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Charlie Bunce,Michael Portillo

A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years—its history, landscape and people—from the window of Britain’s many and magnificent railway journeys.,Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who mapped Britain’s railways as they sprung up around him, Charlie Bunce and Michael Portillo take a journey along nine classic British railway routes and surround themselves with the history, the charm and the people at the heart of the railways.,More than just a practical mode of transport, Britain’s railways are richly representative and evocative of British society and how it has developed over the last 150 years. Symbols of progress and change, they tell of remarkable breakthroughs in technology, industry and travel. Iconic in their design they have both made a distinctive impact on Britain’s landscape and opened it up to millions of people who, through train journeys alone, became acquainted with wonderful new places and sights. And as fond staples of childhood experiences they evoke deep, memorable feelings of nostalgia, of holidays and home.,Great British Railway Journeys, is a passionate, charming and insightful look at Britain from a window seat: a compelling read for all who look forward to travelling by train.

Travel,Transport,Railways,Nonfiction

7394764

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101549-great-british-railway-journeys

Great British Railway Journeys

Georges Lefebvre

This major work, graphically describes the panic, paranoia, and social chaos that sparked the Revolution. One of France's great historians analyzes the causes of the mass hysteria that overcame rural France during the summer of 1789, as hungry villagers flocked into towns to look for work or to beg for charity, and as vagrants and beggars choked the rural roads, threatening reprisals against householders who refused to give them shelter or a crust of bread.,Originally published in 1983.,The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

History,Cultural,France,European History,French Revolution

805209395

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010157.The_Great_Fear_of_1789

The Great Fear of 1789

Jane Yolen,Mark Teague

A novelty book of OPPOSITES from the bestselling HOW DO DINOSAURS series!,With inventive gatefold flaps on every spread, these classic, bestselling characters from Jane Yolen and Mark Teague are a perfect introduction to basic opposites.,Young readers will love to flip through the gatefold flaps and read this uproarious book again and again!

Childrens,Picture Books,Animals,Dinosaurs,Childrens,Animals

545279429

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101589-how-do-dinosaurs-go-up-and-down

How Do Dinosaurs Go Up and Down?

B.V. Larson

Earth arms marines with alien technology and builds its first battle fleet! ,Kyle Riggs is snatched by an alien spacecraft sometime after midnight. The ship is testing everyone it catches and murdering the weak. The good news is that Kyle keeps passing tests and staying alive. The bad news is the aliens who sent this ship are the nicest ones out there....,SWARM is the story of Earth’s annexation by an alien empire. Long considered a primitive people on a backwater planet, humanity finds itself in the middle of a war, and faced with extinction. SWARM is an 88,000 word novel of science fiction by award-winning author B. V. Larson.,This book is the first book in the STAR FORCE Series.

Science Fiction,Fiction,Space,Space Opera,War,Military Fiction,Audiobook,Science Fiction,Military Science Fiction,Space,Science Fiction,Aliens,Adventure,War

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101733-swarm

Swarm

Francis X. Blouin,William G. Rosenberg

Processing the Past ,explores the dramatic changes taking place in historical understanding and archival management, and hence the relations between historians and archivists. Written by an archivist and a historian, it shows how these changes have been brought on by new historical thinking, new conceptions of archives, changing notions of historical authority, modifications in archival practices, and new information technologies. The book takes an archival turn by situating archives as subjects rather than places of study, and examining the increasingly problematic relationships between historical and archival work.,By showing how nineteenth- and early twentieth-century historians and archivists in Europe and North America came to occupy the same conceptual and methodological space, the book sets the background to these changes. In the past, authoritative history was based on authoritative archives and mutual understandings of scientific research. These connections changed as historians began to ask questions not easily answered by traditional documentation, and archivists began to confront an unmanageable increase in the amount of material they processed and the challenges of new electronic technologies. ,The authors contend that historians and archivists have divided into two entirely separate professions with distinct conceptual frameworks, training, and purposes, as well as different understandings of the authorities that govern their work. ,Processing the Past ,moves toward bridging this divide by speaking in one voice to these very different audiences. Blouin and Rosenberg conclude by raising the worrisome question of what future historical archives might be like if historical scholars and archivists no longer understand each other, and indeed, whether their now different notions of what is archival and historical will ever again be joined.

History,Nonfiction,Textbooks,Philosophy

199740542

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10101750-processing-the-past

Processing the Past: Contesting Authority in History and the Archives

Ira A. Robbins

711911150

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010201.New_music_record_guide

New music record guide

Simon Rimmer

When ,Simon Rimmer, bought a small vegetarian restaurant he had no idea how to cook. Armed with two cookbooks and heaps of enthusiasm, he and a friend created the best vegetarian restaurant in Manchester, Greens, famous for its inventive, delicious food and terrific atmosphere. , ,The Accidental Vegetarian ,is the culmination of Simon’s culinary adventure. A confirmed meat eater, Simon had to rethink his cooking style as he opened his restaurant, and in this book he presents original and easy-to-prepare vegetarian recipes that will please even the most dedicated carnivore, and win over the most intimidated would-be chef. Simon borrows cooking styles and ideas from all corners of the globe to create unique combinations of ingredients that result in flavorful and interesting dishes such as Green Papaya Salad, Eggplant Tikka, Pumpkin Enchiladas with Mole sauce, Filo Strudel with Port Wine Sauce and Red Thai Bean Curry. From his more exotic inventions to good old favorites, ,The Accidental Vegetarian, will help forever retire the bean-sprout and tofu image of vegetarian meals from the minds of people everywhere.

Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Food and Drink,Cooking,Food and Drink,Food,Nonfiction,Reference,Food and Drink,Vegetarian

1844035085

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010223.The_Accidental_Vegetarian

The Accidental Vegetarian: Delicious Food Without Meat

Kurt Jaegers

This book is a step-by-step tutorial that includes complete source code for all of the games covered. It adopts an engaging style to teach all the game development concepts. Each block of code is explained, and game development concepts are diagrammed and covered in detail. Each game begins with a concept description and concludes with suggestions for expanding on the finished game. If you are an aspiring game developer who wants to take a shot at creating games for the Microsoft Windows platform with the XNA Framework, then this book is for you. Using this book, you can get started with creating games without any game development experience. A basic knowledge of C# would be helpful to kick-start your game development, but it's not essential.

Computer Science,Programming

1849690669

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102354-xna-4-0-game-development-by-example

Xna 4.0 Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide

Asti Hustvedt

A fascinating study of three young female hysterics who shaped our early notions of psychology.,Blanche, Augustine, and Geneviève found themselves in the hysteria ward of the Salpetrière Hospital in 1870s Paris, where their care was directed by the prominent neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. They became medical celebrities: every week, eager crowds arrived at the hospital to observe their symptoms; they were photographed, sculpted, painted, and transformed into characters in novels. The remarkable story of their lives as patients in the clinic is a strange amalgam of intimate details and public exposure, science and religion, medicine and the occult, hypnotism, love, and theater. ,But who were Blanche, Augustine, and Geneviève? What role did they play in their own peculiar form of stardom? And what exactly were they suffering from? Hysteria-with its dramatic seizures, hallucinations, and reenactments of past traumas-may be an illness of the past, but the notions of femininity that lie behind it offer insights into disorders of the present.

History,Nonfiction,Psychology,Science,Health,Medicine,Cultural,France,Medical,Literature,19th Century,Feminism,Historical

393025608

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102358-medical-muses

Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris

James H. Miller,Karl V. Miller,Ted Bodner

This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs, with a special emphasis on the plants’ role in wildlife sustenance. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must-have for forest landowners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, outdoors enthusiasts, students--anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of our region’s forests.Features:,Descriptions of native and nonnative (exotic or invasive) plants, including 330 species of forbs, in 180 genera: grasses, sedges, and rushes; woody vines and semiwoody plants; shrubs; palms and yucca; cane; cactus; ferns; and ground lichen,650 color photos,Map of physiographic provinces,56 simple black-and-white drawings of flower parts, flower types, and inflorescences, leaf arrangements, leaf divisions, shapes, and margins, and parts of a grass plant,Glossary,Index of genera by family, index by wildlife species, and index of scientific and common names

Environment,Nature,Nonfiction,Nature,Outdoors,Gardening,Science

820327484

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010253.Forest_Plants_of_the_Southeast_and_Their_Wildlife_Uses

Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses

Gina Biggs

When first-year high school student Miharu Ogawa gets a call from her parents, telling her to come straight home from school, she prepares herself for the worst. After all, the last time her quirky restaurateur parents told her to come straight home she ended up as a contestant on a kiddy game show! But nothing she could ever have imagined could have prepared her for their "great news: " Miharu is getting married! How's a spirited and independent teenager who has never even kissed a boy supposed to deal with suddenly having a fiance she's never even met? And how will her feelings change when she finds out that there are other boys out there vying for her affection, and other girls ready and willing to take away the man she's not even sure she's ready for? With her family, friends (and enemies!) to cope with, will Miharu even have the time to find out if the handsome, devoted Kazuo Fujiwara is really the man she is meant to be with, the man connected to her by the red string of destiny?

Sequential Art,Manga,Romance,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Young Adult,Sequential Art,Webcomic,LGBT,Graphic Novels Comics,Cultural,Japan,Comics Manga

159307624X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010259.Red_String_Volume_1

Red String Volume 1

Hanneke Ippisch

A brave teenager risks her life in the Dutch Resistance bringing Jews to safety -- until she is captured by the Nazis.

History,Nonfiction,World War II,Holocaust,War,World War II,Autobiography,Memoir,War,Biography,Autobiography,Biography

816745242

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010272.Sky

Sky

Pepetela

A Geração da Utopia é o retrato desapiedado dos angolanos a quem ficou a dever-se a epopeia das lutas pela independência e da guerra civil que logo lhe sucedeu, das glórias e das sombras que marcaram esses longos anos de permanente conflito, e do descontentamento e da indiferença que insidiosamente se tornou o estigma de tantos desses homens e mulheres que fizeram, apesar de tudo, um novo país. Internacionalmente conhecido como uma dsa mais representativas figuras das letras angolanas, pepetela é autor de uma obra já extensa, de entre a qual se destacam, para além do presente romance, Muana Puó, Mayombe, O Cão e os Caluandas, Yaka e Lueji, todos editados nesta mesma colecção.

Central Africa,Angola,Cultural,Africa,European Literature,Portuguese Literature,Literature,African Literature,Novels,Literary Fiction,Classics,Historical,Historical Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102733-a-gera-o-da-utopia

A Geração da Utopia

Joel Santos

SINOPSE Obra de referência sobre os principais temas da fotografia digital - desde as propriedades e características da luz, passando pela exposição e pela composição, ao equipamento mais adequado -, oferecendo ao leitor as ferramentas e a inspiração necessárias para criar excelentes fotografias. Adicionalmente, oferece um guia prático com soluções concretas e dicas intuitivas, e comprovadas, para fazer magníficas fotografias em Portugal.

Art,Photography,Nonfiction,Cultural,Portugal,European Literature,Portuguese Literature

9896150990

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102750-fotografia---luz-exposi-o-composi-o-equipamento

Fotografia - Luz, Exposição, Composição, Equipamento

Alexa Albert

When Harvard medical student Alexa Albert conducted a public-health study as the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada, the only state in the union where prostitution is legal, neither she nor the brothel could have predicted the end result. Having worked with homeless prostitutes in Times Square, Albert was intimate with human devastation cause by the sex trade, and curious to see if Nevada’s brothels offered a less harmful model for a business that will always be with us. The Mustang Ranch has never before given an outsider such access, but fear of AIDS was hurting the business, and the Ranch was eager to get publicity for its rigorous standards of sexual hygiene. Albert was drawn into the lives of the women of the Mustang Ranch, and what began as a public-health project evolved into something more intimate and ambitious, a six-year study of the brothel ecosystem, its lessons and significance. ,The women of the Mustang Ranch poured their stories out to Albert: how they came to be there, their surprisingly deep sense of craft and vocation, how they reconciled their profession with life on the outside. Dr. Albert went as far into this world as it is possible to go — some will say too far — including sitting in on sessions with customers, and the result is a book that puts an unforgettable face on America’s maligned and caricatured subculture.,From the Hardcover edition.

Nonfiction,Sociology,Feminism,Sexuality,Sexuality,Sex Work,History,Sex Work,Prostitution,Biography,Womens,Psychology

449006581

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101027.Brothel

Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women

Hisham Matar

Nuri is a young boy when his mother dies. It seems that nothing will fill the emptiness that her strange death leaves behind in the Cairo apartment he shares with his father. Until they meet Mona, sitting in her yellow swimsuit by the pool of the Magda Marina hotel. As soon as Nuri sees her, the rest of the world vanishes. But it is Nuri’s father with whom Mona falls in love and whom she eventually marries. And their happiness consumes Nuri to the point where he wishes his father would disappear.,Nuri will, however, soon regret what he wished for. His father, long a dissident in exile from his homeland, is taken under mysterious circumstances. And, as the world that Nuri and his stepmother share is shattered by events beyond their control, they begin to realize how little they knew about the man they both loved.,Anatomy of a Disappearance, is written with all the emotional precision and intimacy that have won Hisham Matar tremendous international recognition. In a voice that is delicately wrought and beautifully tender, he asks: When a loved one disappears, how does their absence shape the lives of those who are left?

Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Northern Africa,Egypt,Mystery,Novels,Literature,Northern Africa,Libya,Contemporary,Literary Fiction,Young Adult,Coming Of Age

385340443

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102881-anatomy-of-a-disappearance

Anatomy of a Disappearance

Andrea Moore-Emmett

A chilling indictment of contemporary Mormon and Christian fundamentalist polygamy, God's Brothel reveals gruesome facts about Bible-based polygamy through the brave voices of 18 women who escaped from 10 of the 11 main religious groups as well as independent families. Their stories include rape, incest, orgies, and violence, making this form of polygamy more akin to sexual slavery than to any quaint religious or lifestyle choice.

Nonfiction,Religion,Religion,Cults,Polyamory,Polygamy,Biography,Sociology,Abuse,Lds,Mormonism,Mystery,Crime,Crime,True Crime,Classics,Cult Classics

1930074131

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101028.God_s_Brothel

God's Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation

Geoff Russell

A comprehensive array of practical information on rabbit keeping.,Beautifully illustrated with more than 400 specially commissioned color photographs, this mini encyclopedia features more than 40 of the most popular breeds and varieties of rabbit in a handy small format. From the fluffy angora to the faintly comical lops, each breed is thoroughly described in concise profiles that include:,Character Appearance Typical weight Temperament Suitability as a pet Country of origin Special features of coat types and colors.,In addition, an illustrated introduction provides essential advice for:,Housing and caring for rabbits Food and dietary requirements Grooming, hygiene and health care Recreation and exercise.,The focused text and rich, detailed photographs in the , ,Mini Encyclopedia of Rabbit Breeds and Care, , provide first-rate coverage of all the most popular North American and European breeds and varieties of rabbit.

Nonfiction

1554074746

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102913-mini-encyclopedia-of-rabbit-breeds-and-care

Mini Encyclopedia of Rabbit Breeds and Care: A Color Directory of the Most Popular Breeds and Their Care

Peter N. Stearns

The industrial revolution is generally recognized as a major development in world history. Even so, the study of it is routinely handled as simply part of Western European history or as part of individual national histories. Peter N. Stearns offers a genuinely world-historical approach, looking at the international factors that touched off the industrial revolution and at its global spread and impact. In this revised third edition, ,The Industrial Revolution in World History, begins with an examination of industrialization in the West, but it also treats later cases in other societies-including Japan, Russia, and the United States, as well as newly revised sections on Asia and Latin America-providing the comparative analysis usually lacking in single-nation treatments. Although the text defines the essence of industrialization in terms of technology and economic organization, it pays substantial attention to larger social results, especially changes in the experience of work and shifts in family functions and gender roles. Including a new chapter on global environmental impact, ,The Industrial Revolution in World History, seeks to build on recent scholarly advances to include a more fully international and human perspective in our understanding of the industrial revolution. The third edition also features fully revised sections on globalization, causation, and non-Western societies, further strengthening Stearns' discussion of complex industrial and international trends.

History,History,World History,Nonfiction

813343607

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010296.The_Industrial_Revolution_in_World_History

The Industrial Revolution in World History

Joe Palca,Flora Lichtman

Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!) drive us crazy.,It happens everywhere - offices, schools, even your own backyard. Plus, seemingly anything can trigger it - cell phones, sirens, bad music, constant distractions, your boss, or even your spouse. We all know certain things get under our skin. Can science explain why? Palca and Lichtman take you on a scientific quest through psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other disciplines to uncover the truth about being annoyed. What is the recipe for annoyance? For starters, it should be temporary, unpleasant, and unpredictable, like a boring meeting or mosquito bites,• Gives fascinating, surprising explanations for why people react the way they do to everything from chili peppers to fingernails on a blackboard,• Explains why irrational behavior (like tearing your hair out in traffic) is connected to worthwhile behavior (like staying on task),• Includes tips for identifying your own irritating habits!,How often can you say you're happily reading a really Annoying book? The insights are fascinating, the exploration is fun, and the knowledge you gain, if you act like you know everything, can be really annoying.

Nonfiction,Science,Psychology,Audiobook,Adult,Social Science,Biology,Neuroscience,Science,Popular Science,Science,Biology,Sociology

470638699

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10102974-annoying

Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us

Siân Rees

A seafaring story with a twist -- the incredible voyage of a shipload of "disorderly girls" and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold them.,This riveting work of rediscovered history tells for the first time the plight of the female convicts aboard the ,Lady Julian,, which set sail from England in 1789 and arrived in Australia's Botany Bay a year later. The women, most of them petty criminals, were destined for New South Wales to provide its hordes of lonely men with sexual favors as well as progeny. But the story of their voyage is even more incredible, and here it is expertly told by a historian with roots in the boatbuilding business and a true love of the sea.,Siân Rees delved into court documents and firsthand accounts to extract the stories of these women's experiences on board a ship that both held them prisoner and offered them refuge from their oppressive existence in London. At the heart of the story is the passionate relationship between Sarah Whitelam, a convict, and the ship's steward, John Nicol, whose personal journals provided much of the material for this book. Along the way, Rees brings the vibrant, bawdy world of London -- and the sights, smells, and sounds of an eighteenth-century ship -- vividly to life. In the tradition of Nathaniel Philbrick's ,In the Heart of the Sea,, this is a winning combination of dramatic high seas adventure and untold history.

History,Nonfiction,Cultural,Australia,Historical,Womens,Travel,Mystery,Crime,Biography,Adult,Literature,18th Century

786867876

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101029.The_Floating_Brothel

The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts

Cyril Obi,Siri Aas Rustad

The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the forefront of international energy and security concerns. This book analyses the causes, dynamics and politics underpinning oil-related violence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It focuses on the drivers of the conflict, as well as the ways the crises spawned by the political economy of oil and contradictions within Nigeria's ethnic politics have contributed to the morphing of initially poorly coordinated, largely non-violent protests into a pan-Delta insurgency., Approaching the issue from a number of perspectives, the book offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis available of the varied dimensions of the conflict. Combining empirically-based and analytic chapters, it attempts to explain the causes of the escalation in violence, the various actors, levels and dynamics involved, and the policy challenges faced with regard to conflict management/resolution and the options for peace. It also examines the role of oil as a commodity of global strategic significance, addressing the relationship between oil, energy security and development in the Niger Delta.

Cultural,Africa,Nonfiction

1848138075

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103002-oil-and-insurgency-in-the-niger-delta

Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta: Managing the Complex Politics of Petro-violence

Bill Martin Jr.,Michael Sampson,Laura J. Bryant

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, the day is almost done. Not yet, Mother, I still can see the sun. Kitty Cat should be getting ready for bed, but instead she’s playing peekaboo, imagining she’s in outer space, tickling her toes, and more. Will Kitty Cat make it to bed on time? Adorable pastel illustrations rendered in watercolor paints and colored pencil from Laura J Bryant bring Kitty Cat so close you’ll want to reach out and hug her!

Childrens,Picture Books,Animals,Cats,Childrens,Childrens,Storytime,Animals,Fiction,Childrens,Juvenile

761459464

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103033-kitty-cat-kitty-cat-are-you-going-to-sleep

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep?

Carol Zisowitz Stearns,Peter N. Stearns

Historiography,Psychohistory

841910480

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010306.Emotion_and_Social_Change

Emotion and Social Change: Toward a New Psychohistory

Lora Shaner

In, Madam,, the first and best book written about a legal brothel in the United States, Lora Shaner takes readers behind closed doors at Sheri’s Ranch, the largest cathouse closest (60 miles) to Las Vegas.,You’ll read about Mary Clair, the nun-turned-prostitute; Ellen, the errant wife; Coral and Millie, the happy-hooker tag team; Alice, the pro with the heart of gold; and the turn outs, part-timers, sex addicts, adventure-seekers, and other ladies of the house.,You’ll also meet the cathouse clientele: Lester the rodeo rider, who liked to warm up by playing horsey; Mr. Yamamura, who paid thousands for three minutes of pleasure; and Golf Guy, who employed Sheri’s girls to help him perfect his stroke; as well as the hunks, nerds, pimps, professional athletes, and other customers who ring the brothel doorbell at all hours.,Madam,’s piercing character studies and poignant sketches of day-to-day life in a legal brothel strip bare the myths about the world’s oldest profession, revealing the hearts and souls of the women who sell sex—and the men who buy it.

Nonfiction

929712587

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101030.Madam

Madam: Inside a Nevada Brothel

Mark Kurlansky

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the remarkable life story of the first Jewish superstar athlete, by ,New York Times, best-selling author Mark Kurlansky,One of the reasons baseball fans so love the sport is that it involves certain physical acts of beauty. And one of the most beautiful sights in the history of baseball was Hank Greenberg's swing. His calmly poised body seemed to have some special set of springs with a trigger release that snapped his arms and swept the bat through the air with the clean speed and strength of a propeller. But what is even more extraordinary than his grace and his power is that in Detroit of 1934, his swing—or its absence—became entwined with American Jewish history. Though Hank Greenberg was one of the first players to challenge Babe Ruth's single-season record of sixty home runs, it was the game Greenberg did not play for which he is best remembered. With his decision to sit out a 1934 game between his Tigers and the New York Yankees because it fell on Yom Kippur, Hank Greenberg became a hero to Jews throughout America. Yet, as Kurlansky writes, he was the quintessential secular Jew, and to celebrate him for his loyalty to religious observance is to ignore who this man was.,In ,Hank Greenberg, Mark Kurlansky explores the truth behind the slugger's legend: his Bronx boyhood, his spectacular discipline as an aspiring ballplayer, the complexity of his decision not to play on Yom Kippur, and the cultural context of virulent anti-Semitism in which his career played out.,What Kurlansky discovers is a man of immense dignity and restraint with a passion for sport who became a great reader—a man, too, who was an inspiration to the young Jackie Robinson, who said, "Class tells. It sticks out all over Mr. Greenberg."

Sports,Baseball,Sports,Sports,Biography,Nonfiction,History,Religion,Judaism

300136609

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103175-hank-greenberg

Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn't Want to Be One

Jan MacKell,Thomas J. Noel

Prostitution thrived in pioneer Colorado. Mining was the principal occupation and men outnumbered women more than twenty to one. Jan MacKell provides a detailed overview of the business between 1860 and 1930, focusing her research on the mining towns of Cripple Creek, Salida, Colorado City, and similar boomtown communities. She used census data, Sanborn maps, city directories, property records, marriage records, and court records to document and trace the movements of the women over the course of their careers, uncovering work histories, medical problems, and numerous relocations from town to town. She traces many to their graves, through years filled with abuse, disease, narcotics, and violence. MacKell has unearthed numerous colourful and often touching stories, like that of the boy raised in a brothel who was invited to play with a neighbour's children and replied, No, my mother is a whore and says I am to stay at home.

History,Nonfiction,Westerns,Sexuality,Sex Work

826333427

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101031.Brothels_Bordellos_Bad_Girls

Brothels, Bordellos, & Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930

Corey Taylor

For the first time, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor speaks directly to his fans and shares his worldview about life as a sinner. And Taylor knows how to sin. As a small-town hero in the early '90s, he threw himself into a fierce-drinking, drug-abusing, hard-loving, live-for-the moment life. Soon Taylor's music exploded, and he found himself rich, wanted, and on the road. His new and ever-more extreme lifestyle had an unexpected effect, however; for the first time, he began to actively think about what it meant to sin and whether sinning could--or should--be recast in a different light. ,Seven Deadly Sins, is Taylor's personal story, but it's also a larger discussion of what it means to be seen as either a "good" person or a "bad" one. Yes, Corey Taylor has broken the law and hurt people, but, if sin is what makes us human, how wrong can it be?

Nonfiction,Music,Biography,Religion,Philosophy,Biography,Autobiography,Autobiography,Memoir,Humor,Audiobook,Biography Memoir

306819279

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103230-seven-deadly-sins

Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good

Jennifer T. Alli

It isn’t everyday that a werewolf finds their mate but after two hundred years of waiting Tobias is more than willing to overlook Alexandria’s humanity and bring her into a world she never knew existed. ,Eager to escape her father’s brutal fists, Alex lets her instant connection to Tobias overcome her natural reserve but she quickly finds his world is no less dangerous than the one she left behind. ,As secrets come to light revealing how extraordinarily different Alex truly is, will their love survive or will his duty and her differences keep them apart? ,Excerpt:,“Not now,” she muttered to herself, eyes still trained on the wolf in case it began to move again. “Come on legs work for God’s sake! I need to get out of here before wolfie over there decides he’s hungry or the crazy psycho wakes up and tries to kill me again.” ,Leaning against the wall and holding it for support, Alex managed to make it to her feet, closing her eyes as she sighed in relief. 'Life isn’t bad enough with Fred as a father, I have to make my university explode with foliage, be attacked by a raving lunatic and saved by a wolf. I’ve had enough excitement for a lifetime, I’m done, I’m getting out of here and then –',Her line of thought was cut short as she opened her eyes to find the body of her saviour wolf transforming into something else.,Seconds passed before a man stood in place of the wolf and an inane thought floated through her mind in the face of his transformation. He’s wearing clothes; I would have thought he’d be naked. She blushed at the thought. The man smiled as he began to approach her and all thought fled as her eyes rolled back and her mind went blissfully blank, the stresses of the day apparently having taken their toll.

Fantasy,Paranormal,Paranormal,Shapeshifters,Shapeshifters,Werewolves,Romance,Paranormal Romance,Romance,Fantasy,Fantasy,Supernatural,Paranormal,Witches,Adult,Animals,Wolves

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103247-a-wolf-s-duty

A Wolf's Duty

Molly Birnbaum

“A rich, engrossing, and deeply intelligent story….This is a book I won’t soon forget.”,—Molly Wizenberg, bestselling author of ,A Homemade Life,“Fresh, smart, and consistently surprising. If this beautifully written book were a smell, it would be a crisp green apple.”,—Claire Dederer, bestselling author of ,Poser,Season to Taste, is an aspiring chef’s moving account of finding her way—in the kitchen and beyond—after a tragic accident destroys her sense of smell. Molly Birnbaum’s remarkable story—written with the good cheer and great charm of popular food writers Laurie Colwin and Ruth Reichl—is destined to stand alongside Julie Powell’s ,Julie and Julia, as a classic tale of a cooking life. ,Season to Taste, is sad, funny, joyous, and inspiring.

Autobiography,Memoir,Nonfiction,Food and Drink,Food,Biography,Science,Adult,Food and Drink,Food Writing,Food and Drink,Cooking,Medical,Biography,Autobiography

61915319

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103480-season-to-taste

Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way

Rebecca Rule

Hilarious New Hampshire storyteller Rebecca Rule performs in every nook and cranny of the state, so you can bet she knows how to speak and understand the local language. In Headin' for the Rhubarb, she shares that knowledge to help visitors, transplants, and natives alike make sense of the state's unique vernacular and pronunciations. And she has a good time doing it!

Humor

1934031445

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103484-headin-for-the-rhubarb

Headin' for the Rhubarb!: A New Hampshire Dictionary (Well, Kinda)

Giuseppe Alberigo

By the doyen of Vatican II studies, this book illuminates the key events and meaning of the most important religious event of the twentieth century.The Second Vatican Council, summoned by Pope John XXIII on Christmas day 1961, began in October 1962. Meeting in four autumn sessions from 1962 to 1965, Pope John's Council was a watershed in both world Christian and world religious history.With brevity and insight, Giuseppe Alberigo tells the story of Vatican II Council for a generation that has come of age since its close. He shows us a Council that Pope John called to renew not just the church but Christianity as a whole. He shows that that vision was realized in ways far beyond its participants' ability to understand.

Religion,Christianity,Catholic,Religion,Theology,History,Cultural,Italy,Church,Church History

1570756384

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010351.A_Brief_History_of_Vatican_II

A Brief History of Vatican II

Paul Ginsborg

A major bestseller in Italy, Paul Ginsborg's account of this most recent and dynamic period in Italy's history is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand contemoprary Italy. Ginsborg chronicles a period that witnessed a radical transformation in the country's social, economic and political landscape, creating a fascinating and definitve account of how Italy has coped or failed to cope as it moves from one century to the next. With particular emphasis on its role in italian life, work and culture Ginsborg shows how smaller families, longer lives and greater generation crossover have had significant effects on Italian society. Ginsborg looks at the 2000 elections, the influence of the Mafia, the decline of both Communism and Catholicism, and the change in national identity. This is modern history at its best.

History,Cultural,Italy,Nonfiction,Politics,History,European History,European Literature,British Literature

1403973946

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010374.Italy_and_Its_Discontents

Italy and Its Discontents: Family, Civil Society, State

Paul Ginsborg

From a war-torn and poverty-stricken country, regional and predominantly agrarian, to the success story of recent years, Italy has witnessed the most profound transformation--economic, social and demographic--in its entire history. Yet the other recurrent theme of the period has been the overwhelming need for political reform--and the repeated failure to achieve it. Professor Ginsborg's authoritative work--the first to combine social and political perspectives--is concerned with both the tremendous achievements of contemporary Italy and "the continuities of its history that have not been easily set aside."

History,Cultural,Italy,Nonfiction,Politics,European Literature,Italian Literature,History,European History,Culture,Society,European Literature,British Literature,Reference

1403961530

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010375.A_History_of_Contemporary_Italy

A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988

C. Eric Lincoln

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable., Hailed as "one of the best technical case studies in the whole literature of the social sciences" upon its original publication in 1961, ,The Black Muslims in America, in this third edition provides a new generation of readers with an enriched, up-to-date knowledge of the important but little- understood Black Muslim movement., This classic sociological study gives a concise, accessible introduction to Islam for Americans whose knowledge of religion is limited primarily to Judeo-Christianity. The book succinctly details the formation and development of the Black Muslim movement through its wide-ranging expressions in America today — a movement born as an organized form of religious and social protest against a society sharply divided by race., This edition includes a new foreword by Aminah B. McCloud, a new preface, and an extensive postscript by Lincoln in which he outlines the course of the Nation of Islam since the death of its formative leader, Elijah Muhammad, in 1975 — the sweeping changes wrought by Elijah's son and successor, Wallace Deen Muhammad, the disintegration of the Nation into splinter groups, and the emergence of Louis Farrakhan as the legitimate head of the "new" Nation. A section highlighting the public career of Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad's famous spokesperson turned cultural icon, is also included., In the wake of recent media events like the film ,Malcolm X, and unsettling national events like the riot in Los Angeles, this timely update provides both fascinating reading and challenging reflection about an American religious group still shaping its destiny, and that of the nation.

Religion,Islam,Religion,Race,History,Nonfiction,Cultural,African American

802807038

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010384.The_Black_Muslims_in_America

The Black Muslims in America

Stephanie Spinner

Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence. And he’s an entertaining and ideal narrator on a fast-paced journey through ancient Greek mythology—from Medusa’s cave to Trojan War battlefields to the mysterious Underworld. ,Stephanie Spinner brings the famous messenger—and the best-known gods and mortals of mythology—to life with high action and spare, powerful prose.,From the Hardcover edition.

Fantasy,Mythology,Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology,Greek Mythology,Retellings,Fiction,Short Stories,Young Adult,Young Adult Fantasy,Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical

440238455

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101038.Quicksilver

Quicksilver

Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

History,Poetry,Cultural,Ireland,Fantasy,Mythology,Classics

1172314128

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103950-lebor-gab-la-renn

Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland

Ugo Foscolo,Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Written as an epistolary monologue, ,Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis, is a compelling portrayal of a troubled mind. Published here for the first time in the English language, it is presented with Foscolo's highly acclaimed poem, ,Of Tombs. ,Banished from his homeland and from the woman he loves, Jacopo Ortis lives with the insufferable feelings of disillusionment and betrayal. Gone are his youthful dreams of literary glory, and in their place only his embittered laughter at fortune, at men, and at God. In the anguish of his state he feels himself compelled to make one final, titanic, and tragic gesture to the rulers of his age.

Classics,European Literature,Italian Literature,Fiction,Cultural,Italy,Novels,Literature,Academic,Read For School,Literature,19th Century,Romance,Academic,School

1843910020

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010397.Last_Letters_of_Jacopo_Ortis

Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

Doug Moench

The idea of the Bat itself has been around for thousands of years and it all began with Nekhrun.,14,000 years ago, a plot to overthrow Osiris began. Set the evil God wants the world to himself and the bride of Osiris as a trophy along with the Rod of Light which holds the secretes of the universe.

Sequential Art,Comics,Dc Comics,Batman,Superheroes,Dc Comics,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10103995-batman

Batman: The Way of Darkness

Paul McKenna

Do you want to lose weight easily? Would you like to feel really happy with your body? Are you unable to lose those last 10 pounds? Are you a late night snacker? Do you find it hard to say no to second helpings? Do you get disheartened about your eating habits and your weight? Yes? Well, Paul McKenna has written the book for you. I Can Make You Thin will change your attitude to food for ever.

Nonfiction,Health,Self Help,Food and Drink,Diets,Psychology,Self Help,Personal Development,Food and Drink,Food,Reference,Sports,Fitness

593050541

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010400.I_Can_Make_You_Thin

I Can Make You Thin

Stanley J. Weyman

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... LONGMANS' DOLLAR NOVELS--Continued. By Mrs. L. B. Walford. The One Good Guest, nmo, cloth, $1.00. By May Kendall. SUCH IS Life. A Novel. i2mo, cloth, $1.00. By William Tirebuck. Sweetheart Gwen. A Welsh Idyl, nmo, cloth, $1.00. By the Author of "Miss Molly." Keith Deramore. i2mo, cloth, $1.00. By Annie Thompson. A Moral Dilemma. 121110, cloth, $1.00. By Julian Sturgis. After Twenty Years, And Other Stories. i2mo, cloth, $1.00. By C. J. Cutliffe Hyne. The New Eden. Illustrated. i2mo, cloth, $1.00. LONGMANS' PAPER LIBRARY. Issued Quarterly at 50 cents each. No. 1. NADA THE LILY. By H. Rider Haggard. Copyright Edition. With all the original Illustrations. No. 2. THE ONE GOOD GUEST. By Mrs. L. B, Walford. No. 3. KEITH DERAMORE. By the Author of "Miss Molly."' No. 4. A FAMILY TREE, AND OTHER STORIES. ByBRANDER Matthews. A NOVEL. By WILLIAM O'BRIEN, M.P. 1 2mo, Cloth, $ 1 .OO. ** His book will_ be read with interest by two classes; first, by those who care only for a stirring narrative full of variety; second, by those who are interested in the long Irish struggle and desire to obtain a closer and fuller view of the theatre in which it is proceeding, and of the men and women of all classes who are actors in the drama."--N. Y. Tribune. "So good an Irish tale has not appeared before in many years."--N. Y. Herald. "Every character in it is so powerfully drawn and every incident so graphically described, that not only is the reader's interest not abated once he takes up the book, but grows deeper as he proceeds."--Catholic Standard, Phila. "The reader remains fascinated to the last page. It must be counted as one of the most distinctive and powerful of Irish stories. It will keep a place when the special temporary interest attending the circumstances of its appearance has...

1154132145

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104109-under-the-red-robe-volume-2

Under the Red Robe, Volume 2

M.J. O'Shea,S.J.D. Peterson,Kari Gregg,Kim Dare,A.J. Llewellyn,Serena Yates,Eve Ocotillo,Jessica Freely,Heinrich Xin,William Cooper,Wren Boudreau,Deanna Wadsworth,Selah March,Sarah Madison,Stephani Hecht,Amy Lane,Angela Benedetti,Missy Welsh,Brian Jackson,Jade Archer,Michael S.,Xara X. Xanakas,Mark Alders,Em Woods,Rachel Haimowitz

The stories you are about to read are the product of a very special project sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance group—the online community for readers who love to read about men in love (Male/Male).,The group moderators issued an invitation for members to choose a photo and pen a Letter to Santa asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter and write an original tale.,The result was an outpouring of creativity that shined a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what they do. This book is an anthology of those letters and stories.,Whether you are an avid M/M romance reader or new to the genre, you are in for a delicious treat. So sit back, relax and enjoy ,Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and . . . Naughty,.

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

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104297-stuff-my-stocking

Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty

W.C. Madden

Inaugurated as the state capital in 1825, Indianapolis was patterned after the nation's capital and laid out on a mile-square grid with Monument Circle at its center. As the city grew and experienced the tumult of the Civil War, legislators decided to erect a monument to the war's fallen servicemen. In 1902, one of the world's most outstanding memorials was completed-the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Surrounding Monument Circle, "The Circle City" gets its nickname from the prominence and historical significance of the central city structure. Throughout the years, Indianapolis has maintained its commitment to honoring the achievements of Hoosiers. This dedication to Indiana has given the capital its own rich history, told not only through monuments and memorials, but also through the architecture, parks, businesses, and people that make up the heart of Indianapolis. This new book documents the heroes and history of the city, using an impressive collection of vintage photographs from the late 1800s through the early 1900s juxtaposed against present-day images.

738523445

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104367-indianapolis-indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Janet Morgan Stoeke

Midge, Pip, and Dot are the hens of Loopy Coop Farm. They want to fly like Rooster Sam, but they just can't seem to do it, even though they try and try. With its surprise ending, short and punchy text, and Stoeke's hilariously expressive pictures, this is a story kids will want to return to again and again., From the author of the hit Minerva Louise series, this boisterous first book about the Loopy Coop Farm hens is also a perfect first lesson in reading.

Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Animals,Humor,Animals,Birds,Childrens,Storytime,Adventure,Fiction

525421904

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104467-the-loopy-coop-hens

The Loopy Coop Hens

Isak Dinesen,Karen Blixen

With the mysterious arrival of Babette, a refugee from France's civil war, life for two pious sisters and their tiny hamlet begins to change. Before long, Babette has convinced them to try something other than boiled codfish and ale bread: a gourmet French meal. Her feast scandalizes the elders, except for the visiting general. Just who is this strangely talented Babette, who has terrified this pious town with the prospect of losing their souls for enjoying too much earthly pleasure?

Fiction,Classics,Short Stories,European Literature,Danish,European Literature,Scandinavian Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Denmark,Literature,Food and Drink,Food,Historical

141195932

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104532-babette-s-feast

Babette’s Feast

Shoko Hidaka

“I will serve you my entire life. In exchange, you bring the Kuze family the rank of count or higher.”,The young viscount Akihito agrees to this condition laid out by his butler Katsuragi, who is thus forced into his arms. But no matter how deep their affair goes, Katsuragi’s attitude towards him remains cold. Akihito is plunged into a turmoil of fierce emotions, as frustrated by this unyielding distance as he is driven to violent passion by his butler’s cleverness and beauty. The situation reaches a breaking point when master and servant are invited to a party at the Marquise Moriyama’s.

Sequential Art,Manga,Manga,Yaoi,Yaoi,Boys Love,Romance,Historical,LGBT,GLBT,Queer,Comics Manga,Sequential Art,Comics,LGBT,Gay

1421555530

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104533-blue-morning-vol-2

Blue Morning, Vol. 2

Manfredo Tafuri

Architecture and Utopia leads the reader beyond architectural form into a broader understanding of the relation of architecture to society and the architect to the workforce and the marketplace.,Written from a neo-Marxist point of view by a prominent Italian architectural historian, ,Architecture and Utopia, leads the reader beyond architectural form into a broader understanding of the relation of architecture to society and the architect to the workforce and the marketplace. It discusses the Garden Cities movement and the suburban developments it generated, the German-Russian architectural experiments of the 1920s, the place of the avant-garde in the plastic arts, and the uses and pitfalls of seismological approaches to architecture, and assesses the prospects of socialist alternatives.

Architecture,Nonfiction,Philosophy,Theory,Art,History,Politics,Geography,Cities,Cities,Urbanism,European Literature,Italian Literature,Cities,Urban Studies

262700204

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010468.Architecture_and_Utopia

Architecture and Utopia: Design and Capitalist Development

Alison Weir

Weir has tirelessly made her way through the entire labyrinth of Tudor history to tell the collective story of the six wives of Henry VIII--a vivid, full-blooded portrait of six very different women--in a work of sound and brilliant scholarship. Illustrations.

History,Nonfiction,Biography,Historical,English History,Tudor Period,European Literature,British Literature,Biography Memoir,History,European History,Audiobook,Literature,16th Century

802136834

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10104.The_Six_Wives_of_Henry_VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Giovanni Papini,Ștefan Augustin Doinaș

Il più importante romanzo di Papini, scritto nel 1912, prima della conversione al cristianesimo. Si tratta di un romanzo autobiografico, riguardante soprattutto i successivi entusiasmi e delusioni che il giovane intellettuale fiorentino provava per le mode filosofiche del suo tempo. L'edizione presente aggiunge al testo originale alcune pagine inedite, scritte da Papini in quegli stessi anni e sui medesimi argomenti. Una ricca documentazione filologica e una introduzione critica dell'italianista della Sorbona, François Livi, arricchiscono l'edizione.

European Literature,Italian Literature,Philosophy,Fiction,Literature,Classics,Cultural,Italy,Novels,Roman,European Literature,Romanian Literature

8879282395

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010504.Un_uomo_finito

Un uomo finito

David G. Nathan

Presenting the New Edition of the classic reference on pediatric hematology and oncology. Comprehensively revised and updated, it continues to integrate lucid reviews of the pathophysiology of disease with detailed clinical guidance on its diagnosis and management. Drs. Nathan and Orkin - joined by two new co-editors and an outstanding team of authors - worked tirelessly to ensure that all the latest scientific advances appear in the 6th Edition.Nearly 50% of the chapters have been rewritten for the 6th Edition; the remaining chapters have been thoroughly revised and updatedTwo new co-editors, Dr. Thomas Look and Dr. David Ginsberg, who contribute their expertise to the neoplastic diseases and coagulation sectionsImportant new coverage of transfusion medicine, stem cell transplantation protocols, the haematological manifestations of paediatric AIDS/HIV, and more The recently codified WHO classification for all lymphomas and leukemias,Nearly 50% of the chapters have been rewritten for the 6th Edition; the remaining chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated.,Two new co-editors, Dr. Thomas Look and Dr. David Ginsburg, who contribute their expertise to the neoplastic diseases and coagulation sections.,Important new coverage of transfusion medicine, stem cell transplantation protocols, the hematologic manifestations of pediatric AIDS/HIV, and more.,The recently codified WHO classification for all lymphomas and leukemias.

721693172

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010512.Nathan_and_Oski_s_Hematology_of_Infancy_and_Childhood

Nathan and Oski's Hematology of Infancy and Childhood

Lawrence Block,Donald E. Westlake,Andrew Shaw

,Bored with his perfect suburban life, a bitter ’60s ad man reconnects with his college sweetheart, a prostitute who enlists him in a spectacular act of international smuggling,   [Summary] Harvey Christopher is a successful man. After twelve years on Madison Avenue, he owns a suburban palace complete with electric oven, electric icebox, and an electric wife—all of them highly functional but completely unresponsive to his needs. A brush with a college-flame-turned-successful-streetwalker sends him down memory lane—a road that leads straight to her bedroom. She gives him a tumble on the house, and then offers a proposition: a bit of criminal mischief that will take him far from suburbia, and far from his wife—because every ad-man deserves a vacation.   This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from his personal collection, and a new afterword written by the author. , Lawrence Block (b. 1938) is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and an internationally acclaimed ,New York Times, bestselling author. His awards include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Lifetime Achievement Award from the Crime Writers’ Association (UK). Although he is best known for his four main mystery series, Block explored a variety of genres, including thrillers and erotica, and developed an early following as a pulp-fiction writer under a number of pseudonyms. Born in Buffalo, New York, Block has three daughters and currently lives with his wife in New York City.

Pulp,Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105289-sin-hellcat

Sin Hellcat

Dale Carnegie

From one of the most trusted and bestselling brands in business training, ,Make Yourself Unforgettable, reveals how to develop and embody unforgettable qualities so you can become the effective and desirable colleague and friend possible.,Learn how to develop and embody the ten essential elements of being unforgettable! , ,What does it really mean to have class? How do you distinguish yourself from the crowd and become a successful leader? When should intuition guide your business decisions? The answers to these and other important questions can be found in this dynamic and inspiring guidebook for anyone looking to lead a life of greater meaning and influence. , ,In ,Make Yourself Unforgettable ,you can learn the secrets to making a positive, lasting impression, including: , ,· The six steps to managing communication problems ,· The four unexpected stumbling blocks to ethical behavior and how to avoid them ,· A new way to understand and exude confidence ,· Techniques for building resiliency and preventing fear ,· The five key social skills that identify someone as a class act , ,Once you discover how you can naturally and effortlessly distinguish yourself, you’ll quickly find people in all areas of life responding to you more positively and generously than ever before.

Self Help,Nonfiction,Business,Leadership,Self Help,Personal Development,Audiobook,Psychology,Social

143918822X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105343-make-yourself-unforgettable

Make Yourself Unforgettable: How to Become the Person Everyone Remembers and No One Can Resist

Frank Tuohy

Frank Tuohy worked in numerous academic posts under the auspices of the British Council including postings in Finland, Brazil and Poland. His posting in Poland provided his inspiration for 'The Ice Saints'. The book received considerable critical acclaim and was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The Ice Saints, frozen in a stance of complete hopelessness, are the Poles, casualties of the Cold War.

Cultural,Poland

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105371-the-ice-saints

The Ice Saints

Kaoru Mori,森 薫,William Flanagan

Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.

Sequential Art,Manga,Historical,Historical Fiction,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Historical,Romance,Fiction,Young Adult,Manga,Seinen,Realistic Fiction,Slice Of Life

316180998

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105459-a-bride-s-story-vol-1

A Bride's Story, Vol. 1

Dan Slott,Humberto Ramos,Carlos Cuevas,Edgar Delgado,Joseph Damon

Spidey hits the Big time, creating new opportunities, technology and costumes. Plus the debut of the new Hobgoblin!,Collecting:, Amazing Spider-Man #648-651

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

785146237

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105465-spider-man

Spider-Man: Big Time

Jonathan Golin

A hands-on guide to the theory and practice of bank credit analysis and ratings, In this revised edition, Jonathan Golin and Philippe Delhaise expand on the role of bank credit analysts and the methodology of their practice. Offering investors and practitioners an insider's perspective on how rating agencies assign all-important credit ratings to banks, the book is updated to reflect today's environment of increased oversight and demands for greater transparency. It includes international case studies of bank credit analysis, suggestions and insights for understanding and complying with the Basel Accords, techniques for reviewing asset quality on both quantitative and qualitative bases, explores the restructuring of distressed banks, and much more.,Features charts, graphs, and spreadsheet illustrations to further explain topics discussed in the text Includes international case studies from North America, Asia, and Europe that offer readers a global perspective Offers coverage of the Basel Accords on Capital Adequacy and Liquidity and shares the authors' view that a bank could be compliant under those and other regulations without being creditworthy A uniquely practical guide to bank credit analysis as it is currently practiced around the world, ,The Bank Credit Analysis Handbook, Second Edition, is a must-have resource for equity analysts, credit analysts, and bankers, as well as wealth managers and investors.

Economics,Finance

470821574

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010553.The_Bank_Credit_Analysis_Handb

The Bank Credit Analysis Handb

Diane Glancy

In a novel that “retains the complexity, immediacy, and indirection of a poem,” Glancy brings to life the Cherokees’ 900-mile forced removal to Oklahoma in 1838 and gives us “a powerful witness to one of the most shameful episodes in american history” (Los Angeles Times).

Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Literary Fiction,Native Americans,Adult,Historical,Academic,School,The United States Of America,Contemporary,Literature,American

156005441

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010561.Pushing_the_Bear

Pushing the Bear

Jennie Gallant,Joan Smith

Olivia Fenwick decided to become a governess after her father remarried—a very superior governess who charged a great deal for her services. While Lady Synge was eager to show off her superior employee, her younger brother, the arrogant Lord Philmot, objected to just about everything Olivia attempted to do with her two charges. Regency Romance by Joan Smith writing as Jennie Gallant; originally published by Fawcett Coventry

Romance,Historical Romance,Historical

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105857-olivia

Olivia

Osborne Phillips,Melita Denning

A giant leap forward in harmonizing ritual, astrology, and spirituality! Here is a magically potent piece of ancient knowledge and wisdom which had been obscured in the splitting of astrology and magick. Through the use of this complete ceremonial system, level after level of the psyche will be opened up harmoniously and safely, and your creative potential will be enhanced.

Witchcraft,Occult,Magick,Occult,Esoterica,Astrology

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105963-planetary-magick

Planetary Magick: The Heart of Western Magick

Carolly Erickson

Courageous, attractive, romantic, intelligent, Catherine Parr became the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Her story, as Carolly Erickson re-creates it, is page-turning drama: from the splendors of the Field of the Cloth of Gold to the gory last years of the outsize King Henry, when heads rolled and England trembled, Catherine bestrode her destiny and survived to marry her true love.,Catherine Parr attracted the king’s lust and, though much in love with the handsome Thomas Seymour, was thrown into the intrigue-filled snake pit of the royal court. While victims of the king’s wrath suffered torture and execution, Catherine persevered—until, at last, she came within the orbit of the royal fury. King Henry toyed with her, first ordering her arrested, then granting her clemency. She managed to evade execution, but she knew that the king had his wandering eye fixed on wife number seven. ,She was spared by his death and married the attractive but dangerously unbalanced Seymour. Her triumph was shadowed by rivalry with the young Princess Elizabeth, whose lands and influence the lecherous Seymour coveted. Catherine won the contest, but at great cost.,In ,The Last Wife of Henry VIII,, critically acclaimed author Carolly Erickson brings this dramatic story of survival and redemption to life.

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

312352182

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10105.The_Last_Wife_of_Henry_VIII

The Last Wife of Henry VIII

Jemima Parry-Jones

A guide to caring for owls, covering topics such as: biology; taxonomy; housing; equipment; incubation; rearing; and training and flying owls.

715312235

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010600.Understanding_Owls

Understanding Owls: Biology, Management, Breeding, Training

Jacqueline K. Ogburn,Laurel Long

Love and honor can overcome even the fiercest obstacles, as we see in this spellbinding fairy tale, with shades of "Beauty and the Beast." To save her father, a young woman must go to the castle of a menacing lion. She fears for her life, but finds kindness rather than danger there, for the lion by day is a gentle young man by night-a prince under the spell of a wicked enchantress. Soon the lady and the lion fall in love. , Unlike the more familiar tale, however, this story has only just begun. The prince is not yet safe from the enchantress, and it will take all of the lady's strength and courage, through a seven-year quest, to rescue him. Dazzlingly romantic and visually magnificent, this is a book for the ages-an exhilarating tale of virtue, heroism, and the power of love. , Illustrated by Laurel Long.

Childrens,Picture Books,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Fantasy,Childrens,Fiction,Retellings,Fairy Tales,Beauty and The Beast,Fairy Tales,Fairy Tale Retellings,Art,Romance

803726511

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010609.The_Lady_and_the_Lion

The Lady and the Lion: A Brothers Grimm Tale

Kris Waldherr

Artist and award-winning author Kris Waldherr has done it again! Drawing inspiration from goddesses honored throughout history, the Goddess Tarot Workbook fosters empowerment and transformation for women everywhere. An essential companion tool to the ever-popular Goddess Tarot deck, The Goddess Tarot Workbook provides exercises for a very personal journey into oneself, and uses the cards as a basis for exploration. Beautiful imagery of goddesses in the workbook and deck will guide the way as you address specific contemporary needs while being carried away to a mythical past. The workbook is a wonderful compilation that also includes custom spreads, and expands upon information introduced on each tarot card.

Occult,Tarot,Occult,Divination

1572812850

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010615.The_Goddess_Tarot_Workbook

The Goddess Tarot Workbook

Paul J. Hare

Since independence, Angola has witnessed twenty-plus years of civil war and a string of broken peace agreements. It is not difficult to be a cynic about Angola, notes Ambassador Paul Hare. Yet Hare and other dedicated diplomats have continued to persevere in their quest for a lasting solution to the Angolan conflict.In this behind-the-scenes account of the negotiation and implementation of the 1994 Lusaka Protocol, Hare describes how representatives of the United Nations and the Troika (the United States, Russia, and Portugal) launched negotiations with the rebel forces of UNITA, led by Jonas Savimbi, and the Dos Santos government to address their differences and plot a peaceful course for the country s future. "Angola s Last Best Chance for Peace" offers a revealing picture of the interplay of personalities and policy agendas in this large, resource-rich country.In this exceptionally well-written book, Hare follows the uneven process of implementation through to 1998, concluding with a look at the lessons of Angola for other conflicts, both in Africa and elsewhere."

1878379801

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010623.Angola_s_Last_Best_Chance_for_Peace

Angola's Last Best Chance for Peace: An Insider S Account of the Peace Process

Richard B. Du Boff

To determine the causes of the current socio-economic crisis of the United States and to draw appropriate political conclusions, it is essential to understand how the system evolved toward its present condition. Accumulation and Power helps provide this understanding by showing how the development of corporate enterprises and the corresponding emergence of a class structure composed primarily of capitalists and wage laborers caused fundamental metamorphoses in the processes of competition, aggregate-demand determination, and state policy making. Richard Du Boff demonstrates that although this transformation entailed an unprecedented development of productive capacity, the end result was a system in which the socially-rational utilization of this productive capacity conflicts with the overriding objective of the capitalist class: "to maintain control over the profit-making environment and to keep unwelcome incursions into it bottled up.",(Paul Burkett, Feb. 1993)

Economics,Nonfiction

873325591

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010636.Accumulation_And_Power_An_Economic_History_Of_The_United_States

Accumulation And Power An Economic History Of The United States

Concepción Maldonado González,Gabriel García Márquez

843487606X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010638.Clave_diccionario_de_uso_del_espa_ol_actual

Clave diccionario de uso del español actual

Tommaso Landolfi,Raymond Rosenthal,Wayland Young,John Longrigg

Much admired in Europe, Landolfi has been called "the Italian Kafka"; he is often linked with the Surrealists, and in the intellectual quality of his fantasy there are certain affinities with Borges; but beyond these superficial comparisons, his is a truly unique—and fascinating—art. It is based in a prodigious imagination, a very curious sense of humor and a rare command of irony.,The short stories included are:,- Gogol's Wife,- Pastoral,- Dialogue on the Greater Harmonies,- The Two Old Maids,- Wedding Night,- The Death of the King of France,- Giovanni and His Wife,- Sunstroke,- A Romantic's Letter on Gambling

Short Stories,Fiction,Cultural,Italy,Literature,European Literature,Italian Literature,Classics,Literature,20th Century,Literary Fiction,Novels,Contemporary

811200809

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101063.Gogol_s_Wife_and_Other_Stories

Gogol's Wife and Other Stories

Kathy Lien

An accessible guide to trading the fast-moving foreign exchange market, The foreign exchange market, or forex, was once dominated by global banks, hedge funds, and multinational corporations, but that has all changed with Internet technology and the advent of online forex brokers. Now, hundreds of thousands of traders and investors around the world can participate in this profitable field.,Written by forex expert Kathy Lien, ,The Little Book of Currency Trading, will show you how to effectively invest and trade in today's biggest market. Page by page, she describes the multitude of opportunities possible in the forex market, from short-term price swings to long-term trends, and details practical products that can help you achieve success, such as currency-based ETFs.,Explains the forces that drive currencies and provides strategies to profit from them Reveals how you can use various currencies to reduce risk and take advantage of global trends Examines financial vehicles that can help you make money without having to monitor the market every day ,The Little Book of Currency Trading, opens the world of currency trading and investing to anyone interested in entering this dynamic arena.

Economics,Finance,Business,Economics,Nonfiction

1118018419

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10106503-the-little-book-of-currency-trading

The Little Book of Currency Trading: How to Make Big Profits in the World of Forex

Catherine Drinker Bowen

A classic history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, the stormy, dramatic session that produced the most enduring of political documents: the Constitution of the United States.,From Catherine Drinker Bowen, noted American biographer and National Book Award winner, comes the canonical account of the Constitutional Convention recommended as "required reading for every American." Looked at straight from the records, the Federal Convention is startlingly fresh and new, and Mrs. Bowen evokes it as if the reader were actually there, mingling with the delegates, hearing their arguments, witnessing a dramatic moment in history.,Here is the fascinating record of the hot, sultry summer months of debate and decision when ideas clashed and tempers flared. Here is the country as it was then, described by contemporaries, by Berkshire farmers in Massachusetts, by Patrick Henry's Kentucky allies, by French and English travelers. Here, too, are the offstage voices--Thomas Jefferson and Tom Paine and John Adams from Europe. ,In all, fifty-five men attended; and in spite of the heat, in spite of clashing interests--the big states against the little, the slave states against the anti-slave states--in tension and anxiety that mounted week after week, they wrote out a working plan of government and put their signatures to it.

History,North American Hi...,American History,Politics,Military History,American Revolution,Nonfiction,Law,Historical,Literature,American,Academic,Read For School,American Revolution,American Revolutionary War

316103985

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101065.Miracle_at_Philadelphia

Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787

Janne IJmker

Elsjen Roelofs wordt verdacht van het vergiftigen van haar man, Jan Alberts. In maart 1767 komt zij in het gevang van Assen terecht, waar ze op haar berechting moet wachten tot het kind dat zij verwacht geboren is.

Historical,European Literature,Dutch Literature,Fiction,Roman,Historical,Historical Fiction

9023993284

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10106604-achtendertig-nachten

Achtendertig nachten

Harry V. Jaffa

Crisis of the House Divided, is the standard historiography of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Harry Jaffa provides the definitive analysis of the political principles that guided Lincoln from his re-entry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Douglas in 1858.,",Crisis of the House Divided, has shaped the thought of a generation of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War scholars."—Mark E. Needly, Jr., ,Civil War History,"An important book about one of the great episodes in the history of the sectional controversy. It breaks new ground and opens a new view of Lincoln's significance as a political thinker."—T. Harry Williams, ,Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences,"A searching and provocative analysis of the issues confronted and the ideas expounded in the great debates. . . . A book which displays such learning and insight that it cannot fail to excite the admiration even of scholars who disagree with its major arguments and conclusions."—D. E. Fehrenbacher, ,American Historical Review

History,Politics,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,Military History,Civil War,Philosophy,Literature,American,The United States Of America

226391132

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101067.Crisis_of_the_House_Divided

Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates

J.I.M. Stewart

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10106839-the-last-tresilians

The Last Tresilians

Jonathan Oxer,Kyle Rankin,Bill Childers

Ubuntu Linux--the most popular Linux distribution on the planet--preserves the spirit embodied in the ancient African word ,ubuntu,, which means both "humanity to others" and "I am what I am because of who we all are." Ubuntu won the ,Linux Journal, Reader's Choice Award for best Linux distribution and is consistently the top-ranked Linux variant on DistroWatch.com. The reason this distribution is so widely popular is that Ubuntu is designed to be useful, usable, customizable, and always available for free worldwide.,Ubuntu Hacks, is your one-stop source for all of the community knowledge you need to get the most out of Ubuntu: a collection of 100 tips and tools to help new and experienced Linux users install, configure, and customize Ubuntu. With this set of hacks, you can get Ubuntu Linux working exactly the way you need it to. Learn how to:,Install and test-drive Ubuntu Linux. Keep your system running smoothly Turn Ubuntu into a multimedia powerhouse: rip and burn discs, watch videos, listen to music, and more Take Ubuntu on the road with Wi-Fi wireless networking, Bluetooth, etc. Hook up multiple displays and enable your video card's 3-D acceleration Run Ubuntu with virtualization technology such as Xen and VMware Tighten your system's security Set up an Ubuntu-powered server,Ubuntu Hacks, will not only show you how to get everything working just right, you will also have a great time doing it as you explore the powerful features lurking within Ubuntu.,"Put in a nutshell, this book is a collection of around 100 tips and tricks which the authors choose to call hacks, which explain how to accomplish various tasks in Ubuntu Linux. The so called hacks range from down right ordinary to the other end of the spectrum of doing specialised things...More over, each and every tip in this book has been tested by the authors on the latest version of Ubuntu (Dapper Drake) and is guaranteed to work. In writing this book, it is clear that the authors have put in a lot of hard work in covering all facets of configuring this popular Linux distribution which makes this book a worth while buy.", -- Ravi Kumar, Slashdot.org

Computer Science,Computers,Reference,Computer Science,Technical

596527209

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101069.Ubuntu_Hacks

Ubuntu Hacks: Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux

Alison Weir

At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine-year-old Prince Edward; the Lady Mary, the adult daughter of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon; the Lady Elizabeth, the daughter of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and his young great-niece, the Lady Jane Grey. These are the players in a royal drama that ultimate led to Elizabeth's ascension to the throne--one of the most spectacularly successful reigns in English history.

History,Nonfiction,Biography,English History,Tudor Period,Historical,European Literature,British Literature,History,European History,Literature,16th Century,Biography Memoir,Audiobook

345407865

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10106.The_Children_of_Henry_VIII

The Children of Henry VIII

Mircea Eliade

Scritto da un Eliade ancora giovane nella sua Bucarest sul finire degli anni Venti, questo romanzo restituisce alla perfezione la tensione estrema che precede lo slancio verso la vita, l’irrequietudine di scelte ancora da fare, l’attesa prima del viaggio con cui infatti si chiude il libro, definitivo commiato dai luoghi e dalle amicizie della giovinezza.

European Literature,Romanian Literature,Classics

2868698816

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010714.Gaudeamus

Gaudeamus

Matthias Kalle Dalheimer,Matt Welsh

The Barnes & Noble Review,Approach Linux with the inquisitiveness and creativity that has always marked the open source community: read ,Running Linux, 5th Edition,.,You won t find more experienced authors. Matt Welsh wrote the original Linux Installation and Getting Started guide; Matthias Dalheimer now leads the KDE Foundation. Their knowledge shows, whether they re talking about system administration, multimedia, or programming. ,You ll start by getting comfortable and productive: navigating command lines and GUIs; using browsers and office software; even gaming. Then, the authors lead you into the ,heart, of Linux. You ll build kernels, process text, manage startup, troubleshoot X Window video. You ll implement print, file, network, and Internet services. There s even a full chapter on building LAMP application environments. Along the way, the authors introduce a raft of new topics, from encrypted email to groupware -- all with the clarity and accuracy you need to get results. ,Bill Camarda, from the February 2006, ,href=",http://www.barnesandnoble.com/newslet..., Only

Reference,Computer Science,Programming,Computer Science,Technical,Computer Science,Computers,Science,Computer Science,Nonfiction,Computer Science,Software,Science,Technology

596007604

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101071.Running_Linux

Running Linux

Cari Z.

A shifter without a mate—a man who's afraid to trust. Time is against them and even love might not be enough to survive the change.,Dan Bailey is a loner, a shifter without a pack that no pack will accept unless he has a mate. He's only looking for work and a few beers with friends when he meets Blythe Kenner, and suddenly his priorities change.,Blythe doesn't trust anyone—especially shifters. All he wants to do is bide his time working behind the bar while getting his law degree. That is until Dan walks in and makes it his sole vocation to get under Blythe's skin…and his covers. Blythe never counted on having a shifter as a lover, and complicated doesn't begin to describe how he feels.,Dan knows how he feels and he's not going to let Blythe go without a fight. But time is running out. A rival pack isn't happy with Dan's living arrangements, and if Dan can't win Blythe's trust soon, their very lives will be at stake.

Romance,M M Romance,Fantasy,Paranormal,Paranormal,Shapeshifters,Romance,Contemporary,Paranormal,Vampires,M M Paranormal,M M Shapeshifters,Fantasy,Romance,Paranormal Romance,Shapeshifters,Werewolves

857153870

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10107759-surviving-the-change

Surviving the Change

Laurent Bricault,Miguel John Versluys,Keith D. Stanglin

The diffusion of the cults of Isis is recently again intensively studied. Research on this fascinating phenomenon has traditionally been characterised by its focus on L'Egypte hors d'Egypte, while developments in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt itself were often seen as belonging to a different domain. This volume tries to overcome that unhealthy dichotomy by studying the cults of Isis in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt itself in relation to developments in the Mediterranean at large. The book not only presents an overview of the most important deities, often based on new or unpublished material, but also pays ample attention to the cultural processes behind Isis on Nile, like relations between style and identity, religious choice, social- and cultural memory and Egypt s view of its own past."

9004188827

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10107801-isis-on-the-nile-egyptian-gods-in-hellenistic-and-roman-egypt

Isis on the Nile. Egyptian Gods in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt: Proceedings of the Ivth International Conference of Isis Studies, Liege, November 27-29 2008

Nigel Cleere

This is the ultimate identification guide to the nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, Oilbird, and owlet-nightjars of the world. Covering all 135 known species of these elusive and cryptically plumaged birds, this illustrated guide features more than 580 superb color photographs depicting every species and many subspecies, including numerous images never before published. Photos of museum specimens are provided for birds for which no images in the wild exist, including species not seen since their original discovery. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, confusion species, vocalizations, distribution, habitat and altitudinal range, breeding season and sites, egg type and clutch size, downy chick, status, and Red List category. This easy-to-use photographic guide also includes a color distribution map for every species as well as sections on plumage, taxonomy, and more.,The ultimate identification guide to these elusive birds,Covers all 135 known species,Features more than 580 color photos,Provides detailed species accounts and a color distribution map for every species,Includes sections on plumage, taxonomy, and more

691148570

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10107841-nightjars-potoos-frogmouths-oilbird-and-owlet-nightjars-of-the-world

Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird, and Owlet-Nightjars of the World

Fred Anderson,R. Scott Stephenson

The globe's first true world war comes vividly to life in this "rich, cautionary tale" (,The New York Times Book Review,) , The French and Indian War -the North American phase of a far larger conflagration, the Seven Years' War-remains one of the most important, and yet misunderstood, episodes in American history. Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through the vast conflict that, between 1755 and 1763, destroyed the French Empire in North America, overturned the balance of power on two continents, undermined the ability of Indian nations to determine their destinies, and lit the "long fuse" of the American Revolution. Beautifully illustrated and recounted by an expert storyteller, ,The War That Made America, is required reading for anyone interested in the ways in which war has shaped the history of America and its peoples.

History,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,Military,Military History,War,Military Fiction,War,Audiobook,Historical,Literature,American,American Revolution,American Revolutionary War

143038044

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101078.The_War_That_Made_America

The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War

Alan Axelrod

Who are the pivotal figures in American history—the men and women who have helped shape who we are as a people and how we look at ourselves as Americans? In this companion to his popular ,1001 Events That Made America,, Alan Axelrod suggests we can answer this question only after we look with an open mind into all the areas of our collective past. ,1001 People Who Made America, does just that, highlighting the famous as well as the infamous, the virtuous as well as the notorious, from the nation's earliest days to the present. Serving up history in lively, accessible bits, the book presents a who's who of American politics, arts, science, business, religion, and pop culture, along with concise explanations of each figure's historical significance. Featured personalities range from Jesse James to Al Capone, Harriet Beecher Stowe to Betty Friedan, George Washington to George W. Bush, Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King, Jr., Stephen Foster to Elvis, John L. Sullivan to Muhammad Ali, Edwin Booth to Marlon Brando, Washington Irving to Thomas Pynchon, Jacob Aster to Bill Gates. ,Axelrod's writing is packed with information and insight, giving readers a deeper understanding of what it means to be an American. The appealing design and easy-to-read format invite browsing and make this book a great gift for history buffs and all thoughtful Americans.

History,Nonfiction,Reference,North American Hi...,American History,Biography

1426200528

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101079.1001_People_Who_Made_America

1001 People Who Made America

Mircea Eliade

Une famille isolée au bord du Danube subit l’influence maléfique d’une ancêtre disparue. Mademoiselle Christina hante les chambres des occupants, vampire à l’apparence séductrice, elle charme Egor et enlève petit à petit toute vie dans la demeure austère. Sous la lumière blafarde de la lune, les ombres trahissent la présence d’un autre monde, effrayant, celui des âmes damnées. Entre deux soupirs de Sanda, jeune fille exsangue, un silence de mort s’installe dans le récit.,Egor trouvera-t-il la force de lutter contre l’enchanteresse Christina ? La jeune Simina, possédée par le mal, semble en douter.,Mademoiselle Christina nous vient tout droit du folklore roumain. Une histoire de vampires dans un monde en proie au blasphème; pour l'exorciser, un jeune homme tue deux fois le vampire en lui transperçant le cœur. Le dialogue entre le monde des morts et celui des vivants n'est pas éphémère. Les deux camps se livrent un siège sans merci, à ceci près que les belligérants se disputent non des fortunes mais des âmes, et que leurs armes ne sont pas des armes classiques, mais des rituels magiques.

European Literature,Romanian Literature,Fiction,Fantasy,Classics,Horror,Cultural,Romania,Literature,Literature,20th Century,Mystery,Gothic

2851978047

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010798.Mademoiselle_Christina

Mademoiselle Christina

Robert Hutchinson

A blazing narrative history that boldly captures the end of England's most despotic ruler and his court -- a time of murderous conspiracies, terrifying betrayals, and sordid intrigue,Henry VIII's crimes against his wives are well documented and have become historical lore. But much less attention has been paid to his monarchy, especially the closing years of his reign.,Rich with information including details from new archival material and written with the nail-biting suspense of a modern thriller, ,The Last Days of Henry VIII, offers a superb fresh look at this fascinating figure and new insight into an intriguing chapter in history.,Robert Hutchinson paints a brilliant portrait of this egotistical tyrant who governed with a ruthlessness that rivals that of modern dictators; a monarch who had "no respect or fear of anyone in this world," according to the Spanish ambassador to his court. Henry VIII pioneered the modern "show trial": cynical propaganda exercises in which the victims were condemned before the proceedings even opened, proving the most powerful men in the land could be brought down overnight.,After thirty-five years in power, Henry was a bloated, hideously obese, black-humored old recluse. And despite his having had six wives, the Tudor dynasty rested on the slight shoulders of his only male heir, the nine-year-old Prince Edward -- a situation that spurred rival factions into a deadly conflict to control the throne.,The Last Days of Henry VIII, is a gripping and compelling history as fascinating and remarkable as its subject.

History,Nonfiction,English History,Tudor Period,Biography,European Literature,British Literature,Biography Memoir,Historical,Historical,Medieval

60837330

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10107.The_Last_Days_of_Henry_VIII

The Last Days of Henry VIII

Kimberly Snyder

Nutritionist and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder helps dozens of A-list celebrities get red-carpet ready—and now you're getting the star treatment. Kim used to struggle with coarse hair, breakouts and stubborn belly fat, until she traveled the world, learning age-old beauty secrets. She discovered that what you eat is the ultimate beauty product, and she's developed a powerful program that rids the body of toxins so you can look and feel your very best. With just a few simple diet changes, you will:,Get a youthful, radiant glow Banish acne, splotchy skin and wrinkles Grow lustrous hair and strong nails? Get rid of the bloat, melt away fat and never count calories again!

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

373892322

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108198-the-beauty-detox-solution

The Beauty Detox Solution: Eat Your Way to Radiant Skin, Renewed Energy and the Body You've Always Wanted

Mimi Kirk

Everyone knows that eating well makes you feel good, but Mimi Kirk is living proof that eating well ideally raw vegan food can make you look amazing. She 's routinely taken to be at least twenty years younger than her age. Live Raw offers 120 recipes sprinkled with must-have advice, including such topics as: Detoxifying So Gravity Won t Get You Down: A detoxifying program to rid your body of dangerous toxins drop weight in the process and experience an abundance of energy. What You Need to Eat Every Day, and Why: An easy-to-read chart of the foods your body needs daily, what vitamins they contain, and what part of the body they compliment and nourish. Delicious Raw Food Recipes That Won t Scare Off Non- Vegetarians: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Basil Pesto, Pomodoro Lasagna, Lemony Cheesecake, and more. Learn how to feel better and look better with Mimi Kirk in this engaging, one-of-a-kind guide.

Food and Drink,Cookbooks,Food and Drink,Food,Food and Drink,Cooking,Health,Nonfiction,Food and Drink,Vegan,Food and Drink,Vegetarian

1616082747

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108214-live-raw

Live Raw: Raw Food Recipes for Good Health and Timeless Beauty

Mircea Eliade,Irina Mavrodin

"Puisque je suis resté seul, j'ai décidé de me mettre à écrire aujourd'hui même ,Le Roman de l'adolescent myope,. J'y travaillerai chaque après-midi. Je n'ai pas besoin d'inspiration ; il faut que j'écrive ma vie, et ma vie, je la connais ; quant au roman, j'y pense depuis longtemps." Voici décrit dès les premières phrases le projet de ce livre, où le narrateur, un adolescent précoce et tourmenté dans la Bucarest du début du siècle, dévoile - avec précision et presque impudeur - son quotidien : les travers de ses profs, les complots des élèves, leurs convoitises sexuelles, les premiers exploits erotiques, la découverte de sa propre altérité... mais aussi la nécessité d'écrire, qui lui est chevillée au corps. Retrouvé voici peu dans un grenier de Bucarest, ce roman - écrit alors même que Mircea Eliade avait l'âge de son héros - est aussi un inestimable document sur le grand écrivain qui fut lui-même cet adolescent de génie qu'il nous révèle en faisant mine de le découvrir.

European Literature,Romanian Literature,Classics,Fiction,Cultural,Romania,Academic,School,Literature,Academic,Read For School,Literature,20th Century,Unfinished,Young Adult,Coming Of Age

2868697801

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010836.Le_Roman_de_l_adolescent_myope

Le Roman de l'adolescent myope

Chester Brown,Robert Crumb

A CONTEMPORARY DEFENSE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST PROFESSION,Chester Brown has never shied away from tackling controversial subjects in his work. In his 1992 book, ,The Playboy,, he explored his personal history with pornography. His bestselling 2003 graphic novel, ,Louis Riel,, was a biographical examination of an extreme political figure. The book won wide acclaim and cemented Brown's reputation as a true innovator.,Paying for It ,is a natural progression for Brown as it combines the personal and sexual aspects of his autobiographical work with the polemical drive of ,Louis Riel,. Brown calmly lays out the facts of how he became not only a willing participant in but a vocal proponent of one of the world's most hot-button topics—prostitution. While this may appear overly sensational and just plain implausible to some, Brown's story stands for itself. ,Paying for It ,offers an entirely contemporary exploration of sex work—from the timid john who rides his bike to his escorts, wonders how to tip so as not to offend, and reads Dan Savage for advice, to the modern-day transactions complete with online reviews, seemingly willing participants, and clean apartments devoid of clichéd street corners, drugs, or pimps.,Complete with a surprise ending, ,Paying for It ,provides endless debate and conversation about sex work and will be the most talkedabout graphic novel of 2011.

Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Nonfiction,Autobiography,Memoir,Cultural,Canada,Biography,Graphic Novels Comics,Biography,Autobiography,Sexuality,Sequential Art,Bande Dessinée

1770460489

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108380-paying-for-it

Paying for It

Donald Ray Pollock

Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, ,The Devil All the Time, follows a cast of characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There’s Willard Russell, tormented veteran of the carnage in the South Pacific, who can’t save his beautiful wife, Charlotte, from an agonizing death by cancer no matter how much sacrifi­cial blood he pours on his “prayer log.” There’s Carl and Sandy Henderson, a husband-and-wife team of serial kill­ers, who troll America’s highways searching for suitable models to photograph and exterminate. There’s the spider-handling preacher Roy and his crippled virtuoso-guitar-playing sidekick, Theodore, running from the law. And caught in the middle of all this is Arvin Eugene Russell, Willard and Charlotte’s orphaned son, who grows up to be a good but also violent man in his own right.

Fiction,Horror,Thriller,Historical,Historical Fiction,Mystery,Mystery,Crime,Gothic,Southern Gothic,Gothic,Mystery,Noir,Audiobook

038553504X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108463-the-devil-all-the-time

The Devil All the Time

Nicholson Baker

Shandee finds a friendly arm at a granite quarry. Ned drops down a hole in a golf course. Luna meets a man made of light bulbs at a tanning parlor. So begins Nicholson Baker's fuse-blowing, sex-positive escapade, ,House of Holes,. Baker, the bestselling author of ,The Mezzanine,, ,Vox,, and ,The Fermata,, who "writes like no one else in America" (,Newsweek,), returns to erotic territory with a gleefully over-the-top novel set in a pleasure resort, where normal rules don't apply. Visitors, pulled in via their drinking straws or the dryers in laundromats, can undergo crotchal transfers . . . make love to trees . . . visit the Groanrooms and the twelve-screen Porndecahedron . . . or pussy-surf the White Lake. It's very expensive, of course, but there are work-study programs. In charge of day-to-day operations is Lila, a former hospital administrator whose breast milk has unusual regenerative properties.,Brimful of good-nature, wit, and surreal sexual vocabulary, ,House of Holes, is a modern-day Hieronymous Boschian bacchanal that is sure to surprise, amuse, and arouse.

Fiction,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Fantasy,Short Stories,Novels,Humor,Romance,Sexuality,Literature,Unfinished

143918951X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108469-house-of-holes

House of Holes

Jana Deleon

Deputy Dorie Berenger knew the day would go from bad to worse when she found a stoned alligator in the town drunk’s swimming pool. Then DEA agent Richard Starke shows up in Gator Bait, Louisiana, giving out orders and insults faster than you can cast a fishing line. ,Dorie knows the residents of Gator Bait aren’t going to talk to a stranger, especially a Yankee, but she stuck with Richard until he catches his bad guy. With no other alternative to restore peace to the small town, Dorie agrees to help Richard catch a criminal and in the process, uncovers decades of secrets that have been hiding deep in the Louisiana bayou. ,(Note: This book is part of the author’s backlist, originally released in print in 2009 by Dorchester Publishing)

Mystery,Romance,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Mystery,Cozy Mystery,Romance,Romantic Suspense,Fiction,Suspense,Humor,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Contemporary

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108524-rumble-on-the-bayou

Rumble on the Bayou

Kristy McGowan,Karen Richards

For years, Rand McNally's state-by-state road atlas for children has been an important part of family travel. For 1999, we've created a completely new book with great new state maps of the United States as well as all-new games, illustrations and a fresh, bright cover design. Features include: ,Real road maps of each state (just like the grown-up road atlas) with kid-level detail and appeal ,- State information like the capital, official bird, flower, tree and state nickname ,Games and puzzles for each state in the U.S. (and Canada and Mexico, too!) ,Map reading skills incorporated into some games and puzzles ,Maps of Canada and Mexico

Science,Geography,Childrens

528965441

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010853.Rand_McNally_Kids_Road_Atlas

Rand McNally Kids' Road Atlas

Terri DeGezelle Michels,Gail Saunders-Smith

Text and photographs present tow trucks, their parts, and their jobs.

Transport,Trucks

736853596

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108552-tow-trucks

Tow Trucks

Brian T. Edwards

Until attention shifted to the Middle East in the early 1970s, Americans turned most often toward the Maghreb—Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Sahara—for their understanding of “the Arab.” In ,Morocco Bound,, Brian T. Edwards examines American representations of the Maghreb during three pivotal decades—from 1942, when the United States entered the North African campaign of World War II, through 1973. He reveals how American film and literary, historical, journalistic, and anthropological accounts of the region imagined the role of the United States in a world it seemed to dominate at the same time that they displaced domestic social concerns—particularly about race relations—onto an “exotic” North Africa.Edwards reads a broad range of texts to recuperate the disorienting possibilities for rethinking American empire. Examining work by William Burroughs, Jane Bowles, Ernie Pyle, A. J. Liebling, Jane Kramer, Alfred Hitchcock, Clifford Geertz, James Michener, Ornette Coleman, General George S. Patton, and others, he puts American texts in conversation with an archive of Maghrebi responses. Whether considering Warner Brothers’ marketing of the movie ,Casablanca, in 1942, journalistic representations of Tangier as a city of excess and queerness, Paul Bowles’s collaboration with the Moroccan artist Mohammed Mrabet, the hippie communities in and around Marrakech in the 1960s and early 1970s, or the writings of young American anthropologists working nearby at the same time, Edwards illuminates the circulation of American texts, their relationship to Maghrebi history, and the ways they might be read so as to reimagine the role of American culture in the world.

Northern Africa,Morocco

822336448

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010858.Morocco_Bound

Morocco Bound: Disorienting America's Maghreb, from Casablanca to the Marrakech Express

George Borrow

My friend told me that these heights were favourite stations of robbers. Some two years since, a band of six mounted banditti remained there three days, and plundered whomsoever approached from either quarter: their horses, saddled and bridled, stood picqueted at the foot of the trees, and two scouts, one for each eminence, continually sat in the topmost branches and gave notice of the approach of travellers.

Travel,Cultural,Spain,Classics,Biography

1847028128

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010859.La_Biblia_en_Espa_a

La Biblia en España

Carolyn Jarvis

Reinforce your understanding of essential examination and assessment skills and with this lab manual companion to Carolyn Jarvis' ,Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 6th Edition,. A wide variety of checklists, activities, and exercises challenge you to apply your knowledge and provide hands-on practice.,A variety of ,review questions, and ,study activities, test your understanding of key points and procedures:,Short answer,Fill-in-the-blank,Multiple-choice,Matching,Anatomy labeling exercises,Regional write-up sheets, familiarize you with physical examination forms and provide practice for recording narrative accounts of patient history and examination findings.,Reading assignments, help you review relevant textbook content with convenient chapter and page references.,Clinical objectives, for each chapter help you study more effectively. A comprehensive g,lossary ,provides fast, easy access to key terms and definitions from the textbook.,New assessment tools and updated illustrations, test your retention and understanding.,Updated evidence-based practice guidelines, throughout the manual reflect the most current research and assessment practices.

Nurses,Nursing

1437714455

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10108676-student-laboratory-manual-for-physical-examination-health-assessment

Student Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination & Health Assessment

Bernard Cornwell

Four thousand years ago, a stranger's death at the Old Temple of Ratharryn-and his ominous "gift" of gold-precipitates the building of what for centuries to come will be known as one of mankind's most singular and remarkable achievements. Bernard Cornwell's epic novel ,Stonehenge, catapults us into a powerful and vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice at once timeless and wholly original-a tale of patricide, betrayal, and murder; of bloody brotherly rivalry: and of the never-ending quest for power, wealth, and spiritual fulfillment.,Three brothers-deadly rivals-are uneasily united in their quest to create a temple to their gods. There is Lengar, the eldest, a ruthless warrior intent on replacing his father as chief of the tribe of Ratharryn; Camaban, his bastard brother, a sorcerer whose religious fervor inspires the plan for Stonehenge; and Saban, the youngest, through whose expertise the temple will finally be completed. Divided by blood but united-precariously-by a shared vision, the brothers begin erecting their mighty ring of granite, aligning towering stones to the movement of the heavenly bodies, and raising arches to appease and unite their gods. Caught between the zealousness of his ambitious brothers, Saban becomes the true leader of his people, a peacemaker who will live to see the temple built in the name of salvation and regeneration.,Bernard Cornwell, long admired for his rousing narrative and meticulous historical imaginings, has here delivered his masterpiece, the most compelling and powerful human drama of its kind since Ken Follett's ,Pillars of the Earth, and Edward Rutherford's ,Sarum,. His re-creation of civilization as it might have been in 2000 B.C. at once amplifies the mystery of his subject and makes the world of Stonehenge come alive as never before.

Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Historical,Fantasy,European Literature,British Literature,Adventure,Historical Fiction,Historical Fantasy,Historical Fiction,Prehistoric,History,Prehistory,Romance

60956852

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101086.Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Ana María Matute

Teatro de títeres: humildes muñecos movidos por la destreza de un anciano bondadoso... Pero seres humanos también, seres humanos que palpitan y bullen en la ciudad, dejando al descubierto sus propias miserias, sus inclinaciones, sus torpes sentimientos, sus mezquindades, sus odios, sus reacciones... ,En torno a un adolescente desamparado se agitan las pasiones de seres cuyas ruindades –fantochadas, hipocresía, ambición, crueldad, sueños engañosos– adquieren, a lo largo de la narración y por la lograda delimitación de los personajes, caracteres de símbolos, aunque sin perder en ningún momento su condición humana.,Un hálito poético, como corresponde a la fina sensibilidad de la autora, anima todas las páginas de esta interesante novela, galardonada con el Premio Planeta 1954.

European Literature,Spanish Literature

8408040308

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010872.Peque_o_teatro

Pequeño teatro

Christopher Chippindale

Since its first and prize-winning edition of 1983, "Stonehenge Complete has established itself as the classic account of this most famous of ancient places. For this new edition, Christopher Chippindale has revised and updated the story to include the latest theories and discoveries. People have puzzled over Stonehenge for centuries, speculating and dreaming about it, drawing and painting it, trying to make sense of it. Here is the story of the one real Stonehenge, as well as the many unreal Stonehenges that archaeologists, tourists, mystics, astronomers, artists, poets, and visionaries have made out of it. New studies in the last decade have revolutionized our knowledge of the complex sequence of structures that make its celebrated profile; remarkably, these new discoveries have been made without new excavations. Stonehenge today is as lively as it ever was. After a period of dissent and confrontation, visitors are once again welcome to see the sun rise over the Heel stone on midsummer solstice day, and some 20,000 people are expected to gather at midsummer dawn this year. As the new edition explains, they are in error: although Stonehenge is indeed astronomically oriented, it is not aligned on the midsummer sunrise at all.

History,Nonfiction,History,Archaeology,Travel,European Literature,British Literature,Science

500284679

https://goodreads.com/book/show/101087.Stonehenge_Complete

Stonehenge Complete

Rumiko Takahashi

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. She has always been the sort who never really believed in myths and legends, until one day when a hideous, otherworldly creature pulls her out of her own world and into Japan's ancient past! There she discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular-a doglike half-demon called Inu-Yasha! That same trick of fate also ties both of them to the Shikon Jewel, or " Jewel of Four Souls," the smallest shard of which can gift the user with unimaginable power.

Sequential Art,Manga,Fantasy,Romance,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Fiction,Young Adult,Sequential Art,Comics,Manga,Shonen,Science Fiction,Time Travel,Historical,Historical Fiction

1569318867

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010890.InuYasha

InuYasha: Gray Areas

Rumiko Takahashi

The Demon of the Birds,The search for the final shard of the Shikon Jewel leads Inuyasha and the gang to a mountain fortress. But the gate is guarded by two giant statues and a force that will only allow the dead to enter Seeking a path to the underworld, Naraku meanwhile teams up with a new demon, Abi Hime, who hunts the blood of innocent villagers to heal her mother. Inuyasha and friends step in to stop them when they find that Kikyo may be involved

Sequential Art,Manga,Fantasy,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Romance,Manga,Shonen,Sequential Art,Comics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Time Travel,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fantasy,Supernatural

1421509024

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1010893.InuYasha

InuYasha: The Demon of the Birds