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[ "While Ross Ballinger sets sail for China to join the Opium War there, aristocratic Zoe Ballinger fights for prison reform, and hot-blooded Connor Maginnis vows vengeance against the dynasty that destroyed his family. Original." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "Abuse, kidnapping, infidelity, heartbreak, cancer and more. These women lived through things that many would feel impossible. They were knocked down emotionally, financially, and in some cases even physically. The one thing that kept them going was simply this, giving up was not an option.Hearing these stories, some I was aware of, many I was not, has created a deep appreciation and respect for my grandmother, aunt and mother.Through this book you will learn not of a material legacy, but one that consists of strength, mental toughness and grit.You will laugh and you may shed a tear, but you will walk away with determination to find and create your own legacy of strength and resolve." ]

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[ "Books", "Biographies & Memoirs", "Community & Culture" ]

[ "Tom Sisto is used to getting late night calls from his contacts at the Saratoga City Police Department. He has quietly put his undesired psychic abilities towards helping the city he grew up in. His liaisons don’t like him much and the one detective that actually believes in his abilities has to fight to keep him on the books as a consultant. Detective Camille Caden, along with her not so accepting veteran partner, Detective Calvin Bell, come across a case that requires they bring Tom Sisto in the loop. Expecting pushback from Bell with Caden to mediate, this case is different. Sisto isn’t brought into the case because of his psychic abilities. He is brought in because the brutal murderer using the city as a killing ground has Tom Sisto in their crosshairs. From the first crime scene, Sisto recognizes the intensity and ferociousness that the kills hold. There is a deep seeded personal touch, yet he has no understanding how he is connected. In between the moonlighting as amateur detective, Sisto is still trying to get his life back together. He routinely visits his local support group center, trying to work on his own inner demons while proceeding head to head in a dangerous game that could cost him his life if he is not careful. Sisto’s visions come in the form similar to an old school projector, kicking on and presenting atrocities he never wished to view, let alone experience first-person while thrust into the memory of a victim or an offender. He playfully nicknamed these horrifying images The Reels. The first time he experienced them eight years prior, he noticed a flicker behind his eyelids, before being swept away into a chaotic jumble of sensory cross-wiring that he is still managing to work out in present day. Carrying that burden takes a toll and over the years Sisto has developed a very dark humor about his observations. With the help of his colleagues, friends, and The Reels, Sisto uses all he has learned while working with the SCPD, along with his binge-watching of police procedurals to try and catch a killer. He has to stop playing detective and actually become one as one wrong move can put himself or the ones closest to him in harms way. There is no more room to hate or dismiss his gift. If Tom Sisto wants to get out of this situation alive, he must embrace The Reels and enhance his skillset, before the game of cat & mouse ends badly." ]

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

[ "If clothes make the man, who makes the clothes―and the trends they inspire? Fashion historian Daniel Delis Hill takes readers on a fascinatingly detailed tour of America’s changing sartorial landscape, tracing menswear from the tailors and “slop shops” of the early nineteenth century to Calvins, tattoos, and the Armani tux. Each chronological section covers the full range of men's clothing by category, including suits and evening wear, outerwear, sportswear, accessories, sleepwear, swimwear, underwear, and grooming. Documenting the panorama of men’s dress with 650 illustrations (many never before gathered in book form), Hill describes the social developments that contributed to and sprang from changing styles of masculine clothing. Additionally, he demonstrates how technological innovations as small as the inch measuring tape or as sweeping as the treadle sewing machine revolutionized the manufacture of menswear, and how mass production, distribution, and marketing democratized men’s fashion. Examining evolving ideas and ideals of masculinity across two centuries of American history, Hill thoughtfully considers the societal implications of men’s choices in dress. American Menswear contributes a much-needed resource to the fields of costume history, fashion design and merchandising, men’s studies, advertising and marketing history, popular culture, and American history―as well as a treat for the casual reader and an eye-catching addition to any art reference library." ]

[ "From the Back Cover", "If clothes make the man, who makes the clothes--and the trends they inspire? Fashion historian Daniel Delis Hill takes readers on a fascinatingly detailed tour of America's changing sartorial landscape, tracing menswear from the tailors and \"slop shops\" of the early nineteenth century to Calvins, tattoos, and the Armani tux. Each chronological section covers the full range of men's clothing by category, including suits and evening wear, outerwear, sportswear, accessories, sleepwear, swimwear, underwear, and grooming. Documenting the panorama of men's dress with 650 illustrations (many never before gathered in book form), Hill describes the social developments that contributed to and sprang from changing styles of masculine clothing. American Menswear contributes a much-needed resource to the fields of costume history, fashion design and merchandising, men's studies, advertising and marketing history, popular culture, and American history--as well as a treat for the casual reader and an eye-catching addition to any art reference library.", "About the Author", "Daniel Delis Hill", "has worked as a retail fashion illustrator, creative director of fashion photography, and assistant professor in the Department of Fashion at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author of six books on American fashion history, including", "A History of World Costume and Fashion", "and", "As Seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising", "(TTUP, 2007). A graduate of the University of West Florida and Florida State University, he lives in San Antonio, Texas." ]

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

[ "\"This chapter has nothing to do with my pants.\"", "So begins the story of Scab McNally, a fourth grader with a mission. Part inventor, part daredevil, Scab is determined to let nothing get in the way of convincing his parents to let him buy a dog -- especially his \"smart times ten\" twin sister, Isabelle. When his newest invention, a sister-repellent spray (aka Isabelle's Smell), becomes a hit with the guys, Scab hatches a plan. He'll earn enough selling Isabelle's Smell to buy a dog, and then his parents will have to say yes, right? But one broken bottle of the mega-stinky concoction brings major disaster, not to mention a hazmat crew. In the midst of his self-pity, Scab realizes that his drive to get a dog has hurt the people he cares about most. Will Scab be able to set things right? Find out in author Trudi Trueit's laugh-out-loud novel introducing the irrepressible Scab McNally to the world." ]

[ "From School Library Journal", "Grade 3–5—Nine-year-old Scab McNally has an overactive imagination and is on a mission, which is a worrisome combination. He enjoys dabbling in his homemade science lab in his basement and is ecstatic when he develops a particularly obnoxious-smelling sister repellent. Scab and his \"smart times ten\" twin do not get along at all, hence the need for the repellent. When Isabelle refuses to help him convince their parents to get a dog, he decides to sell his repellent to his friends; with the money, he plans to buy a puppy on his own. Unfortunately, his plans hit a bump when he and his best friend have an argument and his latest batch of repellent, which is in his backpack, is accidentally squashed. At the same time Isabelle has decided to help Scab—until she learns why kids have been teasing her at school. Scab is a likable, free-thinking boy who is full of charm and humor. He leaps before he thinks and that gets him into more trouble than he can handle. His many tips, diagrams, and facts scattered throughout are entertaining, as are the numerous comical black-and-white illustrations. This is the first book in a series, and kids are sure to be wondering what kind of trouble Scab will brew in his lab next.—", "Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, MN", "Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.", "From", "Booklist", "Always in trouble, Scab McNally flicks gooey snotballs, arm-farts the national anthem in school assembly, eats crunchy bugs in class, and makes wicked comments about his fourth-grade teachers’ warts, spit, and bad breath. He does have a soft side: his dream is to have “a dog to love, a dog to love him back.” He is saving to buy a pet by selling his special stinky spray (don’t ask what it is made of), which he calls “sister-repellent,” named in honor of his brilliant twin, Isabelle. Disaster strikes when the spray spills in the classroom. The first in a new series, Secrets of a Lab Rat, this will grab elementary-school boys with the uproarious, yucky details and irreverent view of authority, as well as the mushy reconciliation, when his sister helps Scab get his dog. The sibling spats are funny, as are the occasional cartoons that extend the outrageous scenes. Grades 2-5. --Hazel Rochman", "About the Author", "Trudi Trueit knew she’d found her life’s passion after writing (and directing) her first play in fourth grade. Since then, she’s been a newspaper journalist, television news reporter and anchor, media specialist, freelance writer, and is now a children’s book author. She has published more than forty fiction and nonfiction titles for young readers and lives near Seattle, Washington.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Her Perfect Stranger by Jill Shalvis released on Apr 24, 2002 is available now for purchase." ]

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

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[ "Books", "Law", "Rules & Procedures" ]

[ "The Ninth Life of Louis Drax", "packs an irresistibly twisted wallop...An exhilarating, darkly inventive read.―", "Elle", "Louis Drax is a boy like no other. He is brilliant and strange, and every year something violent seems to happen to him. On his ninth birthday, Louis goes on a picnic with his parents and falls off a cliff. The details are shrouded in mystery. Louis's mother is shell-shocked; his father has vanished. And after some confusion Louis himself, miraculously alive but deep in a coma, arrives at Dr. Pascal Dannachet's celebrated coma clinic...Full of astonishing twists and turns, this is a masterful tale of the secrets the human mind can hide. Liz Jensen is the acclaimed author of four other novels, most recently", "War Crimes for the Home", ". She lives in London. \"Liz Jensen has written a remarkable suspense novel: tart, mysterious and wrenching.\"―Anthony Minghella, director of", "The English Patient", "and", "Cold Mountain", "\"For everybody who thought they'd never see another novel like The Lovely Bones...By turns disarmingly comical, absorbingly suspenseful, and finally shattering.\"―", "Kirkus Reviews", "(starred review) \"A gripping and intelligent psychological thriller filled with crafty insights, black humor and grim twists...Fresh and original.\"―", "Miami Herald", "\"Try putting down a book that begins: 'I'm not most kids. I'm Louis Drax. Stuff happens to me that shouldn't happen, like going on a picnic where you drown.'...Wonderfully strange...an affecting psychological novel about transgression and the mysteries of the subconscious.\"―", "People", "(four stars)" ]

[ "Review", "'A remarkable suspense novel: tart, mysterious and wrenching' Anthony Minghella, Academy Award-winning director 'This is a wonderfully unsettling psychological thriller ... An oddly beautiful journey into the darkest corners of the human soul' Mail on Sunday 'Shocking, moving and beautifully written, The Ninth Life Of Louis Drax is an extraordinary novel about family mystery and medical marvels' Image 'A gripping psychological thriller with a gothic flavour ... unputdownable ... The Ninth Life of Louis Drax contains many heart-stopping moments where the tension is cranked up almost to breaking point' Daily Telegraph --book cover", "About the Author", "Liz Jensen", "is the acclaimed author of four other novels, most recently", "War Crimes for the Home", ". She lives in London." ]

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

[ "Going away to college can be exciting, scary, wild, or all of the above. And don't think Christian colleges are always a failsafe alternative. As students trade home life for dorm life, they leave behind their church, their friends, their families--their major networks of support. What should they expect when they arrive on campus?", "How to Stay Christian in College is an interactive guide that lets students know what to expect and reassures them that they can attend school and still maintain their faith. Filled with anecdotes, resources, and much more, it prepares, equips, and encourages high school and college students to meet the challenge of living out their faith at school. It examines different worldviews and myths that students encounter at college, giving them the tools they need to meet the challenges ahead." ]

[ "From the Publisher", "Previous edition sold over 120,000 copies.", "From the Back Cover", "Warning: College can be hazardous to your spiritual health. When you go to college, you're leaving behind your network of support and heading to a world with different perspectives, responsibilities, and expectations. Even if you're going to a \"Christian\" college, there's no guarantee you won't face challenges to your faith. So how do you stay Christian in college? How do you stay open about your faith in the face of potential ridicule? A must-read for every college student, How to Stay Christian in College will guide you through the maze of campus realities. J. Budziszewski discusses the foundations of the Christian faith and directly addresses different worldviews and myths that students encounter at college. Filled with quotes, statistics, resources, stories, and encouragement, it will equip you to conquer the dangers that lie ahead. [endorsements]", "About the Author", "J. BUDZISZEWSKI is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas, where he has taught for over twenty years. A frequent speaker to groups such as InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade, and the Veritas Forum, Dr. Budziszewski has written numerous books and articles. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Sandra.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Our family prides itself on our pranking and scaring abilities. We like to leave sweet notes with candy that’s actually just an empty wrapper. We like to hide around dark corners in the house and scare the next unsuspecting person. My brother’s favorite present last Christmas was a prank kit and book. It’s been non-stop since then: shock pens, fart bombs, whoopee cushions... So, the propensity for mischief coupled with the fact that it happened to be April 1st caused Lincoln and I to think our parents were joking when they announced the plan for the first part of the summer. “Jade and Lincoln, hold on a second,” Dad said as we got up to leave the table after dinner. We were eager to go outside before it got dark. Today was one of the first warm days of the season, and we wanted to experience every last drop of daylight. “So, for the last few years, Nana has come here to stay with you while Mom and I attend our annual conference, but this year has to be different.” Lincoln and I looked at each other. My mind was trying to predict what might be coming next: Nana staying with us for a week right after school got out has been our modus operandi–that’s the one and only term I remember from Latin class this year; it means a usual way of doing something. Ugh. Latin class. “...so that’s what will be happening this year. If you enjoy it, maybe we’ll do it this way again,” Dad concluded. “I wouldn’t count on that,” grumbled Lincoln. Mom didn’t appreciate Lincoln’s attitude. “Come on, Lincoln. It has to be this way this year. Nana does us a favor by helping us out. We need to be flexible. It won’t be that bad. It’s where I grew up. It’s a nice place.” “Um, at the risk of annoying everyone, can you repeat the plan? I zoned out.” “Really, Jade? You’re so annoying,” Lincoln replied. Lincoln and I get along...sometimes. I’m always willing. He isn’t. So, when he is, we get along. When he isn’t, we don’t. We are 15 months apart. I’m older, but he’s taller. I keep waiting for the theoretical “girl growth spurt” that is supposed to come before the “boy growth spurt”, but I’m starting to have my doubts. He loves that he’s taller. He wishes he was older, too. We pretty much function like we’re the same age because if I dare pull the “I’m older” card, he’d kill me for sure. Mom sighed and recapped what Dad had just said. “Instead of Nana coming here this year, you and Lincoln are going to her house. And instead of it being for one week, it will be for three.” “Wait, what? You’re kidding, right? This is a joke? ...No? Why?” My mind spun as I processed this change. We like our first-week-of-summer-with-Nana routine. We get to sleep in, hang out with our friends, and she takes us out for ice cream pretty much every day. It’s the perfect first week of summer. “Well, the conference is in California this year, and it’s our 20th wedding anniversary, so Dad and I decided to combine the conference with an anniversary trip. Nana can’t come here for that long because her sister is not well and she has to be nearby to take care of her if she needs help.” Now, I don’t usually cop an attitude like Lincoln, but this news was putting me pretty close. “Sounds perfect.” My sarcasm did not go unnoticed. “Listen to me, both of you. Life isn’t all about you. This is how it needs to be this year. I’d like you to work on changing your attitude. If you let yourselves, I think you may actually like it. Langhorne is a great town. And it’s close to Philadelphia. Nana said she intends on taking you into the city to see the historical sites.” Dad’s tone indicated that our attitudes were not welcome, so if we were going to have them we needed to keep them to ourselves. The topic was dropped and Lincoln and I hurried to clean up and go back outside." ]

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

[ "The STM32F103 microcontroller from ST is one of the widely used ARM microcontrollers. The blue pill board is based on STM32F103 microcontroller. It has a low price and it is widely available around the world. This book uses the blue pill board to discuss designing embedded systems using STM32F103. In this book, the authors use a step-by-step and systematic approach to show the programming of the STM32 chip. Examples show how to program many of the STM32F10x features, such as timers, serial communication, ADC, SPI, I2C, and PWM.To write programs for Arm microcontrollers you need to know both Assembly and C languages. So, the text is organized into two parts:1) The first 6 chapters cover the Arm Assembly language programming.2) Chapters 7-19 uses C to show the STM32F10x peripherals and I/O interfacing to real-world devices such as keypad, 7-segment, character and graphic LCDs, motor, and sensor.The source codes, power points, tutorials, and support materials for the book is available on the following website:https://NicerLand.com/" ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Hardware & DIY" ]

[ "Preacher James Dixon's charismatic ways has gotten him between a rock and a hard place with two women. Newly installed as a pastor, Preacher J. Dixon's past comes beckoning and creates chaos in the church. Finding himself starring down the barrel of a gun, Pastor Dixon's life just might come to an end." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "United States" ]

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

[ "A millennium ago, it started with a beautiful woman. She entered Preston Ciora’s life, captured him body and soul . . . until he discovered she was the “undead”. Preston’s heart would not allow him to run. And to prove that resolve, Preston renounced his mortality to live as a vampyre. Three years of blissful living ended with the murder of his sire, and life-mate, by a dogmatist Carpathian hunter. The event left Preston alone, emotionally crippled, and down a path of destruction in which he punished anyone who displeased him. Preston Ciora now regards America as his home and rules over the Western Vampyre clans, though not by choice. During the day, he works as a homicide detective to monitor suspicious activity that might lead to a vampyre. At night, Preston dishes justice out as judge, jury, and executioner, vampyre style. A series of grisly murders rattles those under Preston’s protection and threatens to expose his people to the mortal world. Gathered evidence points to a delusional vampyre associated with an ancient shape-shifter – who is working an agenda of his own. Making matters worse, a peculiar woman, during a palm reading, informs Preston love in the guise of a fire-breathing hellion named Lindsey is coming. Despite all efforts to defy the foretelling, Preston finds himself embroiled in an edgy battle to win her heart – a war he would prefer to lose." ]

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

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

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

[ "With the brownouts dimming the sorcerous power that protects them and keeps the Wurm out of Arcanum, Timothy and Cassandra regroup in order to fight off their fierce enemies who, if they are successful in slipping past the barrier, are certain to seek brutal revenge on the city they love. Original." ]

[ "About the Author", "Christopher Golden", "is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as", "Wildwood Road", ",", "The Boys Are Back in Town", ",", "Of Saints and Shadows", ", and the", "Body of Evidence", "thriller series. He has cowritten a number of novels and comic books set in the worlds of the television series", "Buffy the Vampire Slaye", "r and", "Angel", ". There are more than eight million copies of his books in print. He lives in Massachusetts with his family.Originally a comics writer, Tom Sniegoski grew a large fan base with his work on titles including Jeff Smith's bestselling BONE, Mike Mignola's HELLBOY, and the currently wildly popular Goon series.", "His YA book series The Fallen for S&S was turned into a series of TV movies that have aired to strong ratings on the ABC Family Network. SLEEPER CODE and SLEEPER AGENDA, a YA two-part story for Razorbill/Penguin, was an ALA *Top Ten* Quick Pick in 2006.", "Tom lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with his wife and their dog, Kirby." ]

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[ "Books", "Teen & Young Adult", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet had this to say about Mr. Darcy: “We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man...” Miss Elizabeth Bennet, herself, spoke of Mr. Darcy's arrogance, his conceit, and his selfish disdain of the feelings of others—the last man in the world whom she could ever be prevailed on to marry. The gentleman's housekeeper, Mrs. Reynolds, described him as the best landlord and master who ever lived. Such varying accounts as these are exceedingly puzzling, indeed.This amorous, provocative, and at times tumultuous tale, illustrates Mr. Darcy as a wealthy young man of sense and education, as well as considerable worldly experience—not at all uncommon for Regency-era gentlemen of his social standing. He is his own master. He enjoys his lifestyle and has no particular desire to marry at all. That is until he renews his acquaintance with Miss Elizabeth Bennet—her own circumstances greatly diminished pursuant to the sudden and tragic death of her father.Follow Mr. Darcy's journey from a man who, indeed, is proud and haughty, to one who seeks to please a woman worthy of being pleased.To Have His Cake (and Eat It Too): Mr. Darcy's Tale ~ A Regency historical fiction adaptation of Jane Austen's timeless classic Pride and Prejudice.Intended for Mature Audiences. Contains explicit scenes between consenting adults." ]

[ "Review", "I found", "To Have His Cake (and Eat it Too)", "to be an imaginative, emotional, and exhilarating variation of Pride and Prejudice.", "(Austenesque Reviews)", "About the Author", "P O Dixon", "has authored several Jane Austen", "Pride and Prejudice", "adaptations, all written with one overriding purpose in mind--falling in love with Darcy and Elizabeth. Sometimes provocative, always entertaining, her stories have been read, commented on, and thoroughly enjoyed by thousands of readers worldwide." ]

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

[ "A brilliant and personal literary journey, in which Philip Dodd tells the curious tales of people whose names--deliberately or by chance--became household words", "What's in a name? For Philip Dodd, this question led to an international tour, sleuthing the history of some of our most intriguing eponyms. The result is a collection of surprising, stranger-than-fiction stories from history, the arts, the halls of science, and sometimes simply the realm of serendipity. This armchair traveler's delight contains little-known tales of such immortal figures as: · Roy Jacuzzi, alive and well and still bubbling with ideas in Happy Valley, California · Joseph P. Frisbie, the baker whose pie tins inspired Wham-O's ubiquitous flying disc · Ernst Gräfenberg, for whom the G-spot was named · Samuel Maverick, the Texas pioneer who refused to brand his calves · And many other colorful figures From Belgium to Buenos Aires, from Orlando to Los Angeles, Dodd's readers go along for the ride.", "What's in a Name?", "is a marvelous tribute to people who changed our language--whether through hard work, creativity, or the luck of the draw." ]

[ "About the Author", "Philip Dodd", "is a graduate of Jesus College, Oxford, and has worked for several UK publishers, including Longman and Virgin Books. He is also a travel writer and rock biographer." ]

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

[ "Award-winning author Dave Hutchinson delivers one of his finest tales yet. A story that starts out firmly in the mundane world we know but slides steadily into the bizarre and unsettling.Are there really refugees from ‘elsewhere’ living among us? If so, what cataclysmic event are they fleeing from? When a high speed car chase leads Police Sergeant Frank Grant to Dronfield Farm, he finds himself the focus of unwanted attention from Internal Affairs and is faced with the prospect of things being unearthed that he would far rather stayed buried.NewCon Press Novella Set 5 (The Alien Among Us) consists of four independent novellas by four outstanding authors, linked only by theme and their shared cover art." ]

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

[ "Unplug. Take a walk. Let your mind wander to spark creativity.", "With easy suggestions for refocusing and reigniting your imagination, this thoughtfully designed journal from Poketo is the perfect place to doodle, brainstorm, and generate bright ideas.• Flexible cover for durability• 6 x 8 inches—the perfect size for taking on the go• 176 dotted pages with colorful page borders• Gusseted interior pocket for stashing cards or notes• Elastic closure to keep everything together• Perfect for fans of the", "Wreck This Journal", "series• The thoughtful package and playful design also makes an easy, attractive gift for design aficionados, creatives, stationery enthusiasts, or fans of the Poketo brand or the book", "Creative Spaces.", "Poketo is a creative community and lifestyle brand based in Los Angeles." ]

[ "About the Author", "Poketo was founded in 2003 by husband-and-wife team Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung. The name Poketo (pronounced \"poh-keh-toe\") comes from the mispronunciation of \"pocket\" by Angie's grandmother. The Los Angeles-based brand has grown from a small startup into a creative platform and destination for lifestyle goods designed to put art in the everyday. Together, Ted and Angie have created a diverse collection of thoughtfully designed goods for the creative lifestyle. In addition to its online store, Poketo has four retail locations in Los Angeles, each of which hosts art exhibitions, workshops and other events that serve to foster the creative community. Their debut book", "CREATIVE SPACES: People, Homes, and Studios to Inspire", "(Chronicle Books) explores the lives, homes, and studios of over 20 artistic entrepreneurs, designers, cooks, and musicians through a collection of inspired interiors from across the country that brings art into the everyday. More at Poketo.com." ]

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[ "Books", "Stationery, Journals & Notebooks", "Journals" ]

[ "Stella is the senior editor at the Arts Examiner, a cinnamon bear surrounded by her friends and respected by her coworkers. Until the powers that be announce a city-wide art contest, and the excitement drives the Examiner crew into a chaotic frenzy. Between playing mother hen to her friends, working out what she's going to enter, and keeping up with her job at the paper, Stella has enough to juggle. So when a sexy polar bear starts sniffing around Stella's desk, she knows better than to take it seriously. She knows better than to trust her luck with males, and all the skeletons in her closet agree with her. But no matter how loudly her history screams at her to run, Stella finds herself wanting to try again. She should know better, but this old bear is hoping she can learn a new trick. She's hoping, and that scares her even more than all the secrets in her past." ]

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

[ "Take your niche and make it your asset! This is exactly what recently widowed Dottie Dolan does as she faces the challenge to create a new life for herself. Still new to the quaint Victorian town of Wycliff on South Puget Sound, she opens up a German deli on Main Street. While sharing her specialties with her customers, Dottie always has an open ear for their concerns and a helping hand when it comes to events. As her deli business is slowly thriving, Dottie finds herself in the emotional conflict between grieving for her late husband and falling in love again. And then the fund for the town's annual Victorian Christmas gets embezzled. The entire event is about to be canceled, leaving smaller stores in Wycliff, such as the deli, destitute. Will Dottie stay on top of this difficult situation? Can she save her deli and Victorian Christmas? And will her heart make the right decision?" ]

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[ "Nauvoo - the site of a seven-year period in Church history so eventful and important that, as Liza R Snow wrote, \"to narrate what transpired with the seven years in which [the Saints] built and occupied Nauvoo... would fill many volumes.\" This well-researched and engaging book represents the authors' effort to rediscover and recall the rich spiritual heritage left by the courageous and dedicated women of Nauvoo, whose story in may cases has been left untold." ]

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[ "Condition Red", "collects writing by one of America’s most gifted and revered poets, Yusef Komunyakaa. While themes from his earlier prose collection, Blue Notes, run through Condition Red, this volume expresses a greater sense of urgency about the human condition and the role of the artist.", "Condition Red", "includes his powerful letter to Poetry magazine, asserting that “we writers (artists) cannot forget that we are responsible for what we conjure and embrace through language, whether in essays, novels, plays, poems, or songs.” Also included are essays and interviews on: coming home to Bogalusa, Louisiana; the influence of religion on black poetry; language and eroticism; the visual artist Floyd Tunson; and the poets Robert Hayden, Walt Whitman, Clarence Major, and Etheridge Knight. The book features an extended introduction by editor Radiclani Clytus, who concludes that “", "Condition Red", "issues readers much more than a critical warning; it reminds us that our innate cultural capacity for language is, and always has been, the sum total of that which defines us.”" ]

[ "Review", "\"[Komunyakaa] has not only displayed a profound understanding of the human condition, but also a craftsman's ability to durably articulate it . . . a major poet of our generation.\" —Laurence Goldstein, in", "Callaloo", "About the Author", "Yusef Komunyakaa", "'s most recent book of poetry is", "The Emperor of Water Clocks", ". His collection Neon Vernacular received the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in New York City where he is currently Distinguished Senior Poet in New York University’s graduate creative writing program." ]

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

[ "“Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun.” —Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man", "Join the World's Funniest First Grader, Junie B, Jones, for a hilarious Thanksgiving feast. This #1", "New York Times", "bestselling chapter book series has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty-five years with over 65 million copies sold!", "Gobble, gobble! Room One is getting ready for their very own Thanksgiving feast! There's even a contest to see which room can write the best thankful list. The winners will get a pumpkin pie! Only it turns out being thankful is harder than it looks. Because Junie B. is not actually thankful for Tattletale May. Or squash. Or scratchy pilgrim costumes. And pumpkin pie makes her vomit, anyway. Will Room One win the disgusting pie? Can May and Junie B. find common ground? Or will this Thanksgiving feast turn into a Turkey Day Disaster?" ]

[ "Review", "From USA TODAY: \"Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.\" From", "Publisher' Weekly", ": \"Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.—", "and", "reading—are lots of fun.\" From", "Kirkus Reviews", ": \"Junie's swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world....A hilarious, first-rate read- aloud.\" From", "Booklist", ": \"Park, one of the funniest writers around . . . brings her refreshing humor to the beginning chapter-book set.\" From", "Time", "magazine: \"Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty.\" From", "School Library Journal", ": \"Readers will relate instantly to the trials and tribulations of this first grader....She is always endearing and wonderfully funny.\"", "About the Author", "BARBARA PARK (1947–2013) is beloved by millions as the author of the wildly popular Junie B. Jones series. She is also the author of award-winning middle-grade novels and picture books, including", "Skinnybones", "and", "Mick Harte Was Here", ". We are thankful for the laughter she’s given us and to millions of children." ]

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

[ "#1 Bestselling Time Travel Romance Series & Publishers Weekly Magazine Recommended ReadA Once Forgotten Legend ...Katherine Nicole Jamison never imagined when she \"borrowed\" and antique amulet from her work at a prestigious auction house that she would inadvertently set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately end up changing not only her fate but the fate of two other girls as well. Sebastian de Winter - A handsome egotistical Earl, always prided himself as being a ladies man...until he is left standing at the altar. His betrothed seemingly vanishes into thin air and returns months later...but is she his betrothed?Ravenhurst- somewhere in the confines of this ancient edifice is the key to unlock the door of time itself. As Katherine and Sebastian become unwitting participants in a legend as old as King Arthur's realm, they find in each other what no other can give them... an everlasting love that time cannot forget.This is a condensed version of the series. Instead of five books it is now three. Also it has Reader's Choice which means you can either read the book in a first or third person narrative. Order of books in this SeriesRAVENHURST VOL IRAVENHURST VOL IIRAVENHURST VOL III A Victorian ChristmasLucianMerlinA Modern Day Christmas Other titles by Lorraine Beaumont♦Lost in the Highland Trilogy#1 Bestselling Scottish Time Travel RomanceLost in the Highlands, Book ILost in the Highlands, Book IILost in the Highlands, Book III♦Briarcliff TrilogyYoung Adult Paranormal Dark UrbanFantasy Written for AdultsBriarcliff Vol. One Briarcliff Vol. Two Briarcliff Vol. Three Briarcliff Box Set♦Edenbrooke Hollow SeriesParanormal Time Travel RomanceThe Witches of Edenbrooke♦New Series in the Works" ]

[ "Review", "Fabulous read about time travel - hats off to Ms Beaumont. The story flows smoothly and the characters are a marvel. You can envision them in your mind as you read of their perils and humorous antics. The story pulls you in, holding you spellbound as Milford tries to right a terrible error from long ago. Poor Devlin will he never learn? Every character is a treat as you learn more and more about them. Especially Katherine - she really should listen to her intuition sooner rather than later!The interactive game is a delight - how creative of Ms. Beaumont. Truly a creative delight!!", "From the Author", "Readers Choice Enhanced Edition. What mystery will you unlock?", "About the Author", "Lorraine Beaumont is a #1 International Bestselling, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author and an Award-Winning Poet. All of her books are written with an ensemble cast of characters, filled with plenty of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end. She has four different series to date written in multiple genre'. Ravenhurst,Briarcliff, Edenbrooke Hollow, Lost in the Highlands. She lives in Maryland with her family and is busy writing her next novel.", "List of Books", "Ravenhurst Series #1 Bestselling Time Travel Romance", "ForgottenTimeShadowsof YesterdayTimeto RememberDreamsof TomorrowNow and ForeverRavenhurst: A Victorian Christmas LucianRavenhurst: A Modern Day Christmas", "Ravenhurst Special Interactive Trilogy", "Ravenhurst Vol IRavenhurst Vol IIRavenhurst Vol III", "Briarcliff Series - Young Adult Dark Epic Fantasy written for Adults", "Briarcliff, ElyogragBriarcliff, GargoyleBriarcliff, Degare'Briarcliff, Blood and Fire", "Edenbrooke Hollow Series- Time Travel with a Supernatural Twist", "We Three Witches: A Good Spell Gone WrongWe Three Witches :Something Wicked this Way ComesWe Three Witches : Toil and Trouble", "Lost in the Highlands Series - Scottish Time Travel Romance - Trilogy", "Lost in the Highlands, The Thirteen Scotsman Book OneLost in the Highlands, The Thirteen Scotsman Book TwoLost in the Highlands, The Thirteen Scotsman Book Three AScottish Time Travel Romance", "Connect with her online anytime:", "Email:", "lbeaumontbooks@gmail.com", "Blog:lorrainebeaumomt", ".com", "Twitter:", "@Lbeaumont_Join her Facebook", "Facebook", "Fan page:facebook.com/LorraineBeaumonttheAuthor", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Explains how to trace one's family heritage through genealogy, offers advice on using census information and county, military, and social security records, and describes the Family History Library Catalog" ]

[ "From Library Journal", "Vandagriff, a Polish and Soviet affairs expert by training, offers a new kind of introductory guide to genealogy: a highly autobiographical work that teaches one how to unearth one's past by following the procedures she used to search for her own family. Both entertaining and educational, this guide places family history in a historical context. Equally valuable is its treatment of computer use for genealogical research, including FamilySearch, the Family History Library's computer system on CD-ROM, and genealogy software. More traditional subjects are also covered: census data, surnames, and vital, military, and immigration records. Newcomers to family history research may find this novel-like book more approachable than traditional handbooks as a first resource. Others, especially more experienced researchers, will find the lack of ready references limiting. For comprehensive collections.", "- Judith P. Reid, Library of Congress", "Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc." ]

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[ "Books", "Reference", "Genealogy" ]

[ "Written by two of the leading experts in critical thinking, this book focuses on an integrated, universal concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and applicable to any and every situation in which human thinking is necessary. It provides readerse with the basic intellectual tools needed for life-long learning, helping them understand the mind and how its three functions &; thinking, feeling, motivation &; influence and are influenced by one another. This book fosters the development of fair-minded critical thinking.", "Features the intellectual standards: clarity, precision, accuracy, logicalness, significance, depth, breadth, and fairness; The importance of good questioning; and intellectual tools to read for deep and lasting comprehension, and to write in ways that show clarity of reasonability of thought.", "For all that want to improve their critical thinking skills to apply to their job or life." ]

[ "Review", "\"This book is well-written, lucid and contains abundant examples and applications that not only enliven the subject matter but present relevant contexts for building understanding and advanced critical thinking. In addition, it is faithful to the complexity and work required to improve one's thinking. It does not soft-pedal the challenge but actually throws down the gauntlet to the worthy Reader to pick it up.\"", "--Stephen J. Knopp, Ph.D., Ohio University", "\"This concise version is a more comprehensive and robust textbook. Many Critical Thinking books cover thinking from a narrow angle, but Paul and Elder offer a model of critical thinking that can be applied not only to academic disciplines but also to life in general.\"", "--Connie Wolfe, Surry Community College", "From the Back Cover", "Like its parent text,", "Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life,", "Second Edition, this book focuses on an integrated, universal concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and practical; it provides readers with the basic intellectual skills they need to think through content in any class, subject, or discipline, and through any problems or issues they face.", "Written by two of the leading experts in the field,", "Critical Thinking: Learn the Tools the Best Thinkers Use", "focuses on the most basic critical thinking concepts.  It includes activities that allow readers to apply these concepts within disciplines and to life.  An added feature to this brief book is a focus on close reading and substantive writing.", "Content highlights include:", "Think for Yourself activities", "Think for Yourself activities", "Discovering the parts of thinking and the standards for thinking", "Discovering the parts of thinking and the standards for thinking", "Learning to formulate clear and substantive questions", "Learning to formulate clear and substantive questions", "Making the design of a course work for you", "Making the design of a course work for you", "Close reading and substantive writing", "Close reading and substantive writing", "Becoming a fair-minded thinker", "Becoming a fair-minded thinker", "The authors' website provides students with valuable resources to enhance their development as thinkers.  Find this at www.criticalthinking.org", "Visit our Student Success Supersite at www.prenhall.com/success  Features will include:", "Majors Exploration", "Majors Exploration", "Career Advice", "Career Advice", "Web Links", "Web Links", "Tips from Successful Students ", "Tips from Successful Students ", "Student Bulletin Boards", "Student Bulletin Boards", "Faculty Resources", "Faculty Resources", "About the Author", "DR. RICHARD W. PAUL is Director of Research and Professional Development at the Center for Critical Thinking and the Chair of the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. He has authored eight books and more than 200 articles on critical thinking. In over 35 years of teaching experience, he has won numerous awards and honors, including Distinguished Perry Lecturer for the year 2000.", "DR. LINDA ELDER is an educational psychologist, President for the Foundation for Critical Thinking, and Executive Director of the Center for Critical Thinking. She is highly published and has done original research into the relation of thought and emotion. She is a regular keynoter at the International Conference on Critical Thinking and is a recognized leader in the field.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso" ]

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

[ "DK Eyewitness Travel Guides", ": the most maps, photography, and illustrations of any guide.", "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Czech and Slovak Republics", "is your in-depth guide to the very best of the Czech and Slovak Republics.", "Enjoy all that the Czech and Slovak Republics have to offer with our", "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide", ", your resource for exploring this stunning area. Go for a scenic walk or a drive and take in the gorgeous mountain scenery, the stunning cathedrals, and the Gothic, Medieval, and Baroque architecture. Check out the city's best restaurants and cafes, or experience local delicacies and the local beer halls. With tips for everything from hiking and skiing in the High Tatras to finding a hotel to experiencing the area with children, our", "Eyewitness Travel Guide", "has everything you need for a wonderful and memorable trip to the Czech and Slovak Republics.", "Discover", "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Czech and Slovak Republics", "Detailed itineraries and \"don't miss\" destination highlights at a glance.", "Detailed itineraries and \"don't miss\" destination highlights at a glance.", "Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights.", "Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights.", "Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums.", "Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums.", "Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area.", "Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area.", "Area maps marked with sights.", "Area maps marked with sights.", "Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights.", "Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights.", "Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations.", "Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations.", "With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page,", "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Czech and Slovak Republics", "truly shows you the Czech and Slovak Republics as no one else can." ]

[ "Review", "Wanderlust Travel Awards 2009 – 2014", "\"Known…for its four-color maps, photos and illustrations, the [DK]", "Eyewitness Guides", "are extremely user-friendly for travelers who want their information delivered in a concise, visual way.\" –", "Chicago Tribune", "\"The best option…Color photos, maps, and diagrams bring the place to life.\" –", "The Philadelphia Inquirer", "About the Author", "About DK Eyewitness Travel Guides", ": For more than two decades,", "DK Eyewitness Travel Guides", "have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats,", "DK Eyewitness Travel Guides", "show travelers how they can discover more." ]

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[ "This book is the first comprehensive, chronological history of the Navy Nurse Corps. The extensive literature is impressive, and affords future researchers a wealth of resources from which to draw. In addition to consulting articles, books, diaries, and letters, the author recorded oral histories of many of the former directors and retired members of the Corps.In 1798, Congress established the Navy Department. By 1800, twelve hospitals existed in the United States. Only men were permitted to serve on the nation's early hospital ships. In 1814 a Navy surgeon, Dr. William Barton, expressed the need for better organization of ships' hospital resources and care for sick or injured seamen. He advocated the enrollment of women as nurses. He further recommended that nurses be included in the management and operation of hospitals, an unheard-of extremist point of view for that era. The Navy Nurse Corps was established in 1908, but the nurses served without rank. In 1921, they were designated as Navy personnel. In 1942, Congress authorized Permanent Relative Rank for Navy nurses. The numerous stories derived from oral histories well demonstrate the nurses' extreme bravery, sacrifice, and dedication to duty, often under enemy fire. Of particular interest are accounts of those Navy nurses who served during World War II in Naval hospitals, on troop transports and hospital ships, and in both the European and Pacific theaters of operation. Wherever they were assigned, Navy nurses served with distinction, providing care of the highest quality to thousands of wounded servicemen who had suffered burns, loss of limbs, and other severe injuries. The author has provided a history of America's and the Navy's roles in wartime, from the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf. Navy nurses have been a significant part of this history." ]

[ "From", "Booklist", "In nearly 400 pages of densely written and printed text, retired navy nurse Sterner provides what likely will stand for some time as the definitive history of the Navy Nurse Corps. Inspired by the American Red Cross Nursing Service, the navy founded the corps in 1908, and navy nurses have served in ever more responsible positions and in larger numbers in every war since. The corps gave the navy the first female admiral and produced many remarkable and hitherto obscure leaders. Its members survived captivity as POWs as well as harassment and lack of cooperation from their superiors, and they generally pulled their weight even when some would rather have seen them fail. Sterner assumes enough background knowledge of U.S. naval history and women's issues on the reader's part for the book to be less than completely easy reading for those lacking it, but those willing to do catch-up study while reading Sterner will find the whole experience abundantly rewarding.", "Roland Green" ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Medicine & Health Sciences" ]

[ "There is always a demand for dog grooming in almost every country in the world. It is possible to be self employed and work from home if you have the facilities, to be a mobile service or to have premises in which to work. You can be paid fro doing something you enjoy but like any business, there are guidelines to which you must adhere. It does take time to learn about the different types and breeds of dog and what sort of clipping is required. There is a wide range of equipment available and a wide range of stripping and clipping styles to learn. It may be that the best way forward is to attend a course and there are many available but they are often very expensive. Sometimes day courses on particular breeds are a better option and nowadays there are a hug number of videos on the internet if it is one particular type of clipping that you need to research. What You'll Get Inside: Page 3 Safety Page 4 Hygiene Page 5 Equipment - Baths Page 5 Grooming Tables Page 6 Dryers Page 7 Clippers Page 7 Scissors Page 8 Combs Page 9 Brushes Page 9 Stripping knives Page 9 Shampoos and Conditioners Page 10 Ears, Eyes, Nails, Anal Glands and Teeth Page 11 Bathing Page 11 Drying Page 12 Grooming Page 13 Brushing, Clipping and Rolling Page 14 Thinning and Stripping Page 15 Types of Coat- Corded, Curly and Medium Length Page 16 Long Coated and Short Haired Breeds Page 16 Short Haired (Continued) and Stripped Breeds Page 17 Clipped and Trimmed Breeds Page 17 Thick Coated Breeds Page 20 Courses, Videos Page 21 Books and Prices Page 22 Franchises Take a Sneak Peak Inside: \"Drying With heavy coated breeds a power blaster is the best way to take out the excess moisture but never blow into the skin. Blow in the direction that the coat grows and brush in the same direction. This system would never be used on a poodle or breeds that need specialist treatment. It would make the coat crinkle and be hard to trim into shape. Instead you would separate each piece of hair as a hairdresser would do and blow into shape over a brush. Breeds that need a flat appearance like English Setters or Golden Retrievers should be brushed into shape as they dry. Short or smooth coated breeds are suitable fro cage dryers or even toweled and kept in a warm room.\" Buy Now & Become Dog Grooming Expert Today!" ]

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[ "Books", "Crafts, Hobbies & Home", "Pets & Animal Care" ]

[ "With Chris Trengove and Peter LawrenceIn 1967 Peter 'Dougal' Butler became a roadie for The Who and their mercurial genius drummer Keith Moon. Soon he would be Moon's personal assistant, chauffeur, and all-purpose wingman. The ride lasted a tumultuous ten years, ending just prior to Moon's untimely death in 1978. Full Moon is Butler's memoir of that ride: essential reading for Who fans, and a masterclass in the mayhem caused by rock 'n' roll excess. 'The most candid insight into the Who star's life.' Daily Star 'Written in a wonderful fast, racy style, Runyonesque and full of good jokes.' Girl About Town 'A welcome change from the usual bland rock book reportage... Butler clearly has a deep and lasting affection for Moon.' Andy Gill, NME 'Certainly outrageous, sometimes funny, but mostly a sad account of life with a talented neurotic.' Daily Mirror" ]

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[ "Already a classic, The Great Migration Begins reflects immense scholarly resourceful­ness and is a tremendous source for anyone researching early New England families. Each individual or family entry in this three-volume set includes (when known) the port or country of origin; when and on what ship they arrived in New England; the earliest known record of the individual or family; their first and subsequent residences; return trips to their country of origin; marriages, births, and deaths; and other impor­tant family relationships." ]

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[ "Includes nine full-length practice tests with explanatory answers, techniques for analyzing and solving any type of analogy problem, and a special MAT vocabulary list." ]

[ "About the Author", "Morris Bramson is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, titles including:", "How to Prepare for the Mat", ",", "How to Prepare for the Graduate Record Examination (Books for Professionals", ") and many other publications." ]

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[ "A stunning, intimate collection by the late great Polish poet Adam Zagajewski.", ". . . I think I sought wisdom(without resignation) in poemsand also a certain calm madness.I found, much later, a moment’s joyand melancholy’s dark contentment.", "In", "True Life", ", the Polish writer Adam Zagajewski, one of the world’s most admired and beloved poets, turns his gaze to the past with piercing clarity and a tone of wry, lyrical melancholy. He captures the rhythms of a city street on the page and the steady beat of the passage of time against it (“Roads cannot be destroyed // Even if peonies cover them / smelling like eternity”) and writes of the endless struggle between stasis and change, between movement and stillness (“We knew / it would be the same / as always // It would all go back to normal”). Mary Oliver called Zagajewski “the most pertinent, impressive, meaningful poet of our time,” and Philip Boehm wrote in", "The New York Times Book Review", "that his poems “pull us from whatever routine threatens to dull our senses, from whatever might lull us into mere existence.”", "True Life", ", first published in Polish in 2019 and translated with genius by Clare Cavanagh, reveals the astonishing, immortal depths of Zagajewski’s insight and artistry" ]

[ "Review", "\"", "Zagajewski attains a scale that is epic in a poetic voice that is intimate", ", nearly mild . . .", "The", "poems are at an extreme of truth-telling. They deploy understatement like a talisman", "as they enter the grandly menacing yet oblivious borderland of our worst human doings.\" ―Robert Pinsky,", "The New York Times Book Review", "\"", "Zagajewski’s books are", "true", ", of their era and eternal . . .", "Few poets have captured the mysterious motion through space, time, and mood that Zagajewski evokes", "in passing through built environments and poring over historical testaments . . . In his own broad senses of time and space, Zagajewski himself was a poet who did live everywhere, and who, thanks to such books as", "True Life", ", will continue to do so.\" ―Kathleen Rooney,", "Los Angeles Review of Books", "\"Zagajewski represented something more than just a talented writer―he wrote with a voice that was, and is, inimitable and enigmatic.", "There is nobody who sounds like Zagajewski", ". . . True life contains distance and melancholy as well as enthusiasm, and Zagajewski’s achievement is to show us both.", "He is much missed, but this volume offers readers one final gift, well worth treasuring", ".\" ―Magdalena Kay,", "World Literature Today", "\"", "[Zagajewski's]", "plain, slanted observations alter the world", "so that you cannot help but use them to describe the history of your own life, to trace the contours of your own memories, to give order to your own present . . . Clare Cavanagh has been spinning Zagajewski’s poetry and books of essays into commonplace", "miracles of translation", "for going on thirty years, and she has done so for the last time with", "True Life.\"", "―Ania Szremski,", "4Columns", "\"", "This tender posthumous work by Zagajewski (", "Two Cities", ") is exceptionally translated", "by Cavanagh, who has captured the poet’s subdued, ruminative, and wry tones . . . While devastating truths anchor the reader to a foreclosed present ('We can be stopped/ just like that/ stop'), there is evidence of hope in beauty: 'Lips parted/ Everything is still possible.'", "This is a remarkable collection by one of the century’s finest poets", ".\" ―", "Publishers Weekly", "(Starred Review)", "\"", "A leading light", "in Poland’s New Wave of poetry, as well as a celebrated poet of any country or time, his “poems about the past, cities, and movement” will be", "a welcome addition to every library", ", especially through the care of award-winning translator Clare Cavanagh.\" ―Mandana Chaffa,", "Chicago Review of Books", "About the Author", "Adam Zagajewski", "(1945–2021) was born in Lvov, Poland. His books include", "Tremor", ";", "Canvas", ";", "Mysticism for Beginners", ";", "Without End", ";", "Eternal Enemies", ";", "Unseen Hand", ";", "Asymmetry", ";", "Solidarity", ",", "Solitude", ";", "Two Cities", ";", "Another Beauty", ";", "A Defense of Ardor", "; and", "Slight Exaggeration", "―all published by FSG. He lived in Chicago and Kraków" ]

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[ "In the third book of the Live Big series, young readers will travel back to the wilds of the African savanna as the animals' lives are suddenly endangered by a thunderstorm that ignites their land on fire. If they band together, can they survive? This story is a great self-esteem builder to encourage children about the power of trying and never giving up. Children will love", "Think Big", ", as it demonstrates the power of positive thinking, helping others and being our own hero. Part of the Live Big series,", "Think Big", "’s core messages emphasize the importance of goals, going for the extraordinary, gratitude, and giving to be able to celebrate our best me. When the animals feel their head and heart connect with a big inside smile and believe, they succeed and their possibilities are endless." ]

[ "About the Author", "Kat Kronenberg is a born-and-raised Texan with a Big Dream: that Two-Leggers people all around the world DREAM, LOVE, and THINK big together as we all catch CATCH-M too, and celebrate the great things we can do! Plus, Kat hopes her best-selling, award-winning books inspire us to live the animals' motto; ''I can be great I am . . .'' as we live our best lives together. Kat lives in Austin with her husband and is the proud parent of two amazing boys, two beautiful adopted nieces, four fantastic grandchildren, three four-legged friends, and one grandpuppy.", "David Miles spent his childhood sloshing through creek beds, climbing trees, and creating numerous baked goods. That spirit of adventure and curiosity often finds its way into his illustrations through quirky characters and hidden surprises." ]

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[ "Here’s the ideal companion to Understanding Anatomy & Physiology: A Visual, Interactive Approach, 2nd Edition –OR –as a stand-alone guide to reinforce A&P concepts. Hands-on activities make mastering A&P easier and fun! This workbook is packed with unique learning activities including… Puzzle It Out―Complete the crossword puzzles. Conceptualize in Color―Color figures from the book. Lists for Learning―Fill-in-the-blanks to compile lists. Make a Connection―Unscramble words and then draw lines to connect each word to the appropriate statement. Drawing Conclusions―Two activities in one…color or draw figures while you also complete another activity. Fill in the Gaps―Fill-in-the-blanks to complete the sentences. Just the Highlights―Uses different color highlighters to group statements correctly. Describe the Process―Fill-in-the-blank lines for the student to describe a physiological process using visual clues. Sequence of Events―Place statements about a physiological process in the proper sequence; fill-in-the blank lines to write the process events. Illuminate the Truth―A variation of fill-in-the-blank in which students highlight the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Medicine & Health Sciences" ]

[ "The Deadlocked series continues as Billy heads into the city in search of his mother. During his quest, he will meet a strident military figure that will alter his journey and two brothers that will become his closest allies. However, his trip will endanger the family he has only just met, and he might not be able to save them. Billy's journey into the city will reveal many of the secrets of this penultimate novella. No characters are safe from the terror that has engulfed the city, and as the motives of those in charge begin to be revealed, the fate of all mankind will be in question." ]

[ "About the Author", "A.R. Wise was born in Indiana and has lived in Florida, Texas, and now Colorado. He is married to an unreasonably understanding and beautiful wife and has two wonderful little girls.", "Christian Rummel is an actor and VO artist.", "--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title." ]

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[ "GideonA distraction is not something I want or need, but Angel is just that. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time has put her life in danger and now I’m forced to bring her under the protection of the Rebels. Something neither of us want. But who are we to deny fate?The one person you trust with your life can be the very person that commits a crime so devastating that the world as you know it will never be the same. Seeking the truth can sometimes reveal skeletons better left in the closet. Secrets, lies, and betrayal.In the end, karma takes care of those who’ve wronged you, but this time VENGEANCE IS MINE!!!" ]

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[ "Sure to rattle nerves on dark and spooky nights, this collection of Tennessee ghost tales features stories based on actual reported events as well as those that sprung purely from the author's vivid imagination. For those who want to experience a touch of the unknown, these tales will deliver with chilling results." ]

[ "About the Author", "Charles Edwin Price", "is the author of numerous books of legends and folktales, including", "The Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee", ". He lives in Gate City, Virginia." ]

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[ "It is not easy being single in today's culture. In Single Purpose, Dr. Norm Wright provides 90 dynamic devotionals to help singles grow in their relationship with Christ, and excel as unmarried Christians.", "Each devotional provides a scripture theme and a two-page reading--perfect for morning or evening devotional reading." ]

[ "About the Author", "H. NORMAN WRIGHT is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist and is a certified trauma specialist. He serves on the faculty of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and is former director of their Graduate Department of Marriage, Family and Child Counseling. He is the best-selling author of more than 70 books, including Communication: Key to Your Marriage, Quiet Times for Couples and Always Daddy's Girl. He is a member of the Academy of Bereavement, Critical Incident Stress Foundation, The Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists and a board member of The Victim Chaplain Association. Norm and his wife, Joyce, have been married more than 40 years and live in California." ]

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

[ "An introduction to yoga illustrates a series of gentle stretches for achieving physical well-being" ]

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[ "Books", "Health, Fitness & Dieting", "Exercise & Fitness" ]

[ "SAND. A hostile world of burning sun.", "Outlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie in ruins.In the distance a group of people - a family - walk towards us.Ahead lies shelter: a 'shuck' the family call home and which they know they must reach before the light fails, as to be out after dark is to invite danger and almost certain death. To survive in this alien world of shifting sand, they must find an object hidden in or near water. But other families want it too. And they are willing to fight to the death to make it theirs.", "It is beginning to rain in Fairfax County, Virginia", "when McKenzie Strathie wakes up. An ordinary teenage girl living an ordinary life - except that the previous night she found a sand-lizard in her bed, and now she's beginning to question everything around her, especially who she really is ...Two very different worlds featuring a group of extraordinary characters driven to the very limit of their endurance in a place where only the strongest will survive." ]

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

[ "Life above and below stairs was very different. Whilst the master and mistress often worked hard for the benefit of the local community, they did not expect to undertake any of the domestic tasks carried out by their servants. Followers and relatives were not encouraged below stairs, but contacts were still maintained despite great distances." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Europe" ]

[ "What are the triceratops and how did they live? Learn about this special kind of dinosaurs through this activity book. It will really be a good and informative source for them to read on. Watch how he/she absorbs the information effectively and then recreate a world of his/her own. Have a good read!" ]

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[ "Destiny prevented the sorcerer clan from claiming power, but her survival from the battle is in question. Who will step up to lead the family?The Old Child is the third book in the Lost Art of Magic series. Magic has returned after remaining dormant for centuries and this means there will be those that covet power over the powerless. The witch clan must do something to prevent the sorcerers from claiming the world, but must they do it without the strongest of them?" ]

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[ "Joyce's fictionalized autobiographical love story is presented together with textual and documentary notes" ]

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

[ "In rural Missouri, Crawford County has had more than its share of wildlife problems. Not even a year earlier the woods were home to a vicious killer brought back from extinction. In \"The Wolf's Moon,\" Mark Lansdowne and his pal, Warren Skruggs, sent them back…but at a cost. Now something is haunting the rivers in Crawford County. The Missouri State Water Patrol must solve the deaths of several residents who died in “The River” but can they stop this menace before more people are killed?" ]

[ "About the Author", "Pat Jones was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His special interests include the science of paleoanthropology and archaeology. Woodworking is one of his favorite hobbies, with special emphasis on the unique grains and textures of various species of trees. He and his wife, Sandy, thrive on designing and creating a flower garden of perennials, second to none! Constantly evolving, the garden began as a way that he could surprise his wife on her birthday. The rest is history! The garden now spans one fourth of an acre! When their children graduated from school, the couple relocated to rural Missouri where they now reside with their four dogs. The love of the area, in combination with the uniqueness of the people, provided the impedance for \"The Wolf's Moon\". A short story, \"The River,\" followed shortly thereafter. The sequel to \"The Wolf's Moon\" is already in the works and proves to be yet another suspenseful page-turner! Pat believes that there is a story in everything. Everybody that he meets has their own special story; one simply has to take the time to listen. The story then writes itself. Please visit our website at http://www.thelindenchronicles.com Thank you for your interest!" ]

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

[ "This little book is about faith and trusting in the Lord. It is 62 pages of easy reading, but uplifting to the soul." ]

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[ "Being Polish is no joke. For ten million people of Polish ancestry in the United States, as well as many who have settled in the UK since the fall of communism, it is a heartfelt matter⎯and amid all the travel guides and guides to Polish language, folklore, and customs, there is no single, comprehensive, reader-friendly and yet ever-informative reference on what it means to be Polish.", "Enter The Essential Guide to Being Polish⎯the go-to concise resource for anyone looking to reconnect with their culture or, indeed, hoping that their friends, children, or colleagues learn something about their heritage.", "Divided into three sections to make for an easy-to-follow format⎯Poland in Context, Poles in Poland, and Poles Abroad⎯this guide covers just about everything and does so in a style that is at once entertaining and informative: the country’s history and geography, wars, Jews in Poland, the communist past, the post-communist past and present, language, kings and queens, religion/Catholicism (with special focus on Pope John Paul II), holidays, food, and drink. What is a real Polish wedding all about? That, too, is addressed succinctly and with flair in this guide. Other chapters cover literature, music, art, famous scientists, Polish men and Polish women, Poles in America, Poles in the UK, Poles and the EU, and last but not least, Polish pride." ]

[ "Review", "“[A] carefully researched but reader-friendly peregrination through the story of Poland―a thrilling if sometimes depressing ride you wouldn't believe if you read it in a novel. . . . I can say honestly . . . that The Essential Guide to Being Polish will not disappoint.” ―Krakow Post", "“Do you plan to visit Poland for the first time? Are you contemplating a return trip? Do you enjoy reading about other countries and their cultures? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above then you must read The Essential Guide to Being Polish. . . . Once you start reading, you’ll want to read it all.” ―Am-Pol Eagle", "“I invite you on this journey into the depths of the Polish soul.” ―from the Foreword by Lech Walesa, former President of Poland", "“The Essential Guide to Being Polish recounts the political and cultural history of Poland―and, if you will, of Polishness―with a reader-friendly, streamlined clarity that is leavened with wit and timely, amusing turns, but that for all its playfulness never loses sight of the essential complexity of its subject.” ―Stuart Dybek, award-winning author of The Coast of Chicago and I Sailed with Magellan", "From the Inside Flap", "Being Polish is no joke. For ten million people of Polish ancestry in the United States, as well as many who have settled in the UK since the fall of communism, it is a heartfelt matter⎯and amid all the travel guides and guides to Polish language, folklore, and customs, there is no single, comprehensive, reader-friendly and yet ever-informative reference on what it means to be Polish.", "Enter The Essential Guide to Being Polish⎯the go-to concise resource for anyone looking to reconnect with their culture or, indeed, hoping that their friends, children, or colleagues learn something about their heritage.", "Divided into three sections to make for an easy-to-follow format⎯Poland in Context, Poles in Poland, and Poles Abroad⎯this guide covers just about everything and does so in a style that is at once entertaining and informative: the country's history and geography, wars, Jews in Poland, the communist past, the post-communist past and present, language, kings and queens, religion/Catholicism (with special focus on Pope John Paul II), holidays, food, and drink. What is a real Polish wedding all about? That, too, is addressed succinctly and with flair in this guide. Other chapters cover literature, music, art, famous scientists, Polish men and Polish women, Poles in America, Poles in the UK, Poles and the EU, and last but not least, Polish pride.", "From the Back Cover", "Being Polish is no joke. For ten million people of Polish ancestry in the United States, as well as many who have settled in the UK since the fall of communism, it is a heartfelt matter⎯and amid all the travel guides and guides to Polish language, folklore, and customs, there is no single, comprehensive, reader-friendly and yet ever-informative reference on what it means to be Polish.", "Enter The Essential Guide to Being Polish⎯the go-to concise resource for anyone looking to reconnect with their culture or, indeed, hoping that their friends, children, or colleagues learn something about their heritage.", "Divided into three sections to make for an easy-to-follow format⎯Poland in Context, Poles in Poland, and Poles Abroad⎯this guide covers just about everything and does so in a style that is at once entertaining and informative: the country’s history and geography, wars, Jews in Poland, the communist past, the post-communist past and present, language, kings and queens, religion/Catholicism (with special focus on Pope John Paul II), holidays, food, and drink. What is a real Polish wedding all about? That, too, is addressed succinctly and with flair in this guide. Other chapters cover literature, music, art, famous scientists, Polish men and Polish women, Poles in America, Poles in the UK, Poles and the EU, and last but not least, Polish pride.", "About the Author", "Anna Spysz, who is both the coauthor and the book's editor, is the former editor-in-chief of the Krakow Post (May 2008-December 2010), Poland's only English-language newspaper. A Polish-born American, she graduated in 2004 from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in English and subsequently moved to Krakow, Poland, where she earned an MA in Central and Eastern European Studies from Jagiellonian University. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Her website is www.annaspysz.com.", "Marta Turek moved from Poland to the United States as child with her parents, settling first in Chicago and, later, in Seattle. In 1993 she moved back to Poland, where she has been ever since. She has edited English-language texts and taught English as a second language for the past decade on both sides of the Atlantic. Her employers have ranged from ELS Language Centers in Seattle to schools, international companies, and universities in Poland. The holder of an MA in English linguistics from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, she lives in Rokietnica, Poland.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "A noted inventor and entrepreneur shares his secret formula for success, leading would-be inventors through five proven steps for transforming a good idea into a fortune. Reprint." ]

[ "About the Author", "Maurice Kanbar holds more than thirty-six patents. His inventions have been featured in articles in", "The Wall Street Journal", ",", "Forbes", ",", "USA Today", ",", "Business Week", ", and many other publications." ]

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

[ "A wronged man. A hidden treasure. A secret that could change the world.England, 1741. When young farmhand, Caleb, is caught in a romantic tryst with the daughter of Jacob Stevenson, he is publicly flogged and sent away on", "The", "Retribution", ", flagship of the Stevenson fleet.His simple life turned upside down, Caleb must come to terms with the thrills and dangers of life at sea as he finds himself voyaging to the New World.Awaiting him in Rio de Janeiro is an adventure beyond his wildest imaginings, a land of opportunity but also great hardship. A dangerous place where slavers and pirates stalk the seas. And the most dangerous pirate of all — Jackson Bell, leader of the notorious and feared Scarlets — wants the secret that", "The Retribution", "is carrying. A secret so great it could grant the bearer, power over the known world.Will Jackson Bell get what he wants and plunge the world into chaos or can Caleb stop him and survive in this new world?Wilbur Smith and Clive Cussler meet Bernard Cornwell in this story about the price of freedom, the cost of revenge and the siren song of power and privilege.", "Previously published by the same author as:", "A Time of Giants", "." ]

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[ "Once upon a time, a fairy is born. She lives in an old oak tree at the bottom of a garden with the rest of the fairy folk. Never has she known a time when life hasn't been hard, with many dangers and much adversity. But when she becomes the Hunter of the group and learns to do battle in the outside world, her adventures really take off...Don't read this book if you're expecting fairy dust - the last thing Knife is likely to wield is a magic wand..." ]

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[ "From the #1", "New York Times", "bestselling author of", "Heat", ",", "Travel Team", "and", "Million-Dollar Throw.", "Josh Cameron is MVP of the championship Boston Celtics and a media darling with a spotless reputation. He has it all . . . including a daughter he never knew. When twelve-year-old Molly Parker arrives in his life, claiming to be his daughter, she catches him off guard. Molly says her mom, Jen, revealed his identity before losing her battle with cancer. Josh isn't so sure about this girl—she must be trying to scam him for his money. Still, there's something about Molly that reminds him so much of Jen. But as Molly gets to know the real Josh, the one the camera never sees, she starts to understand why her mother never wanted her to know her dad. Josh has room in his heart for only two things: basketball and himself. Does Molly really want this man for a father? Together, these two strangers learn that sometimes, for things to end up the way you want them to, you have to fire up a prayer at the buzzer and hope it goes in." ]

[ "Review", "Lupica delivers a winning novel, creating a realistic character in Molly by authentically capturing both her fragility and pluck. (Booklist)", "About the Author", "Mike Lupica", "is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including", "QB 1", ",", "Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs.", "He has carved out a niche as the sporting world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels,", "Mike Lupica", "writes for New York's", "Daily News,", "appears on ESPN's", "The Sports Reporters", "and hosts", "The Mike Lupica Show", "on ESPN Radio. You can visit Mike Lupica at mikelupicabooks.com", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Chapter 1", "Molly Parker wasn’t here for some stupid autograph. She wasn’t even here for the open practice the Celtics had run today, their last practice before they would begin the regular season tomorrow night against the 76ers.Though she had to admit that it was pretty cool to sit with the other kids and their parents inside the Celtics’ practice gym at the Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint, which didn’t so much sound like the name of a basketball court but the answer to some kind of essay question. The Celtics had scheduled their annual Kids Day practice at four o’clock so that the parents—moms mostly, Molly noticed that right off—could pick up their kids at school or at the bus and get them here on time. Molly, who’d gotten out here to Waltham early, had watched a lot of them pull up to the entrance to the big public parking lot on the side, feeling as if she were watching some kind of parade for SUVs. Yuppie limos, her mom liked to call them. Of course, then her mom would wonder if anybody in America even used the word yuppie anymore, or if there was some kind of new description for all the moms driving Suburbans and Land Cruisers and Explorers. “Pretty soon there’ll be double-decker versions of these monsters,” Jennifer Parker would say to Molly. “Like our red London buses.” When they had finally come back for good from London, the only place Molly had ever thought of as home, her mom had acted as if everything was new to her, as if the country she’d grown up in had now become foreign, just because she’d been away for over twelve years. One day when they were driving on the Mass Pike, Jennifer Parker—Jen to her friends—had found herself in the middle lane, with big SUVs on both sides of their rented Taurus. “Okay,” her mom said, “that’s it. I know we’ve only been back a few weeks, but they’re going to need to build a bigger country.” “Mom,” Molly said that day, “you’re going to have to let go on the whole car thing.” Her mom grinned then, because she was the coolest and always got the joke. “Did I ever by any chance mention the Volkswagen bug I used to drive around in college?” And Molly had said, “Oh, no, Mom. Never. Not one single time. No kidding—you used to have a Volkswagen bug in college? It wasn’t fire-engine red by any chance, was it?” Then they’d both laughed. Because they both always got the joke, even if it was one as old as the one about her old college car. In the players’ parking lot now, behind the Sports Authority building, leaning against the wheel of his SUV, Molly closed her eyes, picturing her and her mother in the front seat of the rented car that day, waiting to see how that particular snapshot, from the album she carried around her head, was going to affect her. Nothing today. Progress, Molly thought. Or maybe progress had not one stinking thing to do with it, maybe she was just too wired—a Mom word—to focus on anything except what was going to happen next. Practice had been over for twenty minutes or so. The players had scattered to different points on the court to sign autographs. All the players except the one the kids in the house really wanted: Josh Cameron. Not just the biggest star on the Celtics, but the biggest star in the NBA, and maybe any sport right now. One of the young guys who worked for the Celtics had gotten on the microphone and said that because they knew it would be a mob scene if Josh tried to sign something for every boy and girl in the gym, he—Josh—had a surprise for them all. In the lobby waiting for them on the way out, the guy from the Celtics said, everyone in attendance today would be handed a special Josh Cameron goody bag. Inside was an autographed youth basketball, Celtics cap, and a T-shirt from Josh’s summer basketball camp in Maine. Then Josh Cameron himself, looking a little bigger to Molly than he did on television, maybe because he wasn’t standing next to some seven-foot monster type, took the microphone and personally thanked everybody for coming, said he hoped they’d had a great time, and promised them a great Celtics season. “Always remember,” he said, “we can’t do it without your support. And I mean you guys.” “You’re my hero, Josh!” a girl yelled from somewhere in the stands. He smiled and wagged a finger in her direction, like she’d somehow shouted out the wrong answer. “No,” he said. “You guys are my heroes.” He told them to enjoy their goody bags, told them to study real hard when they weren’t rooting their hardest for the Celtics, then left the practice gym. That was Molly’s cue to beat it out of there, sneaking through a side door she’d scoped out as the other kids were making their way down to the court. She didn’t even bother to go to the lobby and pick up the bag with all the cute stuff inside. Instead she went straight for where she’d seen Josh Cameron’s black Lincoln Navigator parked. Molly didn’t know anything about cars, not really. But she knew what Josh was driving because he’d won it for being MVP of the NBA Finals five months ago. Molly knew about the black Lincoln Navigator the way she knew everything there was to know about him by now. Sometimes her buddy Sam would quiz her, out of the blue, no matter what they were doing. “What kind of watch does he wear?” “Too easy,” she’d say. “Omega. They use him now instead of the guy who used to play James Bond.” “Deodorant?” “Red Zone from Old Spice. C’mon, these aren’t even challenging.” “Okay, how about this? What’s the name of his new Labrador puppy, the one he just got last week?” “He got a new puppy last week?” Sam made a sound like a buzzer going off on one of the game shows he made Molly watch sometimes on the Game Show Network. “Nah,” Sam said. “I made it up. But I had you going for a minute. You thought I knew something about him that you didn’t.” “But you didn’t. Know something I didn’t, I mean.” “But I did. Have you going. Which is enough to make my day, frankly.” “You’re crazy,” Molly said. “What does that say about you?” Sam said. “You could have picked anybody to be your friend and picked me.” “Good point,” she said. If Molly didn’t know everything important there was to know about Josh Cameron, she was sure she knew more than anybody else. Her mom had called it the joy of Google. “I’m not big on technology,” her mom would say, and then Molly would slap her forehead and say, “You have got to be kidding, Mom! I never heard that one before, either.” “But,” her mom would say, ignoring her, “I do feel that life got a lot better when Google became a verb.” By now Molly Parker had Googled Josh Cameron so many times that she knew his first two Google pages, starting with his own Web site, by heart. Basically, he was the most famous and best Boston Celtics basketball player since Larry Bird. And the best and flashiest point guard they’d had since Bob Cousy. But most people, Molly had found out in her research, seemed to think Josh Cameron was the basketball equivalent of Tom Brady, the Patriots quarterback who won all the Super Bowls and looked like he should be playing Hilary Duff’s boyfriend in the movies, even if he was waaaaay too old for her. Basically, Josh Cameron, six feet two, out of the University of Connecticut, winner of four NBA titles in his first nine years in the league, was the biggest and most popular star in sports right now. American sports, anyway. Molly didn’t even try to explain to Sam or any of the other kids she went to school with about the whole David Beckham thing. He was thirty-one now, about the same age as her mom. It wasn’t Cryptkeeper old, but he was getting up there, even if you couldn’t tell it by the way he was playing. The Celtics had just won again, and he had won another MVP award. “He’s one of those guys,” Jen Parker told her daughter. “He’ll get old about the same time Peter Pan does.” Now, after the T rides she had taken to get to the buses and then the walk from the last bus station, which seemed like a lot more than the mile the bus driver had said, she was finally going to meet him. She had decided it was time.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "\"Lucid, thoughtful…writers and teachers will learn much from it…Belongs wherever Strunk and White’s", "The Elements of Style", "finds frequent use.\"—", "Booklist", "\"Writers will actually learn things here.\"—", "Los Angeles Times", "\"Perfect for teachers, critics and general readers.\"—", "Library Journal", "\"Required reading for all those who care about good fiction.\"—", "Kirkus Reviews", "Drawing upon twenty-eight years of experience as the CEO and editorial director of St. Martin’s Press, Thomas McCormack gives practical guidance about how to plan, write, and revise a novel. A standard reference for editors since its first publication in 1988,", "The Fiction Editor", "has also become popular with writers because McCormack’s advice is constructive at every step of the creative process. From individual word choice right up to the overarching effect of the work as a whole, he details how to structure the novel, choose the characters, drive the story, diagnose narrative ailments, and find and apply specific remedies.", "In this revised second edition, McCormack takes advantage of almost two decades of additional experience to clarify and expand on what he has learned.", "\"Written in an amiable tone, often using examples, hypothetical writing scenarios, or dialogue-style discourse between industry professionals to clarify its points,", "The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist", "is a superb handbook for fiction writers but especially recommended for prospective and professional fiction editors.\"—", "Midwest Book Review", "Thomas McCormack", "edited authors as diverse as James Herriot (", "All Creatures Great and Small", ") and Thomas Harris (", "The Silence of the Lambs", "). He was awarded LMP's Lifetime Achievement Award and the AAP's Curtis Benjamin Award for Creative Publishing. For two years, he wrote \"The Cheerful Skeptic\" column in", "Publishers Weekly", "." ]

[ "From Library Journal", "This breezy little book illuminates the normally private relationship between author and editor. In prose that is opinionated, brash, and forceful, McCormack lays bare the principles he has applied for 30 years as a fiction editor. While admitting the need for sensibility, he denounces seat-of-the-pants editing, substituting instead a systematic method of analyzing stories and repairing their faults before publication. In a conversational and light-hearted tone, he offers insights that will interest not just writers and editors of fiction but also anyone who wants to understand what makes a novel succeed or fail. Perfect for teachers, critics, and general readers as well.", "- Michael Edmonds, State Historical Soc. of Wisconsin, Madison", "Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.", "From Publishers Weekly", "The chairman and editorial director of St. Martin's discusses the art of editing fiction.", "Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information, Inc.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "About the Author", "Thomas McCormack", ", who has been an editor for over 30 years is Chairman and Editorial Director of St. Martin's Press in New York.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "Review", "\"It is that rarity, a book on writing that's actually fun to read...elegant, engaging. iconoclastic...joining the ranks of that classic little book", "The Elements of Style", ".\" --", "American Statesman", "\"Lucid, thoughtful, pleasingly written...writers and teachers will learn much from it... belongs whever Strunk and White's", "The Elements of Style", "finds frequent use.\" --", "Booklist", "\"Slim and potent...witty and impassioned...required reading for all those who care about good fiction.\" --", "Kirkus Reviews", "\"Writers will actuall learn things here.\" --", "Library Journal", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "The Editor's Lot", "Once, as a beginner, I had an experience that revealed the editor's lot to me. I was a raw and gauche assistant that you would not inflict in person on any author, but I was thought of as a good `backroom' boy--someone at whom you could shove eleven hundred pages of chaos and demand, \"Fix it!\" That was my assignment on a James T. Farrell manuscript. No one had told me the difference between an editor and a rewrite man, so I toiled manically for six weeks, cutting four hundred pages, rearranging sections, rewriting sentences, rendering two hundred straight-narrative pages into scenes because the great man, then in his twilight, had simply forgotten to write dialogue. My boss did not have time to look at what I did in any detail, and the manuscript went straight into copyediting, where it fell under the eye of Frank Riley, veteran checker of scripts. I can see him now: a hundred ten pounds, very pale and gray, riven with tremors, and always seeming to smoke three cigarettes at once. \"This is for you,\" he said, darting into my hand a memo that he had just written my boss. \"In my seventeen years at Doubleday,\" it began, \"I have never seen such a job as young McCormack has . . .\" If I had had the money, I'd have hired a plane to scatter thousands of copies of the memo over New York. In fact, cross-eyed with pleasure, I promptly lost the thing.", "Next came the author. Queasy with doubt, I had to bring the galleys to Farrell at his room in the Beaux Arts Hotel. (My boss decided not to show him the postoperative manuscript; the revision was put directly into type.) Farrell sat me down and went to his desk to address his novel. He read exactly six pages. Then he turned to me. This is it, I felt, and I could see the headline: NOTED AUTHOR RUBS OUT SNOT-NOSED TAMPERER. What he said, in his tough-guy Chicago voice, was, \"You're good, kid.\" Not another word about the book, and he never read more. He spent the rest of the afternoon telling me about the Black Sox scandal.", "I was young and green, but after an hour's proud elation I saw the moral clear: Except for Frank Riley, no one would ever know what I'd done in my editorial servitude. In this case, not even the author. (And don't think you now know; underlying everything I say is this unsettling fact: For all you can be sure, I too have the sensibility of a bedpan, and I may have driven a graphite stiletto through the heart of Farrell's book. Any editor can summon up some self-congratulatory story.) When working at that second part of their general assignment--the editing of the script--editors are always in the `backroom'. And I agree with Perkins: That's where we should be. I should add that my efforts did not take chaos and turn it into a great book. I never worked harder in my life, but all I managed to do was make it publishable. That too is a comment on the editor's lot.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Read this book with your children to instill in them the akhlaq and adab of our Beloved Prophet such as maintaining good hygiene, being kind and caring to people, animals and the environment, etc." ]

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[ "Building upon the foundational wisdom of the best-selling", "Living Life as a Thank You", "Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons have created a journal filled with life-changing practices and encouraging advice to take readers through a process of self-transformation and personal growth. The friendly format not only provides readers with tried and true thank you techniques and practices, but also allows them to take part in creating their own.The act and power of gratitude has a direct effect on our lives on a physical, spiritual, mental and emotional level. Studies have shown that living life with appreciation leads to a greater sense of well-being and happiness. The secret to a happy and fulfilled life may rely on focusing on all the good, rather than what is lacking or not going well at the moment.", "Living Life as a Thank You Journal", "is a toolkit for this transformation." ]

[ "Review", "\"A resource for those who want to experience personal transformation. We were taken with sections on appreciation, daily affirmations, staying thankful in difficult times, and your spiritual bucket list.\" -", "Spirituality and Practice", "―", "Reviews", "From the Back Cover", "Thank-You Power", "Keeping a gratitude journal can change your life for the better. And quickly, too! Thankfulness is all about being aware of all the blessings in your life?the abundance found in each and every day. By taking just five minutes a day with the practices and prompts within, you’ll find yourself moving towards a happier and more fulfilling life.", "About the Author", "Nina Lesowitz has over fifteen years experience orchestrating parties for corporations and organizations throughout northern California. She has planned special events on behalf of hotels, restaurants, medical centers, architectural firms, book publishing companies, and nonprofit organizations.Mary Beth Sammons is an award-winning journalist and women's issues columnist whose work appears frequently in Family Circle, the Chicago Tribune's lifestyle section, and leading consumer women's magazines. She is currently the \"Finding You\" editor for www.BettyConfidential.com and writes for various health and business publications. As an editorial vicepresident, Mary Beth launched the editorial departments of the largest consumer health online Web site--RevolutionHealth.com and its subsidiary, CarePages.com, for which she writes separate blogs. In addition, she is currently working with the Stanford Research Institute as editorial director of a storytelling project focused on consumer health and wellness. Mary Beth specializes in stories that inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things from a place deep in their hearts. She has written six books in the women's self-help and mind/body/health field including, We Carry Each Other: Getting Through Life's Toughest Times (Conari Press, 2007). She lives in Chicago's suburbs with her three children.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Self-Help", "Happiness" ]

[ "This calendar includes basic words or phrases accompanied by English translations, a phonetic pronunciation guide for key words, and an audio CD of basic phrases. Cultural theme pages about famous buildings and landmarks are featured throughout the calendars.Why choose Living Language®? The answer is simple: Living Language® works! Its method is based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and more than sixty-five years of experience. The Daily Phrase and Culture Calendars feature the series' four top-selling languages: French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The", "Living Language: German 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar", "includes basic words or phrases accompanied by English translations, a phonetic pronunciation guide for key words, and an audio CD of basic phrases. Cultural theme pages about famous buildings and landmarks are featured throughout the calendars." ]

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[ "Books", "Reference", "Foreign Language Study & Reference" ]

[ "This practice test includes 408 multiple choice test questions Praxis Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment (5152) Exam", "The test has been carefully developed to assist you to pass your actual test. It will help you prepare for and pass your exam on the first attempt, but it does not include any study guide. The book focuses only on carefully selected practice questions.", "Two main topics; STUDENT DEVELOPMENT and SCIENCE, are covered in this test.", "STUDENT DEVELOPMENT questions focus on;", "▪ Pedagogy", "▪ English Language Arts", "SCIENCE questions focus on;", "▪ Basic Science", "▪ Mathematics" ]

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[ "Books", "Education & Teaching", "Higher & Continuing Education" ]

[ "This book was previously published under the title", "Using Natural Finishes.", "With the increasing awareness of eco-building techniques alongside the desire to make our homes healthier, the historical benefits of using natural renders and paints are being rediscovered.", "Clay and Lime Renders, Plasters and Paints", "is an in-depth guide to the selection, mixing and application of lime and clay based plasters, renders, paints and washes.", "Step-by-step instructions for applying lime and clay based plasters, renders and paints.", "Step-by-step instructions for applying lime and clay based plasters, renders and paints.", "Information on the benefits of natural finishes for personal health, the environment, and for buildings.", "Information on the benefits of natural finishes for personal health, the environment, and for buildings.", "Drawing on traditional methods & materials for using lime & clay finishes on new and historic buildings.", "Drawing on traditional methods & materials for using lime & clay finishes on new and historic buildings.", "A comprehensive and up-to-date online resourceguide to suppliers, practitioners and courses.", "A comprehensive and up-to-date online resourceguide to suppliers, practitioners and courses.", "Easy to follow DIY projects guide the reader through all aspects of using these natural finishes, with beautiful photographs of techniques and examples from the UK and abroad." ]

[ "About the Author", "Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce work with lime and clay on a daily basis through their company,", "Clayworks. They learnt these skills through restoring ancient vernacular buildings in Cornwall, and then began to apply the traditional techniques and materials to contemporary ‘eco’ builds. They have a passionate belief in the power of using these natural materials to benefit the health and well being of people, buildings and the environment. Adam and Katy are the authors of", "Building with Cob", "and", "Using Natural Finishes", "for Green Books.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Clay & Lime Renders Plasters & Paints", "A How-To Guide to Using Natural Finishes", "By Adam Weismann, Katy Bryce", "UIT Cambridge Ltd", "Copyright © 2008 Adam Weismann and Katy BryceAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-0-85784-269-5", "Contents", "Introduction, Chapter 1: Buildings and natural finishes, Chapter 2: Preparations, Chapter 3: Lime-based plasters & renders, Chapter 4: Earth-based plasters & renders, Chapter 5: Lime- and earth-based paints & washes, Chapter 6: Finishes from around the world, Resources and suppliers, Bibliography, Index, CHAPTER 1", "Buildings and natural finishes", "Wall system", "Moisture issue", "Building design", "Lime- and earth-based plasters, renders and paints are highly suitable, if not essential, for use in conjunction with sustainable and traditional wall-building materials. Examples include earth (clay), timber, hemp, reed, straw-bale, low-energy bricks and stone. Many of these traditional walling materials have been used successfully for thousands of years and are now enjoying a renaissance, as the foundation for many of the contemporary 'eco-building' methods. A unifying characteristic between these walling materials is that they are all, to a degree, porous. They allow the free passage of moisture into and out of them, and therefore need to 'breathe' to remain healthy. Because of this, they are highly responsive to changes in relative humidity and temperature in the atmosphere. This means that structures made out of these materials will naturally move in response to these differences. All finishes applied to these materials must therefore match the hardness and porosity of the walling substrate below. They must be flexible enough to accommodate natural movements in the building without cracking, and need to have a high degree of vapour permeability to eliminate the potential for trapping moisture within the wall. A case can also be argued for the use of lime- and earth-based plasters, renders and paints (with certain preparatory measures in place) on some of the modern, conventional building materials, such as concrete block and plasterboard. Though their qualities of softness, breathability and flexibility are not essential when used with these conventional materials, lime- and earth-based finishes can bring benefits in the areas of decreased impact on the environment (their production, toxicity and ease of disposal), improved internal air quality, and by improving the look and general 'feel' of the building and the spaces inside.", "Wall systems", "This section introduces different walling systems that are compatible with lime and earth-based finishes. It also outlines the suitability of applying the various finishes to different substrates.", "Earth walls", "Earth walls can be constructed in many different ways. Building with earth (clay-rich subsoils) is the most ancient of all building methods. Many variations of earth building have been used throughout the world since man began building shelters. Most earth building methods consist of mixing together a clay-rich subsoil with other ingredients. These are most commonly some form of fibre (straw) to provide tensile strength, and aggregates to provide strength and stability to the mix. Most buildings made out of earth must be raised off the ground at least 450 mm (18?), and should have large roof overhangs to protect the walls from rain.", "Many of the earth building methods are currently enjoying a revival because they provide a sustainable way of building. This is because most forms of building with earth have an incredibly low environmental impact, especially when locally resourced materials and simple techniques are used. Earth building materials can be indefinitely recycled, and biodegrade easily. They have tremendous health benefits, such as temperature and humidity regulation, high thermal mass (they can absorb and store large amounts of heat), good toxin and odour absorption, and excellent sound insulation properties. Some of the earth building variations include:", "Monolithic earth walls, such as cob, clob, wychert, clom, mud, clat, clay & clunch", "A load-bearing walling system – an ancient building technique and material that is used throughout the world, with regional variations, such as 'cob' in the southwest of England. It is composed of clay subsoil, aggregate and straw. These ingredients are mixed together with water to produce a homogenous, malleable and sticky material, which is laid in 'lifts' of 300-600 mm (12-24?) in one building session. Once the previous one has hardened, consecutive lifts are laid until full wall height has been reached. The cob is built up without forms or shuttering, but is compressed in place by foot or with a garden fork. It is then trimmed with a sharp spade to maintain a plumb line.", "Unfired earth blocks, such as adobe, cob block, and clay lump", "A load-bearing material used throughout the world for thousands of years. This is a system of creating building blocks out of raw clay-rich subsoil, aggregate and sometimes fibre. The material is either moulded in a plastic state into forms, or compressed by machine in a dry state. The blocks are laid in bonded courses, with either a mud or lime mortar, or simply wetted down and bonded through suction if the blocks are made with dry material.", "Rammed earth & 'pise de terre'", "Monolithic earth walls built up between temporary shuttering. A load-bearing material, which is sometimes mixed (slightly moistened) with aggregate, or it can be used in its raw form if the right proportions naturally exist. It is tamped by hand or with a pneumatic tamper, between wood or steel shuttering. The shuttering is moved up until full wall height is reached.", "Light clay & light straw clay", "'Leichlem' (pronounced 'lie-klem')", "A non-load-bearing walling material. Straw is coated with a clay-rich slip which is compacted between temporary shuttering, set within a timber structure.", "Wattle & daub", "A non-load-bearing walling system of tightly woven sticks (usually a green and flexible wood, such as hazel, willow or maple), set within a timber-framed panel. This lattice (the wattle) is then coated with a 'daub' mixture: a thick clay-rich subsoil mixed with chopped straw or hair, and sometimes animal dung for extra weather resistance and durability. This is squeezed into place between the sticks. The daub can either be finished with a limewash or coated in a lime plaster/render for extra protection. It can be used for exterior walls or interior partition walls.", "All lime- and earth-based finishes are ideally suited for all types of raw earth construction. Cement and synthetic paints must not be used.", "Straw-bale wall construction", "Straw-bale wall construction originated in the USA around the end of the nineteenth century. It coincided with the development of baling machines. The straw bales are used like large building blocks, stacked on top of one another in staggered courses. They are usually speared onto pins – often sharp rods of hazel or steel. This ties them into the foundation and provides structural stability for the walls. There are many different methods of building with straw bales, but these can be broadly categorized into (a) load-bearing, where the bales take the full weight of the roof, and (b) non-load-bearing, where the bales are set within a timber structure and used as a wall infill between the posts. As with walls made out of earth, it is essential that the bales are built onto a raised plinth so that they do not come into contact with water. They also require large roof overhangs to direct moisture away from the wall face.", "Straw-bale construction generally has a very low environmental impact, especially when materials are sourced locally. The use of large amounts of plant materials in buildings has the added advantage of being able to create 'carbon sinks'. This is due to the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere as the plant grows, and turns this CO2 into oxygen. The more plant material that can be used in building construction, the more potential there is for decreasing the damaging levels of CO2 currently present in the atmosphere. Straw-bale walls are highly breathable and have excellent insulative properties. This gives straw-bale buildings the potential to provide a very healthy living environment. Straw bales are fully biodegradable and will last for hundreds of years if protected with breathable coatings and utilised within a well designed building.", "Straw-bale walls must be protected from moisture, and need to be sealed to keep out draughts and protect them from hungry animals.", "Straw is a breathable material, and hence must not be coated with any non-breathable renders, plasters and paints, such as cement and synthetic paints. These could lead to moisture getting trapped in the bales, which will eventually cause them to rot. Lime- and earth-based finishes are ideal. Straw-bale walls that are exposed to extreme conditions, such as on the weather-facing wall, may require additional protection from the elements such as timber cladding.", "Lath & plaster", "Lath and plaster is made up of thin, narrow strips of wood which are attached to wood battens, joists or studding and then plastered. This system can be used as an external and internal wall structure when set within a timber frame. It can also be used to create ceilings. Alternatively it can be used as a system on solid walls which are unable to receive plaster/render directly, such as impervious materials or damp substrates. The substrate is battened and then lathed with a suitable air gap for adequate air circulation. The wood laths can be split by hand (riven lath), or mechanically sawn. Straight-grained wood is necessary, and hand-split laths are considered to be stronger. Sweet chestnut, oak and Scots pine are the most suitable woods to use. The laths can vary in size, but the optimum size is 30mm (1¼?) wide, and 5-6mm (¼?) thick, at lengths up to 1500mm (4' 6?). They must be attached with non-ferrous or galvanized nails to prevent rusting.", "The laths are fixed parallel to each other and spaced at regular intervals of approximately 10mm (3/8?) apart. The vertical wood supports are spaced at 300mm (12?) centres, and break joints are provided every 1012 laths. The ends of the laths must be butted at a distance of approximately 3mm (1/8?) to allow for potential swelling of the wood, as it absorbs moisture from the wet plaster. A well-haired lime mortar (not earth) is then applied onto the lath. The spacings between the laths allow the mortar to squeeze through the gaps, creating a 'hooking' action to attach the mortar solidly in place.", "Lath and plaster can have a low environmental impact as long as sustainably harvested wood is used, and especially when hand-splitting (riven laths) methods of production are employed. They are non-toxic, breathable and fully biodegradable.", "Reed mat", "Reed mat consists of sturdy lengths of reed, bound together with a zinc-coated wire. Reed mat usually comes in rolled bundles of 10 metres (11 yards) in length, 2 metres (6' 6?) high and 8 mm (5/8?) thick. These mats are attached (similar to lath and plaster technique) horizontally onto wood uprights with sturdy staples. They can be used to create internal partition walls and ceilings, and are well suited for creating curved surfaces, due to their flexibility.", "Reed mat can also be cut into smaller sections (with secateurs or a jigsaw) and used to prepare wall substrates for plastering or rendering. Examples include covering differential materials within a wall, such as lintels and timber uprights, or sections of repair. Reed mat provides a good alternative to lath and plaster as it is more economical, but it does not provide as solid a backing. Reed mats are perfectly suited to receiving lime and earth plaster/renders.", "Reed mat has a low environmental impact during its production, and is easily biodegraded with the exception of the minimal amounts of zinc-plated wire that binds the reed together. It is also highly breathable.", "Masonry", "Masonry buildings are constructed out of individual building units which are laid in and bound together by mortar of varying types. They must always be built up in staggered courses with no vertical joints, in order to tie the wall structure together.", "Natural stone", "There are many different types of stone used in building. This is a reflection of the varied geology across the world. Broadly speaking, stones can be categorized into the softer, more permeable stones, such as the sedimentary rocks of limestone and sandstone, and the harder, less permeable stones, such as the igneous rocks of granite, gabbro and basalt. Even within these categories, however, there are regional differences in strength, porosity and weathering between stones of the same type. For example, there are some varieties of hard limestone and sandstone, and some porous, soft granites.", "Locally sourced, naturally occurring field stone has a low environmental impact, and can be eternally reused as long as suitably soft bedding mortars, such as lime, are used. Soft mortars can be easily chipped off without damaging the stone. The environmental impact of quarried stone depends on the methods of extraction employed, as well as the distance the quarried material is transported. Quarries can also disturb the natural environment.", "On its own, stone is a poor insulator, but has high thermal mass. It is non-toxic and generally breathable, with the exception of very hard, impervious types. The determining factor for making a decision on which plaster/render is suitable is down to the hardness and porosity of the stone. Softer, more permeable stones will partner well with earth plasters and the weaker building limes, whereas a harder, less permeable stone will be better suited to the stronger, hydraulic building limes. Some less permeable stones will require a priming coat of some sort before they are suitably placed to receive a lime or earth plaster/render. However, the priming coat should not inhibit the vapour permeability of the stone.", "Fired brick", "Traditional bricks are made from clay, which is fired at high temperatures. The firing process drives off the water and creates an irreversible chemical reaction such that the clay will not be returned to a plastic state with the addition of water. These bricks remain relatively soft and very permeable. Many modern bricks are made from sand or flint mixed with lime. They are not fired, but are moulded under steam pressure. This method produces a much harder brick, with strength and permeability characteristics more in line with concrete (a reduced permeability).", "As with stone, traditional porous bricks will work best with the softer, highly breathable finishes of earth and the weaker building limes, whereas modern bricks are more compatible with the stronger, hydraulic limes. They may require a priming coat before receiving a first coat of lime plaster/render. Producing bricks is a very energy-intensive process (especially modern bricks), but they can be recycled many times over as long as a soft lime bedding material is used. Bricks will also last for a very long time if laid and finished with suitable mortars, such as lime or earth.", "Fired clay honeycomb insulating blocks", "These consist of a fired clay block with a honeycomb cross-section. They are suitable for use for both external and internal load-bearing walls, and have been widely used on the continent for many years. The honeycomb structure of the block means that it is only necessary to create a single skin, because the block itself provides excellent insulation properties. They can replace conventional cavity wall construction. Mortar is only necessary for the horizontal joint, due to a tongue-and-groove vertical edge which locks the abutting blocks firmly together. They are ideally suited for use with earth and lime mortars and finishes, and make highly breathable buildings.", "Concrete block", "In their most basic form, concrete blocks consists of cement, sand and aggregates. Concrete blocks are relatively cheap to produce, and are one of the most widely used construction materials for external walls in the UK and throughout most of the world. Other types of concrete block include lightweight concrete blocks, such as breeze block. There are also aerated concrete blocks, which are made from cement, sand and lime. They both have better insulating qualities than the standard blocks. Concrete can also be cast on site in shuttering. Cement finishes are most commonly used with concrete materials, but earth and lime finishes can be used, with suitable preparatory measures, to enhance the look, feel and internal air quality of a building.", "Concrete blocks are not appropriate for use in any type of conservation or restoration work involving traditional buildings. This is because they are hard and impermeable, and will move differently from the traditional materials.", "All concrete materials are very energy-intensive in their production, and are often transported long distances. Using concrete blocks made with secondary aggregates will go some way to reducing this impact. Concrete blocks can be recycled, or crushed up to be used as infill or road base. However, many of the additives used to make cement are potentially toxic and damaging to human health and the environment.", "(Continues...)", "Excerpted from", "Clay & Lime Renders Plasters & Paints", "by", "Adam Weismann, Katy Bryce", ". Copyright © 2008 Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce. Excerpted by permission of UIT Cambridge Ltd. 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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[ "BEWARE:  Many other sellers on Amazon are selling the Obsolete 1985 Edition.  This is the updated official 2017 AF Handbook 10-644 which contains more pages and updated information.", "The printed Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Manual is in the 7.5 x 9.25 inch format.  The book contains over 650 pages.", "The book is created, trusted and battle tested by the US Armed Forces.  It should be part of every bug-out bag and vehicle, and used by preppers, hunters, climbers, campers, outdoorspeople, hikers and anyone looking to survive natural or man-made disasters.", "Contents of the Air Force SERE Manual include:", "Personal Protection", "Personal Protection", "Evasion", "Evasion", "Food", "Food", "Water", "Water", "Physical Health", "Physical Health", "Mental Health", "Mental Health", "Weather", "Weather", "Terrain", "Terrain", "Contacts with Local People", "Contacts with Local People", "Wildlife Danger", "Wildlife Danger", "Clothing", "Clothing", "Shelter", "Shelter", "Firecraft", "Firecraft", "Equipment", "Equipment", "Land Navigation", "Land Navigation", "Knots", "Knots", "Mountaineering", "Mountaineering", "Urban Environments", "Urban Environments", "Desert Environments", "Desert Environments", "Rescue and Recovery", "Rescue and Recovery", "Much Much More", "Much Much More", "BUY YOUR COPY TODAY!" ]

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[ "Every day thousands of people worldwide consult", "Roget's Thesaurus—", "yet Peter Mark Roget, one of the most remarkable men of the 19th century, did not even begin the great work of classification which bears his name until he was 70. Before that, Roget had already made his own contributions to knowledge in a dozen different fields such as anatomy, mathematics, education, and optics, including papers on persistence of vision which had later impact on the development of motion pictures. From his involvement in the foundation of the University of London to his books on magnetism, galvanism, and physiology, this biography reveals the full story of Roget's impact on the great issues and the great personalities of the 19th century, and recounts the forgotten life behind one of the most famous of all reference books." ]

[ "About the Author", "Nick Rennison's previous books include", "Contemporary British Novelists", ",", "Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography", ", Pocket Essentials", "Sigmund Freud", ",", "Waterstone's Guide to History Books", ", and", "Waterstone's Guide to London Writing", "." ]

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[ "The history of the Knights Templars is a remarkable story of triumphs and defeats, marked with controversies and tragedy.  From their rise to their demise, Charles G. Addison captivatingly chronicles the various characters that played a role in shaping this powerful military order that reigned for almost two centuries during the Middle Ages.Having examined scores of documents and texts, and traveled to many of the ruined fortresses and castles of the order, Addison was an expert on the Templars’ history. He insightfully details their plight in this volume, first published in 1842. Starting with the origins of the brotherhood, the foundations and ideals of the order, and their chosen symbol of the red cross, the author explains their role in protecting pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land, their feats during the Crusades, the relationships they held with various kings and church leaders, their contributions to protecting Europe from Turkish conquest and preserving Christianity in Europe and Asia, and their tragic end: stripped of their lands, tortured, and burned at the stake.  Addison provides a clear and comprehensible account of this great religious and military fraternity of knights and monks that will engross anyone interested in their history and the Middle Ages." ]

[ "About the Author", "Charles G. Addison", "was an English barrister and historical, travel, and legal writer during the nineteenth century. He is the author of", "Damascus and Palmyra", ",", "The Temple Church", ", and two legal textbooks,", "A Treatise on the Law of Contracts and Wrongs and their Remedies", ", and", "A Treatise on the Law of Torts", ". He lived in England." ]

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[ "Les Thibault", "Deuxieme Partie Le Penitencier by Roger Martin du Gard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text." ]

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[ "Life lessons from the dogs we love." ]

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[ "In 1963, New Orleans’ French Quarter is rocked by the gruesome murder of a wealthy businessman, and Detective Richard Mobey finds himself intertwined in the lives of a family about to unravel from generational secrets. The widowed detective faces the choice of following his instincts or his heart as he investigates Hattie Lee, the primary suspect found lying next to the corpse. The protection of Alaskan oil, shady politics and CIA operatives converge to muddy the investigation, leading him down a treacherous path. As Mobey struggles to rebuild his personal life, he unwittingly becomes an integral part of the most infamous assassination of all time. The ultimate whodunit. Don’t miss the final erotic twist as the killer strives to explain not only the necessity, but the ultimate justice for committing murder." ]

[ "About the Author", "Meb Bryant wrote a provoking thriller mystery where the reader becomes involved in a game of whodunit. Born in Houston, Texas, Meb attended fifteen schools throughout the United States by the age of ten. Her nomadic childhood was especially enriched with experiences and memories of the Louisiana region. Being a voracious reader and coupled with a complusion to write, HARBINGER OF EVIL was born. In addition to being a longtime business owner with her husband, she enjoys tennis, fishing and cruising with their children and grandchildren. The couple reside in Texas with a Yorkshire terrier and unruly chickens, including Teensy, the novel's delinquent rooster.", "--This text refers to the", "paperback", "edition." ]

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[ "Purement révolutionnaire : après quinze années de recherches, le Dr Melvin Morse, médecin urgentiste et pédiatre, affirme que 1) nous disposons tous dans notre lobe temporal droit d'un circuit biologique spécialement conçu pour dialoguer avec Dieu et que 2) les souvenirs de notre vie se trouvent hors de notre cerveau! S'appuyant sur les dernières découvertes médicales et scientifiques, son livre explique pour la première fois avec une logique implacable l'ensemble des phénomènes surnaturels et mystiques, tout comme les vies passées, les sensations de déjà vu, l'intuition, les guérisons spontanées et surtout le don de \" voir \" des parcelles de l'avenir.De façon simple et claire, le Dr Morse donne des cas documentés et raconte comment il est parvenu à ses conclusions après avoir travaillé avec ses patients qui ont eu des expériences aux frontières de la mort. Salué par la presse anglo-saxonne comme une avancée majeure du XXIe siècle, ce livre ouvre des portes insoupçonnées et donne une dimension nouvelle, phénoménale, à la spiritualité. Des pilotes de chasse aux épileptiques, des neurologues aux physiciens en passant par les biologistes et les médecins généralistes, sa thèse prend vie et s'impose comme une évidence." ]

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[ "Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks." ]

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[ "Traditional Otomi Pattern-inspired floral notebook perfect for jotting down your thoughts, journaling in nature, or using it as a composition notebook. Original cover illustration of colorful flowers inspired by traditional Mexican Otomi patterns.This unique gift idea is for moms, grandmas, and anyone who loves colorful patterns or flowery patterns. Perfect for teen girls and boys, young adults, or anyone who appreciates Mexican culture. Makes a beautiful gift for stationery lovers!", "120 pages", "120 pages", "white paper", "white paper", "soft matt cover", "soft matt cover", "6.69 x 9.61 dimensions", "6.69 x 9.61 dimensions", "Features:Beautifully designed cover with original artworkThoughtfully lined pages with cute flower accentsPerfectly portable to take with you in a bag or backpack for on-the-go journalingA wonderful daily notebook to write, journal, take notes, make lists, or more!" ]

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[ "The talented Rosemary Harris continues to pick up steam, garner acclaim, and collect fans with her quirky, beloved Dirty Business Mystery series", "Fugitive Mom.", "That’s the tabloid headline that rocks Springfield, Connecticut when one of the town’s favorite ladies is discovered to be an escaped convict. With a little help from the always game Lucy Cavanaugh, Paula is hired to find out which of her neighbors is a fugitive from the law and why the long-kept secret has finally come out." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "In Harris's enjoyable third Dirty Business mystery (after 2009's", "The Big Dirt Nap", "), Paula Holliday, amateur sleuth and gardening professional of Springfield, Conn., learns that one of her best clients, Caroline Sturgis, is actually Monica Jane Weithorn, the Fugitive Mom who escaped prison—where she was serving time for drug dealing—25 years earlier. Paula, whose landscaping business is suffering in the current bad economy, had been considering going into partnership with Caroline. Caroline's distraught husband hires Paula to discover who turned his wife in to the authorities. Sgt. Mike O'Malley, a Springfield cop and Paula's friend, wants to know more, too, ditto Paula's journalist friend, Lucy Cavanaugh, who plans to do a story on Monica/Caroline. First-person flashbacks from Monica/Caroline add a depth missing from Paula's previous outing.", "(Apr.)", "Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.", "Review", "\"Fast, funny dialogue, clever description and a good mystery make Harris' latest a very strong, entertaining cozy. With excitement and a surprise ending, this one's a winner. Four stars!\" --Romantic Times Magazine", "Review", "Praise for the Dirty Business Mysteries:", "“Quirky, original, and captivating…a sure-to-please series.”", "—Carolyn Hart", "“Fast-paced and full of garden lore,", "Pushing Up Daisies is a great read.” —Barbara D’Amato", "“A very enjoyable read and great tips for gardeners are as well.”", "—M.C. Beaton, author of the Agatha Raisin series", "“Get ready to meet a smart, engaging heroine who isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty—literally.”", "—Brian Freeman, author of", "Stalked", "“A clever mystery…fast-paced and engaging.”", "—Seattle Post-Intelligencer on", "Pushing Up Daisies", "About the Author", "ROSEMARY HARRIS writes the Dirty Business Mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Paula Holliday. Her debut novel, Pushing Up Daisies, was inspired by a true story and was nominated for both the Anthony and the Agatha Awards as Best First Mystery Novel of 2008. A former bookstore manager, she has also worked in marketing for Crown Publishers, American Express Travel Related Services, Disney/ABC and WNET.  She is the president of Mystery Writers of America's NY Chapter (inc. PA, NJ, CT), a past president of Sisters in Crime New England, a member of Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association and Garden Writers of America. She lives in New York City and Connecticut and like her heroine she is a Master Gardener.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "One", "“It’s a false lamium,” I said.", "Babe Chinnery folded her muscular arms, appraised the plant, and said simply, “If it’s not a lamium, why in hell do you keep calling it one?”", "“Things aren’t always what they seem to be.”", "“Thank you, Yoda.”", "The woman had a good point. She usually did. Despite the rock ’n’ roll outts, the hair color that changed with the New England seasons, and the boyfriend twenty years her junior, Babe had more common sense than most of the people I knew. It was a perfectly legitimate question and I  couldn’t answer her.", "“Don’t give me a hard time. I’m just a gardener, not Linnaeus.”", "“Who’s Lin- ay-us?”", "“Some Swedish guy who named plants,” I said. “Don’t worry—there won’t be a quiz. I was just trying to dazzle you with my smarts.”", "“Consider me dazzled.”", "In fact, Linnaeus hadn’t named this plant. There was a lot of deception in the garden. Beautiful plants that were poisonous to the touch. Things that look like one thing but were something else—false spirea, false hellebore, false Solomon’s seal. I suppose it’s accurate to label them false, but why not just call them what they are? When I’m queen, I’ll change that and give them all their own lyrical, poetic names, like", "Kalmia latifolia", "or", "Platycodon grandiorus", "or a new favorite, nicotiana ‘Only the Lonely’. Roy Orbison would be so pleased.", "“Trust me, you don’t want real lamium in these planters. You said you want more yellow. This may not look like much now, but when this baby owers, believe me, it’ll be yellow.”", "Babe squinted and walked around the parking lot. She held a nursery catalog near each planter to visualize what it would look like next year when it was in full bloom. I resisted the urge to tell her the images in the booklet were almost as unrealistic and unattainable as the ones in the Victoria’s Secret catalog. Why burst her bubble? Optimism was a critical ingredient in any garden.", "Babe had specically requested yellow because that color would work with the diner’s new hot-pink shutters. Not exactly ye olde New England color scheme found in regional magazines, which always wanted to call red, Betsy Ross red, and blue, Heritage blue, as if the building’s occupants all wore knee breeches and white hose and were called Lemuel or Goody. But Babe was not your garden-variety New Englander and the colors worked for her—a little punk rocker, a little Caribbe an beachcomber—to go with the lakeside setting and the tiki-bar feel of the place.", "“Damn,” she said.", "What now? She stood at the far side of her outdoor café, looking perturbed. Behind the lattice and the aking hand-painted homemade donuts sign stood the small utility shed where Babe stored her trash cans and where a Dumpster was temporarily parked. The top and side doors of the shed were open, and the industrial-sized cans beside it had been knocked over.", "“They can’t be bargained with. They can’t be reasoned with. They don’t feel pity or remorse or fear. And they absolutely will not stop.”", "Where had I heard that?", "“Raccoons.” She smacked the side of the shed in frustration. “How can they have lifted those rocks off the top?”", "“Beats me. The rock trick works at my place. You want me to help clean up?”", "“Nah. I shouldn’t do it now, either. I’m needed back in the kitchen. I’ll take care of it tonight. Just chaps my butt, though. Look at this— papers and food scraps strewn all over.” She hauled off and kicked one of the rocks that had held down the top of the shed, and it bounced off one of six metal cans lined up in formation behind the shed.", "“What are you saving the empties for?” I asked. “Deposit?”", "“They’re not empty. It’s WVO—waste vegetable oil. I leave it out for the people with the fat wagons.”", "I’d read about the fat wagons, or French frymobiles. Serious environmentalists or loonies, depending on which side of the gas pump you stood, recongured engines to run on waste vegetable oil; and, apart from making their cars smell like a death wish–sized tub of onion rings, it sounded like a good idea. Maybe it was a diet strategy, too. Perhaps if you smelled fried food all day long, you  were less likely to eat it.", "“You think it was one of those guys?”", "“Looking for what? I leave all the good stuff out. There’s no need to go through the trash. And most of them aren’t poor. One guy has a Mercedes fat wagon. He just hates paying for gas. For some it’s the carbon footprint; for others it’s the dependency-on-foreign-oil issue. I think the Mercedes guy just wants to relive his radical youth. It kills him that he’s turned into his dad. I’m happy. They recycle my garbage.", "And it makes me feel less guilty for not having traded in my SUV for a Prius, like I told my sons I would.", "“No,” she said, rubbing the hand that was still smarting from the ill-advised smack. “These were four-legged culprits with glow-in-the-dark eyes and pointy little noses. I’d think they were cute if I saw them on the Nature Channel, but not in my parking lot!”", "I empathized; I felt the same way about deer. In a national park, Bambi. In my garden, Godzilla.", "In the years since we’d become friends Babe and I had transformed the glass- and rubbish-strewn parking lot outside the Paradise Diner into a tropical oasis. Never mind that this part of Connecticut frequently saw ten to fteen snowstorms a season. Babe chose to live on island time. She had made her own rules and blissfully ignored convention for so long that people in Spring eld rarely commented on it anymore, unless it was to acknowledge her latest makeover—her current look featured spiky blond hair and  ngernails the color of Granny Smith apples.", "We walked back to the planters. She circled one anemic lamium, moved it slightly to the right, and gave it careful consideration before giving it a thumbs-up. The plant had made the cut. We reenacted the same pas de deux with each perennial and shrub every planting season, and she’d never yet turned down one of my suggestions.", "“Why do you do this,” I asked, “when you always say yes?” I made a note to order six more false lamiums from the nursery.", "“I just don’t want you to think I’m a pushover.”", "As if that  were likely.", "I’m Paula Holliday, sole proprietor of Dirty Business, formerly known as PH Factor, but the longer I did it the more dirt I dug up, so I changed the name and it caught on. It was also my intentionally vague way of saying that I’m not a licensed landscape architect and I’ll do pretty much anything garden related from long-range design plans to houseplant care.", "The traditional property maintenance business had all but disappeared these days. People were cutting back, and I’d had two clients stiff me for an entire summer’s work last year by moving out and neglecting to leave a forwarding address so that I could send them a nal bill. Anna Jurado, my part-time bookkeeper, felt responsible, but it was my own fault. I should have read the telltale signs— the tag sale, the rented Dumpster, the “Oh, no, we’re just doing some fall cleaning.” Right, and I’m just doing this because I’m a madcap heiress waiting for my inheritance to come through.", "The good news was that those two miscreants inspired my latest professional brainstorm—the quickie curb-appeal face- lift. Makeup for your home. With all the", "for sale", "signs dotting the area, these instant-gratication jobs had turned into the most lucrative and least-labor- intensive part of my business. I suppose I had cable television to thank.", "For three to ve hundred bucks, depending on the size and selling price of the house, I’d sweep in with a horticultural Band-Aid for a plain house—containers, annuals, and a few small trees. Pumpkins and ornamental kale in the fall. Just about the only thing I couldn’t orchestrate was a thin wisp of smoke emanating from the chimney to give it that nal Norman Rockwell touch.", "If you lived here you’d be happy, warm. Your  house would be lled with the smell of homemade bread or apple pie. Your kids  wouldn’t smoke pot or give you a hard time. And all your in- laws would be people you’d actually hang out with if you had a choice.", "All courtesy of a few plants, a vivid imagination, and a fondness for Norman Rockwell.", "At the Paradise, on the other hand, that wasn’t required. Not that Babe had anything against Norman Rockwell, but she saw my work at the diner as a calling card—not unlike the display gardens at a ower show. Babe had insisted I put Designed by Dirty Business signs on the planters as a way to drum up business. It had worked for the past three seasons, and I had my  ngers crossed for next year.", "I allowed myself to think about a vacation. I hadn’t had one since leaving my old job, but once my assets and debits were on speaking terms I was heading to Jost Van Dyke. I’d lie in a hammock and read the water-swollen paperbacks—thoughtfully left by previous travelers— that smelled of the sea and suntan lotion. And the biggest decision I’d have to make was which high-calorie local drink to order, the painkiller or the bushwhacker.", "In the meantime the Paradise Diner would serve as my Caribbean surrogate. Earlier in the season, Hugo Jurado and I had turned one corner of Babe’s parking lot into an outdoor café, something sorely missing in suburban Springeld. Hugo was Anna’s husband and my part-time helper; sometimes it seemed as if they were the brains of the business and I worked for them instead of the other way around.", "Springeld’s downtown had evolved, even in just the few years since I’d arrived. We had an art house movie theater and an all-night deli, but further out of town Babe’s and the Dunkin’ Donuts were the only two gastronomic and social destinations. Double D had the edge on the coffee, but no one could touch the donuts at the Paradise.", "Hugo and I had constructed wooden  ower boxes two feet high and four feet deep creating a modular enclosure for a twenty-by-twenty-foot area in the front of the diner. In the spring and summer the boxes dripped with colorful annuals and perennials, and Babe wanted to extend the season with a fall display that included shrubs and ornamental grasses. All of them were a charming counterpoint to Babe’s deliciously trashy message marquee and neon sign, where one of the bulbs was always burned out or smashed. I half suspected that kids came by at night when the diner was closed and tossed rocks at the lightbulbs, to help Babe maintain the diner’s slightly seedy look, or maybe it was Babe herself, who knew?", "She had added picnic tables and unmatched tag-sale umbrellas, so now in addition to being a must stop for every trucker in this part of the state, the shabby chic café was attracting the Main Street Moms who had previously been too timid or too snobby to venture in, preferring the overpriced gourmet bakery three towns away.", "One or two curmudgeonly regulars had grumbled that Babe was tarting up the place, but just as many appreciated the new and better-looking faces. The early shift of day laborers and long haulers who camped out at Babe’s—whether they were hungry or not—was now followed by clusters of suburban matrons, sometimes with their kids, fresh from soccer or ballet or dressage. Sometimes they overlapped.", "“When you pay my bills,” she told the complainers, “you can tell me how to decorate and who to serve.”", "I didn’t pay her bills either, and she rarely paid mine, except for materials. For the most part, Babe and I had an in-kind arrangement. I worked on her outside space and she let me use a corner booth at the Paradise as an informal ofce where the coffee kept owing and Pete number two (so named to distinguish him from Babe’s late husband) used me as a guinea pig for new recipes. It was an arrangement that suited me  ne despite the three or four pounds I’d put on since I had relocated to Springeld from New York City and our unspoken agreement had started. And Babe’s bulletin board was my private ad space, touting my services to residents and small businesses up and down the Merritt Parkway, which brought Babe many of her non-truck-driving customers.", "This was a far cry from Babe’s previous life twenty or so years earlier when she was a backup singer traveling with a band and the dear departed Pete number one. Late in the day when there were no kids around, she would let slip one of her more outrageous anecdotes, and she never failed to gather a crowd at the diner’s counter, leaving most of her listeners feeling Walter Mittyish for living vicariously through her adventures instead of getting off their butts and having some of their own. Once in a while a story sounded suspiciously like something I’d seen in a movie or read in a novel, but if she was embellishing, who cared? Who didn’t relive the past and burnish some stories to make herself seem smarter, hipper, and funnier? And she told the stories well, with enough brio and detail to make you feel as if you’d been there with her, partying with rock stars and dancing on yachts.", "“I miss it sometimes,” she’d said, “traveling with the Jimmy Collins Band. A different city every week. Hell, sometimes every night. That was a lifetime ago. I have no complaints. Somebody once told me there are only two stories: a man goes on a journey, and a stranger comes to town. The rst half of my life, I went on the journey. Now I’m here and the people who come to the diner are the ones who come to town.” A bittersweet smile had crossed her face when she said it, and I wondered if she was thinking about Pete number one and how they had come to this town so many years ago.", "Babe brushed her hands on her tight black jeans, held the diner’s screen door open, and shooed me inside. “C’mon, Linnaeus,” she said. Babe was a quick study.", "“Town” was Springeld, Connecticut, somewhere between Boston and New York and light-years from both. I had come to Spring eld from New York City years earlier as a summer renter, thinking everything was so much smaller and simpler than my life in New York. People said hello. After only two trips to the diner I was asked if I was having “the usual.”", "Arrogantly, I found everything", "quaint", ". Then a few years back I lost my job and my boyfriend in one sixty-day period. I came here to lick my wounds and I never left. Small and simple was just what I needed.", "“Speaking of a man going on a journey, have you heard from Neil?” I asked casually, sliding onto a counter stool and positioning my backpack on the one next to it. I peeled off my garden gloves, shoved them into a back pocket, and checked out the day’s specials on the blackboard. I made an extra effort to appear to be studying the menu in case the subject of her relationship with Neil was off-limits.", "Babe’s face softened. Neil was her sweet young thing. He had gone home to Scotland because his mother was ill and wound up staying longer than any of them had expected. “He’s supposed to be back in two weeks, according to the last round of electronic missives.”", "Neil had been e-mailing and Twittering lists of movies, foods, and recreational activities he expected to indulge in once he got home. They were sweet, like two teenagers separated during summer vacation. Babe smacked her lips as if Neil were one of Pete number two’s architectural, Food Network desserts. “His mom is out of the woods medically, but it sounds like she didn’t change a lightbulb or hang a picture in the seven years he’s been in this country. You’d think no one else in Scotland knew how to use a spanner. That’s a wrench . . .  or a hammer. I forget which.”", "“C’mon, isn’t it just the mom thing? Don’t you have it have with your kids?”", "“My kids? They’ve been independent from a very early age.”", "That’s right. I recalled one of Babe’s late-night storytelling sessions. She told us how one night her sons, Dylan and Daltry, had borrowed a friend’s car to catch Hootie & the Blowsh at a club called Emerald City, more than a hundred miles away. They almost made it, when a couple of bored staties pulled them over on the Jersey Turnpike for driving with a broken taillight. Her sons were eleven and thirteen at the time and the only thing that bothered Babe was that they’d done it all to see Hootie and not some edgier, hipper band.", "Independent", "was an understatement. So independent that I’d never met them and neither had anyone at the diner. They hadn’t been back east since their father had died. That was a subject I didn’t touch. People  were funny when it came to their kids.", "I placed my order—red, white, and blueberry wafes, probably the reason for my extra four pounds—and went to wash my hands. When I got back, Babe was peering out the window through the miniblinds.", "“What have we here?” she said under her breath. “If it’s Tuesday it must be . . .  what, horseback riding or lacrosse? Convoy of Main Street Moms arriving, Pete. Crank up the cappuccino machine.” Which was a joke, since she didn’t own a cappuccino machine, although Pete was lobbying hard for one, as well as a copper milk steamer he’d seen on QVC.", "I half stood in my seat to see what was holding her attention for so long. A otilla of sleek cars had arrived and pulled into the angled parking spots adjacent to the entrance as if they were a team of synchronized swimmers or trained seals. Just as gracefully, out the drivers came,  rst one smooth fair head, then the next.", "All the moms wore slightly different permutations of the same early fall outt—turtlenecks, leather vests, quilted jackets, quilted vests, leather jackets, with well-coordinated gloves, scarves, and bags that were like the colors on creamy decorator paint chips. Pricey paint.", "Four or  ve kids who could have belonged to any of the women piled out of the back of the largest SUV. Towheaded angels, a cross between the psycho kids from", "Village of the Damned", "and those from the latest Ralph Lauren ad campaign whose little duds probably cost more than my rst car, although that wasn’t saying much. Something about the mothers suggested they had just parked Thoroughbred  horses, like their cars, on similar angles, and left them in the nearby Mossdale Stables.", "Caroline Sturgis was the last to dismount from a silver, or maybe it was a Paul Revere pewter Land Rover. Caroline was one of my  rst customers in Springeld. We’d met at a local thrift shop—I was buying, she was donating. Despite the differences in our ages and socioeconomic groups, she seemed to gravitate toward me. As a newcomer with a business, I needed all the contacts I could get, so I responded.", "This would be the third year I’d looked after Caroline’s property, weaning her from the pedestrian triumvirate of impatiens, marigold, and red salvia and steering her toward more adventurous plantings, or at least my notion of them. But I’d kept my distance for the last month or so because making a house call inevitably involved a pitcher of something alcoholic. I’d succumbed in the past and it resulted in my losing a day’s work and once, a dozen ats of pansies that had sat wilting in the sun for hours while Caroline and I got very happy on a bottle of Mouton Rothschild. Getting loaded early in the day was something a rich suburban matron might be able to do, but it was a no-no for a woman of modest means who was struggling to keep her small business a oat.", "It was just cool enough to turn up your collar without looking too affected, so Caroline and the Moms settled in at a table outside—one farthest from the road, mostly out of the sun, and at an appropriate distance from another table of women whom they acknowledged but didn’t join. Their kids commandeered a picnic table nearby.", "These were the well-heeled ladies of Springeld and its neighboring towns. They traveled in packs to book groups and charity events, prep school fund-raisers and the occasional local art show or dramatic per-for mance. They were attractive, polite, and just standof sh enough to make you feel justi ed in not feeling all warm and fuzzy toward them. If there was a Junior League in Connecticut I wasn’t aware of it, but I imagined that the Main Street Moms—as Babe had christened them— were the unofcial New England equivalent. I had a love-hate relationship with them. Two or three more on my client list and I could stop worrying about the rising cost of mulch and start packing for the Virgin Islands, but with a last shred of inde pendence, self-respect, or city slicker stupidity—I didn’t know which— I couldn’t bring myself to suck up to them the way any other small businesswoman would have.", "Babe motioned for one of her young waitresses to go outside and take their orders.", "“Why me?” the girl said, her expression changing from sullen to stricken. “They always look at me as if I have two heads.” She didn’t. She had one head, but she did have more than the requisite seven holes in it. Thank goodness my generation was satised with a few extra holes in our earlobes.", "“Hey, Terry, you don’t wanna be looked at, lose the nose ring and the eyebrow bolts. Otherwise wear your freak  ag proudly,” Babe said, sympathetic but rm. She swished a handful of menus under the girl’s pierced nose.", "“Great. Now I’m going to have to google", "freak ag", ". I don’t know what that means, but I’m going,” the girl said, shaking her head. She snatched the menus and let the screen door slam as she went out, but her chin was the tiniest bit higher than it been earlier, getting the spirit of the advice if not the actual reference.", "“Good girl!” Babe said.", "“What", "does", "that mean?” I asked quietly.", "“Et tu, Paula? You girls are sadly lacking in a basic cultural education,” Babe said. “I told them to write down everything they heard in the diner that they didn’t understand and then look it up. Freak  ag? Woodstock? The Dead? Frank Zappa? Crosby, Stills and Nash? What are you girls going to listen to when you get old, sitting in that rocking chair on the nursing home porch? The Spice Girls? Salt-N-Pepa?”", "Outside, shielding her eyes, Caroline Sturgis twisted in her seat and peered through the miniblinds until she located me at the counter. She wiggled her ngers in my direction, said something to her friends, then excused herself and headed for the front door. I knew I should have parked the Jeep farther in the rear, she might not have known I was there.", "“Hello, partner,” she sang, accompanied by the screen door’s bells. She walked in my direction with just the hint of a cowboy swagger.", "“That’s premature,” I said. “I  haven’t agreed to anything.”", "For months Caroline had been pursuing me. She wanted us to start a business together, but I wasn’t sold on the idea. I worried there would be lots of celebrating and not a lot of working.", "She", "might be able to write off a failed business as this year’s uncompleted pet project, like a quilt or an exercise program, but I couldn’t. Besides, I didn’t like partners and hadn’t had one for a while. Professional or otherwise. Having been thrown recently, I was  nding it hard to get back on the  horse.", "“You’ve been avoiding me,” Caroline said, wagging a  nger at me. “I know it.”", "Of course she knew it. I was the worst liar on the planet. That’s how my mother always knew when I stayed out too late or sneaked beers and cigarettes with my girlfriends and then tried to mask the smell with Altoids. That’s why I’d had a string of two- date relationships. What’s the point? If it’s not happening, it’s not happening. And that was why it was a good thing I was no longer in the television business, where lying was practically a job requirement.", "“This is not just a bored housewife’s fantasy,” Caroline said. She’d read my mind.", "“I’ve written a business plan. I have spreadsheets and everything, and I’m going to sit here until you agree to meet with me to discuss it.”", "That last line was delivered with all the certainty of a three-year-old who announces that he’s going to hold his breath until you do something, knowing full well that you’re not going to let him turn himself blue, even if he could.", "Caroline had unwittingly just listed everything I hated. I came to Springeld to get away from spreadsheets and business plans. I was hardly going to be lured back into harness by a pie chart. And I’d gotten used to being the boss. Okay, my full-time staff was sitting on this counter stool, but at least I didn’t think my boss was an idiot, as most people do.", "Still, I liked Caroline. What started as a business relationship had developed into something more—a friendship not based on history and “remember when.” And it wasn’t as if I had any burning plans for the next few months other than keeping this counter seat warm and keeping Babe company. I’d briey considered an off-season job but didn’t really see myself plowing people’s driveways, which was what most of the other gardeners did during winter.", "Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad getting toasted before noon during those long, cold months between November and February when business was slow or, let’s face it, nonexistent. Caroline drank the good stuff, too, no screw-top bottles for her. I could resurrect my fondness for Veuve Clicquot and premium vodka on her dime, instead of indulging in the Two Buck Chuck I’d been sipping and pretending to like on those chilly evenings alone by the  re.", "I was driving into the city the next day, picking up my pal Lucy, and heading to Bucks County for an old colleague’s wedding. Now that nuptials lasted ve days and required interstate, if not intercontinental, travel I wasn’t likely to be back in Connecticut for almost a week, especially if I tacked on a few days visit with Lucy.", "“When were you thinking of getting together?” I asked, taking out my phone and scrolling through the calendar.", "“I knew it! I knew you’d say yes!” Caroline said. “We’re going to buy Chiaramonte’s!”", "“I", "haven’t", "said yes. I agree to talk about it when I get back and perhaps advise you, that’s all.”", "Caroline nodded, not hearing me. Why are blond women always so sure we’re going to do what they want? And why do we do it? I was sure it had something to do with the vestigial scars from high school. We’re still hoping the cool kids will want to have lunch with us. How pathetic is that?", "She pulled out an old-style planner, blood-red leather, with her initials stamped in gold on the front. All the pages still had hard edges, and there were no stray papers or business cards sticking out. Brand-new for her brand-new venture. It was endearing. She ipped through a few pages with a fat ceramic pen.", "“I can’t do next week, either—college visits. Jason’s only fourteen, but that’s when you have to start looking. He’s had a wish list since he was nine. How about the following week? I told Sarah I’d go with her to the doctor’s, but I don’t know which day yet. She’ll need my support,” she said, almost to herself. “She’s getting Brandon’s DNA results back to see which sports he’ll be good at.”", "I wracked my brain trying to think which of the little blond urchins was Brandon. “Isn’t he just a toddler?”", "“That’s when you’re supposed to do it, or else Sarah might waste a lot of time taking him to the wrong classes.”", "That’s right, heaven forbid Brandon spends time at an activity for which he is not genetically predisposed.", "“How about meeting on the twelfth, nine a.m. at my place unless I let you know otherwise? Does that work for you?” Caroline asked. “I’ll come straight home from my morning  ride.”", "It did indeed. In the fall, almost everything worked for me, especially when someone asked that far in advance. It was the time of year when I remembered the concept of weekends, too. And exercise that involved colorful weights instead of forty-pound bags of topsoil or manure.", "In any event, our scheduled appointment gave me enough time to gure out how to let Caroline down gently when I eventually said no. It was a hundred to one I’d actually want to go in to business with her, but why blow her off completely; no point in totally burning bridges or alienating my biggest customer.", "Mission accomplished, Caroline left to rejoin her pals outside, chirping to Babe on her way out to think of a good name for our new gardening venture.", "Babe and I answered at the same time, “What’s wrong with Dirty Business?”", "Caroline laughed like a teenager. “", "Dirty Business", "— that", "is", "a good name, better than Chiaramonte’s. Done!” She snaked through a knot of recent arrivals and tried unsuccessfully to ignore the comments of a handful of truckers waiting to be seated. She smiled but sidestepped them, backing up against the Snapple fridge, as if coming too close would somehow contaminate her or rough up the nap of her tan suede jacket. It was all very faux friendly.", "In the group was one long-haired, bearded guy, not bad looking if you liked that slightly grungy Johnny-Damon-when-he-was- a-Red-Sox look. He wore Oakley sunglasses, a dark green windbreaker, and a baseball cap with an ornate letter D on the crown.", "He took off the glasses to get a better look at Caroline or perhaps to give her a better look at him—I couldn’t tell which. Neither Babe nor I heard the exchange, but from Caroline’s reaction something he said shook her up. She rushed out the door, and Babe shrugged as if to say, “what the hell?” Caroline must have made some excuse to her friends because without even touching her coffee she left a few dollars on the table and hurried to her car. “Johnny Damon” walked to the door and put his hand on the handle as if he was going to go after her.", "“What did I tell you boys about scaring the locals?” Babe said it loudly enough to stop him in his tracks. He turned around and smiled. “Do you know what the markup is on coffee and a fat-free muf n versus the lumberjack specials and endless cups of coffee you animals are gonna suck down?” Babe might not have looked like much of a businesswoman, but she knew where every penny went and where it had come from. Anna and I could take a page from her book.", "“I didn’t mean nothing, honest,” he said, walking back to the counter. “I just said she looked familiar. You look familiar, too, pretty lady,” he said. “Can I buy you a coffee?”", "“That’s highly original. Are you, by any chance recently divorced? Because I don’t think I’ve heard that one since leg warmers were in style. Next time, you could try asking what her sign is. I hear that one’s making a comeback, too.”", "She was busting his chops but in a gentle, irty way, smiling and leaning over the counter. Few people left Babe’s without wanting to be either her friend or her lover. This one was a toss-up.", "One of his pals chimed in. “Give him a break, Babe. It’s his rst time  here. JW don’t know the rules.”", "What were the rules, anyway? Were they posted somewhere? Did I know them? The man looked sheepish and said nothing, rejoining his friends. His buddies laughed; then they all piled into a booth closest to the front door before the table was even bussed. One of Babe’s singing waitresses went to clean it up and take their orders.", "“Not bad,” Babe whispered, advance scouting for me as usual.", "I ignored her. One of", "my", "rules is not to think of someone as a potential mate or date until I’ve at least said a complete sentence to him and gotten a semi-intelligent answer.", "“I’ve thrown back better. How’s the new help working out?” I asked, changing the subject. The help was three girls who had stumbled in, in tears, after a singing gig that hadn’t gone well. Of course Babe had hired them on the spot and promised to help them with their act. Now they worshipped her and copied her every move.", "“That’s a very slick segue. They’re not so new anymore. But they’re doing okay, thanks for asking. They’ve got more physical presence on-stage,” she said, holding the ketchup bottle like a mike and pretending to sing into it. “They’ll be at Ringwald’s in a coupla weeks. Alba’s singing lead.”", "They all looked the same to me. Alba must have been the one inside—more condence than the one with the multiple piercings. She was holding her own, sparring with a table full of burly guys; no mean feat for a ninety-pound teenager in heavy makeup and black Frankenstein shoes that looked like cinder blocks, spray painted and strapped to her heronlike legs. Her life ashed before my eyes. I saw her strutting her stuff, sucking on a ball microphone and posturing like Madonna or Mick or Avril or Amy, getting deliriously famous and then crashing and burning before she was twenty-one, rehab by twenty-two—video at eleven. Perhaps I took too dim a view of the music business.", "The girl outside, with the eyebrow bolt, was more introspective. Probably the songwriter, writing a lot of angry chick, why-did-you-dump-me songs. Jeez, I was turning into a cranky broad. Was I really jealous of a couple of young girls?", "“You should go,” Babe said, as if she  were clairvoyant.", "“Lots of guys at Ringwald’s.”", "“Twenty- year- olds.”", "“Nothing wrong with young stuff for whatever ails you.”", "That was as aggressive as Babe got in her matchmaking efforts. A few times a week she remembered that I hadn’t had a date in a while and gave it a shot, but she never pressed.", "Sometimes it seemed as if she and Lucy Cavanaugh, my friend the bridesmaid, were having a private contest to see who could hook me up rst. Despite Lucy’s vehement denials, I knew there’d be a x-up sometime over the course of the upcoming ve-day wedding. That was the real reason she’d asked me to drive her. And while I wasn’t actively dreading it, I  wasn’t looking forward to it either.", "“I’m going to a wedding. There will be ample opportunity for me to listen to some boring guy’s whole life story before telling him I’m not interested. Besides, as you say, plenty of cute guys right here. No need for me to pay a cover charge for some watered-down drinks at some shabby joint downtown. I can just stay in this shabby joint and watch the passing parade.”", "“Shabby? I’m cutting you off. Pete, no more taste testing for Paula,” she yelled.", "Moments later, Eyebrow Girl pushed through the door, butt  rst, muttering, with two trays of cups and small plates, one of them precariously balanced on her forearm. Something on her sleeve, or maybe her studded leather cuff, snagged on the door handle and one of the trays ew out of her hands like an oversized Frisbee. The other one fell with a clatter, splashing beverages up in the air like minigeysers.", "“Holy shit!” she said, laughing and only half covering her mouth, in deference to the father sitting at the counter, who gave her a disapproving look and covered his toddler’s ears as if the kid could recognize a naughty word at that tender age.", "No one was hurt and just a few were splattered by the mug puddles; someone applauded. I’ve never quite understood that. Is that supposed to make the person feel better?", "Yes, I am a klutz and a loser, thank you for acknowledging. I feel so much better.", "The bearded trucker who’d spoken to Caroline was closest to the door, and he got up to help the girl who was crab walking in a circle collecting the items she’d dropped. He said something to her, and it was the rst time I’d ever seen the kid crack a smile, although she went to some pains to hide it.", "Babe came around from behind the counter and picked up the cups and plates that had traveled farthest. “All right, Mr. Nice Guy, you’ve redeemed yourself for your formerly boorish behavior. Go eat your food before it gets cold. I’ll get this.”", "“Don’t worry, Terry, it’s no big deal,” she whispered, bending down to help the girl. “Doesn’t really count unless you send one of them to the emergency room.” She handed the girl a soggy ve-dollar bill. “Take your tip and go wash your hands.” Babe brought the mess back to the counter near where I was sitting with my coffee and waiting for my order.", "“Look at this. Pete makes these phenomenal, food orgasm muf ns and the Moms barely touch them. They don’t need utensils, they need scalpels.”", "The cranberries had been picked off and a thin layer of crust was almost surgically shaved off the tops. I remembered that calorie reduction tip well.", "“", "You", "used to be like that,” she said. “A damn picky eater. Before you got some sense.”", "Sense. To Babe that meant ordering the wafes. Or the cake or the sundae or whatever it was you really wanted. Whether it was food, men, or adventures, Babe did not believe in living a life of denial.", "“These women,” she said, motioning to the group outside. “I still don’t get some of them.” She cleared off the tray and put the cups and dishes in a rubber basin underneath the counter.", "“So what is it the queen of the cul-de-sacs wants you to do now? Plant marigolds in the shape of clinking martini glasses?” Babe was referring to my rst fall in Springeld when Caroline had asked for tulips planted in the shape of giant crossed tennis rackets. Which worked out well until, inevitably, they opped over and resembled nothing more than an enormous handlebar mustache.", "“That’s very creative,” I said. “I may offer that next year. I could do martini glasses. Champagne utes should go over well during bridal season.” I was semiserious.", "“You remember last spring when Caroline was calling me three times a day,” I said, “and practically stalking me here at the diner?” Babe nodded.", "“She’s got some notion to buy Guido Chiaramonte’s old nursery. And she’s written a business plan, which I have foolishly agreed to take a look at. She’d have a garden gift shop and I’d offer design services. We’d col", "laborate on special projects.”", "“Sounds good. What’s wrong with that?”", "“They want two million dollars for the property, and it probably needs another ve hundred thousand just to open the doors. She wants to front the money and put it all in my name.”", "That raised an eyebrow. She looked around as if to appraise her own lot with its charming waterfront view. What was her lakeside property worth? One million? More? “Okay. Unusual but, I repeat, what’s wrong with that?”", "I couldn’t put my nger on it, but in my gut there was something about Caroline’s plan that didn’t sit right with me. It was too good to be true, like those Nigerian e-mail scams—", "just send me the postage, my friend, and we will split a fortune.", "My knee-jerk reaction was to say no. But that was generally my knee-jerk reaction to things— not unlike the overcautious lawyer who says, “We could have a problem there. . . .” There is no problem, but there could be one.", "That was also the reason I owned a ten-year-old car, a fteen-yearold television, and a four-year- old cell phone that the company’s Web site refers to as a “legendary” model. It took me awhile to say yes to new things.", "“C’mon, what’s the downside?” Babe said. “I mean, not to put too  ne a point on it, but she’s loaded and you’ve got two, maybe three nickels to rub together.”", "And where does", "that", "expression come from? Why would anyone want to rub two nickels together? Are they supposed to make babies if you rub them together? From anyone else, I would have been offended, but Babe was close to the truth. I was fantasizing about an island trip, but I was treading water nancially. It happened every year at this time. I sucked it up, ate big breakfasts— the least expensive and most lling meal of the day and frequently free, if Pete had gotten a new cookbook or watched a new cooking program. I had soup for dinner and generally lost my three or four donut pounds by the time garden season rolled around. Not the end of the world, lots of mammals put on a layer of fat and hibernated for the winter.", "I nursed my third cup of coffee and picked at Pete’s all-American waf e—strawberries, blueberries, and heaps of powdered sugar— when the truckers  nished and came to the counter to settle up. The bearded guy was last to pay. He lingered at the register to talk to Babe after his pals left. He motioned outside to where Caroline had been sitting.", "“I don’t suppose you’d like to tell me that pretty lady’s name?”", "“Who’s that?” Babe said.", "“He means Caroline,” Eyebrow Girl said, trying to be helpful.", "“Caroline? That was the woman I was talking to?”", "The young girl nodded. She didn’t understand Babe’s hesitation. Who  else could he have meant?", "“Sure,” Babe said. “She’s Mrs. Caroline I’ve-got-a-big-dog-an-evenbigger-husband-and-a-security-system-the-Pentagon-would-be-proudof. Who wants to know?”", "The trucker held up his hands in mock supplication. “Wow. What are you, her bodyguard? Forget it. No biggie. I’ll catch up with", "Car-o-line", "next time.”", "He held up two  ngers in a peace sign and backed out of the diner with a smile. Once outside, he zipped his jacket, took a last look around, and then strolled past the last of the Main Saint Moms now reloading their kids into their cars. He tipped his hat theatrically and made his way over to his truck, where his buddy was waiting for him.", "“I must be slipping,” Babe said, inspecting her reection in the small fridge behind the counter. “Not to be conceited, but usually they want", "my", "number. Maybe it was a mistake sucking up to the velvet headband crowd. Too much competition.”", "“Like you’ve ever been worried about competition. You think he was hitting on Caroline?”", "“Who knows? If the Paradise can bring two people together, my work is done. I’m not one to stand in the way of either true love or unbridled lust. No judgments here. I was just looking out for her. He could have been a serial killer.”", "I’d heard Babe say that a hundred times. As friendly as she was, the rst time she met anyone, he was a potential mass murderer until she had evidence to the contrary. Coming from a large city, I tended to agree with her.", "“I don’t know,” she said, “baseball hat, long hair, even the peace sign. Sometimes there’s a thin line between cool and creepy. And who wants to be responsible for giving a friend’s name and address to the next Hannibal Lecter? Am I right?”", "“You’re getting dangerously close to proling. What would the Maharishi say?”", "“He was before my time, wise guy. I’m just saying the guy looked like he should be on his way to a Grateful Dead reunion, not snif ng around a white-gloved suburban lady, who, by the way, is still happily married as far as I know. If I’m wrong and either of them is interested, it’s their business to pursue, not mine to facilitate. He may be back anyway. I think he was driving for the same company as Retro Joe.”", "Retro Joe was hard to miss. Despite the fact that he was over sixty years old and 100 percent gray, he sported an oiled pompadour with a big curl on his forehead that swirled like the inside of a nautilus shell or the top of a soft ice cream cone. In the summer he wore his sleeves rolled up tight on his biceps. Mercifully, it was fall and we were spared the peculiar sight of his ashen skin stretched over surprisingly cut muscles.", "“Joe’s here a few times a month. Works for two or three different companies depending on where he feels like driving and where the next Elvis tribute concert was being held. I’ll ask him about his new colleague the next time he’s in.”", "I teased her again about betraying her Woodstockian peace, love, and music roots, but Babe was right to be cautious. One town over, an elderly woman brought in her luxury car for a tune-up and wound up dead at the hands of the mechanic’s greedy girlfriend, who bludgeoned her with a tire iron after the older woman thoughtlessly failed to have any jewelry or money to steal.", "So much for things being quieter in the suburbs.", "From", "Dead Head", "by Rosemary Harris. Copyright © 2010 by the author and reprinted by permission of Minotaur Books.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Revised and fully updated in August 2017, with an important new section on Scenario Tools and Scenario Planning. his is a book is for leaders, to aid their practice in strategy, decision making and change - it's a very practical (field) guide to foresight and foresight tools. It's aimed at leaders in manufacturing, service, non-profit, government and fourth sector organisations. Strategic Foresight is a set of skills and tools used to explore potential futures exercising your 'futures muscles' so that you are able to plan for and take advantage of these possible futures. The book first explores how we think about the future, looking at ambiguity and uncertainty and how these play a role in our ability to think into the future. It introduces a simple model of preferred thinking styles and talks about the 'baggage' and values that form our perceptions. The next section covers models, tools and maps that people will find useful for developing their own Foresight and using this knowledge to make decisions, whilst uncovering innovation and creativity to turn this Foresight knowledge to competitive advantage. This is not a comprehensive list - just a selection of the most effective tools with their use and case studies that are easy and effective to use. The next two sections cover: How to identify emerging trends; what impact they may have on your business; the strategic importance of early recognition; and how to apply the knowledge in your business. Harnessing Foresight as a spring board for innovation and creativity to develop new paradigms and take advantage of what may come. Finally, the author pulls it all together by showing how to develop a practical method of exploring potential futures in the context of your existing business in order to take robust decisions and develop strategies that help you work towards your preferred future. Case studies are interspersed throughout the book to illustrate the points made along with exercises, where appropriate, to encourage people to 'think along' with the ideas and new ways of approaching Strategic Foresight" ]

[ "Review", "This book articulates the importance of strategic foresight and its contribution to an organization's success. The author explains lucidly the strategies that can assist during a complex business environment and introduces tools to help address future scenarios. Robust and proven strategies are discussed with case studies, allowing the reader to gain a better insight into how the strategies can be implemented pragmatically.This book is beneficial to both novices and those at an advanced level as the tools presented, such as causal layered analysis, help readers become better systematic thinkers. Readers will learn how they can identify and influence their organization in any given situation, enabling them to make better decisions with regards to shaping the future.This is a worthy book, packed with modern skills that can be practiced by any leader who would like to master strategic foresight and face the future with certainty. --Suresh Suprarnamian, in Quality World, June 2017Patricia Lustig has woven a fascinating tapestry of diverse resources to create an integrated framework for practicing strategic foresight. The author...presents a 10-point logic of the futures toolbox to help any individual or organisation dynamically practice strategic foresight....The strategic foresight toolkit also includes a checklist of questions to sharpen the thinking process to identify and envision the envisioned future.There are several case studies in the book that clearly describe how to learn from the future and engage in change. Recognising that the future has neither any boundaries nor is it organized and defined, the author encourages us to examine both existing and emerging paradigms, exercise our strategic foresight muscles, reframe our fundamental assumptions that are often taken for granted and improve the quality of the narrative and decision-making.Strategic Foresight is a timely publication that I would strongly recommend as a valuable addition to every practitioner s bookshelf. --Ramu Iyer in InterAction - The Journal of Solution Focus in Organizations" ]

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[ "A special solo adventure for Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, in the last of three stories with a recurring villain. The future is dying. All over the universe, gaps are beginning to appear. From the space lanes terrorised by the rag-tag remnants of the once-mighty Rocket Men, to the empire of the Gorlans, stricken by a terrible civil war. Gaps in space/time, portents of the end of everything. Only three beings might prevent it. The Doctor, a renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. The Master, another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. And another Master, yet another renegade Time Lord from Gallifrey. One Doctor. Two Masters. What could possibly go wrong? Big Finish's main range of Doctor Who stories began in 1999, and has featured television Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann across its 213 tales. Director Jamie Anderson is the son of Thunderbirds creator and TV legend Gerry Anderson - he works on Doctor Who here, having brought his father's Terrahawks series to audio life for Big Finish. Sylvester McCoy originally played the Doctor in 1987 - 1989, (then again in 1996) while his other work includes Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson's epic The Hobbit films. CAST: Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Geoffrey Beevers (The Old Master), Alex Macqueen (The New Master), Lauren Crace (Jemima), Russ Bain (Blore), Esther Hall (Tazmeena), James Garnon (Sebastian), Neil Edmond (Sarlon)." ]

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

[ "She couldn't remember a thing, not even who she was. But it was clear Bailey James was in trouble. Big trouble! And she desperately needed Cade Parris to help her live long enough to find out just what kind.The moment the cool-headed private eye laid eyes on the fragile beauty, she almost had him forgetting who he was. If Bailey was a criminal, Cade would eat his hat. But what was she doing with a satchel full of cash and a diamond as big as a baby's fist? And how could he unravel this mystery if he kept tripping over his heart?" ]

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[ "In this book a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world studies the environmental challenge posed by China’s phenomenal economic growth.", "An exploration of the environmental challenge posed by China’s phenomenal economic growth.", "An exploration of the environmental challenge posed by China’s phenomenal economic growth.", "Written by a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world.", "Written by a multi-disciplinary team of experts from around the world.", "Argues that China’s development poses the greatest ever challenge for the modern world in terms of speed, size and resource scarcity.", "Argues that China’s development poses the greatest ever challenge for the modern world in terms of speed, size and resource scarcity.", "Discusses issues such as cleaner production, green car technology, resettlement resulting from dam building, and biotechnology.", "Discusses issues such as cleaner production, green car technology, resettlement resulting from dam building, and biotechnology.", "Moves beyond the dichotomy between alarmist, radical views and moderate notions of incremental change.", "Moves beyond the dichotomy between alarmist, radical views and moderate notions of incremental change." ]

[ "From the Inside Flap", "China’s dependence on coal to fuel its economic growth is expected to cause the country to surpass the USA as the leading national emitter of greenhouse gases within the next two decades. Moreover, should the number of privately-owned cars in China grow to equal that in the USA, demand for oil would exceed worldwide production by almost one fifth. This book brings together a multi-disciplinary team of experts to study the environmental challenge posed by China’s phenomenal growth.", "China’s Limits to Growth: Greening State and Society", "reviews the country’s environmental experience with regard to issues such as cleaner production, green car technology, resettlement resulting from dam building, and biotechnology. Moving beyond the traditional dichotomy between alarmist, radical views and moderate notions of incremental change, the book’s contributors suggest that Chinese development presents compelling reasons for rethinking the viability of greening.", "From the Back Cover", "China’s dependence on coal to fuel its economic growth is expected to cause the country to surpass the USA as the leading national emitter of greenhouse gases within the next two decades. Moreover, should the number of privately-owned cars in China grow to equal that in the USA, demand for oil would exceed worldwide production by almost one fifth. This book brings together a multi-disciplinary team of experts to study the environmental challenge posed by China’s phenomenal growth.", "China’s Limits to Growth: Greening State and Society", "reviews the country’s environmental experience with regard to issues such as cleaner production, green car technology, resettlement resulting from dam building, and biotechnology. Moving beyond the traditional dichotomy between alarmist, radical views and moderate notions of incremental change, the book’s contributors suggest that Chinese development presents compelling reasons for rethinking the viability of greening.", "About the Author", "Peter Ho", "is Professor of International Development Studies at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences and Director of the Centre for Development Studies of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He is the author of", "Institutions in Transition", "(2005) and the editor of", "Developmental Dilemmas", "(2005).", "Eduard B. Vermeer", "was formerly Senior Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands. He is a member of the editorial boards of the", "Asia Pacific Business Review", "and", "China Information", ".", "Together with Jacob Eyferth, Peter Ho and Eduard B. Vermeer have also co-edited", "Rural Development in Transitional China", "(2004).", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Social Sciences" ]

[ "Do you struggle to find time to pray? When you find a few minutes for face time with God, does prayer feel boring, mind-numbing and pointless? OPEN ROAD provides the real-world tools you need to make interesting, thought-provoking and meaningful prayer a part of your busy life. Packed full of practical strategies and 30 days of creative prayer exercises, OPEN ROAD is more than just another book about prayer. It's a companion for your journey home to God and the first step toward a more spiritually authentic way of life." ]

[ "From the Back Cover", "Do you struggle to find time to pray? When you find a few minutes for face time with God, does prayer feel boring, mind-numbing and pointless?", "Open Road", "provides the real-world tools you need to make interesting, thought-provoking and meaningful prayer a part of your busy life.Packed full of practical strategies and 30 days of creative prayer exercises,", "Open Road", "is more than just another book about prayer. It's a companion for your journey to God and the first step toward a more spiritually authentic way of life.Tim and Melissa Morral are authors and speakers with more than 40 years combined teaching experience on topics related to the practice of Christian spirituality.For additional resources on prayer and Christian spirituality, visit", "GranolaSoul.com", "About the Author", "TIM MORRAL and MELISSA McDONALD MORRAL", "are authors and speakers with more than 40 years combined teaching experience on topics related to the practice of Christian spirituality. Tim holds a Doctor of Divinity and Melissa holds a Master of Divinity from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, New York. Together, they have served as writers, pastors, religious educators, workshop facilitators and nonprofit leaders. Tim and Melissa regularly publish articles and other content about the integration of Christian practices with everyday life at GranolaSoul.com. They also lead workshops on prayer and practical spirituality for local churches. For more information and resources, or to contact Tim and Melissa, visit their website at GranolaSoul.com." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "Worship & Devotion" ]

[ "An intricate tale of love and renewal... Psychologist Lenora Lawrence lingers in a coma after being shot by a sniper as a web of intrigue unravels around her. Her redemptive work with society's ex-convicts and her personal counseling with vulnerable women has created many enemies in the resort town of Lake Geneva, WI. Lenora's colleague and good friend, Jennifer Trevor, intends to see that Lenora's sniper is brought to justice, even if it means making deadly enemies herself." ]

[ "About the Author", "Judith Rolfs minored in English and creative writing at college but her major focus became psychology and ultimately marriage and family counseling. Her first article was published in Fresh Ink magazine while a student at Marquette University. At her first writer's conference her novel proposal won the Best New Novel Award. Mystery writing is her first love, although she has ten non-fiction books published on various family issues. Twenty-five years listening to marriage and family clients further validated Rolfs awareness that words are the messengers of the heart. She learned to listen for the meaning behind words and tries to convey emotional depth in her characters. Writing Bullet in the Night from the perspective of her own and her heroine s counseling profession lets her share insights with readers who may never enter a professional counselor's office. Rolfs says, I value the opportunity to contribute a word or two of wisdom: life is hard, people can be evil, but God is good, and all the time. Judith shares life with her husband and best friend, Wayne, and their chocolate lab, Alex. They enjoy spending time with four adult children and seven grandchildren from home bases in Wisconsin and Florida." ]

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[ "Easy References for Identification and Current Value Conversion", "This completely updated Second Edition of the", "18th Century Standard Catalog of World Coins", "represents a combination of over 25 years research, data accumulation, photography and persistence in providing a single, comprehensive catalog to which collectors can turn.", "The specialist, collector and dealer alike are provided with the latest information on market valuations reflecting our vastly improved data base for this period of world coinage history.", "Illustrated Instant Identifiers", "Illustrated Instant Identifiers", "Standard International Numeral Systems", "Standard International Numeral Systems", "Grading Terminology and Abbreviations", "Grading Terminology and Abbreviations", "Glossary of Legend Abbreviations", "Glossary of Legend Abbreviations", "Total Weights of Coins", "Total Weights of Coins", "Date Conversion Chart", "Date Conversion Chart", "Mint Index", "Mint Index", "Coin Denominations Listings", "Coin Denominations Listings", "Foreign Exchange Rates", "Foreign Exchange Rates", "Cross-Referenced Country Index", "Cross-Referenced Country Index", "Coin Market Values in up to Four Grades of Preservation", "Coin Market Values in up to Four Grades of Preservation" ]

[ "About the Author", "George Cuhaj is an experienced and accomplished numismatist and researcher. George, a former cataloger for both Stack's Auction House in New York and the American Numismatic Society, and also serves as editor of the", "Standard Catalog of World Paper Money", "series.", "Thomas Michael has performed in-depth price analysis on nearly 90 world and U.C. coin catalogs for the KP numismatic book line. He traveled to Berlin, Germany, in January 2010 to connect his network of collectors and dealers and to create the most accurate database of world coin market values." ]

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

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

[ "A Becka Christian Grammer and Composition I" ]

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[ "A must-read guide for parents and grandparents who want to practically and successfully help their teenager navigate the ever-lengthening stage of adolescence launching, them into society with confidence, vision, and success.", "Zombies are not just found in horror movies, sometimes they’re lying on your living room couch. These are undead adolescents whose psychological and social development have come to a screeching halt. Torn by their yearning for freedom and their fear of surviving the outside world, they have stalled in their maturity, motivation, and purpose in life, hijacked by a helplessness and fear of responsibility. Parents often feel ill-equipped to love, support, and guide them—especially when they may be facing a midlife crisis of their own and battling some of the same issues in their own lives. Is it really possible to escape this “undead” state of being?", "In", "My Teenage Zombie", "board-certified psychiatrist and medical doctor David L. Henderson explains the parts of a teenage zombie (their brain, heart, and spirit), how they got into this undead state, and how to resurrect them back to life. Using real-life examples of families he has counseled, he describes both their physical and psychological characteristics and offers practical suggestions on how to deal with, and in many cases avoid, having an undead adolescent in your home.", "The book is divided into three helpful sections:", "The Rise of the Undead: Understanding the Nature of a Teenage Zombie", "The Rise of the Undead: Understanding the Nature of a Teenage Zombie", "The Fear of the Undead: Facing the Anxiety of Confronting a Teenage Zombie", "The Fear of the Undead: Facing the Anxiety of Confronting a Teenage Zombie", "Resurrecting the Undead: Restoring Your Teenage Zombie to a Life Worth Living", "Resurrecting the Undead: Restoring Your Teenage Zombie to a Life Worth Living", "If you are the parent of an undead adolescent, there is hope for you and your child. Or maybe you have children who are not yet adolescents. It’s never too early to prepare for the challenges that await you. Either way, stay calm and start resurrecting zombies!" ]

[ "About the Author", "Dr. David Henderson is a board certified psychiatrist, author and speaker. He is the founder and president of Four Stones PLLC, a mental health consulting practice in Dallas, Texas. For five years, Dr. Henderson served as the Department Chair of Psychology and Counseling at Criswell College, rebuilding its Masters in Counseling Program and starting the undergraduate major in Psychology. He also helped to develop a fully online counseling curriculum for the school. In addition, Dr. Henderson has served as an adjunct professor of Psychology and Counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a member of the board of directors for Drug Prevention Resources, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing youth substance abuse. Dr. Henderson has presented nationally and internationally at conferences for the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, The Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the Christian Medical and Dental Association. For more information, you can visit his website,", "www.drdavidhenderson.com." ]

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

[ "It's the most wonderful time of the year for some--and the worst for others. But within the heart of every Christmas, lies a special surprise for everyone. . . Christmas Eve morning at a crowded airport threatens to become Christmas Day when a heavy snowfall waylays five strangers on their way to Asheville, North Carolina. Marta's traveling with two children and the weight of a bitter divorce on her shoulders. . .Andy, a widower and Vietnam vet, reminisces at the airport bar when he notices the presence of a female soldier. . .Specialist Ilena is on leave from Iraq, fraught with guilt about leaving her comrades. . .Reggie, a laid-off assembly worker, contemplates his uncertain future. . .and wealthy businessman John is troubled by the untimely death of his high-powered, workaholic father. As the travelers reflect on their lives, a new challenge soon arises: their plane is grounded. But in the spirit of the season, a good samaritan offers to drive them to Asheville. Then her van gets stuck on a snowy road--and the real journey begins for an unlikely group who have more in common than meets the eye as they embark on a magical passage that will show them the true meaning of Christmas. . ." ]

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

[ "Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is on the case to stop a crazed man who, having lost his son and his beloved country, develops a plan to use a nuclear weapon against the free world in order to reestablish his native Russia’s dominance of the world. Reprint." ]

[ "Review", "What if James Bond had started spying as a teenager? Non-stop action keeps the intrigue boiling. --", "Kirkus Reviews", "on", "Stormbreaker", "About the Author", "Anthony Horowitz has been called “the busiest writer in Britain” by a major British newspaper—and with good reason. He is passionate about his work, often writing ten hours a day as he tries to balance multiple careers as a popular novelist, playwright and screenwriter for television and movies. He is also the author of", "The Devil and His Boy", "and the Diamond Brothers mysteries." ]

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[ "Books", "Teen & Young Adult", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "Competitive eating vies with family expectations in a funny, heartfelt novel for middle-grade readers by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman.", "David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he’ll have to do better: he’s going to compete in the Super Pigorino Bowl, the world’s greatest pizza-eating contest, and he has to win it, because he borrowed his mom’s credit card and accidentally spent $2,000 on it. So he", "really", "needs that prize money. Like, yesterday. As if training to be a competitive eater weren’t enough, he’s also got to keep an eye on his little brother, Mal (who, if the family believed in labels, would be labeled autistic, but they don’t, so they just label him Mal). And don’t even get started on the new weirdness going on between his two best friends, Cyn and HeyMan. Master talent Pete Hautman has cooked up a rich narrative shot through with equal parts humor and tenderness, and the result is a middle-grade novel too delicious to put down." ]

[ "From School Library Journal", "Gr 5–8—David meant to bid $20, not $2,000, on the half-eaten hot dog of his favorite competitive eater. But it happened, and he won, and he sort of used his mom's credit card to place the bid. To make up the money, David realizes it's time to turn his interest into cash and compete in a local pizza eating contest. He can eat an entire pizza in under five minutes, but he'll have to train to do better than that and win the competition. When he's not stretching his stomach by eating disgusting amounts of raw cabbage, David hangs out with his two best friends, Cyn and HeyMan. He also watches his little brother, who has autism, Mal, and rolls his eyes at his overachieving older sister and her annoying new boyfriend. David feels caught in the middle when it comes to his family and whatever is happening between Cyn and HeyMan. This novel is laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely sweet. Though the premise of scarfing down pizzas seems silly, this is ultimately a meaningful book with insight into having a sibling with special needs and the general ups and downs that come with being a teenager. VERDICT A fantastically funny, relatable book that will be an easy sell and a rewarding read for most middle graders.—Emily Moore, Camden County Library System, NJ", "Review", "Jack-of-all-genres Hautman turns to the mouthwatering, madcap world of competitive eating...With crystalline prose, delectable detail, rip-roaring humor, and larger-than-life characters, Hautman gracefully examines what it means to be a friend, a family member, and, through it all, a kid trying to do the right thing. Readers will race to devour it, but like Papa Pigorino’s colossal BDT pizzas, this infectious tale is a thing to be savored.—Booklist (starred review)This novel is laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely sweet. Though the premise of scarfing down pizzas seems silly, this is ultimately a meaningful book with insight into having a sibling with special needs and the general ups and downs that come with being a teenager. A fantastically funny, relatable book that will be an easy sell and a rewarding read for most middle graders.—School Library Journal (starred review)Hautman (Eden West) is both funny and uplifting in this good-natured story of incoming high school freshman David Miller, whose chief talent is the ability to eat an entire pizza in under five minutes...Hautman offers lots of great takeaways about loyalty, friendship, and perseverance, wrapped in a wholly enjoyable story about a kid who, in the end, just loves to eat pizza.—Publishers Weekly (starred review)The first-person narrative explores the two brothers’ relationship in a nuanced way...David becomes more attuned to Mal’s perspective and ways of communicating.—The Horn Book...the book could be used in group or classroom reads as it could foster good discussion questions.—School Library ConnectionFamily relationships and buddy support are authentically drawn, and the bones of the plot are sturdy...the resolution is satisfying and readers will come away thoroughly entertained. Even if they take a pass on pizza and burgers for a couple of days.—Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksWinning views of a family pulling together, of young people stumbling into adolescence, and of an entertaining if controversial pursuit, \"reverse-eating events\" and all.—Kirkus ReviewsOnly an author as talented as Hautman could juxtapose eating contests with caring for an autistic 10-year-old.—Pioneer PressLet’s turn now to the year’s two most refreshing narrators, David Alan Miller and Shane Burcaw. David is an eighth-grader with an amazing talent for competitive eating and the fictional hero of Pete Hautman’s heartfelt middle-grade novel “Slider” (Candlewick)…David isn’t a character you meet every day.—The Wall Street Journal", "About the Author", "Pete Hautman", "is the author of many books for young adults and adults, including the National Book Award–winning", "Godless,", "the Klaatu Diskos trilogy, and", "Eden West.", "Pete Hautman divides his time between Wisconsin and Minnesota.", "Read more" ]

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

[ "Cora the Cow enjoys her life on the farm, but when a mysterious train shows up one day, she’s determined to find adventure. When she discovers a circus has come to town, she wants to be a part of an act—but being in the circus is a lot harder than it looks.", "Follow along with Cora as she learns that everyone has a role to play and that it’s ok to be a little different than your friends!", "With fun, vibrant illustrations and an easy-to-read story, this book is sure to be a family favorite! This delightful children’s book is ideal for bedtime and beginner readers and is perfect for fans of Leela Hope, Mary Lee, or Elwyn Tate.", "Collect all of Cora's adventures!", "Cora the Cow Plops a Patty", "Cora the Cow Plops a Patty", "Cora the Cow Finds a Friend", "Cora the Cow Finds a Friend", "Cora the Cow Loses Her Spots", "Cora the Cow Loses Her Spots" ]

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

[ "Book by Harbage, Alfred" ]

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

[ "Totally revised and updated edition of the definitive hot springs guide to the Southwest, Baja, and Hawaii. Includes written directions, photographs of each place, GPS coordinates, handicap access, clothing requirements, nearby campgrounds and facilities, description of surroundings, pools and tubs for both commercial resorts and natural wilderness springs." ]

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[ "Books", "Travel", "United States" ]

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[ "Books", "Business & Money", "Human Resources" ]

[ "Two children and their parents befriend a homeless man living on the street and help him find his family." ]

[ "From Publishers Weekly", "Mr. Bow Tie is homeless. Come rain or shine the colorfully clothed gentleman lives on the street outside a small grocery store. As told by the boy whose parents own the store, Barbour's ( Nancy ; Little Nino's Pizzeria ) picture book presents the social phenomenon of homelessness in uncomplicated prose and bold artwork, painting a very real picture of a bustling city neighborhood. Amid the hubbub, Mr. Bow Tie is befriended. He helps out at the store and finally--through the efforts of the narrator's family--is reunited with his aging parents. While in keeping with her sunny illustrations and upbeat text, Barbour's unlikely happy ending is off-putting in its relentless cheeriness. Her efforts in bringing this pressing problem to children's attention are commendable; the book's unrealistic resolution, however, ultimately undermines these good intentions. In sobering contrast to a somewhat misleading portrayal are the statistics on homelessness--and a contact address--that appear on the book's back flap. A more clear-eyed--and ultimately heartwarming--treatment of this topic can be found in last season's Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "From School Library Journal", "Grade 1-4-- Something of an urban fairy tale for the '90s, based on a true story. Mr. Bow Tie, who does not speak, is befriended and fed by a storekeeper and his family, who reunite the man with his parents. The child's first-person narration is brief (one or two sentences per page), and the story is plainly told, but it is graceful in its spare simplicity, and conveys a great deal of information. Much of it will require explanation, however, such as the phrase \"decorated war hero.\" The bold, bright watercolor and gouache folk-art paintings depict a crowded cityscape chockablock with people, movement, and color; Mr. Bow Tie is shown as a nonthreatening eccentric. The illustrations do not belie the gravity of the subject, nor are they at odds with the story's hopeful intent. This is a gentle, humane introduction to homelessness. Two caveats: readers may notice that Mr. Bow Tie looks implausibly clean throughout, and that his many costumes make him look like a clown. Secondly, the story's happy ending is seldom realized in life. This book stands in contrast to Bunting's affecting Fly Away Home (Clarion, 1991); it is more optimistic and less somber. Teachers and librarians who wish to address this complex social issue will want to own both books, and perhaps use them together. --Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Greenwich, CTCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "From Kirkus Reviews", "Two kids tell how their dad's gift of a meal to the homeless man who sleeps outside their neighborhood store leads first to an informal exchange of his help (sweeping the sidewalk, etc.) for more food and eventually to his going happily away with his parents, contacted through ``a big office.'' Barbour (who illustrated Adoff's Flamboyan, 1988) is a gifted artist whose vibrant colors and comfortably rounded forms are not especially appropriate to the topic; and while the kindness and respect shown towards this troubled veteran (whose name proves to be ``Elliot Lyman Bristow'') are laudable, the conclusion is unrealistic: jacket copy reveals that ``the real Mr. Bow Tie remains on the streets.'' Well-intentioned but simplistic. (Picture book. 4-8) --", "Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.", "Read more" ]

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