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A Stupid Boy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perry, Thomas / Perry, Jimmy, PUBLISHER: Arrow Books, ong>Theong> fascinating autobiography from ong>theong> creator ong>ofong> "Dad's Army" ong>andong> "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum." Very funny, ong>andong> illustrated with over a hundred photographs, this highly entertaining autobiography is full ong>ofong> ong>theong> people, ong>storiesong> ong>andong> experiences from Jimmy Perry's childhood in London, his time in ong>theong> Home Guard, as a Gunner in Burma, as a member ong>ofong> ong>theong> Royal Artillery Concert Party entertaining ong>theong> troops in India, ong>andong> much more. ong>Theong>se are ong>theong> ong>storiesong> that inspired many ong>ofong> ong>theong> characters ong>andong> scenes from his much-loved comedies.

Discovering Great Singers of Classic Pop: A New Listener's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hemming, Roy / Hajdu, David, PUBLISHER: Newmarket Press, ong>Theong> sounds, styles, ong>andong> lives ong>ofong> outstong>andong>ing singers from ong>theong> s to ong>theong> present are "written about with loving expertise by two writers who can make singers ong>andong> ong>theong>ir ong>songsong> live on paper", says Clive Barnes.

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> historic Church teach about ong>theong> role ong>ofong> women in ong>theong> Church? For many years ong>theong> answer to this question has come from feminist ong>theong>ologians. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what ong>theong> Church Faong>theong>rs ong>andong> ong>theong> Scriptures teach on women ong>andong> men's role in ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> Scong>andong>al ong>ofong> Gender brings us into direct contact with ong>theong> auong>theong>ntic ong>andong> original teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> ancient Christian Church Faong>theong>rs on ong>theong> issue ong>ofong> ong>theong> proper role ong>ofong> women ong>andong> men in ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>theong> Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects ong>theong> traditional Orthodox point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>theong> Early Church Faong>theong>rs ong>andong> ong>theong> Bible.

Text, Context, and Hypertext: Writing with and for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Edward, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), In "Text, ConText, ong>andong> HyperText," twenty-seven experts present ong>theong> most recent developments in three important areas ong>ofong> technical communication: ong>theong> design ong>ofong> effective documentation, ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> new technology ong>andong> research on technical writing, ong>andong> ong>theong> training ong>andong> management ong>ofong> technical writers. This first synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> diverse but related research provides a unique conceptualization ong>ofong> ong>theong> field ong>ofong> computers ong>andong> writing ong>andong> documentation.

Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Braunwald, Eugene, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, ong>Theong> Fifth Edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> definitive reference on heart disease -- has been assiduously revised ong>andong> updated Dr. Braunwald has added 23 new chapters ong>andong> 22 renowned new contributors to bring readers ong>theong> state ong>ofong> ong>theong> art in ong>theong> field ong>ofong> cardiology. From examination ong>andong> circulatory function to diseases ong>ofong> ong>theong> heart ong>andong> broader perspectives on heart disease ong>andong> cardiologic practice, this classic resource remains authoritative, user-friendly, ong>andong> complete.

Stories, Theories and Things

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooke-Rose, Christine / Brooke-Rose, Christine / Christine, Brooke-Rose, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> novelist ong>andong> critic Christine Brooke-Rose reflects on her own fictional craft ong>andong> turns her well-developed analytic abilities on oong>theong>r writers fictional ong>andong> critical, from Hawthorne ong>andong> Pound to Bloom ong>andong> Derrida, in an attempt to investiong>gateong> those difficult border zones between ong>theong> "invented" ong>andong> ong>theong> "real." ong>Theong> result is an extended meditation, in a highly personal idiom, on ong>theong> creative act ong>andong> its relation to modern ong>theong>oretical writing ong>andong> thinking. Like her fiction, Prong>ofong>essor Brooke-Rose's criticism is self-consciously experimental, trying out ong>andong> discarding ideas, adopting oong>theong>rs. Her linguistic prowess, her uncommon role as a recognized writer ong>ofong> fiction ong>andong> ong>theong>ory, ong>andong> ong>theong> relevance ong>ofong> her work to ong>theong> feminist ong>andong> oong>theong>r modern movements, all contribute to ong>theong> interest ong>ofong> this unusual sequence ong>ofong> essays. Christine Brooke-Rose, formerly a prong>ofong>essor at ong>theong> Universite de Paris, ong>andong> now retired, lives in France. She is ong>theong> author ong>ofong> several works ong>ofong> literary criticism ong>andong> a number ong>ofong> novels, including Amalgamemnon ong>andong> Xorong>andong>er.

Ambiguous Relations: The American Jewish Community and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shafir, Shlomo, PUBLISHER: Wayne State University Press, This monograph, based on extensive research in many archival collections in ong>theong> United States, Germany, ong>andong> lsrael, focuses on ong>theong> time period from ong>theong> end ong>ofong> World War II until ong>andong> deals with ong>theong> American Jewish community's ambiguous attitude towards Germany since ong>theong> Holocaust years. Examining ong>theong> community's early intercessions with ong>theong> American administration ong>andong> its impact on American public opinion ong>andong> on ong>theong> West German government, this study develops a picture ong>ofong> ambiguity ong>andong> denial in a pivotal time in American Jewry. Rationales ong>andong> strategies ong>ofong> major Jewish organizations are discussed as well as ong>theong> subsequent rise ong>ofong> Holocaust consciousness ong>andong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> survivors effect on ong>theong> tension between special Jewish interests ong>andong> American national interest.

Donor Insemination

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barratt, Christopher / Barratt, Christopher L. R. / Cooke, Ian Douglas, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This volume provides clear guidelines on ong>theong> advantages, disadvantages ong>andong> limitations ong>ofong> ong>theong> use ong>ofong> donor insemination to treat infertility. ong>Theong> team ong>ofong> authors, drawn from a wide range ong>ofong> disciplines, covers all aspects ong>ofong> implementing ong>andong> organising a successful donor insemination programme. ong>Theong> volume includes practical information on recruitment, screening ong>andong> selection ong>ofong> suitable donors; counselling ong>ofong> patients ong>andong> donors; clinical, scientific ong>andong> laboratory aspects, including fertility assessment, ovulation timing ong>andong> cryopreservation. ong>Theong> volume concludes with information on organisation ong>ofong> sperm banks, ong>theong> use ong>ofong> computerisation ong>andong> ethical ong>andong> legal aspects. ong>Theong> volume is designed to assist all those involved in ong>theong> treatment ong>ofong> infertility - including ong>andong>rologists ong>andong> clinicians in ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> reproductive medicine ong>andong> obstetrics ong>andong> gynaecology.

Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art ong>andong> memorabilia, patents, designs, ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> game ong>andong> related sports. Many books have been written on ong>theong> various aspects ong>ofong> golf, but this is ong>theong> first that attributes ong>theong> game's popularity to ong>theong> introduction ong>ofong> ong>theong> solid gutta percha gong>ofong> ball in ong>andong> ong>theong> American rubber-cored ball in . ong>Theong> book describes, in ong>theong> light ong>ofong> ong>theong>se dramatic gong>ofong> ball changes, how ong>theong> ball ong>andong> club have evolved, ong>theong> types ong>ofong> material used, ong>theong> people who made ong>theong> clubs ong>andong> balls, those who have excelled at ong>theong> game, ong>andong> ong>theong> effects ong>theong> implements had on ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> swing ong>andong> on gong>ofong>-course design. ong>Theong>re are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art ong>andong> golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs ong>andong> ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> game ong>andong> related games. Included is a directory ong>ofong> golf-club- ong>andong> ball-makers ong>andong> golf artists.

Between Friends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oz, Amos, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, In "Between Friends, " Amos Oz returns to ong>theong> kibbutz ong>ofong> ong>theong> late s, ong>theong> time ong>andong> place where his writing began. ong>Theong>se eight interconnected ong>storiesong>, set in ong>theong> fictitious Kibbutz Yikhat, draw masterly prong>ofong>iles ong>ofong> idealistic men ong>andong> women enduring personal hardships in ong>theong> shadow ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest collective dreams ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century. A devoted faong>theong>r who fails to challenge his daughter's lover, an old friend, a man his own age; an elderly gardener who carries on his shoulders ong>theong> sorrows ong>ofong> ong>theong> world; a woman writing perversely poignant letters to her husbong>andong>'s mistress. Amid this motley group ong>ofong> people, a man named Martin attempts to teach everyone Esperanto. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> is a luminous human ong>andong> literary study; togeong>theong>r ong>theong>y ong>ofong>fer an eloquent portrait ong>ofong> an idea, ong>andong> ong>ofong> a charged ong>andong> fascinating epoch. Amos Oz at home. ong>Andong> at his best.

The Emerald City of Oz

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, L. Frank, PUBLISHER: Mundus Artium Press, ong>Theong> Emerald City is built all ong>ofong> ong>beautifulong> marbles in which are set a prong>ofong>usion ong>ofong> emeralds, every one exquisitely cut ong>andong> ong>ofong> very great size. ong>Theong>re are oong>theong>r jewels used in ong>theong> decorations inside ong>theong> houses ong>andong> palaces, such as rubies, diamonds, sapphires, amethysts ong>andong> turquoises. But in ong>theong> streets ong>andong> upon ong>theong> outside ong>ofong> ong>theong> buildings only emeralds appear, from which circumstance ong>theong> place is named ong>theong> Emerald City ong>ofong> Oz.

The Life of Moses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Thirteen paintings tell ong>theong> story ong>ofong> Moses' life, from his discovery as a foundling on ong>theong> Nile, to his death on Mt. Pisgah over-looking ong>theong> long>andong> ong>ofong> Canaan. Also depicted are ong>theong> killing ong>ofong> ong>theong> Egyptian overseer; ong>theong> flight to Midian ong>andong> ong>theong> burning bush; Moses confronting ong>theong> Pharaoh; ong>theong> Plagues; ong>theong> Exodus ong>andong> ong>theong> parting ong>ofong> ong>theong> Red Sea; ong>theong> manna from heaven; Moses on Mt. Sinai receiving ong>theong> Ten Commong>andong>ments; ong>andong> ong>theong> golden calf. ong>Theong> book also is enriched by a detailed commentary on each painting. ong>Theong> story that inspired ong>theong> work is re-told, ong>andong> symbols ong>andong> important characters are explained. All in all, a stunning visual introduction to ong>theong> great ong>theong>mes ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old Testament as presented in works ong>ofong> art.

Pen Tells It All

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frsdpwc, PUBLISHER: Umsinsi Press, Four retired South African nurses have written this collection ong>ofong> ong>storiesong> ong>andong> articles. ong>Theong>y include settings ong>ofong> growing up in a township in pre-democratic South Africa; ong>andong> a peaceful valley where one ong>ofong> ong>theong> authors grew up. Interwoven in ong>theong> ong>storiesong> are cultural practices such as a Khosa boy's circumcision ceremony; ukwemula - ong>theong> girls' twenty-first ceremony; ong>andong> ong>theong> process ong>ofong> eight stages in a traditional Zulu wedding ceremony.

Praying with Clare of Assisi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Ramona, PUBLISHER: Word Among Us Press, Clare ong>ofong> Assisi, holding fast to ong>theong> truth ong>ofong> ong>theong> gospel, modeled her life on ong>theong> humanity ong>ofong> Jesus who, as she said, "was placed poor in ong>theong> crib, lived poor in ong>theong> world, ong>andong> remained poor on ong>theong> cross." Nobles ong>andong> peasants sought her prayers, advice, ong>andong> healing touch.

The Thomas Family of St. Albans, West Virginia: A Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Bob, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, ong>Theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> Thomas family mirrors ong>theong> history, struggles, ong>andong> successes ong>ofong> America. Starting in ong>theong> s, my ancestors came from Europe ong>andong> helped settle ong>andong> build ong>theong> country, fought in ong>theong> battles that defined ong>theong> nation, lost ong>theong>ir jobs in ong>theong> Great Depression, ong>andong> ong>theong>n enjoyed ong>theong> prosperity ong>ofong> 20th century America. Along ong>theong> way was a soldier who fought with George Washington in Braddock's Expedition, a veteran ong>ofong> Bunker Hill who may have heard ong>theong> famed commong>andong> "don't fire until you see ong>theong> whites ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir eyes," a faong>theong>r ong>andong> son who served on opposing sides during ong>theong> Civil War, ong>andong> ong>theong> engineer who kept ong>theong> Washington Monument running in it's early days. This book, a family history ong>ofong> my parents ong>andong> ong>theong>ir ancestors, tells ong>theong>ir ong>storiesong> ong>andong> presents ong>theong> lineage ong>ofong> my family.

The Battles of Jericho

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Penetcost, Hugh, PUBLISHER: Crippen & Long>andong>ru Publishers, Hugh Pentecost, ong>theong> pseudonym ong>ofong> Judson Philips (), created one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most memorable ong>ofong> fictional sleuths in ong>theong> red-bearded artist, John Jericho. ong>Theong> ong>storiesong> combine interesting settings, skillful puzzles, social concerns, ong>andong> earnest melodrama. Jericho's paintings reflect his anger against social injustice ong>andong> violence, ong>andong> his search for Truth; ong>andong> when ong>theong> downtrodden, ong>theong> unfairly accused, ong>andong> (frequently) a damsel in distress seek his help, he is willing to enter ong>theong> fray. Jericho's skills as a detective are his skills as an artist. His painter's eye picks up details that oong>theong>rs miss. ong>Andong> ong>theong> energy he puts on his canvasses is reflected in ong>theong> physical energy with which he fights for Truth. ong>Theong> 15 ong>storiesong> in ong>Theong> Battles ong>ofong> Jericho, written between ong>andong> , are filled with ong>theong> social unrest ong>ofong> that turbulent era, tempered with Jericho's (ong>andong> Pentecost's) belief in individual responsibility. ong>Theong> Battles ong>ofong> Jericho is ong>theong> 26th in Crippen & Long>andong>ru's "Lost Class

Love of fat men - Helen Dunmore

Love ong>ofong> fat men - Helen Dunmore In this powerful series ong>ofong> short ong>storiesong> Helen Dunmore reveals a harsh, serious world ong>ofong> endless winters ong>andong> midnight sun. In Short days, Long Nights a woman wakes to find a man in her bed ong>andong> tries to piece togeong>theong>r ong>theong> jigsaw ong>ofong> ong>theong> night before. But is he dead or just sleeping? In Girls on Ice two fashion students walk on ong>theong> frozen sea until ong>theong>y are caught in a snowstorn, out ong>ofong> sight ong>ofong> long>andong>. Set as far apart as Finlong>andong>, ong>theong> Austrian Tyrol ong>andong> upstate New York, ong>theong> worlds ong>ofong> ong>theong>se stores come alive to ong>theong> touch. Characters, ong>theong>mes ong>andong> nuances resound from story to story forming unexpected connections ong>andong> delightful surprises. 2 euro + shipping costs

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Truman State University Press, On ong>theong> sixtieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> founding ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel an international group ong>ofong> scholars, policy makers, ong>andong> members ong>ofong> ong>theong> public gaong>theong>red at ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute for ong>theong> Advancement ong>ofong> Peace on ong>theong> Hebrew University Campus to examine ong>theong> diplomatic ong>andong> political context from which ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked ong>theong> fortieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute ong>andong> provided an opportunity to commemorate ong>andong> reflect on ong>theong> work supported by ong>theong> Institute. This collection ong>ofong> ong>theong> thirteen articles presented at ong>theong> conference in May advances ong>theong> discussion ong>ofong> President Truman's recognition ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, ong>andong> reviews efforts in ong>theong> advocacy ong>ofong> peace made possible by ong>theong> Institute.

Pummer The Samaritans

Reinhard Pummer ong>Theong> Samaritans brill € muovo Most people associate ong>theong> term "Samaritan" exclusively with ong>theong> New Testament ong>storiesong> about ong>theong> Good Samaritan ong>andong> ong>theong> Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Very few are aware that a small community ong>ofong> about 750 Samaritans still lives today in Palestine ong>andong> Israel; ong>theong>y view ong>theong>mselves as ong>theong> true Israelites, having resided in ong>theong>ir birthplace for thousong>andong>s ong>ofong> years ong>andong> preserving unchanged ong>theong> revelation given to Moses in ong>theong> Torah. Reinhard Pummer, one ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's foremost experts on Samaritanism, ong>ofong>fers in this book a comprehensive introduction to ong>theong> people identified as Samaritans in both biblical ong>andong> nonbiblical sources. Besides analyzing ong>theong> literary, epigraphic, ong>andong> archaeological sources, he examines ong>theong> Samaritans' history, ong>theong>ir geographical distribution, ong>theong>ir version ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pentateuch, ong>theong>ir rituals ong>andong> customs, ong>andong> ong>theong>ir situation today. ong>Theong>re is no better book available on ong>theong> subject.

Supreme Court in the Federal Judicial System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wasby, Stephen L. / Winkates, James E., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> fourth edition ong>ofong> this authoritative text has been completely updated through ong>theong> term. New material is presented on ong>theong> Rehnquist Court, ong>theong> Court's recourd on civil liberties, ong>andong> ong>theong> Clarence Thomas nomination. ong>Theong> text focuses on ong>theong> Supreme Court, but also analyzes oong>theong>r federal courts ong>andong> ong>theong> entire court system. ong>Theong> Court's political roles are discussed first. ong>Theong> structure ong>ofong> ong>theong> judicial system ong>andong> ong>theong> ways ong>ofong> selecting federal judges follows. A separate chapter is devoted to ong>theong> role ong>ofong> lawyers ong>andong> interest groups. ong>Theong> book concludes with an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> court rulings.

The Undertaker (Pwl) (Z)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Dan, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- ong>Theong> exciting ong>storiesong> behind one ong>ofong> America's favorite ong>andong> fastest-growing sports -- Action-packed full-color photos help illustrate ong>theong> biographies ong>ofong> ong>theong> favorite stars ong>ofong> ong>theong> sport -- Cable TV's top-rated attraction Dark ong>andong> mysterious, "ong>Theong> Undertaker" is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most feared competitors in ong>theong> ring today.

Follow Me: The Life and Music of R. Nathaniel Dett

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Simpson, Anne Key, PUBLISHER: Scarecrow Press, Best known for his spectacular direction ong>ofong> ong>theong> Hampton Institute Choir (), Dett was also a fine pianist, composer, ong>andong> arranger ong>ofong> Negro folk ong>songsong> ong>andong> spirituals. Includes photos, analysis, ong>andong> musical examples.

Vendere una foto

ong>Theong> work was written by ong>theong> artist N. Lvov in ong>theong> middle ong>ofong> ong>theong> first half ong>ofong> ong>theong> 20th century.ong>Theong> painting depicts ong>theong> summer souong>theong>rn seascape. On ong>theong> left side - a mountainous shore with cypress. ong>Theong> long>andong>scape is characterized by simplicity, clarity ong>andong> original pictorial expression.A picture with a harmonious color, based on a combination ong>ofong> subtle shades ong>ofong> blue, green ong>andong> brown colors. ong>Theong> work is written with ong>theong> appropriate mood ong>andong> corresponds to works popular with connoisseurs ong>ofong> art!

Lion Let Loose

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tranter, Nigel, PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton, This book tells ong>theong> story ong>ofong> James ong>theong> First ong>ofong> Scotlong>andong>, who was an extraordinary poet, thinker, warrior, athlete, ong>andong> statesman. His romance with Joanna Beaufort is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> great love ong>storiesong> in history, ong>andong> ong>theong> love for him ong>ofong> Caong>theong>rine Douglas one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most poignant. Acquista Ora

A Kid's First Book of Birdwatching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weidensaul, Scott, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, This exciting introduction to ong>theong> world ong>ofong> birds contains bright full-color illustrations for easy identification, helpful tips on birdwatching, plus a directory ong>ofong> 50 North American birds. ong>Theong> accompanying audiocassette features auong>theong>ntic ong>songsong> ong>andong> calls ong>ofong> ong>theong> birds included in ong>theong> book.

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