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These ten magical stories are primarily set in Pittsburgh-area river towns, where Italian American women and girls draw from their culture and folklore to bring life and a sense of wonder to a seemingly barren region of the Rust Belt. Each story catapults the ordinary into something original and unpredictable.A skeptical journalist scopes out the bar where the town mayor, in seemingly perfect health, is drinking with his buddies and celebratin...

Nokia's smartphones pack a powerful computer into a very small space. Unlike your desktop or laptop, your smallest computer can be connected to the Internet all the time, and can interact with the world around it through its camera, voice recognition, and its traditional phone keypad. Nokia smartphones combine these features with impressive storage options and a host of networking protocols that make this smallest computer the only thing a roa...

The history of Jews in Chicago is a fascinating, complex and largely unknown story. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Walter Roth, current President of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society, much of this history is preserved in these pages. Now, for the first time in a paperback format, this material has been distilled into a single volume, chronicling events and people from the late nineteenth century to the end of World War II. Such luminari...

This book contains the proceedings of the Potato 2005 conference, held in Emmeloord, The Netherlands. This conference offered a platform to a diverse group of stakeholders in the potato industry to learn what science has to offer. At the same time it created an environment for scientists to learn what drives the industry in the rapidly changing world of the potato. The contributions in this book reflect the rapid developments both in the indus...

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Another collaboration from the Jam brothers! Petrifying prose from Christopher and unearthly artwork from Jason form ten tales to leave you sleepless. If you like horror fiction, you'll enjoy this book. It has something for everyone. Ghosts, monsters and alien encounters. Eight never-before-seen works, and two previously published works only available in trade magazine back copies. A collection for any horror fan! Each story contains a f...

An expert summary of our current understanding of bipolar disorder, this reference examines existing theories, treatment regimens, and clinically relevant applications by world authorities in psychiatric research. Divided into four main sections, this guide delves into the diagnosis and epidemiology of bipolar disorder and progresses to discussions of patient care, emerging management approaches, and the underlying biology of the disease.

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Predestined to become a timeless classic, MAMA'S HOUSE can be read and enjoyed by all ages. Written in a child-friendly format, this book gives a comical depiction of one woman's steadfast determination to build her dream house, despite her age and all of the odds against her success.MAMA'S HOUSE is poetic, witty and comical. It is easy to read, and you will enjoy the animated and amusing artwork done by Terry Naughton, artwiz@usa.com, . I am ...

Into the Mist, When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's Disease answers the questions that come along with an Alzheimer's diagnosis. As Alzheimer's reaches epidemic proportion more and more families are searching for answers that will best equip them to meet their needs and those of the Alzheimer's patient.What are the symptoms of the early stages of Alzheimer's disease? When should someone stop driving?Why is my loved one becoming withdrawn and ...

Whilst a cure for HIV/AIDS continues to elude scientists, the number of HIV/AIDS cases continues to increase. Education becomes the key to curtailing the spread of the disease. Education and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean describes the impact of HIV/AIDS on education in both the global and Caribbean contexts and outlines the lessons to be learnt from the global experience.

On a cold morning in 1908, a 19-year-old Jewish immigrant traversed the unfamiliar streets of Chicago from his ghetto home on Washburne Avenue to the luxurious Lincoln Place residence of Police Chief George Shippy. Minutes after knocking on the front door, Lazarus Averbuch lay dead on the hallway floor, shot no less than six times by the chief himself. This is the most comprehensive account ever of an episode that stunned Chicago and won the a...

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Jeffrey Archer, the internationally bestselling author of Honor Among Thieves, As The Crow Flies, and Kane & Abel, now serves up this inventive new collection of a dozen short stories -- with a twist. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve pieces ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events.An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive....A f...

A brilliant novel of horror and the supernatural in which a middle–class African–American family's very existence is threatened by inner and outer demons, now in a brand–new mass market edition, from acclaimed author Tananarive Due. When Hilton was just a boy, his aged grandmother saved him from drowning by pulling him out of a treacherous ocean current, sacrificing her life for his. Now, thirty years later, Hilton begins to think his borrowed...

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This book provides an accessible approach to the study of Windows programming with Visual C++. It is intended to be an introduction to Visual C++ for technical people including practicing engineers, engineering students, and others who would like to understand Windows programming and use its inherent graphic capabilities. While the book is aimed at a technical audience, the mathematical content is modest and it should be readable by most peopl...

This extensive work is the first dictionary in the field of automatic control to cover the technical terms of the field in these eight languages. It will certainly prove itself a valuable aid to all control engineers and systems scientists and will undoubtedly become the recognized standard for the technical terms in this field. Engineers and scientists will also find it a great help when writing research papers for publication in English lang...