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[ "The new story collection by three-time Bram Stoker Award Winning author and editor Mort Castle, containing his uncollected stories: 'I Am Your Need'; 'The Doctor, The Kid, and The Ghosts in the Lake'; 'Guidance'; 'Robot';The Story of Albert Glucklick' or 'What They Had In Common'; 'The Counselor'; 'The Oval Portrait'; 'Dreaming Robot Monster'; 'Prayer'; 'The Old Man and the Dead'; 'Light'.Cover art by Wendy Saber Core.“Mort Castle's compelling imagination always takes the reader to interesting places. Some are frightening, some beautiful, some happy and some sad, but all are insightful and keen to the human condition. This excellent collection should be on every midnight traveler's list of destinations.”—Robert McCammon, New York Times bestselling author, Boy's Life; Mine; Usher's Passing; The Listener“Mort Castle is a genre unto himself, His work is — in the dictionary sense — singular in the horror field. If I had any control over the Fates, Knowing When To Die would signal a sea-change in the field, and one for the better. Castle’s characters are the lost, the lonely, the discarded, the sinful, and those seeking some form of redemption. His stories are literate, moving, often hideously uncomfortable, and ultimately unforgettable. To read this collection is to witness a master storyteller at the height of his considerable powers. This is one of the most extraordinary collections I have ever had the privilege of reading. These stories will disturb you long after you’ve finished reading them.”—Gary A. Braunbeck, Seven time recipient of the Bram Stoker Award and the author of To Each Their Darkness" ]

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

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Thrillers & Suspense", "Spies & Politics", "Espionage" ]

[ "At the beginning of the twentieth century, Vienna was one of the six largest cities in the world, recently transformed by rapid industrialization, and by successive waves of immigration from various corners of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its lively cabaret and coffeehouse culture was abuzz with creative zeal and played host to the most exciting developments in European culture, from psychoanalysis to the earliest incarnations of Austrian modernism, above all the Viennese Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte. Hatje Cantz's opulent publication on turn-of-the-century Vienna examines the years 1890-1918, placing at the center of those maelstrom decades the openly sexual portraits and landscapes of Gustav Klimt and the erotically contorted figurations of his protégé, Egon Schiele. Also profiled are the portraits of the young Oskar Kokoschka, self-portraits by Richard Gerstl, paintings by composer and painter Arnold Schönberg and works by many other artists, architects, furniture designers and craftspeople from the Secession, the Werkstätte and beyond: Adolf Loos, Otto Wagner, Koloman Moser, Joseph Maria Olbrich and Josef Hoffmann. Essays by Christian Meyer, Franz Smola, Barbara Sternthal and Beate Susanne Wehr set this motley assembly of artists and craftsmen in historical and theoretical context, showing how they paved ways for the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements to come." ]

[ "Review", "An appealing overview of a fascinating era in modern art. (W.S Rodner", "Choice", "2011-09-01)" ]

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[ "Books", "Arts & Photography", "History & Criticism" ]

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[ "The death of her mother brings award-winning nonfiction writer Annie Barnes back to the New Hampshire mill town of her youth to investigate the pollution caused by the local paper mill, a contamination that may have been the cause of her mother's fatal illness and that many in the town do not want publicized. 350,000 first printing." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "With her mother deceased and her older sister suffering similar symptoms, successful 30-something novelist Annie Barnes turns detective—Erin Brokovich-style—when she reluctantly returns to her \"stifling, stagnant, and cruel\" New Hampshire hometown of Middle River in Delinsky's diverting latest (after", "The Summer I Dared", "). A company town dominated by Northbrook Paper Mill, owned by the powerful Meades, Middle River's real claim to fame, according to Annie and other townspeople, is that it was the model for the once notorious bestseller", "Peyton Place", "by Grace Metalious. Annie's neighbors are equally sure that she's returned to dig up their dirt, and, like Metalious, write about it. Though Annie is less concerned with gossip than possible mercury poisoning, Metalious speaks to her from beyond the grave, egging her on in her investigation. The plucky heroine also begins a flirty e-mail conversation with a Deep Throat who calls himself \"TrueBlue\" and hints at Northbrook Mill's dark doings. And against all odds, handsome Meade scion James seems to be an ally in her environmental crusade. Readers with an appetite for light fare will find all the right ingredients—romance, mystery, suspense, sisterly rivalry and a thoroughly happy ending.", "(July)", "Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.", "From", "Booklist", "Say the words \"Peyton Place\" and what comes to mind? Sex, of course, and hypocrisy, and the kind of small-town secrets that really aren't so secret after all. Middle River, New Hampshire, always knew it was the real-life model for literature's most notorious location by virtue of being author Grace Metalious' hometown. Among the residents Grace made famous were Connie Barnes and her daughter, Alyssa, though Connie is long dead and Alyssa has just died--under mysterious circumstances, if you ask her daughter, acclaimed novelist Annie Barnes. When Annie returns to the town she'd forsaken to investigate her mother's death, the townspeople fear she's back to follow in Grace's footsteps by exposing a new generation of dirty little secrets in a tell-all novel--and they'll stop at nothing to see that she never writes a single word. Working from such an intriguing premise, Delinsky is at her best, skillfully weaving elements of a tantalizing mystery and titillating romance in this vibrant page-turner.", "Carol Haggas", "Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved" ]

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

[ "The Order of the Grim Hunt, a group dedicated to the hunting and slaying of monsters, work to preserve the world and its inhabitants from the creatures of the dark. But what happens when the people become worse than the monsters?Marcus, a professional monster slayer known as a hexblade, a master of both sword and spell, finds himself caught in a war between nations instigated by the manipulations of darker forces and a scheming sorceress. The affairs of men is something the Order of the Grim Hunt is supposed to remain impartial to, but how can he protect the world if it is left to destroy itself?As the fate of the continent hangs in the balance, it will be up to Marcus, a simple hunter of the supernatural, to keep two nations from collapsing into the flames of war. It will be his responsibility to restore balance, and to serve justice by means of the sword." ]

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

[ "A sweet storybook recounts how a boy who doesn’t like reading is finally won over during a visit to the library.", "Zach would much rather watch TV than flip through a boring book. But thanks to his friend’s stubborn efforts to show him the magic and excitement of reading, Jack finally goes to the library and finds a book he can’t put down.", "Featuring simple, rhyming text by Gabby Dawnay and dynamic pen- and-ink drawings by illustrator Ian Morris, this story is an ode to the joys of reading and a love letter to books and libraries.", "Illustrated in color throughout" ]

[ "From School Library Journal", "PreS-Gr 1—A group of gleeful kids and their teacher visit a very special place—the library! The excitement is palpable as they imagine all the different kind of books awaiting them inside. All but one child, that is. Zach does not like to read at all. When asked if he will read, he offers an unequivocal \"No!\" and says that he would rather be at home watching TV. Nevertheless, the enthusiasm of his classmates quickly becomes contagious as they share with him books about cooking, adventures, poetry, and even his beloved soccer. Before he knows it, he is lost in a book just as his friends are. This story in verse would be great to share with a class prior to library visits. The art recalls Quentin Blake's pen and ink cartoons and invites children into the pages. VERDICT For first-timers or veteran visitors, this book is a perfect fit, and librarians seeking ways to support classroom newcomers will want to have this on hand. —Joan Kindig, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA", "Review", "\"Scribbly line art by Morris, in a style reminiscent of Quentin Blake and Matthew Cordell, portrays an immense library with rickety ladders, a friendly dinosaur shelf, and book stacks large enough to climb... A celebration of books and literacy... Dawnay’s lines preach the thrill of finding a new read.\" ―", "Publishers Weekly", "\"For those who love to read, the library is a wondrous place―books as far as the eye can see. Morris leans into the magic and enchantment even further: At this library, books are stacked in mountainous piles, with eager children scaling the teetering towers, trying to find the perfect tale just for them... Dawnay’s rhyming couplets scan well and read aloud easily... Here’s hoping reluctant readers will be inspired to search for their own perfect books.\" ―", "Kirkus Reviews", "About the Author", "Gabby Dawnay", "is a writer and poet. She contributes to OKIDO magazine and is a scriptwriter for children’s television. She is the author of several children’s books, including", "A Song for Bear", ",", "A House for Mouse", ", and", "If I Had a Dinosaur", ".", "Ian Morris", "is a debut illustrator who lives in Manchester, England. Ian was named one of the top ten upcoming image makers by the Association of Illustrators.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Education & Reference" ]

[ "A collection of science fiction shorts includes tales of paratrooper goblins, space cops and their politically correct alien supervisor, a band of mercenary elves, and a collaboration with Larry Niven." ]

[ "Review", "\"David Drake is one of those rare authors who seems capable of switching from one mode of writing to another, hard science, near future political thriller to high fantasy, with a smooth meshing of gears\". -- Science Fiction Chronicle", "From the Back Cover", "HE'LL JUST SLAY YOU...", "Widely known for the grim and gritty battlefield realism of his bestselling adventures of Hammer's Slammers, and for other popular novels of military science fiction, David Drake now takes deadly aim at the funnybone. Meet the goblin paratroopers and learn why a sane goblin would want to jump out of a perfectly good lighter-than-air balloon. Follow the problems of a team of hard-boiled, fearless space cops who have to operate under the niggling restrictions of a politically correct alien supervisor. March into the desert with a troop of rough, tough mercenary elves and humans who have to lose a dangerous magic talisman so that it will stay lost, all while being hectored by that same obnoxiously vocal talisman, which doesn't want to be lost. Enjoy a collaboration by Drake and Larry Niven that is as unlike the \"Man-Kzin Wars\" universe as it is delightful. And more. And laugh all the way to the gallows.", "About the Author", "David Drake", "was attending Duke University Law School when he was drafted. He served the next two years in the Army, spending 1970 as an enlisted interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Viet Nam and Cambodia. Upon return he completed his law degree at Duke and was for eight years Assistant Town Attorney for Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has been a full-time freelance writer since 1981. Besides the previous novels in the Lt. Leary series (with the", "Lightnings, Lt. Leary, Commanding", "and", "The Far Side of the Stars", "), his books for Baen include the best-selling Hammer's Slammers series (the most recent entry being", "Paying the Piper", ") and such stand-alone books as", "Ranks of Bronze, Starliner, All the Way to the Gallows, Redliners,", "and many more. For Tor, he has written the best-selling \"Lord of the Isles\" fantasy series, the most recent installment being", "Goddess of the Ice Realm", ".", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Short Stories & Anthologies" ]

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

[ "When Sammy's grandparents arrive to babysit for a few days, she is surprised to find that they haven't brought her anything-no toy,no teddy bear, no book. Grandma and grandpa propose a deal: if she works for it, they will get her something special. She works to earn a kite, but something is missing to make it fly—the wind!" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Literature & Fiction" ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Americas", "United States", "State & Local" ]

[ "The films of the forties and early fifties depended on lighting and sounds to convey terror. They didn't have the advantage of color and computer graphics nor did they delve into the same level of gore and violence that we see today. Such was the world of Brandon, a young impressionable boy who watches a Frankenstein movie on television one night and begins a trek through life in an ever deepening spiral of FEAR of the grey men and shadowy characters of these early films.Losing his father to a hit and run driver and his mother to her own mental hell, Brandon leaves home in suburban Detroit, seeking sanity in Florida. He arrives in Washington, DC and decides to earn a little money as a dishwasher before continuing his journey. He stays and eventually begins to see hope in his dark tunnel and a few life changing events begin to lift his spirits.Killing His Fear takes place almost entirely in the District of Columbia. This is Wren's second book about a serial killer. It is a work of fiction, but the events are well within the realm of possibility. Brandon may be on a track to coming out of his hellish spiral, or he may be boring deeper into oblivion." ]

[ "About the Author", "Raised in western New York State, John B. Wren has been functioning as a consulting engineer for over 40 years, providing design services for building utility systems in commercial and industrial facilities, educational institutions, hospitals and data centers across the United States and around the world. Educated in New York and Ohio, Wren has been an avid reader of high tech thrillers, mysteries and in the non-fiction realm, physics and astrophysics. His first published novel, To Probe A Beating Heart, has been available since the summer of 2011 and his second work, Killing His Fear, is now available through Amazon. \"My next project, titled 'Darryl's Reunion' is in progress and expected to be released in the spring of 2013.\" Wren's writing interests are not restricted to tales of murder and mystery, but touch on the conditions of the world around us as will be evidenced in another work anticipated to reach completion late in 2014. \"I think about many things that stir a number of us all and putting my thoughts and opinions in writing may well establish a bond between some and build a wall between others, but my objective would be neither. Rather to put the tougher issues of today on a common table where discussion may occur. The answers are not always one extreme or the other but rather a position somewhere in between where opposites may coexist.\"", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition." ]

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

[ "Charismatic David Kennard lives a life most people can only dream about. Farming on a spectacularly beautiful part of the Devon coast he has an almost telepathic bond with nature and with his working sheepdogs. His is a life filled with daily challenges, from the battles with wild Atlantic weather to the dramas of clifftop rescue, but it is also a life full of the richness of rebirth, and the Herriotesque delight in a way of life that has remained almost untouched by the modern world. Part diary, part homage to the countryside and the canine family that is so much a part of his life, David Kennard's extraordinary book is designed to touch the hearts and minds of city and country dwellers alike." ]

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[ "In 1970, Jim Crockett Promotions introduced the Eastern Heavyweight title to pro wrestling fans in the Carolinas and Virginia. Four years later they changed the name of the title to the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight championship.Within these pages you will find a complete history of that title, including a detailed account of every title change from the establishment of the championship until it was retired. Plus great photos of the legendary champions, some never published before.The Mid-Atlantic area in the 1970s and 1980s was one of the top wrestling territories in the United States. Learn about the storied tradition of its championship and the legendary wrestlers who held it.Details on over 60 title changes across 16 years: the angles, the controversy, the complete story. Over 50 photo photographs and dozens of newspaper ads and posters.Included is a breakdown of all four championship belts that represented the title, broken down into the five distinct periods the belts were worn, as well as the belt-makers that crafted them and what made them special.Featuring the legendary champions: Danny Miller, Jerry Brisco, Rip Hawk, Ole Anderson, Johnny Valentine, Wahoo McDaniel, Ric Flair, Greg Valentine, Ken Patera, Tony Atlas, Jim Brunzell, Ray Stevens, Ricky Steamboat, Ivan Koloff, The Iron Sheik, Roddy Piper, Jack Brisco, Dory Funk, Jr., Paul Jones, Dick Slater, Ron Bass, Sam Houston, Ronnie Garvin, and many others!For more information on other books from the Mid-Atlantic Gateway, visit: http://bookstore.midatlanticgateway.com\">" ]

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[ "Books", "Sports & Outdoors", "Individual Sports" ]

[ "Verne's 1865 tale of a trip to the moon is (as you'd expect from Verne) great fun, even if bits of it now seem, in retrospect, a little strange. Our rocket ship gets shot out of a cannon? To the moon? Goodness! But in other ways it's full of eerie bits of business that turned out to be very near reality: he had the cost, when you adjust for inflation, almost exactly right. There are other similarities, too. Verne's cannon was named the Columbiad; the Apollo 11 command module was named Columbia. Apollo 11 had a three-person crew, just as Verne's did; and both blasted off from the American state of Florida. Even the return to earth happened in more-or-less the same place. Coincidence -- or fact!? We say you'll have to read this story yourself to judge." ]

[ "About the Author", "Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 - 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction. Verne was born to bourgeois parents in the seaport of Nantes, where he was trained to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, but quit the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Science Fiction & Fantasy" ]

[ "Book by Keen, John E." ]

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[ "Books", "Law", "Business" ]

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[ "The Mystery of the Multiple Mothers is cozy mystery that combines quirky Midwestern characters -- including a harried social worker, troubled waitress, retired teacher, computer geek, elderly citizens, adoption support group members and an ambitious politician -- in a county where everyone (well, almost everyone) wants to help solve a murder. Cub County, Ohio, holds secrets that help unlock the puzzle of Who killed the lady in the cave? Adoption is an underlying theme as an adult adoptee struggles to find the birth mother who placed her many years ago. The search uncovers a scandalous affair that could impact a major election. Could her search have led to death instead of discovery? Did the questions she asked result in a murder rather than reunion? Margaret Mae McGallegher, Miss Smark and a private eye with an unusual name and a taste for butterscotch lead readers on a breathless adventure as they follow clues to find the truth amidst a murky world of closed adoptions, sealed records and whirling emotions. The adoption triad of adoptive parents, adoptee and birth parents entangles people who would otherwise never have come in contact with one another. When death is added to the mix, the lesson might be that some stones should be left unturned.", "Regina Kupecky, author of Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow, has spent over 40 years working in adoptions. Her brother, James Breig, is the author of Searching for Sgt. Bailey: Saluting an Ordinary Soldier of World War II, published in 2011 by", "Park Chase Press.", "These siblings paint a cozy picture of a place and characters that make you want to move to Cub County, have a meal at the diner and visit with the populace ... except for that little detail of murder after midnight." ]

[ "About the Author", "About the Authors", "(who are siblings)", "Regina Kupecky", "has worked in the field of adoption for more than 40 years. She currently works with children with attachment disorder and their families at The Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio (www [dot] abcofohio [dot] net). She also does training nationally and internationally on many adoption -- and attachment -- related topics.", "She is the co-author of \"Adopting the Hurt Child and Parenting the Hurt Child\"; a curriculum titled \"Abroad and Back: Parenting and International Adoption\"; and a children s book/coloring book/guided journal called \"A Foster-Adoption Story: Angela and Michael's Journey.\"", "In 1990, her services to children were recognized by the Ohio Department of Human Services when it named her the Adoption Worker of the Year. She also received a Triad Advocate Award from the Adoption Network and the Sara Berman Speaker s Award from the North American Council on Adoptable Children.", "A lifelong mystery reader and member of the Noble Library s Mystery Book Club in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, where she lives, Kupecky has woven a mystery combining her love for the genre with her knowledge of Ohio and adoption. The Mystery of the Multiple Mothers is her first adult fiction.", "James Breig", "has won numerous national awards for his articles, editorials and columns. Most recently, he has concentrated on writing about American history for such publications as the", "Colonial Williamsburg Journal", "and", "History Magazine.", "He also authored a syndicated media column that reached more than 1 million readers. He is the author of \"Searching for Sgt. Bailey: Saluting an Ordinary Soldier of World War II.\"", "The nonfiction book was published in 2011 by", "Park Chase Press." ]

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[ "Los Sueños Coloridos De Carolina / Caroline's Color DreamsSpanish & English Bilingual Edition", "“Caroline always dreamt of a colorful place.” When she goes to sleep, Caroline loves to dream in vivid reds, yellows, and blues. As your young artists join Caroline on her colorful journey, they will learn about the color wheel and how to mix colors, all while experiencing a new language!", "About Babl Books", "Babl Books partners with award winning authors to bring your favorite books to a variety of new languages for children all over the world to enjoy. Our bilingual books bring generations closer together through reading and language, help teachers connect with their students in their own language, and give children all over the world access to books they never would have access to. Babl Books is dedicated to overcoming language barriers that separate readers and great authors. The hassle is over in finding a remarkable, high quality bilingual children’s book.", "ESL, English as a Second Language, Bilingual Children’s Books, Foreign Language Learning, Early Learning, Two Languages, Fun Children’s Books, Award Winning Author, Children’s Education, Children’s Picture Book, Values, Principles, Children and Parent Reading, Native Language, Educator, Culture, Diversity, Quality Children’s Books, Bilingual Books, Emergent Bilingual, Bilingual Education, Foreign Language Learning, ESL for Children, ESL for Kids, ESL Teaching Materials, EFL, English as a Foreign Language, EFL Books, EFL for Children, ELL, English Language Learner, EAL, English as an Additional Language, Dual Language, Foreign Language Study, ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages", "Libros para niños en español, Libros para niños en dos idiomas, Libros para niños edades bebe a 2, Libros para niños edades bebe a 3-5, Libros para niños edades bebe a 6-8, Enseñar niños dos idiomas, Enseñar niños español, Libros bilingües para niños, Libros bilingües para bebes en español, Libros bilingües para niños en español, Libros bilingües para niños ingles español, Libros en español, Libros para niños en español, Libros infantiles en español, educación," ]

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

[ "This volume is a timeless contribution to the burgeoning dialogue on the Reggio Emilia approach, and features the work of prominent scholars, policy-makers, researchers, administrators, and practicing teachers who have created and directed the infant-toddler care systems in four cities in Italy. Joined by American educators and researchers (including Ron Lally, Rebecca New, and Jeanne Goldhaber), their work builds upon and extends inclusionary and family-centered philosophies. It combines missions of care and education, and produces innovations in space and environments. This collection is filled with dozens of examples of experiences with dynamic, open systems of organization that support emotional and cognitive development of infants and toddlers—and respect the delicate relationship between parents and their young. Also included are photos, some in color.", "Topics include:", "Complementary family-centered systems of early care, education, and intervention", "Complementary family-centered systems of early care, education, and intervention", "Practical experimentation and teaching strategies like the inserimento (first transition of child and family into the center), and diario (memory book), as well as explanations of the rationale behind them", "Practical experimentation and teaching strategies like the inserimento (first transition of child and family into the center), and diario (memory book), as well as explanations of the rationale behind them", "Best practices for quality care programs with broad implications for reflective teaching in America's early care programs", "Best practices for quality care programs with broad implications for reflective teaching in America's early care programs" ]

[ "Review", "\"Bravo for a splendid book! Leading figures in Italy's famous preschool movement (plus a few well-informed foreigners) provide vivid descriptions not only of pedagogical practices, but also of the evolving politics of decentralization that has kept Italy's preschools under local community control with no sacrifice of standards. Compulsory reading!\"―", "Jerome Bruner", ", New York University", "\"This book is simply wonderful―every page! Throughout the sixteen chapters―written mostly by the Italians themselves―practices, policies, reflections, and research on how best to serve infants and toddlers and their families are shared.\"", "―Lilian G. Katz", ", University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign", "\"Though the Italian experience cannot simply be transplanted to the United States, by staying in the conversation, we will deepen and sharpen our understanding of what we want for our infant-toddler parent-teacher programs and may even discover some strategies for getting them there.\"―", "E. Z. Tronick,", "Harvard School of Education and Harvard Medical School", "\"This is a book about a special culture, one that immerses the infant and young child in a network of relationships with shared meaning.\"―From the Foreword by", "Robert Emde", "Review", "\"Bravo for a splendid book! Leading figures in Italy's famous preschool movement (plus a few well-informed foreigners) provide vivid descriptions not only of pedagogical practices, but also of the evolving politics of decentralization that has kept Italy's preschools under local community control with no sacrifice of standards. Compulsory reading!\"—", "Jerome Bruner", ", New York University", "\"This book is simply wonderful—every page! Throughout the sixteen chapters—written mostly by the Italians themselves—practices, policies, reflections, and research on how best to serve infants and toddlers and their families are shared.\"", "—Lilian G. Katz", ", University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign", "\"Though the Italian experience cannot simply be transplanted to the United States, by staying in the conversation, we will deepen and sharpen our understanding of what we want for our infant-toddler parent-teacher programs and may even discover some strategies for getting them there.\"—", "E. Z. Tronick,", "Harvard School of Education and Harvard Medical School", "\"This is a book about a special culture, one that immerses the infant and young child in a network of relationships with shared meaning.\"—From the Foreword by", "Robert Emde", "About the Author", "Lella Gandini", "is an Adjunct Professor of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Lesley College, Cambridge.", "Carolyn Edwards", "is a Professor of Psychology and Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "A masterpiece from one of Yiddish literature's true virtuosi, Moyshe Kulbak's Childe Harold of Dysna appears here for the first time in a complete English translation. At once an exuberant celebration of Yiddish language and a searing indictment of capitalist excess, Kulbak's long poem follows the journey of its protagonist from small town Eastern Europe to the metropolis of Weimar Berlin. We watch as his literary aspirations and intellectual illusions are dashed on the rocks of a culture corroding from within. Drawing on his own beleaguered experiences in Berlin in the early 1920s, not only does Kulbak offer us a fresh perspective on urban life in interwar Berlin but he also does so in one of the truly great pyrotechnic displays in Yiddish poetry. Robert Adler Peckerar's stunning translation has managed the great feat of conveying simultaneously Kulbak's verbal brilliance and his searing critique." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "History & Criticism" ]

[ "p> To ensure that you have the most up-to-date and complete materials for your Commercial Law class, be sure to use Comprehensive Commercial Law, 2010 Statutory Supplement. New to this edition: Brief editorial notes explaining the differences between pre-amended and post-amended versions of UCC Articles 3 and 4. Revisions to Regulations E and CC Revisions to the NACHA Rules The official comment to the amendment of sec. 1-301 in Revised Article 1" ]

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[ "Books", "Law", "Business" ]

[ "Follow a zany assemblage of skeletons on a whimsical journey through the hereafter to find answers to the ultimate questions. Do skeletons dream? And what would they do if brought back to life?", "Skeleton Play, the Halloween-themed children’s book will help you teach your kids that death doesn’t have to be a dark or dreary topic, but that life on the other side is vibrant, colorful, beautiful . . . and fun!", "(Also, as a fun side note, look for celebrity caricatures hidden in and amongst the skeleton characters themselves!)", "Written for and dedicated to our conjoined twins, Ian and Aiden Hailes (that lived for only eighty minutes), Skeleton Play has been a deeply personal and moving project journey. We hope your kids love it as much as our kids do!" ]

[ "Review", "\"Skeleton Play is the best children's book I've ever read and my kids love it.\"", "--Count Dracula", "\"Three cheers for Skeleton Play! My children and I have never had more fun at bedtime.\"", "--Victor Frankenstein", "About the Author", "Brian C. Hailes, creator of Draw It With Me (www.drawitwithme.com), is also the award-winning writer/illustrator of the illustrated novel, Blink, two graphic novels, entitled Dragon's Gait and Devil's Triangle, and the children's picture book, Skeleton Play. Other titles he has illustrated include Heroic: Tales of the Extraordinary, Passion & Spirit: The Dance Quote Book, Continuum (Arcana Studios), as well as McKenna, McKenna, Ready to Fly, and Grace & Sylvie: A Recipe for Family (American Girl). In addition to his several publishing credits, Hailes has also illustrated an extensive collection of fantasy, science fiction, and children's book covers as well as interior magazine illustrations. Hailes has received numerous awards for his art from across the country, including Winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future contest out of Hollywood. His artwork has also been featured in the 2017 and 2018 editions of Infected By Art. Hailes studied illustration and graphic design at Utah State University where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, as well as the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He has been a regular panelist and presenter at Salt lake Comic Con, FanX, LTUE, and was the Artist Guest of Honor at Conduit 2013. He has also appeared as a special guest at San Diego Comic Con. Hailes currently lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and four boys, where he continues to write, paint and draw regularly. His work can be seen at HailesArt.com" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Holidays & Celebrations" ]

[ "The humorist-author of Eat the Rich shares his iconoclastic observations and advice on the mysteries of modern life as he takes on a three year old who wants a cell phone, Democratic neighbors, a freelance writing career, Hillary Clinton, the legalization of drugs, women, kids, and more. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "Not content to rest on his laurels, the bestselling humorist O'Rourke (All the Trouble in the World, etc.) instead settles back on his caustic couch to offer a wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon of sarcasm. He introduces readers to his assistant, friends, family and smart-aleck babysitter, as he reflects on such topics as cell phones (\"People are willing to interrupt anything, including hiding under the bed, to answer a cell phone\"), Christmas catalogues, Instant Messaging, MP3s, Nasdaq, toddlers, TV and how the \"Gettysburg Address\" would have turned out if written on an iMac. On a serious note, he praises the \"philosophical legerdemain\" of Hunter Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He also reviews the \"profound cogitations\" of Hillary Clinton's 1995 It Takes a Village (\"Some kinds of stupidity cannot be faked\"), compares Vegas's Venetian resort to the real Venice (\"Will video poker ever inspire a novella by Thomas Mann?\") and contemplates the results of bias-free language (\"What a piece of work is person!\"). For \"senior-management types,\" one hilarious chapter explains youth culture and current celebs, including Moby, Eminem, Carson Daly, Hilary Swank and Beck: \"Beck dropped out of school after junior high so we can't blame the dot-com mess on him personally.\" Though his vitriolic wit is couched in humor that elicits the gamut from giggles to guffaws, O'Rourke never cushions its impact. The comedic crescendo is his centerpiece, a summary of mankind's achievements at millennium's end. This insightful (yet also funny) essay alone is worth the price of admission. (Sept.)Forecast: The 150,000 first printing is backed up with an appealing cover photo, a $150,000 promotional budget, a national ad campaign, an 18-city author tour plus online promotion. O'Rourke will undoubtedly find himself on the bestseller list again.", "Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.", "From Library Journal", "O'Rourke (Eat the Rich) has come to the fore in the current school of New Journalism that put Hunter Thompson and Tom Wolfe on the literati map. Like or dislike him, one must admit that he has the power to draw the reader into his psychological inferno. His new book crackles with indignation, a lot of it centered on Democrats, liberals, and the Clintons, about whom he writes with such an infusion of malice that it amounts at times almost to rage. In addition to incinerating these evil specimens of humanity, he also does some tub-thumping on such topics as parenting children, wine tasting, Earth Day, and India. The book will prove abundantly entertaining to those who enjoy O'Rourke's attack-dog style of writing and share his views, but it will surely derange the digestion of all others. Unless something cataclysmic happens, the book is likely to find its way to best-sellerdom.", "- A. J. Anderson, GSLIS, Simmons Coll., Boston", "Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "From", "Booklist", "Radical-turned-Republican O'Rourke has settled down. No longer chasing adventure in war zones and corruption-plagued Third World countries, the humorist whose journalistic shenanigans have produced several best-sellers has a new beat: his living room. O'Rourke's", "reportage", "has always been highly personal, but now his wife, children, assistant Max, godson Nick, Nick's sister Ophelia, a baby-sitter, and assorted unnamed neighbors (some Democrats!) have speaking (or listening) parts. Not that O'Rourke has sworn off traveling altogether: he goes to New York to mock the United Nations Millennial Summit; compares Venice to Las Vegas' new Venetian resort; and, for the benefit of a rebellious Ophelia, recounts the sad tale of his 1998 trip to India. (He and Christopher Buckley also conduct a most peculiar wine tasting.) For the most part, however, these are O'Rourke's musings on the New Economy, parenthood, \"bias-free writing,\" the presidential election, toddlers, the twentieth century, celebrities, and driving. O'Rourke takes the potshots his readers will expect at liberals and Democrats in general and such usual suspects as Gore, Daschle, and the Clintons, particularly Hillary. But life competes with politics here for the laughs, and life usually wins.", "Mary Carroll", "Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved", "Read more" ]

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

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[ "Books", "History", "Africa" ]

[ "Inside cover pages browned from normal age, page edges foxed, Loaded with diagrams and photos and info. No International or Priority." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Military" ]

[ "Dig deep into these sketches of Bible lands and grow spiritually . . . What do the key sites from the land of the Bible teach us about how to live our lives today? Pastor and acclaimed tour leader Dr. John DeLancey contends that one’s own faith can be deepened by examining significant ancient sites of the Holy Land and deriving spiritual applications from them. In his unique site-to-site devotional guide, Dr. DeLancey―drawing on a year of study in Jerusalem and two decades of experience in leading tours to Israel, Jordan, and Egypt―guides the reader through 73 ancient sites including both common and lesser-known locations. For each site, DeLancey offers a remarkable blend of historical, geographical, and Scriptural information. He begins by updating the reader on archaeological excavations and interpreting the authenticity of the discoveries at each spot. He then follows with sound devotional thoughts that can be gleaned from each place mentioned. His descriptions cause Bible stories to spring to life as he gives thoughtfully informed analyses shared based on years of careful research and of interaction with the Holy Land. Devotional Treasures from the Holy Land, now in its second edition, contains 5 additional sites not included in the first release and provides an invaluable help to those on tour in Bible lands as well as to those who can experience them only from their armchairs at home." ]

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

[ "The book is the Book of Mormon. The map is the modern map. As Latter-day Saints know, making the two meet is no easy task. Venice Priddis has achieved this in a remarkable piece of detection which produces a unique geographical setting. How could the Nephites be upon an “isle of the sea”? This is here explained by a map reproducing the land as apparently it was then – a map supported by powerful evidence. Thus is revealed the narrow neck of land, the pivotal point for all Book of Mormon geography. Soon the reader is accompanying explorers along the famed Inca roads, while a ready guide points out the ruins of ancient cities and their implications in terms of the Book of Mormon lands. In this way the Nephite and Jaredite lands and cities are defined: Nephi, Zarahemla, Bountiful, Cumorah, the Sidon River, the narrow pass, Desolation, Moron, Nehor, and dozens of others; major battlegrounds in the record; the mission fields of Alma and the sons of Mosiah – all this and much more is placed on the modern map, clearly and interestingly expressed and sustained by an impressive collection of data. The Book and the Map will not improve upon the sacred record, but it should certainly help to make the Book of Mormon story more understandable to the average reader. For this reason the average reader. For this reason the average reader as well as the student will want to keep a copy of this book near his Book of Mormon for easy reference." ]

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[ "Benny is a boy who loves the Moon and the Stars and he is so excited when he receives a special present on his birthday. It's a birthday Benny will never forget as strange things begin to happen later that night. One of Benny's toys from his toy box seems to be missing. And what has suddenly appeared outside his bedroom window ? This is a great new story which will capture the imagination of boys and girls everywhere. And there are additional extras with Space Facts and a Word Search as well. Children can have fun AND learn at the same time." ]

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

[ "Traces the life and career of Tom Waits, who writes about those down on their luck, looks at his major albums, and describes his work as a motion picture actor" ]

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

[ "\"But let me tell you, the rain is just as fun as the rays.\" On one dreary day in Maine, little Mae learned that life is full of days of sunshine and days of gray, but even the rainy days are special when you have joy in your heart and a friend by your side." ]

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

[ "A young woman—a prostitute—has been brutally slain and left across a grave in Glasgow's sprawling cemetary, the Necropolis. Rhona Macleod, called in to carry out forensic investigations, has no doubt that the depraved killer's motives were sexual. When the removal of the girl's corpse from the city of the dead reveals another woman buried secretly underneath, the case takes on a disturbing new dimension. This man has killed before—and will again. When another girl is reported missing, Rhona knows she has to track him down and stop the pattern from repeating itself." ]

[ "Review", "\"Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's national treasures—don't be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin's Rhona Macleod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing.\"  —Stuart MacBride, author,", "Cold Granite", "and", "Dying Light", "\"A sexy new rival for Rebus.\"  —", "The Scotsman", "\"Chills the blood . . . would make Ian Rankin's old man Rebus choke on his whiskey chaser.\"  —", "The Big Issue", "on", "Dark Flight", "\"Forget Las Vegas, forget Miami, this is CSI Downanhill and it'll keep your adrenaline pumping from the first terrifying page until the last.\"  —", "Daily Record", "on", "Dark Flight", "\"Lin Anderson is world-class, she is here to stay and the dark side of her imagination is more chilling than Sauchiehall Street in a snowstorm.\"  —", "Daily Record", "About the Author", "Lin Anderson is the author of", "Blood Red Roses", ",", "Dark Flight", ",", "Deadly Code", ",", "Driftnet", ", and", "Torch", "." ]

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

[ "When Rubin Sawyer, a former resident of Iron Mountain, partnered with Knoxville detective Thomas Jordan to find who abducted women along trails and cabins of the mountain, he was deemed a traitor. As an act of revenge, his granddaughter is snatched from the banks of Doe Creek and taken to the bowels of the mountain. Soon after, hikers along the Appalachian Trail become sacrificial lambs, part of a bloody, cunning game of maneuvers designed to lead Sawyer to the mountain’s infamous Hanging Tree." ]

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

[ "This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala studies the Colle, one of his favourite opening systems. The Colle is a reliable option for White, and is easy to learn and play. White typically builds on solid foundations before unleashing an attack on the enemy king. This straightforward plan makes it particularly popular at club level, but the Colle is played successfully by Grandmasters too. Lakdawala covers both the main lines and the more aggressive Colle-Zukertort Attack, examines the key positional and tactical ideas for both sides, and tel" ]

[ "Review", "As with Lakdawala's other books, this is a very enjoyable read. It is easy to follow, leaves you with a smile on your face, and a keen sense that you know exactly what is going on with Lakdawala there to guide you. Once you have worked your way through the book, you are left with the confidence to play the opening and the suggested lines.  Even though I possibly should know better, I am beginning to feel like a sucker for enjoying Lakdawala's books so much. If I were a young player looking to improve my game and understand an opening, I would most likely be picking up his books at the same pace people buy overpriced candy and popcorn at the movie theater, though these books last a lot longer and you do not end up feeling guilty afterward.", "- ChessCafe.com", "From the Back Cover", "This", "series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the", "Move by Move", "format", "greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala studies the Colle, one of his favourite opening systems. The Colle is a reliable option for White, and is easy to learn and play. White typically builds on solid foundations before unleashing an attack on the enemy king. This straightforward plan makes it particularly popular at club level, but the Colle is played successfully by Grandmasters too. Lakdawala covers both the main lines and the more aggressive Colle-Zukertort Attack, examines the key positional and tactical ideas for both sides, and tells you everything you need to know about playing the Colle. *Essential guidance and training in the Colle System*Presents a Colle repertoire for White*Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study" ]

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

[ "50 FAST, DELICIOUS, and COMPLETE DINNERS", "Everyone knows that time equals money, and no one knows it more than those responsible for feeding a busy family. Sandi Richard is North America's foremost meal planner, and it's no wonder: She is passionate about getting families back to the dinner table. She should know; she raised seven children of her own.She and her husband, Ron, put everything on the line 10 years ago to share Sandi's passion. They took all of their own experience feeding a family and combined it with a 5-year study of meals from other busy families. Then they self-published Sandi's first meal-planning book. Released in 1999, it was followed by two more books in the", "Cooking for the Rushed", "series.The reaction was immediate, strong, and grateful. Here was a savvy, funny, organized, experienced voice to provide a simplified weekly meal plan. She provided grocery lists, prep times, and cooking times as well. With Sandi Richard by your side, you'll never find yourself in that dreaded spot: It s 5 p.m., and you have no idea what to feed your family for dinner.", "The Dinner Fix", "is Sandi's latest contribution to the happiness and health of families everywhere. The book boasts 10 weeks of balanced recipes and meal plans that include grocery and equipment lists. In addition, color-coded recipes help you match each meal to your life each night from hectic weeknights to days when there is extra time to devote to cooking and eating. Each meal has its own photograph (a helpful preparation tool) and nutritional information, from the amount of fiber to diabetic food exchanges.", "Bring Sandi Richard into your kitchen so you can spend less time in it, turning the stress of making dinner into a deeply delicious event each day for you and your family. (The Dinner Fix and The Family Dinner Fix are the same book. The Dinner Fix revised version is the most recent printing.)" ]

[ "Review", "THE DINNER FIX is not just another recipe book; it's the perfect guide for busy parents to plan, prepare, and cook healthy, delicious meals for the entire family.", "--Dr. David C. W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary, and president, Obesity CanadaFood Network Canada star Sandi Richard presents a wealth of quick, family-pleasing recipes for harried cooks in a compilation that redefines", ";user friendly.", ";...Richard's time-conscious approach begs comparison to megastar (and fellow Food Network personality) Rachael Ray. --Publisher's WeeklyI'm not one to sit down and send emails like this, however, I feel a strong urge to let you know how much your cookbooks have changed my life (yes, it would seem a cookbook can do that). My name is Nicole. I am a 30 year old wife and mother of two young boys. After the birth of my second son, it seemed my cooking inspiration went out the door along with my skinny pants. Even though I enjoy cooking, with a new baby and a picky eating preschooler, I now had very little time to spend in the kitchen and could never seem to come up with a creative answer for the question 'What's for dinner?' besides fish sticks or shake n' bake chicken. I needed quick meals that were healthy, tasted great, appealed to both my 2-year old and my husband & I, and didn't require 2 hours to prepare or packing up the kids for multiple trips to the grocery store. I was desperate to find something that inspired me but everywhere I looked, I found nothing that seemed to help.", "I guess I had no idea how much stress mealtimes were generating. Both me and my husband are strong believers in the family mealtime, but mealtimes seemed to be turning into something far from enjoyable now that we added kids to our mix. Then one day, in a book store, I picked up your latest", "Dinner Fix", "cookbook because I saw a few recipes and pictures that caught my eye. That evening I started reading and I am forever changed. I absolutely love this book. I can't believe how happy, inspired, and at peace this book has made me. I no longer struggle wondering what's for dinner, my husband loves coming home to see what's being cooked up and my toddler is even trying things I never dreamed he would. In addition, the meal planning approach has impacted my sanity at the grocery store, and on the financial front. Since I only buy what I know I'll be cooking, we waste so much less and eat out much less often. And it feels so good offering meals t hat I know are healthy.", "I can't stop talking about your cookbook to my friends and family and have bought several copies for a few of my friends in the same boat that I was in. Your recipes are wonderful, and I love how you make the most amazing meals so simple to create.", "Please keep up the fabulous work. I can't begin to express my gratitude for the help you've provided me and my family through your books. --Nicole LecheltFood Network Canada star Sandi Richard presents a wealth of quick, family-pleasing recipes for harried cooks in a compilation that redefines", ";user friendly.", ";...Richard's time-conscious approach begs comparison to megastar (and fellow Food Network personality) Rachael Ray. --Publisher's WeeklyI'm not one to sit down and send emails like this, however, I feel a strong urge to let you know how much your cookbooks have changed my life (yes, it would seem a cookbook can do that). My name is Nicole. I am a 30 year old wife and mother of two young boys. After the birth of my second son, it seemed my cooking inspiration went out the door along with my skinny pants. Even though I enjoy cooking, with a new baby and a picky eating preschooler, I now had very little time to spend in the kitchen and could never seem to come up with a creative answer for the question 'What's for dinner?' besides fish sticks or shake n' bake chicken. I needed quick meals that were healthy, tasted great, appealed to both my 2-year old and my husband & I, and didn't require 2 hours to prepare or packing up the kids for multiple trips to the grocery store. I was desperate to find something that inspired me but everywhere I looked, I found nothing that seemed to help.", "I guess I had no idea how much stress mealtimes were generating. Both me and my husband are strong believers in the family mealtime, but mealtimes seemed to be turning into something far from enjoyable now that we added kids to our mix. Then one day, in a book store, I picked up your latest", "Dinner Fix", "cookbook because I saw a few recipes and pictures that caught my eye. That evening I started reading and I am forever changed. I absolutely love this book. I can't believe how happy, inspired, and at peace this book has made me. I no longer struggle wondering what's for dinner, my husband loves coming home to see what's being cooked up and my toddler is even trying things I never dreamed he would. In addition, the meal planning approach has impacted my sanity at the grocery store, and on the financial front. Since I only buy what I know I'll be cooking, we waste so much less and eat out much less often. And it feels so good offering meals t hat I know are healthy.", "I can't stop talking about your cookbook to my friends and family and have bought several copies for a few of my friends in the same boat that I was in. Your recipes are wonderful, and I love how you make the most amazing meals so simple to create.", "Please keep up the fabulous work. I can't begin to express my gratitude for the help you've provided me and my family through your books. --Nicole Lechelt", "About the Author", "Sandi Richard is considered by many to be North America's leading meal planning expert. She is the three time award winning creator and host of Fixing Dinner on Food Network Canada, American Life TV and Discovery Asia. She is an International Bestselling author of six life-changing books in her Cooking for the Rushed series.", "Sandi is the mother of seven children, and when eating became the enemy in her house she began searching for solutions. That was two decades ago and she never looked back. In addition to being a regular on CBC radio, Sandi has been a featured guest on Food Network U.S. and a repeat guest on NBC's Today Show. She has contributed frequently to numerous magazines such as Reader's Digest, Eat Clean, Woman's World and First for Women.", "Sandi has been involved in national campaigns with corporate giants such as ConAgra Foods, Starbucks, Rival Cookware, Whirlpool, S.C. Johnson and Ocean Spray. Sandi is the founder of the Eating Forward movement and co-owner of Cooking for the Rushed Inc." ]

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[ "When Tash, daughter of a Russian oligarch, is sent to an English boarding school, she is new to the strange rituals of the girls there. Theirs is a world of strict pecking orders, eating disorders and Instagram angst.", "While she spends her time with the other girls at the lake and the stables, a hand-picked few are invited to join the Headmaster at his house for extra lessons. Then her friend Bianca mysteriously vanishes, and quickly the routines of her dorm-mates seem darker and more alien than ever before.", "Oligarchy", "is the fierce new novel about power, privilege and peer pressure from the bestselling author of", "The End of Mr. Y", "." ]

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[ "The story of one young mans life growing up as part of one of Britains most notorious football hooligan groups, Cardiff City's Soul Crew." ]

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[ "The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history", "Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, he witnessed first-hand the torture of the enslaved population. Yet he managed to secure his freedom and establish himself as a small-scale planter. He even purchased slaves of his own. In", "Toussaint Louverture", ", Philippe Girard reveals the dramatic story of how Louverture transformed himself from lowly freedman to revolutionary hero. In 1791, the unassuming Louverture masterminded the only successful slave revolt in history. By 1801, he was general and governor of Saint-Domingue, and an international statesman who forged treaties with Britain, France, Spain, and the United States-empires that feared the effect his example would have on their slave regimes. Louveture's ascendency was short-lived, however. In 1802, he was exiled to France, dying soon after as one of the most famous men in the world, variously feared and celebrated as the \"Black Napoleon.\" As Girard shows, in life Louverture was not an idealist, but an ambitious pragmatist. He strove not only for abolition and independence, but to build Saint-Domingue's economic might and elevate his own social standing. He helped free Saint-Domingue's slaves yet immediately restricted their rights in the interests of protecting the island's sugar production. He warded off French invasions but embraced the cultural model of the French gentility. In death, Louverture quickly passed into legend, his memory inspiring abolitionist, black nationalist, and anti-colonialist movements well into the 20th century. Deeply researched and bracingly original,", "Toussaint Louverture", "is the definitive biography of one of the most influential people of his era, or any other." ]

[ "Review", "\"Any number of books have been written over the centuries about the leader of the Haitian slave revolution, but", "Toussaint Louverture", ", by Philippe Girard, is only the second in English to draw deeply on the original documents. The book is superb... the greatest of its virtues is to stand knowledgeably and disputatiously in the shadow of its predecessor, the first of the extensively researched books in English, which was 'The Black Jacobins,' from 1938, by C.L.R. James, the West Indian Marxist...[Toussaint gap.\"", "-New York Times Book Review", "\"Girard is an entertaining writer and a diligent scholar...[", "Toussaint Louverture", "] is a detailed and sympathetic account of a powerful historical figure.\"", "-Shelf Awareness", "\"Thoughtful and insightful... [Girard] knows the material better than any predecessor. His picture of Toussaint reflects the liberator's genuinely mercurial, contradictory self more realistically than any previous study.\"", "-Wall Street Journal", "\"An ode to the passionate commander of the Haitian revolution, arguably the most successful slave revolt in human history.\"", "-VanityFair.com", "\"For nearly 80 years no scholar has written an English-language biography of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture... [he] is a unique figure in the modern era, and yet he has had some trouble getting due credit. Philippe Girard, a professor of history at Louisiana's McNeese State University, steps into the gap.\"", "-New Republic", "\"Deeply researched and highly sophisticated.\"", "-Foreign Affairs", "\"Girard has certainly come to his task well prepared. He knows the scattered, difficult sources well, citing documents from several dozen archives across five countries. The book draws on the most recent scholarship, including fascinating new revelations about its protagonist's family life... a useful guide to the Haitian Revolution's fearsome complexities.\"", "-The Nation", "\"[A]n accessible, fascinating historical biography. Girard writes with an inviting, understated confidence that feels welcoming, especially to newcomers to Louverture and Haitian history...he retains a subtle touch that's unafraid of ambiguity. This approach honors his subject's complexity.\"", "-Bookforum", "\"Girard's intelligent and graceful work offers a detailed account of Louverture's experiences and achievements, as well as a laudable overview of the revolution he helped create and sustain.\"", "-Publishers Weekly", "\"A compelling look at an extraordinary historical figure.\"", "-Library Journal", "\"A groundbreaking biography that underscores the difficulties of leading slaves to freedom and avoiding violent extremes.\"", "-Kirkus Reviews", "\"Philippe Girard's", "Toussaint Louverture", "is an unusually compelling combination of painstaking research using original archival sources, with a mastery of riveting storytelling. Girard's depiction of the life of perhaps the most famous revolutionary in the history of slavery is refreshingly original, and fearless, as it draws a portrait of the complex life of its subject without regard for conventional interpretations and political correctness. This book is destined to be debated, just as it is destined to be hailed as a major work of biography.\"", "-Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University", "\"Whereas most Louverture biographers have adopted extreme interpretations, Philippe Girard provides a balanced portrait, sympathetic but unsentimental. It draws astutely on the wealth of recent Haitian Revolution research, to which he has significantly contributed, and is set in a fluently written, highly accessible narrative.\"", "-David Geggus, Professor, University of Florida, and author of", "Haitian Revolutionary Studies", "\"At long last, the definitive biography of this complicated, mercurial revolutionary. Grounded in an impressive array of archival sources, Girard's remarkable portrait of Louverture is a delight to read. Fascinating and persuasive.\"", "-Douglas R. Egerton, author of", "Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America", "About the Author", "Philippe Girard", "is a professor of history at McNeese State in Louisiana and the author of four books on Haitian history. A native of the Caribbean, he studied in France and the United States. In 2014, he was a research fellow at the DuBois Institute at Harvard University. He lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana." ]

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[ "A 2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalist “A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don’t see our own world. Mesmerizing.”", "—Jeff VanderMeer", "A blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter’s fresh, pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion.", "Trina FastHorse Goldberg-Oneka is a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle—but nonetheless world-changing—invasion by an alien entity called The Seep. Through The Seep, everything is connected. Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined, it is possible. Trina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep’s utopian influence—until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life. Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated. Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina follows a lost boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest. In her attempt to save him from The Seep, she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees, but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. A strange new elegy of love and loss,", "The Seep", "explores grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on." ]

[ "Review", "An ABA Indie Next Pick for February 2020An Open Letters Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of 2020A 2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalist", "A", "Times", "(UK) Best Sci-fi Book of 2021", "Praise for", "The Seep", "“A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don’t see our own world. Mesmerizing.”", "—Jeff VanderMeer, award–winning author of", "Dead Astronauts", "and the Southern Reach trilogy", "“The standard canard is that utopian settings are boring, monolithic, didactic, and make for bad fiction. How lucky we are to have Chana Porter to blow such nonsense out of the water with this moving and beautiful book.”", "—China Miéville", "“The psychedelics are coming! The psychedelics are coming! What if becoming one with the universe was as easy as drinking punch at a party? It turns out that after enlightenment, we still squabble with our partners, worry about fashion choices, and drink too much booze. A great speculative work combining first contact tropes, techno-utopian fantasy, gender theory, and ayahuasca fan fiction, Chana Porter's", "The Seep", "imagines a brave newer world by rewriting the question of the ancients: If all things return to the one, where does the one return to? Porter's dazzling trick answer updates Zhaozhou's: the bar.”", "—Eugene Lim, author of", "Dear Cyborgs", "“With its wonderfully fraught utopia, the likes of which you have never seen before,", "The Seep", "defies not only the recent glut of dystopias, but the long-accepted categories of fiction. An entire universe gets packed into a slim page-turner, in which the search for meaning carries on even after our greatest desires are met.”", "—Robert Repino, author of the War with No Name novels", "“In a time of dreary dystopias, Chana Porter's", "The Seep", "is that rarest of books: a genuine utopian hope of salvation. While the novel accomplishes this through an alien intervention, its message is not simply one of blind optimism, but a complex portrait of people struggling with change, fear, and ultimately hope. Porter shows us that the end of the world is easy. The beginning of the world is the real challenge.”", "—Rachel Pollack, award-winning author of", "Godmother Night", "\"The Seep is an alien life form that comes to inhabit humanity in Chana Porter's quasi-utopian, surreal fantasy . . . A love story, a story of loss.\" —", "A Novel Idea, KRCB-FM", "“Unlike anything you’ve ever read.”", "—Bustle", "“Speculative fiction rarely depicts alien invasions as benevolent, but Chana Porter’s delicious first novel does just that . . .", "The Seep", "is a glorious interrogation of human feelings and relationships and how they shape who we are.”", "—Amy Brady, Literary Hub", "“Absorbing.”", "—", "Ms.", "Magazine", "“One that you need to add to your TBR . . . A reflection on grief and moving on, what it’s like to be alien, and what it’s like to be alienated . . . An interesting meditation on othering, love, loss, and grief.”", "—Book Riot", "“[A] deeply impressive debut novel”", "—Open Letters", "\"A novel that’s rapturously moving and as haunting a tale of love, loss and grief as you’ll read this year . . . If you’re like me and looking for some sort of escape this quarantine, this is as perfect a book as you could imagine.\" —", "CriterionCast Book Club", "“Porter’s gripping, subtly hopeful work of literary speculative fiction is shaped by remarkable world-building elements and acute observation of human frailties and impetus.”", "—", "Booklist", ", Starred Review", "“In Porter’s surreal, introspective debut, a benevolent alien invasion leads humanity into a utopia, exploring themes of grief and discontentment within a seemingly perfect world . . . Readers will delight in the eerie disquietude and optimism of this well-calibrated what-if.”", "—", "Publishers Weekly", ", Starred Review", "“An intoxicating takeover narrative, its promises as appealing on their surfaces as they are frightening in their implications . . .", "The Seep", "is a daring paean to human vulnerability and a bold speculative inquest into what makes life worth living.”", "—Foreword Reviews", ", Starred Review", "“This surreal debut takes on themes of utopia, identity, love, and loss, while readers are pulled into a full experience through Porter’s fluid prose. This unusual story will linger long past the last page.”", "—", "Library Journal", ", Starred Review", "“Porter’s surreal novel puts a new spin on alien invasion.”", "—Kirkus Reviews", "“Reminiscent of Sheri S. Tepper and Ursula K. Le Guin, especially with the themes of female empowerment, LGBT+ identity, and explorations of what it really means to be human as explored from the lens of an entity that is not . . . What could have been dark is lightened by some humor and a surrealistic, fantasy-like environment that swirls around you like a Dali painting.”", "—Readasaurus Reviews", "“This is an entirely surreal reading experience that explores identity—queer and racial, self and inherited—in an organic and necessary manner. A must-read for everyone.”", "—Avery Peregrine, Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park, WA)", "“I honestly don’t know how to review this book. Any attempts I would make to describe it, and the post-existential questions it poses, would not do it any justice. If you like political science fiction, or just weird stories, pick up this book. It reads incredibly quickly, and keeps a hold of your thoughts long after you put it down.”", "—Left Bank Books (St. Louis, MO)", "“A unique take on an alien invasion. The Seep makes everything better, but does it? The Seep helps you see the inner-connectivity of all life, but at what cost? What happens to your individuality and free will in a world where there is no conflict? A great book about how we define ourselves and our humanity.”", "—James Wilson, Octavia Books (New Orleans, LA)", "“What I love most about", "The Seep", "is that it’s two parts questions to one part answers. It does a great job of clearing up certain gray areas, and it actually gives some answers to the hard questions it asks—but it also leaves area for speculation and thought.", "The Seep", "will leave you begging for more, and I can’t wait to see what Chana Porter whips up next.”", "—Lizy Coale, Copperfish Books (Punta Gorda, FL)", "About the Author", "Chana Porter", "is a playwright, teacher, MacDowell Colony fellow, and co-founder of the Octavia Project, a STEM and fiction-writing program for girls and gender non-conforming youth from underserved communities. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is currently at work on her next novel.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Tips for Throwing a Dinner Party", "at the End of the World", "Relax. People may think they want to indulge, get too drunk, incapacitate themselves with weed, but really they just want to appreciate this fragile moment while the outside world falls down. Your party should facilitate this easeful enjoyment, not lead loved ones to panic through overconsumption. Be present. And remember, you don’t know what’s happening in the morning, so while an orgy might very well be the perfect thing, you don’t want to spend your last night on Earth trying to cajole your friends into a particular kind of revelry. Be present. Clean your apartment until it sparkles. Shower, of course, and anoint your body with fragrant oils, but then wear your most beloved sweatpants. Make a wide selection of delicious food, high in protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats. Serve wine but also a lovely selection of herbal teas. Juice spritzers, in fancy goblets, will allow your guests to hydrate while feeling opulent. Remember, if someone starts crying, don’t try to shut them down or change the subject.", "Be present.", "Eventually, the conversation will flow to other things—typically, to The Past and How Great It Was, Even Though We Didn’t Know It at the Time, and The Future, that shimmering, mercurial beast, constantly breaking our hearts.", "PART ONE", "THE SOFTEST", "INVASION", "1. When the aliens first made contact, Trina and her not-yet-wife, Deeba, threw one of their famous dinner parties for a select group of friends. It wasn’t difficult to keep the guest list small. Everyone was too nervous to travel far, the subways and buses deserted but for the most intrepid or desperate travelers. They invited two beloved couples who happened to live close by, and who wondrously had never met. Emma and Mariam came first, with two types of hard cheeses, three types of olives, gluten-free rice crackers, tubs of spicy hummus. Emma was French and Mariam was from Cairo, so they both really knew how to put together a cheese plate. Their little party was completed by Katharine and Laura, the friendly, easygoing lesbians from Tennessee. They came with copious amounts of alcohol (one can always depend on the lapsed Christians to bring the bar): pale ale for the butches, and drinkable red wine. Introductions were made, drinks were poured, cheese and olives exclaimed over. After a half hour of breezy conversation, Deeba brought out a tureen of her famous fish stew, finished with black pepper and a squeeze of lime. Trina passed around homemade loaves of bread, her one party trick. It was so easy to make, and yet everyone thought she was a magician for adding yeast to water to flour and waiting. The women sopped fragrant soup with crusty bread. A generous feeling swirled around them like a melody, like a scent. The essence of a perfect dinner party.", "How have we never met before?", "they asked again and again, but what they were really saying was,", "How have I only just begun to love you?", "Throwing a dinner party was all Trina and Deeba could think to do. They had already filled the bathtub with clean water and made sure all of their flashlights had new batteries. They kept checking their most reliable sources on Twitter, as well as Al Jazeera,", "The New York Times", ",", "The Guardian", ". Every source said to keep calm, try not to panic, and to stop it with these suicide pacts.", "Unbelievable", ", the newscasters kept saying, it’s", "unbelievable", ". That word had been ringing in Trina’s head all day. But what was believable about this world, about her government, about what they were doing to the planet and each other? Furthermore, what did Trina believe in with total certainty? That the sun rose in the morning? That the sky was blue? These aliens could say that the cosmos was being carried on the back of a great platypus and she’d have to believe them. What was more mutable than her own perceptions? Katharine raised her wineglass. Her toast became the answer to Trina’s unspoken questions. At the time, Trina thought this was a coincidence.      Katharine spoke warmly, as if she were telling a long joke. “Lately,” she said, “I’ve felt as if I’ve been living in the wrong timeline. I’ve become numb, like I’m watching my own life as a movie, that is, when I’m not filled with rage or tremendous grief or crippling depression.”      Deeba hooted and cheered. Emma’s brown eyes twinkled in the candlelight. “Every day, I wake up embarrassed by my country and what we’ve become—”       “Ugh,” groaned Mariam. She took on the tone of a newscaster. “Now, more than ever . . . In these trying times . . .” Trina laughed and slapped the table.       “Let her finish!” chided Deeba.      Katharine cleared her throat. “As I was saying! I’m embarrassed by what we’ve become, and by what we always have been and have never addressed.”       “Hear, hear,” said Emma, raising her glass.       “But tonight,” Katharine continued. “Looking at your beautiful faces, I can finally, safely say that I have no idea what’s coming! I don’t know if this is the end of life as we know it, or the beginning of a grand adventure, or perhaps both. All I have is my uncertainty. And really, that’s all I’ve ever had. Everything else was a lie.” She took a long swallow from her glass. “So cheers, babes. To tonight.” The women clapped and toasted, whistling. Katharine took a half bow and sat down. Laura slung an arm around her wife and grinned. Trina looked across the table at Deeba’s round, brown face. Her cheeks were warm with wine, as pink as the inside of a rose.", "I know that I love you", ", thought Trina.", "And that’s enough for me.", "From across the table, Deeba winked.     After dinner, the women lounged on the floor and got a bit stoned. And then someone decided it would be fun to take a bath. They would soon realize that The Seep had already infiltrated their city’s water supply. They were already compromised, already bodily hosts to their new alien friends. It was through that connection they could hear one another’s thoughts, feel the same emotions, overlaid with the all-consuming adage that Everything Will Be All Right, No Matter What. The softest invasion had begun.", "Read more" ]

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[ "As the radio voice of the Calgary Flames from 1980 until his retirement in 2014, Peter Maher has witnessed more than his fair share of Flames action up close and personal--from the 1989 Stanley Cup championship to the individual brilliance of stars like Lanny McDonald, Al MacInnis, Theo Fleury, and Jarome Iginla. Through singular anecdotes only Maher can tell as well as conversations with current and past players,", "If These Walls Could Talk: Calgary Flames", "provides fans with a one-of-a-kind, insider's look into the great moments, the lowlights, and everything in between. No Flames fan will want to miss this book." ]

[ "About the Author", "George Johnson", "has chronicled the Calgary Flames since 1984 as a newspaper beat reporter, columnist, and now as web content writer for the club. He is married to Rita, also a sports writer, and they're the proud parents of Michela and Sabrina.", "Peter Maher", "began his broadcasting career in 1977 and was the radio voice of the Calgary Flames from 1980 until his retirement in 2014. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006 as the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winner, and in 2010 he called team Canada's gold medal campaign at the Vancouver Olympics.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition." ]

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[ "For the small Midwestern town of California, Missouri, 1968 heralded another year when parents stared in dread at television screens sending images of soldiers mangled in Vietnam. Ernie and Christa Bates performed their daily toils, but never far from their thoughts was an only son named Aaron. The young man shared a strong Christian faith with his mother, and she prayed for him fervently, knowing that his prayers too were directed to God. But Ernie did not share their faith, could only invoke a spirit world that he knew existed, but did not trust. And while his son fought on soil half a world away, Ernie fought a grim battle in a world that he could not see." ]

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[ "NATIONAL BESTSELLER. AWARD WINNER.", "NEW STORIES SET IN MICHAEL Z. WILLIAMSON'S FREEHOLD SERIES.", "WARRIORS AND SOLDIERS TIED TOGETHER THROUGHOUT TIME AND SPACE From the distant past to the far future, those who carry the sword rack up commendations for bravery. They are men and women who, like the swords they carry, have been forged in blood. These are their stories. In medieval Japan, a surly ronin is called upon to defend a village against a thieving tax collector who soon finds out it's not wise to anger an old, tired man. In the ugliest fighting in the Pacific Theater, an American sergeant and a Japanese lieutenant must face each other, and themselves. A former US Marine chooses sides with outnumbered Indonesian refugees against an invading army from Java. When her lover is stolen by death, a sergeant fighting on a far-flung world vows vengeance that will become legendary. And, when a planet fragments in violent chaos, seven Freeholders volunteer to help protect another nation's embassy against a raging horde. Featuring all-new stories by Michael Z. Williamson, Larry Correia, Tom Kratman, Tony Daniel, Michael Massa, Peter Grant, John F. Holmes, and many more. Contributors: Zachary Hill Larry Correia Michael Massa John F. Holmes Rob Reed Dale Flowers Tom Kratman Leo Champion Peter Grant Christopher L. Smith Jason Cordova Tony Daniel Kacey Ezell Michael Z. Williamson", "Praise for", "Forged in Blood:", "“The anthology celebrates soldiers and their tools. . . . Most of all, it celebrates warriors and the stuff that makes them so—the mettle more than the metal.”—", "Tangent", "\"Fans of combat science fiction will find this collection irresistible…an entertaining and engaging book.\"—", "The Daily News of Galveston County", "About Michael Z. Williamson:", "“A fast-paced, compulsive read . . . will appeal to fans of John Ringo, David Drake, Lois McMaster Bujold, and David Weber.”—", "Kliatt", "“Williamson's military expertise is impressive.”—", "SF Reviews", "Novels of Michael Z. Williamson's Freehold Universe:", "Freehold series", "Freehold", "The Weapon", "The Rogue", "Contact with Chaos", "Angeleyes", "Freehold: Forged in Blood", "Ripple Creek series", "Better to Beg Forgiveness . . .", "Do Unto Others . . .", "When Diplomacy Fails . . .", "S", "tandalone", "A Long Time Until Now" ]

[ "About the Author", "Michael Z. Williamson", "is retired military, having served twenty-five years in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Desert Fox. Williamson is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle and combat pistol. He has consulted on military matters, weapons, and disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel and Outdoor Channel productions, and is editor-at-large for SurvivalBlog, which has 300,000 weekly readers. In addition, Williamson tests and reviews firearms and gear for manufacturers. Williamson’s books set in his Freehold Universe include", "Freehold", ",", "The Weapon, The Rogue,", "Better to Beg Forgiveness . . .", ",", "Do Unto Others . . .", ", and", "When Diplomacy Fails . . .", ". He is also the author of time-travel novel", "A Long Time Until Now", ", as well as", "The Hero", "—the latter written in collaboration with", "New York Times", "best-selling author John Ringo. Williamson was born in England, raised in Liverpool and Toronto, Canada, and now resides in Indiana with his wife and children." ]

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[ "Includes six paperback books in a cardboard slipcase: Meet Kirsten, Kirsten Learns a Lesson, Kirsten's Surprise, Happy Birthday Kirsten, Kirsten Saves the Day and Changes for Kirsten." ]

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[ "LunaLu learns a very important life lesson at an early age that builds her character. She was given a horn at birth from her fairy friends which captured the attention of others. Soon she was taken from her home and placed in the zoo for all to see. Since LunaLu looked different, other animals made fun of her. Eventually everyone realized that she was beautiful and unique inside and out. They learned that beauty shines from within." ]

[ "About the Author", "Michelle Lloyd is a small-town girl and Elementary School Teacher from Lamar, South Carolina. Her biggest loves are her family and fur babies. Michelle has always enjoyed writing to display her colorful imagination. It has been her dream to write a children's book and looks forward to more adventures with LunaLu.Dee Driggers is an Elementary Art Teacher who loves her students. She is thrilled for the opportunity to reach more children through illustrating LunaLu the Llamacorn and many more books in the future!" ]

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[ "Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., takes us on a magnificent tour of the twentieth century, from the banks of the Hudson in the early 1900s to the American West at century's end. His story culminates with his service as founding chairman of the board of trustees for the National Museum of the American Indian (set to open in 2003)." ]

[ "Review", "In uncommonly vivid prose, [Josephy] recounts for us... a life lived with much gusto and zest --", "Los Angeles Times", "About the Author", "Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., is best known for his many books on Native Americans and the American West, including The Patriot Chiefs, The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest." ]

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[ "“An NFL player becomes an All-Pro by relentlessly focusing on the fundamentals and executing them with sheer determination. The same is true to become an All Pro Dad. This book not only highlights the fundamentals of fatherhood, but also gives dads a winning game plan to do their most important job well.”", "–Tony Dungy", ", Super Bowl winning coach and NBC Sports commentator", "The", "game-winning playbook for every father", "Dads, do you want to be a hero to your kids? A go-to coach for your teens? A husband your wife knows she can count on?", "All Pro Dad", "lays out a game plan built on seven essential fathering truths and ultra-practical insights for the questions every dad needs answered at some point. Like football, fatherhood is about winning. But it’s more than just scoring points. It’s about winning the hearts and minds of your children and leaving a rich legacy of love for future generations.", "With gut-level “huddle” questions to ask your children, and firsthand stories from well-recognized dads (CBS broadcaster", "James “JB” Brown", ", Chick-Fil-A founder and CEO", "S. Truett Cathy", ", Grammy Award–winning recording artist", "Michael W. Smith", ", FedEx Express COO and president, international,", "Michael Ducker", ", and more),", "All Pro Dad", "will stir you, equip you, and inspire you toward the goal of being a champion father and a hero to your kids." ]

[ "About the Author", "Mark Merrill is the founder and president of Family First, a widely respected national non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the family. Mark hosts the Family Minute with Mark Merrill , a national daily radio program. He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show , numerous ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC network affiliates and network radio programs including NPR, CBS Radio, and the Canadian Broadcasting Network.His comments and writings have appeared in publications including USA Today , the Washington Times, and Sports Illustrated . As an energetic advocate for the family, Mark speaks at conferences and events hosted by major companies, NFL teams, as well as special engagements for dignitaries.Before founding Family First in 1991, Mark practiced law in Florida for seven years.Mark, his wife, Susan, and their five children live in Tampa, Florida.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "ALL PRO DAD", "Seven Essentials to Be a Hero to Your Kids", "By Mark Merrill", "Thomas Nelson", "Copyright © 2012", "Mark MerrillAll right reserved.", "ISBN: 978-1-59555-507-6", "Contents", "Foreword by Tony Dungy...............................................................ixIntroduction: Why the Quest?.........................................................xiii1. Fatherhood Fundamentals...........................................................12. Know your Makeup—Who Am I?..................................................273. Know your Mind-set—What's My Purpose?.......................................514. Know your Motive—Why Do I Do What I Do?.....................................815. Know your Method—How Can I Better Love My Family?...........................1016. Know you're a Model—What Should I Model to My Children?.....................1257. Know your Message—What Do I Need to Share with others?......................1498. Know your Master—Who or What Am I Living For?...............................171Conclusion: Striving for the Summit..................................................193Acknowledgments......................................................................201Appendix: Additional Suggestions for the Seven Essentials............................205Notes................................................................................213About the Author.....................................................................219Note from the Author's Wife..........................................................222", "Chapter One", "Fatherhood Fundamentals", "Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.", "—Chuck Noll, former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and four-time Super Bowl winner", "Gentlemen, this is a football.\" With those five famous words, legendary NFL football coach Vince Lombardi communicated his point to his players each year at the beginning of the Green Bay Packers training camp. With pigskin held high in the air, he was telling his team that they must always start with the fundamentals.", "\"I can remember my first team meeting ever in the National Football League,\" Super Bowl–winning player and coach Tony Dungy shared with me as he reminisced about his days playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. \"I was a rookie.", "Chuck Noll was the coach and the Steelers had won two Super Bowls already. And I thought I was going to hear some fantastic stuff describing how you get to be Super Bowl champions; how you get to be a great player.", "\"Coach Noll—I'll never forget it—said, 'Champions are champions not because they do anything extraordinary but because they do the ordinary things better than anyone else.' What he was saying was, you've got this misconception that you've gotta do these spectacular highlight-reel type things, you've gotta have special gifts and special talents to be a Super Bowl winner or an All-Pro. He said, no, that's not it. There are fundamentals that it takes to play the game. Executing those fundamentals, not forgetting them, and executing them day in and day out, that's how you become great. That's how you win. That's how you become an All-Pro. And he was right.\"", "Just as knowing and executing the fundamentals of football are key to a player becoming an All-Pro, knowing and executing the fundamentals of fatherhood better and more consistently than everyone else are key to a father becoming an All Pro Dad. Many books, blogs, and seminars do a good job listing things men should say and not say, do and not do as fathers. Men need lists, and lists are good. But we can't skip the fundamentals. And the two most important fundamentals of fatherhood are love and leadership. Before you think I'm getting soft by talking about love, you need to know that love is anything but soft. It's strong. James \"JB\" Brown, host of", "The NFL Today", ", is a big man with a big heart. During one of our visits, JB shared with me that \"People think love is soft and weak, but it is really a sign of strength.\" It's strong. It's powerful. It's courageous.", "What drives a fireman to put on a fifty-pound tank and climb the stairs of the World Trade Center? What inspires a G.I. to storm omaha Beach under a cloud of enemy gunfire? As author G. K. Chesterton wrote, \"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.\" Love for others is what makes a man a man. And a man's love, his manhood, starts with what is right behind him—his family.", "So in this chapter, we'll focus on the fatherhood fundamentals of love and leadership. We're going to learn what they really are and why they are so important for fathers. In the next seven chapters we'll tackle the \"7 Ms\" that are essential for every man to know to effectively execute those fundamentals—Makeup, Mind-set, Motive, Method, Model, Message, and Master. Every father must know these 7 Ms to expand his capacity to love and, in turn, lead his children well.", "The First Fundamental—Love", "\"Truly, truly, truly love. That's the most powerful thing there is.\" Those are the words spoken by UCLA's legendary basketball coach John Wooden, at the age of ninety-nine shortly before his death. Love's power is apparent. But its essence can be tough to grasp. Bookstores and shelves in homes are filled with books on what love is, how to love, what love does and does not do. Unfortunately, many miss the real mark of love.", "If you asked ten adults what love is, you'd probably get ten different answers. Love is tough to define. Coach Wooden went on to say, \"The most important word in our language is 'love.'\"", "Love", "is the greatest word with the greatest value and the greatest power in the world. The Roman poet Virgil said, \"Love conquers all things.\" The great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy said, \"All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.\" And the political leader of India, Mahatma Gandhi, said, \"There only is life where there is love. Life without love is death.\"", "The Author of Wisdom clearly tells us that love is the greatest. When the cunning Pharisees asked Jesus of Nazareth, \"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?\" Jesus replied: \"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'\"", "Okay, if you still don't believe love is the most important thing, just go and ask someone who has never really been loved.", "Myths and Misunderstandings About Love", "Love is the greatest, but it is also undoubtedly the most overused and underused, misapplied and misunderstood word in the English language. It is overused and misapplied with reckless abandon on most television shows and commercials you watch. Remember the \"I love you, man\" beer commercial? For decades, musicians such as the Beatles have made love their hallmark—\"She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah.\" The books you read and websites and blogs you look at talk about love as well. It's so apparent, examples are probably unnecessary. But I don't want you to think that it's mostly bad. I like a lot of those shows and songs. I'm just trying to make the point that we use this amazing word without even thinking about it. As a result, we perpetuate myths about its meaning.", "Love is also underused and misconstrued in word and deed by husbands, wives, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, relatives, friends, and coworkers. Loving others doesn't mean liking. We can love others without having to like what they do. My wife, Susan, and I, especially when we're having a disagreement, will sometimes say to each other, \"I love you. But I sure don't like you right now.\" What we're really saying is, \"I love you no matter what, but I don't like the way you are acting right now.\"", "We apply the word", "love", "when we speak of things as well. We say, \"I love my car.\" \"I love their french fries.\" \"I love that dress.\" Sure, those things may be appealing and pleasing to one of our five senses—sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell—but it is not the right application of our love. We weren't designed to love inanimate objects. objects are not capable of receiving and giving love; only people are. If we attempt to \"love\" things, then, more often than not, we'll use people and end up with shallow relationships, meaningless stuff, and no one to share it with. But if you and I love people, and use things for their intended purpose, we'll have rich relationships and lasting joy in life.", "The Risks of Love", "Be aware. We may invest a lot of personal time and emotional capital in our spouses or children and not see any kind of RoI—return on investment. But, as we'll soon see, that's what love is all about—investing with no expectation of return. Having said that, we need to remember that all loving involves some risk. Author C. S. Lewis observed:", "To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket—safe, dark, motionless, airless—it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.", "Genuine Love", "Do you know how U.S. Secret Service agents determine if money is counterfeit? They don't start by studying counterfeit currency. They start with the real thing. They learn that genuine currency has a texture of raised ink; sharp, fine printing; red and blue color strands; a watermark; serial numbers; and other security features. When they know the real thing, they can easily spot a fake. As we saw earlier, there is a lot of counterfeit love talk in our world today. The best way to spot it? We've got to study the real thing. So let's get to it.", "While searching for this Holy Grail definition, you need to know something right up front. Thousands of people over the course of thousands of years have worked to define the word", "love", ". There are as many definitions out there as there are grains of sand on the beach. I shared just a few of them with you earlier. Although I've spent a lot of time researching definitions of love, I'm not going to rehash all of those definitions. I've done the work for you, so let me give it my best shot. you ready? Here is the treasured definition: God is love. That's it. But I know that definition may not satisfy your curiosity, so let's continue to study the genuine nature of love. As we do, please remember that I just gave you the best and most genuine definition of love you'll ever find and nothing else will ever match it.", "Picture in your mind a wedding at a church. The young bride and groom are on the altar facing each other, hand in hand. Their sparkling eyes and glowing faces complement the flowing wedding gown and tux. The pastor stands before the excited and hopeful couple and says with confidence, \"Love is patient when you", "feel", "like being patient, love is kind when you", "feel", "like being kind ...\" Right? of course not. He says, \"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.\"", "In doing so, what is he really saying about love? He's saying love is not just a feeling; it is a decision. Love does not say, \"Feel this way.\" Love says, \"Act this way.\" Love is an act of the will to be patient, kind, gentle, humble, sincere, compassionate, giving, faithful and trusting, forgiving, uniting, and persevering. Love is all about serving and giving selflessly and sacrificially to another person. The best way to spell love? G-IV- E. It's looking not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others. It's doing what's best for others no matter what it costs you personally.", "Love says, \"I want what's best for you! That is why I'm talking to you about this, that is why I'm doing this, that is why I'm making this decision.\"", "Love says, \"No longer will I live my life for me. I will think about self less and you more.\"", "Love says, \"I'm choosing to be at my best even when you're not at your best.\"", "Love says, \"What I want isn't important, but what you want is paramount.\"", "The Unconditional Nature of Love", "As a real estate attorney, I drafted many contracts. In every valid contract there is something called \"consideration.\" Consideration is when you give something knowing you will get something else in return. It's conditional. It's an \"if I do this, then you'll do that\" kind of thing. But love is unconditional. Love is not a transaction; it's an action. Love is not reciprocal; it's sacrificial.", "\"So, are you doing this?\" my wife, Susan, asked me as we sat on the couch after she had just read the first draft for this chapter.", "\"Doing what?\" I responded.", "\"Are you exercising this fundamental of love, unconditional love, with our children?\" she continued.", "I really thought it was an off-base question. \"yes, of course I am. I'm constantly telling them that I love them no matter what, and they know I love them unconditionally.\"", "Susan then dug deeper in, saying, \"I know you say that a lot and really mean it, but do your facial expressions, tone of voice, and actions always show it? Think about Marky. Sometimes your looks of disapproval for what he did or didn't do, or not being excited about something he is doing might send the opposite message to him.\" Susan then went on to give me a couple examples of this.", "It was a full body slam as I had never thought about it that way. And it hurt. But I thanked Susan and stopped writing for the day as I pondered what she said. I then determined in my mind that I was going to really work on this fundamental. I need to show unconditional love not only with my words, but also with my tone of voice and facial expressions. I've got to get this right!", "Grammy Award–winning recording artist Michael W. Smith, father of five and grandfather of five, is a living testimony to the fact that love is never wasted and must be unconditional. \"I'm a perfect example of a guy who had amazing parents—still do, they're my biggest fans,\" Michael shared with me. He then paused as his mind went back many years ago. \"But, you know, I started playing with the fire— alcohol and drugs. I didn't think I could get burned. And for four years, I was a mess. I mean, I was a complete mess. I almost died a few times. It's crazy.\"", "Michael then seemed to say with a great sense of gratitude, \"And I'm convinced to this day that part of my rescue was my mom and dad loving me unconditionally, even knowing everything that I was doing. They just loved me. It was unconditional love and they were on their knees for me, especially in my crazy party days here in Nashville. And I think that's what you gotta do as a father if your kids have wandered. The best thing you can do for them is just love them and pray for them.\" Michael's parents' love for him was not reciprocal during those years; it was sacrificial.", "Love in Action", "As I sat with the popular former governor, now businessman, Jeb Bush, in his modest Coral Gables, Florida, office, he paused from his busy workday to reflect upon his life. He thoughtfully shared these intimate thoughts with me, which I pass along to you. \"We all have loving thoughts, but if they remain passive, they're completely useless because they don't nourish anything. They can actually create resentment. Converting those thoughts into action shouldn't take half a lifetime, but in my case, it has. But I've noticed I'm getting better at loving. I look back at my life and realize things are not as complicated as I thought. Why does it take a half-a-lifetime experience to get to the simple things?\" Love is not passive; it is an action. It's something we must demonstrate day in and day out, even when everything inside of us screams, \"No, that person did me wrong, they don't deserve it!\"", "Let me give you an example:", "\"Hello, Mr. Merrill? This is John Johnson from Tampa Fire and Rescue. Do you know what's happened to your home?\"", "\"No,\" I said into the phone with a questioning tone.", "\"Well, you have a major problem in your home. It's flooded,\" he added.", "\"What?\" I gasped. \"What happened?\"", "\"I would just suggest you get here quickly,\" he exclaimed.", "\"Thank you,\" I said hurriedly as I hung up the phone. I jumped into my car and raced home from the office in the pelting Florida rain. once I pulled into the driveway, I realized what had happened. We were getting a new roof on our historic old house and the workers had taken off the old one but, for whatever reason, they were not able to get a tarp secured to cover the house. So, in came the heavy rain. The attic, second floor, and first floor were all inundated. Beautiful old plaster ceilings fell to the floor, antique furniture was ruined, and clothes were soaked. That night, June 1, 2011, we moved out.", "Sure, it's tough for my family to be houseless. You get kind of disoriented and feel as though you're in a fog. But we're not homeless. We know where our permanent home really is. And nobody was injured. So basically it was just stuff that was destroyed. Stuff that can be replaced or wasn't really needed.", "Over the course of the next few days after the flood, we had to do many things, including finding a place to stay for the next eight to twelve months while our home was being rebuilt. But as I thought about it, I determined that the most important thing I needed to do was to be a good example to all the people I would have to deal with through the process— the insurance companies, the adjusters, the contractors, the cleaners, and so on.", "This incident, which occurred right in the middle of writing this book, would test my resolve. Would I just write about love? Or, would I really live it out? Well, I can tell you that I've failed in some ways, especially in the area of patience, but I'm grateful that I've been given opportunities to increase my capacity to love and demonstrate love to others despite my failures.", "(Continues...)", "Excerpted from", "ALL PRO DAD", "by", "Mark Merrill", "Copyright © 2012 by Mark Merrill. Excerpted by permission of Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site." ]

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[ "What happened to Zack Platt between chapters 9 and 10 of", "First Contact", "?", "Trouble in the CTC!", "is the second book in an exciting new original sci-fi series about twelve-year-old Zack Platt and the other brave explorers of the starship", "Constellation", ", as they attempt to get to the planet Terra Prime and make it their new home.Praise for the first book,", "First Contact", ":\"We read this aloud with our kids and they loved it...two tentacles up!\"\"This was a great book, I highly recommend it for kids!\"\"Great storytelling and vivid use of language and imagination.\"\"A well-written and entertaining story for young science fiction fans.\"\"Can't wait for Book #2!\"\"I totally recommend this series!\"\"A good, solid, clean adventure story that kids will enjoy!\"" ]

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[ "This book provides students and professionals with practical answers to important career and communication questions, helping them to communicate successfully in a business setting. Communication expert, Deirdre Breakenridge, examines the ways in which professionals can make the most of their careers in a fast-changing media landscape, offering advice on how new and seasoned executives can utilize and adapt to the latest modes of communication.", "The author breaks down the eight most critical areas for professionals seeking to develop their communication skills, opening with essentials that will prove useful in any setting. She then details the ways in which organizations can adapt to changes in technology and consumer behavior to improve relationships, social media presence, and brand recognition. The easy to follow question–answer format walks readers through the most pressing, confusing, and frequently asked questions about successful communication with plenty of advice and examples for a better learning experience. Covering traditional business communication topics like partnerships and storytelling, the book also includes material on digital and social media channels as well as a chapter on giving back as a mentor. \"Experts Weigh In\" boxes feature advice from other top professionals, exposing the reader to multiple perspectives from the field.", "Grounded in decades of experience,", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "will benefit all students getting ready to enter the workforce as well as professionals looking to enhance their communication skills." ]

[ "Review", "\"Packed with insights and real-life examples, Breakenridge’s new book offers the best answers to PR professionals’ many questions about our industry and how it’s evolving. Breakenridge is a highly sought after strategist and thought-leader, a podcaster, author, professor, and Lynda.com instructor. She shares her considerable knowledge and expertise in a conversational style that makes you feel like she’s talking directly to you.\"", "Martin Waxman", ",", "Martin Waxman Communications and Seneca College, Canada", "\"As I was reading", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "by my friend and colleague Deirdre Breakenridge, the all-too-familiar childhood refrain, \"Curiosity killed the cat,\" kept running through my head. How many of us in our younger years found ourselves being admonished sternly by our elders when we persisted with our, \"Who? What? When? Where? Why?\" questions?!? And how many of us have found ourselves either working for someone who had no idea what comprises effective communication or have ourselves been at a loss for words when asked \"What exactly", "is", "it that you do?\"", "As Deirdre says as she starts this excellent 'all the questions you should be able to answer' guide, \"Asking questions helps you learn the essentials of your profession. The answers are critical to your role as a successful communicator.\"", "After all, you wouldn’t want to find yourself in the position of Alice in Lewis Carroll’s", "Alice in Wonderland", "who, when asked by the Cheshire Cat where she wanted to go, responded, \"I don’t much care where.\" To which the Cat promptly retorted, \"Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.\"", "Not only does Deirdre present the", "questions", "that every communicator should be asking, she also presents the rationale for", "asking", "those questions… how a deeper understanding of your profession can help you serve your client or employer more effectively and efficiently.", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "helps you understand the pathways that are available to you for communicating and the value that each can bring to your communication initiatives. As I say so often to my students and others, 'Read and heed!'\"", "Kirk Hazlett", ", APR, Fellow, PRSA, Curry College, USA", "\"", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "would have been a game-changer for me when I made the shift from journalism to corporate communications. The review copy I received so I could write this testimonial has already proven useful. Why nobody has approached a primer to communications as a Q&A based on the obvious questions any communicator might ask at various stages of their careers is beyond me. As if Deirdre's straightforward, common-sense answers aren't enough, she has added observations from some of the smartest professionals around who are best-suited to address specific questions. I'd like to say this book deserves a spot on every communicator's bookshelf, but it won't stay on the shelf for long. Unlike most read-it-once business books, it is bound to become a dog-eared reference volume.", "Shel Holtz", ", Principal at Holtz Communication + Technology, USA", "\"Packed with insights and real-life examples, Breakenridge’s new book offers the best answers to PR professionals’ many questions about our industry and how it’s evolving. Breakenridge is a highly sought after strategist and thought-leader, a podcaster, author, professor, and Lynda.com instructor. She shares her considerable knowledge and expertise in a conversational style that makes you feel like she’s talking directly to you.\"", "Martin Waxman", ",", "Martin Waxman Communications and Seneca College, Canada", "\"As I was reading", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "by my friend and colleague Deirdre Breakenridge, the all-too-familiar childhood refrain, \"Curiosity killed the cat,\" kept running through my head. How many of us in our younger years found ourselves being admonished sternly by our elders when we persisted with our, \"Who? What? When? Where? Why?\" questions?!? And how many of us have found ourselves either working for someone who had no idea what comprises effective communication or have ourselves been at a loss for words when asked \"What exactly", "is", "it that you do?\"", "As Deirdre says as she starts this excellent 'all the questions you should be able to answer' guide, \"Asking questions helps you learn the essentials of your profession. The answers are critical to your role as a successful communicator.\"", "After all, you wouldn’t want to find yourself in the position of Alice in Lewis Carroll’s", "Alice in Wonderland", "who, when asked by the Cheshire Cat where she wanted to go, responded, \"I don’t much care where.\" To which the Cat promptly retorted, \"Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.\"", "Not only does Deirdre present the", "questions", "that every communicator should be asking, she also presents the rationale for", "asking", "those questions… how a deeper understanding of your profession can help you serve your client or employer more effectively and efficiently.", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "helps you understand the pathways that are available to you for communicating and the value that each can bring to your communication initiatives. As I say so often to my students and others, 'Read and heed!'\"", "Kirk Hazlett", ", APR, Fellow, PRSA, Curry College, USA", "\"", "Answers for Modern Communicators", "would have been a game-changer for me when I made the shift from journalism to corporate communications. The review copy I received so I could write this testimonial has already proven useful. Why nobody has approached a primer to communications as a Q&A based on the obvious questions any communicator might ask at various stages of their careers is beyond me. As if Deirdre's straightforward, common-sense answers aren't enough, she has added observations from some of the smartest professionals around who are best-suited to address specific questions. I'd like to say this book deserves a spot on every communicator's bookshelf, but it won't stay on the shelf for long. Unlike most read-it-once business books, it is bound to become a dog-eared reference volume.", "Shel Holtz", ", Principal at Holtz Communication + Technology, USA", "\"Answers for Modern Communicators: A Guide to Effective Business Communication is an easy-to-read, basic book for all the modern communication questions. The book outlines the essentials in communication, defines the major key terms in business, and explains how to communicate successfully in business settings...Graduate students, scholars and professionals interested in business communications, mass communication, marketing, Public Relations, or advertising might find this book useful because it gives answers to those commonly asked questions in modern businesses.\"", "Sara Seebaum", ".", "M.A. graduate from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication studying Strategic Communication", "About the Author", "Deirdre Breakenridge", "is Chief Executive Officer of Pure Performance Communications, USA, a firm that provides strategic communications consulting for building effective integrated marketing, public relations, and social media programs. She also teaches social media and PR classes at  the University of Massachusetts―Amherst, USA and is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor with video courses in PR and marketing." ]

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[ "Inspired by a true story!!! Everyday, ordinary people can make a difference! Ever believe in somethin’ ya’ weren’t about to let die? Ever see what happens when a group of everyday, ordinary people put their heads together in order to make the lives of those around them better? Well, this is that story. It’s a story about farmin’. It’s a story about business. It’s a story about the little guy comin’ out on top. But most of all, it’s a story about folks doin’ the right thing. And yes, it’s a story about dog food, too. So, how can dog food possibly save the earth, you ask? Well, join Martin Trotter and friends on a journey that takes them places even they can’t predict. Our li’l tale begins in a strawberry patch, of all places – a strawberry patch you just might never forget. Windin’ its way across the countryside, from farm group to farm group and on into corporate America, our tale becomes an example of how hard work, determination, and some good ol’ fashioned luck can change the world in which we all live. Driven by a cause? Come along and find out how you, too, can make a difference. Inspired by a true story, our tale evolves into a business model for a new generation. It will have ya' wonderin' why all businesses aren’t driven by a purpose. Learn how a small group of people can make a big difference. Learn how a business founded upon a cause will be successful, despite the inevitable stumblin' blocks. Learn that as residents of Earth, we all need to pay attention to what goes into our foods, both vegetable and animal. Learn that a business, focused on a sole purpose, will attract wonderful, hardworkin', dedicated people who will make sure it succeeds." ]

[ "Review", "\"An inspirational must read for anyone who doubts that a small group of dedicated individuals can make a difference.\" --R. Mark Davis, CEO, The Organic Center, August 12, 2005\"Once again, given the right motivation and commitment, this is a story about ordinary people achieving extraordinary results.\" --Larry Yee, Association of Family Farms, July 15, 2005", "About the Author", "Kory Swanson and Anthony Zolezzi: Kory Swanson has spent the past 14 years dedicated to public education. He most recently worked as an English instructor at the acclaimed Orange County High School of the Arts. At present, Kory is embarking on a career as a freelance writer. This is the second time he and Anthony Zolezzi have teamed up together. Take a look at, The Detachment Paradox: The Workbook. Anthony Zolezzi is a pioneer in the natural food industry. He has influenced environmental, physical and emotional change on every level of the corporate structure through one-on-one coaching of top CEOs, and to thousands of others through his seminars and books which include, Chemical Free Kids (Kensington) and, The Detachment Paradox (ASM Books)" ]

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[ "Travel from the Amazon and the Antarctic to the Himalayas and Hollywood with this entertaining selection of mazes from across the globe. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from taking a ramble in Rio de Janeiro to touring the Norwegian fjiords or finding your way in a Moroccan market. All the answers are at the back of the book." ]

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[ "WINNER 2016 Will Rogers Medallion Award - Non-Fiction, Memior", "WINNER 2016 Reader's Favorite International Book Award - Non-Fiction, GeneralWINNER 2016 San Francisco Book FestivalWINNER 2015 USA REBA Award", "for best YA Non-FictionWINNER 2014 EPIC Award for best Non-Fiction", "WINNER 2014 Gold Award Global eBooks best Non-Fiction", "\"The Longest Trail carries readers through a spellbinding new work by Willits, CA author Roni McFadden. As a young teen, McFadden left behind the confusion and pain of her unhappy preteen years. She tells of how she went up ~ up onto horses, up the road to a man who could help her, and up the mountain, to where she could see clearly and breathe deeply. And, finally, up to another place where only some can go. As she travels \"The Longest Trail\", Roni evolves from a girl stumbling along treacherous and twisted paths to become a strong young woman who knows where she is going, how to get there, and understands she will have help along the way. Her route took her over \"The Longest Trail\", through life, until she arrived here, now. Having had the visions, seen the petroglyphs, felt the grinding stones, and carrying obsidian chips with her, McFadden knows the strength of the spirits of the ancients, knows their energy can be used by anyone who feels their vibrations.Spending all of her teen years in the High Sierras riding horses and managing horse-packing tours, Roni learned about animals, people, and life. In the time since then Roni has continued on \"The Longest Trail\", adding the wisdom of another 40 years to her perspective as she relives, and recreates those years on the pages of The Longest Trail.As you ride with McFadden up the trail in this book, you will know the joy, fear, grief, humor, beauty and wonder she experienced in the high country, in Altadena, and all along the way, as she journeyed to this time and place by way of \"The Longest Trail.\"" ]

[ "Review", "Five Star Review-", "The Longest Trail: A True-Life Novel by Roni McFadden is a book for horse lovers. Roni McFadden is a young teen who is damaged.The background of horses, westerns and cowboys is interesting to readers who have no experience of horses. There are some fun stories that the author shares with readers. What I found really inspirational is the spiritual undertone which can be felt while reading the book. It also speaks about the power of horses, the power of trusting, healing and finally transformation.", "Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite", "THE LONGEST TRAIL is the compelling personal journey of the author as she navigates her way through the valley of demons that she must conquer in search of herself. A wise older cowboy, a horse, and the adventures of a lifetime are described in a first-person voice that is so powerful it makes you feel like you are eaves dropping on all her private thoughts.It's a great story, well-told, and written in a literary style that takes you immediately from your world to hers. Put 5-stars on this one...it warrants all five of them.", "D.B. Jackson, Author~ Unbroke Horses", "This book is a remarkable testament to the power of horses and healing, and to the power of trust. She met a man who saved her life by opening up to her a new world of horses, packing, exhausting and rewarding work, the beauty and importance of the outdoors (particularly the scenic Sierra Nevadas), and the awareness of the people who lived in and walked this land before we did. She is one of the lucky ones to interact with some of these ancient peoples, who showed her the old ways of living and respecting nature.Merri Melde~Author of \"Soul Deep in Horses\"Roni McFadden writes her life's story as though it were a novel of a young girl set adrift in the California of the 1960s. She finds repreive and peace on the back of her horse and tells her story in episodes with her inquisitive grandchildren gathered around during a family campout.  Fatherless, McFadden credits the guiding hand of an older man who helps set her life aright.  Fortunately for the reader, she has found the voice to tell us of her journey in a satisfying piece of writing.  Let's hope she will tell more stories.Lynn Bueling~Western Writers of America's  Round Up Magazine", "TWO THUMBS UP", "WHEN I READ the review copy blurb of Roni McFadden's memoir called\"The Longest Trail, a true life novel,\" it said I was in for a\"coming-of-age tale in a magnificent setting.\" I tried to remember thelast time I read anything even remotely comparable. Johnny Tremaine?Misty of Chincoteague? I would have been about ten, and I remember thetwo books fondly, but I haven't read anything from the now-huge teengirl genre. Ever. And reading a book about a young girl and horses in mymaturity if not dotage? Not to be too much of an oinker about it, Idid not look forward to the experience. \"Hmmm,\" I thought, \"a kind ofprose chick flick.\" But having admired Ms. McFadden's devotion to thewell-being of these magnificent creatures back when I was covering theDenoyer case -- suspected murderer and horse torturer -- I started to readand darned if I wasn't captured, captivated even,by Ms. McFadden's story of how she saved herself from falling into theoften irritreivable teen abyss of drugs and self-destructivebehavior by her early affinity for horses, an affinity she was able toconvert to a way of life pursued to this day near Willits. There's alot of interesting stuff in this book about everything from pack tripsinto the Sierras to the transportation of horses, all of it told in aclear prose that moves right along. The Longest Trail gets both thumbsup from the AVA and can be found in any local book store.\" Bruce Anderson, EditorAnderson Valley Advertiser", "From the Back Cover", "\"Ride along with young Roni as she discovers the lessons of the ancient spirits of mountains, deserts, and horses- a wonderful coming-of-age tale in a magnificent setting.\"D.H. Eraldi, Author of SETTLER'S CHASE    \"...I raised the gun up and aimed for the middle of his forehead.     My arms felt weak and shaky. Maverick  stood there straight as an arrow looking at me.  Waiting for me.  Waiting for release.    He didn't move a muscle.  T took a deep breath and asked once again for help.     Then I felt them.   The spirits who surround everything here were surrounding me as I raised that gun and held it steady and someone pulled the trigger.\"", "About the Author", "Roni McFadden is the mother of four and grandmother of fifteen. She lives in Willits, California with her husband of forty-three years, John. Little did they know when moving to Northern California that the property they bought and built a house on was once part of the Ridgewood Ranch, home of the famous racehorse Seabiscuit. Roni began a career with the equine vets that have cared for the horses at the ranch for over twenty years, and through that connection was able to write and publish her first book. \"Josephine~A Tale of Hope and Happy Endings\" is a children's book about a great granddaughter of the legendary Seabiscuit who becomes orphaned at four days of age and follows the filly as she is accepted by a surrogate mare. All proceeds from the sale of \"Josephine\" go to the Howard Hospital Foundation and the T.R.A.I.L. therapeutic riding program at the Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, CA. Roni's association with Josephine and the Ridgewood Ranch enabled her to start her own small publishing company, which she named \"The Biscuit Press.\" It took her nine years to put her life down on paper and tell the story of her teenage years working at a pack station in the High Sierras. This book is a result of that hard work.", "Read more" ]

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[ "A gripping novel of family secrets from the", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of", "The Babysitter", ", hailed as “the new Mary Higgins Clark and J.D. Robb” (", "Urban Book Reviews", ").", "HATRED LEADS TO OBSESSION . . .", "It’s taken time for the plan to unfold, years spent waiting, watching, hating. And after the first victim, the killing gets easier and easier . . .", "OBSESSION LEADS TO JEALOUSY . . .", "The Crissmans, owners of Crissman & Wolfe department store, were once one of Portland’s most powerful families. There’s still enough fortune left to sow mistrust between Lucy, her bohemian sister Layla, their brother Lyle, and his grasping wife Kate. When a charity event at the Crissman Lodge ends in a fatal poisoning, Lucy becomes a prime suspect. But the truth is even more twisted, and Lucy can’t be sure which of her family is being targeted . . . or who to fear.", "AND JEALOUSY LEADS TO MURDER . . .", "Renowned defense attorney Dallas Denton has been hired to clear Lucy’s name, unaware of the secret that ties them together or of the deep cracks in the Crissman legacy. Someone is ready to eliminate every obstacle to get what they most covet, and prove that envy runs deeper  than blood . . .", "Praise for Nancy Bush and her novels", "“Nancy Bush always delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense!”—Lisa Jackson, #1", "New York Times", "-bestselling author   “Engrossing . . . twists you won’t see coming!”—Karen Rose,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author “Atmospheric . . . sure to cause shivers.”—", "Book Page", "“Bush keeps the story moving quickly and ends with an unexpected twist.”—", "Publishers Weekly" ]

[ "About the Author", "Nancy Bush", "is a", "New York Times", "and", "USA Today", "bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. She and her sister, author Lisa Jackson, began their writing careers in romance and through separate paths found their way to romantic suspense, mysteries and thrillers. Nancys novels include", "Nowhere Safe", ",", "Nowhere to Run", ",", "Nowhere to Hide", ", and", "Something Wicked", ".", "--This text refers to the", "audioCD", "edition." ]

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[ "\"Winner of the 2004 Hendricks Award from the New Netherland Institute", "Winner of the 2007 British Association of American Studies Book Prize\"", "From Privileges to Rights", "connects the changing fortunes of tradesmen in early New York to the emergence of a conception of subjective rights that accompanied the transition to a republican and liberal order in eighteenth-century America.", "Tradesmen in New Amsterdam occupied a distinct social position and, with varying levels of success, secured privileges such as a reasonable reward and the exclusion of strangers from their commerce. The struggle to maintain these privileges figured in the transition to English rule as well as Leisler's Rebellion. Using hitherto unexamined records from the New York City Mayor's Court, Simon Middleton also demonstrates that, rather than merely mastering skilled crafts in workshops, artisans participated in whatever enterprises and markets promised profits with a minimum of risk. Bakers, butchers, and carpenters competed in a bustling urban economy knit together by credit that connected their fortunes to the Atlantic trade.", "In the early eighteenth century, political and legal changes diminished earlier social distinctions and the grounds for privileges, while an increasing reliance on slave labor stigmatized menial toil. When an economic and a constitutional crisis prompted the importation of radical English republican ideas, artisans were recast artisans as virtuous male property owners whose consent was essential for legitimate government. In this way, an artisanal subject emerged that provided a constituency for the development of a populist and egalitarian republican political culture in New York City." ]

[ "Review", "This remarkable book opens up a new vista on the history of colonial New York City by focusing on the experiences of a group that has never been the subject of a major study. In doing so, it calls into question conventional notions of the work lives and political understandings of a broad strand of the urban population and builds a convincing case for locating the emergence of artisanal republicanism several decades before the revolutionary era. ―", "Joyce D. Goodfriend, University of Denver", "Deeply analytical and richly rewarding,", "From Privileges to Rights", "should become essential reading for historians of New York and early America. ―", "New York History", "A powerful and complex refutation of the colonial craft idyll. ―", "William and Mary Quarterly", "Book Description", "Connects the changing fortunes of tradesmen in early New York to the emergence of a conception of subjective rights that accompanied the transition to a republican and liberal order in eighteenth-century America.", "From the Publisher", "Simon Middleton", "teaches early American history at the University of Sheffield.", "About the Author", "Simon Middleton teaches early American history at the University of Sheffield.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "IntroductionWhen I began the research for this book I had a fairly clear idea about where my project might fit within an established historiography. Three decades of social and labor history had provided a persuasive account of the transformation of colonial American artisans into waged workers during a contested transition to capitalism. Building on the work of European scholars, American historians traced the rise of a market society and the decline of customary practices, craft pride, and workshop traditions that were thought to have once forged a powerful social bond between masters, journeymen, and apprentices. This decline was accompanied by a worsening of artisanal working conditions and material fortunes that fostered novel forms of republican political protest and ultimately class struggle. It would be difficult to exaggerate the influence of this view in labor and social history in the last four decades. However, there were also gaps in the literature and—lacking the late-medieval and early-modern research that underpinned the work of their European peers—the most noticeable gap in colonial American history was the surprising dearth of studies of urban skilled workers in the seventeenth and earlier eighteenth centuries.With this in mind I set out to examine the artisanal trades in early New York City, suspending my inquiries at 1760 so as to avoid the gravitational pull of the American Revolution that already held so many excellent studies in its orbit. After several, mostly unsuccessful, forays into the archives I began to appreciate why we knew so little about artisanal work in the earlier colonial period: court minutes and published sources frequently mentioned tradesmen who brought disputes before the magistrates, registered as freemen, paid taxes, or served in the militia; these registers and lists provided the raw data for several sociological analyses of the distribution of wealth, ethnic composition, and occupational structure of New York's skilled workforce. But these snapshots revealed a static picture at best, little concerning the ups and downs of daily trade, and still less of the social and political import of artisanal work in the early city. It was then that a chance discovery provided an opportunity to investigate in greater detail the activities of a larger and, I came to believe, more representative sample of city tradesmen. Following a reference to a set of uncatalogued papers, I discovered a substantial collection of miscellaneous legal documents comprising several thousand complaints filed to initiate civil suits in the city's Mayor's Court. The complaints provided a wealth of detail concerning prices, wages, and the exchanges that constituted the everyday concerns of tradesmen and their customers. As luck would have it, the records were particularly rich for the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries—the period about which so little was known and so much inferred.The Mayor's Court Papers revealed that city artisans served a local market and that labor shortages made gainful employment generally easy to find. However, the complaints and related documents—bonds, promissory notes, bail agreements, and witness depositions—also disclosed that as early as the third quarter of the seventeenth century the fortunes of ordinary working men and women were intimately bound up with the Atlantic trade and the commercial development of the city's rural hinterland. Tradesmen divided their energies between skilled work and all manner of commercial enterprise, relying on credit to pursue whatever opportunity offered the best return. They participated in the export of furs, tobacco, and plantation supplies, and purchased imported cloth and household goods for resale in the city and its environs. They financed the ventures of others and bought, sold, and rented property; they farmed—raising crops and livestock for local and export markets—and provided food, drink, and lodging for others. In these and their other endeavors, tradesmen were far from independent. They relied on wives, family members, slaves and waged workers for labor and upon partners and patrons for credit, capital, and access to customers for their finished goods and services. Indeed, the closer one looked the more interdependent and impermanent artisans' fortunes appeared. Skilled practitioners working in all areas experienced success and failure and their commercial strategies seemed to be directed more towards the short-term opportunism of the economy of a bazaar, rather than the orderly pace of craft work usually associated with pre-industrial colonial towns. By the early eighteenth century the commercial logic of the city's trading economy encouraged artisans to undertake the reverse of what has previously been considered their usual working practice: rather than mastering one trade in a workshop dedicated to the production of bespoke products for local customers, artisans participated in whatever enterprises and markets promised profits with a minimum of risk.Reading the Mayor's Court Papers, it seemed increasingly likely that the view of a general and fundamental shift from independent, amenable, and reasonably rewarded craft work to dependent, alienated, and penurious wage work which had long figured so prominently in studies of early industrialization and class formation had mischaracterized the experience of earlier skilled workers and overestimated the transformative effects of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Moreover, if the uncertainties of the market—the rise and fall of individual fortunes, subcontracting, wage work, and cyclical debt dependency—were already common in New York in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, then their long-supposed intrusion a generation or two later could not adequately account for the form taken by republican and class protests. Protests that contrasted the harsh and unyielding temper of a \"new\" market society with a more affable era of craft work: a lost world of customary mores and workshop practices that was memorialized in countless speeches, banners, and songs, but for which there was little or no evidence in the sources. Rather than continuing to take late eighteenth-century tradesmen at their word, giving credence to their representations of a collective past, my task became the recovery of the world of New York City artisans that preceded the association between skilled work, independence, and virtue that informed the small producer, republican tradition in era of the American Revolution and subsequently.The investigation of this earlier urban scene required that I broaden my focus beyond artisans' commercial activities to consider the relationship between the practice and perception of skilled work, artisanal status, and community rights in New Amsterdam and early New York City. As a wealth of historical and anthropological studies have shown, work has ever been more than a material and technical pursuit bounded by considerations of location and resource. The organization of productive capacities and employment of skills is also a social process that requires the justification of authority and interests in terms of norms and expectations that change over time; norms and expectations that are only fully intelligible when set within the wider context of contemporary political and legal discourses. Moreover, the universality and mundanity of work affords it a particular significance in the determination of social and cultural meanings for ordinary men and women: the daily repetition of simple tasks and replaying of social roles relieves individual doubts and uncertainties regarding the arbitrary assignment of political and cultural meanings by making such meanings appear routine, normal, and even \"natural.\" Above all, the function of work as the source of basic material provision in some cases and of comfort and considerable wealth in others grants it a defining role as", "the", "human activity in which aspirations confront possibilities and, once tempered in light of perceived limitations, quickly harden into realities.***My study of the linkage between skilled work and political culture in New Amsterdam and early New York has benefited from the continuing renaissance in New Netherland history and New World Dutch studies. Scholars have demonstrated that towns such as Beverwijck (later Albany) and New Amsterdam were more than fur-trading outposts of the West India Company's far flung commercial empire. Communities in early New Netherland sustained diverse economic activities and settler groups who were keen to replicate their orderly Old World origins.Beginning in the late 1640s a merchant pressure-group in New Amsterdam conducted a successful campaign in the name of ancient Dutch freedoms for a municipal government that could manage local trade in the residential or \"burger\" interest. The justification for this campaign drew upon the Dutch tradition of autonomous urban government and protectionism that aimed to provide for community needs through civic, charitable, and commercial institutions—for example, local courts of justice, orphanages, and weigh houses—and the distribution of municipal privileges and liberties including occupational protections and monopolies to nurture local trade. In large Dutch cities such as Amsterdam, Leiden, and Utrecht occupational privileges and liberties were overseen by guilds, themselves regulated by the city government, which monitored standards of workmanship and training, pricing and membership, and assisted members during sickness or old age. In smaller towns, where there were too few practitioners to require guilds and elaborate regulations, citizenship and trade privileges were nevertheless deeply imbricated in popular conceptions of social and moral order and exerted a symbolic significance far beyond the commercial advantage they afforded holders: privileges and liberties constituted and regulated local relations of production and ensured community well-being; they provided for an individual's public identity (as citizen and craft practitioner), and for the absorption of newcomers and exclusion of dissidents from the municipal space. By indicating the limits of authoritarian government, privileges and liberties also served as guarantees of individual and community freedoms. Attacks on local privileges, whether real or imagined, were frequently construed as a threat to fundamental liberties and the common good. These privileges, liberties, and freedoms were frequently referred to as rights, but only in the sense that their holders exercised them with or by right. The social and political implications of this objective conception of rights (and what distinguished it from the modern subjective form) provided for the distinctiveness of colonial New York's and arguably much of early modern Euro-American political culture. This requires an explanatory note before we proceed further.In their early modern and objective form rights were powers granted for a purpose, broadly speaking the promotion of moral and political order and the common good. Objective rights conveyed the idea that an individual may do something because it was right or, as in the case of early New York, because it accorded with divine and natural law or metropolitan and subsequently local custom. The first thing to note is the close affinity between the objective conception of rights—a term I will use interchangeably with privileges and liberties—and considerations of status or rank. For, as Richard Dagger has argued, to say within this schema that one was a burger or a baker was also to say that one held rights—for example to residential and legal preferment or to the product of one's labor—which accorded with one's place and function in society. In this sense, rights served as the means by which individuals contributed to an orderly moral and social life which was held as the end of just and legitimate government in accordance with the injunction of divine and natural law.The function of early modern objective rights as the means to the divinely ordained end of orderly moral and social life meant that they were always accompanied by obligations which required holders to employ their powers in the service of the common good. As we shall see, it was in these terms that New Amsterdam's bakers were granted protective privileges for their trade in return for meeting their duty to bake bread at a regulated weight and price. In this respect objective rights afforded individuals a justifiable (or rightful) claim to acts that they were under an obligation to perform. Equally importantly, however, they also afforded holders a concomitant right to what others were obliged to render unto them. Thus city bakers invoked their obligation to provide bread for the burghers when justifying demands for regulations that ensured they received their just deserts and prohibited unregistered itinerants from baking and selling bread and cakes in the town.These political and commercial reciprocities bore noteworthy social consequences. For inasmuch as obligations and duties bearing upon rights and privileges specified an individual's public behaviour—whether a baker, a burgher, or a burgomaster—they also sustained assumptions concerning the normativity of a prescriptive social hierarchy in which individuals arrayed in their various ranks served different and unequal functions. In so doing the objective form of rights met particularistic and conservative ends by making hierarchical social arrangements both intelligible and justifiable. It is in this sense that objective rights were distinct from the modern notion of subjective rights which rose to prominence with the late eighteenth-century revolutions. In the objective form the idea of right implied a claim, usually considered part of an individual's property, to act in accordance with a known and accepted standard of behaviour which held others in its thrall. In the subjective form the themes of property and propriety were united in a self-justifying claim which recognizes that an individual", "has a right", "to act in a certain way; a claim in which the concept of rights has become synonymous with the conception of what is right. With the development of this subjective conception, rights are perceived as a primary feature of humanity and provide for the radical claims concerning equality and liberty of the sort advanced during and after the era of the American Revolution. However, and herein lies this study's key claim, before the modern conception of subjective rights could gain purchase in the everyday world of ordinary men and women, the idea that individuals were fundamentally alike and entitled to possess universal and equal rights had to supplant the view that differences in rank, culture, and nationality were rooted in immemorial and \"natural\" differences. This is the incremental transformation that we shall be examining from the perspective of the practice and status of artisanal work in colonial New York City.In the first part of the book we consider the creation of a batavianized civic community based on objective rights and privileges on the southern-most tip of Manhattan Island and the implications for the status and fortunes of resident artisans. Chapter one investigates how, beginning in the late 1640s, tradesmen settled in increasing numbers and pursued all manner of opportunities and especially the fur trade in addition to their skilled occupations. In doing so they established a commitment to commercial ambition and diversity that characterized artisanal trade for the remainder of the colonial period. However, when tradesmen came before the city they did so not only as", "homo economicus", "—or individuals involved in manufacturing, the provision of services, and petty dealing. They also appeared as freeborn subjects and resident burghers who claimed commercial and legal privileges, and as practitioners of occupations deemed essential for the provision of the common good. It was this bundle of identifications that provided for the status of tradesmen in local society and differentiated them from the strangers, women, slaves, and indentured servants who occupied different, and mostly subordinate, positions within the municipal scheme. Although trade skill was an important part of an individual's civic identity, it was not the only component. The urban Dutch republican tradition upon which New Amsterdammers drew also emphasized the obligation of residents to undertake militia duty and defend their communities, to conduct their commerce according to the formalities of the Roman-Dutch law, and to defer to the judgement of burgomasters drawn from a local elite who possessed the necessary virtues to qualify for a position in the municipal government.In the late 1650s and early 1660s the town's prosperity rested on the deference of middling burghers to civic leaders who rationalized their administration by the claim that it provided for the common good. Chapter two examines how following the conquest in 1664 the defence of this civic order figured in the protracted transition to English rule. Under-resourced and faced with the government of a dispersed and alien population, the English were initially content to maintain the city as an administrative and protected commercial center. The fact that the continuity of municipal privileges and Dutch legal practice was taken by many to indicate the nondespotic character of English rule was a fortunate (if unintended) consequence of English flexibility and ensured a painless transfer of imperial authority. Trouble flared, however, in the 1670s and 80s when the pace of English reforms quickened and the exploitation of local trade and residents by the governors and their merchant cronies was perceived to sacrifice the common good in the interests of a narrow clique. City tradesmen increasingly feared that their local rights and privileges were imperilled by a conspiratorial and arbitrary ruling elite. When these fears became entwined with anti-popery sentiment whipped up by a cadre of Calvinist zealots responding to local and international threats to the Reformed Protestant religion, tradesmen took to the streets as armed militiamen to defend the city and inhabitants from popery and slavery.The militiamen's revolt—which was only later identified with its zealous German leader, Jacob Leisler—signalled the beginning of the end of the batavian civic order. In the ensuing four decades amendments in the practice of city government and the law undermined these earlier commitments and provided for changes in the status and perception of local tradesmen. The second half of the book considers these changes and begins with a chapter examining the artisanal trading economy. The decline of the fur business drew city artisans away from dealings with upriver Indian traders and concentrated their commerce in urban credit networks spawned by the burgeoning imports of European goods and the export colonial products. Labor shortages encouraged the shift to slave labor and the opportunities presented by commercial expansion discouraged the city from limiting access to its markets, prompting the decline of freemanship and apprenticeship restrictions. The introduction of the common law erased all vestige of earlier legal practice. As the tolerance of the Mayor's Court for claims concerning idiosyncratic privileges and duties diminished assertions concerning rights to property in labor were also obscured by complex and costly common law pleadings. In the process, claims and practices that had once been the subject of local political and legal debate were increasingly viewed as archaic traditions with a consequent reduction in their purchase on the public's attention.The direction and ultimate outcome of this sequence of discursive shifts was hidden from those experiencing the incremental changes. However, the diminishing significance of claims for particularistic rights and liberties associated with artisanal work undermined assumptions concerning their place within the broader prescriptive social hierarchy. This muddling, if not yet levelling, of public perceptions of social status had important consequences for the role of artisans in city politics. The establishment of a provincial assembly in the aftermath of Leisler's Rebellion sapped the authority and influence of the municipal government and drew city artisans into English-style election contests in which politicians alternated between competing for gubernatorial patronage and challenging the royal prerogative power in the name of \"popular rights.\" The potential for instability in partisan politics was limited by the internal coherence and shared values of the provincial oligarchy and the initial disinterest of the predominantly non-English voting population. However, in the 1730s the competition for spoils amongst the provincial elite broke beyond previous constraints, prompting a constitutional crisis that marked a watershed in the city's political history. Against the backdrop of a severe economic recession political leaders imported the radical republican ideas of the English \"country\" opposition. Thereafter, provincial politicians championed consent as the foundation of legitimate government and appealed to the equality of interests that united all property-owning men. It was in this context, that the figure of the craft-proud and virtuous artisan, familiar from the late eighteenth-century urban scene, first appeared in New York City politics.The story told here is of the contribution of early New York artisans and the perception of the work they did to the process of political innovation and conceptual change that produced an artisanal subject who came to play a prominent role in radical republican politics. The book's central proposition is that the demise of the idea that city tradesmen occupied a particular and privileged place undermined long-held assumptions concerning the natural inequality of man and in so doing provided for the expression of novel conceptions of the social and political status of city tradesmen that figured in the development of a rights-based politics in eighteenth-century America. Or, put more simply, before New York City tradesmen could take on the role of free men possessed of equal rights, they first had to jettison an earlier, late-medieval political culture that secured their status and rights on the basis of their privileged place within a prescriptive local hierarchy. Before we can understand how New York artisans shed their privileged civic status, we must first investigate how they came to possess it in New Amsterdam. And so we begin with Henry Hudson and his fractious crew, as they edged their way down the Atlantic seaboard late in the summer of 1609.", "Read more" ]

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[ "101 Media and Marketing Tips for Salon Owners, Stylists and Managers is chock-full of useful, do-able tips and valuable resources that the salon owner, stylist or manager can immediately put into practice to boost their business image and visibility. Each of the tips can be implemented quickly and easily and all for under $500 - usually for under $100. A list of resources and vendors is provided to allow you to get off and running right away." ]

[ "From the Publisher", "The authors of this book have mixed and complimentary skills. Nanette Miner is known as a marketing maven for small businesses and independent professionals. Gino Moncada has beaten the odds - that 2 out of every 3 new salons go out of busines in the first three years - and operates a highly successful salon using many of the tips offered in this book. The combination of marketing accumen and salon-specific techniques overcomes the typical salon-owner's situation: the knowledge of how to be a great stylist (and artist) but not how to build and grow the business. We are pleased to publish this very unique and very beneficial book, for a field that has been greatly underserved in this arena.", "From the Inside Flap", "Why a book on marketing for salon owners, stylists, and managers? Because of the reality of every stylist - you ARE your business. And you're on a limited budget. Every tip provided in this book keeps those two realities in mind. When choosing which tips to include and which to leave out, the included tips had to meet four criteria: 1 - They cannot take forever to accomplish. Usually idea to fruition can be accomplished within a week - many times within a day; some take less than an hour.", "2 - They cannot cost more than $500 to implement - most cost under $100. 3 - They must be relationship oriented so that once you attract a new customer you keep him. 4 - They must be professional in appearance and execution. This book is intended to help all stylists and owners/managers to establih visibility and credibility, and to enhance marketability. As a bonus, increased sales will come.", "About the Author", "Nanette Miner is the author of the 101 Media and Marketing Tips series. She has assisted all types of small business owners and entrepreneurs throughout the US in building their business on a shoestring marketing budget. Gino Moncada has owned and operated a highly successful full-service salon for over a dozen years. He is a hands-on owner/manager - not only running the business but working 5 days a week as a stylist as well. The tips he provides for marketing your business come from a man who knows there is no time for marketing - yet there is no business without it.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "This is just one tip! There are 100 other great ideas! Fairs and Expos If you find the cost of taking your own booth at a bridal expo or fair to be too high, buddy-up with a complimentary merchant and share the booth space. For instance, you do hair and your buddy does accessories. You have now doubled your ability to attract people to your booth while cutting your costs in half.", "Read more" ]

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[ "In a future forever changed by a pandemic, a girl survives in total isolation.", "A woman is dying. Cleo Porter has her medicine. And no way to deliver it.Like everyone else, twelve-year-old Cleo and her parents are sealed in an apartment without windows or doors. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped off by drones. So they’re safe. Safe from the disease that nearly wiped humans from the earth. Safe from everything. The trade-off?They’re alone. Thus, when they receive a package clearly meant for someone else--a package containing a substance critical for a stranger’s survival--Cleo is stuck. As a surgeon-in-training, she knows the clock is ticking. But people don’t leave their units.Not ever. Until now." ]

[ "From School Library Journal", "Gr 4–6—Twelve-year-old Cleo lives in an apartment with her brilliant surgeon mother and virtual designer father. Cleo's entire world is the sealed apartment and the online world she visits a few hours a day for school and social gatherings. Her mother performs surgeries daily via drone utilizing the same virtual reality. Cleo's world is turned upside-down when she receives a mysterious package meant for someone else—the system does not allow for mistakes. The package contains very important medicine, without which, the true recipient will die. Despite her looming medical studies test, Cleo dives into the mystery of who the medicine belongs to and how she can get it delivered. Finding nothing online, she decides to do the unthinkable: leave her apartment and deliver the medicine herself. When Cleo is accidentally dumped outside the massive apartment building into the real world, she must use all of her strength to get back into a building designed to keep everyone and everything out, and save someone's life while she's at it. Cleo is exactly the hero today's readers need. She is plucky, tenacious, loyal, and funny. Readers of all backgrounds will relate to the virtual learning and isolation. VERDICT A fun and entertaining adventure, highly recommended for fans of Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember.—Terry Ann Lawler, Burton Barr Lib., Phoenix", "Review", "An ALA Science Fiction Notable book for 2020-2021", "\"It's", "a madcap adventure", ", full of vivid characters and breathless drone chases...", "[Burt] has given children and their parents something they desperately need", ": a way of talking about where we are now.\" ―", "New York Times Book Review", "\"Cleo is exactly the hero today’s readers need.", "She is plucky, tenacious, loyal, and funny.", "Readers of all backgrounds will relate to the virtual learning and isolation.", "...", "A fun and entertaining adventure, highly recommended.\"", "―", "School Library Journal,", "starred review", "“", "Cleo Porter is the most compassionate, intelligent, irrepressible, admirable hero I’ve come across in years. Readers will flat-out go nuts for her. I know I did. CLEO PORTER AND THE BODY ELECTRIC would be a great book at any time. At this moment in our history, it is astonishing. Every kid - and adult - should read this!”", "―", "Gordon Korman, #1", "New York Times", "-bestselling author", "\"Apocalyptic diseases, nefarious drones, hovering skulls, and one nigh-inescapable quarantine bunker -- young Cleo Porter has her work cut out for her in this thrilling sci-fi adventure!\"", "―Alan Gratz,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of", "Refugee", "\"Jake Burt must have a crystal ball because he’s written a dystopian novel set in the future that manages to feel 'of the moment.' In an antiseptic world scarred by a pandemic, our brave and courageous hero Cleo Porter embarks on an epic quest fueled by curiosity and compassion.", "It is a triumph of humanity and the perfect book for this time.", "\" ―James Ponti, New York Times-bestselling author of City Spies \"Current readers will immediately draw parallels with the Covid-19 pandemic, but they’ll also find a well-constructed and enjoyable adventure. ...A topical read that’s worth the attention.\" ―Kirkus Reviews", "\"A humorous, humanistic sci-fi adventure set in the near future, after the outbreak of a quickly mutating flu pushed citizens into sealed apartments. ...", "Through the eyes of a fierce and compassionate protagonist, Burt mixes snippets of science into the action, adding a layer of nonfiction to this entertaining, speculative look at selflessness and integrity.\" ―", "Publishers Weekly", "\"In this timely addition to the “plague novel” shelves, the (seeming) misdelivery of a life-saving medicine prompts a sheltered preteen to leave her apartment for the very first time. ...", "Cleo especially is a winner, gifted with wells of empathy and determination", "deep enough to weather wild mood swings, bouts of debilitating terror, life-threatening hazards, and more than one extreme challenge to her comfortable worldview.\"―BooklistPraise for", "Greetings from Witness Protection:", "An Autumn 2017 Kids’ Indie Next List Selection\"Jake Burt is a storytelling magician.", "Part coming of age tale and part spy thriller,", "Greetings from Witness Protection", "could be a collaboration between Judy Blume and Ian Fleming.", "\"―Ann M. Martin,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of", "Rain Reign", "and the Baby-Sitters Club series", "\"This inventive, clever story has a lot of heart at its center. Jake Burt’s debut is utterly rewarding.", "”", "―Wendy Mass,", "New York Times", "-bestselling author of The Candymakers and", "Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life", "\"The biggest complaint that readers may have about Burt’s debut novel is that it ends.", ". .", "endearing from page one.", "\"―", "Publishers Weekly,", "starred review", "\"A delightful, sometimes touching balance of action, humor, and heart.\"", "―", "Booklist,", "starred review", "\"W", "A funny, action-packed novel about the trials of school, parental arguments, and sibling rivalry", "―all with a dash of high-stakes thrills and dramatic showdowns...\" ―", "School Library Journal", "\"An engaging treat.\"", "―", "Voices of Youth Advocates", "****Praise for", "The Right Hook of Devin Velma:", "A Junior Library Guild SelectionA BookRiot Middle Grade Gift Guide Selection", "\"Spot-on sixth-grade humor and sympathetic characters will hook readers as he explores fame and friendship in the age of social media.\"", "―", "Publishers Weekly", "\"Fisticuffs ensue, but so in time do", "good and brave words in this goofy, affectionate tale of loyalty, family and fraternity", ".\"―", "Wall Street Journal", "\"A sweet, accessible comedy", "about two sixth grade boys. Short and punchy sentences get straight to the funny stuff and leave just enough unexplained to keep readers moving to the resolution. ... A", "wholesome, appealing, and fast-paced friendship tale.\"", "―", "School Library Journal", "About the Author", "Jake Burt", "is the author of the middle-grade novels", "Greetings from Witness Protection!", ", an Indie Next selection,", "The Right Hook of Devin Velma", ", a Junior Library Guild selection, and", "The Tornado", ", which School Library Journal called \"one of the best stories about bullying for middle grades,” in a starred review. His novel", "Cleo Porter and the Body Electric", "was praised as a \"thrilling sci-fi adventure\" by #1", "New York Times", "bestselling author Alan Gratz. Jake Burt teaches fifth grade, and lives in Hamden, CT, with his wife and their daughter.", "Read more" ]

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[ "This book offers a critical analysis of the rise of the US to global hegemony against a background of increased erosion of democracy and rule of law, and a rising linear pattern of near-absolute capitalist development. The author argues that the significant shrinkage of the ideological spectrum globally, as a result of worrisome levels of business and government interpenetration, has created a dangerous 'prefascist configuration' whereby unthinkable levels of violence have been normalized through the use of technologies such as drones, increasingly condoned even by 'liberal' groups and the so-called political left. Using the example of the Obama administration and its increased reliance on drone assassinations, the volume makes a case for the dangers that lie in today's unique convergence of lack of transparency in government, business-government interpenetration, informal social regimentation, and militarization of capitalism." ]

[ "About the Author", "​Norman Pollack", "was Professor of History emeritus at Michigan State University and previously taught at Yale University and Wayne State University, USA.  His published works include", "The Populist Response to Industrial America", ",", "The Just Polity", ", and", "The Humane Economy", ". In his last years, he frequently wrote for the online magazine", "Counterpunch", "." ]

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[ "The collections of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, comprise a unique history of design. The department of Applied Arts and Industrial Design is home to more than 30,000 three-dimensional objects, well over 4,000 of which comprise a rare and extraordinary collection the most unusual of these items. Matchsafes (or Vesta cases) were designed to keep friction matches safe and dry at a time when they were as vital for lighting kitchen stoves as they were for lighting gentlemen's cigars. In this book, Deborah Sampson Shinn traces the history of these compact metal containers in America, Britain, Europe, and Japan from the 1850s up to the 1910s, when cheap matchbooks and petrol lighters heralded the decline of the matchsafe." ]

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[ "Two time-traveling heroes must change the future before they are murdered in the past, in the incredible fantasy sequel to", "Time's Children", "Fifteen year-old Tobias Doljan Walked back in time to prevent a war, but instead found himself trapped in an adult body, his king murdered and with an infant princess, Sofya, to protect. Now he has been joined by fellow Walker and Spanner, Mara, and together they must find a way to undo the timeline which orphaned the princess and destroyed their future. Arrayed against them are assassins who share their time-traveling powers, but have dark ambitions of their own, and the Tirribin demon, Droë, whose desperate quest for human love and Tobias leads her into alliances which threaten all of Islevale.", "File Under:", "Fantasy", "[ Time Killers | Span the Divide | Back to a Future | Enemies at Heart ]" ]

[ "Review", "\"", "Time’s Demon", "is a riveting sequel to my favorite fantasy novel of 2018,", "Time’s Children", ". The new addition to the Islevale series goes beyond the initial excitement of time travel, magical abilities and the intrigue of war to dive deeper into the dark mysteries of this masterfully created world.\"", "–", "Reviews and Robots", "PRAISE FOR DB JACKSON", "“A very intricate tale with some excellent characterizations. It has many strengths and pure readability – I really enjoyed it.”–", "Anne McCaffrey", "“Fantasy that is intelligent, gripping, and real. Action and intrigue pull you into the story, and his sharply drawn characters keep you there. I’ll be glad to read whatever he writes next.”", "–", "Kate Elliott", "“", "Thieftaker", "is a gripping mystery, full of magic, and human emotion, that just happens to be set in 1765. Pre-Revolutionary War America has never been so exciting. How exciting? I missed my bus stop because I was reading this book. The level of historical detail makes it seem totally plausible that thieftakers and conjurers were active in Boston in 1765. What I particularly enjoyed was that the history didn’t slow the story down, it just enriched it.”–", "Mary Robinette Kowal", ", author of", "Shades of Milk and Honey", "“War and politics, love and magic, all drawn in detail against a vividly imagined feudal background. A complex and excellent book.”–", "David Drake", "“", "The Outlanders", "is a well worked out story of magic and politics that doesn’t sugarcoat either; both are brutally realistic.”–", "Piers Anthony", "“A natural born story-teller. Sit back and enjoy the journey!”–", "Sherwood Smith", "“The Thieftaker series is a tour de force. There is no way to get enough of it – and I LOVE", "Thieves’ Quarry", ". This is definitely the best new series of the decade!”–", "Faith Hunter", ", author of the Jane Yellowrock books“A wonderfully complex and engrossing tale, but what truly made this book for me was the richness and depth of the beautifully crafted characters. A good plot makes for a great read, but interweave that plot with rich, complex characters and you have a splendid book - and this is a splendid book. There is absolutely nothing superficial about the writing – it is strong, complex, and emotionally very, very powerful.”", "–", "Sara Douglass", ", author of The Wayfarer Redemption saga“Mixes spells and Sherlocking with snappy dialogue, tight pacing, and characters who catch and keep the reader’s attention.”–", "Publisher’s Weekly", "“DB Jackson’s", "Thieves’ Quarry", "is a book that should serve as a blueprint on how to properly write historic urban fantasy.”–", "LitStack", "”Jackson has an enviable gift for detail, the ability to put his reader smack-dab in a location  with such intensity that you can hear the burr in voices, smell the smoke and tea in the air, and wince when the hero gets punched in the face . . .", "Thieftaker", "is a delicious murder mystery sundae, with a sprinkle of supernatural bravado and a few famous historical figures for cherries on top.”–", "Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show", "“[The author] weaves another saga of high drama and personal heroism that should please fans of epic fantasy. A good choice for most fantasy collections, particularly where the first series had a following.”", "–", "Library Journal“[His] world is much more intricate than that of most similar fantasy writers, and he seems to have a deeper grasp than most of the complexities of interhuman relationships. There’s plenty of action as well in this promising opening sequence.”", "–", "Science Fiction Chronicle", "“If the series continues to maintain its present level of imaginative world building, superior characterization, and sound prose, that book too will be as welcome an addition to fantasy collections as this one is.”", "–  Booklist", "“As usual, Jackson’s intimately detailed historical backdrop is a major advantage . . . A thoroughly engrossing and involving entry that no series fan will want to miss.”–", "Kirkus Reviews", "“This is a technically accomplished novel; polished, elegantly conceived, tightly plotted without sacrificing characterization. His writing reveals the artistry of an accomplished story-teller at his craft.”–", "Strange Horizons", "“A journey of delightful reading.”", "– Realms of Fantasy", "“A new author with a fresh voice and intricate characterizations writes an old story in a magical, innovative way. This debut novel is a rich, magical adventure.”–", "Book Page", "“Colonial politics, mystery, and a wild array of magics (ghostly spirit guides from past eras, Latin spells, arcane formulas in old tomes, witches’ tales) combine for a heady brew in", "Dead Man’s Reach", ".”–", "Locus", "“With the first book in his LonTobyn Chronicle, [the author] bids fair to become one of epic fantasy’s premier authors. This book grabbed me by the front of the shirt and pulled me into the magical and mysterious world of Tobyn-Ser, enthralling me from page one. A marvelous tale of mystery and magic.”–", "Barnes and Noble Explorations", "“Brilliant characters in a brilliant book! Readers will find that the characters remain sharp and tangible long after the plot has come to a (rather uncertain?) close. The snap of dialogue, the crossed glance, the coarse texture of fabric and feather, wood, and leather all coalesce to make these some of the brightest and best characters I’ve encountered in a long while. I would watch them do laundry. ”–", "Huffington Post", "“", "A Plunder of Souls", "is an impressive mixture of the macabre, historic fiction, and fantasy. I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced and exciting adventure. Once again, this dark and magical mystery kept me on the edge of my seat with its intriguing characters and intense story. As one of my favorite fantasy series, I can’t recommend it enough.”–", "The SciFi Chick", "“", "A Plunder of Souls", "is a terrific addition to the Thieftaker Chronicles. DB Jackson shows once again that he knows how to pull all the right strings to create one creative story… Definitely a recommendation.”–", "The Book Plank", "“Engaging characters, a snappy plot, and some exceptional worldbuilding that transports the reader 250 years into the past, DB Jackson’s", "Thieves’ Quarry", "is, simply, damned good writing. “", "– Ranting Dragon", "“Full of rich, well-rounded characters, extremely atmospheric and just riveting. (9 out of 10)”–", "Nocturnal Book Reviews", "“Splendid period detail and spell-casting in church Latin combine felicitously with the contemporary gumshoe-noir tone… An unusual series of great promise.”", "– Kirkus Reviews", "About the Author", "D.B. Jackson is the Crawford Fantasy Award-winning author of more than twenty novels and as many short stories. He has written epic fantasy, contemporary fantasy, the occasional media tie-in, and historical fiction. He has a master‚Äôs degree and a Ph.D. in US history. His books have been translated into a dozen languages. He currently resides with his family in the mountains of Appalachia in Tennessee.Helen Keeley is an experienced narrator and actress. She studied drama at the University of East Anglia before training at Drama Studio London. Having narrated over twenty-five audiobooks, she's also appeared on-stage in productions like The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. Born and raised in Reading, Berkshire, she has spent much of her career touring around the United Kingdom and Ireland.", "--This text refers to the", "audioCD", "edition." ]

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[ "Wisconsin's leading authority on the paranormal presents strange stories from around the state", "From witches in the Wisconsin Dells to spirits in the State Capitol", "From witches in the Wisconsin Dells to spirits in the State Capitol", "Encounters with Kenosha's Headless Nun, the Man Bat of Lacrosse, Rocky the Rock Lake Monster, pancake-pushing aliens, and the ghost of gangster John Dillinger", "Encounters with Kenosha's Headless Nun, the Man Bat of Lacrosse, Rocky the Rock Lake Monster, pancake-pushing aliens, and the ghost of gangster John Dillinger", "Explorations of Aztalan's ancient mounds, the ghostly bars and taverns of Madison and Milwaukee, and the creepy town of Caryville, one of the most haunted places in America", "Explorations of Aztalan's ancient mounds, the ghostly bars and taverns of Madison and Milwaukee, and the creepy town of Caryville, one of the most haunted places in America" ]

[ "Review", "There is absolutely no better guide for haunted Wisconsin than Linda S. Godfrey. With her smooth journalistic style and her keen sense of what makes a good ghost story, she has the ability to send chills up and down your spine. --Brad Steiger, Author of Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted PlacesFull of atmosphere and foreboding. --William Zinkus, American Road", "About the Author", "Linda S. Godfrey lives in Wisconsin and is an author, artist, and researcher of strange subjects, eccentric people, and unknown creatures. Her previous books include Hunting the American Werewolf (978-1-931599-66-1), Weird Wisconsin (978-0-7607-5944-8), and Strange Wisconsin (978-1-931599-85-6), winner of a bronze medal in the Independent Publisher's 2008 Best Book Awards." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "Occult & Paranormal" ]

[ "Sure, you’ve read all about lovable little critters nuzzling their daddies. But, have you ever stopped to consider how a daddy monster kisses his youngin? In this not-very-scaredy parody, international bestseller and award winner, Kyle Morey, reveals a world in which vampires, dragons, yetis, and others snuggle their baby monsters with the same love and affection expressed by fathers everywhere. A cherished classic gets a fun-hearted makeover in this outright monsterized spoof. The simple, sweet and giggle-generating text, accompanied by the whimsical illustrations of Dwayne Bruce, will have your little monsters shrieking with delight and begging for more monster kisses.Purchase the book in print or ebook and get the coloring book FREE!This book is STORY MONSTERS APPROVED!*****FIVE STAR REVIEW FROM READERS' FAVORITE*****Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' FavoriteMonster Kisses by Kyle Morey is a delightful book that looks at how love and affection are expressed by fathers everywhere. The book tells how daddy vampire kisses baby Drac, and shows daddy Bigfoot giving a kiss to his Littlefoot, daddy Cyclops giving his one-eyed Cyclops a kiss, and daddies of Eskimos, dragonettes, invisible boys, were-pups, mini mummies, and Nessie giving them kisses. It is good to see the world of these creatures and the love and affection they express to their babies which resemble the love and kisses by fathers everywhere in the world. So what are you waiting for? Flip through these pages and see how monster little ones are snuggled and kissed by their fathers.The content is unique and original, which makes the book a refreshing read. The illustrations are magical and will bring a smile to the faces of all young readers. The words that accompany the illustrations are funny too. They also bring the concept alive and make it clear to readers. The topic is so relevant and I like the way the author handles it with an interesting twist and way of presentation. The little monsters at home and school will find the book cute and adorable. The book evokes a good feeling inside readers as it speaks about fatherly love, affection, and kisses. It is a good bedtime storybook and can be used for classroom read-aloud sessions. This simple, sweet, and funny book is definitely a must-read for all children.If you like this book, check out the winner of the Purple Dragonfly and Readers' Favorite Book Awards, \"That Curious Sign On Aisle Nine\" (free coloring book included). Available now on Amazon. Looking for a spiritual read? Try Readers' Favorite Award Winner, \"Ask God: My 30-day Experiment With Prayer and Its Potential to Answer Yours\". Available for free in the Kindle Lending Library." ]

[ "Review", "Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite", "~", "Monster Kisses by Kyle Morey is a delightful book that looks at how love and affection are expressed by fathers everywhere. The book tells how daddy vampire kisses baby Drac, and shows daddy Bigfoot giving a kiss to his Littlefoot, daddy Cyclops giving his one-eyed Cyclops a kiss, and daddies of Eskimos, dragonettes, invisible boys, were-pups, mini mummies, and Nessie giving them kisses. It is good to see the world of these creatures and the love and affection they express to their babies which resemble the love and kisses by fathers everywhere in the world. So what are you waiting for? Flip through these pages and see how monster little ones are snuggled and kissed by their fathers. ~The content is unique and original, which makes the book a refreshing read. The illustrations are magical and will bring a smile to the faces of all young readers. The words that accompany the illustrations are funny too. They also bring the concept alive and make it clear to readers. The topic is so relevant and I like the way the author handles it with an interesting twist and way of presentation. The little monsters at home and school will find the book cute and adorable. The book evokes a good feeling inside readers as it speaks about fatherly love, affection, and kisses. It is a good bedtime storybook and can be used for classroom read-aloud sessions. This simple, sweet, and funny book is definitely a must-read for all children.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "About the Author", "Kyle Morey is the author of the #1 International Bestseller, Dragonfly Award Winner, and Story Monsters Approved That Curious Sign On Aisle Nine, among other delightful children's books. He also wrote the #1 International Bestseller Ask God which is geared for adults, though readers of any age can enjoy it. He and his wife, Denielle, are the happily devoted parents of 5 wonderful children whose antics suggest new stories on a daily basis (at least it seems that way). As of this writing, the Moreys are on a three-year adventure as wandering worldschoolers, happy house sitters, and venturesome volunteers. Follow their adventures at thatsamoreyblog.com.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "From the Back Cover", "Beware!", "The following story, If read to them right,Can have your kids gigglingFar into the night.A wonderful bedtime or anytime book to read to your little monster. Your child will know she or he is well loved with every mirthful monster kiss.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Beautiful 1st edition book of drawings and poems of Kate Greenaway" ]

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[ "Books", "Reference", "Writing, Research & Publishing Guides" ]

[ "The tools you need to", "create self-sufficient, ecologically sustainable cities", "“A surprisingly effective model for connecting people with dreams to the resources they need.” —Austin Chronicle", "With more than half the world’s population now residing—and struggling to survive—in cities, we can no longer afford to think of sustainability as something that applies only to forests and fields. We need sustainable living right where so many of us are: in urban neighborhoods. But how do we do it?", "That’s where", "Toolbox for Sustainable City Living", "comes in. In 2000 the dynamic Rhizome Collective transformed an abandoned warehouse in Austin, Texas, into a sustainability training center. Here, with their first book, Scott and Stacy, two of Rhizome’s founders, provide city dwellers—those who have never foraged or gardened along with those who dumpster-dive and belong to CSAs—with step-by- step instructions for producing our own food, collecting water, managing waste, reclaiming land, and generating energy.", "With vibrant illustrations created by Juan Martinez of the Beehive Collective and descriptive text based on years of experimentation, Stacy and Scott explain how to build and grow with cheap, salvaged, and recycled materials. More than a how-to manual,", "Toolbox", "is packed with accessible and relevant tools to help move our communities from envisioning a sustainable future toward living it.", "Scott Kellogg", "a", "Stacy Pettigrew", "are co-founders of the Rhizome Collective, an educational and activist organization based in Austin, Texas, that recently received a $200,000 grant from the EPA to clean up a 10-acre brownfield that they are transforming into an ecological justice park.", "Toolbox", "developed out of R.U.S.T.—Radical Urban Sustainability Training—their intensive weekend seminar in urban ecological survival skills." ]

[ "About the Author", "Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew, co-founders of the Rhizome Collective, a non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas, have extensive experience in the fields of ecological design and community activism. They have authored numerous articles on sustainability and the Rhizome Collective and frequently give presentations on radical sustainability at universities and political gatherings across the country. Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew, co-founders of the Rhizome Collective, a non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas, have extensive experience in the fields of ecological design and community activism. They have authored numerous articles on sustainability and the Rhizome Collective and frequently give presentations on radical sustainability at universities and political gatherings across the country. Juan has worked for the past six years to produce illustrations as part of the beehive collective and travelled throughout the Americas to present and research his artwork." ]

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[ "Books", "Crafts, Hobbies & Home", "Home Improvement & Design" ]

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[ "Books", "Books on CD" ]

[ "Political games can be deadly…", "Elise Carmichael is a court sign language interpreter who reads lips all the time. As a widow with a young son who is deaf, lip reading is simply second nature, until the day she reads the lips of someone on the phone discussing an attempt to be made on a senator’s life—a senator who just happens to be her mother-in-law. Before she can decide what she needs to do, she receives the information that her son is rushed to the ER and she must leave. Then she later sees the news report that her mother-in-law has been shot and killed. But when she comes forward, her life, as well as her son’s life, may now be in the crosshairs of the assassin." ]

[ "Review", "\"DEAD SILENCE by Robin Caroll is a fast-paced, inspirational suspense novel that will have you turning pages to see where the investigation is heading next.", "Do not miss this dynamic novel", "!\"--Viki Ferrell \"Fresh Fiction\" (5/3/2020 12:00:00 AM)\"From page one,", "Dead Silence", "grabs readers by the lapels and doesn't let go until the last, satisfying page. Unique and tension-filled. My kind of thriller.\" -Creston Mapes, bestselling author", "\"Robin Caroll's suspense", "Dead Silence", "kept me reading until the last page. With crafty twists and everyone a suspect, she takes her strong heroine Elise Carmichael on a heart-wrenching search for the truth. A pulse-racing story that could have been ripped from the current headlines. Another winner from Robin Caroll.\" -Lenora Worth, 2019 RITA(R) finalist", "\"Robin Caroll has done it again! From the first page to the last, I couldn't read Elise and Sawyer's story fast enough. Caroll kept me guessing until the very end. Is it wrong to hope her next book comes out soon so I can get my Robin Caroll fix again?\" -Kathleen Y'Barbo,", "Publishers Weekly", "bestselling author of", "The Black Midnight", "and", "Chisholm Trail Bride", "\"Caroll's", "Dead Silence", "is a heart-stopping novel that had me on the edge of my seat. The unusual premise and great characters make this a standout. Highly recommended!\" -Colleen Coble, author of", "One Little Lie", "and the Lavender Tide series", "\"Robin Caroll hits it out of the park with", "Dead Silence", ". I've been a member of the hard of hearing/deaf community for 30 plus years and am fluent in ASL. Therefore, I feel qualified to say that Robin nails the deaf culture in a way that hearing people rarely can. Not only that, but the story itself is wonderfully well done. Don't read this one at night if you have to work the next day, because you won't be able to put it down until you turn the last page.\" -Lynette Eason, bestselling, award-winning author of the Blue Justice series", "\"Take a clever set-up, a delightful little boy, a beleaguered heroine, add a murder or three, and you have a recipe for hours of fun reading. It's no mystery why", "Dead Silence", "will please.\" -Gayle Roper, author of", "Lost and Found, Hide and Seek", "\"Robin Caroll is one of my absolute favorite, must-read authors. I'm in awe of her writing and can't wait to read ANYTHING she writes.", "Highly recommended!", "\" -Carrie Stuart Parks, award-winning, bestselling author", "\"Robin Caroll is a master storyteller. She brings such amazing nuances to her characters to make them larger than life. And this story is one of her best.", "Dead Silence", "will touch your heart", "and", "keep your mind guessing, what's next!\" -Dineen Miller, mullet-published and award-winning author", "About the Author", "“I love boxing. I love Hallmark movies. I love fishing. I love scrapbooking. Nope, I’ve never fit into the boxes people have wanted to put me in.” Robin Caroll is definitely a contradiction, but one that beckons you to get to know her better. Robin’s passion has always been to tell stories to entertain others and come alongside them on their faith journey—aspects Robin weaves into each of her twenty-five-plus published novels. When she isn’t writing, Robin spends quality time with her husband of nearly three decades, her three beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons, and their character-filled pets at home. Robin gives back to the writing community by serving as executive director/conference director for ACFW. Her books have been recognized in such contests as the Carol Award, Holt Medallion, Daphne du Maurier, RT Reviewer’s Choice Award, Bookseller’s Best, and Book of the Year. You can find out more about Robin by visiting www.robincaroll.com." ]

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

[ "chapter and unit tests with answer keys, chapter performance assessment with scoring rubrics, classroom observation checklists, student self assessment checklists and summary sheets, portfolio guide and summary sheets." ]

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

[ "A brilliant Jamaican-American writer takes on the themes of colonialism, race, myth, and political awakening.", "The structure of", "No Telephone to Heaven", "combines naturalism and lyricism, and traverses space and time, dream and reality, myth and history, reflecting the fragmentation of the protagonist, who nonetheless seeks wholeness and connection. In this deply poetic novel there exist several levels: the world Clare encounters, and a world of which she only gradually becomes aware – a world of extreme poverty, the real Jamaica, not the Jamaica of the middle class, not the Jamaica of the tourist. And Jamaica – almost a character in the book – is described in terms of extraordinary beauty, coexisting with deep human tragedy.The violence that rises out of extreme oppression, the divided loyalties of a colonized person, sexual dividedness, and the dividedness of a person neither white nor black – all of these are truths that Clare must face. Overarching all the themes in this exceptionally fine novel is the need to become whole, and the decisions and the courage demanded to achieve that wholeness." ]

[ "Review", "\"The beauty and authority of her writing is coupled in a rare way with profound insight.\"", "—Toni Morrison", "\"Mesmerizing … possesses the incantatory power of poetry.\"—", "The New York Times Book Review", "\"Structurally ambitious and innovative, making tangible through its form a vivid, spiraling tension between past and present … a triumph of artistic integration, a hard-won harmony between the political and the personal, between realism and the mysteries of the spirit.\"—", "Washington Post Book World", "\"I am in awe of Michelle Cliff's achievement. The work is lyrical, intelligent, full of a moral passion kept taut and spare and absolutley unsentimental. The range of her knowledge, insight, and compassion is astonishing.\"", "—Janette Turner Hospital", "\"A tour de force. I very much admire what she does with language, and the fact that she's struggling with central issues of our time. A powerful book, truly a stupendous achievement: the complex sense of Jamaica with its anguish and its beauty. In her generation, Cliff is rare and is already distinguished as a writer of great substance and power.\"", "—Tillie Olsen", "About the Author", "Michelle Cliff", "(1946-2016) was a Jamaican-American author whose writing explored colonialism and racism. Her body of work includes novels,", "Abeng", ", its sequel,", "No Telephone to Heaven", ",", "Free Enterprise", ", and", "Into the Interior", "; short story collections,", "The Store of a Million Items", "and", "Bodies of Water", "; and poetry collections,", "The Land of Look Behind", "and", "Claiming an Identity They Taught Me to Despise", "." ]

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

[ "Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling new Pokémon Sun & Moon video games set in the tropical Alola Region!", "Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry…It’s a showdown in Vast Poni Canyon to repel the invading Ultra Beasts! Sun and Moon must gain control of Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala before Faba can use them to take over the Aether Foundation. And then a Trainer and Pokémon get dragged into a wormhole… Why won’t Sun fight the Ultra Beasts alongside his friends?" ]

[ "About the Author", "Hidenori Kusaka is the writer for VIZ Media’s", "Pokémon Adventures", ". Running continuously for over 20 years,", "Pokémon Adventures", "is the only manga series to completely cover all the", "Pokémon", "games and has become one of the most popular series of all time. Kusaka is currently working on the 14th story arc,", "Pokémon: Sun & Moon", ". In addition to writing manga, he also edits children’s books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan’s children’s magazines. He uses the Pokémon Electrode as his author portrait.Satoshi Yamamoto is the artist for VIZ Media’s", "Pokémon Adventures", ", which he began working on in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto launched his manga career in 1993 with the horror-action title", "Kimen Senshi", ", which ran in Shogakukan’s", "Weekly Shonen Sunday", "magazine, followed by the series", "Kaze no Denshosha", ". He is currently working on the 14th story arc in the Pokémon series,", "Pokémon: Sun & Moon", ". Yamamoto’s favorite manga creators/artists include Fujiko Fujio (", "Doraemon)", ", Yukinobu Hoshino (", "2001 Nights", ") and Katsuhiro Otomo (", "Akira", "). He loves films, monsters, mysteries, punk rock music and livin’ the good life. He uses the Pokémon Swalot as his artist portrait." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Comics & Graphic Novels" ]

[ "It’s going to hit you below the belt. You’re going to reach for the closest stand-in lover you can find & you’re going to make a home in their body & you’re going to pretend your childhood memories are hung in his chest & you skinned your knee tripping over the curve of his arm & you have always been here." ]

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

[ "This account of the struggle to bring law and order to a city rich with gold rush money, at odds with Mexican bandits, and teeming with forty-niners and confederate sympathizers chronicles the chaotic early days of Los Angeles, which boasted the highest homicide rate in America by 1850. From profiles of the frontier-style lawmen hired to stop the initial mayhem to an analysis of the city's modern sheriff's office--the largest in America--this book draws comparisons between the uproar of the early days, the racial tensions that erupted during the Watts riots, and the safety issues that preoccupy the police force today." ]

[ "Review", "\"\"The chief virtue of this book is Crongeyer's bringing together the work of the first 20 sheriffs.\"\" --\"\"Los Angeles County Historical Society\"\"", "About the Author", "Sven Crongeyer is a 17-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the author of many articles for law enforcement publications. He lives in Northridge, California." ]

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

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

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

[ "As our understanding of aging and Alzheimer's, and the cultural changes related to these phenomena, grows so do the implications for interior design. Focus on recent innovations in care environments for the aging with a resource dedicated to this topic. This comprehensive book features:", "Coverage of the emerging building types of adult day care and hospice and the increased use of gardens and outdoor space in environments for the aging.", "Coverage of the emerging building types of adult day care and hospice and the increased use of gardens and outdoor space in environments for the aging.", "Material on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products.", "Material on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products.", "Design solutions that extend beyond assisted-living facilities and nursing homes as they can be easily adapted for residential use.", "Design solutions that extend beyond assisted-living facilities and nursing homes as they can be easily adapted for residential use.", "Photographs, line drawings, and a 16-page color insert that bring the material to life.", "Photographs, line drawings, and a 16-page color insert that bring the material to life.", "Order your copy of this book today." ]

[ "From the Inside Flap", "\"Betsy Brawley's book is full of new insights, research outcomes, and design models. A must-read for anyone dealing with the impact of environment on older people—it belongs in every designer's bookcase.\" —Victor Regnier, FAIA Professor of Architecture and Gerontology University of Southern California author of Design for Assisted Living (Wiley)", "\"Betsy Brawley offers practical, cost-conscious yet aesthetic alternatives to the toughest issues in design for residential and group activity environments. Families, architects, design professionals, and health care professionals have much to learn from her inspired multidimensional approaches.\" —Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW", "Education Director Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Duke University Medical Center", "We have learned much in the past decade about designing supportive care environments for aging. Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's is a detailed guide for a broad range of design issues essential to maintaining independence and functional abilities, maximizing mobility, staying socially connected, and encouraging good health. It features:", "More than 200 photographs, plus a full-color insert", "More than 200 photographs, plus a full-color insert", "The latest information on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products", "The latest information on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products", "Practical design solutions that are easily adapted for residential use", "Practical design solutions that are easily adapted for residential use", "In-depth strategies for lighting, daylighting, color, fabrics, floor covering, acoustics, wayfinding, furnishings, new technologies, and more", "In-depth strategies for lighting, daylighting, color, fabrics, floor covering, acoustics, wayfinding, furnishings, new technologies, and more", "Extensive information on how cultural changes are humanizing long-term care as well as adult day care, Planetree, the Green House Project, and hospice care", "Extensive information on how cultural changes are humanizing long-term care as well as adult day care, Planetree, the Green House Project, and hospice care", "Specific design suggestions for designing therapeutic gardens and outside environments for maximum pleasure and use", "Specific design suggestions for designing therapeutic gardens and outside environments for maximum pleasure and use", "From the Back Cover", "\"Betsy Brawley's book is full of new insights, research outcomes, and design models. A must-read for anyone dealing with the impact of environment on older people—it belongs in every designer's bookcase.\" —Victor Regnier, FAIA Professor of Architecture and Gerontology University of Southern California author of Design for Assisted Living (Wiley)", "\"Betsy Brawley offers practical, cost-conscious yet aesthetic alternatives to the toughest issues in design for residential and group activity environments. Families, architects, design professionals, and health care professionals have much to learn from her inspired multidimensional approaches.\" —Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW", "Education Director Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Duke University Medical Center", "We have learned much in the past decade about designing supportive care environments for aging. Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's is a detailed guide for a broad range of design issues essential to maintaining independence and functional abilities, maximizing mobility, staying socially connected, and encouraging good health. It features:", "More than 200 photographs, plus a full-color insert", "More than 200 photographs, plus a full-color insert", "The latest information on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products", "The latest information on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products", "Practical design solutions that are easily adapted for residential use", "Practical design solutions that are easily adapted for residential use", "In-depth strategies for lighting, daylighting, color, fabrics, floor covering, acoustics, wayfinding, furnishings, new technologies, and more", "In-depth strategies for lighting, daylighting, color, fabrics, floor covering, acoustics, wayfinding, furnishings, new technologies, and more", "Extensive information on how cultural changes are humanizing long-term care as well as adult day care, Planetree, the Green House Project, and hospice care", "Extensive information on how cultural changes are humanizing long-term care as well as adult day care, Planetree, the Green House Project, and hospice care", "Specific design suggestions for designing therapeutic gardens and outside environments for maximum pleasure and use", "Specific design suggestions for designing therapeutic gardens and outside environments for maximum pleasure and use", "About the Author", "ELIZABETH C. BRAWLEY, IIDA, AAHID, is President of Design Concepts Unlimited, a San Francisco-based firm that specializes in designing living environments for older people and settings for Alzheimer's special care. She is a past member of the national board of directors for the Alzheimer's Association and has gained international recognition as an expert and industry leader in the area of environmental design for aging. She is the author of Designing for Alzheimer's Disease: Strategies for Creating Better Care Environments (Wiley), which was awarded the Joel Polsky Prize by the American Society of Interior Designers in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the area of research in environment and Alzheimer's disease.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "A guide to the outdoor world and nature-based spirituality for real witches everywhere. Kate West explains how to set up your own sacred space in the garden and how to grow herbs for use in spells and remedies. The Real Witches' Garden is a practical guide to witchcraft in the garden – whether you have 20 acres or a window box!", "Contents:• Nature based spirituality – Witchcraft by another name.• How the garden fits into your life and your Craft.• The garden as a sacred space for working ritual.• The elemental garden – earth, air, fire, water and spirit.• The garden as a medicine store – herbs and herbal remedies.• The smallest of gardens – window boxes, pots and containers.• Plant associations – a list of plants relating to various aspects of the Craft.• Planting and tending by the natural cycles – the lunar calendar and the wheel of the year." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "New Age & Spirituality" ]

[ "Kennebago Lake is a gem in the Great North Woods near Rangeley, Maine. It is home to native brook trout and landlocked salmon. The area has numerous bears, moose, and deer. The lake and its setting are the inspiration for this collection of poems, essays, and drawings." ]

[ "About the Author", "Betsy Wolff Frey is a software developer, author of books for children, and at times, a poet. She is delighted to be able to exercise both sides of her brain, using the logical left side for programming, web design, and demystifying advanced subjects for students. The right side of her brain gets its workout from poetry, children's fiction, and book illustrations. She feels very lucky to live in beautiful places and to have enjoyable work that stimulates her mind. She lives with her husband, Eric, in Wyoming and Maine." ]

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

[ "Welding Symbols Quick-Card by Builder's Book", "This new, six-page, full-color water resistant card quickly covers essential welding symbols", "used in architectural plans and engineering drawings. Includes several quick lookup tables In most cases, symbols are shown for plan view, and where alternatives are commonly in use, multiple symbols are shown. Typical notation formats are also included.", "Features:", "Weld Joints and Positions", "Weld Joints and Positions", "Types of Joints", "Types of Joints", "Types of Welds", "Types of Welds", "ISO Symbols", "ISO Symbols", "AWS Symbols", "AWS Symbols", "Typical Welding Symbols", "Typical Welding Symbols", "Basic Joints Identification of Arrow Side and Other Side of Joint", "Basic Joints Identification of Arrow Side and Other Side of Joint", "Location of Welding Symbol Elements", "Location of Welding Symbol Elements", "Weld Joints and Types", "Weld Joints and Types", "Common Welding Elements", "Common Welding Elements", "Designation of Welding Processes by Letters", "Designation of Welding Processes by Letters", "Designation of Cutting Processes by Letters", "Designation of Cutting Processes by Letters", "Structural Steel Shapes", "Structural Steel Shapes", "Unit Prefixes English Conversion", "Unit Prefixes English Conversion", "Metric English Conversion", "Metric English Conversion", "Greek Symbols", "Greek Symbols" ]

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

[ "Christmas is coming to the small town of Cherico, Mississippi, and there’s no better way to prepare than with the Cherry Cola Book Club’s feast of good food, good books—and good people…", "Cherico’s newlywed librarian Maura Beth Mayhew is back from her honeymoon and she and Jeremy McShay are settling into married life. Maura Beth’s father has even given them the down payment on a charming cottage. But as the holidays approach, Cherico’s economy is struggling. Beloved local shops have closed, jobs have been lost, and there’s even a mysterious crime spree afoot. Amid the gloom, Maura Beth decides what the community needs is a healthy dose of Christmas cheer—which means a special meeting of the Cherry Cola Book Club...", "Along with the delicious potluck offerings everyone has come to expect, Maura Beth has invited members and the public to share their most uplifting stories—and share they do. From poignant stories of grief and renewal to joyful stories of love and new life, Cherico’s residents infuse the gathering with so much hope and courage they just might inspire a culprit’s confession, and conjure a holiday miracle that could save the town—and Christmas…", "“", "A Cherry Cola Christmas", "is filled with the quirky, funny and charming characters we’ve grown to love and whose poignant tales become the true blessings of Christmas. This book belongs under every tree this season.”--Christa Allan   \"An intrepid librarian, a book club feast, and a cozy, heart-warming Mississippi mystery--what's not to love?\"--Jamie Ford,", "New York Times", "bestselling author of", "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" ]

[ "Review", "“The challenges of keeping any library anywhere open and effectively serving its patrons is a problem facing most communities. Lee brings these salient topics to light in an unpredictably entertaining series.”--", "Booklist", "“If Fannie Flagg and Jan Karon’s Mitford were to come together, the end result might very well be Cherico, Mississippi.\"--Michael Morris, author of", "Man in the Blue Moon", "About the Author", "Ashton Lee", "was born in historic Natchez, Mississippi, into a large, extended Southern family which gave him much fodder for his fiction later in life. His father, who wrote under the pen name of R. Keene Lee right after WWII, was an editor and writer in New York of what is now called pulp fiction. As a result, Ashton inherited a love of reading and writing early on and did all the things aspiring authors are supposed to do, including majoring in English when he attended The University of the South, affectionately known as Sewanee. While there, he studied Creative Writing under Andrew Lytle, then editor of the", "Sewanee Review", ", and a member of the Southern Agrarians in the 1920s.Ashton lives in Oxford, MS", ",", "enjoying the amenities of a university town that many writers have called hom", "e.", "Readers can like Ashton Lee at: facebook.com/ashtonlee.net." ]

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

[ "Deep in Montana's Lolo National Forest, toxic waste is leaking from aged oil drums and mixing with a new batch of biological sludge that has been dumped into a remote lake. It sickens, it mutates, and like cancer, it spreads and devours. A group of hikers stumble upon bank robbers who've been hiding out in the forest. Held at gunpoint, they soon discover they are being hunted by a vicious predator, and it will take their combined efforts to make it out of the forest alive." ]

[ "About the Author", "David Bernstein is originally from a small town in upstate New York called Salisbury Mills. He now resides in NYC and misses being surrounded by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and wild backwoods people who like to eat human flesh. He's grown used to the city, though hiding bodies is much harder there. He is the author of the A Mixed Bag of Blood, Goblins, Skinner, The Unhinged, Witch Island, The Tree Man, Relic of Death as well as others. He is also one of the co-authors of Jackpot." ]

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

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[ "About the Author", "Linda Ward Beech is a New York City based writer who has written numerous books for children and teachers." ]

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

[ "Liza of Lambeth (1897) was W. Somerset Maugham's first novel, which he wrote while he was a medical student and obstetric clerk at St Thomas's Hospital in Lambeth, then a working-class district of London. It depicts the short life and death of Liza Kemp, an 18-year-old factory worker who lives with her aging mother in the fictional Vere Street off Westminster Bridge Road (real) in Lambeth." ]

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

[ "In southeastern Morocco, around the oasis of Tafilalet, the Ait Khabbash people weave brightly colored carpets, embroider indigo head coverings, paint their faces with saffron, and wear ornate jewelry. Their extraordinarily detailed arts are rich in cultural symbolism; they are always breathtakingly beautiful—and they are typically made by women. Like other Amazigh (Berber) groups (but in contrast to the Arab societies of North Africa), the Ait Khabbash have entrusted their artistic responsibilities to women. Cynthia Becker spent years in Morocco living among these women and, through family connections and female fellowship, achieved unprecedented access to the artistic rituals of the Ait Khabbash. The result is more than a stunning examination of the arts themselves, it is also an illumination of women's roles in Islamic North Africa and the many ways in which women negotiate complex social and religious issues.", "One of the reasons Amazigh women are artists is that the arts are expressions of ethnic identity, and it follows that the guardians of Amazigh identity ought to be those who literally ensure its continuation from generation to generation, the Amazigh women. Not surprisingly, the arts are visual expressions of womanhood, and fertility symbols are prevalent. Controlling the visual symbols of Amazigh identity has given these women power and prestige. Their clothing, tattoos, and jewelry are public identity statements; such public artistic expressions contrast with the stereotype that women in the Islamic world are secluded and veiled. But their role as public identity symbols can also be restrictive, and history (French colonialism, the subsequent rise of an Arab-dominated government in Morocco, and the recent emergence of a transnational Berber movement) has forced Ait Khabbash women to adapt their arts as their people adapt to the contemporary world. By framing Amazigh arts with historical and cultural context, Cynthia Becker allows the reader to see the full measure of these fascinating artworks." ]

[ "About the Author", "Cynthia J. Becker is Assistant Professor of Art History at Boston University." ]

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[ "Books", "Arts & Photography", "Decorative Arts & Design" ]

[ "Can love bloom after loss?", "Sometimes forever finds you when you least expect it…Miss Eliza Albright, the middle daughter of the Viscount Aldbrick, has vowed never to marry. After being thrown over by a suitor she thought she loved, Eliza is determined to forge her own path to independence.Richard Renthem, the newly made Marquess of Trenton, is still reeling from the death of his beloved elder brother. Seeking solace, Richard travels to the quiet Northwickshire countryside in order to enlist the help of his aunt, the sharp-tongued Dowager Lady Mayberry.The new Lord Trenton hopes to entice his aunt to renew his mother’s garden and lift her spirits.Instead, he entices the lovely Miss Eliza Albright.Shocking everyone, most of all herself, Eliza flees from her father’s house and his marriage plans for her. She absconds to Taprington Hall with her out-spoken spinster Aunt Portia, the irascible Dowager Lady Mayberry and the imminently eligible Lord Trenton.For the first time in his life, Richard just might have a chance to grow beyond the trappings of his position. He knows his duty to his grieving mother, to his ailing sister and to the marquessate, but he soon finds he wants to be loved…for himself.As his walls come tumbling down, Eliza and Richard work together to create one perfect English garden, during one lovely English Summer.", "Can love bloom in the shadow of grief?", "Join Eliza and Richard for a feel-good tale about the healing power of love and family.Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn’s", "Bridgerton", ".A slow burn Regency romance you won’t soon forget! Download you copy today!", "Although part of a series, all of Isabella Thorne’s novels are standalone stories and can be read in any order.", "If you like powerful heroines, dastardly villains and dashing, mysterious gentlemen, then you'll adore Isabella Thorne! Enjoy all her Regency romance books – full of passion, adventure and love against the odds.", "The Ladies of the North", "The Viscount’s Wayward SonThe Marquess’ RoseThe Duke’s Winter Promise (Prequel)", "The Ladies of London", "Wager on Love", "The Ladies of Bath", "The Duke’s DaughterThe Baron in BathThe Deceptive EarlWinning Lady Jane (Prequel)", "The Hawthorne Sisters", "The Forbidden Valentine", "The Baggington Sisters", "The Countess and the BaronAlmost PromisedThe Healing HeartThe Lady to Match a Rogue", "Nettlefold Chronicles Novellas", "Not Quite a Lady Not Quite a KnightStitched in Love", "Other Novels by Isabella Thorne", "The Mad Heiress and the DukeThe Duke’s Wicked WagerFollow Isabella Thorne on Amazon, Facebook and Bookbub.SIGN UP for her newsletter to be notified of the debut of Isabella Thorne's next novel." ]

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[ "Books", "Romance", "Historical" ]

[ "Includes Le Cinq, Beast and Farm Girl Café, and a new introduction by the author.", "Jay Rayner isn't just a trifle irritated. He is eye-gougingly, bone-crunchingly, teeth-grindingly angry. And admit it, that's why you picked up this book, isn't it?", "Because you aren't really interested in glorious prose poems celebrating the finest dining experiences known to humanity, are you? You want him to suffer abysmal cooking, preferably at eye-watering prices, so you can gorge on the details and luxuriate in vicarious displeasure.", "You're in luck. Revel in Jay's misfortune as he is subjected to dreadful meat cookery with animals that died in vain, gravies full of casual violence and service that redefines the word 'incompetent'. He hopes you enjoy reading his reviews of these twenty miserable meals a damn sight more than he didn't enjoy experiencing them." ]

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[ "Books", "Travel", "Food, Lodging & Transportation" ]

[ "“Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson and a cooking lesson. . . .", "Meat Eater", "offers an overabundance to savor.”—", "The New York Times Book Review", "Steven Rinella grew up in Twin Lake, Michigan, the son of a hunter who taught his three sons to love the natural world the way he did. As a child, Rinella devoured stories of the American wilderness, especially the exploits of his hero, Daniel Boone. He began fishing at the age of three and shot his first squirrel at eight and his first deer at thirteen. He chose the colleges he went to by their proximity to good hunting ground, and he experimented with living solely off wild meat. As an adult, he feeds his family from the food he hunts.", "Meat Eater", "chronicles Rinella’s lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America. He tells of having a struggling career as a fur trapper just as fur prices were falling; of a dalliance with catch-and-release steelhead fishing; of canoeing in the Missouri Breaks in search of mule deer just as the Missouri River was freezing up one November; and of hunting the elusive Dall sheep in the glaciated mountains of Alaska.   Through each story, Rinella grapples with themes such as the role of the hunter in shaping America, the vanishing frontier, the ethics of killing, the allure of hunting trophies, the responsibilities that human predators have to their prey, and the disappearance of the hunter himself as Americans lose their connection with the way their food finds its way to their tables. Hunting, he argues, is intimately connected with our humanity; assuming responsibility for acquiring the meat that we eat, rather than entrusting it to proxy executioners, processors, packagers, and distributors, is one of the most respectful and exhilarating things a meat eater can do.   A thrilling storyteller with boundless interesting facts and historical information about the land, the natural world, and the history of hunting, Rinella also includes after each chapter a section of “Tasting Notes” that draws from his thirty-plus years of eating and cooking wild game, both at home and over a campfire. In", "Meat Eater", "he paints a loving portrait of a way of life that is part of who we are as humans and as Americans.", "Praise for", "Meat Eater", "“Full of empathy and intelligence . . . In some sections of the book, the author’s prose is so engrossing, so riveting, that it matches, punch for punch, the best sports writing.”—", "The Wall Street Journal", "“Steven Rinella is one of the best nature writers of the last decade. . . . This book was a page-turner.”—Tim Ferris   “Rinella’s writing is unerringly smart, direct, and sharply detailed.”—", "The Boston Globe", "“A unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from.”—Anthony Bourdain" ]

[ "Review", "“Truth be told, I have lived a life plenty comfortable with my disdain toward hunters and hunting.  And then along comes Steven Rinella and his", "revelatory memoir", "Meat Eater", "to ruin everything. Unless you count the eternal pursuit of the unmetered parking space, I am not a hunter.", "I am, however, on a constant quest for good writing.", "Meat Eater", "begins with a promise—'This book has a hell of a lot going for it, simply because it’s a hunting story'—and then delivers ceaselessly, like a Domino’s guy with O.C.D.", "This is survival of the most literate. Graphic, sure, but less so than an episode of ‘CSI,’ and with more believable emoting…this—", "genuine passion, humbly conveyed—is when nonfiction slaughters fiction and hangs it over its mantel.", "The text is", "relentlessly vivid and clear", "…the commitment, effort and ardor are unflinching. What Rinella does to prepare a muskrat trap when he’s in fifth grade takes five more steps and is infinitely more loving than whatever I did as a fifth grader to break in my baseball glove.", "With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson and a cooking lesson, and most of the chapters end with 'tasting notes' on various game. … Readers will never ask themselves, 'What is he talking about?' The only question they might have is, 'Why isn’t this guy the head of the N.R.A.?'", "…", "[A]gain and again, his descriptive powers trump gruesomeness….", "Meat Eater", "offers an overabundance to savor.”", "—", "New York Times Book Review", "“As Steven Rinella is quick to point out, the hunting story is the oldest sort of story there is. Humans developed language, it is commonly held, to tell them. When told properly, as they are in", "Meat Eater,", "such stories are not simple gloats by the successful hunter around the table, proudly chewing on the biggest portion of meat and relishing the respect he has earned from his tribe by bringing back the protein. Rather, they are stories of man's relationships with his fellow hunters, his family, the land and the animals. The stories in", "Meat Eater", "are", "full of empathy and intelligence", "….", "In some sections of the book, the author's prose is so engrossing, so riveting, that it matches, punch for punch, the best sports writing.", "When Mr. Rinella wades into the surging Grand River, to throw a fly for steelheads, the story moves as well as Tom Callahan writing about Johnny Unitas in the 1958 championship or Bill Nack writing about Secretariat.", "”", "—", "Wall Street Journal", "“", "Relentlessly descriptive and endlessly evocative", "‘tasting guides’ at the close of each chapter help armchair hunters get a sense of what it might be like digging into their own heaping plate of camp meat, deer hearts or sun-dried jerky…the writing is", "steadfastly satisfying and clear.", "The author wisely allows philosophical questions pertaining to the validity of hunting and the efficacy of state-enforced regulations to simmer in the background, and he effectively shows nature in all its glory…", "An insider’s look at hunting that devotees and nonparticipants alike should find fascinating", ".”", "—", "Kirkus", "“On one level, [Rinella has] penned an entertaining collection of the sort of anecdotes that, if you had the good luck to meet him at a Brooklyn hipster’s cocktail party, would be conversational gold. Though animals figure almost as prominently in his narrative as people, Rinella is", "an astute observer, with an eye for delightfully telling details", "…But in", "Meat Eater", ",", "Rinella does more than tell stories well and share exotic cooking tips.", "He writes from the standpoint of a married writer and father living in one of the world’s more densely populated metropolises. His book", "sets up an implicit contrast between city and wilderness, semi-settled midlife and a more footloose young manhood", ".”", "—", "Paste", "“For the typical urbanite, feeling disdain for gun owners is about as easy as broiling a boneless, shrink-wrapped chicken breast: They’re hicks. Red State rubes. Mowing down Bambi with their assault rifles. Meanwhile, we meander the supermarket aisles, poking around for grass-fed this or free-range that, floating in a cloud of ethical contradiction and denial. Without breaking it down this polemically, Steven Rinella, in his memoir,", "Meat Eater", ", rigorously describes his trajectory from unexamined to intensely reconstructed killer of wildlife, a progression that should assist the typical city slicker in replacing categorical dismissal with something more akin to nuanced understanding…", "It’s evident from Chapter 1 that we are in the hands of a seriously experienced hunter-gatherer and writer, which translates on most pages to very authentic-feeling reenactments of the hunt, including both its inherent vibrancy and distress.", "And critically, we witness Rinella’s evolving sense of what all this killing might mean. Acutely conveyed are the ways society is elbowing aside an age-old practice, often bloody and brutal, and replacing it with practices numbingly antiseptic and increasingly unreal. By the end, regardless of how you feel about guns or hunting, its appeal has ironically been made alive. It’s the perfect negative image of our pervasive technological moment — bracing, dangerous, and direct rather than mediated, packaged, and disassociated….", "Rinella’s writing is unerringly smart, direct, and sharply detailed…Each of his small-bore narratives, whether it unfolds on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Montana, Alaska, Arizona, or Mexico, bristles with the magic of a specific, authentic place", ".”", "—", "Boston Globe", "“Chances are, Steven Rinella's life is very different than yours or mine. He does not source his food at the local supermarket. Meat Eater is", "a unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from—and what can be involved.", "It's a look both backward, at the way things used to be—and forward—to a time when every diner truly understands what's on the end of the fork.”", "—Anthony Bourdain", "“If hunting has fewer participants and advocates than ever before, Rinella is doing his best to reverse the trend.", "He is", "informative, passionate, literary, funny, and well, cool.", "Perhaps what’s most remarkable about his work is that it offers readers who only ‘hunt’ at the local grocery store the opportunity to enjoy a vicarious adventure or two in the world of outdoor protein gathering…", "Rinella’s audience will continue to grow, based on his thoughtful writing", ".”", "—", "Booklist", "“", "Woven into Rinella’s thoughtful prose detailing his outdoor adventures (or misadventures, in some cases) are historical, ecological, or technical observations dealing with the landscape, the animals, or the manner in which the game is harvested.", "Also, almost every chapter is finished with short ‘Tasting Notes’ that outline the culinary dos and don’ts for meat from game like squirrel, black bear, and mountain lion.", "Rinella has a passion for hunting and wilderness that comes across in his writing,", "and even if you don’t agree with his ideas on hunting lions with dogs or catch-and-release fishing", "you can’t help pondering the arguments he makes. And that seems to be the point of the book, to make you think—about your relationship with nature, about what you eat and why you eat it—and if that’s Rinella’s motivation, this book succeeds", ".”", "—Publishers Weekly", "About the Author", "Steven Rinella", "is the author of", "American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon,", "which was the winner of the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award, and", "The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine.", "He is the host of the television show", "MeatEater", "on the Sportsman Channel, and was the host of the Travel Channel’s", "The Wild Within,", "which was nominated for a James Beard Award. His writing has appeared in such publications as", "Outside, Field and Stream, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue, Men’s Journal,", "and Salon. Born and raised in Michigan, he currently lives in Brooklyn, New York." ]

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[ "Books", "Cookbooks, Food & Wine", "Cooking by Ingredient" ]

[ "We don’t get to choose our lives, we only get to live them as they’re handed to us.", "Mab wanted Tabby to get comfortable with life at the castle before being stressed with the responsibilities of Consort, but Prince Rowan’s timetable means some decisions must be made sooner rather than later.Mab’s a rip-the-bandage-off kind of Queen, which means Tabby and Rowan aren’t in for an easy time.", "Most people are terrified when they find themselves at the mercy of The Dark Queen.", "___________________", "Consort", "is book three in the", "Dark(ish) Faerie", "Tale", "quadrilogy, and should be read in the correct order." ]

[ "Review", "This story is more thanrelationship tangles and dark as hell kinky shenanigans.", "-", "BookAddict", "✒", "La CrimsonFemme", "Consort", "is every bit as intense as book one (", "Slave", ")in the series though it's as much on an emotional level this time as it is aphysical one.", "-Jaycee", "Tabby comes into her own inthis book, with all the flaws, worries, and desires that come from having freewill, and it was painfully beautiful to see!", "-Dar", "This installment is not for thefaint of heart. This part of the story will take you on a rollercoaster ride ofagony and ecstasy.", "-Donna", "Consort is a very emotionaljourney for Tabby, Queen Mab and Rowan. The learning curve is steep, but ohwhat a ride. Waiting patiently for the next one.....sort of.", "-VickieBrown", "About the Author", "ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Candace Blevins has published more than fifty books. She lives with her husband of twenty years and their two daughters. When not working or driving young teens all over the place, she can be found reading, writing, meditating, or swimming. The family's beloved, goofy, retired racing greyhound is usually at her side as she writes, quietly keeping her company. Candace writes Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Contemporary BDSM Romance, and a kick-ass Motorcycle Club series. Her urban fantasy series, Only Human, gives us a world where weredragons, werewolves, werelions, three different species of vampires, and a variety of other mythological beings exist. Candace's two paranormal romance series, The Chattanooga Supernaturals and The Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club, are both sister series to the Only Human series, and give some secondary characters their happily ever after. Her contemporary Safeword series gives us characters who happen to have some extreme kinks. Relationships can be difficult enough without throwing power exchange into the mix, and her books show characters who care enough about each other to fight to make the relationship work. Each couple in the Safeword series gives the reader a different take on the lifestyle. You can visit Candace on the web at candaceblevins.com and feel free to friend her on Facebook at facebook.com/candacesblevins and Goodreads at goodreads.com/CandaceBlevins. You can also join facebook.com/groups/CandacesKinksters to get sneak peeks into what she's writing now, images that inspire her, and the occasional juicy teaser. Stay up to date on Candace's newest releases, and get exclusive excerpts by joining her mailing list at http: //bit.ly/cb-new-release Chattanooga Supernaturals series, paranormal romance: -The Dragon King (Aaron Drake's story, and the first time we meet Duke and Brain) -Riding the Storm (Kendra and Eric's story) -Acceptable Risk (Bethany, Ranger, Mac, and Jonathan's story) -Careful What You Ask For (Britches story) -Hallowed Destiny - Forged by Darkness -Uncaged (Ghost's mother's story) Only Human series, urban fantasy -Only Human -An Unhuman Journey -Of Humans and Monsters -Defining Human -TBA (2018) Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club Series -Duke -Brain -Bash Volume I -Bash Volume II -Bash Volume III -Horse -Nix -Gonzo (where we first meet Britches/Briana) -Ghost -Bud -Razor", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition." ]

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

[ "John Polidori's classic tale \"The Vampyre\"(1819), was a product of the same ghost-story competition that produced Mary Shelley's", "Frankenstein", ". The present volume selects thirteen other tales of mystery and the macabre, including the works of James Hogg, J.S. LeFanu, Letitia Landon, Edward Bulwer, and William Carelton. The introduction surveys the genesis and influence of \"The Vampyre\" and its central themes and techniques, while the Appendices contain material closely associated with its composition and publication, including Lord Byron's prose fragment \"Augustus Darvell.\"", "About the Series:", "For over 100 years", "Oxford World's Classics", "has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more." ]

[ "Review", "`Moving effortlessly from folklore to melodrama, the Introduction assesses the position that Polidori's story . . . We may not be ableto recover the experience of the origianl readers, but we can be grateful to the editors for bringing back to life tales that are not only of academic interest but which still exert their own nightmarish fascination' Studies in Hogg and his World", "About the Author", "Chris Baldick is Head of English at Goldsmith's College, University of London. Robert Morrison is Associate Professor of English at Acadia University, Canada." ]

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

[ "In this book, the sisters Jenny and Pat give instructions for quilts that have an essence of Africa about them. A short introduction explains materials, techniques, and tops. After which the first part of the book showcases stunning African quilts, and the scenery, animals or craft that has inspired them. The main section of the book gives the reader instructions for making 13 quilts, clearly explained with patterns and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Quilters may choose to work either by hand or machine, using whatever methods they prefer piecing, appliqué, or a combination of both. The quilts range from traditional to contemporary, suitable for inexperienced to advanced quilters. The artistry of the African-inspired ideas and techniques will encourage you to enrich your quiltmaking repertoire." ]

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

[ "Praise for", "My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley", ":", "Linda's narrative pulls you into her world and takes you along with her on her journey.\"\"Hard to put down! I should be asleep right now but I had to keep reading.\"\"...a fun read, well written, with adventure, wonderful descriptions, and even romance.\"\"I loved the book. I wanted to intervene and get her out of there.\"", "Linda lied.", "She doesn't speak French.", "She knew she would be caught.", "It's 1979 and twenty-one year old Linda has a dream. She needs to learn a language fast in order to secure a job as a flight attendant. Broke yet determined, she pushes aside feelings of guilt, pretends to speak French on her application and secures a nanny position for a wealthy family in the Loire Valley.Five thousand miles from home, yet she's struggling to gain her independence.If life wasn't complicated enough, Adam comes along and romance blossoms. You will find this unusual story even more appealing because it's true.", "Pick up the first book in the", "French Illusions Series", "now, with one click, and join Linda on her adventure of discovery and romance in an extraordinary part of the world. **2016 IAN Book of the Year Award Winner****2014 Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner**" ]

[ "Review", "\"The book (", "French Illusions", ": My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley) is an honest account of the author's life and her dreams to travel the world. The book is insightful and it captures the beauty of the Loire Valley.\"", "-Readers' Favorite Book Review and Award Contest", "\"Impeccably written and proffering a fascinating peek into an extraordinary life,", "French Illusions", "is a memoire par excellence and a notable debut from an author who deserves a place on your bookshelf. It is highly recommended.\"", "-Book Viral", "\"I found that I couldn't put this book down, reading it when I should have been doing other things. I thought the author did a good job of making something that could have become mundane into a fun, insightful look into a different culture. It reads much like a novel, including both romance and adventure, and I'm looking forward to the sequel.\" -Amazon Reviewer\"The story is fast-paced, well-written and delivers an excellent look into the domestic life of this privileged family, as well as many of the cultural aspects of living in France.\"-", "Patricia Sands, award-winning author of The Promise of Provence", "About the Author", "Linda Kovic-Skow resides in Kirkland, Washington. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. She has been married for 27 years and has two daughters. An enthusiastic traveler, Linda also enjoys boating, gardening and socializing with friends. French Illusions, her debut memoir, is the culmination of a three-year project." ]

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[ "Books", "Travel", "Europe" ]

[ "Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability, until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston's North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down―and his criminal mastermind cousin Gerewulf Grimorie. The black-haired, black-hearted Wulf is on the hunt for the relic representing gluttony. Caught in a race against time, Diesel and Lizzie soon find out that more isn't always better, as they battle Wulf and the first of the deadly sins. With delectable characters and non-stop thrills that have made Janet Evanovich a household name,", "Wicked Appetite", "will leave you hungry for more." ]

[ "Review", "“LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY.” ―", "St. Louis Post Dispatch on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“HOT AND SASSY” ―", "The Boston Herald on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“A PLUM PICK.” ―", "People on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“IRRESISTIBLE.” ―", "Houston Chronicle on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“BRILLIANTLY EVOCATIVE.” ―", "Denver Post on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“OUTRAGEOUS.” ―", "Publishers Weekly on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“STUNNING.” ―", "Booklist on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“OFF BEAT AND HILARIOUS.” ―", "Romantic Times BOOKreviews on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“HIGHLY ENJOYABLE…WHO CAN RESIST?” ―", "Chicago Tribune on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "“A GOOD TIME.” ―", "New York Daily News on Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels", "About the Author", "Janet Evanovich is the #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, the Lizzy and Diesel novels, and", "How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author", ". She lives in Florida." ]

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

[ "Clark Weber was one of the most popular disc jockeys in Chicago during the 1960s and 1970s, first at WLS-AM and then at WCFL-AM. He was both program director and deejay at WLS, and along with Dick Biondi, Clark was one of the best known disc jockeys in America. The book includes memories, more than 75 photos, and numerous stories about Clark's career, his years at rock and roll radio stations, and remembrances of many of the popular singing stars of those years, including Elvis, The Beatles, The Supremes, Sonny and Cher, Neil Diamond, Bobby Darin, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and lots more." ]

[ "About the Author", "Clark Weber has been a radio personality, first in Wisconsin, and then in Chicago for more than 50 years. He became a disc jockey icon during those years, and was especially known for his work at WLS and then WCFL before going into talk radio at WJJD and WIND in the '80s. Today, Clark has a successful consulting business and lives with his wife, Joan, in a Chicago suburb." ]

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

[ "Jurors on a controversial trial are being killed off one by one, and only Detective Kathleen Mallory can figure out why. But the FBI has told her to lay off and leave it to the Feds. That's never stopped Mallory before." ]

[ "Review", "\"Blazingly original. O'Connell transcends the genre.\"", "About the Author", "Carol O'Connell is the author of eight previous Mallory novels, including the national bestseller", "Winter House", ", and of", "Judas Child", "." ]

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

[ "Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen--William McCants's", "The ISIS Apocalypse", "explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future.", "The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands of its followers have marched across Syria and Iraq, subjugating millions, enslaving women, beheading captives, and daring anyone to stop them. Thousands more have spread terror beyond the Middle East under the Islamic State's black flag. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more apocalyptic, and more devoted to state-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam-the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world-into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same." ]

[ "Review", "**One of", "The Wall Street Journal", "'s", "10 Must-Read Books on the Evolution of Terrorism in the Middle East**'", "**One of ABC News's Books of the Year in 2015**", "“Excellent” ―Aatish Taseer,", "The New York Times", "\"The story [of Zarqawi's rise] is well told by William McCants in his excellent new book,", "The Isis Apocalypse", "\" ―David Ignatius,", "The Atlantic", "“Every policymaker and any concerned citizen who wants to understand the rise of ISIS should read this insightful and essential book by one of our greatest scholars of Islamist movements.” ―Lawrence Wright, author, THIRTEEN DAYS IN SEPTEMBER: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David and LOOMING TOWER: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11“It's hard to imagine anything more alien or revolting than the brutality of the Islamic State. Yet Will McCants's", "ISIS Apocalypse", "is lucid, thoughtful and illuminating on the group, its history, ideology and personalities. McCants understands every nuance of the religious concepts that drive the ISIS leadership, and he does a masterful job of explicating them and laying out the group's strategy. This is much the best work yet on the Islamic State.” ―Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (2009-2012)“No one knows more about ISIS's doomsday theology than Will McCants. McCants listens to the group with uncommon care and subtlety, and policymakers need to read this book to understand ISIS's origins and plans.” ―Graeme Wood, Edward R. Murrow Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations Contributing editor, The Atlantic Lecturer in political science, Yale University\"An excellent account of how ISIS came into being...As to the future, McCants wonders if ISIS’s grotesque brutality will prove its undoing. Not necessarily. Up to a point, he argues, brutality works\" ―", "The Economist", "About the Author", "William McCants", "directs the project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World at the Brookings Institution. He is adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University and a former U.S. State Department senior adviser for countering violent extremism. McCants has a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and lives in the Washington, D.C. area." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "World" ]

[ "Named a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 by the Library of Michigan", "Named a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 by the Library of Michigan", "Winner of the 2014 Midwest Book Award for short fiction", "Winner of the 2014 Midwest Book Award for short fiction", "Gold medal recipient for \"Best Regional Fiction\" from the Independent Publishers' IPPY awards", "Gold medal recipient for \"Best Regional Fiction\" from the Independent Publishers' IPPY awards", "Reflecting the unique insights of an engineer who began writing fiction late in life, these and the other stories in Donald Lystra's", "Something That Feels Like Truth", "take us on a page-turning journey through the American heartland to as far away as Paris. In fierce but tender prose, Lystra writes about ordinary people navigating life's difficult boundaries---of age and love and family---and sometimes finding redemption in the face of searing regret. Although spanning half a century, these are timely stories that speak about the limits we place on ourselves, both from fear and for the sake of those we love, and of our willingness to confront change.From the publisher: Donald Lystra's first novel,", "Season of Water and Ice", ", was the winner of the 2009 Midwest Book Award for fiction, making a nice publicity splash for our fiction imprint, Switchgrass, which proudly published it. The book garnered lots of publicity too, earing praise for Switchgrass in the pages of the", "Cleveland Plain Dealer", ", the", "Minneapolis Star Tribune", ", the", "Detroit Free Press", ",", "Time Out Chicago", "magazine, and other venues. This volume gathers a bracing selection of short stories by Lystra that are very much cut from the same cloth as his highly acclaimed novel. The stories in", "Something That Feels Like Truth", "confound expected plot turns, and Lystra develops his characters patiently and naturally, bringing them into convincing and honest actions. Lystra was a career engineer before retiring and launching a second career as a writer: I like to think this is why his fiction operates with such mathematical precision. Every plot point in every story here holds an integral part in the imbuing of its beauty and meaning. You can also tell Lystra has read a lot of Hemingway and Chekov: and that he aspires to be an inheritor of their effectively concise tradition. But there's a touch of Cheever in Lystra's stories as well: what that master storyteller did for the suburbs of New York, Lystra does for the Midwest." ]

[ "From", "Booklist", "God, they say, is in the details, and for the characters populating award-winning novelist Lystra’s (Season of Water and Ice, 2010) luminous collection of short stories, truth lies there, too. Set in and around the Midwest, from Chicago’s glittering lakefront to Michigan’s frigid Upper Peninsula, Lystra’s tales follow ordinary people as they experience extraordinary wonder through events large and small. A widower confronts the realities of his marriage during a pickup-bar flirtation in “Rain Check,” while a recently separated husband navigates the perilous new world of building relationships in “Speaking of Love Abstractedly.” Fathers and sons, husbands and wives, brothers and friends all find cause for reflection in the quotidian acts of their lives, where perceptions and misconceptions coalesce in often tragic, sometimes illuminating ways. Lystra is a discerning observer of the human condition and a deft communicator of the myriad ways in which best intentions may not always achieve satisfying results. Fans of Richard Russo’s and Richard Ford’s short fiction will find a kindred spirit in this stellar collection of masterfully crafted gems. --Carol Haggas", "Review", "\"....a stellar collection of masterfully crafted gems.\" --BOOKLIST, American Library Association\"(The final story) illuminates the themes and patterns that precede it and in so doing illuminates life----I won't forget this beautiful piece and what Lystra accomplishes in it and in this wise book.\" --MINNEAPOLIS", "STAR TRIBUNE", ", Anthony Bukoski\"Lystra's stories are marvelous vehicles of plainspoken power.\" --LARRY WATSON, author of", "Montana 1948", "and", "American Boy", "\"The beauty of these stories and their landscapes--both physical and emotional--will surprise you.\" --BONNIE JO CAMPBELL, author of", "Once Upon a River", "and", "American Salvage", "\"....Here at the edge of a lake, in rustling fields of raw pine scrub, and inside the worn beauty of small towns, Donald Lystra contemplates truth, family, character (or lack thereof), and what it means to be awake and alive....Lystra is a precise and merciless writer, a master of that moment when life changes, often irreversibly.\" --MARDI LINK, author of", "Bootstrapper", "and", "Isadora's Secret", "\"Something that Feels like Truth", "is as quiet and luminous as the cold night sky over Michigan....Lystra knows that riveting drama can be found in small moments, hidden behind the ordinary-looking doors of our neighbors....Lystra is a writer of great wisdom and artistry, with a voice that makes you lean close and listen hard.\"", "--", "VALERIE LAKEN, author of", "Dream House", "and", "Separate Kingdoms", "\"The prose is clean and crisp, allowing the emotional punch of each story to come unexpectedly, even long after the reading. I can't recommend", "Something that Feels like Truth", "highly enough.\" --KEITH TAYLOR, poet and author; Director, University of Michigan Bear River Writers' Conference\"(Lystra's style) is rare these days and reminds me of Richard Bausch, Richard Ford, and Ron Carlson.\" --STEVE AMICK, author of", "The Lake, the River & the Other Lake", "and", "Nothing But a Smile", "About the Author", "Raised in cities and small towns around Michigan, Donald Lystra received degrees in electrical engineering and sociology from the University of Michigan. He began to write fiction when he was in his 50s and his writing reflects the unique perspective of an engineer turned writer. Lystra's first book, a novel entitled", "Season of Water and Ice", ", captured both the Midwest Book Award and the Michigan Notable Book Award in 2010. He has received writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony, where he was honored with the Gerald Freund award for emerging writers. Lystra's short fiction has received Special Mention in the Pushcart Prizes. He and his wife divide their time between Ann Arbor and a farm in northern Michigan. He has two grown children.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Short Stories & Anthologies" ]

[ "Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make a difference in the world. In the community, Rosaria was involved in volunteer work. At the university, she was a respected advisor of students and her department's curriculum.  Then, in her late 30's, Rosaria encountered something that turned her world upside down--the idea that Christianity, a religion she had regarded as problematic and sometimes downright damaging, might be right about who God was. That idea seemed to fly in the face of the people and causes that she most loved. What follows is a story of what she describes as a train wreck at the hand of the supernatural. These are her secret thoughts about those events, written as only a reflective English professor could." ]

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[ "Books", "Biographies & Memoirs", "Leaders & Notable People" ]

[ "Over the course of many years, college students have come to me with serious, sincere statements and/or questions referencing writing: “I want to begin a diary,” or “I’ve started a very short story, and I think I can turn it into a novelette or a novella.” “I’d like to write a full-length novel.” “I want to write for magazines; therefore, how do I break into freelancing articles for money?” “I want to become a journalist.” “I want to be a poet.” “I simply want to set down a family history for my children to read one day when I’m old and gray or long gone. I’ve got some amazing stories to tell.” “How do I go about writing a blog for bucks?”Apart from keeping a personal diary, the student who wishes to set down a family history in the form of a journal needs to be trained—formally or otherwise—because he or she is inevitably looking to be published. A diary generally differs from a journal in that the former is private (for your eyes only) while the latter is usually meant to be read by others. Addressing genres such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, even blogging for fun and/or exposure, are for all eyes to view and, yes, critique. As such, you would want to put your best foot forward. To do less would be to trip over your own two feet, shortchanging yourself in the bargain. Most assuredly, you are not going to be taken seriously by those in the industry (literary agents, editors, publishers, et cetera) if you do not know how to write and write well.Still, there are some folks who will delude themselves into thinking and then believing that there is a more direct route to achieve their goal(s). They eventually realize that alternate paths are made up of detours and dead ends. For example, I have had students who were convinced they could write like they often think; that is, employing a stream-of-consciousness approach (void of virtually any punctuation and proper syntax), assured that they would get their prose published. It would be highly unlikely that they would see their work professionally published, let alone be paid for it. This random form of writing is generally quite difficult to follow; hence, you will undoubtedly lose your reader (agent, editor, or publisher) whom you will likely be querying. It’s the end game before you really even begin. Your very query letter will likely reveal shortcomings if you lack the basic writing skills.Composing a cover letter and displaying a sample chapter of your work that exhibits run-on sentences, fragments, and comma splices shows a basic lack of knowledge. Paragraphs that contain the continued use of ambiguous interpretations are doomed to failure. Pages that swing between the poles of reality and fantasy or paragraphs that employ the stream-of-consciousness technique will spell disaster. I can practically promise that you are dead in the water from the onset. I would not recommend this approach to a decent writer let alone a neophyte looking to make his or her mark.If you lack the basic writing skills, or desire to reach beyond your present level of competence, do yourself a big favor and get the required help you need by carefully studying this innovative 12 lesson guidebook. This unique 12-lesson color-coded writing guide maximizes comprehension for both novice and seasoned writers. I take the pain out of learning grammar by employing a strikingly unique approach [color coded for unprecedented clarity and comprehension]. Too, I’ll teach you the tricks and tools of the trade to put you at the top of your writing game." ]

[ "About the Author", "Robert Banfelder is an award-winning crime-thriller novelist and outdoors writer. He holds both a Masters of Arts Degree (genre Creative Writing) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Cum Laude) from Queens College of the City University of New York. Banfelder taught college English composition courses, literature, creative writing, poetry, and adult education courses, which he designed. The chairperson of the English Department noted Banfelder as a \"gifted teacher.\" Bob is an avid outdoorsman and has authored books on fishing and hunting in addition to having written numerous outdoor articles that have appeared in many well-known national and regional publications. Bob is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, New York State Outdoor Writer's Association, and the Long Island Outdoor Communicators Network. Bob also co-hosts (with Donna Derasmo) an eclectic Cablevision TV show: Special Interests with Bob & Donna. The dynamic duo has interviewed a number of personalities, including authors, journalists, artists, scientists, entertainers, et al. Please visit www.robertbanfelder.com for a complete listing of his published works." ]

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[ "Books", "Education & Teaching" ]

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[ "Books", "Sports & Outdoors", "Water Sports" ]

[ "1963,El complot,da culminacion a la trilogia,''operacion mangosta'',y ''accion ejecutiva''.libros todos a lo que su autor,fabian escalante.ha agrupado baj la denominacion de ''la guerra secreta''.la obra cubre el periodo de mas de tres decadas e ilustra los intentos fallidos de las distintas administraciones norteamericanas la cia y la mafia cubana de ahogar el proceso de la revolucion cubana." ]

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[ "Books", "Libros en español" ]

[ "There are over 4,300 National Forest campgrounds across the United States. While some are popular and well-known, many are obscure gems, seldom visited. This directory will help you find National Forest campgrounds that best fit your needs.", "A photo, map and description accompanies campground information from every national forest." ]

[ "From the Back Cover", "There are over 4,300 National Forest campgrounds across the United States. While some are popular and well-known, many are obscure gems, seldom visited. This directory will help you find National Forest campgrounds that best fit your needs. A photo, map and description accompanies campground information from every national forest. (8 1/4 x 11, 656 pages, color photos, maps, icons)" ]

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[ "Books", "Sports & Outdoors", "Hiking & Camping" ]