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The author gives a varied and insightful glimpse into a little known, and often less understood, segment of Postmodern America, the dwindling midsized city. The American ghetto has become an internal wilderness which incubates the worst aspects of postmodern life, and is rarely seen from a non-law e...

For years, painter Isabel Raven has made an almost-living forging Impressionist masterpieces to decorate the McMansions of the not-quite-Sotheby's-auction rich. But when she serendipitously hits on an idea that turns her into the "It Girl" of the L.A. art scene, her career takes off just as the rest...

1908. Ceylon. The British Empire tightens its grip on the world. Attempting to deal with questions of race and identity Maliha Anderson is faced with a murder that brings her face to face with her past. And it's a murder that's interwoven with international politics, that even she may not be able to...

The newest thriller from the author of The Amateur Spy and The Prisoner of Guantánamo (“Worthy of sharing shelf space with the novels of John le Carré and Ken Follett”—USA Today) is as dazzling as its setting.Sam Keller has been enlisted by his V.P. for Corporate Security and Investigation to spy on...

The holidays can sometimes make or break a relationship. Now, in this trio of warm, witty, insightful stories, three very different women face questions of the heart that could change all their Christmases to come. . .When her husband's job takes him away from home indefinitely, a restless suburban ...

Sticking to a healthy diet isn't always easy with the many drive-thru windows open, it can get real challenging. But one way to stay on track is to keep a personal food and fitness journal. Keeping a detailed record of everything you have consumed and exercises you have completed over a period of ti...

Takes a fresh look at what it means to learn and develop as a writer in response to concerns on both sides of the Atlantic, and elsewhere in the world, about standards in writing. This book provides the foundation for developing the teaching of writing, reviewing and comparing models of writing peda...

Excerpt from Goethes Briefe, Vol. 26: 24. Mai 1815-30. April 1816(gin bot ber Mmmcr geigt on, hof; bet $titf hier ganz erfim Mal aber in ße_beutmb nerooflhönbigta Gefiott veröffmtli®t mirb.)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www....

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not...

An affectionate and intimate new portrait of the nation's favourite Royal. Without Equal is the most informed biography of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother....

Contents: Illustration and handwritten text. follow to the spot which would give each poet a unique sound. So after the posts had been raised and some time had passed, one didn't have to look at the fence to determine where the sound of the bird was coming from or the time of day. This process of ar...

The blind could see, the sick were healed, the dead raised. The kingdom of God was truly at hand. But the leaders of Israel rejected the One God had sent to save them from their sins and deliver them into God’s kingdom. Immerse yourself in the Story with the seventh installment of the Victorious Bib...

Can we talk?Become a famous writer, so fetching your fans wait with bated breath for your next novel, short story, even your essays! Once upon a time I too yearned to become a writer. Sort of just after retirement in the shadow of a rocking chair the fear of boredom gripped me. It was as if lightnin...

And the bride wore…running shoes?Publicly shamed by her former fiancé, Lady Chelsea Ashford Alden has fallen from grace and her intimate life has become fodder for the British tabloids. On the run from the paparazzi, there's only one place for the errant aristocrat to wait out the scandal: her best ...

Excerpt from The Inglenook, Vol. 14: January 2, 1912The purpose of the Rural Association is many-sided. In the first place, they aim to give the boys a clean, social environment and to arouse an interest in living a healthy, religious life. The means to these ends are many and depend largely upon lo...

Two children describe the wonderful times they have with their father doing such things as playing games, painting pictures, and looking at the stars....

Andrew Cecil Bradley was an English literary scholar, best remembered for his work on Shakespeare....

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By turns heart-stopping, hilarious, and profound, here are ten rollicking tales of action and technology - from the author of the bestselling ARISEN and D-Boys series.When the shit comes down in a California civil unrest, one man is tooled up and ready to rock - but soon finds himself driving his mo...

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Maybe you have a kinky fantasy that you’ve never shared with your partner?Or maybe you’re intrigued by a sexy fetish image you saw online, but not sure if you’d be turned on by the same thing in real life?Perhaps you and your partner have already begun sharing fantasies and are ready to begin explor...

Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Francis Crick is the first biography of the eminent scientist, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA. Written by Matt Ridley, the award-winning author of the national bestseller Genome, Francis Crick traces his life from middle class mediocrit...

What A Year It Was! 1948 is a lavish, 176-page hardcover scrapbook; packed with stories, photos and artwork detailing the movies, music, shows, sports, fashion, news, people, places and events that made this year unique and memorable. A special dedication page completes a truly personal yearbook gif...

The city of San Diego, California has sunken into the Pacific Ocean after a devastating earthquake. With the government mired in red tape and thousands of now-waterbreathing citizens struggling to survive, Aquaman has taken the city as his new kingdom, if not in title at least in duty.But even as th...