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Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Light Novel Vol. 2 Makino Keisuke

DAY AND NIGHTWith the Nosferatu Project going smoothly, Private Lev Leps is brought back on to the roster of cosmonaut candidates, relieving him of his duties as vampire Irina's supervisor. From sunup to sundown, he struggles against his talented rivals in hopes of becoming humanity's first cosmonaut. But what of Irina? She endures post-flight tests by moonlight, and the powers that be have other, more sinister plans in store for

Stranger in My Own Land: Palestine, Israel and One Familys Story of Home Jiryis Fida

After the 1993 Oslo Accords, a handful of Palestinians were allowed to return to their hometowns in Israel. Fida Jiryis and her family were among them.This beautifully written memoir tells the story of their journey, which is also the story of Palestine, from the Nakba to the present-a seventy-five-year tale of conflict, exodus, occupation, return and search for belonging, seen through the eyes of one writer and her family. Jiryis reveals how her father, Sabri, a PLO leader and advisor to Yasser Arafat, chose exile in 1970 because of his work. Her own childhood in Beirut was shaped by regional tensions, the Lebanese Civil War and the 1982 Israeli invasion, which led to her mother's death. Thirteen years later, the family made an unexpected return to Fassouta, their village of origin in the Galilee. But Fida, twenty-two years old and full of love for her country, had no idea what

Slasher Maidens, Vol. 6 Tashiro Tetsuya

The Ultra Reincarnation Party unleashes chaos upon the capital, stretching the academy's forces to their limit! Sugimura leads the monster class into battle against a terrible foe but soon learns kaijin aren't the only threat arrayed against them. With his back to the wall and the girls under his protection in mortal danger, the stalwart son of Kyushu rises to meet the

Smooth Like Whiskey Phillips Olivia Daisy

Bellamy is trying to get over her mental illness and accept her body for the way it is, stretch marks and all.She never knew how one holiday could change everything, forever.She's clumsy, she's curvy, she swears too much and drinks too much.Then he comes along and makes her believe in love.The most important kind of love, self-love.He is escaping from his past, so travelling to Portugal for a month sounded like the perfect plan. Little did he know he'd meet the woman who will change him forever.Six months after they part, fate has other plans for them.Can you meet the right person at the wrong time? But more importantly what happens when you meet the right person again at the wrong

Count to Sleep Big Island of Hawaii Gamble Adam

Little counters will squeal with delight as they count their way through the incredible Big Island, discovering famous attractions and historic landmarks including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Kea Summit, Pololu Valley Lookout, Akaka Falls State Park, Waipio Valley, Rainbow Falls, Saddle Road, beaches, snorkeling, wildlife, coral reefs, local foods, and more.This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting, child-friendly themes.Come join the Hawaiian fun as we count the Big Island. Aloha!

The Science of Useful Nature in Central America: Landscapes, Networks and Practical Enlightenment, 1784-1838 Brockmann S...

Following material practices and scientific exchanges through local and global networks, Sophie Brockmann demonstrates how interactions with landscape and environment played a key role in constructing ideas of patriotism and nation in Enlightenment Central

Killadelphia, Volume 4: The End of All Barnes Rodney

The perfect jumping on point for new readers and a pivotal turning point for the series! The sold-out, Eisner Award-nominated horror series returns with a brand new arc from Rodney Barnes, the writer behind such hit shows as HBO's Winning Time and STARZ's American Gods, and Jason Shawn Alexander, the artist who redefined SPAWN.After two and a half centuries, the greatest hero in American history has returned as its greatest threat! George Washington: Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Founding Father, First President of the United States... and all-powerful Vampire King! Now undead detective James Sangster Sr. and his werewolf allies must fight for the survival of every man, woman and child in the country. But what can they do against the very leader who won the battle for America the first time around?!Collects KILLADELPHIA

Ill Never Be Your Crown Princess! Manga Vol. 2 Tsukigami Saki

KISSED BY A ROSETo escape her engagement to the Crown Prince, Liddy decides she has no choice but to lose her virginity, and fast! But in her haste, she makes a terrible mistake. It turns out the man she slept with at the Masquerade Ball is none other than the prince himself! Not only that, but he's left his mark on her, literally, and it's impossible to erase. Just how will Liddy get out of this

Searching for the Body: A Contemporary Perspective on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Dachille Rae Erin

In the early fifteenth century, two Tibetan monks debated how to transform the body ritually into a celestial palace inhabited by buddhas. Searching for the Body demonstrates the significance of this debate for understandings of Tibetan Buddhism as well as conversations on representation and embodiment occurring across the disciplines

5 Full-Length HSPT Math Practice Tests: The Practice You Need to Ace the HSPT Math Test Nazari Reza

This book is your ticket to ace the HSPT Math TestGet ready for the HSPT Math Test with a PERFECT test book 5 Full-Length HSPT Math Practice Tests, which reflects the 2019 and 2020 test guidelines and topics, is designed to help you hone your math skills, overcome your exam anxiety, and boost your confidence -- and do your best to ace the HSPT Math Test. The realistic and full-length HSPT Math tests show you how the test is structured and what math topics you need to master. The practice test questions are followed by answer explanations to help you find your weak areas, learn from your mistakes, and raise your HSPT Math score.The surest way to succeed on HSPT Math Test is with intensive practice in every math topic tested-- and that's what you will get in 5 Full-Length HSPT Math Practice

Doubt Valentinis Pia

As a toddler the world is your oyster, but when you enter preschool and start to receive constructive criticism from teachers and not-so-constructive teasing from peers, doubt begins to bloom.For those sensitive souls, doubt can be consuming and make their world feel very small. In this narrative, the playful illustrations combine with the simplicity of the text to help children recognize these insecurities from their own point of view and encourage them to cope with how to process the thought. What will I wear? How long will I have to wait? Did I do it right?With subtle humor and a little bit of irony, each spread illustrates these common self-doubts through quirky animals, each asking a simple question and creating a comfortable atmosphere for the reader. In a world where we are pressured to be perfect, it is a healthy lesson for children to

Opting Out: Women Messing with Marriage Around the World Davidson Joanna

Women around the world are opting out of marriage. Through nuanced ethnographic accounts of the ways that women are moving the needle on marital norms and practices, Opting Out reveals the conditions that make this widespread phenomenon possible in places where marriage has long been obligatory. Each chapter invites readers into the lives of particular women and the changing circumstances in which these lives unfold - sometimes painfully, sometimes humorously, and always unexpectedly. Taken together, the essays in this volume prompt the following questions: Why is marriage so consistently disappointing for women? When the rewards of economic stability and the social status that marriage confers are troubled, does marriage offer women anything compelling at all? Across diverse geographic contexts in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this book offers sensitive and powerful

Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems Denton Tom

The third edition of Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems concentrates on core technologies to provide the essential information required to understand how different vehicle systems work. It gives a complete overview of the components and workings of a vehicle from the engine through to the chassis and electronics. It also explains the necessary tools and equipment needed in effective car maintenance and repair, and relevant safety procedures are included throughout.Designed to make learning easier, this book contains:Photographs, flow charts and quick reference tablesDetailed diagrams and clear descriptions that simplify the more complicated topics and aid revisionUseful features throughout, including definitions, key facts and 'safety first' considerations.In full colour and with

Halsted Plays Himself, Expanded Edition Jones William E.

The life, times, and mysteries of Fred Halsted, gay porn's first film auteur, in a new, updated, and expanded edition.Fred Halsted's L.A. Plays Itself (1972) was gay porn's first masterpiece: a sexually explicit, autobiographical, experimental film whose New York screening left even Salvador Dal repeatedly muttering "new information for me." Halsted, a self-taught filmmaker, shot the film over a period of three years in a now-vanished Los Angeles, a city at once rural and sleazy. Although his cultural notoriety at one point equaled that of Kenneth Anger or Jack Smith, Halsted's star waned in the 1980s with the emergence of a more commercial gay porn industry. After the death from AIDS of his long-time partner, lover, spouse (and tormentor) Joey Yale in 1986, Halsted committed suicide in 1989. In Halsted Plays Himself, acclaimed artist and filmmaker William E.

Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31, 1862 Smith...

In Early Struggles for Vicksburg, Tim Smith covers the first phase of the Vicksburg campaign (October 1862-July 1863), involving perhaps the most wide-ranging and complex series of efforts seen in the entire campaign. The operations that took place from late October to the end of December 1862 covered six states, consisted of four intertwined minicampaigns, and saw the involvement of everything from cavalry raids to naval operations in addition to pitched land battles in Ulysses S. Grant's first attempts to reach Vicksburg.This fall-winter campaign that marked the first of the major efforts to reach Vicksburg was the epitome of the by-the-book concepts of military theory of the day. But the first major Union attempts to capture Vicksburg late in 1862 were also disjointed, unorganized, and spread out across a wide spectrum. The Confederates were thus able to parry each

Sword-Bearer Roberson Jennifer

A return to the vivid fantasy world of the highly popular Sword-Dancer saga, featuring iconic characters Tiger and Del.SWORD-BEARER marks a return to the vivid world of Jennifer Roberson's highly popular Sword-Dancer saga, featuring iconic characters Tiger--the South's most famous and gifted sword-dancer--and Del, a Northern-born woman and expert sword-singer.Tiger and Del have settled into semi-retirement to raise their daughter, establishing a school for those who wish to become sword-dancers, part of a highly ritualized rite in which specially trained sword-fighters are hired to settle feuds among rich and powerful desert princes. Death-dances are few and far between; the goal is simply to win within the confines of "the circle."But Tiger is an outcast, a man who attained the highest level of achievement at the training school he attended faster than anyone

Last First Kiss Holt Stella

He's going to fight for her this time around.Charlotte Maguire's family is the closest thing to police royalty in her hometown. But not even the Maguires could protect her from the heartbreak of becoming a young widow. Now twenty-eight years old, Charlotte mourns the future she lost and has thrown herself into her work. Curating promotional campaigns is the perfect distraction until her gorgeous new boss Caleb shows up, forcing her dormant heart to awaken. Caleb and Charlotte have a past, and it's impossible to ignore the sparks that are reigniting.Caleb Kincaid is a survivor in every sense of the word. He's no stranger when it comes to securing second chances, so when Charlotte Maguire happens his way again, he's all in. Charlotte has loved and lost once already, and Caleb knows he's no sure bet. But he also knows they could be

On Misdirection: Magic, Mayhem, American Politics Garber Megan

An investigation of misinformation and fracturing in contemporary American political culture. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from the magazine's 165-year archive.A collection of essays from Atlantic staff writer Megan Garber, On Misdirection: Magic, Mayhem, American Politics is a timely treatise on our contemporary American political culture. Using the concept of "misdirection" to argue how attention, boredom, uncertainty, and cynicism have become the disquieting stalwarts of our current political arena, Garber offers readers a new and accessible theory for understanding the lasting power of Donald Trump and his right-wing legions.

Sleeping With The Bishop Turner Trena L.

Sleeping With The Bishop is an insightful, and occasionally comical, look at the behind-the-scenes life of a Bishop's wife. Warm, humorous, thought-provoking and yet power-packed with encouragement and counsel, this collection of memoirs is sure to bring insight and understanding to the struggle and challenges that wives of clergy face. Sleeping With The Bishop will provide understanding, guidance, and a fresh perspective to those on the outside of ministry and to those that have been called to this same walk. With self-reflection questions included, Sleeping With The Bishop will be beneficial for personal enjoyment and growth or used in discussion with larger groups.

Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings Shippey Thomas

Ever since Tolkien's famous lecture in 1936, it has been generally accepted that the poem Beowulf is a fantasy, and of no use as a witness to real history. This book challenges that view, and argues that the poem provides a plausible, detailed, and consistent vision of pre-Viking history which is most unlikely to have been the poet's invention, and which has moreover received strong corroboration from archaeology in recent years. Using the poem as a starting point, historical, archaeological, and legendary sources are combined to form a picture of events in the North in the fifth and sixth centuries: at once a Dark and a Heroic Age, and the time of the formation of nations. Among other things, this helps answer two long-unasked questions: why did the Vikings come as such a shock? And what caused the previous 250 years of security from raiders from the

The Kindling Spark: Early Tales of Mystery, Horror, and Adventure by John Dickson Carr Carr John Dickson

From Little Acorns...Grow the works of the extraordinary mystery writer, John Dickson Carr. This collection of the early works of Carr includes Grand Guignol, "The New Canterbury Tales", and eight other works of detection, mystery, and horror by the undisputed master of the locked room mystery.Many of these stories have not appeared since their original publication and cover the range of mystery to horror.Dan Napolitano, noted Carr collector and authority, introduces this collection and annotates each story, providing detailed information on the origins of Carr's works along with details on how each story would be used later in Carr's

Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics Ehrlich Paul R.

A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politicsAcclaimed as a public scientist and as a spokesperson on pressing environmental and equity issues, Paul R. Ehrlich reflects on his life, from his love affair with his wife, Anne, to his scientific research, public advocacy, and concern for global issues. Interweaving the range of his experiences--as an airplane pilot, a desegregationist, a proud parent--Ehrlich's insights are priceless on pressing issues such as biodiversity loss, overpopulation, depletion of resources, and deterioration of the environment. A lifelong advocate for women's reproductive rights, Ehrlich also helped to debunk scientific bias associating skin color and intelligence and warned some fifty years ago about a possible pandemic and the likely ecological consequences of a nuclear

Small But Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville ONeill Robert F.

June 1863. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S. Army in Virginia was in chaos. Reeling after the recent defeat at Chancellorsville, the Federals, especially the Cavalry Corps, scrambled to regroup. Confederate general Robert E. Lee seized the moment to launch a second invasion of the North. As Lee slipped away, frantic Federal leaders asked, "Where are the Rebels?" At this critical moment, the much-maligned Federal cavalry stepped to center stage.Small but Important Riots is a tactical study of fighting from June 17 to 22, 1863, at Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, placed within the strategic context of the Gettysburg campaign. It is based on Robert O'Neill's thirty years of research and access to previously unpublished documents, which reveal startling new information.Since the fighting in Loudoun Valley of Virginia ended in June 1863, one

The Guest Lecture Riker Martin

With "a voice as clear, sincere, and wry as any I've read in current American fiction" (Joshua Cohen), Martin Riker's poignant and startlingly original novel asks how to foster a brave mind in anxious times, following a newly jobless academic rehearsing a speech on John Maynard Keynes for a surprising audienceIn a hotel room in the middle of the night, Abby, a young feminist economist, lies awake next to her sleeping husband and daughter. Anxious that she is grossly underprepared for a talk she is presenting tomorrow on optimism and John Maynard Keynes, she has resolved to practice by using an ancient rhetorical method of assigning parts of her speech to different rooms in her house and has brought along a comforting albeit imaginary companion to keep her on track--Keynes himself.Yet as she wanders with increasing alarm through the rooms of her own consciousness,

Cakeboi: A Collection of Classic Bakes Hignell Reece

Experience the Magic of Classic Aussie Bakes with MasterChef Australia Favorite Reece HignellReece Hignell, MasterChef Australia veteran and owner of the Cakeboi bakery, created this exceptional collection of classic Australian bakes so that anyone can become a baking pro. Inspired by his nan's traditional desserts, this book is full of iconic cakes like his Spiced Rum Baba that made Katy Perry exclaim, "You're the tits, Reece!" and his long-coveted Signature Lemon Tart. With chapters that lead you through everything from the basics of baking to creating your own sensational scones, sponge cakes and more, you'll find all the inspiration and instruction you need to make a masterpiece in the

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Bernie Nicholls Nicholls Bernie

Across more than a thousand games in the National Hockey League, Bernie Nicholls made his mark with flamboyant style and dynamic scoring prowess. In this new autobiography, Nicholls reflects on his life on and off the ice, sharing candid anecdotes and personal insights from across the hockey landscape. From his childhood in the small Northern Ontario town of West Guilford, to his sensational 70-goal season in Los Angeles, and his recent years in coaching and retirement, this is a refreshing chronicle of a legendary

Postcards from Absurdistan: Prague at the End of History Sayer Derek

A sweeping history of a twentieth-century Prague torn between fascism, communism, and democracy--with lessons for a world again threatened by dictatorshipPostcards from Absurdistan is a cultural and political history of Prague from 1938, when the Nazis destroyed Czechoslovakia's artistically vibrant liberal democracy, to 1989, when the country's socialist regime collapsed after more than four decades of communist dictatorship. Derek Sayer shows that Prague's twentieth century, far from being a story of inexorable progress toward some "end of history," whether fascist, communist, or democratic, was a tragicomedy of recurring nightmares played out in a land Czech dissidents dubbed Absurdistan. Situated in the eye of the storms that shaped the modern world, Prague holds up an unsettling mirror to the absurdities and dangers of our own times.In a brilliant

Larceny in the Aisles Scamman Mark

As a young grocery store manager back in the early nineties, Mark Scamman was involved with a variety of shoplifting incidents, approximately two hundred and fifty in his first five years in management. The idea of stealing from a grocery store struck a nerve with him. It soon became apparent that shoplifting was a common occurrence not limited to gender, age, race, or social standing.Mark had witnessed shoplifting when he was working his way up through the ranks, but not to the degree he saw when he began looking for shoplifters in earnest. Over the years, Mark told his friends and family members shoplifting stories. Some made them laugh, some made them cry, and some just made them angry. He started to document the tales, thinking someday he would compile them in a book.For Christmas 2020, Mark got a Chromebook laptop-much better than pencil and

Letters to Anyone and Everyone Tellegen Toon

Award-winning author Toon Tellegen has written an enchanting collection of short stories, all centered on a series of poetic letters written by his animal protagonists.These fantastic, dreamlike, and even philosophical tales conjure up a world where the creatures of the earth can send mail to the sun (and get an answer); where you can actually write a letter to a letter; and where just writing something down can make it come true. Jessica Ahlberg's alluring artwork captures the unique spirit of these whimsical, charming