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Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kafka, Franz / Baker, Jason / Freed, Donna, PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble Classics, "The Metamorphosis and Other Stories," by Franz Kafka, is part of the ""Barnes & Noble Classics" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, Franz Kafka is now one of the world's most widely read and discussed authors. His nightmarish novels and short stories have come to symbolize modern man's anxiety and alienation in a bizarre, hostile, and dehumanized world. This vision is most fully realized in Kafka's masterpiece, ""The Metamorphosis,"" a story that is both harrowing and amusing, and a landmark of modern literature. Bringing together some of Kafka's finest work, this collection demonstrates the richness and variety of the author'sartistry. ""The Judgment,"" which Kafka considered to be his decisive breakthrough, and ""The Stoker,"" which became the first chapter of his novel "Amerika," are here included. These two, along with ""The Metamorphosis,"" form a suite of stories Kafka referred to as "The Sons," and they collectively present a devastating portrait of the modern family. Also included are ""In the Penal Colony,"" a story of a torture machine and its operators and victims, and ""A Hunger Artist,"" about the absurdity of an artist trying to communicate with a misunderstanding public. Kafka's lucid, succinct writing chronicles the labyrinthine complexities, the futility-laden horror, and the stifling oppressiveness that permeate his vision of modern life. Jason Baker is a writer of short stories living in Brooklyn, New York.
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bittman, Mark / Witschonke, Alan, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook Everything Hailed as "a more hip Joy of Cooking" by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman's award-winning book "How to Cook Everything" has become the bible for a new generation of home cooks, and the series has more than 1 million copies in print. Now, with "How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian," Bittman has written the definitive guide to meatless meals-a book that will appeal to everyone who wants to cook simple but delicious meatless dishes, from health-conscious omnivores to passionate vegetarians. "How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian" includes more than recipes and variations-far more than any other vegetarian cookbook. As always, Bittman's recipes are refreshingly straightforward, resolutely unfussy, and unfailingly delicious-producing dishes that home cooks can prepare with ease and serve with confidence. The book covers the whole spectrum of meatless cooking-including salads, soups, eggs and dairy, vegetables and fruit, pasta, grains, legumes, tofu and other meat substitutes, breads, condiments, desserts, and beverages. Special icons identify recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less and in advance, as well as those that are vegan. Illustrated throughout with handsome line illustrations and brimming with Bittman's lucid, opinionated advice on everything from selecting vegetables to preparing pad Thai, How to "Cook Everything: Vegetarian" truly makes meatless cooking more accessible than ever. Praise for How to Cook Everything Vegetarian "Mark Bittman's category lock on definitive, massive food tomes continues with this well-thought-out ode to the garden and beyond. Combining deep research, tasty information, and delicious easy-to-cook recipes is Mark's forte and everything I want to cook is in here, from chickpea fries to cheese souffles." --Mario Batali, chef, author, and entrepreneur "How do you make an avid meat eater (like me) fall in love with vegetarian cooking? Make Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian" part of your culinary library." --Bobby Flay, chef/owner of Mesa Grill and Bar Americain and author of the "Mesa Grill Cookbook" "Recipes that taste this good aren't supposed to be so healthy. Mark Bittman makes being a vegetarian fun." --Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center and coauthor of "You: The Owner's Manual"
Me, Inc. How to Master the Business of Being You: A
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ventrella, Scott W., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Advance praise for Me, Inc "Ventrella takes the best practices of Fortune 500 companies and shows how you can apply them to another important venture--you Your life deserves at least as much attention as your job does, so read this book and turn your time on Earth into a satisfying, meaningful enterprise." --Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager? and Leading at a Higher Level "Rarely does a book so authentically capture the essence of what a true personal brand transformation is all about. Me, Inc. provides a unique approach to discovering your personal brand and making it a reality. Through Ventrella's insights and invaluable self-discovery tools, readers quickly learn that when you build your personal brand, you build a brand of value--value that eloquently translates into success throughout every facet of your life." --Laura Tessinari, Senior Partner, Director of Training, Ogilvy & Mather "The Me, Inc. program has guided me on the path to even greater personal and professional achievement and life satisfaction than I ever thought possible." --Jack Hallahan, Vice President, Advertising and Brand Partnerships, MobiTV "In all of the thirteen years since I first heard Ventrella speak on this subject, I have consistently been impressed by the value of his approach and the responses of the hundreds of students who have benefited from his structured program. With the publication of Me, Inc., Ventrella reveals to a much larger audience the way to create successful, happy lives. His students at Fordham and executive coaching clients have been applying it with excellent results for years." --James A. F. Stoner, Professor Fordham University, Graduate School of Business Administration "Me, Inc. provides a clear road map to achieving your goals and finding greater work-life balance. Ventrella's approach offers an interesting and powerful way to assume control; by managing your life's ambitions as seriously as you might a business endeavor, you can clarify your thoughts, set priorities, and turn your dreams into reality. Ventrella is a very effective coach and, like any good boss, he doesn't let you off the hook. You want to change things? Look no further." --Teri Schindler, Media Consultant, Patrick Davis Partners
Giochi originali per PS2 Playstation 2
Vendo moltissimi giochi e accessori originali e usati per PS2. Tutti i giochi sono perfettamente funzionanti e in versione italiana. Consegna a mano a Roma o spedizione in tutta Italia con Raccomandata a 3 euro, fino a 4 giochi, e a 5 euro con Corriere dai 5 giochi in su. In caso di spedizione accetto tutti i tipi di pagamento. No perditempo, no scambi! Rispondo anche su Whatsapp. HO MOLTISSIMI ALTRI TITOLI QUINDI CONTATTATEMI PER LA LISTA COMPLETA! ATTENZIONE: IL PREZZO DI OGNI GIOCO E' INDICATO DAL NUMERO ACCANTO AL TITOLO !!! Ace Combat: The Belkan War 12 Ape Escape 2 22 Batman Begins 10 Burnout Dominator 5 Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts 18 Cars: Motori Ruggenti 8 Champions of Norrath 20 Cold Fear 8 Colin McRae Rally Crash Bandicoot: L'Ira di Cortex 18 Devil May Cry 3 8 Dragonball Z Budokai 3 10 Fahrenheit 15 FIFA Fight Night Final Fantasy XII 12 Formula One Gran Turismo 4 12 Guitar Hero II 5 Hack // Infection 15 Harry Potter e il Prigioniero di Azkaban 10 I Cavalieri dello Zodiaco: Il Santuario 10 I Simpson - Il Videogioco 5 ICO (cartonato) 30 Il Signore degli Anelli: Il Ritorno del Re 8 Jak II Renegade 8 Kingdom Hearts 35 Lego Indiana Jones: Le Avventure Originali 16 L'era Glaciale 2 6 Lo Hobbit 10 Max Payne 2 15 Maximo VS Army of Zin 14 MDK 2 Armageddon 10 Medal of Honor: Frontline 5 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (senza manuale) 12 Metal Slug 5 14 Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance 10 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 15 Obscure 12 Onimusha: Warlords 6 Pac-Man World 2 12 Paperino: Chi è PK? 6 PES Phantom Brave 30 Prince of Persia: I Due Troni 7 Project Zero II 40 Ratchet & Clank 12 Resident Evil: Code Veronica X 10 Rogue Galaxy 22 Shadow of Memories 15 Shinobi 10 Silent Hill 2 12 Singstar Italian Party 12 Sly 2: La Banda dei Ladri 18 Smackdown vs Raw Soulcalibur III 8 Spider-Man 3 7 Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly 12 Star Wars: Il Potere della Forza 8 Suikoden IV 40
Wiley GAAP : Interpretation and Application of Generally
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delaney, Patrick R. / Epstein, Barry J. / Nach, Ralph, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, The most practical, authoritative guide to GAAP midst a national parade of corporate scandals, accounting professionals require a timely, rock-solid resource in order to instill clients and investors with the confidence they have come to expect.Wiley GAAP delivers the most recent developments and analysis of all generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), restating the original, highly technical pronouncements in easy-to-understand terms and providing battle-tested implementation guidance. Unlike other guides, Wiley GAAP offers complete coverage of Levels A, B, and C GAAP in a single volume, including EITF issues that have not yet been reduced to consensus as well as EITF Appendix D discussion matters. Wiley GAAP contains a host of completely updated features, such as: A streamlined format that helps readers find what they need to know quickly Complete, real-world implementation guidance on the latest FASB standards and interpretations, including those addressing guarantees (FASB Interpretation 45), variable interest entities (FASB Interpretation 46), and distinguishing liabilities from equity instruments (SFAS 150) Comparison of U.S. GAAP to international financial reporting standards Detailed coverage of important, current FASB and AcSEC projects, such as liabilities versus equity and property, plant, and equipment Expanded discussion of hot topics, such as special purpose entities, pro forma earnings, and revenue recognition issues Real-world examples and comprehensive analysis of complex areas like hedging, consolidated reporting, derivatives, income taxes, leases, and segment reporting A chapter onspecial revenue recognition areas An authoritative financial statement disclosure checklist Featuring numerous real-world examples, illustrations, and helpful practice hints that are extremely user-friendly, Wiley GAAP is designed with the needs of the reader in mind. Covering the entire GAAP hierarchy, Wiley GAAP addresses all effective pronouncements, including: FASB Interpretations FASB Technical Bulletins FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFASs) Consensus Opinions of the Emerging Issues Task Force of the FASB AICPA Statements of Position Accounting Research Bulletins Accounting Principles Board Opinions AICPA Audit and Accounting Guides As clients demand accounting procedures they can trust, so accountants require up-to-date reference materials they know they can depend on. More than any other resource, Wiley GAAP provides the indispensable tools for the accounting professional.
Mission Based Marketing: How Your Not for Profit Can Succeed
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brinckerhoff, Peter C., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A direct, practical guide that shows how you can lead your not-for-profit to success in a more competitive world. The book provides the knowledge and skills to build a market-driven organization that holds onto its core values, does more mission better, and successfully competes for funding, clients, referral sources, staff, and board members. Other titles in the Mission-Based Management(r) Series Mission-Based Management: Leading Your Not-for-Profit into the 21st Century Named "Best New Nonprofit Management Book" by the Nonprofit Management Association. The Association said, "The Nonprofit Management Association is pleased to spotlight the extraordinary work of Peter Brinckerhoff in his newest publication, Mission-Based Management: Leading Your Not-for-Profit Into the 21st Century." The book was cited by the Nonprofit Management Association as "a great overall manager's and board member's guide to non-profits— quite laudable in that it's eminently readable and downright enjoyable." Financial Empowerment: More Money for More Mission Named "Best New Nonprofit Management Book" by the Nonprofit Management Association. This second volume of the widely-respected Mission-Based Management(r) Series outlines a not-for-profit organization's plan for financial success. It highlights the eight characteristics of financial empowerment, and provides the skills and concepts that a nonprofit organization and its managers will need to survive, including estimating cash needs, treating funders like valued customers, developing money-making businesses, determining the financial options that are available, and implementing an empowered budget process. Competition now threatens manynot-for-profits. Those organizations that become market-driven and develop marketing skills will survive— and will do more mission better. Peter Brinckerhoff has worked with not-for-profits that are strong mission-based marketing organizations. He has seen what works and the leadership skills needed for success in a world where marketing matters. Peter has also worked with organizations that are struggling to make the transition to a competitive environment. From his experiences comes this sharply focused, practical guide to becoming a market-driven organization that will achieve its mission in a competitive world. Peter gives not-for-profit leaders the wisdom, experience, the successful strategies, and the needed skills. He also reveals the mistakes he has seen. Peter outlines the characteristics of a successful market-driven not-for-profit. You will learn how to become a market-driven organization and how to motivate board and staff to make the needed changes. Peter shows how to respond to your markets while holding on to your core values. He outlines the three core customer service rules and shows how to turn your customers into your best referral sources. When you have finished this book, you will Acquista Ora
When God Stood Up: A Christian Response to AIDS in Africa
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cantelon, James, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, THE VICTIMS OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC IN AFRICA ARE FAR MORE NUMEROUS THAN THE DEAD AND DYING. MILLIONS OF ORPHANS AND WIDOWS ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE IN EXTREME POVERTY AND SOCIAL OPRESSION. JAMES CANTELON, A CANADIAN PASTOR, HAS CHALLENGED CHURCHES IN AFRICA-AND IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES-TO UNITE IN A COMMON CAUSE TO BRING RELIEF TO SUFFERING OF INTOLERABLE MAGNITUDE. When God Stood Up is the story of a remarkable journey that affirms God's presence in the most ravaged places on Earth. Millions of our fellow human beings are depending on just to be "God's hand extended." Read about their stories and be humbled. "The book puts HIV/AIDS into terrifying perspective. Jim and Kathy Cantelon are the face of God's love to so many who are so desperate." --Deborah Grey, MP (ret'd). "As Jim narrates his accelerated response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it reminds one of the image G.K. Chesterton captured of St. Francis: always running.' Within a matter of weeks, the author catapults out of Vancouver to the Durban colloquium, to hospitals and church events across the sub-Sahara-you sometimes look for a page to catch your breath Come to think of it, with the awesome destruction of human life described here, what could be mode appropriate? When God Stood Up carries a sense of that which it issues a call for: breathless haste." --John & Ruth Kerr, Trans-Africa Theological College, Kitwe, Zambia "Posturing God as standing up sends readers a signal: beware. Coddled for years by an image of a benign and permissive deity, Cantelon gives a yank on our leash of grace. Human tragedy, he reminds us, isn't just unfortunate-it's the stuff of life that strikes at the very heart of faith, a fait he asserts that should neither be smug nor comfortable. This God of justice makes it clear that those who call themselves by his name are to do no less than embrace justice." --Brian Stiller, President, Tyndale University & Seminary, Toronto "This is more than the story of the calling of a man to a god-sized mission. It is an informative, unfolding drama of perhaps the most critical issue of our time-AIDS in Africa. As Jim has cast and recast his vision, people all over the world have been caught and reeled in to unexpected roles, in response to the pandemic. My husband and I are in that number. Be warned as you read, you too may be stirred to action " --Moira Brown, Co-host, 100 Huntley Street, CTS-TV
Sell Short: A Simpler, Safer Way to Profit When Stocks Go
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shulman, Michael, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Praise for "Sell Short" "I know of no other book designed for the needs of the individual investor or trader looking to make money on a broken company or market segment. He turned shorting stocks from something many see as 'the dark side' of investing into a great way to make money in any market." --Toby Smith, panelist, Fox News Channel's Bulls and Bears and founder and editor, "ChangeWave Investing" ""Sell Short" is a great book for anyone who wants to be able to trade all markets. Michael uses sound option strategies to show how to play from the short side with limited risk and that's what investing and making money is all about: controlling risk "Sell Short" isn't just a guide to trading--it is a complete method for identifying opportunities and managing a portfolio. I'll bet we all wish we'd read Sell Short last year, but trust me, these strategies work in any market " --Jon "Doctor J" Najarian, Cofounder, OptionMonster.com "Michael's approach to shorting stocks proves that solid research in uncertain, volatile markets does pay off. In a world of congenital optimists and crowded with long-only advisory services, Sell Short is a terrific primer for all investors seeking to make money on both sides of the market." --Bryan Perry, editor, "Tactical Trader" and author, "The 25% Cash Machine" "The events of the recent past have shown that this book is overdue. Michael Shulman shows traders how to focus on individual stocks and sectors that are underperforming and then profit from them. An invaluable tool to complement any investor's trading strategies." --Gerald Scheinman, Alcyone Capital Management, LLC "Michael has been spot on about the financial and economic crises for more than two years, way ahead of most in the financial industry. He tells it like it is, avoids the fluff, and has an uncanny ability to zero in on the critical aspects of the issues. He writes easily, with clarity and humor--and a reader always knows where Michael stands on an issue or how to execute a trade." --William Hyman, Investor "Both institutional fund managers and retail investors will find Sell Short profoundly informative for identifying multiple ways to approach protecting downside risk in a portfolio as well as simply making money on the short-side. As a long-oriented fund, the downdraft of made it abundantly clear that everyone needs to have a deep base of 'short' knowledge in order to generate strong returns. Shulman's book should prove invaluable to novices and experts alike." --Jon Plexico, Stonepine Capital LP
Cerco: (Solo quelli listati) Giochi PC, PS1, PS2, PS3 e DS
Ciao a tutti, cerco i seguenti videogames originali per PC, PS1, PS2, PS3 e DS. Compro oppure scambio con giochi che ho in vendita nelle altre mie inserzioni. Cerco solo giochi con determinate caratteristiche, ossia: - edizione ITALIANA (manuale, retrocopertina, scatola di cartone in italiano. Laddove esistente, ovviamente) - prima edizione (no ristampe, platinum, allegati editoriali eccâ€?) - completi di tutto (manuale, scatola di cartone ove presente ecc) ed in ottime condizioni *PC* A Mind Forever Voyaging Adventure in Odyssey and the Treasure of the Incas Age of Mythology Agon: London Scene Amber: Journeys Beyond Annaâ€(TM)s Quest (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Back to the Future Battlezone Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity Beneath a Steel Sky Bioscopia Blade Runner Broken Age (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Brother: A Tale of Two Sons Callahanâ€(TM)s Crosstime Saloon Chaos Overlords Circle of Blood Chessmaster Chessmaster Civilization II Civilization III Civilization V (solo nuovo) Close Combat III: the Russian Front Conquest of Longbow â€" The Legend of Robin Hood Cracking the Conspiracy Dark Reign Dark Side of The Moon Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Deponia Doomsday Destination: Treasure Island Diablo: Hellfire Dracula 3: Il Sentiero del Drago Drawn: Trail of Shadows Dust: a Tale of the Wired West Eco Quest: The Search for Cetus Emerald City Confidential Flight on the Amazon Queen Flight Simulator Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist Future Boy! Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Gemini Rue Gobliiins 4 Gold Rush! Gone Home (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Goodbye Deponia (Addio Deponia) Great Journey: Mr. Penguin's Letter Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Leisure Suite Larry 7 Lighthouse Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion Nascar Racing 3 Real Myst Riddle of the Sphinx Sam and Max Hit the Road Sid Meier's Gettysburg Silence: The Whispered World 2 (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Simon the Sorcerer 1 Simon the Sorcerer 2 Stacking (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Super Meat Boy Tales of Monkey Island The Last Express The Longest Journey The Neverhood The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Theme Park The Walking Dead â€" Season 1 (collectorâ€(TM)s edition) Tomb Raider Total Annihilation Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness *PS1* Resident Evil - Director's Cut Silent Hill *PS2* Nba Street Silent Hill 2 Directorâ€(TM)s Cut Virtua Fighter 4 World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International *PS3* Max Payne 3 Tekken 6 Valkyria Chronicles *DS* Phoenix Wright â€" Ace Attorney Pago solo con: Paypal, Bonifico Bancario, Contanti (con ritiro a mano se siete di Napoli o zone limitrofe Massima serietà. Vi aspetto numerosi!;) Grazie
Another Day in Which to Excel
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barber, Paul A., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, 404pgs-The Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and a Kansas tornado had left the Barber family reeling. Then came WW II and three sons were called to service. Air Corps planes began flying low level missions over the farm, capturing the imagination of yet a younger son, Paul. In this story of motivation, dedication and excellence, Paul Barber follows his dream, becomes an Air Force pilot, commands a flying unit, and with a simple statement, "Another Day in Which to Excel," challenges himself, his crews, and his family to be their very best. You will see the Cuban Missile Crisis from his vantage point; tag along on high altitude air-refueling missions; learn how the U.S. won the peace during the Cold War with the Soviets; feel the stress on him and his flight crews in the Vietnam War; and view near tragedies during critical phases of flight. You will understand his frustration in writing President Nixon's Plan of Withdrawal from Vietnam, as North Vietnam, seeing the discord in America, refuses to negotiate. In the Pentagon's National Military Command Center, you will observe crisis management at the highest level, as his team stands prepared to launch U.S. Nuclear Forces against the Soviet Union, if they attack America. You will witness his preparation of college ROTC students for military service, and finally, his preparation of older Americans for a financially secure retirement. Throughout this inspirational story, the strength of family and power of faith are highlighted. Reviews: "This is a fascinating story with great insights, a story written in ways that will interest people who appreciate our great American heritage, from the wheat fields of Kansas to the world-shaking events in the Pentagon and the White House. Historians, family leaders, church people, military personnel, farmers, financial specialists and others will find this book interesting reading. In it they will find wisdom and motivation for successful living. This book is confirmation of the power generated when an individual uses the combination of faith, family, education, and hard work to reach personal goals and live a productive and satisfying life." Patsy Johnson Hallman, Ph.D., Retiring Dean, College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State Univ., Nacogdoches, TX and author of "I HAD A TEACHER," "LETTERS FROM MISS EDNA," and several biographies of great leaders. "Another Day in Which to Excel is an exciting, interesting, and informative story that will be enjoyed by family, friends, people of faith, and those seeking inspiration and motivation in their lives. Writing by the same principle that has governed his life, Paul Barber's remarkable life story is a testimony of his desire to live in a way that pleases God." (1st Thess 4:1) Allen Reed, Dr. of Ministry, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, TX.
The Average Human
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Toby-Potter, Ellen / Potter, Ellen, PUBLISHER: MacAdam/Cage Publishing, Every small town in America has one: the family whose daughters are perpetually pregnant and whose sons go directly from the eleventh grade to the county lock-up. In the town of Loomis, in rural New York, that family is the Mayborns. Long haunted by accusations of incest and infanticide, the Mayborns have become a tribal clan of pariahs, with a roster of monstrosities attached to their name. June Mayborn, a fourteen-year-old with a preternatural sense of smell and a dubious code of morals, has an affair with a married candy-store owner. When the affair sours, June sets a deadly fire, accidentally killing an elderly man who had, over a decade before, established a cult-like commune in the foothills of Loomis. The subsequent funeral draws the beautiful and capricious Iris Utter, whose two-year-old son went missing from Loomis eight years earlier. Both Iris and her somber sixteen-year-old daughter, Lee, embark upon a dangerous and disturbing relationship with the Mayborns, which will both ravage and redeem their lives. When I was a child, my family rented a cabin in rural upstate New York, and down the road lived a family of local pariahs. Tales of their alleged misdeeds ranged from petit larceny to incest to murder, turning them into a band of provincial monsters. And, as if to cinch the case against them, all the daughters in the family had fingernails that were black and twisted, as though corruption sprouted directly from their fingertips. They kept to themselves, the girls bearing a disturbing shell-shocked look in their pale eyes, until they all simply picked up and left one day without a word, providing the town with yet more fodder for gossip. Only later, when I wrote about thefictional Mayborns, a much fiercer version of this real-life family, did I wonder about their aura of impending doom. Had they simply become trapped within the town's collective fiction of them, or were they truly a monstrous second cousin to the average human? For me, my first novel, The Average Human, will always be associated with schlepping bowls of pad thai, since I wrote the bulk of it while I waitressed in a Thai restaurant. Another waitress at the restaurant was also writing a novel, and together we made a pact to exchange at least two pages of writing every day. We kept the storylines and the characters alive by speculating about them endlessly, in between hauling plates of curried chicken or while we were polishing silverware. I'm sure we annoyed the hell out of the rest of the wait staff, but we finished our novels within months of each other. And we were each other's constant reminder that we were writers, not waitresses, despite the peanut sauce stains on our shirtsleeves. The Average Human is vivid, flawlessly written, and perfectly constructed. It's easy to remember whole passages at a time, because they instantly take root in your imagination. Ellen is the type of writer that readers will clamor for more of as soon as they finish this book.--P.W.
Lotto di n. 61 libri fotografici e/o illustrati di arte (e
Lotto di circa n. 61 libri fotografici illustrati di arte (e, in misura minore, turismo). Per lo più si tratta di volumi cartonati e di grande formato. Condizioni di conservazione variabili; per lo più molto buone. Occasionali annotazioni e/o sottolineature. Cedo esclusivamente in blocco. A richiesta invio le fotografie per posta elettronica. Elenco a seguire in ordine casuale nel formato: Autore, Titolo, Editore, anno di pubblicazione Arte - Brivio, Il Duomo di Milano - museo d'arte sacra, Banca Popolare di Milano, - AAVV, I Longobardi e la Lombardia - Milano Palazzo Reale autunno - Griffo / von Matt, Gela - destino di una città greca di Sicilia, Stringa, - Belli D'Elia, Alle sorgenti del Romanico - Puglia XI secolo, Amministrazione Provinciale di Bari, - Zannier / Insolera, Il quartiere barocco di Roma, LEA, - Servoise, Guide du Palais Farnese, Fratelli Palombi, - Sommella Beda, Roma: le fortificazioni del Trastevere, Centro Internazionale per lo studio delle Cerchia Urbane, - Massam, Roma Eterna, Italia Universale Editrice d'Arte, - Insolera, Roma - immagini e realtà dal X al XX secolo, Laterza, I ed. - Harden, Vetri dei Cesari, Olivetti, - Righetti Tosti-Croce, Bonifacio VIII e il suo tempo - anno il primo giubileo, Electa, - AAVV, Sikanie - Storia e civiltà della Sicilia greca, IVAG, - Fontana, San Marino e il gioco delle apparenze, Cassa di Risparmio della Repubblica di San Marino, - AAVV, Perù precolombiano, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, ? - Calò Mariani et al., Federico II - immagine e potere, Marsilio, - ?, Corot - dipinti e disegni di collezioni francesi, De Luca, - ?, I Macchiaioli nella cultura toscana dell'Ottocento, Centro Di, - AAVV, La pittura a Napoli da Caravaggio a Luca Giordano, Electa, - Beltrame Quattrocchi, Disegni toscani e umbri del primo rinascimento, De Luca, - Argentieri, Pittori spagnoli, Mondadori, - Argentieri, Pittori inglesi, Mondadori, - De Micheli, Arte e mondo contadino, Vangelista, - Gian Ferrari et al., Il colore del lavoro, Electa, - Leymarie, Corot, Skira-Fabbri, - Du Ry, L'arte dell'Islam, Rizzoli, anni d'arte iranica, Ente Manifestazioni Milanesi, - ?, Giordania, Plurigraf, - Yadin, Masada, De Donato, - Mathieu, Musée d'Orsay - guida, Spadem, - Carpenter, The glory of Westminster Abbey, Jarrold & sons, ? - Bastié, Abbaye Saint-Pierre den Montmajour, Les Amis du Vieil Arles, - Macku, Vienna, Thames and Hudson, - AAVV, Arte e scienza per il disegno del mondo, Electa, - [?, Soldati di ogni tempo, De Agostini, ] - ?, Exhibitions Today , IPI Milano, ? - Bianchi Bandinelli et al., Etruschi e Italici prima del dominio di Roma, Rizzoli, - Talbot Rice, Art of the Byzantyne era, Thames & Hudson, , (non presente nella fotografia) - American school of classical studies at Athens, The Athenian Agora - a guide, Aspioti-Elka, 2nd ed. , (non presente nella fotografia) - Ions, Indian mythology, Newnes, , (non presente nella fotografia) - Gr?sa, Franz Kafka of Prague, Secker & Wartburg, , (non presente nella fotografia) - Hubert et al., L'Europa delle invasioni barbariche, Rizzoli, , (non presente in fotografia) - ?, Mostra di Girolamo Romanino - Brescia , Industrie Grafiche Bresciane, , (non presente in fotografia) - Frasso / Cappelini, Itinerari con Francesco Petrarca, Antenore, , (non presente in fotografia) - ?, Museo della civiltà romana - catalogo, C. Colombo, , (non in fotografia) - De Blasi et al., Italiani nel mondo, Sansoni, , (non in fotografia), Turismo - AAVV, Coste d'Italia - dal Tevere a Ventimiglia, Ricordi, - AAVV, Coste d'Italia - dal Gargano al Tevere, Ricordi, - AAVV, Coste d'Italia - da Trieste al Gargano, Ricordi, - AAVV, Monti d'Italia - l'Appennino centrale, Mondadori, - Gras / Tonini, Le valli di Susa - Il bacino della Dora Riparia, Zanichelli, - Paterson / Dunnett, The Scottish Highlands, Mainstream Publishing, - Kennelly, Ireland - past and present, Multimedia Publications, - Kalchthaler, Friburgo di Brisgovia, von König, - ?, Heidelberg - guida illustrata, von König, - Nyssen, L'Algérie, Arthaud, - AAVV, Atlante geografico tascabile, De Agostini, - Duncan, Walking London, New Holland, , (non presente nella fotografia) - Padovese + Granell, Guida alla Turchia, Paoline, (non presente nella fotografia), - Malagoli Vecchi, Il mediterraneo illustrato, (anastatica per Il Banco di Sicilia), (non presente nella fotografia)
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