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A compelling case can be made that violent crime, especially after the 1960s, was one of the most significant domestic issues in the United States. Indeed, few issues had as profound an effect on American life in the last third of the twentieth century. After 1965, crime rose to such levels that it frightened virtually all Americans and prompted significant alterations in everyday behaviors and even lifestyles. The risk of being mugged was a c...

Collects "Justice League Vs Suicide Squad" issues 1-6, "Suicide Squad" 8-10, and "Justice League" 12-13.

Alphonse, an old hobo living in a small town in Indiana in the 1950s, must overcome his destructive hatred of an abusive priest in order to protect the young son of his closest friend.

Features revelations as the intrepid members of S E E S visit the Kirijou family cottage and learn some surprising truths from Mitsuru's father about the events surrounding Tartarus, the Dark Hour, and their own continuing battle against the encroaching Shadows.

An unsettling novel in which a starving African is brought to London to perform for the cameras for charity.

Minimalist poems at the intersection of art, politics, and theory are illustrated and drawn by Donato Mancini himself.

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These noisy robots make the alphabet a hilarious adventure! In this noisy alphabet book, Adam F. Watkins's silly robots are building the alphabet. Featuring hilarious robots making goofy noises, this alphabet book is perfect for young readers.

Examining rap history's most memorable lyricists and their inimitable techniques, literary scholar Adam Bradley argues that we must understand rap as poetry or miss the vanguard of poetry today. Book of Rhymes explores America's least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and according rap poetry the respect it deserves.

The New York Times bestselling author of the Manor House Mysteries and the White House Chef Mysteries returns with a mix of murder and mayhem for curator Grace Wheaton.Now that Grace Wheaton has officially been named heir to Bennett Marshfield's fortune, her usually busy schedule has become a juggling act. In addition to her duties at Marshfield Manor, she's bankrolling her roommates' refurbished wine shop, Amethyst Cellars. Grace is excited t...

In the town of Tranquility Bay, summer is the season of second chances...Single mother Hope Thompson has built a happy life for herself and her twins in beautiful Tranquility Bay, Washington. She doesn't dwell on her painful past-especially not on the man who broke her heart all those years ago. But when Hope's beloved son needs help, she takes a desperate chance and reaches out to her children's father.Nick Fortune lives life in the spotlight...

The Show That Never Ends is the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ("prog") rock, epitomised by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Emerson Lake & Palmer, and their successors Rush, Styx and Asia. With inside access to all the key figures, The Washington Post national reporter David Weigel tells the story with the gusto and insight Prog Rock's fans (and its hater...

Inspired by her wildly popular The New York Times essay "The Wedding Toast I'll Never Give", Ada Calhoun provides a funny (but not flip), clever (but not smug) take on the institution of marriage. Weaving intimate moments from her own married life with frank insight from experts, clergy and friends, she upends expectations of total marital bliss to present a realistic-but ultimately optimistic-portrait of what marriage is really like. There wi...

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Cuatro testigos de un asesinato sin resolver aceptan participar en un reality dedicado a recrearlo. Un revelador ejemplo del poder de la televisión de la mano de la inimitable reina del suspense. A los tres años, Timmy fue el único testigo del asesinato de su padre. Solo él le vio la cara al culpable. Pasados cinco años todavía tiene pesadillas y recuerda con ansiedad los ojos azules y penetrantes del asesino, pero a su madre, Laurie, lo que m...

Ocho narraciones trenzadas con la extraordinaria prosa de Hiromi Kawakami, la autora más aclamada de la literatura japonesa actual. Los ocho relatos que componen este libro, si bien totalmente independientes los unos respecto a los demás, parecen atravesados por el mismo eje, tejidos con el mismo hilo, sutil pero firme en su atadura. Con asombrosa sensibilidad, Kawakami hilvana historias que hablan de enamoramientos, de desengaño, de pasión, d...

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Wie kommen bloß die Löcher in die Gurken? Tom und seine Eltern sind verzweifelt. Ihr kleiner Laden für Obst und Gemüse ist in Gefahr. Erst eröffnet keine fünfhundert Meter weit entfernt ein großer Supermarkt und dann bleiben die Kunden wegen der "gelochten" Gurken weg! Tom fürchtet, dass jemand das Geschäft seiner Eltern ruinieren will. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden Ben und Nick legt er sich nachts auf die Lauer. Und was er dort sieht, verände...

Sind Drachen kitzlig? Kobold Kuno findet es heraus und verliert dadurch seine Schutzengel. Als er auf Jan trifft, gerät er in die Menschenwelt. Plötzlich entführen die bösen Dunkelelfen Rebecca und bringen sie dem mächtigen Drachen. Jan und Kuno wollen sie befreien, doch zuerst müssen sie gegen fleischfressende Pflanzen, Moor-Nymphen und Springteufel kämpfen - bis sie vor dem Drachen stehen ...