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The anthology "More Studies in Art and Literature" collects additional essays by distinguished art historian, Helen Osterman Borowitz, deceased on July 5, 2012. Borowitz's new book includes essays relating to art and literature in many countries including Italy, England, Austria, and the United States.

This study of Berlin's Reichstag Fire of 1933 analyzes several views of the cause of the fire and its impact on the ensuing Nazi takeover of power.

The term "death play" describes "a stock strategy that buys stock on the belief that a key executive will die, the company will be dissolved, and shares will command a higher price at their private market value. " In the novel Death Play, the stock broker Tony Trask begins with stock strategy and ends with deadlier techniques.

In this third Prye novel, the Pryes take a Danube cruise and find murder on their route. They encounter unwanted assistance from a Russian detective along the way. --Book 3 of the The Paul and Alice Prye Mysteries

Dear Mrs. Richardson, I must let you know how I, and all the members of the Alumni Club, sympathize with you in John's untimely death." In a time of sorrow such a note would be a welcome expression of condolence, but since John Richardson is very much alive when the note arrives, it's a bit disconcerting to his wife. Soon several members of the posh, exclusive, old world New York Alumni Club storm through its venerable portals waving simila...

London, August 1988. Paul Prye, Columbia University professor and true crime nut, and his wife Alice, art historian but a devotee of Agatha Christie, were in town for the centennial of Jack the Ripper's bloody crimes. Paul was meeting a group of fellow crime enthusiasts near the Tower Hill tube station to embark on a walking tour that would retrace the scenes of Jack the Ripper's slaughters, of exactly one hundred years ago. Then one of the...

Cryptic drawings, maps, strange symbols. This is what twelve-year-old Mike Hilliard discovers as he investigates the long-dead, ruthless millionaire Titus Morley. As these strange symbols and drawings hover in his dreams, Mike rambles through the listless Cleveland Heights summer with Billy Hayworth, a photography intern at the Western Reserve Historical Society, where Mike's uncle, Robert "Otto" Hilliard is an historian. After his death in a...

Their Paths Are Peace tells the story of the creation of The Cleveland Cultural Gardens, a unique collection of landscaped, themed gardens each representing a different ethnic group/organization in Cleveland. First published in 1954 (and long out of print) this 60th anniversary edition presents the original content (with minor corrections) in a fresh layout.

The Charmed Kitchen brings you into the world of cooking with herbs and spices. The book includes a lot of recipes for making your own herb and spice blends and plenty of info on pairing herbs and spices with specific foods. The Charmed Kitchen makes cooking with herbs and spices a welcoming and easy way to take your food from ordinary to extraordinary.

One of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, George Szell led the Cleveland Orchestra from 1946 until his death in 1970. A meticulous perfectionist, Szell was known to be an autocratic taskmaster who wielded total artistic control. Under his leadership he transformed the orchestra into a world class ensemble. Tales From the Locker Room gives a rare, honest, humorous and at times brutal look at this musical genius through first hand inte...

The year is 1897 and eccentric millionaire William J. Hypperbone has died! The terms of his will dictate 6 players be randomly chosen to compete for the $60 million inheritance. To win they have to play his favorite board game "The Noble Game of the Goose" but on a much grander scale - a race around the country in "The Noble Game of The United States of America"! Which of these brave adventurers will have the luck of the dice (and circumstance...

Magical Images: A Handbook of Stereo Photography provides both practical and theoretical understanding of stereoscopic imaging, primarily via photographic techniques, both film and digital. THIS IS THE B&W, EDITION! The book is in 3 parts Part 1 consists of fifteen chapters primarily devoted to the practical aspects of three-dimensional photography and imaging. This part of the book deals with the capture, processing and viewing of...

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For the first time, all 3 Paul and Alice Prye mysteries are published in paperback (and in a single volume).Book 1: The Jack the Ripper Walking Tour MurderLondon, August 1988. Paul Prye, Columbia University professor and true crime nut, and his wife Alice, art historian but a devotee of Agatha Christie, were in town for the centennial of Jack the Ripper's bloody crimes. Paul was meeting a group of fellow crime enthusiasts near the Tower Hill t...

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Magical Images: A Handbook of Stereo Photography provides both practical and theoretical understanding of stereoscopic imaging, primarily via photographic techniques, both film and digital. This is the Color Edition. The book is in 3 parts Part 1 consists of fifteen chapters primarily devoted to the practical aspects of three-dimensional photography and imaging. This part of the book deals with the capture, processing and viewing of stereo ima...