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Ken Williams
A Slugger in Ruth's Shadow
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Perhaps familiar today as an answer to sports trivia questions, Ken Williams (1890–1959) was once a celebrity who helped bring about a new kind of power baseball in the 1920s. One of the great sluggers of his era (and of all time), he beat Babe Ruth for the home run title in 1922, and became the...
by Jane Heller
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
In this New York Times–bestselling author’s “very funny novel,” a frustrated woman gets the ultimate makeover—by making an unwitting deal with the devil (Library Journal).
Florida real estate agent Barbara Chessner is down on her luck, up several dress sizes, drowning herself in Bloody...
Why You Hear What You Hear
An Experiential Approach to Sound, Music, and Psychoacoustics
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Why You Hear What You Hear is the first book on the physics of sound for the nonspecialist to empower readers with a hands-on, ears-open approach that includes production, analysis, and perception of sound. The book makes possible a deep intuitive understanding of many aspects of sound, as opposed...
Material Constitution
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 1997
The only anthology available on material constitution, this book collects important recent work on well known puzzles in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The extensive, clearly written introduction helps to make the essays accessible to a wide audience.
Letting Go
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
Most people struggle with change at some point. Sometimes, the change is easy to make; at other times, it is extremely difficult. Letting Go tells the story of two ordinary, but very different, people, each with a difficulty that must be surmounted before they can move on with their lives. What happens...
In Search of God
Reflections on Faith, Doubt and the Presence of God
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
IN SEARCH OF GOD is a powerful book brimming with wisdom and food-for-thought concerning our images and notions of a deity. It is organized in terms of these compelling motifs: issues of faith and doubt, our concepts of God in the universe, our views of God as manifested in the relationships among...
What a Wonderful World It Would Be
Reflections for Young People on How to Embrace Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
What A Wonderful World It Would Be is a compendium of reflections and practical ideas concerning how to contribute to the world and improve ones own life in the process. This book offers a wise and varied assortment of suggestions, including such simple things as teaching a child a new skill to more...
A Grownup’S Guide to Living a Young-At-Heart Life
From the Littlest Experts Who Live It Everyday
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
A Grownups Guide to Living a Young-at-Heart Life is a whimsical and yet inspirational little book that aims to remind people of all ages of what it means to live in a free-spirited young-at-heart manner. The instruction in this lovely book is provided by children, ages four to thirteen, who sound...
People Go Crazy over Love Like Bees Go Wild over Honey!
Children on Romance, Dating & Kissing!
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
People Go Crazy over Romance like Bees Go Wild over Honey is a hilarious and memorable look at childrens views of romance, dating, and kissing. Directly from the spontaneous comments of four- to thirteen-year-olds, the reader is taken on a lively and outrageous journey through the nature of attraction,...
The Club
a gritty thriller you won't put down
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
It's the hottest new night club in town. . .
ARE YOU IN?
Jenna Lorde knows she's taking on a challenge when she inherits her dad's nightclub.
But Zenith comes with a top class reputation and a location which other clubs would kill for, so she reckons she's more than up for it. Until...
The Game
A hard-hitting thriller that will have you hooked
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
A gritty tale of hard time, hard men and hard drugs for fans of Martina Cole, Dreda Say Mitchell and Kerry Barnes.
When Mary's mother throws her out, the sassy teenager soon learns how tough life can be. Her new friend Lynne is older, more sophisticated. She has a taste for cocaine and isn't...
by Aaron S. Allen, Martin Bemmann, Hannes Bergthaller
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations...
by Madelyn Heller
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
At one time or another, everyone grapples with change. Sometimes, this can mean having to let go of what is familiar and comfortable, which is often hard, if not impossible, to do. In Letting Go, two people find themselves in situations that require them to make changes so they can move on with their...
Secrets of a Jeweler
Shhh... Your Jeweler's Listening!
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2005
The behind-the-scenes anecdotes in SECRETS OF A JEWELER open a window to some of the rich and famous and alas also to some of the infamous in the capital city of the Western World.