Eva and Otto: Resistance, Refugees, and Love in the Time of Hitler by Tom Pfister (Purdue University Press) (22 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Eva and Otto is a true story about German opposition and resistance to Hitler as revealed through the early lives of Eva Lewinski Pfister (1910-1991) and Otto Pfister (1900-1985). It is an intimate and epic account of two Germans -- Eva born Jewish, Otto born Catholic -- who worked with a little-known German political group that resisted and fought against Hitler in Germany before 1933 and then in exile in Paris before the German invasion of France in May 1940. After their improbable escapes from separate internment and imprisonment in Europe, Eva obtained refuge in America in October 1940 where she worked to rescue other endangered political refugees, including Otto, with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt. As revealed in recently declassified records, Eva and Otto later engaged in different secret assignments with the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in support of the Allied war effort. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, Eva and Otto gave each other hope and strength as they acted upon what they understood to be an ethical duty to help others threatened by fascism. The book provides a sobering insight into the personal risks and costs of a commitment to that duty. Their unusually beautiful writing -- directed to each other in diaries and correspondence during two long periods of wartime separation -- also reveals an unlikely and inspiring love story.

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El Síndrome de Korsakoff - Edición Especial 10 Aniversario: Thriller psicológico (Spanish Edition) by Alberto Fausto (21 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

YA NO HAY VUELTA ATRÁS Cuando el famoso escritor Hugo Esmerodes despierta cubierto de sangre sobre un cadaver, el caos se desata. ¿Quién? ¿Cómo? ¿Por qué? y ¿Dónde? Son preguntas que quedan en agua de borrajas dada la complejidad del argumento. La entrada en juego del psicoanalista Ricardo Maurer, llegará de la mano de un gran rompecabezas que el lector se verá arrastrado a resolver: una celda llena de garabatos ininteligibles y unos personajes cuya actitud errática parece tener bien poco de teatro... ¿o quizá no? ¿Qué papel juega el síndrome de Korsakoff? La enfermedad mental se irá mostrando implacable, argumentando a favor y en contra de invictos y culpables, en una novela que nos mantendrá en vilo hasta la última página y quedará grabada a fuego en nuestra memoria. EDICIÓN ESPECIAL 10 ANIVERSARIO La Edición Especial Décimo Aniversario contiene el texto original totalmente revisado por el autor diez años después, así como un apéndice al final de la obra con curiosidades y anécdotas sobre el proceso creativo de la misma. Se trata de un añadido muy especial con reflexiones del propio autor sobre la obra y lo que esta significó para su carrera literaria. EL AUTOR Autor de "El Síndrome de Korsakoff", "Oniria", "Intragénesis" y "La anatomía de las rosas rojas", Alberto Fausto es escritor de misterio, fantasía y ciencia ficción. Actualmente vive en Dublín (Irlanda), donde trabaja como Software Developer además de seguir escribiendo novelas. Su pasión por la tecnología puede verse reflejada en algunos de sus trabajos, como "Intragénesis".Miles lectores han disfrutado ya de sus obras. "La anatomía de las rosas rojas" es su último libro.

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Children of Arnhem's Kaleidoscope by Graham Wilson (BeyondBeyond Books) (16 Reviews)    Price verified 44 minutes ago

It was hot. A sudden stillness was in the late afternoon air. The waterhole's surface shone with unnatural smoothness. Fresh pig tracks at it's edge told of pigs just gone. Two bubbles popped up, their spreading ripples fracturing the tree and sky reflections; just decaying vegetation, said my mind. I should have known better, I should have smelt crocodile!! What is it about the Northern Territory that fascinates? I have only to mention it's name in conversation and people stop and turn to listen. Why, for 190 years, has it drawn people from all over to come, stay longer than they imagined and, often, never leave? This book is a memoir of a family's life in a remote aboriginal community, in Australia's Northern Territory, something the equivalent of remote Canada or Alaska, where few people go. For half a century it was our home - this place called Oenpelli,(now Gunbalanya) at the very top of Australia, place of dark skinned people, crocodiles, buffalo and much more, a place where we built our lives. It tells of changing world as a missionary family and an aboriginal community become part of modern Australia This our family's story, growing amongst the people, animals and places and colours of this this strange land, alongside an aboriginal community going through its own changes; citizenship, alcohol, uranium mining, land rights, outstation development, and community self management. It is a memoir of living in one of the most isolated parts of Australia - a small aboriginal missionary community in the Northern Territory, something the equivalent of the remote Canada or Alaska. It is the landscape featured in the tourist brochures for Kakadu and the movie Crocodile Dundee. It is a chronicle of change in the last half century with land rights and aboriginal self determination at the centre of which are my mother and father with Christian beliefs which motivated their contribution to this change. It is a story of memories and love for this remote and ...

Genre: History

Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery: The Face of Trauma by Mark B. Constantian (Routledge) (22 Reviews)    Price verified 4 minutes ago

Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental abuse and neglect influence body image, personality, addictions, resilience, and adult health, this highly readable book uncovers the childhood sources of body dysmorphic disorder. Written from the unique perspective of a leading plastic surgeon with extensive experience in this area and featuring many poignant clinical vignettes and groundbreaking trauma research, this heavily referenced text offers a new explanation for body dysmorphic disorder that provides help for therapists and surgeons and hope for patients.

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Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel by John F. Sears (Purdue University Press) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Refuge Must Be Given details the evolution of Eleanor Roosevelt from someone who harbored negative impressions of Jews to become a leading Gentile champion of Israel in the United States. The book explores, for the first time, Roosevelt's partnership with the Quaker leader Clarence Pickett in seeking to admit more refugees into the United States, and her relationship with Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, who was sympathetic to the victims of Nazi persecution yet defended a visa process that failed both Jewish and non-Jewish refugees. After the war, as a member of the American delegation to the United Nations, Eleanor Roosevelt slowly came to the conclusion that the partition of Palestine was the only solution both for the Jews in the displaced persons camps in Europe, and for the conflict between the Arabs and the Jews. When Israel became a state, she became deeply involved in supporting the work of Youth Aliyah and Hadassah, its American sponsor, in bringing Jewish refugee children to Israel and training them to become productive citizens. Her devotion to Israel reflected some of her deepest beliefs about education, citizenship, and community building. Her excitement about Israel's accomplishments and her cultural biases, however, blinded her to the impact of Israel's founding on the Arabs. Visiting the new nation four times and advocating on Israel's behalf created a warm bond not only between her and the people of Israel, but between her and the American Jewish community.

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Randall Parrish (16 Reviews)    Price verified 9 minutes ago

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The Missing Bride by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (28 Reviews)    Price verified 19 minutes ago

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The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter From the Private Journals and Other Papers of Commander R. Semmes, C.S.N., and Other Officers by Raphael Semmes (27 Reviews)    Price verified 59 minutes ago

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Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea (Routledge Advances in Korean Studies) by Yun-shik Chang (Routledge) (17 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This edited collection traces the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Korea's dramatic transformation since the late nineteenth century. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the chapters examine the internal and external forces which facilitated the transition towards industrial capitalism in Korea, the consequences and impact of social change, and the ways in which Korean tradition continues to inform and influence contemporary South Korean society. Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea employs a thematic structure to discuss the interrelated elements of Korea's modernization within agriculture, business and the economy, the state, ideology and culture, and gender and the family. The essays in this volume encompass the Choson dynasty, the colonial period, and postcolonial Korea. Collectively, they provide us with an original and innovative approach to the study of modern Korea, and show how knowledge of the country's past is critical to understanding contemporary Korean society. With contributions from a number of prominent international scholars within sociology, economics, history, and political science, Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea incorporates a global framework of historical narrative, ideology and culture, and statistical and economic analysis to further our understanding of Korea's evolution towards modernity.

Genre: Politics & Social Sciences

Electrochemical Supercapacitors for Energy Storage and Delivery: Fundamentals and Applications (Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion) by Aiping Yu (CRC Press) (13 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Although recognized as an important component of all energy storage and conversion technologies, electrochemical supercapacitators (ES) still face development challenges in order to reach their full potential. A thorough examination of development in the technology during the past decade, Electrochemical Supercapacitors for Energy Storage and Delivery: Fundamentals and Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to the ES from technical and practical aspects and crystallization of the technology, detailing the basics of ES as well as its components and characterization techniques. The book illuminates the practical aspects of understanding and applying the technology within the industry and provides sufficient technical detail of newer materials being developed by experts in the field which may surface in the future. The book discusses the technical challenges and the practical limitations and their associated parameters in ES technology. It also covers the structure and options for device packaging and materials choices such as electrode materials, electrolyte, current collector, and sealants based on comparison of available data. Supplying an in depth understanding of the components, design, and characterization of electrochemical supercapacitors, the book has wide-ranging appeal to industry experts and those new to the field. It can be used as a reference to apply to current work and a resource to foster ideas for new devices that will further the technology as it becomes a larger part of main stream energy storage.

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The Life of Francis Marion by William Gilmore Simms (128 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Rangeland Systems: Processes, Management and Challenges (Springer Series on Environmental Management) by David D. Briske (Springer) (9 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the implications of these conceptual advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21st century. This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge and commitment of 80 authors who have worked in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the complex challenges confronting global rangelands. Rangelands represent adaptive social-ecological systems, in which societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance to, and interact with, those of ecological processes. A more comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate solutions.

Genre: Engineering & Transportation

Wittgenstein's Novels by Martin Klebes (Routledge) (20 Reviews)    Price verified 18 minutes ago

Analyzing features of Wittgenstein's philosophical work and including in-depth textual analyses, this study investigates the impact of Ludwig Wittgenstein's work on contemporary German and French novelists. Drawing upon aesthetics, architectural history, philosophy of science, and photography, the book seeks to explain why references both to Wittgenstein as a person, as well as to his work are more pervasive than other equally renowned twentieth century philosophers and asks why some authors such as Händler and Roubaud, are less well-known and only partially translated into English.

Genre: Politics & Social Sciences

Transforming Trauma: Resilience and Healing Through Our Connections With Animals (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond) by Philip Tedeschi (Purdue University Press) (28 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Have you ever looked deep into the eyes of an animal and felt entirely known? Often, the connections we share with non-human animals represent our safest and most reliable relationships, offering unique and profound opportunities for healing in periods of hardship. This book focuses on research developments, models, and practical applications of human-animal connection and animal-assisted intervention for diverse populations who have experienced trauma. Physiological and psychological trauma are explored across three broad and interconnected domains: 1) child maltreatment and family violence; 2) acute and post-traumatic stress, including military service, war, and developmental trauma; and 3) times of crisis, such as the ever-increasing occurrence of natural disasters, community violence, terrorism, and anticipated or actual grief and loss. Contributing authors, who include international experts in the fields of trauma and human-animal connection, examine how our relationships with animals can help build resiliency and foster healing to transform trauma. A myriad of animal species and roles, including companion, therapy, and service animals are discussed. Authors also consider how animals are included in a variety of formal and informal models of trauma recovery across the human lifespan, with special attention paid to canine- and equine-assisted interventions and psychotherapy. In addition, authors emphasize the potential impacts to animals who provide trauma-informed services, and discuss how we can respect their participation and implement best practices and ethical standards to ensure their well-being. The reader is offered a comprehensive understanding of the history of research in this field, as well as the latest advancements and areas in need of further or refined investigation. Likewise, authors explore, in depth, emerging practices and methodologies for helping people and communities thrive in the face of traumatic events and their long-term impacts. As ...

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The Cure For HIV and Aids by Dr. Hulda Regehr Clark (New Century Press) (55 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

In Six Weeks You Are: HIV NEGATIVE What really causes HIV/AIDS, even in Africa, is astonishing, but your body's recovery will convince you. There is no conflict with any clinical treatment. Even near terminal victims can recover. Read How Others Recovered including some with clinical verification. You have no time to lose and everything to gain-start today! A 2-Week Program gives step-by-step instructions on how to clear your body of the five immunity-destroying toxins that cause AIDS. There are only five. The ability to kill HIV viruses returns in days-not weeks. It Took An Independent Research Scientist to find answers. Hulda Regehr Clark began her studies in biology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where she was awarded the Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, and the Master of Arts, with a High Honors major in biology. After two years of study at McGill University, she attended the University of Minnesota, studying biophysics and cell physiology. She received her Doctorate in 1958. In 1979 she left government funded research and began private consulting and her own research. Twelve years later she noticed clues to the real caused of HIV and AIDS. Today Dr. Clark puts her results, conclusions, and advice for curing both illnesses before you. Read and Recover.

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The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend (32 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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The Autobiography of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh by Randhir Singh (Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Trust UK) (77 Reviews)    Price verified 44 minutes ago

BHAI SAHIB RANDHIR SINGH (1878-1961) was an outstanding freedom-fighter and a great saint and theologian who has made a lasting contribution to the religious and cultural revival in Punjab, and was one of the first few Punjabi revolutionaries who staked their life and career to bring about political awakening and win freedom for their country. Son of a High Court Judge and educated in Govt. College and Mission College, Lahore, Bhai Randhir Singh ushered a moral and spiritual revival which set into motion what later on came to be known as Gurdwara Reform Movement. In the Rakabganj Affair (1913) it was his stern challenge to the British Government and stirring call to the people to organize resistance, which prevented the further desecration of the historic shrine. In 1914, he was the only non-emigrant Sikh leader who completely identified himself with the cause of the Ghadar Party and suffered imprisonment for seventeen long years. He is known to historians of this period as "Hero of the First supplementary Lahore Conspiracy Case''. He is the only Sikh Leader who, in the last hundred years or more, has been given 'Hukamnamas' and Robes of Honour by the (then) four Takhats of the Panth, in solemn recognition of his sacrifices and impact on his times. His deep and original expositions of various aspects of Sikhism (more than 30 books) are a lasting contribution to Sikh theology, philosophy and mysticism. He distinguished himself in Punjabi prose and poetry by an erudite and powerful grand style of his own. This autobiography, originally compiled from his letters from the various prisons and published in Punjabi, has been translated by Dr. Trilochan Singh, who was associated with Bhai Sahib during last 20 years of his life. To the translation Dr. Trilochan Singh has added a lengthy introductory thesis, based on through research work, throwing light on Bhai Sahib's early life and giving fairly detailed account of Bhai Randhir Singh's role in Rakabganj Affair and the ...

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India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller (131 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; ... by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (85 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Le Brave Soldat Chvéîk (French Edition) by Jaroslav Hasek (71 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Genre: Foreign Languages

Designing Digital Work: Concepts and Methods for Human-centered Digitization by Stefan Oppl (Palgrave Macmillan) (12 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Combining theory, methodology and tools, this open access book illustrates how to guide innovation in today's digitized business environment. Highlighting the importance of human knowledge and experience in implementing business processes, the authors take a conceptual perspective to explore the challenges and issues currently facing organizations. Subsequent chapters put these concepts into practice, discussing instruments that can be used to support the articulation and alignment of knowledge within work processes. A timely and comprehensive set of tools and case studies, this book is essential reading for those researching innovation and digitization, organization and business strategy.

Genre: Business & Money

L'écornifleur (French Edition) by Jules Renard (21 Reviews)    Price verified 14 minutes ago

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The Currency of Empire: Money and Power in Seventeenth-Century English America by Jonathan Barth (Cornell University Press) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

In The Currency of Empire, Jonathan Barth explores the intersection of money and power in the early years of North American history, and he shows how the control of money informed English imperial action overseas. The export-oriented mercantile economy promoted by the English Crown, Barth argues, directed the plan for colonization, the regulation of colonial commerce, and the politics of empire. The imperial project required an orderly flow of gold and silver, and thus England's colonial regime required stringent monetary regulation. As Barth shows, money was also a flash point for resistance; many colonists acutely resented their subordinate economic station, desiring for their local economies a robust, secure, and uniform money supply. This placed them immediately at odds with the mercantilist laws of the empire and precipitated an imperial crisis in the 1670s, a full century before the Declaration of Independence. The Currency of Empire examines what were a series of explosive political conflicts in the seventeenth century and demonstrates how the struggle over monetary policy prefigured the patriot reaction to the Stamp Act and so-called Intolerable Acts on the eve of American independence. Thanks to generous funding from the Arizona State University and George Mason University, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other Open Access repositories.

Genre: Business & Money

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone (54 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (63 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

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With Our Army in Palestine by Antony Bluett (14 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

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A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of ... by Benjamin Griffith Brawley (26 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

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Oral Literature in Africa (World Oral Literature Series Book 1) by Ruth Finnegan (Open Book Publishers) (27 Reviews)    Price verified 59 minutes ago

Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images and an updated bibliography, as well as its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. This volume is complemented by original recordings of stories and songs from the Limba country (Sierra Leone), collected by Finnegan during her fieldwork in the late 1960s, which are freely accessible here. The book is available as a free pdf and ebook download thanks to the generous support of interested readers and organisations, who made donations using the crowd-funding website unglue.it. Oral Literature in Africa is part of our World Oral Literature Series in conjunction with the World Oral Literature Project.

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The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by John O'Rourke (33 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Vermin, Victims and Disease: British Debates over Bovine Tuberculosis and Badgers by Angela Cassidy (Palgrave Macmillan) (12 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has plagued several professional generations of politicians, policymakers, experts and campaigners since the early 1970s. Questions of what is known, who knows, who cares, who to trust and what to do about this complex problem have been the source of scientific, policy, and increasingly vociferous public debate ever since. This book integrates contemporary history, science and technology studies, human-animal relations, and policy research to conduct a cross-cutting analysis. It explores the worldviews of those involved with animal health, disease ecology and badger protection between the 1970s and 1990s, before reintegrating them to investigate the recent public polarisation of the controversy. Finally it asks how we might move beyond the current impasse.

Genre: Science & Math

Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Mary Somerville (27 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by United States. Work Projects Administration (20 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

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In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry by Marcel Dupont (14 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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The Soul of the War by Philip Gibbs (34 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs (1,019 Review)    Price verified 4 minutes ago

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Le Désespéré (French Edition) by Léon Bloy (82 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Hippolyte Taine (24 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Hippolyte Taine (17 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground by Constance Lindsay Skinner (35 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

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Sotileza (Spanish Edition) by José María de Pereda (110 Reviews)    Price verified 54 minutes ago

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Peñas arriba (Spanish Edition) by Jose María de Pereda (Biblioteca Nacional de España) (29 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Esta edición digital en formato forma parte de un proyecto puesto en marcha por la Biblioteca Nacional de España junto con Redes encaminado a enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica y fomentar su acceso y utilización. En el proceso de digitalización de documentos los impresos son en primer lugar digitalizados en forma de imagen, posteriormente el texto es extraído de manera automatizada gracias a la tecnología de reconocimiento óptico de caracteres (OCR). El texto así obtenido ha sido aquí revisado, corregido y convertido a libro electrónico o publicación electrónica, formato abierto y estándar de libros digitales. Se intenta respetar en la mayor medida posible el texto original (por ejemplo, en cuanto a ortografía) pero pueden realizarse modificaciones con vistas a una mejor legibilidad y adaptación al nuevo formato. Si encuentra errores o anomalías estaremos muy agradecidos si nos lo hacen saber a través del correo bibliotecadigital@bnees Las obras aquí convertidas se encuentran en dominio público y la utilización de estos textos es libre y gratuita.

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In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr (8 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Science of Societal Safety: Living at Times of Risks and Disasters (Trust Book 2) by Seiji Abe (Springer) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This open access book covers comprehensive but fundamental principles and concepts of disaster and accident prevention and mitigation, countermeasures, and recovery from disasters or accidents including treatment and care of the victims. Safety and security problems in our society involve not only engineering but also social, legal, economic, cultural, and psychological issues. The enhancement needed for societal safety includes comprehensive activities of all aspects from precaution to recovery, not only of people but also of governments. In this context, the authors, members of the Faculty of Societal Safety Science, Kansai University, conducted many discussions and concluded that the major strategy is consistent independently of the type and magnitude of disaster or accident, being also the principle of the foundation of our faculty. The topics treated in this book are rather widely distributed but are well organized sequentially to provide a clear understanding of the principles of societal safety. In the first part the fundamental concepts of safety are discussed. The second part deals with risks in the societal and natural environment. Then follows, in the third part, a description of the quantitative estimation of risk and its assessment and management. The fourth part is devoted to disaster prevention, mitigation, and recovery systems. The final, fifth part presents a future perspective of societal safety science. Thorough reading of this introductory volume of societal safety science provides a clear image of the issues. This is largely because the Japanese have suffered often from natural disasters and not only have gained much valuable information about disasters but also have accumulated a store of experience. We are still in the process of reconstruction from the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. This book is especially valuable therefore in studying the safety and security of people and their societies.

Genre: Science & Math

The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery by Robert May (33 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

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Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Corazón de Dixie: Mexicanos in the U.S. South since 1910 (The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History) by Julie M. Weise (The University of North Carolina Press) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze "new" racial dramas in the absence of historical reference points. However, as this book is the first to comprehensively document, Mexicans and Mexican Americans have a long history of migration to the U.S. South. Corazon de Dixie recounts the untold histories of Mexicanos' migrations to New Orleans, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina as far back as 1910. It follows Mexicanos into the heart of Dixie, where they navigated the Jim Crow system, cultivated community in the cotton fields, purposefully appealed for help to the Mexican government, shaped the southern conservative imagination in the wake of the civil rights movement, and embraced their own version of suburban living at the turn of the twenty-first century. Rooted in U.S. and Mexican archival research, oral history interviews, and family photographs, Corazon de Dixie unearths not just the facts of Mexicanos' long-standing presence in the U.S. South but also their own expectations, strategies, and dreams.

Genre: History

The Long White Cloud "Ao Tea Roa" by William Pember Reeves (10 Reviews)    Price verified 29 minutes ago

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Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by United States. Work Projects Administration (940 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Singapore 52: A page turner full of intrigue (An Ash Carter Mystery-Thriller) by Murray Bailey (Heritage Books) (499 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This is your next favorite mystery series with a likeable hero! "Kept me guessing and turning the pages faster and faster" Sue Thomas "Jack Reacher with a dash of James Bond, set in Singapore. Thrilling!" The Times Chinese New Year 1952 British ex-military investigator, Ash Carter finds himself in the middle of a political game between the army, the police and a Triad-style gang. Someone intends to attack Singapore and Carter is tasked to stop it. But Carter is more intent on solving the mystery of who and why someone killed his friend. A mystery-thriller for fans who like a strong protagonist and a twist in the tale. Ideal for fans of Lee Child, Baldacci, Scott Blade etc who like the twist of a Harlen Coben novel. "Perfect for an on-screen thriller"????? Alex Morgan, Sky News "A tense compelling read"????? Karen Cole "A plot that takes you on a journey. Almost impossible to put down"????? Jessica Belmont "Best book of 2022 so far!"????? Monty's Book Reviews "An exciting start to this fabulous series"????? Barnsey's Books "A blockbuster in the making"????? Surjit Reads and Recommends "Thoroughly enjoyed"????? PRDG Reads "I loved it!"????? Online Book Club

Genre: History

Letters of Helena Roerich II: 1935-1939 by Helena Roerich (Agni Yoga Society) (19 Reviews)    Price verified 4 minutes ago

Helena Roerich was an unusually gifted woman, author of many books. Her collected Letters, in two volumes, are an example of the wisdom, spiritual insight, and simple advice she shared with a multitude of correspondents -- friends, foes, and co-workers alike.

Genre: Politics & Social Sciences

Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (43 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

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Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Probability in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: An Application-Driven Course by Jean Walrand (Springer) (17 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

This revised textbook motivates and illustrates the techniques of applied probability by applications in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS). The author presents information processing and communication systems that use algorithms based on probabilistic models and techniques, including web searches, digital links, speech recognition, GPS, route planning, recommendation systems, classification, and estimation. He then explains how these applications work and, along the way, provides the readers with the understanding of the key concepts and methods of applied probability. Python labs enable the readers to experiment and consolidate their understanding. The book includes homework, solutions, and Jupyter notebooks. This edition includes new topics such as Boosting, Multi-armed bandits, statistical tests, social networks, queuing networks, and neural networks. For ancillaries related to this book, including examples of Python demos and also Python labs used in Berkeley, please email Mary James at mary.james@springer.com. This is an open access book.

Genre: Engineering & Transportation

Six femmes - extrait (French Edition) by Tina Seskis (Cherche Midi) (46 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Ça avait toujours été " nous six ". Elles sont six femmes, se sont connues à l'université et se réunissent une fois par an pour un dîner, plus par habitude que par réelle amitié. En effet, après vingt-cinq ans, leurs parcours les ont séparées et il leur reste finalement aujourd'hui moins de complicité à partager que de choses à se reprocher. Toutes ont connu des drames. Certaines d'entre elles en ont trahi d'autres, les ranc?urs et regrets se sont accumulés, et les secrets aussi. Cette année, les six ont organisé un pique-nique au bord du Serpentine, le lac de Hyde Park. Après plusieurs verres de vin, la tension monte peu à peu et les langues se délient, libérant leur poison, sans se douter qu'un terrible événement va soudain faire tourner la soirée au cauchemar. La vie des anciennes amies ne sera plus jamais la même... AprèsPartir, véritable phénomène éditorial lors de sa sortie en Angleterre, Tina Seskis réussit un nouveau coup de maître avec ce thriller psychologique d'une intensité redoutable et d'une acuité psychologique rare.

Genre: Foreign Languages

Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by William Ralston Shedden Ralston (146 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Genre: Politics & Social Sciences

From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin by William M. ( Makepeace) Thayer (17 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Genre: History

Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by Martha McCulloch-Williams (284 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine

The Lamp in the Desert by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell (54 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Genre: History

Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell (19 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

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Genre: Reference

The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell (82 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

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Genre: History

The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. (May) Dell (90 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Charles Rex by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell (36 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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The Depot Master by Joseph Crosby Lincoln (16 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 by John Kincaid (268 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

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Genre: History

Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Jeffery Farnol (35 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

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The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West by Harry Leon Wilson (72 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

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Genre: History

Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Henry Borrow (33 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Le Crime de l'Opéra - Tome I - La Loge sanglante (French Edition) by Fortuné Du Boisgobey (63 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Ebooks libres et gratuits. L'achat de l'édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle.

Genre: Foreign Languages

Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (39 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

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Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant (77 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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The Mason-Bees by Jean-Henri Fabre (54 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math

Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut (16 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

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Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut (68 Reviews)    Price verified 29 minutes ago

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The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan (11 Reviews)    Price verified 19 minutes ago

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A Handbook of Health by Woods Hutchinson (156 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Genre: Medical eBooks

The Sekhmet Bed: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (The She-King Book 1) by Libbie Hawker (Running Rabbit Press) (1,559 Review)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Don't miss the second book in this series, The Crook and Flail, at a special price for a limited time! Is Ahmose's divine gift a blessing or a curse? The second daughter of the Pharaoh, Ahmose has always dreamed of a quiet life as a priestess, serving Egypt's gods, ministering to the people of the Two Lands. But when the Pharaoh dies without an heir, she is given instead as Great Royal Wife to the new king - a soldier of common birth. For Ahmose is god-chosen, gifted with the ability to read dreams, and it is her connection to the gods which ensures the new Pharaoh his right to rule. Ahmose's elder sister Mutnofret has been raised to expect the privileged station of Great Royal Wife; her rage at being displaced cannot be soothed. As Ahmose fights the currents of Egypt's politics and Mutnofret's vengeful anger, her youth and inexperience carry her beyond her depth and into the realm of sacrilege. To right her wrongs and save Egypt from the gods' wrath, Ahmose must face her most visceral fear: bearing an heir. But the gods of Egypt are exacting, and even her sacrifice may not be enough to restore the Two Lands to safety. The Sekhmet Bed is the first volume of Libbie Hawker's series The She-King, a family saga of the Thutmosides, one of ancient Egypt's most fascinating royal families. Don't miss Book 2: The Crook and Flail Note: This ebook edition contains a preview chapter of Libbie Hawker's new ancient Egyptian series, The Book of Coming Forth by Day.

Genre: History

The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin (303 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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A Saint of Our Own: How the Quest for a Holy Hero Helped Catholics Become American by Kathleen Sprows Cummings (The University of North Carolina Press) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 44 minutes ago

What drove U.S. Catholics in their arduous quest, full of twists and turns over more than a century, to win an American saint? The absence of American names in the canon of the saints had left many of the faithful feeling spiritually unmoored. But while canonization may be fundamentally about holiness, it is never only about holiness, reveals Kathleen Sprows Cummings in this panoramic, passionate chronicle of American sanctity. Catholics had another reason for petitioning the Vatican to acknowledge an American holy hero. A home-grown saint would serve as a mediator between heaven and earth, yes, but also between Catholicism and American culture. Throughout much of U.S. history, the making of a saint was also about the ways in which the members of a minority religious group defined, defended, and celebrated their identities as Americans. Their fascinatingly diverse causes for canonization -- from Kateri Tekakwitha and Elizabeth Ann Seton to many others that are failed, forgotten, or still under way -- represented evolving national values as Catholics made themselves at home. Cummings's vision of American sanctity shows just how much Catholics had at stake in cultivating devotion to men and women perched at the nexus of holiness and American history -- until they finally felt little need to prove that they belonged.

Genre: History

The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use ... by Mary Eaton (18 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie (229 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Genre: Science & Math

Musculoskeletal Diseases 2021-2024: Diagnostic Imaging (IDKD Springer Series) by Juerg Hodler (Springer) (19 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This open access book focuses on imaging of the musculoskeletal diseases. Over the last few years, there have been considerable advances in this area, driven by clinical as well as technological developments. The authors are all internationally renowned experts in their field. They are also excellent teachers, and provide didactically outstanding chapters. The book is disease-oriented and covers all relevant imaging modalities, with particular emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging. Important aspects of pediatric imaging are also included. IDKD books are completely re-written every four years. As a result, they offer a comprehensive review of the state of the art in imaging. The book is clearly structured with learning objectives, abstracts, subheadings, tables and take-home points, supported by design elements to help readers easily navigate through the text. As an IDKD book, it is particularly valuable for general radiologists, radiology residents, and interventional radiologists who want to update their diagnostic knowledge, and for clinicians interested in imaging as it relates to their specialty.

Genre: Medical eBooks

Ink-Stained Hollywood: The Triumph of American Cinema’s Trade Press by Eric Hoyt (University of California Press) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 39 minutes ago

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. For the first half of the twentieth century, no American industry boasted a more motley and prolific trade press than the movie business -- a cutthroat landscape that set the stage for battle by ink. In 1930, Martin Quigley, publisher of Exhibitors Herald, conspired with Hollywood studios to eliminate all competing trade papers, yet this attempt and each one thereafter collapsed. Exploring the communities of exhibitors and creative workers that constituted key subscribers, Ink-Stained Hollywood tells the story of how a heterogeneous trade press triumphed by appealing to the foundational aspects of industry culture -- taste, vanity, partisanship, and exclusivity. In captivating detail, Eric Hoyt chronicles the histories of well-known trade papers (Variety, Motion Picture Herald) alongside important yet forgotten publications (Film Spectator, Film Mercury, and Camera!), and challenges the canon of film periodicals, offering new interpretative frameworks for understanding print journalism's relationship with the motion picture industry and its continued impact on creative industries today.

Genre: Politics & Social Sciences