pMichael Hiebert\'s remarkable debut novel tells the riveting story of a small southern town haunted by tragedy, one brave woman\'s struggle to put a troubling mystery to rest--and its impact on the sensitive boy who comes of age in the midst of it all. . . br br Abe Teal wasn\'t even born when Ruby Mae Vickers went missing twelve years ago. Few people in Alvin, Alabama, talk about the months spent

It\'s an admirable endeavour to have Iraq addressed by someone who is in so many ways able to approach it from two worlds. . . . Tamara Chalabi has the stuff, in every sense, that is needful to undertake this. --Christopher Hitchensbr br In the tradition of Jung Chang\'s emWild Swans emand Bhutto Benazir\'s emReconciliationem comes Tamara Chalabi\'s unique memoir of returning to her family\'s homeland,

pbA Rough Trade Book of the Year b p\'From lists to experiences and stories, there are no rules. A good song is a good song whoever writes it and however the writing happens.\' pTim Burgess is a musical maverick and legend. Over the past three decades, he has cultivated a lyrical style that is equal parts searing, elusive and raw. Brimming with nods to an eclectic array of influences, from French chanson

pClinical Therapist, Courtney Wegner has carefully selected the illustrations and 12 Steps prompts in this interactive adult coloring journal for their meditative power to enhance the recovery of anyone engaged in a 12 Step program and to aid in their journey of self-discovery and an addiction free path to happiness. The 12 Step prompts contained here are an excellent tool and aid for anyone taking

This is an in-depth study of the sacred origin and nature of royalty and monarchic regimes across ages and world cultures, written by an internationally acclaimed French authority on symbolism and religious studies.

pstrongWith so many obstacles arrayed against them, how can any couple hope to make it in today\'s worldstrongppbrppHealth issues. Financial pressures. Misunderstandings. Sexual brokenness. Societal confusion. As if these storms aren\'t bad enough, Satan is specifically targeting Christian marriages.ppbrppWhen the winds howl and the rains fall, it is vital for every marriage to be secured against the

In Leon\'s fifth Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, the beating of renowned art historian Dotoressa Brett Lynch draws the contemporary Venetian police detective out of his warm and loving home and into the yearly onslaught of acqua alta, the torrential winter rains. brBrett, an American who spearheaded a recent exhibition of Chinese pottery in Venice, lives with her lover, Flavia Petrelli, the reigning

Johannes Kepler 1571-1630 was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicus\' s sun-centered universe, he famously discovered that planets move in ellipses, and defined the three laws of planetary motion. Perhaps less well known is that in 1615, when Kepler was at the height of his career, his widowed mother Katharina was

pA missing sister. Her lying twin. Their estranged father. Her brother doesn\'t know where to turn or whom to trust. ppbrppAttorney JD Thompson leaves his practice in a small town to trace his sister across Texas. He can\'t believe she would run away. She was always the good twin, something the story of her twenty years, the friends who aren\'t, and the enemies who might be now call into question.

In 1787, a great debate raged in America over whether or not to ratify the newly-proposed Constitution. Arguing against ratification were such patriotic luminaries as Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and George Clinton. Known as Anti-Federalists, they opposed the Constitution on the grounds that it consolidated too much power in the hands of a central governing -body-something the nation had just fought

Volume one of a two-volume set, The Military History of Tsarist Russia is the first overview in English of the rise of the armed forces in Russia, from the Muscovite army of the 15th century through the reforms, expansions, and westernization of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and the victory over Napoleon in 1812-1815. Essays also highlight the ideological conflict between Westernization and

pHave you ever wanted to be a teacher Or maybe a dancer How about an engineer I Can Be shows you different jobs to explore. Read it with your mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, or uncle. Don\'t forget to ask them what they wanted to be when they were little p

pstrongGive your child the edge as they prepare for the 11 Plus and other selective secondary school exams with this second volume of 3 full verbal reasoning tests and its free, SELF-MARKING online answer pages strongpp pulliFamiliarise your child with a wide range of GL Assessment-style exam questionsliliWork through the tests to add up to 700 level-appropriate words to your child\'s vocabulary and

pTropes of Intolerance is a Baedeker of bigotry, a short course on xenophobic racism and populist nationalism - both enduring threats to the social fabric of democratic societies.ppEach chapter is a self-contained commentary and a building block. In the first, the author considers the concepts of pride and prejudice and discusses patterns of discrimination and strategies of resistance. This is following

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

Here are ten gay flash fiction tales about lust, love, death, murder, sex, and lies ... THE INHERITENCE -- A young man inherits a mansion, loads of money, and a sexy guy that he likes a little too much.HALFTIME -- Whatever happens during halftime between two best buds isn\'t anyone\'s business, even when they get naked.WHAT LANDON VALE DID -- What happens when a boy with serial killer tendencies grows

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bA note-takers dream. . . . These botanically themed BuJos will help you keep track of your gardens and the natural world. . . . the format is orderly but flexible to suit your style. The illustrations beg to be colored. --iCountry Gardensibbr br iA Year in the Gardeni is for vegetable gardeners, plant fanatics, and everyone looking to track the success of their gardening year. Organized by season,

More than thirteen years in preparation, Mackenzie\'s Colonial Families treats only those families who trace their ancestry back to the period 1607-1776. Ranging from three or four pages to ten or twenty pages or more, each family history article furnishes the British or European pedigree of the colonial ancestor, followed by a listing of his descendants--generation by generation--up to the time of

pstrongCartridges A Pictorial Digest of Small Arms Ammunitionstrong, first published in 1959, is a compendium of firearms ammunition beginning with the earliest paper and combustible cartridges, to the modern rim-fire and center-fire cartridges in use today. All calibers of small-arms ammunition are included, and for each cartridge, author Herschel Logan provides a concise description and usage note,