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"After struggling for years to work a raw-patch ranch in the arid flatlands of Texas, young Mitchell Newland learns that his herd of scrubby range cattle will fetch ten times their local price if they're driven to Montana. He strikes a one-sided deal with the devil, neighbouring rancher Corliss Bilks, to back his play with cattle, men, and horses. The trail brims with hellish hardship: prairie fire, stampede, flooded rivers, hailstorms, rattlers, sickness, long, broiling days and frigid nights. Halfway to Montana, range pirates and a rogue Apache war party close in. Mitch and the boys fight, grim and helpless, watching as their herd is driven westward in a cloud of dust and cackling laughter. Cut down to two bloodied men, Mitch collapses, far too late, and admits the old man has won the bet. But salvation in the form of a Basque sheepherder revives Mitch and his pal, Drover Joe, and Mitch realises he isn't done. Not by a long shot. And now he has nothing to lose"-- Provided by publisher
When Ed Morgan got word that his brother Ben had been released from prison, he set out to see him immediately, hoping for reconciliation between them. Instead, he found Ben near death, with one final request. He made Ed swear to recover the fifty thousand dollars that he had buried before he was captured. But other people felt they had a right to that money, too. And they weren't about to give it up without a fight...
"El reciclaje es muy importante, ya que ayuda a mejorar la calidad de vida del planeta. Con este libro divertidas de manualidades aprenderás a confeccionar tus propios juguetes y pasarás muy buenos momentos. En este libro te mostramos divertidas manualidades para cada estación del año: primavera, verano, otoño e invierno. Además, ayudarás a conservar el medio ambiente. Recuerda que eres un artista y que cada pieza que crees será una obra única. Cuanto más variados sean los materiales, más originales serán las piezas. ¿Jugamos a crear?"--Page [4] of cover.
"El reciclaje es muy importante, ya que ayuda a mejorar la calidad de vida del planeta. Con este libro de manualidades aprenderás a confeccionar tus propios juguetes y pasarás muy buenos momentos. Además, ayudarás a conservar el medio ambiente. Recuerda que eres un artista y que cada pieza que crees será una obra única. Cuanto más variados sean los materiales, más originales serán las piezas. ¿Jugamos a crear?"--Page 4 of cover.
"¡Descubre la magia de los móviles mientras te diviertes reciclando! Cualquier objeto puede convertirse en un bonito móvil decorativo: perchas, tapones, platos y vasos de cartón... en pocos pasos quedarán transformados en animales, flores o planetas. ¡Aquí encontrarás diez divertidos diseños para empezar a dar rienda suelta a tu imaginación!"--Back cover.
"¿Eres un amante de la naturaleza? Quizá llevas un biólogo dentro de ti y aún no lo sabes. Por eso necesitas un libro como este. Atrévete a investigar las nubes, los ríos, mares y glaciares, a aprender de una vez por todas cómo funciona una brújula gracias al magnetismo del centro de la Tierra, por qué un volcán escupe fuego, cómo se forma un arcoíris o una estalactita, qué es el efecto invernadero o cómo respiran las plantas."-- Amazon.com.
"A veces pequeños experimentos han dado como resultado los inventos más importantes de la historia. Sus creadores experimentaron con las leyes físicas y químicas hasta descubrir herramientas para hacer nuestra vida más fácil y cómoda. Esta colección acercará a los primeros lectores los temas que más les interesan y sorprenden a través de espectaculares imágenes, tablas, gráficos y records, que serán sus grandes aliados para el aprendizaje y la diversión" -- Publisher's description.
"Mandrágora de Santiago Moyao es el libro ganador del Premio Nacional de Novela Gráfica Joven 2021. La novela cuenta la historia de una buscadora con un hijo desaparecido que articula nuevos lazos comunitarios. Se trata de una novela gráfica ilustrada con un trazo original y elegante. La historia, de altísimo interés político y social, es desplegada con maestría."-- fondodecultureaeconomica.com.
"Tempest thought losing her parents would be the worst thing that ever happened to her. But as she's pulled into a supernatural world of magic and monsters, her life is threatened by a fanatical group of werewolves that won't rest until she is dead. Jet is eager to join the ranks of the League of Protectors and safeguard the secret world of shapeshifters. When fate has him meeting Tempest, Jet thinks this is the perfect opportunity to put his training into practice. He doesn't realize he's stumbling onto his world's most dangerous secrets, and that the greatest threat he faces may be right under his nose."--from back cover.
"Told in dual perspectives through unsent letters, this heartbreaking novel follows 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake, separated in the foster care system, as they each take different paths--one incarcerated and one living on the streets--and fight to find their way back to each other."--Provided by publisher.
Las Flores del Mal (Aku no Hana?) es una serie de manga escrita e ilustrada por Shūzō Oshimi. Comenzó su serialización de forma mensual el 9 de septiembre de 2009 en la revista Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine de la editorial Kodansha, y finalizó el 9 de mayo de 2014 contando con once volúmenes recopilatorios (tankōbon). -- Wikipedia.
"Shaoran, junto con Kurogane, está en busca del nuevo tipo de oni; sin embargo, queda perplejo después de encontrarse con Seishiro, el hombre que le enseñó a pelear. ¡Ahora Shaoran y Kurogane deben infiltrarse en la peligrosa Torre de la Gente Pequeña! Por otro lado, Fay se enfrenta a Seishiro en un combate donde deberá lidiar contra una fuerza impresionante. ¿Cuál es el secreto detrás del reino Outo? ¿Cuál es la apariencia del oni zI-1y? ¡¡Todo será revelado ahora!!" -- editora.
"Los llamados oni que deben ser derrotados se mueven de modo misterioso en el reino Outo. Para obtener información, Shaoran se une a Kurogane para convertirse en cazadores de oni, mientras Fay y Sakura abren una cafetería. Después, durante una difícil batalla contra un oni, Shaoran comienza a obtener información inusual acerca de estos seres. Shaoran conocerá a un amigo y a un ser sorprendente. ¿Qué está sucediendo en el hermoso reino Outo?" -- editora.
Mientras buscan una pluma de Sakura en el reino de Jade, Shaoran conoce la leyenda de la princesa de los rizos dorados. Después, ¡Sakura la ve y la sigue hasta que desaparece! Shaoran y los demás deben ir al castillo del norte para buscar a los niños de la aldea y a una de las plumas. Surge la imagen de un posible culpable. ¡¡Llega a su final el misterio detrás de la leyenda del reino de Jade!!" -- editora.
"¡La feroz batalla entre Shaoran y el Ryanban por una de las plumas de Sakura concluye de manera inesperada! Después de tanto sufrir por obtener la pluma, finalmente, Sakura comienza a recuperar sus recuerdos poco a poco. ¡Así concluye la aventura en el reino de Koryo! ¡El siguiente mundo al que van Shaoran y los demás es al reino de la niebla! Cuando investigan, en medio de un enorme lago, ¡se manifiesta el pasado de Shaoran!" -- editora.
"Shaoran aprovechó la batalla en la república de Hanshin para aprender a usar su Kudan y recuperar una de las plumas de Sakura. Ahora tendrá que despedirse de Shougo y Masayoshi para seguir su viaje. La siguiente parada es el reino Koryo, ¡donde el Ryanban impone su tiranía! Para obtener la pluma de Sakura, tendrán que derrotar al poderoso Ryanban. ¡¡Shaoran deberá infiltrarse en el castillo Ryon Fi!!" -- editora.
"Shaoran y los demás buscan una pluma en la república de Hanshin. Ahí los habitantes poseen algo llamado Kudan, que puede ser utilizado para pelear. El Kudan de Shaoran es de alto nivel, ¡es por eso que fuertes adversarios van tras de él! Ahora, sin antes haber experimentado el Kudan, ¡Kurogane y Fay muestran su gran poder en la batalla! Además de lidiar con el Kudan, ¡¡Shaoran se enfrentará a Shougo en una batalla que determinará el futuro de la pluma que contiene los recuerdos de Sakura!!" -- editora.
"Sakura y Shaoran viven en el reino Clow. A pesar de sus diferencias sociales, ambos sienten algo el uno por el otro. Un día, por la súbita aparición de un asesino, sucede un accidente y Sakura pierde todos sus recuerdos. Solo hay una forma de salvar a Sakura, buscar las plumas que están dispersas en otros mundos." -- editora.
"Billionaire Elliott Kantor, who ruled over a mammoth real estate portfolio in Chicago, was a creature of habit. His trainer came to his house three mornings every week for a five-thirty workout. By six-thirty he was in the car and his driver drove him down into the city where he'd get a shave and trim from his barber every morning, then head over to his offices on Wacker. He always ate breakfast at his desk, had two young assistants who tended to his every whim and demand, then spent all day in and out of meetings growing a business that had already made him one of the wealthiest men in the country. There were few surprises in his world. Or so everyone thought, until Kantor died in his sleep at age 77, leaving behind a vast fortune and grieving wife, son, and five grandchildren. When Simon Kantor enlists Ashe Cayne to explore his father's death, the probing private investigator learns there was plenty of "activities" Elliott participated in after hours, including a sex traffic ring. And as Ashe and readers will discover this is only the beginning, and as our hero dives deeper and deeper into Elliott's hidden world, this may be the end for the intrepid Mr. Cayne"--Provided by publisher.
Are you a beginner in the kitchen or someone with a jam-packed schedule? Do you crave delicious, home-cooked meals but think you don't have the time or skills to prepare them? Welcome to Keep It Simple Y'all, a cookbook designed just for you! Whether you're new to cooking or simply looking for efficient, tasty meal solutions, this book is packed with recipes that will fit seamlessly into your busy lifestyle. From comforting slow cooker creations to hassle-free one-pot wonders, sheet pan dinners, and shortcut rotisserie chicken dishes, every recipe is crafted to be straightforward, quick, and utterly satisfying. Imagine coming home to a savory, slow-cooked stew that's been simmering all day or whipping up a flavorful sheet-pan dinner with minimal cleanup. With easy-to-follow instructions and simple, readily available ingredients, you'll find yourself creating wholesome, delicious meals in no time. Each dish is a testament to the fact that cooking can be both effortless and enjoyable, even for the busiest of us. Transform your mealtime routine with Keep It Simple Y'all. Dive into the world of stress-free cooking and discover the joy of preparing meals that nourish both body and soul. Grab your copy today and start your journey to becoming a confident home cook! -- Amazon.com
"Bone on Bone is a total lifestyle guide to better health and pain-free living as Dr. Meredith Warner shows how the same underlying principles that extend life, reduce heart disease, kill cancer, and decrease incidences of dementia should be applied to the overall care for orthopedic problems"-- Provided by publisher.
"The legal forms and state rules every landlord and property manager needs to keep up with the law and make money as a residential landlord, you need a guide you can trust: Every Landlord's Legal Guide. From move-in to move-out, here's help with legal, financial, and day-to-day issues. You'll avoid hassles and headaches--not to mention legal fees and lawsuits"-- Provided by the publisher.
"Rocks are the record of our creative planet reinventing itself for four billion years. Nothing is ever lost, just transformed. Marcia Bjornerud's life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world. As one of few women in her field, she witnessed the shift in our understanding of the Earth, from solid object to an entity in a constant state of transformation. In the most tumultuous times of her own life, a deep understanding of our rocky planet imbued her life with meaning. The lives of rocks are long and complex, spanning billions of years and yet shaping our own human lives in powerful, invisible ways. Sandstone that filters out pathogens creating underground oases in aquifers of clean water. Ecologite is "the chosen rock" whose formation keeps the planet running. Earth is not just a passive backdrop, or a source of resources to be mined, extracted, and carved out. Rocks are full of wisdom, but somewhere along the way many of us have forgotten how to hear it. When we are uncertain about where to find truth, a geocentric worldview reminds us that we are Earthlings, part of a planetary community where we can find wisdom in the most unlikely places"-- Provided by publisher.
"100 accessible, stress-free recipes to make plant-forward cooking more streamlined than ever, from the bestselling author of The Weekday Vegetarians. Jenny Rosenstrach's bestselling cookbook, The Weekday Vegetarians, introduced home cooks to the idea that you don't have to be a vegetarian to eat like one. In Get Simple, she shares 100 new recipes that make eating meat-free even easier, even tastier. Jenny focuses on solutions to common misconceptions and roadblocks-like "Vegetarian cooking is so complicated!" which she counters with the skillet and sheet pan dinner chapter and recipes like a cozy Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Butternut Squash. Or, "Vegetarian dinners just aren't filling!" which became the comfort food chapter, rich with recipes for hearty dishes like a Golden Greens Pie and Mushroom-Chard Bread Pudding. And, "I don't want to eat pasta every single night!" as a driver for showcasing dinner-worthy bowls like Crispy Eggplant Bowls with Pistachios & Basil and Farro Piccolo with Crispy Mushrooms & Parm. If you're new to eating less meat and need an easy "just start here" option, go straight to Jenny's vegetarian starter kit that mixes and matches 15 ingredients into 8 different meals, from Carbonara with Cabbage & Miso to Tostada with Eggs & Pickled Onions. And like in her first Weekday Vegetarians cookbook, home cooks will find a whole new battery of hooks, sauces, and sides that will leave you loving your meat-free nights"-- Provided by publisher.
"Shalinee Sharma is one of the world's top experts on math learning, but when she was in school, she sat in the back row, unsure if she could ever master the subject. Many of us buy into the idea that some people are innately good at math and others just won't ever succeed at it-but it's not true. Sharma shows how complex problem solving and puzzle solving, abstract and logical thinking, and cultivating a growth mindset are crucial skills for success that can be taught to everyone, and how math, far from being a dry, dull exercise, shares common ground with art, creativity, and wonder. She also explodes the myths that hold us back from enjoying math, with chapters dedicated to the three roadblocks that hold both kids and adults back and discourage them from learning. With instructive line drawings throughout, Sharma explains the math instinct that all humans have from birth, and better, more intuitive ways to solve math problems. Whether you are an educator, a parent, or an adult who has always thought you're "bad at math" but wants to get good, Math Sense contains the guidance, takeaways, and specific approaches you need to learn to love numbers"-- Provided by publisher.
This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime. In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse poisoners and casino owners, pimps and prostitutes, thieves and thugs, jockeyed for dominance while their family members and neighbors toiled in the unregulated garment industry. But when the notorious murder of a gambler attracted global attention, a coterie of affluent German-Jewish uptowners decided to take matters into their own hands. Worried about the anti-immigration lobby and the uncertain future of Jewish Americans, the uptowners marshalled a strictly off-the-books vice squad led by an ambitious young reformer. The squad, known as the Incorruptibles, took the fight to the heart of crime in the city, waging war on the sin they saw as threatening the future of their community. Their efforts, however, led to unforeseen consequences in the form of a new mobster class who realized, in the country's burgeoning reform efforts, unprecedented opportunities to amass power. In this mesmerizing and atmospheric account, drawn from never-before-seen sources and peopled with unforgettable characters, Dan Slater tells an epic and often brutal saga of crime and redemption, exhuming a buried history that shaped our modern world.
"[C]hronic stress and trauma impair the vagus nerve's functions, which can lead to illnesses such as anxiety and depression, chronic back pain, headaches, addictive cravings, irritable bowel syndrome, and insomnia. ... After years of extensive study and practice with her patients, [the author] Jessica developed a series of simple but highly effective techniques for retoning the vagus nerve and restoring mental and physical health"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket.
"In Never Saw Me Coming, Tanya Smith shares her deeply personal and remarkable story of how she went from a precocious young girl to a money-grabbing, computer-savvy wiz. It starts out as a keen interest in technology and innocently acquiring phone numbers to Michael Jackson, as well as other celebrities, and moves to her successfully stealing and depositing $5,000 into her grandmother's banking account. By the time she is 18, the risk taker has confiscated millions in cash. The FBI is hot on her tail and hauls her in for an interview, demanding Smith let them know who she's working for, "as these are not the kind of crimes Black people are smart enough to commit." Their words, indicating that intelligence was determined by race, severely offended Smith. Up for the challenge, she proves the FBI wrong and over time steals $40 million dollars, while securing diamonds, gold bars, and other commodities. Her lifestyle attracts the wrong kind of people, even those who set out to kill her. Law enforcement persisted, ultimately dubbing Smith "one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system." She receives an outrageous prison sentence--the longest for a white-collar offense--and is eventually released by mounting her own brilliant defense."--Amazon.
This is not your typical weight loss book. Weight loss books have historically been rife with misinformation. A conveyor belt of diet books pretending to have the latest revolutionary weight loss "hacks", trying to grab your attention with whatever weight loss diet is trending. What is the best diet for you? Is it the ketogenic diet? Is it intermittent fasting? Is it the 5:2 diet? Is it a low-carb diet, a low-fat diet, or one of the many rapid weight loss plans promising that you can all lose an astronomical amount of weight in a short space of time? Do you know what doesn't make sense? Telling everyone to follow the same weight loss diet, period. Diets are not one size fits all. We are all different, and a diet plan that your friend is successful with might be a diet plan that doesn't work for you. There is no 'best' weight loss diet for everyone. We are all individuals with different biology, preferences, and circumstances. Here are some cold, hard facts: - It is estimated that half of all adults are attempting to lose weight at least once per year. - Losing fat is the most sought-after goal in the fitness industry. - Despite the prevalence of diet attempts, global body weights have been trending upward for the last 50 years. - Most people who start a weight loss diet only get short-term results and are not successful at keeping that weight off in the long run. - Many of you feel confused by the huge amount of conflicting weight loss information and feel fed up with hopping from one diet to the next, constantly losing and regaining the same amount of weight. Rather than pretending to have the universal solution for everyone, Everything Fat Loss comprehensively explains and summarises what the research actually says about every major fat loss topic to help you formulate a plan that works for you. No gimmicks. No overhyped marketing. No cookie-cutter diet plans. No false promises. This is the ultimate scientific resource on fat loss, written to cut through the BS. It is literally, everything you need to know about fat loss, compiled into one handy resource. -- Amazon.com.
Modern industrial agriculture practices were stripping the land and starving the very families tasked with growing the world's food, until some farmers made the bold choice to try something new-regenerating the land and nourishing their communities by working with nature instead of bending it to their will.
"Batman faces the most intense case of his life as secrets from his past flood into the present! A criminal epidemic is sweeping Gotham and Batman's enemies have emerged to wreak havoc on the Caped Crusader's life. But little do they know that they're all just pawns in a grand scheme concocted by the enigmatic Hush with one endgame in mind: Destroy Bruce Wayne! Featuring appearances from iconic villains like The Joker, The Riddler, Ra's Al Ghul, and more, BATMAN: HUSH is a thrilling mystery of action, intrigue and deception."-- Provided by publisher.
"For years, Diana of Paradise Island yearned to leave the only home she knew behind for adventures that laid beyond its shores. Now, after a fateful meeting with Air Force pilot Steve Trevor, the Amazon Warrior finds herself in Man's World. And she is ready for anything that it may throw at her. But is the world ready for Wonder Woman? An American government, fraught with dissension and conflicts foreign to Diana, has deemed her a danger to society. How will Wonder Woman carry out her mission of peace and love in a world that can't get out of its own way? That is, unless there are more insidious forces at play..."-- Provided by publisher.
Kit Anderson's short stories explore the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life. Her depictions of these ordinary moments transform them with a double take, revealing the strangeness, surrealistic, and transformation within. Anderson's themes follow a variety of characters and their stories, including a sniffing forest wizard with magical thread, a boy and his cat, and a world where people become flowers. -- Publisher description.
"From Man Booker International Prize-winning author of Celestial Bodies and Bitter Orange Tree, a new novel about two Omani women whose unbreakable connection is forged as nursing sisters -- a bond considered akin to that of a birth sibling. Raised as sisters, Ghazaala is devastated when her friend Asiya is forced to leave their small mountainside village following a tragic circumstance. It's a separation that haunts her into adulthood, and she never gives up on finding a love that might replace the bond they shared. Years later, Ghazaala's family moves to Muscat, where she falls in love with a professional violinist who lives in their building. She completely surrenders herself to his charm and, despite her parents' opposition, runs away from home to marry him. While balancing the duties of a new wife -- caring for her husband, their home, and, before long, their twin boys -- Ghazaala resumes her education and enrolls in university. Ghazaala's sharp wit catches the attention of another student, Harir, during their freshman year. In the pages of her diary, Harir recounts the story of her deepening, transformative friendship with Ghazaala over the course of ten years. The elusive, ghostly existence of Asiya exerts a force over both their lives, yet neither Ghazaala nor Harir is aware of the connection. From the brilliant mind of Jokha Alharthi comes a tale of childhood friendship, and how its significance -- and loss -- can be recalibrated at different stages of life." -- Provided by publisher.
"Besieged by grief, British war photographer Joseph Nightingale travels to Cambodia, attempting to come to terms with a past that haunts him and a present that has grown unrecognizable. There, a surreal night and a brush with death lead him to Song, a young Cambodian woman grappling with the mounting psychological and physical scars left by a lifetime of poverty and violence. When Song mysteriously disappears, it's up to Joseph to piece together the clues, and he finds himself entangled in a web of transnational crime, arms dealing, sex trafficking, and corruption, where nothing and no one are what they seem."-- Provided by publisher.
"A dazzling and heartwarming novel from Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough and Rule author Ellen Goodlett. When the stars align, anything can happen. On stage at an awards banquet is the last place Lexi Cole expected to drown. But as she accepts the award for top-seller at her realty firm, something unusual catches Lexi's eye: a man surrounded by a dark haze. Then she hears a woman screaming for help, and the taste of saltwater overwhelms her. Just as Lexi's throat begins to close, the man leaves the room and the sensation of drowning abruptly stops. Later that night, the man dies of an overdose, and Lexi learns about the traumatic boating accident that killed his sons and tore his family apart. Lexi wants to believe it's a bizarre coincidence. Any other explanation would disrupt the normal, comfortable life she's worked so hard to build. Lexi is an expert at denial, a pro at fitting in. But as more strange events unfold, Lexi can't deny the truth: something is changing inside her. She feels other people's emotions, sometimes even glimpses their private memories. By embracing her new abilities, Lexi can help heal people-though not until she confronts the past she's spent a lifetime burying. But when a vision reveals her husband is in danger, Lexi must decide: face her inner demons or lose the person she loves most. Atmospheric and emotional, Everything We Never Knew is the gripping story of one woman embracing her power, no matter what the world thinks"-- Provided by publisher.
"Is he the real deal…or did she truly summon a golem? Faye Kaplan used to be engaged. She also used to have a successful legal practice. But she much prefers her new life as a potter in Woodstock, New York. The only thing missing is the perfect guy. Not that she needs one. She’s definitely happy alone. That is, until she finds her town papered with anti-Semitic flyers after yet another failed singles event at the synagogue. Desperate for comfort, Faye drunkenly turns to the only thing guaranteed to soothe her - pottery. A golem protector is just what her town needs…and adding all the little details to make him her ideal man can’t hurt, right? When a seriously hot stranger mysteriously turns up the next day, Greg seems too good to be true - if you ignore the fact that Faye hit him with her bike. And that he subsequently lost his memory… But otherwise, the man checks Every. Single. Box. Causing Faye to wonder if Greg’s sudden and spicy appearance might be anything but a coincidence." -- Back cover
"The Street follows the spirited Lutie Johnson, a newly single mother whose efforts to claim a share of the American Dream for herself and her young son meet frustration at every turn in 1940s Harlem. Opening a fresh perspective on the realities and challenges of black, female, working-class life, The Street became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies"-- Provided by publisher.
Austria, 1940s: Yugoslavian Nico Antonov is just one of more than 200,000 people imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp near the Danube River. Malnourished and forced into hard labor in a quarry, he still defies his captors any way he can. When fate brings him into contact with Lena Lang, a young woman living with her family in fear of their Nazi occupiers, he finds an ally. SS officers have charged Spanish POW and photographer Mateo Baca with recording the events and prisoners of Mauthausen and to make five copies of the collected photo book for the Third Reich's leaders. But Mateo also creates a sixth book to be smuggled out of the camp--where Nico entrusts Lena to hide it and protect their secret. Australia, 1980s to present day: When teenager Hannah Campbell discovers her grandfather Nico's mysterious photo album, filled with horrific visions of suffering and cruelty, the barbarities of World War II no longer feel like ancient history. Haunted by the images for years, as a university student and a married young mother, she pursues the truth behind her grandfather's incarceration. As Hannah experiences love and loss in her own life, she comes to understand how the photos not only capture history but reflect a shared humanity that must never be forgotten.
"Johnnie Roane has come home from four years of fighting in World War II to his loving parents and his beautiful wife, Gloria. But his first doubts of Gloria's infidelity are created on the way home by the local taxi driver, a passionate gossip, and these doubts which mature with the hurricane that is bearing down on them darkening the seemingly perfect town of Lennox, Connecticut. But a greater violence lurks beneath the surface of the storm...Country Place is a classic, page-turning story that masterfully captures the transformation of small-town life in America from one of the twentieth century's finest writers."--Goodreads
"It's Saturday, past midnight, and thick fog rolls in from the river like smoke. Link Williams is standing on the dock when he hears quick footsteps approaching, and the gasp of a woman too terrified to scream. After chasing off her pursuer, he takes the woman to a nearby bar to calm her nerves, and as they enter, it's as if the oxygen has left the room: they, and the other patrons, see in the dim light that he's Black and she's white. Link is a brilliant Dartmouth graduate, former athlete and soldier who, because of the lack of opportunities available to him, tends bar; Camilo is a wealthy married woman dissatisfied with and bored of her life of privilege. Thrown together by a chance encounter, both Link and Camilo secretly cross the town's racial divide, defying the social prejudices of their times."--Publisher marketing.
Based on Tim Burton's blockbuster film of the same name, this animated show features Beetlejuice, the wild "ghost with the most" from 'Neitherworld' and his mortal best friend Lydia Deetz, a young, perky goth girl attending a private school in a sleepy little Connecticut town. Upon befriending Lydia, Beetlejuice promptly whisks her off from her ordinary life into wacky adventures in the land of the dead, or Neitherworld, which is filled with kooky characters and madcap monsters at every turn! IT"S SHOWTIME!
"Welcome to the land of opportunity₄ Two undocumented immigrants take on a simple job. They have to dig a hole somewhere in no man's land. When they discover that their two clients turn out to be psychopathic criminals, the immigrants must survive the upcoming night. A much more difficult job than expected.
"There are a million ways to die in the great state of Texas. And on the lawless streets of New Hope, the odds are even worse. Once the home of Comanche, the region has been up for grabs since the settlers drove off the natives. Now it's a magnet for settlers looking for cheap land, merchants looking to exploit its resources--and outlaws looking for a place to hide in between robbing and killing. With shootouts and showdowns being a nightly occurrence, it's one of the deadliest places on earth. And the governor ain't happy about it. He wants to clean up the town. He wants to wipe away the scum. And he knows just the man to do it... Enter Cullen McCabe. A small-town sheriff turned special agent, McCabe doesn't care what he has to do--or who he has to kill--to rid this hellhole of every rustler, robber, and ruthless cuss in sight. Especially the notorious Viper Gang..." -- From publisher's website.
"En un contexto en el que la sociedad redefine cuál es el lugar de las mujeres, donde la estructura familiar se modifica y la manera de dar la vida evoluciona, presentamos la guía ideal para vivir el embarazo en pareja, de manera totalmente libre y clara, lejos de los estereotipos sexistas y de los mandatos culpabilizadores"--Contraportada.
"En junio de 1969, la policía hizo una redada en el Stonewall Inn, un bar gay de Nueva York. Nacía entonces el movimiento que luchó por la igualdad de derechos para la comunidad LGTBI. Orgullo cuenta lo que ocurrió aquella noche, y los disturbios que se produjeron en los días y noches siguientes, así como el consiguiente nacimiento del activismo LGTBI y los cincuenta años posteriores en los que tanto gente corriente como activistas dedicaron sus vidas a cambiar la posición que la sociedad tenía con respecto a nuestra comunidad. Orgullo recoge los momentos clave en la lucha por la igualdad de la comunidad LGTBI, desde los triunfos de los primeros activistas a la aprobación de leyes contra la discriminación, recogiendo el gradual aumento de la aceptación de la comunidad LGTBI en mundo como el de la política, el deporte, la cultura o los medios de comunicación. Se han incluido imágenes y documentos poco conocidos referidos a algunos de esos momentos clave del movimiento, además de testimonios personales de figuras fundamentales abordando diferentes aspectos. Desde Maureen Duffy rememorando los inicios del movimiento a Asifa Lahore reflexionando sobre la religión. Jake Shears habla sobre música, Will Young sobre problemas mentales y Paris Lees sobre la imagen pública de los transexuales. Orgullo es una celebración diferente de la cultura LGTBI, pero también un repaso a los desafíos a los que nos enfrentamos como comunidad. Pretende igualmente dejar constancia de que la igualdad de derechos de la que muchos disfrutamos es el resultado de la pasión y la constancia de los que formamos parte de este movimiento social de masas.y-- Publisher’s description.
"Es un libro de texto dirigido principalmente al emprendedor que cursa estudios superiores y se proyecta desempeñando su labor profesional en una empresa de creación propia. Se describe con detalle etapas, riesgos y aspectos a considerar para, en primer lugar, posicionar una idea de negocio en la mente del nuevo emprendedor. EBC "
"El amor y hasta la pasión por la naturaleza encarnada en el chile brotan en muchas otras dimensiones de la vida mexicana. Su especificidad como planta se despliega en todo el país en diversas formas y climas; sus atributos gastronómicos, como especie o como alimento delicioso; sus usos en la medicina antigua y actual; su papel en los ritos contemporáneos y pasados en las diversas comunidades que forman parte de nuestro mosaico cultural. Este número nos invita a reflexionar sobre este fruto como emblema cultural y simbólico de nuestro país." -- Provided by publisher.
In 1913, José Guadalupe Posada, a genius Mexican draftsman and lithographer, died in oblivion. A century later, he is recognized as an artist of international stature. His animated skeletons are now anchored in the collective imagination; we thus recognize at first sight the Catrina, a female skeleton wearing a luxurious hat, which has become an emblematic figure of Mexico. However, they represent only a tiny part of its production. This monograph brings together many reproductions of images. Posada's work is thus placed in the political and social context of Mexico at the turn of the twentieth century, but also in his artistic and personal career. "It is known that in Posada's workshop there was a copy of "The Last Judgment", by Michelangelo; a detail that perhaps indicates the size of his ambition. Also, the fact that he signed most of his engravings tells us that he was aware of their value. Wondering if he was an artist or a craftsman, because he worked all his life on commission, is absolutely inconsequential. The turn that his career took when he met the editor Vanegas Arroyo was extraordinary: after a virtuous start to his career, but that in no way anticipates his desire to subvert the established order, or the masterpieces followed. He, who had produced conventional lithographs, became a master of printmaking, the inventor of a new and avant-garde style, between 1889 and 1891, in less than two years! Posada got rid of unnecessary embellishments, removed details and fioriture, reinvented framing, and infused his characters with tremendous inner tension. Something never seen before. This is not an artist who was looking for inspiration in front of the blank sheet, but a draftsman who responded quickly to daily requests, creating one of the most spectacular works in the world during the turn of the century. How did he do it? This question cannot go unanswered: it would have been impossible for Posada to become the genius of engraving in tasteful publications, but as conformist as many of the newspapers of the time, in which he also collaborated. The role played by his editor and accomplice Antonio Vanegas Arroyo was central." (HKB Translation) -- Page [17].
Foremost scholar of Mesoamerican history and culture transcribes, translates and studies 16th-century texts that exemplify presence of erotic elements in thought and culture of Mesoamerican people. Leon Portilla examines La Historia del Tohuenyo (from Madrid Codex); El Canto de las Mujeres de Chalco (from Cantares Mexicanos); Las Querellas del amor (ditto); Nezahualcóyotl y las dos ancianas libidinosas (Florentine Codex); and his own comparison of Greek text describing Aphrodite (from Hedios) and goddess Tlazoltéotl (from Florentine Codex). Accompanied by handsome drawings and prints by acclaimed contemporary printmaker Joel Rendón.
"¿Sabías que las primeras bacterias aparecieron hace 3600 millones de años, mucho antes de que llegaren los humanos? ¿O que hay un increíble tip de bacteria tres veces más pegajosa que el pegamento? Echa un vistazo a las bacterias, los virus y otros gérmenes y microbios en tu divertido primer libro de microbiología"--back cover.
"Detective Elise King's investigation into a woman's murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing. When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine's Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society's violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise. A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she's willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it"-- Provided by publisher.
"The disappearance of a local politician's teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O'Connor's grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman--but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police. As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it's clear that Cork's grandson is in danger of being the killer's next victim"-- Provided by publisher.
"The best stories are the ones we didn't know needed to be told The small, rundown village of Great Diddling is full of stories--author Berit Gardner can feel it. The way the villagers avoid outsiders, the furtive stares and whispers in the presence of newcomers... Berit can sense the edge of a story waiting to be unraveled, and she's just the person to do it. In fact, with a book deadline looming over her and no manuscript (not even the idea for a manuscript, truth be told), Berit doesn't just want this story. She needs it. Then, while attending a village tea party, Berit becomes part of the action herself. An explosion in the library of the village's grand manor kills a local man, and the resulting investigation and influx of outsiders sends the quiet, rundown community into chaos. The residents of Great Diddling, each one more eccentric and interesting than any character Berit could have invented, rewrite their own narrative and transform the death of one of their own from a tragedy into a new beginning. Taking advantage of Great Diddling's new notoriety, the villagers band together to start a book and murder festival designed to bring desperately-needed tourists to their town. What they couldn't have predicted is how the new story they've begun to tell will change all their lives forever. Uplifting, charming, and laugh-out-loud funny, The Murders in Great Diddling by New York Times bestselling author Katarina Bivald is a celebration of the life-changing magic of books and the people who love them"-- Provided by publisher.
"Always apprehensive about working fire scenes, Tempe is called to Washington, DC, to analyze the victims of a deadly blaze and sees her misgivings justified. The devastated building is in Foggy Bottom, a neighborhood with a colorful past and present, and Tempe becomes suspicious about the property's ownership when she delves into its history. The pieces start falling into place strangely and quickly, and, sensing a good story, Tempe teams with a new ally, telejournalist Ivy Doyle. Soon the duo learns that back in the thirties and forties the home was the hangout of a group of bootleggers and racketeers known as the Foggy Bottom Gang. Though interesting, this fact seems irrelevant--until the son of a Foggy Bottom gang member is shot dead at his home in an affluent part of the district. Coincidence? Targeted attacks? So many questions. As Tempe and Ivy dig deeper, an arrest is finally made. Then another Foggy Bottom Gang-linked property burns to the ground, claiming one more victim. Slowly, Tempe's instincts begin pointing to the obvious: somehow, her moves since coming to Washington have been anticipated, and every path forward seems to bring with it a lethal threat"-- Provided by publisher.
"A fabulous whodunit about two cold cases in which things go missing: a fourteen-year-old girl and a multi-million-dollar pension fund. Early one morning, a men's rowing team discovers a body floating face down in the Thames. Many years before, the chief executive of a clothing manufacturer walked off with a multi-million dollar corporate retirement fund and disappeared without a trace. Now, the discovery of this body has reopened that cold case. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp has his own evening at the theater upended by the discovery of a dead body just a few seats away. Two decades ago, Eliza Chapel, a fourteen-year-old student at a girls boarding school in Cornwall, disappeared in the middle of the night under dubious circumstances. A second body and a second cold case reopened. As DI Caius Beauchamp--along with his associates Matt Chung and Amy Noakes--investigates these parallel missing persons cases, he finds himself ensnared in the unexpected political machinations of a duke-in-waiting"-- Provided by publisher.
"After losing her job to artificial intelligence, May, in a city populated by intelligent robots called "hums," takes her family on a three-night respite to the Botanical Garden, a rare green refuge, where her children come under threat and she is forced to trust a hum to save them"-- Provided by publisher.
"ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits. With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer--naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don't find evil so attractive, Evie. But just when she's getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat...and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain--and his entire nefarious empire--out. Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work...and ensure he makes them pay. After all, a good job is hard to find"--Back cover.
"Karys Eska is a deathspeaker, locked into an irrevocable compact with Sabaster, a terrifying eldritch being--three-faced, hundred-winged, unforgiving--who has granted her the ability to communicate with the newly departed. She pays the rent by using her abilities to investigate suspicious deaths around the troubled city she calls home. When a job goes sideways and connects her to a dying stranger with some very dangerous secrets, her entire world is upended. Ferain is willing to pay a ludicrous sum of money for her help. To save him, Karys inadvertently binds him to her shadow, an act that may doom them both. If they want to survive, they will need to learn to trust one another. Together, they must journey to the heart of a faded empire, all the while haunted by arcane horrors, and the unquiet ghosts of their pasts. And all too soon, Karys knows her debts will come due"-- Provided by publisher.
"An influencer attempts to derail a viral TV marketing campaign with her violent cult following. A marriage between two ghost hunters is threatened when one of them loses her ability to see spirits. The lives of a famous painter in the twilight of her career and a teenage UFO enthusiast converge when a mysterious glowing orb appears in their small desert town. And a slasher-flick screenwriter looking for inspiration escapes a pack of wild dogs only to find herself locked in an SUV with a strange man beside her. From the all-too-real horror of a sexual predator on a college campus to a lost sister transformed by cave-dwelling creatures, Lena Valencia's debut collection of stories, 'Mystery Lights', grapples with terrors both familiar and fantastic"-- Provided by publisher.
Now is the time of the gods of war. Inanna and Ninshubar sail south to take their revenge upon Enki, the king of the water gods. Armed with the master mee and struggling to understand its true nature, Inanna will face impossible demons in her quest to fully comprehend the power she has inherited. Gilgamesh, soon to be crowned King of Uruk, travels north to fetch his wife and baby, only to find his homelands in flames and his family on the run. A blood-red moon carries warnings of a new kind of war. Meanwhile Ereshkigal, queen of the underworld, has a mysterious visitor. This dark stranger brings with him the threat of dangers far more terrible than Enki and his machinations. Because a long time ago, in a realm faraway, a little girl was taken from her family. And now a vengeance, long prophesied, is about to unfold. As the forces of Chaos rise across the riverlands, the Anunnaki will soon discover that no one can escape the sins of the past. Not even the gods.
"Los Angeles, 1916: Photographer Bill Ogden has opened a portrait studio in the seedy noir world of early Hollywood, where he is joined by his granddaughter, Flavia - a woman in need of a fresh start after bludgeoning her drunken, abusive husband to death in Wichita. Though his business is legit, Bill finds himself brushing up against the "blue movie" porn industry growing in the shadows of the motion picture mainstream. When a series of grisly murders take place across the city, Bill and his capable granddaughter are pulled into events as tricky and tangled as anything this side of The Big Sleep. We meet dreamers, opportunists, washed-up former stars and starry-eyed newcomers, a cast of unforgettable characters living on the margins looking to make a quick buck, launch a career, or just keep their family together. The Devil Raises His Own is at once a stripped-down noir thriller, and a panoramic look at Los Angeles at the beginning of motion pictures-a Boogie Nights set in the film industry's nascence from one of the best crime novelists working today"-- Provided by publisher.
Strange, almost magical, things are afoot in Lviv. Seagulls circle overhead while the passing breeze carries a briny whiff, even though the coast is far away. A ragtag group of aging hippies gather around a mysterious grave in Lychakiv Cemetery. Among them are an ex-KGB officer and the old subversive he once spied upon. Soon, Captain Ryabtsev and Alik Olisevych band together to uncover the source of the city's "anomalies." Meanwhile across Lviv, Taras, a cab driver, ferries kidney-stone patients over cobblestone streets in his ancient Opel Vectra. He's wooing Darka, a woman who works nights at a currency exchange. The young lovers don't know it, but their fate depends on the two lonely old men, relics of a bygone era, who will stop at nothing to save their city--Back cover.
Marking Kelley's foray into docu-series television, HOPE IN THE WATER travels the globe to discover the creative solutions and breakthrough blue food technologies that could not only feed us but help save our threatened seas and fresh waterways. The series highlights the stories of amazing innovators, aquafarmers, and fishers who are working toward a sustainable future for the planet.
After decades abroad, renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, nostalgic for the streets of his youth but dismayed by the strong current of racial animosity that now serves as the norm. Fueled by his belief in dancing's power to build self-esteem and social awareness, Dulaine brings his popular Dancing Classrooms program to three diverse, Jaffa-based schools where he teaches ballroom basics to the ethnically mixed population of children.
The crime-solving Vespa-driving Catholic nun is back to solve more crimes in this acclaimed murder-mystery series. Sister Boniface's faith in The Almighty is matched only by her passion for forensics. Her aptitude for detective work is an invaluable asset to the Great Slaughter Police Department, who face more mysteries. The head perfumer of a famous fragrance dynasty is found dead, a renowned organist is murdered mid-tune, and a cult sci-fi convention turns ugly when one of the guests is kidnapped. Includes the 2023 Christmas special.
This classic Danish TV crime drama, Unit One, reveals an unvarnished perspective on criminal casework and the people who spend their lives doing it. Charlotte Fich stars as the ambitious detective Ingrid Dahl who's been promoted to lead Unit One, the elite mobile task force created to support law enforcement across Denmark. Mads Mikkelsen plays Detective Alan Fisher, the bad boy of the team whose disregard for rules and hot temper often lead to trouble for him and the team. The cerebral and intuitive Thomas Lacour, played by Lars Brygmann, has the uncanny ability to visualize what really happened at crime scenes and veteran detective IP Sørenson is the glue that holds the team together. Johnny Olson, the former Danish national soccer star, drives Unit One's mobile HQ and has struck up a relationship with logistics specialist Gabby Levin. As a group they tackle cases involving murder, kidnapping, human trafficking, and extortion. The job challenges everything they know about the criminal mind and takes a heavy toll on their personal lives.
Chucky has managed to find his way inside the White House as the new favorite toy of the president's young son. With Chucky threatening to wreak havoc in America's highest office, Jake, Devon, and Lexy must travel to the nation's capital and somehow find a way inside the world's most secure house to thwart Chucky again before it's too late.
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. Special Agent Alden Parker, a quirky former FBI agent who solves his cases with calm professionalism and sharp, sarcastic charm, leads the NCIS team. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranch lands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. Then, suddenly, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he has never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.