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Henry Green

LIVING, as an early novel, marks the beginning of Henry Green's career as a writer who made his name by exploring class distinctions through the medium of love. Set in an iron foundry in Birmingham, LIVING grittily and entertainingly contrasts the lives of the workers and the owners

Fiction,Classics,European Literature,British Literature,Literature,Novels,Literary Fiction,Literature,20th Century,Historical,Historical Fiction

781200377

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005167.Living

Living

Lucy Monroe

Angele has longed for her betrothal to Crown Prince Zahir to be consummated within wedlock. She naively hoped her promised husband would wait for her, as she would him—but compromising paparazzi photos have dashed those youthful dreams….,She cannot become Zahir's wife out of duty and endure a loveless union; she must let him go free…but on one condition. Without taking Angele's hand in marriage, will the proud sheikh agree to give her the wedding night she has long dreamed of?

Category Romance,Harlequin,Romance,Harlequin,Harlequin Presents,Contemporary,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Fiction,Harlequin,Harlequin Romance,Adult,Harlequin,Hqn,Romance,Category Romance

373129939

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10051703-for-duty-s-sake

For Duty's Sake

Joe Schreiber

Ferris Bueller meets ,La Femme Nikita, in this funny, action-packed young adult novel.,It’s prom night—and Perry just wants to stick to his own plan and finally play a much-anticipated gig with his band in the Big Apple. But when his mother makes him take Gobija Zaksauskas—their quiet, geeky Lithuanian exchange student—to the prom, he never expects that his ordinary high school guy life will soon turn on its head. Perry finds that Gobi is on a mission, and Perry has no other choice but to go along for a reckless ride through Manhattan’s concrete grid with a trained assassin in Dad’s red Jag.,Infused with capers, car chases, heists, hits, henchmen, and even a bear fight, this story mixes romance, comedy, and tragedy in a true teen coming-of-age adventure—and it’s not over until it’s “au revoir.”

Young Adult,Adventure,Contemporary,Mystery,Young Adult,Teen,Realistic Fiction,Fiction,Action,Humor,Thriller

547577389

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10051706-au-revoir-crazy-european-chick

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick

Catherine Mann

The people of Vista del Mar were about to pay. Now that Rafe Cameron had made his fortune, he was out to settle old debts. Except he hadn't counted on running into Sarah Richards his feisty ex–flame who was determined to put an end to his feud with their hometown. Secretly amused that Sarah had turned into such a do–gooder, Rafe allowed himself to consider her pleas. But nothing not even the thawing of his own frozen heart would make this CEO amend his plans. Until one revelation changed everything

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

373731035

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10051749-acquired

Acquired: The CEO's Small-Town Bride

Lin Carter,Bruce Pennington

Jandar the alien, tortured by his love for the magnificent Princess Darloona in the savage and primitive world of Thanator, devises an incredible plan to infiltrate the ranks of the barbaric and merciless Black Legion who hold both the city of Shondakor and the Princess in their relentless power. It is a plan of inconceivable daring, fraught with dangers unthinkable by the human mind...and when the gates of the city lock behind him, Jandar realizes that death might be their only way out...

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Science Fiction,Sword and Planet,Pulp

860078256

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005175.Black_Legion_Of_Callisto

Black Legion Of Callisto

Catherine Mann

There was no way he had fathered her baby! Carlos Medina "knew" he couldn't have children. But Lilah Anderson insisted their night together had resulted in her pregnancy. And when she refused to back down, his princely honor demanded he acknowledge his heir.Doctor, dignitary...Lilah didn't give a hoot about Carlos's royal pedigree! The mom-to-be had never cheated on her lover; she had given him her heart, asking nothing in return. Now, he wanted to marry her--for the sake of their child. Was she asking too much by insisting he give her his love "and" his ring?

Category Romance,Harlequin,Romance,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Harlequin,Harlequin Desire,Harlequin,Harlequin Romance,Contemporary,Harlequin,Harlequin Presents,Romance,Category Romance

373730845

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10051760-his-heir-her-honor

His Heir, Her Honor

Lin Carter

THE CLASSIC FANTASY SERIES, FROM THE CO-AUTHOR OF, CONAN THE BARBARIAN! At the height of the Vietnam War, Jon Dark is a helicopter pilot for the International Red Cross, flying numerous rescue missions...until the day his helicopter crashes in the Cambodian jungles. Cut off from American troops, he searches for a way out, only to find a lost city -- and the gateway to another world.,Stepping through the portal, he arrives on Callisto -- a savage, hostile world terrorized by insect-men and the infamous Sky Pirates of Zanadar. It is a world of black and crimson jungles where Jon Dark -- now known as Jandar -- finds not only chilling dangers awaiting him, but also the love of a beautiful princess.

Fantasy,Science Fiction

743400054

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005182.Callisto_Volume_1

Callisto Volume 1

Lin Carter,Vincent Di Fate

Librarian note: Dell 4182 95¢ on the front cover. The ISBN 0-440-04182-1 is derived from the SBN 440-04182-095 on the spine.,JANDAR THE ALIEN ENSLAVED,on Callisto, moon of Jupiter, a world of black and crimson jungles where the hand of every man is lifted in eternal enmity against every other... a savage, hostile world on which he is first held prisoner by the fearsome insect-men, only to be freed for a more binding slavery in the deadly clutches of the insidious Sky Pirates... and in the incalculable aura of the beautiful princess Darloona who elicits love almost beyond the limits of his mortal soul...,(Source: back cover)

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Science Fiction,Sword and Planet,Fiction,Adventure,Science Fiction Fantasy,Pulp

440041821

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005186.Jandar_of_Callisto

Jandar of Callisto

Ross Chapin,Sarah Susanka

Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World ,introduces an antidote to faceless, placeless sprawl — small scale neighborhoods where people can easily know one another, where empty nesters and single householders with far-flung families can find friendship or a helping hand nearby, and where children can have shirt-tail aunties and uncles just beyond their front gate.The book describes inspiring pocket neighborhoods through stories of the people who live there, as well as the progressive planners, innovative architects, pioneering developers, craftspeople and gardeners who helped create them.,Sarah Susanka, author of the best selling “Not So Big House” series, wrote the Foreword to the book, placing pocket neighborhoods within context of the contemporary trends in housing and community. Ross Chapin begins the book by outlining the shifts in the scale of community and the American Dream over several generations, leading to super-sized houses in a sea of development, then describes a solution to help restore healthy, livable communities. The first section of the book looks at historic precedents of pocket neighborhoods, from 15th century hofje almshouses in the Netherlands, to a 19th century Methodists Camp Community on Martha’s Vineyard, to early 20th century Garden City models and Southern California Cottage Courtyards. The second section covers a wide range of contemporary pocket neighborhoods, including New Urban communities, affordable housing, houseboat communities, eco-neighborhoods, and Ross Chapin Architects’ own pocket neighborhood examples. The third section focuses on ‘cohousing’ communities, from Danish origins in the 1960s, to examples across America, Australia and New Zealand, including a chapter on senior cohousing. The fourth section looks at retrofitting pocket neighborhoods within existing communities. Throughout the book are series of “Design Keys” that highlight the essential principles of pocket neighborhood planning and design, and short stories about “Pocket Neighborhood Pioneers” who blazed new trails. The book is filled with rich photographs, drawings, illustrations and site plans, and a Resources section at the end provides leads for the reader to explore the topic in further detail.,  

Cities,Urban Planning,Nonfiction,Architecture,Cities,Urbanism,Geography,Cities,Family

160085107X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10051877-pocket-neighborhoods

Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World

Lin Carter,Frank Frazetta

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Science Fiction,Sword and Planet,Anthologies,Collections,Pulp

440143772

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005189.Renegade_Of_Callisto

Renegade Of Callisto

Lin Carter,Bruce Pennington

Jandar the Alien,SAVAGED,Stumbling upon the Lost City of Arangkhor in the trackless jungles of Cambodia, Jandar was mysteriously transported to the strange world of Callisto where the teeming black and crimson jungles sprawl under skies of golden vapour.,Now Jandar the Alien fears for the safety of the beautiful princess Darloona, a captive of the dreaded Sky Pirates. He resorts to a desperate plan to free her but fate and treachery alter his course and Jandar is taken by the Perushtarians. Abandoned in the loathsome slave-pens of Narouk, his destiny is to fight for his life in a barbaric arena of death...,Cover Illustration: Bruce Pennington

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Science Fiction,Sword and Planet,Pulp

860078302

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005191.Sky_Pirates_of_Callisto

Sky Pirates of Callisto

Lin Carter,Frank Frazetta

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Science Fiction,Sword and Planet

044014244X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005193.Ylana_Of_Callisto

Ylana Of Callisto

Enni Mustonen

Rovaniemeläinen Annikki Hallavaara on arvostetun metsänhoitajaperheen ainoa tytär. Hän painaa valkolakin päähänsä keväällä 1939, mutta huoleton ylioppilaskesä päättyy pian sodan kurimukseen. ,Annikin valkolakki vaihtuu morsiushuntuun ja vähän myöhemmin jo suruharsoon. Jatkosodan alkaessa saksalaiset saapuvat Rovaniemelle, ja kielitaitoinen nuori nainen ajautuu 20. vuoristoarmeijan esikuntaan sihteerin ja tulkin tehtäviin – kohtalokkain seurauksin. ,Taitavana historian kuvaajana tunnettu, rakastettu viihdekirjailija Enni Mustonen on tarttunut harvoin kuvattuun aiheeseen: Lapin sotaan ja sen vaikutuksiin naisten ja lasten elämässä. Pohjatuulen tarinoita kasvaa kolmiosaiseksi romaanisarjaksi.

Romance,Historical,Historical Fiction,European Literature,Finnish Literature,Fiction,Historical

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10051947-lapinvuokko

Lapinvuokko

Jim Igoe

CONSERVATION AND GLOBALIZATION opens with a discussion of these two broad issues as they relate to the author's fieldwork with Maasai herding communities on the margins of Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. It explores different theoretical perspectives (Neo-Marxist and Foucauldian) on globalization and why both are relevant to the case studies presented. Readers are introduced to the practice of multi-sited ethnography and its centrality to the anthropological study of globalization. While drawing on examples from specific Maasai communities, the book is more broadly concerned with the historical and contemporary links between these communities and a global system of institutions, ideas, and money. The ecological incompatibility of Western national park-style conservation with East African savanna ecosystems and Maasai resource management practices, are highlighted. The concept of national parks is traced temporally and geographically from Maasai communities to the enclosure movement in 18th century England and westward expansion in 19th century North America. The relationships of parks to Judeo-Christian assumptions about "man's place in nature," colonial ideologies like Manifest Destiny and the Civilizing Mission, and capitalist notions of private property and "The Tragedy of the Commons," are explored. The book also looks at the latest conservation paradigm of "Community-Based Conservation," and explores its connections to the Soviet Collapse, economic and political liberalization, and the global proliferation of NGOs.

Nonfiction,Anthropology

534613179

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005204.Conservation_and_Globalization

Conservation and Globalization: A Study of National Parks and Indigenous Communities from East Africa to South Dakota

Ray T. Donahue

Today, the Japanese nation faces an identity crisis as it attempts to contend with the misfortunes endured in the 1990s: a downward economic spiral, a renewed crime wave, political corruption, and the failure of the government to take bold, new steps in response. ,Exploring Japaneseness,, a collection of new essays from many of the leading scholars and researchers in Japanese studies, including specialists in communication, linguistics, anthropology, psychology, and others, attempts to address the current state of what it means to be Japanese. The central questions of this volume are those that the nation of Japan is itself considering as it begins the third millennium; ,Exploring Japaneseness, provides a multidisciplinary perspective on what some of the answers might be.,Suitable for the informed layman and the specialist alike, the collection deals with such varied subjects as language, nationalism, rhetoric, and mass media, laying a foundation for inquiries into Japanese national and cultural identities by examining aspects of Japaneseness as enacted through everyday discourse or communication. By exploring the culture from the inside out, these esteemed scholars provide an expansive portrait of a complex and ever-evolving nation.

Cultural,Japan

1567505414

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005208.Exploring_Japaneseness

Exploring Japaneseness: On Japanese Enactments Of Culture And Consciousness

Alison Liebhafsky Des Forges,David Newbury,Roger V. Des Forges

A Rwandan proverb says “Defeat is the only bad news.” For Rwandans living under colonial rule, winning called not only for armed confrontation, but also for a battle of wits—and not only with foreigners, but also with each other. In ,Defeat Is the Only Bad News, Alison Des Forges recounts the ambitions, strategies, and intrigues of an African royal court under Yuhi Musinga, the Rwandan ruler from 1896 to 1931. These were turbulent years for Rwanda, when first Germany and then Belgium pursued an aggressive plan of colonization there. At the time of the Europeans’ arrival, Rwanda was also engaged in a succession dispute after the death of one of its most famous kings. Against this backdrop, the Rwandan court became the stage for a drama of Shakespearean proportions, filled with deceit, shrewd calculation, ruthless betrayal, and sometimes murder.,            Historians who study European expansion typically focus on interactions between colonizers and colonized; they rarely attend to relations among the different factions inhabiting occupied lands. Des Forges, drawing on oral histories and extensive archival research, reveals how divisions among different groups in Rwanda shaped their responses to colonial governments, missionaries, and traders. Rwandans, she shows, used European resources to extend their power, even as they sought to preserve the autonomy of the royal court. Europeans, for their part, seized on internal divisions to advance their own goals. Des Forges’s vividly narrated history, meticulously edited and introduced by David Newbury, provides a deep context for understanding the Rwandan civil war a century later., 

299281442

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052102-defeat-is-the-only-bad-news

Defeat Is the Only Bad News: Rwanda under Musinga, 1896–1931

Robert M. Place

This is one of the best resources for understanding the Tarot's mystical symbolism. It includes an updated history based on Place's ,The Tarot: History Symbolism and Divination,, which Booklist said "may be the best book ever written on ...the tarot." ,This edition adds color illustrations of key works and comparative illustrations from the Renaissance, from alchemical texts, from ancient Egypt, and from occult sources. It views the Tarot as a 500-year visual conversation between artists, mystics, and occultists. ,The work is based on the 2010 Tarot exhibition at the LA Craft and Folk Art Museum, curated by Place, and includes the Visconti-Sforza Tarot, the 1st Italian printed deck, the oldest Tarot of Marseille, The 1st occult reference, the 1st occult Tarot, the 1st modern Tarot, the 1st New Age Tarot, and examples from popular modern decks including the Twilight Tarot, the Legacy Tarot, the Deviant Moon Tarot, the Annotated Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery, and Place's Alchemical Tarot.

Occult,Tarot

557533503

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052128-the-fool-s-journey

The Fool's Journey: the History, Art, & Symbolism of the Tarot

James W. Heisig

This book will help you teach yourself the writing and reading of all 46 characters each of Japanese hiragana and katakana syllabary from memory. By making use of a method of "imaginative memory," introduced in this book, you will be saved from the order of repetition. Following the method, you will be able to write and read all Japanese Kana in three hours and retain them by means of the incredible mnemonic methods. Instructions at the bottom of each page will ask you to skip backwards and forwards through the book, following the best "learning order." The lessons will guide you step by step through this process. As an added bonus, the book includes a supplement on "Learning How to Remember."

Asian Literature,Japanese Literature,Humanities,Language,Nonfiction,Reference,Cultural,Japan

4889960724

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005212.Remembering_the_Kana

Remembering the Kana

Lynna Banning

WOUNDED SOLDIER, HEALING WIDOW ...,Widow Jeanne Nicolet's beautiful lavender fields are threatened by the advancing railroad. With her livelihood in danger, Jeanne will fight to protect her, and her little daughter's, future.,Constantly on the move, surveying the land, suits Colonel Washington Halliday just fine. He can escape the haunting memories of war that have left his emotions as damaged as his injured body.,Under the sultry heat of the Western sun, the scent of the purple fields is heady, but not as intoxicating as the lavender lady herself ...

Romance,Historical Romance,Category Romance,Harlequin,Westerns,Harlequin,Harlequin Historical,Historical,Romance

373296274

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052299-lady-lavender

Lady Lavender

Ben Bova,Robert Silverberg,George R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card,Arthur C. Clarke,Suzy McKee Charnas,Robert Sheckley,Theodore Sturgeon,Thomas Sullivan,Don Myrus

1981 The Best of OMNI Science Fiction No. 2 COLLECTOR'S EDITION (Paperback), featuring: First Publication of Robert Silverberg's Novella "Waiting for the Earthquake;" A Hugo Award-Winner by George R.R. Martin Plus: Orson Scott Card, Arthur C. Clarke, Suzy McKee Charnas, Robert Sheckley and Theodore Sturgeon Edited by Ben Bova and Don Myrus,The Mickey Mouse Olympics by Thomas Sullivan

9991651578

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005238.The_Best_of_Omni_Science_Fiction_No_2

The Best of Omni Science Fiction No. 2

Ben Bova,Samuel R. Delany,Harlan Ellison,Ursula K. Le Guin,Fritz Leiber,George R.R. Martin,Anne McCaffrey,Vonda N. McIntyre,Michael Moorcock,Joanna Russ,Robert Silverberg,Clifford D. Simak,Theodore Sturgeon,James Tiptree Jr.,John Varley,Roger Zelazny

The Nebula - the most prestigious award in the science fiction field - is presented each year by science fiction authors to their colleagues for the best work in that year.The Nebula Award has been given for twenty-five years. To honor its silver anniversary, Tor is proud to present ,THE BEST OF THE NEBULAS,. Includes complete lists of twenty-five years of Nebula winners AND brand-new introductions by the authors of the chosen stories.,Contains the best SF stories published between 1965 and 1985.,- The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (1965) novelette by Roger Zelazny,- "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman (1965) shortstory by Harlan Ellison,- He Who Shapes (1965) novella by Roger Zelazny,- Aye, and Gomorrah ... (1967) shortstory by Samuel R. Delany,- Passengers (1968) shortstory by Robert Silverberg,- Behold the Man (1966) novella by Michael Moorcock,- When It Changed (1972) shortstory by Joanna Russ,- Gonna Roll the Bones (1967) novelette by Fritz Leiber,- Dragonrider (1967) novella by Anne McCaffrey,- Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death (1973) shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.,- Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones (1968) novelette by Samuel R. Delany,- A Boy and His Dog (1969) novella by Harlan Ellison,- The Day Before the Revolution (1974) shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin,- Slow Sculpture (1970) novelette by Theodore Sturgeon,- Houston, Houston, Do You Read? (1976) novella by James Tiptree, Jr.,- Catch That Zeppelin! (1975) shortstory by Fritz Leiber,- Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand (1973) novelette by Vonda N. McIntyre,- The Persistence of Vision (1978) novella by John Varley,- Grotto of the Dancing Deer (1980) shortstory by Clifford D. Simak,- Sandkings (1979) novelette by George R. R. Martin,- Jeffty Is Five (1977) shortstory by Harlan Ellison

Science Fiction,Anthologies,Short Stories,Short Stories,Short Story Collection,Fiction

312931751

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005239.The_Best_of_the_Nebulas

The Best of the Nebulas

Joanne Kennedy

"She thought she had it all...", A modeling contract with Wrangler got this Miss Rodeo Wyoming a first-class ticket out of town, but somewhere along the way Jodi Brand lost her soul. When she gets back to her hometown, her childhood friend Teague Treadwell's rugged cowboy charm hits her like a ton of bricks... , "He believed he wasn't good enough...", Teague is convinced Jodi's success lifted her out of his reach. Now he's got to shed his bad boy image to be worthy of the girl next door... , But whoever heard of a beauty queen settling for a down and dirty cowboy...

Romance,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Westerns,Romance,Western Romance,Contemporary,Fiction,Adult,Animals,Horses

1402251416

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052461-cowboy-fever

Cowboy Fever

Kevin O'Malley

Nate Tortoise is tired of living in the shadow of Lever Lapin. He can't go anywhere or do anything without hearing about the great exploits of that pesky hare. And Lever's head has grown to match the size of his entourage. It isn't until Nate challenges Lever to a race that this hare is put in his place . . . giving new meaning to the phrase "slow and steady wins the race." Kevin O'Malley fans will cheer all the way to the finish line for this clever twist on the beloved fable.

Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Childrens,Storytime,Humor,Animals,Folk Tales,Fables,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Folklore,Fiction

802721583

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052464-the-great-race

The Great Race

Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy

This overview of the history of anthropological theory provides a comprehensive history from antiquity through to the twenty-first century, with a focus on the twentieth century and beyond. Unlike other volumes, it also offers a four-field introduction to theory. As a stand-alone text, or used in conjunction with the companion volume "Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory," Erickson and Murphy offer a comprehensive, affordable, and contemporary introduction to anthropological theory.,The third edition has been updated and fully revised throughout to closely parallel the presentation in the companion reader, making it easier to use both books in tandem. New original essays by contemporary theorists bring theories to life, and portraits of important theorists make it a handsome volume. Sources and suggested readings have been updated, and glossary definitions have been updated, streamlined, and standardized.

Anthropology,Nonfiction,History,Academic,Read For School,Academic,College,Academic,School,Reference,Research,Reference

1551115263

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005270.A_History_of_Anthropological_Theory

A History of Anthropological Theory

Alcida Rita Ramos

Indigenous people comprise only 0.2% of Brazil's population, yet occupy a prominent role in the nation's consciousness. In her important and passionate new book, anthropologist Alcida Ramos explains this irony, exploring Indian and non-Indian attitudes about interethnic relations. Ramos contends that imagery about indigenous people reflects an ambivalence Brazil has about itself as a nation, for Indians reveal Brazilians’ contradiction between their pride in ethnic pluralism and desire for national homogeneity.,    Based on her more than thirty years of fieldwork and activism on behalf of the Yanomami Indians, Ramos explains the complex ideology called indigenism. She evaluates its meaning through the relations of Brazilian Indians with religious and lay institutions, non-governmental organizations, official agencies such as the National Indian Foundation as well as the very discipline of anthropology. Ramos not only examines the imagery created by Brazilians of European descent—members of the Catholic church, government officials, the army and the state agency for Indian affairs—she also scrutinizes Indians' own self portrayals used in defending their ethnic rights against the Brazilian state. ,    Ramos’ thoughtful and complete analysis of the relation between indigenous people of Brazil and the state will be of great interest to lawmakers and political theorists, environmental and civil rights activists, developmental specialists and policymakers, and those concerned with human rights in Latin America.

Cultural,Brazil

299160440

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005276.Indigenism

Indigenism: Ethnic Politics In Brazil

J. Marvin Spiegelman

An exploration of the relationships between Jungian Psychology and Buddhism with a special section on the famous oxherding pictures. Essential reading for all interested in either Buddhism or Jungian Psychology.

Psychology,Religion,Buddhism,Nonfiction,Spirituality

1561841110

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005278.Buddhism_and_Jungian_Psychology

Buddhism and Jungian Psychology

Edward Kendrick

Colin Wilcox, a male whore who only takes clients of the same sex, is gang-raped while on the job. Needing medical attention he's taken the local ER and meets Dr. Rivers. Reoccurring flashbacks provide small images of his brutal rape and he’s forced by Detective Keyes to handle the emotional fallout of being victimized.,Detective Keyes, a rape victim himself, is assigned to solve the crime. When a second boy is gang-raped, he needs Colin‘s help to catch the perpetrators. He tries to use his own personal experience and attempts to help Colin understand he’s not to blame. A slow but sure friendship unfolds between the two men that turns into love, stunted by the traumatic event. With the perps in custody and Colin able to move forward, the next battle is underway. He must learn to lower the barrier that will allow him to let another in for mental and physical support. Only then will the two lovers be able to consummate their tender passion.

Romance,M M Romance,Contemporary,Sociology,Abuse,LGBT,Gay,M M Romance,M M Contemporary,Romance,LGBT,Dark

1920484663

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052871-everyone-s-man

Everyone's Man

Charles Edgar Quinn

A date goes wrong, a vampire hunter and a case of mistaken identity. A man is driven to hunt down and destroy the undead. But when his mission becomes an obsession things can only go from bad to worse...but how much worse?,This is a short story.

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10052953-gooble-gobble-one-of-us

Gooble, Gobble, One of Us

Marie France Pochna

Christian Dior, the legendary French fashion designer, caused a worldwide sensation in 1947, in a Paris still groping to recover from the devastation of wartime occupation. This title recreates this one-of-a-kind world of glamour and luxury and situates Dior's fairy-tale career in the tapestry of Paris cultural life.

Couture,Fashion,Biography

715637851

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10053017-christian-dior

Christian Dior

Kazuno Kohara

If only he could fly . . . Poor Little Wizard. He's the only one who can't fly, and none of the other wizards will be his friend. But after he meets a dragon in the woods he discovers that friendship can be found in the most surprising of places, and that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. A touching story about the power of friendship and self-belief from the CILIP Kate Greenaway-nominated creator of The Haunted House and Jack Frost.

Childrens,Picture Books,Fantasy,Childrens,Holiday,Halloween,Fantasy,Dragons,Fiction,Paranormal,Wizards,Childrens,Juvenile

230712312

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10053122-little-wizard

Little Wizard

David Shultz,David Wieck

So much has been written about Gettysburg, goes the well-worn cliche, that there is nothing new left to write. ,The Second Day at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863,, by David L. Shultz and Scott L. Mingus Sr. aptly demonstrates that there is indeed still much to learn about the war's largest and bloodiest battle.,Based upon a faulty early-morning reconnaissance, General Robert E. Lee decided to attack up the Emmitsburg Road in an effort to collapse the left flank of General George Meade's Army of the Potomac and decisively defeat it. The effort got underway when General James Longstreet's First Corps troops crushed General Sickles' Peach Orchard salient and turned north and east to drive deeply into the Union rear. A third Confederate division under Richard Anderson, part of A. P. Hill's Third Corps, joined in the attack, slamming one brigade after another into the overstretched Union line stitched northward along the Emmitsburg Road. The bloody fighting stair-stepped its way up Cemetery Ridge, tearing open a large gap in the center of the Federal line that threatened to split the Union army in two. The fate of the Battle of Gettysburg hung in the balance.,Despite the importance of the position, surprisingly few Union troops were available to defend the yawning gap on the ridge. Major General Winfield S. Hancock's Second Corps had been reduced to less than one division when his other two were sucked southward to reinforce the collapsing Third Corps front. Reprising Horatio at the Bridge, the gallant commander cobbled together a wide variety of infantry and artillery commands and threw them into the action, refusing to yield even one acre of ground. The long and intense fighting included hand-to-hand combat and the personal heroics of which legends are made.,Veteran Gettysburg authors Shultz and Mingus merge their subject matter expertise and keen understanding of the complex undulating terrain and physical features to produce the most detailed study of this action ever written. In addition to demonstrating how the fighting on the far Union left directly affected the combat to come in the center of General Meade's line, the authors also address some of the most commonly overlooked aspects of the fighting: what routes did some of the key units take to reach the front? What could the commanders actually see, and when could they see it? How did the fences, roads, farms, trees, ravines, creeks, and others obstacles directly affect tactical decisions, and ultimately the battle itself? ,Based upon extensive research and graced with dozens of photographs and detailed original maps, The Second Day at Gettysburg offers a balanced, compelling, and ultimately satisfying account of one of the most overlooked and yet important aspects of the defining battle of the American Civil War.

Military History,Civil War,American Civil War,Civil War Eastern Theater,American History,American Civil War

1611210747

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10053258-the-second-day-at-gettysburg

The Second Day at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863

Lesley Chenoweth

The Road to Social Work and Human Service Practice explores key elements of social work and social welfare practice as they are taught and practised internationally while positioning students in a local context. A well-paced, detailed orientation to the field, it uses the metaphor of a journey to expertly guide the reader through their transition from student to practitioner.,Strengthened by a comprehensive revision, this second edition includes a new chapter on working in human service organisations and discusses recent changed to policy, legislation and practice registration.

Textbooks,Social Science,Social Work,Education,Nonfiction

170137066

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10053582-the-road-to-social-work-human-service-practice

The Road to Social Work & Human Service Practice

Heather Johnson

John Mellencamp is a passionate musician and a tireless campaigner for the lifestyle and values of the American family farmer. 'Born in a Small Town' features interviews with everyone from childhood friends to band members, producers and engineers, describing the real John Mellencamp.

825673364

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005398.Born_in_a_Small_Town

Born in a Small Town: John Mellencamp

Charles M. Schulz,Al Roker

Charles Schulz enters his fourth decade as the greatest cartoonist of his generation, and ,Peanuts, remains as fresh and lively as it ever was.,(How do we know it’s 1980? Well, for one thing Peppermint Patty gets herself those Bo-Derek-in-,10, cornrows — ,Peanuts,’ timelessness occasionally shows a crack!),That said, ,The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980, includes a number of classic storylines, including the month-long sequence in which an ill Charlie Brown is hospitalized (including a particularly spooky moment when he wonders if he’s died and nobody’s told him yet), and an especially eventful trek with Snoopy, Woodstock, and the scout troop (now including a little girl bird, Harriet). And Snoopy is still trying on identities left and right, including the “world-famous surveyor,” the “world-famous census taker,” and Blackjack Snoopy, the riverboat gambler.,In other extended stories, Snoopy launches an ill-fated airline (with Lucy as the agent, Linus as the luggage handler, and Marcie as what it was still OK then to call the stewardess)… Peppermint Patty responds to being leaked upon by a ceiling by hiring a lawyer (unfortunately, she again picks Snoopy)… plus one of the great, forgotten romances of ,Peanuts, that will startle even long-time Peanuts connoisseurs: Peppermint Patty and…,“Pig-Pen”,?!

Sequential Art,Comics,Humor,Sequential Art,Comic Strips,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Comics,Comic Book,Graphic Novels Comics,The United States Of America,Literature,American,Fiction,Sequential Art,Bande Dessinée

1606994387

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054014-the-complete-peanuts-vol-15

The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 15: 1979-1980

Tara Lain

Erotic romance -- M/M/F menage,At a conservative Long Island university, Dr. Emmaline Silvay has two great loves -- her life-saving work and her younger research associate. But this love is impossible. After all, she's his boss and he lives with his girlfriend. But his "girlfriend" turns out to be his boyfriend, a gentle and beautiful supermodel. Resigned to a platonic friendship, she accepts a weekend invitation, but the men have far more passionate ideas. They want her to "be a part of them". A three-way love defies propriety and the strict rules of her University. The supermodel's fame makes secrecy impossible. The menage threatens her carefully constructed world. Something must be given up. Someone's heart will be broken.

Erotica,Menage,Menage,M M F,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Romance,M M Romance,Romance,Contemporary,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Romance,M F Romance,Menage,M F M,Adult

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054144-genetic-attraction

Genetic Attraction

Jeffrey H. Dyer,Hal B. Gregersen,Clayton M. Christensen

A new classic, cited by leaders and media around the globe as a highly recommended read for anyone interested in innovation.,In ,The Innovator’s DNA,, authors Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and bestselling author Clayton Christensen (,The Innovator’s Dilemma,, ,The Innovator’s Solution,, ,How Will You Measure Your Life?,) build on what we know about disruptive innovation to show how individuals can develop the skills necessary to move progressively from idea to impact.,By identifying behaviors of the world’s best innovators—from leaders at Amazon and Apple to those at Google, Skype, and Virgin Group—the authors outline five discovery skills that distinguish innovative entrepreneurs and executives from ordinary managers: Associating, Questioning, Observing, Networking, and Experimenting.,Once you master these competencies (the authors provide a self-assessment for rating your own innovator’s DNA), the authors explain how to generate ideas, collaborate to implement them, and build innovation skills throughout the organization to result in a competitive edge. This innovation advantage will translate into a premium in your company’s stock price—an innovation premium—which is possible only by building the code for innovation right into your organization’s people, processes, and guiding philosophies.,Practical and provocative, ,The Innovator’s DNA, is an essential resource for individuals and teams who want to strengthen their innovative prowess.

Business,Nonfiction,Business,Entrepreneurship,Business,Management,Leadership,Self Help,Education,Self Help,Personal Development,Science,Technology,Design

1422134814

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054210-the-innovator-s-dna

The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators

Amor Towles

This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table. This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a year-long journey into the upper echelons of New York society—where she will have little to rely upon other than a bracing wit and her own brand of cool nerve. With its sparkling depiction of New York’s social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, Rules of Civility won the hearts of readers and critics alike.

Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical,New York,Literary Fiction,Book Club,Audiobook,Adult Fiction,Adult,Novels

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054335-rules-of-civility

Rules of Civility

Traci Harding

Taking risks is second nature to Taren, but this could be more than she can handle ...,Amidst a raging space-quake and shrouded by celestial mist, the lost world Maladaan appears in the Esh-mah star system hurtling towards the sun. Taren Lennox and Lucian Gervaise, floating adrift through space on AMIE, are rescued by the immortal psychics of a utopian planet. But their saviours believe Taren and Lucian to be incarnations of their great ancestors, come to help them remove this new, aggressive neighbour from their universe.,Aided by her new allies, Taren seeks to retrieve her lost memories from the Maladaan Secret Service′s memory banks - discovering the way to return Maladaan to its rightful universe and future lies ten years in her past ...

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Time Travel,Science Fiction,Fiction

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054543-the-universe-parallel

The Universe Parallel

Philip Lambert

In fourteen years of collaboration, composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick wrote seven of Broadway's most beloved and memorable musicals together, most famously ,Fiddler on the Roof, (1964), but also the enduring audience favorite ,She Loves Me, (1963), and the Pulitzer-Prize-winning ,Fiorello!, (1959). With their charm, humor, and boundless musical invention, their musicals have won eighteen Tony Awards and continue to capture the imaginations of millions around the world.,To Broadway, To Life!: The Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick ,is the first complete book about these creative figures, one of Broadway's most important songwriting teams. Drawing from extensive archival sources, and from personal interviews and communications with Bock and Harnick themselves and their most important collaborators, author Philip Lambert explores the essence of a Bock-Harnick show-how it is put together, and what makes it work. The book includes discussion of songs such as Sunrise, Sunset and If I Were a Rich Man that have long been favorites in the public consciousness, and it also explores a vast catalogue of lesser-known songs from their many other shows and works, including a musical puppet show on Broadway, music for the 1964 World's Fair, and a made-for-television musical. Here too is the first look at the little-known youthful professional beginnings of Bock and Harnick in revues and television shows and summer retreats in the 1950s, and the careers they have forged for themselves with new collaborators in the decades since their partnership dissolved in 1970.,The musicals of Bock and Harnick came at a transitional time in Broadway history, when the traditions of Rodgers and Hammerstein were starting to give way to the concept musical, the rock musical, and eventually the mega-musical. ,To Broadway, To Life! ,combines exhaustive research, close musical investigation, and interpretive critical analysis to place Bock and Harnick in the context of these times, and helps establish their place in the history of the American musical theater.

Plays,Theatre

195390075

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054585-to-broadway-to-life

To Broadway, to Life!: The Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick

John Nolen,Charles D. Warren

John Nolen (1869-1937) was a pioneer in the development of professional town and city planning in the United States. Nolen's comprehensive approach merged the social, economic, and physical aspects of planning while emphasizing, in the author's words, versatility, special knowledge, and cooperation. Between 1905 and 1937, Nolen's firm, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, completed more than 450 commissions throughout the United States. Among the best known of these is Mariemont, Ohio, whose development Nolen directed from the ground up. New Towns for Old (1927), long out of print and increasingly rare, is still of great interest to planners and urban historians. American urbanism and a concise discussion of Nolen's ideas for the improvement of towns and cities. Individual chapters examine a variety of new towns planned by Nolen including Mariemont, Ohio, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Kistler, Pennsylvania, as well as the new suburbs of Union Park Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware, and Myers Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Re-planned towns of Cohasset and Walpole, Massachusetts, are also featured. The forward-looking final chapter includes material on Venice, Florida, one of Nolen's most ambitious projects. The new edition of New Towns for Old includes additional plans and illustrations, a new index, and a new introductory essay by Charles D. Warren which presents biographical and historical context that illuminates the diverse, productive career of this highly significant practitioner.

1558494804

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005462.New_Towns_for_Old

New Towns for Old: Achievements in Civic Improvement in Some American Small Towns and Neighborhoods

Nathan Lowell

Everything in the universe comes with a price. , ,When Diurnia Salvage and Transport undergoes a change in management, Captain Ishmael Horatio Wang finds himself adrift in a sea of red ink, and intrigue. He dives in only to find that he is over his head in a universe where cut-throat competition takes on an all new meaning. What tragic price will Captain Wang pay for his Owner’s Share?

Science Fiction,Space,Space Opera,Fiction,Audiobook,Space,Science Fiction Fantasy,Adventure,Suspense

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054649-owner-s-share

Owner's Share

Underworld Amusements

This short-lived men's magazine from the 1950's pulled no punches in its presentation or subject matter. Featuring centerfolds Bettie (Betty) Page, Judy O'Day, Rita Dulase, Nona Van Tosh, Laura Raymond, Kim Athas. Tons of articles, cartoons and fashion spreads, all with a diabolical twist. This book contains the full 6 issue run of Satan magazine, save a few hundred dollars skipping the auction sites and rare book dealers and buy the set all at once.

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054655-the-collected-satan---devilish-entertainment-for-men

The Collected Satan - Devilish Entertainment for Men

Oecumenius,Andrew of Caesarea

The Eastern church gives little evidence of particular interest in the book of Revelation. Oecumenius of Isauria's commentary on the book is the earliest full treatment in Greek and dates only from the early sixth century. Along with Oecumenius's commentary, only that of Andrew of Caesarea (dating from the same era and often summarizing Oecumenius before offering a contrary opinion) and that of Arethas of Caesarea four centuries later provide any significant commentary from within the Greek tradition. William Weinrich renders a particular service to readers interested in ancient commentary on the Apocalypse by translating in one volume the two early sixth-century commentaries. Because of the two interpreters' often differing understandings, readers are exposed not only to early dialogue on the meaning and significance of the book for the faith and life of the church, but also to breadth of interpretation within the unity of the faith the two shared.

Christianity,New Testament

830829083

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054658-greek-commentaries-on-revelation

Greek Commentaries on Revelation

Nicole Daedone

The truth is: Most women do not have satisfying sex lives. ,Slow Sex, can change that., Better sex is about one thing: better orgasm. This life-altering guide teaches men and women how to use the practice of Orgasmic Meditation-or OM-to slow down, connect emotionally, and achieve authentic female sexual satisfaction. The promise: In just fifteen minutes every woman can become orgasmic. And, with the right partner and the right technique, that orgasm could last and last!, For more than a decade, Nicole Daedone has been leading the "slow sex movement," which is devoted to the art and craft of the female orgasm. OM is the act of slowing down, tuning in, and experiencing a deeper spiritual and physical connection during sex. Slow Sex reveals the philosophy and techniques of OM and includes a step-by-step, ten-day OM starter program, as well as OM secrets for achieving ultimate satisfaction. It also includes exercises to help enhance readers' "regular" sex lives, such as Slow Oral for Her, Slow Oral for Him, and Slow Intercourse., This book is the argument for daily intimacy, and for paying attention as the foundation of pleasure, all with a focus on the female experience.

Sexuality,Nonfiction,Health,Self Help,Relationships,Womens,Self Help,Personal Development,Psychology,Feminism,Love

446567191

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054823-slow-sex

Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm

Chad Hensley

ESOTERRA was an underground magazine focusing on extreme culture, published for almost a decade. The zine featured interviews with musicians, writers, and artists beside articles on fortean subjects, bizarre phenomena, and the occult. ,Some of the diverse personalities who appeared in the magazine include Marilyn Manson, H.R. Giger, Alan Moore, Adam Parfrey, Genesis P-Orridge, David Tibet, Thomas Ligotti, Leilah Wendell, Stephen O'Malley, Masami Akita, and dozens of other dark luminaries who, in many cases, were both the subject of an in-depth interview and contributor to the magazine. ,ESOTERRA the book collects these and the other best interviews, articles, and art from the magazine into a single high quality volume, including material from the unpublished final issue.,“Chad Hensley's magical magazine, EsoTerra, brought together rock stars ,and demons and scary visionary thinkers. It pulled no punches, ,presenting provocative glimpses into a new and improved consciousness. ,EsoTerra was like the Bible of Extreme Culture!”,–George Petros, author of Art That Kills,“EsoTerra discovers that realm where pop culture collides with the occult.” ,–Adam Parfrey, Feral House

Cultural,Counter Culture,Nonfiction,Art

1840681748

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10054832-esoterra---the-journal-of-extreme-culture

Esoterra - The Journal of Extreme Culture

Jennifer LaBrecque

Subject: Colton Sawyer, Army Officer.Current Status: Home on leave. About to engage in a battle for his heart.,Mission: Keep his honor intact.,Obstacle: Runaway bride--and first love --Andi Mitchell.,Colton respects one creed: Duty and honor above all. So he's torn when sweet, sexy Andi asks his help in fleeing from her intended groom. But her big, brown-eyed plea is so convincing...,Unfortunately, Andi is his best friend's little sister. Translation? Hands off, soldier But that's a damn hard thing to do. Because this sexy, utterly absorbing woman is the only one he wants--the one he's "always" wanted. How can he possibly resist her when they're sharing hotel rooms...and their bodies?,Battle zones are nothing compared to this. Colton's heart is directly in the line of fire. So what else can he do but launch a counterattack...a purely physical one? Because if you can't beat 'em...

Harlequin,Harlequin Blaze,Romance,Contemporary,Category Romance,Harlequin,Romance,Contemporary Romance,War,Military Fiction,Romance,M F Romance

373796021

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055009-in-the-line-of-fire

In the Line of Fire (Uniformly Hot!, #15)

Yves Pelletier,Pascal Girard

Une petite ville, une rue paisible; des enfants qui jouent au hockey, un chien qui essaie d’attraper la balle. De la fenêtre de sa cuisine, Stéphanie, 34 ans, vêtue d’un pantalon de jogging et d’un tee-shirt, observe les enfants qui jouent tout en finissant de préparer un copieux déjeuner. La mine rêveuse, elle sourit tristement: son chum, allergique aux chats, l’a mise au défi... Stéphanie choisira-t-elle le chat?

Sequential Art,Bande Dessinée,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Graphic Novels Comics,Fiction,Comics,Comic Book,Romance,Animals,Sequential Art,Comix,Realistic Fiction,Slice Of Life

2922585913

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055089-valentin

Valentin

Nikolai A. Berdyaev,Николай Бердяев

? Zaglavie etoj knigi trebuet razyasneniya. Filosofiya svobody ne oznachaet zdes issledovaniya problemy svobody kak odnoj iz problem filosofii, svoboda ne oznachaet zdes obekta. Filosofiya svobody znachit zdes - filosofiya svobodnyx, filosofiya, isxodyashhaya iz svobody, v protivopolozhnost filosofii rabov ?

Philosophy

5425085583

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055226

Философия свободы

Wayne G. Sayles

Designed to save collectors money and frustration, this guide takes an objective and candid look at the history of falsifying ancient coins, tracing the careers of well-known forgers and discussing the most prolific fakes in existence. Topics include manufacturing techniques and detection methods.

873419685

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005548.Classical_Deception

Classical Deception

Mark Monmonier

Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must.,The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps.,To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.,"Professor Monmonier himself knows how to gain our attention; it is not in fact the lies in maps but their truth, if always approximate and incomplete, that he wants us to admire and use, even to draw for ourselves on the facile screen. His is an artful and funny book, which like any good map, packs plenty in little space."—,Scientific American,"A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are called. It combats cartographic illiteracy. It fights cartophobia. It may even teach you to find your way. For that alone, it seems worthwhile."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, ,The New York Times,". . . witty examination of how and why maps lie. [The book] conveys an important message about how statistics of any kind can be manipulated. But it also communicates much of the challenge, aesthetic appeal, and sheer fun of maps. Even those who hated geography in grammar school might well find a new enthusiasm for the subject after reading Monmonier's lively and surprising book."—,Wilson Library Bulletin,"A reading of this book will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense."—John Van Pelt, ,Christian Science Monitor,"Monmonier meets his goal admirably. . . . [His] book should be put on every map user's 'must read' list. It is informative and readable . . . a big step forward in helping us to understand how maps can mislead their readers."—Jeffrey S. Murray, ,Canadian Geographic

Nonfiction,Science,Geography,Cartography,Maps,Geography,Cartography,Science,History,Reference,Design,Politics,Academic,School

226534219

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005549.How_to_Lie_with_Maps

How to Lie with Maps

Dorothy Roberts

A decade after the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a biological category written in our genes. In this provocative analysis, leading legal scholar and social critic Dorothy Roberts argues that America is once again at the brink of a virulent outbreak of classifying population by race. By searching for differences at the molecular level, a new race-based science is obscuring racism in our society and legitimizing state brutality against communities of color at a time when America claims to be post-racial.,Moving from an account of the evolution of race—proving that it has always been a mutable and socially defined political division supported by mainstream science—Roberts delves deep into the current debates, interrogating the newest science and biotechnology, interviewing its researchers, and exposing the political consequences obscured by the focus on genetic difference. ,Fatal Invention, is a provocative call for us to affirm our common humanity.

Nonfiction,Race,Science,Race,Anti Racist,Politics,Social Movements,Social Justice,History,Sociology,Health,Medicine,Economics

1595584951

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055524-fatal-invention

Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century

John W. Dower

Remembering and reconstructing the past inevitably involves forgetting—and nowhere more so than in the complex relationship between the United States and Japan since the end of World War II. In this provocative and probing series of essays, John W. Dower—one of our leading historians of postwar Japan and author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning ,Embracing Defeat,—explores the uses and abuses to which this history has been subjected and, with deliberation and insight, affirms the urgent need for scholars to ask the questions that are not being asked.,Taking as a starting point the work of E.H. Norman, the unjustly neglected historian of prewar Japan, ,Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering, sets out both to challenge historiographical orthodoxy and reveal the configurations of power inherent in scholarly and popular discourse in Japan and America. Dower’s fascination with capturing popular experience leads to sources as far ranging as textiles adorned with wartime propaganda and the satirical cartoon panels that decorate traditional karuta playing cards. Dower, who is rightly known as one of the most perceptive critics of American foreign policy, also offers a blistering critique of the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the misuse of postwar Japan as an example of success.,Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering, is a profound look at American and Japanese perceptions—past and present—of key moments in their shared history. An incisive investigation of the problems of public history and its role in a modern democracy, these essays are essential reading for anyone interested in postwar U.S.-Japan relations, as well as the broader discipline of history.

Cultural,Japan,History,Nonfiction,Writing,Essays,Cultural,Asia,Politics,History,Japanese History,War,World War II,Literature,Asian Literature

1595586180

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055561-ways-of-forgetting-ways-of-remembering

Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World

Roger W. Shuy

From a linguistic perspective, this book is a practical explanation of how confessions work. Roger Shuy, author of the 1993 benchmark work, ,Language Crimes,, examines criminal confessions, the interrogations that elicit confessions, and the deceptive language that plays a role in the actual confession. He presents transcripts from numerous interrogations and analyzes how language is used, how constitutional rights are not protected, and discusses consistency, truthfulness, suggestibility, and written and unvalidated confessions. He also provides specific advice about how to conduct interrogations that will yield credible evidence.

Humanities,Linguistics

761913467

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005556.The_Language_of_Confession_Interrogation_and_Deception

The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

This is the book fans have been waiting for since ,Mother’s Milk ,and ,Blood Sugar Sex Magik ,first hit the charts: The first (and only!) official Red Hot Chili Peppers story—an oral and visual autobiography from one of the world’s greatest rock groups. Together, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea, and Chad Smith tell the 61-million-album selling band’s rollercoaster story, with anecdotes of their concert tours and creative collaborations, memories of surprise successes and dark battles with drug addiction, revelations about their personalities and feelings, and admissions about their lives outside the band. With hundreds of photographs, poster images, ticket stubs, and other RHCP memorabilia, this is a must-have for any die-hard fan.

Music,Nonfiction,Biography,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography,Autobiography,Art,Photography

62042564

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055596-the-red-hot-chili-peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers: An Oral/Visual History

Bathroom Readers' Institute

Uncle John channel-surfs through America’s favorite pastime: television.,What does Homer Simpson call “friend…mother…secret lover?” Television, you meathead! Here comes your wacky neighbor Uncle John to present TV the way only he can. From test patterns to ,Top Chef,, from ,My Three Sons, to ,Mad Men,, as well as TV news, advertising, scandals, sitcoms, dramas, reality shows, and yadda yadda yadda, ,Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes into TV, is “dy-no-mite!” Read about…, , , ,* Gilligan’s seven deadly sins,* The inside story of TV’s first commercial,* What goes on behind the scenes of ,Jeopardy,!,* The most incredibly bizarre shows from around the world,* Why Gene Roddenberry tried to beam the original ,Star Trek, cast into space,* What reality show producers don’t want you to know,* How the King of Late Night crushed his competition,* What really went down on the island of ,LOST,* Unexpected sitcom fatalities,* TV’s greatest chimps,And much, much more!

Nonfiction,Reference,Trivia,Media Tie In,Tv,Culture,Pop Culture,Humor,History

1607101815

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055668-uncle-john-s-bathroom-reader-tunes-into-tv

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Tunes into TV

Don Gosselin

This text gives equal treatment to both HTML and XHTML, covering all new HTML 5 features while highlighting the differences between the languages. The book will also include enhanced coverage of DHTML, as HTML, X/HTML, and DHTML are commonly taught in the same course. Each chapter provides clear, non-technical explanations of the important concepts and techniques of a particular language or tool. The focus, however, is on learning-by-doing as students complete typical Web authoring tasks, such as adding tables to Web pages.

538474610

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055700-principles-of-html-xhtml-and-dhtml

Principles of Html, Xhtml, and DHTML: The Web Technologies Series

Deborah Spungen

For most of us, it was just another horrible headline. But for Deborah Spungen, the mother of Nancy, who was stabbed to death at the Chelsea Hotel, it was both a relief and a tragedy. Here is the incredible story of an infant who never stopped screaming, a toddler who attacked people, a teenager addicted to drugs, violence, and easy sex, a daughter completely out of control--who almost destroyed her parents' marriage and the happiness of the rest of her family.

Nonfiction,Biography,Crime,True Crime,Music,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography Memoir,Mystery,Crime,Mental Health,Mental Illness,Music,Punk,Biography,Autobiography

449911411

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10055.And_I_Don_t_Want_to_Live_This_Life

And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder

Erica Chenoweth,Maria J. Stephan

For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens, whose activism takes the form of protests, boycotts, civil disobedience, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation, these efforts help separate regimes from their main sources of power and produce remarkable results, even in Iran, Burma, the Philippines, and the Palestinian Territories.,Combining statistical analysis with case studies of specific countries and territories, Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed and, sometimes, causing them to fail. They find that nonviolent resistance presents fewer obstacles to moral and physical involvement and commitment, and that higher levels of participation contribute to enhanced resilience, greater opportunities for tactical innovation and civic disruption (and therefore less incentive for a regime to maintain its status quo), and shifts in loyalty among opponents' erstwhile supporters, including members of the military establishment.,Chenoweth and Stephan conclude that successful nonviolent resistance ushers in more durable and internally peaceful democracies, which are less likely to regress into civil war. Presenting a rich, evidentiary argument, they originally and systematically compare violent and nonviolent outcomes in different historical periods and geographical contexts, debunking the myth that violence occurs because of structural and environmental factors and that it is necessary to achieve certain political goals. Instead, the authors discover, violent insurgency is rarely justifiable on strategic grounds.

Politics,Nonfiction,History,Social Issues,Activism,Politics,Political Science,Sociology,Social Movements,Social Justice,Social Justice,Social Change,Social Science,Academic

231156820

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10056014-why-civil-resistance-works

Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

You Higuri,Spray

Keita Itou--a boy with no special qualities other than superb luck--suddenly receives an acceptance letter from the prestegious all-boys Bell Liberty Academy. There to welcome him are the two most powerful students on campus, the King and Queen of of BL Academy, Niwa and Saionji.Keita works to discover the reasons behind his invitation to such a remarkable school, struggles to find his niche among such brilliant and beautiful young men, and attempts to win the school-wide contest that will grant him his greatest wish! With all the obstacles in his way, including his own self-doubt, will Keita be able to win the competition--and the king's heart?

Sequential Art,Manga,Manga,Yaoi,Yaoi,Boys Love,Romance,LGBT,Fiction,Yaoi,Shounen Ai,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Comics Manga,Sequential Art,Comics

1598167081

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005625.Gakuen_Heaven

Gakuen Heaven

Mike Henry,Sonny Henry,Dawn Henry

9768202076

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10056260-creative-jamaican-cooking-and-menus

Creative Jamaican Cooking And Menus

Milton Crane,Katherine Mansfield,William Saroyan,Edith Wharton,Ernest Hemingway,Katherine Anne Porter,Flannery O'Connor,Frank O'Connor,Edmund Wilson,Aldous Huxley,Stephen Vincent Benét,Clarence Day Jr.,John O'Hara,James Joyce,John Steinbeck,E.B. White,Dorothy Parker,Anton Chekhov,Wilbur Daniel Steele,Virginia Woolf,James Thurber,Saki,Arthur Schnitzler,Anatole France,George Milburn,Sylvia Townsend Warner,William Faulkner,Robert M. Coates,V.S. Pritchett,H.L. Mencken,Irwin Shaw,Lord Dunsany,Nathaniel Hawthorne,W. Somerset Maugham,Thomas Wolfe,Ring Lardner,H.G. Wells,Francis Steegmuller,Robert Louis Stevenson,John Collier,E.M. Forster,Henry James,Carson McCullers,Rudyard Kipling,Alexander Pushkin,Max Beerbohm,Shirley Jackson,Edgar Allan Poe,Guy de Maupassant,O. Henry,Joseph Conrad

50 Great Short Stories, is a comprehensive selection from the world's finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan, and O'Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common—the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world's fiction.,Garden party / Katherine Mansfield --,Three-day blow / Ernest Hemingway --,Standard of living / Dorothy Parker --,Saint / V.S. Pritchett --,Other side of the hedge / E.M. Forster --,Brooksmith / Henry James --,Jockey / Carson McCullers --,Courting of Dinah Shadd / Rudyard Kipling --,Shot / Alexander Poushkin, translated by T. Keane --,Graven Image / John O'Hara --,Putois / Anatole France, translated by Frederic Chapman --,Only the dead know Brooklyn / Thomas Wolfe --,A.V. Laider / Max Beerbohm --,Lottery / Shirley Jackson --,Masque of the Red Death / Edgar Allan Poe --,Looking back / Guy de Maupassant, translated by H.N.P. Sloman --,Man higher up / O. Henry --,Summer of the beautiful white horse / William Saroyan --,Other two / Edith Wharton --,Theft / Katherine Anne Porter --,Good man is hard to find / Flannery O'Connor --,Man of the house / Frank O'Connor --,Man who shot snapping turtles / Edmund Wilson --,Gioconda smile / Aldous Huxley --,Curfew tolls / Stephen Vincent Benet --,Father wakes up the village / Clarence Day --,Ivy Day in the committee room / James Joyce --,Chrysanthemums / John Steinbeck --,Door / E.B. White --,Upheaval / Anton Chekhov --,How beautiful with shoes / Wilbur Daniel Steele --,Haunted house / Virginia Woolf --,Catbird seat / James Thurber --,Schartz-Metterklume method / H.H. Munro --,Death of a Bachelor / Arthur Schnitzler --,Apostate / George Milburn --,Phoenix / Sylvia Townsend Warner --,That evening sun / William Faulkner --,Law / Robert M. Coates --,Tale / Joseph Conrad --,Girl from Red Lion, PA / H.L. Mencken --,Main currents of American thought / Irwin Shaw --,Ghosts / Lord Dunsany --,Minister's black veil / Nathaniel Hawthorne --,String of beads / W. Somerset Maugham --,Golden honeymoon / Ring Lardner --,Man who could work miracles / H.G. Wells --,Foreigner / Francis Steegmuller --,Thrawn Janet / Robert Louis Stevenson --,Chaser / John Collier

Short Stories,Fiction,Classics,Literature,Anthologies,Literary Fiction,Unfinished,Own,Anthologies,Collections,Literature,20th Century

553277456

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005670.50_Great_Short_Stories

50 Great Short Stories

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld,National Geographic Kids

There's nothing more fascinating than dinosaurs. In this Level 1 reader, youngsters learn all about the terrifying giants that once roamed the Earth—maybe even as close as their own backyard! They'll be wowed by new information and eye-popping illustrations from National Geographic, a trusted source of children's nonfiction content.,National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.,Visit ,www.natgeoed.org/commoncore, for more information.

Animals,Dinosaurs,Nonfiction,Science,Animals,Childrens,Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Young Readers,History,Academic,School,Environment,Nature

1426307756

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10056705-dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Eve Titus,Paul Galdone

Basil--famous sleuth of mousedom--lived in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he had learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself. The Mystery of the Missing Twins was one of the strangest cases in Basil's career. He had only a few crumbs of clues with which to find solutions to such baffling questions as: Who had masterminded the plot? Where were the twins, Angela and Agatha, being kept?

Mystery,Childrens,Fiction,Animals,Childrens,Middle Grade,Classics,Fantasy,Adventure,Childrens,Juvenile,Childrens,Chapter Books

671702874

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005680.Basil_of_Baker_Street

Basil of Baker Street

David P. Davies

Aviation

903083019

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005686.Handling_the_Big_Jets

Handling the Big Jets

Amy D. Dooling

Writing Women in Modern China, is the first major anthology in English to highlight the contributions of women to modern literary culture with respect to the heated gender debates of early twentieth-century China. Featuring examples of fiction, drama, autobiography, essays, and poetry by eighteen writers, many of whom have been neglected by mainstream literary history, this collection demonstrates the creative diversity in modern women's writing.,The editors' introduction charts key developments in the study of gender, literature, and women's writing in modern China and provides an overview of the relevant historical events of this century's first three decades. From Qiu Jin's experimental narrative ,Stones of the Kingwei Bird,, one of the earliest fictional representations of women's liberation from the traditional Confucian family, to Bing Xin's "Our Mistress's Parlor," which presents a satire of an intellectual salon in 1930s Shanghai, ,Writing Women in Modern China, offers an unrivaled opportunity to explore an important body of imaginative work.

Poetry,Autobiography,Memoir

231107013

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005695.Writing_Women_in_Modern_China

Writing Women in Modern China: An Anthology of Literature by Chinese Women from the Early Twentieth Century

David Carse

An intimate account of spontaneous spiritual enlightenment and its implications in a life lived beyond the individual self. "It is so rare to see any work that holds that essential and fundamental perception without compromise. Your book is a beacon which can shine through all of the fog and nonsense that is broadcast under the name of 'advaita' or 'non-duality'. Especially as that expression comes out of no-one!" Tony Parsons author of The Open Secret, As It Is and All There Is. "This book is a Gonzo Gita - a Gone-so Song of God; a soaring, rampaging loving outpouring of Unmanifest Source displayed in manifest consciousness, playing a complex spiritual melody through the hollow bamboo flute of a Vermont farmer/carpenter/building contractor who was all but ignorant of the non-dual tradition before a disorienting full enlightenment struck and he realized 'there's nobody home.' Robert Gussner PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Vermont Dept. of Religion

Spirituality,Religion,Buddhism,Nonfiction,Philosophy,Eastern Philosophy,Audiobook

976578301

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005708.Perfect_Brilliant_Stillness

Perfect Brilliant Stillness

Frank Waters

The story of Martiniano, the man who killed the deer, is a timeless story of Pueblo Indian sin and redemption, and of the conflict between Indian and white laws; written with a poetically charged beauty of style, a purity of conception, and a thorough understanding of Indian values.

Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Westerns,Classics,Native Americans,North American Hi...,American History,Literary Fiction,Cultural,Literature,Literature,American

671555022

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005709.The_Man_Who_Killed_the_Deer

The Man Who Killed the Deer

Christopher Finch

A nostalgic collection of Norman Rockwell's scenes of twentieth century American life includes all of the ,Saturday Evening Post, covers plus paintings, drawings, and graphics from every period of the artist's career--with many foldout pages.

Art,Nonfiction,History,Historical,Biography,Art,Art History

810980711

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005714.Norman_Rockwell_s_America

Norman Rockwell's America

Karal Ann Marling

Since his work is categorized as illustration and was most famously featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, fine art critics were slow to acknowledge the importance of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) as true artist, though his work was enormously popular during his lifetime and has endured as a crucial element in America's perception of itself in the 20th century. Through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, the 1950s and 60s, Rockwell illustrations were a part of daily life, showing, as he once said, "the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed."

Art,Biography,Art,Art History,Reference

382282304X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005718.Norman_Rockwell_1894_1978

Norman Rockwell, 1894-1978: America's Most Beloved Painter

Norman Rockwell,Molly Rockwell,Robert Peter Tristram Coffin,Ogden Nash,Saki,Langston Hughes

A Christmas book which includes stories, poems and carols (with music). The contributors range from William Shakespeare to Ogden Nash and include Hans Christian Andersen, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes and Louisa May Alcott. The book closes with the recipes for Fannie Merritt Farmer's Christmas Dinner, from her 1896 cookbook.

Holiday,Christmas,Art,Holiday,Fiction,Classics,Childrens,Poetry,Reference

810981211

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005724.Norman_Rockwell_s_Christmas_Book

Norman Rockwell's Christmas Book

Meyer Schapiro

Essays describe how the illustration of texts has changed since the eighteenth century and how text itself has interacted with visual art.

Art,Art History

807614165

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005772.Words_Script_and_Pictures

Words, Script, and Pictures: Semiotics of Visual Language

Jerry Z. Muller

Capitalism has never been a subject for economists alone. Philosophers, politicians, poets and social scientists have debated the cultural, moral, and political effects of capitalism for centuries, and their claims have been many and diverse. ,The Mind and the Market, is a remarkable history of how the idea of capitalism has developed in Western thought.,Ranging across an ideological spectrum that includes Hobbes, Voltaire, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, Hegel, Marx, and Matthew Arnold, as well as twentieth-century communist, fascist, and neoliberal intellectuals, historian Jerry Muller examines a fascinating thread of ideas about the ramifications of capitalism and its future implications. This is an engaging and accessible history of ideas that reverberate throughout everyday life.

Economics,History,Philosophy,Politics,Nonfiction,History,World History,Economics,Finance,Business

385721668

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005775.The_Mind_and_the_Market

The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Western Thought

Steve Alcorn

Have you ever gone to a theme park and wondered, "How did they do that?" At last there's a book that shows you. Theme Park Design reveals the secrets behind some of the world's greatest attractions. Take a peek behind the scenes, with a theme park engineer. Aimed at theme park enthusiasts, the book features behind the scenes information based upon author Steve Alcorn's 35 years designing attractions. The story follows the development of an attraction from "Blue Sky" design to opening day. Along the way it reveals the engineering tricks used to build many fan favorite rides. "This book shows you the secrets behind the magic," says Alcorn. Theme Park Design explores ride control, mechanics, audio, video, lighting, special effects, animated figures, art direction, and much more, with insider commentary. The author illuminates the fast-paced world of theme park design through tales of calamity and triumph, sprinkled with many humorous anecdotes. He also offers career tips on becoming an Imagineer. A must-read for every theme park enthusiast!

Nonfiction

1456309722

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10057802-theme-park-design

Theme Park Design: Behind The Scenes With An Engineer

Joseph Abou Khalil,جوزيف أبو خليل

من هُم الأبطال الحقيقيون في الحرب الأهلية وشبه الأهلية التي اشتعلت في لبنان طوال 17 عاماً؟ ومن هم مجرمو الحرب؟ وهل ثمة ولادة حقيقية للبنان من بعدها؟ من هنا تبدأ القصة التي كتبها مسيحي ماروني وكتائبي عتيق عاش مأساة لبنان وشارك في بعض فصولها.

Politics

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10057867

قصة الموارنة في الحرب

Walt Disney Company

The complete retelling of favorite Disney movies in a true read-aloud style.

Childrens,Animals,Dinosaurs

736410007

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005789.Dinosaur

Dinosaur: A Read-Aloud Storybook

Kate Sedley

The new Roger the Chapman mystery - In the sultry midsummer of 1483, as Richard of Gloucester begins his bid for the English crown, Roger returns home to Bristol, glad to be out of the capital. But almost immediately, the Duke recalls him to London to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young boy whose tutor has been found murdered, apparently in a locked room. It is an investigation which has as its background an ancient British legend, and which will imperil Roger’s life as never before.

Mystery,Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical,Medieval,Mystery,Historical Mystery,European Literature,British Literature,Fiction,Literature,15th Century,Historical,Mystery,Crime

727880195

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10057976-the-midsummer-crown

The Midsummer Crown

Boris Alterman

This gambit guide is no mere opening book, but also a tactical battle manual. Sharpen your tactics and learn to play dynamic attacking chess while studying the most entertaining gambits. This volume deals with various openings after 1.d4 and 1.c4, and lines covered include: Benko Gambit, Blumenfeld Gambit, Vaganian Gambit and more.

Games,Chess

1906552541

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10058161-the-alterman-gambit-guide

The Alterman Gambit Guide: Black Gambits 1

Bill Lucas

Lucas offers a revolutionary understanding of how mankinds brains are pre-wired to learn and the practical steps to take in order to participate fully in the process.,Bill Lucas, a leading international expert on life-long learning, shows that while we have learned more about how the brain works in the last decade than we have ever known, only a fraction of this is grasped and applied by most people. Power Up Your Mind applies this practical knowledge for the first time and shows you how to learn. Drawing on research from a wide variety of subject areas, from neuroscience to psychology, from motivation theory to accelerated learning, from memory to diet, this book shows how everyone has the capacity to succeed and how most people use only a very small portion of their talents. For learning to be effective, an understanding of how the brain works is essential and unlike most of the recent thinking on the mind, Lucas connects an understanding of the brain with the reality of the workplace and translates what we know about the brain into useful insights for work. Much work-based training is a waste of time and money because the majority of people are neither emotionally ready nor practically inclined to apply their learning to the way they behave. Power Up Your Mind offers a new model of learning-READY, GO, STEADY-which will revolutionize the way you learn and perform.

Nonfiction,Neuroscience,Brain,Self Help,Business

185788275X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005829.Power_Up_Your_Mind

Power Up Your Mind: Learn Faster, Work Smarter

David Richardson

This introductory textbook begins with an extensive English-language introduction, covering the need for an international language, an overview of Esperanto's history, and the international Esperanto community. A series of brief lessons with exercises follows, concentrating on practical communication and vocabulary. The highlight of the book is a graded reader, which includes history, letters, stories, and poetry (both translated from English and drawn from original Esperanto literature) that gradually introduce more advanced usage and additional vocabulary. The book concludes with an abridged Esperanto-to-English dictionary.

Humanities,Language,Nonfiction,Humanities,Linguistics

939785064

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005837.Esperanto

Esperanto: Learning and Using the International Language

Terry Moore

This quality hardbound volume is the first in a series collecting the SIP story in its complete story arcs. Book One contains the entire original mini-series that introduced Francine, Katchoo, David, Freddie and more. Plus, a 5 page short story, sketchbook pages, character designs, creator notes featuring never before seen pages of script and unused scenes, and for the first time ever, actual pages from the original version of issue one that Moore never published, choosing instead to redraw the entire issue before its release date, altering scenes and characters alike. This is a must have book for the new reader and serious collector alike!

Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Fiction,Graphic Novels Comics,Romance,LGBT,GLBT,Queer,Comics,Comic Book,Sequential Art,Comix,Contemporary

1892597055

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100583.The_Complete_Strangers_in_Paradise_Volume_1

The Complete Strangers in Paradise, Volume 1

Glen R Johnson

Fully revised and updated! ,This is a full-color guide to capturing great wedding images and building a successful photography business. Acclaimed professional wedding photographer Glen Rea Johnson not only teaches you how to take memorable photos, it also shows you how to start a wedding photography business. Packed with great tips and savvy advice, this new edition helps you set up efficient workflows, choose camera equipment, manipulate images, make impressive presentations, and launch smart, photo-based marketing strategies to build your business. The book is loaded with new, superb photos that illustrate photography techniques but it is not a portfolio of Glen's best work, and in fact a large percentage of the images in this book were actually pulled from the trash bin because those are the most valuable in showing what not to do, or how to avoid certain mistakes. ,This book shows you how to set up and capture beautiful photos, posed or candid, in all kinds of settings, for weddings and other special events. You will find information and practical marketing strategies for building your own photography business, including how to build a Web site that attracts clients. Covers camera equipment and accessories, post-shoot digital darkroom techniques, digital editing software, and how to print your images successfully. Gives you invaluable insights and tips from the author, who is one of the country's top wedding and special events photographers. Capture better pictures of some of life's most memorable events, and build a successful photography business with this indispensable guide!

Art,Photography,Reference,Business,Nonfiction

047065175X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10058465-digital-wedding-photography

Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories

Margi Preus,Margi Preus,Andrea Arroyo

The lady slipper grows in the northern woods to mark the courage and strength of a small girl who lived there long ago - a girl who saved her people from a terrible disease by listening carefully to the whispering snow, the rumbling ice, and the dancing northern lights. Illustrated with paintings as graceful and delicate as the lady slipper itself, this unforgettable retelling shows how a child's lost slippers became one of nature's most lovely spring flowers.

Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Folklore,Cultural,Folk Tales

395905125

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005857.The_Legend_of_the_Lady_Slipper

The Legend of the Lady Slipper

Michal Viewegh

"Od začátku jsem přesvědčena, že Mojmírovo manželství s Hedvikou je moderní soft verzí pradávného příběhu o Modrovousovi, který vraždí své ženy. Jistě jej znáte: nezkušená kráska se provdá za chlípné bohaté monstrum, které jí naoko poskytuje svobodu, ale ve skutečnosti zabíjí její přirozenou krásu, talent a nespoutanost," říká dula, vypravěčka nové knihy Michala Viewegha Biomanželka. Dula je zprvu jen průvodkyní manželčiným těhotenstvím a porodem. Svou rodičku však neopouští ani poté, takže následujících sedm let s Hedvikou a jejím manželem bydlí to je výchozí situace humoristického románu nejpopulárnějšího českého spisovatele. "Zdánlivě humoristického," upřesňuje autor. "A nemohu bohužel popřít, že je to román částečně autobiografický."

European Literature,Czech Literature,Humor,Novels

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10058800-bioman-elka

Biomanželka

Mazisi Kunene,Anonymous

Tells how the Zulu's themselves view their empire, both in the past and the present.

Literature,African Literature,Epic,History

435902113

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005897.Emperor_Shaka_the_Great

Emperor Shaka the Great: A Zulu Epic

James D. Bradley,Ron Powers

In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America.,In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima—and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrades, they battled to the island's highest peak. And after climbing through a landscape of hell itself, they raised a flag.,Now the son of one of the flagraisers has written a powerful account of six very different young men who came together in a moment that will live forever.,To his family, John Bradley never spoke of the photograph or the war. But after his death at age seventy, his family discovered closed boxes of letters and photos. In ,Flags of Our Fathers,, James Bradley draws on those documents to retrace the lives of his father and the men of Easy Company. Following these men's paths to Iwo Jima, James Bradley has written a classic story of the heroic battle for the Pacific's most crucial island—an island riddled with Japanese tunnels and 22,000 fanatic defenders who would fight to the last man.,But perhaps the most interesting part of the story is what happened after the victory. The men in the photo—three were killed during the battle—were proclaimed heroes and flown home, to become reluctant symbols. For two of them, the adulation was shattering. Only James Bradley's father truly survived, displaying no copy of the famous photograph in his home, telling his son only: "The real heroes of Iwo Jima were the guys who didn't come back.",Few books ever have captured the complexity and furor of war and its aftermath as well as ,Flags of Our Fathers,. A penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, this is history told with keen insight, enormous honesty, and the passion of a son paying homage to his father. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the meaning of being a hero, and the essence of the human experience of war.,From the Hardcover edition.

History,Nonfiction,War,Military Fiction,War,War,World War II,Biography,Military,Military History,North American Hi...,American History,Historical,Adult

553384155

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10058.Flags_of_Our_Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

Avi,Greg Ruth

The streets of 1893 New York are full of life: crowded, filthy, dangerous. If you are a newsboy like thirteen-year-old Maks Geless, you need to watch out for Bruno, leader of the Plug Ugly Gang whose shadowy, sinister boss is plotting to take control of all the newsies on the lower East Side. With Bruno’s boys in fierce pursuit, Maks discovers Willa, a strange girl who lives alone in an alley. It is she, stick in hand, who fights off the Plug Uglies--but further dangers await. ,Maks must find a way to free his sister Emma from The Tombs, the city jail where she has been imprisoned for stealing a watch at the glamorous new Waldorf Hotel. Maks, believing her innocent, has only four days to prove it. Fortunately, there is Bartleby Donck, the eccentric lawyer (among other employments) to guide Maks and Willa in the art of detection. ,Against a backdrop alive with the sights and sounds of tenement New York, Maks, as boy detective, must confront a teeming world of wealth and crime, while struggling against powerful forces threatening new immigrants and the fabric of family love. 

Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult,Mystery,Historical,Childrens,Middle Grade,Fiction,Childrens,Childrens,Juvenile,Adventure,Family

1416971025

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059059-city-of-orphans

City of Orphans

Gerald N. Grob

Labor

812960882

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059061-workers-and-utopia

Workers And Utopia: A Study Of Ideological Conflict In The American Labor Movement, 1865 1900

S.J. Frost

Bullied and harassed at school for his sexuality, Dillon Davis can’t see his life getting any better, but he can see it getting worse. Depressed, wounded in spirit and body, he’s nearing a point of hopelessness, until he sees a picture of his favorite stage actor, Brandon Alexander, with his partner, Shunichi Miyamoto. At learning Shunichi runs a karate dojo, a spark of hope comes to Dillon of learning to defend himself, and most of all, meeting Brandon.,Brandon Alexander is filled with compassion for Dillon the moment he meets him. He knows all too well what it’s like to be scorned for being gay. He and Shunichi want nothing more than to help him, but when Dillon never returns to the dojo, they fear what’s happened to him.

Romance,M M Romance,Contemporary,Romance,Music,Musicians,Music,Young Adult,Coming Of Age,Young Adult,High School,Sociology,Abuse,Adult Fiction,Erotica,LGBT,Gay

1608202828

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059223-finding-a-dream

Finding a Dream

Jim Murphy

Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln’s famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

History,Nonfiction,American History,American Civil War,Military History,Civil War,Childrens,Middle Grade

395559650

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005924.The_Long_Road_to_Gettysburg

The Long Road to Gettysburg

Jean Fritz,Charles Robinson

Abraham Lincoln was one busy man. He had a country to run. And a war to win. And a family to care for. But when it came time to honor all the soldiers who had died in the great battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln still took time to say a few words. Two hundred and seventy-one to be exact. Here is a true story about a great man and his famous speech.

History,Biography,Childrens,Picture Books,North American Hi...,American History,Nonfiction,Childrens,Politics,Presidents,Biography Memoir,Academic,School,Military History,Civil War

448401703

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005926.Just_a_Few_Words_Mr_Lincoln

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln

Brian Froud,Ari Berk

Anyone who brings home this book will be in big trouble. Renowned artist Brian Froud and scholar Ari Berk have conducted a thorough investigation into the goblin realm. (For the uninformed, goblins, a subspecies of faery, are those maleficent creatures that cause all manner of havoc in the human realm.) The fruit of their labor, however, turned out to be a rotten apple: the book is infected with goblins. ,Now, thanks largely to Froud and Berk's continuing carelessness, the noxious, viscid, and largely nonsensical volume has been unleashed on an unsuspecting public. Among its pages are reproductions of the ancient, odoriferous Codex Goblinensis; a glossary of common goblins and their markings; and a gazetteer of goblin photographs taken with the arcane Goblin Camera. Those fearing an infestation can refer to the section detailing how to determine if you've "got goblins" and, if so, what you can do about it. (There is nothing you can do about it.),Combining the folkloric approach of ,Faeries, with the utter wackiness of ,Lady Cottington,, this is the team's most visually rich and outrageous opus yet.

Fantasy,Art,Fiction,Childrens,Picture Books,Reference,Childrens,Paranormal,Fairies,Humor,Humor,Comedy,Fantasy,Magic

810949415

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100593.Goblins_A_Survival_Guide_and_Fiasco_in_Four_Parts

Goblins! A Survival Guide and Fiasco in Four Parts

A. Noordegraaf

Christian

9023910672

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059461-vijf-broden-en-twee-vissen

Vijf Broden En Twee Vissen: Missionair Gemeentezijn in Een (Post)Moderne Samenleving

Carol Lynne

Book twenty-two in the Cattle Valley Series,Happily settled in Cattle Valley with the men he loved, Rio Adega wasn't expecting the one call that could bring his world crashing down around him. "Rio, it's Chet. You'd better brace yourself, old friend. Ghost has been recovered, alive. He's asking for you.",In less than a minute, Rio's loyalties are tested. Ghost. The one man Rio owed his entire life to was alive. Not only had he unknowingly left the African jungle thinking his mentor and lover was dead, but he'd managed to move on.,How can Rio make amends to the man who gave him everything, while still holding onto the relationships he's worked so hard to build?

Romance,M M Romance,Erotica,Menage,Romance,Contemporary,Menage,M M M,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Fiction,LGBT,Gay,Westerns,LGBT

857154656

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059497-ghost-from-the-past

Ghost from the Past

Diane Chamberlain

Dear Anna,,What I have to tell you is difficult to write, but I know it will be far more difficult for you to hear, and I'm so sorry—,The unfinished letter is the only clue Tara and Emerson have to the reason behind their close friend Noelle's suicide. Everything they knew about Noelle—her calling as a midwife, her passion for causes, her love for her friends and family—described a woman who ,embraced, life.,Yet there was so much they ,didn't, know.,With the discovery of the letter and its heartbreaking secret, Noelle's friends begin to uncover the truth about this complex woman who touched each of their lives - and the life of a desperate stranger - with love and betrayal, compassion and deceit.

Fiction,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Mystery,Contemporary,Drama,Audiobook,Womens Fiction,Adult Fiction,Adult,Family

778329860

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059498-the-midwife-s-confession

The Midwife's Confession

Herbert W. Bateman IV,Darrell L. Bock,Gordon H. Johnston

Few books have sought to exhaustively trace the theme of Messiah through all of Scripture, but this book does so with the expert analysis of three leading evangelical scholars. For the Bible student and pastor, "Jesus the Messiah"presents a comprehensive picture of both scriptural and cultural expectations surrounding the Messiah, from an examination of the Old Testament promises to their unique and perfect fulfillment in Jesus' life. Students of the life of Christ will benefit from the authors' rich understanding of ancient biblical culture and pastors will find an indispensable help for understanding the unity and importance of the ancient promise of Messiah. This handsome volume will be a ready reference on Messiah for years to come.

Religion,Theology,Christianity,New Testament

825421098

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059543-jesus-the-messiah

Jesus the Messiah: Tracing the Promises, Expectations, and Coming of Israel's King

Gerald Massey

The Historical (Jewish) Jesus and the Mythical (Egyptian) Christ; Paul as a Gnostic Opponent, not the Apostle of Historic Christianity; The Logia of the Lord; or the Pre-Christian Sayings ascribed to Jesus the Christ; Gnostic and Historic Christianity; The Hebrew and other Creations fundamentally explained; The Devil of Darkness; or Evil in the Light of Evolution; Luniolatry; Ancient and Modern; Man in search of his Soul, during Fifty Thousand Years, and how he found it; The Seven Souls of Man, and their Culmination in the Christ; and The Coming Religion.

Religion

1881316203

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005958.Gerald_Massey_s_Lectures

Gerald Massey's Lectures

Brian Froud,Ari Berk

Drawing inspiration from the gnarled shrubbery of England's windswept moorlands, Brian Froud is best known for being the mad genius behind Jim Henson's film The Dark Crystal and illustrating such best-sellers as Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. In this volume, a long-awaited sequel to his international best-sellers Faeries and Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, Froud returns to the world of faerie with a wealth of new, never-before-seen paintings, watercolors, and drawings. Brian Froud's World of Faerie offers us a startling new vision of the magical realm, enhanced by Froud's own words about his experiences and insights. This lavish, full-color book opens the door to Brian Froud's wondrous imagination as never before. It presents beautiful portrayals of faeries that have touched hearts and minds for generations. World of Faerie is by far Froud's most personal book, and represents this visionary artist and creator of fantasy worlds at the pinnacle of his powers. This encompassing volume is a must-have for faerie and fantasy fans of all ages, the world over.

Fantasy,Art,Paranormal,Fairies,Fiction,Fairies,Fae,Fantasy,Magic,Fantasy,Mythology,Folklore,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Childrens,Picture Books

193378413X

https://goodreads.com/book/show/100596.Brian_Froud_s_World_of_Faerie

Brian Froud's World of Faerie

Ryan Cranmer,Ryan Bulpitt,Eric Parnell,Maynard Johnny Jr.,Terry Starr,Dick Francis

Childrens,Number,Counting

1554761662

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059781-learn-to-count-with-northwest-coast-native-art

Learn to Count with Northwest Coast Native Art

Penny Jordan

"I'm glad we both know the score.",Jay Courtland was used to playing the game of love with sophisticated women who followed the rules - no attachments, no commitments, no cheating. He was not used to the Vanessas of the world.,Yet when he mistook Vanessa for her more glamorous cousin, she reluctantly continued the deception. She was twenty-two years old, had never had a lover and knew she'd never again meet a man who made her feel the way Jay could.,So she prayed for a little beginner's luck and took the chance that Jay would eventually see her - and want her - for what she really was...and not as a poor substitute for Nadia.

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

373107552

https://goodreads.com/book/show/1005979.Rules_of_the_Game

Rules of the Game

Vicki Lewis Thompson

Wanted: One hot cowboy...,Party organizer Tyler O'Connelli is on the fast track to her dream career. She's so close she can almost taste it. But when she returns to her family and sees her one-night stand, Alex Keller, all done up in his cowboy gear, her self-control is stretched to the "breaking point....",They're worlds apart. She's a busy career girl, and Alex is a cowboy. But while getting together might not bode well for anything long-term, it more than makes up for it in sheer hot chemistry Problem is, this is one wrangler she might want to get tied down--and tied up--to...indefinitely

Romance,Romance,Contemporary Romance,Westerns,Contemporary,Category Romance,Harlequin,Harlequin,Harlequin Blaze,Fiction,Adult Fiction,Audiobook,Romance,Western Romance

373796226

https://goodreads.com/book/show/10059880-should-ve-been-a-cowboy

Should've Been a Cowboy