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Dr. Seuss: American Icon | Philip Nel takes a fascinating look into the key aspects of Seuss's career - his poetry, politics, art, marketing, and place in the popular imagination." "Nel argues convincingly that Dr. Seuss is one of the most influential poets in America. His nonsense verse, like that of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, has changed language itself, giving us new words like "nerd." And Seuss's famously loopy artistic style - what Nel terms an "energetic cartoon surrealism" - has been equally important, inspiring artists like filmmaker Tim Burton and illustrator Lane Smith. --from back cover | Philip Nel | Biography & Autobiography |
Wonderful Worship in Smaller Churches | This resource includes twelve principles in understanding small church worship, fifteen practices for planning worship with fewer than 100 people, and suggestions for congregational study. | David R. Ray | Religion |
Whispers of the Wicked Saints | Julia Thomas finds her life spinning out of control after the death of her husband, Richard. Julia turns to her minister for comfort when she finds herself falling for him with a passion that is forbidden by the church. Heath Sparks is a man of God who is busy taking care of his quadriplegic wife who was seriously injured in a sever car accident. In an innocent effort to reach out to a lonely member of his church, Heath finds himself as the man and not the minister as Heath and Julia surrender their bodies to each other and face the wrath of God. Julia finds herself in over her head as she faces a deadly disease, the loss of her home and whispers about her wicked affair. Julia leaves the states offering her body as a living sacrifice in hopes of finding a cure while her heart remains thousands of miles away hoping to one day reunite with the man who holds it hostage.Whispers of the Wicked Saints is a once in a lifetime romance that is breath taking, defying all the rules of romance and bending the laws of love. | Veronica Haddon | Fiction |
The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today | In The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today, respected biblical scholar Everett Ferguson presents a genuine biblical theology of the church. By systematically examining the New Testament's teaching on the existence, meaning, and purpose of the church, providing responsible coverage of the traditional topics in ecclesiology, and carefully grounding ecclesiology in the person and work of Christ, Ferguson unveils a comprehensive model of the church that is both biblically centered and relevant to a world on the verge of the twenty-first century. | Everett Ferguson | Religion |
Saint Hyacinth of Poland | The story for children 10 and up of St. Hyacinth, the Dominican who planted the Faith in Poland, Lithuania and Russia and worked many miracles. He went to Rome, where he met St. Dominic, and was one of the first to receive at his hands the habit of the newly established Order of Friars Preachers. After his novitiate he made his religious profession, and was made superior of the little band of missionaries sent to Poland to preach. Impr. 189 pgs 16 Illus, PB | Mary Fabyan Windeatt | Biography & Autobiography |
Rising Sons and Daughters: Life Among Japans New Young | Wardell recalls his experience as a foreign student in Japan, providing a comparison between America and Japan | Steven Wardell | Social Science |
Muslim Womens Choices: Religious Belief and Social Reality (Cross Cultural Perspectives on Women) | Counters the Western views and stereotypes of Muslim women, by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and choices in contemporary Muslim communities. The main theme of these papers is the manner in which Muslim women manipulate religious belief to negotiate their gender roles, within the context of their lives. | Camillia Fawzi El-Solh, Judy Mabro | Religion |
Dramatica for Screenwriters | Dramatica for Screenwriters by Armando Saldana Mora is a must for any writer who wishes to get the most out of the Dramatica(r) Pro story development software. Written by a working screenwriter, this book gives real world, practical applications for using Dramatica to develop and write Screenplays. Book topics include: * What Dramatica offers the screenwriter * Dramatica in thirty seconds * Characters: Beyond the archetypes * Character Relationships as subplots * Note and sketch story development * How to get a complete plot * Four Dramatica Acts, Three Classical Acts * Narrative flow & writing the screenplay * And many more... | Armando Salda A-Mora | Reference |
Mensa Number Puzzles (Mensa Word Games for Kids) | Acclaimed teacher and puzzler Evelyn B. Christensen has created one hundred brand-new perplexing and adorably illustrated games for young puzzlers. There is something for every type of learner here, including number puzzles, word puzzles, logic puzzles, and visual puzzles. She has also included secret clues the solver can consult if they need a hint, making the puzzles even more flexible for a wide skill range of puzzle-solvers. Arranged from easy to difficult, this is a great book for any beginning puzzler. With the game types intermixed throughout, it’s easy for a child who thinks they like only math or only word puzzles to stumble across a different kind of puzzle, get hooked, and discover—oh, they like that kind, too! Regularly practicing a variety of brain games can help improve and develop memory, concentration, creativity, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Mensa’s® Fun Puzzle Challenges for Kids is a learning tool everyone will enjoy! | Evelyn B. Christensen | Juvenile Nonfiction |
Vector Quantization and Signal Compression (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science) | Herb Caen, a popular columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, recently quoted a Voice of America press release as saying that it was reorganizing in order to "eliminate duplication and redundancy. " This quote both states a goal of data compression and illustrates its common need: the removal of duplication (or redundancy) can provide a more efficient representation of data and the quoted phrase is itself a candidate for such surgery. Not only can the number of words in the quote be reduced without losing informa tion, but the statement would actually be enhanced by such compression since it will no longer exemplify the wrong that the policy is supposed to correct. Here compression can streamline the phrase and minimize the em barassment while improving the English style. Compression in general is intended to provide efficient representations of data while preserving the essential information contained in the data. This book is devoted to the theory and practice of signal compression, i. e. , data compression applied to signals such as speech, audio, images, and video signals (excluding other data types such as financial data or general purpose computer data). The emphasis is on the conversion of analog waveforms into efficient digital representations and on the compression of digital information into the fewest possible bits. Both operations should yield the highest possible reconstruction fidelity subject to constraints on the bit rate and implementation complexity. | Allen Gersho, Robert M. Gray | Technology & Engineering |
A husband for Kutani | First published in 1938, this is a collection of four Oriental tales, including ‘Five Merchants Who Met in a Tea-House,’ and ‘Doctor Shen Fu,’ a tale of a Chinese alchemist who possesses the elixir of life. These beautiful and exotic series of Oriental fantasies, set in a China of the imagination, are brought to life by author Frank Owen’s brilliant descriptive passages that embroider his tales. | Frank Owen | History |
Gold and greenstone | Sally did most things better than men but it was difficult to get a job in a recession. Then she teamed up with an unlikely character and entered a world of hard work, gold-fever and adventure. | Barry Crump | New Zealand fiction |
The Ultimate Guide to Law School Admission: Insider Secrets for Getting a "Big Envelope" with Your Acceptance to Law School! | This collection brings together a distinguished group of researchers to examine the power relations which are played out in university law schools as a result of the different pressures exerted upon them by a range of different 'stakeholders'. From students to governments, from lawyers to universities, a host of institutions and actors believe that law schools should take account of a vast number of (often conflicting) considerations when teaching their students, designing curricula, carrying out research and so on. How do law schools deal with these pressures? What should their response be to the 'stakeholders' who urge them to follow agendas emanating from outside the law school itself? To what extent should some of these agendas play a greater role in the thinking of law schools? | Fiona Cownie | Law |
The Repeal of Reticence: A History of Americas Cultural and Legal Struggles over Free Speech, Obscenity, Sexual Liberation, and Modern Art | At a time when America's faculties of taste and judgment—along with the sense of the sacred and shameful—have become utterly vacant, Rochelle Gurstein's The Repeal of Reticence delivers an important and troubling warning. Covering landmark developments in America's modern culture and law, she charts the demise of what was dismissively called "gentility" in the face of First Amendment triumphs for journalists, sex educators, and novelists—from Margaret Sanger's advocacy of birth control to Judge Woolsey's celebrated defense of Ulysses. Weaving together a study of the legal debates over obscenity and free speech with a cultural study of the critics and writers who framed the issues, Gurstein offers a trenchant reconsideration of the sacred value of privacy. | Rochelle Gurstein | Political Science |
Overcoming Hypertension (Dr. Kenneth H. Coopers Preventive Medicine Program) | Like a time bomb ticking away, hypertension builds quietly, gradually, placing unbearable strain on the body until it explodes--in heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, arterial disease, even death. But the disease does not have to progress that way. Here, in the third volume of the highly acclaimed Preventive Medicine Program, Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, one of the nations foremost experts in the field of preventive medicine, presents a medically sound, reassuringly simple program that help you lower you blood pressure--and keep it down, often without drugs. Overcoming Hypertension gives you: --The latest facts on how cholesterol, cigarette smoking, obesity, and stress affect coronary risk levels. --Your high blood pressure risk profile, with newly devised charts for men and women. --A complete fitness program that lets you choose the sport that works for you. Plus a unique illustrated guide to aqua-aerobics. --Tips on talking to your doctor that will help you become an active participant in your own recovery. --A guide to anti-hypertensive drugs--the most up-to-date list of medications, their recommended daily doses, and ways to minimize side effects. --Three distinct dietary programs, complete with menus, recipes, nutritional charts, healthy cooking tips, and much more. --Take charge of your health and well-being with Overcoming Hypertension. | Kenneth H. Cooper | Health & Fitness |
Alaska Sourdough | "Sourdough is a magical food", as author Ruth Allman was fond of saying. There are folks in Alaska who claim the staff of life in their sourdough pots is more than 40 years old or date it to the time when Fairbanks was a mining town. Handwwritten to match the old-timers recipes, this book includes directions for several starters that can ripen in varying times, three days to one year. In this witty and useful last word on sourdough cookery, there are more than 95 recipes, loads of time-tested advice for the novice, and plenty of lore for sourdough fans. In this classic last word on sourdough cookery, there are recipes for Alaskan frontier staples (hotcakes to doughnuts) with time-tested advice and love. | Ruth Allman | Cooking |
The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (Oxford Handbooks) | A guide to current work on free will and related subjects, the focus is on writings of the past 40 years, in which there has been a resurgence of interest in traditional issues about the freedom of the will in the light of new developments in the sciences, philosophy and humanistic studies. | Robert Kane | Philosophy |
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Europe | The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Eastern and Central Europe is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Eastern and Central Europe will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Eastern and Central Europe effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Eastern and Central Europe showing you what others only tell you. | Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff, Jonathan Bousfield, Matthew Willis | Europe |
Hunting The Hard Way | Thrilling stories about hunting wildcat, buffalo, mountain sheep, wild boar, alligator, deer and small game with a bow and arrow. | Howard Hill | Sports & Recreation |
History of Magic and the Occult | See the history of witchcraft, magic and superstition come to life with this spectacular supernatural book! From alchemy and modern Wicca to paganism and shamanism, this enchanting book takes you on a mystical journey that will leave you spellbound. This is the perfect introduction to magic and the occult! This reference book on witchcraft is packed with: - Informative, engaging, and accessible text and lavish illustrations - Special features on aspects of magic, such as oracle bones of ancient China, the Knights Templar, and magic at the movies, and "plants and potions", such as mandrake and belladonna examine topics in great detail - Quick-fact panels that explore magic origins, key figures, key deities, use in spells, structures of religions, and more This indispensable witchcraft book explores the common human fascination with spells, superstition, and the supernatural. It provides you with a balanced and unbiased account of everything from Japanese folklore and Indian witchcraft to the differences between black and white magic and dispelling myths such as those surrounding the voodoo doll and Ouija. Expect the unexpected with A History Of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult. It will open your eyes to other worlds. Discover forms of divination from astrology and palmistry to the Tarot and runestones. Explore the presence of witchcraft in literature from Shakespeare's Macbeth to the Harry Potter series, and the ways in which magic has interacted with religion. Whether you're a believer or a sceptic, this richly illustrated history book provides a fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft, magic and the occult. | DK | Body, Mind & Spirit |
The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda | Marta Veneranda, a Latina neoyorkina, finds that she inspires the confessional in people. In fact, when people come to her, they feel the need to reveal their most embarrassing and shameful stories. And through these reluctantly told tales, where characters enter and leave each other's narrations, Rivera-Valdes revisits and questions our most basic behavioral assumptions. In "Little Poisons," the narrator shares with Marta the minutiae of her self-help book–assisted liberation from her philandering husband, whom she will eventually poison to death, and whose mistress she will befriend: "In the fifteen years of marriage he would tell me everything, even about his sexual escapades-if he couldn't share them with me, who would he share them with? Besides, that way no one could come running to me spreading rumors." Beneath the humor is a dead-serious scrutiny of the commingling of Anglo and Latino cultures. At heart, the stories are an exposé of the comforts and discomforts of that cohabitation. | Sonia Rivera-Valdes | Fiction |
Paolo Di Canio Hb | Understanding Human Motivation is a lively presentation of how factors such as biological nature, instinct, past experience, and society determine what we do. Draws on many different domains of human behavior and links together many motivational factors such as fear, sex, consciousness, and rage. Illustrates the theoretical bases of motivation through real-life examples and case studies. Written in accessible manner for use in courses. | Donald Laming | Psychology |
Ricky Williams: Dreadlocks to Ditka | Ricky Williams is not only the best running back in the history of college football, but also a known for his down-to-earth personality and willingness to help others. His decision to stay at UT for his senior year despite opportunities to join the NFL meant the world to UT and fans of the soft-spoken, dreadlocked, talented athlete. Richardson delves deep into the personal life of Williams', who was forced to grow up at an early age in order to take care of his twin sister, younger siblings and divorced mother. Through his responsibiliy to his family and love of football, Ricky Williams' story is truly inspirational. | Steve Richardson | Sports & Recreation |
Portraits of the Presidents: The National Portrait Gallery | A striking collection of presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, this volume encapsulates the spirit of the most powerful office in the world. America's Presidents showcases the nation's largest collection of portraits of all the presidents beyond the White House's own, capturing the permanent exhibition that lies at the heart of the Portrait Gallery's mission to tell the American story through the individuals who have shaped it. The book explores presidential imagery through portraits ranging from the traditional, such as the iconic and newly restored "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, to the contemporary, such as Elaine de Kooning's colorful depiction of John F. Kennedy. Many of the featured portraits reveal much about the sitter, such as the intimate rendering of an informal George W. Bush by Robert Anderson and the fanciful, mosaic-like Chuck Close image of Bill Clinton. Some tell us more about the artist, such as the likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that Douglas Chandor planned to include in a larger work about peace that would commemorate Roosevelt's Yalta meeting with wartime Allied leaders Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Works in other media, including sculptures and daguerreotypes, round out the presidential collection. Lively narratives accompany each piece, exploring the president's background and biography as well as the work's artistic and historical significance. Taken together, the portraits are a powerful visual exploration of the history of the highest office in the land and the diverse men who have held it. | National Portrait Gallery | Biography & Autobiography |
Voices from the Farm: Adventures in Community Living | Twenty-five years ago, at the height of the counter-culture movement, several hundred hippies drove their school buses into southern Tennessee and founded America's largest, modern-day intentional community, The Farm. In its heyday, the community was home to over 1,200 optimistic young people and the young-at-heart. Their purpose for coming together was to experiment with alternative lifestyles that could help raise the standard of living for impoverished people around the world while conserving the planet's resources. The results of these experiments were not always predictable, but were always interesting, and created lasting bonds among community members that are still strong today. The Farm remains a vibrant, working environment for change. Why has it lasted so long? Discover the answers as members past and present recount some of their more memorable experiences. | Rupert Fike | Biography & Autobiography |
The Battleship Bismarck | The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous – and notorious – warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy, during one of the most sensational encounters in naval history. Following the sinking, Bismarck was chased around the North Atlantic by many units of the Royal Navy. She was finally dispatched with gunfire and torpedoes on 27 May, less than five months after her completion. Her wreck still lies where she sank, 4,800m down and 960km off the west coast of France. Drawing on new research and technology, this edition is the most comprehensive examination of Bismarck ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-colour 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs and text on the building of the ship and a record of the ship's service history. | Stefan Draminski | History |
The Complete Book of Papercrafts: A Truly ComprehensiveCollection of Papercrafts Ideas, Designs and Techniques, with Over 300 Projects | Paper is the ideal medium to experiment with because of its versatility and availability. This craftbook explores and explains all the principal papercraft techniques including papier mache, decoupage and origami.' | Lorenz Books, Margaret Malone, Paul Jackson | Crafts & Hobbies |
By Honor Bound (The Lassiter Law) (Silhouette Intimate Moments) | A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction. • A core collection list in chronological order • An exhaustive bibliographic listing of romance titles • Research materials and a brief history of the genre • Indexes organized by author, title, and subject | Kristin Ramsdell | Language Arts & Disciplines |
Usa Laminated Map | The United States "Explorer" map is a classic example of the cartographic excellence National Geographic is known for. This colorful political map clearly shows state boundaries, capitals, major highways, rivers, lakes, and many major cities. Insets show detail of Alaska and Hawaii. The color palette is vibrant and stunning shaded relief provides additional texture and detail. The map is encapsulated in heavy-duty 1.6 mil laminate which makes the paper much more durable and resistant to the swelling and shrinking caused by changes in humidity. Laminated maps can be framed without the need for glass, so the fames can be much lighter and less expensive. "Map Scale = 1:6,396,000Sheet Size = 32" x 20.25"" | National Geographic Maps | Reference |
The New Conspiracy Reader: From Planet X to the War on Terrorism-What You Really Dont Know | This book examines a wide array of phenomena that arguably constitute the most noxious, extreme, terrifying, murderous, secretive, authoritarian, and/or anti-democratic aspects of national and international politics. Scholars should not ignore these "dark sides" of politics, however unpleasant they may be, since they influence the world in a multitude of harmful ways. The first volume in this two-volume collection focuses on the history of underground neo-fascist networks in the post-World War II era; neo-fascist paramilitary and terrorist groups operating in Europe and Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s; and the manipulation of those and other terrorist organizations by the security forces of various states, both authoritarian and democratic. A range of global case studies are included, all of which focus on the lesser known activities of certain secular extremist milieus. This collection should prove to be essential reading for students and researchers interested in understanding seemingly arcane but nonetheless important dimensions of recent historical and contemporary politics. | Jeffrey M. Bale | Political Science |
Guide to Owning a Birman Cat (Popular Cat Library) | A guide to the history, feeding, grooming, exhibition, temperament, health, and breeding of Birman cats. | Karen Cummings | Juvenile Nonfiction |
The Handbook of Community Practice | Encompassing community development, organizing, planning, & social change, as well as globalisation, this book is grounded in participatory & empowerment practice. The 36 chapters assess practice, theory & research methods. | Marie Weil, Michael S. Reisch, Mary L. Ohmer | Social Science |
Tess and the Highlander | In 1543, on a windswept isle off of Scotland, seventeen-year-old Tess finds a young man half alive in a tidal pool while a great storm rages around them, but little does Tess know that this stranger holds the key to her mysterious past and to her heart. Original. | May Mcgoldrick | Juvenile Fiction |
Beginners Yoruba (Hippocrene Beginners Series) | "Beginner's Yoruba" is now available with two accompanying audio CDs. It provides an introduction to the Yoruba language, which is spoken by over 30 million people in south-western Nigeria, parts of the Benin Republic, and Togo, as well as in the diaspora populations of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. The 15 lessons are designed for both classroom use and self-study. Practice dialogues, combined with grammatical explanations, aid the student in understanding the basics of the language. Each lesson also contains a vocabulary section that highlights the important aspects of its featured topic. The audio CDs, which complement the lessons, help the student easily master the language's unique tones and vowel sounds, often considered the most difficult aspect of the language to learn. Quizzes and practice exercises are integrated into the lessons to help reinforce the material. The book also includes information on various aspects of Yoruba culture, including religion, songs, and folklore. | Kayode J. Fakinlede | Foreign Language Study |
A Dose of Sanity: Mind, Medicine, and Misdiagnosis | "Bravo to Dr. Sydney Walker. He has written a masterful book for current and prospective mental health consumers. Before filling a prescription for Prozac or Ritalin, make sure you get A Dose of Sanity."--Charles B. Inlander President, People's Medical Society Has your child been labeled hyperactive? Has your parent been diagnosed with senile dementia? Did your doctor prescribe Prozac for your so-called depression? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you need A Dose of Sanity. Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans who are actually suffering from common medical conditions such as hyperthyroidism, Lyme disease, and even poor nutrition are misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders. Studies show that the rate of misdiagnosis is more than 4 in 10. In this powerful book, practicing psychiatrist Dr. Sydney Walker explains why psychiatric misdiagnosis is so common. More importantly, he helps you and those you love avoid the misdiagnosis trap. Dr. Walker's unique 24-Hour-Day Profile lets you track physical and emotional changes over the course of a day to give your physician valuable clues to what your symptoms really mean. | Sydney Walker | Medical |
King James: Believe the Hype---The LeBron James Story | LeBron James is a six-foot-eight gift from the basketball heavens. For the past three years he was the undisputed finest high school player in America. He was the one NBA scouts drooled over, corporations dreamt of, event promoters begged for, and now NBA fans clamor after. With appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated and features on ESPN and in newspapers across the country, never before has a high school basketball player been so highly touted or an eighteen-year-old athlete been the subject of such fascination. In fact, no basketball player in the world has had this level of attention this year. Love him or hate him, there is no denying that LeBron James is a force on the basketball court, and his rags-to riches story is the stuff that dreams are made of. Now, for the first time, author Ryan Jones has written a book that incorporates everything that is King James: the controversy, the athletic potential, the jerseys and the Humvee, the hobnobbing with the world's most famous stars, the money, and, of course, the game. This is a book for every fan of LeBron James and for anybody interested in reading about an NBA basketball career in the making. | Ryan Jones | Sports & Recreation |
Building the timber frame house: The revival of a forgotten craft | For centuries, post-and-beam construction has proved to be one of the most durable building techniques. It is being enthusiastically revived today not only for its sturdiness but because it can be easily insulated, it is attractive, and it offers the builder the unique satisfaction of working with timbers. Building the Timber Frame House is the most comprehensive manual available on the technique. In it you will find a short history, of timber framing and a fully illustrated discussion of the different kinds of joinery, assembly of timbers, and raising of the frame. There are also detailed sections on present-day design and materials, house plans, site development, foundation laying, insulation, tools, and methods. | Tedd Benson | Architecture |
Eight Men And A Lady (Elizabeth Sinclair, Harlequin American Romance, No. 677) | Eight Men And A Lady by Elizabeth Sinclair released on Mar 25, 1997 is available now for purchase. | Elizabeth Sinclair | Fiction |
Pyrography Designs | This book offers 30 North American wildlife illustrations and 10 border designs to use in woodburning projects. Large ready-to-use designs are provided in both line and tonal patterns. The author includes tips on transferring patterns, plus advice on segmenting and manipulating the images to create your own custom designs. | Sue Walters | Art |
The ancient constitution and the feudal law,: A study of English historical thought in the seventeenth century | Pocock explores the relationship between the study of law and the historical outlook of seventeenth-century Englishmen. | J. G. A. Pocock | History |
Anna Karenina. (Lernmaterialien) | De 16-jarige vrienden Red (ik-figuur), Leo, Rose en Naomi vormen samen een succesvolle band. Maar dan wordt Naomi bewusteloos uit de Theems gevist. Was het een zelfmoordpoging? Vanaf ca. 15 jaar. | Cara Delevingne | Fiction |
Seance | Mysterieus, duister en passioneel Londen, 19de eeuw. Dr. Francis Whitman, ooit een gevierd chemicus, wordt door een journalist gevraagd om een seance bij te wonen van het lokale fenomeen Elizabeth Archer. Zijn opdracht is om op wetenschappelijke wijze aan te tonen dat dit spirituele medium een oplichtster is. Het feit dat Miss Archer nooit in één ruimte te zien is met de geest die ze oproept en dat ze als twee druppels water op elkaar lijken, maakt het werk van Dr. Whitman aanvankelijk eenvoudig. Maar niets is wat het lijkt, vooral wanneer er een dodelijk slachtoffer valt... Seance is een duistere, historische thriller waarin passie, gruwel en spanning naadloos in elkaar worden verweven; een spannende roman in de Angelsaksische traditie. | Kevin Valgaeren | Fiction |
Open marriage;: A new life style for couples, | Advocates the importance of individuality in both partners in order to develop an open relationship in marriage | "Nena ONeill", "George ONeill" | Family & Relationships |
Victoria Magazine July 1994 | John Ruskin's 'Sesame and Lilies', first published in 1865, is a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. This volume reunites the two halves of the work: 'Of Kings' Treasuries' and 'Of Queens' Gardens', along with essays placing the work in historical context. | John Ruskin | Literary Collections |
The Ground and Grammar of Theology | The futures seems to be full of promise and excitement. Certainly at no time for nearly a millenium and a half has the opportunity for genuine theology been greater, since the ground has been cleared in the remarkable way of the old dualist and atomistic modes of thought that have plagued theology for centuries. It is, therefore, up to us as theologians to develop theology on its own proper ground in this scientific context, if only because this is the kind of life and culture, and the kind of theology that can support the message of the Gospel to mankind, as, in touch with the advances of natural science, theology comes closer and closer to a real understanding of the creation as it came from the hand of God. | Thomas F. Torrance | Religion |
No place to cry: The hurt and healing of sexual abuse | Just as God gave Dorie Van Stone a tender heart to forgive her abusers, He also gave her the strength to reveal her past in No Place to Cry, the sequel to the best-seller Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved. Through her candor you will gain insight into the trauma of emotional and sexual abuse. | Dorie N. Van Stone, Erwin W. Lutzer | Religion |
Academic Freedom after September 11 | This is a provocative examination of the current state of academic freedom in the United States and around the world. | Evan Gerstmann, Matthew Justin Streb | Law |
The Impatient Gardeners Lawn Book | Explains how to grow a green, beautiful lawn and offers advice on fertilizers, watering, and lawn diseases | Jerry Baker | Gardening |
Josef Fuchs on Natural Law (Moral Traditions series) | Appointed by Pope John XXIII to the Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, Fuchs ultimately found himself disappointed in his three years of service and spent the next thirty years exploring a broad array of issues pivotal to a reconstruction of Roman Catholic natural law theory. This is the first full-length analysis of Fuchs's efforts. Beginning historically by looking at Fuchs's writings and beliefs before the Pontifical Commission appointment, including his defense of natural law during the "situation ethics" debates of the 50s and 60s, the concept of personal salvation, and the status of "nature" and "human nature," Graham moves to the intellectual conversion that inspired Fuchs to reconsider his concepts following the commission appointment. From there, Graham engages in a sustained critique of Fuchs's natural theory, addressing both the strengths and weaknesses to be found there and suggest possible avenues of development that would make a positive contribution to the ongoing quest to rehabilitate the Roman Catholic natural law theory that continues to dominate the landscape of moral theology today. | Mark Graham | Religion |
Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto | Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto brings together unique materials from Lithuania, Israel, and the United States to present a compelling and unforgettable view of Jewish life, loss, survival, and defiance during the Holocaust. This visual and documentary record is introduced by two essays that describe the German assault on Lithuania's Jewry and the Kovno Jews' resilient yet ultimately futile efforts to devise a "normal" world in the ghetto. The book concludes with a Kovno Ghetto survivor's personal reminiscence and a historian's reflection on the experience. | Dennis B. Klein | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive System for Health and Fitness | This beautifully illustrated, full-color book explains the basic principles of Chinese medicine, the causes of disharmony in the body that lead to disease and the Chinese approach to diagnosis and treatment. | Tom Williams | Health & Fitness |
THE SECULAR CITY -SECULARIZATION AND URBANIZATION IN THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE | The study of Augustine's political teachings has suffered from a history of misreadings, both ancient and modern. It is only in recent years that the traditional lines of 'Augustinian pessimism' have been opened to question. Scholars have begun to explore the broader lines of Augustine's political thought in his letters and sermons, and thus have been able to place his classic text, The City of God, in its proper context. The essays in this volume take stock of these recent developments and revisit old assumptions about the significance of Augustine of Hippo for political thought. They do so from many different perspectives, examining the anthropological and theological underpinnings of Augustine's thought, his critique of politics, his development of his own political thought, and some of the later manifestations or uses of his thought in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and today. This new vision is at once more bracing, more hopeful, and more diverse than earlier readings could have allowed. | John Doody, Kim Paffenroth, Kevin L. Hughes | Religion |
Audi Quattro: The Complete Story | The Audi Quattro was the world's first successful four-wheel-drive rally car. It brought new standards to the sport, and inspired many others to copy it. This is the complete story. | Graham Robson | Sports & Recreation |
Natural Wonders of the World: Converting Measurements to Metric Units (Powermath) | This book explores some of the world's most famous natural wonders, explaining measurements in the U.S. customary system and the metric system. | "Kerri ODonnell" | Juvenile Nonfiction |
The book of the lover and the beloved; | A spiritual philosophy which calls our attention to contemplate our connection with God. In this remarkable mystic work Lull shares his personal views about romance with his readers. Splendid and motivating. | Ramon Llull, Kenneth Leech, Edgar Allison Peers | Meditations |
Night World: Daughters Of Darkness | "There’s something strange about the new girls in town. Briar Creek, Oregon, has never seen anything like the supernatural grace of Rowan, Kestrel, and Jade, three sisters who move into the dilapidated old house next to Mark and Mary-Lynnette Carter"--Publisher. | L.J. Smith | Juvenile Fiction |
America at 1750: A Social Portrait | Demonstrates how the colonies developed into the first nation created under the influences of nationalism, modern capitalism and Protestantism. | Richard Hofstadter | History |
Death Dream | The authors probe the phenomenon of "pre-death dreams," delving into culture, history, and psychology to present a multidisciplinary portrait of the visions many people have on the verge of their own deaths. | Kelly Bulkeley, Patricia Bulkley | Body, Mind & Spirit |
Information Theory in Analytical Chemistry (Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and Its Applications) | Demonstrates how the information theory approach to experimental data can be of benefit not only to analytical chemists but to all those using these techniques in the decision making process. Deals with information-theoretic fundamentals as well as with practical aspects. Discusses the system nature of analysis which is of particular importance in multicomponent analysis. | Karel Eckschlager, Klaus Danzer | Science |
Alternative Chicago: Unique Destinations Beyond the Magnificent Mile | ""Alternative Chicago"" is for the young-at-heart, adventurous, or slightly offbeat Chicago visitor who wants to see more of the city than the homogenous Michigan Avenue shopping district. | Bill Franz | History |
Handbook of Environmental and Resource Economics | This major reference book comprises specially commissioned surveys in environmental and resource economics written by an international team of experts. Authoritative yet accessible, each entry provides a state-of-the-art summary of key areas that will be invaluable to researchers, practitioners and advanced students. | Jeroen C. J. M. Van den Bergh | Business & Economics |
The Food Of Love | Een heerlijke roman over culinaire verleiding Zijn Italiaanse mannen echt zulke goede minnaars? De Amerikaanse Laura, studente kunstgeschiedenis in Roma, heeft andere ervaringen. Een vriendin suggereert dat ze op zoek moet gaan naar een chef-kok; een man die goed kan koken zal ongetwijfeld ook een goede minnaar zijn. Laura ontmoet de onweerstaanbare Tomasso, die bij het exclusieve restaurant Templi werkt. Tomasso verzwijgt echter dat hij slechts ober is – en dat de verlegen Bruno de chef-kok is die meest sensuele gerechten voor haar bereidt… Anthony Capella is naast auteur ook een fervent reiziger en amateurkok. Hij is tevens auteur van Dansen op de vulkaan en De koffiehandelaar. Hij woont in Oxfordshire met zijn gezin. | Anthony Capella | Fiction |
Perry Mason in the Case of Too Many Murders | A Los Angeles businessman kills his dinner companion and is himself murdered minutes later, leaving his estranged wife, the prime suspect in the case, to contact Perry Mason for help | Thomas Chastain | Fiction |
Information Breakthrough (Psi Successful Business Library) | Demonstrates how to develop specific measures of business performance by extracting relevant information out of endless amounts of data | Charles J. Bodenstab | Computers |
Foreignisms: A dictionary of foreign expressions commonly (and not so commonly) used in English | With more than 1,000 entries, a guide to pronunciation, examples and guidance on use in writing and speaking, Foreignisms not only educates and entertains but helps one incorporate les mots justes into conversation. | Tad Tuleja | English language |
How to Discipline Kids without Losing Their Love and Respect | Imagine... No More Arguing. Imagine... No More Manipulation. Imagine... Stess Free Parenting. For over fifty years, Jim Fay has worked with schools, families, and children in the areas of teaching, parenting and discipline. In 1977, along with internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Foster W. Cline, he founded the Love and Logic Institute, Inc. which is dedicated to helping parents and educators create responsible kids. We know you will enjoy this book by beloved storyteller and parenting expert, Jim Fay, as he speaks to parents, educators, and community leaders about how to discipline kids without losing their love or respect. | Jim Fay | Family & Relationships |
Cinema and Soviet Society; From the Revolution To the Death of Stalin. | The story of Soviet film over the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of World Cinema. In this revised, updated paperback edition of his classic text, Peter Kenez explores the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia, tracing the changes in content, style, technical means and production capacities generated by the Revolution of 1917; the constraints on form and subject imposed from the 1930s in the name of Socialist Realism; the relative freedom of expression accorded to film-makers during World War Two; and the extraordinary repression during the final years of Stalin era. Based on original research both in the former Soviet Union and elsewhere in the primary sources of Eastern Europe, this is the essential student text on the period which produced the major films of such 'greats' as Eisenstein, Vertov, Kuleshov, Pudovkin and many more. | Peter Kenez | Performing Arts |
Bruce Lee: The Incomparable Fighter | Get to know the true Bruce Lee through the eyes of his friend, M. Uyehara. Pound for pound, he may have been the greatest fighter who ever lived. Read about his good and bad times, his dreams and destiny shattered by his early death. | M. Uyehara | Biography & Autobiography |
Jimmy Jam Germ And the Happy Handshake (The Adventures of Thumbs Up Johnnie) | Thumbs up Johnnie visits all his favorite places on Lone Star Row and meets Jimmy Jam Germ who teaches everyone about washing their hands to prevent germs from spreading. | Michelle Bain | Juvenile Fiction |
God was in this place & I, i did not know: Finding self, spirituality, and ultimate meaning | God encourages us in his Word to give thanks in all things at all times. That’s not a mistake. When we choose to focus on things we are grateful for, we become happier people. Our satisfaction in life increases. Comparisons cease. Unnecessary pursuits pause. And we begin to notice the little things. The things that matter. Life. Breath. Connection. Kindness. Beauty. This is where we find God—our true happy place. As you reflect on these devotional entries, Scriptures, and prayers, refocus your perspective and begin to meditate on things that produce life and joy, that bring peace and comfort. Spend the beginning and end of your day with God, experiencing his goodness and being refreshed in his presence. Be encouraged as you take time to ponder how wonderfully unique and abundantly blessed you are. Evaluate each day in the light of God’s truth. From the time you wake up, until the time you fall into bed at night, choose gratitude. Choose satisfaction. Choose your happy place. | BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC | Religion |
Cascade Point and Other Stories | This collection of fifteen science fiction tales features the Hugo Award-winning title story and includes the never-before-published "Not Always The Strong" | Timothy Zahn | Fiction |
Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad | Little Critter thinks he is in charge when Mom and Dad go away for the day even though Grandma and Grandpa spend the day with him. | Mercer Mayer | Families |
Cruel and Unusual (G K Hall Large Print Book Series (Cloth)) | Wanneer er in dit achtste deel in de Kay Scarpetta-serie tien lijken worden gevonden in Amerika en Engeland, lijkt er één dader te zijn. Maar hoe kan de moordenaar op twee plekken tegelijk zijn? Onnatuurlijke dood is het achtste boek uit de bloedstollende bestsellerserie rond patholoog-anatoom Kay Scarpetta van auteur Patricia Cornwell. Deze serie, bestaande uit meer dan 20 bloedstollende crimethrillers, betekende Patricia Cornwells doorbraak als grondlegger van de pathologisch-anatomische thriller. Negen gruwelijk verminkte lijken zijn er al gevonden: vijf in Ierland en vier in Amerika. Steeds wordt het lichaam gedumpt op een vuilnisbelt en steeds worden de ledematen afgesneden. Wie pleegt deze verschrikkelijke moorden? Wanneer een tiende lijk wordt gevonden, wordt patholoog-anatoom Kay Scarpetta opgeroepen om de zaak te onderzoeken. Alles lijkt erop dat een en dezelfde dader aan het werk is, maar is er echt sprake van dezelfde dader? Kay Scarpetta en rechercheur Pete Marino ontdekken steeds meer bewijsmateriaal dat wijst op een alomvattend complot, waardoor het gehele land in gevaar is... Patricia Cornwells werk over de vrouwelijke patholoog-anatoom Scarpetta is de bestverkochte thrillerserie ter wereld; alleen in Nederland en Vlaanderen zijn er al 1,5 miljoen exemplaren verkocht. Ook werd de serie bekroond met de Edgar Award en de Gold Dagger. | Patricia Cornwell | Fiction |
The Art of Technical Documentation, Second Edition | An essential text in the field of contemporary art history, it has now been updated to represent 30 countries and over 100 new artists. The internationalism evident in this revised edition reflects the growing interest in contemporary art throughout the world from the U.S. and Europe to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Australia. | Kristine Stiles, Peter Selz | Art |
The Rabbis Cat | Gaining the ability to speak after swallowing a parakeet, the rabbi's cat uses his newfound talent to tell lies, the consequences of which lead to being banned from contact with the rabbi's daughter and an education in the Torah, despite his preference for the Kabbalah and his desire for a bar mitvah. Mature. | Joann Sfar | Comics & Graphic Novels |
JFK: The Last Dissenting Witness | Jean Hill, the "lady in red" in Zapruder's Kennedy assassination film, saw a gunman on the famous grassy knoll on November 22, 1963. That gunman was NOT Lee Harvey Oswald. In this highly personal narrative, Hill discloses the trauma and intimidation she experienced as well as her struggle to keep her career and her sanity after she, a single mother of two, became embroiled in the greatest murder mystery of the century. | Sloan, Bill | History |
FORCE, RECIPROCAL FORCE AND COMPRESSION CAUSE GRAVITY | Studying British Cultures is a volume of essays which offers a useful introduction to a contentious area. The contributors, who have been instrumental in establishing the discipline of British Cultural Studies, explore a wide range of critical debates on cultural identity and explode the myth that Britain is made up of a homogenous people. The first half of the book traces examines the theory and methodology of studying British cultures, in disciplines variously known as British Studies, Cultural Studies or British Cultural Studies. | John Malatich | Political Science |
From Potters Field | The sixth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. 'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times Christmas had never been a particularly good time for Dr Kay Scarpetta. Although a holiday for most, it always seem to heighten the alienation felt by society's violent fringe; and that usually means more work for Scarpetta, Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner. The body was naked, female and found propped against a fountain in a bleak area of New York's Central Park. Her apparent manner of death points to a modus operandi that is chillingly familiar: the gunshot wound to the head, the sections of skin excised from the body, the displayed corpse - all suggest that Temple Brooks Gault, Scarpetta's nemesis, is back at work. Calling on all her reserves of courage and skill, and the able assistance of colleagues Marino and Wesley, Scarpetta must track this most dangerous of killers in pursuit of survival as well as justice - heading inexorably to an electrifying climax amid the dark, menacing labyrinths of the New York subway. Praise for the groundbreaking series: 'One of the best crime writers writing today' Guardian 'Devilishly clever' Sunday Times 'The top gun in this field' Daily Telegraph 'Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns' Mirror 'The Agatha Christie of the DNA age' Express | Patricia Cornwell | Fiction |
Love Rekindled: A Novel | Can a forsaken wife forgive her wayward husband who wants to return after years of chasing after his own pleasures? A crisis forces a fractured family to face their hurts, fears, and longings. He seems to have changed, but can his family trust him? Here's a delightfully subtle relationship story with a twist--It's told from the man's point of view. | Candi Adermatt | Fiction |
The Starchild Trilogy | The mysterious being, Starchild, threatens to extinguish the Earth's sun and destroy its ruler, the Plan of Man | Frederik Pohl, Jack Williamson | Fiction |
Lost Cities of Africa and Arabia (The Lost City Series) | Join Childress as he discovers forbidden cities in the Empty Quarter of Arabia, 'Atlantean' ruins in Egypt and the Kalahari desert; a mysterious, ancient empire in the Sahara; and more. This is an extraordinary life on the road: across war torn countries Childress searches for King Solomon's Mines, living dinosaurs, the Ark of the Covenant and the solutions to the fantastic mysteries of the past. | David Hatcher Childress | Body, Mind & Spirit |
Lincoln reconsidered;: Essays on the Civil War era | A “brilliant” look at America’s sixteenth president by the New York Times–bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lincoln (American Historical Review). First published in 1956 and revised and updated for the twenty-first century, Lincoln Reconsidered is a masterpiece of Civil War scholarship. In a dozen eloquent, witty, and incisive essays, the author of the definitive biography of Abraham Lincoln offers a fresh perspective on topics previously shrouded in myth and hagiography and brings the president’s tough-mindedness, strategic acumen, and political flexibility into sharp focus. From Lincoln’s patchwork education to his contradictory interpretations of the Constitution and the legacy of the Founding Fathers, David Herbert Donald reveals the legal mind behind the legend of the Great Emancipator. “Toward a Reconsideration of the Abolitionists” sheds new light on the radicalism of the antislavery movement, while “Herndon and Mary Lincoln” brilliantly characterizes the complicated relationship between two of the president’s closest companions. “Getting Right with Lincoln” and “The Folklore Lincoln” draw on the methods of cultural anthropology to produce a provocative analysis of Lincoln as symbol. No historian has done more to enhance our understanding of Lincoln’s presidency and the causes and effects of the Civil War than Donald. Lincoln Reconsidered is an entertaining and accessible introduction to his work and a must-read for every student of American history. | David Herbert Donald | History |
Economics in one lesson | With over a million copies sold, Economics in One Lesson is an essential guide to the basics of economic theory. A fundamental influence on modern libertarianism, Hazlitt defends capitalism and the free market from economic myths that persist to this day. Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, an economist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an early editor of The Freeman magazine, an influential libertarian publication. Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson, his seminal work, in 1946. Concise and instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and far-reaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy. Economic commentators across the political spectrum have credited Hazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy which occurred more than 50 years after the initial publication of Economics in One Lesson. Hazlitt’s focus on non-governmental solutions, strong — and strongly reasoned — anti-deficit position, and general emphasis on free markets, economic liberty of individuals, and the dangers of government intervention make Economics in One Lesson every bit as relevant and valuable today as it has been since publication. | Henry Hazlitt | Business & Economics |
Poltergeist: The Legacy 01: The Hidden Saint | The ghostly visitation from a young boy killed in a terrorist bombing sends Alex Moreau on a journey to keep the child's mother from a desperate act that would endanger her own soul and unleash an evil force on the world | Rick Hautala | Fiction |
Chocolate: The Sweet History | Complete with recipes, a guide provides an informative review of the history of chocolate by explaining where it originated, how it was originally used and by whom, how it is grown and processed, how it came to be made into tasty treats in modern times, and more. Simultaneous. | Sandra Markle | Juvenile Nonfiction |
Important trees of the Ryukyu Islands (Tokubetsu hokoku) | This book challenges the conventional view of Japanese society as monocultural and homogenous. Unique for its historical breadth and interdisciplinary orientation, Multicultural Japan ranges from prehistory to the present, arguing that cultural diversity has always existed in Japan. A timely and provocative discussion of identity politics regarding the question of 'Japaneseness', the book traces the origins of the Japanese, examining Japan's indigenous people and the politics of archaeology, using the latter to link Japan's ancient history with contemporary debates on identity. Also examined are Japan's historical connections with Europe and East and Southeast Asia, ideology, family, culture and past and present. | Donald Denoon, Mark Hudson, Gavan McCormack, Tessa Morris-Suzuki | Biography & Autobiography |
The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine | A Doody’s Core Title for 2021! The Web That Has No Weaver is the classic, comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of Chinese alternative medicine. This accessible and invaluable resource has earned its place as the foremost authority in synthesizing Western and Eastern healing practices. This revised edition is the product of years of further reflection on ancient Chinese sources and active involvement in cutting-edge scientific research. | Ted J. Kaptchuk | Health & Fitness |
A Titanic Journey Across the Sea 1912 (American Sisters) | When sisters Erna and Alfreda Anderson set sail for America to join their father in Chicago, they have no idea what the fate of the luxury liner Titanic will be. Reprint. | Laurie Lawlor | Juvenile Nonfiction |
The ABAP Quick Reference | Describes all ABAP commands, up to and including release 7.0, in alphabetical order, as well as Dynpro flow logic statements and simple transformation (ST) commands. | Horst Keller | ABAP/4 (Computer program language) |
Tales from silver lands | Atmospheric woodcuts illustrate this Newbery Award-winning collection of 19 South American folktales. Fables of talking animals, witches, giants, and ordinary people in supernatural settings provide insights into regional values and culture. | Charles J. Finger | Juvenile Fiction |
Sheikh (Mills & Boon Historical) | "I'd rather eat nails than bend to his will!" | Sharon De Vita | Fiction |
Are We Alone?: The Possibility of Extraterrestrial Civilizations | Two scientists, chronicling past and current research concerning extraterrestrials, calculate the possibility of life in outer space and consider the chances that earthlings may be the first space colonists | Robert T. Rood, James S. Trefil | History |
The Science of Cold Case Files | The author of The Forensic Science of CSI journeys behind the scenes of the popular A&E series Cold Case Files to look at the principles and techniques of forensic investigation, looking at how facial reconstruction, handwriting analysis, DNA, fingerprints, and old-fashioned police work combine to uncover the truth about unsolved cases. Original. | Katherine Ramsland | Law |
Spooky Kids: Strange But True Tales | These amazing true stories are about real kids who have saved lives, discovered missing persons, predicted disasters, and more through dreams and extrasensory powers. | Bruce M. Nash, Allan Zullo | Juvenile Nonfiction |
A Prayer for the Government: Ukrainians and Jews in Revolutionary Times, 1917-1920 (Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies) | Discusses the experiment in Jewish autonomy in Ukraine that began with the February democratic revolution in Russia, showing how common interests between Ukrainians and Jews, especially intellectuals, led to political rights for Jews. However, the experiment was a disastrous failure. One of the reasons was the failure to stem extensive pogroms in Ukraine. In contrast to the traditional post-1927 view that has considered the Ukrainian government as the instigator of most of the pogroms, concludes that Petlyura was responsible, by default, for not doing enough to stop the hooligans, while Jewish political leaders bore some responsibility for failure to agree on Jewish self-defense. | Henry Abramson | History |
Islam and Mammon: The Economic Predicaments of Islamism | The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islamic banks meant to avoid interest--it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behavior and founded redistribution systems modeled after early Islamic fiscal practices. In this bold and timely critique, Timur Kuran argues that the doctrine of Islamic economics is simplistic, incoherent, and largely irrelevant to present economic challenges. Observing that few Muslims take it seriously, he also finds that its practical applications have had no discernible effects on efficiency, growth, or poverty reduction. Why, then, has Islamic economics enjoyed any appeal at all? Kuran's answer is that the real purpose of Islamic economics has not been economic improvement but cultivation of a distinct Islamic identity to resist cultural globalization. The Islamic subeconomies that have sprung up across the Islamic world are commonly viewed as manifestations of Islamic economics. In reality, Kuran demonstrates, they emerged to meet the economic aspirations of socially marginalized groups. The Islamic enterprises that form these subeconomies provide advancement opportunities to the disadvantaged. By enhancing interpersonal trust, they also facilitate intragroup transactions. These findings raise the question of whether there exist links between Islam and economic performance. Exploring these links in relation to the long-unsettled question of why the Islamic world became underdeveloped, Kuran identifies several pertinent social mechanisms, some beneficial to economic development, others harmful. | Timur Kuran | Business & Economics |
Edge of Danger | The action-packed new Sean Dillon novel. Master thriller writer Jack Higgins plunges his hugely popular hero into his ninth adventure – racing against time to prevent an assassination that would shock the world. | Jack Higgins | Fiction |
Compendium of Herbal Magick | Every plant has its own distinct spiritual energy or its own deva. Devas are the radiant light of the Universal Divine that permeates all things. Since the earliest times, people were aware that all of Nature is divine. Great and wondrous myths were told that explained the presence of divine energy as it exists in thunder, in trees, and in sunlight. Some of this lore was the foundation of religions. But the simpler stories, such as those of a plant's energy, explored day-to-day matters like health and love. This understanding of the world has been preserved in folklore through poems, chants, ditties, and spells. From researching the history of folklore from cultures around the world, patterns emerge that enable us to approach the true nature of plants' devas. This compendium presents the lore and the corresponding usage for 330 magickal herbes. Great care was taken only to include folklore that was documented as authentic. You will meet many new herbes in this text and explore fascinating magickal and religi uses, but most of all, you will come to respect the divine that surrounds your everyday life. | Paul Beyerl | Health & Fitness |
albert einstein, young thinker Childhood of Famous Americans series | Presents the early life of the German-born physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking. | Marie Hammontree | Juvenile Fiction |
El Gaucho Martin Fierro/the Gaucho Martin Fierro (Bilingual Edition) (Spanish Edition) | Readers will take pleasure in discovering the classics through these beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of famous works of literature from all over the world. A variety of periods, themes, and authors is represented. | José Hernández | Poetry |
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