By :"Lu Ann Cahn"
Published on 2013 by Perigee Trade
Category :"Biography & Autobiography"
The author describes how she challenged herself to try something new every day for a year, including riding a mechanical bull, eating a scorpion, and giving out free hugs, and offers a road map for embarking on a similar quest.
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Language : en
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By :"Matthew Olshan"
Published on 2013-05-14 by Schwartz & Wade
Category :"Juvenile Fiction"
In Paris, France, there lived a humble postman named Lalouche. He was small, but his hands were nimble, his legs were fast, and his arms were strong. When his job was replaced by an electric car, he turned to boxing to support himself and his pet finch, Genevieve. But--\
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Language : en
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By :"Nikki Grimes"
Published on 2015-04-01 by Lee & Low Books
Category :"Juvenile Fiction"
A young girl learns much about her mother as she reads a collection of poems written before she was born that capture her mother's memories of living around the world and growing up as a child of an Air Force serviceperson. Includes author's note, list of Air Force bases, and explanation of the free verse and tanka poetry forms used.
Lenght : 48
Language : en
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By :"Caitlin Freeman"
Published on 2013-04-16 by Ten Speed Press
Category :"Cooking"
Taking cues from works by Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, and Matisse, pastry chef Caitlin Freeman, of Miette bakery and Blue Bottle Coffee fame, creates a collection of uniquely delicious dessert recipes (with step-by-step assembly guides) that give readers all they need to make their own edible masterpieces. From a fudge pop based on an Ellsworth Kelly sculpture to a pristinely segmented cake fashioned after Mondrian’s well-known composition, this collection of uniquely delicious recipes for cookies, parfait, gelées, ice pops, ice cream, cakes, and inventive drinks has everything you need to astound friends, family, and guests with your own edible masterpieces. Taking cues from modern art’s most revered artists, these twenty-seven showstopping desserts exhibit the charm and sophistication of works by Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Henri Matisse, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Avedon, Wayne Thiebaud, and more. Featuring an image of the original artwork alongside a museum curator’s perspective on the original piece and detailed, easy-to-follow directions (with step-by-step assembly guides adapted for home bakers), Modern Art Desserts will inspire a kitchen gallery of stunning treats.
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Language : en
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By :"Jane Chance"
Published on 2001 by University Press of Kentucky
Category :"Cooking"
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By :"Jill Lepore"
Published on 2013-10-01 by Vintage
Category :"History"
National Book Award Finalist From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin’s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote to anyone else, was the original American self-made man; his sister spent her life caring for her children. They left very different traces behind. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world—a world usually lost to history. Lepore’s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown. From the Hardcover edition.
Lenght : 464
Language : en
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By :"James Weber Linn","Anne Firor Scott"
Published on 1935 by University of Illinois Press
Category :"Biography & Autobiography"
James Weber Linn's life of this forceful public figure offers a rare glimpse of the private Addams, from her childhood and schooling through her first efforts in public service and her rise to a position of national influence. Linn's biography is based on Addams's personal papers, which she turned over to him before she died: files of her manuscripts, published and unpublished, along with all of her letters and papers, from her first valentine to her last speech.
Lenght : 457
Language : en
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By :"Frank Henderson Stewart"
Published on 1994-12-15 by University of Chicago Press
Category :"Philosophy"
What is honor? Is it the same as reputation? Or is it rather a sentiment? Is it a character trait, like integrity? Or is it simply a concept too vague or incoherent to be fully analyzed? In the first sustained comparative analysis of this elusive notion, Frank Stewart writes that none of these ideas is correct. Drawing on information about Western ideas of honor from sources as diverse as medieval Arthurian romances, Spanish dramas of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and the writings of German jurists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and comparing the European ideas with the ideas of a non-Western society—the Bedouin—Stewart argues that honor must be understood as a right, basically a right to respect. He shows that by understanding honor this way, we can resolve some of the paradoxes that have long troubled scholars, and can make sense of certain institutions (for instance the medieval European pledge of honor) that have not hitherto been properly understood. Offering a powerful new way to understand this complex notion, Honor has important implications not only for the social sciences but also for the whole history of European sensibility.
Lenght : 175
Language : en
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By :"Joanne B. Freeman"
Published on 2002 by Yale University Press
Category :"History"
Offering a reassessment of the tumultuous culture of politics on the national stage during America's early years, when Jefferson, Burr, and Hamilton were among the national leaders, Freeman shows how the rituals and rhetoric of honor provides ground rules for political combat. Illustrations.
Lenght : 376
Language : en
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By :"Rob Thomas","Jennifer Graham"
Published on 2015-01-20 by Vintage
Category :"Fiction"
In the second book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series, Veronica Mars is back with a case that will expose the hidden workings of one of Neptune’s most murderous locations. The Neptune Grand has always been the seaside town’s ritziest hotel, despite the shady dealings and high-profile scandals that seem to follow its elite guests. When a woman claims that she was brutally assaulted in one of its rooms and left for dead by a staff member, the owners know that they have a potential powder keg on their hands. They turn to Veronica to disprove—or prove—the woman's story. The case is a complicated mix of hard facts, mysterious occurrences, and uncooperative witnesses. The hotel refuses to turn over its reservation list and the victim won’t divulge who she was meeting that night. Add in the facts that the attack happened months ago, the victim’s memory is fuzzy, and there are holes in the hotel’s surveillance system, and Veronica has a convoluted mess on her hands. As she works to fill in the missing pieces, it becomes clear that someone is lying—but who? And why?
Lenght : 288
Language : en
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By :"Patricia A. Miller","Keith R. Miller"
Published on 2006-08-01 by Baker Books
Category :"Religion"
Relevant Bible passages made accessible for teens, youth leaders, and parents. Provides biblical references to kick start discussion on issues like drug abuse, cutting, eating disorders, suicide, and sexual purity.
Lenght : 256
Language : en
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By :"Thomas Suddendorf"
Published on 2013-11-12 by Basic Books
Category :"Science"
There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Earth, whereas even our closest animal relatives sit unobtrusively in their dwindling habitats. Yet despite longstanding debates, the nature of this apparent gap has remained unclear. What exactly is the difference between our minds and theirs? In The Gap, psychologist Thomas Suddendorf provides a definitive account of the mental qualities that separate humans from other animals, as well as how these differences arose. Drawing on two decades of research on apes, children, and human evolution, he surveys the abilities most often cited as uniquely human--language, intelligence, morality, culture, theory of mind, and mental time travel--and finds that two traits account for most of the ways in which our minds appear so distinct: Namely, our open-ended ability to imagine and reflect on scenarios, and our insatiable drive to link our minds together. These two traits explain how our species was able to amplify qualities that we inherited in parallel with our animal counterparts; transforming animal communication into language, memory into mental time travel, sociality into mind reading, problem solving into abstract reasoning, traditions into culture, and empathy into morality. Suddendorf concludes with the provocative suggestion that our unrivalled status may be our own creation--and that the gap is growing wider not so much because we are becoming smarter but because we are killing off our closest intelligent animal relatives. Weaving together the latest findings in animal behavior, child development, anthropology, psychology, and neuroscience, this book will change the way we think about our place in nature. A major argument for reconsidering what makes us human, The Gap is essential reading for anyone interested in our evolutionary origins and our relationship with the rest of the animal kingdom.
Lenght : 352
Language : en
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By :"Miriam Chaikin","Stephen Fieser"
Published on 2002-10-01 by Macmillan
Category :"Juvenile Fiction"
A powerful story follows Alexandra, who, after the much-despised Syrian-Greek king destroys the Jewish temple, turns \
Lenght : 115
Language : en
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By :"Scot McKnight"
Published on 2004 by Paraclete Press
Category :"Religion"
A life-changing guide to being formed like Jesus
Lenght : 335
Language : en
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By :"Dana Maria Hill"
Published on 2011-03 by AuthorHouse
Category :"Biography & Autobiography"
This is the story of one man's amazing journey, his destination and the intervention of an almighty God. The tragic event of May 17, 1951 would change the lives of many families forever. Numerous newspaper articles have been written about that night and what took place but this story is different from anything that was ever printed. This is the event as it happened through the eyes of a 16 year old boy watching as his father was gunned down and died in front of him. James Kilpatrick escaped the hand of death as he dodged bullets standing strong and brave to protect his family. The enemy sought to destroy him but God sent angels to camp around him and protect him. That night began a long, hard journey to places unknown and dangers unseen. Come walk with me through these pages as we pull back the curtain and view the life and testimony of James David Kilpatrick. (Some names have been withheld to protect the innocent victims and their families.)
Lenght : 114
Language : en
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By :"William HOWLEY (successively Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury.)"
Published on 1836 by
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By :"Jeff VanVonderen"
Published on 2010-11-01 by Bethany House
Category :"Religion"
Now updated with discussion guides for families and small groups, Families Where Grace Is in Place continues to minister to couples and parents nearly twenty years after it was first published. Using his professional and personal experience, VanVonderen shows readers how to nurture God-honoring relationships free of manipulation, legalism, and shame. This book is a practical and insightful discussion on living a graceful life and building a strong and happy home using God's tools.
Lenght : 192
Language : en
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By :"Donna Dewberry"
Published on 1998-08-15 by North Light Books
Category :"Crafts & Hobbies"
Introduces decorative painting techniques, demonstrates the brushstrokes used to create flowers, leaves, branches, vines, grass, moss, bows, and ribbons, and suggests a variety of projects
Lenght : 128
Language : en
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By :"Kate Strohm"
Published on 2005 by Shambhala Publications
Category :"Family & Relationships"
Offers an honest look at the emotional challenges faced by siblings with disabled brothers and sisters, such as isolation, grief, anger, and anxiety, along with encouragement and practical strategies for clearly identifying and openly expressing their feelings and concerns--and includes a resources section listing books, organizations, and web sites. Original.
Lenght : 249
Language : en
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By :"Herodotus"
Published on 1998-03-05 by OUP Oxford
Category :"History"
Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the peoples he introduces. While much of the information he gives has proved to be astonishingly accurate, he also entertains us with delightful tales of one-eyed men and gold-digging ants. This readable new translation is supplemented with expansive notes that provide readers the background that they need to appreciate the book in depth. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Lenght : 848
Language : en
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Published on 2015-05-05 by Marvel
Category :"Comics & Graphic Novels"
How much would you pay for perfection? Beauty? Immortality? Tony Stark knows, and he's ready to give it to you in SUPERIOR IRON MAN! But at a terrible price. Spinning out of Avengers & X-Men: AXIS, the old Tony Stark is back, only this time he's SUPERIOR! More stylish, more confident, and more cunning than ever before. And he's ready to lead you into the future! San Francisco is about to become the prototype for his new world concept. The first step? Release Extremis upon the entire city! Only Daredevil isn't down with Stark's new vision of the future. Does the Man Without Fear have a place in the city of tomorrow? A bold new directi on for the Armored Avenger begins from the creative team of Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us, Earth 2) and Yildray Cinar (Supergirl)! COLLECTING: SUPERIOR IRON MAN 1-5
Lenght : 136
Language : en
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By :"John Rhett Thomas","Various"
Published on 2015-10-07 by Marvel Entertainment
Category :"Comics & Graphic Novels"
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Language : en
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By :"Ivy Press"
Published on 2004-06-01 by Heritage Capital Corporation
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Published on 2006-10-01 by Heritage Capital Corporation
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By :"Various"
Published on 2015-01-14 by Marvel Entertainment
Category :"Comics & Graphic Novels"
Collects Thanos Annual #1, Uncanny Avengers Annual #1, New Avengers Annual (2014) #1, Avengers Annual (2013) #1.
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Language : en
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