reaching out to the world new and selected prose poems

John XXIII: Pope of the Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hebblethwaite, Peter, PUBLISHER: Continuum, This is a new edition of Peter Hebblethwaite's acclaimed biography of Pope John XXIII. Angelo Roncalli was elected pope in and in four and a half years transformed the Roman Catholic Church. He summoned the Second Vatican Council and put in hand a major revision of the Code of Canon Law. By his personality, teaching, and initiatives with world leaders he gave the papacy a new image and set before the Catholic Church a new version of its mission to the world.

It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Armstrong, Lance, PUBLISHER: Yellow Jersey, The #1 New York Times bestseller from the cancer survivor who became a four-time Tour de France champ. "In , young cycling phenom Armstrong discovered he had testicular cancer. In , he won the Tour de France. Now he's a new father and a memoirist: with pluck, humility and verve, this volume covers his early life, his rise through the endurance sport world and his medical difficulties. The book features a disarming and spotless prose style, one far above par for sports memoirs." - Publishers Weekly

The Prose and the Passion

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The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first general social and political history of Malaya. Focusing on the years to , the last years of British rule and the achievement of independence, it embraces a wealth of social, economic and cultural, as well as political themes. It contains new research on the impact of the Second World War in Malaya, the origins and course of the Communist Emergency, and the response of Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes these themes forward into the s to shed new light on the emergence of this important Southeast Asian nation.

The Science Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stein, Sara, PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing, "Sara Stein introduces young readers to embryonic life from the outside in and helps them to seek out the invisibles -- what really happens when you touch, taste, see, smell and think". -- The New York Times.

William Wordsworth: Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wordsworth, William / Gonet, Stella / Gwynne, Haydn, PUBLISHER: HighBridge Audio, Born in , William Wordsworth was and remains Britain's most celebrated poet. This splendid anthology features poems from the Lyrical Ballads, his famous collection written in collaboration with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; from The Prelude, the autobiographical work that explores the development of the man and the poet; and his personal and lyrical poems, including "I wandered lonely as a cloud" and "Composed upon Westminster Bridge". Includes poems in their entirety and unabridged excerpts.

Desperate Remedies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Thomas / Ingham, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Hardy's first published work, Desperate Remedies moves the sensation novel into new territory. The anti-hero, Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, even fascinates the innocent Cytherea, though she is in love with another man. When he cannot seduce her, Manston resorts to deception, blackmail, bigamy, murder, and rape. Yet this compelling story also raises the great questions underlying Hardy's major novels, which relate to the injustice of the class system, the treatment of women, probability and causality. This edition shows for the first time that the sensation novel was always Hardy's natural genre. It is based on the first edition text, and includes later prefaces and the Wessex Poems "dissolved" into prose.

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lonely Planet, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet's Best In Travel - the best places to go and things to do all around the world right now Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles traveled by Lonely Planet's staff and authors, you've got a year's worth of travel inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into some unforgettable experiences. Highlights -Lonely Planet's cofounder, Tony Wheeler, shares his top travel picks for the year. -Explore 30 must-go destinations - Lonely Planet presents the top 10 countries, regions and cities to visit in . -Contains 850 travel experiences, from stargazing in the Caribbean to finding the perfect midlife crisis getaway. -Complete world-view: an annual rundown of every country in the world. - travel planner - 50 adventures mapped out month-by-month. -Immerse yourself in water A special feature showcasing 70 journeys and experiences on, in, through and over water.

The Art of Digital Photography: Step Guide to Creating and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ang, Tom, PUBLISHER: Amphoto Books, This authoritative guide to the world of digital photography brings together in one volume all the helpful instruction camera artists need to update their skills and use exciting new technology to create successful images.

Staying Sane in a Changing World: A Handbook for Work,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cairnes, Margot, PUBLISHER: Balboa Press, There's no doubt that the world is experiencing rapid change: technological advances and globalisation are completely transforming the way we live, including the way we work, communicate and play. We can no longer expect life to be how it was in the past. Consequently, we need to upgrade our thinking so that we can make the most of the opportunities in this constantly evolving world. Staying Sane in a Changing World is a handbook to help navigate our new world. Margot Cairnes, international futurist, author and keynote speaker, has compiled a series of inspirational essays, reflections and thought-starters from her work for national and international professional journals and magazines. These essays present new ways of looking at a range of issues - from work, to leadership, to spirituality and family life - and how they interconnect.

The Boardwalk Mystery (the Boxcar Children Mysteries #131):

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warner, Gertrude Chandler / Jessell, Tim, PUBLISHER: Albert Whitman & Company, The Aldens are visiting the New Jersey shore and enjoying the beach and the boardwalk attractions. A family friend has just bought an amusement pier, and the children are excited to help out. But there are rumors that the rides aren't safe, and someone has stolen a zombie from the haunted house Can the Boxcar Children find out what's behind all the trouble?

Rooster's Off to See the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carle, Eric, PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks, One fine morning, a rooster sets off to see the world. Soon he's joined by two cats, then three frogs, then four turtles, then five fish. But one group by one, his new friends decide to head home, leaving the rooster alone again -- and ready to return to his own comfortable home as well. Bold, colorful collage illustrations, a beguiling story, and a simple introduction to number sets, addition, and subtraction combine to make "Rooster's Off to See the World" a delight for Eric Carle's many young fans.

Possum Nocturne

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ramspeck, Doug, PUBLISHER: Northshore Press, The poems in Possum Nocturne imbue the physical world with human traits and human consciousness, the speakers imagining the landscapes of their days as alive with portentous meaning. In David Hume wrote in A Natural History of Religion: "There is an universal tendency among mankind to conceive all beings like themselves, and to transfer to every object those qualities with which they are familiarly acquainted, and of which they are intimately conscious. We find human faces in the moon, armies in the clouds... hence the frequency and beauty of the prosopopoeia in poetry, where trees, mountains, and streams are personified." The works in this collection are about animism and superstition, about characters who are convinced that a hoot owl whispers to us, that a black tupelo limb is an augury, that three crows in a black willow tree portend death, that a dry stream bed suggests that a spouse or relative will have a miscarriage, and that we can read our futures in the entrails of a pickerel frog or in a hognose snake skin found draped beside a river bank. Indeed, snakes in these poems often serve as mysteries and occultations. What could be more "other" than a creature without arms or legs, that muscles around on its own belly, that often has vertical slits as pupils, and that sticks out its tongue to "understand" the air? The world for the characters in these poems, then-mostly poems situated in the American Midwest and American South-is alive with its own form of consciousness and secret meanings.

The Heritage of World Civilizations: Volume I, to ,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Craig, Albert M. / Kagan, Donald / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Brief yet detailed, this book provides a thoughtful history of human civilizations while maintaining a balance between the Western world and the rest of global civilization. It covers the general intellectual and material history of human societies and cultures that have left some kind of written and/or archeological record behind. A four-part organization covers the coming of civilization, empires and cultures of the ancient world, consolidation and interaction of world civilizations, and the world in transition. For anyone trying to understand the historical experiences that have informed and shaped the world's cultures.

A Score to Settle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parker, F. M. / Kensington, PUBLISHER: Pinnacle Books, In , two men in New Orleans have a score to settle. Lew Fannin served in the Texas Rangers, but lost his job for doling out justice with a rifle. When on the outskirts of New Orleans, Fanin stumbled upon a violent scene, stole another man's identity, and inherited his most treacherous enemies. Tim Wollfolk come from Ohio to claim the shipping empire left to him by his late uncle, only to be blown into the Mississippi River by a pistol shot and presumed dead. But Wollfolk survived -- and set out to hunt the man who had become his imposter.

Pebbles Monochromes & Other Modern Poems:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howells, William Dean / Cady, Edwin, PUBLISHER: Ohio University Press, For William Dean Howells, the s throbbed with literary warfare over theory and criticism (realism), and social justice. But the terrible climax was more personal and came in the death of his daughter in . The blow altered him radically. Among other changes, a poetry new to him emerged, a poetry in the modern tradition. This "new" poetry is available now as never before in Pebbles, Monochromes, and Other Modern Poems, . It is metaphysical, agnostic, and ironic with a modernist voice. Praised at the century's start by figures as notable as Stephen Crane, Henry and William James, W. E. B. DuBois, and Hamlin Garland, Howells arises again at the end of the century, hailed by the likes of John Updike and Gore Vidal. This rich cache of modern poems by W. D. Howells, lost for so long, is now made accessible under the editorial eye of Edwin Cady. Its significance is central to the understanding of the literary history and culture that defined the modern era and to the progeny that grew from that fertile soil.

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet s Best in Travel The best places to go and things to do all around the world right now Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles travelled by Lonely Planet s staff, authors and online community, we present a year s worth of travel inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into some unforgettable experiences. HighlightsLonely Planet ranks the top 10 countries, regions and cities to visit in .The best travel experiences for the year ahead, from enjoying Europe s latest City of Culture in Slovakia to touring Addis Ababa, Africa s rising star.Over 35 events mapped out month by month in the travel planner.

Nutcracker

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoffmann, E. T. A. / Koppe, Susanne / Zwerger, Lisbeth, PUBLISHER: NorthSouth, For nearly two hundred years, E. T. A. Hoffmann's tale of the Nutcracker has enchanted readers, inspired artists and composers, and delighted audiences around the world. In cities and towns everywhere, children thrill to annual performances of Tchaikovsky's classic Christmas ballet about a girl named Marie who helps a wooden nutcracker defeat an evil army of mice, and is rewarded by a visit to the magical dream world, the Land of Toys. Lisbeth Zwerger's stunning, all-new interpretation of "The Nutcracker, adapted from the original Hoffmann tale, rounds out the story depicted in the ballet, exploring the background of the feud between the Nutcracker and the seven-headed Mouse King, the true role of the mysterious Drosselmeier, the tragic fate of Princess Pirlipat, the spell cast by Mistress Mousie that is finally broken by loyal Marie, and the satisfying, happily-ever-after conclusion to the great battle and fantastic journey. In pictures filled with wit and whimsy, drama, mystery, and magic, Lisbeth Zwerger transports us to the darkest reaches and brightest beauty of this fairy-tale world.

The New Testament in Cross-Cultural Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rohrbaugh, Richard L., PUBLISHER: Cascade Books, The Bible is not a Western book, and the world of the New Testament is not our world. The New Testament world was preindustrial, Mediterranean, and populated mostly by nonliterate peasants who depended on hearing these writings read aloud. Only a few of the literate elite were part of the Jesus movement, and they knew nothing of either modernity or the Western culture we inhabit today. This means that for all North Americans, reading the New Testament is always an exercise in cross-cultural communication. Travelers, diplomats, and exchange students take great pains to bridge the cultural gaps that cloud mutual understanding. But North American readers habitually suspend cross-cultural awareness when encountering the Bible. The result is that we unwittingly project our own cultural understandings onto the pages of the New Testament. Rohrbaugh argues that to whatever degree we can bridge cultural gaps between ourselves and New Testament writers, we learn to value their intentions rather than the meanings we create from their words. Rohrbaugh's insightful interpretations of Gospel passages go a long way toward helping to span distances between the New Testament world and the present.

Beyond Lament: Poets of the World Bearing Witness to the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Striar, Marguerite M., PUBLISHER: Northwestern University Press, Challenging Theodor Adorno's famous statement that "writing poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric", Beyond Lament is a rich and varied anthology consisting of new and previously published poems about the atrocity of the Holocaust. While writing poetry about the Holocaust may be considered by some to be a futile attempt to express the inexpressible, for many the need to give voice to the anger and despair of the Holocaust is as essential as the need to come to grips with its unspeakable horror. Editor Marguerite M. Striar has arranged the nearly 300 poems in this volume to tell the story beginning with the early premonitions of Nazi evil in , through the course of the unthinkable violence that ended in with Hitler's demise, to the flourishing of concern for human rights in the aftermath of the Holocaust. These works -- by well-known poets such as Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs, Czeslaw Milosz, Dannie Abse, and Robert Pinsky, as well as by many lesser-known or unknown poets -- show how poetry makes history memorable, confirm the resilience of the human spirit, and prove that even in the face of great suffering, the flame of creation will not be extinguished.

L'altra faccia di mezzanotte

Sidney Sheldon From Paris to Washington, Hollywood to the Greek Islands, against the glittering world of theatre, films, high finance and beautiful people, four star-crossed lives play out a deadly game of passion, intrigue and corruption.

The New Forensics: Investigating Coporate Fraud and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anastasi, Joe, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, An in-depth look at the tools, techniques, and tactics used in computer forensics The New Forensics introduces readers to the world of business forensics, using interesting vignettes, interviews, and actual crime reports. It examines recent cases in which the use of computer forensics led to evidence linking executives to fraud and covers issues such as the theft of trade secrets, the use of data mining, money laundering, and other types of theft and fraud. Author Joe Anastasi, a well-respected leader in computer and business forensics, leads the reader on a shadowy journey through top-secret government offices and real-life business investigations while covering the moral and legal issues surrounding corporate crime. Case studies, stories, and interviews help highlight important issues and move the book out of the theoretical into the realm of actual practice. Joe Anastasi (San Francisco, CA) serves as the Global Leader for Deloitte Forensics, which includes the operation of several Cybercrime Computer Forensics labs located around the world. He is a member of the High-Tech Crime Investigation Association and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Images of the Ottoman Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newton, Charles / Stanley, Tim, PUBLISHER: Victoria & Albert Museum, In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Ottoman Empire was one of the worlds great powers. Generations of travelersexplorers, traders, tourists, scientists, artistswere drawn to these magical lands. Whether depictions of contemporary life in the bustling street, the court, the harem, or elegiac evocations of the ruins of antiquity, the hundred images selected here by artists from David Roberts and Edward Lear to John Frederick Lewis bring a largely vanished world vividly to life.

Fully Empowered: A Bilingual Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neruda, Pablo / Reid, Alastair, PUBLISHER: Farrar Straus Giroux, An important collection that includes some of the Nobel Prize winner's own favorite poems. "The Sea" "A single entity, but no blood." "A single caress, death or a rose." "The sea comes in and puts our lives together" "and attacks alone and spreads itself and sing" "sin nights and days and men and living creatures." "Its essence-fire and cold; movement, movement." Pablo Neruda himself regarded "Fully Empowered" -- which first appeared in Spanish in under the title Plenos Poderes -- as a particular favorite, in part because it came out of a most fruitful period in his life. These thirty-six poems vary from short, intense lyrics to characteristic Neruda odes to magnificent meditations on the office of poet, including poems that would undoubtedly claim a place in any selection of Neruda's greatest work. "The People" ("El Pueblo"), about the state of the working man in Chile's past and present, and the most celebrated of Neruda's later poems, completes this reflective, graceful collection.

Silver in London: The Parker and Wakelin Partnership,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clifford, Helen, PUBLISHER: Bard Center, The firm of Parker and Wakelin was the foremost silversmith in London for much of the eighteenth century, supplying royalty, aristocracy, and gentry with both domestic and ceremonial plate. This fascinating book draws on the firm's records for this period to provide a remarkable account of patrons and their purchases and to investigate the social and economic structures on which the firm depended, revealing new information about the complex web of out-workers with specialist skills and raising questions of authorship. Beautifully illustrated, the book is both a social history of consumption in Georgian London and an investigation into the world of working men and women at that time. Acquista Ora

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