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Kitchen Heat records in woman's language the charm and bite of domestic life. Ava Leavell Haymon's poems form a collection of Household Tales, unswerving and unsentimental, serving up the strenuous intimacies, children, meals, pets, roused memories, outrages, and solaces of marriage and family. Some of the poems are comic, such as "Conjugal Love Poem, " about a wife who resists giving her husband the pity he seeks when complaining about a cold...

Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41, 000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at Anderson Station, Georgia, where nearly 13, 000 of them died. Most contemporary accounts blame the tragedy on the Confederates who administered the prison or on a conspiracy of higher-ranking officials. According to Marvel, virulent disease and severe shortages of vegetables, medical supplies, and other necessities combined to create a crisis bey...

Nathaniel Hughes offers a full-length tactical study of this important battle. In careful detail, he lays out Confederate and Union troop movements and places the engagement within the larger military framework of the last months of the war. Analyzing the reasons for the initial success and eventual failure of Johnston's offensive, Hughes maintains that Sherman showed great restraint by remaining committed to the larger goal of reaching Goldsb...

Gardner reveals how southern white women writers created a cultural identity for themselves by consciously constructing a historical memory of the Civil War that fit the political and cultural needs of white southerners. Includes work from writers such as Ellen Glasgow, Margaret Mitchell, and Katherine Anne Porter, as well as pamphlets from the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces attempted a three-pronged strategic advance into the North. The results at Antietam and in Kentucky are well known, the third offensive, the northern Mississippi campaign, led to the devastating and little-studied defeats at Iuka and Corinth, defeats that would open the way for Grant's attack on Vicksburg. Cozzens details the tactical stories of Iuka and Corinth, analyzing troop movements down...

Vasey demonstrates why restricted diets, like the grape cure or lemon cure, are all remarkably effective in healing illness and restoring optimum health. This practical guide to following a detoxification regimen provides all the information necessary to adapt the cure to match specific physiological needs.

A leading Civil War historian examines Robert E. Lee, his leadership, and his place in Confederate history. In eight essays, Gallagher explores Lee's operations, his role in maintaining Confederate national morale, and the quality of his generalship and considers how best to consider Lee's legacy in light of the many distortions that grew out of Lost Cause historiography.

The real story of Little Red Riding Hood, told by the wolf himself. This is a clever, postmodern take on an established fairy tale classic. Ages: 4+.

Platypus tries to teach Little Wombat to swim in the latest picture book to feature this cuddly character. Ages: 2-4 years.

The brave owls of Ga'Hoole are back in their second mythic adventure as they strive to preserve owldom from the evil that lurks around them. Join the owls in their quest for the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, the legendary place where ordinary owls are transformed into the heroes that guard the owl kingdom.

Subtitled, "Lose Weight, Boost Fertility, Clear Skin & Restore Self-Esteem". Packed with all the essential information to naturally beat the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome.

The owls of Ga'Hoole return in the third book of the series ready to battle new and far more dangerous threats. Based on Katherine Lasky's work with owls, this adventures series is bound to be a hit with kids. Join the owls in their quest to safeguard the owl kingdom from the encroaching evil!

This book is a collection of papers presented at the last Scientific Computing in Electrical Engineering (SCEE) Conference, held in Sicily, in 2004. The series of SCEE conferences aims at addressing mathematical problems which have a relevancy to industry. The areas covered at SCEE-2004 were: Electromagnetism, Circuit Simulation, Coupled Problems and General mathematical and computational methods.

Reissues of a range of classic children's BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisations, now with new cover artwork. Each includes 2 CDs.

Running time: 2hrs

A quirky humour title with a mock-religious theme. For those who worship the teachings of The Flying Spaghetti Monster.

A consuming tale of fame and passion from the internationally bestselling author of The Other Side of Midnight and If Tomorrow Comes.

Sidney Sheldon's eighth novel, repackaged to accompany his memoirs, 'The Other Side of Me'.

A marvelous addition to the literature on both organizations and power. It is well-grounded in the research on these topics and especially the wide-range of relevant theorizing... The book is terrific at bringing together theory, research and the world of organizations." - George Ritzer, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland "This book tirelessly illuminates the nooks and crannies of the power literature...taking reader...

A unique novel about the life of an orthodox Muslim woman forced into a new life in London