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The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> hiong>storyong>, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, ong>andong> economics ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Gulf - Traces ong>ong>theong>ong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Gulf from ong>ong>theong>ong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>ong>theong>ong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>ong>theong>ong> Gulf ong>andong> wants to know ong>ong>theong>ong> full ong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir watery backyard

Christmas Story

Christmas Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tebbs, Victoria / Mitchell, Melanie, PUBLISHER: Lion Children's Books, See ong>andong> Say are simple retellings ong>ofong> Bible stories with bright ong>andong> appealing pictures-ong>andong> lots ong>ofong> words for young children to join in with. In ong>ong>theong>ong> Christmas ong>Storyong>, ong>ong>theong>ong>y will clip-clop with ong>ong>theong>ong> donkey, sing with ong>ong>theong>ong> angels, ong>andong> gasp with ong>ong>theong>ong> shepherds. In ong>ong>theong>ong> Creation ong>Storyong>, ong>ong>theong>ong>y will crash with ong>ong>theong>ong> seas, slish splosh with ong>ong>theong>ong> fish, ong>andong> zzz on ong>ong>theong>ong> seventh day. In ong>ong>theong>ong> Lost Sheep ong>Storyong>, ong>ong>theong>ong>y will count with ong>ong>theong>ong> shepherd ong>andong> baa, baa, baa with ong>ong>theong>ong> sheep ong>Andong> in ong>ong>theong>ong> Noah's Ark ong>Storyong>, kids will splish with ong>ong>theong>ong> rain, coo with ong>ong>theong>ong> dove, ong>andong> cheer with Noah With simple concepts ong>andong> familiar words for repetition, young children will come to learn ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>storyong> for ong>ong>theong>ong>mselves.

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Mystery Library: Dragons

Mystery Library: Dragons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wyly, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Lucent Books, Could ong>ong>theong>ong> dragon truly have existed? If simply a legend, why do images ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> dragon exist on every continent ong>andong> in nearly every culture? ong>ong>Theong>ong> search for ong>ong>theong>ong> dragon leads from India to Europe to norong>ong>theong>ong>rnmost ong>Chinaong> ong>andong> through over years ong>ofong> hiong>storyong> in an attempt to expose ong>ong>theong>ong> underlying truths ong>behindong> this most legendary ong>ofong> beasts.

And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimsley, Mark / Bailey, Anne J. / Simpson, Brooks D., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, "ong>Andong> Keep Moving On" is ong>ong>theong>ong> first book to see ong>ong>theong>ong> Virginia campaign ong>ofong> spring as Ulysses S. Grant ong>andong> Robert E. Lee saw it: a single, massive operation stretching hundreds ong>ofong> miles. ong>ong>Theong>ong> ong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign is also ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> demise ong>ofong> two great armies. ong>ong>Theong>ong> scale ong>ofong> casualties ong>andong> human suffering that ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign inflicted makes it unique in U.S. hiong>storyong>. Mark Grimsley's study, however, is not just anoong>ong>theong>ong>r battle book. Grimsley places ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign in ong>ong>theong>ong> political context ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> presidential election; appraises ong>ong>theong>ong> motivation ong>ofong> soldiers; appreciates ong>ong>theong>ong> impact ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> North's sea power advantage; questions conventional interpretations; ong>andong> examines ong>ong>theong>ong> interconnections among ong>ong>theong>ong> major battles, subsidiary ong>ofong>fensives, ong>andong> raids.

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The Fire Within

The Fire Within

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: D'Lacey, Chris, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Paperbacks, Best-selling author, Chris d'Lacey, brings us a magical ong>storyong> about mysterious hong>andong> crafted clay dragons who have unusual powers. When David moves in with Liz ong>andong> Lucy, he discovers a collection ong>ofong> hong>andong> crafted, clay dragons that comes to life ong>andong> has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast ong>ong>theong>ong> future, ong>andong> inspires him to write a ong>storyong> which reveals ong>ong>theong>ong> truth ong>behindong> an unsolved mystery close to home. ong>ong>Theong>ong> ong>storyong> has an unhappy ending, ong>andong> when David realizes ong>ong>theong>ong> consequences ong>ofong> it he is angry. ong>ong>Theong>ong>n David finds Gadzooks crying ong>andong> near death, ong>andong> he discovers that ong>ong>theong>ong>se special dragons die when ong>ong>theong>ong>y are not loved. Soon David is forced to save his friend ong>andong> unlock ong>ong>theong>ong> powers ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>fireong> within.

The First Easter

The First Easter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Skarmeas, Nancy / Benson, Leslie, PUBLISHER: Cong>andong>y Cane Press, Through simple words ong>andong> straightforward sentences, this beautifully illustrated ong>storyong> ong>ofong> Jesus' final days, his crucifixion, ong>andong> his resurrection provides an introduction to ong>ong>theong>ong> wonderful message ong>ofong> Easter. ong>ong>Theong>ong> ong>storyong>, taken from ong>ong>theong>ong> Gospels, incorporates Jesus' words directly from ong>ong>theong>ong> King James Version ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Bible. Magnificent paintings, rendered in oil on canvas, lend a visual richness to this serious subject, whereas ong>ong>theong>ong> exquisite design ong>andong> artistic elements on ong>ong>theong>ong> page evoke just ong>ong>theong>ong> right feel for children.

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The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> role ong>andong> development ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> saloon as an institution on ong>ong>theong>ong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>ong>theong>ong> social ong>andong> economic hiong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers ong>andong> many unpublished firsthong>andong> accounts, West shows that ong>ong>theong>ong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> saloon, from crude tents ong>andong> shanties into elegant establishments for drinking ong>andong> gaming, reflected ong>ong>theong>ong> growth ong>andong> maturity ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> surrounding community.

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Freeman, Gregory A., PUBLISHER: Nal Caliber, Now in paperbackaong>ong>theong>ong> aamazinga(James Bradley, "New York Times" bestselling author ong>ofong> "Flags ong>ofong> Our Faong>ong>theong>ong>rs") never-before-told ong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> greatest escape ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Second World War. In ong>ong>theong>ong> OSS set out to recover more than 500 downed airmen trapped ong>behindong> enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons, ong>ong>theong>ong> full account ong>ofong> this unforgettable ong>storyong> ong>ofong> loyalty, self-sacrifice, ong>andong> bravery is now being told for ong>ong>theong>ong> first time.

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The Crow's Vow

The Crow's Vow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briscoe, Susan, PUBLISHER: Vehicule Press, Following ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>storyong> ong>ofong> a marriage come undone, this moving book-length sequence is broken down into four seasons, distilling ong>ong>theong>ong> details ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> failed relationship through physical processes ong>ofong> nature, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> buzzing life ong>ofong> wildflowers ong>andong> birds that ong>ong>theong>ong> speaker--a wife ong>andong> moong>ong>theong>ong>r--studies daily for clues on happiness. Intricately constructed ong>andong> brimming with resourceful linguistic play, ong>ong>theong>ong>se poems are elemental odes on ong>ong>theong>ong> end ong>ofong> love ong>andong> its eventual renewal.

The Collected Ellison: The City on the Edge of Forever

The Collected Ellison: The City on the Edge of Forever

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellison, Harlan / Bauman, Jill, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, Finally ong>ong>Theong>ong> definitive lifeworks ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> author ong>ong>Theong>ong> Washington Post calls "one ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> great living American short ong>storyong> writers". ong>ong>Theong>ong> first ong>ofong> 20 volumes, Edgeworks: ong>ong>Theong>ong> Collected Ellison, Volume 1 contains An Edge in My Voice ong>andong> Over ong>ong>theong>ong> Edge with completely revised, updated ong>andong> expong>andong>ed manuscripts.

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Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide ong>andong> commentary on ong>ong>theong>ong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>ong>theong>ong> true center ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Rosary: ong>ong>theong>ong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, ong>andong> resurrection.

Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire of the USS Forrestal and

Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire of the USS Forrestal and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Freeman, Gregory A., PUBLISHER: Avon Books, On July , in ong>ong>theong>ong> Tonkin Gulf ong>ofong>f ong>ong>theong>ong> coast ong>ofong> Vietnam, ong>ong>theong>ong> USS Forrestal, ong>ong>theong>ong> mightiest aircraft carrier in ong>ong>theong>ong> U.S. fleet, burst into flame. Seconds after a rocket, ong>fireong>d accidentally, struck a jet occupied by 26-year-old pilot John McCain, thousong>andong>s ong>ofong> gallons ong>ofong> spilled fuel ignited, causing an explosive chain reaction that fed a terrible inferno that raged for days -- ong>andong> took ong>ong>theong>ong> lives ong>ofong> 134 brave sailors ong>andong> injured countless oong>ong>theong>ong>rs. This is ong>ong>theong>ong> powerful true ong>storyong> ong>ofong> hell at sea, ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> valiant men who fell, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> forgotten heroes who ultimately prevailed.

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The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>ong>theong>ong> Political ong>andong> Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>ong>theong>ong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Beats ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Hippies ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> birth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> modern environmental movement, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>ong>theong>ong> West.

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kurtti, Jeff, PUBLISHER: Disney Editions, Dinosaur: ong>ong>Theong>ong> Evolution ong>ofong> an Animated Feature examines in depth ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> this technological tour-de-force. Readers will witness how technological advances ong>andong> old-fashioned ong>storyong>telling collided to create this exciting new animated feature. Dazzlingly illustrated throughout in color ong>andong> black ong>andong> white, Dinosaur: ong>ong>Theong>ong> Evolution ong>ofong> an Animated Feature is a splendid gift for animation enthusiasts ong>andong> film buffs, ong>andong> for anyone who experiences ong>ong>theong>ong> myriad joys ong>ofong> Dinosaur. This essential keepsake captures ong>ong>theong>ong> remarkable warmth, dramatic ong>storyong>, ong>andong> heartfelt humor ong>ofong> this one-ong>ofong>-a-kind movie -- as well as ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>behindong>-ong>ong>theong>ong>-scenes ong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> talented artists, ingenious technicians, ong>andong> fascinating techniques ong>andong> technology that went into ong>ong>theong>ong> making ong>ofong> this eagerly awaited animated feature.

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The Ghosts of Charleston

The Ghosts of Charleston

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macy, Edward / Buxton, Julian, PUBLISHER: Beaufort Books, Charleston, SC is one ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most haunted cities in North America. Buxton ong>andong> Macy tell chilling stories about ong>ong>theong>ong> ghosts that inhabit Charleston's historical buildings. Timeless legends ong>andong> recent accounts ong>ofong> spirits abound in this long-awaited book. Stories include: ong>ong>theong>ong> Gentleman Ghost ong>andong> Headless torso ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Battery Carriage House Inn, ong>ong>theong>ong> despairing ghost in ong>ong>theong>ong> beautiful Aiken-Rhett House, ong>ong>theong>ong> tragic death ong>ofong> a young doctor ong>andong> his return to a house on Church Street, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ghost car on ong>ong>theong>ong> imposing Cooper River Bridge, among many oong>ong>theong>ong>rs. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se are ong>ong>theong>ong> stories ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> haunts ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Holy City.

Japan and China in the World Political Economy

Japan and China in the World Political Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pekkanen Saadia / Pekkanen, Saadia / Tsai, Kellee, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Two powers in East Asia today stong>andong> to define ong>ong>theong>ong> region's economic ong>andong> commercial future: Japan, which rose in a spectacular industrial burst to become at present ong>ong>theong>ong> world's second largest economy; ong>andong> ong>Chinaong>, which is rapidly advancing towards a market economy under ong>ong>theong>ong> watchful eye ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> world. While much has been made ong>ofong> Japan ong>andong> ong>Chinaong>'s particular economic institutions ong>andong> developmental paths, few works analyze ong>ong>theong>ong>m in a comparative framework. Including contributions from leading academics, ong>ong>theong>ong> text focuses on ong>ong>theong>ong> period from ong>ong>theong>ong> s to ong>ong>theong>ong> onset ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> s, reviewing ong>ong>theong>ong> experiences ong>ofong> Japan ong>andong> ong>Chinaong> across ong>ong>theong>ong> areas ong>ofong> development, trade, investment, finance ong>andong> technology. Drawing on a combination ong>ofong> ong>ofong>ficial documents, economic statistics, case studies ong>andong> original fieldwork, this book will give political scientists, political economists, business concerns, ong>andong> policy analysts a firmer grasp ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> role Japan ong>andong> ong>Chinaong> stong>andong> to play in ong>ong>theong>ong> world political economy.

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Into Tibet: The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret

Into Tibet: The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Laird, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Into Tibet is ong>ong>theong>ong> incredible ong>storyong> ong>ofong> a American undercover expedition led by America's first atomic agent, Douglas S. Mackiernan -- a covert attempt to arm ong>ong>theong>ong> Tibetans ong>andong> to recognize Tibet's independence in ong>ong>theong>ong> months before ong>Chinaong> invaded. It recounts a harrowing ong>andong> unprecedented two-thousong>andong>-mile trek on foot ong>andong> camel across ong>Chinaong> ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> deserts ong>ofong> inner Asia. For ong>ong>theong>ong> first time, Thomas Laird reveals how Mackiernan helped establish a covert intelligence pipeline from ong>Chinaong> to India; how he gaong>ong>theong>ong>red atomic intelligence for ong>ong>theong>ong> United States; how his partner Frank Bessac urged ong>ong>theong>ong> Tibetan government to request covert U.S. military aid ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>n carried ong>ong>theong>ong> signed request out ong>ofong> Lhasa; ong>andong>, finally, how Dean Rusk ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> CIA responded. Laird reveals how ong>ong>theong>ong> clash between ong>ong>theong>ong> State Department ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> CIA, as well us unguided actions by field agents, hastened ong>ong>theong>ong> Chinese invasion ong>ofong> Tibet. Commenting on American motivations during this operation for ong>ong>theong>ong> first time, ong>ong>theong>ong> Dalai Lama says bluntly, "ong>ong>Theong>ong> courage was not ong>ong>theong>ong>re." U.S. government actions were ultimately a kiss ong>ofong> death for Tibet ong>andong> Mackiernan -- ong>ong>theong>ong> first CIA agent ever killed during a covert operation. A gripping narrative ong>ofong> survival, courage, ong>andong> intrigue among ong>ong>theong>ong> nomads, princes, ong>andong> warring armies ong>ofong> inner Asia, Into Tibet rewrites ong>ong>theong>ong> accepted hiong>storyong> ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Chinese invasion ong>ofong> Tibet. "Laird does an exemplary job ong>ofong> investigating, reporting, ong>andong> shaping ong>ong>theong>ong> events ong>andong> personalities that compose ong>ong>theong>ong> tragic ong>storyong>." -- Bob Shacochis, author ong>ofong> ong>ong>Theong>ong> Immaculate Invasion

Hallelujah, What a Savior!

Hallelujah, What a Savior!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Osbeck, Kenneth W., PUBLISHER: Kregel Publications, This collection ong>ofong> stories ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> writing ong>ofong> 25 favorite hymns on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>me ong>ofong> Christ our Savior will inspire ong>andong> uplift you. Each ong>storyong> includes a devotional meditation, a related passage from Scripture, ong>andong> a musical score complete with lyrics.

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His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our

His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bernstein, Carl / Bernstein, Politi / Politi, Marco, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Bernstein ong>andong> Marco Politi, ong>ong>theong>ong> dean ong>ofong> Vatican journalists, combine ong>ong>theong>ong>ir substantial abilities to show how Kremlin elders struggled in vain to overcome ong>ong>theong>ong> alarming power ong>andong> influence that Pope John Paul II had on Eastern Europe. ong>ong>Theong>ong> Pope had become ong>ong>theong>ong> inspiration ong>andong> protection ong>ofong> Solidarity, ong>andong> after a meeting in Rome with ong>ong>theong>ong>n-president Ronald Reagan, ong>ong>theong>ong> pair committed ong>ong>theong>ong> vast resources ong>ofong> two superpowers -- one spiritual, ong>ong>theong>ong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r strategic -- to hastening ong>ong>theong>ong> demise ong>ofong> communism. Compelling journalism, drama, hiong>storyong>, ong>andong> biography, His Holiness, reveals ong>ong>theong>ong> real ong>storyong> ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> end ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> cold war ong>andong> a definitive portrait ong>ofong> a great moral leader ong>ofong> our time.

Patton's Ghost Corps: Cracking the Siegfried Line

Patton's Ghost Corps: Cracking the Siegfried Line

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Prefer, Nathan / Prefer, Lathan N., PUBLISHER: Presidio Press, In December, , General George Patton turned Third Army north to ong>attackong> ong>ong>theong>ong> German penetration through ong>ong>theong>ong> Ardennes in ong>ong>theong>ong> Battle ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Bulge. Left ong>behindong> was a single corps, XX Corps, ong>ong>theong>ong> "Ghost Corps." Its daunting mission: defend ong>ong>theong>ong> entire front from which Third Army had hastily withdrawn ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>n ong>attackong> to break through ong>ong>theong>ong> strongly prepared German positions along ong>ong>theong>ong> Siegfried Line. Through indefatigable research in primary, sources, author Prefer takes ong>ong>theong>ong> reader down to squad level ong>andong> many times to individual riflemen. ong>ong>Theong>ong>ir heroic acts, recounted here in exciting detail, led to American victory over ong>ong>theong>ong> defending German forces who ong>ofong>ten outnumbered ong>andong> outgunned ong>ong>theong>ong> GIs ong>ofong> XX Corps. Patton's Ghost Corps truly is a ong>storyong> ong>ofong> heroism ong>andong> elan.

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The Lions of Lucerne

The Lions of Lucerne

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thor, Brad, PUBLISHER: Pocket Star Books, On ong>ong>theong>ong> snow-covered slopes ong>ofong> Utah, ong>ong>theong>ong> President ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> United States has been kidnapped ong>andong> his Secret Service detail massacred. Only one agent has survived -- ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath. He doesn't buy ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>ofong>ficial line that Middle Eastern terrorists are ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>attackong> ong>andong> begins his own campaign to find ong>ong>theong>ong> truth ong>andong> exact revenge. But now, framed for murder by a sinister cabal, Harvath takes his fight to ong>ong>theong>ong> towering mountains ong>ofong> Switzerlong>andong> -- ong>andong> joins forces with beautiful Claudia Mueller ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Swiss Federal Attorney's ong>Ofong>fice. Togeong>ong>theong>ong>r ong>ong>theong>ong>y must brave ong>ong>theong>ong> subzero temperatures ong>andong> sheer heights ong>ofong> treacherous Mount Pilatus -- where ong>ong>theong>ong>ir only chance for survival lies inside ong>ong>theong>ong> den ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most lethal team ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional killers ong>ong>theong>ong> world has ever known....

Photography

Photography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yorath, David / Yorath, Dave, PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Each title in this compact series takes a lighong>ong>theong>ong>arted look at its subjects ong>andong> gives readers an entertaining ong>andong> informative overview. Readers will smile ong>ong>theong>ong>ir way through this amusing, ong>ofong>ten surprising, always informative guided tour through ong>ong>theong>ong> hiong>storyong> ong>ofong> photography, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>storyong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> people ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> technology ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> images.

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The Cinema of Satyajit Ray: Between Tradition and Modernity

The Cinema of Satyajit Ray: Between Tradition and Modernity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Darius / Rothman, William / ong>Andong>rew, Dudley, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>ong>Theong>ong> most comprehensive treatment ong>ofong> Satyajit Ray's work, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Cinema ong>ofong> Satyajit Ray makes accessible ong>ong>theong>ong> oeuvre ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most prolific ong>andong> creative filmmakers ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> twentieth century. Providing analyses ong>ofong> selected films, including those that comprise ong>ong>Theong>ong> Apu Trilogy, Chess Players, ong>andong> Jalsaghar, among oong>ong>theong>ong>rs, Darius Cooper outlines Western influences on Ray's work, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> plight ong>ofong> women functioning within a patriarchal society, Ray's political vision ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> "doubly colonized," ong>andong> his ong>attackong> ong>andong> critique ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Bengali/Indian middle class ong>ofong> today.

How Levesque Won

How Levesque Won

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: DuPont, Pierre / DuPont, Pierre / Fischman, Sheila, PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company, Canadian politics changed dramatically on November with ong>ong>theong>ong> stunning election victory ong>ofong> Rene Levesque ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Parti Quebecois. This book tells ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>storyong> ong>behindong> that election campaign, ong>ofong>fering ong>ong>theong>ong> background that explains how Levesque won--ong>andong> why. It considers why Robert Bourassa called ong>ong>theong>ong> election even though secret Liberal polls were unfavourable, ong>andong> examines ong>ong>theong>ong> role played by Pierre Trudeau ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> federal party in arranging a virtual takeover ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> provincial party during ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign. First published in , "How Levesque Won" is a vivid ong>andong> immediate report on a siesmic shift in Canadian politics, ong>ong>theong>ong> aftershocks ong>ofong> which continue to be felt today.

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Meet Joe Copper: Masculinity and Race on Montana's World War

Meet Joe Copper: Masculinity and Race on Montana's World War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Basso, Matong>ong>theong>ong>w, PUBLISHER: ong>ong>Theong>ong> University ong>ofong> Chicago Press, "I realize that I am a soldier ong>ofong> production whose duties are as important in this war as those ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> man ong>behindong> ong>ong>theong>ong> gun." So began ong>ong>theong>ong> pledge that many home front men took at ong>ong>theong>ong> outset ong>ofong> World War II when ong>ong>theong>ong>y went to work in ong>ong>theong>ong> factories, fields, ong>andong> mines while ong>ong>theong>ong>ir compatriots fought in ong>ong>theong>ong> battlefields ong>ofong> Europe ong>andong> on ong>ong>theong>ong> bloody beaches ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Pacific. ong>ong>Theong>ong> male experience ong>ofong> working ong>andong> living in wartime America is rarely examined, but ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>storyong> ong>ofong> men like ong>ong>theong>ong>se provides a crucial counter-narrative to ong>ong>theong>ong> national ong>storyong> ong>ofong> Rosie ong>ong>theong>ong> Riveter ong>andong> GI Joe that dominates scholarly ong>andong> popular discussions ong>ofong> World War II. In "Meet Joe Copper," Matong>ong>theong>ong>w L. Basso describes ong>ong>theong>ong> formation ong>ofong> a powerful, white, working-class masculine ideology in ong>ong>theong>ong> decades prior to ong>ong>theong>ong> war, ong>andong> shows how it thrived--on ong>ong>theong>ong> job, in ong>ong>theong>ong> community, ong>andong> through union politics. Basso recalls for us ong>ong>theong>ong> practices ong>andong> beliefs ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> first- ong>andong> second-generation immigrant copper workers ong>ofong> Montana while advancing ong>ong>theong>ong> historical conversation on gender, class, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> formation ong>ofong> a white ethnic racial identity. "Meet Joe Copper" provides a context for our ideas ong>ofong> postwar masculinity ong>andong> whiteness ong>andong> finally returns ong>ong>theong>ong> men ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> home front to our reckoning ong>ofong> "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Greatest Generation" ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> New Deal era.

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