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Clever, anecdotal, suspenseful, and funny."      Anna Shapiro, The New Yorker To read a sample, click "Preview" below the cover image. Peter Leroy explores one of his earliest memories (his mother's tumble from her lawn chair), probes the root causes of his childhood pelecypodophobia (fear of bivalve mollusks, particularly clams), navigates the upper reaches of the Bolotomy River, builds a radio receiver and explores the farthest reaches of th...

Colleen is a recognized vegan expert and thought leader and the award-winning author of 7 previous books Colleen is an acclaimed speaker and multimedia host, known for her "Food for Thought" podcast, which was voted Favorite Podcast by VegNews magazine readers Author isa regular contributor to NPR and has appeared on national and regional TV programs like Food Network, CBS, PBS, and FOX Author's recipes have been featured on Oprah.com and Epic...

In The Great Gould, the first book to be published in co-operation with the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on Gould's unpublished writings, interviews, and never-before-seen photographs, to present a startling new portrait of Gould, the man and the musician.

Eine "grüne Schatzkammer" - so könnte man den Park der Villa Hügel in Essen bezeichnen. Vor nahezu 140 Jahren angelegt, hat der Park bis heute zahlreiche Wandlungen und Umgestaltungen durchlebt. Er diente dem Rückzug der Unternehmerfamilie Krupp ins Private ebenso wie der großen gesellschaftlichen Repräsentation. Er war der Ort für Sport- und Freizeitvergnügen, seine Wälder und Felder lieferten Wildbret, Obst und Gemüse für die Hausherren der ...

Ethisches Investieren gewinnt bei Anlegern und Banken an Interesse. Rendite und reduziertes Risiko, sozial-ökologische Verantwortung und gutes Gewissen heißt das Versprechen. An welchen moralischen Kriterien soll sich ein Investor aber orientieren? Welche ethischen Theorien können der praktischen Vernunft dienen? Ökonomische Klugheit und moralische Pflicht stehen zur Debatte. Der Autor antwortet, indem er einen umfassenden Katalog moralischer ...

A rich embroidery of frank sexuality and lyric images from award-winning Serbian poet

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Thumbelina is as pretty and delicate as the flower she was born in, and no bigger than her mother's thumb. She grows older, but no taller in their happy home until she awakens one morning to a terrible surpise: an ugly mother toad has kidnapped her and wants Thumbelina to marry her even more awful toad son. So begins Hans Christian Andersen's classic story of hardship, adventure, and friendship in a wild and wonderous world filled with helpful...

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Are you wondering if it's going to be a scortcha? Ever bang a uey? Which way to Bunkah Hill? Chowdaheadz: A Wicked Smaaht Guide to All Things Boston is a fun reference to Boston speak, the Boston way of life and the history, iconic landmarks, and cultural facts that make Boston and Bostonians a unique place in the fabric of America. Illustrated with over 100 original cartoon illustrations, Chowdaheadz is the go-to resource for people to learn ...

This adorable picture book about one hedgehog's search for a friend, is now available in paperback!

This critically acclaimed, award-winning picture book, from powerhouse talents Julie Morstad and Sara O'Leary, is now available in paperback!

Convex Analysis is an emerging calculus of inequalities while Convex Optimization is its application. Analysis is the domain of the mathematician while Optimization belongs to the engineer. In layman's terms, the mathematical science of Optimization is a study of how to make a good choice when faced with conflicting requirements. The qualifier Convex means: when an optimal solution is found, then it is guaranteed to be a best solution, there i...

Award-winning Japanese artist Satoe Tone's magical illustrations shine in this story about two cats falling in love.

Hands down one of the best explorations into the Black male psyche I've ever read." -EssenceNever Stop is the wrenching memoir of Simba Sana, the cofounder and former leader of Karibu Books, a major indie-bookselling phenomenon and perhaps the most successful black-owned company in the history of the book industry. In this memoir, Sana reveals how his experience with Karibu jumpstarted his lifelong journey to better understanding himself, huma...

This book analyzes the effect that government institutions have on whether or not microfinance contributes to poverty alleviation in the context of Latin America. It concludes that political and economic stability, as well as law and order, have a statistically significant impact on microfinance effectiveness.

A selection of stories from Diane Schoemperlen, author of the best-selling novel Our Lady of the Lost and Found.

A refugee boy's determination to ride a bicycle leads to an unexpected friendship. Inspired by the author's interviews with refugee children from Sudan, this gentle story evokes the experience of a new immigrant. Full color.

Taking an unsavoury and at times, alarming, look behind the mortuary door, Pfeffer reveals the technical and underhanded practices that carry on after we have died.