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Words Marked by a Place is a book of interconnected essays engaging from different angles the history and lore of Central Oregon, and reflecting on and exemplifying the theory and practice of local history.

The chefs behind vegan seafood company Good Catch outline delicious vegan recipes, proving no flavour and texture unattainable through plants, from New England Style 'Lobstah' Rolls to Sloppy BBQ Jackfruit Sliders.

Eddie Izzard is a world-renowned comedian, actor, writer, runner, and activist. He made his West End debut in 1993 in a one-man show called Live at the Ambassadors, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement. He recently appeared on television as Dr Abel Gideon in Hannibal, and he produced and starred in the FX Networks series The Riches. His films include Valkyrie, Ocean's Thirteen and Ocean's Twelve, Across...

A darkly compelling psychological thriller, full of twists and turns, perfect for fans of Louise Jensen, Cass Green and Alex Lake.

Postsecular Catholicism examines how secular realities and doctrinal ideas intersect in the lives of American Catholics in the Pope Francis era, and in the Church's articulation of its teachings on sexual and family morality, gender, and economic and social inclusion.

An insightful and in-depth analysis of the state of Germany's economic and social policies and Germany's role as reluctant hegemon in Europe.

Collagraphs are prints made from collages, relief sculpture, carved, stripped or layered plates, or mixed media. Material can be added to prints at any stage, which means that this method of working allows for a much more fluid artistic approach than other types of printmaking. In this book, the authors describe a wide range of collagraph techniques, providing the user with practical help on the choice of materials and printing methods to achi...

British born Nick Bilton is Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, where he writes about technology, business and culture, and a contributor at CNBC. He was a columnist for The New York Times for almost a decade. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and dog, Pixel.

As the BBC's North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately. In the time it's taken for a reality star to go from laughing stock to leader of the free world, Jon has travelled the length and breadth of the United States, experiencing it from a perspective that most of us could only dream of: he has flown aboard Air Force One, interviewed President Obama and has even been described as 'a beauty' by none other than Donal...

An Artful Guide to Adulting Instagram art sensation Prudence "Planet Prudence" Geerts shares the oh-so-relatable ups and downs of adulting and finding your own way in the world with her funny and fabulous debut book of comics, Bad at Adulting, Good at Feminism. The self-described “dreamer, illustrator, and cat hugger” presents a delightful mix of both brand new, never-before-seen strips as well as the “best of” Planet Prudence comic strips, be...

In Guerrilla Kindness: artist, scholar, activist, and YouTube art teacher Sayraphim Lothian gives you an introduction to the art of cra ivism and provides a brief history of creative resistance. In her first-ever tutorial book on craftivism, master craftivism Sayraphim shows you how to make and use various crafts for political and social protest purposes including: “Through her craftivism, Sayraphim teaches us how to tell our stories, create o...

Inspectors Frey and McGray are back for a fourth case in this Jonathan Creek-esque mystery set against a Victorian backdrop, with the stuff of myth and legend infiltrating their attempt to protect the illegitimate son of the wealthy Koloman family.

The powerful and moving memoir by a scientist and mother of three of how she learned to live again, after a sudden severe infection caused her to die and then revive, but locked in - completely paralysed, and only able to blink an eye. With a foreword by Bill Bryson.

A unique study of animal groups, which collects members of the same taxonomic order together in an informative and illustrated way.

Law in the Time of Oxymora is dedicated to the apparent rise in recent years in rhetorical devices called "essentially oxymoronic concepts". These concepts include oxymora, contradictions in terms (enantiosis), and paradoxes, which all share the feature of apparent contradictions in their content albeit to varying degrees. In trying to understand the relevance of the rise of these concepts for our lives today and tomorrow, the book tracks and ...

A thrilling account of the extraordinary efforts of Allied intelligence in gaining control of Belgian Congo's uranium mines and keeping them from Hitler and Stalin.

Is Tehran on the cusp of achieving regional hegemony or are forecasts of its rise to dominance in the Middle East overblown?

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From New York Times bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky comes the hilarious and heart-warming Eat Dirt.He's not asking for much. All Gregor Maravilla wants to do is feed all of the starving children on the planet. So when he's selected to join Camp Save the World, a special summer program for teenage activists from all over the country to champion their cause, Gregor's sure he's on the path to becoming Someone Great.But then a prize is announce...

Provides the first full-length history of Vietnamese gender relations in the precolonial period. Nhung Tuyet Tran shows how, despite the bias in law and practice of a patrilineal society based on primogeniture, some women were able to manipulate the system to their own advantage. Rich and detailed in its use of documentary evidence, this work will be of great interest to scholars of Southeast Asian history.