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1001 Ways to Be Romanticby Gregory GodekISBN 1570714819 (1-57071-481-9)
Softcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '1001 Ways to Be Romantic'Book summary:Gregory J.P. Godek--dubbed America's Romance Coach--offers "1001 creative, sexy, loving tips and ideas" in the fifth anniversary edition of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic. Packed with advice, from "Little Things That Mean a Lot" to "The Mindset of a Romantic" and "Making Beautiful Music Together," Godek's straightforward approach is perfect for those new to romance or those needing a refresher course in the art of love. [via]
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About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Designby Alan CooperISBN 1568843224 (1-56884-322-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design'Book summary:An excellent book for anyone who wants to understand why so much software is so poorly designed -- and an even better book for anyone who wants to DO something about the problem. Must reading (and doing!) for programmers of any level. [via]
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Acquired Tastesby Peter MayleISBN 1560545437 (1-56054-543-7)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Advanced Perl Programmingby Sriram SrinivasanISBN 1565922204 (1-56592-220-4)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Advanced Perl Programming'Book summary:[via]So you've learned Perl, but you're getting frustrated. Perhaps you've taken on a larger project than the ones you're used to. Or you want to add a user interface or a networking component. Or you need to do more complicated error trapping.
Whether your knowledge of Perl is casual or deep, this book will make you a more accomplished programmer. Here you can learn the complex techniques for production-ready Perl programs. This book explains methods for manipulating data and objects that may have looked like magic before. Furthermore, it sets Perl in the context of a larger environment, giving you the background you need for dealing with networks, databases, and GUIs. The discussion of internals helps you program more efficiently and embed Perl within C or C within Perl.
Major topics covered include:
- Practical use of packages and classes (object-oriented programming)
- Complex data structures
- Persistence (e.g., using a database)
- Networking
- Graphical interfaces, using the Tk toolkit
- Interaction with C language functions
- Embedding and extending the Perl interpreter
In addition, the book patiently explains all sorts of language details you've always wanted to know more about, such as the use of references, trapping errors through the eval operator, non-blocking I/O, when closures are helpful, and using ties to trigger actions when data is accessed. You will emerge from this book a better hacker, and a proud master of Perl.
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The Age of Louis XIV: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza 1648-1715by Will Durant, Ariel DurantISBN 1567310192 (1-56731-019-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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American Dreams: Lost and Foundby Studs TerkelISBN 1565845455 (1-56584-545-5)
Softcover, New Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Dreams: Lost and Found'Book summary:"Here is the raw material for one thousand novels&.incomparable."Margaret Atwood
In this unique look at one of our most pervasive national myths, Studs Terkel persuades an extraordinary range of Americans to articulate their version of "The American Dream." Beginning with an embittered winner of the Miss U.S.A. contest who sees the con behind the dream of success and including an early interview with a highly ambitious Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terkel explores the diverse landscape of the promise of the United Statesfrom farm kids dreaming of the city to city kids determined to get out, from the Boston Brahmin to the KKK member, from newly arrived immigrants to families who have lived in this country for generations, these narratives include figures both famous and infamous. Filtered through the lens of our leading oral historian, the chorus of voices in American Dreams highlights the hopes and struggles of coming to and living in the United States.
Originally published in 1980, this is a classic work of oral history that provides an extraordinary and moving picture of everyday American lives. [via]More editions of American Dreams: Lost and Found:
The Art of Worldly Wisdomby Balthasar Gracian, Willis Barnstone, Joseph JacobsISBN 1570628793 (1-57062-879-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Art Of Worldly Wisdomby Joseph Jacobs, Balthasar Gracian, Baltasar Gracian Y Morales, Willis BarnstoneISBN 1570627452 (1-57062-745-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art Of Worldly Wisdom'Book summary:This perennially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal concerns such as friendship, morality, managing emotions, and effective leadership. The Art of Worldly Wisdom is for anyone seeking to combine ethical behavior with worldly success.
This edition of The Art of Worldly Wisdom includes an informative introduction by Willis Barnstone, Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at Indiana University. Barnstone, a noted translator, critic, and poet, explores Gracián's background and places him within his historical and literary context.
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The Biography of J. R. R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-Earthby Daniel GrottaISBN 1561381128 (1-56138-112-8)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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The Book of Were-Wolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstitionby Sabine Baring-GouldISBN 1558888187 (1-55888-818-7)
Hardcover, Omnigraphics, Incorporated
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A Brief History of Everythingby Ken Wilber, Dan Spinella, Tony SchwartzISBN 1570627401 (1-57062-740-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Brief History of Everything'Book summary:This account of men and women's place in a universe of sex and gender, self and society, spirit and soul is written in question-and-answer format, making it both readable and accessible. Wilber offers a series of original views on many topics of current controversy, including the gender wars, multiculturalism, modern liberation movements, and the conflict between various approaches to spirituality. [via]
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Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakeningby Stephen BatchelorISBN 1573220582 (1-57322-058-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: Stories about Pets As Teachers, Healers, Heroes and Friendsby Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Marty Becker, Carol KlineISBN 1558745726 (1-55874-572-6)
Hardcover, Health Communications, Incorporated
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II: 101 More Stories of Life, Love and Learningby Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Kimberly KirbergerISBN 1558746161 (1-55874-616-1)
Softcover, Hci
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life. Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago. This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide - a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness. There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do. Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences on learning to accept like, becoming the best person you can be, being happy with who you are, and loving yourself - no matter what.
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Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writersby Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Bud GardnerISBN 1558747702 (1-55874-770-2)
Hardcover, Health Communications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers'Book summary:Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul anthologizes 80 stories of heartwarming writerly success. As is the trademark of the Chicken Soup series, these are feel-good stories about unforgettable relatives, encouraging teachers, serendipitous encounters, memorable experiences, positive outlooks, and, yes, seemingly unbearable adversity. But even the most tragic stories here are written to inspire. In fact, the success of many of the contributors seems a direct result of their overwhelming misfortune: Christine Clifford parlayed her battle with breast cancer into a book of cancer-related cartoons (Not Now ... I'm Having a No Hair Day!). After his son, Nicholas, was shot by highway robbers in Italy and Nicholas's organs were donated to seven ailing Italian children, Reg Green chronicled the experience in The Nicholas Effect. More than a decade after a professor squelched her pen by telling her that her writing "stinks," Catherine Lanigan rebounded and went on to write Romancing the Stone). And Barbara Jeanne Fisher managed to write Stolen Moments, a romance, despite having five kids before embarking on a college degree, then being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and lupus.
Consuming the whole tureen's worth at once might be a bit much, but a spoonful here and there will help any struggling writer remember that they are part of a whole community of struggling writers. With contributions from Ernest J. Gaines, Terry McMillan, Sue Grafton, Steve Allen, George Plimpton, and Ray Bradbury. --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writersby Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, Bud GardnerISBN 1558747699 (1-55874-769-9)
Softcover, Hci
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers'Book summary:Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul anthologizes 80 stories of heartwarming writerly success. As is the trademark of the Chicken Soup series, these are feel-good stories about unforgettable relatives, encouraging teachers, serendipitous encounters, memorable experiences, positive outlooks, and, yes, seemingly unbearable adversity. But even the most tragic stories here are written to inspire. In fact, the success of many of the contributors seems a direct result of their overwhelming misfortune: Christine Clifford parlayed her battle with breast cancer into a book of cancer-related cartoons (Not Now ... I'm Having a No Hair Day!). After his son, Nicholas, was shot by highway robbers in Italy and Nicholas's organs were donated to seven ailing Italian children, Reg Green chronicled the experience in The Nicholas Effect. More than a decade after a professor squelched her pen by telling her that her writing "stinks," Catherine Lanigan rebounded and went on to write Romancing the Stone). And Barbara Jeanne Fisher managed to write Stolen Moments, a romance, despite having five kids before embarking on a college degree, then being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and lupus.
Consuming the whole tureen's worth at once might be a bit much, but a spoonful here and there will help any struggling writer remember that they are part of a whole community of struggling writers. With contributions from Ernest J. Gaines, Terry McMillan, Sue Grafton, Steve Allen, George Plimpton, and Ray Bradbury. --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Christmas CookiesISBN 1561737852 (1-56173-785-2)
Hardcover, Pubns Intl
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Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who'Ve Lived Itby Studs TerkelISBN 1565842847 (1-56584-284-7)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Complete Plays, Poems, Novels and Stories of Oscar Wildeby Oscar WildeISBN 1572151323 (1-57215-132-3)
Softcover, World Pubns
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Complete Works of Oscar WildeISBN 1566195624 (1-56619-562-4)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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Confessionsby Augustine, John E. Rotelle, Maria BouldingISBN 1565481542 (1-56548-154-2)
Softcover, New City
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Confessions'Book summary:Maria Bouldings version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience.
So old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of Augustine's Confessions was like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life--and this translation matches it.
Richard Rohr, o.f.m. [via]
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The Confessions: Saint Augustineby Maria Boulding, Augustine, Saint, of HippoISBN 1565480848 (1-56548-084-8)
Softcover, New City Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessions: Saint Augustine'Book summary:'Maria Boulding's version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.'
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of CanterburyThe Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience.
'So old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of Augustine's Confessions was like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life--and this translation matches it.'
Richard Rohr, o.f.m. [via]
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Cosmic Trigger: Final Secret of the Illuminatiby Robert A. WilsonISBN 1561840033 (1-56184-003-3)
Softcover, New Falcon Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmic Trigger: Final Secret of the Illuminati'Book summary:Cosmic Trigger deals with a process of deliberately induced brain change. This process is called 'initiation' or 'vision quest' in many traditional societies and can loosely be considered some dangerous variety of self-psychotherapy in modern terminology. I do not recommend it for everybody. The main thing I learned in my experiments is that 'reality' is always plural and mutable. -- From the Preface [via]
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Cromwell: The Lord Protectorby Antonia FraserISBN 1568520859 (1-56852-085-9)
Hardcover, William s Konecky Assoc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cromwell: The Lord Protector'Book summary:In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England's most celebrated and controversial figures, often misunderstood and demonized as a puritanical zealot. Oliver Cromwell rose from humble beginnings to spearhead the rebellion against King Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, and led his soldiers into the last battle against the Royalists and King Charles II at Worcester, ending the civil war in 1651. Fraser shows how England's prestige and prosperity grew under Cromwell, reversing the decline it had suffered since Queen Elizabeth I's death.[via]More editions of Cromwell: The Lord Protector:
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Designing Knitwearby Deborah NewtonISBN 1561582654 (1-56158-265-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Designing Knitwear'Book summary:This work aims to offer the reader instructions on how to create their own knitted designs. It provides information on finding inspiration, working with colour, learning to see, using dressmaker details and finishing techniques. The reader is encouraged to develop their own original patterns. [via]
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Eyewitness Travel Guides Romeby Ros Belford, Olivia Ercoli, Roberta MitchellISBN 1564581861 (1-56458-186-1)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eyewitness Travel Guides Rome'Book summary:Truly the guides that show you what others only tell you, this book features stunning 3D and cutaway views of museums, cathedrals, and other must-see sights; detailed street maps; a handy phrase section; advice on the best places to eat, drink, shop, sleep, and be entertained; and a Survival Guide to help the traveler sort out essential information such as currency, transportation, and communications. As world traveler and TV personality Michael Palin says, "the Eyewitness Travel Guides are irresistibly seductive.... They also deliver where it matters most -- uncluttered and accurate information."
Before you embark on a Roman holiday, take along the only guide that shows you the Eternal City in all its glory -- DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Rome. The city's seventeen districts are easily navigated using precise street-by-street maps and stunningly illustrated aerial overviews that lead you to all the city's attractions. The spectacular Colosseum is featured in an astonishing cross-section capturing its history and architecture, all highlighted by a remarkable illustrated recreation of how this impressive amphitheatre looked in ancient times. The wonders of the Vatican are compiled in a marvelous twenty-five page chapter that offers a tour of the complex, floor plans of its museums and chapels, and photos of its architectural features, major religious artifacts, and stunning art collection. An excellent city for walking, six guided walks direct you along such enthralling routes as the Tiber River, the Renaissance street Via Guilia, Rome's Triumphal Arches, the city's best mosaics, Via Appa Antica, or around Bernini's Rome. From the early Republic to its contemporary daily life, Rome's fascinating history is skillfully explored in an informative chapter complete with detailed editorial, timelines, masterful illustrations, and photos of its astounding artifacts and art. The city's people, culture, robust cuisine, delicious wines, and bountiful shopping are also highlighted in special features throughout the guide. The city wasn't built in a day, nor can its sights be seen in one. So get a head start now on your many days there, with DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Rome. [via]
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Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeologyby Kenneth L. FederISBN 1559345233 (1-55934-523-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology'Book summary:Ancient astronauts? Atlantis? Psychic archaeology? Pharaohs curses? Committed to the scientific investigation of human antiquity, this indispensable supplementary text uses interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries to show how we can truly know things about the past through science. The text presents examples of fantastic findings, and carefully, logically, and entertainingly describes the flaws in the purported evidence for each fantastic claim; readers can hone their own evaluative skills by example. [via]
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Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craftby Aoumiel, Ann MouraISBN 1567186904 (1-56718-690-4)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft'Book summary:Positive, practical, and easy to use, Green Witchcraft brings together the best of both modern Wicca and the author`s family heritage of herb craft and folk magic. Green Witchcraft explores the fundamentals of the Wiccan religion, providing magical training for the independent thinker. Step-by-step instructions on a wide variety of magical techniques as well as basic rules of conduct make this the ideal book to get you started. Green rituals for self-initiation, rites of passage, seasonal celebrations and activities provide an excellent foundation for your own magical tradition. Paperback, 266 pages [via]
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Green Witchcraft II: Balancing Light & Shadowby Aoumiel, Ann MouraISBN 1567186890 (1-56718-689-0)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Green Witchcraft II: Balancing Light & Shadow'Book summary:In nature, darkness is as vital to life as light, however, we often pass reluctantly through shadows with a shudder. Ann Moura counters our negative perceptions of the dark side of the universe with Green Witchcraft II: Balancing Light and Shadow. Moura shows us the positive energy to be found in working with elementals and dark herbs, and through her guided meditations she familiarizes us with the dark aspects of the Lady and Lord: the Crone and the Hunter. Tapping into the divine power of darkness nourishes an acquaintance with the cycle of life, death, and transformation that subdues trepidation--and opens communication with the dark side within. --Brian Patterson [via]
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Green Witchcraft III: The Manualby Aoumiel, Ann MouraISBN 1567186882 (1-56718-688-2)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Green Witchcraft III: The Manual'Book summary:Green Witchcraft is at the core of earth magic, the Witchcraft of the Natural Witch, the Kitchen Witch, and the Cottage Witch. It is herbal, attuned to nature, and the foundation upon which any Craft tradition may be built.In this manual, hereditary Witch Ann Moura presents the Craft as a course of instruction, with eight magical classes that correspond to the eight Sabbats. This companion handbook to Green Witchcraft and Green Witchcraft II can also be used alone as an exploration of the Green path. Cultivate your knowledge of earth magic with the following lessons:
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Introduction to the craft, basic equipment, altars
Casting a learning circle, meditation, and technique
Divination with the Celtic Ogham
Consecration of a statue, divine couples, holy days
Divinations: crystal ball scrying, black mirror gazing
Casting and creating spells, herb craft, candle magic
Green rules of conduct, circle casting
Stones and crystals, elixir preparations
Return to your roots and grow wise the ways of green magic with Green Witchcraft III, The Manual.More editions of Green Witchcraft III: The Manual:
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Hamlet : Poem Unlimitedby Harold BloomISBN 157322233X (1-57322-233-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet : Poem Unlimited'Book summary:In his New York Times bestseller Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, Harold Bloom showed us how Shakespeare shaped human consciousness and addressed the question of authorship in Hamlet. In Hamlet: Poem Unlimited, our most celebrated critic turns his attention to a reading of the play itself and to Shakespeare's most enigmatic and memorable character.
Hamlet: Poem Unlimited is Bloom's attempt to uncover the mystery of both Prince Hamlet and the play itself, how both prince and drama are able to break through the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion. In twenty-five brief chapters, Bloom takes us through the major soliloquies, scenes, characters, and action of the play, to explore the enigma at the heart of the drama, that is central to its universal appeal.
Every reader of Shakespeare will delight in this step-by-step analysis by our most beloved critic. [via]More editions of Hamlet : Poem Unlimited:
Home Buying for Dummiesby Ray Brown, Eric TysonISBN 1568843852 (1-56884-385-2)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The Hot Zoneby Richard PrestonISBN 1568952058 (1-56895-205-8)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hot Zone'Book summary:A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the
appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.
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Html Pocket Referenceby Jennifer NiederstISBN 1565925793 (1-56592-579-3)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Html Pocket Reference'Book summary:[via]In this pocket reference, Jennifer Niederst, the author of the best-selling Web Design in a Nutshell, delivers a concise guide to every HTML tag.
Each tag entry includes:
- Detailed information on the tag's attributes
- Support information on browsers such as Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, and WebTV
- HTML 4.0 support information, including whether the tag is deprecated in the current spec
- Character entities
- Decimal-to-hexadecimal conversions
- Color names
In addition to tag-by-tag descriptions, you'll find useful charts on such topics as:
Niederst also provides context for the tags, indicating which tags are grouped together and bare-bones examples of how standard web page elements are constructed.
This pocket reference is targeted at web designers and web authors and is likely to be the most dog-eared book on every web professional's desk.
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Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of Americaby Jonathan RabanISBN 1560542241 (1-56054-224-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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In His Stepsby Charles Monroe SheldonISBN 1565631528 (1-56563-152-8)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In His Steps'Book summary:Generations of believers have been inspired by Charles M. Sheldon's classic novel about the members of one small-town church who dare to live their everyday lives for Christ. In this powerful new edition, Sheldon's sometimes difficult-to-understand phrasings and outdated expressions have been beautifully updated in modern language. New notes are included for individual or small-group study. . [via]
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Investing For Dummiesby Eric TysonISBN 1568843933 (1-56884-393-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Investing For Dummies'Book summary:Investing for Dummies is a good, all-around investment guide for the rest of us. Author Eric Tyson covers all aspects of investing, from stocks and bonds to real estate and collectibles. Tyson points readers towards investments that actually work and raises warning flags about strategies you should avoid. The book also considers whether starting and running your business can be a good investment option. If you're looking for a good place to start building a secure financial future, this is it. [via]
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Java Examples in a Nutshell: A Tutorial Companion to Java in a Nutshellby David FlanaganISBN 1565923715 (1-56592-371-5)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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JavaScript Pocket Referenceby David Flanagan, Gigi EstabrookISBN 1565925211 (1-56592-521-1)
Softcover, O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'JavaScript Pocket Reference'Book summary:At 4.5 by 7 inches in size and only 89 pages long, the aptly named JavaScript Pocket Reference will really almost fit in your pocket. Use this guide as a companion to turn to when in doubt about that function syntax or on drawing a blank on the JavaScript object model.
The book concisely packs together the syntax of the scripting language, including summaries of expression and statement style. The real meat of the tiny title is an alphabetical listing of JavaScript objects, along with their associated methods, properties and events. One nice feature of this section is the attention to the varying support between Microsoft and Netscape browser versions. However, this listing is useful only if you know what object you want to work with. Missing from the reference is a solutions-based reference to let you refresh your memory about how to do a particular task, such as validate a form field or roll over a graphic when the user moves the mouse.
One drawback is the book's illustration of the object model--done only in a small diagram. This is a bit of a shame since this is one of the key topics most developers need help with. If you are rather familiar with JavaScript, this pocket reference will be helpful. New coders, however, will likely find it insufficient. --Stephen W. Plain [via]
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The Jungleby Upton Beall SinclairISBN 1566195667 (1-56619-566-7)
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The Jungleby Emily Russell, Peter KuperISBN 1561634115 (1-56163-411-5)
Softcover, Nbm Pub Co
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The Jungleby Peter Kuper, Emily RussellISBN 1561634042 (1-56163-404-2)
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Lao Tzu : Tao Te Chingby Ursula K. Le Guin, J. P. Seaton, Lao TzuISBN 1570623333 (1-57062-333-3)
Hardcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Like Stephen Mitchell, acclaimed author and poet Ursula K. Le Guin has attempted a nonliteral, poetic rendition of the Tao Te Ching. She brings to it a punctuated grace that can only have been hammered out during long trials of wordsmithing. The wisdom that she finds in the Tao Te Ching is primal, and her spare, undulating phrases speak volumes. By making the text her own, Le Guin avoids such questions as "Is it accurate?" By making it her own, she has made it for us--a new, uncarved block from which we are free to sculpt our own meaning. [via]
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Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching: A Book About the Way and the Power of the Wayby Ursula K. Le Guin, Lao-Tzu, Jerome P SeatonISBN 1570623953 (1-57062-395-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Lao-tzu's Taoteching: Translated by Red Pine with Selected Commentaries of the Past 2,000 Yearsby Red PineISBN 1562790854 (1-56279-085-4)
Softcover, Mercury House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao-tzu's Taoteching: Translated by Red Pine with Selected Commentaries of the Past 2,000 Years'Book summary:Red Pine (a.k.a. Bill Porter) offers a new perspective on the Chinese classic Taoteching. A competent translator and interpreter of Chinese religion, he renders his work with an eye for detail and a spiritualism cultivated during years of Zen monastery living. It's odd that many read translations of Chinese classics as bare-bones texts, whereas no Chinese would tackle such obscurity in the absence of a helping hand from previous pundits. Fortunately, it is no longer necessary to rely on mystical insight in order to understand the Taoteching. Instead, we can look to the 12 or so commentators that Red Pine resurrects from Chinese history. With its clarity and scholarly range, this version of the Taoteching works as both a readable text and a valuable resource of Taoist interpretation. [via]
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The Last Plantagenetsby Thomas Bertram CostainISBN 1568493738 (1-56849-373-8)
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrongby James W. LoewenISBN 156584100X (1-56584-100-X)
Hardcover, New Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong'Book summary:A tenth anniversary commemorative hardcover edition of James w. Loewen's classic retelling of American history.
Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award, the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, and to sell over half a million copies in its various editions.
What started out as a survey of the twelve leading American history textbooks has ended up being what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "an extremely convincing plea for truth in education." In Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over characters and events as diverse as Reconstruction, Helen Keller, the first Thanksgiving, and the Mai Lai massacre, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks, and a wonderful retelling of American history as it should and could be taught to American students.
This 10th anniversary edition features a handsome new cover and a new introduction by the author. [via]
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The Life of Greeceby William James DurantISBN 1567310133 (1-56731-013-3)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Referenceby Jessica Perry HekmanISBN 1565921674 (1-56592-167-4)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference'Book summary:Linux in a Nutshell incorporates all the typical characteristics of a command reference. On the positive side, there's no extraneous narrative gunk to get between you and the specific piece of information you're searching for. On the negative side, there's no entry-level instruction here to guide the uninitiated. While that's not a bad thing, it should serve as a warning to Linux newbies: supplement this book with another if you don't know what you're doing.
Hekman devotes about a third of the book to Linux user commands that aren't part of specific shells, programming languages, applications, or the set of administrator commands. These commands are presented as straight man-page-style documentation in table form, listing commands, their switches, and succinct descriptions alphabetically. The author then goes on to document the three Linux shells--bash, csh, and tcsh--and the GNU utilities. The book's coverage of emacs, vi, pattern matching (regular expressions), sed, and gawk distinguishes it from its competitors. Hekman wraps up with more man-page-style documentation of programming commands and Linux's complete complement of administrator commands. [via]
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Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Referenceby O'Reilly Staff, Jessica Perry Linux in a Nutshell Hekman, Ellen SieverISBN 1565925858 (1-56592-585-8)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference'Book summary:Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference is a 612-page command and program reference guide for this red-hot Unix derivative. While Linux couldn't be easier to get--it's a free download from the Web--clear and concise documentation is key to successful application.
Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference is only a minimal introduction to this remarkable operating system; the book's real strength lies in the simple alphabetical table of Linux commands that runs for more than 150 pages. Each command is documented with its various switches including occasional examples and brief overviews of especially interesting commands. Author Ellen Siever dedicates a section of the book to covering three common shell programs for Linux: bash, csh, and tcsh. In the short introduction to shells, Siever lists the commands that are common to all three as well as those that differ. This is followed by individual references for each.
Coverage of the Emacs, ex, sed, and vi programs and command sets comprise the material on Linux text editors. The gawk scripting language is also represented, as well as sections detailing programming commands and the RCS and CVS file-versioning programs. The book also covers Perl, system administration commands, and dual booting.
While Linux can be lots of fun, no one should dive in ill equipped. Using Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference will help you navigate this OS safely. --Stephen Plain [via]
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Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Irelandby Tim Pat CooganISBN 1570980756 (1-57098-075-6)
Softcover, Denver Museum of
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My Utmost for His Highestby Oswald Chambers, James ReimannISBN 1572930373 (1-57293-037-3)
Softcover, Discovery House Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Utmost for His Highest'Book summary:Oswald Chambers, a Scotsman who converted to Christianity in his teens under the ministry of Charles Spurgeon, has been affecting Christians with his devotional words since My Utmost for His Highest was first published in 1935. This acknowledged classic contains 365 daily readings that take heady doctrine and make it practical, realistic, and intensely personal. With humor and humility, Chambers speaks plainly to the common man struggling with devotion to Christ in daily living. Worldly cares and self-serving desires begin to lose their appeal as Chambers aides the reader in transforming his mind by viewing life through the instruction of God's Word. Richard Halverson, former chaplain of the United States Senate, attests to this: "no book except the Bible has influenced my walk with Christ at such deep maturing levels." This is Chambers's chief desire, directing the reader to "shut out every other consideration and keep yourself before God for this one thing only--My Utmost for His Highest... determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him and for Him alone." --Jill Heatherly [via]
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The New Worldby Winston ChurchillISBN 1568495056 (1-56849-505-6)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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The Odysseyby Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G. AmbrusISBN 1562884336 (1-56288-433-6)
Hardcover, Checkerboard Pr Inc
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On Equilibrium: Six Qualities of the New Humanismby John Ralston SaulISBN 1568582935 (1-56858-293-5)
Hardcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Needby Joanna Martine WoolfolkISBN 1568332319 (1-56833-231-9)
Softcover, Madison Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need'Book summary:Bestselling author Joanna Martine Woolfolk has completely revised and updated The Only Astrology Guide You'll Ever Need for the first time in 19 years. Here is a book that with a few hours of reading will enable anyone to cast his or her own chart. It gives explanations of the influences that are often given scant attention in conventional astrology books: the moon signs, the rising sun, the placement of the planets, and the significance of the twelve houses. Woolfolk also discusses astrology in history and legend. Easy to use, this book supplies simplified tables that in most cases require only the laying down of a ruler across the birthdate. [via]
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Party of One: The Loners' Manifestoby Anneli S. RufusISBN 1569245134 (1-56924-513-4)
Softcover, Marlowe & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto'Book summary:The Buddha. Rene Descartes. Emily Dickinson. Greta Garbo. Bobby Fischer. J. D. Salinger: Loners, allalong with as many as 25 percent of the world's population. Loners keep to themselves, and like it that way. Yet in the press, in films, in folklore, and nearly everywhere one looks, loners are tagged as losers and psychopaths, perverts and pity cases, ogres and mad bombers, elitists and wicked witches. Too often, loners buy into those messages and strive to change, making themselves miserable in the process by hiding their true natureand hiding from it. Loners as a group deserve to be reassessedto claim their rightful place, rather than be perceived as damaged goods that need to be "fixed." In Party of One Anneli Rufus -- a prize-winning, critically acclaimed writer with talent to burn -- has crafted a morally urgent, historically compelling tour de forcea long-overdue argument in defense of the loner, then and now. Marshalling a polymath's easy erudition to make her case, assembling evidence from every conceivable arena of culture as well as interviews with experts and loners worldwide and her own acutely calibrated analysis, Rufus rebuts the prevailing notion that aloneness is indistinguishable from loneliness, the fallacy that all of those who are alone don't want to be, and wouldn't be, if only they knew how.[via]More editions of Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto:
The Peter Principleby Peter, Laurence & Hull, RaymondISBN 1568491611 (1-56849-161-1)
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The Places That Scare You: A Guide To Fearlessness In Difficult Timesby Pema ChodronISBN 1570629218 (1-57062-921-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Places That Scare You: A Guide To Fearlessness In Difficult Times'Book summary:Pema Chödrön may have more good one-liners than a Groucho Marx retrospective, but this nun's stingers go straight to the heart: "The essence of bravery is being without self-deception"; "When we practice generosity, we become intimate with our grasping"; "Difficult people are the greatest teachers." These are the punctuations to specific teachings of fearlessness. In The Places That Scare You, Chödrön introduces a host of the compassionate warriors' tools and concepts for transforming anxieties and negative emotions into positive living. Rather than steeling ourselves against hardship, she suggests we open ourselves to vulnerability; from this comes the loving kindness and compassion that are the wellsprings of joy. How do we achieve it? Through meditation, mindfulness, slogans, aspiration, and several other practices, such as tonglen, which is taking in the pain and suffering of others while sending out happiness to all--emphasis on the all. Chödrön introduces each of these practices in turn, backing them up with succinct practical reasoning and a framework of ideas that offers fresh interpretations of familiar words like strength, laziness, and groundlessness. Chödrön is the type of person you'd like to have with you in an emergency, and to deal with the extremes of daily life. In her absence, The Places That Scare You will do nicely. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Practical C Programmingby Steve OuallineISBN 1565923065 (1-56592-306-5)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Practical C Programming'Book summary:[via]There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell Handbooks® famous. C programming is more than just getting the syntax right. Style and debugging also play a tremendous part in creating programs that run well and are easy to maintain.
Practical C Programming teaches you how to create programs that are easy to read, debug, and maintain. Practical rules are stressed. For example, there are fifteen precedence rules in C (&& comes before || comes before ?:). The practical programmer reduces these to two:
- multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction
Electronic Archaeology, the art of going through someone else's code, is also described.
Topics covered: - Good programming style - C syntax: what to use and what not to use - The programming environment, including make - The total programming process - Floating point limitations - Tricks and surprises
In this second edition, program examples conform to ANSI C. Covers Turbo C (DOS) as well as the UNIX C compiler.
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Prometheus Risingby Robert Anton WilsonISBN 1561840564 (1-56184-056-4)
Softcover, New Falcon Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prometheus Rising'Book summary:Imagine trying to make sense of an amalgam of Timothy Leary's eight neurological circuits, G.I. Gurdjieff's self-observation exercises, Alfred Korzybski's general semantics, Aleister Crowley's magical theorems, and the several disciplines of Yoga; not to mention Christian Science, relativity, quantum mechanics, and many other approaches to understanding the world around us. That is exactly what Robert Anton Wilson does in Prometheus Rising. In short, this is a book about how the human mind works and what you can do to make the most of yours. [via]
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Richard III: Life & Timesby Anthony CheethamISBN 1566490383 (1-56649-038-3)
Softcover, Welcome Rain
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Richard III: Life & Times'Book summary:Richard III, the last of the Plantagenets, died on Bosworth Field. The author aims to cut through the legend and propaganda and asks some important questions: what happened to the princes in the tower? Why did he seize the throne? Did he really believe his brother and nephews were illegitimate? [via]
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Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colonyby Lee MillerISBN 1559705841 (1-55970-584-1)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony'Book summary:The Lost Colony is America's most enduring legend. It was the first English colony in North America. Virginia Dare, the first American, was born there. But soon after its founding in 1587, everything - the colonists, their effects, even their homes - vanished. Did they starve to death? Were they killed by Indians or Spanish raiders? The only clue was the word Croatan carved on a tree. In this brilliant, mesmerizing book, Lee Miller seeks the answer in Elizabeth I's inner circle, and proves a case of sabotage and murder. Drawing on her knowledge of Native American history, she reconstructs vividly what fate must have befallen the doomed settlers. [via]
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Rootsby Alex HaleyISBN 1568494718 (1-56849-471-8)
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Sailing Alone Around the Worldby Joshua SlocumISBN 1570624984 (1-57062-498-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sailing Alone Around the World'Book summary:Full of astounding adventures and hair-raising thrills, Sailing Alone around the World is the true story of the first man ever to circle the globe alone entirely by sea. First published in 1900, only two years after Slocum, a New England sea captain, completed his historic voyage, the book has remained in print ever since. [via]
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Salvador Dali 1904-1989by Gilles NeretISBN 1571450963 (1-57145-096-3)
Softcover, Advantage Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Salvador Dali 1904-1989'Book summary:[via]Superb reproductions of paintings by one of the 20th century's most famous artists: The Visage of War, The Enigma of Desire, the well-known Persistence of Memory, 13 others.More editions of Salvador Dali 1904-1989:
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Sed & Awkby Arnold Robbins, Dale DoughertyISBN 1565922255 (1-56592-225-5)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sed & Awk'Book summary:[via]sed & awk describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox.
sed is a "stream editor" for editing streams of text that might be too large to edit as a single file, or that might be generated on the fly as part of a larger data processing step. The most common operation done with sed is substitution, replacing one block of text with another.
awk is a complete programming language. Unlike many conventional languages, awk is "data driven" -- you specify what kind of data you are interested in and the operations to be performed when that data is found. awk does many things for you, including automatically opening and closing data files, reading records, breaking the records up into fields, and counting the records. While awk provides the features of most conventional programming languages, it also includes some unconventional features, such as extended regular expression matching and associative arrays. sed & awk describes both programs in detail and includes a chapter of example sed and awk scripts.
This edition covers features of sed and awk that are mandated by the POSIX standard. This most notably affects awk, where POSIX standardized a new variable, CONVFMT, and new functions, toupper() and tolower(). The CONVFMT variable specifies the conversion format to use when converting numbers to strings (awk used to use OFMT for this purpose). The toupper() and tolower() functions each take a (presumably mixed case) string argument and return a new version of the string with all letters translated to the corresponding case.
In addition, this edition covers GNU sed, newly available since the first edition. It also updates the first edition coverage of Bell Labs nawk and GNU awk (gawk), covers mawk, an additional freely available implementation of awk, and briefly discusses three commercial versions of awk, MKS awk, Thompson Automation awk (tawk), and Videosoft (VSAwk).
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Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, And Other Bedroom Battlesby Robin BakerISBN 1560258489 (1-56025-848-9)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, And Other Bedroom Battles'Book summary:Published to acclaim and controversy a decade ago, Sperm Wars is a revolutionary thesis about sex that turned centuries-old biological assumptions on their head. Evolution has programmed men to conquer and monopolize women while women, without ever knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners. In this book, best-selling author Robin Baker reveals these new facts of life: ten percent of children are not fathered by their "fathers;" less than one percent of a man's sperm is capable of fertilizing anything (the rest is there to fight off all other men's sperm); "smart" vaginal mucus encourages some sperm but blocks others; and a woman is far more likely to conceive through a casual fling than through sex with her regular partner. It's no wonder that Sperm Wars is a classic of popular science writing that will surprise, entertain, and even shock.[via]More editions of Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, And Other Bedroom Battles:
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Tao Teh Chingby Laozi, Jingxiong Wu, John C. H. WuISBN 1570629617 (1-57062-961-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Teh Ching'Book summary:The most widely known and read Chinese classic in the West, the Tao Teh Ching is a series of insightful comments on life and nature. Part poetry, part paradox, always forceful and profound, the Tao Teh Ching has been leading its readers to expand their view of life since it was written over two thousand years ago.
The Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual. This lucid translation demonstrates that these teachings are as useful in the arts of leadership as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. John C. H. Wu has done a remarkable job rendering this difficult and subtle text into English while retaining the freshness and depth of the original. This edition features the Chinese text alongside the English translation.
The Shambhala Library is a series of exquisitely designed and produced cloth editions of the world's spiritual and literary classics, both ancient and modern. Perfect for collecting or as gifts, each volume features a sewn binding, decorative endsheets, and a ribbon markera delightful-to-hold 4 ¼ x 6 ¾ trim size. [via]More editions of Tao Teh Ching:
To the Finland Stationby Edmund WilsonISBN 1568495749 (1-56849-574-9)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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Tolkien's World: Paintings of Middle-Earthby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 1567312489 (1-56731-248-9)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tolkien's World: Paintings of Middle-Earth'Book summary:The fantastical world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is a land of rugged valleys and strange gothic forests inhabited by wizards and goblins. This world comes to life within the vast vaults of our imagination--and it may unnerve devotees of The Hobbit, Silmarillion, and The Lord of the Rings to physically encounter this world in paint and paper. Can the full evilness of Smaug, that demon of jaws and fire, ever be reproduced in a picture? Thankfully and reassuringly, Tolkien's World does not denigrate our very personal conceptions of this place in any way. An array of talented artists conjure up brilliant images on canvas, inspired by specific passages from the texts. Alan Lee's style is whimsical and enticing--his landscapes of Mount Doom and Tol Brandir are enveloped in a foggy veil, the elf lady Galadriel glows in an strange light standing "tall and pale." In contrast, John Howe's works are bold and dramatic, reflecting terrifying encounters with trolls, dragons, and creatures of "sting and of claws." These and other fabled paintings only add to our dreams of Middle-earth. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutahby Tim Mackintosh-SmithISBN 1566492475 (1-56649-247-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah'Book summary:The Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award is not handed out lightly, and is almost invariably given to travel writing of a rare order. Tim Mackintosh-Smith is a very worthy recipient, and Travels with a Tangerine will no doubt inspire (as did his earlier Yemen) comparisons to the giants of writing about the Arabic world, from Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom to Wilfred Thesiger.
Travels with a Tangerine is subtitled A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah, and finds Mackintosh-Smith utilising his impressive knowledge of Arabic studies in a fascinating journey to find the real Arabia. For the past 17 years (when not travelling), he has lived in the Yemeni capital San'a, and this invaluable background has made him the perfect guide to the exotic landscapes of Arabia. Here, the author travels in the footsteps of a ghost. Ibn Battutah was the greatest traveller of the pre-mechanical age, setting out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgrimage to Mecca. His journey took 29 years, and he visited most of the known world, travelling three times the distance that Marco Polo covered. Mackintosh-Smith set out to write a "trailer" or continuation of the original writings, and this utterly fascinating book covers the first stage in the Moroccan's bizarre and dangerous journey (brigands were only one of the dangers he faced). The destinations include a quaint Islamic Butlin's in the Egyptian desert, the shores of the Cimmerian Bosphoros and some of the most impressive cities of medieval Islam. All the details of his journey are conjured up with maximum vividness, from buffalo milk puddings and fishbone houses to the legendary dancing dervishes. The writing, always spare and elegant, makes this a highly compelling read for either the adventurer or the armchair traveller. --Barry Forshaw [via]
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneedby John IrvingISBN 1559703237 (1-55970-323-7)
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Uml in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Referenceby Sinan Si AlhirISBN 1565924487 (1-56592-448-7)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Uml in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference'Book summary:[via]Modeling languages have been used by system developers for decades to specify, visualize, construct, and document systems; rough sketches using stick figures and arrows and scribbled routing conditions go back still further. But the Unified Modeling Language (UML), for the first time in the history of systems engineering, gives practitioners a common language that applies to a multitude of different systems, domains, and methods or processes. It does not guarantee project success, but enables you to communicate solutions in a consistent, standardized, and tool-supported language.
All indications suggest that the industry is rushing to the UML. Created by leading software engineering experts Grady Booch, James Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson (now of Rational Software Corporation), and accepted as a standard by the Object Management Group (OMG) in 1997, the language has already achieved more success than any previous contenders. With a firm conceptual and pragmatic basis, it is well suited to supporting projects in modern languages like C++ and Java. And standardization lays the groundwork for tools as well as standard methods or processes.
This book presents the UML, including its extension mechanisms and the Object Constraint Language (OCL), in a clear reference format. For those new to the language, a tutorial quickly brings you to the point where you can use the UML. The book is concise and precise, breaking down the information along clean lines and explaining each element of the language. Introductory chapters also convey the purpose of the UML and show its value to projects and as a means for communication.
Topics include:
- The role of the UML in projects
- The object-oriented paradigm and its relation to the UML
- Tutorial with realistic examples
- An integrated approach to UML diagrams
- Class and Object, Use Case, Sequence, Collaboration, Statechart, Activity, Component, and Deployment Diagrams
- Extension Mechanisms
- The Object Constraint Language (OCL)
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Uppity Women of Shakespearean Timesby Vicki LeonISBN 1567313736 (1-56731-373-6)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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Viking Patterns for Knitting: Inspiration and Projects for Today's Knitterby Elsebeth LavoldISBN 157076137X (1-57076-137-X)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square Pub
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Wait Till Next Year: A Memoirby Doris Kearns GoodwinISBN 1568955413 (1-56895-541-3)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Waite Group's C Primer Plusby Stephen PrataISBN 1571691618 (1-57169-161-8)
Softcover, Sams
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Waite Group's C Primer Plus'Book summary:The Waite Group's C Primer Plus, Third edition, presents the ANSI C standard beginning with a discussion of the fundamentals of C programming and then continues on to illustrate real-world C programming concepts and techniques. The Waite Group's C Primer Plus, Third Edition, is jam-packed with hundreds of sample programs, challenging yet humorous examples, hints and quizzes. Get the latest information on migrating from C to C++ and find out what will change with the release of the new C ANSI/ISO standard. Learn the mechanics of C programming and how to create programs that are easy to read, debug and update using real-world, easy-to-follow examples. [via]
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What's Cooking Chocolateby Jacqueline BellefontaineISBN 157145151X (1-57145-151-X)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Timesby Pema ChodronISBN 1570623449 (1-57062-344-9)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times'Book summary:Much like Zen, Pema Chodron's interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism takes the form of a nontheistic spiritualism. In When Things Fall Apart this head of a Tibetan monastery in Canada outlines some relevant and deceptively profound terms of Tibetan Buddhism that are germane to modern issues. The key to all of these terms is accepting that in the final analysis, life is groundless. By letting go, we free ourselves to face fear and obstacles and offer ourselves unflinchingly to others. The graceful, conversational tone of Chodron's writing gives the impression of sitting on a pillow across from her, listening to her everyday examples of Buddhist wisdom. [via]
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White Stainsby Anais NinISBN 156333609X (1-56333-609-X)
Softcover, Masquerade Publications
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faithby Studs TerkelISBN 1565846923 (1-56584-692-3)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith'Book summary:Mustering more spunk and battery juice than his overworked tape recorder, 88-year-old Studs Terkel cranks out another eclectic treasury of oral histories in Will the Circle Be Unbroken? This time, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Good War takes on death, a universal experience that solicits plenty of speculation, caution, and emotion from his 60-plus interviewees. Regular folks--ranging from the deeply religious to the deeply atheistic--share their life stories and their hopes or suspicions about the afterlife. Some are well-known, such as author Kurt Vonnegut, radio journalist Ira Glass, and folksinger Doc Watson (who, incidentally, appears in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's classic bluegrass album Will the Circle Be Unbroken). Others, including parents, artists, medics, and clergymen, share equally compelling stories about losing family members, patients, and friends; personal encounters with heavenly voices; and apparitions. Terkel lies low throughout the book; his voice is only heard in the short intros to each speaker's story and in the chuckle-inducing introduction, which tells the story of an asthmatic boy--Studs, of course--who ironically outlives his family and dear wife Ida. The result is a vibrant tapestry of life's full process, sure to stir compassion and inspiration in adults at any point on the curve. --Liane Thomas [via]
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Usby Robert D. HareISBN 1572304510 (1-57230-451-0)
Softcover, Guilford Pubn
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us'Book summary:Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are among the most dramatic examples of the psychopath. Individuals with this personality disorder are fully aware of the consequences of their actions and know the difference between right and wrong, yet they are terrifyingly self-centered, remorseless, and unable to care about the feelings of others. Perhaps most frightening, they often seem completely normal to unsuspecting targets--and they do not always ply their trade by killing. Presenting a compelling portrait of these dangerous men and women based on 25 years of distinguished scientific research, Dr. Robert D. Hare vividly describes a world of con artists, hustlers, rapists, and other predators who charm, lie, and manipulate their way through life. Are psychopaths mad, or simply bad? How can they be recognized? And how can we protect ourselves? This book provides solid information and surprising insights for anyone seeking to understand this devastating condition.[via]More editions of Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us:
Yesterday, I Criedby Iyanla VanzantISBN 1568957785 (1-56895-778-5)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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