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Purgatorio (Barnes & Noble Classics) Dante Alighieri; Illustrator-Gustave Dore; Translator-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Introduction-Peter Bondanella; Introduction-Julia Conaway Bondanella
Barnes & Noble Classics 2005-11-01 1593083718 Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Beginning with Dante's liberation from the Inferno, part two of The Divine Comedy follows the poet as he and the Roman poet Virgil struggle up the steep terraces of the earthly island-mountain called Purgatory, miraculously created as a result of Lucifer's storied fall. As he travels through the first seven levels - each representing one of the seven deadly sins - Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise. Each echelon teaches a new lesson about human healing and growth, on earth as well as in the spiritual world. As he journeys upward, level by level, Dante gradually changes into a wiser, braver, and better man. Only when he has learned from each of these stations will he finally be allowed to ascend to the gateway to Heaven: the Garden of Eden.
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Russian Winter: A Novel (P.S.) Daphne Kalotay
Harper Perennial 2011-04-05 0061962171 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
When Nina Revskaya puts her remarkable jewelry collection up for auction, the former Bolshoi Ballet star finds herself overwhelmed by memories of her homeland, and of the events, both glorious and heartbreaking, that changed her life half a century earlier. It was in Russia that she discovered the magic of dance and fell in love, and where, faced with Stalinist aggression, a terrible discovery incited a deadly act of betrayal--and an ingenious escape to the West.Nina has kept her secrets for half a lifetime. But now Drew Brooks, an inquisitive associate at a Boston auction house, and Grigori Solodin, a professor who believes Nina's jewels hold the key to unlocking his past, begin to unravel her story--setting in motion a series of revelations that will have life-altering consequences for them all.
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Searching for Oliver K. Woodman Darcy Pattison w/Ill by Joe Cepeda
Harcourt 2005 0152051848 First Edition Hardcover Good No DJ/Cover Printed Hardcover
Imogene Poplar, Private Eye, is on a hot case. Her friend Oliver K. Woodman is missing, and she's tracking him across the glorious US of A. A baseball game in Green River, a rodeo in Seattle, a razzmatazz jazz blow in Chicago - there are clues and adventures in every city. But Imogene, like Oliver, is made of wood, so she needs help getting around. Friendly folks of all sorts guide her from South Carolina clear out to Alaska! Where will Oliver's trail lead Imogene next? Read the letters. Follow the map. Then see if you can guess the elusive wooden man's next move.
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Fabulous and Flirty Felt: Stylish Handbag and Accessory Patterns to Knit and Felt Darlene Bruce
Quarry Books 2007-03-01 1592533124 Spiral-bound New Spiral-bound
Hip projects for knitters who want to take it to the next level As the knitting population grows, many enthusiasts are seeking ideas for taking their designs in new directions. Felting, the art of shrinking your knitting, is often the next step. Fabulous & Flirty Felt, is a fashion-forward book of felted projects that are bright, sassy, stylish, and fun. It includes basic knitting, crocheting, felting and yarn-dyeing techniques in addition to project patterns. Each project contains a basic pattern and incorporates unique variations. The bags use funky novelty yarn such as eyelash or ribbon yarn, while other projects feature knitted bobbles, crochet trim, knitted fringe, or eyelet holes with grosgrain ribbon trim. Specialty yarns including hemp and boucle are incorporated into the patterns, resulting in unique and fun handbags, accessories and home decor. All of the pattern projects contain detailed instructions that are easy to follow and accessible to new knitters and felters.
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Quilts From Lavender Hill Farm: 12 Projects Inspired by Life in the Country Darlene Zimmerman
Krause Publications 2008-04-30 0896894363 Paperback New Paperback
This 12-project book delivers beautiful quilts perfect for each month of the year, while drawing you into the beauty and bounty of life at fictional Lavender Hill Farm. The 200 beautiful color photos in this book provide instructions for each quilt, while offering breathtaking and inspiring outdoors imagery. Projects incorporate individual techniques, such as piecing, binding, border development and applique. Quilts from Lavender Hill Farm is an escape from the ordinary, into the extraordinary.
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Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World's Best Illustrators and Designers Darren Di Lieto
How 2009-03-03 1600611036 Paperback New Paperback
It started with an idea Darren Di Lieto had: Challenge illustrators and designers to create works of art on packages, envelopes, and postcards-then actually send them to him through the mail. The response was overwhelming, and Di Lieto posted photos of each piece of art on MailMeArt, so people the world over could follow the art on its journey from artist to post office to computer screen. The images are preserved in this book to inspire you as well.
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Cirque Du Freak Collection Book 1, 2, 3, and 4 Darren Shan
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2010-10-05 031612530X Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
New, Remainder Mark - This Cirque Du Freak collection features the first four terrifying novels in Darren Shan's gripping New York Times bestselling series, including: A Living Nightmare, The Vampire's Assistant, Tunnels of Blood, and Vampire Mountain.
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Hemi Muscle Cars Darwin Holmstrom
Crestline 2011-07-01 0785827838 Hardcover New Hardcover
Filled with magnificent photos of the greatest Hemi-powered cars ever built, this is the story of an engine whose name has become synonymous with victory.
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Simply Safari - Decorating Daryl Balfour; Sharna Balfour
Abbeville Press 2001-03-01 0789207117 Hardcover New Hardcover
Ships in a Sturdy Box! -- Born out of the landscape of the African savanna, this text is a dynamic combination of primitive architecture and the high decorative style of European explorers in Africa. From tree-house camps and thatched bungalows to lodges akin to small luxury hotels in the wild, the 26 lodges featured in this volume come from the southern African states of Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Accompanying 200 color photographs is an inspiring text that should entice any home decorator into transforming a city apartment or country house into a home reminiscent of any of these African locales. Lodge addresses are provided for the intrepid traveler, and a source list makes it easy to find everything you need to recreate an African atmosphere with elegance, simplicity, and vitality.
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Firefighters in the Dark Dashka Slater; Illustrator-Nicoletta Ceccoli
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2006-10-02 0618554599 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
At night, a girl hears the sirens from the fire station near her house.Even though it is dark outside, she knows where they are going: to a castle, to a garden, all the way to Pluto . . . Dashka Slater and Nicoletta Ceccoli have crafted a dreamy ode to firefighters everywhere and the big, brave, spectacular feats they accomplish every day, and every night—all the world over.
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves Dave Barry; Ridley Pearson; Illustrator-Greg Call
Hyperion / Disney Editions 2006-06-27 078683787X First Edition Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
In this riveting and adventure-packed follow-up to the award-winning New York Times bestseller Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter leaves the relative safety of Mollusk Island - along with his trusted companion, Tinker Bell - for the cold, damp, dangerous streets of London. On a difficult journey across the sea, he and Tink discover the dark and deadly slithering part-man/part-creature Lord Ombra, who is intent on recovering the missing starstuff - celestial dust that contains unimagined powers. In London, Peter attempts to track down the indomitable Molly, hoping that together they can combat Ombra's determined forces. But London is not Mollusk Island; Peter is not the boy he used to be; and Lord Ombra - the Shadow Master - is unlike anything Peter, or the world, has ever seen.
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Batista Unleashed Dave Batista; Contributor-Jeremy Roberts
World Wrestling Entertainment 2007-10-16 1416544100 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Near Fine w/Remainder Mark -- People around the world know Dave Batista as World Wrestling Entertainment's "the Animal," the rope-shaking, spine-busting World Heavyweight Champion, one of the most popular Superstars in recent years.The crowd turned Batista from heel to babyface after they were electrified by his awesome physique and physical wrestling style.Few fans, however, know that Batista didn't join the profession until he was thirty years old -- an age at which many wrestlers are thinking about hanging up their boots. Nor do most fans know the tremendous toll the climb to the top has taken on Batista's personal life. While successfully staying away from hard drugs and -- usually -- liquor, he found sex too tempting to resist."Women were my drug of choice," the Animal confesses. That addiction cost him his marriage, destroying a relationship that had helped him climb from poverty to the pinnacle of sports entertainment in less than two years.Now, in Batista Unleashed, the WWE Superstar comes clean about the choices he made and the devastating effects they had on his family. He talks about the injury that stripped him of his title -- an injury he blames on Mark Henry's carelessness. While being sidelined cost Batista untold hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost income, it also set the stage for a tremendous comeback that cemented the Animal's reputation as a true champion.Batista talks about growing up in the worst part of Washington, D.C., where three murders occurred in his front yard before he was nine. He speaks lovingly about his mother -- a lesbian -- and how hard she worked to keep the family not just together but alive. He talks candidly about his own criminal past: aconviction on a drug charge and another, since overturned, on assault. He speaks of his days as a bouncer and a lifeguard, and tells how bodybuilding may have saved his life.
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Peel: The Art of the Sticker Dave Combs; Holly Combs
Mark Batty Publisher 2008-02-25 0979554608 Hardcover New Hardcover
Dave and Holly Combs traveled to New York City from Indianapolis, Indiana, to assist with September 11 recovery efforts. While exploring Manhattan during their off hours, they were inspired by the wealth of stickers they saw all over the city. These stickers made such an impact that the Combses started PEEL, the first street-art magazine with a focus on stickers. Documenting the evolution of PEEL from a black and white zine stuffed into plastic bags to a full-size, glossy, internationally distributed magazine, this book examines the development of sticker culture and how the magazine is linked with it.
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Modern GT Racing: Today's Fastest Cars on the World's Greatest Tracks Dave Friedman
Motorbooks 2007-01-15 076032669X Hardcover New Hardcover
Ships to you in a sturdy box! -- Modern GT Racing presents all the high-speed thrills of the world’s most exciting racing. Photographer Dave Friedman has traveled the UK, Europe, and the United States to capture the best cars and fastest drivers on the world’s most famed race tracks. From Daytona to Silverstone to Le Mans, from the shops where the cars are built to the winner’s podium, GT racing comes to life on the pages of this beautiful book.Friedman also draws on his extensive historical archive to highlight groundbreaking GT cars of the ’60s and ’70s, providing a fascinating look back at GT’s roots.
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Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health Dave Holderread
Storey Publishing, LLC 2000-11-08 158017258X Paperback New Paperback
This comprehensive, fully illustrated guide takes you through every step of owning ducks. An essential resource for any duck breeder, it provides information on: Individual breeds Feeding and housing Maximizing egg production Breeding for color varieties Showing prize winning ducks Health care and disease prevention
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Death by Suburb: How to Keep the Suburbs from Killing Your Soul Dave L. Goetz
HarperOne 2006-01-24 0060756705 First Edition Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
A great number of seekers find themselves in the seemingly unreal world of the suburbs. They read spirituality books but find themselves in carpools and coaching soccer, not in monasteries. Dave Goetz, a former pastor, shows that the suburbs are a real world, but a spiritually corrosive one. The land of SUVs and soccer leagues can truly be toxic to the soul. Suburbanites need to understand how the environment affects them and what spiritual disciplines are needed for their faith to survive and thrive. Goetz identifies eight toxins in the suburban life, such as hyper - competition and the "transactional" friendship, and suggests eight corresponding disciplines to keep the spiritual life authentic. Goetz weaves sociology studies, his own experiences, current events, wisdom of the spiritual masters, and a little humor to equip spiritual suburbanites for how to relate to God amidst Starbucks, strip malls, and perfect lawns.
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Longaberger: An American Success Story Dave Longaberger
Thorndike Press 2001-10 0786234628 Hardcover New Hardcover
Large Print. Dave Longaberger was one of the most remarkable enterpreneurs of his generation. His vision, his unorthodox business methods, and his belief in people resulted i9n the creation of one of the largest and most successful private companies in America. But, as Dave himself reveals in this moving and compelling memoir, he was an unlikely success story. Challenged by epilepsy, a stutter, and a learning disorder, he finally completed high school at twenty-one. Yet he became a business maverick renowned for his managerial skills and unorthodox style, and loved for his sense of humor and commitment to his community.
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Maze Puzzles: Over 100 Amazing and Perplexing Mazes Dave Phillips
Chartwell Books, Inc. 2010-09-15 0785827110 Paperback New Paperback
This superb collection of 120 labyrinthine conundrums takes the classic maze puzzle to another level. Visually appealing and cunningly designed, each maze has been tweaked with extra rules and conditions to ensure a richer and more rewarding experience. Also included are some connection puzzles to boost your logical thinking and so help you solve the mazes.
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Incredible Mazes: Over 100 Original and Absorbing Puzzles Dave Phillips
Chartwell Books, Inc. 2011-07-10 0785828044 Paperback New Paperback
This compilation of genuine brainteasers is aimed at adult puzzlers. The rules and different levels of difficulty ensure the solving of the puzzles is a rewarding experience. Packed full with 120 mazes of various types to stretch the user's ability to solve logical conundrums. Comes complete with a Solutions section.
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Signature Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area Dave Weinstein; Photographer-Linda Svendsen
Gibbs Smith 2006-03-30 1586857517 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
When talk turns to architects who have made their mark in the San Francisco Bay Area, it often stops after two names-Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan. Widely admired, they are the stuff of legend. In a new book on the "signature" styles of Bay Area architecture, author and architecture critic Dave Weinstein takes aim at some of the most important yet lesser-known Bay Area architects-in other words, everyone else. What began as an outgrowth of articles he had written for the San Francisco Chronicle about preserving historic buildings is now a definitive work on the architecture of an area that is unlike any other. The fifteen architects profiled here were chosen not because they are the best the area has produced (though several are) but because their stories, taken together, provide a solid history of Bay Area residential architecture.Fifteen Bay Area architects are profiled: the Newsom brothers, Leola Hall, Ernest Coxhead, Luther Turton, Albert Farr, John Hudson Thomas, Frank Wolfe, Birge Clark,Carr Jones, Gardner Dailey, Roger Lee, Jack Hillmer, Warren Callister, Donald Olsen, and the firm Ace Architects.Sidebars cover topics such as What's a Queen Anne?, What's a Stick?, What's an Arts and Crafts Home?, and The Eichler PhenomenonA summary on each architect including birth/death dates, style, active projects, famous projects, and a list of houses to visitArchitectural styles covered include English Cottage, Stucco, Prairie, Colonial, Modern, and more.
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Opera for Dummies (Book and Audio CD) David Pogue; Scott Speck
For Dummies 1997-08-21 0764550101 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
"Pogue is a wonderful teacher- He can teach anybody."- Gay Talese, bestselling author of Honor Thy Father"Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music.... Concert audiences and readers alike can't help getting caught up in the joy of his subject."- David Styers, American Symphony Orchestra LeagueOpera is weird. Everybody wears makeup and sings all the time. Even when they're singing your language, which is rare, you still can't understand the words. Women play men, men play women, and 45-year-olds play teenagers. All the main characters seem to get killed off. And when somebody dies, he takes ten minutes to sing about it. Yet, for all its ...
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2 Sets of David A Carter Pop-Up Note Cards: Blossoms, Curlycue, Dots & Spots David A Carter
Potter Style 2008 Note Cards New Note Cards
2 SETS of David A Carter Pop-Up Note Cards Set 1: Curlycue (8 Cards and Envelopes) Set 2: Dots & Spots (8 Cards and Envelopes) Each set contains 8 cards, each with 1 design in 4 different colors. You will receive a total of 16 cards with envelopes! Card Size: 5 x 6 inches David A Carter is a master of paper-engineering and the author or over seventy pop-up books for children and adults. His ingenious designs are influenced by modern art and architecture (Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Frank Gehry). Each unique structure reflects a twenty plus year passion for experimenting with paper.
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Bones and the Roller Coaster Mystery #7 David A. Adler; Illustrator-Barbara Newman
Viking Juvenile 2009-02-19 0670063401 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Detective Jeffrey Bones and his grandpa are at the amusement park. They buy lots of tickets for games, the merry-go-round, and the roller coaster. They have great fun playing games, but when it's time to ride the big coaster, they discover their tickets are missing. Were they stolen? Can Bones solve the mystery and find their tickets to ride?
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the Americas David Alderton
Anness 2004-04-20 0754813738 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
A rich information source for over 450 birds, clearly and beautifully illustrated with photographs and artworks. The ultimate guide to the birds of the USA, Canada, Central and South America Accessible information, informative text from a leading expert A natural history section takes a vivid look at the world of these extraordinary creatures and how they adapt to survive in their environment Includes practical tips on fieldcraft and bird watching to help you identify birds more easily in their habitat Over 500 color illustrations and photographs, plus maps detailing the distribution of birds throughout the American continents
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Skellig (Printz Honor) David Almond
Delacorte Books for Young Readers 2009-04-28 038532653X Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark. Young readers will by enchanted by this magical tale of friendship and family:Michael was looking forward to his new house and neighborhood, until his infant sister became very ill. Now his parents are constantly frantic, the scary doctor is always coming around, and Michael feels helpless. When he goes out into the old rickety garage, he comes across a mysterious being living beneath spider webs and eating flies for dinner. This creature calls himself Skellig, and over the weeks Michael and his new friend Mina bring Skellig out in to the light, and their worlds change forever.
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Lizards: A Natural History of Some Uncommon Creatures - Extraordinary Chameleons, Iguanas, Geckos & more David Badger
Voyageur Press 2003-04 0896585204 Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Explore the World of Lizards - Close-Up and in Color! This book showcases some 30 of the most fascinating lizards, including chameleons, geckos, skinks, anoles, iguanas, Komodos and other monitors, and more. David Badger's vivid, nontechnical text, complemented by interesting folklore and quotes, brings you into the world of lizards by detailing their habits and physical attributes, the interesting relationship between lizards and humans, and environmental threats facing lizards. John Netherton's spectacular color photography captures the vivid hues, flecks, and brilliant patterns of this, the largest group of reptiles. You'll never look at lizards the same way again.
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Whole Truth, The David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing 2008-04-22 0446195979 Hardcover New Hardcover
Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to "perception manage" his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind. Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national intelligence agency, he travels the globe to keep it safe and at peace.Willing to do anything to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James is a journalist who has just gotten the break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a massacre that has left every nation stunned.In this terrifying, global thriller, these characters' lives will collide head-on as a series of events is set in motion that could change the world as we know it.
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First Family (King & Maxwell) David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing 2009-04-21 0446539759 First Edition Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . .FIRST FAMILY It began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts.This party, however, was far from ordinary. It was held at Camp David, the presidential retreat. And it ended with a daring kidnapping . . . which immediately turned into a national security nightmare.Sean King and Michelle Maxwell were not looking to become involved. As former Secret Service agents turned private investigators, they had no reason to be. The FBI doesn't want them interfering. But years ago, Sean King saved the First Lady's husband, then a senator, from political disaster. Now, Sean is the one person the First Lady trusts, and she presses Sean and Michelle into the desperate search to rescue the abducted child.
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Knights of the Air - Canadian Fighter Pilots in the First World War WWI David Bashow
McArthur & Company Publishing, Ltd. 2001-10-25 1552781623 Hardcover New Hardcover
Ships to you in a sturdy box! -- During the first World War, Canada fielded a fighting land force of four full divisions, eventually boasting over 600,000 combatants on the Western Front alone. Also, more than 13,000 Canadian lads flew with the British flying services, and at least 171 of them became ace scout or fighter pilots. Of the twenty-six Empire aces with thirty or more claims, ten were Canadian. Knights of the Air captures both the spirit and the magnitude of their war, charting the evolution of air combat from the opening shots until the armistice. All the big names are here, including Bishop, Barker, Collishaw, and a host of others. Dave Bashow, through meticulous research and a fighter pilot's perspective, has paid them all just tribute and also shed new light on some long-standing myths. Knights of the Air contains many striking historical photographs, maps and documents, and the text is complemented in an outstanding manner by the art of Stephen Quick. Ten original full color paintings of Canadian scout pilots in combat, including new depictions of Billy Bishop's dawn raid and the Brown vs von Richthofen fight, celebrate Canada's earliest military air heroes. More than 20 of Quick's monochrome sketches and color aircraft profiles help make this book the definitive salute to these fine young men.
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Big David Bedford; Illustrator-Leonie Worthington
Running Press Kids 2006-04-30 0762427841 Hardcover New Hardcover
Meet Big, an enchanting new character destined to be a big hit with both toddlers and their parents. Big may be too big to fit into an ordinary book, but with sturdy lift-the flaps that extend the size of the book allowing readers to get a better look at Big, this is no ordinary book. Lift-the-flaps, adorable illustrations, and a small price make this charming storybook a big success with kids big and small.
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City of Thieves: A Novel David Benioff
Plume 2009-03-31 0452295297 Paperback Used: Very Good Paperback
During the Nazis' brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.
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Jazz For Peanuts - Charlie Brown TV Themes David Benoit
Peak Records 2008-10-28 Audio CD New Audio CD
Factory Sealed - Ships via First Class Mail -- Jazz For Peanuts is the brainchild of five-time Grammy nominated musician, composer and arranger David Benoit, ,who has been composing music for Peanuts TV specials for over 15 years Features Vince Guaraldi's 'Linus & Lucy', which has become popularly known as the Peanuts franchise theme. Most of the tracks from various Peanuts specials were re-recorded by Benoit while a few, most notably 'Linus and Lucy', were remastered from the original tapes. 10 tracks.1. You're In Love, Charlie Brown - (featuring Christian Scott)2. Buggy Ride, The - (featuring Ellis Marsalis/Wynton Marsalis)3. Benjamin - (featuring Dave Brubeck)4. Great Pumpkin Waltz, The5. Wild Kids - (featuring Taylor Eigsti)6. Breadline Blues - (featuring Kenny G)7. Be My Valentine8. Rollerblading - (featuring Christian Scott)9. Re-Run's Theme10. Linus And Lucy - (featuring Vince Guaraldi)
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Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat David Dosa
Hyperion 2010-02-02 1401323235 Hardcover New Hardcover
They thought he was just a cat. When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little guy with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail until he was dizzy. Occasionally he consented to a scratch behind the ears, but only when it suited him. In other words, he was a typical cat. Or so it seemed. It wasn't long before Oscar had created something of a stir. Apparently, this ordinary cat possesses an extraordinary gift: he knows instinctively when the end of life is near. Oscar is a welcome distraction for the residents of Steere House, many of whom are living with Alzheimer's. But he never spends much time with them - until they are in their last hours. Then, as if this were his job, Oscar strides purposely into a patient's room, curls up on the bed, and begins his vigil. Oscar provides comfort and companionship when people need him most. And his presence lets caregivers and loved ones know that it's time to say good-by
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Big Book of Color in Design David E. Carter
Collins Design 2004-10-01 0060748001 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
Ships to you in a sturdy box! Remainder Mark -- The Big Book of Color in Design focuses on color as a tool to create moods and symbolic images.The book is categorized into 30 different sections, such as “classy,” “hot,” “regal,” or “corporate.” Each section features current graphic design projects that fit into these moods. For each of the featured projects, a “color chip” appears, with the CMYK formula for creating a similar tone. In all, hundreds of examples of use of color in brochures, ads, logos and other categories of graphic design appear in this breakthrough book.
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Rocky Lives!: Heavyweight Boxing Upsets of the 1990s David E. Finger
Potomac Books Inc. 2005-03-31 1574889052 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
Boxing fans love the upset, seeing the underdog surprise the heavy favorite and take the fight to him, winning over the fans and - perhaps even more important - the judges. Sylvester Stallone mined that emotion through his long series of Rocky films. Rocky is fiction, however. The men in Rocky Lives! are real. David E. Finger, a writer for top boxing website FightNews, presents chronologically seventy-five heavyweight boxing upsets of the 1990s. Some involve boxers still fighting today; others contain a cautionary tale of once-great boxers chasing one last payday. There are also the early-round disasters of wannabes and athletes who switched to boxing in midstream.
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Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys David Foster
Gallery Books 2008-11-04 1439103062 Hardcover New Hardcover
After almost four decades in the music business, David Foster - producer, arranger, songwriter, performer - is finally ready to talk. In this compelling and outspoken memoir, Foster shares some of his incredible stories: the first time he met Barbra Streisand, as a young session player in Los Angeles; his first of 15 Grammys for "After the Love Has Gone," Earth, Wind & Fire's memorable hit; the making of Unison, Celine Dion's English-language debut; the challenges he faced on his way to putting the group Chicago back on the charts; his award-winning contribution to Unforgettable: With Love, Natalie Cole's comeback album; those back-to-back recording sessions with Madonna and Michael Jackson; and the incredible chain of events that spawned Whitney Houston's historic blockbuster, "I Will Always Love You." Foster has worked with superstars of every decade, including: Celine Dion - Josh Groban - Whitney Houston - Michael Buble - Barbra Streisand - Andrea Bocelli - Madonna - Michael Jackson - Natalie Cole - George Harrison - Earth, Wind & Fire - *NSYNC - Chicago - Paul McCartney - All-4-One - Katharine McPhee - Toni Braxton - Alice Cooper - Olivia Newton-John - Michael Bolton ...and many more. From his unique and privileged vantage point, Foster describes the delicate balancing act between artist and producer, offers revealing portraits of some of those artists at work, and shares his secrets for success in the maddeningly fickle music industry. At its heart, this is the story of a boy with perfect pitch who grew up to become one of the most influential musical forces of our time - the solid gold hitman who produced the soundtrack of our lives.
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In Search of Jefferson's Moose: Notes on the State of Cyberspace David G. Post
Oxford University Press, USA 2009-01-21 0195342895 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, then the American Minister to France, had the "complete skeleton, skin & horns" of an American moose shipped to him in Paris and mounted in the lobby of his residence as a symbol of the vast possibilities contained in the strange and largely unexplored New World. Taking a cue from Jefferson's efforts, David Post, one of the nation's leading Internet scholars, here presents a pithy, colorful exploration of the still mostly undiscovered territory of cyberspaceâ€â€what it is, how it works, and how it should be governed. What law should the Internet have, and who should make it? What are we to do, and how are we to think, about online filesharing and copyright law, about Internet pornography and free speech, about controlling spam, and online gambling, and cyberterrorism, and the use of anonymous remailers, or the practice of telemedicine, or the online collection and dissemination of personal information? How can they be controlled? Should they be controlled? And by whom? Post presents the Jeffersonian idealâ€â€small self-governing units, loosely linked together as peers in groups of larger and larger sizeâ€â€as a model for the Internet and for cyberspace community self-governance. Deftly drawing on Jefferson's writings on the New World in Notes on the State of Virginia, Post draws out the many similarities (and differences) between the two terrains, vividly describing how the Internet actually functions from a technological, legal, and social perspective as he uniquely applies Jefferson's views on natural history, law, and governance in the New World to illuminate the complexities of cyberspace. In Search of Jefferson's Moose is a lively, accessible, and remarkably original overview of the Internet and what it holds for the future.
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Purcell & Elmslie: Prairie Progressive Architects David Gebhard; Editor-Patricia Gebhard
Gibbs Smith 2006-06-30 1423600053 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
Ships in a Sturdy Box - Prairie Progressive Architects Organic, honesty, and democratic were the terms most often used by Prairie School architects in reference to their architecture. The new architecture of the early 1900s was in essence the culmination of a tendency toward indigenous expression that had been inherent in America since the seventeenth century. The initiators of this progressive philosophy were Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, whose works and writings are the most widely known. In fact, they are so well known that there has been a tendency to dismiss the others who worked and produced in the same period as copyists or minor innovators. Such is far from the truth as the firm of William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie adequately indicates. They made significant contributions that were important not only in their own day but remain important in the fabric of our towns today. The most productive of the Prairie School firms of the time, Purcell and Elmslie included in all their thinking the conviction that a building does not end with its simple structure but reaches its final and logical culmination in the clothing-color, situation and natural environment together with its decoration of glass, terra-cotta and other textural materials. The only book to contain details from the extensive office records of the firm of Purcell and Elmslie, as well as from letters, unpublished writings, notes and personal conversations with William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie, this comprehensive volume encompasses the history of the firm, from their residential designs such as the Purcell-Cutts House in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to commercial buildings such as the Merchants Bank in Winona, Minnesota, to civic buildings such as the Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Crash Out: The True Tale of a Hell's Kitchen Kid and the Bloodiest Escape in Sing Sing History David Goewey
Crown 2005-11-08 1400054699 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
The enthralling and evocative story of tough Depression-era bandits who vowed to make something of themselves, even if that meant defying the stone walls of America's most infamous prison, by a writer who grew up in Sing Sing's shadow.During an era of never-ending breadlines and corrupt cops, no place churned out budding crooks more efficiently than Hell's Kitchen. Neighborhood loyalties bonded gangs of immigrant sons who were looking for a way out of 1930s New York, and waterfront kids like Whitey Riordan paid the bills with small-time hustling. But when enterprising crook Patches Waters invited Whitey into the Shopping Bag Gang, Whitey jumped at the big score. Bold black headlines announced the group's string of successful heists, but the gravy train abruptly halted in 1939 when someone squealed and police captured most of the gang. Patches and Whitey were sent up the river to Sing Sing.Westside connections couldn't help much there, in the infamous Hudson River prison that had housed convicts for more than a century. In Sing Sing the boys had to answer to veteran warden Lewis Lawes, a revolutionary reformer who preferred trust and rehabilitation to old standbys like the lash and the yoke. Progressive indeed, but nothing changed the fact that Whitey and Patches, along with more than 2,800 other men, faced a future of endless days in a cage of limestone, cement, and steel. Perhaps inevitably, their thoughts turned to escape.
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Ultimate Auto Detailing Projects David H Jacobs Jr
Motorbooks 2003-09 0760314489 Paperback New Paperback
Today's detailer wants bite-sized projects they can tackle in a few hours on the weekend. They also appreciate knowing exactly how much time and what supplies need to be arranged beforehand so they are not surprised halfway through a hands-on procedure. This book is, first and foremost a tool. The book explains all the techniques and products needed, lays out detailed schedules, and explains the cost in time. By allowing readers to stop the progression of projects wherever or whenever they wish, this book appeals to a wide range of readers. The crisp, all-color photography demonstrates the results that can be achieved through proper detailing and helps illustrate the techniques that anyone can use to make their car look good as new.
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Skywatching (Nature Company Guides) David H. Levy; John O'Byrne
Time Life Education 1995-09 078354751X Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Skywatching is your comprehensive, indispensable guide to the magic and mystery of the heavens, from the glow of the night's first star to the splendor of distant galaxies.Authoritative, lavishly photographed and illustrated guides to the wonders of the natural world around us. Clear, accessible format, charts, diagrams, field tips, practical pointers and historical profiles.
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Expediter, The David Hagberg
Forge Books 2009-03-17 0765311119 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark -- Late one balmy summer evening in Pyongyang, an important Chinese intelligence general on his way to a secret meeting with Kim Jon-Il is assassinated in plain sight of a surveillance camera. The two shooters are wearing the uniforms of North Korean police officers. Kim Jong-Il denies any knowledge of the shooting, but the Chinese do not believe him. As they prepare to attack, Jong-Il promises to unleash his nuclear weapons on downtown Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo, plunging the entire region into nuclear war. Kirk McGarvey, just off a difficult assignment that took him to Mexico City, has returned to his visiting professorship at the University of South Florida. A colonel in North Korea's intelligence service shows up in person, asking McGarvey to prove that North Korea did not authorize the hit. It's the most extraordinary request McGarvey has ever received. He enters a dangerous international shadow world where almost nothing is as it seems. The puzzles lead him to a mysterious Russian ex-KGB multimillionaire whose specialty is expediting assassins for hire, to Pyongyang where he finds the wedge to open up a far-reaching plot so monstrous the entire world could go up into flames, and finally back to the one nation that potentially has the most to gain by such a war. And the most to lose...
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The Cabal David Hagberg
Forge Books 2010-07-06 0765320207 First Edition Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
In Washington, CIA operative Todd Van Buren meets with a Washington Post investigative reporter who has uncovered strong evidence that a powerful lobbyist has formed a shadowy group called the Friday Club, a cabal whose members include high-ranking men inside the government: a White House adviser, a three star general at the Pentagon, deputy secretaries at the State Department, Homeland Security, the FBI and even the CIA.That afternoon Van Buren, son-in-law of the legendary spy Kirk McGarvey, is brutally gunned down because of what he's been told. The same evening the reporter and his family are killed, all traces of the shadow group erased.A grief stricken McGarvey is drawn into the most far-reaching and bizarre investigation of his career, the stakes of which could destabilize the U.S. government, and shake the foundations of the world financial order.
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ROER RIVER BATTLES, THE: Germany's Stand at the Westwall, 1944-45 David Higgins
Casemate Pub 2010-07-19 1935149296 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
Following the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead in July 1944, the vaunted German Army seemed on the verge of collapse. As British and US forces fanned out across northwestern France, enemy resistance unexpectedly dissolved into a headlong retreat to the German and Belgian borders. In early September an elated Allied High Command had every expectation of continuing their momentum to cripple the enemy's warmaking capability, by capturing the Ruhr industrial complex and plunging into the heart of Germany. After a brief pause to allow for resupply, Courtney Hodge's First Army prepared to punch through the ominous but largely outdated Westwall (Siegfried Line) surrounding Aachen. During the lull in combat operations, however, German commanders such as the "lion of defense," Walter Model, continued to reorganize depleted units and mount an increasingly potent defense. Although the German Replacement Army funneled considerable numbers to the front, they all too often strained an overburdened supply system and did not greatly enhance existing combat formations. More important was that the panzer divisions, once thought irretrievably destroyed, were resupplied and reinvigorated. When the Allied offensive resumed it ran into a veritable brick wall-gains measured in yards, not miles, if any were made at all. While combatants from both sides suffered equally in an urbanized environment of pillbox-infested hills, impenetrable forests, and freezing rain, the Germans were on the defensive and better able to inflict casualties out of proportion to their own. For the US First Army, what was originally to be a walk-through turned into a frustrating six-month campaign that decimated infantry and tank forces alike. The "Broad Front," as opposed to a "Schwerpunkt" strategy, resulted in the demise of many a citizen-soldier. Drawing on primary Wehrmacht and US sources, including battle analysis and daily situation and after-action reports, The Roer River Battles provides insight into the desperate German efforts to keep a conquering enemy at the borders of their homeland. Tactical maps down to battalion level help clarify the very fluid nature of the combat. Combined, they serve to explain not just how, but why decisions were made and events unfolded, and how reality often differed from doctrine in one of the longest US campaigns of World War II.
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Among Thieves David Hosp
Grand Central Publishing 2010-01-11 0446580155 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
In 1990, $300 million worth of paintings were stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in what remains one of the greatest unsolved art thefts of the twentieth century. Now, nearly twenty years later, the case threatens to break wide open. Members of Boston's criminal underground are turning up dead. But these are no ordinary murders. The M.O. of the attacks suggests the involvement of someone trained by the IRA. But when Scott Finn learns that one of his clients, Devon Malley, was part of the heist, he's quickly drawn into the crossfire.
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Jelly's Gold: A McKenzie Novel (Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie Novels) David Housewright
Minotaur Books 2009-05-12 0312370822 Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Remainder Mark. Rushmore McKenzie, a retired St. Paul policeman and unexpected millionaire, often works as an unlicensed P.I., doing favors as it suits him. When graduate students Ivy Flynn and Josh Berglund show up with a story about $8 million in missing stolen gold from the '30s, McKenzie is intrigued.In the early 20th century, St. Paul, Minnesota was an open city--a place where gangsters could come and stay unmolested by the local authorities. Frank "Jelly" Nash was suspected of masterminding a daring robbery of gold bars in 1933, but, before he could unload it, he was killed in the Kansas City Massacre. His gold, they believe, is still somewhere in St. Paul.But they aren't the only ones looking. So are a couple of two-bit thugs, a woman named Heavenly, a local big-wig, and others. When Berglund is shot dead outside of Ivy's apartment, the treasure hunt turns unexpectedly deadly. McKenzie is looking for more than a legendary stash from seventy-five years ago, he's looking for a killer and the long hidden truth behind Jelly's gold.
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Taking of Libbie, SD (Mckenzie Novel) David Housewright
Minotaur Books 2010-06-08 0312559968 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark - Rushmore McKenzie is a retired cop, an unexpected millionaire, and an occasional unlicensed private investigator. So, it isn't the biggest surprise in the world when he's attacked and kidnapped from his home - McKenzie has more than a few enemies out there with a grudge against him. But it is a surprise when it turns out his kidnapping is a case of mistaken identity. McKenzie was taken to the small plains town of Libbie, South Dakota which just lost pretty much everything it had to a con man using McKenzie's name. Using a scam involving a new shopping mall, the grifter apparently stole all the money electronically from the bank then disappeared, leaving behind a devastated town full of people with many reasons to hate him. To that list of enemies, he's just added McKenzie who is now determined to help the devastated townspeople, as well as catch and punish the weasel besmirching his reputation.
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Leave No Man Behind: US Special Forces Raids and Rescues From 1945 to the Gulf War David Isby
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004-05-28 0297846744 Hardcover New Hardcover
Relive a dozen of the most exciting and dangerous missions ever carried out by U.S. military forces. From the Philippines in 1945 to modern-day Iraq and the mesmerizing rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch, here are thrilling stories of operations to free prisoners and to capture enemies. These fascinating accounts will transport readers to Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan, and other hot spots. Join the courageous fighting forces on the ground and see how meticulous planning, solid intelligence, speed, and surprise are essential to success in situations with little margin for error or improvisation.
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The Spaghetti Sauce Gourmet: 160 Recipes from Four Kinds of Sauce David Joachim
Fair Winds Press 2006-11-01 1592332218 Hardcover New Hardcover
With full-color photos and a fun package, this book is the ideal gift book for the creative cook.The Cake Mix Doctor meets Everyday Italian! In this book, best-selling author David Joachim presents 170 creative recipes for easy dinners that start with bottled pasta sauce, like pesto, alfredo, and clam sauce in addition to plain old marinara. Everybody gets tired of pasta sauce on pasta, but we eat it because it-s easy. David will show you how to use jarred sauce in innovative ways to create dishes that look complicated but are really a snap to make. With all the new gourmet pasta sauces available at every grocery store, it's easy to make sophisticated food that goes way beyond lasagna and baked ziti.With full-color photos and a fun package, this book is the ideal gift book for the creative cook.
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Lose Weight the Smart Low-Carb Way: 200 High-Flavor Recipes and a 7-Step Plan to Stay Slim Forever (Prevention Health Cooking) David Joachim; Bettina Newman R.D.
Rodale Books 2002-04-06 157954438X Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Indulge in your fantasy foods and drop 10, 20, 50 pounds! Introducing the first low-carb cookbook to successfully combine a long-term weight-loss plan and cookbook into one, providing lasting weight loss, sound nutrition, and eating satisfaction.This gorgeous, four-color cookbook includes sample menus and low-carb shopping, cooking, and eating tips. It also includes inspiring before-and-after stories, tips and recipes from people who have already lost weight the Smart Low-Carb way!Eat rich, be thin and peel off pounds forever - feasting on the foods you love!
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Perfect Plant for Every Site, Habitat, and Garden Style David Joyce
Stewart Tabori & Chang 1998-02 1556706073 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Featuring a detailed directory of more than 2,000 plants, "The Perfect Plant" is the next best thing to having a professional gardener help readers select their garden plants. More than 1,000 specially commissioned photos, both of individual plants and of plants in garden settings, are the final ingredient in this foolproof recipe for creating the perfect garden.
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End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite David Kessler
Rodale Books 2009-04-28 1605297852 Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Dr. David A. Kessler, the dynamic and controversial former FDA commissioner known for his crusade against the tobacco industry, is taking on another business that's making Americans sick: the food industry. In The End of Overeating, Dr. Kessler shows us how our brain chemistry has been hijacked by the foods we most love to eat: those that contain stimulating combinations of fat, sugar, and salt. Drawn from the latest brain science as well as interviews with top physicians and food industry insiders, The End of Overeating exposes the food industry's aggressive marketing tactics and reveals shocking facts about how we lost control over food - and what we can do to get it back. For the millions of people struggling with their weight as well as those of us who simply can't seem to eat our favorite foods in moderation, Dr. Kessler's cutting-edge investigation offers valuable insights and practical answers for America's largest-ever public health crisis. There has never been a more thorough, compelling, or in-depth analysis of why we eat the way we do.
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Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb David Kushner
Walker & Company 2010-08-03 0802717950 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
Remainder Mark -- In the decade after World War II , real estate developer Levitt & Sons helped thousands of people buy into the American dream of owning a home. They laid out the welcome mat, but not to everyone. Levittown had a whites-only policy. The events that unfolded in Levittown, Pennsylvania, in the unseasonably hot summer of 1957 would rock the community. There, a white Jewish family secretly arranged for a black family to buy the pink house next door. The explosive reaction would transform their lives, and the nation, leading to the downfall of a titan and the integration of the most famous suburb in the world.
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Broken Jewel: A Novel David L Robbins
Simon & Schuster 2009-11-10 1416590587 Hardcover New Hardcover
Locked in the notorious Los Banos Internment Camp southeast of Manila, Remy Tuck, his headstrong nineteen-year-old son Talbot, and their community of Allied internees battle starvation and sadistic punishments by the Imperial Japanese Army. Defying the guards at every turn, Tal watches beautiful Carmen through the window of her room above the camp, where she is trapped in her own prison, a sex slave for the Japanese army. Without speaking, they fall in love. As the tide of the war in the Pacific turns against their captors, the camp grows even more dangerous, and Remy and Tal enact a courageous plan to save their fellow prisoners and the woman Tal loves from certain execution.
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Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War David Laskin
Harper 2010-03-16 0061233331 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark - When the United States entered World War I in 1917, one-third of the nation's population had been born overseas or had a parent who was an immigrant. At the peak of U.S. involvement in the war, nearly one in five American soldiers was foreign-born. Many of these immigrant soldiers - most of whom had been drafted - knew little of America outside of tight-knit ghettos and backbreaking labor. Yet World War I would change their lives and ultimately reshape the nation itself. Italians, Jews, Poles, Norwegians, Slovaks, Russians, and Irishmen entered the army as aliens and returned as Americans, often as heroes. In The Long Way Home, award-winning writer David Laskin traces the lives of a dozen men, eleven of whom left their childhood homes in Europe, journeyed through Ellis Island, and started over in a strange land. After detailing the daily realities of immigrant life in the factories, farms, mines, and cities of a rapidly growing nation, Laskin tells the heartbreaking stories of how these men - both conscripts and volunteer - joined the army, were swept into the ordeal of boot camp, and endured the month of hell that ended the war at the Argonne, where they truly became Americans. Those who survived were profoundly altered - and their experiences would shape the lives of their families as well.
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KISS: Behind the Mask - The Official Authorized Biography David Leaf; Ken Sharp
Grand Central Publishing 2005-06-02 0446695246 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
Remainder Mark. Now everything is finally revealed about one of rock music's most outrageous and enduring phenomena. In this definitive, official authorized biography, authors David Leaf and Ken Sharp were given full, unprecedented access to Kiss and their inner circle. Hear the true, uncensored stories from Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing Demon; Paul Stanley, the acrobatic Starchild; Ace Frehley, the axe-slinging Spaceman; and Peter Criss, the levitating Catman drummer. Chronicling the group's amazing story, this one-of-a-kind book also offers interviews with some of the biggest stars in rock music, including Pete Townshend, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne, and many others. The only book that truly captures the inimitable and exuberant spirit of the fiery foursome who gave America its second national anthem, "Rock and Roll All Nite," Kiss: Behind the Mask is a must-have for the band's legion of Kiss Army acolytes.- Dozens of never-before-seen photos- The band's story, told in their own words
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Devil's Company: A Novel David Liss
Random House 2009-07-07 1400064198 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
The year is 1722. Ruffian for hire, ex-boxer, and master of disguise, Weaver finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, pitted against Jerome Cobb, a wealthy and mysterious schemer who needs Weaver's strength and guile for his own treacherous plans. Weaver is blackmailed into stealing documents from England's most heavily guarded estate, the headquarters of the ruthless British East India Company, but the theft of corporate secrets is only the first move in a daring conspiracy within the eighteenth century's most powerful corporation. To save his friends and family from Cobb's reach, Weaver must infiltrate the Company, navigate its warring factions, and uncover a secret plot of corporate rivals, foreign spies, and government operatives. With the security of the nation at stake, Weaver will find himself in a labyrinth of hidden agendas, daring enemies, and unexpected allies. With the explosive action and scrupulous period research that are David Liss's trademarks, The Devil's Company, depicting the birth of the modern corporation, is the most impressive achievement yet from an author who continues to set ever higher standards for historical suspense.
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Deaf Sentence: A Novel David Lodge
Viking Adult 2008-09-18 0670019925 First Edition Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
The subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one man's effort to come to terms with aging and mortality-a classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love.
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A Man of Parts David Lodge
Viking Adult 2011-09-15 0670022985 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark. Riveting novel about the remarkable life-and many loves-of author H. G. Wells. H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, was one of the twentieth century's most prophetic and creative writers, a man who immersed himself in socialist politics and free love, whose meteoric rise to fame brought him into contact with the most important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time, but who in later years felt increasingly ignored and disillusioned in his own utopian visions. Novelist and critic David Lodge has taken the compelling true story of Wells's life and transformed it into a witty and deeply moving narrative about a fascinating yet flawed man. Wells had sexual relations with innumerable women in his lifetime, but in 1944, as he finds himself dying, he returns to the memories of a select group of wives and mistresses, including the brilliant young student Amber Reeves and the gifted writer Rebecca West. As he reviews his professional, political, and romantic successes and failures, it is through his memories of these women that he comes to understand himself.
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The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy David M. Smick
Portfolio Hardcover 2008-09-04 1591842182 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
David Smick keeps a low profile, but experts consider him one of the most insightful financial market strategists in the world. For more than two decades, he has conferred with central bankers and advised top Wall Street executives and investors. The World Is Curved picks up where Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat left off, taking listeners on an insider's tour through the private offices of central bankers, finance ministers, even prime ministers. Smick reveals how today's risky environment came to be - and why the mortgage mess is a symptom of potentially far more devastating trouble. He wrestles with the two questions on everyone's mind: How bad could things really get in today's volatile economy? And what can we do about it?
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The Way We Work - Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books 2008-10-07 0618233784 Hardcover New Hardcover
Many of us spend most of our lives oblivious to even basic information about the most amazing thing we'll ever take for granted-our own bodies. In The Way We Work, David Macaulay gives readers an opportunity to discover just how remarkable the human body really is. This comprehensive and entertaining resource reveals the inner workings of the human body and all of its systems and mechanisms, as only David Macaulay could. Page after page of beautifully illustrated spreads detail everything from cells to the bones and organs they build, clearly explaining the function of each, and offering up-close glimpses, unique cross-sections and perspectives, and even a little humor along the way. This book is for you and everyone you know. It can serve as a reference for children of all ages, families, teachers, and anyone who has questions about how their body works. This informative and engaging guide introduces you to you, and you will come away with a new appreciation of the amazing world inside yourself. When you open the cover you will see how David Macaulay builds a body and explains THE WAY WE WORK. There is no other book like it!
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When Cats Were Green David McNeil; Illustrator-Tina Mercie
Harlin Quist 1998-08 2843740177 Hardcover New Hardcover
A long, long time ago When wondrous things could be seen, The earth was a vast and peaceful place And every cat was green. From spring's beginning through winter's end, All cat took special pride In sharing a colour and living nine lives Side by side by side
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Santa Duck and His Merry Helpers David Milgrim
Putnam Juvenile 2010-10-14 0399254730 Hardcover New Hardcover
It's Christmastime, so Nicholas Duck puts on his Santa's helper suit and proudly starts gathering wish lists for Santa. But this year, Nicholas's little brothers and sister want to help. Nicholas is not too keen on the idea, and when the overeager ducks try to outdo each other by promising outlandish gifts-the Hoover Dam for the beaver, a castle for the frog- Nicholas gets fed up. And as he tries to explain to his siblings what Christmas is all about, it turns out the kids have a thing or two to teach Nicholas about working together. With its funny text and illustrations, this story will have kids laughing as they celebrate the spirit of the season with Santa Ducks.
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American Muscle Supercars: Ultimate Street Performance from Shelby, Baldwin-Motion, Mr. Norm and Other Legendary Tuners David Newhardt
Motorbooks 2008-09-30 0760332940 Hardcover New Hardcover
Well before American automakers hatched the muscle car, enterprising racers were building and selling super-high-performance American cars. Known today as tuner builders, this enterprise had its origins in auto dealerships like Michigan's Royal Pontiac, which built and sold Super Duty Pontiacs directly to drag racers. Tuner cars like those from Royal dominated the early days of American super stock drag racing.It didn't take long for other dealers and high-performance tuners to catch on. Soon names like Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge, Nickey Chevrolet, Don Yenko, Carroll Shelby, George Hurst, and Baldwin-Motion were duking it out regularly on the nation's drag strips. Today, their rare, purpose-built performance cars are among the most valuable American collector cars.The tuner tradition continues to this day. Cars built by Steve Saleen, Callaway, and Berger are among today's fastest vehicles. Period. No other automobile holds as much street cred as an American Muscle Supercar.
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Final Frontier: Voyages into Outer Space David Owen
Firefly Books 2004-07 1552977757 Paperback New Paperback
Final Frontier is an illustrated guide to the past, present and future of space exploration. The book covers the early history of space flight: from the first unmanned missions, to the early manned flights and finally to the Apollo moon missions. Space program successes and failures are covered including the disasters that befell Apollo 1 and the shuttles Challenger and Columbia.The book explains how deep space is explored today with such sophisticated telescopes and space probes as: * Hubble Space Telescope * Manned space stations * Unmanned probes such as Voyager and Pioneer * Space stations such as Mir and Apollo-Soyuz.The proposed International Space Station is described as well as the unique challenges people will encounter in space such as living in a zero-gravity environment.The future of space exploration is discussed including the possibility of alien life on other solar systems. Proposed projects such as an automated lunar mining operation and a scientific base on Mars are also covered.
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A Handful of Dust: Photographs of Disappearing America David Plowden
W. W. Norton & Company 2005-12-05 0393060330 First Edition Hardcover New Hardcover
Since making his earliest documentary photographs in the 1950s, David Plowden has honored those proud structures and places that America has discarded; from brawny commercial and industrial centers to small towns and farms. He reveres the honest work and spirit that built them. But the scene has changed much in the last five decades, and what's left of the honesty of small communities and the working of the land is all but gone, dealt a death blow by outsourcing, conglomerization, and our incessant drive to buy cheap at any cost. The America of these photographs is a bittersweet reminder of things once cherished and a life no longer possible. Deserted Main Streets and crumbling facades stare at us blindly. Abandoned houses and buildings reach back to ground. Plowden's work is a sad symphony; incomparably and irresistibly beautiful, while reminding us of our loss.
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Miller's: American Art Pottery: How to Compare & Value (Miller's Treasure or Not?) David Rago; Suzanne Perrault
Mitchell Beazley 2001-08-20 1840003820 Hardcover New Hardcover
This new title in the groundbreaking Miller's Treasure or Not? series is unlike any other currently available collector's guide to American art pottery. Much more than a pricing manual or an illustrated showcase of beautiful pieces, this indispensable volume is a master class in appraising ceramic art ware. Drawing on their years of experience as collectors and dealers of American art pottery (and as appraisers on the hit PBS series Antiques Roadshow), authors David Rago and Suzanne Perrault show you how to look at art pottery as an appraiser and identify those factors that add or subtract from value.
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Military Mavericks: Extraordinary Men of Battle David Rooney
Castle 2003-09 0785816798 Hardcover New Hardcover
What makes Maverick?Is it simply an unorthodox mind, or is it more than that, a flagrant disregard for convention?Is there a place for the maverick in disciplined military hierarchy; and if so, is the military maverick more likely to win, or lose, his battles?In his absorbing study of heroes who broke the rules, David Rooney shows how it is so often the maverick that turns every challenge to triumph and wins the unwinnable. The contrary chaos of war can be so intimidating that-perhaps-victory can only belong to the maverick.Here are stories of ...
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Norman Saunders David Saunders
The Illustrated Press, Inc. 2009-01-20 0982004109 Hardcover New Hardcover
Factory Sealed, Ships in a Sturdy Box - This spectacular new 368-page hardcover monograph is the catalog raisonne of the extensive career of the legendary artist Norman Saunders. From his work as one of the top pulp illustrators, to his paintings for men's adventure magazines, paperbacks, comics, Mars Attacks, Wacky Packages, and more, this book provides a thorough overview of his life's work. Illustrated in full-color with hundreds of images culled from Saunder's extensive archives.
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Holiday Lights!: Brilliant displays to inspire your Christmas celebration David Seidman
Storey Publishing, LLC 2003-10-01 1580175082 Paperback New Paperback
Every December, it's harder and harder to keep up with the Clauses. Consider the Wills home in Mendota Falls, Minnesota, where more than 150 candy canes light up the exterior of the house. Or Bull Run Park in Centerville, Virginia, which features 200 over-the-top holiday lights displays stretching over two miles. And down in Marble Falls, Texas, just about every house in town is a holiday lights extravaganza (including the place with a twirling lariat that spells out "MERRY TEXMAS Y'ALL") Okay, so maybe some holiday light shows get a little out of hand, but you have to appreciate the time, work, and effort (not to mention expense) that goes into installing 600,000 bulbs over a 50,000-square-foot property (as in the case of the Clot family of Pinecrest, Florida). And don?t forget the imagination and technical wizardry of homeowners who have created a school of dancing fish wearing Santa hats, or a garden of computer-controlled poinsettias that appear to grow out of the ground and blossom in glorious color, or illuminated toy trains that run on 700 feet of track. HOLIDAY LIGHTS! is a high-wattage celebration of the wildest and most wonderful examples of a modern tradition. The 250 full-color photographs are spectacular, but don't stop at the pictures. The accompanying essays reveal the titanic amount of hard work and dedication required to install these displays.
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Pull: The Power of the Semantic Web to Transform Your Business David Siegel
Portfolio Hardcover 2009-12-31 1591842778 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark. The first clear guide to the Semantic Web and its upcoming impact on the business worldImagine that, in 1992, someone handed you a book about the future of something called the World Wide Web. This book claimed that through a piece of software called a "browser", which accesses "web sites", the world economy and our daily lives would change forever. Would you have believed even 10 percent of that book? Did you take advantage of the first Internet wave and get ahead of the curve?Pull is the blueprint to the next disruptive wave. Some call it Web 3.0; others call it the semantic web. It's a fundamental transition from pushing information to pulling, using a new way of thinking and collaborating online. Using the principles of this book, you will slash 5-20 percent off your bottom line, make your customers happier, accelerate your industry, and prepare your company for the twenty-first century. It isn't going to be easy, and you don't have any choice. By 2015, your company will be more agile and your processes more flexible than you ever thought possible.The semantic web leads to possibilities straight from science fiction, such as buildings that can order their own supplies, eliminating the IRS, and lawyers finally making sense. But it also leads to major changes in every field, from shipping and retail distribution to health care and financial reporting.
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He Came with the Couch David Slonim
Chronicle Books 2005-07-01 0811844307 First Edition Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Sophie's family has found the perfect couch, but it comes with something extra, and getting rid of that extra something is impossible. In the end, though, who would want to?This zany tale of upholsterosis (a chronic state of couch-potato-ness) is sure to tickle the funny bones of young readers and not-so-young-readers too!
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Ten Days to D-Day: Citizens and Soldiers on the Eve of the Invasion David Stafford
Da Capo Press 2005-05-24 0306814226 Paperback New Paperback
Ten days before the largest operation of World War II was launched, it was still one of the century's best-kept secrets-thanks to countless ordinary people participating in one of history's most remarkable moments. David Stafford has written a riveting account of ten of those ordinary men and women-including an American paratrooper, a German soldier, a nineteen-year-old English woman working on secret codes, a Parisian Jew in hiding, and a daring French resistance cell-as they lived through ten very extraordinary days. Drawing on previously unpublished diaries and letters, Stafford gives readers a fresh point of entry into one of the most significant battles ever fought. Ten Days to D-Day buzzes with the pace of a novel,
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Doppelganger David Stahler Jr.
HarperTeen 2006-05-01 0060872322 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark -- Doppelgangers are monsters, hardwired for murder. They are not supposed to have doubts, but this one does. He wishes he could be different. More human, maybe. But even that can't stop him from killing people so he can take their places and live their lives. He has to do it; it's who he is. But when the doppelganger murders a small-town teenager, assumes his shape, and takes over his life, he's shocked by the world he steps into. Engulfed in a whirlwind of peer pressure, messy family dynamics, and a provocative relationship with a beautiful girl, he quickly learns that there's more than one way to be human, and many ways to be a monster. Told in the tortured voice of a most extraordinary teen, this contemporary gothic romance brews a captivating combination of violence, desire, and atonement. Here is the story of a monster yearning for a human life.
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Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface David Standish
Da Capo Press 2007-07-02 0306815338 Paperback New Paperback
Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who suggested that there might be life down there as well. Hollow Earth traces the surprising, marvelous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. From science fiction to utopian societies and even religions, Hollow Earth travels through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the idea of a hollow earth mirrored its hopes, fears, and values. Illustrated with everything from seventeenth-century maps to 1950s pulp art to movie posters and more, Hollow Earth is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just won't go away.
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Mister Peepers - The TV Series First 26 Episodes David Swift
S'more Entertainment 2007-01-09 DVD Used: Like New DVD
New - Factory Sealed - Remainder Mark Through UPC Code on back of case -- Journey back to Jefferson Junior High with Mr. Peepers (Wally Cox) that shy, quiet, slow-moving science teacher whose efforts to do the right thing always seemed to backfire. Robinson Peppers' antics with his best friend and fellow teacher, Harvey Weskitt (Tony Randall) and the school nurse, Nancy Remington (Patricia Benoit) made this classic '50s TV series a hit with the nation. One of the reasons we loved him was that although Mr. Peepers appeared laughable, easily bullied, baffled and befuddled by the other teachers and life in general, he quietly displayed the strength and conviction that ensured his life was fulfilled and that at the end of every episode he prevailed. An every-day hero in a crazy world, he displayed the virtues of putting the interests of others before his own, genuinely caring about his students and those around him, including his sister (Jenny Egan) and mother (Ruth McDevitt). In Mr. Peepers, good guys finish first, in the last season of the show, he even marries Nurse Remington, the girl of his dreams. The first 26 episodes of this series are compiled in this classic collection for you to enjoy. Bonus Features:Pilot EpisodeDom Deluise Interview about Wally CoxWally Cox BioWally Cox on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in"Mister Peepers' Family TreePhoto GalleryMister Peepers TriviaRun Time: 11 hours, 51 minutes on 4 DVDs
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Digital Wildlife Photography David Tipling
Firefly Books 2007-09-14 1554073057 Paperback New Paperback
Digital photography has quickly become the norm for all photographers. For those shooting wildlife in particular, it has opened new realms of expression and technique. This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is suitable for photographers of all levels of experience and covers all aspects of using digital equipment for wildlife photography. Wildlife photographer David Tipling explains how digital equipment has changed the art of photography and shows how photographers can adapt their craft to exploit this new technology. He guides the reader carefully through every aspect of digital wildlife photography, referencing his own stunning photographs with technical notes and detailed captions. Concise instructions are provided for cameras and lenses, field craft, locations, composition, post-processing, image manipulation, publication and more. Chapters include: Getting started Taking pictures Field techniques Creative techniques The digital darkroom Working in RAW Basic image adjustments inside Adobe PhotoShop Storage and backup Printing and scanning Examples from the wild The business of wildlife photography.
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Caribou Island: A Novel David Vann
Harper 2011-01-18 0061875724 First Edition Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark. On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unraveling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, and Irene, haunted by a tragedy in her past, are trying to rebuild their life together. Following the outline of Gary's old dream, they're hauling logs to Caribou Island in good weather and in terrible storms, in sickness and in health, to build the kind of cabin that drew them to Alaska in the first place. But this island is not right for Irene. They are building without plans or advice, and when winter comes early, the overwhelming isolation of the prehistoric wilderness threatens their bond to the core. Caught in the emotional maelstrom is their adult daughter, Rhoda, who is wrestling with the hopes and disappointments of her own life. Devoted to her parents, she watches helplessly as they drift further apart.
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Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon David Vincent
Potomac Books Inc. 2007-04-10 1597970352 Hardcover New Hardcover
The home run is indeed baseball's ultimate weapon. It can change a game in a heartbeat, making a tight game into a blowout or a seemingly easy win into a nail-biter. Homers are majestic, powerful, and awe inspiring. And sluggers are the sport's biggest stars, from the days of Babe Ruth through Barry Bonds. David Vincent, called "The Sultan of Swat Stats" by ESPN, delves into the long history of the home run with great detail and color. He starts when the rules of the game were highly unstable and sometimes the definition of a home run could change in a park from year to year; follows through the "Deadball Era," when the home run was rare; explores the explosion Babe Ruth brought to baseball in the 1920s; discusses how both world wars affected homer statistics; looks at great home run races such as Maris versus Mantle in 1961; assesses the effects of the juiced ball, juiced players, thin air, and smaller ballparks; and so much more.
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Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery, and the American Revolution David Waldstreicher
Hill and Wang 2005-08-10 0809083159 Paperback New Paperback
Franklin was the sole Founding Father who was once owned by someone else and was among the few to derive his fortune from slavery. As an indentured servant, Franklin fled his master before his term was complete; as a struggling printer, he built a financial empire selling newspapers that not only advertised the goods of a slave economy (not to mention slaves) but also ran the notices that led to the recapture of runaway servants. Perhaps Waldstreicher's greatest achievement is in showing that this was not an ironic outcome but a calculated one. America's freedom, no less than Franklin's, demanded that others forgo liberty.Through the life of Franklin, Runaway America provides an original explanation to the paradox of American slavery and freedom.
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Chanterelle David Waltuck; Andrew Friedman
Taunton Press 2008-10-14 1561589616 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Chef David Waltuck calls Chanterelle "a fantasy of a restaurant, dreamed up by a little, food-loving kid, that somehow, magically, came true." For over 28 years and from two different New York City locations, Chanterelle has broken the boundaries of French cooking, winning over such fans as Gael Greene, Richard Avedon, Keith Haring, and Malcolm Forbes along the way. Now, co-owner and co-founder Waltuck invites you into his bustling kitchen with a sumptuously illustrated cookbook chock-full of the recipes that have made Chanterelle a destination restaurant of international stature. From their signature Seafood Sausage and other fish and shellfish creations to salads and first courses, poultry and rabbit, meat and game, side dishes, and desserts, the book simply overflows with nouvelle cuisine classics. A must for anyone who has ever had the pleasure of dining there - and perfect for professionals and the armchair market - "Chanterelle "is a cookbook to savor.
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Radical Classicism: The Architecture of Quinlan Terry David Watkin
Rizzoli 2006-04-25 0847828069 Hardcover New Hardcover
Factory Sealed, Ships to You in a Sturdy Box -- Often described as Prince Charles's favorite architect, Quinlan Terry is at home in every traditional style, from Classical Greek to Roman, Gothic to Renaissance, and Baroque to Neo-classical. With intense new interest in classical design, there is a high demand for a compilation of Terry's work, a volume that showcases the ideas and creations of one of the world's most daring traditionalist designers. At the pinnacle of his career, Quinlan Terry is one of the most celebrated practitioners of the form and also perhaps the most radical. Radical Classicism contains hundreds of lavish color illustrations and thirty of Terry's designs, including state rooms at #10 Downing Street, a library and residential building at Cambridge University, a cathedral in Essex, a church in Bishopsgate, four buildings in Williamsburg, Va., townhouses in London, and ten large country houses in England, Germany, and the U.S. Buildings featured include Juniper Hill in Buckinghamshire; Ionic Villa, Corinthian Villa, and Regency Villa in Regents Park, London; Abercrombie House in Kentucky; Latourette Farm, New Jersey; Highland Park House, Dallas, Texas.
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Off Armageddon Reef David Weber
Tor Books 2007-01-09 0765315009 First Edition Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Humanity pushed its way to the stars - and encountered the Gbaba, a ruthless alien race that nearly wiped us out. Earth and her colonies are now smoldering ruins, and the few survivors have fled to distant, Earth-like Safehold, to try to rebuild. But the Gbaba can detect the emissions of an industrial civilization, so the human rulers of Safehold have taken extraordinary measures: with mind control and hidden high technology, they've built a religion in which every Safeholdian believes, a religion designed to keep Safehold society medieval forever. 800 years pass. In a hidden chamber on Safehold, an android from the far human past awakens. This "rebirth" was set in motion centuries before, by a faction that opposed shackling humanity with a concocted religion. Via automated recordings, "Nimue" - or, rather, the android with the memories of Lieutenant Commander Nimue Alban - is told her fate: she will emerge into Safeholdian society, suitably disguised, and begin the process of provoking the technological progress which the Church of God Awaiting has worked for centuries to prevent.
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The Cluetrain Manifesto David Weinberger; Rick Levine; Christopher Locke; Doc Searls
Basic Books 2000-01-06 0738202444 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
The Cluetrain Manifesto burst onto the scene in March of 1999 with ninety-five theses nailed up on the Web. Within days, cluetrain had ignited a vibrant global conversation challenging sacred corporate assumptions about the very nature of business in a digital world. Soon, executives across the country were lining up to sign the manifesto. This is the book that delivers on that buzz. Written by four of the liveliest voices on the Web, The Cluetrain Manifesto illustrates how, through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter-and getting ...
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In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic David Wessel
Crown Business 2009-08-04 0307459683 First Edition Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
"Whatever it takes"That was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's vow as the worst financial panic in more than fifty years gripped the world and he struggled to avoid the once unthinkable: a repeat of the Great Depression. Brilliant but temperamentally cautious, Bernanke researched and wrote about the causes of the Depression during his career as an academic. Then when thrust into a role as one of the most important people in the world, he was compelled to boldness by circumstances he never anticipated. The president of the United States can respond instantly to a missile attack with America's military might, but he cannot respond to a financial crisis with real money unless Congress acts. The Fed chairman can. Bernanke did. Under his leadership the Fed spearheaded the biggest government intervention in more than half a century and effectively became the fourth branch of government, with no direct accountability to the nation's voters.
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Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62) David Wroblewski
Ecco 2008-09-19 0061768065 Hardcover New Hardcover
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life on his family's farm in remote northern Wisconsin where they raise and train an extraordinary breed of dog. But when tragedy strikes, Edgar is forced to flee into the vast neighboring wilderness, accompanied by only three yearling pups. Struggling for survival, Edgar comes of age in the wild, and must face the choice of leaving forever or revealing the terrible truth behind what has happened. A riveting family saga as well as a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is destined to become a modern classic.
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Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome - Corning Museum David; Et Al Whitehouse
Museum 2007 087290167X Paperback New Paperback
This colorful catalog is the companion to a groundbreaking exhibition organized by The Corning Museum of Glass and The J. Paul Getty Museum. "Reflecting Antiquity" is the first major exhibition to focus on the influence of ancient Roman styles on the glassmakers of the 19th century. Essays by noted historians Dunja Zobel-Klein and Michael J. Klein, as well as glassmakers William Gudenrath, Mark Taylor, and David Hill, explore the manufacture of ancient glass and the history of modern imitations. David Whitehouse discusses several styles of ancient glass that inspired 19th-century glassmakers: cameo glass, gold glass, cage cups, and mosaic glass. The book is illustrated with 163 color and eight black and white photographs.
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Gold of Kings (Storm Syrrell Adventure Series, Book 1) Davis Bunn
Howard Books 2009-05-12 1416556311 Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Investigating the murder of her grandfather, Storm Syrrell discovers that his arts and antiques business served as a front for secret international dealings. Not only did her grandfather know of his impending death but he also left her the responsibility for his lifetime quest. Enter Harry Bennett, a professional treasure hunter just released from a Caribbean jail. And Emma Webb, a US Treasury agent with links to Interpol. Their trail leads to London, France, Istanbul, Cyprus, and ever deeper into danger. A vital clue is discovered within the Copper Scroll of Qumran: Hidden beneath the dusty mysteries of two thousand years lies a fortune in gold with timeless significance. With the tangled motives of greed and power coming into focus, something unexpected tugs at Storm. These treasures represent a vital connection to an ancient faith. Will her quest include a personal transformation as well?
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Jesus Freaks: Martyrs: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus: The Ultimate Jesus Freaks DC Talk
Bethany House Publishers 2005-05-01 0764200836 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
With life-changing impact, Jesus Freaks: Martyrs and Jesus Freaks: Revolutionaries have captured the attention of Christians of all ages with their stories of Christian martyrs and revolutionaries who took a stand for Christ against the culture of their day. Through these influential books, dc Talk challenges readers to pray for the persecuted church around the world and openly stand for Jesus. The new packages highlight the differences between the two books.
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The Derrydale Game Cookbook De L. P. Gouy
Derrydale Press 2000-09-05 1586670085 Paperback Used: Like New Paperback
This is a no-nonsense, practical guide to cooking virtually every kind of wild game with everything from simple recipes to gourmet level preparation.
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More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty Dean Karlan; Jacob Appel
Dutton Adult 2011-04-14 052595189X Hardcover Used: Like New Hardcover
Remainder Mark. A leading economist and researcher report from the front lines of a revolution in solving the world's most persistent problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more resources. At the other: We've thrown billions down a sinkhole over the last fifty years and accomplished almost nothing. Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an entirely new approach that blazes an optimistic and realistic trail between these two extremes. In this pioneering book Karlan and Appel combine behavioral economics with worldwide field research. They take readers with them into villages across Africa, India, South America, and the Philippines, where economic theory collides with real life. They show how small changes in banking, insurance, health care, and other development initiatives that take into account human irrationality can drastically improve the well-being of poor people everywhere. We in the developed world have found ways to make our own lives profoundly better. We use new tools to spend smarter, save more, eat better, and lead lives more like the ones we imagine. These tools can do the same for the impoverished. Karlan and Appel's research, and those of some close colleagues, show exactly how.
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Brother Odd (Odd Thomas Novels) Dean Koontz
Bantam 2006-11-28 0553804804 Hardcover New Hardcover
Loop me in, odd one. The words, spoken in the deep of night by a sleeping child, chill the young man watching over her. For this was a favorite phrase of Stormy Llewellyn, his lost love. In the haunted halls of the isolated monastery where he had sought peace, Odd Thomas is stalking spirits of an infinitely darker nature. As he steadfastly journeys toward his mysterious destiny, Odd Thomas has established himself as one of the most beloved and unique fictional heroes of our time. Now, wielding all the power and magic of a master storyteller at the pinnacle of his craft, Dean Koontz follows Odd into a singular new world where he hopes to make a fresh beginningâ€â€Âbut where he will meet an adversary as old and inexorable as time itself.
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Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin Dean Koontz; Phil Parks
HarperCollins 2004-10-01 0060509430 Hardcover Used: Very Good Hardcover
Remainder Mark -- Dean Koontz kicks the holiday season into high gear with a wildly inventive and wickedly funny sequel to his perennial Christmas bestseller Santa's Twin. The Claus family's bad seed, Bob, is back and dishing out a second helping of holiday havoc and headaches for his twin brother, Santa. Exactly a year has passed since Bob kidnapped Santa and visited Charlotte and Emily in his stead, bearing gifts of mud pies, cat poop, and broccoli. After his defeat at the hands of the two brave sisters, Bob has worked hard to redeem himself in Santa's eyes. Unfortunately Bob's spare time has been spent secretly building a robot Santa Claus. Super Santa One was designed to help Santa halve his delivery time, but Bob has left a screw loose on his creation (several screws, actually), and this Christmas Eve, a badly malfunctioning robot Santa Claus is coming to town.
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