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Switched

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hocking, Amanda, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Griffin, "Switched" - the first book in the Trylle Trilogy... When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right. With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.

Mad Libs Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Price, Roger / Stern, Leonard / Piven, Joshua, PUBLISHER: Price Stern Sloan, What should you bring along for those long post-Armageddon hours when you have a wacky emergency, like how to survive when you're lost in a jungle or when you need to escape from a sinking car? The Mad Libs Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel, of course Based on the publishing phenomenon of the same name, The Mad Libs Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook Travel is sure to come in handy for any travel emergency Everyone loves Mad Libs--where you_____(VERB) the fun

Asbo Nation The Criminalisation of Nuisance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peter Squires, PUBLISHER: The Policy Press, NA

Bugsy Siegel and the Postwar Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Otfinoski, Steven / Ashby, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Blackbirch Press, The infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel started his career when he was just a boy in New York. Then he moved to California to exploit the rise of gambling and smuggling on the West Coast. But it wasn't until he helped create Las Vegas casinos in the s that he really made his mark. Learn how he turned his dream into reality.

Wild Kat: The True Story of Jessie Wallace, Britain's Most

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herbert, Emily, PUBLISHER: John Blake, Only days after auditioning for a walk-on part in "EastEnders," Jessie Wallace was called back and asked to try for a major role in the newest family to grace the famous Square, the Slaters. To her astonishment, she won the character of Kat Slater, and it was the beginning of a meteoric rise to fame. It wasn't long before fans of the nation's favorite soap took bitchy-but-lovable Kat and Jessie to their hearts and she won a host of awards, including four Best Newcomer Awards at the National TV Awards. Kat's storylines were emotional and controversial and Jessie has had her own share of excitement living and working in the spotlight of celebrity. She took to the title "Queen of the Soaps" as if born to it--and this is her amazing story.

When the Lions Roared The Story of the Detroit Lions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: A John, PUBLISHER: BookSurge, NA

The Europeans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Henry, PUBLISHER: Aziloth Books, Although Henry James was himself none too fond of 'The Europeans', the novel has nevertheless proved to be a firm favourite with readers ever since its publication in . The juxtaposition of two cultures with their differing values and expectations was fertile ground for James' comic genius, and he uses the varied interplay of characters to poke fun at the social mores of the day while at the same time attempting a more serious critique of New England society.

Kronstadt : The Fate of a Soviet Democracy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Getzler, Israel, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first major study of revolutionary Kronstadt to span the period from February to the uprising of March . It focuses attention on Kronstadt's forgotten golden age, between March and July , when Soviet power and democracy flourished there. Professor Getzler argues that the Kronstadters' 'Third Revolution' of March was a desperate attempt at a restoration of that Soviet democracy which they believed had been taken from them by Bolshevik 'commissarocracy'. Pointing to continuity in personnel, ideology and institutions linking the Kronstadt experiment in Soviet democracy with the March uprising, the author sees that continuity reflected in the Kronstadt tragedy's central figure, the long-haired, dreamy-eyed student Anatolii Lamanov. Chairman of the Kronstadt Soviet in and chief editor of its Izvestiia, Lamanov became the ideologist of the uprising and was soon after executed as a 'counter-revolutionary'.

Will the United Nations Fail in Its Role as Protector of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffelfinger, Ed, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, The League of Nations failed because member states were unable to set aside their own self- interests. Following World War II, the victorious allies were determined to build an organization that would serve as a protector of world peace. The United Nations was born in San Francisco in , and for fifty years successfully faced the threat of nuclear devastation, the Cold War, the end of colonialism and the emerging power of the developing countries. The end of the Cold War brought about renewed optimism for the future of the United Nations. However, with the dawn of the new century the future of the United Nations remained uncertain. The future of the UN appeared to rest in the organizationas ability to address the threat of terrorism, world hunger and the need to restructure the United Nations to overcome the image of an organization that can accomplish little but talk.

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

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

The Frustration of Politics: Truman, Congress, and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Francis H., PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Follows the struggle between Truman and Congress over the charge that the Democratic administration was permeated with Communists and their sympathizers, and evaluates the president's performance during the course of that struggle. Acquista Ora

The Roosevelt I Knew

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perkins, Frances / Cohen, Adam, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. When Francis Perkins first met Franklin D. Roosevelt at a dance in , she was a young social worker and he was an attractive young man making a modest debut in state politics. Over the next thirty-five years, she watched his career unfold, becoming both a close family friend and a trusted political associate whose tenure as secretary of labor spanned his entire administration. FDR and his presidential policies continue to be widely discussed in the classroom and in the media, and "The Roosevelt I Knew" offers a unique window onto the man whose courage and pioneering reforms still resonate in the lives of Americans today.

Making the Bridegroom's Speech: Know What to Say and When to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bowden, John, John, PUBLISHER: How to Books, What are the golden rules of speech making? How should you respond to the toast to the bride and groom? And which people do you need to thank and how? The answers to all these questions and more are here in this much-needed book. Now you can make your wedding day speech memorable for all the right reasons -- Add sincerity, sparkle and humor -- Enjoy the big day

Bon jovi - keep the faith

Titolo [Keep The Faith] Artista/i [Bon Jovi] Traccie [1 I Believe 2 Keep The Faith 3 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 4 In These Arms 5 Bed Of Roses 6 If I Was Your Mother 7 Dry County 8 Woman In Love 9 Fear 10 I Want You 11 Blame It On The Love Of Rock & Ro (cod. I_)

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Glove

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lodge, Bernard, PUBLISHER: Charlesbridge Publishing, Feeling the need to "get out of her rut, " the old woman sets out to see the world. In her travels, she encounters many strange and unusual characters -- who live in even stranger homes.

A Bitch Called Katrina

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shorty, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, In , a hurricane slammed into the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. This storm was one of the worst in U.S. history, and it severely damaged a large portion of the coast. This hurricane was a lady called Camille. On August , another hurricane, bigger and more powerful than anything recorded in the history of the South, came ashore, bringing total destruction and death, from western Florida to New Orleans and beyond. There was nothing ladylike about this hurricane, and when all is said and done, I think that most people involved with this hurricane will agree that she should be remembered not as a lady at all, but as A Bitch Called Katrina.

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Philbrick, Nathaniel, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In , the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic measures in the fight for survival. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime disaster. An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon.

In the Footsteps of the Red Baron

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Connor, Mike / Franks, Norman, PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Books, Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August . By January , Ruchthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. He painted the fuselage of his Albatros D-III a bright red was was nicknamed the Red Baron.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study of eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. The individual chapters on the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa and Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination of nations that are representative of the diversity in decision-making frameworks and political development in the international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide the reader through a series of discussions on key political milestones in the nation's history, the structure of government, the relationship of citizen to state, the role played by political parties, groups and elections, the shape and influence of the political elite, the current status of the political economy and the future direction of the nation in a global environment.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with an interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger and better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commanded by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, and explores the impact they would have on the battle and on the course of the war. The alternate events are anchored firmly in the context of the actual events, and are all within the scope of what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

China Shakes the World The Rise of a Hungry Nation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James Kynge, PUBLISHER: Phoenix, NA

The Cost of Innocence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashford, Jeffrey, PUBLISHER: Severn House Publishers, Alan Ryan is a respectable country solicitor who has never had so much as a parking ticket. So when police investigating a recent hit-and-run accident resulting in the death of an old woman come and ask to look at his car, he thinks nothing of it, secure in the knowledge of his own innocence. But when they come back a second time and inform him that his car shows signs of recent repairs and respraying, he is at first outraged. Then he begins to feel uneasy and starts to wonder... On the night in question, his wife's cousin Keith had borrowed the car and kept it for several days - enough time for a quick respray. Was he lying when he said he had nothing to do with the accident? Why does Laura beg Alan to conceal the fact that Keith had the car? What was the mysterious business dinner he went to that night? How far will Alan compromise his principles and risk everything he has - for the sake of family loyalty?

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malcolm X / Haley, Alex / Davis, Ossie, PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the s, that man was Malxolm X. His AUTOBIOGRAPHY is now an established classic of modern America, a book that expresses like none other the crucial truth about our times. " Extraordinary. A brilliant, painful, important book." TEH NEW YORKTIMES

Charles Kuralt's American Moments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuralt, Charles / Freundlich, Peter, PUBLISHER: Thorndike Press, To generations of Americans, Charles Kuralt was the wanderer transfixed by the richness he found in every corner of the country. The project he was working on before he died was An American Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of TV essays about the people, places and ideas that define the national spirit. Kuralt's longtime friend Peter Freundlich has edited and collected these essays. The result is an enchanting and touching book that brings back Charles Kuralt's distinctive voice and celebrates the American character and traditions he so loved.

The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delbanco, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Since we discovered that, in Tocqueville's words, "the incomplete joys of this world will never satisfy the heart," how have we Americans made do? In "The Real American Dream" one of the nation's premier literary scholars searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. A spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day, the book is also a lively, deeply learned meditation on hope. Andrew Delbanco tells of the stringent God of Protestant Christianity, who exerted immense force over the language, institutions, and customs of the culture for nearly 200 years. He describes the falling away of this God and the rise of the idea of a sacred nation-state. And, finally, he speaks of our own moment, when symbols of nationalism are in decline, leaving us with nothing to satisfy the longing for transcendence once sustained by God and nation. From the Christian story that expressed the earliest Puritan yearnings to New Age spirituality, apocalyptic environmentalism, and the multicultural search for ancestral roots that divert our own, "The Real American Dream" evokes the tidal rhythm of American history. It shows how Americans have organized their days and ordered their lives--and ultimately created a culture--to make sense of the pain, desire, pleasure, and fear that are the stuff of human experience. In a time of cultural crisis, when the old stories seem to be faltering, this book offers a lesson in the painstaking remaking of the American dream.

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