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Book cover of Brooklyn Noir
by Pearl Abraham, Nicole Blackman, Ken Bruen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004

-All new stories (none have been published previously). -Akashic's strong reputation with mystery stores. -First-ever anthology of Brooklyn crime fiction.
Book cover of Asian Martial Arts in Literature and Movies
by James Grady, John J. Donohue, Christopher Bates
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016

         Most learn about martial arts through movies and print publications, primarily fictional. “Fiction is drama, the blood of drama is conflict, and martial arts are rooted in conflict,” writes James Grady in chapter one. Good fiction uses martial arts well, while...
Book cover of The Cambridge Medieval History - Book XV

The Cambridge Medieval History - Book XV

The Eastern Roman Empire from Isaac I to Andronicus

by Charles Kadlec, William Miller, Louis Brehier
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016

 WHILE the Germans impressed their characteristic stamp on both the medieval and modern history of Western Europe, it was reserved for the Eastern Slays, the Russians, to build a great empire on the borderlands of Europe and Asia. But the work of civilization was far more difficult for the Russians...
Book cover of Corps Commanders in Blue

Corps Commanders in Blue

Union Major Generals in the Civil War

by Kenneth Noe, Mark A. Snell, Steven Woodworth
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014

The outcomes of campaigns in the Civil War often depended on top generals having the right corps commanders in the right place at the right time. Mutual trust and respect between generals and their corps commanders, though vital to military success, was all too rare: Corps commanders were often forced...
Book cover of The Chronicle Of The Canons Regular Of Mount St. Agnes (Mobi Classics)
by Thomas a Kempis,J. P. Arthur (Translator)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
Book cover of THE GREATEST BRITISH DETECTIVES - Boxed Set: 190+ Murder Mysteries, Thrillers & Crime Stories (Illustrated Edition)

THE GREATEST BRITISH DETECTIVES - Boxed Set: 190+ Murder Mysteries, Thrillers & Crime Stories (Illustrated Edition)

Tales & Cases of Legendary Sleuths and Investigators - Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, Hercule Poirot, Martin Hewitt, Dr. Thorndyke, Bulldog Drummond, Max Carrados, Tommy and Tuppence and more

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Wallace, Agatha Christie
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2017

This carefully edited collection contains the greatest tales of the legendary British sleuths and investigators, including Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Tommy and Tuppence, Dr. Thorndyke and many others: Sherlock Holmes Series: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the...
Book cover of A Political Companion to Herman Melville
by Shannon L. Mariotti, Kennan Ferguson, George Shulman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013

Herman Melville is widely considered to be one of America's greatest authors, and countless literary theorists and critics have studied his life and work. However, political theorists have tended to avoid Melville, turning rather to such contemporaries as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau...
Book cover of The Irish Experience Since 1800: A Concise History
by Thomas E. Hachey, Lawrence J. McCaffrey
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015

This rich and readable history of modern Ireland covers the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural dimensions of the country's development from the origins of the Irish Question to the present day. In this edition, a new introductory chapter covers the period prior to Union and a...
Book cover of Buddhist Scriptures
by E. J. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

To what extent can we speak of Buddhism as a religion—a system which rejects a belief in an immortal soul and an eternal God? We shall do well not to seek to answer this by fitting our reply into the limits of a ready-made definition. Buddhism implies a certain attitude to the universe, a conception...
Book cover of Dr. Seuss and Philosophy

Dr. Seuss and Philosophy

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

by Benjamin Rider, Jacob M. Held, Matthew F. Pierlott
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011

Since Theodor Geisel published his first children's book in 1937 under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss, children and adults alike have been captivated by the charming and laconic tales of whimsical characters and imaginative worlds. But Dr. Seuss' stories are more than just catchy poems; they often wrestle...
Book cover of Pluralist Economics
by Peter Earl, Jeroen van Bouwel, Yanis Varoufakis
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013

This book is an authoritative and accessible guide to the pluralist movement threatening to revolutionise mainstream economics. Leading figures in the field explain why pluralism is a required virtue in economics, how it came to be blocked and what it means for the way we think about, research and...
Book cover of An Introduction to Christian Theology
by Richard J. Plantinga, Thomas R. Thompson, Matthew D. Lundberg
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010

Far from being solely an academic enterprise, the practice of theology can pique the interest of anyone who wonders about the meaning of life. Inviting readers on a journey of 'faith seeking understanding', this introduction to Christian theology - its basic concepts, confessional content, and history...
Book cover of Understanding Central America

Understanding Central America

Global Forces, Rebellion, and Change

by John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, Thomas W Walker
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018

Understanding Central America explains how domestic, global, political and economic forces have shaped rebellion and regime change in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras throughout their histories, during the often-turbulent 1970s and since. The text provides students a comprehensive...
Book cover of Urban Finance Under Siege
by Thomas R. Swartz, Frank J. Bonello
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016

An account of the later years of Tsarism. Witte presents portraits of the statesmen around him, explains the problem of bringing the economy to a level commensurate with Russia's putative position as the greatest land power in the world and the effort to create a constitutional monarchy.
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