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The Genius in My Basement: The Biography of a Happy Man

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Masters, Alexander, PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate, Alexander Masters tripped over his first book subject on a Cambridge sidewalk, and the result was the multi-award-winning bestseller "Stuart: A Life Backwards." His second, he's found under his floorboards. One of the greatest mathematical prodigies of the twentieth century, Simon Norton stomps around Alexander's basement in semidarkness, dodging between stalagmites of bus timetables and engorged plastic bags, eating tinned kippers stirred into packets of Bombay mix. Simon is exploring a theoretical puzzle so complex and critical to our understanding of the universe that it is known as the Monster. It looks like a sudoku table--except a sudoku table has nine columns of numbers. The Monster has columns. But that's not the whole story. What's inside the decaying sports bag he never lets out of his clutches? Why does he hurtle out of the house in the middle of the night? And--good God --what is that noxious smell that creeps up the stairwell? Grumpy, poignant, comical--more intimate than either the author or his quarry intended--"Simon: The Genius in My Basement" is the story of a friendship and a pursuit. Part biography, part memoir, and part popular science, it is a study of the frailty of brilliance, the measures of happiness, and Britain's most uncooperative egghead eccentric.

Too Nice for Your Own Good: How to Stop Making 9

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robinson, Duke, PUBLISHER: Warner Books, If you're like most folks, you were raised to be "nice." Yet now you find yourself asking: "If I'm so nice, why isn't my life better?" Renowned minister and lecturer Duke Robinson has the answer. Robinson says that well-intended behavior is essential to a humane society, but carries a down side. Being nice often means we take on too much, tell little lies, strive endlessly for perfection, and fall prey to other self-defeating behaviors. Now Robinson outlines the nine unconscious mistakes nice people make daily, and he shows how to correct them and avoid unnecessary stress with life-affirming actions. Learn how to: -- Say "no" and save yourself from burnout -- Tell others what you want, and actually receive it -- Express anger in healing ways that maintain valued relationships -- Respond effectively when i0rrationally criticized or attacked -- Liberate your true self. Are you, like many of us, too nice for your own good? This remarkable book will empower you to get what you need and deserve, out of life...and still be a nice person

Table for Two: Summer Desserts/Lessons Learned

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roberts, Nora, PUBLISHER: Silhouette Books, The way to a man's heart-- Take two world-class chefs. Add two distractingly attractive people to their lives. Stir in some soul-searing kisses and tender nights. Simmer at high heat. What you'll get is an irresistible recipe for romance Summer Desserts When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss, Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the ultimate test. Lessons Learned Publicist Juliet Trent never mixes business with pleasure, but her newest client, charming ladies-man and chef Carlo Franconi, is determined to whet her appetite for love.

Magnets

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schreiber, Anne / Sinnott, Adrian C., PUBLISHER: Grosset & Dunlap, What's strong enough to smash atoms? What's able to power high speed trains? What can defy the force of gravity? It's in metals. It's in Earth. It's magnetism Filled with interesting facts and easy at-home magnet experiments. Illustrated by Adrian C. Sinnott.

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vaillant, John, PUBLISHER: Vintage Books Canada, It's December and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. To the horrified astonishment of a team of hunters, it emerges that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta. Injured and starving, it must be found before it strikes again, and the story becomes a battle for survival between two main characters: Yuri Trush, the lead tracker, and the tiger itself. Culminating in a showdown deep in the Siberian forest, "The Tiger "is a haunting, spellbinding tale of a hunt to the death; of man and nature in collision; of the ancient relationship between predators and prey; and an intimate portrait of a remarkable animal and its increasingly threatened world.

Nicaragua in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plunkett, Hazel, PUBLISHER: Latin America Bureau, This new series of country guides is designed for travellers and students who want to understand the wider picture and build up an overall knowledge of a country. Each In Focus guide is a lively and thought-provoking introduction to the country's people, politics and culture. The In Focus guides will brief you on: The history: Conquest, life as a colony, quest for independence and the building of a modern nation. How history can help explain today's society and politics. The people: Who lives where, how they live. The different worlds of the poor and the rich; blacks, Indians and whites; Arabs and Jews; indigenous, disenfranchised and dispossessed peoples; human rights. The culture: What to read, what to see, what to hear. Who's who in literature, music, dance, theater and cinema. Roots and rites of different religions. Folk traditions and indigenous cultural celebrations. The politics: Who runs the country, who wants to run the country. Power and conflict between political parties, the military, guerillas and grassroots organizations. Historical ties to the U.S. The economy: What the country produces and exports, how the economy has developed, the impact of foreign debt and free market reforms, who gains and who loses, presence and role of U.S. corporations. Where to go, what to see: Must-see landmarks, lists of monuments and historical sites as well as the author's expert tips on what to see and do to get the most out of a short trip to the country. Plus... -- Facts and figures -- Chronology -- Practical advice -- Nontourist travel -- Further reading -- Useful addresses -- Color and b&w photos -- Maps

Crawling from the Wreckage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dyer, Gwynne, PUBLISHER: Random House Canada, In this illuminating collection of columns from the last five years, Gwynne Dyer finds reasons to be optimistic about the world, and searches for clues to how and when we turned the corner. Gwynne Dyer is cheering up. Sure, the past decade has had more than its share of stupid wars, obsessions about terrorism, denial about climate change, rapacious turbo-capitalism, and lies, lies, lies. But signs of progress actually do abound. While the world is far from perfect as we embark on a fresh decade, Dyer believes that the "sense of sliding out of control towards ten different kinds of disaster has gone." When things go wrong it's always easy to pin blame -- but singling out the forces that lead to positive change can be trickier. In Dyer's previous book of columns, With Every Mistake, the focus was on how everything got so bad. With this new collection, Dyer ferrets out the signs of hope, combing through the events of recent history in an attempt to anticipate what the future might have in store. For anyone who wants to understand the larger forces that shape our society and our world, Crawling from the Wreckage makes for necessary and vital reading.

Need-Fire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gibson, Becky Gould, PUBLISHER: Bright Hill Press, Poetry. NEED-FIRE is a sequence of letters and monologues from people connected with double monasteries in seventh-century England. The dominant voices are those of Hild, her kinswoman and successor Aelfflaed, and Ely's abbess Etheldreda. Little is known of these women; the poems begin where history leaves off. "From the moment of Hild's (Abbess of Whiby) birth to years after her death, NEED-FIRE charts the journey of one woman's extraordinary life. It never stumbles in its commitment to the story. In one poem a sparrow flies through a house 'So with the life of man/ of what goes before/ of what comes after.' Blood, water, fire, birds, beds, hunger, cold-the words burn like the shepherd's fires, incantations against dark and despair, the new G-d coming to replace the old"--Liz Rosenberg.

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Kindergarten Take-Home Readers (Reading - Kindergarten)

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Scott Foresman, Scott Foresman Reading Street - Elementary Reading Comprehension Program (c) is an all-new reading instruction program for Grades PreK-6. Reading Street is designed to help teachers build readers through motivating and engaging literature, scientifically research-based instruction, and a wealth of reliable teaching tools. The reading program takes the guesswork out of differentiating instruction with a strong emphasis on ongoing progress-monitoring and an explicit plan to help with managing small groups of students. In addition, Reading Street prioritizes skill instruction at each grade level, so teachers can be assured they will focus on the right reading skill, at the right time, and for every student.

Home is Where the Bark Is

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kandy Shepherd, PUBLISHER: Berkley, NA

The Gallows Curse. by Andrew Hammond

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hammond, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Headline, Jud Lester finds himself paired with the new recruit in attempting to crack his biggest case yet, in the first entry in a new paranormal adventure series Meet Jud Lester, star agent with CRYPT, the Covert Response Youth Paranormal Team. When a crime is committed and the police are at a loss, CRYPT is called in to figure out whether something paranormal is at work. People have been disappearing in mysterious circumstances while others are viciously attacked. The only thing that links each attack is the fact that survivors all claim that the culprits were 17th century highwaymen. Can Jud work out what has caused the spirits of these dangerous men to return to the streets of London before they wreak more death and destruction?

Microsoft BizTalk Server Administrator's Guide [With

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Donnell, Dan / Powell, Keith A. / Powell, Keith, PUBLISHER: Muska & Lipman Publishing, Microsoft BizTalk Server Administrator's Guide is your one-stop reference for understanding, installing, and managing BizTalk Server . Providing an in-depth look at BizTalk technologies, it starts with the basics and then moves on to include advanced BizTalk topics. Follow along as you progress from BizTalk beginner to administration expert

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The Poisonwood Bible

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kingsolver, Barbara, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in . They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haybron, Daniel M., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The pursuit of happiness is a defining theme of the modern era. But what if people aren't very good at it? That is the question posed by this book, the first comprehensive philosophical treatment of happiness, understood here as a psychological phenomenon. Engaging heavily with the scientific literature, Dan Haybron argues that people probably know less about their own welfare, and may be less effective at securing it, than common belief has it. This is largely because human nature is surprisingly ill-suited to the pursuit of happiness. For the happiness that counts for well-being is not a matter of what we think about our lives, but of the quality of our emotional conditions. Yet our emotional lives are remarkably difficult to grasp. Moreover, we make a variety of systematic errors in the pursuit of happiness. These considerations suggest that we should rethink traditional assumptions about the good life and the good society. For instance, the pursuit of happiness may be primarily a matter of social context rather than personal choice. This book offers an extensive guide to philosophical thinking about happiness and well-being, correcting serious misconceptions that have beset the literature. It will be a definitive resource for philosophers, social scientists, policymakers, and other students of well-being.

Prayer Amendment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hale, Dennis / Hale, S. Dennis, PUBLISHER: Court Street Press, What might happen if the state government of Alabama went so far as to mandate prayer schools? The fictitious scenario is explored in this satirical novel of Southern life.

The Christmas Bus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inman, Robert / Baskin, Lyle, PUBLISHER: Novello Festival Press, In what is sure to become a modern Christmas classic, Robert Inman weaves a heartwarming tale about the rowdy orphans of Peaceful Valley, and their kindly caretaker Mrs. Frump.

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You Were Always in My Heart: A Shaoey and Dot Adoption Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chapman, Mary Beth / Chapman, Steven, PUBLISHER: Tommy Nelson, A sweet and adorable story about the blessings of adoption. "You Were Always in My Heart "is an endearing tale told from the point of view of a little ladybug, Dot, who happens upon a mysterious bundle one sunny day. Dot goes with the little bundle as she is carried to the place "where babies come to be found" and promises to stay with the little one throughout her journeys toward finding a forever family. Written by Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, this heartwarming tale is inspired by the true story of their adoption of three little girls from China and is a story of hope and faith for all families who have been blessed by a "little bundle of love."

What's in Your Attic?: Find the Antiques & Collectables in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hearnden, Jonty, PUBLISHER: Mitchell Beazley, Unearth the treasure that's waiting to be discovered in your attic Jonty Hearnden, an expert commentator on BBC America's"Antiques Roadshow," is ideally equipped to guide you on this journey. Even with no previous knowledge of antiques, with this manual in hand it is easy to recognize items in your home that might be of value. Every major area of collecting is covered-from ceramics and furniture to stamps and toys-and with the helpful illustrations throughout, you can find out if your antique is authentic or rare. With an eye to market trends and dating antiques, Hearnden teaches you everything you need to know to make money out of the valuables you didn't know you had

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