The eagerly awaited new book from the author of "The Lost King of France." This is the story of how the modern world was forged--in rivets, grease and steam, in blood, sweat and human imagination.
This close study of Inge's work focuses particularly on his technique of "gendermandering, " patterns of gender-role reversals which Inge exploits not only for dramatic effect but also to subvert social expectations. Fully considered are stereotypes and established gender roles, especially as they were reinforced socially during the 1940s and 1950s. The author concentrates largely on material that is strictly Inge's, not adaptations or collabo...
A series of peculiar accidents resulting in the deaths of activist Members of the U.S. House and Senate stirs the interest of a U.S. Park Police detective who perceives a connection to these seemingly random events occurring across the nation. The strange deaths continue to mount as this determined federal employee mines the Washington fund raising scene attempting to connect a group of prominent lobbyist to these bizarre events. The cases are...
A series of peculiar accidents resulting in the deaths of activist Members of the U.S. House and Senate stirs the interest of a U.S. Park Police detective who perceives a connection to these seemingly random events occurring across the nation. The strange deaths continue to mount as this determined federal employee mines the Washington fund raising scene attempting to connect a group of prominent lobbyist to these bizarre events. The cases are...
In the past generation, Protestants have grown from 2% to as much as 25% of the population of some Latin American countries. In Europe and North America, Catholicism has traditionally been associated with authoritarian politics, whereas Protestantism is associated with democracy and capitalism. This book uses survey data to study the nexus of religion and politics in Brazil, Chile and Mexico. More specifically, Protestants and Catholics are co...
The thirteen stories in this new collection by Karla Clark feature characters adrift . . . pearls of people facing knotty situations. A father away on a business trip who misses his wife and daughters more than they miss him. A newly married woman whose husband "grandmothers" her to death. A garbage man who refuses to define himself by his occupation. A college student who discovers her own beauty. An elderly woman who hasn't spoken to her bes...
It's a fact: Not all carbohydrates are bad for you. Unlike Atkins, South Beach, and other diets, Dr. Douglas Markham's breakthrough health plan is a more comprehensive, sustainable, and satisfying program for weight loss and total-body health.Dr. Doug's signature Total Health Plan features the More Balanced Approach to low-carb meal programs, along with his 30-minute "Fat Burning" Circuit Training WorkoutT. This groundbreaking book will allow ...
The only thing I felt was a strong hand around my neck, another around my waist, and -- before I could cry out -- I smelled the thick, sweet scent of a mandrake-soaked cloth. Unforgiving hands clapped it against my face, and all went dark. Alais, the king of France's sister, is abducted while on her mission for the wily Eleanor of Aquitaine, the former Queen of England, to retrieve hidden letters that, in the wrong hands, could bring down the ...
The second of five new books of unpublished poems from the late, great, Charles Bukowski, America's most imitated and influential poet -- 143 never-before-seen works of gritty, amusing, and inspiring verse.
In this hip supernatural tale, a blonde, surgicallcy-enhanced MTV VJ named Thing finds herself unemployed when ratings on her show fall. Thing loses herself in the New York party scene, where her mind is anesthetized by a continuous flow of pink cocktails administered by an always lurking "Black Rabbit". Meanwhile, a small boy named Bobby Peterson in America's heartland is digging in his backyard sandbox when the hole suddenly starts funneling...
These six stories by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian transport the reader to moments where the fragility of love and life, and the haunting power of memory, are beautifully unveiled. In "The Temple, " the narrator's acute and mysterious anxiety overshadows the delirious happiness of an outing with his new wife on their honeymoon. In "The Cramp, " a man narrowly escapes drowning in the sea, only to find that no one even noticed his absence. In ...
We all sing with the same voice, And we sing in harmony!The familiar words to this joyful song combine with vibrant illustrations to celebrate the idea that no matter where children live, what they look like, or what they do, they're all the same where it counts -- at heart."We All Sing with the Same Voice" was aired and continues to be seen on Sesame Street, the celebrated educational children's television show produced by Sesame Workshop, th...
Miss Small, the gym teacher, is teaching A.J., Andrea, and the gang to juggle scarves, balance feathers, and do the Chicken Dance. Is this any way to stay in shape? A.J. and the kids in his class have got to convince Miss Small to act her age before the end of the year. Illustrations.
FERRETS, RATS and TRAPS Originally Published in 1897 as: "FERRETS THEIR MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND DISEASE." By Nicholas Everitt. This hitherto rare and much sought after book was the first comprehensive work to be written on the subject of ferrets and ferreting in England. Over 200 pages of content deal with every aspect of the ferret and its use both as a working animal and for pleasure or profit. The author, an acknowledged expert in his fiel...
HANDLING AND NURSING THE GAME COCK. A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION AND INSTRUCTION ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS IN HANDLING AND NURSING GAME COCKS IN BATTLE. VARIOUS INJURIES DESCRIBED AND NURSING EXPLAINED. NATURAL ABILITY OF HANDLER EXPLAINED AS HELPFUL TO SUCCESSFUL COCKER. MANY PRECAUTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL WINNING OF BATTLES ADVISED. By A.C. Dingwall, Ph.B. Although many "Cocking" titles are available to today's Gamefowl breeders and fanciers, v...
Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations is about exemplary leadership as found in both corporate and nonprofit organizations. The authors take a fresh approach to the study of leadership: they perform research in nonprofit organizations both to understand and appreciate their complexities, and to reach conclusions about the nature of leadership in any context, including for-profit and governmental entities. Moving from nonprofit to for-profit in...
This book teaches:
- David was committed to obeying the commands of God's heart.
- David was a student of God's emotions.
- David was passionate about seeing the full release of the power and promises of God in his generation.
- Well-known pastor and author of various books such as Pasion por Jesus (Passion for Jesus) and Creciendo en el ministerio profetico (Growing in the Prophetic)
- A deep analysis of how David became a man after God...
This book is essential reading for those interested in understanding current trends of research in the area of biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels. It details the research carried out to date in this field by fourteen prominent researchers as part of a four-year government supported project which commenced in 2003. It consists of four chapters entitled Cell Mechanics, Cell Response to Mechanical Stimulation, Tissue Engineering and Comp...
