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It was the sweet-smelling, flowering magnolia tree dominating the grounds near a rural railroad stop that transformed the South Jersey settlement of Greenland into the tiny borough of Magnolia. But while it may have been named for a tree, it was community spirit that inspired Magnolia's official slogan, One Square Mile of Friendliness. Magnolia celebrates that spirit through an impressive collection of rare photographs. These include Dr. Lesli...

Come è nata la narrativa poliziesca? Quali sono stati i momenti cruciali nello sviluppo del genere? Quali i meccanismi caratteristici? E ancora, quali le ragioni della sua popolarità? E il futuro di questo amatissimo genere, ormai entrato di diritto nell'ambito della "Letteratura"? A tutti questi interrogativi risponde una grande autrice di gialli, P. D. James, che in queste lezioni non solo traccia una breve "biografia" della detective fictio...

Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel. He's returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but a celebrated author's visit draws an unruly swarm of fanatic mystery buffs ... and one devious killer.

Michael Faraday was one of the most important scientists of the 19th century, helping to lay the foundations of the modern electricity industry. This third volume of his letters, covering the period 1841 to 1848, includes correspondence with scientists, artists, politicians and the military.

This volume of Faraday's correspondence with such luminaries as Brunel, Babbage and Schoenbein covers such diverse topics as terrestrial and atmospheric magnetism, the electrification of lighthouses, the theory of telegraphic retardation, and advice to the government on the war with Russia.

Volume 1 of this collection of the letters of Michael Faraday reflects his importance in the world of 19th-century science. They cover the years 1811 to 1831 and span his discoveries of electro-magnetic rotations and electro-magnetic induction as well as his other researches and teaching.

This second volume covers the 1830s, a period when Faraday pursued the consequences of his discovery of electromagnetic induction and revised the theories of electrochemistry and the nature of electricity. His correspondents include scientists, artists, politicians and military men.

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Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or scent of the human body. They are also used for the purposes of cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or alternating one's appearance. Although we call them cosmetics when used by women and toiletries when used by men, they include skin-care creams, shaving creams, lotions, powders, shampoos, perfumes, lipsticks, nail polish, makeup, deodorant, permanent waves, colored conta...

Luther Rawlings, a mild-mannered barber and baseball fan, takes a bus ride that could cost him his life. While Luther fights for his life, Hawk Williams, a Black man from Luther's hometown, takes us through five decades of Luther's life. Take a humorous and dramatic journey into this wonderful story in a small American town that is full of surprises where all is not as it seems. The Last Visitor is about "last visits." It's about real down-to-...

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L'omicidio e lo stupro di sua sorella Rachel, figlia modello, ha distrutto la famiglia di Katherine. Katherine, 17 anni, si trasferisce a Sidney da una zia, per sfuggire al senso di colpa (lei era presente e si è salvata), all'invadenza dei giornalisti e cercare di ricostruirsi una vita normale, nell'anonimato. Ma quando Alice, la ragazza più bella e affascinante della scuola, invita proprio lei alla sua festa di compleanno, la sua energia con...

An Introduction to Water Quality Modelling Second Edition Edited by A. James Department of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK This book presents a simple introduction (for those not familiar with modelling, computing or numerical methods) to the use of modelling techniques and their applications in the management of water quality. Eight years have passed since the first edition of the book was published and there has been...

Founded in 1859, Virginia City quickly became world famous for its extraordinary prosperity. Over the next two decades, the mines of "the Richest City on Earth” yielded millions in gold and silver. Today it is both a National Historic Landmark District and a living community. A Short History of Virginia City will enhance the experience of any visitor to the city and will also be enjoyed by anyone interested in the history of Nevada, mining, an...

È stato ucciso Ian Aston, forse a colpi di mazza forse in altro modo: nemmeno l'arma del delitto è definita. Era un uomo di raccordo della malavita. Era anche l'amante dell'inquieta Sarah, la moglie, da poco madre di una bambina, del tirannico Desmond Iles, numero due della polizia locale. L'omicidio, per lo stile e il luogo, sembra un regolamento di conti. Ma nessuno può fare a meno di sospettare di Iles, il quale, del resto, è così arrogante...

Quando fu uccisa da tre coltellate al torace nel parcheggio di una stazione ferroviaria, Megan Harpur stava tornando a casa, a dire al marito che lo lasciava per un altro uomo". Megan, la moglie del Soprintendente di Polizia Colin Harpur, è stata fino a questo punto, tra i personaggi della serie ambientata da Bill James in un'innominata città costiera dell'Inghilterra meridionale, il critico più severo e sprezzante della "zona grigia" tra legg...

Diesmal wollte ich wirklich ein weit offenes Album machen, das Leute aus vielen verschiedenen Perspektiven angehen können", sagt José James, der ultimative Hipster unter den modernen Jazzsängern."Dieses Album bietet eine Synthese von allem, was ich an Musik liebe. Ich mag zeitgenössische Künstler wie Frank Ocean, James Blake und Junip, aber auch Bands wie Nirvana und Radiohead, mit deren Musik ich aufwuchs, oder Madlib. Es ist auch eine Liebes...

This book applies cost-benefit analysis techniques in the management of environment and natural resources in developing countries of the Southeast Asian region and presents a compendium of studies conducted by researchers supported by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA). It emphasizes the close relationship between the environment and natural resources and economic development in such countries, addressing a wide ra...

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