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A Complete Waste of Time: Tales and Tips about Getting More

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellwood, Mark, PUBLISHER: Hushion House Publishing, If time is money, why is everyone so busy they always feel broke? There's never enough time for important things like watching infomercials, peeling grapes and sorting paper clips. And when you finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, you discover it's a "No Exit" sign. This collection of lighthearted stories about the workplace deals in a humorous way with the chief culprits of wasted time: the chairman whose idea of a great meeting is where they serve two types of coffee, the walk-in visitor who loves to drone on about her baby's diaper habits and the service clerk who can't help you until he finishes filing his nails. Each story is followed by a series of powerful and practical tips about how to get more done. Readers will discover how to: take control of their time today; do away with frustrating distractions; discover how technology can provide a competitive edge; make meetings a joy to attend.

A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Figes, Orlando / Figes, Professor Orlando, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently erased. Within the broad stokes of war and revolution are miniature histories of individuals, in which Figes follows the main players' fortunes as they saw their hopes die and their world crash into ruins. Unlike previous accounts that trace the origins of the revolution to overreaching political forces and ideals, Figes argues that the failure of democracy in was deeply rooted in Russian culture and social history and that what had started as a people's revolution contained the seeds of its degeneration into violence and dictatorship. A People's Tragedy is a masterful and original synthesis by a mature scholar, presented in a compelling and accessibly human narrative. Acquista Ora

Cookin' with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a 1 Star Price

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coolio, PUBLISHER: Atria Books, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT COOLIO'S BEEN DOING LONGER THAN RAPPING: COOKING Coolio started making thirty-minute meals when he was ten years old and has since developed a whole new cuisine: Ghetto Gourmet. His recipes are built around solid comfort foods with a "healthy twist" that don't break the bank. Start your Ghetto Gourmet adventure with some "Soul Rolls," follow-up with "Finger-Lickin', Rib-Stickin', Fall-Off-the-Bone-and-into-Your-Mouth Chicken," and fi nish off with "Banana Ba-ba-ba-bread" sweetened with golden honey. Chapters such as "How to Become a Kitchen Pimp," "Chillin' and Grillin'," and "Pasta Like a Rasta" will guide you through creating 5 star meals at a 1 star price. You can't fi nd fusions like Blasian (black Asian) or Ghettalian (ghetto Italian) in restaurants, but you can have them cooking away in your kitchen faster and easier than ordering takeout. As Coolio says, "All you need is a little bit of food, and a little bit of know-how."

Mrs. Pargeter's Point of Honour

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brett, Simon, PUBLISHER: Thomas T. Beeler Publisher, An Alternate Selection of the Mystery Guild The late Mr. Pargeter earned his magnificent living in somewhat dubious--some might even say criminal--ways, but when it came to Mrs. Pargeter and his duty to friends, he was a paragon of virtue. Nothing was too good for them. If they needed help, he was there. So when the widow of one of Mr. Pargeter' colleagues in crime summons her to her stately home to ask for help, Mrs. Pargeter is more than happy to carry on in her late husband's tradition. The task will not be easy. It seems Veronica Chastaigne's husband kept her in style--in a mansion surrounded by master works of art. The only problem is that they were "borrowed" from galleries and collectors around the world. Can Mrs. Pargeter and her late husband's associates return the paintings without getting caught? In a caper worthy of her much lamented husband, Mrs. Pargeter leads a merry chase that is so audacious that it just might work.

Let's Go : India & Nepal

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Let's Go, Inc. / Evanovich, Janet / Let's Go Inc, PUBLISHER: Let's Go Publications, Let's Go The Resource For The Independent Traveler For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. - Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more - Must-have tips for planning your trip, getting around, and staying safe - Trekking advice and useful phrases in several languages - In-depth cultural information that offers an insider's look at life in the region - Opportunities to make a difference through study, work, and volunteering - Detailed maps of cities, towns, and the outdoors Cultural Connections: Align your chakra on the banks of the Ganga River Hidden Scoops & Hidden Deals: Arrive at a kathakali dance by elephant. Off The Beaten Path: Work with Tibetan Children in Dharamsala. "The grand-daddy of budget guides" The New York Times "Guides that penetrate the veneer of holiday brochures and mine the grit of real life" The Economist Visit Let's Go online at www.letsgo.com

Common Sense Is Uncommon: Helping You Live Up to Your

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Balaban, Anne, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Everything in your life starts with your thoughts; they direct your actions and emotions. This puts you in control of so much more of your life than you may realize."Common Sense Is Uncommon" offers a collection of wisdom taken from author Anne Balaban's motivational lectures. They are designed to inspire change in your life-whether at work, at home, or at play-by redirecting your thoughts from ones of negative anticipation to those of positive expectations. Remember: Until you realize your strengths, you don't have any. Education is to the mind what exercise is to the body. You can't throw mud without getting dirty hands. "Common Sense Is Uncommon" provides an opportunity to acquire new and different ways of thinking, feeling, and doing. In order to have a more positive life, you must understand your innermost thoughts. This beautifully illustrated volume will provide you with the opportunity to find inspiration in these words and enable the changes necessary to be the person you are destined to be-always.

Figura Mr. Bean Action Figure 1/6 Mr. Bean 30 cm ZC World

ZC mondo orgogliosa di presentare questa figura licenza ufficiale di Mr. Bean. Si leva in piedi circa. altezza 30 cm.Specifiche di prodotto:- Mr.Bean Headsculpt x 2 (sorridente e sorprendente).- Corpo ZCWO Muscoloso, 9 pezzi di mani- Giacca marrone tweed e pantaloni- Camicia bianca a maniche lunghe, Red Tie- Pigiama e ciabatte- scarpe nere, calzini- Poltrona- Orsacchiotto di peluche- Bagno anatra- 4x Balloon- Valigia & Digital vigilanza del calcolatoreZC World is proud to present this officially licensed figure of Mr. Bean. It stands approx. 30 cm tall.Product Specification:- Mr.Bean Headsculpt x 2 (Smiling & Surprising). - ZCWO Muscular Body, 9 pcs of Hands- Brown Tweed Jacket and Trousers- White Long Sleeve Shirt, Red Tie- Pyjamas & Slippers- Black Shoes, Socks- Armchair- Teddy Bear- Bath Duck- 4x Balloon- Suitcase & Digital Calculator Watch Codice a Barre / EAN Barcode: Produttore/ Manufacturer: ZC WORLD Genere prodotto / Theme: Informazioni sull'acquisto: Ogni prodotto e' nuovo e corredato di confezione originale del produttore. In caso di acquisti multipli pagherete una sola spedizione. Per qualsiasi domanda siamo a vostra disposizione allo . Purchase details: Every article comes in original manufacturer box. We can offer discount in case of multiple items purchase. Feel free to contact us by mail or phone us at (+.

Training for Mortals: A Runner's Logbook and Source of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bingham, John / Hadfield, Jenny, PUBLISHER: Breakaway Books, John "The Penguin" Bingham's witty, honest, and inspirational "Chronicles" column in Runner's World has been the clarion call for a phenomenal surge of new runners. He has been called "the Pied Piper of the second running boom." He and co-author Jenny Hadfield tirelessly promote the idea that any running is good running, and that just waddling along can save you-body, mind, and soul. Running brings joy and fitness and a better life. Bingham and Hadfield's Marathoning for Mortals sells copies a year. Now, Training for Mortals will join that book in the pantheon of indispensable books for runners. This logbook motivates runners of all levels and records their progress-both as athletes and in developing a more satisfying life through fitness. It is full of training tips and inspirational bits of running wisdom, with ample space and format to record the details of each day's workout(s). Designed with fifty-two weekly spreads, it can be started at any point in any year. John Bingham and Jenny Hadfield live in Chicago and run a race management company in addition to doing their writing, speaking, and coaching.

The Other Side of Midnight: Taxi Cab Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffernan, Mike, PUBLISHER: Creative Publishers (India), The first St. Johna€(TM)s taxi stand started up in the early-20th Century and greatly expanded prior to the Second World War. There are now almost four hundred taxis operating within the city limits. The Other Side of Midnight: Taxi Cab Stories is not a traditional history of taxi cabs in St. Johna€(TM)s. It describes the commonly shared experiences of an underwritten portion of Newfoundlanda€(TM)s working class while presenting St. Johna€(TM)s from the front seat of a taxi cab. It will explore the working lives of its subjects, as well as their thoughts and feelings about their choice of career and their clients. Every segment of our society utilizes their services, from the social elite to the social obsolete: businessmen, drug pushers, prostitutes and forlorn lovers. They are witnesses to the best and worst in all of us. They are trained listeners to troubled people, as well as cheerleaders and goodwill ambassadors. Individuals will emerge, as well as equally unique understandings of their working lives. Comical, absurd and often dramatic, many of their reminiscences will be of long hours and years on the job, their hopes and decayed dreams.A A A A A A A A A A A

Whispering Rock

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carr, Robyn, PUBLISHER: Harlequin Mira, "Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all..."" " Virgin River has sheltered more than a few lost souls over the years-and there's always room for more... Virgin River became a safe haven for Sacramento prosecutor Brie Sheridan after she nearly lost her life at the hands of a crazed criminal. Though tough and courageous, she has some fears she can't escape-but now she has someone who wants to show her just what it means to trust again. A decorated marine reservist, LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela was badly wounded in the line of duty. When he agrees to become Virgin River's first cop, he does so knowing it's time he settled down. Twice divorced and the lover of too many women, he secretly longs for the kind of commitment and happiness his marine buddies have found-a woman who can tie up his heart forever. Mike will do anything to help Brie free herself from painful memories. Passionate, strong and gentle, he vows to give back to her what she's so selflessly given him-her heart, and with it, a new beginning. www.RobynCarr.com

The Towers Hold Memories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mozeika, Lynn, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Lynn Mozeika graduated from Lyndon State College in with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and minored in early childhood education. She started working on a masteras degree at Adelphi University while working at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York. She discontinued working on her degree to have a child who has become the inspiration and birth of much of her writing. She always had an interest in poetry, childrenas literature and writing. Most of her writing comes from her experiences or someone elseas, simple everyday occurrences, something said that stays with her, or a feeling about something. She can have two poems about the same situationaone often containing the good of a situation and one containing the dark side of the situation. When this happens, she doesnat realize it until she has read through her poems. She rarely has experienced writeras block because when she thinks of something, she writes it down immediately, wherever she is. She was once at a restaurant and went to the ladies room to write something down, and a woman came in and asked if she was in the right place because she saw her sitting in a chair writing. That is how it goes for hera]

The Grass Is Always Greener

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Calonita, Jen, PUBLISHER: Poppy Books, How many secrets can one family keep? Amid preparations for Emerald Cove's extravagant Founders Day celebration and their own shared sweet sixteen, Isabelle Scott and Mirabelle Monroe are longing to break free from the tight constraints that come with being the daughters of a prominent public figure. When Izzie's estranged aunt, Zoe, breezes into town, the already uneasy family dynamic is turned on its head. Izzie's finally found her footing in Emerald Cove by leading the Social Butterflies, her school's prestigious club, and she has no interest in getting to know yet another long-lost family member. But Mira, who's on a mission to try new things and make new friends, is drawn to Izzie's artsy aunt. And when Mira meets a handsome, brooding painter, her entire perspective on life begins to shift. As tensions mount in Emerald Cove, Zoe's laid-back attitude appeals to both girls. But when she offers Izzie the chance of a lifetime, it's time to make a tough decision. What's more important: family or freedom?

Green Energy: An A-To-Z Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mulvaney, Dustin / Robbins, Paul, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This initial volume in the SAGE Series on Green Society provides an overview of the social and environmental dimensions of our energy system, and the key organizations, policy tools, and technologies that can help shape a green-energy economy. Each entry draws on scholarship from across numerous social sciences, natural and physical sciences, and engineering. The urgency of climate change underscores the importance of getting the right technologies, policies and incentives, and social checks-and-balances in place. This reference resource will prepare those with a sparking interest in the topic to participate in what will hopefully become an equitable and intergenerational conversation about the impacts of our energy consumption and how to make it cleaner and greener. Via its 150 signed entries, Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide" "provides students, professors, and researchers an invaluable reference, presented in both print and electronic formats. Its clear and accessible writing style, together with vivid photos, numerous cross-references, extensive resource guide, and other pedagogical tools make it a valuable tool for the classroom as well as for research purposes.

Starter di Daphnia pulex e microworms, cibo vivo

Disponibili starter di Daphnia pulex, cibo vivo per pesci di piccola e media taglia, facile da allevare, basta una tinozza su un balcone, molto utilizzata per popolare laghetti e vasconi all'aperto così da offrire cibo vivo ai pesci. Le Dafnie hanno anche il portere di mangiare le alghe unicellulari facendo ritornare limpida l'acqua verde a causa di fioritura algale. Oltre agli starter di Dafinia disponibili anche started di Microworms, sempre a 5 euro. Inoltre dispongo di piante da primo piano, muschi, piante a crescita rapida e galleggianti per acquario o laghetto, pesci, gamberetti, planorbarius e tanto altro tutto allevato nelle mie vasche. Effettuo interventi di allestimento acquari, manutenzione, pulizia, sistemazione e potatura piante acquatiche a domicilio occasionalmente o periodicamente a partire da 15 euro in Cosenza, Rende e paesi limitrofi. L'annuncio è sempre valido e la maggior parte degli articoli è sempre disponibile. Consegna a mano nei comuni di Cosenza e Rende, oppure spedizione in tutta Italia al costo di 12 euro con SDA, consegna in h. Acquisto minimo: 10 euro. Per maggiori informazioni e foto potete visitare la mia pagina fb: AquariumPassionCS, piante pesci e gamberetti per acquario, o il mio sito web: Aquarium Passion. Contattatemi x qualsiasi informazione.

The Financial Guide for the Single Parent Workbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burkett, Larry / Fuller, Cheri, PUBLISHER: Moody Publishers, There are almost 10 million homes headed by single mothers and 1.6 million homes headed by single fathers. One in three families with children is headed by a single parent.You may be a single parent, but you are not alone. For single parents, often financial issues are emotional concerns. Many don't really want to look too closely at the reality of their situations because that could be frightening. Often, they think they don't have enough money to budget, and even if they did have enough money the wouldn't know how to begin.In this helpful workbook, financial expert Larry Burkett will help you consider your financial goals and work toward them from where you are now. Learn to live within your means while providing for your children's needs, getting out of debt, and staying out of debt. With financial savvy and excellent insights from God's Word, The Financial Guide for the Single Parent Workbook will help you get back on the road toward financial stability.

Chronicles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dylan, Bob / Thorndike Press, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, """I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else."" So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remarkable book exploring critical junctures in his life and career. Through Dylan's eyes and open mind, we see Greenwich Village, circa , when he first arrives in Manhattan. Dylan's New York is a magical city of possibilities -- smoky, nightlong parties; literary awakenings; transient loves and unbreakable friendships. Elegiac observations are punctuated by jabs of memories, penetrating and tough. With the book's side trips to New Orleans, Woodstock, Minnesota and points west, Chronicles: Volume One is an intimate and intensely personal recollection of extraordinary times. By turns revealing, poetical, passionate and witty, Chronicles: Volume One is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan's thoughts and influences. Dylan's voice is distinctively American: generous of spirit, engaged, fanciful and rhythmic. Utilizing his unparalleled gifts of storytelling and the exquisite expressiveness that are the hallmarks of his music, Bob Dylan turns Chronicles: Volume One into a poignant reflection on life, and the people and places that helped shape the man and the art."

The Woodland Garden: Planting in Harmony with Nature

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forster, R. Roy / Downie, Alex M., PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, The Woodland Garden is a valuable source of information and a practical how-to guide on hundreds of plant species ideally suited for planting in the woodland environment. Here is all the information needed to get started, from design, plant selection and initial planting through ongoing maintenance, using principles that can be applied anywhere in North America in almost any size garden - from large estate to city lot. The book is easy-to-follow and clearly illustrated. Including zonal maps, a bibliography and over 80 pages of suitable plants, shrubs and climbers, The Woodland Garden features: Designing the Woodland Garden Building the Woodland Garden The Canopy - plus a list of woodland trees The Understory - plus a list of woodland shrubs Plants of the Woodland Floor Climbing Plants Planting, Pruning and Maintenance Authors' Favorite Plants - 109 detailed descriptions of the best woodland garden performers Helpful tips throughout offer useful advice gleaned from the authors' decades of collective experience. They explain weeds and pests, preparing the land, watering and mulching, propagation. They discuss lilies and rhododendrons, soil characteristics, adapting a property, working with a new site, and converting an old garden. There are sections on fragrance, water, rocks, pathways, scale and unity plus how to analyze a site, design a woodland garden, and much more.

Chomp

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hiaasen, Carl, PUBLISHER: Ember, Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he's grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and more in his backyard. The critters he can handle. His father is the unpredictable one. When his dad takes a job with a reality TV show called "Expedition Survival," Wahoo figures he'll have to do a bit of wrangling himself--to keep his dad from killing Derek Badger, the show's boneheaded star, before the shoot is over. But the job keeps getting more complicated. Derek Badger seems to actually believe his PR and insists on using wild animals for his stunts. And Wahoo's acquired a shadow named Tuna--a girl who's sporting a shiner courtesy of her old man and needs a place to hide out. They've only been on location in the Everglades for a day before Derek gets bitten by a bat and goes missing in a storm. Search parties head out and promptly get lost themselves. And then Tuna's dad shows up with a gun... It's anyone's guess who will "actually" survive "Expedition Survival."...

Shadow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morpurgo, Michael, PUBLISHER: Feiwel & Friends, Author of "War Horse," ""and bestselling storyteller Michael Morpurgo touched our hearts with this beautiful story of a boy, his lost dog, and the lengths he would go to be reunited. This timely story of battle-scarred Afghanistan delivers a masterful portrait of war, love, and friendship. With the horrors of war bearing down on them, Aman and his mother are barely surviving in an Afghan cave, and staying there any longer will end horribly. The only comfort Aman has is Shadow, the loyal spaniel that shows up from places unknown, it seems, just when Aman needs him most. Aman, his mother, and Shadow finally leave the destroyed cave in hopes of escaping to England, but are held at a checkpoint, and Shadow runs away after being shot at by the police. Aman and his mother escape--without Shadow. Aman is heart-broken. Just as they are getting settled as free citizens in England, they are imprisoned in a camp with locked doors and a barbed wire fence. Their only hope is Aman's classmate Matt, his grandpa, and the dream of finding his lost dog. After all, you never lose your shadow.

The Weight-Loss Surgery Connection

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Debin-Parish, Melissa / Fernandex, Alfredo L., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill, The support you need to be successful with weight-loss surgery If you're considering weight-loss surgery, or have already had it, you're probably filled with expectations, concerns--and a million questions. Author Melissa deBin-Parish knows what you're going through. She and her husband, Dan, lost a combined 300 pounds after their surgeries in . Melissa went from a size 24 to a size 4, dramatically improved her life, and started her own support group to help other patients find the same success. Today, her website is one of the most popular and informed support groups available for patients. And now, with this comprehensive guide, she's combined the firsthand experiences of other weight-loss surgery patients with the latest medical information to help you: Decide if surgery is right for you Choose the best surgeon and procedure Overcome "emotional eating" Get the support you need And keep the weight off for life You'll also find invaluable insider's tips, delicious recipes, and journal pages to make your journey positive, successful, and rewarding. And, with the right guidance, you'll see just how wonderful it can be to transform your body, your health, your attitude, and your life.

Shooting Stars: Photographs from the Portnoy Collection at

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Podnieks, Andrew / Portnoy, Lewis, PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, "A hidden treasure for the hockey world."Craig Campbell, The Hockey Hall of Fame "The real excitement in Lewis Portnoy's life began one night 30 years ago, when he witnessed a savage brawl in a now shattered establishment just east of Dogtown (St. Louis).""St. Louis Post-Dispatch" The brawl that changed Lewis Portnoy's life was in a major league hockey game. He had brought a newly bought Nikon to the game, "and I jumped up and started shooting." He became, for 10 great years (), the leading photographer of hockey in North America, pioneering new lighting and photography techniques, soon copied by other professionals. Portnoy's 75 color photographs of National Hockey League players in action represent the birth of modern hockey, after the expansion from the original six-team league. New equipment, colorful goalie masks and uniforms, and a faster, international influence made the spectacle more crowd-pleasing. And as the league grew, the audience got bigger. This book is the first to chronicle the opening of that era in hockey, and Lewis Portnoy's photos perfectly complement the descriptive text by Andrew Podnieks. There are essays and player anecdotes about the development of the larger league and the great times that went along with it. Andrew Podnieks is a hockey historian.

The Last Street Before Cleveland: An Accidental Pilgrimage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mackall, Joe, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, The old neighborhood was the place Joe Mackall left. It was a place where everyone's parents worked at the factory at the dead end of the street, where the Catholic church and school operated like a religious city hall, and where a boy like Joe grew up vowing to get out as soon as he could and to shed his blue-collar beginnings and failed, flawed religion. When the mysterious death of a childhood friend draws him back to the last street before Cleveland, however, he discovers that there is more to "old haunts" than mere words--and more to severing one's roots than just getting away."" "The Last Street Before Cleveland" chronicles Mackall's descent into his past: the story of how, looking for answers about his lost friend, he stumbles on larger questions about himself. With clear-eyed candor, Mackall describes the resurfacing of dormant demons, the opening of the old chasms of depression and addiction, and the discovery, at rock bottom, of a flickering faith that casts a surprising light over everything that has come before. Mackall's is, finally, a story about life--lived and lost, given and earned.

An Arrow to the Heart: A Commentary on the Heart Sutra

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McLeod, Ken, PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, An Arrow to the Heart is an exciting, trail-blazing, non-traditional translation and commentary of the Heart Sutra, an ancient and highly revered text in Mahayana Buddhism. This sutra is a concise presentation of the emptiness of all experience. Almost cryptic in its brevity, it confounds and inspires all who read it. Free of the cultural clothing in which Buddhism came to the West, An Arrow to the Heart goes straight to the heart of the Heart Sutra. In the tradition of Hakuin and others, McLeod's provocative tone and unpredictable turns consistently derail any conceptual understanding of this classic Buddhist scripture. Instead, he throws the reader into the very emptiness the Heart Sutra describes. The result is a sense of previously unsuspected possibilities that illuminate every nook and cranny of your life. It's also a delightfully irreverent combination of wit, irony, prose, and poetry. If you are looking for a traditional commentary on the Heart Sutra, this is probably not the right book. This book is for people who aren't afraid of having the ground pulled out from under them. Only in the last few years have senior Western teachers such as Ken McLeod started to write commentaries that truly mix the culture and style of Western thought with a deep respect and understanding of such traditional texts as the Heart Sutra.

When Diplomacy Fails

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williamson, Michael Z., PUBLISHER: Baen Books, Alex Marlow and Ripple Creek Security's best personal security detail return to action. This time, they "really" don't like their principal, World Bureau Minister Joy Herman Highland-a highly-placed bureaucrat with aspirations to elected office. Even worse, Highland's assistant wants to publicize every movement and action for his boss's pending campaign, which is anathema to good security. With a person of this status, it's not a case of someone wanting her dead. The only question is how "many" people want her dead, and what are they bringing to the fight? The enemies are from without, within and all over. They have resources, funding and political cover. Ripple Creek needs to be cautious. But the enemy also needs to worry. They're going to be getting in each others' way in the process of carrying out their plans. And Ripple Creek has no qualms about explosions on galactic news. In fact, they enjoy it. About Michael Z. Williamson: "A fast-paced, compulsive read...will appeal to fans of John Ringo, David Drake, Lois McMaster Bujold, and David Weber." - "Kliatt" "Williamson's military expertise is impressive." -"SF Reviews"

The Farm

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McKay, Emily, PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group, Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are--holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other... And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible. Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices--like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won't be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help... Carter was a schoolmate of Lily's in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race...

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