pA loyal Southerner embroiled in John Wilkes Booth\'s plot to kill President Lincoln struggles with a dilemma that is tearing him apart. But should he avenge the South as a hero, or back out as a coward and avoid an unforgiveable sinppWe know about Mary Surratt, the conspirator who helped John Wilkes Booth launch his insane plot to assassinate President Lincoln. But Mary wasn\'t the only conspirator

EAN: 9781736943144Hood JacobAscend Books 2022

Being an island nation, the ocean is never too far from Sri Lanka. Situated right at the center of the world\'s busiest sea lanes of communication, the geography connects the country with the Indian Ocean, and its destiny is linked to this strategic body of water. For centuries, the Indian Ocean has been part of Sri Lanka\'s strategic, security, and political narratives. However, over the years, the

The Concept of Model is the first of Alain Badiou\'s early books to be translated fully into English. With this publication English readers finally have access to a crucial work by one of the world\'s greatest living philosophers. Written on the eve of the events of May 1968, The Concept of Model provides a solid mathematical basis for a rationalist materialism. Badiou\'s concept of model distinguishes

A human observer can effortlessly identify visible portions of geometric objects present in the environment. However, computations of visible portions of objects from a viewpoint involving thousands of objects is a time consuming task even for high speed computers. To solve such visibility problems, efficient algorithms have been designed. This book presents some of these visibility algorithms in two

biKirkus Reviewsi, 11 Debuts You Need to Pay Attention TobrHelloGiggles, Books you don\'t want to missbrBustle, Books you need to know pAn ambitious debut, at once timely and timeless, that captures the complexity and joys of modern womanhood. This novel is gem like--in its precision, its many facets, and its containing multitudes. Following in the footsteps of Virginia Woolf, Rona Jaffe, Maggie Shipstead,

pThis collection of letters by and to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, compiled by Emily Anderson, offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of music\'s greatest geniuses. Volume III contains letters from the final years of his life, including those to his wife, family members, and other composers. Anderson\'s detailed annotations provide context and insight into the events and personalities

pDebt can breed unworthiness. Gambling can breed powerlessness. Wealth can breed freedom, guilt, arrogance and far reaching philanthropy. Money in relationships can lead to deeper connection and deeper fulfillment, or to manipulation, violence and even murder. The dichotomy is even more pronounced at the global level where we both deify and demonize the rich and poor alike. ppbrppIt is a complicated

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,

Title The Boundary Disputes of Connecticut.Publisher British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world\'s largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around

pThis book presents genealogical information about the Persons family, including biographical details about individual family members and historical context about the times and places they lived. The book is organized by generation and includes a comprehensive index. Persons Lineage is an invaluable resource for anyone researching their Persons ancestors.ppThis work has been selected by scholars as

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,

Chief Deputy Claude Renard, first introduced in iDeath In The Blood Mooni, i ireturns in a gripping murder mystery set in the depths of winter in Grand Marais, Minnesota. pThe Northern Arts Folk School is running its annual coffin-making class titled iBury Yourself In Your Worki. But when one of the students is found dead in his unfinished coffin, Chief Deputy Renard is tasked with investigating the

Young readers who love a swashbuckling yarn will be captivated by iThe Dark Frigate, i winner of the 1924 Newbery Medal as the year\'s most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Abounding in intrigue, battles, and acts of derring-do, the story takes place in the 17th century and charts a course from England to the Caribbean. The hero, Philip Marsham, lost his mother at an

pOffering insights into the adaptational strategies that were employed by higher education institutions worldwide during the Covid-19 pandemic, this volume considers the lasting effects of adaptation and change, as well as the perception of universities\' role in society and desired ways of operating.ppNearly overnight, the pandemic forced university leaders and teachers across the world to switch

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pTools for Design is intended to provide you with an overview of computer aided design using two popular CAD software packages from Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. This book explores the strengths of each package and shows how they can be used in design, both separately and in combination with each other.ppWhat you\'ll learnpul liHow to create and dimension 2D multiview drawings using AutoCADli

In 2016, social media users in Thailand called out the Paris-based luxury fashion house Balenciaga for copying the popular Thai rainbow bag, using Balenciaga\'s hashtags to circulate memes revealing the source of the bags\' design. In iWhy We Can\'t Have Nice Thingsi Minh-Ha T. Pham examines the way social media users monitor the fashion market for the appearance of knockoff fashion, design theft,

pThe yearly Whoopee Cushion War is about to begin. Willa, the youngest of 7 siblings, has high hopes of winning the grand prize, her choice of dessert. She must be sneaky to eliminate each of her siblings, particularly Jack, the oldest, who manages to win every year. Can Willa outwit her family and finally become the whoopee cushion championp

Right after World War II, the United States felt secure in its atomic monopoly. With the American Pax Atomica in place, the free world held an apparent strategic advantage over the Soviet bloc and saw itself as a bulwark against communist expansion. But America\'s atomic superiority in the early postwar years was more fiction than fact. From 1945 until 1950, the U.S. atomic arsenal was poorly coordinated,