pPlace Tsugaru in Aomori Prefecture, Japan Time Spring 1944ppAs World War II was coming to an end, Osamu Dazai born Shuji Tsushima returned to his home in the northern tip of Honshu, Japan on assignment from a publisher to travel and write about the part of Japan where he was born and raised.ppHe writes with humor and warmth about old friends, the people family and servants who nurtured him, his obsession

A collection of thoughts from a woman of all elements great, confusing, loving and healed.

pAfghanistan has been abandoned by the international community and left to the ravages of warlords and mercenaries who vie for dominance over the vast resources that flow along the new Silk Road. For Callum King, a former army officer who was discharged from the military after a failed operation, his past remains very much tied to that forsaken place. When he receives an offer from one of his former

pstrongemNEW YORK TIMES emBESTSELLERstrongppLessons in strength, fitness, food, and attitude from the popular world champion skier and beauty icon--Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn. ppOlympic Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn wants women to stop thinking about losing weight fast, and instead focus on loving their bodies for what they are and what they can do. Lindsey is a small-town Minnesota girl at heart

EAN: 9789522665188CRAENEN BVBA 0

pNuclear energy leaves behind an infinitely dangerous legacy of radioactive wastes in places that are remote and polluted landscapes of risk. Four of these places - Hanford USA where the plutonium for the first atomic bombs was made, Sellafield, where the UK\'s nuclear legacy is concentrated and controversial, La Hague the heart of the French nuclear industry, and Gorleben, the focal point of nuclear

The man, the monster... pThis history chronicles the origin of the von Schatt family from the abandonment of its patriarch, Heinrich, on the steps of an orphanage in prewar Germany through his apprenticeship on the high seas with a salty drunken smuggler his flight from the Nazis to Sweden his kidnapping of a child bride to America his becoming the most feared Captain in the US military troop transport

World Order in History 1996 argues that historians ideas about world order have been influential in transforming nations sense of themselves, and it pursues these arguments with particular reference to Russia and the Soviet Union and the Western world.

bb pbThe sudden arrival of big-city elites in small-town America triggers a violent wave of protests--and a possible civil war--in this explosive thriller from the bestselling authors of iDown the Dark Streetsi. This is . . .b pbNOT MY HOMEbbrThey came from the cities. Wealthy, work-from-home professionals fleeing the rotting crime-ridden hellscapes of northern blue states for the peace and tranquility

EAN: 9788415340409Puig Sanz LlusIndependent Cat

In the past, the Ottoman Empire could not defeat the West by the sword, so now Fethullah Gulen\'s community systematically employs very different tactics to bring the West under Islamic rule. For profoundly anti-democratic goals they use America\'s democratic values-freedom of speech, political correctness, tolerance, and multiculturalism-as tools for disseminating Gulen\'s ideology. You move in the

The history of the meat packing industry of the Midwest offers an excellent illustration of the growth and development of the economy of that major industrial region. In the course of one generation, meat packing matured from a small-scale, part-time activity to a specialized manufacturing operation. Margaret Walsh\'s pioneering study traces the course of that development, shedding light on an unexamined

EAN: 9781984240583Hooyenga MelanieLightning Source Inc

pstrongShe thought she\'d won-but the war has only just started.strongppbrppWhen Claire Emerson imprisoned Morok in the Camlann fragment of the world, it should have been the end of the dark god-and of the war between him and the Crones. But when Lucan, her protector, is accidentally trapped along with the god, Claire is determined to rescue him.ppbrppShe\'ll have to travel through the treacherous

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,

pstrongShe\'s recently divorced. He\'s a widower. Will a chance encounter lead to true lovestrongppbrppIf you like sweet romance about second chances then you\'ll love The Inn At Pelican Beach ppbrppAt the Inn, life is filled with the unexpected.ppbrppPayton is left to pick up the pieces after her divorce is finalized. ppbrppSeeking a fresh start, she returns to her home town in Pelican Beach.ppbrppDetermined

This book focuses on the latest emerging technologies in electric vehicles EV, and their economic and environmental impact. The topics covered include different types of EV such as hybrid electrical vehicle HEV, battery electrical vehicle BEV, fuel cell electrical vehicle FCEV, plug-in hybrid electrical vehicle PHEV. Theoretical background and practical examples of conventional electrical machines,

pThis young lady, who was in south central Texas at the time, rushed into a marriage with a young man she barely knew. They met online, spent every day together, and married quickly. She never truly got to know him, as she just felt a need to rush things, to justify their living situation. Yet things are never as they seem, and she entered a storm, she never saw coming.p

bRide along with Uni on a magical adventure to help the Tooth Fairy! iAre you a helper like Uni the unicornib pWhen someone you love gets a wiggly tooth, it may be cause for excitement or anxiety. Ease any fears and bring on the joy with this humorous story focusing on the magic and delight of the Tooth Fairy--and Uni the unicorn, of course! pThe little girl has a wiggly tooth! Soon the Tooth Fairy

This title is part of UC Press\'s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press\'s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1