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Many of the stories in this book seem at the same time both familiar and strange. Their authors valued family, duty, patience and heroism. They longed for children in their old age, and rejoiced when they saw cruelty and envy punished, wrongs righted, and kindness and bravery rewarded.

Whose Middle Ages? is an interdisciplinary collection of short, accessible essays intended for the nonspecialist listener and ideal for teaching at an undergraduate level. Each of 22 essays takes up an area where digging for meaning in the medieval past has brought something distorted back into the present: in our popular entertainment; in our news, our politics, and our propaganda; and in subtler ways that inform how we think about our histories, our countries, and ourselves. Each author looks to a history that has refused to remain past and uses the tools of the academy to read and re-read familiar stories, objects, symbols, and myths.

Our Choice will pick up where An Inconvenient Truth left off, providing a blueprint for solving the global climate crisis and drawing on Mr. Gore’s forty years of experience as a student, policymaker, author, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and activist. A co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in...

Isabel Stenzel Byrnes and Anabel Stenzel tell of their lifelong struggle to pursue normal lives with cystic fibrosis while grappling with the realization that they will die young. Their story reflects the physical and emotional challenges of a particularly aggressive form of CF and tells how the twins' bicultural heritage - Japanese and German - influenced the way they coped with these challenges.

On July 16, 1945, just weeks before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that brought about the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII, the US unleashed the world's first atomic bomb at the Trinity testing site located in the remote Tularosa Valley in New Mexico. In The First Atomic Bomb Janet Farrell Brodie explores the history of the Trinity test and those whose contributions have rarely been discussed—the men and women who constructed, served, and witnessed the first test—as well as the downwinders who suffered the consequences of radiation.

A young college woman gets schooled in life, sex, and love in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s sizzling New Adult romance series—where three Ivy League suite-mates testing their boundaries as they seek higher knowledge of just how far they can go. A born flirt and good-time...

Lily hat nur ein Ziel: bei der Weltmeisterschaft die Goldmedaille im Eiskunstlauf zu gewinnen. Um das zu erreichen, wird ihr ein neuer Partner zugewiesen - ausgerechnet Orion Williams, einstiger Champion, Lilys großes Vorbild und heimlicher Schwarm. Doch bei ihrem ersten Kennenlernen verhält Orion sich ihr gegenüber kühl und abweisend. Dennoch müssen die beiden sich nun zusammenraufen und zu einem Team werden.

Shakespeare’s history plays fall into two categories: political dramas and propagandistic pageants. The second category is comprised of the two plays in this presentation, Henry V and Henry VIII.

Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, O. Henry Award and Edgar Awards, the 19 writers in this 2005 edition are not just considered some of the best Southern writers, but among the best American writers period. With works by such writers as Dennis Lehane, Moira Crone, Robert Olen Butler, Cary Holladay, Tom Franklin, and Rebecca Soppe, this collection provides an electrifying current of deep, dark subjects set in the brutal, but charming south.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Star of the North by D. B. John, read by Linda Park with an author's note read by the author. North Korea and the United States are on the brink of war. A young American woman disappears without trace from a South Korean island. The CIA recruits her twin sister to uncover the truth. Now, she must go undercover in the world’s most deadly state. Only by infiltrating the dark heart of the terrifying regime will she be able to save her sister...and herself.

God, the Devil and Divorce tells the story of a Christian woman’s marriage and divorce recovery from her “crazymaking” spouse; and how she learned to trust God along the way.

Eighty percent of Americans say they believe in heaven, but very few of them are able to articulate anything specific about their belief, leaving only questions. Is heaven a real place? Is it a city or a garden or both? Can you keep your body there? If so, can you eat, drink, make love? Are you...

In the tradition of both The Lean Startup and Lean In, a manifesto about taking smart risks in pursuit of big dreams Linda Rottenberg has spent her career helping innovators think big. “If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t thinking big enough,” she says. These days taking...

Be guided by spiritual pioneer Dr. Linda Howe as you dive deep into your soul-level Akashic Records - and embrace the profound personal healing you deserve. This is a lifetime like no other, your opportunity to find lasting freedom from troublesome patterns as you move toward fulfilling your heart’s desires. Activate your transformation, supported by the expert in the field and these inspired practices and protocols.

Nach einer schweren Zeit an der Highschool wollte Camelia endlich einen Neustart an der Universität von Edinburgh wagen. Bis Lou plötzlich wieder in ihr Leben tritt. Ausgerechnet er soll Rory Cavendish getötet haben—seinen besten Freund und Camelias ehemaligen Peiniger. Obwohl auch Lou zu der Gruppe gehört, die Camelias Schulzeit zur Hölle gemacht hat, ist da dennoch diese unerklärliche Anziehung, die schon immer zwischen ihnen war. Deshalb stimmt die Jurastudentin zu, ihm zu helfen, seine Unschuld zu beweisen.

Als Hochzeitsplanerin glaubt Jasmine ganz fest an die große Liebe. Aber seit der schmerzhaften Trennung von ihrem ersten und einzigen Freund Andréa hat sie Schwierigkeiten, sich auf jemand Neuen einzulassen. Dennoch stimmt sie zu, als Freunde sie bitten, ihre Sommerhochzeit an der Amalfiküste zu organisieren, selbst wenn das heißt, dass sie dort ausgerechnet Andréa wiedertrifft. Als die beiden bei einer Reise durch Italien unweigerlich viel Zeit miteinander verbringen, merken sie, dass die Gefühle, die sie füreinander hatten, nie ganz verschwunden sind.

En Influencias de las ideas modernas (1907), Luisa Capetillo, como si se tratase de una obra de teatro en tres actos, nos presenta a Angelina, hija de un rico empresario y terrateniente puertorriqueño, que se educa leyendo las obras de los escritores, filósofos y anarquistas europeos.

Read by the authors. Laughter is a powerful remedy to what ails today’s teams and organizations. There are a host of neuroscientific explanations for why laughter makes us feel so great. Laughter triggers "feel good" chemicals in the brain which activate opiate receptors throughout your body...

Maggie Caine and her family leave New York to visit the Caine family home, an old farmhouse in Ohio, which her husband has just inherited from a distant aunt. The house, 10 miles away from the nearest neighbor, was once owned by a Civil War general reputed to have been a Satanist. But when strange and terrible things begin to happen, it soon becomes clear that satanic worship is still alive and well in the community, and so might be the general, who Maggie suspects is taking possession of her teenage son.

Selling a business for millions of dollars is a dream for many and a reality for few. With the help of Linda Rose’s Get Acquired for Millions, rest assured you can be one of those few. This insider’s guide to designing the most lucrative exit strategy is the “go-to” book for Technology Service Provider business owners who need answers. The book contains access to two valuable assessments to help you determine your current company valuation as a Technology Service Provider and your readiness to exit your company on a personal level.