novella,Business,Amazon,Short Stories

1609283236

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096201-winter-fire

Winter Fire

Geoff Hill

'Cliffs, sudden death and sharks on the right; poisonous snakes, spiders, lethal kangaroos, dingoes and, of course, thekiller wombats on the left.',These are just some of the challenges that face Geoff Hill and Colin O'Carroll as they set off on their Triumph motorcycles for an epic adventure around Australia's legendary Highway One.,Over fifteen thousand miles long, the road circumnavigates the country, taking Geoff and Colin through major cities, busy holiday resorts, dramatic coastlines, tropical forests, scrublands and across the Nullabor Desert, to come full circle and end up in Adelaide ... exactly where they started.,But this is not just the story of their inspiring and hilarious journey, this is the extraordinary story of Australia itself, told through a motley cast that includes Captain James Cook, Crocodile Dundee, folk hero Ned Kelly, legendary explorers Robert Burke and William Wills, countless immigrants and settlers and an unreliable camper van called Matilda.

Travel

856408573

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096252-oz

Oz: Around Australia on a Triumph

Wendy Bellion

In this richly illustrated study, the first book-length exploration of illusionistic art in the early United States, Wendy Bellion investigates Americans' experiences with material forms of visual deception and argues that encounters with illusory art shaped their understanding of knowledge, representation, and subjectivity between 1790 and 1825. Focusing on the work of the well-known Peale family and their Philadelphia Museum, as well as other Philadelphians, Bellion explores the range of illusions encountered in public spaces, from trompe l'oeil paintings and drawings at art exhibitions to ephemeral displays of phantasmagoria, Invisible Ladies, and other spectacles of deception. ,Bellion reconstructs the elite and vernacular sites where such art and objects appeared and argues that early national exhibitions doubled as spaces of citizen formation. Within a post-Revolutionary culture troubled by the social and political consequences of deception, keen perception signified able citizenship. Setting illusions into dialogue with Enlightenment cultures of science, print, politics, and the senses, ,Citizen Spectator, demonstrates that pictorial and optical illusions functioned to cultivate but also to confound discernment. Bellion reveals the equivocal nature of illusion during the early republic, mapping its changing forms and functions, and uncovers surprising links between early American art, culture, and citizenship.

Art,Art History,Art,Archaeology,Material Culture,Literature,19th Century

807833886

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096293-citizen-spectator

Citizen Spectator: Art, Illusion, and Visual Perception in Early National America

Marc David

"Marc David eloquently describes the importance of addressing the emotional and spiritual aspects of our lives in order to truly nourish ourselves." --Dean Ornish, M.D. Combining the principles of nutritional awareness, personal growth, and body psychology, ,Nourishing Wisdom, provides practical methods for redefining the role food plays in our lives. ,Line drawings.

Health,Health,Nutrition,Food and Drink,Food,Nonfiction,Spirituality,Food and Drink,Cooking,Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Self Help,Self Help,Personal Development,Psychology

517881292

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009633.Nourishing_Wisdom

Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being

Dale Carnegie

Nonfiction,Business,Self Help,Psychology,Self Help,Personal Development,Leadership,Classics,Relationships,Philosophy,Inspirational

1851525769

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009638.Dale_Carnegie_s_Lifetime_Plan_for_Success

Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: How to Win Friends and Influence People & How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Euripides,Juan Miguel Labiano

Eurípides nació en la isla ateniense de Salamina, hacia el año 484 a.C., y murió en Macedonia, en el año 406. Su gran innovación consistió en retratar a sus conciudadanos, con toda lucidez y crudeza. Los problemas de la sexualidad, de la esclavitud o de la condición de la mujer tuvieron, así, un puesto en la escena griega. El primer volumen recoge siete obras, las primeras cronológicamente: un curioso drama satírico, ,El Cíclope, y las tragedias ,Alcestis, Medea, Los Heráclidas, Hipólito, Andrómaca, y ,Hécuba,. El segundo consta de: ,Las suplicantes, Electra, Heracles, Las troyanas, Ifigenia entre los Tauros, e ,Ión,. El tercero y último incluye: ,Helena, Las fenicias, Orestes, Las bacantes, Ifigenia en Áulide, y ,Reso,.

Plays,Theatre,Classics,Drama

8437618339

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009644.Tragedias_III

Tragedias, III

Godfrey Mwakikagile

This is the fourth edition of 'Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era. It is also the largest and includes new material not found in previous editions. The work is a comprehensive study of the political career of President Julius Nyerere spanning half a century. The author takes a critical look at Nyerere's policies and influence in the domestic and international arenas for an objective evaluation of the life and times of one of the most influential leaders in the twentieth century. The major role he played in the liberation of southern Africa is just one of the subjects addressed by the author. He also provides insights into Nyerere's personality from some of the people who knew him best. Included in the book are interviews with some of the people who knew Nyerere since his childhood. Some of them were his teachers. And they outlived him. Others were his schoolmates and colleagues in government and when he was a teacher. And some of them were his students. Also included are interviews with some of his family members. This is an essential study of post-colonial Africa. It is also a study in political leadership and Cold War politics in the African context, among many other subjects addressed in the book which should serve as a reference text for scholars and laymen alike interested in Africa and the Third World in general.

Eastern Africa,Tanzania

980253411

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009660.Nyerere_and_Africa

Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era

Brian Luke Seaward

With more and more people seeking solace by visiting spas, practicing yoga or taking herbal supplements like kava, the market is ripe for a simple, yet effective book about how to be calm. Based on years of experience, author, speaker and renowned stress management expert Brian Luke Seaward wrote The Art of Calm, a compendium of practical and powerful ways to bring a sense of peace into readers' lives almost instantaneously. Each calming tip is conveniently organized into the various senses of touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing as well as the divine sense. At any time during the day, readers can turn to a page and practice a particular calming method. From practical to playful, sensuous to sublime, each idea is doable and eloquently written. By practicing an idea every day, this book will help people identify and deal with their life's stressors and establish healthy, calming routines to help them stay focused on their goals. This is a perfect gift book for busy executives, parents, or anyone facing stress in their life.

1558746943

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009666.The_Art_of_Calm

The Art of Calm: Relaxation Through the Five Senses

Red Haircrow

John Jones believed himself the most proper and enlightened of gay men. Professional, well read and boyishly handsome despite his age, he also believed himself open-minded, tolerant and devoid of vice.,Yet in the end he cannot resist the temptation of the latest tech gadget called, “The House”, a computer generated environment where one could explore their own subconscious safely….Safe except for the darkness you bring with you.”,A gender and mindbending fantasy tale of gay psychological erotica.

Romance,M M Romance

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096705-the-house-of-doom-dreams-and-desire

The House of Doom, Dreams and Desire

Sena Jeter Naslund

,"Like everyone, I am born naked.", , , ,With this opening line of Naslund's compelling new novel, a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it. From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queen's life is joyful, poignant, and harrowing by turns. As her world of unprecedented royal splendor crumbles, the charming Marie Antoinette matures into a heroine of inspiring stature, one whose nobility arises not from the circumstance of her birth but from her courageous spirit.,Marie Antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteen-year-old Dauphin, the future King of France. Coming of age in the most public of arenas, the young queen embraces her new family and the French people, and she is embraced in return. Eager to be a good wife and strong queen, she shows her new husband nothing but love and encouragement, though he repeatedly fails to consummate their marriage and in doing so, fails to give her the thing she—and the people of France—desires most: a child and an heir to the throne.,Deeply disappointed and isolated in her own intimate circle apart from the social life of the court, the queen allows herself to remain ignorant of the country's growing economic and political crises. She entrusts her soul to her women friends, her music teacher, her hairdresser, the ambassador from Austria, and a certain Swedish count so handsome that admirers label him "the Picture." When her innocent and well-chaperoned pilgrimage to watch the sun rise is viciously misrepresented in satiric pamphlets as a drunken orgy, the people begin to turn against her. Poor harvests, bitter winters, war debts, and poverty precipitate rebellion and revenge as the royal family and many nobles are caught up in a murderous time known as "the Terror.",With penetrant insight into new historical scholarship and with wondrous narrative skill, Naslund offers an intimate, fresh, and dramatic re-creation of this compelling woman that goes beyond popular myth. ,Abundance, reveals a compassionate and spontaneous Marie Antoinette who rejected the formality and rigid protocol of the court; an enchanting and tenderhearted outsider who was loved by her adopted homeland and people until she became the target of revolutionary cruelty and violence; a dethroned queen whose depth of character sustained her in even the worst of times.,Once again, Sena Jeter Naslund has shed new light on an important moment of historical change and made that time as real to us as the one we are living now. Exquisitely detailed, beautifully written, heartbreaking and powerful, ,Abundance, is a novel that is impossible to put down.

Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Cultural,France,Historical,European History,French Revolution,Literature,18th Century,Audiobook,Book Club,Novels,Adult Fiction

60825391

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100967.Abundance

Abundance

Tim Collins

Nigel Mullet, the unfortunate and bungling 15-year-old vampire is back. But this time he not only has to deal with his daily trials of bad skin, and annoying little sister, and the worry of his fangs popping out at inopportune moments. Now he's got real problems to get his teeth into.

Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Young Adult,Humor,Humor,Comedy,Fiction,Shapeshifters,Werewolves,Childrens,Middle Grade,Childrens,Romance

184317524X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096884-prince-of-dorkness

Prince of Dorkness

Gail Vaz-Oxlade

We all know we should save for retirement, right? But we don't. We're just not sure where to start . . . or when. Experts use complicated terminology and conjure up magic numbers. Do we really need to set aside a million dollars? And if we don't have a snowball's chance in hell of saving that much, should we even bother to try?, Gail's answers are no and yes - no, there is no magic number that fits everyone, and yes, you must bother! The hardest part of retirement planning is getting started, so Gail walks you through the steps to put momentum on your side - even if it's with as little as a dollar a day. It's never too late to begin, but it's never too early, either - so let Gail show you how. ,She'll help you, - figure out where you are now, - set goals for where you want to be, - chart a course from here to there, - select the investment style and type that's right for you, - adjust your plan as you go, - make a smooth transition into retirement - when you're ready,No expert, Gail included, should offer a one-size-fits-all solution, which is why ,Never Too Late, has concrete steps for developing a plan that is right for YOU. ,Never Too Late, is about cutting through the crap, taking charge, and taking action to create the future you want.

Nonfiction,Economics,Finance,Finance,Personal Finance,Cultural,Canada,Currency,Money,Business,Self Help,Personal Development

155468868X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10096897-never-too-late

Never Too Late

Ossie Davis

A black man dreams of being a preacher and works to take control of the church in his small Georgia community despite the community's difficult relationships with neighboring whites, in Ossie Davis's comedy.

Plays,Drama

573614350

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009700.Purlie_Victorious

Purlie Victorious: A Comedy in Three Acts

Agatha Christie

- They Came to Bagghdad,- Destination Unknown,- Ordeal by Innocence,- The Pale Horse

Mystery,Fiction,Mystery,Crime

7208650

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009708.1950s_Omnibus

1950s Omnibus

Elisabeth Eaves

Her curiosity began as a teenager, with an awareness of her body and the reaction other people had to it. It continued with the realization that women’s bodies often gave them a strange power over men. As an adult, it became a fascination with professional sex workers, leading to a plunge into their world. ,Bare, follows the author and her fellow dancers through Seattle strip clubs and bachelor parties, exploring in riveting detail Eaves’s own motivations and behavior, as well as those of her coworkers, as they make their way through the sometimes exhilarating, often disturbing world of stripping. This compelling, revealing memoir exposes the reader to that world behind the flashing lights and offers illuminating insights into the reasons women take up this work—and how it affects their identities and lives off the job.,In its unstinting honesty, ,Bare, demands that we take a closer look at the way sexuality is viewed in our culture; what, if anything, constitutes "normal" desire; the ethics of swapping money—or anything else—for sex; and how women and men navigate the perilous contradictions and double standards that make up today’s socio-sexual conversation.

Autobiography,Memoir,Nonfiction,Feminism,Sexuality,Sexuality,Sex Work,Biography Memoir,Sociology,Biography,Sex Work,Strippers

1580051219

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100970.Bare

Bare: The Naked Truth About Stripping

Robert Di Donato,Monica D. Clyde,Jacqueline Vansant

Deutsch: Na klar! , offers the most trusted solution for helping Introductory German students develop their communicative competence. The sixth edition preserves the hallmark features that instructors have come to trust, and through its use of current, authentic cultural materials, ,Deutsch: Na klar! , teaches students how to use German in real-life situations effectively and how to communicate successfully in the German-speaking world.

Textbooks,Reference,European Literature,German Literature,Humanities,Language,Academic,Read For School

73386332

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097136-deutsch

Deutsch: Na Klar! An Introductory German Course

Jonathan Tepper,John Mauldin

Greece isn't the only country drowning in debt. The Debt Supercycle--when the easily managed, decades-long growth of debt results in a massive sovereign debt and credit crisis--is affecting developed countries around the world, including the United States. For these countries, there are only two options, and neither is good--restructure the debt or reduce it through austerity measures. ,Endgame, details the Debt Supercycle and the sovereign debt crisis, and shows that, while there are no good choices, the worst choice would be to ignore the deleveraging resulting from the credit crisis. The book:,Reveals why the world economy is in for an extended period of sluggish growth, high unemployment, and volatile markets punctuated by persistent recessions Reviews global markets, trends in population, government policies, and currencies Around the world, countries are faced with difficult choices. ,Endgame, provides a framework for making those choices.

Economics,Economics,Finance,Nonfiction,Business,Politics,Audiobook,Currency,Money,History,Literature,American

1118004574

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097138-endgame

Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle and How It Changes Everything

Kalmbach Publishing Company

Netting, one of the easiest bead stitches, can yield amazing effects! Whether beaders yearn for a lacy necklace or a ruffled bracelet, netting can create the desired look. The ease and versatility of netting allows readers to work with a variety of beads like seed beads, crystals, glass beads, gemstones, pearls, and more.

890246785

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097178-easy-bead-stitches

Easy Bead Stitches: Netting

Karl Gjellerup

Uddrag: ...to Udsigtspunkter. Jeg benaegtede, og forlangte, at vi skulde efterse Kildestedet.

Cultural,Denmark

1153665107

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097265-minna

Minna

Alan Davis,Scott Kolins,Scott Lobdell

Nightcrawler! Shadowcat! Captain Britain! Meggan! And the return of Rachel Summers, the Phoenix! As our heroes team with Captain America, Iron Man and Black Panther to save Wakanda, Phoenix battles Galactus in space! And back in England, the government is trying to take control of the nation's super heroes, but it's not going well - just ask the Warpies! Then, it's a trip to a Sentinel-ruled future - and the shocking origin of Widget! Alan Davis returns to Excalibur for some of the team's greatest adventures yet! Collecting EXCALIBUR (1988) #59-67.

Sequential Art,Comics,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Superheroes,Marvel,Marvel,X Men,Comics,Superheroes,Graphic Novels Comics,Comics,Comic Book

785155430

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097335-excalibur-visionaries

Excalibur Visionaries: Alan Davis, Vol. 3

Passhenette1

Alain and his brothers celebrate Christmas in an unusual way.,Anal, COMPLETE, Fet, HJ, Inc, M/M, Oneshot

Romance,M M Romance,Erotica,Menage,Contemporary,Menage,M M M,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Short Stories,Holiday,Christmas,Erotica,BDSM,Romance,LGBT,Gay

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097473-a-carnalli-christmas

A Carnalli Christmas

Robert T. Muller

A large segment of the therapy population consist of those who are in denial or retreat from their traumatic experiences. Here, drawing on attachment-based research, the author provides clinical techniques, specific intervention strategies, and practical advice for successfully addressing the often intractable issues of trauma.,Trauma and the Avoidant Client, will enhance the skills of all mental health practitioners and trauma workers, and will serve as a valuable, useful resource to facilitate change and progress in psychotherapy.

Psychology,Nonfiction,Health,Mental Health,Self Help,Psychology,Counselling

393706966

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097525-trauma-and-the-avoidant-client

Trauma and the Avoidant Client: Attachment-Based Strategies for Healing

Sylvia Day,Maya Banks,Karin Tabke

The hottest thing about a man in uniform is imagining him out of it... ,They may enforce the rules, but when men in uniform are off duty and under the covers, they're experts at breaking them. In this searingly sexy anthology, popular authors Maya Banks, Sylvia Day, and Karin Tabke present men in uniform-unzipped...,Taking the Heat by Sylvia Day,It’s time for protected witness Layla Creed to come out of hiding and take the stan. Layla has only three days to reconnect with federal marshal Brian Simmons—and slake the white-hot lust that has simmered between them for years…,Soul Possession – Maya Banks,Jessie spends a hot night with two sexy-as-sin detectives, only to be accused of murder the very next day. But when Jessie becomes the target of a serial killer, her two detectives will risk everything to have her back in their arms—and in their bed…,Karin Tabke’s Wanted, follows the X-rated exploits of bad-boy cop Colin Daniels and the soon-to-be-ex-wife of a mob boss. He’s been hired to guard her body, but it drives him to distraction instead, putting his career—and his life—on the line…

Anthologies,Romance,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Romance,Romantic Suspense,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Contemporary,Romance,Erotic Romance,Erotica,Menage,Fiction,War,Military Fiction

425243168

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097599-men-out-of-uniform

Men Out of Uniform

Thomas S. Kane

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing,This essential resource helps all writers organize, shape, and complete their work while expressing their ideas creatively and clearly. Rules of style and technique are covered, with examples of expert prose from the masters. An Appendix covers punctuation and grammar.

Language,Writing,Reference,Nonfiction,Education,Humanities,Language

425176401

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009773.The_Oxford_Essential_Guide_to_Writing_Essential_Resource_Library_

The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (Essential Resource Library) (Essential Resource Library)

Mary Arrigan

What is the secret of Mallie's picture? The mystery unfolds as evacuees Tony and Alice escape the terrors of London's Blitz for the Lake District, where they befriend a fascinating and fearless old lady. Many years later, an after-school job in a pet shop enables well-meaning Mallie to buy her mum a drawing of a girl with a rabbit. Could this old picture bring past and present together - and change Mallie's life?

Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,International,Childrens,Middle Grade,Historical,Young Adult,Novels

1847801560

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097790-the-rabbit-girl

The Rabbit Girl

John Guy

A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians at work today.,She was crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at sixteen years; at eighteen she ascended the throne that was her birthright and began ruling one of the most fractious courts in Europe, riven by religious conflict and personal lust for power. She rode out at the head of an army in both victory and defeat; saw her second husband assassinated, and married his murderer. At twenty-five she entered captivity at the hands of her rival queen, from which only death would release her.,The life of Mary Stuart is one of unparalleled drama and conflict. From the labyrinthine plots laid by the Scottish lords to wrest power for themselves, to the efforts made by Elizabeth's ministers to invalidate Mary's legitimate claim to the English throne, John Guy returns to the archives to explode the myths and correct the inaccuracies that surround this most fascinating monarch. He also explains a central mystery: why Mary would have consented to marry – only three months after the death of her second husband, Lord Darnley – the man who was said to be his killer, the Earl of Bothwell. And, more astonishingly, he solves, through careful re-examination of the Casket Letters, the secret behind Darnley's spectacular assassination at Kirk o'Field. With great pathos, Guy illuminates how the imprisoned Mary's despair led to a reckless plot against Elizabeth – and thus to her own execution.,The portrait that emerges is not of a political pawn or a manipulative siren, but of a shrewd and charismatic young ruler who relished power and, for a time, managed to hold together a fatally unstable country.

History,Nonfiction,Biography,Cultural,Scotland,Historical,English History,Tudor Period,European Literature,British Literature,Biography Memoir,History,European History,Cultural,France

618254110

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10097.Queen_of_Scots

Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Los temas de la vida como comedia en ,El gran teatro del mundo, y como mercado en ,El gran mercado del mundo,, aparecen como pretexto para componer un cuadro general de toda la vida humana. La forma lírico-dramática y demás convenciones argumentales del auto sacramental prestan un simbolismo estructural a una materia teológica subyacente. El resultado es una alegoría universal y transcendente, que alcanza en la primera obra una perfecta construcción con acento marcadamente filosófico, y, en la segunda, resonancias morales con la inclusión de elementos realistas, dentro de lo que cabe, en un conjunto forzosamente simbólico. En las dos resalta la maestría de Calderón, escritor sin par en esta forma dramática.,Edición de Eugenio Frutos Cortés,Colección Letras Hispánicas #15

Plays,Classics,Plays,Theatre,European Literature,Spanish Literature,Drama,Spanish History,Siglo De Oro,Fiction,Literature,Cultural,Spain

8437600294

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009818.El_gran_teatro_del_mundo_El_gran_mercado_del_mundo

El gran teatro del mundo / El gran mercado del mundo

Garrett Miller

What are the four nonnegotiable, nonteachable qualities that you must hire? , Can you be sure, really sure, that the person you are about to hire is the one? , We've all experienced that feeling of buyer's remorse when what we thought we "needed" isn't as fabulous as we thought it would be. Many managers have a similar feeling, "hire's remorse," after they extend an offer to a prospective employee and get that small but unmistakable twinge in the gut. , Hiring for a new position doesn't have to be this way. Hire on a WHIM breaks down the essentials, not of whom to hire, but what to hire. What makes these four qualities essential is that no matter how great a manager you are, these are attributes you can't teach. As one expert put it, "These essentials are part of a candidate's DNA; they either have them, or they don't." , So, before you make that job offer, be sure your future employee has what it takes to be hired on a WHIM. , "Managers, at every level must hire the right qualities in order to field the best team. WHIM will help managers succeed in this area." Ed Breen, CEO, TYCO , "With over twenty-two years of management experience at the district, regional and national level, I have been directly involved with recruiting and hiring of hundreds candidates. The successful hires all come down to the four key facets Garrett addresses.", Russ Gasdia, VP of Sales and Marketing, Purdue Pharmaceuticals , "Very simple, yet WHIM can have a profound positive effect on your hiring decisions. Garrett's approach addresses the non-teachable and non-negotiable personality traits that are essential for making great hires." Larry Smith, VP of Global Supply Chain, Becton Dickinson , "If you want to be an amazing recruiter then read WHIM. Garrett and Dr. Thrasher's ideas are so clear, concise and easy to understand. No matter what success I'm having as a recruiter, this book will make me better." Chuck Sutton, Head of Recruiting, E&J Gallo and Sons

1608445410

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098274-hire-on-a-whim

Hire on a Whim: The Four Qualities That Make for Great Employees

Malcolm Pryce

In the latest hilarious Louie Knight mystery, Aberystwyth’s only Private Detective is faced with a case that is literary out of this world,Aberystwyth’s mayoral election campaign is underway, and Louie Knight receives a visit from a mysterious stranger called Raspiwtin asking him to track down a dead man. Twenty-five years ago Iestyn Probert was hanged for the notorious raid on the Coliseum cinema, but shortly afterwards he was seen boarding a bus to Aberaeron. Did he evade the hangman’s noose? Or is it possible that he was resuscitated by aliens? Now, as strange lights appear in the sky above Aberystwyth, Probert has been sighted once again. But what does Raspiwtin want with him? And why does Louie’s investigation arouse interest from a dark-suited man in a black 1947 Buick?,This is the sixth book in the Louie Knight series.

Mystery,Crime,Humor,Fiction,Mystery,Fantasy,Mystery,Noir,Science Fiction,Mystery,Detective

1408810255

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098359-the-day-aberystwyth-stood-still

The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still

Hank Shaw

, ,If there is a frontier beyond organic, local, and seasonal, beyond farmers’ markets and sustainably,raised meat, it surely includes hunting, fishing, and foraging your own food. A lifelong angler and forager who became a hunter late in life, Hank Shaw has chronicled his passion for hunting and gathering in his widely read blog, ,Hunter Angler Gardener Cook,, which has developed an avid following among outdoor people and foodies alike. Hank is dedicated to finding a place on the table for the myriad overlooked and underutilized wild foods that are there for the taking—if you know how to get them., , , ,In ,Hunt, Gather, Cook,, he shares his experiences both in the field and the kitchen, as well as his,extensive knowledge of North America’s edible flora and fauna. With the fresh, clever prose that brings so many readers to his blog, Hank provides a user-friendly, food-oriented introduction to tracking down everything from sassafras to striped bass to snowshoe hares. He then provides innovative ways to prepare wild foods that go far beyond typical campfire cuisine: homemade root beer, cured wild boar loin, boneless tempura shad, Sardinian hare stew—even pasta made with handmade acorn flour., , , ,For anyone ready to take a more active role in determining what they feed themselves and their families, ,Hunt, Gather, Cook, offers an entertaining and delicious introduction to harvesting the bounty of wild foods to be found in every part of the country., ,

Food and Drink,Food,Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Nonfiction,Food and Drink,Cooking,Nature,Outdoors,Reference,Environment,Nature,Science,Science,Biology

1605293202

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098388-hunt-gather-cook

Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast

M.J. McGrath

On Craig Island, a vast landscape of ice north of the Arctic Circle, three travellers are hunting duck. Among them is Inuit hunter and guide, Edie Kiglatuk; a woman born of this harsh, beautiful terrain. The two men are tourists but when one of them is shot dead, the local Council of Elders in is keen to dismiss it as an accident.

Mystery,Fiction,Cultural,Canada,Thriller,Mystery,Crime,Audiobook,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Suspense,Mystery,Murder Mystery,Adventure

023074818X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098409-white-heat

White Heat

Alec MacKenzie

From the hands-down authority on time management techniques, here is a completely updated edition of the national bestseller. "The Time Trap" is filled with smart tactics, hard-hitting interviews, and handy time management tools to help you squeeze the optimal efficiency--and satisfaction-- out of your workday. Plus, you'll discover practical solutions for pinpointing and combatting the Top Twenty Time Wasters!

Business,Nonfiction,Self Help,Productivity,Self Help,Personal Development,Leadership,Philosophy,Business,Management,International Dev...,Human Development

081447926X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009845.The_Time_Trap

The Time Trap

Heidi Betts

Face-to-face with his ex-wife again, millionaire Marcus Keller received more than a jolt of deep attraction. He discovered he was a daddy. Vanessa had been pregnant when they divorced, bore him a son and kept it a secret. It was a betrayal he couldn't forgive.,There was no way he would walk away from his child...his heir. The businessman would do his best to be civil to the lovely bakery owner, who was one tough cookie in her own right. But would it only be business between them, or would Marcus indulge his own secret agenda to make this woman his again...once and for all?

Category Romance,Harlequin,Romance,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Contemporary,Harlequin,Harlequin Desire,Adult,Harlequin,Harlequin Romance,Family Law,Divorce,Family,Fiction

373731043

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098547-her-little-secret-his-hidden-heir

Her Little Secret, His Hidden Heir

Órla Ryan

Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury..., From the thousands of children who work on plantations to the smallholders who harvest the beans, Chocolate Nations reveals the hard economic realities of our favourite sweet. This vivid and gripping exploration of the reasons behind farmer poverty includes the human stories of the producers and traders at the heart of the West African industry. Orla Ryan shows that only a tiny fraction of the cash we pay for a chocolate bar actually makes it back to the farmers, and sheds light on what Fairtrade really means on the ground., Provocative and eye-opening, Chocolate Nations exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it on to our supermarket shelves. 

Nonfiction,Cultural,Africa,Food and Drink,Food,Economics,Politics,History

1848130058

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098619-chocolate-nations

Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa

Jan-Olof Ekholm,Boris Diodorov,Ян-Олаф Экхольм

Повесть-сказка "Тутта Карлссон Первая и единственная, Людвиг четырнадцатый и другие" после продолжительного перерыва снова вернулась к нам в том виде, который с полным правом можно назвать классическим. Веселая и поучительная история о дружбе, верности и приключениях, написанная Яном Экхольмом в 1965 году, рассказана прекрасным языком в лучших традициях русской школы литературного перевода Антониной Максимовой и Евгенией Грищенко. Но конечно, когда говорят об этой книге, в первую очередь в памяти оживают изумительные образы героев - лисенка и цыпленка, созданные самым известным российским книжным иллюстратором Борисом Диодоровым.

Childrens,European Literature,Swedish Literature,Literature,20th Century

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098765

Тутта Карлссон Первая и единственная, Людвиг Четырнадцатый и другие

Giep Franzen

The Mental World of Brands provides a compelling new startpoint for developing new and better relationships between brand and consumer. It asks: how does the brain work? How does it form memories and associations, and how can we make best use of this knowledge to leverage brands and protect and expand market share? ,The book shows how awareness is generated, how people put meanings to brands, and the importance of memory, emotion and language. It also discusses the use of brand research, not just as a separate academic area, but as an important part of the brand representation process. ,* Part One takes you to the caverns of the brain and provides a framework for the study of perception, learning, memory and recollection. ,* Part Two describes the brand-related information that is stored on people's memories. It examines brand awareness, brand meanings, brand emotions, positioning, brand attitudes and brand relationships. ,* Part Three is a practical overview of research techniques and how these can be applied specifically to brand representations. ,This important book offers a well-constructed approach to brands and branding, and is vital reading for advertising and marketing professionals, marketing academics and everyone involved with brand research. ,From the Foreword by Wendy Gordon, 'We try to look for new nuggets of insight about the 'consumer-brand relationship' in the same over-mined hole in the earth. Giep Franzen's book guides us to a fertile and exciting new place to dig.'

1841160814

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009877.The_Mental_World_Of_Brands

The Mental World Of Brands

Rómulo Gallegos

Literature,Latin American Literature,Classics

8449920213

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009885.Cantaclaro

Cantaclaro

Hubert Klimko-Dobrzaniecki

Niemcy, początek drugiej wojny światowej. Horst Bartlik jest przeciętnym, niewyróżniającym się mężczyzną, który prowadzi spokojne, pozbawione wybuchów namiętności życie. Dwa wydarzenia zmieniają jego losy. Odkrycie, że nie kocha już swojej żony oraz wyjazd na wojnę. Skierowany do bazy na Bornholmie mężczyzna budzi się powoli do życia, odzyskuje dawną pewność siebie, męskość. Nie spodziewał się, że wojna przyniesie mu szansę na miłość.,Historia Bartlika przerywana jest opowieścią młodego mężczyzny. Jego jedyną słuchaczką jest pogrążona w śpiączce matka: bohaterka jego historii. Obiekt synowskiej miłości i nienawiści. Obu bohaterów łączy to samo, powtarzane wciąż na nowo i różnymi głosami pragnienie. I coś jeszcze.,Dwie narracje, dwie historie splecione niewidzialną nicią przypadku lub przeznaczenia. Bohaterowie najnowszej powieści Dobrzanieckiego znajdują się w stanie ciągłego napięcia. Walczą. Z instynktami, pragnieniami, emocjami. Walczą o zachowanie godności, o prawo do decydowania o swoim życiu.,Bornholm, Bornholm to poruszający i wzruszający obraz osamotnienia i wewnętrznej walki opowiedziany przez autora, który najważniejsze z prawd opowiada stylem balansującym na granicy powagi i żartu. Dobrzaniecki kreuje świat, który obserwujemy z uśmiechem lub grymasem niedowierzania. Jednak ostatecznie odpowiedzi na zadane pytania odnaleźć będziemy musieli sami.

Cultural,Poland,Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098865-bornholm-bornholm

Bornholm. Bornholm

Barbara Freethy

While preparing for her wedding, Julia DeMarco comes across a famous photograph of a little girl in front of a Russian orphanage-and sees her own eyes staring back at her. But Julia is not an orphan, nor was she adopted. She knows where she comes from-or does she? Suddenly, the people she has loved and trusted are tainted by suspicion. The one person who is willing to help her is reckless photographer Alex Manning, who will journey with her toward the dangerous truth-while trying to hide a secret of his own.

Romance,Mystery,Romance,Romantic Suspense,Fiction,Suspense,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Contemporary,Thriller,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit

451216768

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009886.Don_t_Say_a_Word

Don't Say a Word

Jonathan Hickman,Steve Epting,Nick Dragotta,Mark Brooks

Now joined by artist Steve Epting (,Captain America,), Jonathan Hichman's tenure on ,Fantastic Four, hits critical mass with"Three!" The War of Four Cities has begun, and when it's run its course, one member of the Fantastic Four will have breathed their last! Change is in the air as the World's Greatest Comic Magazine lives up to its motto!,Collecting,: ,Fantastic Four, 583-588.

Sequential Art,Comics,Superheroes,Marvel,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Comics,Comic Book,Comics,Superheroes,Graphic Novels Comics,Fiction,Sequential Art,Science Fiction

785148914

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098885-fantastic-four-volume-4

Fantastic Four, Volume 4

Ashwin Sanghi

The year is 340 BC. A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father. Cold, calculating, cruel and armed with a complete absence of accepted morals, he becomes the most powerful political strategist in Bharat and succeeds in uniting a ragged country against the invasion of the army of that demigod, Alexander the Great. Pitting the weak edges of both forces against each other, he pulls off a wicked and astonishing victory and succeeds in installing Chandragupta on the throne of the mighty Mauryan empire.,History knows him as the brilliant strategist Chanakya. Satisfied—and a little bored—by his success as a kingmaker, through the simple summoning of his gifted mind, he recedes into the shadows to write his Arthashastra, the ‘science of wealth’. But history, which exults in repeating itself, revives Chanakya two and a half millennia later, in the avatar of Gangasagar Mishra, a Brahmin teacher in smalltown India who becomes puppeteer to a host of ambitious individuals—including a certain slumchild who grows up into a beautiful and powerful woman.,Modern India happens to be just as riven as ancient Bharat by class hatred, corruption and divisive politics and this landscape is Gangasagar’s feasting ground. Can this wily pandit—who preys on greed, venality and sexual deviance—bring about another miracle of a united India? Will Chanakya’s chant work again? Ashwin Sanghi, the bestselling author of The Rozabal Line, brings you yet another historical spinechiller.

Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Asian Literature,Indian Literature,Thriller,Cultural,India,Fantasy,Mythology,Politics,Fantasy,Historical,Mystery

9380658674

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10098912-chanakya-s-chant

Chanakya's Chant

Nikolai Gogol

Only three of the seventeen works in ,Arabesques, have been translated into English before [this edition]. Gogol the essayist is virtually unknown in English, and because of his art for art's sake views and his political conservatism, his essays have intentionally been kept out of print even in Russian during the Soviet period. The pieces which Gogol included in ,Arabesques, date from a important era in his career, the "Petersburg period," the time of his closest collaboration with Pushkin, just before 1836 when he abruptly left Russia to live in Italy.,The brilliant stories collected in ,Arabesques,, and the passionately rhetorical essays which echo their themes, are a vital part of Gogol's work and Russian Romanticism.

Fiction,Classics,Cultural,Russia,Literature,Russian Literature,Cultural,Ukraine

8879835297

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099061-i-racconti-degli-arabeschi

I racconti degli «Arabeschi»

Mike McKeever

Author, teacher and financial manager Mike McKeever shows readers how to write the business plan and loan package necessary to finance a new or expanding business and make it work. He helps readers make realistic financial projections, develop effective marketing strategies and refine overall business goals. With How to Write a Business Plan, entrepreneurs learn how to: evaluate the profitability of a business idea-estimate operating expenses-prepare cash flow, profit and loss forecasts-determine assets, liabilities and net worth-find potential sources of financing-think first before borrowing from friends and relatives-present your plan to lenders and investors

Business,Business,Entrepreneurship,Nonfiction,Economics,Business,Management,Economics,Finance,Language,Writing

1413312802

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099087-how-to-write-a-business-plan

How to Write a Business Plan

Stephen Langdon

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Sumerian literature; Assyro-Babylonian literature; Paradise; Deluge; Fall of man; Foreign Language Study / Ancient Languages;

Fantasy,Mythology,Classics,Fiction,Poetry

1153701499

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099209-the-epic-of-gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Mindy Starns Clark,Leslie Gould

Bestselling author Mindy Starns Clark and coauthor Leslie Gould offer readers ,The Amish Nanny,, Book 2 in the Women of Lancaster County series, which tells the stories of young Plain women as they explore their roots, connect with family, and discover true love.,Amish-raised Ada Rupp knows it’s time to make a commitment to the faith and join the church, especially if she wants a future with the handsome Amish widower Will Gundy. ,But when she has the chance to travel to Switzerland as the caregiver of a young child, she leaps at the opportunity.,Anxious to learn more about her forebears, Ada enlists the help of a young Mennonite scholar named Daniel, but even as she develops feelings for him, she cannot get Will from her mind—or her heart. At a crossroads, Ada must decide what she is willing to give up from the past in order to embrace her future.

Amish,Christian Fiction,Christian Fiction,Amish Fiction,Fiction,Romance,Christian,Adult,Parenting,Adoption,Romance,Christian Romance,Contemporary

736938613

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099246-the-amish-nanny

The Amish Nanny

Robin W. Doughty

Return of the Whooping Crane, by Doughty, Robin W.

080202744X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009925.Return_of_the_Whooping_Crane

Return of the Whooping Crane

Ronni Radner,Andrew Bates

Mediums. Little old ladies who sit in atticks with ouija boards and crystal balls, mumbling about their dead husbands. Right? Wrong. Dealing with the deal is dangerous business; wraiths know where all the bodies are buried, but they might want to add yours to the crypt. Now you can play a medium and talk to the dead with the latest in the Year of the Ally series.

Games,Role Playing Games,Games,Gaming

1565046196

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100992.Mediums

Mediums: Speakers with the Dead

David Abulafia

For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's ,The Great Sea, is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.

History,Nonfiction,History,European History,Science,Geography,History,World History,Culture,Society,History,Ancient History,Cultural,Africa,Historical,Travel

713999349

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099327-the-great-sea

The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

Wang Jidong,Chen Zhufen,Liu Qingling

Food and Drink,Tea

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099346-pu-erh-tea

Pu-Erh Tea

Laura Leedy Gansler

Resurrecting a lost hero of the Civil War, ,The Mysterious Private Thompson, tells the remarkable story of Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841–98), who disguised herself as a man and defended her country at a time of war. Drawing on Edmonds's journals and those of the men she served with, Laura Leedy Gansler recreates Edmonds’s experience in some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, including both the First and the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Peninsula Campaign, and the Battle of Fredericksburg, during which she served with distinction in combat as a “male” nurse and braved enemy fire as a mail carrier. Gansler also investigates Edmonds's claim to have been a spy, going behind enemy lines disguised as a slave (by staining her skin with silver nitrate), as a Confederate soldier, and even, ironically, as a peddler woman., ,After two years of valiant service, the young soldier, who twice rejected medical attention for injuries sustained in the line of duty for fear of being discovered, was struck down with malaria. Rather than risk detection by a military doctor, “Franklin Thompson” disappeared and was marked down as a deserter. Twenty years later, having resumed her female identity, Edmonds emerged from obscurity to fight for her pension and reunite with her surprised former comrades, who had not known their brother-in-arms was a woman. This intimate portrait is, above all, a personal drama about the lengths one daring woman was willing to go to chart her own destiny.

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

803259883

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009936.The_Mysterious_Private_Thompson

The Mysterious Private Thompson: The Double Life of Sarah Emma Edmonds, Civil War Soldier

Gwen Acton

Be an instant expert in genetics and bluff your way with 'expressivity' among those who claim a strong pedigree in the subject. No research required, just a sense of humor. From 'genes' to 'junk DNA' and 'codons' to 'clones', this riotous guide passes on all you need to know to engineer the outcome of any conversation.

1903096898

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099383-genetics

Genetics

Michelle Gringeri-Brown,Jim Brown

Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick or stucco L-shaped ranches and split-levels so common throughout the United States.

Architecture,Nonfiction,Design,Reference,Art

1423600029

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100993.Atomic_Ranch

Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes

Steve Lyons

A legend amongst his own Catachan regiment, Colonel 'Iron Hand' Straken is the embodiment of the Imperial Guard hero, so much so that he literally puts his body on the line in the name of the Emperor every time he goes into battle.,Borealis Four has fallen under the sway of an insidious Chaos cult and its dense jungle terrain make it the ideal battlefield for Straken and his platoon. After a particularly fierce firefight, the Catachans find themselves cut off from the rest of the Imperium forces and must seek refuge in a native village.,Before long, troopers begin to hallucinate and warp-born horrorslay siege to the village.  Even Straken himself falls under the sway of the Dark Powers.  Can he break the psychic grip in time to save his men or will Borealis Four be Straken's last stand?

Science Fiction,Audiobook,Fantasy,40k,Fiction

1844163628

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099499-waiting-death

Waiting Death

Roger Biles

By the end of the twentieth century, decaying inner cities in America continued to lose ground despite the best efforts of local and federal officials. By then the investment in urban revitalization begun during the activist 1960s had become a romantic memory. Roger Biles's insightful new book shows why. The first major comprehensive treatment of the subject in thirty-five years, superseding Mark Gelfand's landmark ,A Nation of Cities,, it examines the federal government's relationship with urban America from the Truman through the Clinton administrations.,Deftly analyzing the efforts of presidents, legislators, and other policy makers to deal with a range of troubling and persistent urban issues--especially problems related to housing, transportation, and poverty--Biles chronicles the attitudes and policy proposals of each president and his chief appointees. He shows that, although various presidents announced initiatives to benefit cities, only Jimmy Carter actually made a sustained effort to do so, while the Eisenhower administration stepped back from New Deal-Fair Deal engagement in urban affairs and LBJ's Great Society programs succeeded in reviving ailing cities--until money was diverted to the Vietnam war. Biles explains how Ronald Reagan's New Federalism reduced the federal government's presence in urban America with a vengeance and how Bill Clinton's Third Way for America's cities signaled yet another triumph for devolution and decentralization. He also critiques the Department of Housing and Urban Development, citing its ongoing inability to serve as a strong advocate for the cities within the federal government.,Well organized, clearly written, and wide-ranging, Biles's impressive treatise provides a telling critique of how in the long run the government turned a blind eye to the fate of the cities. No other work offers such a useful narrative of presidential action or inaction and Washington political maneuvering with regard to urban issues. This comprehensive history will become the standard source for understanding the development and trajectory of federal policy making affecting America's urban centers.

Cities,Urban Studies,History

070061768X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099518-the-fate-of-cities

The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000

Christopher Hitchens,Tony Blair

Intellectual juggernaut and staunch atheist Christopher Hitchens goes head-to-head with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, one of the Western world’s most openly devout political leaders, on the highly charged topic of religion.,Few world leaders have had a greater hand in shaping current events than Blair; few writers have been more outspoken and polarizing than Hitchens. In this edition of The Munk Debates -- Canada’s premier international debate series -- Hitchens and Blair square off on the contentious questions that continue to dog the topic of religion in our globalized world: How does faith influence our actions? What is the role of people of faith in the public sphere? Is religious doctrine rigid, or should we allow for flexibility in our interpretations?,This exclusive debate, which played out to a sold-out audience, is now available in print form, along with candid interviews with Hitchens and Blair. Sharp, provocative, and thoroughly engrossing, Hitchens vs. Blair is a rigorous and electrifying intellectual sparring match on the oldest question: Is religion a force for good in the world?

Nonfiction,Religion,Politics,Philosophy,Religion,Atheism,History,Cultural

1770890084

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099561-hitchens-vs-blair

Hitchens vs. Blair

Douglas W. Clark

Discover a World of Champions in Dragonlance(R)! ,While in Palanthas to convince the Knights of Solamnia to aid Solace against her neighbor Samuval, Gerard uth Mondar finds himself pitted against an old opponent from the War of Souls, Galdar the minotaur. But when the Knights' council adjourns due to a devastating magical storm that threatens Palanthas, Gerard and Galdar become uneasy allies on a quest to protect the city by recovering a mysterious stolen chest. The pair must track down the chest before its thief discovers the secret that will allow him to unlock it, thereby unleashing its terrible contents onto the world of Krynn.

Dungeons and Dragons,Dragonlance,Fantasy,Fiction,Role Playing Games,Dungeons and Dragons

786948086

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009959.Protecting_Palanthas

Protecting Palanthas

Carolyn Herbst Lewis

In ,Prescription for Heterosexuality,, Carolyn Herbst Lewis explores how medical practitioners, especially family physicians, situated themselves as the guardians of Americans' sexual well-being during the early Cold War years. She argues that many doctors believed that a satisfying sexual relationship with very specific attributes and boundaries was the foundation of a successful marriage, a source of happiness in the American family, and a crucial building block of a secure nation. Drawing on hundreds of articles and editorials in both medical journals and popular and professional literature, Lewis traces how medical professionals affirmed certain heterosexual desires and acts while labeling others as unhealthy or deviant.

LGBT

807834254

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099651-prescription-for-heterosexuality

Prescription for Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era

Frederic P. Miller,Agnes F. Vandome,John McBrewster

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Principia Discordia is a Discordian religious text written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse The Younger) and Kerry Thornley (Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). It was originally published under the title "Principia Discordia or How The West Was Lost" in a limited edition of 5 copies in 1965. The name, meaning "The Principles of Strife," deviates from correct Latin which would read Principia Discordiae. The Principia is widely regarded as one of the most important Discordian works ever written. The Principia describes the Discordian Society and its Goddess Eris, as well as the basics of the POEE denomination of Discordianism. It features typewritten and handwritten text intermixed with clip art, stamps, and seals appropriated from other sources, possibly in violation of copyright laws

Religion,Philosophy,Occult,Magick

6131831572

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099655-principia-discordia

Principia Discordia

James Ellroy

A hardcover compendium of three detective novels by the author of L.A. Confidential, the basis of the motion picture, includes Blood on the Moon, Because the Night, and Suicide Hill. 50,000 first printing.

Mystery,Crime,Fiction,Mystery,Mystery,Noir,Thriller,Literature,American,Mystery,Detective,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Suspense,Novels

892966866

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100997.L_A_Noir

L.A. Noir

William H. Stoddard,Peter Dell'Orto,Dan Howard,Matt Riggsby

GURPS Low-Tech, covers the basic tools used by historical adventurers from the Stone Age to the Age of Sail – and still used by modern survivalists and post-apocalypse survivors when the high-tech toys fail.,Weapons and armor from antlers and rawhide to warhammers and heavy mail; adventure and travel gear from simple stone knives to early submarines; everyday items and tools of every trade. Low-Tech starts with the basics that suit any setting . . . and adds lots of culturally specialized inventions to support your campaign's particular flavor. For game masters, the discussions of past technologies – based on up-to-date historical and archaeological research – will be valuable no matter what system is used. For ,GURPS, players, this book also covers the skills and traits that let adventurers make the best use of their equipment.,Whether the heroes are cavemen taking their first steps toward civilization, pirates on the Seven Seas, or anything in between, ,GURPS Low-Tech, has the technology they need!,GURPS Low-Tech, replaces ,GURPS Low-Tech, for Third Edition, the TL4 parts of ,GURPS High-Tech, for Third Edition, and the rules for equipment from many historical sourcebooks for Third Edition, from the TL0 tools in ,GURPS Dinosaurs, to to the TL4 gear in ,GURPS Swashbucklers,.

Games,Role Playing Games,Games,Gaming

1556348029

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10099867-gurps-low-tech

GURPS Low-Tech

James Ellroy

Fritz Brown's L.A.--and his life--are masses of contradictions, like stirring chorales sung for the dead. A less-than-spotless former cop with a drinking problem--a private eye-cum-repo man with a taste for great music--he has been known to wallow in the grime beneath the Hollywood glitter. But Fritz Brown's life is about to change, thanks to the appearance of a racist psycho who flashes too much cash for a golf caddie and who walked away clean from a multiple murder rap. Reopening this cas could be Fritz's redemption; his welcome back to a moral world and his path to a pure and perfect love. But to get there, he must make it through a grim, lightless place where evil has no national borders; where lies beget lies and death begets death; where there's little tolerance for Bach or Beethoven and deadly arson is a lesser mortal sin; and where a p.i.'s unhealthy interest in the past can turn beautiful music into funeral dirge.

Mystery,Crime,Fiction,Mystery,Mystery,Noir,Thriller,Mystery,Detective,The United States Of America,Mystery,Hard Boiled,Literature,American,Literature,20th Century

380731770

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100998.Brown_s_Requiem

Brown's Requiem

Buchi Emecheta

Naira gives Ramonu power over justice up to a point… But when the power fails, the consequences for him are horrifying – as witnessed by the girl who has loved him secretly for years.

Fiction,Young Adult

333336380

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009990.Naira_Power

Naira Power

Jeff Hertzberg,Zoë François,Mark Luinenburg

For 30+ brand-new recipes and expanded Tips and Techniques', check out The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, on sale now.,This is the classic that started it all Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day has now sold hundreds of thousands of copies. With more than half a million copies of their books in print, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois have proven that people want to bake their own bread, so long as they can do it easily and quickly.,Crusty baguettes, mouth-watering pizzas, hearty sandwich loaves, and even buttery pastries can easily become part of your own personal menu, Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will teach you everything you need to know, opening the eyes of any potential baker."

Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Food and Drink,Cooking,Food and Drink,Food,Nonfiction,Reference,Food and Drink,Food and Drink,Foodie,Food and Drink,Culinary,Adult,How To

312362919

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009996.Artisan_Bread_in_Five_Minutes_a_Day

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

Peter Reinhart,Ron Manville

We know whole grain breads are better for us, but will we actually eat them, much less take time to bake them?,Yes, says beloved baking instructor Peter Reinhart, but only if they are very, ,very, good. So Reinhart, with his decades of experience crafting amazing artisanal breads, has made it his mission to create whole grain breads that are nothing short of incredible. ,In this follow-up to his award-winning book ,The Bread Baker’s Apprentice,, Reinhart offers groundbreaking methods for making whole grain breads that taste better than any you’ve ever had. And because his approach is also simpler and less labor intensive than conventional techniques, you’ll ,choose, to make and eat these breads. His fifty-five recipes for whole grain sandwich, hearth, and specialty breads, plus bagels, crackers, and more, incorporate widely available whole wheat flour as well as other flours and grains such as rye, barley, steel-cut oats, cornmeal, and quinoa. Each is so rich with flavor and satisfying texture that white-flour counterparts pale in comparison.,Written in Reinhart’s famously clear style and accompanied by inspiring photographs, these recipes were perfected with the help of nearly 350 testers. Introductory chapters provide a tutorial, with step-by-step photographs, of the delayed fermentation method that is at the heart of these recipes, as well as a crash course in baking science, discussions of grains other than wheat, and more. Advanced bakers will relish Reinhart’s innovative techniques and exacting scientific explanations, and beginning bakers will rejoice in the ease of baking wholesome breads with such extraordinary flavor.,Peter Reinhart is a baking instructor and faculty member at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was the cofounder of Brother Juniper’s Bakery in Santa Rosa, California, and is the author of six books on bread baking, including ,Brother Juniper’s Bread Book, Crust and Crumb,, and the 2002 James Beard Cookbook of the Year and IACP Cookbook of the Year, ,The Bread Baker’s Apprentice., , , , , , 

Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Food and Drink,Cooking,Food and Drink,Food,Nonfiction,Reference,Food and Drink,Health,Food and Drink,Culinary

1580087590

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1009997.Peter_Reinhart_s_Whole_Grain_Breads

Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor

Mary Connealy

Sophie Edwards is doing just fine alone, until a strange-yet oddly familiar-man rides into her life, insisting on rescuing her and her four daughters. Can she find a way to love a headstrong mountain man? When Clay McClellan discovers his brother has been murdered, he's bent on finding the killers and seeing them properly hung. But first his Christian duty demands that he marry his sister-in-law. After all, Sophie needs someone to protect her - right? Faith and love help unruly wed newlyweds find common ground and a chance at love on the Texas frontier.

Christian Fiction,Romance,Historical,Historical Fiction,Christian,Westerns,Romance,Christian Romance,Historical,Romance,Historical Romance,Fiction,Adult

1597896470

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100999.Petticoat_Ranch

Petticoat Ranch

Heidi Boyd

Blend your creative spirit with the quick and easy projects found inside Simply Beautiful Beading.,From casual to sophisticated, and everything in between, you'll find beading designs to fit your personal style. Inside, you'll discover 53 simple yet stylish beading projects for exquisite jewelry, accessories and home decor, including: ,•modern glass bead chokers,•semiprecious stone set,•charm bracelets,•wired-pearl barrettes,•wineglass charms,•hanging votive candle holder,•and more than 35 variation projects for even more simply beautiful ideas!

Art,Crafts,Nonfiction,Reference,Jewellery,Crafts,Beading,Crafts,Jewellery Making

1581805632

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100.Simply_Beautiful_Beading

Simply Beautiful Beading: 53 Quick and Easy Projects

Nancy Zellers

Artist and author Nancy Zellers takes it to the limit with this utterly original bead tube book. Using a simple peyote or brick-stitched tube, the author shows how to create more than 30 projects ranging in style from elegant to funky, and with colors spanning from subtle to brilliant, all from tiny, colorful, easy-to-find seed beads. Readers are able to see how changing colors and designs create new and exciting beaded beads. Also, a range of bracelets, earrings, and necklaces will delight the aspiring artist.

Crafts,Beading,Art,Crafts

871164175

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10100005-bead-tube-jewelry

Bead Tube Jewelry: Peyote and brick stitch designs for 30+ necklaces, bracelets, and earrings

James Ellroy

Los Angeles, 1958. Killings, beatings, bribes, shakedowns--it's standard procedure for Lieutenant Dave Klein, LAPD. He's a slumlord, a bagman, an enforcer--a power in his own small corner of hell. Then the Feds announce a full-out investigation into local police corruption, and everything goes haywire.,Klein's been hung out as bait, "a bad cop to draw the heat," and the heat's coming from all sides: from local politicians, from LAPD brass, from racketeers and drug kingpins--all of them hell-bent on keeping their own secrets hidden. For Klein, "forty-two and going on dead," it's dues time.,Klein tells his own story--his voice clipped, sharp, often as brutal as the events he's describing--taking us with him on a journey through a world shaped by monstrous ambition, avarice, and perversion. It's a world he created, but now he'll do anything to get out of it alive.,Fierce, riveting, and honed to a razor edge, ,White Jazz, is crime fiction at its most shattering.

Mystery,Crime,Fiction,Mystery,Noir,Mystery,Thriller,Mystery,Detective,Historical,Historical Fiction,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Mystery,Hard Boiled,Novels

375727361

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101000.White_Jazz

White Jazz

Carolyn Keene,Mildred Benson

Nancy drew arrives in Phoenix, Arizona, eagerly looking forward to a fun-filled vacation at Shadow Ranch, but abruptly finds herself involved in a baffling mystery. The ranch is being haunted by a phantom horse and maliciously damaged by an unknown enemy. Local people believe that the ghostly animal is carrying out the curse of Dirk Valentine, the romantic outlaw who was killed many years ago at Shadow Ranch, where he had gone to fulfill a promise to his sweetheart.,Suspecting that a treasure hidden by Valentine may be at the root of the Shadow Ranch mystery, Nancy undertakes a challenging search, aided by her friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne. The first vital clue is found in an antique watch and sparks a series of clever deductions and dangerous developments. While seeking further clues, the girls' investigation in a ghost town ends in a near disaster when Nancy is trapped inside a building that is toppled by a rockslide - a rockslide which is deliberately caused. But the pretty titian-haired detective remains undaunted in her determination to solve the mystery.

Mystery,Young Adult,Fiction,Childrens,Classics,Childrens,Middle Grade,Childrens,Juvenile,Adventure,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Mystery,Crime

000692526X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101001.The_Secret_of_Shadow_Ranch

The Secret of Shadow Ranch

Ira Spring,Harvey Manning

* Full-color coffee-table quality hiking guidebook with lush, hand-drawn trail maps, * Written by Washington's godfathers of hiking guidebooks, Harvey Manning and Ira Spring, * In a state rich with luscious trails, these hikes are the ones you can't miss (or, at least, must start with),100 Classic Hikes in Washington, is the progeny of Washington's first hiking guidebook, and is the best-selling guidebook of all time. There's a reason: it's gorgeous. The photos of trails and vistas are breathtaking. These are hikes you will want to hike, dream about hiking, or both. Based on their more than 100 years of combined experience in Washington's backcountry, Ira Spring and Harvey Manning chose their favorite trails for this compendium of classic hikes.,Along with the images and hand-drawn maps, you'll get the authors' first-hand descriptions of the trails they hiked many times over. Featuring spectacular views, flower-filled alpine meadows, lakes and streams, ancient forests, animals and birds, and solitude, these trails will give hikers a taste of Washington's best. Infused with a strong conservation message, this guidebook not only introduces hikers to Washington's gems but encourages them to become active participants in an effort to preserve and, in some cases, reclaim the remaining wilderness.

Nonfiction,Nature,Outdoors,Sports,Recreation

898865867

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010031.100_Classic_Hikes_in_Washington

100 Classic Hikes in Washington

Tim Hampson,Jon Meade

Applying the winning formula of "London's Best Pubs" to focus on riverside watering holes, this book shows the best that the capital has to offer along the Thames and the Grand Union Canal. Extending from Walton-on-Thames to Thamesmead, the book features 100 pubs, giving a variety of venues for the perfect afternoon by the river. Divided by area and accompanied by photography showcasing both exteriors and interiors, the pubs described here will appeal to a broad range of visitors, both tourists and London residents alike. Every entry features an overview of the cask ales on offer, together with informative historical and architectural snapshots and details on the character of each pub. This title is suitable for: visitors to London who are looking for great riverside locations; and London residents who are looking for a break from their usual pub choices.

1847737102

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10100343-london-s-riverside-pubs

London's Riverside Pubs: A Guide To The Best Of London's Riverside Watering Holes

Edward Braun

Beginning with the triple impulses of Naturalism, symbolism and the grotesque, the bulk of the book concentrates on the most famous directors of this century - Stanislavski, Reinhardt, Graig, Meyerhold, Piscator, Brecht, Artuaud and Grotowski. Braun's guide is more practical than theoretical, delineating how each director changed the tradition that came before him.

Plays,Theatre

413463001

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010048.The_Director_The_Stage

The Director & The Stage: From Naturalism to Grotowski

Emma Lilley

The Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide contains over 3,500 reviews of classical CDs and DVDs written by the critics of Gramophone, the world's most authoritative classical music magazine. Includes a CD sampler of music by your favorite composers.

860249972

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10100498-gramophone-classical-good-cd-guide-2004-17th-edition

Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide 2004, 17th Edition

James Ellroy

Fred Underhill is a young cop on the rise in Los Angeles in the early 1950's -- a town blinded to its own grime by Hollywood glitter; a society nourished by newspaper lies that wants its heroes all-American and squeaky clean. A chance to lead on a possible serial killing is all it takes to fuel Underhill's reckless ambition - and it propels him into a dangerous alliance with certain mad and unstable elements of the law enforcement hierarchy. When the case implodes with disastrous consequences, it is Fred Underhill who takes the fall. His life is in ruins, his promising future suddenly a dream of the past. And his good and pure love for a crusading woman lawyer has been corrupted and may not survive. But even without the authority of a badge, Fred Underhill knows that his only hope for redemption lies in following the investigation to its grim conclusion. And the Hell to which he has been consigned for his sins is the perfect place to hunt for a killer who hungers but has no soul.

Mystery,Crime,Fiction,Mystery,Mystery,Noir,Thriller,Mystery,Detective,Mystery,Hard Boiled,Literature,American,Emergency Services,Police,Politics

380805294

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101004.Clandestine

Clandestine

Andrew J. Nicholson

Some postcolonial theorists argue that the idea of a single system of belief known as "Hinduism" is a creation of nineteenth-century British imperialists. Andrew J. Nicholson introduces another perspective: although a unified Hindu identity is not as ancient as some Hindus claim, it has its roots in innovations within South Asian philosophy from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. During this time, thinkers treated the philosophies of Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga, along with the worshippers of Visnu, Siva, and Sakti, as belonging to a single system of belief and practice. Instead of seeing such groups as separate and contradictory, they re-envisioned them as separate rivers leading to the ocean of Brahman, the ultimate reality.,Drawing on the writings of philosophers from late medieval and early modern traditions, including Vijnanabhiksu, Madhava, and Madhusudana Sarasvati, Nicholson shows how influential thinkers portrayed Vedanta philosophy as the ultimate unifier of diverse belief systems. This project paved the way for the work of later Hindu reformers, such as Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, and Gandhi, whose teachings promoted the notion that all world religions belong to a single spiritual unity. In his study, Nicholson also critiques the way in which Eurocentric concepts--like monism and dualism, idealism and realism, theism and atheism, and orthodoxy and heterodoxy--have come to dominate modern discourses on Indian philosophy.

Nonfiction,Religion,Hinduism,History

231149867

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10100550-unifying-hinduism

Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History

Morgan Murphy,Fannie Flagg

Take a tasty tour along the highways and unique back roads of the South with author Morgan Murphy as he uncovers the best eateries and unique recipes this region has to offer. Part cookbook, part delicious journey through the South, ,Southern Living, ,Off the Eaten Path, is a discovery guide for people who love Southern food. ,Readers will accompany former ,Southern Living, travel and food editor Morgan Murphy as he winds his way through the South to discover the restaurants and watering holes that showcase the true flavor of the region. Full-color photography takes readers inside these community landmarks. Prized recipes are pried out of secretive restaurant cooks and vetted in the ,Southern Living, Test Kitchens so they can be replicated at home when readers can't hit the road for their roadfood fix. ,Helpful tips accompany each recipe and explain how to up the flavor ante of classics like mac-n-cheese or country-style coleslaw the way the best diners do. Recollections and reflections from owners, patrons, and employees of these "off the eaten path" spots round out this book of travelers' tales and delicious food finds. ,Southern Living, ,Off the Eaten Path, features:,75 "dives" in 18 Southern States: from Texas to Florida to Maryland, and all points in between,A feature on each restaurant, including two recipes, location information, fun facts, and a "Don't-Miss" tip about their signature dish,Rubbernecker Wonders: reviews of kitschy roadside attractions worthy of gawking, such as Solomon's Castle in Ona, FL, and South of the Border on I-95 in Dillon, SC, where Dixie meets...Old Mexico,Food Finds: blurbs about food purveyors along the route (cheese shop, dairy, sausage processor, etc.), local products produced in the area (honey, barbeque sauce, dressing, spice blend, etc.), and more

Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Food and Drink,Cooking,Nonfiction,Travel,Food and Drink,Food,American,Southern

848734459

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10100609-off-the-eaten-path

Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives and 150 Recipes that Made Them Famous (Southern Living)

Stephanie James,Jayne Ann Krentz

Rare book dealer Alina Corey decided to live like the heroine of her favorite Renaissance book, presiding over a court of glittering literati, a witty distance from love. It worked - until Jared Troy, a combative history scholar she knew only through his letters, suddenly appeared in the flesh, challenging her to a passion as grand as her dreams.,Jared's powers of persuasion were formidable - and his talents were incredible. With words of passion and touches of fire, he slowly seduced her - mind, body, and soul.

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

373806698

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010081.Renaissance_Man

Renaissance Man

William O'Brien

A children's novel- PETER: A Darkened Fairytale,Rough age range 11-13, fun for adults too! ,In a quiet sleepy place nestle a few tiny houses, a bridge, and a handful of shops. Unknown to Peter, on one particular morning - the morning of his tenth birthday -will reveal more than just the usual collection of presents. Stumbling into a secret place, he travels through many hidden worlds and embarks upon a fantastic journey. Hally the lifelongian, Arnica the maiden, Wind Sail the white witch and a beautiful elf called Slip will all guide him on his quest.,Searching through the Purple Forest, Peter makes haste to rescue a friend, which proves more difficult than Peter could ever imagine. The gentle tale soon finds its way into some very dark places as the evil Cirinian and her followers try to thwart Peter's progress. Guards, ghosts, spirits and vampirism add to the unknown dimensions that Peter encounters.,A creation of surreal places and characters, ,Peter: A Darkened Fairytale, is an exciting and imaginative fantasy trip from beginning to end.,A drawer is a drawer, and a door is a door, one way in and one way out. What... not sure? A time in space has now arrived for some readers passing by and travelling through in a blip of time, goes so quick, like this rhyme. The thoughts one thinks may not be real and sometimes they will make you squeal. Biting, scratching, tastes hang true, inside this story you'll meet things new. Must be careful, for if you fall those evildoers will seize all. Taking bodies and minds of prey, trapped, entombed as darkness flays. If by chance you are done, chase the light chosen one. Staring from those eyes so bright, view things given with new sight. For all that see, avoid the dark, a new path is shown near the park. A secret there for all that be, ,if you're brave enough, open me!,For all those imaginative souls A fascinating tale takes the reader on a true flight of fantasy into amazing far-off lands, dramatically expanding the imagination and touching the heart. An exploration of the senses is tantalised through the many unusual characters, while exploring alternate realities. A placid opening of the mystical realms should not be underestimated as they soon lead off and reach into some of the darkest corners of the mind. ,A gentle fairytale twists along its path into an unusual and disturbed adventure.

Fantasy,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Young Adult,Childrens,Middle Grade,Childrens,Fairy Tales,Fractured Fairy Tales

1452000255

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10100824-peter

Peter: A Darkened Fairytale

James Ellroy

Set in Los Angeles from 1947 to 1959, ,Hollywood Nocturnes, gives us an afterword and six stories set in the same crime-ridden, sex-crazed period of history of James Ellroy's L.A. Quartet novels (which include ,L.A. Confidential, and ,The Big Nowhere,).,Dig this: the swinging sax man's doing repos and plotting a kidnapping-of himself; a tommy gun is ripping apart windows, curtains, and bodies in High Darktown; a carhop at Scrivner's is keeping two extremely sweet sugar daddies, Howard Hughes and mobster Mickey Cohen, happy-until the scene turns murderous.,This is the hip-hop hard-edged world of L.A. 1950s style: cars with fins, Commies in closets, starmakers with come-ons, ex-cons with guns, and cops with mean streaks as wide as Sunset Strip.,James Ellroy's bizarre, stark tales dazzle us with their unexpected humor, raw brutality, and slightly lighter-than-usual noir realism. ,Hollywood Nocturnes, is quintessential Ellroy: bluesy, black, and very, very hot.

Fiction,Mystery,Crime,Mystery,Mystery,Noir,Short Stories,Mystery,Detective,Literature,American,Thriller,Contemporary,Modern

385333285

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101008.Hollywood_Nocturnes

Hollywood Nocturnes

Giovanni Arrighi

The Long Twentieth Century, traces the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. Arrighi argues that capitalism has unfolded as a succession of “long centuries,” each of which produced a new world power that secured control over an expanding world-economic space. Examining the changing fortunes of Florentine, Venetian, Genoese, Dutch, English and finally American capitalism, Arrighi concludes with an examination of the forces that have shaped and are now poised to undermine America’s world dominance. A masterpiece of historical sociology, ,The Long Twentieth Century, rivals in scope and ambition contemporary classics by Perry Anderson, Charles Tilly and Michael Mann.

History,Economics,Politics,Nonfiction,Sociology,History,World History,Philosophy,Theory,Academic,Literature,20th Century,Business

1859840159

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010113.The_Long_Twentieth_Century

The Long Twentieth Century

J.M.G. Cowie

Extensively revised and updated to keep abreast of recent advances, Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, Third Edition continues to provide a broad-based, high-information text at an introductory, reader-friendly level that illustrates the multidisciplinary nature of polymer science. Adding or amending roughly 50% of the material, this new edition strengthens its aim to contribute a comprehensive treatment by offering a wide and balanced selection of topics across all aspects of the chemistry and physics of polymer science, from synthesis and physical properties to applications.,Although the basics of polymer science remain unchanged, significant discoveries in the area of control over molecular weight, macromolecular structure and architecture, and the consequent ability to prepare materials with specific properties receive extensive mention in the third edition. Expanded chapters include controlled radical polymerizations, metallocene chemistry, and the preparation of block and graft copolymers, as well as multiarmed and dendritic structures. Reflecting the growth of polymer applications in industry, the book presents detailed examples to illustrate polymer use in electronic, biological, and medical settings. The authors introduce new understandings of rheological behavior and replace old and outmoded methods of polymer characterization with new and up-to-date techniques. Also new to this edition are a series of problems at the end of each chapter that will test whether the reader has understood the various points and in some cases expand on that knowledge. An accompanying solutions manual is also available for qualifying course adoptions.,Offering the highest quality, comprehensive coverage of polymer science in an affordable, accessible format, Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, Third Edition continues to provide undergraduate and graduate students and professors with the most complete and current coverage of modern polymer science.

Science,Chemistry

849398134

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010115.Polymers

Polymers: Chemistry and Physics of Modern Materials, Third Edition

Audrey Jean Thomson,A.V. Martinet

A grammar reference that is known for its clear explanations and for dealing with the topics students find most difficult. Two separate books of exercises provide practice.,Thomson and Martinet's grammar reference book has become a classic, and one of the most widely-used books of its time. It is a useful source of reference for intermediate to advanced, and for teachers.

Nonfiction,Reference,Humanities,Linguistics,Humanities,Language,Language,Writing

194313425

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010118.A_Practical_English_Grammar

A Practical English Grammar

Scape Martinez

You are here.,The original book, ,Graff,, put you in touch with your creative style. ,Graff 2, is here to help you find your creative soul. Is it wildstyle or bubble letters? Flat or three-dimensional? Black and white or full color?,Delving deeper into the elements covered in his first book, graffiti artist Scape Martinez brings you into his world, sharing his approach to letters, color and design. From working it out with paper and pens to working large (and legally) on walls, ,Graff 2, reveals the nuts and bolts of graffiti style along with ideas and techniques for bringing those styles to life.,Preparation, technique, expression and meaning,5 full-scale demonstrations show the creation of wall pieces from start to finish,Heavily illustrated with examples and step-by-step instruction throughout,Includes an expanded glossary of graffiti terms not covered in the first book,Artists and fans alike will appreciate this rare inside perspective on graffiti art. Take it to your wall. You have something to say. Put it out there for the world to see.

Art

1440308276

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101261-graff-2

Graff 2: Next Level Graffiti Techniques

George Rudé

What kinds of people were in the crowds that stormed the Bastille, marched to Versailles to bring the king and queen back to Paris, overthrew the monarchy in August 1792, or impassively witnessed the downfall of Robespierre on 9 Thermidor? Who led these crowds or mobilized them to action? What did they hope to achieve, and how far were their aims realized? Earlier historians have tended to view the revolutionary crowd as an abstraction--people or mob according to the writer's prejudice--often even as the personification of good or evil. Professor Rud�'s book, published originally in 1959, makes a first attempt to bring objectively to life each of the important Parisian crowds between 1787 and 1795. Using police records and other contemporary research materials, the author identifies the social groups represented in them, contrasts the crowds with their political leaders, relates their activities to underlying economic and psychological tensions, and compares the Parisian crowd patterns to those of other popular movements in France and Britain during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

History,European History,French Revolution,Cultural,France,Sociology,History,European History,Nonfiction,Literature,18th Century

195003705

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010126.The_Crowd_in_the_French_Revolution

The Crowd in the French Revolution

Rita Mulcahy

From the author of the best-selling PMP exam preparation book in the world, CAPM Exam Prep, Premier Edition by Rita Mulcahy is slated to be the worldwide standard for people studying for the CAPM exam. In addition to 12 comprehensive lessons, this innovative book includes games, exercises, Tricks of the Trade and common pitfalls and mistakes well as enough sample test questions for nearly a full CAPM exam. ,This book contains over 400 pages of material, including new exercises and sample questions never before in print. With critical time-saving tips, plus games and activities available nowhere else, this book will help you pass the CAPM exam on your FIRST try.

Nonfiction,Business

1932735062

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010130.CAPM_Exam_Prep

CAPM Exam Prep: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the CAPM Exam

Dawn H. Hawkes

Leo Adams was kidnapped and forced to serve as an unwilling blood donor for a coalition of vampires. One day, he manages to escape it...and straight into the lion-shifter Maddox's life.,Maddox is unsure of what has fallen into his arms, but he knows one thing. He will fight to the death to keep Leo safe.

Romance,M M Romance,Fantasy,Paranormal,Paranormal,Shapeshifters,Paranormal,Vampires,Romance,LGBT,Gay,Fantasy,M M Romance,M M Paranormal,M M Paranormal,M M Shapeshifters,Contemporary

1920468129

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101311-blood-of-a-leo

Blood of a Leo

Steven Liu,Jonathan Blank,Johnathan Blank

From simple breathing exercises that make you feel healthier and more alive to advanced sexual yoga, ,The Secrets of Dragon Gate, is the key to your unique path to health, wealth, and spiritual fulfillment. , The Dragon Gate School is known for its singular combination of sexual yoga and dream yoga practices; mystical divination methods for choosing a wise and fruitful path; Chi-gung and martial arts practices for health and longevity; and profound philosophy, based on the ,I Ching (Book of Changes), and the five elements, that provides a deep insight into the nature of reality. , Incorporate the mysterious and ancient wisdom of the Dragon Gate School of Taoism into your daily life, and find answers to the question of how to live a long, prosperous, and happy life.

1585428434

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101313-secrets-of-dragon-gate

Secrets of Dragon Gate: Ancient Taoist Practices for Health, Wealth, and the Art ofSexual Yoga

Henri Lefebvre

The work of Henri Lefebvre - the only major French intellectual of the post-war period to give extensive consideration to the city and urban life - received considerable attention among both academics and practitioners of the built environment following the publication in English of The Production of Space. This new collection brings together, for the first time in English, Lefebvre's reflections on the city and urban life written over a span of some twenty years., , The selection of writings is contextualized by an introduction - itself a significant contribution to the interpretation of Henri Lefebvre's work - which places the material within the context of Lefebvre's intellectual and political life and times and raises pertinent issues as to their relevance for contemporary debates over such questions as the nature of urban reality, the production of space and modernity., , Writings on Cities is of particular relevance to architects, planners, geographers, and those interested in the philosophical and political understanding of contemporary life.

Geography,Cities,Philosophy,Philosophy,Theory,Nonfiction,Architecture,Cities,Urban Studies,Urban,Sociology,Art,Cities,Urbanism

631191887

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010140.Writings_on_Cities

Writings on Cities

Jamie Craig

There is nothing Aleron Pitre can't steal, nobody he can't con and no situation he can't slip out of--until he's sent to the prison planet Tantoret, where every sentence is death. If the prisoners don't kill each other, they'll die slowly from mining the poisonous drug chojal. Yet Aleron still hopes that he can escape.,Only thirty Athaki guards keep the chaos of Tantoret in check, a race of aliens stronger and faster than their human charges. Most intimidating of all is the head guard, Jasak, who has his own reasons for being sent to Tantoret.,Amidst the darkness and desperation, Aleron and Jasak share an unexpected attraction. An attraction neither can resist when Jasak claims Aleron as his mate to protect him. Then they discover that both guards and inmates are planning a coup, while a traitor from an enemy nation threatens the whole planet. Suddenly escape from Tantoret isn't just Aleron's dream--it's a matter of survival for them both.,84,400 words

Romance,M M Romance,Science Fiction,Romance,Science Fiction,Aliens,Fantasy,LGBT,Gay,Fantasy,Paranormal,Futuristic,Adult Fiction,Erotica,LGBT

1426891199

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101532-outcast-mine

Outcast Mine