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101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know about Getting Started on the Road to Successby Priscilla Y. HuffISBN 1559587032 (1-55958-703-2)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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84, Charing Cross Roadby Helene Hanff, Frank Doel, Marks & CoISBN 1559211407 (1-55921-140-7)
Hardcover, Moyer Bell Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: '84, Charing Cross Road'Book summary:84, Charing Cross Road is a charming record of bibliophilia, cultural difference, and imaginative sympathy. For 20 years, an outspoken New York writer and a rather more restrained London bookseller carried on an increasingly touching correspondence. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days later, on October 25, 1949, a correspondent identified only as FPD let Hanff know that works by Hazlitt and Robert Louis Stevenson would be coming under separate cover. When they arrive, Hanff is ecstatic--but unsure she'll ever conquer "bilingual arithmetic." By early December 1949, Hanff is suddenly worried that the six-pound ham she's sent off to augment British rations will arrive in a kosher office. But only when FPD turns out to have an actual name, Frank Doel, does the real fun begin.
Two years later, Hanff is outraged that Marks & Co. has dared to send an abridged Pepys diary. "i enclose two limp singles, i will make do with this thing till you find me a real Pepys. THEN i will rip up this ersatz book, page by page, AND WRAP THINGS IN IT." Nonetheless, her postscript asks whether they want fresh or powdered eggs for Christmas. Soon they're sharing news of Frank's family and Hanff's career. No doubt their letters would have continued, but in 1969, the firm's secretary informed her that Frank Doel had died. In the collection's penultimate entry, Helene Hanff urges a tourist friend, "If you happen to pass by 84, Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me. I owe it so much." [via]
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The Adding Machine: Selected Essaysby William S. BurroughsISBN 1559702109 (1-55970-210-9)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideologyby Brent D. Shaw, M.I. FinleyISBN 1558761713 (1-55876-171-3)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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The Ark's Anniversaryby Gerald DurrellISBN 1559701404 (1-55970-140-4)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Arthur Rackham: A Biographyby James HamiltonISBN 1559700963 (1-55970-096-3)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Aye-Aye and Iby Gerald DurrellISBN 1559702044 (1-55970-204-4)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visionsby Naomi TuckerISBN 1560238690 (1-56023-869-0)
Softcover, Haworth Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions'Book summary:This anthology presents a vivid collection of essays that explore the history, strategies, philosophy, and diversity of bisexual politics and theory in the United States.The 33 contributors develop a multifaceted approach to defining bisexual politics. Through these voices, the book seeks to understand the contexts in which the bisexual movement has evolved. The authors analyze different organizing strategies, formulate new bisexual political theory, provide a vision of future directions for redefining sexuality and gender, and educate activists and allies about current issues pertinent to the bisexual community.This book is the first of its kind. To date, it is the only book that documents and analyzes bisexual politics and theory. While existing literature on bisexuality has focused on identity, coming out, and forming communities, Bisexual Politics takes the vital next step into bisexual political theory and activism. The many subjects and subthemes addressed in Bisexual Politics appeal to a multitude of readers from activists to academics, from friends and family of bisexuals, to those who have struggled with bisexuality. It is a sourcebook for those seeking to locate bisexuality in the schema of other social justice movements. It is a tool to build alliances with other progressive groups, and build coalitions with both lesbian/gay and heterosexual communities. It is a primer for anyone interested in bisexual activism and theory. [via]
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Blood, Class and Empire: The Enduring Anglo-American Relationshipby Christopher HitchensISBN 1560255927 (1-56025-592-7)
Softcover, Nation Books
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Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Storyby Dave MarshISBN 1560251026 (1-56025-102-6)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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The Bronski House: A Journey Backby Philip MarsdenISBN 155970392X (1-55970-392-X)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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Buon Appetito, Your Holiness: The Secrets of the Papal Tableby Mariangela Rinaldi, Mariangela ViciniISBN 1559705574 (1-55970-557-4)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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Rinaldi and Vicini offer a vivid, anecdotal, and thoroughly entertaining account of the popes and their varied palates, matching historical observations with recipes fit for a celestial table. For the first pope, Saint Peter, they suggest a wondrous risotto prepared with arborio rice and canteloupe, followed by sole stuffed with crayfish and truffles--a bit elaborate for that simple fisherman, perhaps, but delicious nonetheless. For Paul II, the great humanist and tactician, their menu calls for Venetian rice soup, baked grouse, and Roman-style tripe--not the stuff of an ordinary meal, but a sure hit among the daring. And to commemorate the latest year of Jubilee, Rinaldi and Vicini suggest a nice glass of Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy's greatest wines, but also a slice of pane della carità, or "bread of charity," made of equal parts of wheat, oat, and barley flour.
Rinaldi and Vicini's book mixes well-tested recipes with fascinating, sometimes bizarre episodes of ecclesiastical history. In every regard, it's a treat. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Camping With the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africaby Thomas A. BassISBN 1559212063 (1-55921-206-3)
Softcover, Moyer Bell Ltd
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Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, Choices and Growing up for Kids, Ages 9-13by Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene DunlapISBN 1558748016 (1-55874-801-6)
Hardcover, Health Communications, Incorporated
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Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul: 101 Stories of Changes, Choices and Growing Upby Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap, Jack CanfieldISBN 1558748008 (1-55874-800-8)
Softcover, Hci
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Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work: 101 Stories of Courage, Compassion and Creativity in the Workplaceby Mark Victor Hansen, Martin Rutte, Maida Rogerson, Tim Clauss, Jack CanfieldISBN 1558749217 (1-55874-921-7)
Softcover, Hci
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Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul: 101 Stories of Insight, Inspiration and Laughter in the Worldby Mark Victor Hansen, Jim Tunney, Mark Donnelly, Chrissy Donnelly, Jack CanfieldISBN 155874875X (1-55874-875-X)
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The Crowdby Gustavw Le BonISBN 1560007885 (1-56000-788-5)
Softcover, Transaction Pub
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The Death and Life of Sylvia Plathby Ronald HaymanISBN 1559720689 (1-55972-068-9)
Hardcover, Carol Pub Group
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Discovering Our Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeologyby Robert J. Sharer, Wendy AshmoreISBN 1559345217 (1-55934-521-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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The End of White World Supremacy: 4 Speeches by Malcolm Xby Malcolm X, Imam Benjamin KarimISBN 1559700068 (1-55970-006-8)
Softcover, Arcade Pub
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The End of White World Supremacy/Audio Cassettesby Malchom XISBN 1559702052 (1-55970-205-2)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaksby Clint WillisISBN 1560251549 (1-56025-154-9)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Experiencing the Worlds Religions: Tradition Challenge and Changeby Michael MolloyISBN 1559344946 (1-55934-494-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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The Familyby Ed SandersISBN 1560253967 (1-56025-396-7)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompsonby Paul PerryISBN 1560250658 (1-56025-065-8)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Textby Kristin LinklaterISBN 1559360313 (1-55936-031-3)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworldby Herbert AsburyISBN 1560254548 (1-56025-454-8)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld'Book summary:This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earnedand keptits reputation. Recounting the lives of such notorious denizens as the original Mickey Finn, the mass murderer H. H. Holmes, and the three Car Barn Bandits, Asbury reveals life as it was lived in the criminal districts of the Levee, Hell's Half-Acre, the Bad Lands, Little Cheyenne, Custom House Place, and the Black Hole. His description of Chicago's infamous red light districtwhere the brothels boasted opulence unheard of before or sincevividly captures the wicked splendor that was Chicago. The Gangs of Chicago spans from the time "Slab Town" was settled to Prohibition days. The story of Chicago's golden age of crime climaxes with a dramatic account of the careers of the "biggest of the Big Shots": Big Jim Colosimo, Terrible Johnny Torrio, and the elusive Al Capone. Photographs and illustrations round out this telling of Chicago's early underworld. "Still the most detailed, reliable, and readable account of the nether side of Chicago's first century, deserves reading and rereading...."Perry R. Duis, Chicago historian[via]More editions of The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld:
A Gentle Plea for Chaosby Mirabel OslerISBN 155970439X (1-55970-439-X)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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Glad to Be Human: Meditationsby Kaaren AndersonISBN 1558964045 (1-55896-404-5)
Hardcover, Skinner House Books
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The Golden Trade of the Moors: West African Kingdoms in the Fourteenth Centuryby Robin Hallett, E. W. BovillISBN 1558760911 (1-55876-091-1)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Good Days and Mad: A Hysterical Tour Behind the Scenes at Mad Magazineby Dick De BartoloISBN 1560250917 (1-56025-091-7)
Softcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr
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Greentown: Murder and Mystery in Greenwich, America's Wealthiest Communityby Timothy DumasISBN 1559704411 (1-55970-441-1)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: (Bodhicaryavatara)by Santideva, B. Alan Wallace, Vesna A. WallaceISBN 1559390611 (1-55939-061-1)
Softcover, Snow Lion Pubns
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The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed Historyby Erik DurschmiedISBN 1559705728 (1-55970-572-8)
Softcover, Arcade Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History'Book summary:What if it hadn't rained at Agincourt in 1415 and the French had, as expected, won the day? What if one of Napoleon's most trusted commanders had spiked Wellington's guns with a handful of nails at Waterloo in 1815, providing his emperor with victory? What if Hitler hadn't paused for three vital days during his invasion of France in May 1940, allowing the British Expeditionary Force precious time to evacuate from Dunkirk? Moments like these, argues Erik Durschmied, provide the hinge factor in history: examples of stupidity, chance, or accident that have irrevocably changed the outcome of human history, for better or worse.
Drawing on his extensive experience as a war correspondent with the BBC and CBS, Durschmied moves from ancient Troy and the Trojan Horse to Iraq and Operation Desert Storm, offering a persuasive and at times wry account of the ways in which chance affects the unfolding of history. Recounting 17 key moments in human conflict and warfare, The Hinge Factor is not just an amusing meditation on what might have been; it is also a poignant and vivid account of the brutality and stupidity of war. More than just an account of accidents in history, this is a thoughtful and absorbing book. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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The Holy Place: Discovering the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient Worldby Henry LincolnISBN 1559701234 (1-55970-123-4)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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The Holy Place: Sauniere And The Decoding Of The Mystery Of Rennes-le-chateauby Henry LincolnISBN 1559707674 (1-55970-767-4)
Softcover, Arcade Pub
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Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospectby Paul R. EhrlichISBN 155963779X (1-55963-779-X)
Hardcover, Island Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect'Book summary:It's common to blame "human nature" for some of the unpleasant facts of life--road rage, say, or murder, or war. The problem with this, argues the distinguished scientist Paul Ehrlich, is that there really is no single human nature. Humans, it's true, share a common genetic code with remarkably few large-scale differences (if all but native Africans disappeared from the planet, he notes, "humanity would still retain somewhat more than 90 per cent of its genetic variability"); and evolution has endowed us with capabilities shared by no other species. But for all that, he adds, our separation into haves and have-nots, weak and strong, and other such categories is more often than not a product of cultural evolution, a process far more complex than the mere mutation and adaptation of a few genes. And, in any event, those genes "do not shout commands to us about our behavior," Ehrlich says. "At the very most, they whisper suggestions."
In this wide-ranging survey of what it is that has made and that continues to make us human, Ehrlich touches on a number of themes--among them, his recurrent observation that science has taught us little about how genes influence human behaviour. (Instead, he notes wryly, "science tells us that we are creatures of accident clinging to a ball of mud hurtling aimlessly through space. This is not a notion to warm hearts or rouse multitudes.") He urges that scientists take a larger, interdisciplinary view that looks beyond mere genetics to the larger forces that shape our lives, a view for which Human Natures makes a handy, and highly accessible, primer. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Hunting Humansby Michael NewtonISBN 1559500263 (1-55950-026-3)
Hardcover, Breakout Productions Inc
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I'm Dancing As Fast As I Canby Barbara GordonISBN 1559213604 (1-55921-360-4)
Softcover, Moyer Bell Ltd
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Ibn Battuta In Black Africaby Said Hamdun, Noel King, Ibn BattutaISBN 1558760881 (1-55876-088-1)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Ibn Battuta In Black Africaby Noel King, Ibn Batuta, Said HamdunISBN 1558763368 (1-55876-336-8)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Imperial Legend: The Mysterious Disappearance of Tsar Alexander Iby Alexis TroubetzkoyISBN 1559706570 (1-55970-657-0)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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In My Skin: A Memoirby Kate HoldenISBN 1559708301 (1-55970-830-1)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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In the Simple Morning Light: A Meditation Manualby Barbara RohdeISBN 1558962751 (1-55896-275-1)
Softcover, Unitarian Universalist Assn
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Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Songby Niall StokesISBN 1560251344 (1-56025-134-4)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Into the Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song'Book summary:Into the Heart examines the behind-the-scenes influences that shaped U2s internationally popular and critically acclaimed music. Included are original and revealing interviews with band members and the key people close to U2. The bands rich cultural and social context is fully explored, providing a colorful backdrop to the songs. Into the Heart traces U2s meteoric rise from the early days of their career with Boy, their first album, to the spanning success of The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, and Pop. U2 is a group that has become a world-class rock n roll band; a band that continues to invent themselves and is not afraid to take chances with their craftas well as make a unique impact in the world of music with their raw, emotional energy. This edition includes over 100 black and white and color photos, provides a complete chronology and discography, and covers the band's newest CD, All That You Cant Leave Behind. [via]
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Kindness, Clarity, & Insightby Jeffrey Hopkins, Elizabeth Napper, Dalai Lama XIVISBN 1559392517 (1-55939-251-7)
Hardcover, Snow Lion Pubns
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The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empiresby Derek A WelsbyISBN 1558761829 (1-55876-182-9)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the great Age of Polar Explorationby Simon NashtISBN 1559708255 (1-55970-825-5)
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Last Words of Dutchby William S. BurroughsISBN 1559702117 (1-55970-211-7)
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Letters to Sartreby Quintin Hoare, Simone De Beauvoir, Sylvie Le Bon De BeauvoirISBN 1559701536 (1-55970-153-6)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Letters to Sartre: Translated And Edited by Quintin Hoareby Simone De Beauvoir, Quintin HoareISBN 1559702125 (1-55970-212-5)
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Looking at Philosophy: The Unbearable Heaviness of Philosophy Made Lighterby Donald PalmerISBN 1559342307 (1-55934-230-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Magic for Beginnersby Harry Baron, Dennis PattenISBN 1559580895 (1-55958-089-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Martin Scorsese: A Journeyby Mary Pat KellyISBN 1560250445 (1-56025-044-5)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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My Placeby Sally MorganISBN 1559700548 (1-55970-054-8)
Hardcover, Arcade Pub
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The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Ladyby Edith HoldenISBN 1559700440 (1-55970-044-0)
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Nehru: The Invention Of Indiaby Shashi TharoorISBN 1559707372 (1-55970-737-2)
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No Fat Chicks: How Big Business Profits Making Women Hate Their Bodies-How to Fight Backby Terry PoultonISBN 1559724234 (1-55972-423-4)
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One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"by Simon ReeveISBN 1559708131 (1-55970-813-1)
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Oscar Wilde's Last Stand: Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Centuryby Philip HoareISBN 1559704721 (1-55970-472-1)
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As in his earlier work, Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant and Noel Coward: A Biography, Hoare proves himself to be an incisive social critic and a vigorous historian who illuminates the paradoxes of the recent past with insight and passion. But the real power of Oscar Wilde's Last Stand (that Hoare makes clear again and again) is its understanding that Wilde--social rebel and martyr to artistic and sexual freedom--remains, in so many ways, under attack by conservative social forces even today. --Michael Bronski END [via]
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Poeticsby Aristotle, Kenneth McLeishISBN 1559361700 (1-55936-170-0)
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Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problemsby Jane Nelsen, H. Stephen Glenn, Lott, Lynn, M.A., M.F.C.C.ISBN 1559583126 (1-55958-312-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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This newly revised and expanded third edition contains up-to-the-minute information on sleeping through the night, back talk, and lack of motivation as well as tips on diet, exercise, and obesity prevention, and new approaches to parenting in the age of computers and cell phones. [via]More editions of Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems:
Public Opinionby Walter LippmannISBN 1560009993 (1-56000-999-3)
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A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedyby Thomas C. ReevesISBN 1559581751 (1-55958-175-1)
Softcover, Prima Pub
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Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthologyby Estelle DischISBN 1559345799 (1-55934-579-9)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Reluctant Genius: Alexander Graham Bell And the Passion for Inventionby Charlotte GrayISBN 1559708093 (1-55970-809-3)
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Secrets of a Super Hackerby KnightmareISBN 1559501065 (1-55950-106-5)
Softcover, Loompanics Unltd
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Sitting Up With the Dead: A Storied Journey Through the American Southby Pamela PetroISBN 1559706120 (1-55970-612-0)
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Sorcerer's Apprenticeby Tahir ShahISBN 1559706260 (1-55970-626-0)
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Do we dare trust Shah's word on this point? Maybe so, maybe not, for, though another character in his book bears the sobriquet, Shah is a superbly engaging trickster. The English-born scion of Afghani nobility, Shah takes his readers on a whirlwind trip across southern India that has at its heart one of the most unusual missions in goal-directed travel literature: namely, to find and learn the art of magic from one of India's greatest practitioners, a mysterious fellow named Hakim Feroze. Finding the master in Calcutta, Shah begs Feroze to accept him as a student; unfortunately, as we see, Feroze does so, though not without hesitation. Shah takes us inside sorcery boot camp, which involves strange drills such as digging a deep hole with a dessert spoon, left-handed; separating dried rice and lentils blindfolded; and catching a dozen cockroaches at once in a small tin mug. In recounting his education, Shah reveals a few professional secrets. For one, the Indian rope trick, that classic of conjuring, is effected not by legerdemain, but by the use of hallucinogenic smoke. And as to snake charming, well, 90 percent of India's snakes are nonvenomous, and it's easy enough to find a nonfatal variety that looks like one of the killer breeds.
Full of conjures and trickery, Shah's book offers an often humorous, sidelong education in the dark arts and more: it brings readers along on a surreal tour of India, affording a window to places well off the tourist track. It all adds up to a first-rate adventure. --Gregory McNamee [via]
Taking Pictures of God: Meditationsby Bruce T. MarshallISBN 1558963413 (1-55896-341-3)
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A Temporary State of Graceby David S. BlanchardISBN 1558963545 (1-55896-354-5)
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Theatre: Brief Versionby CohenISBN 1559346698 (1-55934-669-8)
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Trigger Happy: Video Games and the Entertainment Revolutionby Steven PooleISBN 1559705981 (1-55970-598-1)
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Trouble with Beingby E.M. Cioran, Richard HowardISBN 1559704624 (1-55970-462-4)
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U2: The Best of Propaganda 20 Years of the Official U2 Magazineby Ian GittinsISBN 1560254874 (1-56025-487-4)
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The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guideby William F. SchulzISBN 1558963197 (1-55896-319-7)
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Wizard : The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla, Biography of a Geniusby Marc J. SeiferISBN 1559723297 (1-55972-329-7)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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Women: Images and Realities A Multicultural Anthologyby Nancy Schniedewind, Lily D. McNair, Amy KesselmanISBN 1559341173 (1-55934-117-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Zelda Fitzgerald: Her Voice in Paradiseby Sally ClineISBN 1559707186 (1-55970-718-6)
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