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Starting with the basic question of what a desert is, and pr...
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101 Questions About Muslims and Islam
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Microgrids and other Local Area Power and Energy System...
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant The Lady with the Little Dog and About Love examine the nature of love outside of marriage its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as Peasants, The House with the Mezzani...
Lysistrata and Other Plays
Aristophones was a contemporary of Socrates and the last and greatest of the old Attic comedians, but unfortunately only 11 of his plays survive. Of these, this title contains three: Lysistrata, The Acharnians, and The Clouds. Aristophenes was sceptical about the democratic system of government and was critical of the eagerness with which the people committed themselves to war and the ...
The Colossus and Other Poems
With this startling, exhilarating book of poems, which was first published in 1960, Sylvia Plath burst into literature with spectacular force. In such classics as The Beekeepers Daughter, The Disquieting Muses, I Want, I Want, and Full Fathom Five, she writes about sows and skeletons, fathers and suicides, about the noisy imperatives of life and the chilly hunger for death. Grace...
The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-91
This collection of Chekhovs finest early writing reveals a young writer mastering the art of the short story. The Steppe, which established his reputation, is the unforgettable tale of a boys journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. Gusev depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power; The Kiss portr...
Hyperbole and a Half - Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Hilarious stories about lifes mishaps from the creator of the immensely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half. Fully illustrated with over 50% new material. /i>Hyperbole and A Half is a blog written by a 20-something American girl called Allie Brosh. She tells fantastically funny, wise stories about the mishaps of her everyday life, with titles like Why Dogs Dont Understand Basic Concepts Li...
Maximum Ride - Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Youre about to join the adventures of Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel, six extraordinary kids who have powers like no other: they can fly, and theyre being chased no, hunted across America and around the world. THIS IS THE END, MY FRIENDS. But I promise that youll fly higher than ever before in this wild adventure, witness battles worthy of multiplex movie screens, and laugh ...
When You Find Out the World Is Against You - And Other Funny Memories About Awful Moments
Things That Can Make You Feel Really Crappy (an abbreviated list):, â When your mother tells you youre going to camp, but then abandons you at a sketchy daycare, in the path of an oncoming tornado., â When you finally get to go to real camp one summer and hope it will make you a twelve-year-old kissing bandit but instead your eyebrows get pulled off in an unfortunate plaster mask accid...
Paris for One and Other Stories
A collection of 11 unmissable short stories from the Number One internationally bestselling author of Me Before You and After You Lots to cheer about in Moyes first collection of short stories. If you want romance, the title story and its hapless heroine Nell will give it to you in spades Red Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love Sunday Express...
Disruptive Marketing - What Growth Hackers, Data Punks, and Other Hybrid Thinkers Can Teach Us About Navigating the New ...
Selected by Oracle Marketing Cloud as a Top 15 Marketing Book for 2016 Are you still marketing like its 2006? Now that 75 percent of screen time is spent on connected devices, digital strategies have moved front and center of most marketing plans. But what if thats not enough? What if most people ignore company messages? What if consumer engagement never goes further than the like button? ...
My Heart and Other Black Holes
Alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, andof courseheart. Not to be missed.Nova Ren Suma, author of Imaginary Girls and The Walls Around UsA stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of Jay Asher and Laurie Halse Anderson.Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at ...
Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate - Letting Go of the Struggle with What You See in the Mirror Using Accep...
Its no secret that body image dissatisfaction has reached epidemic levels, but whats less often understood is the effect that these unhealthy views about ones body can have on a persons overall mental health, body image problems are often at the root of social anxiety . This book takes a unique approach to addressing readers struggles with their body image, as readers will not find t...
Do You Sing Twinkle? - A Story About Remarriage and New Family
Mom has a new family! She has a new husband who is not my dad, and worst of all, new kids. Girls! Just as it feels for the young child in Do You Sing Twinkle? living apart from a parent can be a hard adjustment for kids. And, when that parent remarries and has stepchildren, things can get really confusing for kids! Told from a young boys point of view, the book sensitively addresses many...
Does Anything Eat Wasps - And 101 Other Questions
Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the worlds best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the Last Word column regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine.Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why cant we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plumme...
The Little Italian Bakery - A heart-warming summer read about love and new beginnings
A true feast for the senses Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath a Burning Sky The scent of freshly baked biscuits, lemon and aniseed reminds Elettra of her mothers kitchen. But her mother is in a coma, and the family bakery is failing. Elettra is distraught; she has many unanswered questions about her mothers childhood Edda was a secretive woman. The only clue is a family heirloom: a ne...
Bridge Burning and Other Hobbies
Kitty Flanagan has been locked in an industrial freezer in Western Australia, insulted about the size of her lady parts in Singapore and borne witness to the worlds most successful wife swap in suburban Sydney. Its these valuable lessons from The University of Life that have taught her so many things, including the fact that cliches like The University of Life are reeeally annoying. In t...
What the Dog Saw - And Other Adventures
In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us and our world. Masterpieces in the art of the essay Steven Pinker, The New York Times Beautiful
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Leading the Unleadable - How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People
The control-freak, the narcissist, the slacker, the cynic
Difficult people are the worst part of a managers job. Whether it comes from direct reports or people above, outbursts, irrational demands, griping, and other disruptions need to be dealt withand its your responsibility to do it.Leading the Unleadable turns this dreaded chore into a straight forward process that gently, yet effective...
The Everything Kids' Snakes, Lizards, and Other Scaly Creatures Book - Creepy, Crawly, Slithery Fun!
Amazing facts and fun activities for kids who love reptiles! Get up close and personal with all types of cool reptiles in The Everything Kids Snakes, Lizards, and Other Scaly Creatures Book! Explore the world of snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and other cold-blooded animals of all sizes with tons of puzzles, exciting reptile facts, and do-it-yourself activities. Youll learn all about...
Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking
Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennetts most successful imagination-extenders and focus-holders meant to guide you through some of lifes most treacherou...
How the Whale Became - And Other Stories
Long ago when the world was brand new, before animals or birds, the sun rose into the sky and brought the first day. To begin with, all the creatures were pretty much alike very different from what they are now. Those that wanted to be lions practised being lions. But there were other creatures including the whale, the elephant, the cat and the donkey that came about in different ways Ted...
The Book of Pirates - A Guide to Plundering, Pillaging and Other Pursuits
On this here ship, we follow the pirates code: No frolikin in the bilges, no songs about scurvy, and most important, each buccaneer must keep his pistol ready for action at all times. Break the code, me bucko, and youll be forced to walk the plank. In The Big Book of Pirate Stuff, Captain Michael MacLeod and Jamaica Rose teach the fine art of pirateering, from plundering, pillaging, and gamb...