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In the male dominated sport of Formula 1 racing, Samantha ‘Sam’ Dupree is struggling to make her mark against the boys. She hears about a driver who is making a name for herself in NASCAR and goes to check her out.  Little does she know that she’s in for the race of her heart. Addison...

Block Island explores the evolution of the small, 7-by-3-mile island that lies between Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Montauk Point, New York. In 1637, Block Island, also known as �New Shoreham,� was claimed by Massachusetts soldiers who took the land away from the Manisses Indians. When the...

This new volume of the "Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women" spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of them unknown in the West. The contributors have sifted carefully through the available...

Created by foreign Missions during the British Raj, the small Christian community in the Pakistan area has existed for nearly one hundred and fifty years. Due to its low socio-economic and elemental religious background, it has always suffered from an image problem. Under the British Raj, the security...

Adeline Dutton Train Whitney was an American poet and prolific writer who published more than 20 books for girls. Her books expressed a traditional view of women's roles and were popular throughout her life.

Books are fragile objects. In the wring environment, excessive bent and cold, humidity, animals and insects—even people— can cause rapid damage to a book's fabric. In this practical guide to maintaining a collection at its best, the author explains the reasons for decay in books and documents...

The new edition of this book provides a comprehensive review of the basic tests available in gastroenterology. Chapters examine widely-used modern techniques such as  ultrasonography for Crohn’s disease, capsule endoscopy, elastography and video proctosigmoidoscopy among others. Fully updated to...

Ghosts and robbers, smugglers and curses - this collection of tales was written for younger readers and is based on the author's own recollections of idyllic Victorian Christmases in England's Lake District. As the family gathers round the fire, the older members delight the company with stories befitting...

Adeline Dutton Train Whitney was an American poet and prolific writer who published more than 20 books for girls. Her books expressed a traditional view of women's roles and were popular throughout her life.

A Gothic collection of short stories with a delightful mix of seduction, romance, and horror. Here you will read about an old man's encounter with the Angel of Death, a mean-spirited child caught off guard by the Christmas Demon, ghoulish creatures in subterranean places, seductive vampires, and ghosts whose tragic stories coincide with the lives of those living in the present.

When Evelyn Morris dies suddenly during an office potluck, her friends and colleagues at TechniGroup Consulting attribute her death to a reaction from her severe peanut allergy. Kate Monahan, a paralegal/legal secretary at TGC, deals daily with the ups and downs of the corporate world. Evelyn...

At the start of the Industrial Revolution, it appeared that most scientific instruments were made and sold in London, but by the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851, a number of provincial firms had the self-confidence to exhibit their products in London to an international audience. How had this...

A fascinating account of the feat of logistics which it took to supply of the hard fighting 53rd Welsh division from Normandy to Hamburg. A limited run Divisional publication out of print since the ’50s with a new introduction and overview of the actions of the Division.

Grain truly is the staff of life—tasty, versatile, and highly nutritious. This terrific and comprehensive cookbook offers authentic, eclectic, homespun recipes that showcase a variety of different grains at their best, whether on their own or cooked with vegetables or meat. From the familiar oat...