pstrongThese final days of his San Francisco friends and lovers, gay and straight, are seriously moving. . . . Maupin deftly illustrates how far America and the pioneering Anna have come, and nearly forty years into the series, his writing remains wildly addictive but is deeper and richer.--emPeopleemstrongppstrongBy turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Armistead Maupin\'s bestselling Tales of the City

pAbraham Smith\'s emDear Weirdoem is a wayward romp that offers prismatic insight into the nature of love, loss, and home along the way. With a spellbinding immediacy, Smith rides a prophetic cadence through town, into the sky, and down the gut\'s lonely road. The deeply familiar reappears-neither dust-covered nor bathed in golden light-but as a continuous explosion in this book-length poem, drawing

Trenches to Trams is a vivid social and military history bringing to life the story of an ordinary Bristolian who experienced extraordinary times. George Pine was one of four brothers from Easton who all fought in the First World War. George was awarded the DCM for gallantry and was injured three times while serving with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He experienced the horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele.

Far from the peaceful life he\'d imagined, the Corpse God-now inhabiting the body of Polka Shinomiya-has fallen in with the very hit men who were hired to kill his new vessel. His association with the darker side of Shibuya brings him face-to-face with Lemmings, whose masked facade cannot hide his fearsome, inhuman nature from the Corpse God\'s Evil Eye. With all the deadly powers abounding, Shinjuku

pWhat are your dreams Will you climb a huge mountain Or will you soar through the sky A rhyming inspirational book for readers of all ages, I Know You Can Do It, You Know You Can, Too encourages you to believe in yourself, reach for the stars, and pursue your dreams.p pWith beautiful illustrations, this inspiring story can welcome a baby, motivate a child, encourage a teenager or young adult, or celebrate

This story begins when two dove parents return to their nest to raise two more babies in a spruce tree. The little ones grow and learn from their parents. But a new wildfire threatens the area and pollutes the air. Can the young birds get strong enough to fly before a wildfire destroys their home Theirs is a race to fly off in time!

Islam in the School of Madina Mufid al-\'Ibad, of which this book is a translation, is a summation of all the previous commentaries on the work of Ibn \'Ashir on Ash\'ari \'aqida, Maliki fiqh and Junaydi tasawwuf and is augmented not infrequently by the author\'s own subtle understanding of the finer aspects of the \'amal of the people of Madina. Ahmad ibn al-Bashir al-Qalawi ash-Shinqiti Shaykh Ahmad

pstrongThe conclusion to Kevin Emerson\'s epic, which Tui Sutherland, emNew York Timesem bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series, has called perfect science fiction.strongppIt is Earth year 2256--but the fate of the few who even remember Earth is perilously in doubt. Mina Saunders-Chang and many of the surviving humans are stranded in the Centauri system, having barely survived their confrontation

pDonald Wolfe has written one of the most absorbing accounts of Marilyn\'s life to date.br --Fred Lawrence Guiles, author of emNorma JeanemppAdmirable ...Wolfe takes us very close indeed to the dark truth about Monroe, the Kennedys, and that lonely death in the California night.br --Anthony Summers, author of emGoddess The Secret Lives of Marilyn MonroeemppFifty years after her death, the Marilyn Monroe

strongemEnjoy the bestselling women\'s erotica series - now 50 off.emstrongpbrppstrongBook 21 Peep ShowstrongppbrppWhile trolling through the classified listings of her city\'s underground newspaper, Jade comes across an interesting ad. A local theater catering to the LGBT crowd is hosting a ladies-only casting call every Friday night where performers are encouraged to disrobe and perform an erotic

pAlbuquerque is being blanketed by one of the harshest bone-chilling winters in recorded history. Cindy Anderson, who is a local television field reporter, has been reporting on heartbreaking stories in Albuquerque for many of winters. This winter, Cindy will soon find herself in the center of one of the greatest terrifying stories to ever unfold in this southwestern town. pp Cindy, after the loss

pbAn impressive new collection from a poet whose previous book was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle AwardbppTaking its title from Heraclitus\'s most famous fragment, iThe River Twicei is an elegiac meditation on impermanence and change. The world presented in these poems is a fluid one in which so much--including space and time, the subterranean realm

EAN: 9780241354285Chapman LindaPenguin Random House Children\'s UK 2018

pTagalog English bilingual children\'s book. Perfect for kids learning English or Tagalog as their second language. Fun bedtime story with educational message. br Jimmy the little bunny doesn\'t start off knowing how to ride a two-wheeler bike like his big brothers. In fact, sometimes he gets teased for it. When Dad shows Jimmy how not to be afraid to try something new, that\'s when the fun begins.ppSi

Through the simple straightforward questions in The Quiz, Jonathan Fletcher helps bring the person and mission of Jesus out of the mists of revelation, superstition, and sentimentality into the clear sunlight. The Quiz addresses not only the most fundamental aspects of who Jesus was in his earthly ministry, but also what difference it makes for us in the here and now-nearly 2,000 years later. Based

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pbMavericks. Moguls. Visionaries. Find 100 candid interviews with the giants of real estate in this must-have coffee table book from The Real Deal. Industry titans share the lessons they learned and the challenges they overcame on their way to the top. bppbrppThe collection is drawn from The Real Deal\'s signature monthly magazine interview, conducted with the real estate elite over the course of a

pNow in its second edition, this book takes a fresh, probing look at one of the greatest human tragedies in modern history.ppBeginning with a detailed overview of the history of the Jews and their two-millennia-old struggle with the anti-Judaic and anti-Semitic prejudice and discrimination that set the stage for the Holocaust, David M. Crowe discusses the evolution of Nazi racial policies, beginning

Includes picturesbrIncludes excerpts of contemporary accountsbrIncludes a bibliography for further readingbrThe war power is of necessity an inherent power in every sovereign nation. It is the power of self-reservation and that power has no limits other than the extent of the emergency. - Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, December 1918brWhile the period from 1945-1955 was the longest and most extensive

pWhen the body of a young woman is found by the side of a quiet country road, police first suspect a hit and run.ppbrppstrongThen a darker side to the victim is uncovered - a dangerous addiction that led to her violent death.strongppbrppWith little sympathy from a local population, Detective Mark Turpin faces a daunting task to track down her killer.ppbrppWhen a second victim dies after a ferocious