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Three Courses and a Dessert

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clarke, William / Cruikshank, George, PUBLISHER: Nonsuch, "Three Courses ong>andong> a Desser"t is a collection ong>ofong> humorous short ong>storiesong> with West Country, Irish, ong>andong> legal settings (ong>theong> "three courses") togeong>theong>r with a more miscellaneous selection (ong>theong> "dessert"). First published in , it is richly illustrated by ong>theong> author in a style familiar to readers ong>ofong> "Oliver Twist," ong>andong> includes a varied cast ong>ofong> characters who come vividly to life in ong>theong> mind ong>ofong> ong>theong> reader. ong>Theong>se ong>storiesong> represent Cruikshank's biting satire at its best. Sometimes scong>andong>alous but always humorous, ong>theong>se ong>storiesong> are sure to delight a modern audience able to see in its allegories ong>andong> allusions plenty that is still relevant to ong>theong> social ong>andong> political scene ong>ofong> today.

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley went Hollywood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jeff Kinney, PUBLISHER: Amuket Books, ong>Theong> first "Diary ong>ofong> a Wimpy Kid" movie opened on March , ong>andong> earned over $75 million worldwide, making it one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most successful films ong>ofong> ong>theong> year. With "ong>Theong> Wimpy Kid Movie Diary," author Jeff Kinney shared his Hollywood experience on ong>theong> set ong>andong> explained to readers how a major motion picture gets made. That was just ong>theong> beginning ong>ofong> ong>theong> story. Now, in this revised ong>andong> expong>andong>ed edition, Jeff Kinney fills in ong>theong> rest ong>ofong> ong>theong> moviemaking process with more inside ong>storiesong>, new artwork, ong>andong> exclusive images. Also included is a special sneak peek at "Rodrick Rules," ong>theong> new movie coming in March . This revised ong>andong> expong>andong>ed edition ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Wimpy Kid Movie Diary" is ong>theong> perfect companion to ong>theong> bestselling series.

You Are Beautiful

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bonacci, Ross, PUBLISHER: Balboa Press, YOU ARE ong>BEAUTIFULong> You Are ong>Beautifulong> is a series ong>ofong> insightful, thought provoking messages that promise to make you look deep inside, to find inspiration ong>andong> help you reach your goals. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong> 42 messages is inspired by one word. ong>Theong> messages are written in conjunction with original artwork that ignites ong>theong> truth behind ong>theong>m. ong>Theong> wonderful artwork will accentuate your experience ong>ofong> ong>theong> allegories, mantras ong>andong> positive statements in ong>theong> messages. Each message ends with a sacred intention for you to feel at ong>theong> core ong>ofong> your being like an inner compass. "YOU ARE ong>BEAUTIFULong>" is my gift to you to honour ong>andong> accelerate your journey home to yourself. May this book guide you home with ease ong>andong> grace. Enjoy ong>theong> journey ong>ofong> life." " -Ross Bonacci

A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt: Documents in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thorner, Thomas / Frohn-Nielson, Thor, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Toronto Press, This new edition ong>ofong> Broadview's two volume anthology ong>ofong> documents in Canadian history, A Few Acres ong>ofong> Snow ong>andong> A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt, presents many new documentary sources on Canadian history, combined with ong>theong> most compelling passages from ong>theong> first edition, Included are documents that focus on ong>theong> history ong>ofong> Canada's various regions; on social, cultural, political ong>andong> intellectual history; ong>andong> on ong>theong> experiences ong>ofong> women, Native peoples, immigrants ong>andong> labour.

Politics of Knowledge: The Commercialization of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ohmann, Richard M. / Radway, Janice, PUBLISHER: Wesleyan, Cultural analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> American university system. Richard Ohmann's work is in a class by itself. While editor ong>ofong> College English, ong>andong> in ong>theong> three books he published since ong>theong>n, he has created America's most comprehensive vision ong>ofong> how teaching ong>andong> scholarship are at once part ong>ofong> ong>theong> university, ong>ofong> society ong>andong> ong>ofong> history. In Politics ong>ofong> Knowledge, Ohmann's essays ong>andong> interviews analyze, explain ong>andong> criticize ong>theong> roles ong>ofong> ong>theong> university, ong>theong> academic prong>ofong>essions ong>andong> publishing in a rearranged America. Focusing on ong>theong> opposed movements ong>ofong> a more open university ong>andong> overwhelmingly powerful multinational corporations, he ong>ofong>fers language ong>andong> formulations that will help present generations move closer to ong>theong> hope that teaching ong>andong> scholarly work can enhance ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> all. This scholar, teacher ong>andong> activist sets his ong>ofong>ten anecdotal ong>andong> autobiographical ong>reflectionsong> within ong>theong> broad tapestry ong>ofong> historical, economic ong>andong> material conditions. It is this combination ong>ofong> ong>theong> long backward-looking personal perspective ong>andong> adept critical analysis that have made his work a resource for prong>ofong>essors ong>andong> students alike.

The Crow's Vow

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

The Wonder of America: Remarkable Stories Celebrating the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Johnson, Derric, PUBLISHER: Honor Books, Familiar American history is told with a twist Author Derric Johnson compiles this delightful book ong>ofong> short ong>storiesong> that inspires ong>andong> amuses readers with tales ong>ofong> an amazing America, filled with amazing people. Each compact reading enlightens readers as ong>theong>y smile ong>andong> say "I didn't know that... ". It's ong>theong> perfect gift for history buffs or anyone who simply enjoys reading ong>storiesong> that celebrate ong>theong> greatness ong>ofong> America.

Returning to the Source: Talks on Zen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rajneesh, Osho / Osho, PUBLISHER: Element Books, Breathtakingly penetrating commentaries on Zen ong>storiesong> by one ong>ofong> ong>theong> great spiritual teachers ong>ofong> ong>theong> 20th century.

Healthy Aging, Healthy Treatment: The Impact of Telling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peake, Thomas H. / Peake, Tom H., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Human ong>storiesong> are ong>theong> core ong>ofong> identity ong>andong> meaning. This book is an invitation to ong>theong> engaging ong>andong> reforming power ong>ofong> telling ong>storiesong>. It is also an invitation to heal ong>theong> story ong>ofong> health care for older adults by improving ong>theong> communication between prong>ofong>essionals in medicine, psychology, ong>andong> religion. At any age ong>theong> process ong>ofong> genuinely listening ong>andong> expressing hopes ong>andong> fears is an intimacy rarely matched in human interaction. Life ong>storiesong> can be told, revised, ong>andong> rewritten through psychoong>theong>rapy ong>andong> improved by a health care which integrates ong>theong> best ong>ofong> medicine, religion, ong>andong> psychology. This book invites health care reform by renewing old principles. Through clinical experience, research, ong>andong> listening to seniors ong>andong> ong>theong>ir families, life ong>storiesong> can be retold to promote healthy treatment ong>andong> healthy aging. This book will be ong>ofong> interest to students ong>andong> prong>ofong>essionals in psychology, medicine, nursing, religion, ong>andong> social work.

Living in Ordinary Time: The Letters of Agatha Rosetti

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brein, Maryellen, PUBLISHER: ACTA Publications, Most spiritual memoirs are written by religious prong>ofong>essionals. ong>Theong> American Catholic Experience series is an innovative new collection ong>ofong> books exploring ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> individual Catholics in ong>theong> United States as ong>theong>y reflect on what it has meant as Catholic laity to live out ong>theong>ir faith amidst ong>theong> joys ong>andong> challenges ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir daily lives?on ong>theong>ir jobs, with ong>theong>ir families ong>andong> friends, ong>andong> in ong>theong>ir communities ong>andong> churches. In Living in Ordinary Time, a historically significant reflection on ong>theong> letters ong>ofong> Agatha Rosetti Hessley, an ordinary Catholic laywoman who wrote about her experiences with ong>theong> post-Vatican II church faithfully each week, MaryEllen O?Brien uncovers ong>theong> lived experience ong>ofong> laypeople in ong>theong> U.S. from to ong>andong> its relevance to our lives today.

ISLAS (Dominie Mundo de Animales)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dominie Elementary, PUBLISHER: Dominie Elementary, A series ong>ofong> 10 books that feature some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most extra ordinary natural locations in ong>theong> world. Knowledge ong>ofong> various natural environments will increase as students take an informative ong>andong> visually striking tour ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most ong>beautifulong> habitats on Earth. Acquista Ora

British Parliamentary Parties: Policy and Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brong>andong>, Jack, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book examines ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> British Conservative ong>andong> Labour parliamentary parties in ong>theong> development ong>ofong> government policy since . Focusing on major policy fields--agriculture, education, housing, defense, ong>theong> economy, ong>andong> Scottish affairs--Brong>andong> argues that ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> back-benchers has been consistently underestimated, ong>andong> that ong>theong> interdependence ong>ofong> front- ong>andong> back-benchers frequently produces surprising ong>andong> significant effects on policy development.

Telling the Tale: A Tribute to Elie Wiesel on the Occasion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cargas, Harry James, PUBLISHER: Time Being Books, Exclusively for this book, Elie Wiesel has contributed seven original works previously unpublished in English: a sequence ong>ofong> three poems, two interviews, ong>andong> three personal ong>reflectionsong> on ong>theong> things he most values.

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines ong>theong> development ong>ofong> Churchill ong>andong> Hitler as strategic leaders ong>andong> analyzes in particular ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir formative years on ong>theong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, ong>andong> approaches to ong>theong> conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational ong>andong> tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on ong>theong> calculated use ong>ofong> all ong>theong> means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological ong>andong> economic - to achieve ong>theong> national end. ong>Theong>se essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Researching the People's Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, G. / Popay, Jennie / Williams, Gareth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Researching ong>theong> People's Health" examines two related issues: ong>theong> role ong>ofong> social research in ong>theong> rapidly changing world ong>ofong> health services, ong>andong> ong>theong> relationship between lay ong>andong> expert knowledge in public health ong>andong> health care. ong>Theong> book examines ong>theong>se issues against ong>theong> background ong>ofong> long-term transformations in patterns ong>ofong> health ong>andong> illness ong>andong> rapid changes in ong>theong> strategic management ong>andong> commissioning ong>ofong> health services. In doing so ong>theong> book makes a contribution to ong>theong> continuing ong>andong> urgent debates on ong>theong> assessment ong>ofong> health needs, ong>theong> organization ong>andong> delivery ong>ofong> health care, ong>andong> ong>theong> politics ong>ofong> health service organization ong>andong> funding.

Pride of Kentucky: Great Recipes with Food, Farm, and Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kentucky Extension Association, PUBLISHER: Favorite Recipes Press (FRP), ong>Theong> "Pride ong>ofong> Kentucky" book is a collection ong>ofong> delicious recipes with food, farm, ong>andong> family traditions highlighting ong>theong> benefits ong>ofong> all "Kentucky Fresh" commodities ong>andong> ong>theong> farm-to-table connection. Featuring Kentucky's agri-tourism destinations, time-saving cooking tips, ong>andong> heartwarming ong>storiesong> ong>andong> photographs. Designated as ong>theong> "ong>Ofong>ficial Cookbook ong>ofong> ong>theong> Kentucky State Fair."

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liu, Lewis-Guodo, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Since that time, ong>theong> literature on ong>theong> Internet ong>andong> its impact on ong>andong> role in libraries ong>andong> research has exploded. A simple keyword search in " Library Literature ong>andong> Information Index," a primary electronic index ong>ofong> library ong>andong> information science research literature, retrieves over items related to ong>theong> Internet. ong>Theong> dominance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet not only provides great opportunities for libraries to provide better services, but also poses tremendous challenges to librarians ong>andong> library ong>andong> information science scholars. This volume includes discussions ong>ofong> current issues ong>andong> trends, written by scholars ong>andong> practitioners in ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> library ong>andong> information science, computer science, ong>andong> computer engineering.

Midwife for Souls: Spiritual Care for the Dying: A Pastoral

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalina, Kathy, PUBLISHER: Pauline Books & Media, This classic work on ong>theong> spirituality ong>ofong> caring for ong>theong> dying is now expong>andong>ed with moving ong>storiesong> ong>andong> lessons gleaned from ong>theong> author's experience as a hospice nurse. Caregivers, friends, ong>andong> family members ong>ofong>ten feel unsure ong>ofong> what to say or do as ong>theong>y care for ong>theong> terminally ill. Midwife for Souls provides insight, showing how ong>theong> support ong>ofong> one's Catholic faith ong>andong> ong>theong> power ong>ofong> prayer can guide one in ministering to a dying person. Written in a style that is poetic ong>andong> ong>beautifulong>, practical ong>andong> credible, this book is essential reading for anyone who accompanies oong>theong>rs to ong>theong> edge ong>ofong> life-ong>andong> helps in ong>theong>ir birthing to eternal life. Midwife for Souls is a pastoral guide for hospice care workers ong>andong> all who live with or accompany ong>theong> terminally ill. Kathy Kalina is a registered nurse ong>andong> a woman ong>ofong> deep faith. She ong>ofong>fers sound advice ong>andong> wisdom that she has gaong>theong>red from her own personal experience. Although a committed Catholic, her prong>ofong>ound understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> what ong>theong> dying undergo during ong>theong>ir final pilgrimage here on earth makes ong>theong> book ong>ofong> value to everyone, regardless ong>ofong> religious preference. Key Features: - OVER COPIES SOLD - Describes ong>theong> physical as well as spiritual signs ong>ofong> ong>theong> dying process. - Special appendices ong>ofong>fer prayers ong>andong> comforting Scripture passages for ong>theong> dying ong>andong> ong>theong>ir loved ones. - Revised edition includes a new section ong>ofong> inspiring ong>storiesong> ong>andong> lessons learned in hospice ministry.

Dubliners

James Joyce, Jeri Johnson Presents fifteen short ong>storiesong> that evoke ong>theong> character ong>andong> atmosphere ong>ofong> ong>theong> Irish city at ong>theong> turn ong>ofong> ong>theong> century. (cod. I_)

Skates and Rays

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sjonger, Rebecca / Kalman, Bobbie, PUBLISHER: Crabtree Publishing Company, Skates ong>andong> Rays provides children with a fascinating description ong>ofong> two ong>ofong> ong>theong> most interesting fish species on Earth. ong>Beautifulong> full-color photographs ong>andong> concise text help children discover how ong>theong>se animals with skeletons made ong>ofong> cartilage move through water ong>andong> how ong>theong>y protect ong>theong>mselves from oong>theong>r animals in ong>theong> oceans. Oong>theong>r topics include - where in oceans skates ong>andong> rays live - ong>theong> differences between ong>theong> bodies ong>ofong> skates ong>andong> rays - how skates ong>andong> rays hunt ong>andong> what ong>theong>y eat Children will be captivated by ong>Theong> Living Ocean, an easy-to-read ong>andong> informative series covering all aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> Earth's oceans. Created by Bobbie Kalman, this ong>beautifulong> set ong>ofong> books provides a fascinating portrayal ong>ofong> ong>theong> complex relationships between ocean plants ong>andong> animals, ong>andong> ong>theong>ir diverse habitats. Clearly written text ong>andong> astonishing images provide young readers with important insight into ong>theong> living ocean. Each book includes: - detailed diagrams - simple text - full-color photographs ong>andong> illustrations - glossary ong>andong> index

Gastrointestinal Functions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delvin, Edgard E. / Lentze, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Written by internationally renowned clinical ong>andong> biomedical investigators, this volume highlights recent advances in ong>theong> understong>andong>ing, diagnosis, ong>andong> treatment ong>ofong> chronic ong>andong> functional gastrointestinal disorders in children ong>andong> adolescents. Coverage includes state-ong>ofong>-ong>theong>-art guidelines on management ong>ofong> intractable diarrhea, malabsorption, esophageal dysfunction, celiac disease, autoimmune enteropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, ong>andong> gut motility disorders. To furong>theong>r ong>theong> reader's understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>theong> pathophysiology ong>ofong> ong>theong>se conditions, ong>theong> book presents current concepts on ong>theong> assembly ong>ofong> brush border membranes, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> extracellular matrix proteins in intestinal cell function, ong>theong> structure-function relationships ong>ofong> intestinal disaccharidases, ong>andong> ong>theong> development ong>andong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> gastric epiong>theong>lium.

Meditations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marcus / Marcus, A., PUBLISHER: Hackett Publishing Company, A new translation ong>ofong> ong>theong> philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from Matong>theong>w Arnold to Bill Clinton Written by an intellectual Roman emperor, ong>theong> "Meditations" ong>ofong>fer a wide range ong>ofong> spiritual ong>reflectionsong> developed as ong>theong> leader struggled to understong>andong> himself ong>andong> ong>theong> universe. Marcus Aurelius covers topics as diverse as ong>theong> question ong>ofong> virtue, human rationality, ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> gods, ong>andong> his own emotions, spanning from doubt ong>andong> despair to conviction ong>andong> exaltation. * Includes an introduction, chronology, explanatory notes, general index, index ong>ofong> quotations, ong>andong> index ong>ofong> names

All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leonard, Elizabeth D., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Historian Elizabeth Leonard has combed archives, memoirs, ong>andong> hiong>storiesong> to unearth ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> hidden ong>andong> forgotten women who risked ong>theong>ir lives for ong>theong> blue or ong>theong> gray. ong>Theong>se women spied for ong>theong>ir cause, remained on ong>theong> front lines as daughters ong>ofong> ong>theong> regiments, ong>andong> even dressed as men ong>andong> enlisted under aliases to take up arms ong>andong> fight as soldiers. Here are ong>theong> ong>storiesong> ong>ofong> Belle Boyd, a proud Confederate loyalist ong>andong> key player in Stonewall Jackson's struggle to hold ong>theong> Shenong>andong>oah Valley; army woman Annie Eong>theong>ridge, whose four long years ong>ofong> courageous work on ong>theong> field earned her a Kearney Cross for bravery; Sarah Emma Edmonds, who enlisted as "Franklin Thompson," remained with her regiment as a much-respected soldier for two years, fighting at Fredricksburg ong>andong> elsewhere; ong>andong> many oong>theong>r courageous women. Leonard investiong>gateong>s why ong>theong>se women chose unconventional ways to help ong>theong>ir cause. In doing so, she gives us a striking portrait ong>ofong> ong>theong> lives women led in ong>theong> nineteenth century ong>andong> ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir ability to break through ong>theong> traditional barriers ong>ofong> Victorian womanhood.

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>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, ong>andong> economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf ong>andong> wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

The Age of Innocence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wharton, Edith / Dover Thrift Editions, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Deeply moving study ong>ofong> ong>theong> tyrannical ong>andong> rigid requirements ong>ofong> New York high society in ong>theong> late 19th century ong>andong> ong>theong> effect ong>ofong> those strictures on ong>theong> lives ong>ofong> three people. Vividly characterized drama ong>ofong> affection thwarted by a man's sense ong>ofong> honor, family, ong>andong> societal pressures. A long-time favorite with readers ong>andong> critics alike.

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