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Book SynopsisA new city. A deadly heist. A web of corruption that could destroy everything. When DC Jake Tanner is transferred from London to Guildford, he quickly finds himself entangled in a botched robbery by The Crimsons, a notorious gang from his past. As he races to save the shop owner's life, Tanner uncovers a sinister conspiracy within Surrey Police. Caught between his duty and the temptation to ignore the truth, Tanner has to navigate a treacherous landscape of deceit and betrayal. With each step, he risks not only his own safety but the integrity of the force he serves. In this explosive thriller by Jack Probyn, Tanner must decide whether to toe the line or risk it all to expose the corruption that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. Toe the Line is the first installment in the DC Jake Tanner Crime Thrillers series. This gripping tale of British organized crime is perfect for fans of dark, twisty crime thrillers in the vein of Line of Duty and James Patterson. ______________________________________________ Praise for the DC Jake Tanner Crime Thrillers series: ? ? ? ? ? Excellent read. More twists in it than a pretzel. ? ? ? ? ? a plot that defied detection! Surprise! ? ? ? ? ? I enjoyed the story and the twists and turns. ? ? ? ? ? Excellent thriller with wonderful characters and a fast moving plot! ? ? ? ? ? All the twists and turns leading to the climax were great. ? ? ? ? ? Brilliantly written, became addictive from the first page.

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Book SynopsisFrom Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes!Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can you!Throughout this interactive book, the animals of From Head to Toe invite young readers to copy their antics as they play.Through Eric Carle’s vibrant collages and simple instructions, children will learn the importance of listening, exercising, and taking on a new challenge. Join the giraffes, monkeys, donkeys, seals, and more for a frolicking, fun adventure.

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Book SynopsisParker goes toe-to-toe with the mob - hitting them with heist after heist after heist - and the entire underworld learns an unforgettable lesson: whatever Parker does, he does deadly.Trade Review"Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude." - Elmore Leonard "Richard Stark's Parker novels... are among the most poised and polished fictions of their time and, in fact, of any time." - John Banville, Bookforum "Parker is a true treasure.... The master thief is back, along with Richard Stark." - Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible." - Washington Post Book World "Elmore Leonard wouldn't write what he does if Stark hadn't been there before. And Quentin Tarantino wouldn't write what he does without Leonard.... Old master that he is, Stark does all of them one better." - Los Angeles Times "Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust - these are the books you'll want on that desert island." - Lawrence Block"

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Book SynopsisA gangland boss. A fiery crucifixion. A teenager who caught it all on camera. Henry Matheson owns the drug trade in East London. To his competitors, he's feared. To his customers, he's God. To the police, he's untouchable. But when the smouldering remains of Henry's closest competitor are discovered dangling from a lamppost in the middle of his estate, one man decides to take him on: Jake Tanner. But he can't do it alone. And with The Cabal's clandestine network of corrupt officers threatening him and his family at every turn, Jake doesn't know who to trust. Forced with putting his faith in the wrong people, or putting himself in danger, Jake discovers that in the heart of the estate lies a dark secret. And knowing it can get you killed. To find the answers he needs, and to catch one of the biggest criminals the city has ever seen, he must venture into the unknown and cross the line of duty. Cross The Line is a gritty crime thriller perfect for fans of Simon McCleave, Rachel Mclean, and the BBC's Line of Duty. Also in the series: Toe the Line (Book 1)Walk the Line (Book 2)Under the Line (Book 3)Cross the Line (Book 4)Over the Line (Book 5)Past the Line (Book 6)

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Book SynopsisSometimes the darkest evils hide in plain sightThe Cabal is dead, his corrupt empire decimated. But when Rupert Haversham, lawyer to the city's criminal underworld, is found brutally murdered in his London home, it becomes apparent to Jake Tanner that's no longer the case. The Cabal is very much alive. Pulling the strings. Disposing of those closest to the truth. Including Jake. But now he's fighting back. And this time, to catch The Cabal, Jake realises he must step outside the law and past the line of duty if he wants to reveal the evil behind the mask. And to end this once and for all. Past The Line is a gritty crime thriller perfect for fans of Simon McCleave, Rachel Mclean, and the BBC's Line of Duty. Also in the series: Toe the Line (Book 1)Walk the Line (Book 2)Under the Line (Book 3)Cross the Line (Book 4)Over the Line (Book 5)Past the Line (Book 6)

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Book SynopsisThe Perfect Fit shows us how globalization works through the many people and places involved in making women's shoes. We know a lot about how clothing and shoes are made cheaply, but very little about the process when they are made beautifully. In The Perfect Fit, Claudio E. Benzecry looks at the craft that goes into designing shoes for women in the US market, revealing that this creative process takes place on a global scale. Based on unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, The Perfect Fit offers an ethnographic window into the day-to-day life of designers, fit models, and technicians as they put together samples and prototypes, showing how expert work is a complement to and a necessary condition for factory exploitation. Benzecry looks at the decisions and constraints behind how shoes are designed and developed, from initial inspiration to the mundane work of making sure a size seven stays constant. In doing so, he also fosters an original understanding of how globalization worTrade Review"The Perfect Fit is a strong contribution to the literature on creative work, globalization, and the production of knowledge. And one, I think, that is well worth the read." * International Sociology *"The Perfect Fit will be an excellent piece of global ethnography of work and global production. While the author classifies The Perfect Fit as materiality-centered cultural sociology, it goes beyond particular disciplinary boundaries, encompassing at least labor studies, economy sociology, cultural sociology, and industrial sociology." * Social Forces *"Hand in hand with a sociology of culture focused on the material, which dialogues with the social studies of science and technology, the sociology of knowledge, and a look at the global embodied in concrete processes and in areas of 'friction,' The Perfect Fit shows us a provocative look at two issues dear to capitalism: the logic of commodities and the problem of creativity." * Papeles de Trabajo *"The Perfect Fit is a brilliant ethnography of the global economy that focuses on the shoe. It is a sweeping but intimate portrait of commodity chains, in which shoes inhabit ecologies of aesthetic judgment and material practice that span the world. The shoe serves in this book as primary informant and guide, leading both Benzecry and the reader through regimes of material creativity and social destruction. It provides shocking insight into the anxiety, ambition and anguish at the heart of globalization." -- Chandra Mukerji, University of California, San Diego"Individuation and standardization; the local and the global; matters of subjective taste and matters of objective measurement; the things you probably don’t care much about and the thing-makers that care so much about your taste. Benzecry treats each of these evident oppositions within the same frame, and he puts globalization on the firmest of footings." -- Steven Shapin, author of 'The Scientific Life and A Social History of Truth'"Sometimes it only takes a change of perspective to see the world afresh. And this is what The Perfect Fit offers. Looking at globalization from the humble point of view of the right feet of shoe models in China, Benzecry masterfully reveals the myriad of actors, miniscule transactions and daily practices required to make global scale fit into a shoe. Through a riveting ethnographic description of how shoes are put together, the book reveals the invisible threads binding the fates of designers in New York, small shoe shops in Italy, and abandoned factories in Brazil. The result is not merely a book about how shoes are done, but also a powerful and timely reflection about the many lives, hopes, and spaces that are caught up, as well as left behind, in the process." -- Fernando Domínguez Rubio, author of 'Still Life Ecologies of the Modern Imagination at the Art Museum'Table of ContentsPreface: The Frailty of Commodity Chains Chapter 1: From Head to Toe Part 1: From the Designer’s Point of View Chapter 2: From “the Global” to “the Girl” Chapter 3: When Is a Shoe a Shoe? Part 2: Feet and Fit Chapter 4: The World at Her Fit: Scale-Making, Uniqueness, and Standardization Chapter 5: Cinderella on the Pearl River Delta: Who Has the Power to Translate? Part 3: The Global in the Rearview Mirror Interlude: A Landscape of Factories Chapter 6: The Ruins and Rubble of Novo Hamburgo: Skill and Melancholia in a Global Shoe Town Conclusion: What Did We Learn about Globalization by Looking at Shoes? Coda: Shoe Is a Gipsy Business Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Perfect Fit is a strong contribution to the literature on creative work, globalization, and the production of knowledge. And one, I think, that is well worth the read." * International Sociology *"The Perfect Fit will be an excellent piece of global ethnography of work and global production. While the author classifies The Perfect Fit as materiality-centered cultural sociology, it goes beyond particular disciplinary boundaries, encompassing at least labor studies, economy sociology, cultural sociology, and industrial sociology." * Social Forces *"Hand in hand with a sociology of culture focused on the material, which dialogues with the social studies of science and technology, the sociology of knowledge, and a look at the global embodied in concrete processes and in areas of 'friction,' The Perfect Fit shows us a provocative look at two issues dear to capitalism: the logic of commodities and the problem of creativity." * Papeles de Trabajo *"The Perfect Fit is a brilliant ethnography of the global economy that focuses on the shoe. It is a sweeping but intimate portrait of commodity chains, in which shoes inhabit ecologies of aesthetic judgment and material practice that span the world. The shoe serves in this book as primary informant and guide, leading both Benzecry and the reader through regimes of material creativity and social destruction. It provides shocking insight into the anxiety, ambition and anguish at the heart of globalization." -- Chandra Mukerji, University of California, San Diego"Individuation and standardization; the local and the global; matters of subjective taste and matters of objective measurement; the things you probably don’t care much about and the thing-makers that care so much about your taste. Benzecry treats each of these evident oppositions within the same frame, and he puts globalization on the firmest of footings." -- Steven Shapin, author of 'The Scientific Life and A Social History of Truth'"Sometimes it only takes a change of perspective to see the world afresh. And this is what The Perfect Fit offers. Looking at globalization from the humble point of view of the right feet of shoe models in China, Benzecry masterfully reveals the myriad of actors, miniscule transactions and daily practices required to make global scale fit into a shoe. Through a riveting ethnographic description of how shoes are put together, the book reveals the invisible threads binding the fates of designers in New York, small shoe shops in Italy, and abandoned factories in Brazil. The result is not merely a book about how shoes are done, but also a powerful and timely reflection about the many lives, hopes, and spaces that are caught up, as well as left behind, in the process." -- Fernando Domínguez Rubio, author of 'Still Life Ecologies of the Modern Imagination at the Art Museum'Table of ContentsPreface: The Frailty of Commodity Chains Chapter 1: From Head to Toe Part 1: From the Designer’s Point of View Chapter 2: From “the Global” to “the Girl” Chapter 3: When Is a Shoe a Shoe? Part 2: Feet and Fit Chapter 4: The World at Her Fit: Scale-Making, Uniqueness, and Standardization Chapter 5: Cinderella on the Pearl River Delta: Who Has the Power to Translate? Part 3: The Global in the Rearview Mirror Interlude: A Landscape of Factories Chapter 6: The Ruins and Rubble of Novo Hamburgo: Skill and Melancholia in a Global Shoe Town Conclusion: What Did We Learn about Globalization by Looking at Shoes? Coda: Shoe Is a Gipsy Business Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book Synopsis''I am holding on to that summer, not just in my thoughts but with my whole body, from my numb fingers down to my toes. The summer when the river was ours, and so was the boathouse, the city, the meadows and the reeds at the water''s edge. Happiness only exists when you can touch it and I held it, I''m still holding it, that summer of 1939, now, here tonight.''Two young oarsmen are trained as a coxless pair by a mysterious German coach in the golden summer of pre-war Amsterdam. Through the pressure and rapture of physical exertion, teamwork and victory, Anton the shy outsider and calmly self-confident David, forge an intense relationship while the grim developments on the world stage remain at a great distance. But on the wintry eve of Holland''s liberation, Anton stands on the bank of his beloved river and mourns a lost world: David has disappeared and the boathouse is now derelict and deserted . . .Trade Review'Rarely have sport and literature combined so seamlessly to produce such a small miracle of a book'. Daniel Topolski, Guardian

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Book Synopsis"The T 'ain B 'o Cuailnge", centre-piece of the 8th century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. This translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other versions, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the T 'ain.Table of ContentsTranslator's Note and Acknowledgements ; Artist's Note ; Introduction ; Maps ; Some Recommended Books ; Pronunciation of Irish Words ; Before the Tain ; The Tain ; Notes on the Text

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Book SynopsisAn escaped lion roams the streets of Essex; a lonely pensioner holds a tower block fete; and a young woman dreams of leaving home. Travel the unfashionable A-roads and commuter lines of England -'where industry meets marsh'- with poet Luke Wright. In his stunning new collection, discover a country riven by inequality and corruption but sustained by a surreal, gallow's humour. The Toll combines the elegaic with the anarchic, placing uproarious satire cheek-by-jowl with wild experiments in form and touching poems of parenthood. In this mature follow-up to his best-selling debut, Mondeo Man, Wright captures the strain of austerity Britain, speaking truth to power and registering the toll it takes on us all.Trade ReviewREVIEWS Sharp, gritty and warm by turns ... an overview of the mingled corruptions, humour and blessings of living in ... modern Britain. THE SKINNY Life in today's Britain takes its toll on so many, including the characters in the poems, and no contemporary poet understands or conveys that better than [Luke] Wright. JACQUELINE SAPHRA, THE POETRY SCHOOL The Toll is a rich collection that is diversely peppered with the comedic and the moving. A master of sound, [Wright] invokes the traditional poetry canon and places it with the decidedly modern reflections of the state of England in 2017. CHLOE VAUGHAN, THE MANCHESTER REVIEW _ PRAISE FOR LUKE WRIGHT Visceral, poignant and riotously funny THE SCOTSMAN Celebratory, mournful, critical and tender POETRY LONDONTable of ContentsO England Heal My Hackneyed Heart The Slow Days A12 Dad Reins Essex Lion Hoax Spad The Ballad of Edward Dando, the Celebrated Gormandiser Thunder, Lightning, etc. VAD Hospital, Saffron Walden, 1915 Watch The Pretender The Much Harpingon One-way System One Trick Bishop The Bastard of Bungay IDS The Toll Kelvedon - Liverpool Street The Back Step Family Funeral Sue's Fourteener Ron's Knock-off Shop On Revisiting John Betjeman's Grave The Minimum Security Prison of the Mind David, at 68 Lullaby Hungover in Town, Sunday Morning Burt Up Pub The Ballard of Carlos Cutting Swimming with Aidan, aged 4 Essex Lion (... continued)

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Book SynopsisThe Improv Handbook is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance.First published in 2008, this second edition features a new foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as new exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master-servant games, plus new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan. The Improv Handbook is a one-stop guide to the exciting world of improvisation. Whether you're a beginner, an expert, or would just love to try it if you weren't too scared, The Improv Handbook will guide you every step of the way.Trade ReviewCo-founders of the London-based improvisational theater company The Spontaneity Shop, Salinsky and Frances-White provide a wonderful addition to the growing literature on theatrical improvisation. The book can serve as both a scholarly resource, since it covers the history of improvisation from its beginnings to the present, and a practical guide, for the beginner and advanced improviser... The authors include interviews with ten leading international improvisers, and they conclude with an appendix that details many of the most common improvisational games used in academic and professional settings. This book is a must for institutions supporting theater and performance programs. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers, all levels. * CHOICE on the first edition *A brilliant guide for those embarking on an improv journey, or those with more experience looking to recap and refresh. * Drama Magazine *Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Mike McShane Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction Section One: What Is Improvisation? 1.1 What Was Improvisation? Antiquity Viola Spolin Keith Johnstone ImprovOlympic The Spontaneity Shop 1.2 Improvisation in Performance Keith Johnstone and Competitive Improvisation Del Close and the Harold Improvisation On TV Intermission: “Two Stories” #1 “From Innovation to Art Form” #2 “Two Stories” Section Two: How to Improvise 2.1 How to Use This Section 2.2 Teaching and Learning 2.3 Spontaneity Pointing at Things What are you doing? 2.4 Saying Yes 2.5 What Comes Next The Importance of Platforms Lengths of Platforms Keeping Promises Providing Feedback The Right Trouble for The Right Hero Solving Problems Join The Dots Committees Endings The Magic Formula? 2.6 Status Introducing The Concepts What is status? Status Off-Stage Still Heads Status Ladders High Status Competitions Happy High Status 2.7 Go Through an Unusual Door Everything for a Reason Making Assumptions Strategies for Breaking the Routine Variations The CJ Sweep Tilting 2.8 Working Together Word at a Time Standing Wave Master/Servant Dubbing Over-Confessing Other Games 2.9 Being Changed Status Switch Speaking in Tongues 2.10 More on Masters and Servants The Chair Game Fingersnaps Master/Servant Double Header 2.11 Twitching, Topping and Paper-flicking 2.12 Playing Characters What is a Character? Changing the Body Hilarious Geisha Characters From a Hat Shoe Shops Opposite, Arbitrary, Extreme Characters with Depth Characters with Dimension What do you Want? 2.13 You Can’t Learn Mime from a Book Fixed Points Popping Making Noises 2.14 Control Freak Hypnotist magician Sandy Carroll 2.15 Finding the Game in the Scene 2.16 Continue or Thank You 2.17 Agree, agree, agree When Harry Met Sally Photo Albums 2.18 Playing Games Three Word Sentences Questions Only Good Games Dumb But Fun Never Play Freak Show Games Difficult and Easy Games 2.19 Final Thoughts PROBLEM: Wimps PROBLEM: Joker PROBLEM: Yes-sayer PROBLEM: Shiner PROBLEM: Random PROBLEM: Hard worker Gorilla Directing vs. Micetro Directing How to be Directed Final Words to Students at The End of a Workshop or Series of Workshops Intermission: THE RULES AND WHY THERE AREN’T ANY... Never Ask a Question Know the Other Person Never Argue, Always Agree Avoid Transaction Scenes Start in the Middle Scripted vs. Improvised Comedy How to Improvise a Scene That Incorporates All This Advice Section Three: How to Improvise in Public 3.1 Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway 3.2 Starting a Company 3.3 Nuts and Bolts What show? What name? Frequency of Shows Rehearsal Space Finding a Venue Other People’s Shows Fliers and Posters Internet Press Selling Tickets Starting the Show Music and Lights Ending Scenes Getting Suggestions Using Audience Members Ending the Show The Next Show Festivals Intermission: THE PARADOX OF IMPROVISATION Section Four: Making Improvisation Pay 4.1 Performing? 4.2 Teaching Workshops 4.3 Corporate Entertainment 4.4 Corporate Training 4.5 Corporate Events 4.6 How to Get Corporate Work Intermission: WOMEN IN IMPROV Section Five: Talking to Improvisers 5.1 Keith Johnstone—The Innovator 5.2 Neil Mullarkey—The Comedy Store Player 5.3 Randy Dixon—The Synthesizer 5.4 Jonathan Pitts—The Impresario 5.5 Charna Halpern—The Keeper of the Harold 5.6 Mick Napier—Power Improviser 5.7 Dan O’Connor—West Coast Legend 5.8 Patti Stiles—Our Teacher 5.9 David Fenton—Theatresports MC Down Under 5.10 Tobias Menzies—The Actor 5.11 Jeffrey Sweet—Illegitimate Grandfather of American improv 5.12 Dylan Emery—Starter of Showstopper 5.13 Paul Rogan—An English Actor and Improviser in LA 5.14 Mike McShane—Transatlantic Improviser and Actor 5.15 Tom Salinsky discusses the improv show Voices in Your Head and its spin-offs with Deborah Frances-White Afterword Appendix One: GAMES Good Games Animal Expert Death In A Minute Dubbing Fight For Your Number Handbag Hat Game It’s Tuesday Laugh And Leave No S The Removalists Sexy Smelly Stupid Small Voice Speak In One Voice Speed Dating Twins Typewriter Dumb But Fun Backwards Scene Clap Switcheroo Da Doo Ron Ron ID Cards Inner Monologue Panel Paper chase Pillars Sound Effects Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Never Play Die Entrances And Exits Freeze Tag Genre Rollercoaster Et Al. Sign Language Translation Superheroes Warm-Up Games Bibbity Bibbity Bop Big Booty Electric Company Fling Shoo-ey Greetings I Am, I Am, I Am, I’ll Take More Stories Like That Sevens Spotlight Yes Let’s/Nope You Appendix Two: SYLLABUS DAY ONE: Spontaneity DAY TWO: Status DAY THREE: Working Together DAY FOUR: Telling Stories DAY FIVE: Being Changed DAY SIX: Defining DAY SEVEN: Failure DAY EIGHT: Characters Glossary of Terms Thanks Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAn unparalleled account of the life and times of Stan Lee, written and edited with the Godfather of comics himself. His tale is told by Roy Thomas, who brings you are there insights to Lee's journey alongside never-before-seen photographs, original comic art, and rare comicbook facsimilesa tribute worthy of the Man.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Hugo, Nebula and Word Fantasy awards, DAN SIMMONS is the author of a number of acclaimed and bestselling novels across a range of genres - from suspense and science fiction to fantasy, horror and the supernatural. These include The Song of Kali, Darwin's Blade, Hyperion, Ilium, Olympos and The Terror, Drood, Black Hills and The Abominable. He lives in Colorado. His website is www.dansimmons.comTrade ReviewSimmons has created a chilling supernatural novel . . . the horrific trials of their impending icy deaths are vividly brought to life * DAILY EXPRESS *A brilliant, massive combination of history and supernatural horror -- STEPHEN KINGOne of the most remarkable things I've read . . . nothing short of a masterpiece. It is a bona fide tour de force -- John Berlyne * SFREVU *A revelation. Dan Simmons is a giant among novelists -- LINCOLN CHILDGo out and buy this book . . . a fantastic achievement. Gripping, well-observed, and at times genuinely frightening * SFX *

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Book Synopsis'Brilliant debut. The Darker the Night pulled me in from the start and didn’t let go' – Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor NPR's Book of the Day A referendum on Scottish independence is only days away, and the campaign has been expertly orchestrated by First Minister Susan Ward. All signs point to victory for the nationalists. But when senior civil servant John Millar is shot in a Glasgow alley on a furiously rain-soaked night, his death triggers a chain of catastrophic events. An incriminating phone number and video are found in his possession. Into this chaos walks reporter Fulton Mackenzie. A man himself blighted by tragedy but also someone used to seeing beneath the surface to find the truth. Who was John Millar? Who wanted him dead? And why? And the biggest question of all – who is trying to alter the future path of an entire nation?Trade Review'Patience writes with a newsman’s sharp eye ... an impressive mix of backstreet noir and high Scottish politics' * Financial Times *'Punchy, political and bursting with clever plot twists, this page-turner kept me on my toes from start to finish' -- Hollie Bruce * Dundee Courier *'A strong and confident debut novel unafraid of playing for high stakes' -- Alastair Mabbott * The Herald *'Brilliant debut. The Darker the Night pulled me in from the start and didn’t let go. The latest in a distinguished line of Scottish thriller writers, Martin Patience could do for his native Glasgow what Ian Rankin did for Edinburgh' -- Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor'The storytelling skills that made Martin a great BBC correspondent are brought to bear in the pages of this book' -- Jon Sopel, journalist and presenter'Time you gave Martin Patience a go! Fabulously intricate, up-until-the-wee-small hours compelling!’ -- Denzil Meyrick'This is a gritty, no-nonsense thriller that will engage you, draw you in and keep you reading. I thoroughly enjoyed it’ -- Matt Johnson * LoveReading *'The Darker the Night by Martin Patience is a fascinating combination of murder mystery and political thriller' -- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *'I enjoyed Martin Patience's debut novel The Darker the Night so much I stayed up way past midnight last night to finish it. Gripping crime-thriller about a seismic murder on the eve of Scotland's independence referendum' -- Rachel Savage * Reuters *'Cracking read from Martin Patience, five stars!' -- Mark Leggatt, author'Patience – a BBC foreign correspondent for 15 years – manages to keep things rattling along with pleasing efficiency' * The Scotsman *'With a dark and gripping plot and characters so engaging that you wouldn't be surprised to bump into one in a Glasgow boozer, this is a thoroughly enjoyable crime thriller' * Scottish Field *

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Book SynopsisThis Lent book offers imaginative reflections on Christ's crucifixion. Each of the seven chapters is focused on a different key character, who describes his or her experience of the Passion. The nails used to crucify Christ are used as a jumping off point for their reflections.Trade ReviewThe voices are engaging and familiar: the centurion is - appropriately from the pen of the Bishop of Chelmsford - a stereotypical Essex Man, rough and uncouth, but impressed by Jesus in spite of himself. Pilate talks in the tone of a dessicated philosophy don, analysing the nature of truth and meaningful statements. Caiaphas is a senior politician, pompously aware of his status and his responsibility to take the long view. * Church Times *. . . worth its weight in gold . . . powerful and emotive. * Expository Times *. . . short . . . powerful and moving. * The Reader *

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Book Synopsis''This will haunt you. Riveting!'' Shari Lapena, author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR''The Shape of Night is as compulsive as it gets.'' Lesley Kara, author of THE RUMOURIf the walls could talk . . . they''d tell her to leave. Now.When Ava arrives at Brodie's Watch, she thinks she has found the perfect place to hide from her past. Something terrible happened, something she is deeply ashamed of, and all she wants is to forget.But the old house on the hill both welcomes and repels her and Ava quickly begins to suspect she is not alone. Either that or she is losing her mind.The house is full of secrets, but is the creeping sense of danger coming from within its walls, or from somewhere else entirely?***Readers are obsessed with The Shape of Night***** A creepy, atmospheric thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed.'***** A powerful book that I could not put down Trade ReviewThis will haunt you. Riveting! * Shari Lapena, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR *A close-knit community, a gothic house, and a shadowy stranger inside . . . I love Tess's writing and The Shape Of Night is as compulsive as it gets. * Lesley Kara, author of THE RUMOUR *Beguiling! Gerritsen is at her atmospheric best in this spine-tingling tale of a lone woman, an old house, and all the secrets everyone tries to hide. * Lisa Gardner *A captivating and seductive tale exploring the dark embrace of grief and guilt, reminding us that nothing can haunt us as insidiously as our personal demons. This is the incomparable Gerritsen at her finest! * Sylvia Day *Curl up in your favorite reading chair and let Tess Gerritsen whisk you away to a coastal town reminiscent of Daphne Du Maurier’s best settings. As the chills run down your spine, and the creeping sense of danger curls your toes, don’t say I didn’t warn you: you are in for a dark and sexy night, and you will be up very late with Tess’ twisted, haunting tale. * Iris Johansen *

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Book SynopsisThe artist memoir, ghetto narrative and manual of divine mathematics from hip-hop's most exalted wise man.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn 1968 Joseph Ratzinger published his great Introduction to Christianity. While rarely equaled, 50 years later it does have a worthy popular successor. The Light of Christ combines scholarly depth with an engaging style to present the what and why of Catholic belief with exceptional clarity and grace. In walking the reader persuasively through the faith that generations of Christians have sought to witness, Fr. White has done a service not just for the believing community but for any intelligent adult seeking a path to God.""- Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia;""Thomas Joseph White is one of the brightest and most articulate theologians writing today. This book is an intelligent and spiritually alert introduction to the principal themes of Catholic theology. Both beginners and serious academics will find much to savor in its pages.""- Bishop Robert Barron, author of The Priority of Christ: Toward a Postliberal Catholicism;""One of America's leading young theologians offers a challenging, bracing, and comprehensive introduction to the mind of the Catholic Church—and doesn't neglect the Catholic heart in the process. The perfect evangelical gift for the skeptical or inquisitive young intellectual who wants to know what Catholics really think and believe, and why.""- George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

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Book Synopsis''It would be disingenuous to the animal not to make the most of the whole beast; there is a set of delights, textural and flavoursome, which lie beyond the fillet.'' Thus Fergus Henderson set out his stall when in 1994 he opened St. John, now one of the world''s most admired restaurants. With a combination of sophistication and peasant thriftiness, his two Nose to Tail books have gained cult status in the world of cookbooks. Now they have been joined together inThe Complete Nose to Tail, a compendious volume with additional recipes and more photography from the brilliant Jason Lowe. This collection of recipes includes traditional favourites like Eccles cakes, devilled kidneys, and seed cake with a glass of Madeira, as well as many St. John classics for more adventurous gastronomes - roast bone marrow and parsley salad, deep-fried tripe and pot-roast half pig''s head to name but a few.With a dozen new recipes on top of 250 existing ones, exceptional production values and Trade ReviewA cult masterpiece * Anthony Bourdain *A fantastic book, wonderful stories with nostalgic and inspiring recipes - an essential book for honest cooks * Jamie Oliver *His cooking and recipes are a joy * Nigel Slater *This is an unbeatable collection of recipes * Telegraph *Masterly -- Fay Maschler * Evening Standard *A volume to treasure and adore -- Tom Parker Bowles * Mail on Sunday *A glutinous compendium of classic recipes ... eccentric photographs add a frisson of fun * Independent *

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Book SynopsisThirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher, and healer living in French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this title recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals.Trade Review"Travels with Tooy is the fruition of decades of research among the Saramaka people. The ethnography is incredibly rich and nuanced; the historical narratives are precise and eye-opening; and the portrait of Tooy is fine-grained and moving. This is scholarship at its very best." - Paul Stoller, author of Money Has No Smell"

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Book Synopsis“A fantastic list of ways that people can begin to shape change. Artists continue to point the way!” —adrienne maree brown, author of the New York Times Best Seller, Pleasure ActivismAre you feeling fed up with the current political landscape? Over 100 amazing comic artists show you unique actions any one of us can take turn things around. A To Do list for changing the world. Artists share their passion and commitment to make things better in this fun and engaging collection. From simple ideas like signing a petition or going on a march, to more imaginative ones like becoming a 'raging granny' (old ladies who use their innocuous looks to gain entry into places like board meetings or arms fairs, and then create havoc). Many things can be done immediately, with little or no money at all. Others require a bit more planning. But all of them are steps that anyone can take if they want to enact change.Trade Review“This would make a nifty gift for a progressive-minded recent graduate, or a motivational charge-up for anyone looking to start fresh with best intentions. . . . A cheerful and practical list of progressive to-do items. The mix of diverse art styles supports the book’s message that wide-scale change must be a community effort, with single-page comics and illustrations created by 106 artists from 16 countries, including known names such as Lucy Knisley, Dave McKean, Sarah Mirk, Bishakh Som, and Jim Terry along with newcomers.” —Publishers Weekly“A fantastic list of ways that people can begin to shape change. Artists continue to point the way!” —adrienne maree brown, author of the New York Times Best Seller, Pleasure Activism “One of the truly brilliant comics of our time. It shows, with splendid art, just what people can do to save the world in all its wonders, from destruction, and to re-create their own lives in the process.” —Paul Buhle, editor of Wobblies! and Howard Zinn's A People’s History of American Empire “An indispensable resource that squashes the old excuse ‘I don’t know how to help.’ ”—Ezra Claytan Daniels, author of Upgrade Soul “Now I know what to do! A variety of graphic styles and media motivates readers to take up the challenge. One worth meeting when you hold such a vibrant guide in your hands. Pass it on to everyone you know!” —Glynnis Fawkes, author of Persephone’s Garden “Really engaging! A delightful collection of cartoonists tackling important issues and ideas.” —Joel Christian Gill, author of Fights “A picture truly is worth a thousand words. The book offers a global lineup of talent, and no matter what one’s capabilities are, the book suggests a host of choices, for individuals, families, educators, and activist groups.” —Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons, Columbia University “These irresistible bite-sized ideas add up to an explosion of hope.” —Sabrina Jones, author of Our Lady of Birth Control “Despair is not a revolutionary emotion. The radical approach leads to action. This book invites each of us to become a hero and to build a better world. That’s a great place to start!” —Seth Tobocman, author of The Face of Struggle and founder of the magazine World War 3 Illustrated

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Book SynopsisHE DOESN''T KNOW IT BUT DOGNUT IS ABOUT TO SET OFF A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT WILL AFFECT EVERY KID IN THE CITY.The sickness struck everyone over the age of fourteen.Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters and best friends. No one escaped its touch. And now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups . . . they''re hungry. They''re bloodthirsty. And they aren''t giving up.DogNut and the rest of his crew want to find their lost friends, and set off on a deadly mission from the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace and beyond, as the sickos lie in wait. But who are their friends and who is the enemy in this changed world?Trade ReviewLord of the Flies with zombies . . . tons of nail-biting action! * Rick Riordan, creator of Percy Jackson *Brutal, blood-soaked, full of zombies . . . it's ace * FHM *

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Book SynopsisThis clear, step-by-step guide introduces Tui Na, a Chinese system of therapy that uses massage and manipulation to relieve pain, release tension and treat common ailments. Clear illustrations outline the meridian energy channels and qi (life energy) points, while step-by-step photographs demonstrate each technique. Ideal for improving sporting performance, alleviating executive stress or simply invigorating body and mind, Tui Na can be used on friends, family or colleagues, at home or at work, and is suitable for any age, young or old. Improve well-being and alleviate common ailments with this whole body massage programme based on traditional oriental therapies. Suitable for beginners and those with experience alike. All techniques illustrated step by step. Author is the leading authority on Tui Na in the West.Table of ContentsA Note from the Author • How to Use this Book • The Promise of Tui-Na • Traditional Chinese Medicine • Meridians & Qi-Points • Tui-Na Techniques • Whole-Body Routine • Everyday Tui-Na • Glossary, Resources & Further Reading.

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Book SynopsisChoi based in Seoul, Korea. Interested in discovering new urban landscapes using user-accessible map applications and satellite views. The new series Element is used to distinguish smaller-scale image fragments captured with a common framework. In 2022, three years after the publication of Location, a second photo book titled The Elements has been released. This book has discovered and documented unidentified patterns formed by accident as the result of urban development. He identifies grids and patterns amid interwoven urban landscapes. The genuine beauty generated by anonymous engineers and architects are key part of this book. Photographed by Choi YongjoonPlanned and Edited by The PhraseDesigned by Hwang SeongwonText by Park ChanyongPrinted by Munsung PrintingPublished by The Phrase

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Book SynopsisOffers the first history of African American AIDS activism in all of its depth and breadth. Dan Royles introduces a diverse constellation of activists who pursued a wide array of grassroots approaches to slow the epidemic's spread and address its impacts.

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Book SynopsisAnother first in my life: at the age of thirty-one I brought a girlfriend home. Kathleen sat on the chaise longue, small legs crossed, one tiny toe resting on my mother’s lime-green pouffe, her petite nose wrinkling with distaste as she looked about our family den. Through her eyes I regarded the rusticated fireplace, the crenellation of photos above, the grey cloth donkey – creels full of real turf crumbs from the West – propped against the ormolu clock.’ The Family Business is many things: journal of a frustrated young writer and lover; portrait of bohemian social life in 1970s Dublin; intimate history of the rising Catholic middle class and of a family in flux. Kenny writes autobiography with the eye and ear of a novelist, evoking a time, a place and a welter of emotions through vividly remembered scenes, snippets of dialogue, small epiphanies. Unlike most memoirs, which place so much weight on the act of remembering itself, and are thus more about the writer’s present than his past, The Family Business has the immediacy of a diary, and an almost excruciating honesty. It is, above all, an extraordinarily accomplished piece of writing.

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Book SynopsisThe remarkable and inspirational story of Oksana Masters, who was born with radiation-induced birth defects and suffered appalling abuse as an orphan, before being adopted and moving to the US, where she went on to triumph over her challenges to win ten Paralympic medals in four different sports. Oksana Masters was born in the shadow of Chernobyl, with one kidney, a partial stomach, six toes on each foot, webbed fingers, no right bicep and no thumbs. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right, and she was missing both tibias. Relinquished to the orphanage system by birth parents daunted by the staggering cost of their child’s medical care, Oksana encountered numerous abuses, some horrifying. Salvation came at the age of seven when Gay Masters, an unmarried American professor who saw a photo of the little girl and became haunted by her eyes, waged a two-year war against stubborn adoption authorities to rescue Oksana from her circumstances.Trade Review'Heart wrenching and extraordinary. The Hard Parts is a remarkable memoir of coping with trauma, but it's mostly about courage and achieving the impossible. I'm completely in awe of Oksana and her resilience – what an inspiration.' -- Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped'The Hard Parts takes us from heartache to courage, from crushing disabilities to exemplary talents, from hopelessness to sky-high aspiration. Here is a young woman who persists with a fierce, undeniable optimism, no matter how devastating the challenges she has faced. Add to this timely story Oksana’s beginnings within the tragic backdrop of a Ukrainian orphanage. A hero lives among us.' -- Diana Nyad, author of Find a Way'A book of rare quality... In these pages, not only does Oksana Masters triumph over tremendous odds but her victories are so multiple and her courage crosses so many different fronts that she forces us to rethink the term "Greatest Ever". Move aside GOATS and make a place for her.' -- Sally Jenkins, sports columnist for the Washington Post'Oksana Masters’ riveting journey of survival, perseverance and triumph is much more than an uplifting sports story. From the darkness and despair of life in a Ukrainian orphanage to the top of the Paralympic medal podium, Masters has written a story for our times. She is a remarkable athlete. She is a heroic and trailblazing woman.' -- Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, author of Best Seat in the House'Oksana's story is emotionally pounding, from her Dickensian childhood in Ukraine's orphanages to promising her mother a gold medal in the Paralympics. The Hard Parts is a street-fight for survival, then success. And it stretches our own notions of just how much we can take.' -- Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame Sportscaster‘proves how little most of us know about genuine determination. . . The Hard Parts is shocking only in how it tends to understate the author’s pure bravery’ * The Times, Books of the Year *'Riveting' -- Donald McRae * Guardian *'It’s a story of horror and heroism, of hate and love, of piercing pain and immense, euphoric joy' * Irish Independent *'The book is by turns difficult to read and to put down; "triumph over adversity’ barely covers it"' * Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisThis book is Jacobson's masterpiece' Jonathan Freedland''A work of genius'' A.C. Grayling, The TimesWild, angry and uproarious, Kalooki Nights is a darkly comic, timely novel of what it means to be human. Max Glickman is son to an atheist boxer, Jack ''The Jew'' Glickman, and a glamorous card-playing mother. Growing up in the peace and security of the 1950s Manchester suburbs, the word ''extermination'' haunts his vocabulary and Nazis lurk in his imagination. When his childhood friend Manny is released from prison, the tug of religion and history proves too strong to be ignored and Max must accept there is no refuge from the dead... ''Raging, contentious, hilarious, holy, deicidal, heart-breaking' Sunday TelegraphTrade ReviewIn this age of lazy reviewing, facile judgment and inflated rhetoric, how is one to convey news of the arrival of a work of genius? This powerful, troubling, moving, profound novel is nothing less. Its architecture - more accurately: its engineering, the construction of it - is a feat of brilliance, so sustained and accurate is it, and yet this is the least of its merits. What really steals one's breath away is its sharpness and depth of insight - a sharpness that flays, and a depth almost too vertiginous to describe - and the remorseless tragedy it unfolds, even as it makes one laugh aloud, sometimes in shock. It is the most intelligent and important novel to appear in this country in years. -- AC Grayling * The Times *This is turbocharged; someone has put a rocket under Jacobson and the result is scintillating....Jacobson is quite simply a master of comic precision. He writes like a dream, with a complete mastery of technique...He can have you in stitches either with a long, beautifully timed paragraph or with a mere two words... -- Nick Lezard * Evening Standard *The raging, contentious, hilarious, holy, deicidal, heartbreaking Kalooki Nights is a novel that stands toe-to-toe with the greats -- Christopher Cleave * Sunday Telegraph *Kalooki Nights is a book to laugh at, learn from and argue with -- David Horspool * The Times *Very funny...a rich, dense book...not so much like reading a novel as sharing a train carriage with its narrator...There is much to learn and a good deal to enjoy * Spectator *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPaul Steinbeck’s magisterial Sound Experiments [is] a look at the AACM through “a set of ten compositions, improvisations, and recordings.” Sound Experiments contains many transcriptions and technical descriptions, but Steinbeck is a fluid writer and there are stories to tell. -- Sasha Frere-Jones * Bookforum *"In this erudite but lively account, Steinbeck presents the first in-depth study of the AACM’s musicians and music as he traces the evolution of the group's innovative work over many decades. . . . An important addition to the jazz bookshelf." * Booklist *"[Steinbeck] gives a good account of the cultural, social, political, and economic contexts from which the music emerged, and is keenly aware of the racialised gatekeeping which has all too often kept AACM composers from getting their due. . . . Ultimately, the reader comes away with a greater appreciation of the AACM's achievements: Great Black Music, from Ancient to the Future." * The Wire *"Musical analysis dominates the text, but Steinbeck’s thoughtful writing makes the descriptions work on several levels: for a student, or anyone interested in learning about how the music works; for a non-musician who may breeze past the score excerpts but dig into the plain-speak breakdowns; or the attentive fan who can relate the structures discussed to stage dynamics they have witnessed." * New York City Jazz Record *"The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has achieved worldwide recognition for its approaches to notated composition, improvisation, technology, and intermedia. Steinbeck’s extensive historical and methodological analysis of a wide range of AACM musical practices makes this book indispensable to an understanding of the leading role of Afrodiasporic experimentalism in the past, present, and future of new music." -- George Lewis"I really appreciate Paul Steinbeck’s scholarship in putting together Sound Experiments. I have always found him to be an engaging writer. I enjoy how he wrote about my compositions on my album Sound, as well as the different iterations of my composition Nonaah. He really dug deep!" -- Roscoe Mitchell"Steinbeck has written an excellent analysis of the works of composers-performers from the AACM. A clear and concise investigative text, it looks into many aspects involved in creating a work of musical art. His writing is creative and has an expressive use of language. I recommend his book to everyone." -- Wadada Leo Smith"One of the most significant avant-garde collectives of the twentieth century, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) remains a powerful force in the early 21st century. In Paul Steinbeck, the AACM has found a chronicler and scholar of passion, erudition, and discipline, the very qualities that have made it such an enduring institution." -- Adam Shatz"Rather than a tour through AACM history, Sound Experiments serves as a deep dive into six of the organization’s seminal albums across the decades, which makes listening to the music while reading a whole new kind of experience. Be it Abrams’s ambitious Levels and Degrees of Light from 1968 or Mitchell’s 1977 solo-concert album Nonaah… Steinbeck makes an authoritative guide." * The Slowdown *"Before analyzing each work, Steinbeck traces its genesis in a detailed monograph, illustrating the context in which it was born and the biography of the protagonists. (...) The result is a seminal work on the AACM, the first of its kind." -- Angelo Leonardi * AllAboutJazz.com *"Steinbeck provides some musical notations and deeper analysis of the sounds from his perspective as a musicologist – very illuminating to us, as we tend to have much more of a visceral response to these records." * Dusty Groove *"Paul Steinbeck, Sound Experiments: The Music of the AACM (Chicago) — Musician and Washington University, St. Louis music professor Steinbeck provides a stimulating history of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) founded on Chicago’s South Side in 1965. He offers in-depth explorations of innovative performances by members of the organization, from Anthony Braxton’s Composition 76 to Wadada Leo Smith’s The Freedom Summers and Nicole Mitchell’s Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds. He demonstrates the ways these pieces contributed singular approaches to notation, instrumentation, and musical form, creating fresh sounds to contemporary music." -- Henry Carrigan * The Journal of Roots Music No Depression *“A Seminary Coop Notable Book of the Year” * / *“A Seminary Coop Notable Book of the Year” * / *"Paul Steinbeck, Sound Experiments: The Music of the AACM (Chicago) — Musician and Washington University, St. Louis music professor Steinbeck provides a stimulating history of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) founded on Chicago’s South Side in 1965. He offers in-depth explorations of innovative performances by members of the organization, from Anthony Braxton’s Composition 76 to Wadada Leo Smith’s The Freedom Summers and Nicole Mitchell’s Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds. He demonstrates the ways these pieces contributed singular approaches to notation, instrumentation, and musical form, creating fresh sounds to contemporary music." -- Henry Carrigan * The Journal of Roots Music No Depression *“Essential reading for anyone interested in jazz and creative music. Steinbeck continues the ongoing task of situating the work of the AACM within the history of experimental music and composition, while always making clear the myriad ways that this music sets itself apart.” * Musicworks *"The music of the AACM is certainly some of the most artistically challenging music ever recorded. Sound Experiments is therefore an invaluable companion for those looking to dip their toes into this fascinating discography, as well as a rich source of information for those looking to dive more deeply into the depths of musical analysis." -- Tom Spargo * All About Jazz *"Not only does this book provide a wonderful addition to jazz scholarship, but Steinbeck has demonstrated that these artists should be talked about right along with other leading figures of the avant-garde music scenes in the 1960s and beyond. This book could prove useful to many researchers outside of the jazz realm, such as composers, performers of experimental music, musicologists, and general fans of experimental music." * Music Reference Services Quarterly *"Not only does this book provide a wonderful addition to jazz scholarship, but Steinbeck has demonstrated that these artists should be talked about right along with other leading figures of the avant-garde music scenes in the 1960s and beyond. This book could prove useful to many researchers outside of the jazz realm, such as composers, performers of experimental music, musicologists, and general fans of experimental music." * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Roscoe Mitchell, Sound :: Muhal Richard Abrams, Levels and Degrees of Light 2 Roscoe Mitchell, Nonaah 3 Anthony Braxton, Composition 76 4 Air, Air Time 5 George Lewis, Voyager 6 Fred Anderson, Volume Two 7 AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, At Umbria Jazz 2009 8 Wadada Leo Smith, Ten Freedom Summers 9 Nicole Mitchell, Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds Conclusion Notes Recordings References Index

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Book SynopsisArchaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence, which has been hailed 'a masterwork of the imagination'. This River Awakens was hist first novel, and originally published under the name Steve Lundin. Having lived in Cornwall for a number of years, Steve will be returning to Canada in late summer 2012. To find out more, visit www.malazanempire.com and www.stevenerikson.com

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An unexpectedly delightful and rewarding jaunt into once-cherished, now-decaying living history. Each chapter gives a quick sketch of a species or genus that was formally described from a museum specimen, often decades after it was collected. Most of the creatures--which include lightning cockroaches, squeaker frogs, pygmy bandicoots from New Guinea, ruby seadragons, and 'atomic' tarantulas caught at a nuclear test site in Nevada--have been identified in the past fifteen years or so."--Ira Flatow "Wall Street Journal" "As part of the rising concern for global biodiversity, Christopher Kemp makes clear the value of preserved specimens in basic research. He successfully presents their study as part science, part history, and part adventure."--Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor, emeritus, Harvard University "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "The natural history museums of the world are full of surprises--undescribed species, from flying foxes to king crabs--sitting on their shelves waiting for someone to notice. Kemp vividly brings to life the stories of these specimens, and the people who collect and describe them. The Lost Species will delight any reader who cares about discovery, adventure, and the little-known planet that sustains us."--Richard Conniff, author of The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "Natural history museums and their collections come alive with Kemp's inside stories of new species formerly hidden away in museum drawers and jars. Anyone who appreciates discovery and has an interest in museums, history, and biodiversity will find plenty to enjoy in The Lost Species, an intriguing, engaging, and conversational read."--Marty Crump, author of Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg: The Lore and Mythology of Amphibians and Reptiles "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "Natural history collections are vast, backlogged, error-riddled, or incompletely described. Think of all those expeditions in the 1800s and 1900s. Imagine drawers with thousands of beetles and flies, countless jars of marine invertebrates. What other treasures could those collections still be holding? Well, biologist Kemp wondered about that, too. And he went on a quest to uncover the forgotten collections and chronicled his findings in a book, The Last Species--new species that were only found with the help of natural history museums. . . . Amazing story."--Ira Flatow "Science Friday" "At a time when funding for natural history collections is under siege, Kemp's The Lost Species, which champions the irreplaceable value of these collections in the identification of new species, is a refreshing endorsement of both biodiversity and curatorial taxonomic expertise. . . . Kemp ably demonstrates the vital role that natural history collections and curators with taxonomic expertise play in the documentation of new species and ultimately in the preservation of biodiversity. These collections require maintenance to ensure the preservation of specimens and documentation for the next generation of taxonomists, who will discover more new species. It is my hope that The Lost Species will engender broader public interest and support for these efforts."--Bonnie Styles "Science" "As Kemp showcases these inspiring discoveries, you'll find yourself wondering what undiscovered treasures can be found in your local natural history museum. Clearly there is plenty of unknown biodiversity: currently, only 2 million species have been named out of the estimated 10 million that are thought to be out there (some credible estimates go as high as 30 million unnamed species), but I was amazed to learn that as many as half of all museum specimens are misidentified. Yeow! Clearly, there's a lot of taxonomic and systematic work to be done. This engaging book is a compelling argument for the overall value of natural history museums, and for the importance of studying these collections."--GrrlScientist "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "Major natural history museums of the world today collectively hold an enormous, irreplaceable collection of scientific objects numbering in the billions. Among this library of life and culture that has been assembled over several centuries, each piece has its own tale to tell. Christopher Kemp vividly brings several of these stories to life in The Lost Species. He chooses pieces ranging from a lowly nematode worm to the mighty dinosaur Apatosaurus (formerly known as Brontosaurus) to engage us. He presents these specimens to us not only as voucher specimens of Earth's biodiversity, but also as examples of human endeavor surrounding their discovery and eventual study. A great read for anyone interested in natural history museum collections, how they came to be, and what we can learn from them." --Lance Grande, author of Curators "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017"Table of ContentsIntroduction The Vertebrates 1. Pushed up a Mountain and into the Clouds: The Olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) 2. Beneath a Color 83 Sky: The Ucucha Mouse (Thomasomys ucucha) 3. Going on a Tapir Hunt: The Little Black Tapir (Tapirus kabomani) 4. A Taxonomic Confusion: The Saki Monkeys (Pithecia genus) 5. Scattered to the Corners of the World: The Arfak Pygmy Bandicoot (Microperoryctes aplini) 6. The One That Got Away for 160 Years: Wallace’s Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla monicae) 7. Here Be Dragons: The Ruby Seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea) 8. A Century in a Jar: The Thorius Salamanders 9. From a Green Bowl: The Overlooked Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis kutogundua) 10. A Body and a Disembodied Tail: Smith’s Hidden Gecko (Cyrtodactylus celatus) The Invertebrates 11. Treasure in the By-Catch: The Gall Wasps (Cynipoidea species) 12. The Biomimic: The Lightning Cockroach (Lucihormetica luckae) 13. Sunk beneath the Surface in a Sea of Beetles: Darwin’s Rove Beetle (Darwinilus sedarisi) 14. The Spoils of a Distant War: The Congo Duskhawker Dragonfly (Gynacantha congolica) 15. A Specimen in Two Halves: Muir’s Wedge-Shaped Beetle (Rhipidocyrtus muiri) 16. Mary Kingsley’s Longhorn Beetle (Pseudictator kingsleyae) 17. The Giant Flies (Gauromydas papavero and Gauromydas mateus) 18. It Came from Area 51: The Atomic Tarantula Spider (Aphonopelma atomicum) 19. The Host with the Most: The Nematode Worm (Ohbayashinema aspeira) 20. From a Time Machine on Cromwell Road: Ablett’s Land Snail (Pseudopomatias abletti) 21. In Sight of Land: Payden’s Isopod (Exosphaeroma paydenae) 22. A Ball of Spines: Makarov’s King Crab (Paralomis makarovi) Botanical 23. In an Ikea Bag: The Custard Apple Family (Monanthotaxis Genus) The Others 24. Waiting with Their Jackets On: The Fossils (Paleontology Specimens Collected by Elmer Riggs) 25. The First Art: The Earliest Hominin Engraving (a 500,000-Year-Old Shell) Epilogue Illustration Captions and Credits Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An unexpectedly delightful and rewarding jaunt into once-cherished, now-decaying living history. Each chapter gives a quick sketch of a species or genus that was formally described from a museum specimen, often decades after it was collected. Most of the creatures--which include lightning cockroaches, squeaker frogs, pygmy bandicoots from New Guinea, ruby seadragons, and 'atomic' tarantulas caught at a nuclear test site in Nevada--have been identified in the past fifteen years or so."-- "Wall Street Journal" "As part of the rising concern for global biodiversity, Christopher Kemp makes clear the value of preserved specimens in basic research. He successfully presents their study as part science, part history, and part adventure."--Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor, emeritus, Harvard University "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "The natural history museums of the world are full of surprises--undescribed species, from flying foxes to king crabs--sitting on their shelves waiting for someone to notice. Kemp vividly brings to life the stories of these specimens, and the people who collect and describe them. The Lost Species will delight any reader who cares about discovery, adventure, and the little-known planet that sustains us."--Richard Conniff, author of The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "Natural history museums and their collections come alive with Kemp's inside stories of new species formerly hidden away in museum drawers and jars. Anyone who appreciates discovery and has an interest in museums, history, and biodiversity will find plenty to enjoy in The Lost Species, an intriguing, engaging, and conversational read."--Marty Crump, author of Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg: The Lore and Mythology of Amphibians and Reptiles "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "Natural history collections are vast, backlogged, error-riddled, or incompletely described. Think of all those expeditions in the 1800s and 1900s. Imagine drawers with thousands of beetles and flies, countless jars of marine invertebrates. What other treasures could those collections still be holding? Well, biologist Kemp wondered about that, too. And he went on a quest to uncover the forgotten collections and chronicled his findings in a book, The Last Species--new species that were only found with the help of natural history museums. . . . Amazing story."--Ira Flatow "Science Friday" "At a time when funding for natural history collections is under siege, Kemp's The Lost Species, which champions the irreplaceable value of these collections in the identification of new species, is a refreshing endorsement of both biodiversity and curatorial taxonomic expertise. . . . Kemp ably demonstrates the vital role that natural history collections and curators with taxonomic expertise play in the documentation of new species and ultimately in the preservation of biodiversity. These collections require maintenance to ensure the preservation of specimens and documentation for the next generation of taxonomists, who will discover more new species. It is my hope that The Lost Species will engender broader public interest and support for these efforts."--Bonnie Styles "Science" "As Kemp showcases these inspiring discoveries, you'll find yourself wondering what undiscovered treasures can be found in your local natural history museum. Clearly there is plenty of unknown biodiversity: currently, only 2 million species have been named out of the estimated 10 million that are thought to be out there (some credible estimates go as high as 30 million unnamed species), but I was amazed to learn that as many as half of all museum specimens are misidentified. Yeow! Clearly, there's a lot of taxonomic and systematic work to be done. This engaging book is a compelling argument for the overall value of natural history museums, and for the importance of studying these collections."--GrrlScientist "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017" "Major natural history museums of the world today collectively hold an enormous, irreplaceable collection of scientific objects numbering in the billions. Among this library of life and culture that has been assembled over several centuries, each piece has its own tale to tell. Christopher Kemp vividly brings several of these stories to life in The Lost Species. He chooses pieces ranging from a lowly nematode worm to the mighty dinosaur Apatosaurus (formerly known as Brontosaurus) to engage us. He presents these specimens to us not only as voucher specimens of Earth's biodiversity, but also as examples of human endeavor surrounding their discovery and eventual study. A great read for anyone interested in natural history museum collections, how they came to be, and what we can learn from them." --Lance Grande, author of Curators "Forbes, Best Biology Books of 2017"

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Book SynopsisLary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War.Trade Review"The most exhilarating work of revisionist film history since Pauline Kael's 'Citizen Kane'... It's been a long time since the world of film has received as invigoratingly coherent an overview as May's." - Jay Carr, Boston Globe "One of the best books ever written about the movies." - Tom Ryan, The Age "A startling, revisionist history of Hollywood's impact on politics and American culture.... A convincing and important addition to American cultural criticism." - Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisA deft study of the evolving literary aesthetic of one of the first avant-garde black writers in America. In Split-Gut Song, Karen Jackson Ford looks at what it means to be African American, free, and creative by analyzing Jean Toomer's main body of work, specifically, his groundbreaking creation Cane.

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Book SynopsisOn the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, can he escape unharmed?Trade Review“A sacred text within the body of American literature.”—Frank Conroy

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Book SynopsisThe second book from multi-award-winning hotel group THE PIG focuses even more on the homegrown, celebrating the talented local artisans, growers, farmers, foragers and fishermen who make each Pig hotel unique. Eight chapters feature beautiful photography and delicious, simple recipes that reflect each hotel's region.Trade Review"The Pig revolutionised the country house hotel, creating a true home away from home. No pomp or pretence, just beautiful rooms and magnificent food with produce from their own kitchen gardens." -- Tom Parker Bowles"I think this is the best PIG of the lot, I tell my wife. You said that about the last one we stayed in, she says." -- Daily Mail

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Book SynopsisA family man who ran afoul of the Nazis, Josef Jakobs was ill-prepared for an espionage mission to England. Captured by the Home Guard after breaking his ankle, Josef was interrogated at Camp 020, before being prosecuted under the Treachery Act 1940 and executed on 15 August 1941. An open and shut case? MI5's files suggest otherwise. Faced with the threat of a German invasion in 1940/41, MI5 used promises and threats to break enemy agents, extract intelligence and turn some into double agents, challenging the validity of the voluntary' confessions used to prosecute captured spies. But, more than that was Josef set up to fail? Was he a sacrifice to test the double-cross system? The Spy in the Tower tells the untold story of one of Nazi Germany's failed agents, and calls into question the legitimacy of Britain's wartime espionage trials and the success of its double-cross system.

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Book SynopsisBeginning with their battle against the forces of Ponce de Leon, the Calusa Indians of southwest Florida entered a dark period of European invasion and native resistance, which changed the nature and course of life on the North American continent. This work is set during Spanish entrada into southwest Florida and their encounters with the Calusa.Trade ReviewA very well-written, moving and captivating tale that is based substantially on the existing documentation about 16th-century Spanish contact with the Calusa Indians and incorporates a broad range of information from both ethnohistorical and archaeological sources to create a narrative that, although fictional, provides the reader with a substantially factual understanding of the Calusa and their world. I found myself drawn into the characters. - John E. Worth, author of Struggle for the Georgia Coast and The Timucua Chiefdoms of Spanish Florida

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Book SynopsisTHE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BESTSELLER, NOW AN ACCLAIMED TV SERIESThis is the definitive account of the run-up to 9/11: from the man who lit the spark of radical Islam in 1948, to those who built up a terror network, and to the FBI agent whose warnings of ''something big'' coming were ignored until the Twin Towers fell.''The Looming Tower is a thriller. And it''s a tragedy, too'' The New York Times''The most detailed (and thrilling) account we have of the events that led to the destruction of the Twin Towers'' Observer, Books of the Year''Possibly the best book yet written on the rise of al-Qaeda ... beautifully written and wonderfully compelling'' William Dalrymple''We meet some formidable schemers and killers ... fabulists crazed with blood and death'' Martin AmisTrade ReviewWright's brilliantly constructed narrative is head and shoulders above the rest. He knows important parts of the Muslim world (including Saudi Arabia) at first hand, he understands the motors of Islamist militancy ... Moreover, he is a fine writer with an eye for the telling detail. Even those who think they know the story intimately will feel they are reading it anew * New Statesman *One of the best and most important books of recent years. A masterful combination of reporting and writing -- Dan RatherLawrence Wright's integrity and diligence as a reporter shine through every page of this riveting narrative -- Robert Caro

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Trade Review"Ruby Pickens Tartt was a sensitive white woman living in Sumter County, Alabama, who devoted much of her long life (1880-1974) to collecting black folktales, songs, and folklore from the countryside. Two-thirds of the book reproduces examples of her collected stories, life histories, and slave narratives." - Journal of Southern History

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Book SynopsisThe government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!   Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian's only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He's survived with only a hatchet before--now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?   For the first time it's not only Brian's survival that's at stake. . . AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE A PARENTS MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.

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