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General fiction, Suspense and thrillers, Short stories
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Science and technology
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Medicine, Politics and government
The author s intention to write Science and Medicine in Imperial Russia … was to acquaint the American medical and scientific professionals and hopefully the general public with the accomplishments of Russian scientists and physicians in the areas of their professions The authors has limited his story to medicine chemistry and biology the areas of his extended experience American public s thinking due to a number of reasons is that Imperial Russia was a swamp to use President Trump s expression in which nothing of medical or scientific importance has ever been discovered or developed This author of course thinks otherwise and presents in this volume an ample amount of evidence to show that in the fields listed above the accomplishments of the Russians were surprisingly numerous As an example one can cite the discoveries of Russian organic chemists especially at the Kazan University which arguably were exceeded only by the Germans The problem in Russia was the lack of funds to put the basic science discoveries to practical use As an example one can mention the discovery of the aniline synthesis method by Zinin a professor at Kazan University Aniline became the basis for the synthesis of modern dyes immediately picked by Western European nations but not by the Russians And such lists of accomplishments without putting them into practical use were many This book provides descriptions of Russia s discoveries largely using original scientific and medical publications written by its scientists and physicians of Russia in Russian -lunguage journals of which there were many or for the most part in German publications The Russians published largely in German and less so in French journals in order to have a broader audience Few foreigners knew the Russian language but all knew German and or French
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Politics and government biography, United States history, True crime
P The true story of Abraham Lincoln s last murder trial a case in which he had… a deep personal involvement and which played out in the nation s newspapers as he began his presidential campaign P P At the end of the summer of 1859 twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield Illinois P Abraham Lincoln who had been involved in more than three thousand cases including more than twenty-five murder trials during his two-decades-long career was hired to defend him P This was to be his last great case as a lawyer What normally would have been a local case took on momentous meaning P Lincoln s debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had gained him a national following transforming the little-known self-taught lawyer into a respected politician He was being urged to make a dark-horse run for the presidency in 1860 Taking this case involved great risk P His reputation was untarnished but should he lose this trial should Harrison be convicted of murder the spotlight now focused so brightly on him might be dimmed He had won his most recent murder trial with a daring and dramatic maneuver that had become a local legend but another had ended with his client dangling from the end of a rope P The case posed painful personal challenges for Lincoln The murder victim had trained for the law in his office and Lincoln had been his friend and his mentor His accused killer the young man Lincoln would defend was the son of a close friend and loyal supporter And to win this trial he would have to form an unholy allegiance with a longtime enemy a revivalist preacher he had twice run against for political office and who had bitterly slandered Lincoln as an infidel too lacking in faith to be elected P Lincoln s Last Trial captures the presidential hopeful s dramatic courtroom confrontations in vivid detail as he fights for his client but also for his own blossoming political future It is a moment in history that shines a light on our legal system as in this case Lincoln fought a legal battle that remains incredibly relevant today P b A New York Times Bestseller b
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Medicine
This practical book written especially for prehospital staff provides all the information needed to deal with children in life threatening… situations before arriving at hospital. It is a complementary volume to the best-selling Advanced Paediatric Life Support
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Asian history, Politics and government
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleSince the first airplane hijacking by the Popular Front for the Liberation… of Palestine in September 1970, Middle Eastern terrorists have sacrificed innocent human lives in the name of ideology. From Black September to the Munich Olympics, to the embassy bombing in Beirut, to the devastating attacks of September 11 and beyond, terrorism has emerged as the most important security concern of our time."Where did this come from?" Inspired by a student's question on the morning of September 11, 2001, Mark Ensalaco has written a thoroughly researched narrative account of the origins of Middle Eastern terrorism, addressing when and why terrorists started targeting Americans and American interests and what led to the September 11 attacks.Ensalaco reveals the changing of motivations from secular Palestinian nationalism to militant Islam and demonstrates how competition among terrorists for resources and notoriety has driven them to increasingly extreme tactics. As he argues, terrorist attacks grew from spectacle to atrocity. Drawing on popular works and scholarly sources, Middle Eastern Terrorism tells this story in rich detail and with great clarity and insight.
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Historical fiction, Family stories
“Not since I read Erik Larson’s Dead Wake have I had such an edge-of-my-seat immersion into historical events. [...] No… study of Alexander Hamilton would be complete without reading this book.”–Karen White, New York Times bestselling authorFrom the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton—a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. In this haunting, moving, and beautifully written novel, Dray and Kamoie used thousands of letters and original sources to tell Eliza’s story as it’s never been told before—not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal—but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.A general’s daughter…Coming of age on the perilous frontier of revolutionary New York, Elizabeth Schuyler champions the fight for independence. And when she meets Alexander Hamilton, Washington’s penniless but passionate aide-de-camp, she’s captivated by the young officer’s charisma and brilliance. They fall in love, despite Hamilton’s bastard birth and the uncertainties of war. A founding father’s wife...But the union they create—in their marriage and the new nation—is far from perfect. From glittering inaugural balls to bloody street riots, the Hamiltons are at the center of it all—including the political treachery of America’s first sex scandal, which forces Eliza to struggle through heartbreak and betrayal to find forgiveness. The last surviving light of the Revolution…When a duel destroys Eliza’s hard-won peace, the grieving widow fights her husband’s enemies to preserve Alexander’s legacy. But long-buried secrets threaten everything Eliza believes about her marriage and her own legacy. Questioning her tireless devotion to the man and country that have broken her heart, she’s left with one last battle—to understand the flawed man she married and imperfect union he could never have created without her…
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Classic fiction, General fiction
Harper Lee s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south--and the heroism of one man in… the face of blind and violent hatred available now for the first time as an e-book P P One of the best-loved stories of all time To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages sold more than thirty million copies worldwide served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country P A gripping heart-wrenching and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl as her father-a crusading local lawyer-risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime
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Journals and memoirs, Christianity, Death and bereavement
The blogger behind Confessions of a Funeral Director—what Time magazine called a "must read"—reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons… death holds for every one of us in this compassionate and thoughtful spiritual memoir that combines the humor and insight of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes with the poignancy and brevity of When Breath Becomes Air.Death. It happens to everyone, yet most of us don’t want to talk about this final chapter of existence. Sixth-generation funeral director Caleb Wilde intimately understands this reticence and fear. The son of an undertaker, he hesitated to embrace the legacy of running his family’s business. Yet he discovered that caring for the deceased and their loved ones profoundly changed his faith and his perspective on death—and life itself. "Yes, death can be bad. Yes, death can be negative," he acknowledges, "but it can also be beautiful. And that alternate narrative needs to be discussed."In Confessions of a Funeral Director, he talks about his experiences and pushes back against the death-negative ethos of our culture, opening a thoughtful, poignant conversation to help us see the end of life in a positive and liberating way. In the wry, compassionate, and honest voice that has charmed his growing legions of blog readers, Wilde offers an intimate look inside his business, offering information on unspoken practices around death such as the embalming process, beautiful and memorable stories about families in the wake of death, and, most importantly, a fresh and wise perspective on how embracing death can allow us to embrace life.Confessions of a Funeral Director is the story of one man learning how death illuminates and deepens the meaning of existence—insights that can help us all pursue and cherish full, rich lives.
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Music biography, Journals and memoirs, Music
Travis Barker s soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer s art and his life … including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery--a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood P P After breaking out as the acclaimed drummer of the multiplatinum punk band Blink-182 everything changed for Travis Barker But the dark side of rock stardom took its toll his marriage chronicled for an MTV reality show fell apart Constant touring concealed a serious drug addiction A reckoning did not truly come until he was forced to face mortality His life nearly ended in a horrifying plane crash and then his close friend collaborator and fellow crash survivor DJ AM died of an overdose In this blunt driving memoir Barker ruminates on rock stardom fatherhood death loss and redemption sharing stories shaped by decades worth of hard-earned insights His pulsating memoir is as energetic as his acclaimed beats It brings to a close the first chapters of a well-lived life inspiring readers to follow the rhythms of their own hearts and find meaning in their lives
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Journals and memoirs, Politics and government, Islam
My Year Inside Radical Islam is a memoir of first a spiritual and then a political seduction. Raised in liberal… Ashland, Oregon, by parents who were Jewish by birth but dismissive of strict dogma, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross converted to Islam in college-a process that began with a desire to connect with both a religious community and a spiritual practice, and eventually led him to sympathize with the most extreme interpretations of the faith with the most radical political implications. In the year following graduation, Gartenstein-Ross went to work for the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, a charity dedicated to fostering Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's austere form of Islam-a theological inspiration for many terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda. Shortly after he left Al Haramain-when his own fanaticism had waned-the foundation was charged by the U.S. government for a money-laundering scheme that was seemingly designed to finance terrorist organizations. Gartenstein-Ross, by this time a lawyer at a prominent firm, volunteered for questioning by the FBI. They already knew who he was. The story of how a good faith can be distorted and a decent soul can be seduced away from his principles, My Year Inside Radical Islam provides a rare glimpse into the personal interface between religion and politics.
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General non-fiction
In the context of the well-known pedagogical materials for graduate-level writers by Swales Feak An Cheng… has written a resource that provides support for instructors who have the daunting task of scaffolding graduate writers efforts to navigate discipline-specific research genres--genres that may be unfamiliar to instructors themselves Genre and Graduate-Level Research Writing is grounded in genre-based theory and full of best practices examples The book opens by presenting the case for the use of genre in graduate-level research writing and by examining rhetorical consciousness-raising and its ties to genre Unique to the volume is a thorough analysis of the materials designed to teach genre and research writing focused on the textbooks of Swales Feak e g Academic Writing for Graduate Students and similar texts Other chapters provide examples of discovery-based genre tasks evaluative methods for assessing discipline-specific writing and techniques for becoming a more confident instructor of graduate-level research writing
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Christianity, General non-fiction
This book provides a unique perspective on the development and entrenchment of a pro-slavery ideology by showing how English religious… thinking furthered the development of slavery and supported the institution around the Atlantic world
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Asian history, History
Khalidi (Arab studies, Columbia U.) explains why the Palestinians failed to achieve independence prior to 1948, the date of the… establishment of Israel. Rather than "compare the incomparable"--the Palestinians and the Zionist movement--he provides thematically comparisons of the Palestinians to other Arab societies at analogous stages of development. His major themes include the failure of the Palestinians to successfully challenge the legal structure of the mandatory regime, which was consciously designed to prevent Palestinian self-government; the role of British-created religious structures in co-opting Palestinian elites; and the structural failures of the revolt of 1936-39.
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Asian history, Politics and government, Social issues
In The Making of a Human Bomb, Nasser Abufarha, a Palestinian anthropologist, explains the cultural logic underlying Palestinian martyrdom operations… (suicide attacks) launched against Israel during the Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-06). In so doing, he sheds much-needed light on how Palestinians have experienced and perceived the broader conflict. During the Intifada, many of the martyrdom operations against Israeli targets were initiated in the West Bank town of Jenin and surrounding villages. Abufarha was born and raised in Jenin. His personal connections to the area enabled him to conduct ethnographic research there during the Intifada, while he was a student at a U. S. university. Abufarha draws on the life histories of martyrs, interviews he conducted with their families and members of the groups that sponsored their operations, and examinations of Palestinian literature, art, performance, news stories, and political commentaries. He also assesses data--about the bombers, targets, and fatalities caused--from more than two hundred martyrdom operations carried out by Palestinian groups between 2001 and 2004. Some involved the use of explosive belts or the detonation of cars; others entailed armed attacks against Israeli targets (military and civilian) undertaken with the intent of fighting until death. In addition, he scrutinized suicide attacks executed by Hamas and Islamic Jihad between 1994 and 2000. In his analysis of Palestinian political violence, Abufarha takes into account Palestinians' understanding of the history of the conflict with Israel, the effects of containment on Palestinians' everyday lives, the disillusionment created by the Oslo peace process, and reactions to specific forms of Israeli state violence. The Making of a Human Bomb illuminates the Palestinians' perspective on the conflict with Israel and provides a model for ethnographers seeking to make sense of political violence.
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General fiction, Contemporary romance
Sequel to Who We AreTyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare Oregon … bound for what he assumed would be bigger and better things He soon found out the real world has teeth and he returns to the coast with four years of failure addiction and a diagnosis of panic disorder trailing behind him His brother Bear and his brother apos s husband Otter believe coming home is exactly what Tyson needs to find himself again Surrounded by family in the Green Monstrosity Tyson attempts to put the pieces of his broken life back together But shortly after he arrives home Tyson comes face to face with inevitability in the form of his childhood friend and first love Dominic Miller who he hasn apos t seen since the day he left Seafare As their paths cross old wounds reopen new secrets are revealed and Tyson discovers there is more to his own story than he was told all those years ago In a sea of familiar faces new friends and the memories of a mother apos s devastating choice Tyson will learn that in order to have any hope for a future he must fight the ghosts of his past Sensual Reads Reviewers apos Choice Contemporary Award 2014
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General fiction
BeltrÁn Soler is from Chile, a land in constant movement. He is also a seismologist who knows more about tectonic… plates than about life. On his way to a conference in Tokyo, he stops in L.A. where he misses his plane, and experiences a tremor that makes him lose his balance. He suddenly begins to remember the fifty most important movies of his life: the ones he saw during his adolescence in the sixties and seventies. From Dumbo to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, including the noisy catastrophe films and the futuristic films of the 1970s, BeltrÁn finally connects with his past, and the history of his eccentric and dysfunctional family. Through memories and B-films BeltrÁn comes to terms with the epic nature of the Soler family. Set in Nixon's suburban California, and Pinochet's cold Santiago de Chile, this quick and contemporary novel is about two languages, two worlds, and two families that watch the same movies.
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Politics and government