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

The second book in the Manhasset Stories series in which the beloved town is regaled. From the Park Avenue canopy of sycamores to the day the Yankees beat the Dodgers at St. Mary\'s, Rosenwasser\'s stories recall the Baby Boomer days with love and humor.

pIn a fascinating look at how young women are coming of age in America, Vendela Vida explores a variety of rituals that girls have adapted or created in order to leave their childhoods behind. Vida doesn\'t just observe the rituals, she actively participates in them, going as far as spending a week at UCLA to experience rush--she emerges a Tri-Delt. She also goes to Miami to learn about the quince

Includes picturesbrIncludes a bibliography for further readingbrThe word mafia, Sicilian in origin, is synonymous with Italy, but Italy is home to several different mafias, with three being particularly notorious. While the Cosa Nostra of western Sicily is the most infamous, other powerful groups include the ferocious \'Ndrangheta of Calabria and the Camorra, the third-largest mafia, which is active

pAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses are especially vulnerable. This is one of the first books that explicitly examines the linkage between crisis and entrepreneurship with a specific focus on small businesses. ppThe book adopts a holistic approach and outlines strategies that small business owners can utilize as well as business opportunities that are available in these new market conditions.

Striking Resemblance is a book focusing on the dream of two best friends. Their dream was to become the best police officers for the town of Shafer, Kentucky. Since they both were only sixteen years old, all their investigations of a cold case murder that happened thirty years before and the recent murder had to be kept between the two of them. Their current interest in the cold case was sparked by

When a little boy finds a poo in his family loo, he starts imagining who might have left it there. Was it a dragon A unicorn A dinosaur! With every idea more exciting than the next, he can\'t wait to find the culprit. But who could it be

piA Braided Heart iprovides a friendly, personal, and smart guide to the writing life. It also offers clear and original instruction on craft elements at the forefront of today\'s emerging forms in creative nonfiction from the short-short, to the braided form, to the hermit crab essay. An acknowledged expert in these forms, Brenda Miller gives writers practical advice on how to sustain and invigorate

Technologische Anstze zum Aufwachsen von Kristallen gewinnen in vielen Industriezweigen an Bedeutung. Jetzt liegt erstmals ein Buch vor, das in der Literatur verstreute Informationen zu wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen und technischer Umsetzung des Kristallwachstums sammelt und diskutiert.

A solid job of reporting, a personal journey of discovery, and a wake-up call for all who read it. Charles Gibson, ABC News After nearly one hundred assignments for ABC News in Muslim countries, Jim Sciutto brings back this disturbing truth the Al-Qaeda inspired view of an evil America bent on destroying Islam has moved from the fringes to the mainstream. BRSciutto profiles a cross-section of people

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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,

How do otherwise decent people become mesmerized by a doctrine of hate How can its grip be broken In seeking answers to these pressing questions for our times, Barbara Leimsner confronts the past to discover how one ordinary man-her adored German papa-became thoroughly indoctrinated with Nazi ideology during the Hitler years. Its hateful tentacles reached into her young life as he filled her head with

A summer holiday with her eccentric, infuriating family and assorted glamorous hangers-on is the last thing Tash French would usually volunteer for. But her mother is insistent and, out of a job and recently ditched by her boyfriend, Tash decides that spending July in the vast rambling Loire chateau might have its compensations. pIt\'s a summer of lust, bed-hopping, unresolved sexual tension, horses,

The growing need for time-limited treatment, propelled by the widening influence of managed care in the mental health field, has produced a renewed focus on short-term therapy. But, until now, there has not been an integrated framework designed for the short-term intervention problems and diverse populations that social workers encounter.brIn iShort-Term Treatment and Social Work Practice An Integrative

pIn this touching bedtime story, a little girl describes why her Mom is awesome. We see her going through her day, carrying the warmest feeling about her mother. Mom always knows how she feels and can help with any problem. Mom can make the most complicated braid and explain fractions Mom can help to wake her up in the morning and hug her tightly when she\'s sad. With adorable illustrations and a message

pJake was with his brother when they took down part of a human trafficking ring. He realized that the victims had a difficult road ahead trying to have any semblance of a normal life. A dream was born of creating a place for victims to help them learn skills so they might be able to reunite with their families and succeed.ppJake set about the task of turning an old school into a place of safety love

bSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeb pThe Way of All Flesh is one of the time-bombs of literature, said V. S. Pritchett. One thinks of it lying in Samuel Butler\'s desk for thirty years, waiting to blow up the Victorian family and with it the whole great pillared and balustraded edifice of the Victorian novel.br Written between 1873 and 1884 but not published until

pbFind out how to manage your telecom services and save your company money!bp ul liWorldwide telecom spending was over 4 trillion in 2004, and virtually all 12 million businesses in the U.S. buy phone and other telecom servicesli liOur book shows people at small and medium-sized businesses how to make sense of telecom lingo and get the best dealsli liIncludes an overview of the major players in the

pJazz Sells Music, Marketing, and Meaning examines the issues of jazz, consumption, and capitalism through advertising. On television, on the Internet, in radio, and in print, advertising is a critically important medium for the mass dissemination of music and musical meaning. This book is a study of the use of the jazz genre as a musical signifier in promotional efforts, exploring how the relationship