uid,text,target,num_keyphrases 0743504887,"The Genesis Wave, Book 1 and 2 (Star Trek: The Next Generation) John Vornholt is the acclaimed author of numerous Star Trek novels, including Gemworld Books One and Two, Sanctuary, Mind Meld, Masks, Contamination, Antimatter, Rogue Saucer, and The Dominion War Books One and Three. He lives in Arizona with his wife and two sons.",books;genre fiction;literature & fiction;movie tie-ins;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B0002YUY2I,"Campbell 0723817 Brass Plumbers Chain on Reel, Bright, 1/0 Trade, 0.02" Diameter, 200' Length, 35 lbs Load Capacity Uses: Plumbing fixtures, and other applications requiring light flat metal chain. Bright finish. 1/0 trade size. 200' per reel. 35 lb. working load limit.",chains;hardware;industrial & scientific;material handling products;pulling & lifting;tools & home improvement,6 0760306125,"Freight Train Cars (Enthusiast Color Series) Mike Schafer hails from Rockford, Illinois, where he recalls his earliest train-watching experiences on the Illinois Central, Milwaukee Road, Burlington Route, and Chicago & North Western. He vividly can recall his first train rides, circa 1952, on IC\u2019s Hawkeye and Land O\u2019 Corn between Rockford and Chicago. Eventually he would declare the latter America\u2019s railroad hub his \u201chonorary hometown. Mike and his little dog Archie reside in a house (which includes a 1,600-square-foot model railroad) next to BNSF\u2019s busy Twin Cities mainline in a small town outside Chicago where he also serves as village trustee and occasionally mayor pro tem.",books;civil;engineering;professional & technical;railroads;transportation,6 1576750434,"Dance Lessons: Six Steps to Great Partnerships in Business & Life In today's increasingly complex business world, partnerships are continually becoming more important and more ubiquitous. Along with those traditional relationships customarily forged between colleagues working for the same company, however, the associations crafted between customers, vendors, unions, and even competitors may actually be the ones that ultimately make or break a business venture. And Chip R. Bell and Heather Shea, consultants as well as top-level executives, believe that the usually neglected ""irrational, illogical and emotional"" aspects of such coalitions are the real keys to their success. They dissect the heart and soul of these critical alliances in Dance Lessons: Six Steps to Great Partnerships in Business & Life, and in the process offer pragmatic suggestions for forming, maintaining, and, when necessary, dissolving them. Building on the metaphor identified in their title, prolific author Bell and former dancer-actor Shea convincingly point out the unexpected similarities that exist between partnerships in the boardroom and partnerships on the dance floor--and persuasively outline the benefits that can be derived from proficiency at each. ""Partnerships are forever becoming and never complete,"" they write. ""Like great dances, great partnerships are never perfect; there is always another lesson to be learned, another routine to be practiced."" --Howard Rothman Build Great Partnerships and Dance Your Way to Success In today's business world, partnerships have become increasingly essential to success. In this comprehensive guide, authors Chip Bell and Heather Shea offer an in-depth look at how you can successfully manage partnerships and build them with substance-passion, quality, heart, and soul. Dance Lessons features: - New perspectives to help you decide if partnership is right for you - Exciting tools for selecting the right form of partnership - Important techniques to help you get emotionally prepared to partner - Smart ways to accurately pick good partners - Engaging activities to help you practice your partnership skills - Effective methods for dealing with difficult partners and partnerships - Vital cues that tell you when a partnership is ready to end, and helpful tips on how to end it - Insights on how to manage external factors that effect partnership success - Practical resources to help you continue to learn about effective partnering Dance Lessons shows how to develop meaningful, ethical, and soulful partnerships in every interaction throughout your work and your life. ""Successful partnerships are not built on deals and contracts. They work because of the heart and soul of the relationships. Dance Lessons is a terrific instruction guide for making all your partnerships successful."" -J. W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc. ""Winning football, a crowd-pleasing dance, and great partnerships share many of the same secrets. Dance Lessons is a must-read for anyone wanting a championship partnership."" -Joe Theismann, former Quarterback for the Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins ""Partnership! It's what makes marriages, friendships, and businesses work. Always has... always will. As long-time life and business partners, we found Dance Lessons confirming, compelling, and cutting edge."" -Marjorie and Ken Blanchard, Co-Founders, Blanchard Training & Development ""Dance Lessons is a concise and practical guide to building personal and business relationships that are as fun and profitable as Rogers and Astaire."" -Larry Wilson, Founder, Pecos River Learning, and author of Stop Selling, Start Partnering! Chip R. Bell is senior partner with Performance Research Associates and manages their Dallas office. He was formerly Director of Management and Organization Developm,ent for NCNB Corporation (now NationsBank). The author of eleven books, including three bestsellers, Bell has served as trainer or consultant to such companies as IBM, Cadillac, Microsoft, Motorola, Sprint, USAA, Harley-Davidson, British Telecom, Royal Bank, Marriott, 3M, MBNA, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, and Victoria's Secret. Heather Shea is CEO of Inspiritrix, Inc., an Orlando-based training and consulting firm. She is the former president and COO of Tom Peters Group/Learning Systems and has held senior poistions with Arthur Andersen, CIGNA, and First National Bank of Chicago. A former professional dancer and actress, she has worked as a speaker, trainer, or consultant to such firms as 3M, Ford, Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, MTV, Chevron, AIG, the Panama Canal Commission, and Walt Disney World.",books;business & investing;communications;management;management & leadership;skills,6 1556856490,Lady Molly of Scotland Yard (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) Introduction by Alice Thomas Ellis --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.,books;classics;literary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B0000DH4Q9,"North Carolina Tar Heels ""Seal"" Pendant - 14KT Gold Jewelry You often see shirts, caps and jackets that feature logos from your favorite collegiate and professional sports teams. Now you can add high quality jewelry products to the list! You will love the exciting collections available for each school and team! 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But theres a reason that many serious outdoor chefs stick with Weber: the brand is known for quality parts and construction. Properly cared for, a Weber grill will last a lifetime. Sized to suit almost any need, the Genesis Platinum has a powerful 36,000 BTU-per-hour cooking system and three stainless steel burners that run the length of the cookbox for even heating without hot or cold spots. Infinitely-adjustable, individually-controlled burner valves allow you to cook with direct or indirect heat. The primary cooking area, a warming rack, and warm-up basket provide a spacious 611 square inches of total cooking space--enough room to cook for even the biggest groups. An electronic Crossover ignition system lights all burners in succession with the push of a button. Heavy-duty stainless steel Flavorizer bars eliminate flare-ups caused by lava rocks and ceramic briquettes--fats and juices hit the angled bars and sizzle away, adding delicious, smoky barbecue flavor instead of flames. The Genesis Platinums durable construction includes a cast-aluminum cookbox, fully-enclosed, robot-welded cart, stainless steel cooking grates, and a stainless hood with double-wall construction that adds a layer of insulation to trap heat and protect against discoloration. Rugged, weather-resistant wheels are crack-proof in the most extreme temperatures, plus allow easy transport. Locking casters prevent the grill from rolling while you cook. This model also comes loaded with extras including: a condiment basket, three molded tool holders, and a built-in center-mounted thermometer for precise monitoring of cooking temperatures. Made from easy-to-clean granite-look Thermoset with stainless steel inserts, two swing-up work surfaces hold marinades, sauces and plates while you grill. A slide-out bottom tray funnels grease into a removable catch pan for quick and painless clean-up. Also included is a 12-foot flexible hose to connect to a natural gas source. Best of all, ten fasteners are all that's needed to put this grill together, meaning you'll go from box to barbecue in less than 40 minutes. The Weber Platinum measures 65 by 63 by 30 inches fully assembled. This item is covered by a limited, lifetime warranty, and is made in the USA. --Mary Park When we launched the Genesis gas grill line back in 1985, we launched more than a new line of grills- we launched a grilling revolution. The Genesis line changed the way gas grills work with a new and innovative cooking system that stopped flare-ups and created even heat without messy lava rocks. Our system was so good, it wasn't long before other brands tried to replicate it. Close, but no cigar. Weber's cooking system is still the best on the market, and here's why: Burneres made of high-grade stainless steel run the length of the cookbox, providing even heat accross the grill. --Flavorizer bars completely cover the burners, no holes or cutouts. They are precisely angled to generate heat and facilitate run off of juices that aren't vaporized. --A drip system for directing grease away from the burners. Drippings are channeled into a funnel shaped bottom tray under the burners and collect in a large drip pan. Both the funnel-shaped tray and the drip pan are easy to remove from the front of the grill. --At least two or more individually controlled burners for cooking direct or indirect. Burners have infinite control valves so you can fine tune the temperature. Genesis Platinum gas grills include two model types--B and C. Platinum B models have three burners, and Platinum C models have three burners and a 12,000 BTU-per-hour input side burner. Both models feature stainless steel frames, fully enclosed cart with stainless steel doors and handles, stainless steel cooking grates, stainless steel flavorizer bars, thermoset work surfaces with stainless steel inserts, Crossover ignition system, solid robot-welded carts, built in thermometer, and a double-walled construction stainless steel hood that adds a layer of insulation to trap heat and protect the stainless steel hood from discoloring. All natural gas models include a 12 ft. flexible hose. All models also feature a limited lifetime warranty.",freestanding grills;grills;grills & outdoor cooking;lawn & garden;patio;weber,6 B00004WEMT,Best of the Doors 17 Song Euro Compilation with Slightly Different Track Listings Than the USA 'vert Best Of' that Has the Same Cover Art.,alternative rock;classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 0425155773,"Mean Streak Carolyn Wheat, one of the mystery world's emerging stars, proves that she's the equal of any of the best writers in the legal jungle in her new Cass Jameson novel. The courtroom crackle and icy insights into the hearts of lawyers, criminals, cops, and judges that the author soaked up in her years as a Legal Aid defense attorney are apparent on every page, and her writing is full of energy and compassion. Jameson's ex-lover, a manipulative mob lawyer, is charged with bribery and wants her to defend him. But is he counting on her brains or her heart to get him off? Other Wheaties in paperback are Fresh Kills and Where Nobody Dies. Law enforcement emerges as a dirtier and much more interesting sport than mud wrestling when Brooklyn lawyer Cass Jameson, last seen in the well-received Fresh Kills, agrees to defend an ex-lover charged with bribery. Attorney Matt Riordan, who defends mob clients, claims he did not buy secret grand jury records of testimony given by minor criminal Nunzie Aiello: the charge-and possibly some of the evidence-has been handcrafted by federal prosecutor Nick Lazarus, ostensibly as a way of permanently getting rid of Matt. Since Nunzie has gone missing, the key is to prove that the prosecution's key witness, police officer Eddie Fitzgerald, is not as squeaky clean as he seems, a great idea until the drug dealer who could bring Eddie down turns up in the city morgue. In the meantime, the wheels of justice grind on (frustrating macho Matt, who says ""adjournments are for losers""); and Cass, a convincing blend of shrewdness and emotion, watches her first high-profile, media-circus trial wobble toward increasingly likely defeat. Spurning a simple world of absolute good and evil, Wheat dexterously depicts a complex urban society where justice is not the uncontested province of the courts and it's best to keep a sharp eye on even those you think you can trust. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Ex-love means never having to say, ``Guilty, Your Honor.'' At least that's what Cass Jameson hopes when she agrees to defend her onetime lover, Matt Riordan, against the charge of bribing a court clerk for the grand jury minutes in the indictment of Nunzie Aiello, the latest in Riordan's endless stream of mob clients. Manhattan federal prosecutor Nick Lazarus and his assistant Davia Singer (like Cass, a Brooklyn emigre) are hot to nail Riordan, and their star witness, Brooklyn vice cop Eddie Fitzgerald, is saying the kinds of things that could get him disbarred even if he beats the rap. But an invisible informant is quoted as confirming Cass's cherished suspicion that Eddie Fitz is bent and Lazarus knows it. How to prove the heat on Riordan is hot air? It's not easy when Nunzie Aiello is dead; the informant soon follows him; and two more deaths put the icing on the cake, guaranteeing Riordan a mistrial--the witnesses are getting bumped faster than his counsel can cross-examine them--but putting him in the greater peril of getting charged with murder. The thoroughly corrupt cast may include too many killers, but Wheat (Fresh Kills, 1995) juggles them all with tart control in a first-rate case that would've taken anybody else twice as long to close. -- Copyright 1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Carolyn Wheat, a former defense attorney with the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, New York, is the author of four previous Cass Jameson novels, including Where Nobody Dies, the Edgar Award-nominated Dead Man's Thoughts, Fresh Kills and the Edgar Award-nominated Mean Streak. Her short story, ""Life, for Short"" published in the collection Sisters in Crime 4, was nominated for a Macavity Award, and her short story, ""Accidents Will Happen"" published in the collection Malice Domestic 5 was nominated for an Agatha Award.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 038076363X,"The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder Mysteries) Block has been getting better and better in recent Matt Scudder novels, but as this first hardcover version of a 16-year-old paperback shows, he was pretty good from the start. King's admiring introduction is generous but by no means overstated. This tale, which introduced the then-hard-drinking ex-cop, is spare and lean and full of dark insights into lonesomeness and anguish. The father of murdered Wendy Hanniford comes to Scudder to try to find out more about his errant daughter--not to find her killer, who was apparently her living partner, a brittle young man who was found in the street raving and covered with her blood and who killed himself shortly after he was arrested. In his dour, methodical, oddly empathetic way, Scudder finds out a great deal, altering several lives in the process. As always in the Scudder books, New York City--its small-hours bars, its jokey, edgy encounters--is a major character; as in the later books, too, Block's style is admirable: free of gimmicks, plain but utterly telling in every line. This is a fine opportunity to get in on the start of what has become one of the most rewarding PI series currently in progress. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The 1976 paperback that introduced Block's melancholy, alcoholic shamus Matt Scudder finally gets a well-deserved hardcover edition--as well as a charming fan letter of an introduction from Stephen King. King pinpoints why the nine-book Scudder series (A Dance at the Slaughterhouse, 1991, etc.) is among mystery's most popular and finest: ``The absence of cats,'' i.e., ``tricks.'' As King says, Scudder is a ``pure'' detective who ``is real because his milieu is real.'' The fascinating ordinariness of Scudder and the harsh realness of his New York City arrive full force here as the p.i. is hired by a distraught father to look into the recent stabbing murder of his estranged daughter. Not to solve it, because the apparent killer, the girl's gay male roommate, has already been arrested--and punished: he's hung himself in his jail cell; but to find out more about the girl and why anyone would want to kill her. Scudder accepts the job reluctantly, as is his dour way, and during the course of his brief digging exhibits the sort of brave yet flawed behavior that sets him apart from other literary p.i.s: doggedly following the victim's trail down unexpected alleys as he learns that she was a moderately happy hooker who in fact was loved like a sister by her alleged killer; as he tithes 10% of his earnings to random churches; casts a cynical yet kindly eye on his fellow citizens; seeks release from the evil he finds in some through booze, the hired love of call-girl Elaine, and stunning bursts of violence, particularly against a mugger whose fingers he carefully snaps one by one. And, of course, Scudder turns up the real killer. Not as richly textured as most of the later cases, but, still, as haunting and mournful as the baying of a hound at the moon--and a must for Block/Scudder fans. -- Copyright 1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Associationonly the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.",books;contemporary;hard-boiled;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B000FO7SDI,"Refining Processes Handbook The book is easy to read and is very understandable. The author is to be commended for his work and has provided a book that is useful to both practicing engineers concerned with refinery operational planning as well as for other refinery-oriented scientist diciplines. This is a very well organized and valuable edition to the refining bookshelf. - ENERGY SOURCES, VOL 26, 2004 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Besides covering topics like catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, and alkylation, this volume has chapters on waste water treatment and the economics of managing or commissioning the design of a petroleum refinery. Found only in this volume is material on operating a jointly owned and operated refinery. (Over the last decade, the ownership of many refineries has shifted to small companies, from the large, integrated companies. Because of this shift, many refineries are now jointly owned and operated.) Filled with handy process flow diagrams, this volume is the only reference that a chemical engineer or process manager in a petroleum refinery needs for answers to everyday process and operations questions. * Covers the technologies and operations of petroleum refineries* Provides material on operating a jointly owned and operated refinery* Gives readers a comprehensive introduction to petroleum refining, as well as a full reference to engineers in the field --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;chemical;engineering;mining & geological;petroleum;professional & technical,6 0312348347,"The Demon of the Air: An Aztec Mystery (Aztec Mysteries) Starred Review. Historical novels, let alone debuts, don't get much better than British author Levack's outstanding effort, set in the heyday of the Aztec empire two years before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. Already, rumors of pale, bearded men with strange weapons have reached the emperor, Montezuma. When a human sacrifice to the war-god goes wrongthe intended victim makes an ominous prophecy before jumping to his death off the Great Pyramidthe ensuing uproar threatens the power of the emperor and his chief minister, Black Feathers. Both Montezuma and Black Feathers charge Yaotl, a disgraced priest now the minister's slave, with discovering the reason for the suicide. Yaotl, who narrates this rich tale, doggedly pursues a twisted trail of plots and counterplots toward the truth. Levack makes comprehensible and familiar a society that seems at first glance alien. Sixteenth-century Mexico comes to wonderful life in this gripping, multifaceted mystery, winner of the 2004 CWA Debut Dagger Award. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. SIMON LEVACK grew up in a small town in England. He was trained in the legal profession but now writes full-time. He has had a long-standing interest in Mesoamerican history, especially the Aztecs, triggered by reading Inga Clendinnens book Aztecs: An Interpretation. He lives in London with his wife and son and is working on his next book, Shadow of the Lords. Demon of the AirTHIRTEEN GRASS1Blood lay on the steps near the summit of the Great Pyramid, the afternoon's flowing over the morning's, the fresh over the dry. My bare foot struck it with a wet slap and came up again with a sound like cotton tearing.Two temples crowned the pyramid: the war-god's on the right and the rain-god's on the left. This evening the blood seeping down the steps belonged to the war-god. It was the Festival of the Raising of Banners, when something more than the usual shuffling lines of anonymous captives awaited the Fire Priest and his flint knife. Today, the merchants, the long-distance traders known as Pochteca, presented their gifts to the god: beautiful dancers, the pick of the slaves in the market, trained for months to make their last day on Earth a flawless masterpiece.""You've seen more sacrifices than I have, Yaotl. Did you ever see one like this before?"" The man climbing beside me had a gruff voice made gruffer by the effort of lugging our burden up the side of the pyramid. He had a solid, useful look that went with his name, Momaimati, which meant One Skilled with his Hands or, as I thought of him, ""Handy.""We were so near the top of the pyramid that we had to stop and wait while, above our heads, the priests ended a man's time on Earth and scattered his blood to the four Directions. The merchant who had paid for the victim and escorted him to the sacrificial stone looked on like a proud father at a wedding.I knew a hundred ways to die. I had seen maimed, glazed-eyed prisoners of war stumbling insensibly to their fate, captured nobles clinging to their dignity to the end, and a few mad creatures dancingup the steps crying out brave nonsense about the sweetness of the Flowery Death. No two were ever the same.""No,"" I admitted, ""I never did.""Behind us a little party trudged up the steps: the next victim and his sponsor, a timid-looking merchant dressed as a seasoned warrior, with his much more ferocious-looking wife on his arm. Their sacrifice was on his feet, despite his shaven head and the deathly pallor of his chalk-whitened skin.I looked ruefully at our own offering. I was cradling a dead man's head in the crook of my arm so that it would not flop about so obviously. The bloody mush at his temple would be harder to hide than the broken neck, but I doubted the priests would be fooled either way.The only escort this one would have on his last journey would be Handy and I: a common man and a slave. The affable young man who had sponsored him had disappeared, along with the rest of his entourage, scattering like frightened birds when their carefully prepared, expensive victim had run amok. We had dragged the body back up the pyramid from where we had found it, broken by its fall, only to find the rest of our party vanished like mist over the lake and ourselves left with nothing for the war-god and his bloodthirsty minions except a human sacrifice who was already dead.A novice signaled to us from the top of the steps.""I'll let you do the talking,"" Handy grunted as he picked up the corpse's feet.""Let's try to keep him upright,"" I hissed. ""Maybe they won't notice.""Smells assailed my nostrils. It was hard to say which of them was the worst. The priests had not bathed for months and not even the sweet resinous odor of the temple fires could mask their odor of blood and stale sweat, but what was truly appalling was the stench of offal that hung in the air around them: the smell of human hearts, torn out of the breasts of sacrificial victims and cast, still beating, into the Eagle Vessel. I could all too easily imagine my own among them. Slaves, unless bought for the purpose, were not usually killed, but when the priests saw what we had brought them, I was afraid they might be angry enough to make an exception.Handy and I got our arms under the sacrifice's shoulders and heaved him forward. I told myself he looked convincingly alive--apart from his feet dragging on the stones between us and his head lolling toward each of us in turn.""What's the matter with him?"" demanded the novice who had signaled to us.""Passed out,"" I said. ""They do that, don't they? It's the sacred wine they make them drink.""""He's not passed out. He's dead,"" the novice stated flatly.""Dead?"" Handy had decided to play dumb.""It looks to me,"" said one of the older priests, ""like he fell down the steps trying to make a run for it. I wondered what all the fuss was about down there.""""Perhaps he slipped."" I was running out of excuses.""So he ran away. How can we offer up a creature like this to the war-god?""There were six priests here, grouped around the altar in front of the temple. Five wore short ceremonial capes and feathered head-fans hung with paper pendants and had their cheeks painted with red ocher. Among them was the Fire Priest, whose role in the proceedings was obvious from the enormous, bloody, glistening flint knife he bore.It was not the knife which made me nervous, however, but the sixth priest, the one the others looked to for their cue, a man resplendent in a flowing cloak of blue-green quetzal feathers and a shimmering quetzal feather headdress, with a turquoise rod through his nose and an obsidian mirror on his chest. This man glared at Handy and me, and the bars on his cheeks and the star design painted around his eyes rippled menacingly. He was in charge today and he was not happy. As the bearer of Peynal, the war-god's lieutenant, he had just run a circuit of the city, killing several sacrificial victims on the way, and this after an eighty-day fast. Had he not been hungry, exhausted and irritable he would not have been human, and if he felt slighted then events could quickly turn nasty.""The war-god,"" he growled, ""needs his nourishment.""I swallowed. Needing inspiration, I looked across to the temple of Tlaloc.I thought I saw a movement in its shadow.Without sparing the time to think I called out: ""Hey, you! What are you laughing at?""Seven heads snapped round to follow my glance. Only the dead man kept his eyes on the floor.The summit of the pyramid was as silent as a mountaintop. We were not a people given to raising our voices, and my calling out seemed to have shocked the air into stillness. Then, just as seven pairs of eyes turned back toward me and questions began to form on seven pairs of lips, a man stepped out of the shadows.His gaunt face was stained black, black blood stuck to his temples and he wore a black cloak: a priest of the rain-god.He stared at us, his eyes narrowed in an expression that I might have taken for curiosity if I had not noticed a barely perceptible movement at the corners of his mouth.He was indeed laughing at us.I stared back at him, savoring the sight and letting it register with the blood-soaked men around me. The rain-god's priest looked away and pointed toward us, and soon he was joined by another, also laughing and gesturing.As innocently as I could, I asked: ""Who are they, then?""A priest of the war god answered without taking his eyes off his neighbors. ""They're nothing. Ignore them.""""Why do you think they're laughing?"" I persisted.The rain-god's priests were clowning around, one of them rolling his head about as if he had a broken neck while the other made mock stabbing motions.""Because they don't know any better,"" growled the Fire Priest.""They love seeing us made fools of,"" said the novice who had called us forward. ""One of the biggest days of the year, with the Emperor and everyone watching--and we're arguing over a stiff!""Two of his elders spoke at once. One raised an arm, but Peynal's bearer stepped sharply round the altar to restrain him. One of the men from the neighboring temple had fallen over and was slapping the stuccoed floor in a display of mirth. One of the war-god's priests shook a fist at the rain-god's temple, roaring ""Shut up, you!"" in a voice they could have heard on the far shore of the lake. His colleagues stared at him.The embarrassed silence was broken by a cough. Every member of the procession on the steps behind us, one way or another, was impatientfor his moment of glory. I heard a female voice whisper that if these idiots did not get a move on there would not be much of a feast. There would scarcely be time to get their slave's remains home, let alone cook him, and no way was she eating him raw.Peynal scowled, distorting the bars and stars on his face still further. He was sweating. A moment longer and his paint would start to run. His mouth twitched dangerously.""He didn't try to run away,"" I protested desperately. ""He slipped. It was an accident. It was our fault. We are clumsy and stupid. He was too strong for us, truly worthy of the god.""The priests looked unconvinced. They seemed more interested in their neighbors' antics.""Those bastards are laughing at us. One of these days ...""""Please,"" I begged, ""we've brought the war-god an offering. It's not much but it's all we have. He will have his fill of hearts this evening. Can't you accept this one, even if it isn't beating?""Peynal seemed to come to a decision. He gestured sharply at the Fire Priest. ""Get on with it and get them out of here!""Then everything happened very fast.The priests pulled the corpse from our grasp and stretched it over the sacrificial stone with one holding each arm and leg and the chest arching toward the sky. The Fire Priest stood over it for a moment, his lips moving swiftly through the words of a hymn. He brandished his blade high over his head and brought it down with both hands. It crunched into the chest and the body bucked in the hands of the other priests as if in a death throe. They were used to the real thing, though--to...",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;united states,6 B000EHY8ZM,Energizer J Alkaline Battery Retail Pack J; 1-pk,accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 B000F5ZH8A,"Point Blank (FBI Thriller (G.P. Putnam's Sons)) Coulter's new thriller romance (Blowout, etc.) opens with Ruth Warnecki lost in a cave in rural Virginia while fellow (married) FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are hot on the tail of a psychotic dirty old man (Moses Grace) and his flirtatious teenage partner (Claudia), who've kidnapped a smalltime comedian. Coulter fans know if they suspend beliefreally suspend beliefshe'll deliver page-turners filled with good guys battling bad guys as well as enjoying domestic tranquility. After Ruth makes it out of the cave, she's cared for by Dixon Noble, the local sheriff and ex-New Yorker with two kids and a missing wife; then Ruth and the gang return to the cave to discover the body of a murdered music student. Lacey and Dillon consult MAX the miracle computer about Moses while Dix introduces Ruth to his domineering father-in-law, Chappy, and musician Gordon, Chappy's geriatric lech of a brother. Coulter alternates between the search for the student's killer and the hunt for Moses, cases tied together only by the FBI agents solving them and the theme of criminally insane grumpy old men. Coulter continues to prove more convincing describing virtue than vice, which means that sympathetic characters and happy endings take precedence over serious detective work. (On sale Aug. 23) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. Coutler deftly orchestrates her fast-paced, intricate story threads and the disparate cases challenging her agents with a concertmaster's touch. (BookPage) --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. Catherine Coulter is the author of the New York Times-bestselling FBI thrillers The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge, Riptide, Hemlock Bay, Eleventh Hour, Blindside, Blowout, Point Blank, Double Take, TailSpin, KnockOut, and Whiplash. She lives in northern California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Typical of the FBI series featuring Agents Savage and Sherlock, this fast-paced story moves with momentum through numerous plot lines of love, murder, and stalking. Dick Hill is an experienced performer who deftly handles the numerous characters and keeps the story moving at breakneck speed. Listeners will appreciate that Hill makes us feel as if he is reading as fast as he can so that we can find out what happens next. The production and performance are superb, and the way the story lines finally come together is a testament to Coulter's talent. The combination of Coulter and Hill is as expert and entertaining as the Savage/Sherlock partnership. S.K.P. AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;genre fiction;horror;literature & fiction;romance;romantic suspense,6 B00008JL80,House of 1000 Corpses 25 tracks. Digipac has light wear. Small mark on edge of disc is outside playing area and will not affect play. Parental Advisory.,alternative rock;hard rock & metal;miscellaneous;music;pop;soundtracks,6 0812523768,"Orion and the Conqueror The intrigues of fourth-century-B.C. Macedonia and Greece are brought vividly to life in this sweeping historical fantasy. To avert the possibility that the strands of space-time might unravel, Orion, rebellious instrument of the Creators previously encountered in Orion in the Dying Time , is sent to the court of Philip II to ensure that his son Alexander succeeds in his territorial conquests. Orion comes to admire Philip but falls under the control of his wife (and Alexander's mother) Olympias, an embodiment of the Creator Hera. Olympias is determined to arrange the assassination of Philip so that Alexander may gain the throne before a rival heir can be born to the king's new wife. Orion fights in the battle at Chaeroneia, where Macedonia defeats Athens and Thebes, and is sent to Persia where he is forced to desert when he has an opportunity to meet with his great love Anya, a Creator fighting other battles in a different time. She urges him to obey Olympias to save the Creators' universe. Despite Orion's admiration for the Macedonian king and all his attempts to flee his doom, he is drawn into a final confrontation. Bova's adroit use of detail makes the time setting ring true; his depictions of historic personages as well as his fictional creations are psychologically sound. The sounds, the scents and the sensibility of the ancient world permeate this well-wrought adventure. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Orion, the eternal warrior, joins forces with Alexander the Great in this latest episode from veteran Bova's series about time, space, and mythic adventure.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Another in Bova's fantasy potboilers (Orion in the Dying Time, etc.) about the immortal android warrior Orion, the Creators who made him, and the evil opposition intent on destroying both Creators and humanity. This time out, Orion finds himself in the service of Philip of Macedon, fighting alongside the future Alexander the Great, while separated from his lover, the Creator- goddess Anya, and battling a Queen Olympias, who happens to be one of the evil superbeings. An odd but effective combination of far- out fantasy trappings with solid historical foundations--much more persuasive and appealing than Orion's previous airing. -- Copyright 1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ""Non-stop action and mind-bending concepts combine to make Orion absolutely unforgettable...Ben Bova brings it to life on a canvas spread over time and space."" --Isaac Asimov""Bova's adroit use of detail makes the setting ring true; his depictions of historic personages as well as his fictional creations are psychologically sound. The sounds, the scents and the sensibility of the ancient world permeate this well-wrought adventure."" --Publishers Weekly""Bova presents enough solid historical backing to give the story a ring of authenticity. He also doesn't require a reader to have gone through the series' previous volumes in order to fully enjoy this story. Readers who appreciate books such as Harry Turtledove's Agent of Byzantium or Marion Zimmer Bradley's Firebrand should expect a pleasurable time of it here!"" --Starlog Born in Philadelphia, Ben Bova worked as a newspaper reporter, a technical editor for Project Vanguard (the first American satellite program), and a science writer and marketing manager for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, before being appointed editor of Analog, one of the leading science fiction magazines, in 1971. After leaving Analog in 1978, he continued his editorial work in science fiction, serving as fiction editor of Omni for several years and editing a number of anthologies and lines of books, including the ""Ben Bova Presents"" series for Tor. He has won science fiction's Hugo Award for Best Editor six times.A published SF author from the late 1950s onward, Bova is one of the field's leading writers of ""hard SF,"" science fiction based on plausible science and engineering. Among his dozens of novels are Millennium, The Kinsman Saga, Colony, Orion, Peacekeepers, Privateers, and the Voyagers series. Much of his recent work, including Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, The Precipice, and The Rock Rats, falls into the continuity he calls ""The Grand Tour,"" a large-scale saga of the near-future exploration and development of our solar system. A President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, in 2001 Dr. Bova was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He lives in Naples, Florida, with his wife, the well-known literary agent Barbara Bova.",adventure;books;high tech;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000FQJ9MO,"Red HatFedoraLinux2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) This essential reference organizes material into a set of nine stand-alone, task-oriented minibooks that enable readers to understand all aspects of the Fedora OS, the latest release of the most popular Linux distributionEach minibook covers a different aspect of Fedora, such as getting users started with Fedora, the various workstations and applications, OpenOffice.org, networking, system administration, security, running Internet servers on a Fedora system, and programmingMore experienced readers can use this desktop reference to look up how to perform specific tasks, such as hooking up to the Internet, using a cable modem, or reading e-mailIncludes the full Fedora Core distribution with source code on DVD and all of the CD content that comes with Fedora, saving readers hours of download time --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. This essential reference organizes material into a set of nine stand-alone, task-oriented minibooks that enable readers to understand all aspects of the Fedora OS, the latest release of the most popular Linux distributionEach minibook covers a different aspect of Fedora, such as getting users started with Fedora, the various workstations and applications, OpenOffice.org, networking, system administration, security, running Internet servers on a Fedora system, and programmingMore experienced readers can use this desktop reference to look up how to perform specific tasks, such as hooking up to the Internet, using a cable modem, or reading e-mailIncludes the full Fedora Core distribution with source code on DVD and all of the CD content that comes with Fedora, saving readers hours of download time --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;computers & technology;education & reference;linux;operating systems;software,6 B0006526U6,fogger 4 GPH barbed fogger without stake,drip systems;gardening;hoses & accessories;lawn & garden;patio;watering equipment,6 B00004RACB,"RainBird #15-F-C1 Full Circular Nozzle The Rainbird 15FC1 Adjustable Pattern Nozzle distributes water evenly regardless of pattern and is compatible with other Rain Bird Matched Flow Rate nozzles and 1804, SP40, SP25 and A17 spray heads. The Adjustable Pattern Nozzle has an adjustable flow and radius with a stainless steel adjustment screw. Two nozzles and filter screens are included. The 15FC1 Nozzle has a full circle spray pattern.",automatic irrigation equipment;gardening;lawn & garden;patio;sprinkler heads;watering equipment,6 B00066ZVSO,Effortless Hooks These useful hooks are so easy to put up. Who needs to struggle with difficult hooks? Sturdy molded plastic will give years of wear! Complete set of twelve hooks,bath;bathroom accessories;decorative shower curtain hooks;home & kitchen;hooks & liners;shower curtains,6 B00063RX6U,"Lodge Logic L5PP3 Pre-Seasoned Perch Muffin/Cornbread Pan This whimsical Perch Pan has 5 fish shaped impressions which are 4 1/4""long, 2 1/2"" wide and 1"" deep. Makes fun cornbread or muffins. Even makes a fun jell-o mold. Cast Iron cooks best. The even heat control allows for a perfect bread crust every time. Seasoned and ready to use.",all pans;bakeware;cookware;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;muffin & cupcake pans,6 B00000756M,"Greek Pop Classics CD W/Aphrodite'S Child, Venaglis, Axis, Epsilon, Harris Ch",jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock;world music,6 0399508066,"Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes Jack Hamm is one of the best-selling authors of art instruction books. With nearly a million copies sold, his books have helped aspiring artists of every age and level of ability learn to draw and improve their technique.",arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;drawing;historical;history & criticism,6 0375764011,"Guide to College Majors, 2004 Edition (College Admissions Guides) No other book offers you so much pertinent information on so many college majors. - Courses - Ways to Prepare - Career OptionsAll the information you need to make a decision.This guide gives you up-to-date, relevant information on more than 300 majors, including:? Accounting? Advertising? African American Studies? Agriculture? Anthropology? Archaeology? Architecture? Art? Astronomy? Aviation? Biology? Chemistry? Child Care? Classics? Counseling? Culinary Arts? Dance? Data Processing? Economics? Education? Engineering? English Literature? Film? Finance? Geography? History? Human ResourcesManagement? Interior Design? Journalism? Library Science? Linguistics? Marketing? Mathematics? Molecular Genetics? Music? Nursing? Nutrition? Oceanography? Pharmacy? Philosophy? Physical Therapy? Physics? Pre-dentistry? Pre-law? Pre-medicine? Pre-optometry? Pre?veterinary Medicine? Psychology? Radio and Television? Real Estate? Social Work? Statistics? Theater? Theology? Urban Planning? Women?s Studies? Zoology The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.",books;college & university;college guides;counseling;education & reference;schools & teaching,6 B00000IP4Y,"Whistler Whistler's self-titled debut sounds derivative at first, as elements of Frente!, the Cranberries, and early Everything but the Girl flash by the ears. But another listen reveals gently crafted, addictive pop tunes. The trio's harmonies on the opening cut, ""If I Give You a Smile,"" unfold languidly under the sun of the song, collecting dew and getting shinier until the sunflower crescendo at song's end. The blending of acoustic instrumentation and the featherweight female vocals provide a good spine for Whistler's sound, which is both lotion smooth and drearily British in all of the right places. Pay special attention to the third cut, ""Closing Time,"" a gorgeous piece of chamber pop. --Jason Josephes CD",alternative rock;classic rock;dance & electronic;music;pop;rock,6 0394507363,"The Best Defense The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",administrative law;books;civil law;civil procedure;law;rules & procedures,6 B000PE55MY,"Elastic Slip-on Wrist support Brace - Black This elastic wrist support brace offers relief and comfort from stiffness, swelling and pain for either wrist. The pull-on elastic wrist support provides support without interfering with activities.",braces;hand;health & personal care;medical supplies & equipment;splints & slings;wrist & finger,6 B000O3IPKK,"USB Cradle Docking Station Charger AC Adapter for Palm Treo 680 750 Package comes with cradle base, AC adapter (for base) and USB cable (for base). This cradle is the best choice for your Treo 680, 750 series.",cables & cradles;computers & accessories;electronics;handhelds & accessories;pda & handheld accessories;pdas,6 B000026KG7,"Deep Purple The last DP album to feature original vocalist Rod Evans and original bassist Nick Simper. No real hints to the hard rock juggernauts they would soon become, but still a heady mix of late-'60s rock featuring plenty of fine Ritchie Blackmore solos and now 5 bonus tracks. The best known track here is their version of Donovan's Lalena .",classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0009ZD2XS,"DAYTON HDMI-1M HDMI CABLE 1m Dayton Audio HDMI video cables are ATC certified to provide the most reliable signal transfer for the purest picture. Unlike most HDMI cables, Dayton Audio video cables use individual, shielded twisted pair wires for unsurpassed video signal. Their outstanding design reigns over other HDMI cables, with true picture quality and detail; perfect for high resolution digital editing or for the discriminating video connoisseur. True shielded twisted pair, gold plated connectors, exclusive patented RF-Blok shielding and a beautiful design comes together for the perfect video transfer. Features: *ATC certified *Gold plated connectors *Patented RF-Blok *Foil shielding and copper tinned braiding *Shielded twisted wire pairs *Supports 1080p and 8-channel digital audio.",accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;cables & interconnects;electronics;hdmi cables;video cables,6 0525441980,"When I Was Young in the Mountains: 2 (Reading Rainbow Book) When I was young in the mountains, Grandfather came home in the evening covered with the black dust of the coal mine. Now, Cynthia Rylant's When I Was Young in the Mountains, illus. by Diane Goode, a Caldecott Honor book, returns in a 20th-anniversary edition wrapped with a copper-colored commemorative band. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. As a child, Diane Goode loved books and art. She has been drawing ever since she can remember. Of Italian and French descent, she enjoyed the richness of both cultures and traveled to Europe every summer visiting family as well as cathedrals and museums. She feels that these early impressions helped shape her appreciation of art and life. She studied art history at Queens College, but switched to fine arts, in which she earned her degree. Her love for Europe shows in the setting of many of her books Paris in particular, where two of her recent picture books, Where's Our Mama? and Mama's Perfect Present. take place. She drew on her experience of living for a short time in Pennsylvania, to do the art work for Cynthia Rylant's story of Appalachia, When I Was Young in the Mountains, for which she was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal. Diane Goode has illustrated 27 books for children, including anthologies and stories she has written herself. She has always been drawn to the classics and has illustrated many of the traditional fairy tales. Of her process, she says: ""I always begin with a rough dummy and then work on the individual pages, sketching very loosely and quickly to establish movement and composition. I do these dozens of times, repositioning enlarging, reducing, adding and omitting. There are always hundreds of sketches for each book. It sounds tedious, but it is the most exciting part of creating a book. When I m satisfied with these, I do the final art. All of my work is done on opaline parchment, a thin but strong paper. I sketch lightly in pencil and use water colors applied with very fine sable brushes. Sometimes I use color pencils with the paint to soften the atmosphere."" Diane Goode now lives in Watchung, New Jersey, with her husband David, an author and college professor. Their son, Peter, attends Rhode Island School of Design. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;children's books;education & reference;literature & fiction;research & publishing guides;writing,6 0425209695,"Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict (A Victorian Mystery) Emily Brightwell is the author of the ""Mrs. Jeffries"" series of mysteries. She lives in Lake Forest, CA.",books;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 B000060P33,"Elaine Stritch - At Liberty (2002 Original Broadway Production) Elaine Stritch is a legend and she knows it. And so she came up with a whole one-woman show about the best topic she could think of: her life in the theater. And what a trip it's been. From Ethel Merman to Noel Coward, Stritch has worked with some of the greatest names to grace the American stage, and she has anecdotes about all of them (most are included on this recording). In this show, she hits all the marks with the acuity of a seasoned pro who's seen it all and whose love for the theater remains undiluted. Stritch is not a traditionally pretty singer (those gravelly pipes!), but she absolutely knows how to give life to a song, extracting the last drop of meaning, dropping pauses for effect with deadly accuracy. Sondheim's ""Ladies Who Lunch"" and ""Broadway Baby"" will be hers forever, and a case could be made for the hilarious ""Zip"" (from Pal Joey) and the obscure, spectacularly politically incorrect ""Civilization"" (from the revue Angel in the Wings) as well. Fittingly, this two-CD set includes ""I'm Still Here,"" which may well be Stritch's motto. If you're looking for a concise yet bewitching history of the musical, this is it. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Elaine Stritch is a legend and she knows it. And so she came up with a whole one-woman show about the best topic she could think of: her life in the theatre. And what a trip it's been. From Ethel Merman to Noel Coward, Stritch has worked with some of the greatest names to grace the American stage, and she has anecdotes about all of them. In this show, she hits all the marks with the acuity of a seasoned pro who's seen it all and whose love for the theatre remains unscathed. Stritch is not a traditionally pretty singer (those gravelly pipes!), but she absolutely knows how to give life to a song, extracting the last drop of meaning, dropping pauses for effect with deadly accuracy. Sondheim's ""Ladies Who Lunch"" and ""Broadway Baby"" will be hers forever, and a case could be made for the hilarious ""Zip"" (from Pal Joey) as well. Fittingly, this 2-CD set includes ""I'm Still Here"", which may well be Stritch's motto. If you're looking for a concise yet bewitching history of the musical, this is it. --Elisabeth Vincentelli",broadway & vocalists;jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;soundtracks,6 B000ECS5SS,"Groovy Style Sofa So Fine Groovy Girls love to lounge on this ultra-mod overstuffed couch. Dazzling styling, including posh fabrics, makes this one sofa-isticated settee. Groovy Girls love to lounge on this ultra-mod overstuffed couch.",décor & storage;furniture;home & kitchen;kids' furniture;sofas;toys & games,6 B000CKRLVE,Tru-Tech FD488T Ignition Coil COIL,automotive;coils;ignition & electrical;ignition parts;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 B00062YJ6S,"K&N 33-2703 High Performance Replacement Air Filter K's lifetime replacement air filters are designed to increase horsepower and acceleration while providing excellent filtration. The air filter is custom-designed to fit into your existing factory air box and the drop-in design means adding performance is simple. The unique design of the air filter features multiple layers of cotton fabric which capture airborne dirt particles. The filter is washable and reusable and can be easily cleaned and oiled. It lasts up to 50,000 miles before cleaning is needed.",air filters;air filters & accessories;automotive;filters;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 B000068FQZ,"20th Century Masters Import exclusive compilation subtitled 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection for the ex-Triumph singer/guitarist. 12 tracks including four tracks recorded during his 2000-2001 tour, three of them Triumph classics, 'Middle Ground', 'Lay It On The Line' & 'Hold On' plus a hauntingly beautiful version of 'Suitcase Blues'. 2002.",classical;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0001Q2EMU,"Black & Decker NST2018 GROOM 'N' EDGE 12-Inch 18-Volt Cordless Electric String Trimmer with 2 Batteries The Black Decker 18-Volt Cordless GROOM 'N' EDGE trimmer/edger puts the finishing touches on any lawn or garden. There are no extension cords or gas engines to maintain, and the light weight adds to the simplified operation. A large, 12-inch cutting path covers a lot of groud in a single pass when trimming, and the tool offers deep, defined borders when used for edging. Black Decker's patented gear-drive transmission delivers superior power and cutting performance when compared to other cordless trimmers in this voltage class. ul.indent {list-style: inside disc;text-indent: 20px;}img.withlink {border:1px black solid;} a.nodecoration {text-decoration: none} An intuitive, easy-to-use design helped the NST2018 win its designation as a Consumers Digest Best Buy. View larger. Edging and Trimming in One Tool The GROOM 'N' EDGE trimmer/edger combines two tools in one to make lawn and garden care more convenient. Use the tool's edger function to add borders to your pathways and flower beds, which helps to fight weeds and define the areas in your yard. Flip the head back over to a trimming tool to clip grass around delicate plants or in tight corners, giving your grounds a clean, manicured look. The large, 12-inch cut path makes it possible to complete your yard work in less time. Integrated Features for Performance and Comfort Black Decker's automatic feed spool keeps the line at a constant, perfect length for trimming, allowing you to finish your tasks without interruption. The shaft telescopes to fit your height, and an adjustable handle makes holding and operating the trimmer/edger comfortable for all users. Extended Range of Use with Cordless, Rechargeable Power With its 18-volt battery, the trimmer/edger lets you tend to the most remote areas on your property without the hassle of winding extension cords or maintaining gas or oil engines. The GROOM 'N' EDGE includes two batteries--use one and keep the other in the included charger so it's ready the next time you need it. The battery is also compatible with other select cordless Black Decker lawn tools for added convenience. The rechargeable power greatly reduces noise and emission pollution associated with gas engines, protectecting your hearing and the environment. The Black Decker 18-Volt Cordless Electric GROOM 'N' EDGE trimmer/edger is covered by a two-year warranty. What's in the Box 18-Volt, 12-inch cordless trimmer/edger; 18-volt battery charger; two, 18-volt batteries (#244760-00) NST2018 LST1018 NST1024 NST2036 Key Feature Two 18V NiCad batteries provide extended run time 40 percent lighter battery, smaller than traditional 18V NiCad batteries PowerCommand system with ""boost mode"" for up to twice the power of 18V string trimmers Long-lasting 36V battery with performance that rivals gas string trimmers Battery Voltage 18V 18V 24V 36V Multivoltage No No Yes No Battery Chemistry NiCad Li-Ion NiCad NiCad Number of Batteries 2 1 1 1 Amp Hours 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.4 Cut Swath 12 inches 12 inches 13 inches 14 inches RPM 8300 8300 6800-9000 7500 Tip Speed 290 mph 290 mph 350 mph 312 mph Watt Hours 54 27 41 86.4 Runtime 23.2 24 14 15 Rate of Cut(square feet/min) 28 13 60 51 Area Cutsquare feet as sold 646 323 839 n/a String Diameter 0.065-inch 0.065-inch 0.065-inch 0.08-inch dual Weight 6.8 pounds 6 pounds 8.8 pounds 11.9 pounds Charge Time 8 hours 45 minutes 9 hours 12 hours Transmission Gear Gear Gear Gear Line Feed Type AFS AFS AFS Bump Edging Mode Yes Yes Yes No Warranty 2 years 2 years 2 years 3 years NST2018 LST1018 NST1024 NST2036",green patio;lawn & garden;mowers & outdoor power tools;outdoor power tools;patio;string trimmers,6 B000BIZ87Q,"Motley Pacifier Chain Pacifier chains can be used to attach a pacifier or small toy within arms reach of you child. The clip attaches securely to your child`s clothing, carrier or stroller. They also prevent your child`s favorite toy go get lost. A must for every Mom!",baby & toddler toys;baby products;feeding;leashes & cases;pacifiers & accessories;toys & games,6 B00084RE7U,Monticello Single Handle Tub/Shower Eschutcheon Finish: Chrome 97582 Finish: Chrome Features: -Single-handle tub/shower escutcheon.-Available in Chrome or Polished Brass. Collection: -Monticello collection.,bathroom fixtures;kitchen & bath fixtures;shower & tub faucets;shower faucets;tools & home improvement;tub & shower systems,6 B000P284CY,"Amazon.com: Indianapolis Colts Blue 2007 Sideline Callsign T-Shirt - X-Large: Clothing Clearly signal your team and division loyalty with this Indianapolis Colts Blue 2007 Sideline Callsign T-Shirt, perfect for all-around warm-weather wear. Just like you'll see Colts players wearing on the sidelines this season. Features screen printed NFL logo, team logo, and team name on chest, plus conference & division graphic on right sleeve.",clothing;clothing & accessories;fan shop;novelty & special use;sports & outdoors;t-shirts,6 0940262606,Sophia: The Wisdom of God (Library of Russian Philosophy) Text: English (translation) Original Language: Russian,books;christian books & bibles;new age;religion & spirituality;theology;theosophy,6 B0000A5A21,"The Artist in the Ambulance Third album and major label debut for Californian emocore band follows 2002's The Illusion Of Safety. Incorporating a punchy, strongly melodic pop sensibility, galloping metal rhythms and fiercely intelligent lyrics into their muscular sound, they are being hotly tipped for greatness. Includes the single 'Under a Killing Moon' which appeared on a split 7"" with their labelmates Thursday.",alternative rock;classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 0751511099,"Dead Man's Ransom: The Ninth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (The Cadfael Chronicles) In this mystery featuring 12th-century Brother Cadfael, a Welsh lord captured by the English is to be exchanged for Gilbert Prestcote, sheriff of Shropshire, who is held by the Welsh. When Prestcote dies in Welsh hands, Cadfael suspects murder and reveals the motives of the captors. PW commented: ""Peters's local color is at its most engaging in the tangled family trees that sprawl across a contentious border."" Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 'A more atttractive and prepossessing detective it would be hard to find.' SUNDAY TIMES Ellis Peters is one of the pseudonyms of Edith Pargeter who wrote several books under her own name and also Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr and John Redfern. She was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995. The cognoscenti know that Brother Cadfael, the Benedictine monk, practices medicine and solves crimes in medieval Britain. When a wounded Welsh POW is brought to him for treatment, he turns out to be a nobleman's son who can be exchanged for a captive of the Welsh. But before a swap can be finalized, murder foils the plans, and Cadfael must ferret out the guilty party. Philip Madoc, a mild and robust Cadfael, performs with an admirable cast in a typically workmanlike BBC Radio production. Y.R. AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B00008X9DT,Now CD,classic rock;jazz;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B00004TFBG,"Secret Door Kitty Gill loves children and has always wanted to bring children closer to their hearts. She believes this is possible through music, which is why she has created Pixie Sage, a magical character that enters into childrens dreams and helps them solve their problems. Secret Door, a collection of songs sung by Kitty, Pixie Sage, and her daughter, Adina, are for children ages 9 months-8 years. Kitty has been writing songs professionally for 20 years. Her songs have appeared on The Olsen Twins CD, Brother for Sale which hit the Billboards Heatseekers Album Chart in 1992, and again on their second CD, I Am the Cute One. Her compositions are also featured on Early Ears, a CD compilation for children ages 0-6 from BMGKidz. And Kitty has written songs for Mondo Book Publishing, a childrens educational publishing company. From a young age, Kitty has received awards for her songwriting. In 1987, her song, Hes So Right, received The Abe Oleman Scholarship Award for excellence in songwriting from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, as well as publication in Sheet Music Magazine. She also received Certificates of Merit from the American Song Festival in 1982 and 1983. In addition to being a songwriter, Kitty is a couples and family counselor, and was a teacher at the Fleming School in New York, where she taught French and music. From there, she branched out into storytelling, and then started writing childrens songs. What is Secret Door? Secret Door is a collection of songs for children ages 9 months to 8 years, written and performed by Kitty Gill. Some other performers include her daughter, Adina, and Pixie Sage, a character created by Kitty who embodies ""the mind, heart, and soul of a child."" The CD is a magical musical arrangement for children and adults alike, featuring songs that address experiences that children often dont have words for, such as anger, fear, sleeplessness and love. In between the songs, there are short skits and conversations between Kitty and Pixie Sage. Jane Margolies of Offspring Magazine called it, ""a rousing collection of songs by Kitty Gill that kids will want to listen to over and over (and their parents won't mind)."" Secret Door is now being played on WPKN.FM 89.5 in Bridgeport Conn. on the first, third and fifth Saturday of each month, from 6 to 8:45AM. She is appearing live on Dave Zinovenkos show ""The Carousel."" on April 29th , and May 6th, with future air dates to come. In the works is a book about the adventures of Pixie Sage, as well as a Pixie Sage doll. Secret Door is a collection of songs ages 9 months to 8 years, written and sung by Kitty Gill. It is a magical, musical arrangement of songs That addresses experiences that children often don't have words for.",children's music;christian;classical;miscellaneous;music;pop,6 B00000035Q,"In the Here & Now Tracy Nelson, who's toured with Marcia Bell and Irma Thomas, approaches the blues with authority and barely contains her euphoria on this strong ""comeback"" album of 1993--her first effort in 13 years. The former Mother Earth singer has a keen ear for flattering material and she makes the most of interpretative opportunities presented in the lyrics of durable old tunes and resplendent new ones. Her big voice sweeps through Elmore James's ""It Hurts Me Too"" and delivers Willie Dixon's ""Whatever I Am"" with a sassy bravura that Koko Taylor would appreciate. And she phrases with surety on ""Living the Blues,"" a shuffle co-written with top Nashville scribe Gary Nicholson. Irma Thomas joins Nelson for a memorable rendition of the Percy Mayfield standard, ""Please Send Me Someone to Love."" Accompanists like ex-Stevie Ray Vaughan keyboardist Reese Wynans and guitarist Mike Henderson make sure they're heard, but never get in Nelson's way. --Frank-John Hadley All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.",blues;country;folk;music;pop;r&b,6 B000EN832A,"GloryBee Orchard Blend HoneyStix, Variety Pack, 5-Count Packages (Pack of 16) Located in the beautiful Willamette Valley, GloryBee Foods is a leading supplier of natural foods and craft supplies to consumers, businesses, and manufacturers worldwide. Family-owned and operated since in 1975, their goal is to provide our customers with the highest-quality products for healthy living. GloryBee Foods started officially in January 1975 under the name of Dick's Bee Supplies as the transition was made from hobbyist to businessman. Richard Turanski, a third-generation beekeeper, had been given a beehive to begin a hobby, as his interest grew it connected with his reading of the Bible, for honey is mentioned 52 times in the Bible. When connecting with ancient times he thought of when they ate honey they did not eat the filtered honey of today but all of the products of the hive: honey, bee pollen, beeswax, propolis, and royal jelly. Within a couple of months the name was changed to what everyone today knows now as ""GloryBee Foods"" when a family friend from California offered a new title. Dick, as he is known to his friends, recalls ""in 1974, we moved to 1635 River Road in Eugene, Oregon, and were contemplating more involvement in beekeeping and selling the honey. We had plenty of storage space and a shop to work in as well, so my wife Patty and I took up the initiative and put a sign out on the road stating 'Honey for Sale.' The original plan was to run 100 colonies of bees and build the necessary equipment, but business grew more quickly after Dick was asked to teach a beekeeping class at Lane Community College in Eugene. The first year, GloryBee Honey extracted 10,000 pounds of honey; 3,000 pounds of it was dill honey. They now produce an average of 13,000 pounds of honey daily. The current GloryBee product lines have grown to include the unique and popular Honeystix, natural and organic sweeteners, royal jelly, propolis, pollen, herbal honey, herbs, spices, nuts, dried fruits, chocolate, soap and candle making supplies, and of course, lots of honey. The case consists of a full color display box which each contains 16 x 5-packs. Orchard blend honeystix includes tongue tickling flavors of peach, cherry, grape, apple, and raspberry. Kosher certified by Orthodox Union.",cooking & baking supplies;grocery & gourmet food;honey;pantry staples;sugars & sweeteners;syrups,6 0812926064,"New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (NY Times) America's foremost crossword puzzle reference revised and expanded with thousands of new words, up-to-date factual references, including famous people and the latest geographical changes, bearing the trustworthy New York Times name. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Tom Pulliam was a management consultant and later became a professional puzzle creator.Clare Grundman won many prizes in national puzzle contests and was a widely known composer for symphonic orchestras, Broadway musicals and television.From the Paperback edition.",books;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;english;humor & entertainment;puzzles & games,6 1575870940,"Christmas Trivia Filled with fascinating facts about the world's favorite holiday, this charming little book is a must for everyone's Christmas stocking. Stump your family with these delightful questions and impress your friends with your new-found knowledge of Christmas. What does the X stand for in Xmas? In what country did the Christmas tree originate? You'll have hours of fun discovering these and 196 other fascinating facts to light up your Christmas season. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;education & reference;humor;humor & entertainment;puzzles & games;trivia,6 B000031X6A,"Gothic Club Classics Includes: Bauhaus, Das Ich, Mission, Killing Joke & More.",alternative rock;dance & electronic;hard rock & metal;miscellaneous;music;rock,6 0916272869,"67 Mixed Messages: Poems (New Series #12) Ed Allen is winner of the Flannery OConnor Award for Short Fiction for his collection Ate It Anyway and author of two novels. The Showtime TV version of his novel Mustang Sally (titled Easy Six) aired during the summer of 2005. A former three-day contestant on Jeopardy!, he teaches at University of South Dakota.",bisexuality;books;gay & lesbian;literature & fiction;nonfiction;poetry,6 B000B8652I,"Scared to Dance At last, a quality CD release for The Skids deput album which reached No.19 in the UK charts when first released by Virgin in '79 and which now comes with eight bonus tracks. Includes the UK hit singles ""Sweet Suburbia"" (No.70), ""The Saints Are Coming"" (No.48) and Uinta The Valley"" (No.1 0) as well as the ultra rare ""Charles"" EP. Booklet includes lyrics to all the songs, detailed liner notes and pictures of all of the relevant singles releases to give a deluxe package. As with all Captain Oil releases this will be sent to well over 100 fanzines and underground media and will also be serviced to the 'mainstream' rock press so expect some cracking reviews. CAPTAIN OI! 2005",alternative rock;classic rock;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B000NCULCC,"Marshalls Creek Spices Saffron Whole Spanish Welcome to MARSHALLS CREEK SPICES, a division of Pure And Natural Spices, where we pack and sell a large selection of spices, herbs and blends, in attractive, clear, almost quart size, wide mouth jars, with tamper proof seals. Marshalls Creek Spices stock over 150 different varieties. All packed weekly, unlike what you buy in the store. The stores carry spices that are packed somewhere, then shipped and stored somewhere else, and then months later, end up on your stores shelf. Where it may sit for another few weeks. For freshness, quality and economy, Marshalls Creek Spices can't be beat.",grocery & gourmet food;herbs;pantry staples;saffron;single herbs & spices;spices & seasonings,6 1584280492,"Advanced Infrared Photography Handbook Laurie White Hayball is amember of the International Cinematographers Guildand the author of Infrared Photography Handbook. She lives in North Hollywood, California.",arts & photography;books;equipment;photography;reference;techniques & reference,6 B00004RKHA,Riptide [Vinyl] ALBUM GOOD CONDITION,blues;classic rock;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 1594144516,"The Blackgloom Bounty (Five Star Epic Fantasy) Starred Review. A fast pace, sly humor, amusing dialogue and a richly researched background lift Baxley's fantasy, the first of a new series set in medieval Britain. When Merlin's long-ago apprentice Kruzurk Makshare (aka the Boozer) receives a dreamlike visitation from the legendary mage, he learns he must destroy another former apprentice, the villainous Seed of Cerberus. To do so will require a visit to the demon-guarded Blackgloom Keep. Enter young Daynin McKinnon, who discovers a curious rune-covered headstone, which may be the fabled Blackgloom Bounty, and brings it to Kruz's attention. Kruz believes it will provide entry into the fortress, while Daynin hopes the sale of the stone will restore his family's fortunes. The colorful cast of good guys and ne'er-do-wells includes the Pictish ghost of Brude McAlpin liberated from his tomb, assorted pursuing Caledonians and a bemused Prior Bede, whose monastery serves as a hiding place for the Blackgloom Bounty. Suitable for fantasy enthusiasts of all ages, this novel evolved from an e-book, The Scythian Stone. (Apr.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ""Taking place in Medieval Scotland, this tale of magic, adventure and love really captured my attention..."" -- Fantasybookspot.com Review by Tyler, Febuary 2006""This series opener...originated as an ebook...and is a good choice for fans of epic-style sagas and Scottish history."" -- Library Journal, March 15, 2006""This terrific medieval fantasy...will elate readers for its fast-paced, action-thrilled story line starring a strong cast."" -- Harriet Klausner, Amazon's #1 Ranked Reviewer!""Two thumbs up for a colorful cast of characters, nonstop, rapid-fire action and compelling storyline!"" -- Nancy McCulloch, PRWEB Article, March 20, 2006 THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY is fantasy reading for all ages. Harry Potter is great for younger kids, but when they grow out of it, I want my books to be where they gravitate. I want them to be able to read a chapter, then get online and Google a term or a phrase to learn more about the time period. Yes, Blackgloom is fantasy. However, its also a medieval epic with lots of historical imagery, phrases and geographic locations to make the storyline credible. Every reviewer thus far has lauded the book for the fast, unrelenting action, interesting characters and multiple plot lines that all lead to a dramatic (and apparently very satisfying) ending. Thats important to meto know that people get the bookthat they understand what motivates the characters. Kruzurk Makshare, as a young magicians apprentice, encountered the arch-typical villain, Seed of Cerberus, who was studying with Kruzurk under the master magician, Merlin. While trying to stop the Seed from stealing Merlins tools of making, Kruzurk, or the Boozer, as he is known early in the story, is cursed for life by the vindictive Seed. Despite his horribly disfigured face and the agonizing curse, Kruzurk retains his values as a person and a true magician. He disdains the use of sorcery, and eventually is chosen by the spirit of Merlin to bring down the Seed. Merlin gives Kruzurk the tools he needs to take on the Seed, but Kruzurk must first devise a way to get into the Seeds impregnable fortress at Blackgloom and overcome him without the use of sorcery. Kruzurk determines to accomplish this with a clever ruse involving a young highlander, Daynin McKinnon, who is unaware of his role in the great deception. From the outset of the story, Daynin is torn between his desire to seek riches with which to rebuild his ancestral home and his duty to his grandfather Ean. Desire wins out, temporarily, leading Daynin on a hair-raising adventure where he meets and falls in love with the beautiful and cunning Sabritha Kilcullen. Together, they are dragged into Kruzurks plot to bring the Seed down. Along the way, others join them in the crusade, also unaware of the part they are to play in a nightmare of whirlwind escapades that many will not survive. Ultimately, the Seed is destroyed, leaving Daynin, Sabritha and Kruzurk Makshare to divide the spoils left in the ruins of Blackgloom. This Blackgloom Bounty then becomes the focal point of the story, as Daynin must overcome a host of almost insurmountable enemies, objects and circumstances to return the bounty and Sabritha to his clans ancestral home. There, he hopes to rebuild the keep, kindle a romance with Sabritha and hold his ground against all comers. But first, a great chase, an even greater escape and a tremendous running battle ensues, stretching across most of Scotland and the high seas and ending at the walls of Kinloch Keep. At every turn, Daynin is threatened with the loss of the bounty, his dreams and the future of his clan. He grows in character, capability and cunning by overcoming every hindrance, all the while gathering a cadre of compatriots, both mortal and mystic, who might ultimately help the boy reach his goals. ""The cold and dampness quickly began to drain his mental faculties. Mesmerized by visions of Sabritha, the treasure, and what the two combined might mean to his future, Daynin stepped inside the tomb wherein the Great Deceivers casket had lain for half a millennium. The boys mind went everywhere and nowhere at that instant. He picked up one of the ancient texts and placed it on the sarcophagus, allowing it to flop open to a velvet bookmark. Without thinking, he began to read aloud, seemingly unaware that he repeated a conjuration likely written by a sorcerers hand. ""Daynin scanned down the page, stopping abruptly when he finally realized what he had been reciting. Stunned by that revelation, his eyes immediately skipped from the book to several rows of pictographs carved on top of the sarcophagus. Shoving the book aside, he feverishly brushed away eons of dirt, decay and detritus, bringing the whole of a long hidden message to light. While he allowed his eyes to scan the markings, words formed in his headalmost like a chantbut different somehow, very different. Reading on, he could hear himself repeating lines left by an ancient Pictish priest who must have believed that Brude McAlpin would again walk in the land of the living, provided the right conditions prevailed."" (Excerpted from an author's interview at MagesPages.com) My name is Jon Baxley. I live in Hondo, Texas. I graduated from the University of Texas, Arlington, and went straight into the Army during the Vietnam War. After that, I served as a ""consultant"" (a fancy word for spy) with the USIA in the former Soviet Union. In 1985 I began writing on a daily basisfirst for my own business needs, then ultimately with the intent to become published. I submitted my first fiction work in 1986. Unfortunately that work never got off the groundthere were simply too many war stories at the time. Its been in a box ever since. My next effort was a terrific little fantasy story called The Scythian Stone in eBook form which won a contest with Preditors & Editors. I went on to write a rough draft of THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY as the second episode in a five book series. When Thomson Gale read both books, they suggested that I combine the two into one epic tome. Thats when all the lights went on. Ive been writing for almost twenty years now and things are finally starting to develop, now that THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY is available in hard cover and eBook form. The prospect of a book-to-movie package is also being considered by several major Hollywood players. That part excites me. I would love to see this story play out on the big screen and that will likely happen, given the buzz Blackgloom is generating in the national media.",books;fantasy;literature & fiction;magic & wizards;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000F7112O,"Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy Stoker-winner Sarrantonio (Redshift) delivers another exciting all-original anthology, stocked with a host of high-profile authors who show that fantasy, at its best, can't be defined, only expressed through an ever-changing menu. Robert Silverberg's elegant prose sets the stage with ""The Sorcerer's Apprentice,"" a rueful romance. The second tale, Kit Reed's surreal ""Perpetua"" (about a girl who's been miniaturized by an overprotective father and trapped inside an ""alligator"" in a nightmarish near future), likewise avoids familiar fantasy tropes, though enough elves, witches, dragons and magicians surface elsewhere in this hefty volume to soothe readers who have come to expect them. Among the finest selections are Elizabeth Hand's exquisite ""Wonderwall,"" about a confused student haunted by Rimbaud; Charles de Lint's ""Riding Shotgun,"" a ghost story about the consequences of trying to change the past; Thomas M. Disch's ""The White Man,"" a vampiric delight regarding race relations; Patricia McKillip's ""Out of the Woods,"" an enchanting meditation on lost love, replete with Pre-Raphaelite imagery; Harry Turtledove's poignant ""Coming Across,"" about AIDS in faerie land; and Sarrantonio's own ""Sleepover,"" an ode to unwanted children. Gene Wolfe's mysterious ""Golden City Far,"" a multi-layered dream regarding ""the magical power of death,"" closes a book as strong as any year's best-of anthology. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editor Sarrantonio asked some more of the best sf and fantasy writers to create their own ""dangerous visions"" a la the stories in Harlan Ellison's famed 1967 anthology of that name, which is actually the inspiration for all three of Sarrantonio's acclaimed selections (999 [1999] and Redshift [2001] are this one's predecessors). Big names like Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman, Harry Turtledove, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Silverberg, Charles de Lint, Thomas M. Disch, and Gene Wolfe obliged, as did still-rising stars such as Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jeffrey Ford, and Terry Bisson. Among stories of consistently high quality, standouts include Patricia A. McKillip's ""Out of the Woods,"" a variation on Tennyson's ""Lady of Shalott""; de Lint's ""Riding Shotgun""; Peter Schneider's believably frightening ""Tots""; and Kit Reed's ""Perpetua,"" which should give old Freudians fits. Another sterling assemblage by a master anthologist. Frieda MurrayCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Another sterling assemblage by a master anthologist. -- BooklistEasily one of the more impressive collections to hit the shelves. -- Chronicle --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Al Sarrantonio is the author of numerous books, a winner of the Bram Stoker Award, and a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award. He is the editor of the highly acclaimed anthologies Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction and 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",anthologies;books;fantasy;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy;short stories,6 B000006AYD,"Road to the Western Lands This disc is a sonically advanced tribute to the late, iconoclastic writer William S. Burroughs. In 1989, Bill Laswell and his group Material constructed Seven Souls, a musical soundscape accompanied by Burroughs's distinctive voice and his surreal musings on mortality and isolation. Remixed here by Laswell and four contemporary DJ-producers, Burroughs's own words are imaginatively recontextualized into a moving electronic elegy to the vastly influential author. Expounding on the ancient Egyptian mythology of death, Burroughs is contorted under the reverential guidance of Laswell and aural technicians Talvin Singh, Spring Hill Jack, DJ Olive, and DJ Soul Slinger. By updating Material's original dub-funk-jazz fusion with studio advancements of the '90s, we are presented with a work that combines spoken word, invigorating instrumentals, and modern electronica. --Mitch Myers",alternative rock;dance & electronic;jazz;music;pop;rock,6 B00002S85Q,"Chessmaster 6000 Chessmaster 6000 is interactive chess, featuring 3-D game boards and playing pieces. The graphics and completely redesigned interface put you right in the middle of the action. Make the most of your game with rated play, insider playing tips, and expert assessment by renowned chess masters. If you like, expert chess coach Bruce Pandolfini can assess your skills, move by move. Take new diagnostic tests to determine your true skill level--and let Bruce point out your strengths and weaknesses. You'll also get chess tips from international master Josh Waitzkin (subject of the film and book Searching for Bobby Fischer) in his updated audio-annotated games and visual-play analysis. Take advantage of his vast wisdom and learn inside moves that you won't find anywhere else. This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.",board games;games;linux games;more systems;pc;video games,6 1842154540,"Bread Machine and Beyond Jennie Shapter is a freelance food writer and home economist who specialises in creating and testing recipes. In the early part of her career, Jennie spent a number of years working as Chief Home Economist for several major food manufactures, where she developed her considerable baking skills. She has written over twenty cookery books including The Bread Baker's Bible for Southwater.",baking;books;bread;cookbooks;food & wine;special appliances,6 B0006N9IX6,"Gentle Leader Headcollar (Fawn, Large) Preferred by leading trainers, veterinarians and behaviorists, the Gentle Leader works with your dog's natural instincts to stop pulling, lunging and other misbehaviors. The neck strap of this scientifically designed headcollar stimulates a dog's opposition reflex (the natural inclination of dogs to push against pressure). The nose loop works with your dog's pack psychology, telling him that you are his gentle leader. When your dog is trained, the headcollar converts to a traditional-style collar. Click Here to See Instructions",collars;dogs;harnesses & leashes;headcollars;pet supplies;training & behavior aids,6 1401204600,"Outsiders VOL 03: Wanted Grade 9 UpWhile the leader of the Outsiders, Nightwing, has deliberately maintained his emotional distance, the others have continued to develop friendships. But are they all who they seem to be? Arsenal has been receiving advice from Batman, but why would he be helping the Outsiders? How was the security base breached? Is one of the superheroes working against the group? Not only must they worry about one another, but the Outsiders also encounter an unexpected evil that does not come from someone with superpowers. Since this is outside of their realm of expertise, they must enlist the help of humankindspecifically John Walsh of Americas Most Wanted. Although this is an entertaining and exciting graphic novel, its an optional purchase. The background information required to follow the story is almost overwhelming, and readers who are not aficionados of the DC comic world could go crazy attempting to sort it all out. However, fans of the previous titles will not be disappointed as the characters continue to develop in engaging ways. Despite some typical graphic novel fare (heroines with large breasts and short skirts, for example), there is hardly any spandex to be seen, and the compelling artwork propels the story forward. Be aware, however, that there is some interspecies sex that might give some adults pause, and a story line involving a child prostitution ring is disturbing.Heather M. Lisowski, Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Gr. 10-12. Former Real World cast member and the creator of the graphic novel Pedro and Me (2000) turns in something quite different here. The Outsiders is a team in turmoil, and readers will barely have a chance to get the characters straight before they are plunked into the middle of an even bigger, stranger drama----a brutal hunt for vengeance against a slavery cartel with ties to one of the team's own members. Things straighten out eventually as the Outsiders learn that Batman has been secretly pulling their strings, and a confrontation between the Caped Crusader and Outsider Nightwing, Batman's former protege, crackles with paranoia and leads to an exciting showdown. Character profiles, which appear at the beginning of the book, don't sufficiently set up the action, and the cliffhanger ending is a little confusing. The overall tone, however, is fittingly dark, the action scenes are extremely well choreographed, and Winick's surprisingly gritty writing (which includes occasional rough language) packs a plot twist into nearly every chapter. Add this to graphic novel collections in need of some hard-hitting superhero action. Jesse KarpCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;comics & graphic novels;dc comics;graphic novels;publishers;superheroes,6 B000EPC90K,"BoxWave HP iPAQ hw6925 miniSync Retractable Cable An ultra-portable cable, the miniSync simultaneously charges and synchronizes your handheld, just like its cradle!",cables & cradles;computers & accessories;electronics;handhelds & accessories;pda & handheld accessories;pdas,6 B00000JWCW,Best of Techno Bass Crew All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.,blues;dance & electronic;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop,6 1588433668,"British Columbia Adventure Guide (Adventure Guides Series) ""These useful guides are highly recommended...""",books;british columbia;canada;general;provinces;travel,6 B0000A0AGW,"Bushnell Banner Dusk & Dawn 4-12x40 Riflescope Ask any trophy hunter or taxidermist, and he or she will tell you more tags are filled in the low-light hours than any other time. Enter the Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 riflescope, which is designed to excel in early morning and late evening light. With its Dusk & Dawn Brightness (DDB) multicoated lenses--which add clarity and brightness when the sun is low or under heavy cloud cover--the Banner scope adds precious minutes to every hunting day. The scope also includes a Multi-X reticle and a one-piece tube design. Other features include a 100-percent waterproof and fogproof construction, 1/4 MOA fingertip resettable windage and elevation adjustments, and a fast-focus eyepiece. Whether you're gearing up for big game or little varmints, the Banner riflescope is a terrific low-light choice. Specifications Finish: Matte Magnification: 4-12x Objective lens: 40mm Reticle: Multi-X Field of view: 29 feet @ 100 feet (4x), 11 feet @ 100 feet (12x) Adjustment range: 60 inches @ 100 yards Eye relief: 3.3 inches Exit pupil: 10mm (4x), 3.3mm (12x) Click value: 0.25 inches @ 100 yards Mounting length: 5.5 inches Length: 12 inches Weight: 15 ounces About Bushnell Bushnell has been the industry leader in high-performance sports optics for more than 50 years. The company's guiding principle is to provide the highest quality, most reliable, and most affordable sports optics products on the market. Bushnell product lines enhance the enjoyment of every outdoor pursuit, including nature study, hunting, fishing, birding, and stargazing. Indoors, the company's binoculars bring the audience closer to the action in fast-moving sports or the fine arts at theaters and concerts. Rifle scope 4-12x magnification 40mm objective lens (adjustable objective) 1 tube 1/4 MOA (1/4 click value @ 100 yds) Multi-X (duplex) reticle 10 yds to infinity parallax adjustment 29.9 ft to 11 ft field of view @ 100 yds 60 adjustment range @ 100 yds 3.3 eye relief 10mm to 3.3mm exit pupil 15 oz. 12 long 5.5 mounting length Other features: Mutli-coated optics Fast-focus eyepiece Nitrogen-filled Fogproof Waterproof Features Dusk & Dawn Brightness (DDB) multi-coated lenses for clarity and brightness in low light. This is a great scope for hunting, plinking and the hunter class of field target. The fast-focus eyepiece and the fingertip windage and elevation adjustments make this ideal for anyone in a position requiring fast action!",gun scopes;hunting;hunting & fishing;hunting optics;rifle scopes;sports & outdoors,6 0618128735,"Esther Stories Innovative, original and fresh as a breath of perfumed summer air, these 34 stories capture pure emotion so vividly they tremble with contained life. Orner, who was published in The Best American Short Stories 2001 and has received a Pushcart Prize, creates characters so real that readers sense they could not only recognize them on the street, but also see into their troubled hearts. The tales collected here cover a lot of geographical ground - one group is set in Fall River, Mass., others in Chicago, while some veer away as far as Nova Scotia and Mississippi - but Orner teaches us that people everywhere share the same sorrows and joys. ""Cousin Tuck's"" is a heartbreaking tale of two misfits, Tito and Nadine, who find each other again. ""[S]ome nights he'd take her home. Most guys gave him no grief - hell, a warm body's a warm body. In Boston in February, there's guys who sleep with frozen squirrel corpses."" In ""Atlantic City,"" a nurse comes home at lunch to find her husband dead and can remember him only on the beach in Atlantic City years before, in an almost unbearably bittersweet reverie. In the even shorter ""Shoe Story,"" which is reminiscent of the late Richard Brautigan, a man recalls a overheard long ago, which ended with a woman throwing a pair of shoes out of the window into the street just by his restaurant table. ""[T]hose shoes were angels dispatched to rescue ourselves from our own grease-soaked and burbling-over hearts."" This extraordinarily fine collection should establish Orner as a new star of American short fiction. Author tour. (Nov. 2). Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. This affecting debut collection presents 34 stories, many no more than a page or two long, that span America. Though the physical territory covered is broad, the emotional probing of the characters is the high point here. The book is divided into four parts: the first two concern the lives of unrelated strangers; the last two present two assimilated Jewish families, one on the East Coast, the other in the Midwest. In the title story, the narrator tries to form a picture of his dead Aunt Esther with fragments of anecdotes: ""I study an old high school picture of Esther and find it difficult to believe that the portly, angry, hollow-eyed woman who lived in my grandparents' basement throughout the 1980s is this person who looks so much like Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: seductive, sweaty, a little nasty, a little pouty."" Recommended for most libraries. Molly Abramowitz, Silver Spring, MD Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. In this debut collection of impeccably crafted short stories, Orner examines the small moments that resonate throughout a lifetime. In the first half, many of the characters find themselves unexpectedly impacted by the deaths of those around them: a high school student is drawn to the remote location where a teacher was murdered; the removal of his deceased tenant's clothes prompts a landlord to examine the dissolution of his marriage; and the feud between two competing one-man shows about Edgar Allan Poe leads to the suicide of one of the actors. In the second half, Orner details the lives of two Jewish families. The Kaplans, from a middle-class Massachusetts's mill town, lead a quietly unremarkable life, and Orner perfectly captures the everyday heartbreaks and triumphs that comprise such a lifetime. The stories about the Burmans, a prosperous Chicago family, all lead inexorably to the title story, where a young man tries to piece together his enigmatic aunt's life and her descent into madness. Readers will enjoy discovering this talented and insightful writer. Brendan DowlingCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved (Starred Review) This extraordinarily fine collection should establish Orner as a new star of American short fiction. -- Publisher's Weekly, September 24, 2001Orner doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls. -- New York Times, November 4, 2001 Esther Stories was named a New York Times Notable Book, featured on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and awarded the Samuel Golberg and Sons Prize for Jewish fiction. The book was also a Finalist for the Pen/Hemingway Award and the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award. Peter Orner is the 2002-2003 winner of the Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His story collection, Esther Stories, was a New York Times Notable Book, a Finalist for the Pen/Hemingway Award, and winner of the Samuel Goldberg Prize for Jewish Fiction. Orner holds both an MFA from the University of Iowa and a degree in law. His work has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories and the Pushcart Prize Anthology and has appeared in a number of national publications, including The Atlantic Monthly and The Paris Review. Orner currently lives in San Francisco and teaches at San Francisco State University. Initials Etched on a Dining-Room Table, Lockeport, Nova Scotia The girl was young when she did it, and she didnt live there. This was in 1962. She was eighteen. Shed been hired to tidy the place. It was three, maybe four years before anybody noticed. The letters were so small, and they always ate in the kitchen. And when they did discover them, she was already gone to Halifax. By that time the girl had a reputation to escape from. So when they put two and two together and figured out it was she that did it, they werent surprised. Of course shed be the one to do something like this, they said shameless girl, not shocking at all.A cod fisherman, a captain, lived in the house with his wife, one of the original Locke mansions on Gurden Street overlooking the harbor. They never had children, but dust collects nonetheless in a house so huge. The girl had never been in a place that grand. At least thats what they told each other when they found her letters. RGL. That shed wanted to leave her mark in the world, something that would last, something that would stay. The family still lived in town, her father and brothers sold hardware, so they could have held somebody accountable for the damage if theyd wanted to. But the captain and his wife talked it over and decided not to mention it to anyone. Not that they approved Lord no. It was defacement of property. Vandalism. Of course it was an heirloom; it had belonged to her mothers mother, a burnished mahogany drop-leaf built in York in 1844. They could never approve. But they were quiet people; they kept to themselves in the hard times, and even in the good times they held their distance. Besides, what could anybody do about it now? What was done was done. Still, that didnt mean the captains wife didnt watch more carefully over the other girls who came to clean, and it didnt mean the captain didnt sometimes think of her sugar breath, that morning, the one out of a thousand when he was home and slept late hed startled her in the kitchen. Captain Adelbert! I didnt have any idea you were home, me banging the pots down here to wake the dead. His only intention was to touch her sweater (Lucy was out, still teaching school then), but he couldnt stop and kissed her, her hands at her sides. She didnt resist or desire, and that had made him a fool for years.Yet over the longer years when the fish became scarcer, when theyd long since failed their vow to fill that house with children, when the silences between them sometimes lasted hours, when the captains wife no longer paced the house, waiting for him, or word of him an odd thing. They still talked about the letters. RGL became a part of the table that had always been too good to eat on, as important as the deep swirls carved at the top of the legs. She. The simple fact of her once among them, among their things, dusting, opening closet doors, tracing her finger along the frames of the paintings in the front room. Taking a needle she must have used a needle and climbing up on the table, walking on her knees to a spot just off the center.In the dark, now older, now retired, still in the house, they murmur: She was a pretty girl, wasnt she? Curls. Yes, yes. Got in trouble with the boys early on, didnt she? What do you think the G stands for? Gina? Gertrude? Georgette? Never came back here ever. No, never heard of it. Family acts like she never existed. Well. She was a disgrace, I suppose. Yes, well. They both think of her. Sleep comes slowly. Now the captain coughs and twists. Age and too much time on land have made him restless, a man who was never restless, a man who had always slept the unmovable sleep of beached whales, now tossing and muttering, waking with sweat- wet hands, afraid. Now he dreams of drowning. And the captains wife stares at the ceiling in the dark and thinks of leading a child, Rachel Larshs child, an angry boy in new leather shoes, through the house, pointing out the captains trophies, the swordfish he caught during that trip to the Pacific (on the wall in the library), the hidden staircase behind the summer kitchen, and here, see, look, beneath the vase he brought back from St. John, your mothers initials. And the boy not curious, shaking free his hand.Copyright 2001 by Peter Orner. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;short stories;single author;united states,6 B000MZHX9E,"78 Important Questions Every Leader Should Ask and Answer ""catalyst for creating an environment where leaders and their teams understand each other better,trust each other more..toward common goals."" -- BIZLIFE January 2003""worthwhile book for leaders and aspiring leaders-to-read, absorb, and keep handy."" -- The Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In order to truly know what's going on inside their companies and promote a positive relationship with their employees, great leaders must develop a talent for both asking - and answering - questions. 78 Important Questions Every Leader Should Ask and Answer helps readers master this critical but often over-looked skill. It provides both common and uncommon examples of questions they need to ask and be prepared to answer regarding customers, employees, and even themselves. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;business & investing;entrepreneurship;leadership;management & leadership;small business & entrepreneurship,6 B000HZRTU2,"Todco GR300 Roasted Garlic Express Never before has roasting garlic been so easy! There have been numerous studies with over 2000 published papers that document the health promoting properties of eating garlic. It boosts the immune system possibly increasing resistance to allergies, colds, anemia, and asthma. Garlic may help blood platelets from sticking together so the body is able to break up blood clots. There have been clinical studies indicating garlic may reduce bad cholesterol levels and boost memory. Many nutritional supplements include garlic for an assortment of other possible benefits. 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The amount of energy used is minimal.",garlic roasters;garlic tools;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets;seasoning & spice tools,6 B0002ABU34,"Toto - Past to Present 1977-1990 Fourteen music videos from the first 14 years of the Grammy-winning power popsters are featured in this pleasing tribute to one of the biggest rock groups of the '80s. Among the songs are ""Rosanna,"" ""Africa,"" ""I'll Be Over You,"" a medley that includes ""Hold the Line,"" and more. 72 min. Soundtrack: English.",classic rock;movies & tv;music;pop;rock;tv,6 0471192139,"The Rising Tide: The Leading Minds of Business and Economics Chart a Course Toward Higher Growth and Prosperity Few would disagree that economic growth is essential to national well-being. How economic growth is best achieved, though, is another matter altogether. In an effort to shed new light on this highly controversial issue, Jerry Jasinowski enlists many of the leading lights in economics and business to share their wisdom and insights. As one of the hottest items on the national agenda, the issue of economic growth has engaged many of the leading minds of the business and economics communities. No national economic goal, if achieved, can do more to increase the wealth and living standards of the American citizen. Now, in this singular collection of essays, Jerry Jasinowski, President of the National Association of Manufacturers, brings together a select group of esteemed experts to share their views and shed new light on an important-and highly charged-topic: how business and industry can support a model for greater economic growth. Featuring contributions from a who's who of chief economists, policymakers, corporate executives, and academics, The Rising Tide dives into the growth debate with one message: higher growth rates are not only good and necessary, but possible, and the private sector-not the government-should set the parameters for growth. To illustrate and support this perspective, such influential figures as Jack Kemp, Felix Rohatyn, Dana Mead, Audrey Freedman, James Tobin, Robert Eisner, Jos? Pi?era, Robert Lutz, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Marina Whitman, Dale Jorgenson, Jeffrey Sachs, and Michael Boskin explore the thinking, methods, and mechanisms that can link growth in industry to widespread growth in the economy. With eye-opening and thought-provoking pieces on everything from trade, taxes, and the prime interest rate to minimum wage, global markets, and corporate incentives, the eloquent voices that fill this landmark volume challenge the way we think about the issue, and prescribe numerous strategies by which greater growth may be achieved. In ""The Economic Growth Imperative,"" Jack Kemp cites governmental interference and misinformed conventional wisdom as key factors limiting America's prosperity. He argues that these limits are policy-induced, and recommends specific policy changes that would effectively raise the ceiling on growth. Nobel laureates James Tobin and Lawrence Klein discuss how America can grow faster, particularly when certain impediments are removed to allow the economy to reach its full potential. Harvard economist Rosabeth Moss Kanter CEO William Hudson, and others delineate the ways companies, both large and small, have contributed greatly to economic growth by dramatically increasing productivity. Robert Lutz, Robert Shapiro, Anthony Carnevale, and Audrey Freedman each describe the role of the workforce in fueling growth, while Michael Boskin and Frank Lichtenberg explain how technology continues to be a major contributor to economic growth. Trade and global competition are the focus of important pieces by Jeffrey Sachs and Marina Whitman. The concluding group of essays, ""Government Can Boost Growth,"" describes a number of fiscal and monetary policies the government can institute to support the efforts of the private sector in promoting greater economic growth. Stimulating, provocative, and unquestionably authoritative, The Rising Tide is must reading for senior-level executives, policymakers, analysts, and anyone interested in our nation's prosperity. As one of the hottest items on the national agenda, the issue of economic growth has engaged many of the leading minds of the business and economics communities. No national economic goal, if achieved, can do more to increase the wealth and living standards of the American citizen. Now, in this singular collection of essays, Jerry Jasinowski, President of the National Association of Manufacturers, brings together a select group of esteemed experts to share their views and shed new light on an important--and highly charged--topic: how business and industry can support a model for greater economic growth.Featuring contributions from a who's who of chief economists, policymakers, corporate executives, and academics, The Rising Tide dives into the growth debate with one message: higher growth rates are not only good and necessary, but possible, and the private sector--not the government--should set the parameters for growth. To illustrate and support this perspective, such influential figures as Jack Kemp, Felix Rohatyn, Dana Mead, Audrey Freedman, James Tobin, Robert Eisner, Jos? Pi?era, Robert Lutz, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Marina Whitman, Dale Jorgenson, Jeffrey Sachs, and Michael Boskin explore the thinking, methods, and mechanisms that can link growth in industry to widespread growth in the economy.With eye-opening and thought-provoking pieces on everything from trade, taxes, and the prime interest rate to minimum wage, global markets, and corporate incentives, the eloquent voices that fill this landmark volume challenge the way we think about the issue, and prescribe numerous strategies by which greater growth may be achieved. In ""The Economic Growth Imperative,"" Jack Kemp cites governmental interference and misinformed conventional wisdom as key factors limiting America's prosperity. He argues that these limits are policy-induced, and recommends specific policy changes that would effectively raise the ceiling on growth. Nobel laureates James Tobin and Lawrence Klein discuss how America can grow faster, particularly when certain impediments are removed to allow the economy to reach its full potential. Harvard economist Rosabeth Moss Kanter, CEO William Hudson, and others delineate the ways companies, both large and small, have contributed greatly to economic growth by dramatically increasing productivity. Robert Lutz, Robert Shapiro, Anthony Carnevale, and Audrey Freedman each describe the role of the workforce in fueling growth, while Michael Boskin and Frank Lichtenberg explain how technology continues to be a major contributor to economic growth. Trade and global competition are the focus of important pieces by Jeffrey Sachs and Marina Whitman. The concluding group of essays, ""Government Can Boost Growth,"" describes a number of fiscal and monetary policies the government can institute to support the efforts of the private sector in promoting greater economic growth. Stimulating, provocative, and unquestionably authoritative, The Rising Tide is must reading for senior-level executives, policymakers, analysts, and anyone interested in our nation's prosperity.The Rising Tide brings together the best minds in business and economics to explore the future of America's economic growth. With contributions from such influential leaders and thinkers as Jack Kemp, Felix Rohatyn, Dana Mead, Audrey Freedman, James Tobin, Robert Eisner, Jos? Pi?era, Robert Lutz, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Marina Whitman, Dale Jorgenson, Jeffrey Sachs, and Michael Boskin, The Rising Tide offers a variety of authoritative, thought-provoking perspectives on one of the burning issues of the day.""Reading these scholarly essays is not enough. They spark heightened expectation for much higher growth--systematically prescribing understandable, practical means to rewardingly outdo ourselves. Now, we must do it.""--Robert W. Galvin Chairman of the Executive Committee Motorola Inc..... JERRY J. JASINOWSKI is President of the National Association of Manufacturers and a highly regarded, frequently quoted authority on manufacturing and the economy. He is also the author of Making It in America, a collection of fascinating success stories that illuminate the historic comeback of the U.S. manufacturing sector.",books;business & investing;development & growth;economics;international;popular economics,6 B000DCN8VI,"Hudson 21632 Classic Plus Pumpless 2 Gallon Sprayer For home, lawn and garden rely on Hudson sprayers to protect against insects, weeds and plant diseases. We also make life easier with sprayers for wood deck maintenance, removing wallpaper, mildew control, and many other applications. Concrete contractors, janitorial and sanitation maintenance workers and pest control operators turn to Hudson Professional division sprayers and accessories. Classic Plus Pumpless compression sprayer. Less pumping when filling with garden hose. 2 gallon usable capacity. Stable, 6-foot tank with large funnel top. Fully pressurizes from garden hose without pumping. Large Roto Valve Shutoff--comfortable, ergonomic. 42-inch telescopic wand. Brass cone nozzle adjusts from fine mist to long distance stream. Locking pressure release valve. HPP High Performance Pump with comfortable glove-sized handle. Includes measuring cup. 10 Year warranty",gardening;lawn & garden;patio;power & hand tools;sprayers;tools & home improvement,6 B000BT2ODQ,LuxPro PSD111 Digital Non-Programmable Thermostat LUXPRO PSD111 DIGITAL NONPROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT,building supplies;heating & cooling;programmable;thermostats;thermostats & accessories;tools & home improvement,6 B000CN5EUG,"Energy Suspension 9.13119R Round Style Tie-Rod End Boot - Pack of 2 The nature of this superior material, Energy Suspension's Hyper-Flex, is the result of twenty plus years of experience working with and formulating polyurethane materials. Careful selection of material firmness or durometer is used for each specific application on the vehicle's suspension and frame. The three most valuable reasons for using Energy Suspension's Hyper-Flex components are performance, durability and appearance. Called ""HYPERformance"", Energy Suspension's Hyper-Flex is performance polyurethane that delivers an amazing amount of performance to any vehicle that runs with it. Proven on the race track as well as the street, on and off-road, under the most demanding conditions. Over twenty years of positive customer raves have attested to that. Whether domestic or import, front, rear or 4WD, or old or new, all vehicles will achieve that level of performance that has made Energy Suspension the most asked-for name in performance polyurethane suspension components. Durable Hyper-Flex components do not rot or deteriorate from exposure to oils and undercar chemicals or atmospheric conditions like smog and ozone. Unlike O.E.M. rubber, Hyper-Flex components will not break down and deteriorate causing mushy handling and poor steering response. Certainly not what you want on your vehicle. And for improved appearance, Hyper-Flex components are available in red or black, to suit your needs for show or go.",automotive;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts;shocks;struts & suspension;tie rod ends & parts,6 084994256X,"Teaching True Love to a Sex-at-13 Generation Eric and Leslie Ludy are best-selling authors, international speakers, and recording artists who challenge young adults to pursue a life completely devoted to Jesus Christ. Their bestselling books include Teaching True Love to a Sex-at-13 Generation.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;education & reference;parenting;parenting & relationships,6 0943015537,"Zen and the Art of Happiness A charming book....Shows readers, withhumor and zest, how to live in the now and change our futures. For most collections. --Library JournalZen and the Art of Happiness is enthusiastically recommended and user friendly reading for anyone seeking to enhance their spirituality, deal with life's stresses, and improve their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. --Midwest Book ReviewThis wonderful little book shows that we can overcome the obstacles to happiness. It s for those who want andneed change in expectations, habits, and outlook. Chris Prentiss teaches us how, with a joie de vivre that obviously comes from experience. Use his practical wisdom to get in the habit of being happy every day. Put this book by your bedside and the Zen of happiness can be yours. --ReverseSpins.com Chris Prentiss is the cofounder and codirector of the Passages Substance Abuse Treatment Center, located in Malibu, California, and the author of The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure:A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery. He has also written a dozen books on Chinese philosophy and personal growth. He is known worldwide for his interpretations of the I Ching that make this ancient and sometimes difficult-to-understand subject easy to use and apply. Prentiss has led personal empowerment workshops in southern California and has written, produced, and directed a feature film. Chapter 2. We Are the Authors of Every Next Moment. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. -the Dhammapada What has gone before in your life has most probably convinced you, first, that the statement ""Everything that happens to me is the best possible thing that can happen to me"" is not true and cannot be true and, second, that a book based in part on that premise is not going to do you much good. It may seem futile to even attempt to put that to the test. But this is a new day. We have begun a new century and a new millennium, and you may discover in reading this book that it is your time to take on a new belief that will bless your life from this time onward. We are the authors of every next moment. We are powerful beings, creating our futures with our thoughts and actions. We are the mechanism by which life is controlled, and we control the events in our life by our personal philosophy, which determines how we respond to those events. Each of us has a personal philosophy, but few of us have defined what it is. Although you may have never sat down and defined what your philosophy is, it is fully operative and working in your life at all times. It deals with what you believe about the world in which you live, about its people and events, about how events and circumstances affect you, and about how you affect them. If you were asked about your philosophy of life in general, you might say, ""Life is great, good things happen to me, I'm a lucky person, and I believe the world is a wonderful place with wonderful people in it."" Or you might say just the opposite: ""I'm unlucky, bad things happen to me, the world isn't a very nice place, people take advantage of me, and they're just out for what they can get."" You might believe in Murphy's law-""If anything can go wrong, it will."" Many people say that bad accidents happen, that unfairness is not only possible but likely. They say that real happiness is hard to come by and usually short-lived, that we come into the world, live, and die and what we experience in between is mostly a struggle and a continual compromise between what we want and what we get. Because that is what people have generally believed, their actions have been based on that belief and, as a result of natural law, they have brought about that end. Then they have said, ""I told you so."" --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;buddhism;education & reference;happiness;religion & spirituality;self-help,6 B00005B6ZB,"Thermos Grill2Go Gas Grill by Char-Broil, Red The portable Thermos Grill-2-Go offers on-the-fly grilling for people who like speedy setup, versatile cooking surfaces, and no leaping flames. Quick and simple to assemble, the Grill-2-Go breaks down into two tidy pieces for flexible storage and easy transportation. Besides its portability, the grill has several clever features, including insertable side tables (stored inside the grill between uses), a detachable grease receptacle with stopper, and storage notches for the spatula, tongs, and cleaning comb. Thermos has looked after the details, too. Rubber bumpers protect the lid if it slips out of your hand, and a built-in level tells you whether you're cooking on sloped ground. This adaptable grill suits the menu for any time of day--try eggs on the flat griddle in the morning and T-bones on the grill at night. Works with either a small fuel tank or a large tank with hose adapter. --Emily Bedard Thermos Grill-2-Go is a transportable gas grill that provides the mobility of a portable grill and the cooking capabilities of a full size gas grill. It is lightweight, yet sturdy, portable and yet able to cook like a full size grill. The compact rectangular shape will fit in any vehicle and is specifically designed to pack with your other outdoor accessories. The Grill-2-Go breaks down into two components for easy handling and quick set-up.",char-broil;freestanding grills;grills;grills & outdoor cooking;lawn & garden;patio,6 B000ELUZT6,"La Tempesta Grande Biscotti, Almond, 32-Ounce Canister Biscotti individually wrapped. Traditional Italian-Style Dipping Cookies. These traditional Biscotti are baked with pure ingredients, following a classic italian recipe. So please take a moment to enjoy these delectable and authentic Biscotti alone or as a companion to coffee, espresso and lattes, as well as wine, gelato, ice cream, milk and cocoa. Buon Appetito!",biscotti;breads & bakery;cookies;fresh baked cookies;grocery & gourmet food;snack foods,6 B000H25W5E,Crockery Gourmet Seasoning Mix for Pork 2.5-Ounce Packets (Pack of 12) Easy to prepare meals for your slow cooker.,grocery & gourmet food;herbs;meat seasoning;mixed spices & seasonings;pantry staples;spices & seasonings,6 0809139480,"Angelic Spirituality: Medieval Perspectives on the Ways of Angels (Classics of Western Spirituality) Steven Chase, who holds a Ph.D. in historical theology from Fordham University, is resident associate professor of spirituality at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI. This is his third book. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;catholicism;christian books & bibles;religion & spirituality;spirituality;theology,6 B0009QZW9Y,"Orleans & Claiborne Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews and his Orleans Avenue crew take the music of the day to the streets and hangouts. --Geraldine Wyckoff, Offbeat Magazine, May 2005Orleans & Claiborne serves as a declaration of the new found independence of this young man, Troy Andrews --Jerry Brock, Beat Street Magazine, May 2005 Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews and his band Orleans Avenue are the next big thing out of New Orleans. While Shorty and his band are not yet out of their teens, their jazz/funk stylings are ferocious compositions that can hold court with anybody at anytime in any arena. The general music listening public wants to hear good tunes played with conviction. They want the musicians on the bandstand to believe in what theyre playing, to be excited and to be capable of displaying an impressive array of musical chops. This combination of factors is more elusive than it might seem, for the forces of youthful exuberance and instrumental virtuosity are usually found at opposite ends of the spectrum: young performers are usually all about the energy and the potential, while veteran cats on the scene can play just about anything, but somehow they lost the fire along the way. Every once in a blue moon, though, along comes someone who can merge the forces of exuberance and virtuosity and unleash them on an unsuspecting publicthe latest in this exclusive line of blue moon specials being Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews. While it may seem like hyperbole to place him in a class of folks like Stevie Wonder, Derek Trucks and Miles Davis (people who were musical shamen at a young age), Andrews belongs there and any doubts you may harbor will evaporate after seeing him perform. Andrews plays trombone and trumpet. He is a man to be reckoned with on both. In fact, even before he was a man, he was a man to be reckoned with in musical conversations. A product of New Orleans culturally rich Treme neighborhood, Andrews was a bandleader by the age of 6. Thats right, at 6 years old, he was leading a band on the streets of the French Quarter, and they made so much damn scratch that Shorty had to invest in extra belts to wrap around his waist, for the weight of all the coins he was collecting was dragging his pants down. While Andrews was promenading around the streets of New Orleans as a youngster with his band in tow, he was also absorbing lessons at the knee of his older brother James, a dynamic musical performer known all around the city as the Satchmo of the Ghetto. It is safe to say that by the time Andrews hit his early teens, he had a PhD in the ways of the streets, which you can still hear in his music. But he also has elegance and class, gleaned from his successful studies at the prestigious New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) Institute (he is a recent graduate, joining the ranks of other grads like Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., and Nicholas Payton). This collision of the streets and the classroom, the dive bar and the ballroom, well, it is powerful stuff, like Muhammad Ali taking Bridget Bardot out for a spin on the dance floor. The here and now finds Andrews a fully developed performer locked, loaded and ready to burst into national consciousness. His current project is a band called Orleans Avenue, a jazzy funk hybrid populated with musicians like Andrews who are young in age only. While no one in the band is of legal drinking age, this is no novelty act, no cute children butchering Cherokee. Orleans Avenue brings the heata typical performance finds the audience wound up in merry confusion. Jaded jazz-heads shake their heads in disbelief while merry maidens shake what they got with glee, then things reach a fevered pitch when Andrews starts his circular breathing showone note sustained in pristine beauty while the band vamps on a second line beat and sax player James Martin dances so ugly its funky.This all comes back to the virtuosity vs. exuberance issue, which Orleans Avenue makes moot because these youngsters effortlessly combine both traits, weaving them together into something as natural as the pairing of a bowlegged woman with a knock-kneed man. If you are serious about booking serious music that is serious fun, it is time for you to get in touch with Troy T This debut release by Troy and his band Orleans Ave seamlessly blends Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, Pop, Brass Band, into one vibrant sound that can only be described as the Trombone Shorty Sound because only Troy & his band have full command of all these styles.",alternative rock;jazz;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop,6 0451152972,"The Light Fantastic (Discworld) ""He is a satirist of enormous talent... Incredibly funny, compulsively readable."" The Times""A true original among contemporary writers."" The Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The Funniest And Most Unorthodox Fantasy In This Or Any Other Galaxy A sequel to The Colour of Magic ""Unalloyed delight"" - Guardian ""Marvellous sequel to The Colour of Magic pure fantastic delight"" - Time Out ""Dropping off the edge of their world does not seem to have done Rincewind, Twoflower or Luggage any harm ... Excellent"" - SFF Books ""Good fun is had by all in one of the most hilarious romps in ages"" - Erg --This text refers to the Paperback edition. As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld has only one possible saviour.Unfortunately, this happens to be the singularly inept and cowardly wizard called Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world... --This text refers to the Paperback edition. It's just one of those days when nothing seemsto go righta most inopportune time for thefirst tourist ever to set foot (and carnivorous Luggage) on the Discworld to be extending his already eventful vacation. (Not that he currently has much choice in the matter.) But with a monstrous red star on a direct collision course, the future for the residents of this flat planet carried by four elephants riding on the shell of a giant turtle swimming through space appears uncertain at best. Fortunately, there is one individual who can save Discworld from total destruction. Unfortunately, that hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition. TERRY PRATCHETT is one of the most popular authors writing today. He lives behind a keyboard in Wiltshire and says he 'doesn't want to get a life, because it feels as though he's trying to lead three already'. He was appointed OBE in 1998. He is the author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series and his trilogy for young readers, The Bromeliad, is scheduled to be adapted into a spectacular animated movie. His first Discworld novel for children, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ""For lighthearted escape with a thoughtful center, you can't do better than...Any...Discworld novel."" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Part of Pratchett's famous and comic Discworld saga and sequel to The Colour of Magic. Planer is confronted by a variety of eccentric characters and with brilliant flair he brings them off well. Great stuff. D.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.",books;contemporary;epic;fantasy;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 0804118914,"Monstrum Ace historian Donald James, who wrote the script for the excellent PBS series Russia's War and whose book The Fall of the Russian Empire is a fine guide to recent past events, projects his expertise into the near future to create a chaotic, completely believable landscape of terror and frustration in this memorable thriller. It's 2015, and Russia--racked by civil wars since the fall of the Yeltsin government and its short-lived liberal successors--is under the strong grip of leader Leonid Koba. A melancholy, alcoholic (are there any other kind?), provincial policeman named Vadim is shipped from Murmansk to a bombed-out district of Moscow, ostensibly to investigate the brutal murders of women credited to a demonlike killer called the Monstrum. But what the people in power really want from the increasingly desperate Vadim is something completely different--his resemblance to Koba and his connection to the woman who led the defeated rebels. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. In the year 2015, Moscow has just ended a civil war and is entering into a new, chaotic political world. Police inspector Constantin Vadim is drawn into a ruthless battle between serving the ""Cheka"" (the Nationalist Secret Police) and remaining loyal to his ex-wife, leader of the Women's Division of the Third Anarchist Army and currently hiding from the Cheka. Constantin becomes a pawn between the two when he is transferred to Moscow to lead an investigation into several brutal murders done by the mysterious serial killer known only as the Monstrum. Simultaneously, he is also on call as a secret double for the new Russian vice president, Leonid Koba, whom he uncannily resembles. James (The House of Janus, LJ 9/15/90) does a superb job of merging Constantin's two worlds, putting the police inspector at risk both physically and emotionally. Readers will be breathless with anticipation following the hero through the war-torn streets of Moscow, hunting a killer, and learning the truth about the emerging democracy. The incredible climax will have them shouting, ""Oh no!"" James is an eloquent suspense writer, and his novel is highly recommended.?Stacey Reasor, ITT Technical Inst. Lib., Tampa, Fla.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. It's 2015, and Russia has survived a bloody civil war between the Anarchists and the Chekists. The victorious Chekists have established a fragile new government, and Russians believe a new dawn is imminent. But the peace is tenuous, and Moscow is in turmoil. A terrifying serial killer, nicknamed Monstrum, is brutally murdering women and terrorizing the back alleys of the city. Onto the scene comes Constantin Vadim, a Murmansk policeman who has managed to step out of line once too often. His ""misbehavior"" is the reason given for his sudden transfer to Moscow to become head of the Homicide Squad investigating Monstrum. But it could be that the new government has a more devious purpose for Vadim's transfer. His ex-wife Julia is a general for the now-defeated Anarchists, and the Chekists are desperate to get to her--through Vadim?--before she can muster forces to disrupt the fragile government. As Vadim struggles to learn the ropes in the dangerous Red Presnya police district and track down Monstrum, he's caught in dangerous political cross fire and a heart-wrenching personal dilemma as everyone he thought he could trust betrays him, and his deepest beliefs are challenged. James' debut novel is stunning in scope, brilliantly plotted, filled with suspense, humor, terror, passion, and achingly real emotion. Gripping and powerful, Monstrum is definitely one of the best thrillers of 1997--and thoroughly deserving of all the comparisons it will draw to Gorky Park. Emily Melton --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. An effectively moody murder mystery--and more--set in 21st- century Russia, from the versatile James (The House of Janus, 1990, etc.). It's 2015, and nationalist forces have just bested insurgent anarchists in a three-year struggle for control of a corrupt, enervated Russia. Shortly after the guns fall silent, out-of-favor police inspector Constantine Vadim is dispatched from remote Murmansk to battle-scarred Moscow. Although without experience in homicide, he's detailed to investigate a succession of bloody murders in which a serial killer dubbed ``monstrum'' kills and mutilates young women. At the behest of the Cheka (KGB redux), the broody detective (still melancholic five years after his divorce from Julia Petrovna, a charismatic commander of rebel troops during the uprising) also works as a double for Russia's authoritarian vice president, Leonid Koba. While Costya pursues his inquiries amidst the turmoil of an anything-goes capital city and a ramshackle government, he's contacted by Julia, on the run from the belligerency's vengeful victors. Eventually, the dogged detective, with the help of district coroner Dr. Natalya Karlova, is able to establish a link between the murders and an illicit traffic in transplantable body organs. He also stumbles on an even greater crime, a cynical plot to rehabilitate Julia (whose lust for power transcends mere ideology) as Minister of Reconciliation. Stripped of all illusions, a desperate Costya takes matters into his own hands in hopes of subjecting the guilty to appropriate punishments and (paradoxically, perhaps) putting his beloved homeland back on the road to a government of laws, not men. At the close, he's back in Murmansk, making a new life for himself, salt-of-the-earth Natalya, and their unborn child. A bleak but engrossing tale whose impact owes much to the author's skill at conveying the horrific details of a future-shock domain that's neither East nor West but sui generis. (First printing of 100,000) -- Copyright 1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. One of the best books I've ever read . . .my nominee for Thriller of the Year.--Philadelphia InquirerUNFORGETTABLE . . . MONSTRUM is more than a police procedural and more than a thriller. . . . You won't want to put [it] down.--Detroit Free PressSOPHISTICATED . . . THOUGHT-PROVOKING . . . I read Monstrum at warp speed and with real pleasure.--RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON Author of No Safe PlaceMONSTRUM SUCCEEDS BRILLIANTLY AS A CRIME STORY, AS A POLITICAL THRILLER, AND AS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE.--Minneapolis Star TribuneTHRILLING.--PeopleThe thriller of the year. MONSTRUM combines the best of Fatherland and Gorky Park with a dash of Silence of the Lambs.--The Times (London) ""I read Monstrum at warp speed and with real pleasure. It is both a sophisticated thriller and a thought-provoking novel that looks into the future of the most turbulent of countries, Russia.""--Richard North Patterson""Monstrum is the finest police novel I've read in the last five or six years.""--Jack Higgins""Monstrum is hot stuff, a stunning read.""--Lionel Davidson, author of Kolymsky Heights""Donald James has done something rare and intriguing. He sets his story firmly in the serial-killer genre, then turns it on its ear, taking us into a made-up but totally believable world of evil, betrayal, and unlikely heroism. Monstrum is the real thing.""--John Douglas, author of Mindhunter""Donald James has written a thriller of the very vest kind: haunting, fast-paced, provocative. Monstrum is a superb novel.""--Daniel Silva, author of The Unlikely Spy --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. He hunts in a landscape ravaged by war. In a country haunted by its past and a city built on tears, he leaves behind the disfigured bodies of young women. No one knows who he is or why he kills. But now the serial murderer they call the Monstrum is being pursued by a policeman who must find the truth: about his killer, his nation, himself--and the dark heart that beats within them all. ""One of the best books I've ever read . . .my nominee for Thriller of the Year.""--Philadelphia Inquirer""UNFORGETTABLE . . . MONSTRUM is more than a police procedural and more than a thriller. . . . You won't want to put [it] down.""--Detroit Free Press""SOPHISTICATED . . . THOUGHT-PROVOKING . . . I read Monstrum at warp speed and with real pleasure.""--RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON Author of No Safe Place""MONSTRUM SUCCEEDS BRILLIANTLY AS A CRIME STORY, AS A POLITICAL THRILLER, AND AS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE.""--Minneapolis Star Tribune""THRILLING.""--People""The thriller of the year. MONSTRUM combines the best of Fatherland and Gorky Park with a dash of Silence of the Lambs.""--The Times (London) Donald James is a veteran novelist, a successful writer for television--most recently, he was the scriptwriter of Russia's War, a ten-part PBS series--and a renowned historian whose works include The Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich and the bestselling The Fall of the Russian Empire. He lives in England. Monstrum By the time of the third murder, it was a word evoked by every shout of alarm, by every blast on a militia whistle, by every woman's scream in a district of Moscow where shouts and screams had never been uncommon. Within a week of the third murder there were the beginnings of a cult: the word appeared as elaborately worked graffiti on concrete walls; young men swaggered the streets with the word emblazoned across the back of their jackets; in the cellar discos, reckless girls wore T-shirts with the Monstrum's swollen hands engulfing their breasts. But on the streets all women are equal. At night they hurry home no longer thinking of footsteps and snatched purses. A new word -- Monstrum -- has entered their vocabulary of terror. Like a rising tide of infected river water, the word washes against the shanty houses of Red Presnya, swilling through the lives of the inhabitants of the dark alleys and ruined tower blocks, leaving a scum of fear. All this was happening in Moscow in the year 2015, the year Russians had begun to think of as the New Dawn.From the Hardcover edition.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 0517063131,"The Western Lands The trilogy that began with Cities of the Red Night (1981) and continued with The Place of Dead Roads (1983) is completed here, and the result is a divine comedy. Although this final volume is a significant work on its own merits, one must wade through the chaotic and at times unintelligible Cities and the more coherent though by no means easy Place to fully understand why The Western Lands is a remarkable achievement. While the plot resists encapsulation, in general terms it concerns the search for eternal rest that is symbolized by the Western Lands of Egyptian mythology. Among those involved in the quest are many characters from the earlier books in the trilogy, as well as a few from Naked Lunch; not the least of them is Burroughs himself. While Burroughs's ability to create and describe vast, hellish landscapes has never been denied, often there has been no character with whom the reader can empathize. Here, however, an empathetic bond is established in passages describing the fear of death, where Burroughs speaks more directly than usual, sometimes in the guise of old, forgotten novelist William Seward Hall, sometimes forthrightly and freely in his authorial voice. As a result, Burroughs fans will find this narrative vivid, horrifying, beautiful and sad. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. This novel concludes the trilogy begun in Cities of the Red Night ( LJ 11/15/80) and The Place of the Dead Roads ( LJ 2/1/84). The title refers to the place in ancient Egyptian mythology where souls journeyed in search of immortality. Characters from Burroughs's earlier works reappear; the dreamlike prosestylistically a mixture of straight-forward and surrealistic narrative, with sparse use of the cut-up method Burroughs developed with the late Brion Gysinabounds with images of violent homosexuality, man-eating insects, and rancid decay as Burroughs explores such themes as addiction, mortality, the survival of the species, and the quest for eternal life. Essential for all serious literature collections. William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNYCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)guru of the Beat Generation, controversialminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of black humor satiristshad a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers. His many books include Naked Lunch, Queer, Exterminator!, The Cat Inside, The Western Lands, and Interzone. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",alternate history;books;literary;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000CEY5W8,"Chinese blue and white rice pattern serving bowl - porcelain 9""D Authentic rice pattern porcelain serving bowl; nine-inch diameter. Perfect for large serving portions like soups, salads or rice dishes. Rice pattern dinnerware is naturally dishwasher and microwave safe. Authentic porcelain is an extremely dense ceramic or stoneware material. No air or moisture exists inside the material to become super heated in the microwave, as is the case with other ceramics. And because the blue cobalt is under the top level glaze it cannot be washed off. If you are looking for a durable, yet decorative, casual dinnerware, Chinese rice pattern fits the bill nicely while adding a touch of ancient tradition.",home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;serveware;serving bowls;serving bowls & tureens;tabletop,6 0306802597,"Godard On Godard (Da Capo Paperback) Text: English, French (translation)",books;direction & production;history & criticism;humor & entertainment;movies;theory,6 0971381100,"Practical Survival Tips, Tricks, & Skills Tony Nester is a teacher of outdoor survival and primitive technology who resides in Flagstaff, Arizona. Through his company Ancient Pathways, he has taught programs for the Travel Channel, Sierra Club, Ojibwa Indian Tribe, and the National Park Service.",books;excursion guides;hiking & camping;instructional;sports & outdoors;survival skills,6 B0006AU9PA,"Learn to read music Howard Shanet is Associate Professor of Music at Columbia University and Conductor of the University Orchestra, which, under his guidance, has gained a reputation for the daring and unconventional programs it offers the public. He has been guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic in its Young People's series, the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, the CBS Symphony, and orchestras in Holland, Israel and elsewhere. Before that, he was assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein and to the late Serge Koussevitzky. As a writer on musical subjects, he has been Program Annotator for the New York Philharmonic and the New York City Symphony. Subscribers to Music-Appreciation Records are familiar with the long series of recorded lectures and printed essays he prepared for that organization. He is also the author of a history of the New York Philharmonic. Mr. Shanet received his training in conducting from such masters as Serge Koussevitzky, Fritz Stiedry and Rudolph Thomas; in composition from Arthur Honegger, Bohuslav Martinu and Nikolai Lopatnikoff; in musicology from Paul Henry Lang. He holds two degrees from Columbia University. As Mr. Shanet explains in his Introduction, he taught the contents of this book to more than a thousand students when he was conductor of the symphony orchestra at Huntington, West Virginia. Since then, tens of thousands of others have taught themselves from this book, and untold numbers have learned from Mr. Shanet's television series, also called ""Learn to Read Music."" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. PREFACE Many people who love music and have a wide hearing acquaintance with it suffer from a feeling of inferiority because they cannot read music and are timid about asserting their opinions in the company of musicians. They may have excellent taste and judgment concerning what they hear, but they wilt before the professional because of his technical knowledge. The layman in literature and art will stand up for his ideas, but the poor music lover is apt to back down and feel that somehow he has got beyond his depth. So music becomes something mysterious to him and the musician a strange fellow who lives in a world different from his. Obviously, musicians are the best judges of music, but non-professional opinion should not be brushed aside. The layman is the consumer and patron and what he thinks is important. He will find that with technical knowledge music loses none of its magic, but he will be able to see through some of the hocus-pocus now. The ability to read music is the first step and can make him feel that what he has to say about programs and performances is entitled to the professional's respect. Educators think wistfully that some day notation may be taught in the elementary schools along with the alphabet. Children could master it easily, and many of them would have a lifetime of pleasure from the skill. But it is not being done, and the concert halls are filled with eager people who have found out too late that they are missing something important. To these frustrated individuals, Howard Shanet's Learn to Read Music will come as a happy surprise. Not only because of its clarity and competence but also because of the author's infectious spirit of optimism, the reader will arrive at confidence and hope. Douglas Moore, MacDowell Professor of Music Columbia University Copyright 1956 by Howard Shanet --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",arts & photography;books;composition & performance;instruction & study;music;theory,6 B0002E3AT2,"Monster StudioLink Interconnect - 1 Meters - RCA to RCA High Performance, Great Sounding, Audio Interconnect Cables",accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;audio cables;cables & interconnects;electronics;rca cables,6 B000Q4CKOO,"Carbosticks, Carbon Fiber Drumsticks, 5BCTLR, Large Tip, Light Weight, Red, Jazz & Pop Carbosticks have been available in Europe for several years. The company uses a color code system to distinguish between the models Fulcrum weight (balance point). The red labels are weighted more towards the back of the stick, giving them a lighter feel and response, most appropriate for playing jazz and pop music. Carbosticks classified by white labels are weighted more toward the shoulder and front of the sticks, giving them a heavier response for playing rock music and louder, harder rhythms.",drum & percussion accessories;drumsticks;drumsticks & accessories;instrument accessories;mallets & brushes;musical instruments,6 B000C2SAGM,Gates 21851 Upper Radiator Hose Upper Radiator Hose,automotive;belts;hoses;hoses & pulleys;radiator;replacement parts,6 B0009SXZD2,"Louisiana State University Small Adjustable 10 - 14 in. Dog Collar, 5/8 in. width Officially Licensed Dog Collar. Adjustable nylon dog collar. Hard plastic clasp for easy access to open and close. Fits small-medium dogs.",basic collars;collars;dogs;harnesses & leashes;pet supplies;pet supplies: international shipping available,6 B000B7RCMQ,Master Lock 61DAT 6' Black Self Coiling Cable Master Lock 6' Black Self Coiling Cable is constructed from steel to provide strong cut resistance. 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Trust your backyard birds to the experts at wagners. Sunflower seed is the favorite seed of most wild birds. Striped sunflower seeds will attract larger songbirds because they have larger and thicker shells, making it harder for smaller birds to process. Use tray feeders or hopper feeders to attract larger sunflower loving songbirds, cardinals, jays, woodpeckers, titmice and more",backyard birding & wildlife;bird seed;birds;food;lawn & garden;patio,6 0590691279,"The Case of the Secret Valentine (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 3) James Preller is the author of many books for young children, including the popular JIGSAW JONES series and his middle-grade novels, ALONG CAME SPIDER and JUSTIN FISHER DECLARES WAR! He lives in Delmar, New York, with his wife, Lisa; three children Nicholas, Maggie, and Gavin; two cats; and a goldendoodle named Daisy.",books;children's books;literature & fiction;mysteries & detectives;school;social situations,6 1559701749,"Classic Russian Cuisine Sacharow, Russian-born, assembles recipes from all over the former Soviet Union, attending to the Russian and the regional without lightening traditionally rich and hearty stuff. The result is a lot to choose from, some of it very attractive, and some probably worth avoiding. There are wonderful-sounding Russian salads and pickled vegetables, for instance; but doesn't the heart stop at the thought of ""Stuffed Beef Stomach,"" ""Deep-Fried Calf's Brain"" and ""Larded Liver""? (An entire chapter, entitled ""Innards,"" seems ill-considered for current American taste.) A section, however, on pancakes and crepes is toothesome, with vegetarian, sweet and meaty options. Fruit desserts (carrot souffle, sour cherry pudding) also appeal. Sacharow does not confine herself to foods, but takes on nonalcoholic kvass, various honey drinks, and others. The reach of the book is impressive, as is her zeal in presenting authentic (and sometimes seemingly odd) fare. For instance, consider her cautionary note on nettles, an occasional ingredient: ""Mostly unavailable in American stores. (Can be picked in open fields.)"" Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Text: English (translation) Original Language: German",books;cookbooks;european;food & wine;regional & international;russian,6 B0007DDP1Q,Slide Show Bracelet Strung on clear nylon elastic. sold in color coordinated organza pouch.,accessories;bracelets;clothing & accessories;jewelry;novelty jewelry;women,6 0761955216,"Rethinking Youth (Studies in Society) `Rethinking Youth should prove useful for practitioners as well as academic researchers. It was also a welcome change to see a detailed discussion of social relations around ethnicity. ""race"" and class from the perspective of Australian society, as well as the more usual and dominant focus on Britain and the USA' - Sociological Research Online `This is a well written book which introduces several new theoretical ideas for the analysis of `youth' as a life stage. The authors promote refreshing ideas about how youth should be reconceptualized and how class should not be ignored in youth research. I think Wyn and White put forward a strong case for the reintroduction of class analysis into youth research and also for more consideration of the social processes which affect young people. I would suggest that the book should be read by anyone working in the youth field as there are some stimulating new ideas on how youth research can progress. Rethinking Youth will provide many readers with food for thought on how the ideas put forward by Wyn and White can be expanded upon and also incorporated into future empirical youth research projects' - Journal of Youth Studies",books;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;social work;used & rental textbooks,6 B0008722H4,"The Alhambra (Columbine library) 10 1.5-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. Washington Irving, one of the first Americans to achieve international recognition as an author, was born in New York City in 1783. His A History of New York, published in 1809 under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, was a satirical history of New York that spanned the years from 1609 to 1664. Under another pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, he wrote The Sketch-book, which included essays about English folk customs, essays about the American Indian, and the two American stories for which he is most renowned--""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"" and ""Rip Van Winkle."" Irving served as a member of the U.S. legation in Spain from 1826 to 1829 and as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Following his return to the U.S. in 1846, he began work on a five-volume biography of Washington that was published from 1855-1859. Washington Irving died in 1859 in New York. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;classics;literature & fiction;new;united states;used & rental textbooks,6 B00005O02Q,"Philips EXP203P eXpanium Personal CD Player with MP3 CD Playback & Car Kit The new improved eXpanium 203 has a smaller size, new design, and a bigger display to make portable MP3 playback even better than before. 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After coming to the United States on a full scholarship to do her undergraduate work, she earned two master's degrees and worked for many years for the U.S. Department of Commerce. A longtime political activist in the Indian- and Asian- American communities, she lay the groundwork for the establishment of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Chandersekaran was co-translator, along with Dr. R. E. Asher, of three novellas by the late Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The book, Me Grandad 'Ad an Elephant, was well received in India and elsewhere. Daughters of Kerala is Mrs. Chandersekaran's first solo translation project. Baby Dollby GracyOn her way out Nalini reminded her daughter again, ""Whoever might come and ring the bell, don't open the door. Even if it is someone you know, open the window and talk to them. Your Achan and I will be back soon.""The girl nodded in agreement. Before going down the steps Nalini waited to hear the sound of the door being closed and locked.When her father and mother had passed the gate and were out of sight, the girl said to Baby Doll, ""Did you hear that, my beauty? Whoever may come, don't open the door!""Baby Doll closed one eye and smiled. The girl kissed its silky hair, starry eyes, and shiny cheeks and remembered with a smile how angry Amma had been when Achan presented her with this beautiful doll on her twelfth birthday. That night they had an argument.Amma cried, ""Whatever I say, you don't understand. Look! Our daughter has the looks of a 17-year-old, but she behaves like a seven or eight-year-old. If you don't let her grow up what can I do? How would you know the anxiety of a mother?""Amma had started the argument thinking the girl was asleep. But she was awake, wondering what would happen if she laughed out loud. Then she decided not to. ""Let us listen to what Achan has to say."" But his voice was full of sadness.""This time too she made me promise, Nalini."" After being silent for a moment, Achan slowly opened the tiny door to his secrets. ""I don't know why. When I see baby dolls I can't help buying them, Nalini. Chubby baby dolls take me away somewhere. My childhood was bereft of toys.""Hiding his face in his hands, Achan sat there, hunched up. In a sad tone Amma murmured softly, ""But times are bad, Ravi.""Then she sighed, combing Achan's hair with her fingers.While wondering why Amma got so anxious about every little thing, sleep came creeping through her eyelashes like dew.The next day, the girl repeated that question to the dolls lined up in the almirah in the bedroom. She had acquired all those dolls by being stubborn about them with Achan. And she shared her happiness and sadness with them.Yet all of them just stood there in silence, smiling, turning away from her question, staring towards some other world. Suddenly her big eyes brimmed with tears.One day, when she was ten years old, she got scared seeing blood spreading on the floor in the bathroom and cried out. Her anxious mother came running, but stood there shaking. Then she held the girl close and consoled her.""Never mind! This happens to all girls. It means you have become a big girl.""But her daughter didn't like it one bit. She always liked to press her face to her mother's stomach and to sit in her father's lap and dish out all the tidbits about what had happened in class.After the incident her mother scolded the girl often. ""That's enough. You are not a little girl any more.""Achan always protested mildly. ""Nalini, why the unnecessary objections?""Amma stared at Achan. ""Unnecessary?"" By then Amma's eyes began to fill up and her voice became hoarse. Oh, God! How will this girl face the world!With a faint smile, Achan patted Amma on the shoulder and said, ""Don't worry. Everything will be fine.""When the doorbell sounded its birdcall, the girl moved the curtain aside and peeped out. It was her neighbor, the cricket player.Though a college student, he smiled at her whenever he saw her. He would make some small talk and come close.Pressing her face against the window, she asked, ""What is it?""He asked in a low tone, ""Where did your Achan and Amma go?""""Didn't you know that the uncle and aunt next door were in an accident? They went to the hospital.""""Why didn't you go?""""I am scared.""Looking at the doll in her hand, he asked, ""You like baby dolls, don't you?""She gave a shy smile, and said, ""Yes.""Looking around quickly he said, ""I will give you a live doll.""Her face brightened like a flower in full bloom. ""Really?""His voice cracked, ""Yes.""""Where is it?""The curiosity in her tender voice fell on him like a heavy weight. Still, he mumbled, ""It is in my room. 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There, conglomerate TarrenTech provides the high school teams with every advantage, including a high-tech sports clinic. Dr. Martin Ames beefs up the brawny, aggressive teenagers, and it's to him that newcomer Sharon Tanner goes for answers when her gentle son Mark turns into a belligerent jock overnight. This slick, high-concept thriller, which might have been titled Stepford High , won't surprise anyone, but it should please the author's fans as it continues Saul's focus on children as the vehicles and victims of unnatural forces. 100,000 first printing; $100,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild selection. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. YA-- An excellent example of the horror genre, although not as extreme as Stephen King. When Craig Tanner is offered a promotion by TarrenTech and the family moves to Silverdale, Colorado, everything seems perfect. It is a company town with quaint houses, little commercialization, and a community that supports its sports teams. Mark Tanner develops dramatically as an athlete after several sessions at the Rocky Mountain High sports center where the football players are given workouts. This is only the beginning of a training program that has some terrifying results. Creature will be widely read by athletes and sports fans.- Anne Paget, Episcopal High School, Bellaire, Tex.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Another in the horror sub-genre of dreadful experiments performed on an unwitting small town. The idyllic Silverdale, Colorado is the site of Tarrentech Industries' research facility. Tarrentech has rebuilt the fading Silverdale, providing jobs and more, and now virtually owns the town and its inhabitants. But Tarrentech is conducting growth-hormone experiments on the high school football team, under the guise of a vitamin and exercise regimen. The boys begin to display amazing strength, and an almost murderous aggression both on the field and off. Tarrentech covers up by directing the boys to kill anyone who questions their behavior--even their own families. Entertaining for readers who want horror/suspense fiction of any kind, or where Saul's best selling novels ( The God Project , Suffer the Children ) are in demand. Literary Guild selection.- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Crisis Committee Lib., Washington, D.C.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Saul has the instincts of a naturalstoryteller. -- People A powerful high-tech company. A postcard-pretty company town. Families. Children. Sunshine. Happiness. A high school football team that never-ever loses. And something else. Something horrible ... Now, there is a new family in town. A shy, nature-loving teenager. A new hometown. A new set of bullies. Maybe the team's sports clinic can help him. Rebuild him. They won't hurt him again. They won't dare. ""Saul has the instincts of a natural storyteller."" -- People A powerful high-tech company. A postcard-prettycompany town. Families. Children. Sunshine.Happiness. A high school football team that never-everloses. And something else. Something horrible ...Now, there is a new family in town. A shy,nature-loving teenager. A new hometown. A new set ofbullies. Maybe the team's sports clinic can help him.Rebuild him. They won't hurt him again. They won'tdare. ""Saul has the instincts of a natural storyteller."" -- People",books;genre fiction;horror;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B00062YLV6,K&N E-3341 High Performance Custom Air Filter K's lifetime replacement air filters are designed to increase horsepower and acceleration while providing excellent filtration. K's replacement air filter is custom-designed to fit into your existing factory air box. Their drop-in design means adding performance is simple. Simply remove the disposable air filter and replace it with a K air filter; no cutting or fitting is required. The filters are washable and reusable and are backed by K's million mile limited warranty.,air filters;air filters & accessories;automotive;filters;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 B000ETRDXY,"Bratz Designer Moon Chair Live it up like the Bratz! The Girls with a Passion for Fashion can't help but spread their style to home decor! This moon chair is totally soft with stylin' Bratz artwork! And when you're done, the chair folds up for easy storage! Sittin' in a chair like this, you too can be Livin' Bratz!",chairs;décor & storage;furniture;home & kitchen;kids' furniture;toys & games,6 B000HPYOJ6,"1/4"" Diameter x 1"" Cutting Length, 1/4"" Shank, 3"" Overall Length - Flush Trim Up Cut Spiral Bit WHITESIDE MACHINE RFT2100 SOLID CARBIDE 2 FLUTE UP-CUT SPIRAL FLUSH TRIM ROUTER BIT 1/4 DIA X 1"" CL X 1/4"" SHANK X 3"" OAL",power & hand tools;power tool accessories;router accessories;router bits;spiral bits;tools & home improvement,6 B0000511H5,Tripp Lite N002-014-BK 14 Feet Cat5e Cat5 350MHz Black Molded Patch Cable RJ45M/M Use this high-quality cable for all of your CAT5e cabling needs. Conductivity ensures clean clear transmissions for worry-free connections. Molded connectors with integral strain relief provide extra security and durability. Cable Type: Cat5e Patch Molded Connector/Port/Interface: Two RJ 45 Male For Device Type: N/A Connects Devices (From/To): Cat 6/Cat 5e.Unit of Measure : Each,cables & interconnects;computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;ethernet cables,6 B000BQOXFG,"Thermwell Products 6-5/8'X3'wht Guttscreen (Pack Of 125 Gutter Guards 6-5/8"" x 3', White, Vinyl, Snap In Gutter Screen, Strips Snap Into Place Easily & Hold Securely.",building materials;building supplies;gutters;hardware;roofing;tools & home improvement,6 B000CFRLZ0,"5 Aimstick Pregnancy Test Strips font face=""verdana""Because of their high sensitivity factor in detecting human hCG, AimStick pregnancy test strips ( 20 mIU/ml hCG ) can confirm pregnancy as early as 6-8 days past ovulation. To help lower the chances of a false negative, the best time to test would be at 9 or 10 days past ovulation. font size=""+1""Use of the AimStick Pregnancy Test Strips/font ulli Detailed test instructions will be included with your purchase. li The test strip format requires that you collect your urine in a clean container. You will have to dip the test strip into the urine in order to use this test format. You will not be able to urinate directly onto the test strips./ul For In-Vitro Diagnostic Use. Not for Internal Use. Keep Out of Reach of Children. Store at room temperature. (15 to 30C) or (59 to 86F)/font",family planning & contraceptives;health & personal care;health care;medical supplies & equipment;pregnancy tests;tests,6 1560060948,"The Death Camps (Holocaust Library) Grade 9 UpAThis series title uses primary- and secondary-source quotations in addition to the straightforward, and, yes, judgmental narrative to tell the whole horrific story. Sidebars highlight important figures and present compelling anecdotes, and well-reproduced archival photos extend the information. Lace relates the establishment of concentration camps throughout Nazi-occupied territory, and the sixAAuschwitz-Birkenau, Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, and MajdanekAthat were designated as ""extermination facilities."" Readers are told that children under five who were difficult to kill with gas were shoved into the crematorium furnaces and burned alive. The author describes the ruses the Germans used to deceive the passengers on the death trains and to prevent riots. After detailing the killing, the suffering, the impossible tragedy of it all, the text continues with stories of escape, rebellion, and liberation. An epilogue discusses how and why these events occurred, concluding, ""There is no why."" An appendix reveals the fate of select death camp figures. This is a terribly wearing, but an important and well-documented book.AMarcia W. Posner, Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County, Glen Cove, NYCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;children's books;history;holocaust;jewish;world,6 B00006IE1T,"Spectra ArtKraft Duo-Finish Paper, 36 Inches x 1000 Feet, Black (0067301) The leading, heavyweight Duo-Finish Kraft Paper that is both durable and versatile. This heavyweight paper is manufactured with a special process that gives it strength making it resilient to tears and punctures, perfect for a wide range of art and display projects. A smooth side that is ideal for felt pens, finger painting and fine line drawing. The other side has a superior -Inchtoothy-Inch surface which handles chalk, tempera, watercolor or acrylic paints. Recyclable.",arts;craft supplies;crafts & sewing;paper;paper & paper crafts;roll paper,6 0970018908,"Hot Jams & Cold Showers : Scenes from the Kerrville Folk Festival A longtime journalist, Dyanne Fry Cortez has written on Texas culture and characters since 1979. Her work has appeared in Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, Texas Hill Country View, The Austin Chronicle, The Good Life, and Enchanted Rock. She was one of fifty-five authors featured in an international anthology on cross-cultural romance, published in Switzerland as Cupids Wild Arrows (Bergli Books, 1993) and in the United States as Breaking Convention with Intercultural Romances (The Crossing Press, 1995).",americas;books;education & reference;history;state & local;united states,6 B00003CWG6,"Monster Cable XP-MINI-6 Monster XP Mini System High Performance Speaker Cable Kit (6 ft.) Monster XP maximizes mini system performanceToday's mini systems include CD players, sound processors and improved speakers that are capable of delivering high performance sound. But in order to produce big sound from a small package, a high quality speaker cable is critical to ensure maximum power delivery to your amp. The ultra thin ""zip cord"" that comes with your mini system can restrict the power transfer between the amp and speaker, causing compressed sound and limited dynamic range. Bottom line: ordinary wire limits the performance capabilities of your mini system.Monster's patented technologies improve sonic deliveryUnlike ordinary wire, Monster XP, with unique cable technologies, is specially designed to provide increased power delivery for exceptional mini system performance. Monster XP is built to handle complex high current audio signals. We use precision-wrapped strandings for improved clarity and smoothness. A patented Magnetic Flux Tube increases current-handling capacity and provides a wider dynamic range and deeper, tighter bass response. A special LPE dielectric reduces signal loss and distortion for faster transient response.The importance of connectorsMonster's 24k gold contact mini-pin high quality connectors provide the best signal transfer and is a must for preventing corrosion. A unique Lock-Notch design locks the connector in place for a secure connection that won't vibrate loose.Get all the sound you paid for with Monster XP MiniSystem KitExperience maximum listening enjoyment with Monster's MiniSystem kit, which features Monster XP speaker cable with, special windings, patented technologies, and 24k gold connectors, for the highest level of sonic performance from your mini system. Monster Cable XP-MINI-6 Monster XP. Mini System Kit 6 ft. length - 1.82 m.",accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;audio cables;cables & interconnects;electronics;speaker cables,6 B00005EBUH,"Scatology Remastered UK reissue of 1984 debut album by British industrial/experimental/ambient/electronic outfit led by John Balance & Peter Christopherson (ex-Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV). Produced with Clint 'Foetus' Ruin. 2001 release.",alternative rock;dance & electronic;miscellaneous;music;new age;world music,6 1556591756,"The Poet's Child: A Copper Canyon Anthology (Copper Canyon Press Anthology) Michael Wiegers is the managing editor at Copper Canyon Press. His most recent anthology is Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry (Copper Canyon, 2002), co-edited with Monica de la Torre.",anthologies;books;literature & fiction;parenting;parenting & relationships;poetry,6 B00006AL9F,"Santa's Got Mojo Here are 12 great new Christmas blues tracks from Electro-Fi artists Mel Brown, Snooky Pryor, Mark Hummel, Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Curley Bridges, Fathead, Morgan Davis, plus special guests Pinetop Perkins, Rusty Zinn and Anson Funderburgh.",blues;classical;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 B0002KIHBM,"Hitachi 728570 8-Piece 3/4-Inch Deep Impact Socket Set 8-Piece 3/4-Inch drive deep set including 1-Inch, 11/16-Inch, 11/8-Inch, 11/4-Inch, 15/16-Inch, 13/8-Inch, 17/16-Inch, 11/2-Inch in a metal case. 728570 Includes: -Set includes: 1'', 1-1/16'', 1-1/8'', 1-1/4'', 1-5/16'', 1-3/8'', 1-7/16'', 1-1/2'' in a metal case. Dimensions: -8 Piece 3/4'' Drive Deep Impact Socket Set.",hand tools;individual sockets;power & hand tools;power tool accessories;sockets & socket sets;tools & home improvement,6 0738507261,"Main Street, North Dakota In Vintage Postcards (ND) (Postcard History Series) Geneva Roth Olstad brings us a portion of her wonderful collection of North Dakota postcards, allowing us to share the memories of this starkly beautiful state. Whether or not your memories include visits to Main Street, please join us on a fascinating stroll down Main Street, North Dakota.",americas;books;history;midwest;state & local;united states,6 B0002UWXIU,"Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce OM-PZ8 The Omni-Bounce creates a Diffused Bare Bulb Effect. Giving even coverage across the entire frame, with lenses from 15mm to 200mm in the 35mm format. (And equal in other formats as well.) The Omni-Bounce is easy to use and goes onto and off of your flash in seconds with custom fitting, except UNI, and No Velcro. Designed for years of service with out the bulk of some other Diffusers, it is small enough to fit easily into your gadget bag or pocket.",accessories;camera & photo;diffusers;electronics;flash accessories;lighting,6 B0006I5HT0,"Sandra Gustafson's Great Eats London Sandra Gustafson has traveled throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has lived in Paris, Prague, and Singapore. A recognized travel author with a growing, loyal readership, she currently lives in San Diego. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;england;europe;general;great britain;travel,6 B0006O41U0,"Bachmann Trains Cape Cod House - 2/Box Plasticville U.S.A. pieces add character and dimension to your O scale layout. City growth is limited only by your imagination. Plasticville U.S.A. pieces add character and dimension to your O scale layout. City growth is limited only by your imagination.Since 1947, hobbyists and collectors have made Plasticville U.S.A. products their structures of choice. Throughout its history, the Plasticville line has added many buildings and accessories that offer a fun challenge to collectors (you can even join the Plasticville Collectors Association!). For hobbyists, Plasticville pieces add character and dimension to layouts in all scales. This nicely detailed O scale kit is molded in color and snap fits together for easy assembly. No glue necessary.Un-assembled Plasticville U.S.A. building kitParts molded in colorO scale trainCompatible with all brands of O scale trainsCreate realistic scenes by combining Plasticville U.S.A. buildings and accessories7 x 2 x 10 inches ; 8 ounces - 8.8 ouncesManufacturer Recomended Age: 14 years and up",accessories;buildings;grown-up toys;hobbies;toys & games;trains & accessories,6 B0001M10VA,"Frontier Five Spice Powder, 1.92-Ounce Bottle Frontier Five Spice Powder, 1.92-Ounce Bottle",chinese five spice;grocery & gourmet food;herbs;mixed spices & seasonings;pantry staples;spices & seasonings,6 B00024WXTU,"Process and Passion A special 2 CDs for the price of 1 deal with CD 1 (stereo) music encoded for CD 2 (binaural headphone only listening), the listener gets their own personal surround sound-for-the-head version the same music but different!!! This is a recording that explores the ""extra""-ordinary potential of the CD not only as a carrier of traditionally recorded instrumental sound (CD 1), but also offering a different view through binaural encoding of the same materials spatialized (CD 2). First you are presented with two solo compositionsKokoro and Focus a beam, emptied of thinking, outwardand the duo Process and Passion, in an acoustic recording, albeit with each instrument deliberately confined to one side of the stereo field. Then all three pieces are presented with extravagant sound processing, using spatialization concepts and binaural encoding, revealing unsuspected depths and energies within the sound of each of the pieces' ideas and unfolding. ""Architectures of sound""meaning how things soundform the shape of the compositions' emotional traversal. For the two solo pieces, this is a relatively simple idea: Kokoro (the violin solo) has twelve sections that are in every way timbrally/sonically/articulatively unique from one another. Focus a beam, emptied of thinking, outward (the cello solo) provides an organic unfolding, nevertheless revealing the dynamic potential of its basic material developmentcontrast grows out of the unfolding. But the duo Process and Passion draws further complexity to this world, partly by being a stated collage of the two solo pieces' worlds, but also by having an outside, visceraleven scarynarrative gravitational pull. Poetic text excerpts are drawn from Reynolds explorations of the Oresteia, but they are left out of the final score. It is hoped that the binaurally encoded disc included in this set will suggest to the solitary listener, in the comforts of his or her own headphones, how powerfully a choreographing of musical lines and gestures can dimensionalize musical experience. This realm and its satisfactions are only now coming into reach.",classical;dance & electronic;jazz;miscellaneous;music;new age,6 B000KBGOGS,"NFL 7"" Toothbrush NFL Team: Cincinnati Bengals 15090 NFL Team: Cincinnati Bengals Features: -NFL toothbrush. Color/Finish: -Displays the official colors and logos of your school. Dimensions: -Height: 7''.",fan shop;health & personal care;oral hygiene;personal care;power toothbrushes;sports & outdoors,6 0963558412,"The Essence of Healing: A Guide to the Alaskan Flower, Gem, and Environmental Essences Steve Johnson is the director of the Alaskan Flower Essence Project and has spent the last 20 years studying and working with the plants of Alaska. He travels extensively throughout the world teaching about the Alaskan essences and his books have been translated into Portuguese, Dutch, and German.",alternative medicine;books;fitness & dieting;health;herbal remedies;holistic,6 031227257X,"SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion The first line of Roberts's (Saturnalia) sixth SPQR mystery, ""I blame it all on Alexander the Great,"" sets the tone for this briskly paced, lighthearted Roman historical. Decius Caecillus Mettellus, the would-be playboy son of an illustrious family, plays reluctant sleuth. ""Would-be"" because his considerable intelligence causes him to be drafted into the most serious affairs of state. When his worst enemy, who could do him great harm, wins a tribuneship, Decius decides it's time to leave Rome. In addition, the family patriarchs, who are grooming him for public office, want him to have more military service. So Decius and his slave, Hermes, journey deep into Gaul, where Caius Julius Caesar is at war with the Helvetii. Caesar's legion faces an unknown number of the enemy, but the trouble really begins when the legion's most hated centurion, Titus Vinius, gets murdered. Titus's death throws suspicion on eight men, who will be executed unless the guilty party is found. Before leaving to recruit additional legions, Caesar assigns the task of uncovering the killer to Decius, who as usual proves a courageous and methodical sleuth. Roberts deftly recreates his ancient world, constantly reminding the reader that it was a cruel and violent place where people thought and acted a lot differently from us. A double-edged solution perfectly caps a highly entertaining story. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. ""Highly entertaining. The character are convincing, the pacing rolls along at double-time, and the historical details-from military minutia to the particulars of daily life in Casesar's era-cannot fail to appeal.""--Tampa Tribune and Times on the hardcover edition of SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion John Maddox Roberts is the author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. The first two books in the series have recently been re-released in trade paperback. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.",books;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states,6 B000J3H54M,"Amazon.com: Suede ''Army'' Baseball Type Jacket (2XL): Clothing This Baseball type jacket is ideal for the fall and winter season. The jacket features a black body with gold sleeves, a front zipper, an ""Army"" patch on the back with the words, ""US Army"" on left chest. There are two front slash pockets and one inside pocket as well as a knit waist, cuffs and collar.",clothing & accessories;men;military;novelty & special use;tops;work wear & uniforms,6 B00020IJX8,"Country Life - Cal Snack with Magnesium - Vanilla Orange, 120 wafers Cal-snack calcium magnesium wafer is a chewable, milk-free calcium wafer with magnesium and vitamin d.",calcium;health & personal care;magnesium;minerals;nutrition & wellness;vitamins & supplements,6 B00005AG0U,"Championship Bass (Jewel Case) Championship Bass is a highly realistic bass-fishing simulation. This fishing game incorporates level-based gameplay to challenge the skills of beginners as well as seasoned anglers. Dynamic camera movement allows several above-water and underwater views. Prepare for more challenging fights: these bass jump, shake, and roll to throw the lure, or they might head for the weeds or dock pilings to break lines. Bass Challenge features six complete real-world lakes that are the top hot spots in the United States for professional bass tournaments and recreational bass fishing, along with a tremendous choice in fishing gear, including hundreds of lures, rods, and reels. This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.",action;games;hunting & fishing;pc;sports;video games,6 0671568477,"The Girls with the Grandmother Faces: A Celebration of Life's Potential for Those Over 55 Weaver, a columnist and National Public Radio commentator, originally published this upbeat self-help manual for older women at her own expense. Widowed when she was in her mid-50s, with four grown children, Weaver quickly learned that to make the most out of her remaining years, she had to change her life dramatically. The advice she offers here is directed primarily to middle-class women who find themselves in a similar situation. Stating that ""boredom is ninety-nine percent self-inflicted,"" she stresses the importance of making oneself, rather than family or married friends, the focus of future activities, and recommends education and travel as ways to develop new interests. Although Weaver deals only superficially with the emotional problems of widowhood, her practical comments and suggestions of groups to contact, including addresses, are useful. Illustrations. Author tour. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. This is an expanded version of a successful self-published book in which Weaver offers suggestions, encouragement, and hope to women over 55 who want to make changes in their lives. Expanding on her premise that uninterested women are uninteresting, she provides practical suggestions for avoiding the self-inflicted boredom that results from being ""too tired or too lonely to get out of the house."" Weaver draws on personal experiences, such as her decision to attend a junior college 200 miles from home, to encourage other over 55-ers. There is advice on living alone, remarriage, family, schooling, support groups, and travel during the years Weaver terms ""the time of final options."" She is a virtual cheerleader for the sandwich generation, who can keep their freedom and independence by engaging their imagination and curiosity. A very peppy, inspiring, upbeat read. Patricia Hassler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Frances Weaver returned to college at fifty-nine, which sparked a new career for her as a columnist, lecturer, and inveterate traveler. She lives in Colorado and in upstate New York and runs her own company, Midlife Musings. Weaver followed her own advice by self-publishing the print version of this book, which encourages those over 55 to ""celebrate life's potential."" Her delivery, like her message, is good-spirited and enthusiastic. While there's much to praise about the wisdom of older adults and their contributions to society (as well as to themselves), Weaver warns us,""Being old nowadays is not for sissies."" She tells us, not only why, but how we can keep our lives enriched and productive as we enter old age. There aren't many genuinely uplifting books available these days; Weaver's is certainly a rare gem. R.A.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine",books;gerontology;politics & social sciences;self-esteem;self-help;social sciences,6 B0007IFRX0,JVC BN-VM200U Battery Pack for Everio 100 & 200Camcorders The JVC BN-VM200US is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack with an 800mAh capacity. It is compatible with Everio digital media camera models GZ-MC100 and GZ-MC200. Replacement 800mAh lithium-ion battery pack for use with the JVC GZ-MC100 and GZ-MC200 Everio Digital Media Cameras.,accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camcorder batteries;camera & photo;electronics,6 B00028VKJK,C2G / Cables to Go - 30515 - 6ft Flexusb USB A/A Extension Cable A/A cables are designed to extend the reach of your existing USB A/B cable. The FlexUSB A/A Extension cable not only extends the length of your cables it is the world's first USB A/A cable with a flexible connector! FlexUSB Cables has patent-pending FlexConnex technology allowing USB cables to be used in difficult-to-reach and confined spaces.Primary InformationCable Type:USB ExtenderDimensions:6 feetColor:BlackConnectionLeft Connector Gender:MaleRight Connector Gender:MaleLeft Connector Type:4 pin mini-USB Type ARight Connector Type:4 pin USB Type AService & Support Type:1 Year Manufacturer WarrantyUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:26121620,cables & interconnects;computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;usb cables,6 B00028P8IY,"Natural Factors Green Tea Phytosome Green Tea Phytosome is the result of a unique, patented process that binds Green Tea to phosphatidylcholine (from soy lecithin). Green Tea is well known as a protective antioxidant. Antioxidants preserve cell health, which may lead to improved longevity and well-being.* The Phytosome complex increases the absorption, biological activity, and delivery of Green Tea, making it the most beneficial form of Green Tea Extract.",antioxidant formulas;antioxidants;health & personal care;herbal supplements;nutrition & wellness;vitamins & supplements,6 B00005GA18,Caravanserai Sony. 1999.,classic rock;hard rock & metal;jazz;music;pop;rock,6 B000KB7MJG,"Last Stand Cold Chisel's ""Last Stand"" CD and DVD, packaged together for the first time. The historic Cold Chisel 'Last Stand' concert was recorded and filmed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1983. The CD is remastered with new tracks added. The DVD includes great interview footage with all band members and Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett.",alternative rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 0765191326,"Posh Spice: In My Pocket (Unofficial Spice Girls, in My Pocket Series) Posh Spice, a.k.a. Victoria, says never to call her Vicky--she hates it. Discover more of her pet peeves in this pocket-size book. And, speaking of pets, do you see any resemblance between Posh Spice and a Siamese cat? Why do we ask? Because if she were an animal, that's what she'd choose to be. Meow! You'll find lots of photographs and indispensable information about Posh Spice, the ""sophisticated"" member of the Spice Girls. --Colleen Preston",arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;music;musical genres;popular,6 0671319914,"Melchior's Fire This serviceable action-SF novel of far-future starfaring opens with a useful prologue, bringing the reader up to speed on the planets called the Three Kings Balshazzar, Melchior and Kaspar, satellites of a gas giant and the source of incredibly valuable alien artifacts and the events of the first book in the series, Balshazzar's Serpent (2000). To set up the journey to volcanic, overheated and alien-inhabited Melchior, the author spends nearly half the novel driving his characters, a piratical interstellar salvage crew, to the verge of bankruptcy or worse. They suffer this fate on a deserted colony planet, through the agency of an alien entity who has ingested the previous colonists and is considerably more interesting than anything they later encounter. Thanks to a media mogul, the salvagers embark on a perilous journey through ""wild wormholes"" to the Three Kings. Once in the system, they discover that Balshazzar holds colonies from several races under a benign but total alien despotism. Reaching Melchior, the spacefarers find it positively swarming with alien races at which point the action slams to a cliffhanger ending as the crew barely survives a telepathic attack. The author has apparently tried to cram two comparatively self-contained tales into a book so short that neither story is really developed adequately. One can only hope Chalker will devote more attention to narrative technique in the inevitable saga of ice-bound Kaspar, last of the Three Kings. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.",adventure;books;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy;space opera,6 B00004ZCCR,Tiffen 55mm Wide Angle Rubber Lens Shade A great accessory to keep excess light from entering lens. ...,accessories;camera & photo;electronics;filters;lens accessories;skylight & uv filters,6 0888996268,"Talking with Mother Earth/Hablando con madre tierra: Poems/Poemas Grade 3 UpThis literary offering stands out for its beauty and depth of expression. Argueta, a Pipil Nahua Indian, reaches deep into his childhood in rural El Salvador for memories and for his connection to Mother Earth. The poems alternate between bitterness and joy. Nahuatl words are peppered throughout, almost defiantly: Tetl is my name./It means stone./But everybody knows me as Jorge./I like Tetl better./It is the Nahuatl name my grandmother gave me./Tetl/Tetl/Tetl/Tetl not Jorge. That is my name. Poems about fire, wind, and water speak to those life-giving forces as friends and protectors. Prez's illustrations are colorful, detailed, and appealing, incorporating many indigenous icons, yet they fail to convey the strength of Argueta's words. The selections can be shared aloud with youngsters or enjoyed independently. A unique and lovely collection. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",books;children's books;literature & fiction;poetry;prejudice & racism;social situations,6 B000I0VGA0,"Toons Wooden Deacon's Bench Lot's of storage, this uniquely designed wooden toy chest has lower storage and a shelf with 4 fabric drawers for additional storage. The fabric drawers on a shelf which can also be used to hold books or additional toys. Easy to put together due to pre drilled holes and sturdy metal to metal connections.",benches;décor & storage;furniture;home & kitchen;kids' furniture;toys & games,6 1569245622,"The Four Temperaments: A Rediscovery of the Ancient Way of Understanding Health and Character These two books are based on the ancient Greek concept of the four temperaments (sanguine, melancholic, phlegmatic, and choleric). First-time author Maddron refers to them as colors-orange, gold, green, and blue, respectively. Each has a ""ruling sign"" (air, earth, water, and fire) and is typified by physicality, high standards, intellectualism, and sensitivity respectively. Chapters cover the characteristics of each personality type as well as various combinations, and the author includes an instrument for self-analysis. Particularly intriguing is Maddron's discussion of how colors complement one another in functional society and the importance of understanding and appreciating the strengths and limitations of each. Despite the risks inherent in oversimplifying people and society, Maddron's treatment is nonetheless very thoughtful. Rolfe's passionate examination of the role and function of the four temperaments in life translates into half handbook, half treatise. Like Maddron, Rolfe (The 7 Secrets of Successful Parents) describes the traits and characteristics typical of each humor and accounts for the blending of multiple humors. Reasonable and encouraging in tone, the book emphasizes that ""the humors can only add to and not detract from your deepest understanding as your life unfolds."" Rolfe uses a holistic and ambitious approach that sometimes meets with uneven results. Discussing all the humors at once is often confusing, and the nutritional suggestions feel incomplete. While neither author tries to pigeonhole people, both present ""a set of lenses for looking at the world"" and its inhabitants. Both are recommended; Maddron's narrower scope results in a clear, entertaining read, while Rolfe is for readers seeking a serious treatment. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. I strongly recommend this...book to those who would like a unique and penetrating journey into their inner being. -- Locke Rush, psychotherapist, author of The True MarriageYou will never look at life the same way again.... An easy-to-read roadmap to a more fulfilled life! -- Ted Pollard, President, Health911.com RANDY ROLFE, J.D., M.A., has been studying, applying, and teaching the wisdom of the temperaments for over thirty years. She has practiced law, had a family counseling practice, lectured around the country and abroad, and pursued the study of theology, nutrition, physiology, and biochemistry. Her four previous books include You Can Postpone Anything But Love and The Seven Secrets of Successful Parents. She lives with her husband of thirty-three years in West Chester, Pennsylvania.",books;fitness & dieting;health;motivational;personal transformation;self-help,6 B000P2A0CQ,"Power Generation, Operation, and Control A comprehensive text on the operation and control of power generation and transmission systemsIn the ten years since Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Wollenberg presented their comprehensive introduction to the engineering and economic factors involved in operating and controlling power generation systems in electric utilities, the electric power industry has undergone unprecedented change. Deregulation, open access to transmission systems, and the birth of independent power producers have altered the structure of the industry, while technological advances have created a host of new opportunities and challenges.In Power Generation, Operation, and Control, Second Edition, Wood and Wollenberg bring professionals and students alike up to date on the nuts and bolts of the field. Continuing in the tradition of the first edition, they offer a practical, hands-on guide to theoretical developments and to the application of advanced operations research methods to realistic electric power engineering problems. This one-of-a-kind text also addresses the interaction between human and economic factors to prepare readers to make real-world decisions that go beyond the limits of mere technical calculations.The Second Edition features vital new material, including: * A computer disk developed by the authors to help readers solve complicated problems * Examination of Optimal Power Flow (OPF) * Treatment of unit commitment expanded to incorporate the Lagrange relaxation technique * Introduction to the use of bounding techniques and other contingency selection methods * Applications suited to the new, deregulated systems as well as to the traditional, vertically organized utilities companyWood and Wollenberg draw upon nearly 30 years of classroom testing to provide valuable data on operations research, state estimation methods, fuel scheduling techniques, and more. Designed for clarity and ease of use, this invaluable reference prepares industry professionals and students to meet the future challenges of power generation, operation, and control. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. A comprehensive text on the operation and control of power generation and transmission systemsIn the ten years since Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Wollenberg presented their comprehensive introduction to the engineering and economic factors involved in operating and controlling power generation systems in electric utilities, the electric power industry has undergone unprecedented change. Deregulation, open access to transmission systems, and the birth of independent power producers have altered the structure of the industry, while technological advances have created a host of new opportunities and challenges.In Power Generation, Operation, and Control, Second Edition, Wood and Wollenberg bring professionals and students alike up to date on the nuts and bolts of the field. Continuing in the tradition of the first edition, they offer a practical, hands-on guide to theoretical developments and to the application of advanced operations research methods to realistic electric power engineering problems. This one-of-a-kind text also addresses the interaction between human and economic factors to prepare readers to make real-world decisions that go beyond the limits of mere technical calculations.The Second Edition features vital new material, including: * A computer disk developed by the authors to help readers solve complicated problems * Examination of Optimal Power Flow (OPF) * Treatment of unit commitment expanded to incorporate the Lagrange relaxation technique * Introduction to the use of bounding techniques and other contingency selection methods * Applications suited to the new, deregulated systems as well as to the traditional, vertically organized utilities companyWood and Wollenberg draw upon nearly 30 years of classroom testing to provide valuable data on operations research, state estimation methods, fuel scheduling techniques, and more. Designed for clarity and ease of use, this invaluable reference prepares industry professionals and students to meet the future challenges of power generation, operation, and control. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;education & reference;electrical & electronics;energy;engineering;professional & technical,6 1879237679,"Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is a founding director of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services and codirector of Brief Therapy Associates in San Francisco. Dr. McKay is co-author of eleven popular books. In private practice he specializes in couples therapy as well as the treatment of anxiety and depression. Patrick Fanning is a professional writer in the mental health field and the founder of a men's support group in northern California. He has co-authored eight self-help books. Kim Paleg, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and El Sobrante, California. She is on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University. Dr. Paleg is a contributing author to the self-help classic When Anger Hurts and co-edited a widely used professional text, Focal Group Psychotherapy. She specializes in couples and family therapy and conducts workshops on parenting. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;interpersonal relations;love & romance;marriage;relationships;self-help,6 B0001XM4QY,"Dansk Caribe Earthenware Sugar Bowl The bright colors on this happy sugar bowl will wake the family up before the coffee does. All of the dinnerware and serveware pieces in the Dansk Caribe line are beautiful, bold, and colorful additions to any household. With its chunky block colors ringing around the bowl and lid, this sugar container will make any table or countertop livelier. Like other available dinnerware and accessories in the Dansk Caribe pattern, the sturdy earthenware sugar canister is safe to use in the dishwasher, as well as the microwave if a reason is found to put it in the microwave. While it certainly looks beautiful with its matching tableware, the canister also helps to jazz up plain white serveware and dinnerware patterns, making it perfect for gift giving to newlyweds or new homeowners. --Betsy Herring With Caribe dinnerware and drinkware, you can escape to the warmth of the tropics - without ever leaving the table. Travel to Aruba, Jamaica, Antigua, and/or the Bahamas via Caribe's bright, bold colors. Looking for dinnerware that's easy to use and clean? No problem, mon! Caribe is crafted of earthenware, so every piece is microwave- and dishwasher-safe.",cream & sugar;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;serveware;sugar bowls;tabletop,6 1580402240,"Type 2 Diabetes for Beginners Phyllis Barrier, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. 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STP Tuff Stuff is perfect for cleaning any washable or painted surface. Deep cleaning foaming action lifts dirt and helps restore true color and appearance. For autos and boats, Tuff Stuff is especially effective for cleaning vinyl and fabric upholstery, floor mats, carpet and chrome. For home, Tuff Stuff is excellent for cleaning appliance, Formica, bathroom fixture, asphalt or ceramic tile, painted wall, wall coverings, screens window, fans, porcelain, painted wood or metal. Removes soil and stains from vinyl or fabric upholstery and carpets. SHIPPING: This item cannot be shipped via 2nd Day Air",automotive;car care;carpet cleaners;cleaners;exterior care;interior care,6 B0009EQB5A,"Tecnifibre NRG-2 SPL Tennis String Reel Tecnifibre NRG2 SPL string is composed of multifilaments, polyurethane and monofilaments which gives great feel, power and playability. Color: Natural, Gauge: 16g or 17g, Length: 660' (200m), Type: multifilament/synthetic.",accessories;racquet accessories;racquet sports;racquet strings;sports & outdoors;tennis,6 B0002VSU54,"Flags Import exclusive reissue for artist best known for his work with King Crimson, Genesis, & Yes. This 1985 album, recorded with Patrick Moraz (Moody Blues, Yes), has been augmented with a bonus disc ('An Introduction To Summerfold') featuring three previously tracks, 'Eastern Sundays', 'Children's Concerto', & 'Galatea'. Winterfold. 2004.",jazz;music;new age;pop;rock;world music,6 1864503629,"Lonely Planet Milan, Turin & Genoa (Lonely Planet Milan Encounter) Milan, Turin & Genoa will unveil the European intrigue behind glamorous metropolises, leading you to delightful discoveries.",books;europe;general;italy;milan;travel,6 B0000547LH,"Somebody to Love? Discover what it was really like during, and after, the summer of love - and how one remarkable woman survived it all to remain today as vibrant and rebellious as ever. Grace Slick was the original ""great rock diva."" As the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane, which produced the classics ""White Rabbit"" and ""Somebody to Love,"" she was at the forefront of the '60s and '70s counterculture. Now, in her inimitable voice, she offers a revealing portrait of the complex woman behind the rock-outlaw image, and delivers a behind-the-scenes view of rock's grandest stages.",arts & literature;biographies & memoirs;books;composers & musicians;entertainers;rock,6 B0001O3YS0,"Tom Principato Anniversary DVD - Celebrating 40 It's a who's who of axe slingers and a whole lot of very fine guitar picking. -- Michael Macey Chesapeake Music Guide Sept. 2004 Tom Principato has spent the last 40+ years as a guitarist and singer based in his hometown of Washington, D.C. In the 1970's, Tom was leader of the legendary band Powerhouse, an East Coast phenomenem who released an album ""Night Life"" to critical acclaim. Tom also did a one year stint with Geoff Muldaur and recorded an album ""I Ain't Drunk"" (Hannibal/Island Records 1980) with the band Geoff Muldaur and His Bad Feet. Tom has also done brief stints with various acts including Billy Price And The Keystone Rhythm Band, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Adams, Sunnyland Slim, James Montgomery, and a group called the Assassins with Jimmy Thackery, former guitarist with the Nighthawks. Tom appears on two albums with the Assassins, ""No Previous Record"" (1986) and ""Partners In Crime"" (1987) which won a ""Wammy Award"". In 1984 Tom began a solo career, notably recording a live album with the late Washington guitar legend Danny Gatton titled ""Blazing Telecasters"". Since 1984 Tom has recorded eleven solos albums as well as two collaborations: ""Smokin'!"" (1986), ""I Know What You're Thinkin'..."" (1988), ""Live In Europe 1988"" (2001), ""In Orbit"" (1989), ""Blazing Telecasters"" (1990), and ""Oh No! More Blazing Telecasters"" (2005), ""Tip Of The Iceberg"" (1993), ""In The Clouds"" (1995), ""Really Blue"" (1997), ""Live & Kickin'"" (1999), ""Not One Word"" (2000), ""Fingers On Fire"" with Pete Kennedy (2002), ""House On Fire"" (2003), ""Guitar Gumbo"" (2005), and two DVD's: ""Blazing Telecasters"" from a show recorded for Maryland Public Television in 1984 with Danny Gatton, and ""Anniversary DVD"", a career retrospective. The band has toured clubs and festivals extensively in the U.S., Canada, and Europe including Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Slovenia, Finland, Luxembourg, Italy, Sardegna, Corsica, Spain, Portugal, Majorca, Menorca, St. Croix, and even Greece and Turkey! In addition to winning first place in the WHFS/Harmony Hut ""Guitar Talent Hunt"" (1980) Tom has won a total of 21 ""WAMMY"" Awards from the Washington Area Music Association. In 1986, ""Smokin'!"" won three Wammy Awards; Best Blues Album, Best Male Vocalist-Blues, and Best Blues Instrumentalist. In 1987 Tom won four Wammy Awards; Best Artist/Group-Blues, Best Male Vocalist-Blues, Best Instrumentalist-Blues, and Best Recording-Blues for The Assassins ""Partners In Crime"" album. In 1988 Tom won three more Wammies; Best Blues Recording-""I Know What You're Thinkin'..."", Best Artist/Group-Blues, and Best Instrumentalist-Blues. Tom also won Best Instrumentalist-Blues in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2005, plus Best Male Vocalist-Blues in 1997. In 1999 ""Live & Kickin'"" won Best Blues Recording, and Tom Principato Band won Best Blues Group. In 2003 ""House On Fire"" won Best Blues Recording. Tom Principato Band was also voted ""Blues Act Of The Year""-1997 and ""Blues Act Of The Month"" for Oct. 1997 by the listeners of ""Talkin' Blues Radio"" Koln, Germany and Gitarre & Bass Magazine In 2000 Tom's book ""Open-String Guitar Chords"" was published world-wide by Hal Leonard Corporation. Tom Principato's 'Anniversary DVD-Celebrating 40 years of Roots Guitar Playing'is culled from various sources that include foreign and domestic TV appearances, as well as amateur video shot between 1976 and 1998. Players past and present include Danny Gatton, Albert Lee, Duke Robillard, Pete Kennedy, Dave Hildalgo, and the late Little Jimmy King. Also of note is an extremely rare clip of Tom's Band Powerhouse from 1976 at a small club in Connecticut. It's a who's who of axe slingers and a whole lot of very fine guitar picking.Kicking off with a 1994 clip from Tornado Alley, Tom demonstrates just how he has reached the status as one of the premier guitar players with a smoking version of Duke Robillards ""Give Me All The Love You've Got"". He plays with technical prowess and emotional attachment that most guitarists only dream about. Tom rips through covers of Jerry Lee Lewis's ""I'm On Fire"" (trading some hot licks with guitar legend Albert Lee), Albert Collins, Joe Turner and Albert King, as well as his own arsenal of well-written tunes. 'Anniversary DVD' celebrates a career that not only has brought some great music to this area, but also shows how timeless great playing really is. Principato's consistently solid playing is a joy to watch as is his talented sidemen. The DVD is divided into two parts, the videos, which consist of professionally shot footage and ""Video Cam Corner"" (great moments of music caught on amateur video) and runs about 75 min. The picture and sound varies from clip to clip, and considering the age of some of the sources, are very well preserved. For anyone who's been following Tom's career,then the 'Anniversary DVD' is a must-have. For everybody else, if you like good blues, jazz, and roost music played with finesse and conviction by some of the best playerds around, then by all means get a copy of Tom Principato's 'Anniversary DVD' Michael Macey Chesapeake Music Guide",blues;movies & tv;music;pop;rock;tv,6 1852403209,"We Dance Because We Cannot Fly: Stories of Redemption from Heroin to Hope This book contains hope-filled stories of redemption and transformation from the rehabilitation programme started by the largest Protestant church in Spain. From the seed planted in one church in Madrid, there are now over 50 communities. They are known as Betel - a Spanish word meaning House of God. The men and women that have formed this community of grace are affectionately called Betelitos. This is their story. They used to be involved in horrific abuse, multiple suicide attempts, overdoses, gang violence, prison, prostitution, and homelessness. Three quarters of the congregation have been addicted to heroin and nearly all have spent at least one night in prison. Five years ago, half the church was HIV positive. There have been too many funerals. Every Betelito has a past they would rather forget. Desperate and alone, they came to the programme and found hope. Now they have experienced forgiveness, belonging, restoration, healing, and community. They have joined a family and experienced love and welcome few of them had even seen before. Through the power and grace of God, they have come to know redemption and transformation. Not only are they off the streets but free of their past and passionate about their future. There is hope. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;inspirational;religion & spirituality;spirituality,6 B0000DI85F,Raindrip R184CT 5-Count Full Circle Adjustable Rotary Sprinkler Raindrip r184ct 5-count full circle adjustable rotary sprinkler,gardening;gardening tools;lawn & garden;patio;sprinklers;watering equipment,6 3823854747,"New York Manhattan: Changing Times Many artists come to New York for inspiration, but few manage truly to capture the citys mercurial essence. In this collection of ingeniously manipulated Polaroid photographs, Guido Ludes has created a series of fluid, brilliant, almost dreamlike images of Manhattans streets, bridges, buildings, rivers, and people. Inspired by a trip to the Negev desert, Ludes created an original technique which transfers the principles of painting to the realm of photography. By manipulating layers of Polaroid photographs, and then painting on them using stones instead of brushes or pens, Ludes readily evokes the citys state of constant transformation. In addition, Ludes reflects on and celebrates the new millennium by representing this historic moment as part of a holistic and multi-layered, wholly emotional experience. Carefully arranged to complement a series of literary texts, these 55 full-color works demonstrate the depth and possibilities of photography as a modern ! art formall the while changing forever the way we view the worlds most colorful, diverse, and changeable city. Guido Ludes studied graphic design at Trier Polytechnic and art education at Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz. He has exhibited his art in Germany and many other European countries, as well as the United States.",arts & photography;books;individual artists;photo essays;photography;travel,6 B00062YJ9K,"K&N 33-2705 High Performance Replacement Air Filter K's lifetime replacement air filters are designed to increase horsepower and acceleration while providing excellent filtration. The air filter is custom-designed to fit into your existing factory air box and the drop-in design means adding performance is simple. The unique design of the air filter features multiple layers of cotton fabric which capture airborne dirt particles. The filter is washable and reusable and can be easily cleaned and oiled. 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This is a masterful survey of the chief features of Plotinus' thought from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, and as such is warmly to be welcomed ... It is enriched with a comprehensive bibliography and useful indices.' - Hermathena, A Dublin University Review This book is available either individually, or as part of the specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection. Lloyd P. Gerson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His books include The Epicurus Reader (1994) and Hellenistic Philosophy (1990).",books;greek & roman;kindle ebooks;kindle store;philosophy;politics & social sciences,6 0758203675,"Here Comes The Bride Twin sisters London and Madrid La Mira are socialites who are famous simply for being wealthy, young, and beautiful. London parties in San Francisco at her club; she leaves all the work to her manager, Lucinda, while she beds the pretty women who frequent the club. In New York, Madrid goes through men as fast as her sister goes through women, and her life is equally empty. But when the girls' wealthy grandmother tells them that they won't be getting their annual $850,000 checks until they make something of their lives, London and Madrid are faced with the prospect of gainful employment. Hoping to impress their grandmother, they try charitable work and fail miserably. But when Madrid tries her hand at matchmaking and London explores cooking, the sisters find something they'd been missing: fulfillment. With heiresses Paris and Nikki Hilton grabbing headlines on a regular basis, Alden's snappy novel will find favor with chick-lit readers. Kristine HuntleyCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;contemporary women;humor;literature & fiction;sisters;women's fiction,6 B000PDZFI4,"Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion DANIEL JONES edits the weekly Modern Love column in the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times. He is also the editor of The Bastard on the Couch and the author of After Lucy. He lives with his family in Massachusetts. No? No? No?Let Me Read Between the LinesSteve FriedmanShe dumped me. what's important are not the de-tails but the pronoun placement, she preceding me. But there is no villain here. My therapist suggests I repeat this mantra to myself. So I do. there is no villain here.There is no green-eyed, wasp-waisted, pillow-breasted, sneering-queen-of-the-damned villain who dumped me so swiftly and with such imperious, frigid beauty that I experienced chest pains and shortness of breath, leading to something called a Cardiolyte stress test, which I've just discovered my insurance company may not pay for and which has left me not only miserable and lonely and occasionally sobbing in public bathrooms but also about six thousand dollars in debt. But no one is to blame here. My therapist suggests I repeat this phrase, too. No one is to blame here.Did she have her reasons? Could I have been a better boyfriend? Is it telling that I was forty-eight when we met and never married, that I had spent the better part of three decades shedding wedding-happy sweethearts as a tailback dances away from fiendish linebackers, and that I had recently looked in the mirror and seen, staring back, male-pattern baldness and the egregious folly of my broken-field-running brand of romance? No good can come from dwelling on such questions.So let's assume she had her reasons. What's important is not what she did or why. What's important is how I handled it. Personal setbacks and romantic rejection, according to authorities ranging from the Dalai Lama to the editors of CosmoGirl, offer us all opportunities to behave with grace and courage and self-respect. They also offer the opportunity to do what I did.First, a day after she dumped me, I sent an e-mail message. An affectionate, graceful nondesperate note of about two hundred words that I worked on for three hours.I remember how wonderful and sweet things felt with you, I wrote.That was good, I thought. Bold yet sensitive.From laughing and kissing on the tennis court to drifting in the ocean to holding each other and feeling so lucky and grateful. I just wanted to let you know that.Not bad. Heartfelt but not clinging.And I wanted to own up to the toxic stuff I brought to the relationship. And to tell you how much you meant/mean to me, and to acknowledge the enormous amount of effort and kindness and love you brought to me and to our relationship.I wanted her back so bad it gave me a stomachache. But I remembered with distress the times she had accused me of whining. I struggled over the last line for twenty minutes. I decided on Write back if you want, but you don't need to feel obliged.She didn't feel obliged. Which made me want to call her. Which made me want to have sex with her. Which made me want to wake up next to her, to grow old with her. Or to see her age and grow fat and ugly very quickly.She's dead to me, I told my friends. I was mentally ill to have dated her, I told my friends. Obviously a borderline personality, I told my friends.Why did I throw away the best thing I ever had? I wrote in my journal. Please, God, bring her back.A week later I received an e-mail message. She thanked me for mine, apologized for not getting back to me sooner, admitted she was sad about how things had ended. Then came the key line: I just hope we can have some sort of friendship going forward.I decided this was her way of widening the dialogue. I decided this was her way of signaling that she was open to romance. I decided to ignore the advice of every single one of my friends. Not to mention my therapist. I telephoned her and suggested we try again.She laughed. I persisted. She might have used the phrase just friends, but I have not been able to locate those words in the detailed notes I kept of our conversation. Besides, are the details really that important? Didn't the fact that we had loved each other unconditionally and fully and intensely for four weeks and three days and nine hours and twenty-six and a half minutes mean more than mere words?We made a date to see a movie. On the afternoon of, she canceled, pleading fatigue and an impending sore throat. She said she would rather make it another night. Was that okay?But of course it was okay. I'm an adult, after all, not a child. I am not a child. She couldn't possibly suspect that I would be bothered by a postponed date, could she? Or hurt, suspicious, or deeply wounded, or reminded with a throbbing emptiness in my gut and sticking pain behind my eyes that when we were making out on tennis courts and drifting in ocean currents and discussing plans to hike in New Zealand together and holding each other in bed, nothing like a sore throat--excuse me, an impending sore throat--would ever keep us apart.Feel better, I offered majestically. Call or write when you're on the mend and we'll celebrate your return to health, I suggested, manfully, powerfully. With confidence. No neediness there. No rage. No desperate, Cardiolyte-test-inducing words.Almost a week later, on my birthday, as I was finishing a magazine profile, I received another e-mail note:HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A V. SPECIAL DAY!IS THE STORY DONE??XOXOI spent that afternoon and evening deconstructing the text. Two lines--not good. Eleven words on my birthday--not good. The v. instead of very--not so good. But perhaps I was misreading. Perhaps I was bringing my own insecurities to bear on a sweet, loving signal from cyberspace. I cross-referenced her word usage with all her other e-mail, which I had saved in a special file, and made a startling discovery. She had used the v. abbreviation before! Obviously it was a literary affectation or just a communicative tic. I had been entirely too eager to see in it proof of withered feelings. And it would be blind, and horribly unfair, would it not, to ignore the xoxo, a clear, unambiguous indication that she was ready to drift with me in the ocean currents again?I called her to clear things up. I didn't want to misunderstand her, I said. Did she want to date or not?She suggested I not call again.Oh yeah? Well then, I suggested she not call again. And that she lose my e-mail address. And furthermore, if she ever saw me on the street, she had better . . .She hung up.I stewed. I composed bitter letters about how she was incapable of love, how she didn't recognize the gifts I had given her. I did not send the letters. (Thank you, ten years of therapy.) I did not technically stalk her. I did ride my bike by her apartment building one evening, but I didn't stay for any legally significant amount of time. I drifted through the photos of her in my computerized slideshow, accompanied by Rebecca Luker singing, 'Till There Was You over and over and over again. I lost ten pounds in two weeks.Then, a blinding epiphany. I shouldn't have snapped at her on the phone. Of course she had recoiled. Who wouldn't? With the insight came a great sense of calm. With the calm, a sense of hope. With the hope, a plan. If I made her understand how much I loved her, how I in no way blamed her, and how I had changed and was now neither needy nor angry, but just a man filled with love and affection and magnificent intentions, then she might take me back, and we could get back to the ocean currents and tennis courts.This time I stayed away from the phone. Spoken language was so easily misconstrued.I'm sorry, I wrote. I'm really, really sorry. Then, I elaborated. You have no idea how sorry I am. Other literary high points included: I was such an idiot. You don't know how much I miss you. I wish you'd give us another chance, on whatever terms you want.A week later she wrote back. She appreciated the apology. She didn't trust me. She wished me well.Didn't trust me? No wonder she didn't want us to travel to New Zealand together. Surely if she knew about the chest pains and shortness of breath, her doubts about my sincerity would vanish. Surely if I told her about the way I listened to The Music Man while mooning over her digital photos, she would come back.So I did. I told her. One more e-mail message. I told her all that. I also cited lines from Casablanca and Malcolm in the Middle. I mentioned my prayers.That was almost a month ago. In that time I have reflected on and marveled at the chilly and dignified silence that has been maintained by the women I myself have dumped over the years. I have thought of the pathetic old professor in The Blue Angel, whom Marlene Dietrich compels to cluck like a chicken, of the poor bastard in Endless Love, of every mopey mope whom Frank Sinatra immortalized in his greatest loser anthems. I have considered the Dalai Lama and the CosmoGirl way of life, and realized that I behaved with all the dignity of a furious and heartsick and grievously wronged Teletubby.But I'm getting better and, finally, getting it. I know this because two weeks ago, for the first time in a long time, when a woman smiled in my direction on the subway, possibilities occurred to me. I know this because, for the first time in a long time, I'm not racing to check my e-mail every day or gazing at photos of her.I haven't destroyed those photos, or the letters and e-mail, as friends have advised. But I don't need to. This time she's really dead to me. Really. I mean it.UPDATE: Steve never heard from his ex again, nor she from him.Traveling the Too-Much-Information HighwayHeather L. HunterIam a blogger. an emotional exhibitionist. on a daily basis I make my Dear Diary entries available online to the general public. A few years ago, I began writing my Web log to vent about a particularly difficult relationship.It was therapeutic, rela- tively safe, and vastly pr...",books;essays;essays & correspondence;kindle ebooks;kindle store;literature & fiction,6 B000PSAIA4,"GLB Pool and Spa Products pH Down Pool Water Balancer Lowers pH level in swimming pool water. Allows lowering of pH level as needed Aids in preventing staining, scaling and clouding of pool water - Lowers pH level in swimming pool water - Easy instructions - 4 pound bottle",cleaning tools & attachments;hot tubs & supplies;lawn & garden;patio;pool maintenance kits;pools,6 B00004R638,"Beachwood Sparks Beachwood Sparks have set their time machine for sunny Southern California circa 1969 and landed with an homage to the country rock that led music fans out of the Beatles era. Although it contains echoes of the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buffalo Springfield, their self-titled album ultimately charts its own course with crisp songwriting, distinctive four-part harmonies, and tiptop instrumentation that features lap-steel and 12-string guitars, piano, and harmonica. At a time when many bands like Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control treat pastiche as if it were a novelty, Beachwood Sparks retain the sparkle of late-'60s mellow rock yet are anchored by a clear-headed originality. The slow-waltzing ""New County"" and transcendent ""Silver Morning After"" are far more than a nostalgic look back at the Laurel Canyon crowd with their white jeans, stringy-haired girlfriends, and Humboldt weed. They are the classic rock songs of the future. --Lois Maffeo CD Like A 2000 Buffalo Springfield/Burrito Bros.",alternative rock;classic rock;country;music;pop;rock,6 B0002IJNGM,"Stravinsky: Firebird [Japan LP Sleeve] [Limited Edition] [Remastered] [Japan] 24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. K2 Laser Cutting.",classical;dance & electronic;music;new age;pop;rock,6 B000A6NV0U,"Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 With high-definition optical technology, four-way scrolling, comfort for righties and lefties, customizable buttons, and more, the Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 is the perfect upgrade to your existing mouse. An integrated scroll wheel lets you scroll through documents and Web pages more quickly and easily with this ergonomic, four-button mouse. Plus, the new Magnifier lets you easily enlarge and edit details. Zoom in on your work with the innovative Magnifier. Use the scroll wheel to scroll horizontally and vertically. Microsoft High-Definition Technology Whether you're working on a document, perusing a Web page, or playing the latest video game, you can enhance your performance with the Comfort Mouse 3000's high-definition technology. It delivers more precision and responsiveness while offering smoother tracking on more surfaces than ever before. To put it simply, it's the most advanced tracking system available. Full Tilt Scroll up and down and side to side more smoothly, efficiently, and easily with the innovative four-way tilt wheel. It's simply a more efficient way to navigate documents, spreadsheets, and Web pages. The entire scroll wheel tilts from side to side, acts as a button, and reacts to how quickly you roll the wheel to enable smooth, accurate maneuverability. For example, if you're working with a super-wide worksheet, you can tilt the wheel from side to side to scroll right and left, without clicking tiny scroll arrows. All Hands Welcome Lefties rejoice! The Comfort Mouse 3000 is made to be used in either hand, making it highly versatile. No matter which hand you use, customizable buttons offer quick access to the media, programs, and files you use most often. This ergonomic, four-button mouse lets users scroll through documents and Web pages quicker and easier. Optical technology offers improved navigation, and the new Magnifier makes it easy to enlarge and edit detail.",computer accessories;computers & accessories;electronics;keyboards;mice;mice & input devices,6 0835607917,"When Oracles Speak ""It is a fascinating, intriguing work of beauty and philosophy, hard to put down, and a great pleasure to read."" -- Libble Hale, Ph.D., APRT Newsletter, Volume 18, number 4, Fall 1998""Provocative and original. Essential reading for anyone seeking to penetrate the mysteries of human consciousness."" -- Robert A. Johnson, author of He; She; We. May 5, 1997, Back cover of book""Well-crafted and infinitely engaging...the reader is invited to commune, to explore, and above all, to be comforted."" -- Daphne Stephens, Ph.D. The Salt Journal, Spring, 1999 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Dianne Skafte, Ph.D. (University of Colorado), is a past Academic Dean of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara and has taught depth psychology for 12 years. She is the author of three books and 25 articles in the fields of psychology and transpersonal studies. Dr. Skafte lives in Santa Barbara with her family. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;divination;dreams;new age;religion & spirituality;self-help,6 0720608910,"Diamond Nebula Surreal sci-fi with a plot centering around a 23rd-century film director's obsession with David Bowie, Andy Warhol and J.G. Ballard. Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.",books;british;contemporary;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B0006GWIKI,"Vanguard VS-62 2-Section Table Pod with Mini Panhead If you need a quick, light, and portable way to stabilize your shots while you're on the go, look no further than the Vanguard VS-62 lightweight pocket tripod with 3-way panhead. With a maximum height of 6.25 inches, a folded height of 5.4 inches, and a weight of just 0.3 pounds, this little tripod is designed to go wherever you do. 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Like most adolescents, Robin can be mature (i.e., she is devoted to her studies) but at times is irresponsible and deceives adults to get her way. The work chronicles the romantic relationship between Robin and Michael ""Stone"" Cates, a former street kid. As their relationship progresses, the two become involved sexually. They do not, however, always practice safe sex because Stone had tested negative for HIV after leaving the streetlife. Unfortunately, the test was performed too quickly after he had been exposed to the virus, and he is soon experiencing the typical symptoms of HIV. After Stone's condition is made public, the characters receive support and criticism from all sides. Pinsker does not judge the characters' morality but instead provides a tragic story through which parents can teach children about the dangers of unprotected sex. Recommended for public libraries.Julie C. Boehning, ""Library Journal""Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;contemporary;humor & entertainment;literature & fiction;television;united states,6 B00000G7KS,Guerra Dos Meninos CD > BRAZILIAN MUSIC > MPB - BRAZILIAN POPULAR MUSIC,dance & electronic;latin music;music;pop;rock;world music,6 0312242255,"Italian Family Cooking: Unlocking A Treasury Of Recipes and Stories Asserting that food must nurture both body and soul, retired Catholic priest Orsini (Father Orsini's Italian Kitchen) celebrates the family values inherent in food by prefacing each of his delicious recipes with a short, food-related anecdote about his family and friends. He says he first tried Chicken Breasts Venetian Style, for example, after he almost lost his mother in an Italian train station, and that his friend has turned Pork Crown Roast Italian Style into a New Year's tradition. Most of the recipes here are for pasta dishes, including more than a dozen easily made in the microwave, such as Egg Noodles in Tuna Sauce and Spaghetti with Stuffed Chicken Rolls. Among Orsini's more unusual offerings are a Simple Pesto for Pasta, Fish and Eggs that uses neither garlic nor pine nuts and a substantial Pasta Pizza with rotelle as one of the toppings. Although Regis Philbin, here serving as an American Heart Association spokesperson, provides the foreword and Orsini suggests substitutions to reduce fat and cholesterol content, many dishes are seriously laden with cream and cheese. Orazio's Pasta in Vodka Sauce contains a quart of heavy cream, while Mashed Potato Pie calls for six tablespoons of butter and two cups of Parmesan cheese. (Among the healthier ingredients the author recommends are the canned tomatoes and pasta made by his own company, Father Joe's Italian Specialties.) Nonetheless, Orsini's combination of big-hearted stories and hearty fare should please fans of traditional Italian cooking. (May) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Orsini is a retired Catholic priest who has found a second career as a cookbook author. His third book offers a collection of homestyle Italian recipes, many of them form his family and friends; the pasta chapter, in fact, is devoted to recipes he gathered from members of his extended family. Italian cookbooks abound, and most of these recipes are for familiar dishes. For libraries where the author's earlier books have been popular.Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. ""This is a great book. Father Orsini blends his ideas of Old and New World Italian cuisine into a collection of delicious recipes and interesting stories that are simple enough to follow even for the most inexperienced home cook.""--Bobby Flay, author of Bobby Flay's Boy Meets Grill Father Joseph Orsini is the author of Papa Bear's Favorite Italian Dishes, Father Orsini's Italian Kitchen, and Pasta Perfetta. In addition to ministering part-time at the Italian parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in New Jersey, he is also the co-chaplain of the Bayonne, New Jersey, chapter of Unico National and the national spokesperson for the Una Voce National Italian-American Anti-Bias Foundation. Father Orsini is the founder and chairman of a new Italian food company called Father Orsini's Italian Specialities, which can be found on the Internet at www.orsinifoods.com.All of Father Orsini's personal earnings from his books and his food company are donated to charities.",books;cookbooks;european;food & wine;italian;regional & international,6 B000EHQ88W,"Siesta Brian Barlow - percussion, George Koller - bass, David Direnzo - drums, Kevin Lalibert - guitar, Steve O'Connor - piano Treat yourself to a luxurious afternoon siesta with these laid-back Spanish guitar originals from Kevin Lalibert. Instrumentation includes guitar, piano, bass, drums & percussion.",latin music;miscellaneous;music;new age;rock;world music,6 B000002NRK,Circus Music From The Big Top - The Greatest Show On Earth Circus Music From The Big Top - The Greatest Show On Earth by The Merle Evans Circus BandThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.,children's music;jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;world music,6 0889104808,"Dining With the Dictator Recalling his youth in Papa Doc's tumultuous Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from the ""sanctuary"" of his Miami bathtub, the narrator of this tale creates a story of a displaced heart striving for balance in an upside-down world. At 16, he camped out in a house full of foxy ""girls"" while hiding from Duvalier's dreaded secret police. ""I try to make myself scarce in the corner. The one who sees is not seen. My fondest dream: not to be seen,"" the young writer confesses, while around him whirls a parade of nudity and sexual repartee. ""Could we be in the dying days of...the battle of the sexes,"" he muses, refusing even the girls' most steamy advances. Instead he goes out with the crazy Gege, who keeps in his pocket a blood-spurting replica of castrated testicles. Across the street, the narrator's mother and world-wise aunts worry what happened to him in a city of ""zombies and sharks,"" where ""all the real men are in the cemetery."" Indeed what happens to males in a country whose violence relegates the business of living to females, females who are also divided between old world and new, religion and sex, reading and bopping, ""women"" and ""girls""? For all its wisdom, lyricism and readability, the author of the acclaimed How to Make Love to a Negro looks only at the surface of this question. While Laferriere's clever poetry gives his book the illusion of poignance and depth, the too passive, too naive narrator tells a less moving, less significant story. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. An adolescent boy wanders out of his mother's protective world and gets caught up in the sordid nightlife of Port-au-Prince. Believing that his friend has mutilated a member of the secret police and that he will be implicated, he takes refuge in the house of a prostitute named Miki, who just happens to live directly across the street from his mother. Here he spends the next three days, watching Miki and her coterie of teenaged prostitutes fighting among themselves over money, clothes, and men. This novel, by Hatian exile Laferriere, a journalist under Duvalier, has nothing to offer by way of imaginative prose or interesting characters. It has no cultural significance and may unwittingly bolster some unfortunate stereotypes. Not recommended.Paul E. Hutchison, Bellefonte, Pa.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. This nostalgic look at a weekend in Haiti will satisfy anyone obsessed with the sexual politics of teenage girls, but it only skims the surface of its deeper subject, a boy's rite of passage. Laferrire (How to Make Love to a Negro, not reviewed) begins his novel with a sort of apology: ``Excuse me for saying it here, but only women have counted for me.'' In this obviously autobiographical portrait, a 39-year-old Miami writer gets a phone call from an old friend that recalls 25-year-old memories of his hometown, Port-au-Prince. Laferrire presents the story in the form of a film, divided into scenes, about his protagonist's friendship with a ruffian named Gg, who quickly transforms his buddy from an exemplary son into a delinquent who hangs out in the red-light district. After attracting unwanted attention from a local ``shark'' (hoodlum), the narrator goes into hiding at a neighbor's house--which also happens to contain six nubile nymphettes. He eyeballs Choupette, who sleeps with a married man named Papa; Pasqualine, who likes to parade around half-dressed; Marie-Michle, who's in her second year of medical school and complains about her friends being bitches; Marie-Flore, who places the narrator's hand between her legs yelling, ``My vagina says, corruption!''; Marie-Erna, who breaks into uncontrollable sobs every time she laughs; and Miki, the only one with any class. After two days of blissful chaos, he discovers he's not wanted at all and returns to his mother's home a changed man. (See also the review in this issue of Laferrire's nonfiction work, Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex?, p. 1336.) Voyeurism only goes so far. -- Copyright 1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Text: English (translation) Original Language: French",books;contemporary;education & reference;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 1568958072,"Murder in Georgetown: An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery Like its predecessors (Murder in the Map Room, etc.), this latest (and posthumously published) mystery by the son of Eleanor and Franklin portrays the First Lady engaged in D.C. crime fighting while carrying out her White House duties. When Sargent Peavy, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, is found murdered in his Georgetown home, police detective Lt. Edward Kennelly arrests Peavy's lover, Jessica, a staff member in Louisiana Senator Huey Long's office. The First Lady, who placed Jessica in Long's office, doubts the girl's guilt. She works with Kennelly to find out if Jessica really did shoot the man. After learning that Peavy had broken off with Jessica because his wife strongly objected to the affair, they hear rumors that he had taken up with a stunning, mysterious woman who has caught the eye of even Joe Kennedy. When a hitman is killed with the same pistol that shot Peavy, the mob connection adds a new element to the puzzle. While publicly entertaining celebrities such as H.L. Mencken, W.C. Fields and the Marx Brothers, Eleanor goes undercover to interrogate suspects and does her own brand of cerebral sleuthing with the help of a chalkboard listing of possible motives. Fans who enjoy constant name-dropping and tidbits about the famous and infamous won't mind the cardboard characters or thin plot, as long as FDR and Missy end up in bed together and Eleanor and Lorena Hickock exchange at least one steamy note. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. -Eleanor Roosevelt comes to the rescue of a lovely young woman who is wrongly accused of murder. As the First Lady investigates the circumstances surrounding the crime, readers discover that she has helped to place the accused in a job where she can spy on the President's rivals. Through personal interactions among the Roosevelts, their staff, friends, and business associates, readers are treated to unique insights into the White House in the 1930s. New Deal history comes alive as do famous personalities in this easy-to-read mystery. Despite a pat ending, this entertaining whodunit is an enjoyable read.Anita Short, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Murder In Georgetown ($23.95; Oct. 1; 256 pp.; 0-312-24221-2) Another trip to the author's posthumous vault takes his mother, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Murder in the Map Room, 1998, etc.), back to 1935, when Federal Reserve governor Sargent Peavy is murdered. Eleanor, taking the word of his distraught lover, Huey Long staffer Jessica Dee, over that of the officers who arrested her, snoops discreetly into the case on her considerable own. -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ""[ELEANOR IS] A UNIQUE AND INCOMPARABLE HEROINE"".-- Booklist --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 B00006HS98,Olympus HOLDER BATTERY PWR B-HLD 10 B-HLD10 LI-PO Battery Holder.,accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 0689845065,"Giggle, Giggle, Quack The crafty barnyard crew from Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type is back, and this time Farmer Brown has decided to take a vacation. But not to worry--he's leaving his brother Bob to mind the farm: ""I wrote everything down for you. Just follow my instructions and everything will be fine. But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble."" Of course, fans of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin's last brilliant book already know to keep an eye on that manipulative mallard. Now, wait a minute... what's Duck doing eyeing that pencil? Poor Bob has no idea what he's in for, and Duck and friends have shrewdly seized this chance to move on from collective bargaining to outright subterfuge: ""Bob gave Duck a good long stare and went inside. He read the first note: 'Tuesday night is pizza night (not the frozen kind!). The hens prefer anchovies.'"" Well, seems like strange way to run a farm, but... ""Twenty-nine minutes later there was hot pizza in the barn."" Giggle, giggle, quack, indeed. Clearly, Duck and his cow pals aren't the only ones around to have mastered the pencil and the keyboard. Cronin and Lewin have put their talents to good use yet again, offering up another simple but clever story fit for kids and grownups alike. Lewin seems to snicker throughout her playful watercolors (gotta love those monogrammed towels: ""FB""), and Cronin has a ball with the animal cast and their human patsy. (What do the cows pick on movie night? ""The Sound of Moosic,"" of course. Giggle, giggle, moo.) (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes The barnyard animals first seen in Cronin and Lewin's Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type continue to express themselves via the written word in this clever and funny sequel. When Farmer Brown takes a vacation and leaves his brother Bob in charge (""I wrote everything down for you. Just follow my instructions and everything will be fine. But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble""), enterprising Duck sees boundless opportunity in the situation. The webbed fellow commandeers the pencil and paper that Farmer Brown has left behind and writes out his own feeding/care tips for Bob to follow: ""Tuesday night is pizza night (not the frozen kind!). The hens prefer anchovies."" (A ""giggle, giggle, cluck"" escapes from the onlookers.) Unaware of the note's authorship, Bob complies, and subsequent requests include indoor bubble baths for the pigs and the cows' choice for movie night (""The Sound of Moosic""). The jig is soon up with Duck and company found out in a humorous denouement. Cronin again balances wit and jovial warmth in scenarios that will have readers laughing out loud. Fans of the first book will delight in the details found in Lewin's chipper watercolor washes with a painted bold black line (the electric blankets originally demanded by the cows are put to good use, for example). This sitcom on the farm more than lives up to its title and demands repeat visits. Ages 3-7. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Kindergarten-Grade 2-Remember that audacious duck who made an appearance in Click, Clack, Moo (S & S, 2000)? Well, he's back in this hilarious continuation of the subversive antics of Farmer Brown's animals. The farmer is off on a much-needed vacation, leaving his brother in charge with the admonition, ""But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble."" Bob dutifully follows his brother's written instructions: ""Tuesday night is pizza night .The hens prefer anchovies,"" and ""Wednesday is bath day for the pigs. Remember, they have very sensitive skin,"" etc. Art and text cleverly play off one another. Early on, sharp-eyed viewers will observe that Duck is rarely without his pencil, thereby giving a clue as to who is really supplying the daily instructions. And Lewin's animated cartoon art with its loosely composed black line manages to capture well-meaning, but perfectly clueless Bob and that pampered barnyard crew. The scam ends when, during a check-in phone call, Farmer Brown hears ""Giggle, giggle, quack"" (the animals are watching The Sound of Moosic). Kids old enough to catch on will delight in seeing the clever animals pull off another fast one.Caroline Ward, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CTCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Ages 3-6. Illustrator Lewin was awarded a Caldecott Honor for Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (2000), by Cronin, a book that has become widely popular for its hilarious cartoon story of farm animals that stand up for their rights. This sequel is just as wild. Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob handwritten instructions on how to care for the animals. The trouble is that Duck intervenes. He has a pencil in his beak, so the messages instruct Bob to order in pizza for the animals, wash the pigs in a bubble bath, and rent the movie ""The Sound of Moosic."" Eventually, poor Bob runs away. There's no real story here, just one triumphant, messy scenario after another. But kids will love the silly, subversive farce, and Lewin's big illustrations with thick black outlines do a great job of showing close-up cows and pigs happily lolling on the sofa, splashing in the bathroom, and making themselves right at home. As in Stephen Gammell's Once Upon MacDonald's Farm (2000), the mischief and the mayhem will appeal to little ones who chafe at being domesticated. Hazel RochmanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Doreen Cronin is the author of many bestselling picture books, including Click, Clack, Boo; Dooby Dooby Moo; Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; and the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Shelives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at DoreenCronin.com.Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Duck for President; Dooby Dooby Moo; and Thump, Quack, Moo; in addition to a number of other picture books, including So, Whats It Like to Be a Cat? and Two Eggs, Please. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.",animals;books;children's books;education & reference;farm animals;humor,6 B000O3BJ1C,"Li'l Pals Lt. Blue w/ Polka Dots Satin Vinyl Dog Collar, 5/16 in. Lil Pals collars are designed specifically for puppies and toy breeds. Adjustable 6-8 inches x 5/16 inches. Soft, comfortable and stylish. Smaller size and extra narrow width provide the right fit for small size dogs.",basic collars;cats;collars;dogs;harnesses & leashes;pet supplies,6 B000056JXU,Running Back Thru Canada 24 track compilation documents the 2000 reunion tour of theCanadian rockers. Includes new live versions of Guess Who hits and Bachman-Turner-Overdrive classics. Slimline double jewelcase.,classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0000C52YX,"Galco Waistband Inside The Pant Holster for Glock 17, 22, 31 The Galco Waistband IWB offers functionality and economy. Featuring a reinforced thumb break retention strap, a sturdy injection-molded nylon clip locks the holster onto the belt. The Waistband holster carries the handgun in a vertical orientation, with no cant or angle, so it can be used strong side, crossdraw, or in front of the hip (appendix carry). Constructed of premium center cut steerhide, the Waistband fits belts up to 13/4"". Made for semiautomatic pistols and double-action revolvers, the Waistband is available in right or left hand designs in natural finish.",airsoft;holsters;hunting;hunting & fishing;paintball & airsoft;sports & outdoors,6 0515114057,"Survival: A Novel of the Donner Party Tamsen and George Donner, James Reed and family, Pat Breen, Ike Buford and Hannah Price are just a few of the party that left Springfield, Ill. for the promised land of California in 1846. Much has been written about the ill-fated Donner party and the savage winter that stranded them in the Sierra Nevadas, forcing them to resort to cannibalism. This last titillating fact is the one best remembered, but McKenna brings to life the personal side of the story as well as the acts of heroism and strength that battled the baser side of human nature. Not everyone will want to read this book. Its descriptions are graphic and heartbreaking, there are times when it is hard to turn to the next page, but the tale of these courageous though misled pioneers is heartening as well. McKenna's abundant detail and meticulous research convincingly re-create both the early excitement and optimism and the eventual desperation and agony. As one of the survivors, Patty Reed, who was a child during the journey, now tells Ike Buford's grandson, ""Sometimes merely surviving is miraculous."" Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;westerns,6 B0000TO0B6,"Canon ImageClass D760 Personal Digital Copier and Printer The new imageCLASS D760 maintains Canon's outstanding reputation for quality and reliability in copying and printing. This digital copier/printer is intended for businesses that need a robust copier with maintenance-free performance. The copier features Canon's exclusive Single Cartridge System, which contains the drum, development unit, and toner in one easily replaceable cartridge. A 30-sheet Automatic Document Feeder can accept originals up to legal size and reproduce letter-size documents at 16 copies per minute (cpm) and legal size documents at 12 cpm. Digital technology, through the touch of a single button, facilitates collating of multi-page documents. Enjoy fast, efficient paper handling through a 500-sheet front-loading paper cassette and a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, which accepts a variety of media, including bond, plain and color paper, transparencies, labels and envelopes, for easy, no-worry operation. The imageCLASS D760 also features Canon's Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT) for high-quality laser prints with a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. For added flexibility and user convenience, it supports both parallel and USB interfaces. For adding network printing capability in your office, an optional network interface is available. What's in the Box imageCLASS D760, 30-sheet ADF, software CD (CAPT Printer Driver For Windows), power cable, user guide, warranty information; printer cable not included Single cartridge system for virtually maintenance-free performance Automatic and manual exposure control Instant warm-up timeno waiting! Automatic shut-off saves energy Starter toner cartridge included Copies/Minute (Letter)16 Copyboard PlatenFixed/30-sheet ADF Reduction/Enlargement50%-200% Zoom Increments1% Maximum Original8-1/2 x 14 Paper Input Capacity500-sheet cassette, 100-sheet tray Letter Paper (8-1/2 x 11) Legal Paper (8-1/2 x 14) Maximum Copies99 Size24-1/2w x 17-2/5d x 15-1/10h Shpg. Wt.60 lbs. Toner Cartridge Included5,000-page yield Manufacturers WarrantyThree-year limited CNM8979A012AA CNM-8979A012AA 013803031744 1380303174",computers & accessories;copiers;electronics;office electronics;office products;printers,6 1883402042,"The Snake Eater (Brady Coyne Mysteries) In the 13th, and best yet, Brady Coyne mystery, the affable Boston lawyer investigates a case with roots in Vietnam and implications reaching to the highest levels of government. Daniel McCloud, a Vietnam vet suffering from exposure to Agent Orange, is busted in his small New England town for cultivation and possession of marijuana, which he uses to alleviate his pain. As a favor to a mutual friend, Coyne agrees to defend McCloud and then, after the case is dropped for no apparent reason, tries to help the former Green Beret find a publisher for the book he has written. Coyne's old college mate, now a literary agent, reads the manuscript, which Coyne has not seen, and suggests that the lawyer drop his involvement with the author. Soon the agent is murdered; next, McCloud is slain in gruesome fashion. Neither McCloud's live-in lover nor his cadre of Vietnam vet friends can shed light on the matter, not even after Coyne uncovers evidence that some earlier deaths among their circle are tied to recent events. Coyne presses for answers against all advice, exposing himself first to the business end of a sawed-off shotgun and, later, to a powerful man with unnamed government affiliation. Seen last in Death at Charity's Point , Brady Coyne is as human and likable as ever in this good, fast read. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Tapply, probably as popular as Robert Parker, gives series protagonist Brady Coyne another chance to shine. This time, Coyne represents Daniel McCloud, a reclusive Vietnam veteran and Agent Orange victim accused of trafficking in marijuana (which he requires as a medicine). The state drops the case without explanation, but Coyne becomes friendly with McCloud, who then asks him to get his book published. After the book disappears and someone murders McCloud, Coyne hastens to uncover what damning knowledge the man possessed. Polished prose, comfortable characters and surroundings, and an elegantly twisted plot produce a winner.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Vietnam vet Dan McCloud is a victim of agent orange whose only relief comes from smoking homegrown pot. When his rural Massachusetts garden is raided by a vindictive local cop, Boston lawyer-sleuth Brady Coyne comes to his defense. Coyne, more at ease with Brahmins than ex-Berets, takes the case at the request of a college chum and strikes up a friendship with the enigmatic McCloud and his lover, Cammie Russell. McCloud asks his new, connected friend to place a manuscript he's written. Brady forwards it to a publisher friend who loves it. The friend is killed. McCloud is murdered. Coyne, drawn to Cammie, looks for the connection and the killer. Reading about someone as endearing as Brady Coyne is always enjoyable, but this thirteenth installment in the series is well below Tapply's high standards. Readers will recognize the killer almost immediately, and the rogue cop's behavior is explained in very unsatisfactory terms. Still, the ongoing popularity of the series makes the book's purchase mandatory for most collections. Wes Lukowsky A rare criminal client for Boston probate attorney Brady Coyne (Tight Lines, 1992, etc.)--Daniel McCloud, arrested for growing 70 pounds of cannabis that he insists he's using to alleviate the effects of Agent Orange--leads to one of Brady's strangest cases when the marijuana charges are abruptly dropped and a manuscript that Brady's agreed to send to New York literary agent Al Coleman turns out to be fatal to both Daniel and Coleman. There's more skulduggery afoot, too, since a file that Daniel marked ``Insurance'' contains particulars on eight men who have died or disappeared under mysterious circumstances. What did these eight guys have in common, and what in the manuscript is so explosive that even Brady's oldest friends are warning him off the case? As you'd expect, the answers aren't quite as good as the questions, but this entry relies less on atmosphere and more on mystery than any of Brady's outings in years. -- Copyright 1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states,6 B000C0YP9A,"Dayco 71854 Lower Radiator Hose Curved Hose; Lower - w-w/o A.C. 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Attractive watercolor illustrations, emphasizing greens and blues and curlicue designs, bring whimsy to the tale. Potato dishes are designed to look like the American flag or the Eiffel Tower, but none pleases the irascible Vanderbilt. An appended potato-chip recipe separates instructions for children from those tasks for adults. This unique offering about a favorite snack food will be a memorable addition for picture-book sections.Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Gr. 1-3. Who knew that potato chips were invented in an attempt to cook the worst-tasting potatoes on Earth? This dynamic picture book is based on the true story of George Crum, an African American fry cook at a restaurant in Saratoga, New York, who, in 1853, did exactly that. It all starts when finicky millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt embarks on a mission to discover the greatest potato dish ever. Mr. Vanderbilt arrives at Moon's Lake restaurant, and George serves him French fries, and then hash browns, with no success: ""Utterly inedible! Even the Congress Hall hash browns had more constitution."" Down to his last spud, the disgusted Crum decides to give the Commodore something ""inedible,"" deliberately overcooking and oversalting. Well, Vanderbilt can't eat just one, and the rest is history. Lively ink-and--watercolor illustrations capture Crum's culinary attempts (French fries stacked in an Eiffel Tower) with creativity. The jokes sometimes seem a bit sophisticated, but the story is fun and animated, the subject appealing. An author's note, a potato chip recipe, and a selected bibliography are appended. Karin SnelsonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;children's books;cookbooks;food & wine;potatoes;vegetables & vegetarian,6 B00002S6PZ,"My Advanced Invoices Estimates MyAdvancedInvoices and Estimates allows you to create invoices and estimates with customizable settings for product, service, or general types of invoices. View and print reports that track accounts receivable, customer lists, outstanding estimates, sales, and more. The software allows you to create customized invoices, estimates, and statements and to use the 10 built-in reports to keep you in control of your business. New powerful tracking features tell you if a customer's account is overdue.",accounting;accounting & finance;business & office;business accounting & finance;personal finance;software,6 B0000TPBQE,"Therabeads Standard TheraBeads are microwaveable and formulated to hold moist heat and remain intact. 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Her short stories have appeared in The Muse Apprentice Guild, The Square Table, The Shore Magazine, Terrain, The Ultimate Hallucination, Moth Magazine, and Faces in the Crowds; a Tokyo International Anthology.",anthologies;books;contemporary;literature & fiction;short stories;single author,6 B000067RJL,Belkin Components 4-Pack 6ft PS2 KVM Cable Kit for omniview PS2 Are you a system administrator developer engineer technician that needs control over multiple computers The Belkin Pro Series OmniView KVM PS/2 Cable Kit quality cables makes cabling simpler and less expensive than custom cabling used by other manufacturers. The OmniView Cable is the perfect solution for KVM users who require better cable management. 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Organized to provide conceptual understanding of High Availability, included are HA Workshops, step-by-step instructions to get you through certain implementations, plus real-world inspired case studies. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Attain real solutions for current availability challenges. Based on a DBA-centric approach to High Availability, Oracle Database 10g High Availability concentrates on explaining Oracle Database 10g technologies and practices to database administrators, covering general availability, real application clusters (RAC), disaster planning and recovery, and distributed database solutions. Hardware and application needs are also taken into account. While Oracle Database 10g is the main focus, many of the options discussed are available in earlier database releases. Organized to provide conceptual understanding of High Availability, included are HA Workshops, step-by-step instructions to get you through certain implementations, plus real-world inspired case studies. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;computers & technology;database management systems;databases;oracle;relational databases,6 B0002J21KG,"C2G / Cables to Go 24669 Cat5E Non-Booted Patch Cable, Yellow (2 Feet/0.76 Meters) For voice/data/video distribution, this cable will handle bandwidth-intensive applications. Meets all Cat5E TIA/EIA standards, and drastically reduces both impedance and structural return loss (SRL). Each of the individual pairs is bonded together to help maintain the twist-spacing throughout the line right up to the termination point. Constructed from high quality cable, this design minimizes Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) levels. The molded, snagless boot prevents unwanted cable snags during installation and provides extra strain relief. 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That was my thought until I opened this one, and then I understood which niche this book fills. It is for those who may not know much, but who want to learn and who want a seder that is user-friendly and interactive and meaningful for both adults and children. That is a pretty big segment of the market, and so this is a book that deserves to be considered for possible use for at least one, if not both, of the nights of the seder. The people who put it together are not only good pedagogues, they are master designers. And so they have worked out a number of formats and prompters on each page that make it clear and easy to use For those who don t want to or are unable to stay up till midnight, there is a bare bones seder that consists of both text and ideas for discussion and projects for the kids and that can be completed in an hour. There are thought questions, such as Was it right for Abraham to break his father's idols? and Are we not all Jews by choice today? that are bound to raise debate at the seder. And there are quotations from a whole range of people such as Frances Bacon, William Shakespeare and Winston Churchill as well as Maimonides and Rav and Chassidic masters. Shakespeare s thoughts about whether revenge is good or bad are a lovely sendoff to the discussion of why we spill ten drops of wine for the ten plagues. The whole idea of the seder is that it should be an experiment in intergenerational communication. And so the editors do something very special with the section about the four children. They bring us 15 pages of different drawings, so that we can discuss together what constituted wiseness and what constituted badness, and what constituted simpleness and inability to ask in different periods and in the imagination of different artists. They show us a rendition from the Prague Haggadah (1526) and, next to it, one from Budapest (1924). And they suggest we might do some role playing or debate whether the wicked child may be an unfair description. They show us Abrabanel's opinion that the wise child may really be a smart ass, wise guy trying to show off his knowledge instead of the good guy that we have always thought him to be. There are renditions of the four children that show the wicked son smoking at the seder (1879) or as a prize fighter (1920). Tanya Zion adds two marvelous sets: one of the four versions of the ideal Jewish girl and one of the four children in contemporary Israel. See if you can figure out why the haredi child is the one who does not know how to ask. A set by Dick Codor uses the Marx brothers as models (quick do you remember which one never spoke?) I bet you can t get through this section of the seder without many laughs and a lively interchange on what constitutes goodness or wisdom or rebelliousness or apathy in our age. But try to save some time for the rest of the Haggadah, for there are a lot of innovations and surprises all through this book. By the way, one of its best suggestions is to expand the meaning of the karpas that we eat at the beginning of the seder to include dipping and tasting various fresh vegetables and other appetizers so that When do we eat already? does not become the kvetch of the evening. The seder is not supposed to be an endurance contest or a speed race or a rushed-through prelude to the meal. It is supposed to be a holy moment, when parents teach children who we are and what our story is and manufacture the memories that will nourish them for years to come. --Rabbi Jack Riemer, Jewish Journal SouthGood to the Last Cup Did Maxwell House kill the American Passover Seder? It seems like a heavy charge to pin on a coffee company. But who knows how many Jewish children, numbly and obediently flipping through the pages of the blue and white Maxwell House came to regard the seder as a stultifying arcane ritual, a regimented recitation of thees and thous, an endurance test as lacking in levity as leaven? Is it only a coincidence that in the 70 years since Maxwell House began distributing tens of thousands of haggadot as promotional items, the intermarriage rate among Jews has soared? The rabbis never intended that the Exodus From Egypt be recited rote out of a paperback book. And Noam Zion and David Dishon don't intend that either. They have written a Passover haggadah for families eager to dispense with set questions and answers but intimidated by the prospect as well. Careful to retain the traditional core of the haggadah the 15 steps beginning with the first cup of wine and kiddush and concluding with the hallel, nirtza prayer and folk songs they weave around the text a tapestry of ancient midrash, contemporary commentary, provocative questions, and unexpected answers. They involve the children, with skits, games, and gentle horseplay. Some are silly like the Afghani Jewish custom of striking your neighbor with a stalk of green onion during the chanting of Dayenu. Others encourage introspection, like asking children to name the one object they would carry with them out of Egypt. At the same time, adults are urged to consider the mature themes of what Zion and Dishon call a leap of solidarity back into the founding event of Jewish nationhood. The heart of this effort is the section they call maggid or storytelling. The section takes the form of six suggested symposia on timeless themes: assimilation, anti-Semitism, ancient Egyptian oppression, resistance to tyranny, sexual oppression and the lessons of suffering. The sources brought to bear are as varied as Reb Nachman of Braslav, and Abraham Lincoln, Zora Neale Hurston and Victor Frankl. Because the authors are superb Jewish educators and scholars on the staff of Jerusalem's Shalom Hartman Institute (founded by Orthodox philosopher Rabbi David Hartman to create a common language among the most and least traditional Jews), their Haggadah avoids the easy relevance that has reduced recent haggadot to public service announcements on nuclear war or women s rights. When the authors urge a discussion, they offer appropriate texts on Jewish tradition, contradictory views, that invites the opinions of guests across the range of religious, ideological and generational perspectives. A few warnings for those who undertake to host a post-Maxwell House seder. As the authors point out, their haggadah contains enough material for a few years of seders and some preparation is advised to select themes, pull out readings, and assign roles. The other risk is that a long session of discussion and storytelling, however stimulating, can't compete with the smells emanating from the kitchen. Zion and Dishon suggest you revive the original rabbinic custom (forbidden by some, although not all, spoil sport halachic authorities): Along with the vegetable that is dipped into saltwater near the beginning of the seder, offer substantive appetizers with dips of their own. And if intelligent conversation, imaginative role-playing, and probing questions aren't enough to keep some guests awake? There's always coffee. --Andres Silow-Carroll, Moment Magazine Noam Sachs Zion and David Dishon, educated in ivy league schools in the U.S., made aliyah to Israel in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War. They are on the Judaica faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute for advanced Jewish studies in Jerusalem. Noam runs the curriculum development department specializing in Bible, midrash and art. He also contributed to the Bill Moyers book entitled Talking about Genesis (Doubleday) issued in conjunction with the Moyers Genesis series. David Dishon is the Judaic studies coordinated at the experimental Hartman high school, author of The Pluralistic Culture Of Rabbinic Debate (Schocken, Hebrew) and currently writing on rabbinic views of warfare.",books;haggadah;jewish life;judaism;religion & spirituality;sacred writings,6 B000GTUMR6,"Harley Davidson Eagle Soars Mug Proudly emblazoned with the famed Harley eagle, this substantial mug holds a whopping 15 ounces of your favorite brew. 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Now they can turn to this excellent resource for guidance on evaluating an instructor's credentials and teaching methods, spotting unsafe practices,making smart decisions about membership contracts and more. -- Independent Publisher MagazineIf you have a little one who wants to try out the martial arts, you might want to look at this book... -- Green Bay Press Gazzette, Oct. 11, 1998The $14.95 price tag is very minor when compared to the hundreds of dollars in headaches a little research might save. -- Martial Arts and Combat Sports, January 2000With inside tips and practical hints, the Parents' Guide answers a variety of questions... -- De Pere Journal, September 24, 1998 Debra M Fritsch et al",books;family activities;individual sports;martial arts;parenting & relationships;sports & outdoors,6 B0000CBBNP,"Art Portfolio Evolution 5 x 7"" for Art and Photos, 24 Pages for 48 Views With a stylish nylon stitching and value price, the Art Profolio Evolution from ITOYA is the next big thing in art and photo storage! Along with its sibling, the Original Art Profolio, the Art Profolio Evolution is the only storage and presentation book of its kind. Completely, acid-free and PH-neutral through its polypropylene, PVC-free construction and quality crafted, acid-free black mounting paper, the Art Profolio Evolution is archival safe for all your art storage needs.",accessories;camera & photo;electronics;photo studio;portfolios;storage & presentation materials,6 0451524136,"Poems by Robert Frost: A Boy's Will; North of Boston (Signet classics) Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874. When he was ten, his father died and he and his mother moved to New England. He attended school at Dartmouth and Harvard, worked in a mill, taught, and took up farming, before he moved to England, where his first books of poetry, A Boys Will (1913) and North of Boston (1914), were published. North of Boston brought him recognition as the preeminent voice of New England and as one of Americas major poets. In 1915 he returned to the United States and settled on a farm in New Hampshire. Four volumes of his poetry, New Hampshire (1923), Collected Poems (1930), A Further Range (1936), and A Witness Tree (1942) were all awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He died in 1963. When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them. But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay. Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises, and turn many-coloured As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel. Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen. They are dragged to the withered bracken by the load, And they seem not to break; though once they are bowed So low for long, they never right themselves: You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground, Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair Before them over their heads to dry in the sun. But I was going to say when Truth broke in With all her matter-of-fact about the ice-storm, I should prefer to have some boy bend them As he went out and in to fetch the cows-- Some boy too far from town to learn baseball, Whose only play was what he found himself, Summer or winter, and could play alone. One by one he subdued his father's trees By riding them down over and over again Until he took the stiffness out of them, And not one but hung limp, not one was left For him to conquer. He learned all there was To learn about not launching out too soon And so not carrying the tree away Clear to the ground. He always kept his poise To the top branches, climbing carefully With the same pains you use to fill a cup Up to the brim, and even above the brim. Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish, Kicking his way down through the air to the ground. So was I once myself a swinger of birches. And so I dream of going back to be. It's when I'm weary of considerations, And life is too much like a pathless wood Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs Broken across it, and one eye is weeping >From a twig's having lashed across it open. I'd like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate willfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. Earth's the right place for love: I don't know where it's likely to go better. I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.",american;books;literary;literature & fiction;poetry;united states,6 B000GT5XJS,"Gomadic Brand Horizontal Black Leather Carrying Case for the Palm palm Tungsten T2 with Integrated Belt Loop and Optional Belt Clip The Gomadic new Horizontal Leather Carrying Case for the Palm palm Tungsten T2 is specifically created to fill the aperture between utilitarian need and aesthetic excellence, making it a must-have for the urbane nomadic user. In todays competitive marketplace, the choices you make define your commitment to your occupation. The Gomadic leather case says you care about both your appearance and the devices on which you have come to depend. Hand-made from smooth premium black leather with a felt lining that feels silken to the touch, the Gomadic leather case will neatly store and transport your device and provide an elegant way to protect it from the potentially-damaging elements. Uniquely designed with a quick release magnetic closure system that will gain you fast, convenient access to your Palm palm Tungsten T2 without sacrificing the crisp classic look that exudes professionalism and success.",cases;computers & accessories;electronics;handhelds & accessories;pda & handheld accessories;pdas,6 159030442X,"Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awa Kenzo, the Archery Master from ""Zen in the Art of Archery"" ""An interesting and enlightening study by John Stevens.""The Japan Times John Stevens is Professor of Buddhist Studies and Aikido instructor at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Japan. He is the author or translator of over twenty books on Buddhism, Zen, Aikido, and Asian culture. He has practiced and taught Aikido all over the world.",books;buddhism;individual sports;martial arts;religion & spirituality;sports & outdoors,6 B000TB8MAA,Allen Company Hardwood Plaque Turkey Tail Mounting Kit Allen Turkey Tail Mounting Kit,accessories;hunting;hunting & fishing;hunting accessories;sports & outdoors;trophy mounts,6 0374285411,"The Journey With this deeply moving, masterfully controlled novel, Fink, a Jewish writer who was born in Poland in 1921, continues her exploration of survival during the Holocaust (begun in the story collection A Scrap of Time ). Two Jewish sisters armed only with poorly forged papers escape a Polish ghetto; their real names are never given, and the narrator, the older sister, instead uses the various aliases they assume. Posing as Christians, they report to a transit camp to be sent to work in Germany. Danger is never far from them, however, and they are forced into a series of escapes and changes of identity. Fink excels at locating the tiny details that carry fatal consequences: Polish factory workers, suspecting the sisters, challenge them to sing Christmas carols; a farmhand doesn't contradict the narrator's claim to be an experienced milkmaid even when he sees the raw blisters on her hands; the narrator, still posing as a peasant, must concoct a cover story after she impulsively plays Chopin's ""Polonaise"" on the piano. The author's restrained, unsurprised tones suggest how routine, how everyday the brutalities of the Nazi regime must have seemed, even to its victims. Deceptively fluid, Fink's novel is utterly chilling. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. As in her collection A Scrap of Time ( LJ 8/87), winner of the first Anne Frank Prize for Literature, Fink tells the story of Holocaust survivors, portraying the lives of ordinary people as they are forced to confront the unimaginable. In 1942, two Jewish sisters flee the Polish ghetto disguised as peasants. They risk their lives on a journey into enemy territory to look for work in the factories, farms, and villages of wartime Germany, in increasing danger as the Gestapo's cruel search for Jews with false papers intensifies. The author offers extraordinary insights into the lives of people in hiding: how they distinguish friends from enemies, maintain their identities, and survive in a world gone mad. Despite her grim subject matter, she champions human loyalty and remains sensitive to the beauty of the landscape. This beautifully written novel masterfully achieves a tenuous balance between power and restraint.-Molly Abramowitz, Silver Spring, Md.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. The author, who was born in Poland in 1921 and lived in hiding throughout WW II, has concentrated with devastating effect on the anguish of ordinary people thrust into horror (the story collection A Scrap of Time, 1987). Here, she offers the chronicle of a wartime journey of two Polish-Jewish sisters through Nazi-dominated Poland and Germany. Narrated by ``Katarzyna,'' older sister of ``Elzbieta'' (the pair adopt new names and identities throughout), the journey begins when Father sends them away from certain death in their Polish town. The sisters have forged papers identifying them as Polish village girls who've volunteered to work in Germany. They're discovered (``You set out too late. Now everyone is on to it''), informed on, then miraculously escape--but at the knife-point of anxiety there is no joy: ``Perhaps later I would be happy and recall with pride the obstacles we had overcome. Perhaps.'' Eventually, they're sent to a factory in the Ruhr valley, where, in horrible conditions, Katarzyna, looking over the group of gentile coworkers, wistfully hopes that ``our common fate will unite us.'' But hatred is rooted too deep. There are vicious betrayals, taunts, and cruel threats when the sisters' identity is discovered--plus other strange escapes, train trips, one with the younger sibling near collapse with fever. Finally, through chance and the girls' amazing stamina, the war ends, and then comes the return when ``even tears are permissible. But that was the hardest--she was still unable to cry.'' One of the keener, skilled Holocaust testaments that pierces into the dusk of nightmare and a world drained of humanity. -- Copyright 1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. ""In this powerful and affecting novel, Ida Fink writes about a journey that takes us close to the heart of darkness but which is all the more poignant for the nuances of shadow, and somtimes even of light. Through the story of two sisters who take on several false identities to disguise thier Jewishness and survive, Fink exposes, with acute delicacy of detail, the perversions of human relations, the brutalities and ocasional acts of mercy, the cruel prejudices and the necessary lies that took place in the somber context of the Holocaust. This is a unique and beautiful novel about the most difficult of subjects, in which the author confronts mortal fear and a sicknes unto death without losing the sense of her protagonists' fragile and courageous humanity.: - Eva Hofffman, author of Lost in Translation --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Text: English (translation) Original Language: Polish",books;contemporary;education & reference;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction,6 B0002ASSVQ,"Bio-Groom Silk Creme Rinse for Dogs 12 oz Bio-GroomTM Silk Crme Rinse for Dogs Show off an unforgettable shiny and smooth coat with Silk. 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Features: Moisturizes overworked hair Removes tangles for easier comb-outs Rinses clean Anti-static pH balanced Biodegradable Fresh smelling Item Specifications: Size: 12 oz 2.5 Gallon Dilutes: 4:1w",beauty;conditioners;dogs;hair care;health supplies;pet supplies,6 B00005UD3O,See This Through & Leave Japanese edition of the British indie act's 2002 debut album includes the bonus track 'Safe Enough Distance'.,alternative rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0000057BD,"Introduce Yourself Just like the folks who prefer David Lee Roth's Van Halen over Sammy Hagar's, some fans like the Chuck Mosely version of Faith No More over FNM's Mike Patton-fronted successor. With Mosely at the vocal helm, the San Francisco band's funk-metal rap felt fresher and less calculated. After hitting locally with a self-titled 1985 debut album, Faith No More were picked up by Slash Records for this Steve Berlin/Matt Wallace-produced follow-up. Introduce Yourself reprises its predecessor's anthemic ""We Care a Lot,"" which remained a live staple throughout the band's career. Alongside it are other seminal FNM tracks such as ""Anne's Song"" and ""Chinese Arithmetic,"" wherein the band's signature sound already lurks thanks to Roddy Bottum's classically nuanced keyboards and Jim Martin's crunchy guitar work. Still, it's Mosely's casual punk-ass attitude that carries the show. ""Can I get a transfer, man?"" he whines at the start of ""Death March."" ""Ninety-five cents?! Fuck you, I'll skate to the beach and I'll look better getting there!"" And while time has not been kind to some of the more generic tracks here, a band such as Limp Bizkit could still learn a lot from Introduce Yourself. The fact that it clocks in at a mere 38 minutes means you have that much more time to spin it again. --Bill Forman",alternative rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B000092Q6M,"Rounds [Vinyl] Rounds is the freshest, most exciting and far-reaching left-field album in years. --Uncut Four Tet's now classic albums of the electronic genre, Pause (2001) and Rounds (2003), are available again on gorgeously rich vinyl.",alternative rock;dance & electronic;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 B000FZDODK,Passport Exclusive Japanese Limited Edition reissue of this 1971 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Atlantic. 2006.,jazz;music;pop;r&b;rock;world music,6 B000098XLJ,Fellowes ERGO-TECH OPTICAL MOUSE ( 99935 ) Fellowes ERGO-TECH OPTICAL MOUSE ( 99935 ),computer accessories;computers & accessories;electronics;keyboards;mice;mice & input devices,6 B00009R6A0,Ilford Galerie Classic 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Pearl Paper 25 Sheets (1979257) There is something about a pearl surface print that makes it stand out from other media surfaces and GALERIE Classic Pearl Paper is no exception. The pearl finish of this inkjet media prevents glare and does not show fingerprint marks. Classic Pearl Paper gives the feel and permanence of a true photographic print when used in todays dye-based inkjet printers.,camera & photo;electronics;office & school supplies;office products;paper;photo paper,6 B00016TJBE,"Liquid Hip Hop DJ Cam has been for the last 10 years, the French reference point and one of the international representatives for abstract hip hop and trip hop, with five studio albums and many remixes projects. After the release of his last album Soulshine and his first production Fillet of Soul, hes now coming back with his new studio album, Liquid Hip Hop. Liquid Hip Hop is simply ""DJ Cams back to the roots"", a unique and scientist mix of vocal and instrumental hip hop blended with electro loops, nu jazz and soul. Liquid Hip Hop is the great DJ Cams return, a purified and sexy album, featuring performances by Guru of Gang Starr, Cameo, Jay Dee aka J. Dilla and more.",dance & electronic;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop;world music,6 B000FIATP8,"Topeak Red Lite 4-LED Ultra-Bright Rear Bicycle Light A ultra-bright 3 LED tail light with wide angle lens. Features a steady and blinking function. 3 ultra bright L.E.D. tail light, with on/off, blinking and steady selection. Wide angle (220 degree) reflective lens. Mounts to seat post, Topeak seat bags, or seat stay. Bulb: 3 L.E.D. / 10000 hrs (life time). Battery: Lithium Battery. Burn Time: 60 hrs (constant hour). Weight: 16 grams (without battery).",cycling;kids' accessories;kids' bikes & accessories;lights & reflectors;sports & outdoors;taillights,6 1559391707,"Everyday Consciousness And Buddha Awakening There is no shortage of brief introductions to Buddhist practice, especially from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective. What makes Rinpoche's work distinctive is the clarity and vividness of his religious thought. Rinpoche attempts to concretize the notions of five levels of awareness in the reader's mind by correlating each with a different ""Buddha-family,"" accessible through correct meditation. There is also a helpful Tibetan (transliterated)-English glossary to assist the non-Tibetan reader through the forest of religious terminology. Recommended for most collections, especially where interest in Buddhism or the Dalai Lama is strong.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Text: English (translation) Introduction: Tibetan I am particularly happy to have the opportunity here to explain the difference between everyday consciousness and the primordial awareness of the Buddhas. In my opihion, knowledge about the mind is very beneficial for everyone. Mind is designated as being composed of six, or sometimes eight collections of consciousness. This is a very specific classification of mind as generally taught in Budditist philosophy, but one which is comprehensible by means of inference. Everyone who meditates-including those who, for example, are visualizing the creation phase of a yidam deity-will receive much greater benefit from the meditation if they know about the condition of mind. Whoever meditates on calm abiding (Skt. shamatha) should, while doing so, be clear about what 'the resting mind' actually is, and how it may be generated. For the meditation on deep insight (Skt. vipashyana) of the great seal (Skt. mahamudra) or of the great perfection (Skt. mahasandi), it is likewise of great benefit to know what the mind is composed of, what its innate essence is, and through which forms of expression it makes itself manifest. Studying this topic is also beneficial for those who are interested in Western psychology and psychotherapy Some psychologists conscientiously study the mind's mode of being according to the teachings of Buddhism. They are very much interested in the divisions of mind into six or eight kinds of consciousnesses and how these consciousnesses function. Knowledge about the five kinds of primordial awareness is also important, since this is the fruit that all practicing Buddhists aspire to bring forth through their meditation and dharma practice. The fruit of this practice is to reveal the ultimate primordial awareness. Since meditation takes us gradually closer to this result, it is important to know about what results may be attained. Though the highest, ultimate result of our dharma practice is the state of a Buddha, this does not mean that we leave off being present to ourselves and our situation and pass over to somewhere else entirely. Nor are we to be concerned with developing extraordinary powers to boast about or with which to show off. Instead it is a case of revealing the primordial awareness that is primordially present within ourselves. It reveals itself through the gradual development of the three kinds of highest understanding (Skt. prajna): that arisen through listening, that arisen through reflecting, and that arisen through meditating. When these three are completely and perfectly developed, the primordial awareness is fully revealed. Due to the influence of primordial awareness expanding, the stains of ignorance and obscuration become purified, and we attain the ultimate fruit that in Sanskrit is called 'Buddha'. The Tibetan equivalent of this designation is 'sang-gye' (Tib. sangs rgyas), 'purified and expanded'. The actual meaning of 'Buddha' is merely 'gye', 'expanded'. The Tibetan translators, however, added the syllable 'sang', 'purified', in order to indicate that due to primordial awareness revealing itself all the obscurations are purified. Thus in Tibetan the designation 'Buddha' in both its aspects, that of purification and that of expansion, points to primordial awareness. The method to expand the primordial awareness consists principally of engaging in meditation. Therefore, in order Introduction 15 to practice and meditate correctly, we should first of all understand what primordial awareness is and how it reveals itself. This knowledge can be attained through the highest understanding of listening and reflecting. When Buddha Shakyamuni introduced the Buddhist teachings (Skt. dharma) he taught extensively on the subject of the mind. In the context of the lesser vehicle (Skt. hinayana), when explaining the five aggregates, the twelve sense-sources, and the eighteen elements,1 the Buddha explained the mind in terms of six collections of consciousness: eye, ear, nose, tongue, and body consciousness (i.e., the five sense consciousnesses), and the mind consciousness. In the context of the great vehicle (Skt. mahayana), however, Buddha Shakyamuni explained the mind in terms of the eight collections of consciousness: the seventh consciousness is the kiesha-mind and the eighth the all-base consciousness (Skt. alayavijn~ana). The reason why these two types of consciousness were not taught in the lesser vehicle is explained in the sutras. There it says, ""the absorbing consciousness2 is profound and subtle. If it were taken to be the self, that would not be appropriate.""3 The all-base consciousness functions uninterruptedly, like the flow of a river, by absorbing imprints as seeds. In many non-Buddhist philosophies-for example, that of the Indian Tirthikas-the true existence of a self is postulated. It could happen that the followers of such philosophies take the all-base consciousness to be the truly existent self; this is a mistake. In the great vehicle, however, there is no entity as such that could be viewed as the self: indeed, there is no valid cognition that could prove the true existence of such a self. Since sometimes the body is taken to be the self and sometimes also the mind, there is no definite focal point for the self. It obviously follows that the self cannot be construed as being the all-base consciousness either. When the Buddha's teaching spread throughout India, many Indian scholars (Skt. pandita) wrote commentaries. When Buddhism later came to Tibet, Tibetan scholars also 16 Eve~day Consciousness and Buddha-Awakening wrote commentaries concerning the functioning condition of the mind. Explanations of the most important points describing the functions of mind were given by Karmapa Rangjung Dorje in his text The Commentary that Distinguishes Consciousness from Primordial Awareness. In addition, Mipham Iiinpoche addressed the same topic in his text Gateway to Knowledge.4 Both these texts describe the functions of the eight kinds of consciousness, the way they can be trans-formed into the five kinds of primordial awareness, and how the ultimate fruit-the level of the five buddha-farnilies~an be attained. Concerning the transformation of the eight consciousnesses into the five kinds of primordial awareness, however, the authors each emphasize different aspects. Karmapa Rangjung Dorje emphasizes the seventh consciousness by dividing it into two kinds: the 'immediate mind' and the 'kiesha-mind'. Mipham Rinpoche, however, describes the all-base consciousness in much more detail by discriminating between the 'all-base' and the 'all-base consciousness'. When I was seventeen years old I studied Mipham Rinpoche's text very intensely. At such a young age one learns very well, and this is why I still remember his interpretation very clearly today. The following explanations are therefore in accordance with Mipham Rinpoche's text Gateway to Knowledge. This introduction to Buddhist psychology supplies essential instructions for successful meditation practice. Rinpoche presents meditation practices that can powerfully influence and ultimately transform the mind into the purified mind of a Buddha. Rinpoche clearly describes how consciousnesses operate in everyday perception and how at the time of Buddhahood, these same consciousnesses express the five primordial wisdoms of the five Buddha families. ""Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is among the wisest and most compassionate Buddhist masters alive today. I have no doubt that this book will be a great inspiration and support for all serious Dharma students who read it and put it into practice.""-- Pema Chdrn, author of Places that Scare You, and When Things Fall Apart ""Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, pre-eminent Tibetan master, has presented an accessible and precise introduction to the inherently awakened mind at the heart of confusion and suffering. While this text is invaluable for the scholar, it is even more crucial for the Vajrayana practitioner.""--Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Naropa University and author of Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism ""With characteristic cogency, clarity, and precision, Thrangu Rinpoche lays out the Buddhist description of mind, in both its conventional and tantric dimensions. Then he invites us further in, showing how these teachings give voice to the subtlety of meditation experience and can lead us to the profundity of the awakened state itself.""--Reginald A. Ray, Naropa University, author of Indestructible Truth and Secret of the Vajra World ""There is no shortage of brief introductions to Buddhist practice, especially from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective. What makes Rinpoche's work distinctive is the clarity and vividness of his religious thought. Rinpoche attempts to concretize the notions of five levels of awareness in the reader's mind by correlating each with a different ""Buddha-family,"" accessible through correct mediation. There is also a helpful Tibetan (transliterated)-English glossary to assist the non-Tibetan reader through the forest of religious terminology. Recommended for most collections, especially where interest in Buddhism or the Dalai Lama is strong.""--Library Journal Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is an eminent teacher of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is currently tutor to H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, and he teaches extensively in Asia, Europe, and North America. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is an eminent teacher of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He is currently tutor to H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, and he teaches extensively in Asia, Europe, and North America.",books;buddhism;christian books & bibles;meditations;religion & spirituality;worship & devotion,6 B0002QO4B8,"End of the World Party: Just in Case (Dig) With each successive album, Medeski Martin & Wood have become harder to pin down. Having long ago transcended their soulful organ-groove basics to enter a more expansive world of snappy beats and backbeats, eerie atmospheric effects, post-lounge riffing, and the occasional jazz overture, they occupy their own category. Produced by the Dust Brothers' John King (Beck's Odelay, the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique), End of the World Party (Just in Case) is an agreeably varied effort, ranging from the spacey effects and Middle Eastern taint of ""Bloody Oil"" (on which bassist Chris Wood lays down the lumber) to the sassy electric funk of ""Sasa"" (one of four tracks featuring guitarist Marc Ribot) to the wordless voice effects of the jaunty title track. As ever, John Medeski is equally at home referencing post-bop piano aces like Herbie Hancock, getting down on churning Hammond organ, and making like Stevie Wonder with his ""Superstition""-style synth. Unlike some MMW records, this one wastes not: all 12 tracks clock in at around the four- or five-minute mark, and they flow together with consummate ease. --Lloyd Sachs Premier downtown jazz/funk merchants MMW (John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums and Chris Wood on bass) return with a healthy dose of their particular groove, this time teaming up with producer John King of The Dust Brothers, best known for manning the boards for classics like the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique and Beck's Odelay among many others. The album takes the listener on a journey through the MMW universe, from loping funk (Curtis and New Planet) to Latin-tinged workouts (Mami Gato), Eastern-influenced atmospherics (Bloody Oil) to futuristic soundscapes (Anonymous Skulls), all the while sounding like the soundtrack to the best sci-fi/blaxploitation/porn movie you ever heard.",jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B000300L92,"SVAT GX3000 Wireless Four Channel Analog Audio/Video Sender and Receiver Frustrated with wires everywhere and the incapability to broadcast your technology in more than one location? Want to avoid the expense of purchasing two satellite receivers? This item is a solution to this problem and a true technological breakthrough. The GigaXtreme 3000 allows you to easily broadcast your DVDs, DSS, CDs, MP3s, Satellite, PC, gaming console, streaming video and more to any TV or stereo in your home, without running any wires! Send the signal through walls, floors and ceilings from up to three 300 feet away (clear line of sight) to multiple rooms (and even outside) without buying costly satellite receivers. The GX3000 2.4 GHz audio/video sender installs and configures in just minutes. There are no limitations to what you can do with the GX3000.",av receivers & amplifiers;camera & photo;electronics;security & surveillance;surveillance video equipment;television & video,6 B000002UR4,"Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys From ""Surfin'"" to ""Kokomo,"" the first four discs of this box chart the Beach Boys' inimitable 30-year course. Here are all the hits and key album tracks, and an assortment of unreleased material that illuminates Brian Wilson and company's immense contribution to the development of pop music. (Especially fascinating are the assembled fragments from Wilson's abandoned 1966 masterwork, Smile.) A fifth disc features demos, radio spots, live tracks, and studio goodies for the hardcore fan. The set confirms Brian's hardworking genius, but also gives each member his due, especially the late Carl Wilson. Rock & roll music grew up with the Beach Boys, and this box is rock's best family album. --Ben Edmonds Awesome. 5 CDs, 141 songs, 40 unreleased, including 30 minutes of the most legendary unreleased album in rock: Smile . In between all the collector manna (including an entire ""bootleg"" disc of unreleased stuff), and in chronological order starting with their earliest demos (of Surfin' U.S.A. , etc.), are all the hits from the Capitol, Caribou, Brother and Colpix labels in original mono or stereo, all documented by a 60-page, full-color booklet.",classic rock;miscellaneous;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B000IMRZSK,"Hi-Capacity Battery for: Canon IXY DV M5 Battery-Biz is a leading manufacturer and distributor of batteries, adapters and chargers and the industry's source for Hi-Capacity(TM) brand power products. Hi-Capacity(TM) products are made using the finest components available and carry a one year warranty against defects in material and workmanship. Hi-Capacity(TM) products are guaranteed to meet or exceed original specifications.",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 1565121775,"Pretending the Bed is a Raft This finely tuned collection of stories features steamy nights and women dressed up in alluring garb who are on the lookout for men who'll make their dreams come true. In folksy Southern dialog, Kincaid's (Crossing Blood, Putnam, 1992) characters reflect on life and love in eight exquisite examples of great short story writing. In ""Won't Nobody Love You Like Your Daddy Does,"" Tammy's awkward foray into adulthood at age 14 comes from pretending that her neighbor is her husband as they slow-dance at the end of her baby-sitting evening. More awkward is her discovery that her ""still good-looking mother"" visits the same man while Dad is on the road. Kincaid's voice is strong, true and clear, and there is a solid nugget of truth in each story. Highly recommended.?Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. An entertaining and occasionally dazzling first collection from Kincaid, the Florida-born author of the novel Crossing Blood (1992). With a single exception, these eight stories focus on girls or women who can't make sense out of their relationships with men or with their own addled and demanding emotions. And even that exception, ``Why Richard Can't,'' looks sympathetically at a middle-aged English professor's unwillingness to change or to leave the wife he's comfortable with for the woman student whose mind and body alike excite his interest. Too many of Kincaid's characters, in fact, talk away at us from conditions of frustrating stasis: the girl who can't make her inattentive, straying father notice her (in ``Pretty Please''), or the twice-married woman who knows she'll fail again if she takes the lover she's considering (in the smartly titled ``Total Recoil''). The good news is that Kincaid's women are expert nonstop talkers, vernacular virtuosi who can make you howl with a deftly placed one-liner (``I don't have anything against boys from reform school''), or sit bolt upright upon hearing a forthright woman's description of the guilt felt by an unfaithful husband (``like his penis was the arrow on a compass and he suddenly remembered it was always supposed to be pointing north''). And two of the stories are flat-out wonderful. ``Just Because They've Got Papers Doesn't Mean They Aren't Still Dogs'' traces with wry compassion the education in female solidarity and self- knowledge that expands the horizons and strengthens the character of a childless small-town football coach's wife. And the moving title piece portrays, without a shred of sentimentality, the sexual and intellectual awakening of a young wife and mother who learns she's dying of cancer, and scorns to go gently into anybody's good night. Good, gritty work from a vigorous talent. Kincaid may well blossom into one of the better storytellers around. -- Copyright 1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. These short stories are like sugar cubes: eight strong shapes, some a bit crumbly in the corners, that dissolve easily and leave a trace of sweetness. They're voiced mostly by winsome, clever Southern heroines who are busy getting their affairs in order--or just having affairs--while lovers, husbands, and daddies bumble cluelessly in the background.... -- Entertainment Weekly Nanci Kincaid is the author of two previous novels, Crossing Blood and Balls, and a collection of short stories, Pretending the Bed Is a Raft. She lives in Hawaii with her husband. 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Lib.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;romance;united states,6 0071432663,"Conversational Arabic in 7 Days McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide.",books;education & reference;foreign languages;humanities;new;used & rental textbooks,6 0965263614,"Chinese Box Mysteries - Vol. II - Sherlock Holmes Dan Kilcup, Brooklyn, New York, 3/26/42 A Sherlock Holmes fan who wrote the book to assist local humanitarian organizations in the Washington, D.C. area. 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The good news is that both young men survive the firefights that are part of their peacekeeping mission. The not-so-good news is that Coyle's story could be uncomfortably close to actual happenings in the year 2000 or slightly beyond. In any case, when it comes to military techno-thrillers, Coyle is as good as it gets. Budd Arthur Another penetrating dissection of the passion and terror of warfare from the modern master of life-under-combat, this time on a snowbound Slovakia, where a mixed bag of US Army infantry, acting as NATO peacekeepers, cope with murderous ethnic cleansersand a far more threatening conflict between commanding officers. After examining battlefield bravado in American history, Coyle goes back to the near future, picking up the adventures of Army Lt. Nathan Dixon, son of his series hero Scott Dixon (Code of Honor, 1994, etc.). Nathan's cushy job as a battalion staff officer, is interrupted when hes ordered to accompany a platoon led by greenhorn Lt. Gerald Reider on what is supposed to be a routine show of force mission. Sparks fly long before the two lieutenants leave their battalion base: The product of the Virginia Military Institute and his father's hard-won wisdom, Dixon is put off by Reider, an elitist martinet fresh out of West Point. Meanwhile, Reider views Dixon's presence as a meddlesome imposition on his command. The two are barely speaking as their platoon trudges off into Slovakian hills to rendezvous with a trio of American tanks 25 kilometers away. Their orders are ambiguous: protect civilians, don't start any conflicts, be prepared to return fire if fired on. Coyle uses the escalating squabbles between the two men to illustrate contrasting styles of leadership, delivering intricate if long-winded asides about how crucial a commander's slightest twitch can be in maintaining control. Reider makes several mistakes, barely escaping calamity. When Dixon finds the burning hulk of a US tank, and can't contact the base on the platoon radio, he concludes that war has finally broken out. The platoon is then torn apart after a series of heartstopping, brutally realistic firefights, and the two officers, separated by hostile forces, must fight their way back any way they can. A grunt's life that, despite too many lectures on military mores, and a distracting romantic subplot, succeeds as an engrossing, uncompromisingly suspenseful tale of heroic adventure. ($150,000 ad/promo; radio satellite tour) -- Copyright 2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. ""Harold Coyle is the best natural storyteller I know.""--Tom Clancy""Harold Coyle, rightfully acclaimed the Tim Clancy of ground warfare, has crafted not only a superb technothriller, but also a classic tale of men at war. God's Children is the best tale of a small unit of desperate men trapped behind enemy lines I've read in years.""--W.E.B. Grifiin, author of the bestselling Brotherhood of War series""Coyle is a master at high-tech suspense. He spins his story with such power that you're swept along to the climatic finish. God's Children is his best.""--Clive Cussler, New York Times bestseller author --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Harold Coyle graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and spent fourteen years on active duty with the US Army. He is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including The Ten Thousand, Team Yankee, God's Children and Dead Hand. He lives in Leavenworth, Kansas. GOD'S CHILDREN1WEST OF FORT APACHE BASE CAMP FOR 2ND OF THE 13TH INFANTRY SOUTHWESTERN SLOVAKIA MORNING, FEBRUARY 4The coming of dawn brought little warmth to the cold, desolate countryside. Turning his face toward the east, First Lieutenant Nathan Dixon sat on the hood of the battalion S-3's Humvee. With his feet planted firmly on the vehicle's front bumper and his arms held tightly across his chest, he watched as the pale sun grudgingly began its ascent into the eastern sky. Like everything else in this part of the world, Nathan thought, even the sun is dragging its tail.With a sigh, the young officer closed his eyes, leaned his head back, and slowly rotated it in an effort to get the kinks out of his neck. The day had hardly begun and yet he had been up and on the road for better than three hours. Breakfast, and Fort Apache, his unit's basecamp, was still an hour away. Opening his eyes, the young battalion staff officer looked out over the abandoned farm fields that surrounded them. These liaison trips back to brigade, he decided, were no longer much of a diversion from the daily grind that had come to dominate his life. They were six months into their deployment with nothing to look forward to but another six months of doing the exact same thing, day in, day out. He, and the rest of the 2nd Brigade, would have to go through the motions of performing a mission that no longer made sense, using rules of engagement that kept them from having any effect, in a country no one much cared about, while living among a people who weren't particularly interested in having them there.Assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 13th Infantry just as it was in the throes of deploying to the Slovak Republic, Nathan Dixon was sent to the place where all surplus combat arms officers are dumped, the unit's S-3 shop. Chiefly responsible for planning the operations of a unit, S-3 sections are notorious for being the home of an eclectic collection of officers and NCOs. In just about any unit's operations section, you'll find one or two stallions, primarily officers, waiting for a chance, any chance, to charge off to a new, more challenging assignment somewhere else. Working side by side with these are the nags of a unit, officers and NCOs who had not quite measured up to the demands of their last duty position, but were not bad enough to warrant elimination. Holding this mismatched assortment of personalities together is the primary function of the operations sergeant. This man, by necessity, is something akin to a miracle worker, expected to do anything and everything, with absolutely nothing, by yesterday. If stress, frustration, overwork, and too many demands put forth by too many people were the primary cause of baldness, the head of every operations sergeant in the United States Army would be as smooth as a cue ball.At first Nathan didn't much mind being thrown intothis mix of professional fast movers and has-beens. Having just left an airborne unit, the young first lieutenant was somewhat out of his element in a mechanized infantry battalion. Distances that had required his footborne parachute infantrymen the better part of a day to march were covered in less than an hour by soldiers mounted in Bradley fighting vehicles. Even the sharpest young officer required a bit of time for his view of the world, and in particular the battlefield, to make this sort of adjustment. So his assignment to the S-3 shop had been, even in his own opinion, not all bad. Slowly, however, as Nathan mastered his duties and became familiar with the idiosyncrasies of mounted warfare, the limitations of his post began to press in upon him. Like any young eagle that had learned to fly, he did not take well to being caged.The people he worked for, having been there themselves, helped make Nathan's stay in staff purgatory as painless as they could. Major Jon Sergeant, the operations officer, was quick to see that Nathan had a keen eye for terrain, an intuitive grasp of tactics, and a habit of being brutally honest. Whenever he needed someone to check out a reported incident, to recon a site for a new checkpoint, or to run to brigade or other units, the S-3 sent young Dixon. On occasion, he even allowed the energetic officer to slip away and attach himself to one of the line companies as they went about trying to enforce a peace accord that only the peacekeepers seemed interested in. Yet these diversions from the daily routine were only that, diversions. At the beginning of each day, Nathan found himself right back where he had been the day before; a third-echelon staff weenie commanding nothing more than a folding chair and half of a field desk.Glancing over into the field where his driver had wandered in order to relieve himself, Nathan was about to ask if the man was having problems when he heard tracked vehicles coming down the road. Sitting up, helooked to the front, toward the east, to see if they were coming from that direction. When he saw nothing, he stood up, carefully balancing himself on the Humvee's fender and looking to the rear, over the roof of the vehicle. There, off in the distance, he saw a squat, full-tracked vehicle headed down the road toward them. Behind it were several trucks, two, perhaps more.""Hey, Harvey,"" Dixon called out to the driver, ""you'd better pick up the pace and finish whatever it is you're doing. We have company.""Turning his head, the Humvee driver looked over at Nathan, then down the road in the direction his passenger was staring. When he saw the approaching column, the young soldier began to do his best to bring his business to a conclusion.When the lead vehicle was about a thousand meters away, Nathan recognized it for what it was, a BMP. Hopping down off his perch, he walked over to his side of the Humvee, reached into the vehicle, and pulled out the hand mike to the radio. Keying the radio by depressing the push-to-talk button on the side of the mike, he called brigade operations. ""Foxtrot niner seven. Foxtrot niner seven. This is Kilo eight five Bravo, over.""Releasing the button, he waited for the NCO on duty at brigade to acknowledge. ""Kilo eight five Bravo, this is Foxtrot niner seven. Send your traffic, over.""""This is Kilo eight five Bravo. Are there any Slovakian Army units scheduled to be operating or moving about in sector today, over.""""This is Foxtrot niner seven. Wait one, over.""While Nathan waited for the radio telephone operator, or RTO, at brigade to pass the question on to a duty NCO, Nathan reached into the Humvee to fish out his rifle. Even though the Slovakians showed American soldiers little in the way of respect, they were even more contemptuous of one who was unarmed.From the speaker, the voice of the RTO at brigade called out. ""Kilo eight five Bravo, that's a negative. Noauthorizations have been approved for the movement of any Slovakian units in our sector, over.""Drawing in a deep breath, Nathan keyed the mike as he contemplated what he knew would follow. ""Foxtrot niner seven, be advised, we have a column of Slovakian Army trucks, number unknown, led by a BMP-1, moving east on the road at grid ..."" Then, realizing that he hadn't bothered to check their location before starting his report, Nathan quickly added, ""Wait, over.""Leaning inside the Humvee, the young officer looked up at the GPS that was attached to the frame of the windshield. Hitting the display button for their current location, Nathan watched as the letters and digits representing their location on the ground flashed across the tiny screen. These he passed on to brigade. In return, the RTO dutifully read off instructions as to what Nathan was expected to do. ""You will halt and detain all violators of the Munich Accords. You are to provide this headquarters with the name, rank, and unit of the senior officer in charge of the force violating the Accords. In addition, you will provide this headquarters with the number of troops present, how they are armed, and the vehicular composition of the unit in violation of the Munich Accords and await further instructions, over.""Without bothering to use the call signs, and with a bit more sarcasm in his voice than he meant to use, Nathan came back, ""I do hope you realize that it's just me and my driver out here.""To this, the RTO came back with, ""Vaya con Dios, amigo.""Angered by the stupidity of their standing orders as well as the hopelessness of enforcing any sort of peace in this region, Dixon threw the hand mike back into the Humvee just as Harvey, the driver, was climbing into his seat. ""I see brigade gave you the standard 'Hold until relieved' spiel.""""Yep,"" Nathan replied in disgust as he watched the column draw closer.""So what do we do, LT?"" Harvey asked as he prepared to start the Humvee. ""I hope it's pull pitch and get the frog outta here.""Drawing a deep breath, Nathan began to make his way around to the rear of the Humvee.""'Fraid not, GI. We got our orders.""""If you ask me, sir,"" the concerned driver went on as he followed Nathan's movement around his Humvee, ""the poor shmucks who followed Custer had their orders too. But that didn't mean they were smart to follow them.""""Well, Harvey,"" Nathan said as he stepped out into the road, ""I didn't ask you. Now, get on the radio with brigade. Stay with them, and keep alert.""The driver was still trying to think of a snappy comeback when the lead BMP came trundling up to Nathan. As with so many incidents like this in the past few weeks, the driver of the BMP continued forward, refusing to hit his brakes until it became clear that Nathan wasn't going to give way. High risk games of chicken such as this, between the Slovakian Army and the NATO peacekeepers, had become the order of the day. For the NATO troops deployed in southwestern Slovakia, it was the only option they had under rules of engagement that had done nothing to keep the Slovakians from carrying out t... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;genre fiction;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy;united states;war,6 B000B6BJVC,University of Alabama Crimson Tide License Plate Heavy Duty Metal License Plate Frame 6 by 12 inches in size,auto accessories;automotive;exterior accessories;fan shop;license plate covers & frames;sports & outdoors,6 0516422936,"Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) ""The excellent-quality reproductions do a great deal to enhance and extend the text."" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 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He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.",arts & photography;books;equipment;photography;reference;techniques & reference,6 B000CPPY54,"Standard Motor Products SC104 Speed Sensor Standard Motor Products Vehicle Speed Sensor SC104 SPEED SENSORAs a global manufacturer, we have complete control of the manufacturing process from componentry to finished productAs a global manufacturer of emission components, complete quality control is maintained through the manufacturing process from componentry to finished productOur ABS sensor line has complete coverage for domestic and import applicationsOver 1500 ABS numbers cataloged - and growingOur ABS sensors are engineered for precision performance, durability and a long service lifeFeaturing the broadest sensor coverage in the market, we meet the service professionals needs with the highest quality product every time he opens the box",automotive;replacement parts;sensors;transmission & drive train;transmission speed;transmissions & parts,6 B000C55Y2M,Moog EV432 Steering Center Link Tie Rod End MOOG Chassis,automotive;replacement parts;shocks;struts & suspension;tie rod ends;tie rod ends & parts,6 B0008AVNZI,"The history of Rome, '... it is a marvellous book, striking in detail, lucid and pleasingly unfair in argument, deeply sound in its root feelings and prejudices and genuinely helpful. ... It is years since I came across such a great book.' - Spectator --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Text: English (translation) Original Language: German --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;europe;history;italy;new;used & rental textbooks,6 B00008ZGSG,"Sony VCLHG2030 Telephoto Conversion Lens for DCR-DVD92, 203, 403, 405, 505, DCR-IP55 & HDR-HC3, SR1 Camcorders Get astounding detail in a telephoto view. This high-grade lens can be used throughout the entire zoom range to deliver twice the detail at the edges of an image. A must have for the discerning photographer Features include: 2.0X telephoto converter lens Helps make distant subject appear closer Lens design 3 groups, 4 lens High-grade lens in aluminum housing for superb durability High-grade lens offer twice the detail at the edge of an image Sony VCL HG2030 - Converter - tele",accessories;camcorder accessories;camcorder lenses;camera & photo;electronics;lenses,6 0030177928,"Modern Human Relationat Work I Dr. Kathryn W. Hegar, Professor of Management at Mountain View College, has taught courses in management since 1970. She is the recipient of many distinguished awards, including Collegiate Teacher of the Year, Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year, Minnie Stevens Piper Professorship Award nominee, and Innovator of the Year. She has authored 30 programs for IT'S EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, the pioneering business telecourse that was used for more than 10 years by colleges across the country and in the military services. She initiated the development of self-paced courses in management at Mountain View College; piloted the first online course in organizational behavior for the Dallas County Community College District, which ultimately resulted in the District offering a degree online; and instructed management courses online, including organizational behavior, from distant locations. In addition she conducted workshops and training seminars in supervision and management for major companies. She has participated in and held offices in professional organizations at all levels and has served as the president of the United States Chapter of the International Society for Business Education, which meets in a different country each year. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,6 0778322785,"Body of Evidence Politics, sex, and murder converge in Cameron's latest. Emma, wife of the mayor of Pointe Judah, Louisiana, meets up with Finn Duhon, who she hasn't seen since high school, while they are jogging in an abandoned subdivision. An old Cadillac hits a portable toilet, causing the door to spring open. Inside is one of Emma's dearest friends, a news reporter, dead and covered in sundae toppings. Could the motive have anything to do with Secrets, a women's club that both Emma and the victim have in common? Or had her friend discovered something while investigating an old murder case? Finn has recently left the U.S. Army Rangers and returned home to investigate his father's death. Emma abruptly decides to leave her philandering low-life politico husband and immediately falls into Finn's arms. Then another Secrets member turns up dead on a dessert cart at the party where Emma's husband announces his plans to run for governor. As usual, -romantic-suspense queen Cameron fashions a kinky sexual encounter to out her evildoers. Diana Tixier HeraldCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved "". . . sexy-gritty, compellingly readable tale of romantic suspense."" -- Booklist on Kiss Them Goodbye""Those looking for spicy . . . escapist fare will enjoy a heaping helping on every page."" -- Publishers Weekly on Now You See Him",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;romance;romantic suspense;united states,6 B000FUV28Y,"Los Angeles Angels V Tie Dye T-shirt (Medium) The V is for victory, so support your favorite team with this stunning tie-dye",clothing;clothing & accessories;fan shop;novelty & special use;sports & outdoors;t-shirts,6 0345370422,"One Is the Sun Plot and character development take a backseat to morals and metaphysics in Warren's ( The Front Runner ) ponderous work set primarily in the American West during the mid-19th century. It follows a medicine woman named Earth Thunder, her devoted student and helper River Singing, and a group of Indians who gather around the wise woman as she builds a stet caps/it's capped in book/pk Medicine Wheel in Montana's Deer Lodge Valley. Their community is joined by six Germans who have traveled from Bavaria on a ""noble and dangerous quest"" to find ""the learned peoples . . . who loved the Goddess as well as the God."" Earth Thunder's teachings advance that women should be strong and independent, and she explains how they should behave toward one another. (For example: share your knowledge with other women and don't compete for the attention of men.) Unfortunately, these well-intentioned arguments are offered in stilted prose and in a tone didactic to the point of condescension that likely will try the patience of adult readers. However, the book's uncomplicated lessons and elements of Indian mysticism may lend it some appeal among younger readers. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Earth Thunder had fled the ruins of a Mayan temple-school in Yucatan, survivor of a hideous massacre of learned priestesses who had fought to defend their freedom from the white man's church rule. All her life she had journeyed north in search of people who wanted to know Mother Earth and her interlocking Circles of Life.From a bustling city in Europe, a noblewoman sent her family across the ocean, to renew a spiritual link with the Native American people. To her thirteen-year-old grandniece Helle she entrusted a tiny globe, symbol of Freia, as her own ancestors had called the Earth.In her quest to honor Life, and share her knowledge, Earth Thunder freed a slave girl who would become her apprentice, River Singing. Golden-haired Helle also became Earth Thunder's apprentice. Together, the two young women helped build a new temple-school in the Deer Lodge Valley of Montana. There they put into action the old count that teaches of Life: One is the Sun, Two is the Earth . . . Five is humanity, self and spirit.And, when danger threatened -- from a marauding highwayman and a hellfire preacher -- one of the last centers of ancient learning and healing in the West would fight bravely, and leave its mark in Time . . . . Patricia Nell Warren is the landmark author of some of the most popular gay novels of all time. Each of her books has been a milestone in Americas understanding and acceptance of GBLT themes. Her most beloved work, The Front Runner, has sold an estimated ten million copies in ten languages. The first modern story about gay love to become an international bestseller, Warrens celebrated saga of an ex-Marine track coach and his Olympics-bound athlete has engaged and inspired both gay and mainstream readers for over a quarter of a century. Warrens novels have also sold heavily to libraries and are used in numerous college courses. Wildcat Press is Ms. Warrens exclusive imprint, offering some of the best in enduring gay literature. Established in 1993, the dynamic independent publisher has released both past and present bestsellers, winning it critical acclaim. Current titles include, The Front Runner, Billys Boy, Harlans Race, The Fancy Dancer, The Beauty Queen, One Is The Sun, and The Wild Man. Dedicated to furthering free speech, Wildcat Press has been one of the plaintiffs for the ACLU in several recent landmark lawsuits, two of which went to the United States Supreme Court. Wildcat maintains that we are all one community regardless of race, creed, or sexual orientation, and that tolerance brings understanding and acceptance. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Thirteen-year-old slave girl Tadpole is saved from a life of misery by Earth Thunder, a shaman. Set in the American West of the 1850s and filled with goddess lore and Native American history, the story follows the two women as the older instructs the younger in goddess wisdom, ethics, and strong medicine. The opening is overlong and could prove tedious for listeners. Lorna Raver's narration just manages to keep the elaborate background from becoming drudgery. When possible, Raver invests each of the many characters with a convincing personality, but while the research is thorough, plot and characters take a backseat to the author's preachiness. Not even a performance as compelling as Raver's can do much with the wooden writing. S.J.H. AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;united states,6 B0002XJEW0,"EA Sports Madden 2005 Available for the first time ever for PDAs and mobile phones, Madden NFL 2005 provides the latest player stats and team line-ups and is completely updated for the 2004-2005 season. Compatible with Color Palm OS 5 and higher devices, and Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC 2002 and higher devices. 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With groundbreaking graphics and enhanced high resolution, no other game brings you the realism or takes you closer to the experience than NFL football. Includes the latest player and team data for 2005 so you can use real NFL teams, players and their stats. Customize your play with an amazing array of options.",computers & accessories;electronics;handhelds & accessories;more systems;pdas;video games,6 B0002APJWC,Four Paws 2.5mm 15-Feet Medium Weight Tie Out Chain for Dogs Four Paws Dog Tie Out chains are high quality chains and their use ensures pet safety while allowing complete freedom.,dogs;pet supplies;pet supplies markdowns;pet supplies: international shipping available;tie-outs & stakes;training & behavior aids,6 0060013788,"Our Simple Gifts: Civil War Christmas Tales The traditional lessons of Christmas are revisited in this set of four inspirational stories from novelist Parry, creator of the Abel Jones series of Civil War-era suspense stories (Honor's Kingdom, etc.). Here, Parry offers other perspectives on the tragic conflict. In ""Star of Wonder,"" the widow of an Irish coal miner takes an injured, sick officer into her modest home during a blizzard. The wealthy officer finds his notions of the Irish turned upside down, and takes pleasure in returning her kindness. ""Tannenbaum"" features a German immigrant reminding his battle-weary fellows of the mystical power of the Christmas tree. A Confederate soldier dreams of his grandmother, who persuades him to reconcile with his Union-supporting father in ""Nothing but a Kindness."" Only when he returns home does the soldier realize that he's been visited by a ghost. ""Christmas Gift"" explores the theme of forgiveness as a newly freed slave feels sorrow for his fallen masters. These deeply Christian stories display the solid writing and period detail Parry is famous for, and are studded with acute observations of the era's stratifications and politics (""Yankees weren't the whipping kind any more than they seemed the praying kind,"" a freed slave observes as his plantation is being overrun by Union soldiers). However, they may strike his fans as too saccharine. Though Parry's previous books also have a religious influence (Abel Jones is a staunch Methodist), they're told with a touch of irony that's missing from this collection, which is unabashedly full of holiday sentimentality. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Parry, author of the popular Abel Jones Civil War mysteries, offers four heartfelt Christmas tales set amidst the spiritual and physical hardships of the Civil War era. Each short story stands alone as an uplifting tribute to the ultimate ascendancy of human decency and kindness during times of conflict. The author, a master of mid-nineteenth-century dialogue, delivers refreshingly old-fashioned messages of love, faith, and generosity couched in a variety of authentic dialects, as immigrants, emancipated slaves, Union soldiers, and Confederate loyalists are all respectfully represented. Steeped in history and goodwill, this Christmas treasury should enter the ranks of timeless holiday classics. Margaret FlanaganCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Inspiration of an enviable high order...stunningly detailed...with pages as strong as Stephen Crane. (Kirkus Reviews) A Union officer struggles homeward through a Christmas Eve snowstorm, haunted by loss and doubtful of the future. Paroled from a brutal prison camp, a young southern soldier yearns to find the one person he loves most in the world -- and worries over the devastation rumored to have reached his family's mountain. An immigrant private plans a startling Christmas surprise for his comrades. And a newly freed slave must choose between the desire for revenge and his longing to be a better man than his master . . .From northern colliery towns to ruined Old South plantations and the divided loyalties of the Appalachian Mountains, Owen Parry casts his storyteller's spell with a collection of unforgettable tales celebrating the enduring spirit of Christmas. Moving from darkness toward the light in the grand tradition of holiday tales, these stories are bound to become classics of the American yuletide season. Whether whispering an old-fashioned Christmas ghost story or reminding us that not all who suffered war's losses wore uniforms, the author always leads us back to the joyous beauty -- the miracle -- of Christmas. Moving and heartfelt, Our Simple Gifts revives the tradition of Christmas tales for grown-ups.As quietly as snow falls on holly, these Civil War Christmas tales will insist on being read again, year after year. Owen Parry is the author of a series of critically acclaimed, prizewinning novels set during the American Civil War: Faded Coat of Blue, Shadows of Glory, Call Each River Jordan, and Honor's Kingdom. He has also published a collection of holiday tales for adults, Our Simple Gifts. Born in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, Parry lives and writes in northern Virginia.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;united states,6 B00005OL4Q,"Global G-237 - 3 Piece Kitchen Knife set with Chef's, Utility and Paring Knives High tech from tip to handle, Global knives from Japan created a sensation when they burst onto the world's culinary stage as an alternative to traditional European-style cutlery. Blades are made of hard molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel and ""face-ground"" with a long taper rather than a short bevel so edges remain sharp longer than high-carbon stainless-steel knives. Edges are ground razor-sharp at a more acute angle than traditional European-style knives. Although Global also makes a ""heavyweight"" line, its original knives--of which the three knives in this set are examples--have thinner blades and are lighter than traditional knives. Balance is achieved by injecting a precise amount of sand for a particular blade style into a hollow handle. To ensure balance is continuous, the sand flows inside the handle as a blade is maneuvered. A finger notch between blade and handle provides safety. Stainless-steel handles are molded to fit the hand and dimpled to resist slipping. Smaller around than many European-style handles, they're easy for small-handed cooks to grasp and seamless for sanitation. These three knives--an 8-inch chef's knife, a 5-1/2-inch cook's knife, and a 4-inch paring knife--equip a cook to perform most basic kitchen tasks. The two smaller knives' wedge-shaped handles are particularly well engineered for grasping securely with a relaxed hand. Global recommends using a ceramic sharpener or a diamond steel instead of a metal sharpening steel for its knives, supplemented by a synthetic whetstone, a ceramic whetstone, or a Shinkansen sharpener. Global also makes a Sharpening Guide Rail so blades can be honed on a whetstone at the proper angle. Global knives should be hand washed to protect edges. They carry a lifetime warranty against defects and breakage. --Fred Brack",boxed knife sets;cutlery sets;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen knives & cutlery accessories;knife block sets,6 B0000001GX,Tell Me Pretty Baby All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.,blues;jazz;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B000GD3S14,"Panasonic ES8168S Men's Vortex Hydra Clean System with Convex Cutting System The Panasonic Vortex HydraClean Shaver with Convex Cutting System offers the best technology available from Panasonic. The HydraClean System is a modern wonder--this intelligent base includes automatic charge, clean, and dry functions. All these functions can be used together or independently. It uses a water/detergent infused cleansing process instead of hazardous alcohol for safe effective cleaning of the razor. What sets this razor apart from others is the Convex Cutting System. The foils and blades on this razor are arced so they nestle gently into the skin for our closest shave ever, and it uses the industry's sharpest 30-degree blades to achieve even better cutting performance. The adjustable pivoting head helps the shaver follow your unique curves and tailors the range of the pivoting motion to your personal taste, whether you prefer a firm shave or one with more give. At the heart of the razor lies Panasonic's patented linear motor. While standard razors operate at 8,000-10,000 rpm, the Vortex operates at an amazingly fast 13,000 rpm to cut through the thickest of beards. Its wet/dry capability allows you to use it with lather, in the convenience of your shower, or on the go.",electric shavers;foil shavers;health & personal care;men's;personal care;shaving & hair removal,6 0759104077,"Dug to Death: A Tale of Archaeological Method and Mayhem In Adrian Praetzellis' book Dug to Death...he describes in deeply affecting fashion some of the myriad things that go horribly awry on an archaeological dig...If you want to be an archaeologist, if you really want to know what being an archaeologist is all about, go on a field school. And take this book with you. (K. Kris Hirst Archaeology.About.Com / About, Inc. 2004 )Praetzellis has succeeded in doing what many other archaeological writers have attempted and fallen short. In Dug to Death, he has found a way to present archaeology that is education and truly entertaining at the same time. By presenting serious archaeological concepts and issues in methodology in a fictional format, Praetzellis has developed what may be the most effective way to talk about archaeology to audiences not very familiar with how archaeology really works. . . Dug to Death is a fun introduction to the nitty-gritty details of archaeology, presenting a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of the discipline while still managing to communicate what archaeologists do, why they do it that way, and why archaeology itself is important. (Industrial Archeology )The author provides clear and elementary definitions and introduces key points of ethical interest, accomplishing his purpose with a clear style and logical organization. (T.A. Floor Choice Reviews Online May 2004 ) Adrian Praetzellis is Professor of Anthropology at Sonoma State University and author of the archaeological textbook-mystery novel Death by Theory.",archaeology;books;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,6 B000P4JMJ6,"CMT 800.520.11 6-Piece Cabinetmaking Router Bit Set in Hardwood Case, 1/2-Inch, Shank, 2 Cutting Edges per Bit CMT's popular Cabinet Making Set is now available with the ogee raised panel profile. Make raised panels with a table mounted router that rival those made with expensive machinery. The new Cabinetmaking Set features six router bits designed expressly for making arched raised panel doors and professional drawer fronts. The set includes the following: OGEE RAIL AND STILE MATCHED PAIR - Two separate cutters eliminate the frustration and time-consuming setup of reversible cutters. The stile cutter has a shear angle to produce superior cuts. RAISED PANEL BIT WITH BACK-CUTTER - The 3-1/2 diameter bit has a back-cutter which allows milling of both the front and back of the panel in the same cut. An additional 1-1/4 diameter bearing promotes safety by allowing you to take two shallow passes. SUPER-DUTY FLUSH TRIM BIT - The 3/4 cutting diameter gives a superior cut with minimal chipping, even on end grain. OGEE DOOR EDGE BIT - A subtle cove followed by a small roundover adds an elegant touch to the door edge. DRAWER FRONT BIT - This unique bit makes a mini-raised panel cut on the outside edges of the drawer fronts. A companion video demonstrating each bit and the use of templates is included at no extra charge. This beautiful and convenient hardwood case contains 6 router bits featuring 1/2"" shank to make arched raised panel doors and professional drawer fronts. These high-quality tools feature: -High-strength superior steel to withstand great work load and exceptionally resistant to fatigue and abrasion. -SinterHip Hi-Density Industrial Chrome Carbide which prevents from any material failure and guarantees longer cutting life. -Silver-copper-Silver sandwich brazing to provide flexibility and resistance to impact during woodworking operations. -Anti-kickback design which allows you to work safely. -3x longer lasting mirror finish achieved by multi-axis grinding machine. -Non-Stick Orange Shield Coating . CMT router bits were Rated Best Overall Router bits by Wood Magazine after a comparison test with the other brands. Rather than buying each single item included in the hardwood case, purchasing the full bit set will result in a better economical solution! Items included in the set: -CMT 806.690.11 carbide-tipped flush trim bit, 3/4 diameter, 1 cutting height, 4-5/16"" length. -CMT 837.955.11 carbide-tipped cove bit, 2 diameter, 1/2"" cutting height, 1-3/8 radius, 2-13/32 length. -CMT 859.564.11 carbide-tipped ogee bit, 1-1/2 diameter, 3/4"" cutting height, 1-4 radius. -CMT 890.524.11 carbide-tipped horizontal raised panel bit with backcutter, 3-1/2"" diameter, 13/16"" maximum stock thickness, 3-5/64"" length. -CMT 891.501.11 pair of carbide-tipped rail and stile bits, 1-3/4 diameter, 7/8 maximum stock thickness, 2-51/64"" length.",door & window bits;power & hand tools;power tool accessories;router accessories;router bits;tools & home improvement,6 B000FMRUZ6,"Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics ""This is one of the most important reference books that has ever been published about media in the Middle East. It has been and will continue to be an important resource for all the players in the field and will be used not only by faculty and students but also by media and development professionals in the Middle East.""-Hussein Amin, Ph.D. Chair, Journalism and Mass Communication Department The American University in Cairo --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Since September 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many television viewers in the United States have become familiar with Al Jazeera as offering an alternative take on events from that presented by mainstream U.S. media, as well as disseminating anti-American invective. Westerners have tended toward simplistic views of Arab newspapers, radio, and television, assuming that they are all under government control and that freedom of press is non-existent. William A. Rugh, a long time observer of the Arab mass media, offers a more nuanced picture of the Arab press as it relates to the political situation in the Arab world today.Although governmental influence over the media is stronger in the Middle East than in Europe or the United States, Rugh argues that there is more diversity in the Arab media than most people in the West realize. In reality, the Arab media are coming to reflect the diversity and wide range of opinions of those within the Arab world itself. In particular, the advent of privately owned Arab satellite television in the 1990s has led to significant liberalization of the media throughout the region. Rugh concludes that a democracy of ideas and voices is slowly growing in the Arab world, and he remains guardedly optimistic about the positive role the Arab media can play in processes of democratization and nation-building. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;communication & media studies;ethnic studies;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics,6 B00004S9JN,"Oxford Garden English Planter This planter combines Oxford's sophisticated design and superior manufacturing, and the result is yours to enjoy for years. The elegant planter is crafted from shorea wood, a semihardwood similar to teak, and is ideally suited for outdoor use. While rain and sun can damage lesser woods, Oxford's planter will endure season after season in your garden, weathering to a warm shade of gray. A perfect complement to Oxford's Classic English garden bench or armchair, the planter was built using mortise-and-tenon joinery and features solid wood-dowel construction. This is the largest of the Oxford planters; it also comes in a 15-inch size. Add a burst of color to your outdoor furniture grouping with our large 19 inch planter and your favorite bush or blooming flower. This 19 inch English Planter has a slatted and removable bottom which allows you to place a pot into the planter or plant directly into the planter itself. Because it is made of shore wood, this planter will handle many waterings and seasons. Shorea requires no finishing and will not rot when left outdoors where rain and sun will damage other lesser quality woods. Left untreated, shorea will weather to a soft warm shade of gray similar to the weathering of teak. Sturdy mortise and tenon construction provides the highest quality joinery that will last for many years. Original color can be maintained by applying a seasonal coat of teak oil.",garden center;gardening;lawn & garden;patio;plant containers;planters,6 B000FIP7XW,"Lettieri Reko Pizzelle Cookies Lettieri Reko Pizzelle Cookies recipe has chocolate, chocolate, and still more chocolate. Rich brownies studded with chocolate chips and pecans get a topping of whipped chocolate ganache frosting.",breads & bakery;cookies;fresh baked cookies;grocery & gourmet food;pizzelles;snack foods,6 B000FN2A5U,"Brass C260 Seamless Round Tubing, 13/32" OD,0.378"ID, 0.014" Wall, 12" Length (Pack of 3) Precision seamless drawn 1/2 to 3/4 hard brass Telescoping Tubing is the answer to many problems in the development of experimental models and prototypes. Telescoping Tubing can be easily soldered, brazed and flared to accept fittings. Advantageous when a reduction in size, weight or flow is desired. Each telescopes into the next larger size. General purpose 1/2 to 3/4 hard brass. Approximate composition: 65-70 percent copper and 30-35 percent zinc",hydraulics;industrial & scientific;metal industrial wall tubing;metal tubing;pneumatics & plumbing;tubing,6 B000008UC6,"Paramounts Chronologically 1924-1925, Vol. 2 w. Henderson, Armstrong, T. Dorsey, B. Bailey + 1924-25",blues;country;folk;jazz;music;pop,6 0758208170,"Summer Garden Murder (Gardening Mysteries) At the start of Ripley's intrigue-filled gardening mystery, the eighth entry in this popular series after Death at the Spring Plant Sale (2003), Louise Eldridge, who hosts a TV gardening show, is shocked to see at a suburban party Peter Hoffman, a murderer she helped send to a state mental prison five years earlier. Accompanied by his wife and his high-powered lawyer, Hoffman intimates that he will see Louise later. Unnerved and sure Hoffman is out for revenge, Louise and her husband and two daughters retreat to a beach house for a week's respite. Upon their return, they learn Hoffman has disappeared. And just whose body is buried in the azalea bed? Louise soon finds herself at the mercy of an antagonistic detective who suspects her of murder. A midnight prowler, nefarious business deals, another murder and other disturbing events lead to a knockdown climax. Wedding plans, horticultural tidbits and the give-and-take of a cultivated family life nicely balance the mayhem. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Summertime, and the livin' isn't easy in Sylvan Valley, where corpses lie hidden beneath the prized azaleas and precisely planted vegetables in Louise Eldridge's garden. Upon his release from the state mental hospital where he served a four-year murder sentence, Peter Hoffman makes a brazen homecoming appearance at a neighborhood cocktail party, conspicuously confronting Louise, the woman responsible for his incarceration. When Peter is reported missing just days later, an anonymous tip leads police, shovels in hand, to the Eldridge garden, and when Peter's body is discovered, Louise becomes their prime suspect. That doesn't stop the amateur sleuth/PBS gardening guru from investigating the crime herself, and her inquiries put her visibly at odds with victim number two, smarmy lawyer Mike Cunningham. When Cunningham's body is dug up along with Louise's onions, her future seems dark. Peppering her latest caper with a slew of unsavory suspects, Ripley continues to exhibit polish and flair in this sunny addition to the cozy mystery landscape. Carol HaggasCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved ""One of mysterydom's more engaging amateur sleuths."" -- Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Review ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states;women sleuths,6 0801492432,"Historical Sociology ""Abrams is genial and persuasive in arguing that history must be sociological, and sociology historical, if they are to pursue their respective missions well. . . . It is an important addition to the discourse across these tribal boundaries.""-American Historical Review""Very attractively written and unfailingly interesting, this is an exceptionally timely and topical volume.""-Steven Lukes, Balliol College, Oxford""Philip Abrams has left behind a thoughtful, lucid, well-informed study of the ways of writing about history sociologically.""-Charles Tilly, Director, Center for Research on Social Organization, University of Michigan",books;historical study & educational resources;historiography;history;politics & social sciences;sociology,6 B00004WFQ2,"Million Seller Songs: To You Sweetheart Aloha On 1960's To You Sweetheart, Aloha are Blue Hawaii; Ka-Lu-A; Sweet Leilani; Song of the Islands , and more Hawaiian delights. On the hit Million Seller Songs (1963) are Twilight Time; Butterfly; Canadian Sunset; Autumn Leaves; Picnic; The Three Bells; It's All in the Game , and more.",broadway & vocalists;jazz;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B000ASB0YW,SMA-Female to UHF-Female Adaptor SMA-Female to UHF-Female Coupler Better than 1.2:1 VSWR Bright Nickel Plated Body Knurled Body for quick install Applications: Ham Radio CB Radio GMRS Many others,accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;cables & interconnects;electronics;f-pin-coaxial tip;video cables,6 0460002910,"A Child's History of England (Everyman's Library) ""'In A Child's History we see Dickens near the height of his powers: combining a mastery of plain language, sharp if sometimes heavy irony, and the keenest eye for evocative detail... Dickens had no interest in serving up the bland fare that others may have felt more suitable for a child's palate - and less threatening to the status quo. His is sectarian history: radical, opinionated, and, to most readers, all the better for it.' David Starkey"" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. This book is in Electronic Paperback Format. If you view this book on any of the computer systems below, it will look like a book. Simple to run, no program to install. Just put the CD in your CDROM drive and start reading. The simple easy to use interface is child tested at pre-school levels. Windows 3.11, Windows/95, Windows/98, OS/2 and MacIntosh and Linux with Windows Emulation. Includes Quiet Vision's Dynamic Index. the abilty to build a index for any set of characters or words. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Charles Dickens' memorable characters and strong narrative style mean that his work has been loved for the last 150 years - and none of his books has ever gone out of print. Kate Agnew reviews for Guardian Education, has judged the Smarties Award and the Whitbread Prize, and has contributed to the Cambridge Guide to Children's Books. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;education & reference;england;europe;history;teens,6 0670888737,"Just Enough Rather than describe their preschool hero in terms of snips and snails and puppy dog tails, Daniels (The Feet in the Gym) and Jessup (Grandma Summer) rely on 19 simple but evocative and always affirming adjectives for inspiration, such as ""small,"" ""strong,"" ""quick"" and ""wild."" For example, as the redheaded boy is seen making a pizza crust and mopping up a glass of juice that he's accidentally knocked over, Daniels writes, ""STRONG enough to pound the dough. CLEAN enough to wipe a spill,/ an apple juice/ on the loose/ spill."" It's an intriguing narrative conceit, but one that gradually runs out of steam, in large part due to Daniels's word choices (""clean"" doesn't feel like the right word for describing the boy's sense of domestic responsibility). Jessup's illustrations are the book's saving grace: with perspectives that range from extreme close-ups (chubby fingers holding a slimy worm) to lyrical panoramas (a family gathered under a starry sky), he captures a world that is a bona fide boy's paradise. Ages 2-5. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. PreSchool-Grade 1-In an appealing series of poetic vignettes, a redheaded boy describes how he is adequately self-sufficient to perform myriad tasks. As he dresses in the morning, he is ""SMALL/enough to see my shoes,/below the bed,/very red/shoes."" While playing with blocks, he is ""BIG/enough to build a house,/a stack it tall,/let it fall/house."" At bedtime, he is ""BRAVE/enough to say good night,/a pillow puff,/just enough,/feels so right,/tucked in tight-/night."" The lad's day consists of ideal childhood experiences: soaring high on a swing, helping in the kitchen, capturing a worm, catching fireflies, and being read to. The gently rhyming, cleverly worded text describes what the large, detailed cartoon illustrations joyfully reveal. Varying perspectives create many surprises for readers as they turn the pages. In many pictures, a younger sibling is shown looking on admiringly at his proficient big brother. A delightful glimpse of a happy, confident child.Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Ages 2-5. A young boy's burgeoning independence is joyfully depicted in words and pictures as he narrates his feelings and activities throughout the day. Each double-page spread has a short passage describing the boy's actions, which begins with one word in giant colored letters: BOLD enough to hold a worm; QUICK enough to catch a bug; WILD enough to splash the bath. Jessup's exuberant artwork illustrates the goings-on with large, colorful scenes humming with activity and filled with a multitude of eye-catching patterns and unusual perspectives. Preschoolers will enjoy paging through the book to see the boy doing such familiar things as riding a swing, dancing to a song, and building a house of blocks. This will work especially well with very young or very active children who aren't likely to sit still for a plot-driven story. Lauren PetersonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved ""...19 simple but evocative and always affirming adjectives...[Jessup] captures a world that is a bona fide boy's paradise."" -- Publisher's Weekly, August 2000""More than enough fun with wordplay."" -- Chicago Tribune/ Books, December 22, 2000""The exuberant rhythm of the verses sweeps readers up...illustrations burst with vitality...A lively tale celebrating the wonders of childhood."" -- Kirkus, august 2000""The gently rhyming, cleverly worded text describes what the large cartoon illustrations joyfully reveal. A delightful glimpse of a happy, confident child."" -- School Library Journal, November 2000""The infectious rythm in [Daniels's] descriptions makes the boy's delight irresistible."" A Book of Distinction finalist 2001 -- Riverbank Review, fall 2000 issue Seeds for stories are out there, and seeds can be anything--a situation, a setting, a little bit of dialogue. JUST ENOUGH was born from all of the above. I was visitng my cousin Janie. Her son, Joshua, was almost four-years-old then. When Joshua charged over shouting, ""I can lift this whole house,"" a beautiful, wide-eyed seed stared me in the face. I didn't know for certain if Joshua was spouting about a toy house or the house in which we stood, but that didn't matter. Young children are capable of doing so many satisfying things by their own steam, and I reflected on that. Before driving home, I scribbled down everything a young child could do in a day, ending with the greatest achievement, a bedtime separation. I knew immediately that I wanted to begin each page with an attribute: small, old, sweet. But it took some brain jostling to come up with a brief, rhythmic text that would invite a child to sing along. Once I had the beat, it was a matter of selecting simple vocabulary, matching single syllable adjectives to the count (doubles wouldn't do), adding an inner rhyme, and progressing the character through the day.",books;children's books;emotions & feelings;literature & fiction;self-esteem & self-respect;social situations,6 B000053MKP,"Even There Hymns, produced and arranged by pianist Walt Wagner in a soulful-classical style - with piano, guitar, African drums and string quartet. Sue Nixon's warm, full voice walks the line between gospel and jazz.",christian;gospel;jazz;music;pop;world music,6 1400040892,"Anna of All the Russias: A Life of Anna Akhmatova By the time the famed Russian poet Anna Akhmatova died in 1966, at the age of 77, she had witnessed the colossal changes that overtook Russia, from the last days of the czarist regime through revolution to Stalin's Terror and subsequent Soviet rule. Though born into a comfortable situation, she often lived in abject poverty and relied on the mercy of friends when governmental whim forced her poetry out of circulation. Feinstein, a poet, translator and biographer of Pushkin and Ted Hughes, has produced a thorough, workmanlike biography that runs more to giving times and dates than truly bringing this extraordinary woman to life. Feinstein gives enough (at times too many) details to hint at the complexity and contradictions that made up Akhmatova's character, but never delves deeply enough for a fully fleshed portrait. And while Akhmatova's poetry was intensely personal throughout her long career, Feinstein seems more interested in asserting which of her many lovers and acquaintances Akhmatova wrote about than in assessing the poems' power as works of art that transmuted the regular round of human life as well as the horrors of 20th-century Russia into poetry still revered by Russians today. 16 pages of bw photos. (Mar. 20) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Anna Akhmatova was born in 1889 near the Black Sea, the moody, headstrong daughter of a naval engineer. Her childhood was marked by the death of a younger sister and by her parents' disastrous marriage, which perhaps influenced her own complicated love life. Feinstein's book draws heavily on previous accounts and, in packed, breathless prose, examines the poet's every journey and peccadillo, first against the glittering background of pre-revolutionary Russia, then in the depths of the years under Stalin, when she became the voice of a people's suffering. Akhmatova emerges in glimpsesreciting Verlaine under a black umbrella with Modigliani, who sketched her nude; arriving, poverty-stricken, at the Mandelstams' flat in 1934, with a broken suitcase; drinking tea with a young Joseph Brodsky in the early nineteen-sixtiesbut Feinstein never really succeeds in capturing the personality that remains so immediate in the poems. Copyright 2006 The New Yorker *Starred Review* Born Anna Andreevna Gorenko in 1889, the great Russian poet Anna Akhmatova was confronted all too soon with illness, death, and treacherous love. She found solace in writing poetry, but her father worried that her outspoken work would bring trouble. So she renamed herself Akhmatova after a Tartar princess on their family tree, but this didn't prevent her daring lyrics from bringing her both fame and terror under the brutal Soviet regime. Living up to her noble name, she became a woman of legendary beauty, regal bearing, and a profound stoicism that enabled her to rise above barbaric circumstances and write poetry of transcendent lucidity and moral fire. In the first biography in decades, Feinstein skillfully chronicles Akhmatova's shockingly destitute life and untangles her snarled and painful relationships. A confounding woman indifferent to comfort and driven by a stubborn independence and ""majestic sadness,"" she suffered most over the unjust imprisonment of her son, a fate, and worse, accorded so many of her literary peers. Akhmatova's soulful work spoke for the entire tyrannized country, and what distinguishes this judicious and riveting biography most are Feinstein's translations of Akhmatova's incandescent poems of ""steely defiance."" Donna SeamanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Enthralling, anecdote-rich . . . Feinstein has written a highly engaging biography of this great poet and determined woman, a fine companion volume to her previous life of Marina Tsvetaeva. It makes a superb introduction to Akhmatova and her world.Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book WorldRich, affectionate, unsparingJohn Leonard, Harpers Magazine Illuminating . . . Tantalizing glimpses of an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times. Olga Grushin, The New York TimesFeinstein never loses sight of her subjects greatness . . . Akhmatova deserves the title Anna of All the Russias because she never forsook her country . . . Although ordinary Russians recognized an aristocrat in her rather aloof, imposing figure, her life and her poetry put her at one with her nation.Carl Rollyson, The New York SunIn the first biography in decades, Feinstein skillfully chronicles Akhmatovas shockingly destitute life and untangles her snarled and painful relationships . . . Akhmatovas soulful work spoke for the entire tyrannized country, and what distinguishes this judicious and riveting biography most are Feinsteins translations of Akhmatovas incandescent poems of steely defiance. Booklist, starred reviewWith her vivid, immensely readable biography, Elaine Feinstein gives us Akhmatova in all her profound, complicated and deeply moving glory.Douglas Smith, The Seattle TimesAs this eminently readable account makes apparent, no one was more aware of her symbolic value than Akhmatova herself. . . Feinstein deserves credit for refusing to idealize a woman whose words were powerful enough to potentially get her killed. Megan OGrady, VogueA worthy and enjoyable biography. . . Feinstein weaves her poems through the text while providing great detail on the significant relationships of her life. Library JournalEminently readable Akhmatova is a figure that Russians return to again and again, the better to understand their own history. Feinstein has done English-speaking readers a great favour by making Akhmatovas life story, and therefore her poetry, more accessible to us than ever before. Anne Applebaum, The SpectatorA brilliant new biography [and a] compulsively readable account Elaine Feinstein has managed to write a biography that is both scholarly and emotive... As a poet herself, Feinstein is adept at showing just why and how Akhmatovas unique voice has intoxicated readers ever since. Olivia Cole, The IndependentElaine Feinsteins achievement is to show us the life of an extraordinary woman in gleaming fragments, and to demonstrate, through so many witnesses, how she was worshipped. Neal Ascherson, The ObserverFeinstein is splendidly qualified to add to the story . . . A fresh, informative glimpse of how Akhmatova is seen now, how she has fared in the thicket of memoirs and revisions which have emerged in the last few decades. And how a new post-Soviet Russia has come to terms with her stature . . . There is fresh information here. There is a strong vivid context provided for the poems. The poems themselves are offered with a clear and clean eloquence. Akhmatovas luck has held. Eavan Boland, The Independent on SundayHer biographer needs adroitness to make space in one book for all the components of her complicated life and to find the right focus for such a diffuse and frequently interrupted career at its centre is the compelling figure of Akhmatova herself Not an easy person then, but a grand one, and a great poet. Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The Sunday Times Elaine Feinstein is a prizewinning poet and novelist and the author of highly praised biographies of Pushkin, Marina Tsvetayeva and Ted Hughes. She lives in London. ""There are four of us,"" wrote Anna Akhmatova, in one of her last poems. That ""four"" refers to Osip Mandelstam, Marina Tsvetaeva, Boris Pasternak and herself, universally regarded as the greatest poets of Soviet Russia. Alas, since mere genius could accord no protection, each of them ended up the victim of their evil government. Mandelstam (1891-1938) died of malnutrition, overwork and illness in one of Stalin's camps. A broken Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) hanged herself in despair. The relatively lucky Pasternak (1890-1960) was able to bring out his novel Dr. Zhivago only in the West and was afterwards forced to refuse the capitalist-perverted Nobel Prize. As for Akhmatova (1889-1966), she was simply banned from publishing anything for more than 40 years.What a waste! What a stupid, terrible waste! After all, between roughly 1910 and 1930 these four, and their equally gifted peers in the other arts, revolutionized poetry, fiction, drama, music, dance -- and not only for Russia, but for the world. And then, almost as suddenly, they were silenced, in some instances permanently by a firing squad, as was Akhmatova's first husband, the great Acmeist poet Nikolay Gumilyov (1886-1921). Moreover, even as purges and terror destroyed the artists themselves, the Communist Party-imposed doctrine of ""socialist realism"" gradually narrowed the acceptable range of all creative expression to the uplifting, didactic and dull. Not until the 1960s (and later) was Russian literature again worth reading, when much of the best to appear included novels secretly scribbled down during the Stalin years, such as Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita (1966-67), or poems carefully memorized by friends, like Akhmatova's book-length elegy for the 1930s, Requiem (1988). ""That was when the ones who smiled/ Were the dead, glad to be at rest.""For many, Requiem represents the Akhmatova that we know best -- the voice of suffering Russia, the vilified poet who stood 300th in line ""in bitter cold . . . under that blind red wall,"" to find out news of her imprisoned son, who burned her manuscripts lest they incriminate friends or family, who was there on the evening when the secret police first arrested Mandelstam. Through luck and charity she herself managed to survive near starvation, bouts of tuberculosis, heart ailments, the loss of almost everything that matters in a human life: ""So much to do today:/ kill memory, kill pain,/ turn heart into a stone,/ and yet prepare to live again."" Only in her old age did Akhmatova grow round-cheeked and matronly, a grandmotherly stada baba, surrounded by young men, like Anatoly Naiman and Joseph Brodsky, who dreamed of becoming poets. By then, history had made her a symbol, the sole relict of a great and doomed literary generation.But, as Elaine Feinstein shows us in this enthralling, anecdote-rich biography, Akhmatova wasn't this sort of political figure, except by necessity, nor was she always quite so velichavaya (stately or majestic). She was, in Brodsky's fine precis, ""essentially a poet of human ties: cherished, strained, severed. She showed these evolutions through the prism of the individual heart, then through the prism of history."" Throughout her life, she was very much a passionate woman -- and could even call her young self ""the naughtiest girl of Pushkin's town.""Virginia Woolf famously remarked that the world changed on or around 1910. In Russia, the tall and slender, beautiful but somewhat imperious Anna Akhmatova was the leading lady of that change, the finest love-poet of her generation. She could be stunningly direct and sensual, startlingly bold: ""Don't you love me or want to look at me?/ O, you are so handsome, damn you."" ""I've put on my tightest skirt/ To look even more svelte."" ""But raising his dry hand/ He lightly brushed the flowers:/ 'Tell me, how do men kiss you, Tell me how you kiss.' "" ""You are drinking my soul through a straw."" ""With a hand almost not trembling/ Once again he touched my knees.""Alexander Blok (1880-1921), the leading poet of the previous generation, said of this early poetry that Akhmatova ""writes verse as if she is standing in front of a man."" And not, it would seem, just standing. Sometimes her poems hint at a taste for masochism. Certainly, the artistic crowd at the legendary St. Petersburg cabaret The Stray Dog could rival even contemporary Bloomsbury in its sexual freedoms.""We're all drunkards, here, and harlots,"" Akhmatova once proclaimed, just as she later announced that ""the institution of divorce was the best thing mankind ever invented."" Open marriages, gay couples, bisexuals, strings of lovers, menages trois -- Akhmatova and her friends tried them all. ""Forgive me"" she coolly wrote to one lover, ""for so often mistaking/ other people for you."" In Evening (1912), Rosary (1914), and White Flock (1917), the poet transmuted both her serious affairs and passing fancies into lyrics of permanent beauty. The young Anna (nee Gorenko) was a privileged tomboy, who grew into a free-spirited schoolgirl (losing her virginity at 16), and then an even more free-spirited woman. In 1910 she married the poet Nikolay Gumilyov, keeping her pen name of Anna Akhmatova. The marriage wasn't a happy one, and both soon started affairs on the side. Even on her honeymoon in Paris, the young bride met a then unknown painter named Modigliani, with whom she would walk in the Luxembourg gardens, for whom she would buy roses, for whom she would pose in the nude.While Gumilyov was away for six months trekking through Abyssinia, his new wife started to work seriously at her poems. When Akhmatova showed her notebooks to her husband, Gumilyov was astonished and immediately found a publisher. Soon the two, in company with their friend Mandelstam, were promulgating a new poetry of clarity, sharpness and simplicity, which they labeled Acmeism. Meanwhile, Anna gave birth to her son Lev in 1912, left him in the care of his grandmother, fell in love with a painter, amicably divorced, married an Assyriologist (who introduced her ex-husband's translation of Gilgamesh), carried on several affairs, lived with a composer and an actress, and wrote, wrote, wrote, even as World War I, the October Revolution and the Civil War were gradually destroying the fabric of society and civility. ""By early 1917,"" Feinstein notes, ""the average woman was spending around forty hours a week in line for necessities""; by the 1920s the economy was in ruins and people were starving.Akhmatova, though tough, was hardly what you'd call handy or competent. She couldn't light a fire and never really worked at anything but the writer's trade. (During her years of silence she earned a little money from perfunctory translation, anything from Rubens's letters to Korean poetry.) In the mid-1920s she hooked up with a married art professor named Vladimir Punin, who confessed in his diary, ""I don't know anyone in whom there has lived such a large and pure angel, in such a dark and sinful body."" Eventually, Punin gave Akhmatova a room in his small apartment, where she lived not only with him but also with his unhappy wife and young daughter.About this time, her son suddenly re-entered Akhmatova's life. After years of neglect, it's little wonder that the 16-year-old Lev wasn't especially fond of his mother. And never would be. During the years when he was exiled in Siberia, largely because he bore the name of the traitor Gumilyov, Lev convinced himself that the great poet wasn't doing enough to help alleviate his sufferings. In truth, Akhmatova appealed to officials, wrote letters, stood in queues, threw herself ""at the hangman's feet,"" and eventually (in the early 1950s) produced some blatantly servile poems in praise of Stalin. Despite all this effort, Lev wasn't completely rehabilitated until 1956, after having spent more than half his adult life in exile. At the end of the 1930s, Akhmatova finally broke with Punin for a doctor, enjoyed a brief respite from critical neglect during the days of the Hitler-Stalin pact, learned that Mandelstam had died (a correspondent cautiously wrote, ""Our friend Nadya is widowed"") and then chose to remain in Leningrad when the Germans invaded. For some mysterious reason, she was among those the government airlifted out to Tashkent, where she spent the war years. In that central Asian city she drank heavily, wrote about those who suffered during the purges, composed a play (that she destroyed out of fear), and eventually began Poem Without a Hero, a phantasmagorical dream-vision about 1913 and a world that had vanished forever, except in her memory. ""Bonfires warmed the Christmas holidays,/ And carriages slid off the bridges. . . .""In the mid-1940s the Russian-born philosopher Isaiah Berlin, ""the guest from the future,"" managed to call on her, and the two spent a night discussing art, poetry and exiled acquaintances. Unfortunately, Stalin decided that this ""half nun, half harlot"" was now consorting with English spies, and over the next decade she was again blacklisted. Only in the late 1950s, after Khrushchev attacked the excesses of the Stalin era, did Akhmatova find her writings rediscovered and openly honored. She was eventually awarded a government pension and even a little dacha in the country, where she passed sedentary days with a stream of visitors, eager to see the living legend. A late fragment reads ""Pray, at night, that you won't/ Awake to sudden fame.""Feinstein has written a highly engaging biography of this great poet and determined woman, a fine companion volume to her previous life of Marina Tsvetaeva. It makes a superb introduction to Akhmatova and her world. Nonetheless, Roberta Reeder's Anna Akhmatova: Poet and Prophet remains a fuller, more scholarly life, albeit somewhat daunting in its detail. Readers wishing to explore the poetry will find many different selections and translations, but none can truly replace The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Judith Hemschemeyer -- handsomely laid out, prefaced by important memoirs (Anatoly Naiman, Isaiah Berlin), replete with photographs and illustrations. Copyright 2006, The Washington Post. All Rights Reserved. St. Petersburg 1913 The whole mournful city was drifting Towards a destination nobody guessed. AKHMATOVA Let me begin in 1913. The dark and glittering verses which open Akhmatovas Poem Without a Hero circle about her memories of that year, the final moments of a corrupt and glamorous world. In the poem, Akhmatova is waiting for guests to celebrate New Year 1941. Candles have been lit, wine and crystal set out when, instead of her expected visitors, a sinister phantasmagoria of dead friends crowd in upon her, dressed as mummers. Their presence calls up St. Petersburg as it once was, when Akhmatova was twenty-four, a fashionable young woman already famous as a poet, with the violent upheavals of the twentieth century not yet under way. In 1913 St. Petersburg was an Imperial capital, with a black and yellow flag flying over the Winter Palace, private carriages pulled by thoroughbred horses with footmen in uniform who rode on the running-boards. There were trams and trolleys and occasional motor cars. Enticing shop windows on the Nevsky Prospekt had oysters from Paris, lobsters from Ostend and fruitcakes, smelling salts, Pears soap, playing cards, picture puzzles, striped blazers . . . and football jerseys in the colours of Oxford and Cambridge. On the sunny side of Nevsky Prospekt bookstores sold the latest poetry. Built below sea level, at the edge of the Baltic, St. Petersburg was always an unnatural city. Thousands of slave labourers died of disease and hunger to realise Peter the Greats grand design of a window on the West. Even after he had declared St. Petersburg his new capital, wolves boldly entered the city at night as late as 1712, and occasionally devoured their prey in broad daylight. Floods constantly overwhelmed the islands, and in 1721 Peter himself was nearly drowned on Nevsky Prospekt. It is the city of Pushkins Bronze Horseman, where a poor clerks lover is carried away by the waters and Falconets grand statue of Peter pursues him when he dares to protest. It was Gogols city of shadows and phantoms. The poverty and squalor of the streets and squares still remained much as in Dostoevskys nightmare vision. Akhmatova called St. Petersburg her cradle, even though she was not born there. In her autobiographical jottings, she describes childhood streets filled with organ-grinders, Tatar ragmen and tinsmiths, the houses painted different shades of red, front entrances scented with the perfume of ladies and the cigarettes of passing gentlemen, back staircases smelling of coffee, bliny, mushrooms and, frequently, cats. 1913 was the Jubilee of three hundred years of the Romanov dynasty, and in February all the main streets of the city were decorated, statues garlanded and portraits of a long line of tsars pasted to the front of buildings. Everything was done to impress foreign and provincial visitors. Electricity illuminated the Winter Palace, the golden spire of the Admiralty arch, other columns, arches and double-headed eagles. The rich dressed with flamboyance. At one opera house, in 1913, for a performance of Glinkas patriotic A Life for the Tsar, the boxes blazed with jewels and tiaras. For the nobility, most of whom lived on or near the Nevsky Prospekt, there were balls and banquets. Everywhere military music celebrated the absolute rule of Nicholas II, and the magnificence of his empire. On the February day which inaugurated the Jubilee celebrations, the Imperial family drove in an open carriage towards Kazan Cathedral. To protect the Tsar on his first public appearance since the revolution in 1905, one battalion of horse guards rode in front of his carriage and another behind. Imperial Guards lined the route. Tourists from all over the empire, and foreign dignitaries from the rest of Europe, were staggered by the splendour of the occasion. Behind these central areas, St. Petersburg remained a city of filth and disease. Many factories were allowed to discharge their waste into the rivers and canals. With a cholera outbreak on average once every three years, the death rate was the highest of any capital city in Europe. Water had to be fetched in buckets and boiled before it was safe, but thirsty workers gave little attention to this and the general domestic water supply was a breeding-ground for typhus as well as cholera. London had eradicated similar problems in the nineteenth century by building a new system of sewers. No attempt was made to improve the situation in St. Petersburg until 1917. Nicholas thought of himself as divinely appointed and the many peasants who still wrote directly to him for help saw him as a father who felt compassion for their difficulties. Over Nicholas vast empire, however, the memory of 1905 remained raw. Reprisals had included executions of suspected radicals and mass violence against ethnic minorities, particularly Jews, incited by the Tsars Prime Minister, Stolypin. The ruling authorities remained suspicious of Poles and Jews, who were always regarded as likely revolutionaries, and indeed 1913 was the year of the Beilis trial, with its medieval trumped-up charge of child murder against a totally innocent Jew. Nevertheless, in 1913 Nicholas was confirmed in his delusion that his people loved him. Of the skills required to run a country in pre-revolutionary ferment, it has to be said Nicholas had none. He was a shy man and had always been treated like a child by his family. He danced gracefully, rode well and spoke good English but his agonised cry when his father died at forty-nine was entirely appropriate: What is going to happen to me and all of Russia? I was not prepared to be a Tsar. I never wanted to become one. Nor was his Empress a popular figure. She did not enjoy public occasions, and found the Jubilee celebrations a strain, even withdrawing from a gala performance at the Maryinsky Theatre. She had acceded to the Russian throne at twenty-two and, although regarded as German by the Russians, she was in fact English. She ordered factory-produced furniture from the London department store Maples for the Winter Palace, where it looked out of place alongside the classic Empire style. She and Nicholas used domestic English endearments for one another such as lovey and wifey. The Empress wanted desperately to give Russia a son, but she had four daughters before producing the Tsarevich Alex, who was soon discovered to suffer from haemophilia. This is what brought the strange figure of Rasputin into her life, since he did seem to possess some unexplained powers to stop the child bleedingeven, in one well-attested case, through the power of a telegram, the so-called Spala miracle. As an influential presence at court, Rasputin enjoyed gifts, bribes and sexual favours. Though it was said he had shrivelled private parts, he spent days in bathhouses and brothels with prostitutes. Rumours about his behaviour widely increased the unpopularity of the royal family. Nicholas, however, would not remove him from court while the Empress continued to put her faith in him as the only healer for her son. No visitor would have recognised that the moon was growing cold over the silver age. It was a year of extraordinary cultural ferment. Nineteen-thirteen saw the serialisation of the first parts of Andrey Belys St. Petersburg, Russias most significant modernist novel, and the publication of Maxim Gorkys celebrated autobiographical trilogy. There were three opera companies, and at the Maryinsky it was virtually impossible to get tickets when Fyodor Chaliapin was singing. On Wednesdays and Sundays there were performances of ballet, where Anna Pavlova and Vaclav Nijinsky could be seen, sometimes in the modernist choreography of Fokine. St. Petersburg enjoyed a great range of theatre, from the Imperially subsidised and traditional Alexandrinsky to the modernist experiments of Vsevolod Meyerhold. Numerous foreign films could be seen in cinemas all over St. Petersburg, while the most popular Russian film actress of the time was Vera Kholodnaya, adored in films that usually took the theme of love unrequited or humiliated. All the avant-garde movements which were to make themselves felt in the arts took their shape between 1908 and 1913. Futurism drew on street theatre, performance poetry and bizarre costume, and was powerful in the visual arts. Whether poets used classical forms or not, they were instinctively opposed to the values of the society around them. Few of them were committed to political ways of changing that society, but Russian poets before 1913 felt that poetry might make anything happen. Below street level on Mikhailovskaya Square, at the corner of Italyanskaya Street, lay the legendary cellar of The Stray Dog, owned by the actor Boris Pronin. To reach the Stray Dog you had to descend a narrow stone staircase and enter a doorway so low that a man had to take off his top hat. All the windows of the caf were blocked up, as if to keep out the everyday world, and the walls and ceilings of low, curving plaster were painted with flowers and birds in brilliant colours by the artist Sergey Sudeikin. A group of bohemian artists gathered there after the theatres closed and often stayed talking until dawn. The clientele took pleasure in chilled Chablis, and anglophiles among them preferred the taste of white bulka to black Russian khleb.* It was a crowded roomvery stuffy and not always merry, a society turned in on itself, almost as if unaware of what was happening in the streets above. In 1913,...",arts & literature;authors;biographies & memoirs;books;specific groups;women,6 B00005451P,"Hawk O'Toole's Hostage To Hawk O'Toole, she was a pawn in a desperate gamble to help his people. To Miranda Price, he was a stranger who'd done the unthinkable: kidnapped her and her young son off a train full of sight-seeing vacationers. Now, held hostage on a distant reservation for reasons she cannot at first fathom, Miranda finds herself battling a captor who is by turns harsh and tender, mysteriously aloof and dangerously seductive.Hawk had assumed that Miranda Price, the beautiful ex-wife of Representative Price, would be selfish and immoral as the tabloids suggested. Instead, she seems genuinely afraid for her son's life - and willing to risk her own to keep him safe. But committed to a fight he didn't start, Hawk knows he can't afford to feel anything but contempt for his prisoner. To force the government to reopen the Lone Puma Mine, he must keep Miranda at arm's length, must remember that she is his enemy - even when she ignites his deepest desires.Slowly, Miranda beings to learn what drives this brooding, solitary man, to discover the truth about his tragic past. But it will take a shocking revelation to finally force her to face her own past and the woman she's become, and to ask herself: Is it freedom she really wants...or a chance to stay with Hawk forever?",books;contemporary;historical;literature & fiction;romance;romantic suspense,6 B000B8KCNQ,"DeMarini Ultimate Weapon Slowpitch Softball Bat (34-Inches, 26-oz) The Demarini Ultimate Weapon Slowpitch bat is the original performance singlewall bat. C405 performance alloy provides consistent durability & large sweet spot for competitive slow pitch play. Approved for play by all major governing bodies - including ASA, USSSA, ISA & ISF. 12 month limited warranty.",bats;player equipment;slow-pitch softball bats;softball;sports & outdoors;team sports,6 1581690614,"Supercharged - Live on the Edge Nothing Back - No Fear - No Regrets Dr. Freddy Davis lives a supercharged life in Tallahassee, FL with his wife Deborah and son Ken. He has been a professional photographer, successful network marketer, missionary and radio program host. He currently is a conference speaker, author, pastor, and the president of Podium Power Speakers Bureau. He recieved his BS in Speech Communications from Florida State University and his MDiv. and DMin. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.",books;inspirational;religion & spirituality;self-help;spirituality;success,6 B000FAJ0M4,"Peppermint Tea Cup with Infuser by Danesco This peppermint tea mug is perfect for Mother?s Day gifts, teachers, or anyone you want to show a token of appreciation. This lovely tea mug is made of porcelain and comes with an infuser and cover, which doubles as a coaster. The set is individually gift boxed. 10 oz. - 3.5 inches h.",coffee cups;cups;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;mugs & saucers;tabletop,6 B000I1D0BC,"Amazon.com: DC Comics Boys Action Trio Superhero Costume Set: Clothing Now your little hero can dress like his favorite Super Hero whenever he wants! When there's danger and adventure afoot, this Child Superhero, Batman and Robin Costume Set has what all little heroes need to save the day! This action-packed trio boy's costume set includes a Batman costume, Robin costume, and a Superman costume. Each c",boys;clothing & accessories;costumes;costumes & accessories;kids & baby;novelty & special use,6 B0002E1ERW,One Piece Soprano Recorder in Translucent Purple CR101P Features: -Soprano recorder.-Entry-level instrument economically priced to accommodate tight budgets.-Baroque fingering recorder is available as one-piece instrument. Color/Finish: -Translucent Purple color. Warranty: -Manufacturer provides 46 days warranty.,dress up & pretend play;learning & education;musical instruments;pretend play;toys & games;wind & brass,6 0595128629,"Extreme Close-Up: A Veronica Slate Mystery (Veronica Slate Mysteries) Lary Crews is a Los Angles character actor and writer who has taught writing on America Online and who has appeared in such films as Bullitt, Total Recall, Summer Rental and The Changling. He, his wife, Lori Crews, and their cats, Pumpkin and Bunny live on Hollywood Way near Warner Brothers and Universal Studios. Extreme Closeup is Lary's favorite of his books because it focuses on the movie industry and a film being shot at the glorious Don CeSar Resort Hotel in St. Pete Beach FL in the 80s. As the L.A. Times remarked when the book was first published, ""For a thinly-veiled autobio of the author's work with Director Robert Altman on the films Brewster McCloud, HealtH and Popeye, the book enchants and delivers action as well as behind the scenes secrets.""Lary Crews is interested in your comments. Email him at lary.crews@gmail.com.www.larycrews.com",books;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;thrillers;women sleuths,6 1573242632,"Stepping Stones Lisa Hammond is the founder and CEO of Femail Creations. She is the recipient of the Small Business Person of the Year Award for 2000, as well as the National Association of Women Business Owners Woman of Distinction Award for Woman Entrepreneur for 2003. Hammond and Femail Creations have been profiled in O magazine, Business Week, and the Wall Street Journal. Hammond writes a monthly e-mail newsletter, Girl Talk, for 100,000 subscribers.She lives in Las Vegas.",books;contemporary;fitness & dieting;health;literature & fiction;self-help,6 067169555X,"Presto-Change-O Book: Carrot-Parrot When does a duck become a truck? How does a goose turn into a moose? The answers to these and other questions can be found on the ""presto-change-o"" pages of these two inventive concept books. Each spread features a softly colored--though occasionally amateurish--pencil drawing sharply outlined in black. A vertical half-page overlay, when turned, alters the original word slightly and transforms elements of the original artwork into a new image. Though these two clever books are excellent for those just beginning to spell and read, some clarification may be needed when Martin uses verbs (""creep, sleep"") instead of nouns. The guessing challenge and merry metamorphoses will appeal to younger children as well. Ages 3-6. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.",alphabet;books;children's books;education & reference;language & grammar;words,6 B00004VWX0,"The Best of Broadside 1962-1988 Historically, a broadside was a song (without music) or poem printed on one side of paper, dealing with a topical issue that usually was of a political nature. Itinerant writers peddled broadsides for a few cents, and their message served to spread the news or perhaps create a controversy about a current event. In 1962 Sis Cunningham and Gordon Friesen began publication of Broadside, a topical song magazine that quickly would help to start a national movement. After the cold war '50s, a social, cultural, and political revolution was in the air. Broadside began publishing hundreds of songs of social dissatisfaction by musicians who later became the leading lights of the folk and protest movements. Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, and dozens more all had their songs first published in Broadside. This five-CD set is a marvelously comprehensive document of the magazine's songs and songwriters, all of whom were recorded by Folkways Records. The lyrics of each song are printed and extensive information is given about the context in which the song was created. Background material is provided on all of the songwriters, too. The discs are compiled primarily around the main topics: labor, nuclear weapons, social injustice, Vietnam, civil rights. Eighty-nine songs in all are featured, most of which loosely could be termed ""folk music"" in style: basic rhythms, acoustic instruments, spirited singers. Listening to the songs and following the annotations serve to remind one of an era of potent protest in this country when music really mattered, and the songs themselves were the primary means of expressing dissatisfaction and disillusionment. Broadside was a small publication, primarily a labor of love, but its historic legacy looms large when all of its material is brought together in such a well-researched, well-presented compilation as this one. --Wally Shoup Broadside magazine was sort of the literary equivalent of the proverbial '60s coffeehouse, where folk and protest singers would come together and share their latest songs coming out of the peace, civil rights and labor movements. Over 26 years, the magazine published literally thousands of compositions, and here, collected for the first time, are 89 of the most notable songs that debuted in its hallowed pages, all thoroughly annotated inside a 100-page spiral-bound book. Just a cursory look at the lineup of artists and tunes will give you an idea of how large a role this periodical played: Links on the Chain Broadside Singers with Phil Ochs; The Ballad of Ira Hayes Peter LaFarge; Train for Auschwitz Tom Paxton; John Brown; Ballad of Donald White (rare!) Bob Dylan; Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Pete Seeger; Kill for Peace Fugs; Shady Acres Janis Ian; Long Time Troubled Road Eric Andersen, and more from Buffy Sainte-Marie, Happy Traum, Nina Simone, Arlo Guthrie, Lucinda Williams and more. Indispensable to understanding the '60s.",broadway & vocalists;folk;jazz;music;pop;rock,6 0781810604,"Flavorful India: Treasured Recipes from a Gujarati Family (Hippocrene Cookbook Library) ... a glimpse of Gujarati home cooking, something most Indian restaurants don't serve and few Americans know anything about. -- Little India magazinebr /br /... full of homey, family-oriented Indian foods. The recipes are Indian comfort food, and nothing is too fancy or complicated. -- The Idaho Statesmanbr /br /Each recipe is prefaced with a tip about how to prepare it, where to find ingredients, or the ideal situations to serve it... [A] welcome contribution to internationally themed cookbooks shelves. -- The Midwest Book Reviewbr /br /Flavorful India is at once personal, informative and basic, drawing from Priti's own family traditions; the perfect addition to any kitchen, but most especially the vegetarian home. --Cooking with Anne --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Priti Chitni Gress was born in Gujarat and raised in North Carolina. She has worked as a non-fiction book editor in New York City for six years, five of which as a cookbook editor. She currently pursues personal writing projects and resides with her husband and daughter in New Jersey.",asian;books;cookbooks;food & wine;indian;regional & international,6 0975488848,"Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates: Simple Lifestyle Choices for Permanent Weight Loss Jill Fleming, MS, RDregistered dietitian, consultant, motivational speaker, and authoris the founder of the movement to end obesity in America with her THIN CHOICES strategies. She has helped thousands of individuals move from the diet mentality to the THIN CHOICES way of living with impressive results. She continues to motivate audiences around the world to stop dieting and start living in a thinner body. PFleming is a member of the American Dietetics Association, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Practice Group, the National Speakers AssociationWisconsin, and the National Association of Women Business Owners. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and three children.",books;diets & weight loss;fitness & dieting;health;other diets;weight loss,6 B000J0JOV2,"Vater Percussion Color Wrap 5A Drumsticks, Blue Sparkle, Nylon Tip wooden drumsticks",drum & percussion accessories;drumsticks;drumsticks & accessories;instrument accessories;mallets & brushes;musical instruments,6 B000H8WMZG,"Bush - Series C Mobile File Cabinet-Mahogany With its lovely contemporary style and convenient style, the Bush Series C Mobile File Cabinet in Mahogany is just what you need to keep your personal and business files safe and secure. This stylish file cabinet also fits under most desks to provide added storage without taking up additional space. The cabinet's two file drawers open on full-extension ball-bearing slides for smooth movement. Each drawer holds letter, legal, and A4 file folders, and both drawers are secured with a single gang lock. Casters allow easy mobility so the file cabinet can move wherever you go.This file cabinet has a durable, scratch-resistant finish in rich mahogany, and it includes a 10-year manufacturer's warranty. This product meets Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA) standards for safety and performance. Overall dimensions: 20.276L x 15.709W x 28.11H inches. File drawer dimensions (each): 15.79L x 12.21W x 8.92H inches.About Bush FurnitureBush Furniture is the eighth largest furniture company in the United States. Bush manufactures high-quality products, which are designed to be easily assembled and provide great value for the price. Bush furniture is made from a combination of particleboard, fiberboard, and solid wood components. The use of real wood components will be noted in the product description, if applicable.Bush Industries has over 4,000,000 total square feet of manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution space. This allows for a very wide selection of high-quality furniture with the ability to ship quickly. All standard residential Bush products carry a generous 6-year warranty. All Bush business furniture, including the A series, C series, and Quantum series, is backed by a 10-year warranty from Bush, one of the best in the industry.Please note this product does not ship to Pennsylvania.",cabinets;file cabinets;mobile file cabinets;office furniture & lighting;office products;racks & shelves,6 B000063CZ9,God Blesse All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.,alternative rock;classic rock;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B00085BLD2,"Tape reading and market tactics;: The three steps to successful stock trading, Humphrey Neill, the celebrated sage of Saxtons River, Vermont, has inspired generations of contrarians. His advice to investors: Beware of the crowd, don't be swept up by euphoria or down by despair. When everyone thinks alike, watch out. They're probably wrong. Neill's sharp thinking and homespun aphorisms are no less appropriate today than when he began to formulate the theory of contrary opinion three quarters of a century ago. In fact, Neill's ideas formed the basis for the Contra Fund that Fidelity Management established in 1967 and still manages today. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;business & investing;investing;new;stocks;used & rental textbooks,6 B000OIMSEE,"Golden Shadows Bush Dogwood - Cornus - Outdoor/NEW DOGWOOD: The Dogwood species range anywhere from groundcover, multi branched shrub or tree, or a single trunk ornamental tree form. Dogwood trees are considered by many as the best all-round flowering trees. Dogwoods are most known for their outstanding display of flowers in the spring.Cornus - Bush Dogwood Family: Cornaceae (Corn-us: Latin meaning horn, describes the toughness of the wood) Nearly Solid Gold Foliage Fragrant blooms and delectable berries add to the ornamental appeal Plant Patent 11,287. cv. W. Stackman. The most marvelously variegated Pagoda Dogwood of all, this very compact cultivar offers foliage of brightest yellow-gold, marked only slightly with dark green at the center of each leaf. A spectacular show in spring, when the leaves first unfurl, the tree stays fresh with the addition of fragrant white blooms in early summer and masses of blue-black berries in autumn, attracting songbirds to its branches. Truly a multi-season tree not to be missed! The branches on Golden Shadows are held almost horizontally, for a layered, tiered effect that makes a splendid silhouette. Just 6 to 8 feet high and wide at maturity, it is a fine choice for containers as well as the partly-shaded The plant you will recieve is growing in a 2 1/4"" pot.",flowers;gardening;lawn & garden;patio;plants;seeds & bulbs,6 061329193X,"The Bad Seed William March (1893-1954) was born in Mobile, Alabama, attended Valparaiso University in Indiana, and studied law at the University of Alabama. He served in the Marine Corps during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Croix de Guerre with Palm. After the war, he took a job with the Waterman Steamship Corporation, and worked there for eighteen years before giving up his position to devote himself to writing. March published three volumes of stories and six novels, including The Bad Seed, his final book. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;literature & fiction;mystery;psychological thrillers;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 B00000K1X1,"NBA Showtime Ready for some one-on-one NBA action? Shoot hoops while on the go with NBA Showtime, which lets you get your hands on all 30 NBA teams and key players. While you can't go head-to-head with a human opponent in this game, NBA Showtime presents a serious challenge for those who want to play two-on-two matchups against the computer. This game also features a full-season mode that enables you to take on all of the NBA teams as you progress to the final playoff. Score big to unlock some of the game's hidden features, including a few bonus courts.",game boy color;games;more systems;movies;movies & tv;video games,6 B00000C41L,Chicken Soup For The Soul: The Triumph Of The Spirit - Songs Of Encouragement And Motivation And Overcoming Adversity chicken soup for the soul the triumph of the spirit,classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B0002MH1VM,Pyrex 36031 2-Quart Food Mill with Blades The food mill is the simplest and most direct method for separating the flesh of fruits and vegetables from their skins seeds and cores if you want a smooth puree-like consistency as a final result. This mill is equipped with three different disks cap.,fruit & vegetable tools;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets;potato mashers;potato mashers & ricers,6 B000G7VKRE,"Drive Medical D-Lite Rollator The D-Lite Rollator is from Drive Medical one of the country's fastest growing manufacture of Durable Medical Equipment. The rollator is equipped with loop brakes that easily release without ""snap-back"" that can pulled up to stop or pushed down into a locked position. Ergonomic handles are easy to grip. The all aluminum construction allows the rollator to maintain a strong and solid frame. Large 8"" casters make it easy to maneuver both indoor and out. Contoured padded back for comfort. Rollator can be folded flat with one hand. Comes with front mounted basket. One piece release knob makes it easy to adjust the handle height from 32"" to 38"". Limited Lifetime Warranty. Frame is black. Weight Limit 300lbs.",canes;health & personal care;medical supplies & equipment;mobility aids & equipment;rolling walkers;walkers,6 0312278683,"A Study in Death Twists in plot wait for the reader around every corner, while the cold rain and wind of a Scottish November penetrate this debut procedural that compares favorably with the work of the popular author of tartan noir, Ian Rankin. When Dr. Roger Harvey, a well-liked and respected history lecturer at Crowby College, is found dead in his home, Det. Chief Inspector Frank Jacobson and Det. Sergeant Ian Kerr and their team have little to go on. As they interview friends, associates and neighbors, they are led from a refuge house for battered women and the environs of Crowby to Amsterdam and the Lake District, and from Harvey's romantic entanglements to major software theft and a New Age cult, before the pieces come together in a surprising conclusion. McDowall expertly manages a complicated plot and has created realistic, albeit troubled characters: Jacobson struggles with feelings of inferiority and battles his vices unlike Rankin's Det. John Rebus, who has resigned himself to his; Kerr's marriage is on the rocks; and the suspects themselves are revealed to lead lives of desperation. No Gothic spires dispel the gloom of the concrete Crowby College, telephone and electrical wires obscure the views of the surrounding mountains, the tea is often cold and the coffee, awful. Dispelling old myths and fantasies, McDowall depicts Scotland as it is in the 21st century and has created a compelling, fast-moving story that leaves the reader wondering where he will go from here. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. McDowall's debut novel, the first in a series featuring Chief Inspector Jacobson and Detective Sergeant Kerr, shows promise. He writes knowledgeably about British police procedures, giving a realistic picture of how plodding, exhausting, frustrating, and even boring police work can be, and he effectively shows how ""the Job"" can get in a cop's blood, making him or her ignore family and friends and turn instead to sex, booze, cigarettes, and bad food. His plot focuses on the savage murder of up-and-coming academic Roger Harvey. Jacobson and Kerr find no lack of suspects--all the women Roger loved and left are top of the list. Solid police work and a few good breaks eventually lead Jacobson and Kerr to the killer, whose identity, even to the unseasoned thriller fan, isn't all that surprising. If McDowell can expand the police procedural element, develop his already fine characters, tighten up his plotting, and tone down his overenthusiastic dialogue, this has the makings of a fine series. Emily MeltonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved A lean, impressive debut. THE WASHINGTON POST, USA Smart cop, tough cop combinations seem to be all the rage just now and DS Ian Kerr and DCI Frank Jacobson of Crowby CID are no exception. McDowall has come up with a pair who could hold their own with Dalziell and Pascoe THE NORTHERN ECHO, UK --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Iain McDowall was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland. He worked as a philosophy lecturer and as a computer specialist before turning to crime writing. Currently he divides his time between Crowby and Cheltenham, both in Scotland.",books;british detectives;literature & fiction;mystery;police procedurals;thriller & suspense,6 1588320251,"The Theatrical Juggernaut: The Psyche of the Star ""A how-to... for aspiring stars... based on boot camp persistence."" -- CNN's Wolf Blitzer Reports, October 7, 2002 Dear Potential Reader: Thank you for reading about my book. I wrote ""The Theatrical Juggernaut"" because I am sick of people coming up with excuses why they aren't getting anywhere in showbusiness. I wrote this book because I am sick of pessimistic losers telling everyone what CANNOT be done. I wrote this book because I want to prove that the impossible is within anyone's reach. I wrote this book because I know what the human spirit is truly capable of achieving. I wrote this book because I needed something to keep ME going as I claw my way to the top of Hollywood! This book is GOOD!! ;) So good in fact that Unstoppable Actors[.com], the company that inspired this fine publication, will refund your money if you are not satisfied! THAT'S RIGHT: A 100% MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE! As mentioned inside the book, if ""The Theatrical Juggernaut"" doesn't give you the psyche of a star, and make you feel totally Unstoppable... then get your money back. Could there be a simpler decision? On that note, enjoy the book, and I look forward to seeing you at the TOP! Monroe Monroe Mann is the founder and president of the consulting firm Unstoppable Actors, based in New York City [UnstoppableActors.com]. He is an Honors graduate of Franklin College, Switzerland, and holds a degree in International Economics and French. He is also an Intelligence Officer in the New York Army National Guard. Introduction A juggernaut as defined by Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary is a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path. Thus, a theatrical juggernaut would be an unstoppable actor that lets nothing get in the way of success. In all sincerity, we at Unstoppable Actors are of the belief that if you really want something, you do it and get it done, regardless of the situation and despite any odds. If you don't get what you ""want"", it's because deep down, you really didn't want it in the first place. Think about that. Stop, for a moment, and think about that. Consider your own life. What you really wanted, you found a way of getting. Surprising? It's time to start taking responsibility for your career. We believe that if you really want to get cast, you will. We believe that if you really want to get in the unions, you will find a way. We believe that if you really want to be on Broadway or become a Hollywood star, you will figure out the way. If you want to succeed, here is our oh-so-secret and guarded formula for success: GO DO IT! Stop making excuses and start making progress! Just suck it up and drive on. And if by some chance you don't succeed, there's only one person to blame. That's right. You! Once, at a SAG Film Society screening, an individual began his introduction to the audience with the following words: ""In this business in which we have no control over our futures..."" Whoa! The blame for this person's failure is always on something else, and never on himself. Just because he has succumbed to defeat and decided that the business was too much for him doesn't mean that everyone is bitter. Some of us know that we are going to succeed. Some of us are determined to make it. Some of us refuse to quit. Some of us are of the volition that our destinies are ours for the making. Bottom line, it comes down to a simple distinction: Some among us are dilettantes dabbling in a field of dreams, with no clear goals, no definable plans, no motivation, and a pitiful attitude. What are the others? Unstoppable Actors.Which would you rather be? Read on",acting & auditioning;arts & photography;books;humor & entertainment;performing arts;theater,6 B000PRNREY,"Adesso 4099-15 Gyoza Floorchiere 67-Inch Floor Lamp with Rice-Paper Shade, Walnut The Gyoza Floorchiere lamp brings simplicity and serenity to any space. This is not your average floor lamp! A satin steel pole holds aloft a collapsible rice paper shade. The base of this lamp is a squared wood block with a rich walnut finish. This elegant Asian influenced design also has a touch of modernity with an on/off footstep switch. The Gyoza Floorchiere lamp will bring the natural harmony of wood, paper and light to any space. This lamp also makes a gorgeous accent piece while not in use, and would be a stylish housewarming gift.",floor lamps;lamps & shades;lighting & ceiling fans;novelty lighting;paper lanterns;tools & home improvement,6 B000002NEE,Sprung: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture AUDIO CD,jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;r&b;soundtracks,6 0446671185,"The Difference: Discovering the Hidden Ways We Silence Girls - Finding Alternatives That Can Give Them a Voice Washington Post columnist Mann examines the ways in which society continues to undermine girls' feelings of self-worth. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. What is the difference between girls and boys? Washington Post columnist Mann pinpoints adolescence as the time during which girls absorb implicit and explicit messages of dependency designed to disempower them. Parents, schools, and organized religion are the agents of these messages, Mann finds, and ""redesigning children"" through better training is the key to change. Asserting that ""genderized expectations"" create an adversarial relationship between the sexes at an early age, Mann concludes that ""we cannot make the world a better one for girls until we produce boys who are not hostile to women."" Mann's personal investigation of private and public classrooms, her explorations of traditional patriarchal religious history, and her interviews with her own teenage daughter and her friends make this urgent message immediate, accessible, and recommended for most general interest collections and larger women's studies libraries.Susan E. Parker, Harvard Law Sch. Lib.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Washington Post columnist Mann draws on the revolution that Carol Gilligan began over a decade ago--presenting an accessible case for the differences between boys and girls and proposing strategies for raising less limited, more self-aware women and men. If girls start out developmentally ahead of boys but graduate high school behind them, Mann concludes, they've somehow been shunted aside. But instead of condoning gender-neutral child rearing, she insists we must acknowledge what it means to be female and male in this culture, embrace those differences, and develop new approaches to raising our children that stop crippling girls. Mann's goal is to create more complete human beings: women who are more powerful and independent, men who are more sensitive and less aggressive. From the way we handle babies (girls: close, facing in; boys: at a distance, facing out) to what toys we give them (girls: dolls and other inert objects; boys: trucks and blocks that teach motion and spatial development) to the male-only heroes on Saturday television cartoons and the female-bashing lyrics in popular music, boys learn to be active, strong, and sometimes violent, while girls learn to be silent, protected, and passive. What can be done? Mann gives a lot of attention to classroom sexism (boys, she asserts, demand eight times more attention than girls) and presents compelling arguments for single-sex education. She also stresses the importance of giving extra encouragement to girls in areas in which they lag behind, such as math and science. And she offers a strong feminist critique of Christianity. Mann makes such a clean, convincing case for breaking destructive gender roles that, even though it covers much old ground, this should be read by every parent for its practical advice. -- Copyright 1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;feminist theory;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics;women's studies,6 B0002YU3NS,"Lanzar VX630 VX 6.5-Inch Three-Way Speakers Standard 6.5-Inch Size Fits OEM Locations Poly-Mica Coated Woofer Cone 1-Inch High Temperature Voice Coil Neodymium Dome Tweeter Power Handling: 90 Watts RMS/180 Watts Max Impedance: 4 Ohms Frequency Response: 50-22kHz Rubber Boot Magnet Cover Mounting Depth: 2.48-Inch Includes Grills, Wires and Installation Hardware",car & vehicle electronics;car audio;car electronics;coaxial speakers;electronics;speakers,6 B00004SRJ5,It Takes A Nation of Millions CD ...Millions To Hold Us Back.=Remastered=,classic rock;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop;rock,6 0446519901,"The Last Best Hope (Matthew Hope Mysteries) Matthew Hope is at the end of his spiritual rope. He's divorced from his wife, recovering from a coma and tired of living in Calusa, Florida. When Jill Lawton hires him to find her husband, who's been seen up north with another woman, Hope thinks it's just another failed marriage ... until a body washes up on the beach with no face and Jack Lawton's driver's license in his pocket. Hope enlists the help of Steve Carella, from the 87th precinct, and together they find that the Lawtons weren't the wholesome, tennis club members that they appeared to be. Jack Lawton is planning to steal a prized Greek artifact from the Calusa museum. Jill has a plan of her own, and both of them are sleeping with Melanie Schwartz, who is also sleeping with Peter Donofrio and Ernest Corrington-both ex cons. The Last Best Hope is a wild ride. It starts out as a sleepy, love-gone-bad story and twists itself into a tightly wound tale of murder, deception and kinky sex. Almost every character is unpredictable and almost every character is a suspect. Ed McBain's two series characters-Hope and Carella-make a powerful team and the friendship that develops through the book lends the story an important sympathetic element. -- Mara Friedman McBain, an MWA Grandmaster, seamlessly combines the casts and locales of his Matthew Hope and 87th Precinct series into a coherent and entertaining whole. It begins when Jill Lawton approaches Hope, an attorney in Calusa, Fla., for help in finding her missing husband, Jack, whom she intends to divorce. That night, a body carrying Jack's identification turns up shot in the face and dead. It's not Jack Lawton's body, however, but that of Ernest Corrington, a burglar and would-be actor who was the third corner in a love triangle with Jack and a woman who goes by two names, Melanie and Holly. Jack and she have also comprised an erotic triangle with Jill. What binds these people together (besides the sexual geometry) is a plan to steal the Hemlock Cup from a local museum. The cup, the stuff of legends, is reputedly the very cup from which Socrates drank his poison. Jack, Jill, Holly/Melanie and Corrington hatch intricate plots to steal the cup?and to eliminate each other from collecting any part of the payment being offered by a Greek collector. Trying to trace Jack, Hope gets in touch with Detective Steve Carella of the 87th Precinct ""up north."" Their collaboration is complicated by dead bodies and yet another boyfriend of Holly/Melanie's. Sound tangled? It is, but with McBain's skilled handling, it's crystal clear and an absolute delight. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. In the latest Matthew Hope mystery, a man whom Hope has been hired to locate may or may not be dead, but why are the cops up North so interested?Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Jill Lawton hires Florida attorney Matthew Hope, recently recovered from a coma (There Was a Little Girl, 1994), to find her husband, Jack, who's been gone a year, supposedly ""up north"" looking for work. She wants a divorce action ready when he is found. What Matthew doesn't know is that Jack Lawton is back in Calusa, Florida, planning to steal a touring Greek antiquity that will make a stop at Calusa's small but moneyed art museum. Lawton's partner in crime is Melinda Schwartz, former member of a torrid threesome with Jack and Jill. Meanwhile, Matthew has followed Jack's trail to New York, where he enlists the aid of Detective Steve Carella in the 87th precinct (McBain's other series). The plot and all the players converge on the night the Greek antiquity is to be unveiled at the Calusa museum, where Matthew finds himself in the company of both his ex-wife and his new lover. When the evening ends, there are bodies all over, threesomes reconfigured, and Matthew is a little more confused than ever, coma or no coma. This is McBain's best crime novel in years and not just because his two series characters interact. The plot, on its surface a simple robbery, is brilliantly complex due to the shifting alliances of the principals and the fact that none understands one-tenth of the factors at play. Stellar work by one of crime fiction's very best. Wes Lukowsky It's no trouble for Matthew Hope to find Jill Lawton's departed husband Jack, even though Matthew won't be able to serve him with divorce papers and an alimony suit after all, since Jack is dead--killed on a nearby beach, a long way from his last sighting up north, only a few hours after Jill first hires Matthew. As usual with McBain, though, the case is a little trickier than it seems. For one thing, the dead guy on the beach with Jack's ID in his wallet isn't Jack after all, but one Ernest Corrington, a stickup man who'd joined forces with Jack to heist a seriously overpriced terra-cotta cup for a well-heeled, unscrupulous client. For another, Hope's original telephone search for Jack at his last known address put him in touch with none other than Steve Carella, of McBain's beloved 87th Precinct. While it seems as if Hope and the boys at the 87th are working at cross-purposes--and they are, they are--their lack of communication is nothing compared to the triple- and quadruple- crosses planned by the gang of amateurs and professionals Jack's recruited to steal that cup. As McBain hip-hops back and forth through time (achieving an especially eerie effect with one sequence presented from the point of view of a character who's just been killed), it becomes obvious that even though Jack & Co. may have the cup, they don't have what it takes. A bit too obvious, maybe. Lacking the sustained tension of Hope's last two cases (Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear, 1996, etc.), this one works best as an ebullient lightweight. -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Followers of McBain's two mystery series, Matthew Hope, the Florida attorney, and NYPD's 87th Precinct, will enjoy this story in which Hope calls on Steve Carella of the 87th for a little advice and help locating a missing husband. The two venues don't actually combine, but it's a wonderful ploy by the author. Having the author as narrator makes it even more plausible. McBain has such an astute sense of the characters and is able to convey this through their dialogue, which he snaps out with expressive ease. McBain easily transitions between Hope's interior voice and the banter of the characters even though he uses few characterizations in the voices. McBain joins the selected ranks of authors who succeed with narrations of their work. R.F.W. 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Many of his topics are familiar, such as how the Treaty of Versailles ending the First World War laid the groundwork for an even larger conflict 20 years later. Hitler's military miscalculations--thinking the British would negotiate a peace after Dunkirk, invading Russia, declaring war on the United States--receive prominent attention. Allied leaders also committed plenty of blunders, such as the collapse of British defenses in Singapore and Malaysia, the fruitless bombing of Monte Cassino in Italy, and premature attempts to liberate Arnhem (the subject of the film A Bridge Too Far). More recent events receive coverage, too, including the Bay of Pigs, the disastrous mission in 1980 to free American prisoners in Iran, and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Some sections are much stronger than others, and readers already familiar with certain wars probably won't learn much from their coverage. Yet Coffey calls attention to an important consideration: mistakes are endemic in war, and victory often goes not to leaders who execute brilliantly planned maneuvers but those who simply avoid error. --John J. Miller --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the chauffeur's wrong turn that helped start WWI to the (unexploded) nuclear bomb that the United States Air Force once dropped over Spain, this engaging set of brief cautionary essaysAa companion volume to a History Channel seriesApresents some important and some amusing errors of wartime (and Cold War-time) judgment and execution. Coffey (The Irish in America), managing editor of PW, covers about two score blunders, in chronological order. The earliest concerns that swerving chauffeur (who accidentally brought Archduke Ferdinand face-to-face with his assassin); the latest is Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. About half the others concern WWII. Lost Luftwaffe pilots in 1940, though instructed to hit only military targets, panicked and let bombs go over London: thus did the blitz unintentionally begin. Later, in the Pacific theater, British ""naval commanders blundered by underestimating air power's threat to major warships,"" and hence lost the Malaya peninsula, Singapore and two important battleships. Coffey's set of snafus and misjudgments extends, quite deliberately, from the nearly comic to the truly awful: some killed a few people and embarrassed top brass, while others (such as the Japanese loss at Midway) arguably changed the course of world events. A few of the errors (e.g., the Battle of Stalingrad) are staples of most textbooks. Others are less familiar, and less horrific than ironic: when the Allies decided to bomb the 1500-year-old Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy, they created precisely the shelter for German troops they intended to destroy. (The devout local German commander would not install his troops in an intact monastery, but had no qualms about occupying its ruins.) Like the best general history volumes, Coffey's book, in clean, muscular prose, expertly informs as it artfully entertains. (Aug.) FYI: The History Channel's Great Military Blunders of the Twentieth Century begins its 26-week run in August. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. As the literary companion to the History Channel documentary series, this book is a superficial, erroneous, and somewhat revisionist view of a haphazard collection of nearly 50 historical events in the 20th century. Although the selections are characterized as military blunders, many are purely political miscalculations, like the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (1914), the Treaty of Versailles (1919), the Yalta Conference (1945), and the abortive Gorbachev coup (1989). Several other events mentioned in the book, while military in nature, had no military significance and therefore cannot be considered ""great."" The two world wars receive the most coverage, with short chapters on the battles of Gallipoli, Jutland, Stalingrad, and Midway, while the entire Korean War gets just four pages, and U.S. involvement in Vietnam is virtually dismissed with one page. Most glaring, however, is the absence of truly significant military blunders that are not mentioned at all, such as the disastrous Battle of the Somme, the fall of Singapore, and the chaotic Suez Operation in 1956. The book offers no conclusions and no narrative to compare or analyze the nature and dynamics of military (or political) blunders in an overall historical perspective. With little depth and no new scholarship, this is not an essential purchase.ACol. William D. Bushnell, USMC (ret.), Brunswick, ME Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A collection of snafus that range from the trivial to the strategic, Coffey's work fleshes out scripts for a History Channel series debuting this month. The incidents covered by the series roam among the century's well-known military-related screwups, from a driver's poor knowledge of Sarajevo's streets in 1914, giving us World War I, to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Thus constrained by the choices of the TV producers, which were presumably made pursuant to available film footage, Coffey relates incidents that have no thematic direction and no overarching interpretation. A cherry-picking impression results, which at least underscores the unexpected ways things go technically wrong on the battlefield, either from the design of a weapon (British battle cruisers at Jutland), friendly fire (Coffey chooses a U.S. bombing of U.S. troops in Normandy), or complacency (the sinking of the USS Indianapolis). Tossing in tactical mistakes like the German Blitz against British cities, Coffey retells stories that entertain the military history audience but which are superficial as history. Gilbert Taylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A fun albeit shallow look by Coffey, managing editor of Publishers Weekly and editor of The Irish in America (not reviewed)the companion volume to an upcoming History Channel seriesand with a lengthy and rewarding introduction by 60 Minutes Mike Wallace. Arranged chronologically within each war, Days of Infamy covers the greatest hits of military history in this century. There is nothing here that will come as a surprise to even a casual reader of modern history, but the accounts are written in light and casual style, with the facts always straight and clear, that makes the book an ideal occasional read. Coffey's definition of a military blunder seems to include any event that has happened during wartime, such as the Treaty of Versailles (more a diplomatic blunder than a military one) or the WWII bombing mission lost due to poor weather, but many of the tales certainly do fall into the genuine military blunder category, such as WWI's infamous Gallippoli (in which British and Australian troops were sent to attack a heavily defended Turkish beach); the story of the ``Bridge Too Far'' at Arnhem in WWII, in which the allies underestimated German capabilities in attempting to bring the war in Europe to a swift end; John F. Kennedy's Bay of Pigs disaster; the US bomber crash that brought four H-bombs plummeting onto Spain; and Jimmy Carter's attempt to free the hostages in Iran with a complicated military mission. Coffey is at his best when covering the large sweep of history in brief spurts, such as his introductions to the various sections into which the book is divided by historical periods. Brief, well-researched, and ultimately unenlightening, on a topic that involves the deaths of millions and could go on for volumes. (16 pages b photos) -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 6 1.5-hour cassettes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Reader Robert Abia does an adequate, if somewhat unpolished, job here, but his set suffers from lack of sizzle. The book accompanies the informative and entertaining series on The History Channel and contains many photos. The sparse but detail-rich text, read with little emotion by Abia, would have benefited from some sound effects, actual sounds or radio broadcasts from the conflicts detailed. Coffey's text concentrates on the World Wars (four of the six tapes) but also includes some lesser-known blunders from the Cold War, Vietnam and even the Gulf War. These stories truly illustrate the military definition of the word ""SNAFU."" T.F. AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;history;humanities;military;new;used & rental textbooks,6 B0000VJF4Q,"Life Line Put down the controller and speak up! In the first-ever voice activated action-adventure game, players will work together with the main character Rio by verbally guiding her through this heart-pounding adventure. 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The initial chapters chart Ptolemy's ascension from soldier to leader in Egypt, where he becomes a satrap, keeping the body of the late Alexander the Great around as a good luck charm. After consolidating his power, Ptolemy agonizes over the decision to declare himself pharaoh while facing military challenges from a parade of enemies; he also must overcome emotional fallout from his exhausting relationship with his two wives, Berenike and Eurydice. Sprott's sardonic style serves him particularly well in the over-the-top battle for succession that develops during Ptolemy's decline, with the tone of the clash determined by the incest between his daughter, Arsino Beta, and his violent, unpredictable son Keraunos. Sprott's scholarship and his command of the material is formidable and impressive, and structurally the novel hangs together despite the author's insistence on documenting much of the historical minutiae of Ptolemy's reign. But readability suffers: Sprott writes largely in summary with almost no dialogue, and the combination of too many secondary characters and subplots and Sprott's insistence on revisiting over previously covered material turns an entertaining story into a long, monotonous trudge. With a narrowed focus this might have been an impressive novel, and amateur scholars will find the book a worthwhile addition to the body of work on this underexplored period. But mainstream readers face a difficult, tedious read, and many will find themselves hard-pressed to stay the course. 12 maps. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. The Ptolemy dynasty, founded by Alexander the Great's general Ptolemy Soter, ruled Egypt after the dissolution of Alexander's vast but unstable empire. The 300-year tale of this Greek line of pharaohs ""drips with blood from end to end."" It is a larger-than-life yarn of family dysfunction, disorder, and dissipation as each generation of the Ptolemy family succeeded to the throne, which they seated in Alexandria, the city the great Macedonian king and conqueror founded. Of course, the Ptolemy family history includes the reign of the famous Cleopatra, who is not alone among her kin in her drive and chicanery. The novel's conceit is quite imaginative and effective: that ""this book you are holding in your hands"" is an account written by Thoth, the Egyptian god who serves as scribe to the other gods and chief chronicler of Egypt's history. Consequently, the prose style is rather grand and formal, but an accurate sense of the violence of daily life--on domestic and military levels--is masterfully presented. Brad HooperCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. A virtuoso novel. . . . A supremely knowing book. The GuardianHistorical fiction made nitrous-oxide giddy. . . . A stitch. . . . While the events may be accurate . . . Sprott never lets accuracy bury a good story. And what a story. Scottsdale TribuneA larger-than-life yarn. . . . Imaginative and effective. . . . Masterfully presented. Booklist Duncan Sprott is the author of two previous books, The Clopton Hercules and Our Lady of the Potatoes, both historical reconstructions, published in the United Kingdom. He lives in Ireland. One comes across a wide variety of narrative voices in the course of reading fiction. But this is the first time I have opened a novel and found myself being addressed -- in fact berated as an ignoramus -- by a god. The narrator in Duncan Sprott's The Ptolemies is no less than Thoth, the Ibis God of the Egyptians, who in the realm of story is supreme, being God of Wisdom, Lord of Scribes, Keeper of Memory. A more authoritative reciter would be hard to find. Who better to guide us through the savage and exotic story of the founding and early fortunes of the House of Ptolemy, which lasted from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. until shortly before the birth of Christ?Thoth is revealed not only as bossy -- an attribute natural in a god -- but also irascible, boastful, pompous, plaintive, sad. By turns he can be dispassionate, querulous, gossipy, full of wonder at the human follies he unfolds. He finds the right tone and shows himself inexhaustibly knowledgeable, whether speaking of Greek cremation customs, the fighting tactics of the Macedonian phalanx, the equipment used in the siege of Rhodes or the sexual expertise of Thas of Athens, Ptolemy's concubine and the most famous whore in the world. We follow the rise of Ptolemy from humble soldier to pharaoh of Egypt, a god in his own lifetime, and trace the doomed lives of his offspring. This is a story of tremendous scope, full of incident and adventure, dealing with the broader issues of politics and power, as well as the fascinating minutiae of a society far distant from our own. Thoth knows the value of doubt, of suspended judgment. He can tell us what memories Ptolemy suppresses; he can tell us -- he might be the only one who can -- that on Alexander's disastrous march through the desert of Gedrosia, when 60,000 men perished, Ptolemy ate goat droppings and rotten lizards and spiders and thistles; but Thoth cannot be sure whether it was two talking crows or two talking snakes that saved him on the desperate journey to the oasis in the Libyan desert to consult the Oracle of Zeus Ammon. And was it really true that Alexander's body showed no sign of putrefaction after 10 days in the midsummer heat of Babylon, when you could fry an ostrich egg on a stone?Wisely, Thoth does not commit himself on such matters. Or maybe, since he is incredibly ancient by this time, his memory is a bit on the faulty side. But he has intimate access to the thoughts of the reader, whom he addresses as Pupil-of-Thoth. He can wax angry at the pupil's obtuseness; he can sense the onset of boredom and promise excitements to come. By these means Duncan Sprott, who is a very intelligent and accomplished scribe, makes perceptive and amusing points about some of the problems all scribes encounter.However, Thoth is sometimes right to suspect that he is boring us. He is too long-winded at times. However fascinating the details of dress and manners and ceremonial life in ancient Egypt, and however much one may admire the research that has gone into this vast historical reconstruction and the sustained feat of imagination it represents, sometimes one wilts under the sheer accumulation, sometimes one feels the impulse to dig a sacrilegious elbow into Thoth's ribs and tell him to get a move on.And because he is a god he hovers above the stream of life without so much as getting his toes wet. This gives him a good overall view, but he can't tell us much about the inner lives of those in the water. He does not give us the words they exchange; he does not tell us what they see when they look at each other, what they learn about themselves or life in general. Thoth is not curious about moral choices; he is not subtle in matters of psychology. To compensate, he is very interested in madness and crime. To take just one example among many, he relates the anguished love of Arsino Beta, Queen of Thrace, for her son-in-law, the beautiful Agathokles, and the wickedness it led her to, in an extended passage that is compelling to read and totally convincing.In the last line of the book, Thoth threatens to fight any man who speaks ill of his account. So as a reviewer I am in the front line. But of course he knows that no story is ever without some lack in the telling. Duncan Sprott has vividly evoked for us a fascinating era and done it with a vitality and resourcefulness rare these days. So let there be peace. Reviewed by Barry Unsworth Copyright 2004, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Chapter 11.1The Fingers of ThothHO! Stranger! OHO! Ignorant One! YOU have been such a long time a-coming! You are so very late in time! YES! It is YOU I am speaking to, Reader, YOU. Because I think YOU know nothing of Ptolemaios-Ptolemy-the Greek who was Pharaoh of Egypt, or of the terrible tragedy of his House. You do not know who Ptolemy is, do you? You have never heard of him, have you? You cannot so much as pronounce his name (do not say the P, Reader!). Truly, what you deserve just now is a beating upon the soles of your feet.Yes, I think you have forgotten every last thing about the Black Land and the Red, the Two Lands that I called Kemet-the land the Greeks are pleased to call Aigyptos, that you may have heard called Egypt. You have forgotten Ra, the Sun god. You have forgotten Anubis, the dog-headed god, who is Pharaoh of the Underworld. You have not a clue who is Sobek, the crocodile god. Your ignorance is disgraceful-disgraceful-and the only Pharaoh you have ever heard of is the feeble Tutankhamun! Truly, THOTH will have to teach you everything. But do not fear. Be not afraid. Calm yourself, Reader; we shall save up the beating for later. Thoth will be pleased to be your guide. For you must know that I am THOTH.But, idiot that you are, you do not know who is Thoth either, do you? You have forgotten even Thoth, the Great Magician, Thoth the Ibis-headed god, Thoth the Dog-headed Baboon, Thoth the Ape, who is the Greatest of Scribes; who is the Memory of the Gods; who writes down the gods' every word.Thoth: he knows every thing. There is not one book about Egypt that Thoth has not written himself, with his own pen. Behold, then, Thoth, the Teller of Stories, for there is no man left upon earth who could unfold for you the whole horrid story of the Ptolemies, a story that men have been afraid of, that men have wanted to forget, because of its horrors-a real donkey-upon-the-roof of a story. But Thoth-Thoth has not the ability to forget; Thoth can only remember.For you, however, since you pray and entreat me, Thoth will tell this great forgotten story of how the Greeks were Kings and Pharaohs of Egypt for ten generations. And thou shalt weep, and thy hair shall stand up upon its ends, if thou hast any hair, Reader, for this story drips with blood from end to end: it is like a shower of blood, horrible and marvellous at the same time.Read then, Reader, and be horrified. Read, and be delighted.But first, before Thoth tells of Ptolemy, he must tell of Thoth. Because you, Reader, are Pupil-of-Thoth. You are He-Who-Wishes-to-Know, and you can know nothing if you do not know who and what is Thoth. For yes, I am THOTH, GREAT GREAT GREAT, THREE TIMES GREAT.Oho! Pupil-of-Thoth, it is I who have learned the Nineteenth Instruction, the Teaching of Making the Speech Calm. I am Thoth, Cool of Speech. Sweet-of-Tongue is my name. I am Thoth, Mighty in Dread, who bathes in the blood of his enemies. I am Thoth, Great in Slaughter, god of the dead. I am One Who Knows How To Repel Evil. I am the Peaceful One.Oho! Oho! I am the Beaked One, the one with the claws and wings. I am the Moon god. I am the Trickster. I am the Thief of Time. I am THOTH.Know that I am Thoth who swallowed the Two Lands, who knows every thing that can be known about Egypt. I am Thoth the Pretentious, Thoth the Pedantic, Thoth of the convoluted speeches.Know that it is Thoth who makes special pleading for every man with the Judges of the Dead; that it is Thoth whom you shall meet in the Afterlife, when I weigh your dead man's heart in the Scales, the Balance, against the Feather of Maat, the Feather of Truth, and that it is Thoth who shall write down the Judgement of the Gods. May your heart be light in the Balance, Reader! For it is Thoth who shall weigh YOUR heart when it is your turn. Is that enough to make you sit up and listen?Thoth I am to the Greeks, or Taautos. To the Egyptians I am Djehuty or Djedhuti or Tehuti, author of the Forty-two Books that are called the Tehutica, and have in them All the Wisdom in the World. Some have in them Laws of Egypt, of which Thoth is the guardian. Some are books of Magic, for Thoth is the Great Magician, rivalled only by Isis, Lady of Many Names; and some are books of History, for the annals of every reign are written by Thoth. The book you are holding in your two hands, Reader, is a book of History, the Forty-third Book of Thoth. It will fix your eyes upon the page until you are done reading, Thoth promises you. Every word of it is true. There is no place for fictions in the writing of Thoth.Thoth! Some times I take the shape of the ibis, and I fly upward. Now, though, I take the shape of the ape, and squat upon the shoulder of the writer. The Ape of Thoth chatters in every scribe's ear. The Ape of Thoth stares hard at every word. Every scribe, before he begins his daily work of writing, must pour out his drop of water upon the ground, out of the pot into which he dips his brush. It is his libation to Thoth, to me, Patron of Scribes; to Thoth, who is the greatest scribe of all.Thoth hears you, Pupil-of-Thoth. He knows even what are your secret thoughts. You do not believe a word? Thoth waxes angry, then. May I remind you, Pupil-of-Thoth, that I am the Tongue of Ptah, the creator god, and that Ptah created every thing. I am the Master of Chronology, Thoth, who reigned seven thousand seven hundred and twenty-six years exactly. Believe me, I am the All-Knowing One. I am Lord of Khemmenu, the Most Mighty God. I am the Heart and Tongue of Ra. I am the Lord of Books. I am the Author of Time. I can read the secrets of men's hearts. I have the power to cross every barrier.I am the very inventor of hieroglyphs, the inventor of reading and writing. I am the Lord of Kind-Heartedness. I am the Lord of the Stars. I am the Measurer of the Earth. My words take effect. I am Mighty in Speech. When I put on the mask of Thoth, I am Thoth, I am the god.And so I begin to write. Thoth watches over me. The ape is heavy upon my shoulder. Will you not believe me? Listen, Pupil-of-Thoth, it is the truth.Thoth beseeches you: Believe!YEA, Thoth has written these chapters with his own fingers.1.2NobodyThoth asks, then, So who was he, this Ptolemy, this Greek, this yellow-haired Macedonian? Of what father was he the son? Where did he come from? And what did he want with Egypt?Ptolemy: was it not the truth that he was Nobody-Nobody, from Nowhere? Was it not true that this was a man who did not so much as know the name of his grandfather?Ptolemaios they called him, and his name meant Warlike, and there was never more fitting name for a House than the name of Ptolemaios.From the very start there were questions asked about his parentage. Some said the father was Lagos, an army commander of King Philip of Macedon or, at least, some soldier of his, and the mother Arsino. Lagos, his name meant Hare, after the creature that sleeps with his eyes open and is, above all things, fast. Because of it, some have always called the House of Ptolemy the Lagids or Lagidae. As for Arsino, it is all Greek to Thoth, but, Reader, you must say Ar-Sin-OH-ee or Ar-ZIN-oh-ay.Others swore, by Zeus, that Ptolemy was the son of Arsino but that his father was King Philip himself, and Arsino the victim of a rape-that rape is the privilege of kings, and Ptolemy was born a bastard.Who was he? A boy of noble birth? Or a boy of no birth? Even Thoth shrugs his shoulders. What if he was, indeed, a peasant boy from Eordaia in Macedon, a herder of sheep and goats, the next best thing to a barbarian? What did it matter? For the fate of the boy was to be a king, and a god in his own life time, and to be called Aionobios-Living for Ever, and Son of the Sun.At the moment of the birth the women screamed the ritual shout of joy, and the midwife made her examination to see that the child had the proper number of orifices, the proper number of fingers, his toes not joined up, his palate not cleft, his eyes both the same colour: blue. If such things were in order, the Greeks would rear the child, and if not, they would not, but cast him out, and the birds might peck his eyes and the dogs eat his flesh while he lived for all that anybody cared what became of him. Such was the habit of the Greeks, who would have no children but perfect children, beautiful like the immortal gods, every son handsome as Apollo, every daughter beautiful as Aphrodite.There were many stories told about the origins of Ptolemy, and they said that, yes, he was cast out, exposed on the hillside, because of the rape of his mother. They said he was rescued by an eagle, and that the parents took him back in again, for that the child fed by eagles must grow up to be a king, and it was an omen from heaven.Myth, or history? Thoth laughs. The Greeks!-they love to paint themselves grander, wiser, more generous than they really are. The Greeks are pretenders, actors, lovers of lies, and their stories are full of lies, because a story full of lies makes a better story-Thoth swears it.All the same, if it was the truth that this Ptolemy was Philip's son by his concubine, then he was half-brother to Alexander, and his blood was royal blood. It would suit the House of Ptolemy to let the world believe that it was true.On the first day of his life Lagos and Arsino made the proper offerings to the Fates: of bread, and salt, and drachmas.On the third day of his life they placed a honey cake beside his head, and a mirror of bronze, and silver drachmas under his pillow-gifts for the Fates, who must come that night to bestow upon a child his destiny in life.The Fates are three old women: Lakhesis, who sings the past; Klotho, who sings the present; and Atropos, who sings the future. Ptolemy would have time only for Klotho-for the present only-or so he liked to say; for the past he did not want to remember.Arsino swore by Pan and all the gods that she...",books;british;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction,6 B0007ZLMUU,Volfenhag ZX-8300 1200W 4-Channel Amplifier [Electronics] Volfenhag ZX8300 4CH 1200W Amp w/LED Lights,amplifiers;car & vehicle electronics;car audio;car electronics;electronics;multichannel amplifiers,6 B0000D9FV8,"8 pieces Unfrosted COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK Biscotti A delicious combination of coconut, vanilla, and milk chocolate chunks. A must for the serious coconut-lover!",biscotti;breads & bakery;cookies;fresh baked cookies;grocery & gourmet food;snack foods,6 0060727659,"Mere Christianity Journal As we witness Lewis develop we find that these volumes are working as a kind of unconscious autobiography. (Books & Culture)C. S. Lewis understood, like few in the past century, just how deeply faith is both imaginative and rational. (Christianity Today) The Mere Christianity Journal is a handsome companion to one of Lewiss most popular and influential works. A thoughtful guide to on the central issues Lewis raises, this journal provides Lewis readers with a guide for deeper reflection. Features include an elegant interior design, ample quotes from Mere Christianity, questions centered on Lewiss wise words and plenty of room for readers thoughts and ideas. Like Mere Christianity, the journal will be broken into four sections with a total of thirty-three chapters corresponding to the book. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over one hundred million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales ms importantes del siglo veinte y podra decirse que fue el escritor cristiano ms influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempe hasta que se jubil. Sus contribuciones a la crtica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantstica y teologa popular le trajeron fama y aclamacin a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribi ms de treinta libros, lo cual le permiti alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras an atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada ao. Sus ms distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crnicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;religion & spirituality;spirituality;theology,6 0595276369,"The Curse of the Holy Pail: An Odelia Grey Mystery It's only a lunchbox, but someone wants it badly enough to kill for it. Plus-size, middle-aged paralegal Odelia Grey finds out her client, wealthy Sterling Price, has been murdered, and the rarest piece of his collection, a Chappy Wheeler lunch box, is missing. The box has a curse on it--all its previous owners have met with a dire fate. Of course, it's worth a not-so-small fortune, and that kind of money makes ownership worth the risk. The list of suspects is long--Sterling's loyal secretary, his discarded fiancee, his money-grubbing relatives, fellow collectors, overzealous environmentalists, and even Odelia herself. Told in an engaging first-person narration, this is the second book in the humorous Odelia Grey series (Too Big to Miss, 2006). Libraries will want both, as Jaffarian offers the perfectly flawed alternative for readers sick and tired of picture-perfect characters. The wonderfully human Ophelia's adventures will continue in the forthcoming Mother Mayhem. Shelley MosleyCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. ""With a legendary curse, a possibly murderous little person, ruthless heirs, [and] charismatic thugs... a lively caper that will keep you guessing right till the end."" -- Kris Neri, award-winning author of the Tracy Eaton mysteriesI'd like to spend more time with Sue Ann Jaffarian's Odelia. -- The New York TimesMore fun than a lunch pail full of plump paralegals, The Curse of the Holy Pail is a tale as bouncy as its bodacious protagonist. -- Bill Fitzhugh, author of Highway 61 and ResurfacedOdelia Gray is a wonderful addition to the mystery genre, a smart, funny, engaging plus-size heroine who takes readers on a plus-size ride. You root for her, laugh with her and cheer at her ultimate triumph. If I were in trouble, I'd want Odelia on my side. -- Denise Hamilton, Edgar Allen Poe and Willa Cather awards finalist and national bestselling author of Prisoner of MemoryWell written and nicely paced, this is a good beach or airplane read."" -- Cycling.Finial.comThe Curse of the Holy Pail is a fast-paced and well-plotted book. Jaffarian's writing is sharp and sassy--like her protagonist--and she knows how to keep the suspense high. If this second-in-a-series is any indication, Jaffarian and Odelia have a bright future. -- Mystery Scene, March 2007 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Like the character Odelia Grey, Sue Ann Jaffarian is a middle-aged plus size paralegal living in Southern California. Currently she is working on the third Odelia Grey mystery, Remedial Murder. ONE By the age of forty-seven, I had technically broken nine of the Ten Commandmentsalthough I'm still a bit fuzzy about the whole ""graven image"" thing. For example, when I was eleven, on a dare, I stole several candy bars from a drugstore. And in high school, telling the fifth-period gym class that Sally Kipman was a lesbian would definitely be categorized as bearing false witness. But in my defense, it was only after she told everyone I was fat because I was pregnant. Still, I always thought that I would make it to heaven with the sixth commandment intact; that going through life without kill-ing another human being would be a piece of cake. But I was wrong. And now here I amten for ten. And it all started with my birthday. I WAS BORN TO be middle-aged. It fits me like comfy flannel pa-jamas that are worn and washed until they are faded and thin; clothing with no eager need to prove anything or be something elseit just is. Today is my birthday. As of 2:17 this afternoon, I, Odelia Patience Grey, wandered into my forty-seventh year as absent-mindedly as someone who arrives at the supermarket only to realize that they really intended to go to the dry cleaners. I am comfortable with being forty-seven years of age and embrace it with enthusiasm. I never felt young, not even when I was. When I was sixteen, my family claimed that I behaved more like a thirty-two-year-old. But it's easy to act older in a family suffering from arrested devel-opment. Given the choice, I would not go back and relive my life for anything. My time is nowand, from the looks of it, getting better with each passing year, every marching month. I was examining my face in the bathroom mirror, sighing slightly as I took inventory of new wrinkles. Enduring crinkly lines on my face was one the few things I viewed as a downside to maturity. Admittedly, I am no great beauty, but neither would anyone mistake me for Medusa. My hair is medium brown, worn just below my chin. My eyes, inherited from my father, are green and close set. A slight bump and a spattering of freckles exist in harmony on my long nose. I'm told I'm cute, if one can still be considered cute at forty-seven. The evening news drifted in from the television in the bed-room. I listened as I pulled, stretched, and smoothed my round face into alternative looks. A female newscaster was giving a fol-low-up report on the shootings three days prior at a community center. Five people had been injured, including three children. Two later died. The shooter shot himself at the end, just before the police captured him. It had been a crime fueled by racial hate. I stopped fussing with my face and looked into my eyes as they stared back from the mirror. The green was dulled with sadness. I could never understand how some people could treat life so cava-lierly. Did they think that once the trigger was pulled, they could yell ""cut!"" and their targets would magically resurrect like TV ac-tors between scenes? A deep sigh crossed my lips, a barely audible prayer for the vic-tims and their families. The news program was turned off. A moment later, I felt a strong hand caress my fat behind through my slinky nightgown. As I leaned back into the warm palm, the hand stopped to cup the fullness, giving my bottom a familiar squeeze. I closed my eyes and smiled. This was love, and love always conquered hate. ""In some cultures,"" I said with sass, still not turning around, ""you'd be forced to marry me after this."" ""I think that's a sentence I could live with,"" my groper an-swered. The fingers of his hand did a tickling tap dance on my left but-tock, and one finger lovingly found the slight indentation left by a bullet last yeara bullet fired by a killer hell-bent on making me the next victim. Then the fingers went back to a loving caress. Since the shooting, Greg favored that side of my bottom. The hand on my butt moved up to encircle my thick waist and pull me close. Only then did I turn to look at him as he sat in his wheelchair next to where I stood. Reaching down, I pushed Greg's longish brown hair out of his eyes. I love his hair. It's medium brown, nicely styled, and so silky to my touch. In the last few months he had grown a beard and mustache, which he kept closely trimmed. I had always thought him quite handsome, but now he was a bona fide babe. And he was mine. We had met fifteen months ago when a mutual friend died, and the fire still burned brightly between us. Out of the tragedy of Sophie London's death had come this glowing, healthy relation-ship. At thirty-seven, Greg Stevens is my junior by ten years. I bent down and kissed him lightly on the lips, tasting some-thing unusual but identifiable. ""I can still taste the cigar you smoked tonight,"" I said, crinkling my nose. ""No doubt you got it from Seth Washington."" Greg reached up his other hand and placed it on my other hip, turning me so that I fully faced him. ""Don't blame Seth,"" he said, giving me his best puppy dog eyes, ""I brought the cigars."" I bent down and kissed him again, this time a little longer and deeper, letting him know that I didn't really mind the cigar taste. Greg had thrown me a birthday party tonight at one of our favorite Italian restaurants. Most of our friends had been there, in-cluding my closest friend, Zenobia Washington, better known as Zee, and her husband, Seth. Now it was just the two of us bedding down for the night at Greg's placethe best part of the day. ""Thank you for the party, Greg. It was wonderful."" ""You're welcome, sweetheart,"" he said, taking one of my hands and kissing the palm. Holding it tightly, he turned the wheelchair and headed out the bathroom door, tugging me along. ""Come to bed, Odelia. I have a big surprise for you."" I laughed. ""I just bet you do."" If I had known that forty-seven was going to be this much fun, I would have done it years ago. IT IS NOT AGAINST the law to be a nincompoop. If so, I would have a rap sheet as long as my arm. Fortunately for me, no one was witnessing my most recent slide into childish stupidity and self-pity. I was wallowing alone like a pig in a mud puddleor, in this case, a tub of chocolate pudding the size of a child's sand pail. Now, there are comfort foods and then there are comfort foods. This particular item was my supreme tranquilizing grub. I had other favorites, but they were mere bandages eaten to soothe minor emotional aches and pains. But this, the one I fondly call ""bucket-o-puddin',"" was akin to full-strength, prescription-only drugs when it came to emotional eating. When I was a little girl, my mother often made chocolate pud-ding. In those days, it came in a box and we cooked it on the stove. It began as a brown, sugary powder that was mixed with whole milk and then stirred constantly over low heat. That was my job, the stirring. With a wooden spoon I would gently stir and stir and stir, making sure that the precious brown mud did not stick to the bottom of the pan and scorch. The pudding brand was My-T-Fine. I understand it's still made today, but I haven't seen it in years. My-T-Fine chocolate fudge pudding is one of those happy childhood memories that has dis-appeared from my life without explanation, just as my mother did when I was about sixteen. Normally, I'm not that fond of pre-made puddings, but not long ago I stumbled across a new brand in the supermarket and decided to give it a whirl. It tastes almost, but not quite, like my beloved My-T-Fine. I was sitting on my sofa, knee deep into the bucket-o-puddin', watching the movie Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. It's one of my all-time favoritesnot because it stars Kevin Costner, but because it boasts the British actor Alan Rickman cast as the Sheriff of Not-tingham. I have a thing for Rickman. In my eyes, he is right up there with My-T-Fine chocolate fudge pudding. Sitting patiently on the floor to my left was Wainwright, Greg's golden retriever. Greg was out of town and I was doggie sitting. To my right, ensconced regally on the sofa beside me, was my big, sassy cat Seamus. Seamus isn't much to look at. He has only one eye and both ears are raggedy, as if they had once, long ago, been a chew toy for some other animal. About a year and a half ago, his fur was tinted green by some local pre-teen hooligans wielding food coloring. It's now back to its original champagne color, but I swear that every now and then I still see a hint of emerald in the sunlight. As I studied my cat, he turned to look back at me with that one amber eye. It was a look of frank royal arrogance, leav-ing no doubt in my mind that cats have never forgotten they were once looked upon as gods. After taking a big bite of pudding, I put a small glob on the spoon and fed it to Seamus. He licked it eagerly, almost as obsessed about it as his human mother. Knowing that chocolate was bad for dogs, I tossed Wainwright a Snausages treat from the bag resting on my lap. The animals seemed happy to join me in my comfort food binge. The reason for this slide into chocolate sedation was the little black velvet box sitting on the coffee table in front of me. It was closed tight. Inside was a breathtaking diamond engagement ring. Before leaving to attend a convention in Phoenix, Greg had asked me to marry him. He had popped the question in bed the night of my birthday, and was surprised and hurt when an eager reply did not gush forth immediately. We had talked about it into the wee hours of the morning, but I was still no closer to a deci-sion. However, he had made it quite clear that he expected an an-swer when he got back Thursday, just four days from now. Truth is, I just wasn't sure. I mean, I love Greg and our relationship is won-derful, both physically and emotionally. But do we belong together for the long haul? That's the million-dollar question. As compat-ible as we are, I'm not sure that we want and need the same things to be happy over the next twenty years and beyond. I put the dilemma and the puddi... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.",books;humor;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 B0018B7SV4,Roberta Flack: At Her Best Live DVD Details * Actor(s): Roberta Flack :search Roberta Flack * Format: Color Standard screen * Soundtrack: English * Additional: Import * Rating: NR * MSRP: $21.98 * Release Date: 1 6 2009 * Number of Discs: 1,jazz;movies & tv;music;pop;r&b;tv,6 0739321714,"Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History In retelling the story of a near-impossible sports comeback in 1935, Schaap intricately chronicles the history of boxing during the Depression. Jimmy Braddock, an Irish-American heavyweight who began his career as a light heavyweight, was determined to win the title until a series of jinxes hit: the stock market crashed, he broke his dominant hand and a succession of losses crushed his spirit. Schaap, host of ESPN's Outside the Lines, goes into captivating detail on the brawny, reserved Braddock, who, at his lowest moments, was reduced to living off government relief and doing grueling work on the Hoboken, N.J., docks. But the story is as much about Max Baer, the lovably clownish and handsome heavyweight Braddock defeated as a 10-to-one underdog. The account is inspiring: no one ever thought Braddock would come back, especially against Baer, who'd previously killed two men in the ring. Braddock succeeded with the help of his manager, the short, fast-talking Joe Gould; the two were ""the sport's favorite odd couple."" Boxing enthusiasts will be more than satisfied by Schaap's meticulous account, which includes round-by-round details of the fight, as well as profiles of other fighters of the era. Not overly emotional, the story hits a nerve at just the right moments and features many of the same elements that made Seabiscuit a hit. Photos. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Just a few months removed from receiving welfare to supplement his income as a dockworker, a small, slow, washed-up fighter became heavyweight champion of the world. James J. ""Cinderella Man"" Braddock's life makes a heck of a story, but there hasn't been a biography of him in decades. Schaap, an ESPN veteran, portrays Braddock as a man of his time. After a promising start in the late 1920s, Braddock--a lovable family man with three kids--ended up as broke and beaten as the country. But with the help of a fast-talking manager whose passion for the sport was equaled only by Braddock's own, the fighter managed to emerge from his Great Depression to make an improbable run at the title, culminating in the defeat of the gargantuan Max Baer in 1935. Like a SportsCenter puff piece, Schaap's account can get repetitive and doesn't always delve deep. But the fights here are crisply drawn, and Braddock's upsets have that Hoosiers thrill factor. Plus, it's refreshing to find a boxing story where the right guy wins, nobody cheats, and most everyone lives happily ever after. John GreenCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. An ESPN anchor and national correspondent, Jeremy Schaap is a host of ESPN's Outside the Lines as well as its acclaimed SportsCentury series. An Emmy Award-winning reporter, he has been published in Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, Time, Parade, and the New York Times. Schaap is a native of New York City and the son of award-winning journalist Dick Schaap. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 1 CORN AND HASHQueens, New York: June 14, 1934On the night of June 14, 1934, James J. Braddock walked into the Madison Square Garden Bowl, an enormous outdoor arena in Queens, New York. His pockets were empty. A week earlier he had turned twenty-nine. He was a father of three, a washed-up fighter, and a part-time longshoreman. As feared as his right hand had once been he was among the most powerful punchers in the light heavyweight division in the late 1920s he was equally adept at taking a punch. In eighty pro fights, only one opponent had ever knocked him out, and that was a technical knockout. He had never been counted out. Beyond the ring, his toughest opponent had clearly been the Depression which nearly knocked him out. But here he was, getting back into the fight game after nine months of inactivity. By 1934, Braddock had outgrown the light heavyweight divisions 175-pound weight limit and was fighting as a heavyweight, at about 180 pounds. He was six feet, two inches tall, with a head of thick, curly black hair. Ruggedly handsome, he looked every bit as Irish as his name, and he wore a shamrock on his trunks and was sometimes known as Irish Jim Braddock. He didnt talk much, but when he did the words were delivered from the side of his mouth in a thick, blue-collar Jersey accent. His smile was always described as crooked. His parents, Joseph and Elizabeth OToole Braddock, had been born in England and immigrated to the United States in 1889, but they were both much more Irish than English or American, though there is no evidence that either ever set foot on Irish soil. They were raised in impoverished Irish enclaves in and around Manchester, where the Braddocks and the OTooles clung to their Irishness mostly because the English never let them forget where they came from. Forty-five years after Joseph Braddock escaped from the poverty and prejudices of northern England and made his way to America, his son James was struggling to clothe and feed his burgeoning family. He owed money to his landlord, the milkman, the gas and electric company, and his manager, to name just a few of his creditors. In the bitter winter of 1933 1934, he had trudged through the streets of North Bergen, New Jersey, in shoes that were falling apart. Most of the time he was hungry. Braddocks decline as a boxer exactly paralleled the nations descent into the Depression. After fighting for the light heavyweight championship in the summer of 1929, Braddock met defeat after defeat, first in big arenas, at the hands of top competitors, and then, gradually, at the hands of boxers only a couple of notches above club fighters tomato cans and ham n eggers, the dregs of the heavyweight division. He had lost sixteen out of twenty-six fights since the day the market crashed in 1929. Finally, on September 25, 1933, he broke his right hand, his only real weapon, on the jaw of a twenty-year-old heavyweight named Abe Feldman. The hand had been broken twice before, and Braddock thought it was unlikely that it would ever heal properly. If he somehow managed to scrape up enough cash to find a doctor who knew how to set the fracture, it would still take months to mend. By that time, he knew, he would be older and even slower than he already was, which was quite slow. Braddock announced his retirement but virtually no one noticed. Braddock was often called plodding. Slow of foot doesnt begin to describe the inadequacy of his speed and footwork. He could punch, he could take a punch, he could even box a little, but James J. Braddock couldnt move. Nor could he inflict much damage with his left hand. Incapable of fighting, he sought work on the docks of Hoboken and Weehawken. The man who just five years earlier had come within one punch of winning the world light heavyweight championship was reduced to hauling railroad ties off ships coming from the south and loading them onto flatbed railroad cars. Initially he wasnt very good at it not with a lame right hand. But Braddock was strong, and physical labor was something he never shied from. Not when he was training for a fight, and not when he was earning four dollars a day operating a baling hook. Like tens of millions of Americans who had thrived in the 1920s, Braddock was wiped out by the economic collapse. Much of the money he had earned fighting at famous arenas like Boyles Thirty Acres and Madison Square Garden disappeared when the Bank of the United States, in which he had deposited thousands of dollars, failed. He was far from alone. The men standing beside him on the docks in the shapeups, hoping to get picked by the hiring foremen for work, were lawyers and bankers and stockbrokers as well aas laborers. The Depression took nearly everyone down a few pegs or more. Unlike everyone else on the docks, however, Braddock was unknnnnnowingly building the strength he would need to get himself back in the ring. Still, the work was irregular. There were days when he would walk the three miles from his apartment in Woodcliff down to the waterfront in Hoboken in vain. He would then turn north and walk another couple of miles to West New York, or farther, to Edgewater. Sometimes there would be work on the docks. Sometimes he would just turn around and head back home. It wasnt uncommon for him to walk ten or twelve miles in a single day. When there was work to be had, he would keep working until the job was finished. A double shift meant double pay. Fatigue was for sissies. People who knew Braddock well thought that the nickname that best described him was Plain Jim, coined by John Kieran of the New York Times. Unlike John L. Sullivan and Jack Dempsey, the most popular heavyweight champions of the early days of gloved boxing, Braddock was as far as it was possible to be from a showman. He liked to go to pubs and have a few beers with the friends he had made growing up in West New York. But it concerned him not at all whether his dinner companions found him amusing. Or whether the sportswriters enjoyed his quips. Or whether the fans got a glimpse of his personality. On those rare occasions when he did speak, his words made an impact. Braddock was teetering on the verge of anonymity as winter turned into spring in 1934. The talents he had displayed in the late 1920s were fading rapidly from the collective memory of the boxing community. When aficionados discussed the men who might challenge Primo Carnera for the heavyweight championship, the name Jim Braddock never entered the conversation. But Braddock remembered. So did his manager, Joe Gould. Perhaps a few of the men he had punished with his big right hand did too. Everyone else, though, thought of James J. Braddock when they thought of him at all as a brokendown, washed-up, one-time contender who just didnt quite have enough talent or power. Even so, Gould continued to sell Braddock as a worthy opponent long after most promoters had decided he was through in the fight game. Gould spent hours pleading Braddocks case, insisting that all the fights he had lost were merely the result of a bad right hand. He reminded everyone who would listen that Jim Braddock was still only twenty-eight years old and that he was, after all, the same young man who had broken the great Pete Latzos jaw in four places, knocked out the heralded Tuffy Griffiths, and made mincemeat of Jimmy Slattery. He didnt mention that those events had taken place in the 1920s, half a decade earlier. Meanwhile, Braddocks right hand was slowly healing. As he sweated on the docks, stripped to the waist, his strength was returning. The inner voice that had told him he was finished after the Feldman fight went silent. Now another voice told him that maybe his luck was about to change (for years he had considered himself jinxed). But if someone had made odds on the likelihood that Braddock would eventually capture the heavyweight championship, those odds would have been a million to one, or higher. Dozens of heavyweights were fighting regularly in New York, and virtually all of them were rated higher than Braddock, who was neither a solid veteran nor a talented upand- comer. He was, like so many used-up fighters, damaged goods literally. Unlike most, he had once had a shot at a title, but he had blown it and had never recovered from the disappointment. His time, it seemed, had passed. Braddock, however, was not entirely worthless in the ring. His name still meant something to boxing enthusiasts. The boxing commission had twice refused to license him, fearing for his safety, but if it licensed him for this fight he could serve a purpose in the sport, as a human steppingstone for young fighters climbing the ranks for a fighter like John Corn Griffin.Unlike Jim Braddock, Corn Griffin spent the early years of the Depression gainfully employed, as an enlisted man in the United States Army. A big, bruising Georgian, he fought in the service and eventually caught the eye of a veteran manager named Charles Harvey. By 1934, Griffin was a civilian and Harvey was trying to position him in the heavyweight division. Griffin, someone once wrote, had the face of a loser, with a dented nose and scar tissue around his eyes. But he could punch. In the spring of 1934, Griffin arrived in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, to join the training camp of Primo Carnera as a sparring partner. Carnera, at six foot seven the tallest heavyweight champion ever, and at 270 pounds the heaviest ever at least until George Foreman regained the title in 1994 was an atrocious boxer and a relatively weak puncher. But in an era when many of the top heavyweights weighed no more than 190 pounds, Carneras sheer size made him an attraction. Born on October 26, 1906, in Sequals,... --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Written with an ear for the language of the ring and read with crackling energy, Jeremy Schaap's biography tells the story of James J. Braddock, the salt-of-the-earth father and athlete who became, to everyone's surprise, the World Heavyweight Champion of 1935. Schaap's detailed and colorful reporting includes many incisive and entertaining bits of dialogue in the speech of 1930s' America. Parading through the proceedings are such characters as the clowning heavyweight celebrity Max Baer, misunderstood Max Schmeling, slugging Joe Louis, and even Jack Dempsey. Cinderella Man is a full-color newsreel for the ears with Schaap's award-winning vocal style and journalism going all 15 rounds. D.J.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",biographies;books;boxing;history;individual sports;sports & outdoors,6 B00008DYVN,Mr. Top Hat 24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.,broadway & vocalists;jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 0743435508,"The Veil of Years Roman Gaul can be endlessly fascinating or, as here, it can be textbook dull. In the continuing saga of Pierette the sorceress and scholar, introduced in the well-received prequel, The Sacred Pool (2001), the heroine now takes on the task of saving the Roman Empire. Pierette's studies have taught her two nifty spells that take her across Europe she can light fires with her fingers and she can travel through time by reciting a quick incantation. Her principal objective is to fix a part of history that has somehow gotten off track, but first she has to figure out how and where to go. In her journey she meets Celts, Greeks, early Christian pilgrims, more Gauls and some strange fant?mes. Unfortunately, the story is not only a bit disjointed but also peppered with historical terminology that should be fascinating but instead becomes increasingly uninteresting. Douglas (Simply Human, etc.) tells us a lot about city names and how they change from age to age, besides providing some glimpses into how early Europeans lived, ate and dressed. Most annoying, though, is that Pierette doesn't seem to actually do anything. Yes, she travels. She even performs a couple of spells. But while she figures out what she needs to do to save the world, the reader doesn't feel the emotion or the thought processes that go into her actions. Usually someone else rescues her and tells her what she needs to do next. This thinly plotted book fails to pull the reader into what could be a very exciting epoch, and that's too bad. (July) Forecast: Most fans of the first book in the series will grab this one, too, but the third volume will need to be stronger to keep their loyalty. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. When the young mage Pierette notices that the events in her history books are changing before her eyes, she realizes that powerful magics have surfaced in her world. In order to restore the truth, she must travel in time to a period in which her native Provence lay in the hands of the empire of Rome. Douglas's sequel to The Sacred Pool continues the story of a resourceful young woman whose knowledge of history, magic, and the old religion provides the key to fighting the emergence of the Black Time. The author's meticulous historical research and his grasp of the relationship between early Christianity and ancient paganism should attract fans of historical fantasy. A good choice for most libraries. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The sequel to The Sacred Pool [BKL D 15 00] continues Douglas' saga of a mythic Provence, focusing largely on the young sorceress Pierrette. Learning that the Eater of Gods is threatening to bring on the Dark Time, when in an otherwise grim world all work will be done by the captive souls of murdered children, Pierrette must travel back in time and also across time to a key turning point in history. She finds it in the late second century B.C.E., during the initial Roman conquest of southern Gaul. There she has to defeat a literally demonic Gaulish king, Teutomalas, and his sorcerous ally, the mage Cunotar. Coincidentally, she experiences her own sexual awakening (without, however, losing her virginity, technically) and encounters several well-drawn characters, including the Roman general Calvinus and the historian Polybius. Douglas' use of historical and folkloric material, his expertise in Roman warfare, and the deft characterizations outweigh occasional lapses in narrative technique. For the serious reader of historical fantasy, highly recommended. Roland GreenCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;epic;fantasy;historical;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000RF0G8Y,"Three-in-One Solid Oak Wood Bumper Pool Table and Chairs Set Three-in-One Solid Oak Wood Pool Poker Game Dining Table Chairs set This is a brand new designer 5 pieces ""three in one"" game table set with 4 matching oak chairs. 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Depending on your area of the country, it may take up to 14 days to deliver your furniture. We will request the freight company to contact you in advance.",furniture;game tables;home & kitchen;home entertainment furniture;kitchen furniture;tables,6 0738706248,"Autumn Equinox: The Enchantment of Mabon Ellen Dugan, the Garden Witch, is an award-winning author, a psychic-clairvoyant and a regular contributor to Llewellyn's almanacs, datebooks, and calendars. A practicing Witch for over twenty-five years, she is also a certified Master Gardener. Ellen has written several books, including Garden Witchery, Elements of Witchcraft, Natural Magick for Teens, Cottage Witchery, Autumn Equinox, The Enchanted Cat, Herb Magic for Beginners, Natural Witchery, and How to Enchant a Man. Her Garden Witch's Herbal, and Book of Witchery will be published in 2009. When not keeping up with her family, Ellen unwinds by working in her perennial gardens at home with her husband. She wholeheartedly encourages everyone to personalize their green spellcraft by getting their hands dirty, discovering the wonder and magic of the natural world, and connecting with the spiritual side of nature. To find out more, visit her website at ellendugan.comor check out her blog at ellendugan.blogspot.com CHAPTER 1 The Autumnal Equinox and Harvest Home Come Roger and Nell, Come Simpkin and Bell, Each lad with his lass hither come; The beginning of the autumn season officially commences in September with the Autumn Equinox. As the sun enters the astrological sign of Libra, the hours of dayand darkness are equal to one another, just like the balanced scales of Libra itself. From this point of the year, with each passing day, the daylight hours become noticeably shorter and the weather starts to cool. Autumn is a season of shadows and a time of wanlight, but it is also a season of abundance, thanksgiving, and harvest. Ancient people realized the importance of the sun to life on earth. In the time after the equinox, the sun appears to be growing weaker, losing its battle against the darkness. To help the sun regain its former strength, people held harvest festivals of light featuring torches and bonfires as an act of sympathetic magick to encourage the sun to return. Autumn has always been our colorful season of reward. As the sun began to decline and its yearly job was finished, the people gratefully gathered in the field crops. The grains from the fields, the fruit from the orchards, and the vegetables from the garden were harto be safely stored away for winter. Everyone in the community was involved in the harvest, as folks needed to make sure they could gather in their crops before they spoiled or were ruined by inclement weather. At the end of the harvesting, the people were worn-out but happy and looked forward to a celebration. No matter where on earth the harvest is celebrated, from mid-August throughout the month of September, there is a basic and profound magick in the hearts of all people as they gather around with friends and family to feast and to celebrate the abundance of the earth. Autumn Equinox or Mabon? A Harvest Festival No Matter How You Look At It The word equinox actually comes from the Latin word aequinoctium, which means ""equal night."" September, the seventh month of the Roman calendar, is taken from the Latin word ""seven,"" septem. In Gaelic the month is identified as An Sultuine, the month of plenty. In Welsh it's called Medi, the month of reaping. The Anglo-Saxons called this month Gerst moanth, the barley month. Barley was thought to be the first grain grown in Britain. One of the modern names for this autumn sabbat was taken from the Welsh god Mabon. The story of Mabon and his mother, Modron, is as follows: Mabon was taken from his mother as she slept when he was only three nights old. Modron's cries of anguish were so great that a search or quest commenced to find the missing child. At this point the story ties into the Arthurian legends as some of King Arthur's knights, or the king himself, take up the quest to find Modron's son. They eventually rely on the wisdom of the five wisest animals to help them: the blackbird, the stag, the owl, the eagle, and the salmon. Eventually the child was discovered to be quite safe. He had been sleeping in his mother's womb or, depending on the version of the story, resting in the Underworld. In a plant analogy the child was resting just as a seed must rest beneath the earth before it can face the sunlight and brave the challenges of sprouting, growing, and flourishing. Now that Mabon's time had come, he was ready to face the world as God of Light and to be reborn as his mother's champion. This mythology eventually became wrapped up and associated with the celebration of the Autumn Equinox. For many Wiccans and Pagans this is a bit of a puzzle. How did this sabbat end up with this name, anyway? I never really did come to a conclusive answer. But it sure does make me wonder . . . maybe that's why there are so many different titles and names for this particular sabbat today. However, no matter what name you call this sabbat, the Autumn Equinox is a magickal time of balance and plenty. The majority of magickal traditions do celebrate this second harvest festival of the year as one of the fruits and the late grains. All around us signs are everywhere in nature, hintof the shortening days and cooler nights to come. The leaves are beginning to turn and the birds are beginning to migrate south. Apples and many varieties of squash are ripe and ready to be harvested, and the grapes that were harvested just a few weeks before, in late August-early September, begin to be processed into wine. In modern times, when few of us are so intimately linked to the land, the enchanting autumn festival of harvest can be a time to reap what good deeds you've sown. And, no matter where you live, you can still feel that connection to the seasons as they change. On this day of the autumnal equinox, the sun will rise at true east and then it will set straight at true west. So if you ever wondered where the cardinal points were exactly, here's your big chance. This is the perfect occasion to consider balance and harmony and how these forces are at work within your life. On this day, whether you call it the autumnal equinox or the sabbat of Mabon, this is your opportunity to celebrate the earth's bounty and gather in the fruits of your labors. This holiday is the Witch's Thanksgiving. So let's be thankful for all the blessings that we have. Here are a few of the many mythologies, harvest festivals, and harvest customs from around the world. Take a look at these and notice how the common theme of the great Earth Mother is tied throughout them all. Various Harvest Goddess Mythologies Throughout the world, in many mythologies, a goddess of the grain, the harvest, and the good earth was venerated at the Autumn Equinox. This is not surprising, as the Earth itself is seen as a fertile mother, or Gaia. From this matriarch all life was born. She is a great mother goddess who was known by many names throughout time and in numerous cultures. Some of these names include Astarte and Ishtar (to the Sumerians), Isis in Egypt, Demeter in Greece, and Ceres in Rome. To the indigenous people of the Americas she was known as Old Woman Who Never Dies and the Mother of Maize. The harvest mother, Demeter, was a Greek goddess of grain and the fertile earth. Her characteristic of being the ""spirit of the grain"" is well-known in many cultures as Mother Earth's child. This child was represented by the seeds that fell from the mother plant, which would then be planted for the following year. Demeter would be visualized as the ripe crop of this year while her daughter, Persephone, would be the seed taken from it to be sown the following spring. The spirit of these future crops could be seen as a daughter, a maiden (such as Perseor as a divine child. In Russia the child was simply called the Corn Baby. In Egypt the spirit of the grain was the goddess's son, Horus. The Aztecs called the harvest goddess Chicomecoatl, while a goddess named Xilonen was Goddess of the New Corn. Her son was symbolized by the seeds and called the Spirit of the Corn. The Cherokees called the harvest child the Green Corn Girl. In other parts of the world such as southern India, there is a harvest festival called PonThis is a rice festival that lasts for three days. On the first day folks thank the gods for the rain that blessed the earth and that granted them a successful harvest. The second day is spent honoring the warmth and light of the sun that helped the plants grow tall. The third day of the festival honors the cattle who have helped to plow the fields and to bring in the harvest. It is traditional to decorate the horns of the cattle with paint, ribbons, fruit, and f lowers. The child who came from this harvest mother was called the Rice Baby. Harvest festivals are as plentiful as the crops produced in the counties in which they are grown. There are harvest festivals for corn, onions, pumpkins, apples, yams, grapes, hops, rice, barley, wheat, and sugar cane. In all parts of the world communities gather together to feast, to sing, and to dance as they celebrate the successful end of the growing season. Looking on the happy Autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. alfred, lord tennyson Romancing the Harvest Without a doubt the most frustrating aspect of researching this historical section was the general lack of information about Autumn Equinox customs. Some reference books claimed that in medieval Europe folks worshiped Demeter as a Corn Mother. Hold on a second . . . corn (or maize) is a native American plant, as in indigenous to the Americas. Did they even have corn in the Middle Ages in Europe? There was such a mishmash of information and customs tying into both the other harvest festivals of Lughnasadh (or Lammas) and Samhain that I began to wonder what in the world to do. I spent weeks trying to track down legitimate harvest custom information. Many of the folk customs that modern magickal people insist are from the ""ancient"" celebration of the autumnal equinox, or what modern Witches call Mabon, were actually tied into the first major grain harvest of the region. At my best estimate that would have probably occurred in the month of August. Bummer . . . I needed something for mid- to late September, around equinox time. Still, there was some information linking Autumn Equinox customs back to Harvest Home celebrations and, of course, to the Celtic festival of Samhain. There was a tempting thought-I could always take a look at the festivals when the first crops were brought in, at Lughnasadh, and the celebration of the third harvest, where everything was stored away in preparation for winter, at Samhain. But what about what we know today as the Wiccan holiday that falls on the Autumn Equinox? The title ""Mabon"" is, quite honestly, a fairly new name for this harvest festival. 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Best-selling Garlock's endearing characters and vividly depicted milieu will enchant her legions of readers. Garlock's claim, ""I write to entertain my readers,"" is fully validated with this suspenseful romance. Diana Tixier HeraldCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Dorothy Garlock lives in Clear Lake, Iowa. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;historical;literature & fiction;romance;united states,6 1931290199,"Great Failures of the Extremely Successful pbk Steve Young is a multi-talented writer and motivational speaker. In addition to writing for The Tonight Show, his articles have appeared in major newspapers and national magazines. He is winner of the 2000 Prism Award, recognizing his ability to blend entertainment with important social issues. 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Moreover, Baxt should consider joining Namedroppers Anonymous: his scattershot celebrity mentions--in an apparent attempt to imbue his narrative with a behind-the-scenes period atmosphere--quickly prove tedious. The unkindest cut of all, however, is Baxt's depiction of Coward himself: this justly celebrated bon vivant, master of the witty riposte, is here reduced to a fatuous, insipid boor. Readers would be better entertained curling up with a cozy British whodunit while listening to a Coward recording. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states,6 1886983119,"Meditation: Key to Spiritual Awakening Spiritual techniques are presented clearly and simply, complete with exercises to help the reader experience and validate their effects. 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There is revelation here for the novice and the adept: the kind of revelation that lends itself to repeated reading, like poetry, providing new insight at each return. -- From the Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Mary Ellen Flora has been a spiritual teacher for over 20 years. In that time, she has taught thousands of people how to change their lives using spiritual techniques. Mary Ellen Flora writes, teaches and resides in the Pacific Northwest. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;mental & spiritual healing;new age;prayer;religion & spirituality;spirituality,6 B000002LKB,Riverside Track Listing 1. Delirious 2. Dreams In America 3. Over The Moon 4. Gone To Pablo 5. The Man Is Alive 6. An Irishman In Chinatown 7. Rescue Mission 8. The One 9. Hudson Lady 10. This Is For Life 11. You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time 12. The Hill Of Allen,alternative rock;folk;music;pop;rock;world music,6 1582461333,"The Girl and the Elephant Kindergarten-Grade 2Highly stylized both in text and illustrations, this light tale of a little girl's friendship with an elephant has a charming disregard for reality. When the nameless child arrives at the zoo one day, she discovers that her friend has gone back to Africa; she asks the swift to find him and spends a cold, sad winter wondering if the creature is all right. When the bird returns with news of her friend, the girl informs her parents that she is going to Africa and hops on a ship. De Cock's fluid watercolor and black-ink illustrations with shades of gray and orange portray a gleeful reunion. One especially effective spread shows giraffes, ostriches, and other animals roaming free over the plains of Africa, while their caged counterparts endure a snowy winter behind bars. With its freewheeling art and the slightly not-of-this-world feel of the story, this book certainly isn't for everyone, but those who appreciate arty magic realism will be enchanted.Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Promising illustrator NICOLE DE COCK lives in Haarlem, the Netherlands. This is her picturebook debut.",animals;books;children's books;elephants;friendship;social situations,6 B00014EFZ6,Nature's Plus Vitamin E Soap 1000 IU 3 oz Vitamin E Soap 1000 IU by Nature's Plus 3 oz Bar Vitamin E Soap An unusual soap containing 1 000 IU of Vitamin E per bar. Nature's Plus Vitamin E Soap is the highest quality Glycerin soap available on the market. It contains 100 natural ingredients. Vitamin E Soap is biodegradable and contains no detergents. Natures Plus is committed to offering the best supplements available anywhere. 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The beautiful Kaada soundscapes are augmented by the smooth, eerie vocal work as well as the unpredictable electronic manipulation of Mike Patton (Fantmas, Tomahawk, etc.) Afford yourself this adventurous journey to a world filled with 'ROMANCES'",alternative rock;hard rock & metal;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 0340539119,"A Concise Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory ""Hawthorn writes with clarity, authority and careful impartiality, ranging widely over a large number of the disparate terrains that make up ""literary theory""""--Review of English Studies""I have read this work...from cover to cover with both pleasure and profit ... the work could be usefully consulted by readers of all levels and experience""--British Journal of Aesthetics""Useful and wide ranging ... Cross referencing is excellent""--Notes and Queries --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;criticism & theory;dictionaries & thesauruses;education & reference;history & criticism;literature & fiction,6 B000P97G8U,Norelco 8170XL 8170-XL Speed-XL Shaver Superior Lift & Cut technology *** Auto worldwide voltage *** Protective razor head cover *** Cord *** Cleaning brush *** Storage/Travel pouch,electric shavers;health & personal care;men's;personal care;rotary shavers;shaving & hair removal,6 B000I19K5W,"Burswood 34-Inch Guitar Complete Package BURSWOOD 34"" GUITAR COMPLETE PACKAGE",dress up & pretend play;guitars & strings;learning & education;musical instruments;pretend play;toys & games,6 0446400947,"Humans A bored God sends the angel Ananayel to earth to ""announce, and to effect, the end of the World"" in Westlake's first venture into science fiction. Fed up with humanity, the Supreme Being wants the earth done with once and for all, but helc per chicago doesn't want to do the job himself. Better, God thinks, in his paradoxical, ineffable way, to let humans take care of it themselves, of their own infamous free will. It is Ananayel's task to nudge the necessary actors into place so that they will choose a course that brings about destruction. One by one the angel recruits a lonely young New York woman, a failing victim of the Chernobyl accident, a Chinese student activist, a vengeful former singer from Brazil, a Kenyan prostitute and a good-natured petty thief, and he encourages them none too subtly toward a critical showdown at a nuclear power plant in upstate New York. Satan, meanwhile, has been enjoying the antics of humanity, and sends an emissary of his own to block Ananayel's plot and save the world. Westlake evokes--both humorously and bitterly--the loneliness and hopelessness that color the human condition, posing the age-old question of what makes life worth living despite so much evil. Though he treats this issue only shallowly, Westlake ( Drowned Hopes ; A Likely Story ) lifts his tale with snappy prose and sympathetic characters. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. DONALD E. WESTLAKE has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter, which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards. 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This one is good but not great, combining the savagery of his earlier work (Beast House, etc.) with the spooky wonder of his later books (The Traveling Vampire Show, etc.). As the story begins, we see Candyman, a serial killer, at work, then observe teen Deana West watch in horror as her boyfriend is mowed down by a cardriven by Candyman? The narrative then flashes back 20 years to a summer Deana's mother, Leigh, spent in rural Wisconsin; this, the strongest section, details eerie, erotic nighttime forays by Leigh and her lover, a weird local boy, that result in the boy's accidental death. Back in the present, Leigh gets involved with a cop who's a wolf in sheep's clothing, and she and Deana, who's taken to nighttime jogging and who herself gets involved with a mysterious neighbor and his odd, psychic sister, are menaced by the driver of the car that killed Deana's boyfriend. The plot is too complicated, although Laymon does tie all the strands up in a messy knot; but what counts here, as usual for Laymon, is the white-hot pacing, the rivers of blood (which will dismay mainstream readers) and, above all, the memorable evocation of the fathomless mystery of the moonlit hours. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. White-hot pacing (with) rivers of blood memorable evocation of the fathomless mystery of the moonlit hours.Publishers Weekly on The LakeIf youve missed Laymon, youve missed a treat!Stephen KingNo one writes like Laymon.Dean KoontzThe master of stomach-churning violence.KirkusLaymon is, was, and always will be king of the hill.Horror World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Richard Laymon is the prolific author of more than 30 novels and 65 short stories which have been published in Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock and Cavalier. A Bram Stoker and Science Fiction Chronicle Award-winning author, his novels have been translated into fifteen languages. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;genre fiction;horror;literature & fiction;occult;united states,6 B0000BYDZ9,ArtLine 8-Ounce Individual Box Clear Humming Bird Nectar Individual Box of Clear Hummingbird Nectar,backyard birding & wildlife;birds;food;hummingbird nectar;lawn & garden;patio,6 B00067AYOY,"Outdoorsman 3 Pk (Jewel Case) This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.",adventure;games;hunting & fishing;pc;sports;video games,6 B000002HA1,The Mambo Kings: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Audio CD,jazz;latin music;music;pop;soundtracks;world music,6 B000LH2WCQ,"Top Dog Spiked Leather Harness 1 1/4""- White Medium Give your dog what it deserves! Make him look tough yet fashionable with the Top Dog Spiked Leather Harness. 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Features: universal mount; wall mount; chimney mount; 5' mast; matching transformer; instruction manual; HDTV/UHF/VHF/FM compatibility; 33 active elements; a 69"" turning radius; and a vertical height of 25.5"".",accessories & supplies;antennas;audio & video accessories;electronics;tv accessories;tv antennas,6 1565119479,"Articles of War This fierce, compact tale of one grunt's war takes readers to the same time and placethe woods of northern France in 1944where Vonnegut's Billy Pilgrim was captured by the Germans. George Tilson, aka Heck, is another awkward, uncertain American 18-year-old mobilized from America's heartland to the European theater. Disembarked in Normandy, he meets a struggling French family: a one-armed painter; his daughter, Claire; and son, Ives. Claire nearly takes Heck's virginity, but he fumbles her seduction in a fit of fear. He's then trucked off to battle, where he experiences real panic under bombardment: ""The noise was like nothing he had ever experienced before, a noise such as might be used to herald the beginning of a terrible new world."" Heck is halfway through his nightmarish advance through a forest peppered with German snipers and booby traps before he fires his gun in anger, and that's only to kill the company dog. His second shot comes when his company sergeant, Conlee, an ex-foxhole mate and one of many to mark Heck as a coward, enlists him in an unexplained but horrifying mission. Arvin's first novel is an elegant, understated testament to the stoicism, accidental cowardice and occasional heroics of men under fire. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Arvin, inspired by his grandfathers service during World War II (one with American forces, the other with the German Army), captures the horrors of battle in his first novel. Leaving out the epic sweep of standard historical fiction, the author builds his narrative from one young soldiers experience. Arvin is especially acute in his examination of the psychology of bravery when faced with devastation. His minimalist prose, which captures the panic, horror, carnage, and chaos of war, packs more emotional and descriptive punch than its simplicity would denote. Only the romantic subplot involving Heck and a French girl draws sustained critical fire, especially from The New York Times. But most agree that Articles of War is a timely, self-assured debut. Copyright 2004 Phillips Nelson Media, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In this story of an 18-year-old sent to Omaha Beach in August 1944, first-novelist Arvin captures the horror, chaos, and waste of war and the fear of those who fight. Fear is the overriding emotion felt by George Tilson of rural Iowa, known as ""Heck"" because as a young boy he promised his mother, now deceased, that he wouldn't cuss. Before he controls his fear, Heck cowers in a hole and falls behind his unit, sustains a minor non-combat injury and doesn't try to get back to the front, and deliberately draws enemy fire to get out of combat, all the while surrounded by death and destruction, with soldiers blown up beside him, and the memory of an encounter with a French girl as counterpoint. Young men in battle age much too fast, and desertion becomes an issue, providing an ironic climax near the book's end. Arvin's understated prose shows the dreadful consequences of even a ""good war"" in this accomplished and timely literary debut. Michele LeberCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. . . . a tough and visceral vision of war as 'a universe unto itself and a moral crucible. (The New York Times )Cullum narrates with a tone of spiritual withdrawal that seems exactly suited to the moral dilemmas faced by Heck. Both story and reading are compelling, their message challenging. NICK ARVIN is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, a recipient of the Michener Fellowship, and the author of In the Electric Eden, a collection of short stories. He lives in Denver, Colorado, where he works as a forensic engineer.J. D. CULLUM has appeared in over 40 plays both on and Off-Broady. TV and film work include 24, Frasier, Judging Amy, MYPD Blue and the HBO film *61. 1.The boy they called Heck arrived at Omaha Beach in August 1944. Soon he would be sent to the front, but for now he waited for his papers to be processed at the Third Replacement Depot. He felt lonely, nervous, bored. Men were everywhere here, unloading supplies, bringing in artillery and armor, moving off for the front, coming back bandaged or in boxes, or, like Heck, waiting. The scene had a hivelike quality, vehicles and men streaming through this portal into and out of the interior of France. Amid all the activity, with everything in transition, it was easy to feel alone. Men were sent forward every day; every day new men arrived. While he awaited orders Heck had few demands on his time. He wandered the crowded, churned sand of the beach, watched the ships slowly come and go, watched the formations of Allied planes pass overhead, their multitudinous drone burrowing into his bones, their glinting wings and bodies like the crosses of cemeteries. Around him Heck saw men who had lost as much as a hand or an eye who smiled at the prospect of going home. He saw the drivers of the army's ubiquitous two-and-a-half ton trucks poring over their maps with the intensity of generals preparing for battle, and a GI told him that when getting off one of these deuce-and-a-half trucks an infantryman could calculate precisely how much danger he was in by watching how fast the driver turned around and got out of there. The landscape along and just beyond the beach had been reduced to a shambles of destructionmany locals had been living for a couple of months in tents set up inside houses without walls or ceilings while others patched their war-wounded homes with scavenged wood and bits of cloth. They stood sullenly in lines waiting for the soldiers to distribute food to them, and they looked at Heck without pleasure or greeting. It appeared they had had enough of armed combatants of any sort. Sometimes one could purchase from them a kind of hard cider with an under flavor like spoiled milk. Heck could not wait to be sent forward and he dreaded being sent forward: the two emotions alternated and on occasion commingled into a single piercing physical ache. He tried to listen only to his ennui and to have no other feeling.At his first meal in the mess tent the men had been discussing a replacement who had shot himself in the foot. A large group of GIs were loud and indignant, and they hooted when one of them mocked in a simpering tone the wounded man's woeful tale of a weapon that had discharged while he was cleaning it. The comment of a sergeant, shaking his head over the mess that the replacement had made of his foot, was repeated: You at least could have taken off your boot and sock first. However, Heck also heard four or five soldiers asking each other, softly: What were the chances that this man would have to go before a court-martial? Would his foot heal up? Would he be treated differently in the hospitals? If he got prison time, how much? Through the discussion ran an implication that whatever the wounded man's fate might be, it would likely be better than ending dead at the bottom of a muddy hole in an anonymous field in northern France. Heck listened and tried to give no sign of listening.When he had been drafted Heck was already strong from summers of farm labor. He had always been tall. By nature he knew how to accept orders, even exasperating or obviously unnecessary orders, and he knew how to work uncomplainingly at tedious and exhausting tasks. He could shoot a gun. He felt a personal belief in the value of work and discipline. Watching some of the men struggle in training he had experienced a mild contempt. While others complained and swore bitterly, it all seemed to him simple, empty, dull. At the same time, however, he felt uncertain of himself. He knew that the training was just playacting, and the thought of a real battle created a fear in hima fear he tried to avoid by directing his attention to the details of his tasks.He felt self-conscious about his voice, which contained a rural Iowa accent. Most of the other GIs seemed far more sophisticated and worldly than himself, even if they hadn't fired a gun before. Heck tended to speak softly. He was balding already, and although he was just eighteen many of the other GIs assumed he was older than themselves. He listened to the conversations around him and watched the card games but rarely participated. But he did what he could to help, pointing out an open button on his neighbor's shirt prior to inspection, helping another who couldn't get the pieces of his M-1 together again after a cleaning. The other men didn't seem to know quite what to make of him, and accepted his help with uncertain smiles. They called him Heck because he never cussed. He knew he seemed an odd character, with his quiet and his air of indifference, but he felt he didn't know how to be otherwise. Sometimes he envied the men who talked and joked together so easily. But there were also times, numerous enough, when he scorned the easy and false companionships he saw among the men around him. Solitude seemed to him to be his natural condition.When he had completed training he was given a short leave and he went home. He arrived alone at the familiar little house and waited the rest of the day for his father to come home from work. In the window the sky deepened to black. When his father finally came in, they embraced, and Heck felt uncomfortably large and strong. His father seemed pale and exhausted. He asked Heck why he had not turned on the lights, and Heck shrugged.His father and a partner wrote and published the county newspaper. For as long as he could remember, Heck and his father had woken early every morning and eaten breakfast together. Then his father went to the newspaper office and most often he did not return again until eight or nine in the evening, or later. He kept books and magazines piled in stacks and heaps like small hills around the house. Heck had explored all of them. He was an only child. During the first dozen years of his life they had moved every year or two in search of work, around the Midwest and the Plains States, disrupting Heck's friendships each time; he had learned to do without.His father had a small round potbelly, but otherwise was pale, thin, and rather short, so Heck's size seemed to have come from his mother. She had been a woman of great power in the shoulders and arms, taller than her husband by several inches, with a thick face and wide hips. She was moody. When her mood was good, she would joke and laugh with great energy, and whatever small thing was at hand she would toss over and over again into the air. When her mood was poor she said little, her expression turned dour, and her movements became economical. Heck always sought to keep her mood up. Even when he had grown as tall as she was, she never ceased to address him as though he were still very small. Baby was what she called him, fondly, and in her good moods she would narrate whatever she was doing as though he were in a swaddled bundle at her breast. Now we're going to heat some water, Baby. And now while the water is heating we'll clean some space on the counter And Heck, sitting at the kitchen table with a magazine, felt reassured listening to her.When he was fourteen, his mother died, very suddenly, of a cancer. It happened in the springtime, and Heck's father soon returned to his work. He hired a woman to clean on weekends, and he sometimes came home even later in the evenings with the smell of whiskey on him, but his established routines were otherwise unaffected. Heck, however, abruptly stopped reading the books and magazines and newspapers around the house that he had pored over in the past. The meanings of the words had suddenly become strangely variable, as if they crawled on the page like ants. That summer he began to find work on the farms outside town. He engaged the labor with steady resolve, and because he worked hard he found himself accepted. He felt he fit in. He often returned home nearly as late as his father did. He was already tall, and now the work created muscles that filled out his form.After the daily, inflexible routines of army training camp, his week at home felt like nothing but a period of empty waiting. Heck did not tell his father about his new nickname, and everything here seemed to be just as it always had been. His father still had his way of smiling that appeared apologetic, or half sad. Heck went a couple of times to the little cemetery where his mother was buried. To earn extra money he worked for several days on one of the farms. It was summer and they were happy for the help.He felt glad when the day to depart came. His father took the time off work, and Heck rode beside him in the old Packard toward the train station in Des Moines. Heck's duffel bag could be heard rolling and sliding in the trunk. The farmland around them curved like the fabric of a vast wind-whipped flag. His father said, This war can't go on forever.No. It can't, Heck said. He added, I'll be all right. His father had been too young for the Great War. When Pearl Harbor had been bombed and America had declared war, Heck had assumed that he would miss this war in the same way. He had not grasped then that a war could go on for years and years.The windows were open and air tumbled into the Packard, moist and thick with the smell of earth. Waves of heat distorted the line of the road. Heck looked at his father and saw he was crying. He looked away. He had seen his father cry only two or three times before and the image now made him feel both heartbroken and strangely exhilarated. He was uncertain whether he ought to cry too.After a moment, however, he realized that he did not feel any tears in himself. Instead he felt only a nervous agitationa vibration in his stomach distinct from and more subtle than the rattling of the Packard. He had no real desire to go to war, but if he must then he wanted to do it quickly. He did... --This text refers to the Paperback edition. George Tilson is known as ""Heck"" to his fellow soldiers because he doesn't swear as they do. The Iowa teenager, headed for the war in Germany shortly after D-Day, doesn't share his comrades' sense of adventure either. During his first horrific exposure to combat, he discovers an awful truth about himself. He's a coward. Yet his behavior is only viewed as cowardice during wartime. The rest of the time it would be considered humane. His ultimate confrontation with the inhumanity of war comes when he's selected to be a member of a firing squad, a kind of perverse penance for his battlefront actions. J.D. Cullum narrates with a tone of spiritual withdrawal that seems exactly suited to the moral dilemmas faced by Heck. Both story and reading are compelling, their message challenging. R.C.G. AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;war,6 B000008GHU,Kiss the Sky Awesome Timeless Hendrix. Won't find a better 1-CD collection!,classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B00005R1ID,"Porter-Cable PT381 3/8-Inch Butterfly Impact Wrench The Porter-Cable PT381 3/8-inch Butterfly Impact Wrench allows for easy one-handed operation and directional change thanks to its butterfly throttle. 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The Heavy Duty line offers enhanced document security features such as No-Gap Rings and Pocket Guard. The Easy-to-Load straight-post design makes it simple to load extra large stacks of paper. With an extensive and innovative selection and quality materials, Wilson Jones provides everything you need to become virtually unstoppable in today's fast-paced work and school environments.",binders;binders & binding systems;d-ring binders;office & school supplies;office products;round ring binders,6 B00005AAOS,"The Virgin in the Ice: The Sixth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael's tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturbing events. Raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. Among them are two orphans from a noble family, a boy of thirteen and an 18-year-old girl of great beauty, and their companion, a young Benedictine nun. But the trio, never reaching Shrewsbury, have disappeared somewhere in the wild countryside.Cadfael feels afraid these three lost lambs, but another call for help sends him to the Church of Saint Mary. A wounded monk, found naked and bleeding by the roadside, will surely die without Cadfael's healing arts. Why this holy man has been attacked and what his fevered ravings reveal soon give Brother Cadfael a clue to the fate of the missing travelers. Now Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find them. The road will lead him to a chill and terrible murder and a tale of passion gone awry. And at journey's end awaits a vision of what is best, and worst, in humankind...in Ellis Peters's most stunning depiction yet of love and war.",books;british detectives;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B000H8KTYC,"Amazon.com: Ringwraith Witch King Sword by Costume Craze: Clothing This Ringwraith Sword is a 45"" long plastic Ringwraith Weapon. This Witch King Sword has a rustic look that is reminiscent of the ancient Witch King weapon. For a more authentic and battle-scarred look, each Witch King sword has a slight tilt in the blade. The Ringwraith Witch King Sword is an officially licensed product. The sword is more black in color than silver. Costume swords are not meant for heavy-duty reenactments, they are meant for show only.",clothing & accessories;costumes & accessories;men;more accessories;novelty & special use;women,6 B000BOR0DU,"Traxxas 5335 Front Bumper and Mount, Revo This is the 5335 Front Bumper Mount Revo from Traxxas. Traxxas has grown to become the number-1 selling name in RTR nitro and electric models for the last 4 years running. No one has done more than Traxxas to advance the RTR category with innovative thinking and fun designs that make it easy for anyone to get started in the great R/C hobby. Traxxas, truely the fastest name in Radio Control. This is the 5335 Front Bumper Mount Revo from Traxxas. Traxxas has grown to become the number-1 selling name in RTR nitro and electric models for the last 4 years running. No one has done more than Traxxas to advance the RTR category with innovative thinking and fun designs that make it easy for anyone to get started in the great R/C hobby. Traxxas, truly the fastest name in Radio Control.",cars;grown-up toys;hobbies;parts;radio control;toys & games,6 0609602977,"Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child If you think it's a difficult time to be a parent, consider how challenging it is to be a child in today's world. Recent studies show that children are more impulsive, disobedient, lonely, sad, irritable, and violent than ever before. The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child assert that what's needed now is an approach called emotionally intelligent parenting. An emotionally intelligent parent, according to the authors, follows the Twenty-Four Karat Golden Rule: ""Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children."" Maurice J. Elias, Steven E. Tobias, and Brian S. Friedlander pick up where Daniel Goleman's bestselling Emotional Intelligence leaves off, translating Goleman's basic principals into specific parenting tactics for solving daily family issues. The book includes exercises for raising the family ""humor quotient,"" becoming aware of feelings, praising and prioritizing, and coaching your child in responsible action. Emotionally Intelligent Parenting is easy to follow, and provides suggestions for parents at all levels of commitment to the concept. Parents may choose to try some or all of the exercises, or may simply find it an interesting and informative read. The ""Sound 'EQ' Parenting Bites to Help with Common Family Issues"" closing the book are especially sensible, profoundly compassionate, and effective. --Ericka Lutz The authors of this overbearing book?based on the bestselling Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman?urge parents: ""Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children."" Meaning, try to see things from the child's perspective; stop nagging, threatening and yelling to get your point across; foster positive, and discourage negative, behaviors. Although the authors, all psychologists and themselves parents, claim they are providing parents with a new way of relating to their children that's ""not a fad or a gimmick or a technique,"" the suggestions they offer seem unnecessarily complex. If two siblings are fighting, they are sent to ""chill out,"" the authors' variation on the endlessly described time out. The children are then required to ""keep calm"" (a deep-breathing exercise), fill out a Trouble Tracker Report and practice their BEST behaviors (Body posture, Eye contact, Speech, Tone of voice). In the midst of these multistep exercises, there are some good ideas, but Goleman's emotional intelligence principles seem less than pioneering in this context because most parents' guides, from Spock onward, have traveled this terrain before and offer much more practical parenting advice. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. This parenting title is based on the concept of ""emotional intelligence"" developed by Daniel P. Goleman in his best-selling Emotional Intelligence (LJ 9/1/95). Unfortunately, the concept of emotional intelligence is never fully explained here, only implied through the advice given by the authors. This advice most often revolves around getting children to understand their feelings and emotions, label them, and learn how to control them. Although the advice is quite good, the text often jumps around and sometimes strays from the issue at hand. There are better books that cover the same ground, in particular Haim Ginott's classic Between Parent and Child (LJ 7/69) and Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish's more current How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (LJ 4/1/87). Recommended only for large libraries with extensive parenting collections.?Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, Washington State Univ. Lib., PullmanCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating your children in a way you would never tolerate from someone else? The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new Golden Rule: Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children. And most important, they show us how to live by it.Based upon extensive research, firsthand experience, and case studies, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting breaks the mold of traditional parenting books by taking into account the strong role of emotions--those of parents and children--in psychological development. With this book, parents will learn how to communicate with children on a deeper, more gratifying level and how to help them successfully navigate the intricacies of relating to others.The authors take the five basic principles of Daniel Goleman's best-seller, Emotional Intelligence, and explain how they can be applied to successful parenting. To this end, the book offers suggestions, stories, dialogues, activities, and a special section of Sound EQ Parenting Bites to help parents use their emotions in the most constructive ways, focusing on such everyday issues as sibling rivalry, fights with friends, school situations, homework, and peer pressure. In the authors' extensive experience, children respond quickly to these strategies, their self-confidence is strengthened, their curiosity is piqued, and they learn to assert their independence while developing their ability to make responsible choices. Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Rutgers University, a member of the Leadership Team of the Collaborative for the Advancement of Social and Emotional Learning, a nationally recognized expert on child and parental problem-solving, and a writer and contributor to numerous professional publications and magazine and newspaper articles. Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., is director of the Center for Child and Family Development in Morris-town, New Jersey. He is an expert on issues of child development, social skills, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He consults to schools and conducts workshops for parents.Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D., is a software developer and school psychologist in New Jersey. His Interactive Course in Social Problem Solving, Student Conflict Manager, and Discipline Tracker software programs have helped numerous students and educators, as will his forthcoming book, Computers in Child Therapy. The Twenty-four-Karat Golden Rule: Why It Is Important to Build Self-Discipline, Responsibility, and Emotional Health in ChildrenDo you know the Golden Rule? Most people do. Usually, it is quoted, Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. We call this the Fourteen-Karat Golden Rule. Why? Because there is a better one, one that reflects what we call Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children.We insist that others honor and respect our children, talk to them with courtesy and consideration, and not physically hurt them. How have you reacted when someone has dishonored your children in some way? Perhaps it was a teacher, or someone in a store, or the parent of another child. We are sure you were upset and asked, among other things, what they thought they were doing and how dare they do that. Yet a moment of honest reflection might reveal times when we have said and done things to our own children for which, if an outsider tried them, we would want them arrested and imprisoned.The difference between the Fourteen- and Twenty-four-Karat Golden Rules is Emotionally Intelligent Parenting. The Twenty-four-Karat Rule requires us to know our feelings well, to take our child's perspective with empathy, to control our own impulses, to monitor carefully what we are doing as parents, to work in a dedicated way to improve our parenting, and to use social skill in carrying out ideas.The Fourteen-Karat Rule is not strong enough to serve as a guide for parenting now. Times have changed. Life is hectic, complicated, exciting, challenging, and exhausting. We have ever-increasing information overload. The time is right for a new Golden Rule for parenting. We haven't had one since Benjamin Spock and Haim Ginott came on the scene--over three decades ago. It's time for a new paradigm for parenting, for a new century and millennium: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting.What can Emotionally Intelligent Parenting do for your household? First, it will help bring about more peace with less stress. It is a way to restore a sense of balance when stress takes its toll and the kids start fighting, cooperation turns to conflict, your teenagers rebel, and members of the family get frustrated with everything that seems to need to be done immediately. Some stress can be motivating, but too much keeps us from being at our best. It is difficult for individuals under stress to do what, in calmer circumstances, they know is right.It's a Difficult Time to Be a Parent--or a ChildThis is a very demanding time during which to be a parent. Maybe the only thing more difficult is to be a child. There are more influences than ever on children, and more sources of distraction. James Comer--a professor of child psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center and the author of the books School Power and Waiting for a Miracle: Schools Can't Solve Our Problems, But We Can, and a leader in addressing the concerns of all youth, especially those in our urban centers--pointed out in a 1997 interview that never before in human history has there been so much information going directly to children that is unfiltered by adult caregivers. Cornell University child development specialist Uri Bronfenbrenner observed that we are in the age of hectic activity; we are busy planning how to get our kids to where they have to be next, to get ourselves where we have to be, rushing from one thing to another, wondering if all of our arrangements will work out. Put this all together and you have a parenting situation with all the calmness and order of the inside of a blender making a mixed fruit drink.There is a profusion of parenting fads. And just about every idea that comes along gets cloned, usually without authenticity or any hope of delivering on promises made. The stress does not seem to diminish. Parents do not know where to turn. What we must not lose sight of, however, is that the basics of human biology, child rearing, and parent-child relationships have not changed. Daniel Goleman's international best-seller, Emotional Intelligence, makes the point that we have neglected the biology of our feelings as adults and as parents, and we have neglected the role of feelings in our children's healthy growth. We are now paying the price, as families and as a society, with a higher incidence of violence and disrespectful behavior. We are paying for it when we see seemingly sensible teenagers becoming parents, then getting rid of newborns as if they were unwanted supermarket purchases. We are paying when we emphasize the intellect of students but forget their hearts. And of course, our children pay as well, as their unhappiness and troubled behaviors continue to grow.Let's Bring Emotional Intelligence to Everyday ParentingThis book picks up where Daniel Goleman's book leaves off. In it, we intend to help parents understand why emotional intelligence is so important to the task of everyday parenting and creating household peace and harmony. We do this with authenticity, having worked with Daniel Goleman. In fact, the theory of emotional intelligence is based on decades of research and professional practice, including our own. In addition, as parents, we understand what parents go through. We know that Emotionally Intelligent Parenting must respect everyday parenting pressures and deal realistically with time. Parents' time is extremely valuable; they cannot afford to lose time and emotional energy to household turmoil, poor relationships with their kids, or kids who are out of control and lack responsibility, self-discipline, and the ability to separate what is genuinely in their interest from values dictated by peer pressure and the media.Emotionally Intelligent Parenting uses specific, simple, important techniques that can make a major contribution to household peace and harmony. All these techniques have been developed from the authors' hands-on work with parents, families, and schools. The concept is founded on parents working with their own and their children's emotions in intelligent, constructive, positive, creative ways, respecting biological realities and the role of feelings in human nature. It draws its strength from small changes, repeated day after day, in our relationships with our children. Emotionally Intelligent Parenting is both a new paradigm for parenting and a highly realistic and practical approach to it. And a big part of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting is to remove a little stress and bring more fun into our families and our relationships with our children.We Are Not Talking About Bad Parents or Bad KidsSome children are born with particularly difficult temperaments, while other children seem to acquire them through painful experiences in life. It is important to keep in mind that children do not want to be bad. A bad child is not happy, no matter how it may seem to the parents and others. A child who misbehaves is seeking, though unsuccessfully, to learn ways to be viable in the world, which means to learn self-discipline, responsibility, and social and emotional intelligence.In this book we will not be talking about bad parents or bad kids, nor will we ever suggest that you should feel guilt for being an inadequate parent, or blame your spouse or society or the child. Instead, we plan to teach you how to build concrete skills. Learning new parenting skills and teaching new emotional and social skills to your child--the skills of emotional intelligence--can be exciting, because it can improve the quality of life in your household and better prepare your children for the future. And, even though we are not blaming anyone, we are placing the responsibility for doing something about it on parents. To be a parent means to take responsibility for acting as a household leader, for helping children grow up to be emotionally intelligent. It is up to parents to use and to teach the skills that will enable children to achieve the goals parents have set for them.",books;fitness & dieting;health;mental health;parenting;parenting & relationships,6 B000GDI2VU,"A Private Chef: Four Star Cooking In Your Home If you're a craftsman, a lover of the finest food who cooks from passion, this book is for you. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. If you're a craftsman, a lover of the finest food who cooks from passion, this book is for you. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;cookbooks;food & wine;professional;professional cooking;special occasions,6 1594574189,"My Life Album Without Sound Acclaimed poet Geoff Prindle discovered his talent for writing while recovering from drug addiction. What began as therapy transformed into the beginnings of a promising career. Geoff writes to honor the family and friends who supported him during darker days, to help others avoid making the sames mistakes hes made, and for the sheer love of writing. My Life Album without Sound is his first book.",american;books;literature & fiction;philosophy;poetry;politics & social sciences,6 B0000936KA,"Sabatier Precision Walnut 4-Piece Steak Knife Set Set Contains: Four 5-inch walnut-handled steak knives are perfect for slicing meat, fish, and poultry. Use them instead of a dinner knife whenever a meat dish is served. Their classic walnut handles are reminiscent of those used in fine steak restaurants. Set features: walnut handles with classic triple rivet design provides a comfortable grip; Full tang construction means that the blade extends all the way into the handle for strength; high-carbon stainless-steel blades resist corrosion; precision hollow ground edges are honed to provide a superior cutting edge. This set is perfect when meat, fish or poultry is served.",cutlery sets;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen knives & cutlery accessories;steak knives;steak sets,6 B000QSQR44,"Logitech Optical Mouse USB (Silver) The Logitech Optical Mouse Combo is the world''s best-selling optical mouse, featuring new, improved high-definition optical technology for incredibly smooth tracking.",computer accessories;computers & accessories;electronics;keyboards;mice;mice & input devices,6 0974098000,"Princess Fiona: My Purrsonal Story Kari Winters is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and is also a member of Cat Writers' Association. She has written for The Pet Press in Los Angeles, several web newletters, as well as for the newsletters of many humane organizations. She has also been quoted extensively in national publications on cats. She has won many awards for her writing, including the prestigious 2002 Peerless Health CATalyst Award.",books;breeds;cats;crafts;hobbies & home;pets & animal care,6 B000234MHW,Cables to Go Hi-Resolution - Video / audio cable ( 23902 ) Value Series RCA Audio/Video Cables are the right choice for connecting your VCR DVD TV and other audio/video equipment to your TV or receiver. These low-cost cables are of higher quality than most standard video cables giving you crisp clear sound and video for less. The coax conductor's copper braid shield helps reduce unwanted noise and distortion. The connectors are color-coded for easy installation and identification and provide excellent strain relief. Primary InformationCable Type:Audio CableCable Technology:ShieldedLeft Connector Type:RCALeft Connector Gender:MaleRight Connector Type:RCARight Connector Gender:MaleColor-coded connectors molded gold-plated connectors; High-quality 26AWG 90% spiral-wrapped copper shielded wire (audio);Added flexibility and durability from PVC jacket; Fully molded connectors provide excellent strain relief keeping your cable intactDimensions:6 feetColor:BlackService & Support Type:Limited Lifetime Manufacturer WarrantyUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:26121620Product IDUPC:757120239024Manufacturer Part:23902,accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;cables & interconnects;composite video;electronics;video cables,6 B0000789TH,"Musical Activity Walker This versatile toy starts as a fun-filled activity center with lively music, beads, gears, and colorful doors. Then it converts into a fully mobile walker, ready to steady the mobile child. Four fun songs reward baby for the great physical accomplishment of walking on either carpeted or hardwood surfaces, providing the incentive to keep on practicing. (For quieter play the music can also be turned off.) Although perhaps most suitable for more stable toddlers that enjoy the thrill of being able to push toys around, this durable walker will soon become a favorite friend. It also folds flat for easy storage and requires three AA alkaline batteries (not included). --Deb Oroszlan Animated images come to life on the Learning Phone screen, teaching baby the alphabet, counting and more with lights, songs, buttons to press, fun sounds and greetings. Cool design is sturdy, easy to hold and stands on its own. Make learning more fun with",dress up & pretend play;drums & percussion;learning & education;musical instruments;pretend play;toys & games,6 B0002B9SUK,"Freaks And Geeks: Original Soundtrack And Score Freaks and Geeks is one of the most lavishly praised TV shows of all time. One essential ingredient to its success was the ingenious use of music. The Freaks And Geeks Original Soundtrack and Score CD includes some of the best anthems of the day by The Who, Joan Jett, Styx, and Rush and ties them together with the most memorable portions of Michael Andrews score. As a special treat to fans, it also includes performances by cast members, including Nicks cringe-worthy but hilarious ode to Lindsay, ""Lady L."" This is one CD no Freaks And Geeks fan should be without.",classic rock;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock;soundtracks,6 B000PB0V44,"Melody Harp Children's Songs #1 (For more songsheets, search listing B000PAWULC) Here are songs to play on your Melody Harp! Music is printed on durable and easy-to-keep-clean glossy catalog stock. And it's so easy to play, you don't even have to read music. Their special ""dot system"" is easy for any age to understand. Simply connect the dots with your pick. Lyrics are printed right on each music sheet so you can sing along! Songs include: A Hunting We Will Go, A Tisket A Tasket, Are You Sleeping?, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Froggie Went A Courtin', Hickory Dickory Dock, I'm A Little Teapot, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Polly Wolly Doodle, Pop Goes The Weasel, The Old Grey Mare, and Where O Where Has My Little Dog Gone?",accessories;dress up & pretend play;learning & education;musical instruments;pretend play;toys & games,6 B000C3ZCTO,"KYB 343135 Excel-G OE Replacement Shock Ride Comfort is important, but restoring a vehicle's Ride Control; stability, stopping, lane change responsiveness and handling is critical. KYB Excel-G Shocks and Struts are designed for the most important performance purpose: Restore the vehicle's original capabilities. KYB is the world's largest supplier of shocks and struts to new vehicle manufacturers. The Excel-G is made on the same KYB OE assembly lines, uses the same OE quality components and is calibrated to restore original, designed performance, not change it. That earned Excel-G this classification: OEA (Original Equipment for the Aftermarket ). The KYB Excel-G is a Nitrogen gas-charged twin-tube design that includes every quality component that our global OEM products include.",automotive;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts;shocks;shocks & struts;struts & suspension,6 B000NNM1YM,"Prang Color Wands, Box of 6 Classic Color Crayons, Assorted Colors (47878) Great art starts with great products. Louis Prang developed child-safe art products that uphold the highest standards of quality in materials and color. These standards are maintained today in a comprehensive line of Prang art products for both children and professionals. Prang Color Wands offer brilliant colors, malleable tips and a gliding application for a smooth laydown. Encased in a protective plastic cylinder and sturdy plastic sleeve, the Color Wand advances with a simple twist. Watercolor effects are easily achieved with these safe-to-use, water-soluble crayons and a completely washable formula results in easy clean-up. They are available in sets of classic colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple) and metallic colors (red, green, blue, gold, silver and purple). They are AP certified non-toxic and conform to ASTM standards. Be bold, color your world, and discover Prang power.",art supplies;arts;crafts & sewing;crayons;drawing;drawing media,6 B0002XZZXM,"Jim Earp : the Collection ""A Great writer and musician ...and a great man"" -- Doyle Dykes recording artist""Jim has a lot going: guitar tone, recording quality, technique and intelligent compositions"" -- Pat Kirtley, National Fingerpicking ChampionOne fine Player! -- Guitar Player Magazine The Collection is a ""best of"" of sorts from Jim's three self produced CDs containing his acoustic guitar picking style. Jim also played on the critically acclaimed ""Cole Porter - Delovely Guitar"" released in 2006. The tracks for the collection are: Lunes, Vespers, Clouds over Mojave, Jesus Loves Me, Highland Rain, The Boys of Wexford, The Twins, Medley: Softly and Tenderly/ Eternal Father, Summer's Past, Two Sisters, Wedding at Cana, Joyful, Joyful, Borrego Revisited, Spend My Life With You, Catherine, In Christ There is No East or West.",dance & electronic;folk;music;new age;pop;rock,6 B00076YPA8,Come to Mountain: Old Time Music for Modern Times All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.,classical;country;folk;music;pop;world music,6 0271003375,"Fishes of Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States Edwin L. Cooper has served as President of American Fisheries Society and the American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists. He is the author of many scientific publications. A University of Michigan Ph.D., he is Professor Emeritus of Zoology at Penn State.",animals;biological sciences;biology;books;fish & sharks;science & math,6 0632042044,"Morson and Dawson's Gastrointestinal Pathology 'This excellent, world-famous book analyses in anatomical order all aspects of gastrointestinal pathology. This is a masterpiece in its field. The extraordinary experience and expertise of the editors make this text unique for teaching reasons and essential for anyone who needs to reach an exact pathologic diagnosis.'Digestive and Liver Disease, June 2006 'The book is well written and meticulously referenced. There are good photgraphs of macroscopic and microscopic pathology ... If you are a general pathologist, get this book.'acp News, Spring 2006'This book is factual, up to date and easy to read. There are many well chosen black and white photomicrographs. Most are of acceptable print quality....This book has been a valuable text and reference book for many practicing pathologists and despite a number of recently published books on gastrointestinal pathology it will remain a popular choice amongst pathologists.'Pathology (on 3rd edition)'The book is beautifully produced. High quality photomicrographs and numerous macroscopic photographs complement the text which reads easily....The authors concentrate on difficult aspects of histopathology, express an opinion - even on controversial topics - and give guidance to the practicing pathologist. The approach and the associated information contained in the book on management and prognosis should assist the pathologist to play a proper consultative role.'Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (on 3rd edition) Viewed as the 'Gold Standard' pathology textbook, the fourth edition of Morson and Dawson's Gastrointestinal Pathology has been revised and rewritten to comprehensively cover the latest developments in this rapidly-evolving field. Containing a wealth of new material, and extensively illustrated throughout in full colour, the book covers all recent advances in the aetiology, pathogenesis, classification, description, and diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease.",books;gastroenterology;internal medicine;medical books;medicine;pathology,6 0451213963,"The Big Boat to Bye-Bye Pete Ingalls, the PI throwback with the overdrive mind and tongue to match, takes on the sordid, violent world of puppetry in his second adventure with a Chandler-style title (after 2004's Drop Dead, My Lovely). Weiner, a former National Lampoon editor, uses a rapid-fire technique that sprays gags and gimmickssome wildly off-target, some dead-onin a parody of the hard-boiled PI novel. The producers of PBS kids' show Playground Pals contact Ingalls because someone is blackmailing them with a stolen outtake of obscene puppetry. The ethnically diverse, uniformly bland puppets shed their inhibitions and shred their image on the film, which the thief promises to post on the Internet unless he's paid $1 million. Ingalls dresses the part of a 1940s PI (double-breasted suit with padded shoulders, ample pleated trousers, broad and stylish headwear) and speaks in the same outmoded fashion (pal, sugar, babe). Ingalls bumbles and thrashes his clueless way through the cutthroat world of performers, producers and creative geniuses composing the universe of children's television. Luckily for Ingalls, he's assisted by Stephanie Constantino, an aspiring actress who does some pretty talented sleuthing when she's not saving Ingalls from himself. Adding spice is a wonderful shaggy-dog story involving three women and a lost necklace. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Playground Pals, a public television touchstone, features a variety of ethnic puppets learning about tolerance, acceptance, and compassion. But after the show is in the can, the creative staff put the puppets through some decidedly non-PC paces involving bondage and other simulated sexual high jinks. These in-house-only skits may now end up on the Internet if a certain blackmailer has his or her way. DD Productions' principals, husband and wife Donnie Dansicker and Charlotte Purdy, hire Pete Ingalls to investigate. Ingalls has embraced the PI lifestyle: fedora, double-breasted suits, tough-guy patter, and, of course, a beautiful assistant. Dansicker gets the ransom money, Ingalls loses it to a home invader, a former DD Productions employee is bludgeoned to death with an Emmy, and the puppet sex clips hit the Internet. Ingalls is a memorably naive narrator who can't read his own interview notes, is forever distracted by an inner dialogue in which he ponders the nature of his existence, and is more committed to the mythos of the private eye than to solving his cases. A sophisticated, very funny pastiche. Wes LukowskyCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Cleverly conceived...enjoyable. -- Midwest Book ReviewSophisticated [and] very funny. -- Booklist --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Ellis Weiner was an editor of National Lampoon and a columnist for Spy. He has written humor pieces for The New Yorker, Paris Review, New York Times Magazine, Air & Space, and Modern Humorist. He is the author of The Joy of Worry (illustrated by Roz Chast), Decade of the Year, Letters From Cicely, and The Northern Exposure Cookbook, and is the co-author with Sydney Biddle Barrows of Mayflower Manners.",books;children's books;literature & fiction;mystery;police procedurals;thriller & suspense,6 B0002FCDHQ,Suave For Kids Awesome Apple Detangler Spray Conditioner 10.5Ounces. Kids Detangling Spray Double Dutch Apple by Suave for Kids - 10.5 oz Hair Spray,baby & child care;beauty;conditioners;hair care;health & personal care;personal care,6 B00006RSWD,"HON 500 Series Lateral File When space is an issue, choose this efficient high-quality option. Built to last, this medium-capacity file cabinet features a heavy-duty ball-bearing suspension for smooth drawer movement and a special system that keeps more than one drawer from opening",cabinets;file cabinets;lateral file cabinets;office furniture & lighting;office products;racks & shelves,6 B00005W3W0,"How to Stop Worrying and Start Living ""Those who don't know how to fight worry, die young."" This ominous advice begins Dale Carnegie's bestseller, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, an eight-part treatise on the follies of worrying. Like other Carnegie books, this one is packed with good old-fashioned common sense, illustrated with examples drawn from research on historical figures and interviews with business leaders. Somehow, even the most simple advice--such as Carnegie's four-step method of problem solving--is presented in a way that makes you want to write it down and post it on the employee bulletin board. Narrated by the resonant and engaging voice of Andrew McMillan and loaded with relevant real-life examples, this unabridged audiobook maintains interest throughout. (Running time: 10.5 hours, eight cassettes) --Sharon Griggins --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) described himself as a ""simple country boy"" from Missouri but was also a pioneer of the self-improvement genre. Since the 1936 publication of his first book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, he has touched millions of readers and his classic works continue to impact lives to this day. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.",books;mental & spiritual healing;new age;religion & spirituality;self-help;stress management,6 B00000590D,"But Two Came By Carthy and Swarbrick continue their bold and virtuosic transformation of traditional songs and melodies on this 1968 set, adding a memorable treatment of Sidney Carter's ""Lord of the Dance.""",folk;music;new age;pop;rock;world music,6 B0006BDD5M,"Patisse 6-Inch Springform Pan ""PATISSE"" SPRINGFORM PAN 6 "" 6"" Not dishwasher safe Heavy tin construction Expandable ring and removable bottom let you remove cakes easily without mess",bakeware;cake pans;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;round;springform,6 B00005NINY,"Food & Wine (1-year) Who Reads Food & Wine? Food & Wine is the contemporary magazine for elegant dining and entertaining. Food & Wine is on a mission to find the most exciting places, new culinary experiences, emerging trends and sensations. Food & Wine readers are hungry for more than just the next great meal -- they seek an energetic and stylish take on living well. What You Can Expect in Each Issue: Chef Recipes Made Easy: Our test kitchens simplify recipes from great restaurants and famous chefs. Well-Being: Great, Healthy Recipes Wine Matters: Our regular column about wine Travel: An exploration of a thrilling food destination and recipes that bring the local cuisine to your kitchen. Each issue also contains a Recipe Guide and a Wine Guide, making it easy to find each recipe and wine within the pages of the magazine. Feature Articles: Feature articles in each issue cover a broad range of topics guaranteed to be of interest to our readers. Reports on new culinary trends, new restaurants, travel destinations with important and exciting culinary experiences, profiles of major chefs, advice about wine and wine pairings, and of course, amazing recipes -- all tested and perfected in the Food & Wine test kitchen. Special Issues Included in Your Subscription: Each July, the Food & Wine Best New Chefs are announced -- naming ten up-and-coming rising stars in the culinary world. Past Best New Chefs include notables such as Daniel Boulud, Tom Colicchio, Todd English and Thomas Keller. The October issue focuses on wine, revealing the winners of Food & Wine's American Wine Awards. Magazine Layout: The pages of Food & Wine are designed in a contemporary style. Recipes are easy to read and the instructions have been tested so they are complete and easy to follow. Feature stories are accompanied by beautiful, mouth-watering photographs. Contributors: Contributors are chosen for their knowledge of and passion for the culinary lifestyle, including luminaries in the restaurant world, such as Jacques Pepin and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, to cookbook authors, expert wine-makers and food artisans. Past Issues: Comparisons to Other Magazines: Food & Wine is not just a compilation of recipes, but rather covers the entire range of topics of interest for our sophisticated readers: profiles of chefs (from the luminaries of the restaurant world to the up-and-coming chefs who are the superstars of tomorrow), travel destinations explored through their tastes and flavors, and expert advice about the best buys in wine (from the most worthwhile splurges to great bargains) and wine pairings. Advertisers: Most of the advertising in Food & Wine is specific to the culinary interests of its readers: including food products and ingredients, kitchen equipment, wine merchants, and destination travel advertisements. Awards: The James Beard Foundation has honored Food & Wine many times over the years, for journalism about the restaurant industry, emerging food trends, and wine coverage. Food & Wine also was the Gold Winner of the 2008 Folio Eddie Award, for the September 2007 anniversary issue. The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen is America's premier culinary event. Hailed by the New York Times as ""the granddaddy of them all"", the event features three incomparable days of cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, seminars and panel discussions by world-class talent, such as Jacques Pepin, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Mario Batali, and Danny Meyer. Food & Wine is also proud to be a sponsor of Bravo's Top Chef. Amazon.com Review Focusing on a central theme in each issue, such as 25 party ideas (number 25: nautical party) or 35 quick and tasty dishes, Food & Wine indulges a broad range of culinary connoisseurs and thirsty enophiles. Expect a number of well-rounded recipes and festive commentary on the theme at hand, but don't expect that Food & Wine will be weighed down by said theme--each issue also contains a home shopping guide (in case you need to know where to purchase a green bamboo tray), restaurant reviews, a Drinks/Wine section, and shorter articles that run from ""Win a Date with a Chef"" to ""The Joy of Slow Cooking."" --A.J. Rathbun Food & Wine is packed with the world's greatest recipes for soups, salads, pasta, bread, meats, and mouthwatering desserts. Every issue helps readers find the best restaurants, enjoy the best food, indulge in the best wine, create a better kitchen, eat more healthy, get inspired by great chefs, and much more!",cooking;culinary arts & techniques;food & wine;magazine subscriptions;recipes & techniques;special occasions,6 B00005Y22B,"A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage New Mark Twain! This previously unpublished Twain piece was written 125 years ago, composed in 1876 as a ""blind novelette"" that Twain planned to launch as a competition for other great writers of the day. The competition never took place, and the story was thought by many to have been lost. This rediscovered gem, with a new introduction and afterword by Roy Blount, Jr., and brilliantly read by Blount and Garrison Keillor, allows us, once again, to celebrate the literary genius of Mark Twain.Set in the quaint hollow of Deer Lick, a mythical town resembling Mark Twain's Hannibal, Missouri, this bizarre tale chronicles the fortunes of humble farmer John Gray, determined to marry off his daughter Mary to the scion of the town's wealthiest family. But the sudden appearance of a stranger found lying unconscious in the snow not only derails Gray's plans, but also leads to a murder whose solution lies at the heart of this tale.",books;classics;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B000EWBKGM,Live at the Palladium in New York City New Years CD New Year'S Eve 1977,classic rock;country;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B0007MEV9M,"Belkin PureAV Blue-Series DVI Dual-Link Cable (6 feet) Specifically designed for digital devices, DVI Dual-Link provides the brightest, most accurate colors and sharpest detail for your digital devices, such as your HDTV/digital satellite receiver, plasma TV, LCD TV or monitor, progressive-scan DVD player, and digital projector. DVI transfers data in pure digital form, making it the ideal solution for high-definition, all-digital video. To obtain the highest-possible resolution from DVI technology, a dual-link, 24-pin connection is required. Single-link (18-pin) connectors can significantly limit the bandwidth potential of DVI and degrade the performance of your components. Blue Series DVI Cables are dual-link-constructed for optimal performance, and provide the convenience of backward-compatibility with AV hardware that is single-link-enabled only.",accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;cables & interconnects;dvi cables;electronics;video cables,6 0811823830,"Charlotte in Giverny Part faux diary, part scrapbook, this charming volume teeters between picture book and novel. Through the 1892 ""journal"" of young Charlotte Glidden, daughter of a fictitious Boston painter, Knight (Bon App?tit, Bertie) uncovers the inner workings of an artist's colony that sprang up near Claude Monet's home in France. Charlotte's enthusiastic, detailed reports emulate the more leisurely pace of 19th-century daily life in Giverny, and her perceptions of French culture and customs, art and artists give readers the distinct feeling of looking over her shoulder. Knight adroitly pins the substance of her tale to 16 Impressionist paintings, some of which are attributed to characters in the book. For instance, Charlotte describes her friend Edith Perry sitting for a portrait her mother is painting, and the painter turns out to be Lilla Cabot Perry. Similarly, Theodore Robinson's The Wedding March appears in Charlotte's diary entry about the marriage of Suzanne Monet to American artist Theodore Butler. Knight also works in paintings by other Impressionists who don't appear in the narrative but who did spend time at Giverny, such as an unusually informal painting by John Singer Sargent, Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose. Sweet (Leaving Vietnam) adds to the visual mix with a whimsical patchwork of sprightly watercolors and small-scale collages made from scraps of fabric, stamps, period photographs, a mini-picture glossary of French words and the like. Closing with a brief description of each painting and biography of each artist, this is a most appealing art history lesson. Ages 6-10. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Grade 4-7-Similar in theme and style to Christina Bj?rk's Linnea in Monet's Garden (R & S Bks, 1987), this story depicts the period of a young American girl's life spent with her family in the French countryside in the early 1890s. Presented in a journal/scrapbook format, the narrative describes Charlotte's family's arrival in Giverny, where her father plans to paint, and the ambience of the bucolic community where Monet reigns as an impressive, if somewhat remote, artistic master. The passing of the seasons is recounted through a series of social, domestic, creative, and pastoral pastimes. Despite her enjoyment of Giverny's agreeable diversions, Charlotte is mildly homesick until she learns that her best friend and her family will be joining them soon. Thus, the only real tension in the story is facilely resolved. All of the entries are amply illustrated with fine-art reproductions; historical photographs; and whimsical, na?ve watercolors. The craftsmanship of the bookmaking lends the impression of a real journal with its binding and typeface. A list of credits identifying the famous paintings and artists is included. However, while attractive, the narrative lacks verve and fails to place the story in its adequate historical perspective. Impressionism and Monet's place in this pivotal artistic movement are not adequately addressed here. While this pretty book may be useful as supplemental material, it is ultimately derivative and lackluster.Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. With much detail drawn from real diaries, this fictional journal presents a child's view of the colony of North American artists that grew up at Giverny, France, around the turn of the twentieth century. In a typeface that looks like neat hand printing, young Charlotte chronicles her family's travels across the Atlantic, through Paris and the pastoral French countryside to a Giverny house not far from the great Monet's home. Over the course of the next year's picnics, holidays, visits, and other social events, Charlotte meets an array of painters, including William Merritt Chase, Lilla Cabot Perry, and reclusive old Monet himself. The profuse illustrations, a mix of 1890s postcards and other memorabilia, reproductions of (mostly) impressionistic paintings by the mentioned artists, and Melissa Sweet's delicately drawn vignettes of vegetables and other items, lay an air of sunny, well-bred tranquility over the scene. As Monet and his famous estate remain on the periphery of Charlotte's awareness, this is a companion, rather than a competitor, for Christina Bjork's classic Linnea in Monet's Garden (1987). Knight appends biographical and historical notes. John PetersCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved A fictional diary captures the Giverny of 1892 through the eyes of its little-girl owner, in this charmingly constructed conceit. In a format full of illustrations of famous Impressionist paintings, winsome watercolors, and collage bits of ribbon, lace, flower petals, and cards labeled with their French names, we read about Charlottes visit to France. She writes about her voyage from Boston, her stay at the Baudy Hotel, the French gardener and maid, her neighbors and her tutor. She is fascinated by the glimpsed courtship of Theodore Butler and Suzanne, the daughter of Monet, who lives nearby. Other more or less well-known American Impressionists pass through Giverny and Charlottes journal: William Merritt Chase; John Singer Sargent; Lilla Cabot Perry; and Mariquita Gill. A lot of information about life in Giverny and about painting en plein air is imparted painlessly in a font resembling very neat handwriting. The illustrations are simply irresistible. Linnea in Monets Garden focuses on that artist and his splendid creations; this would make a natural pairing with it. Credits for the reproductions, brief biographical sketches of all the artists, and an authors note are appended. (Historical fiction. 9-13) -- Copyright 2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Joan MacPhail Knight spent most of her growing-up years in Paris. The mother of two daughters, she now lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband Bill, two Brussels Griffons and an ancient Pug.Melissa Sweet has illustrated several cookbooks and over thirty children's books. Every year she takes a trip to collect images for her beautiful collages. She lives in Maine.",art;arts;books;children's books;crafts & music;social situations,6 B00006B9QG,"SanDisk SDSM-128-A10 SmartMedia 128 MB SanDisk SmartMedia memory cards are the perfect solution when you're looking for portable, easy-to-use storage for images, audio files, data, and other digital files. SmartMedia cards are light and easy to carry, and they work interchangeably with PCs and laptops. They're easier to transport than a stack of floppy diskettes, and give you more storage capacity and greater ease of use.",computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;memory;memory card readers,6 B000ML9U4E,"Dynex DX-DA100491 - Video cassette adapter VHS-C to VHS This VHS-C cassette adapter allows you to play the VHS-C cassettes from your camcorder on your VCR, so you can share life's special moments with loved ones.",accessories;accessories & supplies;blank media;camera & photo;electronics;vhs-c,6 B000GYHRTC,RangeMax Next Wireless PCI Adapter Wi-Fi Adapter - PCI - 270Mbps,computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;network adapters;network cards;networking products,6 0446696528,"The Short Child: A Parents' Guide to the Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Growth Problems 'His fans should embrace it as eagerly as they have THE SWORD OF SHANNARA' Publishers Weekly 'By far the best of Terry Brooks' many wonderful novels...I couldn't put it down.' John Saul Dr Kaplowitz is Chief of Endocrinology at Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC. Dr Barron is Chief of Growth and Devlopment at the National Institute of Health. Between them they have over 40 years experience in researching and treating growth disorders.",books;fitness & dieting;health;parenting;parenting & relationships;special needs,6 B0000C53W9,"Blackpowder Products The Claw 3-Point Rifle Sling System New to the Claw product family, the Claw 3-Point Sling offers hunters the extra stability of a third point. The sling is fully adjustable for a secure fit. With multiple hands-free carrying positions, hunters can rest assured this comfortable sling can be quickly drawn into a 3-Point shooting position.",cases & bags;gun holsters;gun slings;hunting;hunting & fishing;sports & outdoors,6 B000B7Q8FI,Soul Time CD,classic rock;jazz;latin music;music;pop;rock,6 B000ML6C54,"Sony VGPBMS33/S Bluetooth? Laser Mouse Take advantage of the many features and benefits of your VAIO notebooks with this sleek and convenient Bluetooth mouse. For use with notebooks pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Vista Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows XP Professional or XP Home Edition and integrated built-in Bluetooth functionality.",computer accessories;computers & accessories;electronics;keyboards;mice;mice & input devices,6 068808799X,"Into the Deep This tepid eco-thriller comes as a disappointment after Grimwood's World Fantasy Award-winning Replay (1986). Though the author gives us several interesting characters-journalist Daniel Colter, dolphin researcher Sheila Roberts, tuna-boat captain Antonio Batera-and sketches convincing, often painful pasts for each, such subtleties are blurred by his soft-lensed focus on dolphin characters (with unwieldy names such as Ch*Tril and Ek*Tiq) and their cetacean point of view. The main plot develops in the dolphin sections, which explain that humans and dolphins were once in regular telepathic contact before our violent ways drove away the dolphins, who declared humanity off limits. Now, though, as human depredations in the sea are reaching critical levels, the dolphins have concluded that renewed contact may be the only way to end the slaughter. Colter, Roberts and Batera all felt the telepathic call of the dolphins when they were young, so they're the obvious choices for contact now. The narrative's early stages contain some drama, but it grows increasingly clogged with Grimwood's utopian vision of a dolphin-inspired paradise in which humanity's troubles are washed away by contact with the universally wise and kind cetaceans. The coda describing the eradication of most of the world's ills (AIDS, sexual repression, neurosis, ""an effective end to war, to cruelty, to hunger"") merely confirms this book's devolvement a muddle-headed, moralistic wish-fulfillment fantasy that substitutes airy preaching for real human feeling. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;contemporary;fantasy;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy;united states,6 1579547826,"Marathoning for Mortals ""At the end of every marathon training run, I recite the Penguin mantra: 'The miracle isn't that I finished, it's that I had the courage to start.' I thank John Bingham for bolstering my courage and helping me run, literally, for my life.""--Jessica Stedman Guff, senior producer of ABC-TV's The View""Jenny Hadfield is an amazing motivator. She makes regular people believe that they can undertake amazing things--and then she's there all the way to encourage them, right down to the finish line. I've never met another coach quite like her.""--Kathy O'Malley, WGN Radio--Chicago talk show host in training for her first marathon ""At the end of every marathon training run, I recite the Penguin mantra: 'The miracle isn't that I finished, it's that I had the courage to start.' I thank John Bingham for bolstering my courage and helping me run, literally, for my life.""--Jessica Stedman Guff, senior producer of ABC-TV's The View""Jenny Hadfield is an amazing motivator. She makes regular people believe that they can undertake amazing things--and then she's there all the way to encourage them, right down to the finish line. I've never met another coach quite like her.""--Kathy O'Malley, WGN Radio--Chicago talk show host in training for her first marathonOnce considered a feat for superhuman athletes, the marathon is now within every mortal's grasp. Former couch potato John Bingham has joined forces with coach Jenny Hadfield to create a winning plan that works for every mortal--even you.In Marathoning for Mortals, you'll find the courage to train, the willpower to persevere, and the tenacity to finish one mile after another. John and Jenny stick with you every step of the way, from your first insecure thoughts to your last-minute jitters to your supreme joy at the finish line. In Marathoning for Mortals, you'll find:8 training programs to run, run-walk, walk-run, or walk the half-marathon and marathonThe advice you need to physically, mentally, and spiritually reach your dreamsTips to help you customize your training, buy the right shoes and apparel, and eat the best foodsGuidance for common motivational, physical, and emotional roadblocksJoin John and Jenny on an amazing transformative journey where the finish line is just the beginning.John ""the Penguin"" Bingham writes a monthly column for Runner's World magazine and teaches the basics of running to adult-onset athletes at his popular Penguin Flight Schools. He is also the author of The Courage to Start: A Guide to Running for Your Life and No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running.Jenny Hadfield, M.A., C.P.T., is a fitness expert who has trained thousands of walkers, run-walkers, and runners of all levels. Her gentle yet uncompromising approach to training combined with her unique insights into the human body and mind will help you discover your inner long-distance athlete. She has qualified for the Boston Marathon and competed in three Eco-Challenges. John ""the Penguin"" Bingham writes a monthly column for Runner's World magazine and teaches the basics of running to adult-onset athletes at his popular Penguin Flight Schools. He is also the author of The Courage to Start: A Guide to Running for Your Life and No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running.Jenny Hadfield, M.A., C.P.T., is a fitness expert who has trained thousands of walkers, run-walkers, and runners of all levels. Her gentle yet uncompromising approach to training combined with her unique insights into the human body and mind will help you discover your inner long-distance athlete. She has qualified for the Boston Marathon and competed in three Eco-Challenges. @CTG:Introduction @DK:You already have everything you need to be a long-distance athlete. Its mind-setnot milesthat separates those who do from those who dream. @ELnew:k @RTF1:Theres a story about a hungry man who walks into the market square with only a pot full of water and a pocket full of stones. As he sets his pot on the fire to boil the water, a curious crowd gathers. @RTF:What are you making? ask the onlookers. @RTF:Stone soup, he replies. I really like stone soup, he continues, but some carrots would sure make it better. @RTF:Someone produces carrots. And celery, too; that makes it better. Soon, he has celery as well. The story goes on, and the man ends up with a soup complete with vegetables and meat. @RTF:Starting a long-distance training program is a lot like making stone soup. Right now, it may not seem like you have very much. You may not be in the best shape of your life (and therefore, your fitness has been watered down). You may weigh more than you wish (your pot). You may even think that your personal genetics ill suit you for long-distance running or walking (your stones). Well, youve come to the right place. @RTF:We havent found a mortal who couldnt run a half- or full marathon. You already have everything you need to be a long-distance athlete. You see, once you decide to run or walk farther than the 10-K (6.2 miles), your quest centers much more on tenacity than talent. Even the very best athletes at the 20-K, half-marathon, or full-marathon distance will tell you that the mind-setnot the milesseparates those who finish long-distance events from those who only dream of finishing. @RTF:So bring the pot, the water, and the stones. Well supply the carrots, celery, assorted other vegetables, and meat. Well help you turn your stone soup into a stellar supper. @A:A Program for Every Mortal @ARTF:Training books, even the best of them, tend to try to find the least common denominator among runners and walkers and then describe formulas that work for as many folks as possible. What weve found, in observing and coaching thousands of people, is that there is no least common denominator. Each of us comes with a unique history, a unique biology, and a unique set of skills and experiences. @RTF:Thats why you wont find any formulas in Marathoning for Mortals. This is not a rulebook. It wont tell you everything you have to do and all the things you mustnt do. @RTF:Instead, youll find training tools, training plans, lots of helpful hints, and the wisdom of dozens of long-distance athletes who have personally conquered the half- and full-marathon distances. Youll find eight different training programs, including pure running plans, run/walk plans, and simple walking plans for the half- and full-marathon distances. But you wont find any formulas. Youll find only strategies that will help you discover your own course to the finish line. @RTF:We wrote our training programs with the help of the running and walking community. Rather than try to create a plan that works well for a few and not at all for most, weve chosen to give you all the information you need to design a plan that works for you, for your level of interest and experience, in your life as you have to live it. @RTF:So youve never run a step before in your life? No problem. One of our plans will work for you. Youve already completed a marathon but want to run your next one a little bit faster? Weve got a program that will work for you, too. @RTF:You really want to complete a marathon, but youre worried that your knee pain will act up? Weve got a program for that. You feel silly every time you run but youve always dreamed of going the distance? Weve got something that will work. @RTF:It doesnt matter where youre coming from. It doesnt matter how un-divine your running skills are. It doesnt matter how low you feel you rank among the ranks of mortals. You can and will become a long-distance athlete. We promise. Weve seen it happen. Weve seen mortals of every shape and size, of every type of fitness background, of every sort of lifestyle cross the marathon finish line. @RTF:You can be one of them. We invite you to experience the joy that many of us find as the miles we run exceed the miles we thought we could run.",books;fitness & dieting;health;individual sports;running & jogging;sports & outdoors,6 B0002EJWUS,"Rhythm Band Rhythm Snare Boy Rhythm Band RB917 Rhythm Snare BoyConstruction of this piece features two snare wires underneath a durable cowhide head, a ploysytrene rim, and a wood handle. 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Downward shear cutting action virtually eliminates any chipping or splintering on the top surface of the workpiece, even when the job requires fast cuts in delicate materials.",power & hand tools;power tool accessories;router accessories;router bits;tools & home improvement;trim bits,6 B0002AAO2M,"Animal Essentials Natural Seaweed Calcium, 340 Grams Animal Essentials' Calcium Supplement is a natural calcified seaweed product harvested from the seabed off the south west coast of Ireland. Here amongst the cleanest and purest waters found any where in the world grows the small red seaweed Lithothamnium, which is composed of a wide variety of body essential nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.",calcium;coral calcium;health & personal care;minerals;nutrition & wellness;vitamins & supplements,6 0741423138,The K-7 Directive 'The K-7 Directive' is a spine-chilling thriller set in the aftermath of the September 11 2001. -- BookWire Review,books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 B000A32PUA,Safety 1st Hospital's Choice Toddler Toothbrush (2 Pack) Practice good oral hygiene with these Safety 1st Hospital's Choice toothbrushes designed especially for toddlers! Soft bristles and the soft Touch handle make brushing easier for parent and child! Convenient 2 Pack.,baby & child care;health & personal care;manual toothbrushes;oral hygiene;personal care;toothbrushes,6 B00006B1HC,"Celestron Biological Microscope 4050 Perfect for the budding biologist, the Celestron 4050 biological microscope gives you the power and control to study samples with depth and clarity. This monocular unit is inclined at 45 degrees. A 360-degree rotatable head and positive-click nosepiece with three objectives (4x, 10x, 40x) round out the optical portion of the scope. Electrical illumination and a metal 110mm by 120mm stage with a five-aperture diaphragm complete the package. Using fully coated optics, with a mechanical tube length of 160mm, its achromatic objectives promises great observing sessions. The unit has a monocular 45 inclined, 360 rotatable head, positive click stop nosepiece with three objectives, 4x, 10x, 40x, a metal 110mm x 120mm stage and a five aperture diaphragm. It uses coarse and fine focus with electrical illumination with a tungsten 20w bulb and .65 single lens condenser. Powers are 40x, 100x and 400x using the 10x eyepiece.",binoculars;camera & photo;compound monocular microscopes;electronics;microscopes;telescopes & optics,6 B000N2KZCI,Kenwood KFC-W2511 1000-Watt 10-Inch Subwoofer 10-Inch subwoofer with 1000 watt max.,car & vehicle electronics;car audio;car electronics;component subwoofers;electronics;subwoofers,6 B000P24Q4E,Elegant Baby Hood Sweater- 24 Mos- Bright Pink Hood Sweater- 24 Mos- Bright Pink: This 100% cotton hooded cable knit sweater is perfect to keep a little one warm. It's shipped on a hanger.,baby;baby boys;baby girls;clothing & accessories;sweaters;unisex,6 1592245633,"The Club of Queer Trades 6 1-hour cassettes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. DIVP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0ptG. K. 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Now you can replace CAT5 cables that don''t support 100Base-T or gigabit Ethernet and improve the return loss in your current network by 40 percent. Engineered with 50-micron gold-plated connectors to ensure clear transmissions, and snagless molds to protect the RJ45 tab from damage during installation, this Cable meets the performance requirements of Category 6.",cables & interconnects;computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;ethernet cables,6 B0000032FT,Billboard Top Dance: 1977 AUDIO CD,dance & electronic;miscellaneous;music;pop;r&b;soundtracks,6 B00081U6VO,"Music for Fragments From the Inside Long-awaited, collaborative release from legendary American minimalist composer and pianist Harold Budd, and Milanese producer/experimental electronic composer Eraldo Bernocchi. Recorded during a magic night in the courtyard of a Siena Renaissance Italian Palazzio. Music For Fragments From The Inside melds Budd's light tonal wash and sparce keyboard treatments with deep electronic rumbles of Bernocchi. Sub Rosa. 2005.",dance & electronic;miscellaneous;music;new age;pop;rock,6 0966611039,"Love Virus: Why we Jump from Youthful Purpose to Mature Confusion! Dr. Ted's Theory on the ""Love Virus"" started over 20 years ago when he was looking into an electronic microscope at the University of California in Irvine, California, while studying laser surgery. As he looked at these funny, multi-formed infectious viruses under the microscope, he asked the instructor why couldn't there be good viruses mixed with the bad virsus? the professor answered ""well maybe?"" He practiced this theory all these years and now feels confident enough to write about it. Ted Borgeas feels the more we know the more we can share. Isn't this what love and life is all about? Practicing what he preaches, now in his 70s. he still passes his pilot's flight physical, is an auctioneer, produces and direct his own television programs, in between his demanding busy lecture circut. He is the author of three other books on Amazon.com ""Outrageous at Any Age!"" Personal Coaching Yourself. ""Real People Ain't Sweatin' Anti-Aging & Longevity!"" ""Real People Ain't Sweatin'Creative Cooking!"" Quick gourmet meals for singles, seniors and couples on the go!",books;love & romance;parenting;parenting & relationships;relationships;self-help,6 B000B5N74K,"Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Digital Camera Battery - Premium TechFuel CGA-S002 / DMW-BM7 Battery Bring your digital camera back to life with a new TechFuel battery. Make sure you never miss another once-in-a-lifetime moment by having a new, TechFuel battery specifically designed for your Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 digital camera. TechFuel rechargeable batteries are engineered to meet or exceed OEM specifications and feature the latest battery technology, including advanced circuitry, voltage regulation, and thermal circuit protection. TechFuel's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 Certified and RoHS compliant to ensure product quality and safety. TechFuel batteries include a one-year warranty and 30-day money back guarantee and are sold exclusively by Batteryheads. When you purchase a TechFuel battery from Batteryheads, your battery comes with TechFuel's reputation for quality and engineering excellence and Batteryheads' low price and outstanding customer service. The TechFuel name, images, and contents of this Batteryheads listing are protected by trademarks and copyrights. Copyright 2012 Batteryheads",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 B00009OYRR,"Collector's Box Three disc set featuring audio biographies & interviews. Includes free interactive screensaver, digital photo gallery, & five exclusive postcards. Packaged in a deluxe slipcase. Chrome Dreams. 2003.",classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 0310405009,"A Rustle of Angels: Stories About Angels in Real-Life and Scripture This award-winning book shares true stories of angelic encounters and examines the role of angels in the Bible. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Marilynn Carlson Webber and William D. Webber Authors of A Rustle of Angels, Stories about Angels in Real Life and Scripture Published 1994 by Zondervan Marilynn Carlson Webber, a popular professional speaker, is widely known as the angel lady. Marilynns interest in angels began when she was a young child. She has a personal collection of 4,000 angels in their home. Marilynn received over 8,500 letters in response to an article she wrote about angels in Guideposts magazine. She is married to William Webber who has been the pastor of small, medium and large churches, an adjunct seminary professor, and a supervisor of doctoral students. He received a B.A. from Wheaton College, M. Div. from Northern Seminary and a D. Min. from Midwestern Seminary. Together they wrote the book, A Rustle of Angels, Stories About Angels in Real Life and Scripture. Their book sold 330,000 copies in English and was translated into several other languages. It won the Excellence in Media Award and was nominated for the Gold Medallion Award. Stories from the book have been on prime time television, in the Readers Digest, Guideposts, Ladies Home Journal and other national magazines. Recognized as angel authorities by the Associated Press, the Webbers have appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs. They have served as consultants on angels for television networks and major magazines, and have lectured on angels to hundreds of audiences of all kinds. Other books by the Webbers include How to Become a Sweet Old Lady Instead of a Grumpy Old Grouch and Tea with the Angel Lady. Bill Webber has been a contributor to many books including The Big Book of Angels, From the Ashes, a Spiritual Response to the Attack on America ,Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Prayers for Every Need. He is a columnist for Beliefnet.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;comparative religion;inspirational;religion & spirituality;religious studies;spirituality,6 0881957836,"Learn to do Hand Quilting in Just One Day (4173) NancyDaniel is a quilter, a designer, and a teacher. She is the author of The Art of Handmade Quilts andSlice 'Em and Dice 'Em Quilts.She lives in Tempe, Arizona. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;crafts;crafts & hobbies;hobbies & home;needlecrafts & textile crafts;quilts & quilting,6 1420875876,"Level Heads XE: The Deluxe Edition Jim W. Coleman lives in Port Orchard, Washington, with his girlfriend and three daughters. Born in Phoenix, Coleman is a 1982 graduate of Glendale High School. He later attended Arizona State University. He''s maintained an art business since 1985 and exhibits original and reprinted art pieces at art shows and community festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, he is very active with the Port Orchard and Bremerton Kiwanis Clubs and with local PTA''s in his school district. A ""political junkie,"" Coleman dreams of one day running for a public office.He has been a yarn-spinner and storyteller since childhood-a side occupation that has been profitable, but also has gotten him into hot water on a number of occasions. His hobbies include that which is self-evident (artwork and writing), but also include gardening, high-end digital photography, music, baking, cooking, home canning, sunbathing and quitting smoking.Despite the dark nature of his writing and artwork, Coleman is a fun-loving, optimistic guy-usually the life of the party. Go ahead and invite him to one...but don''t be surprised if you end up in some bizarre compromising position in his next book. Home page: http://www.jimwcoleman.comEmail:jim3@jimwcoleman.comAOL IM: omensauthor",anthologies;books;contemporary;literature & fiction;short stories;single author,6 B000KL3E48,"WeatherTech Custom Fit Front FloorLiner for Jeep Wrangler, Black In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeil Automotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFit floor protection available today. WeatherTech FloorLiner Mats are designed to keep your interior carpet clean, with quality floor protection proudly designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA. Precision-crafted, rugged, and available in multiple colors All-Weather Floor Protection The WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving absolute interior protection. Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit. A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface. Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving. Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit over the door sill...no muss, no fuss. Simple to Install WeatherTech FloorLiner mats are simple to install, with grommet holes that match the factory carpet in your vehicle. Note: FloorLiner is designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. They will not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech FloorLiner. Protect Your Investment FloorLiner protects the resale value of your vehicle, too. Simply put, the cost of owning a vehicle is the difference between what you pay for it and what you sell it for. There are many factors that influence resale value; miles, exterior condition, maintenance history and of course interior condition. FloorLiner mats protect against some of the most common causes of interior damage, helping to keep your investment in good shape for years to come. Warranty The WeatherTech FloorLiner is guaranteed against faulty materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. Exclusions to this warranty are wear due to severe abrasive conditions and chemical contamination, such as spilled gasoline, bleach, etc. Depending on the situation, MacNeil Automotive will either replace your FloorLiner at no charge or charge you a prorated amount for a replacement. In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeilAutomotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFitTM floor protection available today! The WeatherTechFloorLiner accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving ""absolute interior protection""! Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit! A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface! Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving! Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTechFloorLiner over the door sill...no muss-no fuss! Rear FloorLiners incorporate many of the same design features as the front FloorLiners. Rear FloorLiners (where offered) are manufactured from a proprietary custom blended TPO (thermopolyolefin) that is not only wear resistant, but also remains flexible under temperature extremes. FloorLiners were designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. Theywill not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech floor mats. Please note that the on-screen color representations are not necessarily precise representations of actual product colors due to variance in monitor calibrations.",automobilia;automotive;custom fit;floor mats;floor mats & cargo liners;interior accessories,6 0915811502,"Bridge of Light: Tools of Light for Spiritual Transformation (Awakened Life Series) Bridge of Light is a valuable step along the spiritual path, providing methods of developing love, courage, honesty, trust, and openness, and ways to realize ones higher self. Wisdom and common sense shine through on every page. -- Larry Dossey, M.D., Author, Recovering the SoulIf youre someone who has begun to live according to your spiritual beliefs and find that life seems to be getting crazier instead of easier, this is the book for you. As LaUna Huffines faced her daily challenges and commitments, she turned to a voice within for guidance. This voice eventually revealed itself to be the spirit entity Jaiwa, who is the actual author of Bridge of Light. Jaiwa guides us through the often perplexing challenges of life with practical meditation and visualization techniques for creating harmony. Section I helps you enter a special Temple of Light where you can practice sending and receiving mental messages. Section II shows you how to tap into the qualities of heart and soul. Section III is a practical guide to clear your energy field of negativity and bring your personality into alignment with your Higher Self; and lastly, Section IV brings all of these lessons together for the purpose of creating and manifesting. The text is loving and supportive and replete with down-to-earth examples of gritty, real-life situations and their solutions. All in all, Bridge of Light is an excellent choice for those in the process of integrating higher energies into their lives. -- Body Mind Spirit magazine, August 1989Spiritual growth brings challenges that can be befuddling. Bridge of Light shines through the confusion to illuminate the growth process. The author provides tools to help readers see their own inner light, focus it clearly, and use it to connect with their higher selves and with their companions. With step-by-step instructions for powerful meditations, visualizations, and breathing exercises, Bridge of Light shows how to overcome the pull of unhealthy patterns from the past, deal with the turmoil of job and relationship changes, and accept the challenge of creating a personal role in transforming the world. -- Magical Blend magazine, November/December 1993This is one of my all-time favorite books which has been updated from its original printing in 1990. The author provides one of the best and most beautiful introductions of light and its uses that I have seen. LaUna teaches the reader how to build their own temple of light and how to use bridges of light to acquire qualities such as courage, joy, and love. She also shows how to use light for personal healing as well as for healing relationships. There is information about contacting guides and teachers and great exercises for bringing more light into our bodies. Because the author is a therapist, she has been able to use these techniques with many people and we are the happy recipients of her wisdom. The exercises she gives are presented clearly and are easy to work into ones life. Advanced and beginners alike will enjoy the tools and processes presented in Bridge of Light. -- The New Times, January 1994 To our readers: The books we publish are our contribution to an emerging world based on cooperation rather than on competition, on affirmation of the human spirit rather than on self-doubt, and on the certainty that all humanity is connected. Our goal is to touch as many lives as possible with a message of hope for a better world. Hal and Linda Kramer, Publishers A Guide to Creating Your Highest Possible Future Bridge of Light shows us how to connect with the tremendous intelligence and light of the soul and to build into our lives the radiant qualities of love, courage, trust, wisdom, and joy. First taught in private classes, these tools of light were given to the author by a spiritual guide and teacher who has helped thousands to transform their lives. Bridge of Light includes powerful meditations and inspiring exampels to help us use change and challenge to create a joyful future. With easy and practical instructions, Bridge of Light helps us: Construct a Bridge of Light to the higher realities, Connect with the power of courage, Experience the expansive energy of love, Dissolve fears through trust, Use crises as spiritual doorways, Change the past to change the future, Energize our physical bodies LaUna Huffines has a Masters degree in Counseling and Psychology and has completed the class work for a Ph. D. in Psychology. For the past 25 years, she has presented at national conferences and has taught classes for those who are awakening spiritually, including professional groups, psychologists, therapists, and physicians in the U.S., Japan, and Australia. She has also taught classes in colleges and universities. LaUna has been a guest on a variety of television and radio shows around the country. Her first book, Connecting With All the People in Your Life, was published by Harper & Row in 1986. The first edition of Bridge of Light was published by Simon & Schuster (1989) and the second edition by H J Kramer in 1993. In 1995 her latest book, Healing Yourself With Light (Book II in the Awakening Life series) was published by H J Kramer. She is the President of Choosing Light Inc., a company designed to teach alignment with the Higher Self or Soul through books, tapes and seminars. Chapter One: The Temple of Light A beautiful and sacred place has been prepared for you to begin your spiritual journey. It is called the Temple of Light, and it radiates with the power, peace, and serenity found only in the higher frequencies of light. This temple is permeated with divine love. The atmosphere in and around it is pure and clear, far removed from the dense energies of the material plane. Each time you come into this higher vibration of light, you receive energy from the rays of light in your temple. It forms a pathway to the aspects of your being that have been beyond your awareness so that you can consciously use this vast knowledge, compassion, and higher wisdom in your life now. The Temple of Light is a sacred place to restore your inner hearing and open you inner eye to know your true Self as divine and immortal. Your Temple of Light is a place for creative workyour sacred place from which to move out of the past and into the future. The energy here enables you to connect with the ideas and ideals that can free you from the challenges that you face today and to build the inner poise to find and to carry out your life purpose. In the center of your Temple of Light burns a small white fire that later blazes upward into a beautiful blue and white flame. This temple can handle tremendous illumination as the flame burns brighter and is fed by your soul. This fire does not burn you; it builds, restores, and renews. This flame will begin to grow into a transforming Solar fire in the next chapter. This Solar light stirs up a profound passion and deep love within your heart. It dissolves wounds of hurt and disappointment, grief and loneliness, and the love that lies within your centermost being can finally be expressed in the world. You can reach your Temple of Light through using your creative imagination in response to the pulsating rhythm of your higher will. As you sound the note of your silent call to your soul into the atmosphere, it responds with its own note. You begin a communication that becomes richer and ever clearer as your active imagination leads the way to the souls sound. When you arrive at the temple and step inside, you may realize that you have been here before, perhaps in a vivid dream or in a meditation. As soon as you enter your temple, its energy calms and clears your mind. Only then can you realize how fuzzy and unrelated many thoughts are on the denser physical plane. Working in your Temple of Light builds a storehouse of expanded awarenessvaluable knowledge of reason and wisdom. The grace of the design of your Temple of Light can give you great joy as you shape the electromagnetic particles of light to mold the temple into a beautiful structure that reflects the purity and power of your soul. Whatever is most harmonious with the energy of your soul appears as you think of it. There is no limit to the beauty of this space. Your imagination can include majestic lines, textures, and colors as you return again and again to the temple and its gardens. Sometimes, you may come to your temple and find that it is much larger than you remembered, or you may discover a brighter light radiating from the center. The ceiling may be very high, as in a cathedral, or open with sunlight pouring through to warm the room. The walls may change from alabaster or marble to transparent crystals. Some days you may prefer an open place of sacred energy without a form. The walls and ceiling may dissolve while the sacred space of the temple remains as powerful as ever. Other days, you may bring back a structure as a symbol for the protection and strength that it gives to you. When you replace the walls and roof of your temple, you can bring new splendor and beauty, perhaps this time becoming aware of a reflecting pool in front and a powerful waterfall near the garden. You may also become aware of sounds and fragrances in your temple that bring harmony to your mind and bodytemple bells, chimes, birds singing, and celestial music. You may fill your temple with the sacred sound of OM and return to hear the continuing reverberation of OM in your temple permeating your whole being so completely that each heartbeat feels synchronized with the heartbeat of your soul. Subtle fragrances may waft into your temple, providing an easier path for your soul. The unmistakable fragrance of roses may shift into the sweetness of orange blossoms, English lavender, or lotus. The time you spend in your Temple of Light dramatically affects the other parts of your life. The temple becomes the meeting place between the director of your personality and your soul as your Bridge of Light sparks the soul to help you build a new life. You have a truly sacred place for spiritual transformation as patterns of light cascade into your temple. You can build a rich tapestry of experience and expansion in your Temple of Light. It is created by a state of super alertness - hearing a sound with the inner ear, breathing in the rhythm that brings you closer to the soul, and seeing with the inner eye a sweeping vision that includes the past, the present, and the future all at once. Several dimensions may appear to be stacked on top of each other, yet each dimension is individually distinct so that you can sense it separately and as a whole, while understanding the interrelationships of the various dimensions. Your higher mind receives a transmission of wisdom and love. With the intense waves of light that are pulsing into the atmosphere, you have an unprecedented opportunity to draw close to your soul and to see from its greater perspective to gain from its vast experiences on its plane of existence. Your temple is the ideal place for this inner expansion. You will learn in the next chapter how to spin the connecting link - the Bridge of Light - from yourself to the soul and to bring Solar light into your temple, which transforms whatever it touches.:",books;mental & spiritual healing;new age;occult;religion & spirituality;spirituality,6 1579548490,"Joey Green's Incredible Country Store: Potions, Notions and Elixirs of the Past--and How to Make Them Today Joey Green, America's favorite inventor of wacky uses for brand-name products, is a frequent guest on such shows as Today, The Tonight Show, and Good Morning America. His popular books include Joey Green's Amazing Kitchen Cures, Joey Green's Gardening Magic, and Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.",antiques & collectibles;books;crafts;crafts & hobbies;education & reference;hobbies & home,6 B000AO9P9S,"Sunlite Gel Mountain Bike Grips, Black/Dark Gray (Closed End, Not As Pictured) Super soft gel rubber. Ergo non-slip shape. 130mm length.",cycling;grips;handlebars;headsets & stems;parts & components;sports & outdoors,6 0262061376,"Science of the Mind The new movement toward cognitive science stands on the realization that psychological questions will only give way to combinations of analytic and synthetic approaches. There have been by now a fair number of books that have said this, but I have rarely seen writing that teaches this with the grace and precision of this book. Sheldon H. White, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Owen Flanagan is James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is the author of Consciousness Reconsidered (MIT Press), The Problem of the Soul: Two Visions of Mind and How to Reconcile Them, and other books. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;fitness & dieting;health;philosophy;politics & social sciences;psychology & counseling,6 0743229533,"Extreme Success: The 7-Part Program That Shows You How to Break the Old Rules and Succeed Without Struggle Chrie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. author of the #1 New York Times bestseller If Life is a Game, These are the Rules In Extreme Success, Rich Fettke lets you in on all his (and others') secrets to success. The book flows so smoothly, you feel like you're having a personal conversation, and you're disappointed when it ends! -- Review Rich Fettke, a past president of the Professional and Personal Coaches Association, conducts workshops and seminars for entrepreneurs and business executives nationwide. He lives near San Francisco, California. Chapter 1: Success Without Struggle There are only two times I feel stress: day and night. -- Anonymous I was ready to push my limits, to succeed at something I had never done before. That meant boarding the waiting airplane and pushing myself through a cargo door while cruising at 90 miles per hour at 14,000 feet. I stood at this brink for one reason: I wanted to break through the unfounded terror I harbored about doing a solo jump out of an airplane. It wasn't as if I hadn't tried other boundary-breaking excursions. After all, I did bungee jump off the Golden Gate Bridge and rock climb sheer cliffs. But this was different. I really wanted to challenge myself, based on what I knew I could do -- but the idea sent bolts of stark terror through me. As I stood there, struggling with my fear, my skydiving instructor sauntered over. ""Hi, I'm Billy,"" he drawled, offering his hand. About forty, with a three-day growth of beard, he wore a T-shirt that said SKYDIVERS: GOOD TO THE LAST DROP. When Billy asked me if I was scared, I tried to be cool. ""No. I'm not really that scared,"" I said with a shaky voice. Then I let out a nervous giggle. I think Billy saw right through my act and knew how terrified I really was. Undeterred, he went over the safety instructions carefully as we put on our parachutes. Billy and I joined a group of skydivers as we walked toward the plane. I boarded first, which meant I'd be the last one to jump. This seemed like a great plan while I was on the ground. Unfortunately, I realized that it just gave me more time to imagine what it would be like to plummet toward the earth like a meteor if the parachute didn't open. As I pondered my fate, the other skydivers crowded into the plane. We sat on the floor in two long rows going from front to back, packed like eggs in a carton. All I could think about was what happened to Humpty Dumpty. The higher we climbed, the faster my heart beat. Finally, it was my turn to jump. ""Remember,"" Billy yelled at me over the howling wind, ""if you ever start to panic or struggle, just stop, be aware, and resume control."" Nodding, I took a deep breath and then shouted out the protocol: ""Ready...set...go!"" Billy and I jumped out of the plane and into one of the most life-changing events of my life. Billy stayed with me until we reached five thousand feet. Then he soared away so that we would have enough room to open our parachutes. As soon as I was on my own I heard that familiar nagging voice of fear that tortured me. ""What are you doing out here alone?"" the voice taunted me. ""You're going to screw up. You're going to die!"" All of a sudden I lost focus and stopped arching my body the way I had been instructed. My body flipped, and I started to tumble over and over as I frantically grabbed for the rip cord. But the harder I tried, the more I missed it -- and the closer I fell to the quickly approaching ground. Then I remembered Billy's words: Stop. Be aware. Resume control. In that moment I stopped struggling. I corrected my position, found the rip cord, and pulled it. Phoomph! A huge multicolored canopy mushroomed above me as I floated gently to earth. I yelled in triumph as I touched down. I realized that I had overcome my fears and done something I had always dreamed about doing. Not only had I overcome my fear -- I had done it twice. Once before I jumped and once after. I achieved what I came to refer to as Extreme Success, that is, using powerful strategies to dramatically expand my success into new areas. At the same time, I overcame the nearly overpowering sense of struggle that almost prevented me from fulfilling my goal. The rush I then experienced was fantastic. I felt adrenaline pumping through my body and I felt totally alive! I was energized and invigorated. It was an incredible feeling! I learned an awesome lesson that day. I discovered that struggle doesn't make success happen. In fact, struggle can prevent success from happening. This is the basis of the energizing philosophy I've adapted for my life -- and the heart of my business. I've learned how to neutralize struggle, redirect fear, and stay focused so that it is possible to achieve greater success. Like me, my clients have learned how to do this. And now so can you. Struggle: The Syndrome That Keeps On Giving ""C'mon Rich! The harder you work the better you'll be!"" This belief was drummed into my head about fifteen years ago, when I was a competitive bodybuilder. Every night at eleven o'clock, after a day working my full-time job and taking evening college classes, I would go to the gym. In the nearly deserted space I'd strain to lift weights for one more repetition while my workout partner would scream commands like, ""No pain, no gain!"" in my face like a drill sergeant. Now, in bodybuilding, that may be true. It is important to put lots of stress on muscles to make them grow. The other lessons I learned, like discipline, focus, and visualizing my goals, also helped me to become more successful in other areas of my life. However, I took on the philosophy that the more I struggled and worked really, really hard, the more successful I would be. My problem was that I got in the habit of applying that philosophy to my entire life. I also formed the skewed belief that struggle is noble. I thought that the harder I worked, the better a person I would be. Like millions of others, I bought into this counterproductive point of view. As a coach, I've heard it so many times I've coined a term for it: the Struggle Syndrome. Nobody I know embodies it better than my friend Chuck. Chuck, Amuck No one could ever deny that Chuck works hard. Actually, he'd be the first to agree. He delights in telling people how busy he is, how overworked, how he has no time to live because he is so overloaded. Chuck makes these statements with pride, as if he deserves multiple pats on the back for all the struggle he is putting himself through. And struggle it certainly is. His office looks like it was arranged by a tornado. Sticky notes cover the computer screen, and to-do memos are taped all over the desk lamp. Piles teeter upon piles. Just trying to get from his office door to his desk is an extreme sport in itself. Every January for the past several years Chuck has told me, ""This is the year I stop chasing my tail. I'm going to be organized and more effective."" (As of this writing, it hasn't happened yet.) Chuck's behavior is anything but unusual. The belief that struggle is an inseparable partner of success is deeply ingrained in our society; it's something I hear from just about all my clients. When I ask them why they feel this way, they usually say, ""My parents always told me that if I wanted to make it big I had to work hard. And every time a colleague succeeds, you always hear someone say, 'Wow, he really worked hard for that. He deserves the recognition he's getting.'"" They quote from self-help books they've read and seminars they've attended, all of which stress the effort of success and involve breaking through obstacles and making great personal sacrifices on the road to achievement. They believe that the reward for a job well done is more work. Is it any surprise that they usually feel overwhelmed and/or burned out? Ultimately, they equate success with pain and end up filtering their work -- and their lives -- through the assumption that struggle is inevitable. The result is that other options don't get any consideration. When this happens it's time to remove the struggle filter and look at life through a wide-angle lens that reveals a much bigger picture with many more choices. So when my clients start to brag about how busy they are, I shock them by saying, ""Oh,",books;business & investing;business life;motivational;self-help;success,6 B000EGDB7E,"Starland Ballroom - Sayerville Nj 11/18/05 After four years out of the public eye, Collective Soul singer Ed Roland has a message for the world. ""Let the word out/I gotta get it out. Whoa, Im feeling better now,"" he declares in ""Better Now,"" the energetic rocker that launches Youth, the Georgia rockers first studio album since 2000s Blender. Following a tumultuous four years, Ed says, ""There were a lot of things that just kind of slapped us upside the head and told us it was time to take a break"" the band is indeed back, reenergized, thanks in part to co-producer Dexter Green and new guitarist Joel Kosche, and, in the words of both Roland brothers, ""Starting over."" Which makes Youth a very fitting title for the new album. ""Youth to me is a mindset, not a number,"" Ed says. ""Weve been doing this for ten years and weve never felt more youthful and more ready to be in the position that were in."" ""Even the music represents that starting over to some degree. We switched gears and went to more of our roots on the music level and production level,"" Dean adds. ""It does feel like a 10-year cycle, we were just starting out, playing similar venues and seeing people that were seeing today. Yeah, it definitely feels like we are starting over on many levels, but starting over with a big head start."" This album is a live recording of Collective Souls 11/18/05 performance in Sayerville, NJ at the Starland Ballroom.",alternative rock;classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 0521226082,"The Rites of Rulers: Ritual in Industrial Society - the Soviet Case Christel Lane's book, originally published in 1981, examines the silent revolution and how it is achieved by rendering sacred the existing social and political order by the use of ritual. This book will interest sociologists of religion, anthropologists, political sociologists, and Soviet studies.",books;customs & traditions;education & reference;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology,6 0515132276,"Broken Honor History professor Amy Mallory's devotion to her long-deceased grandfather is put to the test when he and two other high-ranking World War II vets are accused of having looted Jewish treasures nearly 60 years earlier. Raised by a flower-child single mom who scorned all authority, Amy's naturally leery when handsome, 40-something Lt. Colonel Irish Flaherty, also determined to disprove the allegations against his family name, arrives in Memphis just in time to witness her house burnt to the ground. Nevertheless, she slowly begins to trust him after he thwarts several attempts on her life. While the two pour over a box of military documents which may hold a key to their grandfathers' pasts, they desperately attempt to contact the third major player, D.C. bigwig, Dustin Eachan, whose true agenda will keep readers guessing until the novel's end. The gutsy action and compact dialogue that marks Potter's latest (after The Heart Queen) is softened by a believable romance between her seemingly mismatched protagonists and extensive character development even Amy's irritating, emotionally distraught dog, Bojangles, is afforded some psychological depth. Although Potter is better known for her historical romances, this bracing romantic thriller proves that she's just as comfortable writing in the contemporary arena. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Amy Mallory is a professor of advanced American history at a small Tennessee college. Colonel Lucien ""Irish"" Flaherty is on R and R at his Colorado ranch. Complete strangers, they are drawn together by something they have in common--now-dead grandfathers that have been accused of looting Jewish riches from a Nazi treasure train at the end of World War II. And that's not all: a mysterious force from the past is making Amy and Irish the targets of one murder attempt after the other. Palms will sweat and hearts will race as readers follow their narrow escapes from the relentless pursuit of a powerful, unknown villain. This well-written crossover novel will thrill lovers of the suspense genre as well as those who enjoy a good romance. Shelley MosleyCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;contemporary;historical;literature & fiction;romance;united states,6 0071473548,"The Boat Buyer's Guide to Motor Yachts and Trawlers: Includes Price Guides for 600 New and Used Boats 27 to 80 Feet Long Get the best boat for your buck Now you can access the same inside information yacht brokers and boat dealers have relied on for nearly twenty years. The Boat Buyer's Guide to Motor Yachts and Trawlers lets you compare more than 600 new and used models, making it the most authoritative and useful guide available. With photos, floorplans, performance specifications, production updates, and price comparisions, it puts the world of boats at your fingertips. Nothing else in print or online comes close when you want to find the best boat for your buck. Photos and floorplans of each boat Sizes, weights, and tankage and powering options Standard and optional features, hard-to-find performance data, distinctive characteristics, and production updates and changes Price for each model year since 1980 Ed McKnew began his career as a yacht broker in the 1970s. His monumental PowerBoat Guide is sold directly to yacht brokerage offices and has been the standard of the marine industry since 1988. Ed McKnew began his career as a yacht broker in the 1970s. His monumental PowerBoat Guide is sold directly to yacht brokerage offices and has been the standard of the marine industry since 1988.",boating;books;consumer guides;education & reference;sports & outdoors;water sports,6 B0000DCE9Z,"Motorola 498467-001-00 Wireless PCI Adapter (54 Mbps) With Motorola's Wireless PCI Adapter desktop computers can quickly join a wireless home or small office network. This easy-to-use device eliminates the hassles of traditional networking - no more drilling holes and running wires to get network access. This space-saving device inserts into your computer's available PCI slot and delivers a continuous, wireless network connection. Once connected you can share a single broadband connection with everyone else on the network, and that's just the beginning. You can also share files, pictures, peripherals, printers and more. With all these features, you'll need one for each desktop. MOTOROLA WPC-1810G",computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;network adapters;network cards;networking products,6 B0000A4GHS,Disidencia Inquebrantable ALL TITLES ARE NEW UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. SAME DAY SHIPPING!,alternative rock;dance & electronic;latin music;music;pop;rock,6 B00004NK6R,Copla: Memoria Sentimental CD ..Tal,classic rock;latin music;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B00004RCAS,"Wind From the South Claudia Acuna is a fresh vocal talent from Santiago, Chile. Blessed with an attractive voice, clean enunciation (despite relatively basic English), and a good sense of musical time. Acuna is not a scat singer nor particularly improvisatory, but she does have a way with songs that bears watching. The rangy repertoire here includes time-honored standards, songs sung in Acuna's native Spanish, contemporary delights like Stevie Wonder's ""Visions,"" a lively reading of Gershwin's ""My Man's Gone Now,"" and a bit of bop vocalese on ""Long As You're Living."" Acuna contributed the lion's share of arrangements and works and is accompanied largely by piano, bass, and drum and augmented on several tracks by horn soloists (including saxophonist David Sanchez on two tracks). Also included are two duets with veteran pianist Harry Whitaker. There's a buoyant and attractive seascape quality to several of the tracks, and for Ellington's indelible ""Prelude to a Kiss,"" Acuna jacks up the tempo and swings. Typical for a debut artist, Acuna is all over the map, but it's a map that promises exciting future destinations. --Willard Jenkins",broadway & vocalists;jazz;latin music;music;pop;world music,6 0966370929,"Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Youth Involved in Prostitution, Pornography & Sex Trafficking ""YAP-I's publication on the commercial sexual exploitation of children is one of the best summaries of the problem."" -- Ron O'Grady, Chairperson, ECPAT International",books;dysfunctional relationships;family relationships;new;parenting & relationships;used & rental textbooks,6 1580621279,"365 Fun-Filled Learning Activities: You Can Do with Your Child ""365 Fun-Filled Learning Activities gives you solid ways to engage your child's imagination. Just thumb through this book and you're certain to find an activity that is both fun and educational."" -- Brooklyn Parent Magazine Mary Weaver has been a teacher of early childhood education in New York City for over twenty-five years. For the past fifteen years, she has taught K-1 (Kindergarten/ First Grade) in Manhattan in the public school system and before that in private schools. She is actively involved with Bank Street School of Education as a support teacher for interns in their Early Childhood graduate program.",books;family activities;fitness & dieting;health;parenting;parenting & relationships,6 B000MC3WB0,"Amazon.com: Bella Girl Ringspun Cotton Fitted Cut Rib Tank. B9080: Clothing 100% combed ringspun cotton; super soft 1x1 baby rib knit; sideseamed; wide straps; comfortable, fitted cut;",clothing;clothing & accessories;girls;shirts;sports & outdoors;tank tops,6 B000OZY5Q6,"Nikon Monarch Riflescope 6-24x50SF (Matte Fine Crosshair w/Dot) Whether you're shooting varmints, hunting in the first or last light of day, or simply want big power, the Monarch 6-24x50SF riflescope is an ideal choice. The riflescope offers such features as a one-piece, 1-inch main body tube; a creative Eyebox design with a huge ocular that provides a 4x magnification range and 4 inches of constant eye relief without sacrificing the field of view; an ultra ClearCoat system for 95 percent light transmission; and fully multicoated, super-high-performance lenses. After the lenses are cut and polished, Nikon coats them with multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds. The compounds serve to boost light transmission, improve contrast (to pull game out of its surroundings), deliver true color rendition and flare-free viewing, and enhance the overall image quality. The scope's fine crosshair reticle (with dot), meanwhile, helps give you an accurate bead on your target regardless of the distance. In addition, the riflescope is prepared for years of reliable service thanks to its 100-percent waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof housing. The scope is O-ring sealed, oxygen purged, and nitrogen filled to prevent fogging, while the waterproof performance is guaranteed, even with the windage and elevation caps off. Other details include a quick focus eyepiece; a locking side-focus parallax adjustment; interchangeable turret technology with target-style windage and elevation adjustment knobs and caps; enhanced ring spacing that allows you to mount the scope on virtually any rifle; and a unique zoom control with rearward facing numbers. The riflescope carries Nikon's full lifetime warranty. Specifications: Finish: Matte black Reticle: Fine crosshair with dot Actual magnification: 6x to 24x Objective diameter: 50mm Exit pupil: 2.1mm Eye relief: 4 to 3.6 inches Field of view: 16.8 to 4.2 feet @ 100 yards Tube diameter: 1 inch (25.4mm) Objective O.D.: 2.26 inches/57.3mm Eyepiece O.D.: 1.73 inches/44mm Adjustment graduation (1 click): 1/8 MOA Max internal adjustment: 34 MOA Parallax setting: 50 yards to infinity Length: 15.5 inches Weight: 19.6 ounces Warranty: Nikon lifetime warranty The new Monarch Riflescope Series features Monarch Eye Box Technology, a huge ocular with a generous field of view that provides 4-times magnification zoom range and four inches of constant eye relief. Quick-focus eyepiece allows for a crisp, detailed sight picture. Magnification reference numbers are viewable from the shooter's position thanks to Smooth Zoom Control. Standard on all Long Range Monarch riflescopes, Nikon's easy-to reach dial allows you to quickly focus from a shooting position. Enhanced Mount Ring Spacing provides mounting to virtually any rifle action regardless of caliber, even magnum length actions. (2.5-10x50 may require extension rings in some cases). Ultra ClearCoat Optical System is the basis of the new Monarch scope. It consists of superfine Eco-Glass lens glass and Nikon's proprietary anti-reflection multi-coating technology that boost light transmission up to its theoretical maximum - 95% One-Piece Main Body Tubes. The scope is milled from aircraft-grade aluminum for minimum weight and maximum strength and durability, and is sunshade adaptable. Monarch Riflescopes are waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof. New Monarch 5-20x44 and 6-24x50 models feature Interchangeable Turret Technology with 1/8-MOA adjustments and include low profile adjustments w/caps, target-style windage and elevation adjustment knobs and caps. Monarch 5-20x44 and 6-24x50 models include a sunshade.",gun scopes;hunting;hunting & fishing;hunting optics;rifle scopes;sports & outdoors,6 B000JPPQRS,"Doctor Scrubs Childrens Costume This child doctor costume is a prescription for a great Halloween! COSTUME SIZEDRESS SIZE SMALL4-6 MEDIUM8-10 LARGE12-14 Availability: products generally ship in 1 business day, but during the holiday season, please allow extra shipping time.",clothing & accessories;costumes;costumes & accessories;girls;kids & baby;novelty & special use,6 0060153156,"Staying Ok ""We need this wonderful book so badly! It is even clearer and more helpful than its predecessor"" -- Harold Kushner ""Their book has a rare commonsense and realism; its examples and anecdotes and snatches of talk and dialogue, whether real or imagined, are representative and convincing...it it doesn't work it ought to"" Observer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;fitness & dieting;health;psychology & counseling;psychotherapy;ta & nlp,6 B00004ZCLB,Tiffen 43mm Deluxe Enhancing Filter Kit The prepackaged assortments provide a range of artistic possibilities. Makes colors vibrant. UV Protector Filter FLD Filter to eliminate the green emitted by flourescent light ND Filter to reduce the light in overly bright situations Case,accessories;camera & photo;effects filters;electronics;filter sets;filters,6 B0002ISFT8,"Spider-Man 2: Music From and Inspired By Exclusive Australian pressing of 2004 soundtrack includes two additional tracks over the US version, Switchfoot 'Meant to Live' and an Australian exclusive track, Killing Heidi 'I Am'. 17 tracks in total. Sony. 2004.",alternative rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rap & hip-hop;soundtracks,6 B000QE6TTQ,"BoxWave LG Versa VX9600 Sketching Capacitive Stylus - Pencil-Shaped LG Versa VX9600 Capacitive Touch Screen Stylus (Gold) Gone is the day of doodling with pen and paper.A new era has begun: tablet-doodling.Bored in class?Use your tablet to doodle pictures of yourteacher with a funny hat.On the phone?Pull out your tablet to doodle bubble letters of your name.Stuck in a long meeting? Make tablet doodles that imitate actual note taking.Proper tablet-doodling though, requires the proper equipment.Just as tablet is to paper, so the Sketching Capacitive Stylus is to pencil.Are you a big fan of the pencil's trademark feel?The Sketching Capacitive Stylus mirrors the pencil's hexagonal, easy-grip design and its durable aluminum construction survives even the meanest attack by the class bully.Concerned about accuracy?The highly responsive qualities of the Sketching's capacitive tip will have you perfecting even the most difficult of upper lip shading in no time.With its durable rubber tip and smooth glide feel, the Sketching Capacitive Stylus will have you rethinking using your finger as your touch screen, tablet-doodling tool of choice.Ready. Set. Create.",computers & accessories;electronics;handhelds & accessories;keyboards & styluses;pda & handheld accessories;pdas,6 0689859163,"Halloween Bugs: A Trick or Treat Pop Up Book (Bugs in a Box Books) Little ghouls and boys will love looking behind each door in pop-up artist David A. Carter's Halloween Bugs. ""Whos behind the rusty iron door?"" ""Whos behind the enchanted door?"" Wouldn't you like to know? Aficionados of Carters other buggy books (The Twelve Bugs of Christmas, Easter Bugs, etc.) might have some inkling... six- and eight-legged critters will undoubtedly feature heavily. Behind creepy creaky (or whimsical) doors, readers will find bugs to rival the spookiest Halloween goblins and witches. Beware the ""very hairy Scary Bug!"" Dont turn your back on the ""one-eyed, one-horned, Spotted People Eater Bug."" And think twice before accepting sweets from the ""luscious little Lollipop Bug."" Carter's bug books specialize in the spectacular grand finale--he does not disappoint in Halloween Bugs, either! This clever little novelty pop-up is just the thing for every little trick-or-treater--even those of the two-legged variety. (Ages 2 to 6) --Emilie Coulter David A. Carter is a master paper engineer and creator of the Bugs series, which has sold more than 6 million copies. Also the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed Color series, featuring One Red Dot, Blue 2, 600 Black Spots, Yellow Square, and White Noise, he lives in Auburn, California, with his wife and two daughters.",animals;books;bugs & spiders;children's books;halloween;holidays & celebrations,6 B0002YFSEC,"Small Slip Leash in Red MENDOTA - Matching Leash and Lead for exercise and training whether walking in the park or field. Leash and collar in one design allows for correction and easy use. Adjustable leather slide eliminates slipping off, yet releases properly in relaxed position. Handy for exercise or breezing out at rest stops.",basic leashes;collars;dogs;harnesses & leashes;leashes;pet supplies,6 B00008663G,"Amazon.com: Goddess Crepeset Longline Bra (40C White): Clothing Supportive longline bra - shapes from bust to waist. Molded, soft cup bra. Mesh sides and back have boning for support. Adjustable straps are wide and smooth for comfort. Strong elastic at bottom for a snug fit. Cups have floral embroidery and eyelet trim. 2 column, 8 row hook and eye back closure. Goddess Style 1304",bustiers & corsets;clothing & accessories;intimates;lingerie;plus;women,6 1556431074,"Three Golden Pearls on a String: The Esoteric Teachings of Karate-Do and the Mystical Journey of a Warrior Priest Thomas White has a strong lineage of Shorin Ryu/Shotokan Karate Heritage, dating back to Karate Sakaguwa in Okinawa, in the 1600s.",books;individual sports;martial arts;occult;religion & spirituality;sports & outdoors,6 B000068BTQ,"C2G / Cables to Go 22698 Cat5E Non-Booted Patch Cable, Green (14 Feet/4.26 Meters) For voice/data/video distribution, this cable will handle bandwidth-intensive applications. Meets all Cat5E TIA/EIA standards, and drastically reduces both impedance and structural return loss (SRL). Each of the individual pairs is bonded together to help maintain the twist-spacing throughout the line right up to the termination point. Constructed from high quality cable, this design minimizes Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) levels. The molded, snagless boot prevents unwanted cable snags during installation and provides extra strain relief. Available in a variety of colors to easily color-code your network installation. Uses: 1000 BASE-T; 100 BASE-T; 10 BASE-T (IEEE 802.3), 4/16 Mbps Token Ring (IEEE 802.5); 100 VG-AnyLAN, 100 Mbps TP-PMD (ANSI X3T9.5); 55/155 Mbps ATM, Voice Connector 1: (1) RJ-45 Male and Connector 2: (1) RJ-45 Male",cables & interconnects;computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;ethernet cables,6 B000FPZR3K,Omix-Ada 16908.02 Clutch Master Cylinder Clutch Master Cylinder;,automotive;clutches & parts;master cylinders;replacement parts;transmission & drive train;transmissions & parts,6 B00005RCZ7,Live 2001 2CD,classic rock;dance & electronic;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0002AQCQO,"Zoo Med ReptiCare Ceramic Infrared Heat Emitter 150 Watts ReptiCare Ceramic Heat Emitters are the perfect 24 hour heat source for all reptiles. These porcelain heating devices screw into a standard porcelain incandescent socket, giving off intense muscle-penetrating"" infrared heat while emitting no light. The flat-faced design is more efficient and longer lasting than conical designs which build up excess heat internally ultimately carbonizing the element.""",aquarium heaters;fish & aquatic pets;habitat lighting;pet supplies;pet supplies: international shipping available;reptiles & amphibians,6 B000FGVPUS,"MLB Anaheim Angels White Hooded Baby Towel Keep your baby warm and dry in this 25""x45""soft terry hooded baby towel embellished with your team logo.",bath;fan shop;home & garden;home & kitchen;sports & outdoors;towels,6 B000632ZFO,"Backyard Baseball 2005 Backyard Baseball 2005 combines the friendly playground atmosphere with your favorite MLB players. Play with or against the kids and pros and get the full baseball experience! The game engine and all-new code deliver a fresh take on a classic sports game series. Multiple modes of play - Single Game, Season Play, Batting Practice and Home Run Derby Full stats and standings in Season Play",children's;games;pc;software;sports;video games,6 1577664116,"Exploring Law and Culture Title of related interest from Waveland Press: Otterbein, The Anthropology of War (ISBN 9781577666073). ""This brief but comprehensive look at legal anthropology covers all the essentials. It effectively combines examples from fieldwork with historical and legal records to illustrate the many relationships between law and culture."" Serena Nanda, John Jay College of Criminal Justice ""This brief but comprehensive look at legal anthropology covers all the essentials. It effectively combines examples from fieldwork with historical and legal records to illustrate the many relationships between law and culture."" -- Serena Nanda, John Jay College of Criminal Justice ""I found this book extremely comprehensible in scope yet attuned to important minor cultural differences in the understanding and practice of law at the same time. Dorothy Bracey is to be congratulated."" -- David Howes, Concordia University ""Very clearly written, well-organized, and easy to follow."" -- Shahla Haeri, Boston University",anthropology;books;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;used & rental textbooks,6 B0002ZQGVU,"Leather Lead - 5/8"" x 6' Quality 5/8"" russet leather with bolt snap.",basic leashes;collars;dogs;harnesses & leashes;leashes;pet supplies,6 9627762776,"B2B Exchanges 2.0: Not All e-Markets Are ""Dot-bombs"" Ignore this book at your peril."" --Nick Earle, CEO & President of StreamServe Inc., former President of Ariba, EuropeA must read for those companies and individuals who want to understand how B2B exchanges are changing e-Business. --Dan Jankowski, Senior Vice President, Global Communications, Covisint LLCA bridge between past B2B exchanges and the more integrated and sustainable, web-based e-markets of the future. --Christopher Prior-Willeard, PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK William co-authored the international bestseller B2B Exchanges: The Killer Application in the Business-to-Business Internet Revolution. He is considered a guru of B2B exchanges, having written numerous articles on the subject as well as being the keynote speaker at major B2B conferences. He has over 17 years experience as a securities lawyer and securities market consultant. For the last six years he was the CEO of the Bermuda Stock Exchange and positioned the BSX as the worlds leading, electronic, offshore stock exchange. Currently, William is Entrepreneur in Residence at the eVentureCentre an e-commerce incubator in Bermuda. He sits on the advisory board of the WiredAtlantic venture fund, which is part of the Amerscan Group and an early investor in AviationX. William acts as an advisor to the Minister of E-commerce and Telecommunications in Bermuda as a member of the E-commerce Advisory Board. Having lived and worked in Hong Kong and Bermuda, and advised on the development of a number of offshore jurisdictions, William is also an expert on offshore financial centers.",books;business & investing;computers & technology;industries & professions;internet & web culture;retailing,6 031226920X,"Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery You don't have to be a Sherlock Holmes fan to enjoy this absorbing debut novel about Dr. James Mortimer, of The Hound of the Baskervilles fame, and the start of his career as a crime-solver. After the death of his wife, the bereaved Mortimer considers devoting the rest of his days to his hobby of archeology, but his friend Dr. Watson persuades him to take a position as a substitute physician instead. One of Mortimer's first patients is the beautiful, high-strung Lavinia Nancarrow, the ward of a wealthy merchant and former India nabob who's been holding her essentially captive in his home in Aldgate. After joining the staff of Dr. Violet Branscombe's clinic for abused women in Whitechapel, Mortimer and his new colleague team up to investigate the mystery of Lavinia's confinement. In what turns out to be an intriguing case of murder and romance, Williams brings London's East End and India under the Raj vividly to life, while nicely dramatizing the condition of women of different classes in the late Victorian era. A translator by profession, Williams is particularly good at language and his narrative is peppered (but not overseasoned) with obscure and obsolete words (e.g., armigerous, mofussil, larrikin) that should send those who like to expand their vocabularies to their (unabridged) dictionaries. Too many Holmes pastiches or spinoffs fail to do full justice to Conan Doyle's original creation; this is a rare and honorable exception, sure to delight historical mystery readers as well. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. In 1890 London, Dr. James Mortimer (a friend of Sherlock Holmes's Dr. Watson), recovering from the death of his first wife, encounters a beautiful young woman kept close under lock and key by a zealously overprotective guardian. The one man allowed to visit, an art tutor, is suspected of nefarious degeneracies by a female doctor who runs a clinic in the neighborhood. She and Mortimer proceed to determine why the woman is guarded and whether the artist is really a pimp on the prowl. Dangerous situations and murder ensue. First novelist Williams succeeds admirably in re-creating Victorian London, both in character and setting. Fans of Anne Perry and other Victorian mysteries will enjoy. Strongly recommended. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Sherlock Holmes as a bit player? The great detective as a somewhat bumbling doper? The reluctance of authors to let go of Conan Doyle's fog-enshrouded London has led to a new subgenre of mystery: Holmes stories in which Holmes himself has largely faded from view. This example of the new breed get the feel of Victorian London just right, while offering innovative perspectives on the character and the era. A Holmes-inspired caper, but one in which the master detective appears as memory and inspiration more than actual character, is Williams' Dr. Mortimer and the Aldgate Mystery. James Mortimer, Holmes fans will remember, brought Holmes to Baskerville Manor to investigate the rampages of the Grimpen Hound in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Here Mortimer narrates his own mystery, written in 1939, but the story focuses on events starting in 1890, with the death of Mortimer's beloved young wife. Dr. Watson suggests that Mortimer numb his sorrows in work and arranges for him to take over a London practice. One of his patients is a young woman who, Mortimer discovers, is kept a virtual prisoner (largely through the administration of laudanum) by her guardian and brother. Mortimer's attempts to free the woman plunge him into a Victorian abyss of drug-dealing and flesh-trading. A most satisfying gothic detective tale. Connie FletcherCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Gerard Williams is the pseudonym of Gary Newman, whose lifelong commitment to the Word has led him through language-teaching at home and abroad to his present-day activity as a translator. He lives in North-East England.",books;british detectives;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B000BH4Z08,Ernie Haase: Signature Sound (2005) This DVD includes 18 songs presented by Bill & Gloria Gaither.,christian;gospel;movies & tv;music;pop;tv,6 B000KL5EAK,"WeatherTech Custom Fit Front FloorLiner for Nissan Frontier/Suzuki Equator (Black) In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeil Automotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFit floor protection available today. WeatherTech FloorLiner Mats are designed to keep your interior carpet clean, with quality floor protection proudly designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA. Precision-crafted, rugged, and available in multiple colors All-Weather Floor Protection The WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving absolute interior protection. Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit. A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface. Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving. Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit over the door sill...no muss, no fuss. Simple to Install WeatherTech FloorLiner mats are simple to install, with grommet holes that match the factory carpet in your vehicle. Note: FloorLiner is designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. They will not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech FloorLiner. Protect Your Investment FloorLiner protects the resale value of your vehicle, too. Simply put, the cost of owning a vehicle is the difference between what you pay for it and what you sell it for. There are many factors that influence resale value; miles, exterior condition, maintenance history and of course interior condition. FloorLiner mats protect against some of the most common causes of interior damage, helping to keep your investment in good shape for years to come. Warranty The WeatherTech FloorLiner is guaranteed against faulty materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. Exclusions to this warranty are wear due to severe abrasive conditions and chemical contamination, such as spilled gasoline, bleach, etc. Depending on the situation, MacNeil Automotive will either replace your FloorLiner at no charge or charge you a prorated amount for a replacement. In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeilAutomotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFitTM floor protection available today! The WeatherTechFloorLiner accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving ""absolute interior protection""! Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit! A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface! Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving! Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTechFloorLiner over the door sill...no muss-no fuss! Rear FloorLiners incorporate many of the same design features as the front FloorLiners. Rear FloorLiners (where offered) are manufactured from a proprietary custom blended TPO (thermopolyolefin) that is not only wear resistant, but also remains flexible under temperature extremes. FloorLiners were designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. Theywill not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech floor mats. Please note that the on-screen color representations are not necessarily precise representations of actual product colors due to variance in monitor calibrations.",automobilia;automotive;custom fit;floor mats;floor mats & cargo liners;interior accessories,6 B000083F5P,"I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his opinions. Michael Jordan once said that we all want to say the things that Barkley says, but we don't dare. But even die-hard followers of the all-time NBA great, the star of TNT's Inside the NBA and CNN's TalkBack Live, will be astonished by just how candid and provocative he is in this book - and just how big his ambitions are. Though he addresses weighty issues with a light touch and prefers to stir people to think by making them laugh, there's nothing Charles Barkley shies away from here - not race, not class, not big money, not scandal, not politics, not personalities, nothing. If there's one thing Charles Barkley knows, it's the crying need for honest, open discussion in this country - the more uncomfortable the subject, the more necessary the dialogue. And if the discussion leader can be as wise, irreverent, (occasionally) profane and (consistently) funny as Charles Barkley, so much the better. Many people are going to be shocked and scandalized by I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It, but many more will stand up and cheer. Like Molly Ivins or Bill O'Reilly, Charles Barkley is utterly his own thinker, and everything he says comes from deep reflection. One way or another, if more blood hasn't reached your brain by the time you've finished this book, maybe you've been embalmed.",basketball;biographies & memoirs;books;politics & government;politics & social sciences;sports & outdoors,6 0552141356,"Wedding Allegra Steinberg has all the real-life problems of a Hollywood mover and shaker. As the daughter of two prominent producers and the entertainment lawyer for some of the most famous stars, Allegra spends her time supporting those who stand directly in the glare of fame. When Allegra's fragile personal life starts to crumble, however, she finds the courage to turn her attentions to her own life. And when she meets Jeff Hamilton, a sincere, sexy writer, she finds a reason for self-examination. The course of true love soon takes its required detours, and Jeff and Allegra must learn to compromise, grow up, and grow together. Once again, Steel delivers the goods: a novel full of fame, fashion, and modest passion. Though the story starts off a bit unfocused, and takes minor side trips to investigate unrelated issues, fans should find it a satisfying Steel fix. The Wedding has no pretensions of being anything other than what it is--a perfect read for a plane trip or a long, lazy weekend. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Steel's 48th novel (after Irresistible Forces), about weddings Hollywood-style, gets off to a slow start, but just when the singsong prose and bland introductory details begin to get frustrating the plot picks up steam. Beautiful, brainy lawyer Allegra Steinberg's life is one drama after another--once she gets rid of her boyfriend, philandering dullard Brandon Edwards. Her clients are superstar musicians and actors who phone her at 2 a.m. because they've fallen in love or gotten arrested or think they're being stalked. Her family are superstars, too: Mom is TV director Blaire Scott, Daddy is Golden Globe humanitarian-of-the-year producer Simon Steinberg, and then there's her 17-year-old sister, Sam, a leggy model whose pregnancy throws everyone for a loop. Steel's characters are already over-the-top, but leave it to this clever megaselling author to throw not one but three weddings into the mix. Movie stars Carmen Conners and Alan Carr elope, wig-and-polyester-style, in Las Vegas, and Sam secretly marries Jimmy Mazzoleri, who isn't the father of her baby. The centerpiece of the tale, however, is the big one, complete with an odious wedding planner, for Allegra and Jeff Hamilton, a gorgeous, soulful New York writer. Although Steel's prose is predictable, no one can gainsay her charitable heart. On the far side of tears and melodrama, everyone in the cast is redeemed and paired off--even Jeff's anti-Semitic mother and Allegra's sociopathic biological father, who richly deserve one another. (Apr.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. ""Steel goes straight for fundamentals of human nature... she has her finger on the button when it comes to modern emotions - and her readers can expect a good cry"" Daily Mail ""For drama that tugs at the heartstrings, try Danielle Steel"" Today Simon Steinberg and Blaire Scott are among the most respected couples in Hollywood. Simon, a major movie producer, and Blaire, an award-winning television writer, have defied the Hollywood cliches, keeping their marriage together for decades. Their three children- aspiring teenage model Samantha, pre-med student Scott, and entertainment lawyer Allegra- are successful and happy.As an attorney to the stars, twenty-nine year old Allegra Steinberg's career consumes so much of her time, she has little time for a private life. Until a chance encounter with a New York writer turns Allegra's life upside down. And suddenly, she finds herself planning a wedding at her parent's Bel Air home.As preparations begin for a September ceremony, the chaos of last-minute arrangements, surprise announcements, and ever-increasing anxiety brings out the best and worst in everyone. But as couples in each generation in the Steinberg family struggle with broken vows and new hopes, the real meaning of Allegra's wedding emerges. For the bride, the ceremony is a bridge between her past and her future. For her parents, it is a reminder of the bond that holds all together. And for both families, it is an opportunity for reconciliation, forgiveness, and new hope for the future, as weddings often are for us all. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Danielle Steel is one of the world's most popular and highly acclaimed authors, with over ninety international bestselling novels in print and more than 600 million copies of her novels sold. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved. To discover more about Danielle Steel and her books visit her website at www.daniellesteel.com And join her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DanielleSteelOfficial The traffic moved along the Santa Monica Freeway at a snail's pace,as Allegra Steinberg lay her head back against the seat of the midnight blue Mercedes 300. At this rate, it was going to take forever. She had nothingparticular to do on the way home, but it always seemed such an incredible wasteof time just sitting there in traffic.She stretched her long legs, sighed, and flicked on the radio, and shesmiled as they started playing Bram Morrison's latest single. He was one of herclients at the law firm. She had represented him for over a year. She had anumber of important clients. At twenty-nine, four years out of Yale law school, she was a junior partner at Fisch, Herzog, and Freeman. They were one of the most important firms in L.A., and entertainment law had always been herpassion.Allegra had known years before that she wanted to go into law, and it had onlybeen for a brief, littlewhile, after two years of summer stock in New Haven during her sophomore and junior years at Yale, that she had thought she might want to be an actress. It wouldn't have surprised anyone in her family, but it wouldn't necessarily have pleased them. Her mother, Blaire Scott, had written and produced one of the most successful shows on television for nine years. It was a comedy, well peppered with serious moments, and some occasional real-life drama. They had had the highest possible ratings for seven of their nine years, and it had earned her mother seven Emmies. Her father, Simon Steinberg, was a major movie producer, and had made some of Hollywood's most important movies. He had won three Academy Awards over the years, and his reputation for box officesuccesses was legend. More importantly, he was that rarest of commoditiesin Hollywood, a nice man, a gentleman, a truly decent human being. He andBlaire were among the industry's most unusual, and most respected couples. Theyworked hard, and had a real family, which they devoted a lot of their time to.Allegra had a seventeen-year-old sister, Samantha, Sam, who was a senior inhigh school and a model, and who, unlike Allegra, did want to be an actress.Only their brother, Scott, a junior at Stanford, seemed to have escaped show business entirely. He was in pre-med, and all he wanted in lifewas to be a doctor. Hollywood and its alleged magic held no lure for ScottSteinberg.Scott had seen enough of show business in his twenty years. And he even thoughtAllegra was crazy to be an entertainment lawyer. He didn't want to spend the rest of his life worrying about the box office, or the gross, or the ratings.He wanted to specialize in sports medicine, and be an orthopedic surgeon. Niceand sensible and down-to-earth. When the bone breaks, you fix it. He had seenenough of the agonies the rest of his family went through, dealing withspoiled, erratic stars, unreliable actors, dishonest network people whodisappeared in six months, and quixotic investors. There were highs certainly,and perks admittedly, and they all seemed to love what they did. His motherderived tremendous satisfaction from her show, and his father had produced somegreat movies. And Allegra liked being an attorney for the stars and Samwanted to be an actress. But as far as Scott was concerned, theycould have it.Allegra smiled to herself, thinking of him, and listening to the last of Bram'ssong. Even Scott had been impressed when she was able to tell him that Bram wasone of her clients. He was a hero. She never said who her clients were, butBram had mentioned her on a special with Barbara Walters. Carmen Connors was one of her clients too, the Marilyn Monroe look-alike who was the decade'snew blond bombshell. She was twenty-three years old, from a town in Oregon thesize of a dinner plate, and she was an ardent Christian. She had started out asa singer, and recently she'd done two movies back to back, and it turned out she was a sensational actress. She'd been referred to the firm by CAA, and oneof the senior partners had introduced her to Allegra. They had hit it offinstantly, and now she was Allegra's baby, literally sometimes, but Allegradidn't mind it.Unlike Bram, who was in his late thirties and had been around the musicbusiness for twenty years, Carmen was still fairly new to Hollywood, and seemedto be constantly beset by problems. Trouble with boyfriends, men who were in love with her and she insisted she barely knew, stalkers, publicists,hairdressers, tabloids, paparazzi, would-be agents. She was never sure how tohandle any of them, and Allegra was used to getting calls from her anytime, dayor night, usually starting at two in the morning. The young beauty was often terrified at night, and she was always afraid that someone would break in andhurt her. Allegra had been able to control some of the terror for her with a security company that patrolled her house from dusk to dawn, a state-of-the-artalarm, and a pair of incredibly unnerving guard dogs. They were rottweilers and Carmen was afraid of them, but so were her would-be attackers and stalkers. But in spite of all that, she still called Allegra in the middle of the night, just to talk out problems she was having on the set, or sometimes just for comfort. It didn't bother Allegra; she was used to it. But her friends commented that she was as much baby-sitter as lawyer. Allegra knew it was part of the job with celebrity clients. She had seen what her parents went through with their stars, and nothing surprised her. Despite everything, she loved practicing law, and sheparticularly enjoyed the field of entertainment.As she sat and waited for the traffic to move again, she pressed another buttonon her radio, and then thought about Brandon, as the traffic finally began toedge forward. Sometimes it took her an hour to crawl ten miles on the way homefrom a meeting or seeing a client at their home, but she was used to that too.She loved living in L.A., and most of the time she didn't mind the traffic. She had the top down on her car, it was a warm January afternoon and her long blond hair shimmered in the last of the winter sunlight. It was a perfect southern California day, the kind of weather she had longed for during her seven long New Haven winters while she was at Yale, first forundergraduate, and then for law school. After Beverly Hills High, most of herfriends had gone to UCLA, but her father had wanted her to go to Harvard.Allegra had preferred Yale, but she had never been tempted to stay in the Eastafter she graduated. Her whole life was based in California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;domestic life;literature & fiction;single women;women's fiction,6 B00005V2SQ,Blue Moon Japanese version featuring a bonus track,blues;jazz;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 B000BQONPQ,"Bussmann BP/AGC-4 4 Amp Fast Acting Glass Tube Fuse, 250V UL Listed Carded, 5-Pack AGC - 1/4-Inch x 1-1/4-Inch Fast-Acting Glass Tube Fuse. Automotive: Used in older-model cars, glass tube fuses today are found primarily in automotive accessory applications. Appliances & Consumer Electronics: Glass and ceramic tube fuses are often used to protect appliances and consumer electronics. As electronic equipment becomes smaller, the circuits and components become more delicate and easily damaged. Fuses are the preferred method of protection due to their accuracy, small size and reliability. Fuses are available in a wide variety of amp ratings to provide precise protection. Generally, two sizes of user-replaceable fuses are found: the 1/4-Inch x 1-1/4-Inch and 5 x 20mm. Each is available in a variety of volt and amp ratings. There are two basic types of fuses available for appliances and consumer electronics: fast-acting or time-delay. Any replacement fuse must match the one it's replacing. In general, fast-acting fuses are a single strand of wire or strip of metal. Time-delay fuses usually have a coiled wire, a thick element wrapped in wire, or a spring. Most electronic fuses will have the voltage and amp rating stamped on the end cap. The type of fuse can generally be visually identified. Also, owner's manuals will have the correct replacement fuse generically identified. For example: ""Use a 2 amp, time-delay, 250 volt fuse."" Glass and ceramic tube fuses vary by diameter and length. This fuse is 1/4-Inch diameter and 1-1/4-Inch long. 5 Pack, 4A Type AGC Glass Tube Fuse, Electronic, Fast Acting, 250V.",breakers;cartridge fuses;electrical;fuses;load centers & fuses;tools & home improvement,6 B000N29KOW,"Kodak EX-1011 Easyshare 10-Inch Digital Picture Frame with Wireless Capability The Kodak Easyshare EX-1011 digital picture frame plays vibrant slideshows of your favorite pictures and video set to music. The frames are color-tuned to Kodak standards and use Kodak Color Science for vibrant colors and pleasing skin tones - displaying pictures in brilliant color and crisp detail. Set up is a snap, and you can enjoy any JPEG picture, most video types (MPEG 1 and 4, MOV, AVI) and MP3 music using all the popular memory card formats (CF, SD, MMC, xD and MS). You can also source digital files from any digital still camera, home PC, Jump Drive and Flash Drive via USB 2.0. Stereo speakers are built into the frames for dramatic sound accompaniment to your slide shows. The 10-inch (diagonal) 800 x 480 high resolution digital display features a 16:9 aspect ratio, as well as wireless access of pictures, videos and music from your home PC or online at KODAK Gallery over a standard wireless home network. The frame has 128 MB of built-in memory for storing pictures and videos, built-in stereo speakers, and headphone jack for music.",accessories;camera & photo;digital picture frames;electronics;photo studio;storage & presentation materials,6 B0001ZO7LC,"Amazon.com: Ultimax(r) by Wigwam(r) Ironman Running Low Cut - White Medium/Small: Clothing The Wigwam(r) Mills Ultimax(r) Running Low Cut quarter sock is a low-cut running sock with a cushioned sole for added comfort. The Ultimax(r) moisture control system combines Lumiza(tm) and olefin to repel and move moisture, keeping your feet dry and comfortable.",clothing;clothing & accessories;exercise & fitness;men;running;sports & outdoors,6 B00085H5CS,"A Preface to Morals Far and away Walter Lippmanns best book.... [He] has not merely, as other writers have done, shown us the picture of our own confusion, with our ancient sanctions and authorities gone and obliged to stand on our own human feet; he gives us the assurance that we shall be able to do so, that we have begun to do so already. Edmund Wilson, New Republic To read it is a continuous intellectual excitement. It is the record of a finely endowed mind with not a little first-hand experience of human affairs, trying to think its way through and out of the moral condition of our time. It is full of penetrating analyses and of sound criticisms. Saturday Review One of the finest qualities of this Preface to Morals is a certain strain of literary self-conquest, wholly in keeping with the authors idea of asceticism, which saves the book from falling into the slough of cleverness, and gives it a lean literary vigor and sincerity.... This is a soundjand valuable book: honest, unafraid and austere. Yale Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was the author of many books on political thought and was widely considered Americas most distinguished syndicated columnist. In addition to being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he won two Pulitzer Prizes for his newspaper column Today and Tomorrow, which appeared in the New YorkHerald Tribune. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.",books;ethics & morality;philosophy;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality;religious studies,6 B0002J2A2A,"iConcepts/Digi 1300 Mah replacement ( BPLM1 ) 1500mAh Lithium ion rechargeable battery packfor exclusive use with selectOlympus digital cameras. It is compatible with the E-3, E-30, and Evolt E-300, E-330 and E-500 series Digital SLR's as well as C-5060 and C-8080digital cameras. It is suitable for quick charging (an exclusive charger is necessary).",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 B000OZY5MK,"Monarch Riflescope 4-16x42SF Matte Mildot Offering all the power necessary for long-range varmints but with a big enough field of view for close-quarter big-game hunting, the all-purpose Nikon Monarch 4-16x42SF sets the standard for scope performance. The riflescope offers such features as a one-piece, 1-inch main body tube; a creative Eyebox design with a huge ocular that provides a 4x magnification range and 4 inches of constant eye relief without sacrificing the field of view; a precise mil-dot reticle for accurate targeting; an ultra ClearCoat system for 95 percent light transmission; and fully multicoated, super-high-performance lenses. After the lenses are cut and polished, Nikon coats them with multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds. The compounds serve to boost light transmission, improve contrast (to pull game out of its surroundings), deliver true color rendition and flare-free viewing, and enhance the overall image quality. In addition, the riflescope is prepared for years of reliable service thanks to its 100-percent waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof housing. The scope is O-ring sealed, oxygen purged, and nitrogen filled to prevent fogging, while the waterproof performance is guaranteed, even with the windage and elevation caps off. Other details include a quick focus eyepiece; a locking side-focus parallax adjustment; interchangeable turret technology with target-style windage and elevation adjustment knobs and caps; enhanced ring spacing that allows you to mount the scope on virtually any rifle; and a unique zoom control with rearward facing numbers. Sunshade adaptable, the riflescope carries Nikon's full lifetime warranty. Specifications: Finish: Matte black Reticle: Mil dot Actual magnification: 4x to 16x Objective diameter: 42mm Exit pupil: 2.6mm Eye relief: 4 to 3.7 inches Field of view: 25.2 to 6.3 feet @ 100 yards Tube diameter: 1 inch (25.4mm) Objective O.D.: 1.94 inches/49.3mm Eyepiece O.D.: 1.73 inches/44mm Adjustment graduation (1 click): 1/4 MOA Max internal adjustment: 40 MOA Parallax setting: 50 yards to infinity Length: 13.5 inches Weight: 18 ounces Warranty: Nikon lifetime warranty All the power necessary for long range varmints, yet a big enough field of view at the low end for close-quarter big game hunting. This all-purpose riflescope is an ideal choice for shooting in the field or on the bench.",gun scopes;hunting;hunting & fishing;hunting optics;rifle scopes;sports & outdoors,6 0761450408,"Circle Song PreSThis gentle bedtime rhyme features a parent interacting with a young child as nighttime falls. Circles play an integral role in the versefrom the circle made from hugging arms; to the globelike orbs of the earth, moon, and stars; to the rounded shapes of the childs eyes, cheeks, and chin. The youngster finally falls asleep and dreams of circles, of course. A fine example of the melding of text and artistic design, this book presents the verse encompassed in a large circle on the left-hand side of each double-page spread and pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings encircled on the right. The background colors of each page change throughout the story. As evening turns into night, the light earth tones turn to dark shades of blue. Pair this book with Margaret Wise Browns Goodnight Moon (HarperCollins, 1947) for soothing selections for infants and toddlers and for youngsters just learning their shapes.Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Ages 4^-6. ""The whole world is a circle, turning out in space. / My whole world is shining in the circle of your face."" After pausing to point out stars and a smiling moon, a father tenderly puts his child to bed in this brief, somniferous sleepy-time rhyme. Text and cartoon illustrations alternate within large moonlike circles on facing pages, creating a simple, repetitive visual rhythm that underscores the poem's motif. Drowsy children will be sent to dreamland: more resistant ones will need stronger medicine, such as Kate Bank's And If the Moon Could Talk (1998). John Peters A brief, rhythmic text combines lullaby with concept book. An African-American baby and parent are shown in the illustrations. ``Wrap your arms around me, make a circle, hold me tight. I'll take you spinning through the air, as daylight turns to night.'' The cuddled child is in pajamas, the moon is ``like a night-light hanging high,'' while the stars and child's face and features are more examples of the lovingly conveyed main theme. The illustrations, portholes in the center of increasingly darker borders as night descends, show the parent and child with round objectsa goldfish bowl, a round mirror, etc. Engel (The Shelf- Paper Jungle, 1994, etc.) uses watercolors to portray whimsical moonscapes and a starry sky in pleasing and memorable ways. (Picture book. 3-5) -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. ""A quiet story to share at bedtime."" -- Children's Book Review Service, March 1999",books;children's books;education & reference;family life;sleep;social situations,6 B000KB9A6Y,"Quickbooks Enhanced Payroll 2007 [OLDER VERSION] QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll 2007 works within and requires QuickBooks to provide a powerful, in-house payroll solution that makes it easy to complete your entire payroll. Loaded with time-saving features and options, this software also automatically fills in state and federal tax forms with QuickBooks data--you just print, sign, and mail, or e-file, and pay at no additional charge. You can even choose to pay your employees with convenient Direct Deposit or print paychecks from PC--it's all up to you. Automatically calculate payroll taxes and deductions based on the data you enter. View larger. Payroll center lets you simplify payroll management by handling all payroll activities from a single screen. View larger. Process your payroll in QuickBooks. View larger. Calculate net-to-gross amounts for bonuses and commissions in just one step. View larger. Run customized payroll reports from QuickBooks anytime you like. View larger. Whether you're an accountant working with clients, a business owner paying employees, or payroll personnel, Enhanced Payroll provides a more complete, professional and profitable payroll service. Manage Everything In-House Enhanced Payroll gives you the ability to save time and money by processing your payroll more efficiently and entirely in-house. First, step-by-step guidance makes it easy to set-up and get started. And once you're ready, this software automatically calculates payroll taxes, earnings, and deductions based on the data you enter. It also makes it a snap to quickly download the latest federal and state tax tables and track Workers' Compensation costs. In addition, in just one step you can calculate net-to-gross amounts for bonuses and commissions. Process Payroll More Efficiently Designed to help you keep your business on-track, Enhanced Payroll lets you run payroll in just a few mouse clicks: simply enter hours and you're ready to go. You can also offer Direct Deposit to your employees and schedule deposits up to 45 days in advance. For added convenience, you can manage all your payroll activities from a single screen with the Payroll Center. See an end-to-end view of your most important payroll tasks and quickly check due dates for your payroll schedule, including when to pay your taxes, who to pay, and how much. Simple, Straightforward Operation Enhanced Payroll works within QuickBooks financial software, so there's nothing new to learn. With Enhanced Payroll, your data is already integrated. That means no double data entry and fewer chances for data-entry errors. (If questions or concerns do arise, you can receive on-going help through the additional callback phone support available via Web request). This software also makes it a snap to share data with your accountant--and your accountant can run reports and make adjustments for you, without ever leaving the office. Just email your company file to your accountant or give them remote access to your file via their QuickBooks Accountant Edition software. Track workers' Compensation rates and deductions. View larger. Accounting Features Enhanced Payroll offers many tools that are particularly helpful for accountants. For example, the After-the-Fact Payroll tool is an efficient method for entering payroll data from paychecks that clients have prepared themselves. You can enter After-the-Fact Payroll through one simple spreadsheet-style data entry screen, and then QuickBooks automatically identifies errors in client-generated payroll and proposes adjustments to federal withholding. You can also give your clients professional looking payroll reports and analyses that print out with just a few keystrokes and cover payroll activity by employee, payroll expense analysis and payroll tax reports. If clients need additional help clients understanding all the details of their payroll, they can look over pre-configured reports that print out on standard paper. Manage Both Business Finances and Payroll Enhanced Payroll offers an easy, all-in-one solution for managing both your business finances and your payroll, which means you can spend less time on payroll while minimizing tax filing hassles. Enter your employee information once, and this QuickBooks system will use the information each payday to automatically calculate deductions and prepare paychecks to print. The software also compiles the payroll data for your 940/Schedule A, 941/Schedule B, 943/943A, W-2, W-3, 1099-MISC and 1096 forms and carries your data directly into your quarterly federal filings, so you can print signature-ready federal forms. Plus, Enhanced Payroll can fill out state tax forms for more than 40 states. And you'll never have to worry about relying on out-dated information--every 45 days, QuickBooks automatically prompts you to download the most current tax tables, helping you keep your payroll accurate and up-to-date. Track Workers' Compensation Rates and Deductions Keeping track of Workers' Compensation can be very time consuming. And if you don't accurately track the codes and rates for each employee, you could end up paying more than you should. Enhanced Payroll helps you set up and apply the right codes, so you can generate accurate, detailed reports showing exactly how much you owe. This features is particularly ideal for contractors. Accurate Net-to-Gross Calculations This software also helps you avoid the time consuming, trial-and-error approach to performing net-to-gross calculations. In one easy step, Enhanced Payroll instantly determines the gross amount needed to match a determined net amount. This software also offers customizable summary-level and detail-level reports, so you can see how payroll affects your bottom line. You can even use payroll data for more accurate job costing analysis. Create and Print Paychecks From Your PC Enhanced Payroll helps streamline your payroll process, so you can finish your payroll in a fraction of the time. Just set up your payroll in QuickBooks, enter your employees' hours (if applicable), and then print your paychecks. For added convenience, enter all employees' hours from a single screen to help save time and eliminate hassles. And by using the redesigned Pay Employees workflow (which requires QuickBooks 2007) or Rapid Time Entry (QuickBooks 2004 or newer), you can enter all employee hours quickly and accurately on a single screen, rather than on individual screens. Direct Deposit With optional Direct Deposit, you don't need to be in the office on payday. If you're away on business, or enjoying a vacation, employees can still get paid. This software will deposit your employees' pay into their accounts--no matter where you are on payday. Plus employees don't have to run to the bank to deposit their paychecks. Note: additional fees apply to this feature. There's no risk involved in trying out Enhanced Payroll; it comes with a 60 day satisfaction guarantee or your money back. The efficient way to do your entire payroll in-house. QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll automatically fills in state and federal tax forms with QuickBooks data -- you just print, sign, and mail, or E-File & Pay at no additional charge.1 (NEW!) Pay your employee",accounting & finance;business & office;business accounting & finance;payroll;personal finance;software,6 0828016453,"Secrets of Revelation: The Apocalypse Through Hebrew Eyes Jacques B. Doukhan was born in Algeria and educated in France, where he completed his doctorate in Hebrew language and literature at the University of Strasbourg. He was then the recipient of a post doctorate research scholarship from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Doukhan also holds a doctorate in Old Testament exegesis from Andrews University, where he is now professor of Hebrew, Old Testament exegesis, and Jewish Studies. He also is editor of L'Oliver and Shabbat Shalom and director of the Institute of Jewish-Christian Studies. His books include Drinking at the Sources; The Genesis Creation Story: Its Literary Structure; Hebrew for Theologians; Secrets of Daniel, and Secrets of Revelation. He is the editor of two journals, Shabbat Shalom and L'Olivier.",books;christian books & bibles;reference;religion & spirituality;religious studies;theology,6 B0000003XB,Beyond World War 3 CASSETTE TAPE,dance & electronic;jazz;music;pop;rap & hip-hop;world music,6 1411600622,"Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories ""....fantastic job portraying contemporary, young-American, happy-hour, social culture at it's funny, ugly, anecdotal, bare-naked, real-est..."" -- from Tucker Max fan emails""...I owe you my eye-opening experience to the sinister, possibly reckless aspect of humanity that I find strangely appealing..."" -- from Tucker Max fan emails""After reading several stories, I have decided you are my new god. I have never laughed so hard or long...."" -- from Tucker Max fan emails Tucker Max received his BA from University of Chicago, where he graduated in 1998 with lots of the various honors that they bestow on smart people. He received an academic scholarship to Duke Law School, where he graduated amid much controversy with a JD in May of 2001. Max accomplished this despite the fact that he neglected to purchase any of his textbooks for the final two years, spent one semester living in Cancun, and was single-handedly responsible for dropping Duke in the U.S. News and World Report law school rankings from 7 down to 11. As of this writing, Tucker has neither wife nor girlfriend. This is because Tucker does not want one. Tucker is barely responsible enough to take care of himself; at this point a mature, long-term relationship would be too much to ask.",anthologies;books;contemporary;literature & fiction;short stories;single author,6 B0007TIYV6,Conant Custom Brass Model T-7 Vermont Natural Brass Travel Thermometer The Vermont Travel Thermometer combines the beauty of solid brass with the durability of an optical quality unbreakable polycarbonate tube. This thermometer uses accurate spirit tube technology and is entirely mercury free. It's also waterproof - perfect for fishing trips or attached to your zipper pull for a day on the slopes. Only 2.5 inches long.,conant custom brass;garden center;lawn & garden;outdoor décor;outdoor thermometers;patio,6 B000IU9U1M,"THE DOG Artlist - West Highland White Terrier Coffee Mug The Dog Artlist Collection 15 oz. glazed ceramic West Highland White Terrier coffee mug. It is a perfect gift for the Westie dog lover. It is dishwasher safe, microwave safe and UV safe",cups;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;mugs;mugs & saucers;tabletop,6 B000FCWUKG,"Tamrac 5534 Adventure Messenger 4 Camera Bag (Red/Black) Sleek and hip, Tamrac's new Adventure Messenger 4 has a comfortable slim profile for navigating life while safely and discretely transporting your photo gear. This slim-profile messenger bag is great for carrying a digital or film SLR with a zoom lens up to 6 inch attached, several additional lenses, a flash and accessories. The Speed Flap Top opens to reveal adjustable, foam-padded internal dividers that provide a custom fit to camera equipment. The zippered front pocket, full-length zippered Speed Pocket on the flap and an open pocket in back provide extra storage for accessories, manuals and personal items. A side pocket is perfect for carrying a cell phone or MP3 player. A shoulder strap and EasyGrip carrying handle provide convenient carrying options, while the Piggy-Back Pocket allows the bag to be slipped over the handle of rolling luggage. You can add Tamrac accessories to the shoulder strap using the attachment slots for our Strap Accessory System products.",accessories;camera & photo;camera cases;cases & bags;digital camera accessories;electronics,6 B000BZ53GK,"Timken 515022 Axle Bearing and Hub Assembly Timken Axel Bearing and Hub Assemblies are designed to support the vehicles weight. These bearings are lubricated, sealed and complete with hub assembly. They provide tight fit to the wheels and transmit power without slipping. These hub assemblies are maintenance free, easy to install and increase product reliability while enhancing performance.",automotive;bearings;bearings & seals;hub assemblies;replacement parts;wheel,6 B0001B52R4,"FAHRENHEIT FACE SYSTEM By Christian Dior For Men AFTER SHAVE BALM 3.4 OZ This alcohol-free gel soothes skin irritation and redness caused by shaving. Its moisturizing formula allows skin to regain a feeling of softness and suppleness. Suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive.",aftershaves;balms & aftershaves;creams;health & personal care;personal care;shaving & hair removal,6 B00008HCCF,"Norah Jones - Live in New Orleans (2002) 2002 live DVD from the Grammy winning singer/songwriter. Live In New Orleans was filmed in 2002 at the House Of Blues in New Orleans. This show contains almost every song from her debut album, Come Away With Me as well as some choice covers including a standout version of The Band's ""Bessie Smith"".",jazz;movies & tv;music;pop;rock;tv,6 B00097FKB8,"Kicker Solo-Baric L5 05S10L54 10"" subwoofer with dual 4-ohm voice coils The Solo-Baric L5 Subwoofer gets a makeover for 2005, but the shiny new exterior also conceals a truckload of new technology. When you hear the L5, you'll know exactly why KICKER owns the patents on square subwoofer design. Taking several cues from its master L7, the latest Solo-Baric L5 is no stepchild. It inherits the cutting-edge SoloK?n, the one-piece, ultra-rigid cone that utilizes rear bracing for maximum strength as the volume climbs. The punishing 15-inch L5 even requires dual bracing to control its massive excursion capabilities. Digging deeper, the L5 contains a T-shaped top plate that widens the motor's magnetic field, significantly increasing upper bass response. Its wide poly/cotton spider handles high excursions flawlessly, thanks to the increased diameter and a unique shape. The sub's improved voice coil now rates to 220 incinerating degrees Celsius, which keeps your bass raging longer than ever. And with a new stamped-steel basket, rugged magnet boot, and super-grip front gasket, the Solo-Baric L5 gives any woofer in the neighborhood a run for its money.",car & vehicle electronics;car audio;car electronics;component subwoofers;electronics;subwoofers,6 0743533631,"Comanche Moon In a book that serves as a both a sequel to Dead Man's Walk and a prequel to the beloved Lonesome Dove, McMurtry fills in the missing chapters in the Call and McCrae saga. It is a fantastic read, in many ways the best and gutsiest of the series. We join the Texas Rangers in their waning Indian-fighting years. The Comanches, after one last desperate raid led by the fearsome-but-aging Buffalo Hump, are almost defeated, though Buffalo Hump's son, Blue Duck, still terrorizes the relentless flow of settlers and lawmen. As Augustus and Woodrow follow one-eyed, tobacco-spitting Captain Inish Scull deep into a murderous madman's den in Mexico, their thoughts turn toward the end of their careers and the women they love in remarkably different ways back in Austin. What's amazing about McMurtry's West is that he sees beyond the romance. Neither his Indians, his cowboys, his gunslingers, nor his women act the way they did in either Zane Grey novels or John Wayne movies. Incredible beauty and lightning-quick violence are the bookends of his West, but it is the in-between moments of suffering and boredom where McMurtry shines. The suffering is poignant and heart-rending; the boredom tempered with doses of Augustus McCrae's sharp humor. Don't be surprised if you find yourself crying and laughing on the same page. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. This prequel to the classic Lonesome Dove (LJ 7/85) follows Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae through their years as Texas Rangers as they create legends for themselves fighting the Comanche to open west Texas for settlement. For 15 years, the Rangers play cat-and-mouse games with Buffalo Hump, Kicking Wolf, and other chiefs as they pursue, attack, and retaliate their way through the Comanche wars. Ironically, Blue Duck, Gus McCrae's nemesis in Lonesome Dove, is Buffalo Hump's son, carrying on the tradition started by his father, even though father and son hated one another. Considered together, Dead Man's Walk (LJ 4/15/95), Comanche Moon, and Lonesome Dove create a monumental work that has few equals in current literature. Essential for all libraries.-?Thomas L. Kilpatrick, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., CarbondaleCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. McMurtry returns to reliable form in this follow-up to Dead Man's Walk (1995) that serves as a second prequel to his Texas epic Lonesome Dove (1985). As the great Comanche warrior Buffalo Hump slowly succumbs to weakness and old age, a younger generation both of Texans and Comanches rises to power. Buffalo Hump's son, Blue Duck, breaks away from his father to form a band of renegades who prefer the Texans' guns to the bow and arrow and their own whims to traditional ways. Events are set in motion by the theft of a great warhorse belonging to Harvard-educated adventurer and Texas ranger, Captain Inish Scull. The thief, a Comanche, resolves to undertake a mad display of heroism by presenting the animal to the Mexican warlord Ahumado (the ``Black Vaquero'') renowned for the creative methods of torture he visits on anyone foolish enough to cross him. Captain Scull, unhinged by the incident, sets off in pursuit and falls into Ahumado's hands. A brutal Comanche raid on Austin at the same time spurs the rise of two tough, bright, experienced young rangers: affable, whiskey- and whore-obsessed Augustus McCrae, who's nevertheless steadfast in his devotion to Clara Forsythe, an independent-minded shopkeeper who breaks his heart by marrying a more stable man; and dour, sensible, lethal Woodrow Call, who can't quite bring himself to acknowledge his illegitimate son or marry the sweet-natured prostitute with whom he has a longstanding relationship. The two battle-hardened friends sort out their troubles with women, tangle with the Comanches and Ahumado, and quietly become (reluctant) legends on the frontier. While the last third turns workmanlike in its efforts to set up the opening situation of Lonesome Dove, McMurtry nevertheless delivers a generally fine tableau of western life, full of imaginative exploits, convincing historical background, and characters who are alive. (Book-of-the-Month Club main selection/Literary Guild alternate selection/Quality Paperback Book Club selection) -- Copyright 1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. ""McMurtry is one of our finest storytellers, and he's at his best here.""--Kyle Smith, People""Consistently entertaining.""--Gene Lyons, Entertainment Weekly""Comanche Moon has its considerable pleasures . . . a singular treat.""--Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle""Almost impossible to put down . . . McMurtry knows how to deploy his most suspenseful episodes for maximum effect. he treats his large cast of characters with humor and respect.""--Judith Wynn, Boston Herald""[A] fine tableau of western life, full of imaginative exploits, convincing historical background, and characters who are alive.""--Kirkus Reviews""A monumental work that has few equals in current literature.""--Thomas L. Kilpatrick, Library Journal --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry, a brilliant and haunting novel richly capable of standing on its own, completes the author's epic four-volume cycle of novels of the American West that began in 1985 with the Pulitzer Prize -- winning masterpiece, Lonesome Dove. We join Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Call in their middle years, just beginning to deal with the perplexing tensions of adult life -- Gus and his great love, Clara Forsythe; Call and Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him -- when they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Assisting the Rangers in their wild chase is the renowned Kickapoo tracker, Famous Shoes. Comanche Moon joins the twenty-year time line between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, as we follow beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades-in-arms -- Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker -- in their bitter struggle to protect an advancing Western frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lives in Archer City, Texas. Fans of the LONESOME DOVE saga will rejoice in listening to this third, and final, installment of the epic, which follows a band of Texas Rangers in the 1850s and '60s. Frank Muller has made this project his own, not only by narrating, but also by producing and directing the book. Muller does a terrific job with the characters and setting, uses excellent pacing, and generally creates a vivid landscape for McMurtry's people to inhabit. Muller is a bit breathy at the beginning, but he soon finds his rhythm and makes this a very enjoyable book. (In a book of this length, announcements of tape number and tape side endings would be a helpful enhancement.) R.I.G. AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine",books;contemporary;genre fiction;literary;literature & fiction;westerns,6 B000050MN9,"Polaroid i-zone Plush Heart Suction Cup Photo Frame This cool little heart frame is the perfect size for your tiny Polaroid i-zone prints. You can use color film for mini prints or cool sticker film. This is the perfect accessory to Polaroid's latest ""go everywhere, must-have item"" that will let you express yourself. Choose from a variety of different frames. You can collect, trade, and wear these neat little photo holders--or use them as calling cards, put them on your desk, or stick in lockers. But hey, this is more than fun; the Polaroid i-zone accessory set has style and colors to mix and match with your i-zone camera.",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camcorder batteries;camera & photo;electronics,6 B00005KIBR,"KitchenAid Stainless Steel Fridge/Freezer Thermometer Whether standing flat or hooked onto a rack, this refrigerator/freezer thermometer measures temperatures from zero to 80 degrees F. Its blue pointer shows clearly against a matte gray background, as do the large, black numerals. The dial measures 2-1/2 inches in diameter. Overall, the thermometer is 4 inches high and has a hook for hanging. Made of stainless steel, it's sturdy and precise. The first year of its lifetime warranty against defects is hassle-free, with a replacement shipped at no cost and without question if a defect is detected. --Fred Brack",home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets;oven thermometers;refrigerator thermometers;thermometers & timers,6 B000P5QF7M,"Coleman Powermate PM0431802 Pulse 1800 Generator The Pulse 1800 portable generator boasts a 4HP Subaru OHV/OHC engine with 6hrs run time at 50% load and operates at 1800W with a max of 2250W. Fully enclosed to reduce generator noise with fixed handles on both sides for a balanced carrying. Includes battery charging cables. Recreational Series generators are small, lightweight, and portable. Great for when you need power in out-of-the-way places. Units come fully enclosed to reduce noise level with run/stop switch for added convenience. Note: This product cannot be shipped to California due to CARB emission requirements.",generators;generators & portable power;lawn & garden;mowers & outdoor power tools;outdoor power tools;patio,6 B000JMDOAW,"Avon Tyres Roadrider AM26 Tire Rear 130/80V-17 2275913 NOTE - SAFETY WARNING: For information on tire care, safety, maintenance, mounting, manufacturers warranty and other information consult tire manufacturers publication(s) and/or website for complete tire information The tires used for your application must have a load index and speed rating equal to or greater than the tires fitted as original equipmentLarge contact patch for excellent grip at all lean anglesV Speed rated (149mph/240kmh) across the entire rangeInterrupted center groove to resist trackingSpecial rubber compound formulated for incredible gripBias-ply constructionTubelessLoad/Speed Rating 65VAll items are sold individually unless specifically described otherwise in the product description",automotive;cruiser;motorcycle;street motorcycle;tires;tires & wheels,6 0967365147,"Change Your Life with Martial Arts ""The advice on selecting an instructor alone is well worth the price."" -- Alan J. Couture, Reviewer, ForeWord Magazine. . . there is a definite need for a book such as Change Your Life with Martial Arts. -- Jerry L. Beasley, EdD, Afterword, Instructor of the Year 2000, Black Belt Hall of FameChange Your Life with Martial Arts invites you to join the world of fitness and health through a multifaceted discipline. -- Ed Lewis, MD, Northwest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic, Austin, TXEvery parent should read, keep, and hold forever in their personal possession Kyle's book, Change Your Life with Martial Arts. -- Edward Jackowski, PhD, Foreword, Author of Hold It! You're Exercising WrongKyle's sensible approach to the interview process should be a part of every school PTA's physical education packet. -- Judy Gigstad, Reviewer, Silverthorn, COMay this stimulating book kick-start your own martial arts career! -- Richard Gilbert, Publicity Manager, Ohio University PressUseful for adult enthusiasts, parents, and physical education instructors helping children choose a martial arts discipline. -- D. Patrick Miller, Fearless Books, April 2002 The internationally published health and fitness author Linda Davis Kyle and editors Guy Lancaster and Mindy Reed have worked to provide prospective martial arts students with an essential introduction to the martial arts in Change Your Life with Martial Arts. This mini-textbook guides the mature martial arts enthusiast and parents of prospective martial arts students to a treasure chest of other useful martial arts books as well as sharing thoughts and observations based on firsthand experience. Edward J. Jackowski, PhD, Founder and CEO of Exude, Inc. and author of Escape Your Shape introduces the book with his Foreword, and Jerry L. Beasley, EdD, Instructor of the Year 2000, Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame and author of Mastering Karate concludes the book with his Afterword. Change Your Life with Martial Arts features previews of many of the major martial arts texts, salutes the creators and grandmasters of a number of the major systems, compares and contrasts some of the characteristics of the major systems, enumerates the benefits and rewards from the study of martial arts, outlines an approach to find the best instructor, and includes an Appendix and Index to make this title a friendly companion reference for years to come. Linda Davis Kyle is an internationally published health and fitness writer who has earned a Master's degree in English and a black belt in shito-ryu. Her articles have been published in Canada, the United States, the Netherlands Antilles, Ireland, England, South Africa, Bahrain, Qatar, Bangladesh, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand in award-winning publications such as Chem Matters, Martial Arts Training, WellBeing, and World Travel Magazine. Kyle is the author of Fun Foods for Kids & Grownups, and she is a co-author of The Writer's Friend: Behind the Scenes with Editors along with Joseph Gregg, author of Write Your Way to Riches, and Nancy McAlary, internationally published writer of short fiction.",books;individual sports;martial arts;new;sports & outdoors;used & rental textbooks,6 B000NQJR82,"Old Scores Seattle Art Museum curator Chris Norgren falls prey to the lure of a newly discovered Rembrandt in this third in a spirited series (after A Glancing Light ). He also topples head-first out of a second-story window, but the nasty fall is happily blunted by a conveniently located car. Acquiring art isn't usually perilous, but anything is possible when the work is in the care of French dealer Rene Vachey, notorious for passing off thefts as publicity stunts. Vachey has offered the Rembrandt--if it really is a Rembrandt--as a gift to Chris's museum, with a veritable spider's web of strings attached. He will, however, permit only a cursory viewing and explicitly forbids scientific authentication. Chris, adrift in France, far from the arms of his girl, feels pretty sure that the painting is the genuine article. But after Vachey is murdered, his claim to have found the Rembrandt in a junk shop suddenly seems dubious; moreover, his employees have excellent motives to dislike him, several art experts have been burned by his outrageous exploits, and he even has that old crime fiction favorite, a deadbeat son recently dunned out of his dad's dough in a suspect will. Elkins wields all this with indecent ease, keeping the laugh count high and imparting copious amounts of art lore along the way. Mystery Guild main selection. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. A perceptive look at the world of museums, dealers, and collectors through the somewhat innocent eyes of Chris Norgren, curator of Renaissance art at the Seattle Art Museum (A Glancing Light, 1991, etc.). The museum has been offered the gift of a newly discovered Rembrandt by long-established French gallery owner Ren Vachey, notorious over the years for outrageous put-downs of his peers. There's a deadline for acceptance, and no scientific testing for authenticity is permitted. A similar offer, of a Lger, has been made to the Muse Barillot in Dijon--the victim some years back of one of Vachey's antic schemes. Is the offer legit or another trick to ridicule the establishment? To find out, Chris flies to France, meets Vachey and his dissolute son Christian, along with Edmond Froger, director of the Barillot; respected Lger expert Jean-Luc Charpentier; and a host of other art VIPs. In the midst of the festive hoopla, someone attacks Chris, a claimant for the Rembrandt surfaces, and Vachey is shot to death. Chris manages to make his decision about the painting, enjoy some Paris time with girlfriend Anne, and solve the murder too. An unpretentious, conversational style, convincing plot, laid- back hero, easy-to-take art-history, and a loving evocation of Paris--in a fresh, funny, thoroughly entertaining story. -- Copyright 1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. ""A fascinating glimpse into the hidden world of tense auctions, suspected forgeries and internecine feuds."" St. Louis Post-DispatchThe art world is abuzz with news of the discovery of an unknown Rembrandt. Rene Vachey, the famed collector who made the find, wants to donate it to the Seattle Art Museum. But curator Chris Norgren is wary -- Vachey has a reputation for dealing in forgeries. But one thing about Vachey is most certainly not a fake -- the bullet soon found in his head. Now Chris must find the truth behind the masterpiece and the murder before he's painted into a corner by a master in the art of killing. . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Frederic Raphael was born in Chicago in 1931. He was educated at Charterhouse and St. John's College in Cambridge where he was a major scholar in Classics. He has written nineteen novels. His other works include translations, essays and radio plays. He is a regular contributor to The Sunday Times literary and travel pages. He is married with three children. He divides his time betwe --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states,6 0789401215,"FLIP FLAP Where does the bear belong, and how many shells are on the beach? Lift flaps, turn wheels, and enjoy photographic puzzles which will appeal to the very young with bright colors and activities while teaching colors, numbers, shapes and other concepts. -- Midwest Book Review",books;children's books;education & reference;health;nature & how it works;science,6 0393030504,"Out of Canaan: Poems In Out of Canaan , her stunning first book of poems, Hammond evokes the poignant history of four generations of her Southern family. The reader is immediately attracted by the sheer sparkle and vitality of the language. Her nostalgic memories are triggered by pet names for dances (""hot-cha hot-cha wiggle""), siblings (""Dead-Eye Dal"" and ""Brat-Bull Bill""), and herself (""Bonbon,"" and ""Texas Lil""). Mother, father, brother, and grandmother are defined by grotesque and tragic moments, including cancer, surgery, drowning, and funerals. Even now the poet recalls the ""red-eyed nipple"" of her mother or her brother's body turned into ""cracklings/ from Cobalt rays."" The last poems, including an utterly convincing love poem (""Making Breakfast""), are set on the East Coast, where winter winds make the chimneys whistle like ""jugs of moonshine."" A very accessible book, recommended for all collections.- Daniel L. Guillory, Millikin Univ., Decatur, Ill.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. In Mary Stewart Hammond's first book, the telling is a gorgeous, manic outpouring of lyrical narrative. . . . Hammond is an original, witty, lush writer, mature enough to embrace her friends' sufferings, the mixed pleasures of a household with adolescent daughters, the rich torment of family life, her own childhood. . . . There's a largesse to this writer, an irresistible radiance that catches the grief and joy of an examined life. (Gail Mazur - Boston Globe )Introduces a distinctively energetic Southern voice. Hammond's language fairly crackles with words that 'escape rebellious as steam / from the snap-bean pot.' In addition to weaving rich linguistic textures that offer surprises at nearly every turn. Hammond is a powerful storyteller. (Virginia Quarterly Review ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",american;books;criticism & theory;history & criticism;literature & fiction;poetry,6 B000083CWJ,"Pacon 103616 Riverside Construction Paper, 76 lbs., 12 x 18, Yellow, 50 Sheets/Pack All-purpose construction paper is made of heavyweight 76 lb. stock with a soft, eggshell finish. Acid-free, fade-resistant paper withstands scoring, folding and curling without cracking and tearing. Paper is made from 100 percent recycled material and is recyclable.",arts;construction paper;craft supplies;crafts & sewing;paper;paper & paper crafts,6 0689820933,"Circus! : A Pop-Up Adventure Kindergarten-Grade 3-In this wild escapade, four children pursue their silver-haired, decidedly unstaid Aunt Julie through a succession of multileveled pop-up circus scenes made from dazzlingly bright cut-paper collages with added bits of string and plastic. Each opening features an array of flaps, tabs, and other manipulatives, some of which cause several things to happen at once. Moving effects range from a lunging tiger and a clown lighting a fuse to the explosive climax in which Aunt Julie, shot from a cannon, sails through clouds of purple smoke to land neatly in her seat next to the laughing young folk. Though too fragile to survive more than a few readings, this attention-grabber integrates art, plot line, and moving parts unusually well, resulting in a wonderfully frenetic, interactive ride.John Peters, New York Public LibraryCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.",action & adventure;arts;books;children's books;crafts & music;performing arts,6 B000068XKQ,"Tropico Mucho Macho Edition Tropico Mucho Macho Edition is the definitive Tropico compilation, including the original Tropico, the Paradise Island expansion, 12 all-new scenarios, the official Brady Games strategy guide and an in-depth making-of featurette. Tropico takes the addictive building-oriented gameplay of hits such as Railroad Tycoon 2, combined with a healthy dose of Latin American political intrigue, and bundles it up in an easy-to-learn, hard to master, utterly addictive package. Tropico: Paradise Island is the official expansion pack for Tropico, the hit ""Fun in the Sun"" Caribbean Simulation from Pop Top Software. As the all-powerful dictator El Presidente, face new challenges as you build your thriving island paradise, not to mention a bountiful Swiss bank account. Tropico: Paradise Island provides more tourist attractions such as beach villas, tennis courts, and nature preserves to help lure those Yanqui tourists. And for you ""evil"" tyrants out there, new dictator attributes allow for the success of even the most unjust regime! It may be time to enforce Martial Law, because it looks like there's trouble in paradise. This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.",action;games;pc;simulation;strategy;video games,6 B000E0KGNM,Optimum Nutrition Flaxseed Oil Flaxseed Oil Softgels 1000mg by Optimum Nutrition 100 Softgel Details Dietary Supplement. Optimum Nutrition's Flaxseed Oil Softgels are produced from oils that have been carefully extracted without the use of hexane or added heat. This cold extraction process helps to preserve the delicate chemical structure of Omega-3 Omega-6 and Omega-9 fatty acids that are so naturally rich in Flax seeds. Amber bottle and airtight seals impart additional protection against the potentially damaging effects of light and oxygen. Each 1000 mg softgel contains a natural blend of Alpha-Linoleic Acid (ALA) Linoleic Acid Oleic Acid and more. Optimum Nutrition's Flaxseed Oil Softgels are packaged in our own state-of-the-art OTC approved manufacturing facility. Directions Suggested Use As a dietary supplement take 1-3 softgels daily preferably with meals or use as directed by a physician or licensed nutritionist. For maximum freshness refrigerate after opening. Warnings Keep out of reach of children. PLEASE,fiber supplements;health & personal care;herbal supplements;nutrition & wellness;vitamins & multivitamins;vitamins & supplements,6 B000HGB33U,"100 - 7.5x10.5 WHITE POLY MAILERS ENVELOPES BAGS 100 - 7.5"" X 10.5"" Poly Mailers * BEST QUALITY * BEST PRICE * SELF SEALING POLY MAILERS (There is a difference!)",envelope mailers;envelopes;mailers;mailers & shipping supplies;office & school supplies;office products,6 B00020WZC4,Orion SkyView Pro Telescope Mount Extension Steel extension post raises SkyView Pro equatorial head 16 inches. Ideal for refractor use. Includes connecting plates and hardware.,binoculars;camera & photo;electronics;refractors;telescopes;telescopes & optics,6 B000BSFDYE,"Royal PF800 8.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame Display your favorite digital photos without calling them up on your laptop screen with the Royal PF800 8.4-inch digital picture frame. Compatible with most media cards--including Compact Flash (CF), Smart Media (SM), Memory Stick (MS), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), and XD Card--the frame sits on your bookshelf or mounts on your wall just like a regular photo frame. It's also remarkably easy to use: simply remove the memory card from your digital camera, slide it into the frame's built-in read reader, and enjoy. The frame displays single digital photos, slide shows, and short movie clips from your digital camera, with options for zooming, pausing on specific photos, rotating, or previewing. And the picture couldn't be better thanks to the 8.4-inch high-resolution color TFT/LCD display, which boasts a 640 x 480 resolution and an extra-wide 170-degree horizontal viewing angle. Other features include a wireless remote that controls the display options (with 12 different transitions in slide-show mode), a classic hardwood exterior frame, a video out cable for viewing the photos on your home TV, and USB cable that lets you download photos directly from a PC. Best of all, the number of images available for display is limited only by the capacity of your memory card. The frame, which measures 11.25 by 8.25 inches (W x H), is backed by a 90-day warranty on labor and a one-year warranty on parts. What's in the Box Digital picture frame, wireless remote control, frame stand, video in cable, video out cable, USB cable, SM adapter for XD cards, AC/DC power adapter, warranty card, user's manual. Display Photos Withou a Computer, Display: Analog TFT LCD, 8.0 inch (diagonal), File format: JPEG / AVI., AC Adaptor included, Remote Control included, Very easy to use, simply insert the memory card and enjoy photos, Supports Compact Flash TM (CF), Smart Media TM (SM), Memory Stick (MS), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) and XD Card. Preview, Previous/Next, Pause/Play/Stop, Rotate, Zoom, Speed, Escape and Slide Show mode. Desktop or wall mountable",accessories;camera & photo;digital picture frames;electronics;photo studio;storage & presentation materials,6 0894807544,"China Moon Cookbook In this wide-ranging collection of recipes from her famed Chinatown cafe, the doyenne of California Chinese cuisine offers a ""private cooking school"" for cooks who want to enter the ""world of traditional Chinese flavors combined with exclusively fresh ingredients."" Beginning with the ""pantry"" chapter on basic condiments like five-flavor Oil and China Moon pickled ginger, Tropp ( The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking ) moves throughout the meal, offering signature recipes, like plum wine chicken salad with sweet mustard sauce, and Hoisin pork buns with ginger and garlic. An entire chapter is devoted to the meat that is ""symbolically central to the entire Chinese culture""--pork. Not surprising for a book that is as much a course in method and culture as a collection of recipes, instructions are detailed and descriptive. True to her hybrid East-West cuisine, Tropp reveals eclecticism in her observations about cooking: In one chapter she praises traditional Chinese seafood cooking and presentation practices for following ""the integrity of the fish""; a few pages later, she muses about that modern American invention, plastic wrap. Stylish illustrations that simultaneously recall a modern upscale restaurant menu and a 1950s Vogue are also true to the mixed nature of Tropp's cuisine. Author tour. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Tropp, author of The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking and chef/owner of San Francisco's China Moon Cafe, is a talented and passionate cook. Her new book is filled with hundreds of creative, unusual, and fascinating recipes. However, ""homestyle"" does not quite seem the word to describe them. Many have lengthy ingredients lists, and many dishes require components from other recipes for their preparation--not necessarily complicated on their own, but in the end somewhat daunting for busy home cooks. Nevertheless, the recipes are inspired and mouth-watering. Tropp's sidebars--on every page--are filled with information about Chinese cooking and food in general. This unique book is recommended for most collections. BOMC HomeStyle Books selection.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. What Russo and Lukins accomplished for secreted-away American ingredients and recipes, so will Tropp (with the help of her co-authors) achieve for Chinese foodstuffs and menus. In fact, her second culinary collection (the first was ""Modern Art of Chinese Cooking"") is laid out in much the same manner as the popular Silver Palate series: fun and funky line drawings, lots of personal narrative, and sidebars on subjects from choosing serrated bread knives to cleaning squid. She's quick to point out that her more than 250 recipes from her China Moon restaurant are, strictly speaking, not authentic. But the oriental romance lingers in mile-long names (Ma-La steamed poussin with roasted Szechwan pepper-salt), techniques (stir-fry, sandpot casseroles), and fresh, from-scratch ingredients (infusions, spices). First-timers might balk at the preparation times and occasional intricate techniques, but this is a compilation worth savoring. (Barbara Jacobs, BookList) In this wide-ranging collection of recipes from her famed Chinatown cafe, the doyenne of California Chinese cuisine offers a ``private cooking school'' for cooks who want to enter the ``world of traditional Chinese flavors combined with exclusively fresh ingredients.'' Beginning with the ""pantry'' chapter on basic condiments like five-flavor Oil and China Moon pickled ginger, Tropp moves throughout the meal, offering signature recipes, like plum wine chicken salad with sweet mustard sauce, and Hoisin pork buns with ginger and garlic. An entire chapter is devoted to the meat that is ``symbolically central to the entire Chinese culture''--pork. Not surprising for a book that is as much a course in method and culture as a collection of recipes, instructions are detailed and descriptive. True to her hybrid East-West cuisine, Tropp reveals eclecticism in her observations about cooking: In one chapter she praises traditional Chinese seafood cooking and presentation practices for following ``the integrity of the fish''; a few pages later, she muses about that modern American invention, plastic wrap. Stylish illustrations that simultaneously recall a modern upscale restaurant menu and a 1950s Vogue are also true to the mixed nature of Tropp's cuisine. (Publishers Weekly) Tropp, author of The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking and chef/owner of San Francisco's China Moon Cafe, is a talented and passionate cook. Her new book is filled with hundreds of creative, unusual, and fascinating recipes. However, ""homestyle'' does not quite seem the word to describe them. Many have lengthy ingredients lists, and many dishes require components from other recipes for their preparation--not necessarily complicated on their own, but in the end somewhat daunting for busy home cooks. Nevertheless, the recipes are inspired and mouth-watering. Tropp's sidebars--on every page--are filled with information about Chinese cooking and food in general. (Library Journal) China Moon Cookbook was written by a talented American woman who fell in love with an Asian land some twenty years ago and has devoted a great part of her life to sharing the wealth of her chosen country's food. Her book shares beautifully; this is an inspired work...her instructions are clear and the resulting meals are light, colorful and multi-textual. China Moon food not only sings, it dances on the tongue. -- Reviews A stunning marriage of Chinese tastes and techniques with California flair, Barbara Tropp's China Moon cooking is a cuisine like no other. Chinese Bistro is stir-fries, sandpots, and salads of baby greens. It's dim-sum and ice cream. It's noodle pillows, crispy potatoes, and sesame breadtwists, too. And instead of fortune cookies, fabulous cookies of good fortune. Bursting with unexpected flavors-from ginger to Fresno chiles, curry to basil-Chinese bistro is light and fresh, casual yet impeccably flavored, and as balanced as yin and yang. A DAZZLING SAMPLER Chili-Orange Cold Noodles Crispy Ten-Spice Spring Rolls with Crushed Peanuts Stir-fried Hot and Sour Chicken with Black Beans and Basil Eggroll-cartwheel Soup Fresh Ginger Ice Cream with Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce Spicy Tangerine Beef with Glass Noodles Tea and Spice Smoked Duck Breast Clear-Steamed Salmon with Fresh Coriander Pesto Ma-La Cucumber Fans Sandpot Casserole of Spicy Sparerib Nuggets with Garlic Barbara Tropp was the chef and owner of China Moon Cafe, a small Chinese bistro-style restaurant in San Francisco. Before establishing herself as one of America's foremost chefs and cooking teachers, Barbara studied Chinese language, poetry, and art history at Columbia, Yale, Princeton, and the University of Taiwan. While living in Taiwan, she developed her passion for the simplicity of fresh home cooking, Chinese-style. Barbara was an elected member of Who's Who in Food Wine in America. She was profiled in the New York Times Magazine, House Beautiful, Bon Appetit, Metropolitan Home, Self, and in the PBS series Great Chefs in San Francisco. CHILI-ORANGE COLD NOODLES Serves 3 to 4 as a main course, 6 to 8 as part of a multi-course meal This is one of the most popular cold noodle dishes in the China Moon repertoire. The combination of chili spice and fresh orange zing with slithery noodles and crunchy peanuts spells heaven for most of our customers and staff. With the seasoned oil and the fabulous ""goop"" on hand, this dish can be whipped up within minutes. The dressing may be made well in advance, but for finest flavor the noodles and other ingredients should be tossed together just prior to serving. DRESSING: 2 1/2 tablespoons China Moon Chili-Orange Oil 1 tablespoon ""goop"" from China Moon Chili-Orange Oil 2 tablespoons black soy sauce 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 pound very thin (1/16 inch) fresh Chinese egg noodles 1/2 pound fresh bean sprouts 3/4 cup finely shredded carrots 1/2 cup thinly sliced green and white scallion rings 3/4 cup slivered coriander leaves and stems 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts Coriander sprigs for garnish 1. Combine all of the dressing ingredients, whisking to blend. Set aside, leaving the whisk in the bowl. 2. Fluff the noodles in a colander to separate and untangle the strands. Bring a generous amount of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the noodles and swish gently with chopsticks until the noodles are al dente but cooked, about 2 minutes. Drain promptly, plunge briefly into ample ice water to chill, then drain thoroughly. 3. Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling water for 15 seconds. Refresh in ice water. Cover with cold water and refrigerate until ready to use. Drain well just before using. 4. Re-whisk the dressing. Scrape the dressing over the noodles and toss well with your fingers to coat and separate each strand. Scatter the bean sprouts, carrots, scallions, coriander, and two thirds of the chopped peanuts on top; then, toss lightly to mix. Taste and adjust, if needed, with a dash more sugar to bring forth the heat. 5. To serve, heap the noodles in bowls of contrasting color and garnish with sprigs of coriander and a sprinkling of the peanuts. Excerpted from The China Moon Cookbook. Copyright (c) 1992. Reprinted with permission by Workman Publishing.",asian;books;chinese;cookbooks;food & wine;regional & international,6 0964438011,"Perpetual Income: How-to Generate Cash Flow from Low-End House Investments Bryan Wittenmyer is an author and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years experience. His background includes experience in small business start-ups and management. He is the author of Real Estate Business and Investment Opportunities, available through Amazon.com",books;business & investing;introduction;investing;investments;real estate,6 B0000003IA,"Raffi's Christmas Album Though produced in 1983, Raffi's Christmas Album has a spirit and joy as strong and true today as it was then. With simple production and upfront vocals, this is the most singable holiday album you'll find. Seasonal classics like ""Frosty the Snowman,"" ""Jingle Bells,"" ""Must Be Santa,"" and ""The First Noel/Deck the Halls"" blend well with Raffi originals like ""Every Little Wish"" and ""On Christmas Morning."" Raffi's gentle, yet enthusiastic, folksy style and Ken Whitely's bright musical arrangements reflect the excitement and wonder of the season. --Deborah L. Moore",children's music;classical;folk;miscellaneous;music;pop,6 055307122X,"Catalyst This first superpower suspense thriller by Cornford, a seasoned Australian news reporter and author (a previous novel, The Outcast , was published in England and will be issued here next year) is a zinger. Archreactionary D. M. Lysenko, powerful member of the Politburo Central Committee, is assassinated by an explosives-wielding assailant who then blows himself up as well, leaving only smudges in the blood-spattered snow as forensic evidence. Colonels Klimenti Amalrik and Simis Nikishov are called in by their KGB bosses to investigate. The Russians are convinced the CIA is behind the killing until a conservative U.S. senator, the American equivalent of Lysenko, meets the same fiery fate. Credit is claimed by the Vigilantes for Peace, a group seeking total nuclear disarmament. Cornford's smoothly intricate plot, ricocheting through realistic settings and featuring vibrant, believable characters, earns the reader's full attention. Though he will inevitably be compared to Martin Cruz Smith, Cornford brings his own distinctive, original voice to the the genre. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. The ""Vigilantes for Peace,"" a mysterious terrorist group, is assassinating prominent Soviets and Americans who support a strong military. Charged with finding and stopping them is Colonel Klimenti Amalrik of the KGB. The Vigilantes always seem to be ahead of their pursuers, leading Amalrik to suspect everyone, from Soviet reactionaries to the CIA and KGB. Complicating the situation is Harry Bannon, a CIA agent who is having an affair with Amalrik's daughter Nadya. Set in contemporary Moscow, the novel successfully creates an atmosphere of fear and privation, but the story is slow to build and contains a confusing number of subplots. Cornford displays an obvious writing skill, but his plot gets in the way. This has been done before and better.- Roberta Pessah, St. John's Univ. Lib., Jamaica, N.Y.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Australian novelist Cornford's first US publication is an ambitious, unevenly successful mixture of George Smiley's cat-and- mousing with the James Bond formula of saving the world by capturing a global conspirator--in this case, a man called ``Control'' who's responsible for a rash of terrorist killings of well-known hawks in the US and USSR. A terrorist organization--``Vigilantes for Peace'' (VFP)-- arranges the assassinations of a Politburo stalwart and an American senator with an austere determination to leave no traces of itself; even the assassins blow themselves to atoms, making identification impossible. Why? Is the VFP truly dedicated, as its communiqus claim (``It is better that the guilty few die so that all innocents may live''), to the destruction of all politicians who traffic in arms? Is it actually a team of Americans working to assassinate Gorbachev in order to unite the rest of the world under US sponsorship, as Col. Klimenti Amalrik suspects? Or is it really a front for the Soviet leadership, as Klimenti's opposite number, American agent Harry Bannon, claims? Dragged into an investigation that swiftly cuts him off from anyone he can trust--his secretary is spying on him; his KGB higher-ups bring him to Lubyanka for interrogation; his new lover Zhenya keeps disappearing mysteriously; even his daughter, Nadya, is sleeping with Bannon (seduced by him or bent on trapping him for the KGB?)--Klimenti plunges into an underworld peopled by murderous smugglers in a search for the trail of VFP and its true motives. Big helpings of anguish and divided loyalties still don't make Klimenti vivid or appealing, and the plot doesn't provide either the texture of le Carr or the simpler pleasures of Ian Fleming. But Cornford's genuinely original attempt to fuse these two strains of the spy novel offers a tantalizing glimpse of where the genre is likely to go next. -- Copyright 1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",books;literature & fiction;mystery;spy stories & tales of intrigue;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 B000I92TOI,"Ergo Outdoor Pet/Pond Feeder The medium Automatic Pet Feeder is designed for out door locations such as garages, basements, patio, barns etc. The Automatic Pet Feeder can be used by people with busy schedules to reduce their daily chore and continue to feed their pets in an outdoor or indoor environment at the appropriate time with preset quantity of food. 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In that time he has written over 150 books for children and adults, many of which are about sports. He has written profiles and biographies of many sports stars from both past and present, and some lesser ones as well. Aside from biographies, his sports books include histories, how-to instructionals, and sports fiction. He is the author of Archway's Sports Illustrated series, biographies of Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, Tiger Woods, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Brett Favre; and NBA High-Flyers, profiles of top NBA stars. All are available from Archway Paperbacks. Mr. Gutman currently lives in Dover Plains, New York, with his wife and family. Chapter One: Humble Beginnings The Dominican Republic occupies two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. The country of Haiti is located on the western third of the island. Puerto Rico is situated east of Hispaniola, and Cuba to the northwest. The Dominican has a population of just over 8,225,000 people, with more than 3,000,000 of them located in the capital city of Santo Domingo. The country occupies over 18,700 square miles and has a population density of 438 people per square mile. By contrast, the United States has a density of only 72 persons per square mile. Agriculture is the Dominicans principal economic activity, with some 50 percent of the workforce employed within that industry. The primary cash crop produced for export is sugar cane, with fluctuating world prices often severely affecting the country's economy. The poverty level is usually quite high. There is, however, one other constant that has always brought people of the Dominican, and people throughout Latin America, together. That is baseball. Without exception, baseball is not only the favored sport of the region, it is a passion. That's why there have been, and currently are, so many Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues. While kids in America can divide their sports dreams among baseball, basketball, football and, to a lesser degree, sports such as hockey, tennis, golf, and soccer -- youngsters in Latin America think only about baseball. They point to heroes such as Roberto Clemente and Juan Marichal, and dream of duplicating or surpassing their deeds in the major leagues. This was the atmosphere in which Sammy Sosa lived as he grew up. But in Sammy's case, there were always more important things than playing baseball in his early years, namely, making sure the family could get its next meal. Samuel Peralta Sosa was born in the Dominican town of San Pedro de Macoris on November 12, 1968. He was the fifth of seven children born to Juan Montero and Mireya Sosa, a hardworking couple who wanted only the best for their growing family. In young Sammy's earliest years he followed the other kids around, playing in the fields, often running barefoot through the streets, and sometimes seeing as many horse-drawn carts as automobiles. But he was still too young to know about baseball heroes, and the fact that sports and education could pave the way to a better life. But for Sammy and the rest of his family, things changed suddenly a short time later. When Sammy was just seven, his father died, and life quickly became a struggle just to survive. Mother and seven children lived in a home that was the equivalent of a one-bedroom apartment. Yet the cramped conditions only served to bring the family closer together and instill in them an iron will to overcome any and all adversities. Mireya Sosa began delivering food to workers at San Pedro's textile factories. She didn't make nearly enough money doing this, so the children chipped in as well. Young Sammy began shining shoes for the equivalent of twenty cents. He also sold oranges and washed cars. All the money he made went immediately to his mother, as did the earnings of the other children. Sammy sometimes made as much as two dollars a day to help his family pay the bills and buy groceries. Ironically, he once washed the car of George Bell, another native of San Pedro de Macoris, who would become an outstanding player for the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 1980s. But Sammy still wasn't thinking about baseball. While kids in the United States were already playing Little League, wearing colorful uniforms and learning the game on neatly manicured fields, Sammy and many others in the Dominican were working day after day just hoping to make a few dollars. Later, when people would ask Sammy about the pressure of playing in the majors, he always looked back at his roots. ""Pressure is when you have to shine shoes and sell oranges just to make sure there's enough to eat at the next meal,"" he would say. ""That's the real pressure."" As Sammy approached his teen years he still hadn't played any baseball. In fact, the first sport that drew his interest was boxing -- another sport that is popular in Latin American countries. When young Sammy put on the gloves and sparred with his friends, his mother became very upset. She didn't like to see her son being hit. ""He would tell me not to worry,"" Mireya Sosa said, ""that it was nothing. And I would tell him, 'My son, for a mother it's a lot.'"" When he was about fourteen, one of his older brothers suggested he try playing baseball for the first time. He didn't have a glove, so he had to make do with an old milk carton turned inside out. It was apparent from the start that he had a feel for the game and some natural talent. And Sammy also remembered something else. ""I would see major league players from the Dominican, such as Joaquin Andujar, Julio Franco, and George Bell. They would build beautiful houses. People would come up to them. They were always in the middle of a crowd. And I can remember thinking it would be nice to live like that."" Andujar, Franco, and Bell all had success at the big-league level. There were others as well. Juan Marichal, from Laguna Verde, was known as the ""Dominican Dandy."" He was a 20-game winner as a pitcher for the Giants in six different seasons and retired with 243 victories. In 1983, just as Sammy was beginning to develop as a player, Marichal was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Then there was Rico Carty, who also came out of San Pedro de Macoris. Carty played for fifteen years, retiring in 1979. He batted over .300 eight times, won the National League batting crown with a .366 average in 1970, and finished his career with 204 lifetime home runs. So there were plenty of role models in a baseball hungry country. And, of course, all Latin American youngsters would eventually learn about the great Roberto Clemente, the Hall of Fame outfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. In the ensuing eighteen years, he would win four National League batting championships and help the Pirates win a pair of World Series championships. Clemente was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1966, and the Most Valuable Player in the 1971 World Series. He was a spectacular player on a par with the other great superstars of the day -- Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Henry Aaron. On the final day of the 1972 season, Roberto Clemente was thirty-eight years old. He was still good enough to hit .312 that year, and in his last at bat of the season, he slammed the 3,000th hit of his career. By that time, Clemente was not only regarded as the finest Latin-born player ever to play in the majors, but was also known as a humanitarian who was anxious to contribute to his people. He already had plans to build an ambitious sports city in his native Puerto Rico, a place that would stress both athletics and education to young people. Then, shortly before the new year, there was a horrendous earthquake in Nicaragua. Clemente quickly organized a massive relief effort for those affected by the quake. On New Year's Eve 1972, he boarded a plane in Florida loaded with medical and food supplies. The plane took off, then tragically crashed into the ocean off San Juan, killing all aboard. Though Roberto Clemente's life ended suddenly and tragically, his legacy lives on. He was so well regarded as a player that the Baseball Hall of Fame waived its rule that stated a player had to be retired for five years before becoming eligible. Clemente was voted in the following year and remains a role model for all the Latin players who followed. So once young Sammy Sosa began playing baseball and learning about the game, there were plenty of role models for him to follow. When he joined the Chicago Cubs years later, he would request uniform number 21 as a lasting tribute from him to Roberto Clemente. As a baseball player, Sammy didn't become an instant star. Though he could soon hit the ball a long way, he often swung and lunged at bad pitches. His arm was powerful, but his rocket-like throws from. the outfield would often sail over the backstop or into the crowd. Every game was an adventure for the youngster. Yet it didn't take long for those in the know to realize that Sammy had real talent. He played on local teams for more than two years. Then, in July of 1985, a man named Omar Minaya found out about him. Minaya, a scout for the Texas Rangers, was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in New York. At the time, he was coaching for the Texas Rangers' Class-A team in the Gulf Coast League. One day Minaya received a call from another Rangers scout, Amado Dinzey. Dinzey told Minaya that there was a skinny, sixteen-year-old kid in the Dominican who had a big bat and a live arm. He asked Minaya to fly down and take a look at the kid, since he was unsigned and still available. Minaya arrived in the Dominican and soon learned that Sammy was working out at a camp run by the Toronto Blue Jays in Santo Domingo. He contacted Sammy and arranged for him to take a bus to Puerto Plata, where Minaya would take a look at him. Sammy borrowed an old uniform from a friend and then took the four-hour bus ride to Puerto Plata. When he got off, Omar Minaya couldn't believe his eyes. The youngster he had traveled so far to see was wearing old pants, a faded red baseball jersey with holes under the arms, and baseball shoes that also had holes in them. In fact, Minaya thought the shoes looked older than Sammy. But he soon noticed something else. ""He [Sammy] got off that bus ready to hit,"" the scout said. Though Sammy was already about 5'10"" tall, he was very thin at about 150 pounds. Minaya noticed that as well. ""He almost looked as if he was malnourished,"" the scout said. ""I noticed some of the balls he hit to the outfield. They'd run out of steam, and to me that was malnourishment. But I noticed something else even more, Sammy's bat speed. And there was another thing. I sensed something inside him, a kind of fire. Right from the start you could see how aggressive he was."" Even Sammy remembers his swing back then. ""It was crazy,"" he admits, looking back, ""all long and loopy."" But Minaya was a shrewd evaluator of talent, and he was willing to look closely at the whole picture before him. It was apparent the youngster enjoyed playing, that he wanted to play. He decided to take a chance. He went to Sammy's home and spoke with the whole family. He told them the Rangers wanted to sign him as an undrafted free agent. His initial offer was a $3,000 bonus. Sammy asked for $4,000, and they compromised at $3,500. To the Sosa family, $3,500 must have sounded like a lot of money. Life had been so difficult that Sammy knew he had to take a shot, had to do it for his family. He signed a contract and gave nearly all the money to his mother. His only indulgence was to buy a bicycle, the first one he had ever owned. Copyright 1998 by Bill Gutman",biographies;biographies & memoirs;books;children's books;sports & outdoors;sports & recreation,6 B00004SZWD,"Songs in the Key of Life Songs in the Key of Life (1976) was the highest high point of Stevie Wonder's career. More sprawling than Innervisions and Talking Book, this two-LP-plus-EP was also less of a consistent stunner than either of those masterworks. That Songs retains an enormous amount of visionary relevance, though, is demonstrated not only in Coolio's borrowing of ""Pastime Paradise"" as a template for ""Gangsta's Paradise,"" but in the cold-as-ice synthesized string quartet of ""Village Ghetto Land."" This is Stevie, so naturally that cut's anger is balanced by the ultra-buoyant ""I Wish,"" ""Sir Duke,"" and ""Another Star."" The 2000 reissue boasts radically improved remastered sound. --Rickey Wright 2CD ...Of Life",blues;classic rock;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 8423947777,Diccionario De LA Lengua Espanola Real Academia (Spanish Edition) Text: Spanish,books;education & reference;language & grammar;new;used & rental textbooks;words,6 B00006FXFN,"Stanton SMX-201 2-Channel DJ Mixer (without Fade Feature) Designed by the seasoned audio professionals at Stanton, the SMX-201 two-channel mixer is built with club and mobile DJs in mind. 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Just when everything seems to be going well, we find ourselves sick in the hospital, mourning the loss of a loved one, dismissed from a job, stunned by a broken relationship, or depressed and bewildered by circumstances beyond our comprehension. Invariably, people show up to tell us exactly where we went wrong and what we must do to get better. Job was no exception. in the midst of his pain, his friends arrived with their advice. Although some of what they said was true, the answers they gave were impersonal, lacking in intimacy -- and fell far short of the wisdom Job desperately needed. Job rejected their easy answers and longed instead for an answer straight from God. Eugene Peterson brings the same passionate, honest, insightful language to one of the most familiar (and troubling) books of the Bible. Much more than just a story of pain and suffering, the book of Job probes the depths of human struggle -- a struggle that involves wrestling with the very nature of God. Written in the frank, everyday language we use today, Peterson's rendition of Job invites us to ask the difficult questions that arise when life seems to be spinning out of control. And with Job, we realize that simple solutions or complex formulas to the mysteries of life aren't really what we want. What we really want and need is the relief and comfort that comes from God himself, speaking to us out of the whirlwind. -- Midwest Book Review EUGENE H. PETERSON is a writer and poet. He has authored more than twenty books and is a contributing editor to Leadership Journal. He is Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Eugene was also the founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland, where he ministered for twenty-nine years.",bibles;books;christian books & bibles;education & reference;reference;religion & spirituality,6 B00005BJ9W,"Rio In the decade of decadence, Duran Duran knew how to live the life. 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Ignore this technical distraction, however, and you'll enjoy rediscovering this gorgeous body of water-colored synthpop. --Beth Bessmer CD Remastered & 3 Videos!!!",alternative rock;classic rock;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0007GAEZ8,"Now That's What I Call Music! 18 Those who enjoy the adventurous eclecticism of traditional Top 40 radio should welcome this diverse, 20-track compilation of some of 2004's most memorable hits. Anchored by U2's energetic return to roots, ""Vertigo"" and Gwen Stefani's rock-of-the-80's-channeling solo breakthrough ""What Are You Waiting For,"" it goes on to dish up everything from the teeny-pop angst of Lindsey Lohan's ""Rumors"" to the further adventures of Mr. Dizzle, Snoop Dogg himselfizzle (with an assist from Pharrell), on the typically laidback groove of ""Drop It Like It's Hot"" and the unlikely, country-urban fusing duet of Nelly and Tim McGraw on ""Over and Over."" The collection continues that contemporary R bent via hits like Omarion's ""O,"" Ashanti's ""Only U"" and John Legend's ""Used to Love U."" Yet it also makes room for performances as disparate as Howie Day's emotive, adult-alternative standout ""Collide,"" Hoobastank's slick Cali-pop, the modern rock of Chevelle and Three Days Grace and Lenny Kravitz chunky-rhythmed ""Lady."" Frickin' A serves up a faithful cover of Rick Springfield's ""Jessie's Girl"" that preserves the infectious schlock-charm of the 80's original, while the spunky pop-punk of Canadian Skye Sweetnam's ""Tangled Up in Me"" and Australian Keith Urban's '04 contempo-country standout ""You're My Better Half"" close the anthology out on a upbeat, international note. --Jerry McCulley The top-selling Pop Music compilation series in world! Over 47 million units sold in the US alone. Features hit songs by U2, Gwen Stefani, Lindsay Lohan and Snoop Dogg. 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Thermoskin Thermal Supports contain the exclusive patented Trioxon lining that has been clinically proven to increase your surface and subcutaneous skin temperature ~3 F. The spiral structure of the Trioxon lining creates a micro-climate which allows the skin to ventilate by wicking away moisture and does not close the pores of the skin. You can wear Thermoskin for extended periods of time without the discomfort you would have with other products. Competitive products trap the perspiration resulting in discomfort, risk of infection and unpleasant odor. Product is latex free.",braces;hand;health & personal care;medical supplies & equipment;splints & slings;wrist & finger,6 0394733312,"Go for Beginners Go, an ancient, subtly beautiful game of territory, is the oldest game in the world still played in its original form. This book contains its rules, techniques, a glossary of terms, and a list of international and American Go organizations.",board games;books;education & reference;humor & entertainment;puzzles & games;reference,6 0877958211,"A World Apart: The Journal of a Gulag Survivor In 1940, after Poland was annexed by the Soviet Union, Polish writer Herling, then 21, was arrested on several false charges and placed first in a Russian prison, then in a slave-labor camp. This memoir, first published in 1951 and available here for the first time, is apowerful account of life in the Kargopol camp, where wretched conditions and subzero weather were only the outward signs of the prisoners' inhuman existence. Herling goes beyond the daily rounds of life to detail the psychological adjustments (the ""Great Change"") that required prisoners to eliminate all memory of the past to survive. In sharp, spare prose, he gives us the faces, moods and stories of these hopeless prisoners as they cope with hunger, pain and the ever-present fear of anonymous death. An important document of its kind. Photos. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. Text: English, Polish (translation)",biographies & memoirs;books;history;leaders & notable people;military;world war ii,6 0964228424,"How to Make War How To Make War lists the general's 111 maxims for combat, something he knew quite a bit about. The 1973 collection also contains an essay by translator Sanborn. The 1934 Letters volume corals his correspondence with family members and other soldiers and politicos.Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Based on the radical revaluation of Napoleonic thinking published in France by ditions Champ Libre in 1973, this new translation-the first in nearly a century-makes possible for the English-speaking world the first critical reassessment of Napoleon's own reflections on the art of war since their original appearance in English in 1831. This new edition is significantly more comprehensive than any previous English Language edition of the ""military maxims"" of Napoleon. But more importantly, while adhering to a military principle of classification, it fundamentally reorders Napoleonic texts to bring an active practice of reading to what has previously been passively received as timeless wisdom, or buried among the trivia of obsolete tactical considerations. This volume incorporates the French editor's original statement and brief notes as well as an essay by the translator, situating the thought of Napoleon in the context of ""postmodern"" war and its continuation as politics. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, nearly conquered the known world in the early 19th century. The theory is not the practice of war. The art of war is a simple art and all in the execution; there is nothing vague in it, everything in it is common sense, nothing in it is ideology. Never hold a council of war, but take the advice of each in private. Do not make a frontal attack on positions you can obtain by turning. War is not the police. The duty of an avant-garde or of a rear-guard is neither to advance nor retreat, but to maneuver. In party warfare, one who is vanquished for a day is discouraged for a long time. It is above all in civil wars that fortune is necessary. Machiavelli said in vain, fortresses are not worth the favor of peoples.",books;classics;education & reference;history;literature & fiction;military,6 0595378544,"Slave of Chu Kutall A 115,000 word fantasy adventure novel, written as a collection of loosely connected mini-adventures in the spirit of the Conan or Elric series. Michael McCloskey is a software engineer in Silicon Valley afflicted with recurring dreams of otherworldly creatures, mysterious alien planets, and fantastic adventures. Slave of Chu Kutall is his first novel.",action & adventure;books;fantasy;genre fiction;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000GIJ2TQ,"William Joseph Retractable Stripping Basket / Wading Belt Our take is that stripping baskets are a ""necessary pain in the butt"". They are bulky and you are always reaching for them, or pushing them out of the way, it's always something. Well around here we feel that the best piece of equipment is the one you take for granted, it is always right where you need and never where you don't. It just works every time, without requiring much thought. What we have just described to you is the new WilliamJoesph Stripping Basket. It acts as a wading belt, a utility belt (holds tools, water, etc.) however, when it is time to fish, simply give it a yank and out pops the basket. When you are done, simply push it back in and it is gone.",accessories;fishing;fly fishing;fly rod cases & bags;hunting & fishing;sports & outdoors,6 B000P22TNO,"Truth by Calvin Klein for Men, Gift Set (Eau De Toilette Spray 3.4 Ounce, After Shave 3.4 Ounce) Launched by the design house of Calvin Klein in 2002, TRUTH is a men's fragrance that possesses a blend of green tea, jasmine and musk, lush and natural. It is recommended for casual wear.",aftershaves;balms & aftershaves;creams;health & personal care;personal care;shaving & hair removal,6 0811830373,"Vegetarian Table : North Africa Kitty Morse grew up in Casablanca, and through her extensive network of family and friends, she accumulated expertise in the cuisine of the entire Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. In this part of the world, banquets called diffas are long affairs which include heaping platters of couscous, aromatic tagines or stews, and exquisitely spiced dishes like feather-light Bisteya, a kind of pie often filled with pigeon. Meat, fish, and poultry are eaten, but most of the time, meals center on legumes like lentils, grains, and heaps of vegetables. Some of these dishes require seasoning with preserved lemons, fiery harissa, or a Tunisian blend of ground coriander, caraway, garlic, and chili powder which is called Tabil. Morse opens by showing how to make them all. There are recipes for a meatless Harira, a delightful Cauliflower and Zucchini Salad, and Tunisian Mechwya. There are also grilled peppers, several crustless Tunisian quiches, Foul Mudamus, a stew of fava beans with olives, plus a variety of couscous dishes and breads. Vegetarians will appreciate the complex flavors and brilliant colors of North African food. Those who eat meat will not miss it, thanks to the rich aromas and satisfying heft of Morse's dishes. Photos by Deborah Jones display the beauty of this traditional cooking. Menus will help you organize memorable meals, and mail-order sources can supply needed ingredients wherever you live. --Dana Jacobi --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Morse (Come With Me to the Kasbah) does a standout job with this latest entry in the publisher's geographic/ethnic Vegetarian Table books, not because she follows the series formula but because she transcends it with her personal stories and recipes. A descendant of Sephardic Jews with a peripatetic history, Morse examines dishes from the Maghreb, the area consisting of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. The recipes are consistently clear and tempting, and she exhibits great ability in tinkering with some traditional fare to render it meatless. An entire chapter on the Moroccan and Algerian stews called Tagines includes classic vegetarian dishes such as Foul Mudammas (Fava Bean Stew with Olives) and vegetarian adaptations such as Kefta aux Oefs (Vegetarian Meatballs with Eggs in Tomato Sauce). Among the most intriguing of the many couscous recipes are Meherzia's Couscous with Fennel, flavored with the spicy hot sauce called harissa and Anaheim chilies, and the unusual Barley Grit Couscous with vegetables. A brief description of how Moroccans usually entertain and dine will likely inspire American readers to thoughts of their own entertaining, as will recipes for savory stuffed Berber Pizza and Cashew Phyllo Pie. Suggested menus, a glossary and a list of mail-order sources are included. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Fortunately, Kitty Morse has successfully captured [North African] traditions and compiled them into a wonderful volume entitled, The Vegetarian Table: North Africa. In this cookbook, Morse includes over 80 distinctive vegetarian recipes for appetizers, soups and salads, stews, breads couscous, pastries, desserts and beverages. Her easy-to-follow recipes and detailed notes on ingredients make cooking these authentic dishes a delectable pleasure-and offer nutritious ways to enjoy the foods and flavors of North Africa here at home. -- Northern California Home & Design --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Kitty Morse was born in Casablanca. She has taught Moroccan cooking for over 80 years and is the author of five cookbooks, including Come with Me to the Casbah: A Cook's Tour of Morocco and 365 Ways to Cook Vegetarian. When she isn't leading an annual culinary tour of Morocco, Morse lives and works in Southern California.",african;books;cookbooks;food & wine;regional & international;vegetables & vegetarian,6 1885941277,"The Concise Cuddy: A Collection of John Francis Cuddy Stories Models of the firm . . . miracles of resourcefulness, economy, righteousness, and compassion. -- Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 1998 Jeremiah Healy is currently President of the International Association of Crime Writers and Past President of the Private Eye Writers of America.",anthologies;books;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states,6 0374155208,"The Fish's Eye: Essays about Angling and the Outdoors All 17 of the angling pieces Frazier (On the Rez) has written over the last 20 years have now been preserved in one volume. Attentive readers of the New Yorker over the last two decades will have caught most of these pieces before, but anglers and essay fans (not to mention Frazier devotees) should be glad to revisit gems like ""An Angler at Heart,"" his 1981 profile of a Manhattan tackle dealer. Frazier's sharp eye and self-implicating wit is at work in these charming but unsentimental pieces, whether he's describing his penchant for mayflies in ""It's Hard to Eat Just One,"" a family fishing trip in which his kids prefer a drainage ditch to the trout stream in ""A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose,"" or a Central Park pond where the fishermen are as likely to catch empty potato chip bags as catfish in ""Anglers."" Many of these essays are, in fact, about fishing in the city, and Frazier often wrings more suspense and meaning from a muddy stream that runs ""From Wilderness to Wal-Mart"" than some outdoor adventure writers get from an expedition through Nepal. His paeans to the angling experience set the standard in this subgenre, yet will amuse many who've never set foot in a tackle shop. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. So what did Frazier do for a break while researching and writing major works like Great Plains and On the Rez? Obviously, he was off fishing. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. *Starred Review* Near the beginning of ""From Wilderness to Wal-Mart,"" an essay describing, from source to mouth, a stream that runs through a Montana town in which the author once lived, Frazier confesses: ""I can watch flowing water for any amount of time. Also, I like to mess around creeks."" As it turns out, those are excellent credentials for writing absorbingly about fishing and related topics. Frazier makes no claims at all to being the world's most knowledgeable angler, and that's only prudent. He returns from far too many of his excursions with nothing to show for his efforts but the memories of the country through which he passed. That's enough. Though he may not so much as wet a fly, Frazier unfailingly communicates an infectious fascination--a passion, really--for woods and water and fish. It's hard to imagine a more heartfelt book, or one more lovingly rendered. Dennis DodgeCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Essays on fishing from ""A Great Storyteller"" (Newsweek), One of the ""American Originals""--The Washington Post Book World Ian Frazier lives in Montclair, New Jersey. He is a frequent contributor to the New Yorker, among other publications. His previous books include Great Plains, On the Rez, Family, and Coyote V. Acme.",books;essays;fishing;hunting & fishing;miscellaneous;sports & outdoors,6 B000PDCJPG,"Emerald Nuts Glazed Pecans, Pecan Pie, 5-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 12) Natural and artificial flavors. Emerald Pecan Pie Glazed Pecans explode with irresistible flavor. In this kettle-cooked snacking sensation, our premium walnuts are glazed with a delicious, crunchy glazed to bring out the great flavors of pecan pie and pecans. Pure pleasure for your taste buds - flavorful and wholesome too. Terrific for snacking, desserts and as a delightful topping for ice cream.",cooking & baking supplies;grocery & gourmet food;nuts & seeds;pantry staples;pecans;snack foods,6 B00009R6VT,"Canon Ec Rubber Frame for EOS 1N, 1V, 1D, 1Ds and 1D Mark II SLR Cameras Rubber frames replace the standard eye cup when used with a dioptric adjustment lens E. For use with Canon 1V/1V HS, 1N RS, 1N, 1 and D2000.",accessories;adapters;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;electronics;lens accessories,6 B000MMMUFY,"Book of Dogma 2CD collection of digitally remastered rarities & classics from electronic pioneers, THE BLACK DOG, highly regarded as one of the most influential figures in the British electronica scene.",dance & electronic;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0000A0AIA,"Tasco World Class 3-9x50 Riflescope w/30/30 Reticle World Class riflescopes deliver high-performance optics and advanced features at a price any serious hunter can afford. With Tascos SuperCon multi-layered coating on the objective and ocular lenses and fully coated optics, World Class scopes deliver more light when light is scarce for the brightest, clearest image possible. Rugged and dependable, these 100% waterproof, fogproof and shockproof scopes are built with Advanced Monotube Construction and carry a Limited Lifetime Warranty. The most popular all-around configuration for deer and big game hunting, this World Class 3-9x50 offers a large objective lens that boosts light gathering power and a good range of magnification. It features: 3-9x variable magnification 50mm objective lens 30/30 reticle Black finish SuperCon coating (heat-treated, fully multi-coated optics throughout) Tech Talk What the Numbers Mean: The numbers for each scope tell you the scopes power or magnification rating, whether the magnification can be increased or decreased with a zoom dial, and the diameter of the objective lens. So, a 3-9x50mm is a scope with a variable zoom magnification from 3x to 9x with a 50 millimeter objective lens. How Much Magnification: Because high-powered riflescopes have a smaller field-of-view than a lower powered scope, choose your magnification with the distance you will be shooting in mind. Use low power for close shots in brush or deep woods and high power when hunting distant game in the mountains, open fields and prairie. Fixed vs. Zoom Magnification: Variable power scopes, or zooms, offer the benefits of high, medium and low powers, all in one scope. Zooms are particularly advantageous in changing light, weather, environmental conditions or geographic locations and when you're hunting different types of game. In short, variables enable the hunter to use the scope under various circumstances--from close-in brush hunting to open range hunting. Fixed or low power scopes are recommended for hunting dangerous game, especially at close range or in dense foliage where a wide field of view is required and where a mistake in distance estimation could have dire consequences. 30/30 Reticle: Four picket-shaped posts are set at 90 degrees from one another. The center point is created by the crossing of fine crosshairs that connect the opposing pickets. This pattern can be used to measure distance. Using the 30/30 reticle, the crosshair lines represent an area 30"" across at 4x from 100 yards away. Description:World Class ScopesSuperCon multi-layered coating on the objective and ocular lenses and fully coated optics. 100% waterproof, fogproof and shockproof. Built with Advanced Monotube Construction.Additional Information:3-9x50mm",gun scopes;hunting;hunting & fishing;hunting optics;rifle scopes;sports & outdoors,6 0029317169,"The God I Believe In: Conversations about Judaism In this fascinating collection, the former senior rabbi of the Washington, D.C., Hebrew Congregation interviews 14 distinguished Jews on their religious beliefs. Included are author-critic Cynthia Ozick, Commentary magazine editor Norman Podhoretz, Talmudist Adin Steinsaltz, astrophysicist Arno Penzias, convert Rachel Cowan, and Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz. A sampling of some of Haberman's queries: Do you believe in a personal God? Do you believe in divine revelation? Are you observant, e.g., do you keep kosher at home? What are your views on life after death? Do you believe in the coming of the Messiah? The answers given in these interviews provide a microcosmic picture of the state of religious belief among contemporary Jewish intellectuals. After reading this engrossing study, the reader is left with the feeling that Jewish spirituality is alive and well among the intellectuals. Highly recommended for all Judaica collections.- Robert A. Silver, Shaker Heights P.L., OhioCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. A disappointing example of an interesting idea casually executed, as Haberman, former senior rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C., and teacher of Jewish philosophy at several universities, interviews prominent Jews on their ideas of God and spirituality. Haberman begins by describing his own spiritual awakening as a secularly raised Jew who chose to become a rabbi. The book has its roots in his desire to clarify his own thoughts on major religious questions as he reaches the age of 70. He interviewed 14 prominent Jews, whose approaches to faith range from the Hasidism of the ``Bostoner Rebbe'' and Adin Steinsaltz (a celebrated contemporary translator of the Talmud) to the agnosticism of scientist Philip Leder, exploring with each a similar set of issues: the existence of a personal God, the possibility of interaction with God, God's role in history, the Holocaust and the nature of evil, Torah as revelation, the Messiah, and the nature of a Messianic age. Haberman states a basic principle of the volume in the beginning of his interview with philosopher Steven T. Katz, explaining that he is ``not looking for textbook philosophy, but your own personal beliefs.'' As might be expected, the answers cover a wide range of positions. There are many moving or startling moments in the interviews: Katz's reaffirmation of the complexity and richness of the Torah; Emil Fackenheim reflecting on how living through the death camps changed his theological views; a vividly contentious Yeshayahu Leibowitz repeatedly rejecting the basic premises that Haberman puts to him; Norman Podhoretz describing a moment of personal revelation. In his conclusion, Haberman draws from the interviews to extrapolate a common ground that unites all his subjects, then projects that commonality as a set of beliefs that ostensibly unites all Jews. But this final synthesis is suspect, given the patent lack of commonality among the interviewees and the fact that Rabbi Haberman never clarifies how he arrived at his choice of interviewees. That said, however, the interviews are still inherently interesting. -- Copyright 1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",books;christian books & bibles;education & reference;judaism;reference;religion & spirituality,6 B000068IGG,Memorex 4.7GB DVD+R Media (3-Pack) 4.70 GB - 120mm Standard - 3 Pack,accessories & supplies;blank media;dvd+rw discs;dvd-ram discs;dvd-rw discs;electronics,6 0965248402,"The Feel Good Food Guide Finally, brownies without the hives! -- Daily Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1997If you or a family member suffers with food allergies, you will NOT want to miss this class! -- Whole Foods Market, Chicago area stores, Cooking ClassesProponents of a new and unusual cookbook say it's perfect for people who suffer from food allergies. -- The Garden Island Newspaper, April 23, 1997 The Feel Good Food Guide was self-published by the author and her husband, a professional graphic designer. This collaboration has produced a beautiful guide from the hearts of parents who had to learn how to help their son survive in a world he was born allergic to. Sharing what they learned the ""hard way"" with thousands of satisfied people. Now in its third edition, we have updated all the information and resources. We have received many calls from people thanking us for publishing our story. So many mom's have told us that our book is their ""bible"" in the kitchen. We thank all of you who have had faith in us and our message. Some stories need to be shared and ours was one of them. Our next book will focus on some of the deeper meaning to food. It will contain more easy, fun recipes and useful information. We have grown and we wish to share our experiences with you. Now a professional Food Coach, allways a professional mommy. The birth of my son Zach, changed my life in a profound way. I tell Zach all the time that the act of his being born helped thousands of people. Life should be a joyous celebration no matter what challenges are thrown our way. My recipies and information are given in a non-judgemental way. Once published my book became like another child to me, with a life of its own. I see this as information everyone should at least be made aware of. I know how glaxed over people get when they hear they can never again eat wheat or dairy or corn, etc. I know, I've been there, done that, bought the tee-shirt! Deborah, is a homemaker in a suburb of Chicago Illinois. When her son was born with extensive food and environmental allergies, sensitivities and candida she had to find a new way to enjoy quality of life for her family. She discovered a whole new world she never knew existed. At 40 she walked into her first health food store and has not looked back since. Determined to guide others on this new healthy path, Deborah shares her knowledge of correct eating and flair for cooking. Breakfast Ideas The toughest meal for most people is breakfast, unless mom is cooking. We want breakfast to be a ""no brainer"" - quick, easy and a jump start on the day. If, like most Americans, you've been starting off your day with coffee ond cola beverage and maybe a pop tart or cold cereal. To say the least, this new way is going to be tough. Especially if you work five days o week or you are getting kids and/or a husband off to school and/or work. Remember. . . I said this would be tough, not impossible. Your own personal style will determine your exact routine. Here is one possible scenario. Before brushing your teeth (with your new fluoride free health food store toothpaote), eat your (rotationally correct, fist sized) piece of fruit. You may need to allow an additional fifteen minuteo or so to prepare breakfast and lunch for the day. Do what you can the night before such as, making extra at dinner and eating that for breakfast or to bring along for lunch. Haven't you ever eaten cold pizza left over from the night before? Since you have had your piece of fruit early morning, breakfast can be brought along and eaten at your first break of the day. Only you can determine what will or will not work. Experiment and be sure to laugh at the situation. Perhaps the easiest way to start might be to try one or two mornings a week and add days until you feel comfortable. The best advice I can give is to keep it SIMPLE! The modern world we live in is complicated and stress filled enough. More stress is not your goal. Here is my list of breakfast possibilities in addition to the Breakfast section to follow. Remember when making the hot cereals, be sure to read the side panels on the boxes for more recipe ideas. Soup makes a good breakfast. Think of as many non-traditional ideas as possible. How is a slice of natural turkey different than bacon? Also if you are following strict food combining, some of these will not work for you as an evberyday thing. Be intutive and ingenious and make this work for you. Please add what works for you to the list I have started on page 23. Breakfast recipes include: Breakfast Ideas, Pancakes and Waffles, Breakfast Smoothies, Carob Breakfast Pudding, Blueberry Muffins, Orange Muffins, Very Berry Coffee Cake, Tapioca Breakfast Pudding, and Almond Biscotti - plus several variations per recipe, serving suggestions and moral support.",books;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;nutrition;reference,6 B0002E2SR2,"Aquarian Drumheads SX14 Studio-X Clear 14-inch Tom Tom Drum Head A clear, single ply, medium weight drumhead with a light weight muffle ring adhered to the underside. This helps to eliminate some unwanted high frequencies while still maintaining a warm open sound.",drum & percussion accessories;drum heads;drum set accessories;instrument accessories;musical instruments;tom-tom drum heads,6 B00008VSKW,"Acoustic Research PR220 Speaker Wire 12 AWG Oxy Free Copper, 30 ft spool Acoustic research pr220n pro ii series 12-gauge, 2-conductor speaker wire (30 ft) high-purity oxygen-free copper ; ultra-fine strands; high-count, roped construction ; clearly marked for proper polarity ; signal separator to eliminate sound-degrading magnetic fields ; woven with pe dielectric for improved sonic accuracy & smoothness ; 30 ft pro ii series 12-gauge, 2-conductor speaker wire (30 ft).",accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;audio cables;cables & interconnects;electronics;speaker cables,6 B0002NYBXM,Lisle 26590 T-25 Torx Bit Socket Torx bit sets sizes for all automobile applications include sizes T-10 through T-60. This is 1 of 12 sizes.,drive sockets;hand tools;individual sockets;power & hand tools;sockets & socket sets;tools & home improvement,6 B00030666E,"Samson Resolv 120a 120 Watt 10 Inch Active Subwoofer Taking care of the low end is the Resolv120a powered subwoofer. A powerful 120 watt low frequency amplifier drives a heavy-duty 10"" transducer, reproducing tones between 40-180 Hz. The unit has a built-in active crossover, a phase switch, an auto sleep mode and a convenient mute switch jack allowing the user to easily switch on and off the subwoofer on the fly.",live sound & stage;monitors;musical instruments;speakers & subwoofers;stage subwoofers;studio recording equipment,6 1558538488,"Tea-Time at the Inn Tea enthusiasts can rejoice that afternoon tea has been rediscovered as an elegant ritual. In this compilation of teatime repasts at American bed & breakfast inns, Greco shows the varied ways in which innkeepers serve the meal, from the traditional, European formal afternoon teas--complete with English butler, silver equipage, antique linens and clotted cream--to high teas resplendent with hot savories and chamber music to rather ingenious American occasions in which the Civil War, Gone with the Wind , Mardi Gras and snow skiing play dominant roles in decor and cuisine. Despite the occasional spicy Mexican or low-fat herbal tea offered here, Victorian and antiquarian notes resound in most of the inns, and delectable recipes often suggest a British, even Dickensian, flavor, as in Rose Manor's lemon curd mini-tarts, Corner House Inn's kipper pate sandwiches, Bee & Thistle's rhubarb inger jam and Village Inn's trifle with sherry. Writing in a picturesque style, Greco showcases numerous recipes from each inn and makes imaginative yet practical suggestions for creating thematic teatimes at home. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Gail Greco is a food journalist and the author of fifteen cookbooks, including TEA-TIME JOURNEYS. She has traveled the world, searching for recipes and entertaining ideas, and has become well-known through her award-winning PBS-TV series, COUNTRY INN COOKING WITH GAIL GRECO. Her home is in the historic waterfront village of Annapolis, Maryland.",books;coffee & tea;cookbooks;drinks & beverages;food & wine;special occasions,6 B0002KZQYI,"Lekue Silicone Mini Madeleine Pan Looking nothing like traditional bakeware but borrowing many of its best characteristics, Lekue's mini madeleine pan cooks evenly, releases food easily, and is made of FDA approved food grade silicone. It takes some getting used to, but the pliable silicone construction carries many advantages such as immediate cool-down, the prevention of burnt edges and crusts, and a foldability that extends storage options. With a slightly shorter cooking time, the pan bakes twenty 1-1/4-by-1-3/4-inch tasty treats--complete with the traditional madeleine shape and ridged texture. Nonstick surfaces help food to release easily but greasing is still a good idea--especially if regularly being washed in the dishwasher. Freezer-, microwave-, and oven-safe up to 500 degrees F, the pan seamlessly transitions from cold to hot. Contact with direct heat sources such as burners or hotplates should be avoided and sharp metal tools can damage or cut the material. The pan measures 7 by 1/2 by 12 inches and benefits from a quick rinse before use as small crumbs and particles easily adhere to its rubbery surface. -- Amy Arnold The Lekue molds are 100% platinum silicone, a flexible and naturally non-stick material made of the highest quality. This makes Lekue bakeware simply effortless to unmold and promotes even baking with no burnt edges. You will be amazed at how simple and enjoyable baking can be when using Lekue bakeware.",bakeware;cake pans;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;small pastry molds;specialty & novelty cake pans,6 1568811357,"Mathematical Logic (Addison-Wesley Series in Logic) "" """"classic text is as fresh and useful today as when first published. Noted for the economy of its presentation, it includes a wealth of basic and key results from all parts of mathematical logic."""" -Solomon Feferman, Stanford University, January 2001 """"The book remains an excellent introduction to logic . . . reads as a continuous whole, not a set of isolated topics . . . """" -C. W. Kilmister, The Mathematical Gazette, July 2003""",books;mathematics;new;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,6 0441011543,The Blood of the Land A wonderfully strong female protagonist. -- Booklist,books;contemporary;fantasy;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy;united states,6 0970837046,"I Don't Do Pie Crusts : Easy and fast recipes for today's busy lifestyles ""Practical and fun, this cookbook has it all - helpful hints, entertaining tips, menu ideas..."" -- Arizona Food & Lifestyles Magazine, May/June 2001 Dianne Hunter has been hostess/producer of the television show ""The Home Hunter"" since 1982 on ABC-15 in Phoenix, AZ. She has two daughters and currently lives in Phoenix with her husband. When she can spare a few minutes out of her busy life, she enjoys entertaining, golf, bridge and tennis. Traci Hunter Abramson has written for several publications. Besides keeping busy with her family, she coaches swimming and enjoys cooking. She resides in Virginia with her husband and three daughters.",books;cookbooks;education & reference;food & wine;quick & easy;reference,6 B0006UOMYY,"DuoDERM CGF Extra Thin Sterile Dressing - 4 x 4 - Box DuoDERM CGF Extra Thin is a hydrocolloid moisture-retentive wound dressing for superficial wounds with little or no exudate and for early intervention on those at-risk for skin breakdown. Protects at-risk sites (e.g., bony prominences) against friction,",bandages & bandaging supplies;bandaging pads;first aid;gauze & pads;health & personal care;health care,6 B0002DF0DM,"Factory Reconditioned Remington R-9200RBP MicroFlex Ultra TCT Rotary Cord/Cordless Shaver Rotary Shaver, 3 Independently Floating Heads",electric shavers;health & personal care;men's;personal care;rotary shavers;shaving & hair removal,6 B000FGGLI4,"The Physics of Sports Dr. Armenti puts to rest a number of popular sports-related misconceptions and accounts for phenomena that, for many, have been a source of wonder since childhood. Why does a golf ball have dimples? How can a sailboat travel almost directly into the wind? Readers will find the answers eye-opening. For general science readers and students and teachers of either physics or sports. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Dr. Armenti puts to rest a number of popular sports-related misconceptions and accounts for phenomena that, for many, have been a source of wonder since childhood. Why does a golf ball have dimples? How can a sailboat travel almost directly into the wind? Readers will find the answers eye-opening. For general science readers and students and teachers of either physics or sports. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;miscellaneous;physics;science & math;sports & outdoors;sports psychology,6 192976314X,"Best Bet in Beantown G.S. Rowe, writer, historian, and long-time member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), teaches a class on the history of baseball at the University of Northern Colorado.",books;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B000HPPTNG,"Bergan Pet Travel Bowl (Colors Vary, Red or Black) Travel food or water bowlZippered top keeps food fresh without spillsWaterproof lining allows bowl to be used as watering dishConvenient snap-on belt loop for hiking or walkingCollapsible design saves space in your car or home Short trip? Travel food or water bowl all in one! Zippered top keeps food fresh without spills and waterproof lining allows the bowl to be used as a watering dish. Convenient snap on belt loop for hiking or walking. Collapsible design saves space in your home or car and each case pack comes with 2 colors; red and black. 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Over time our colors may change, but the pattern stays the same.",cups;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;mugs;mugs & saucers;tabletop,6 0883688743,"Destiny Everyone was born with gifts, talents, desires, and dreams.But many people look at themselves and their lives, and they see nothing but the impossible.The passion that once burned deep inside them seems to have all but died. Fear of the future or pain from the past paralyzes their ability to pursue their destiny.Don't let your destiny slip through your fingers like so many others who have carried their dreams to the grave!Step out in faith and join Hezekiah Walker as he challenges you to achieve your destiny. Learn to find fulfillment and satisfaction while living out God's plan for your life as Hezekiah offers insights and wisdom from his own personal experiences.Dream it. Declare it. Do it.DISCOVER YOUR DESTINY...THEN GO AFTER IT! Hezekiah Walker's life is all about beating the odds. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, in the Fort Green housing projects, Hezekiah knew from an early age that he was called to minister God's Word to the masses. The passion of Hezekiah's heart as he preaches and sings is to let people know that Jesus Christ is more than what the world has to offer.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;personal transformation;religion & spirituality;self-help,6 0870119052,"A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel Immensely popular in Japan, the author's first novel to be published here is a comic combination of disparate styles: a mock-hardboiled mystery, a metaphysical speculation and an ironic first-person account of an impossible quest. The narrator is a modern Japanese yuppie: divorced, in a mildly exciting relationship and a much less exciting job as an ad copywriter, he lives unexceptionally until a photograph throws his life into chaos. The snapshot, which he uses to illustrate a newsletter, shows a field of sheep with one unique crossbreed, and the picture is special enough to have attracted the attention of both the nomadic friend who sent it to him and a right-wing Mr. Big who, moribund, wants the source found before he dies. The Boss's henchman, a sleek, scary majordomo, gives the narrator one month to track it down, and the story that ensues is a postmodern detective novel in which dreams, hallucinations and a wild imagination are more important than actual clues. With the help of a fluid, slangy translation, Murakami emerges as a wholly original talent. $30,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. This novel, the American debut of a popular contemporary Japanese writer, will have a familiar ring to Western ears. The narrative moves adroitly through mystery, fable, pensive realism, and modernist absurdity to tell the tale--at least on the surface--of a Japanese man caught up in a puzzling quest for a somewhat mystical sheep. The spare style echoes Raymond Carver, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler, with matter-of-fact absurdities reminiscent of John Irving and, in less inspired moments, Tom Robbins. While the climax of the story is somewhat unrewarding, many readers will enjoy being pulled along by the playful and engaging style and fluid structure. Interesting as an example of current Japanese writing and as an unusually hip and irreverent look at contemporary Japanese society, this would be a nice addition to larger fiction collections.- Mark Woodhouse, Elmira Coll., N.Y.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. ""Wonderfully easy to read and just as wonderfully difficult to make sense of...like the narrator, who slowly accepts the presence in his life of mystery, we slowly recognize the possibility of a new kind of world. Like him, we lean forward and topple headlong into magic"" Washington Post ""It begins as a detective novel, dips into a screwball comedy, and at its close becomes a tale of possession...A highly accomplished piece of craftsmanship"" New Yorker ""Mr. Murakami's style and imagination are closer to that of Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Carver and John Irving"" New York Times ""A Wild Sheep Chase has the conventional hull of a thriller - a quest, a mystery, an extraordinary woman, and plenty of elegant duress - but its fantastic superstructure transforms it into something quite different...a science fiction fantasy, a romance, a metaphysical tease, or a dramatisation of philosophical ideas"" Independent ""If you consider yourself an intelligent, sensitive common reader but wish to accommodate something a little removed from your experience, and probably your imagination, I dare you to turn your eyes towards Murakami and head off on a wild sheep chase."" Glasgow Herald --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Text: English, Japanese (translation) A marvelous hybrid of mythology and mystery, A Wild Sheep Chase is the extraordinary literary thriller that launched Haruki Murakami?s international reputation. It begins simply enough: A twenty-something advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend, and casually appropriates the image for an insurance company?s advertisement. What he doesn?t realize is that included in the pastoral scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man in black who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences. Thus begins a surreal and elaborate quest that takes our hero from the urban haunts of Tokyo to the remote and snowy mountains of northern Japan, where he confronts not only the mythological sheep, but the confines of tradition and the demons deep within himself. Quirky and utterly captivating, A Wild Sheep Chase is Murakami at his astounding best. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Murakami is a mythmaker for the millennium, a wiseacre wiseman. New York Times Book Review A delight . . . equal parts screwball comedy, detective story, and heroic quest. USA TodayA witty adventure . . . a piece of verbal anarchy . . . a labyrinthine mystery from start to finish. San Francisco ChronicleMarvelously engaging, at turns witty, dry, wicked, even loopy. Reading A Wild Sheep Chase is like spending a splendidly foul weekend with the Four RaymondsChandler, Carver, Massey, and Queneau.Frederick Barthelme --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. He is the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction. His works include Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, After Dark and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. His work has been translated into more than forty languages, and the most recent of his many international honours is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J.M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera, and V.S. Naipaul. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Part OneNovember 25, 19701 Wednesday Afternoon Picnic It was a short one-paragraph item in the morning edition. A friend rang me up and read it to me. Nothing special. Something a rookie reporter fresh out of college might've written for practice. The date, a street corner, a person driving a truck, a pedestrian, a casualty, an investigation of possible negligence. Sounded like one of those poems on the inner flap of a magazine. Where's the funeral? I asked. You got me, he said. Did she even have family? Of course she had a family. I called the police department to track down her family's address and telephone number, after which I gave them a call to get details of the funeral. Her family lived in an old quarter of Tokyo. I got out my map and marked the block in red. There were subway and train and bus lines everywhere, overlapping like some misshapen spiderweb, the whole area a maze of narrow streets and drainage canals. The day of the funeral, I took a streetcar from Waseda. I got off near the end of the line. The map proved about as helpful as a globe would have been. I ended up buying pack after pack of cigarettes, asking directions each time. It was a wood-frame house with a brown board fence around it. A small yard, with an abandoned ceramic brazier filled with standing rainwater. The ground was dark and damp. She'd left home when she was sixteen. Which may have been the reason why the funeral was so somber. Only family present, nearly everyone older. It was presided over by her older brother, barely thirty, or maybe it was her brother-in-law. Her father, a shortish man in his mid-fifties, wore a black armband of mourning. He stood by the entrance and scarcely moved. Reminded me of a street washed clean after a downpour. On leaving, I lowered my head in silence, and he lowered his head in return, without a word. I met her in autumn nine years ago, when I was twenty and she was seventeen. There was a small coffee shop near the university where I hung out with friends. It wasn't much of anything, but it offered certain constants: hard rock and bad coffee. She'd always be sitting in the same spot, elbows planted on the table, reading. With her glasses--which resembled orthodontia--and skinny hands, she seemed somehow endearing. Always her coffee would be cold, always her ashtray full of cigarette butts. The only thing that changed was the book. One time it'd be Mickey Spillane, another time Kenzaburo Oe, another time Allen Ginsberg. Didn't matter what it was, as long as it was a book. The students who drifted in and out of the place would lend her books, and she'd read them clean through, cover to cover. Devour them, like so many ears of corn. In those days, people lent out books as a matter of course, so she never wanted for anything to read. Those were the days of the Doors, the Stones, the Byrds, Deep Purple, and the Moody Blues. The air was alive, even as everything seemed poised on the verge of collapse, waiting for a push. She and I would trade books, talk endlessly, drink cheap whiskey, engage in unremarkable sex. You know, the stuff of everyday. Meanwhile, the curtain was creaking down on the shambles of the sixties. I forget her name. I could pull out the obituary, but what difference would it make now. I've forgotten her name. Suppose I meet up with old friends and mid-swing the conversation turns to her. No one ever remembers her name either. Say, back then there was this girl who'd sleep with anyone, you know, what's-her-face, the name escapes me, but I slept with her lots of times, wonder what she's doing now, be funny to run into her on the street. Back then, there was this girl who'd sleep with anyone. That's her name. Of course, strictly speaking, she didn't sleep with just anyone. She had standards. Still, the fact of the matter is, as any cursory examination of the evidence would suffice to show, that she was quite willing to sleep with almost any guy. Once, and only once, I asked her about these standards of hers. Well, if you must know . . . , she began. A pensive thirty seconds went by. It's not like anybody will do. Sometimes the whole idea turns me off. But you know, maybe I want to find out about a lot of different people. Or maybe that's how my world comes together for me. By sleeping with someone? Uh-huh. It was my turn to think things over. So tell me, has it helped you make sense of things? A little, she said. From the winter through the summer I hardly saw her. The university was blockaded and shut down on several occasions, and in any case, I was going through some personal problems of my own. When I visited the coffee shop again the next autumn, the clientele had completely changed, and she was the only face I recognized. Hard rock was playing as before, but the excitement in the air had vanished. Only she and the bad coffee were the same. I plunked down in the chair opposite her, and we talked about the old crowd. Most of the guys had dropped out, one had committed suicide, one had buried his tracks. Talk like that. What've you been up to this past year? she asked me. Different things, I said. Wiser for it? A little. That night, I slept with her for the first time. About her background I know almost nothing. What I do know, someone may have told me; maybe it was she herself when we were in bed together. Her first year of high school she had a big falling out with her father and flew the coop (and high school too). I'm pretty sure that's the story. Exactly where she lived, what she did to get by, nobody knew. She would sit in some rock-music caf all day long, drink cup after cup of coffee, chain-smoke, and leaf through books, waiting for someone to come along to foot her coffee and cigarette bills (no mean sum for us types in those days), then typically end up sleeping with the guy. There. That's everything I know about her. From the autumn of that year on into the spring of the next, once a week on Tuesday nights, she'd drop in at my apartment outside Mitaka. She'd put away whatever simple dinner I cooked, fill my ashtrays, and have sex with me with the radio tuned full blast to an FEN rock program. Waking up Wednesday mornings, we'd go for a walk through the woods to the ICU campus and have lunch in the dining hall. In the afternoon, we'd have a weak cup of coffee in the student lounge, and if the weather was good, we'd stretch out on the grass and gaze up at the sky. Our Wednesday afternoon picnic, she called it. Everytime we come here, I feel like we're on a picnic. Really? A picnic? Well, the grounds go on and on, everyone looks so happy . . . She sat up and fumbled through a few matches before lighting a cigarette. The sun climbs high in the sky, then starts down. People come, then go. The time breezes by. That's like a picnic, isn't it? I was twenty-one at the time, about to turn twenty-two. No prospect of graduating soon, and yet no reason to quit school. Caught in the most curiously depressing circumstances. For months I'd been stuck, unable to take one step in any new direction. The world kept moving on; I alone was at a standstill. In the autumn, everything took on a desolate cast, the colors swiftly fading before my eyes. The sunlight, the smell of the grass, the faintest patter of rain, everything got on my nerves. How many times did I dream of catching a train at night? Always the same dream. A nightliner stuffy with cigarette smoke and toilet stink. So crowded there was hardly standing room. The seats all caked with vomit. It was all I could do to get up and leave the train at the station. But it was not a station at all. Only an open field, with not a house light anywhere. No stationmaster, no clock, no timetable, no nothing--so went the dream. I still remember that eerie afternoon. The twenty-fifth of November. Gingko leaves brought down by heavy rains had turned the footpaths into dry riverbeds of gold. She and I were out for a walk, hands in our pockets. Not a sound to be heard except for the crunch of the leaves under our feet and the piercing cries of the birds. Just what is it you're brooding over? she blurted out all of a sudden. Nothing really, I said. She kept walking a bit before sitting down by the side of the path and taking a drag on her cigarette. You always have bad dreams? I often have bad dreams. Generally, trauma about vending machines eating my change. She laughed and put her hand on my knee, but then took it away again. You don't want to talk about it, do you? Not today. I'm having trouble talking. She flicked her half-smoked cigarette to the dirt and carefully ground it out with her shoe. You can't bring yourself to say what you'd really like to say, isn't that what you mean? I don't know, I said. Two birds flew off from nearby and were swallowed up into the cloudless sky. We watched them until they were out of sight. Then she began drawing indecipherable patterns in the dirt with a twig. Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you. I'm sorry I make you feel that way, I said. It's not your fault. It's not like you're thinking of some other girl when we're having sex. What difference would that make anyway? It's just that-- She stopped mid-sentence and slowly drew three straight lines on the ground. Oh, I don't kn... --This text refers to the Paperback edition. In this quirky novel from Japan, the unnamed 30-something narrator goes searching for his hidden friend, The Rat, and a magic sheep seemingly bent on world domination. Part satire, part mystery, the book dwells mostly on the protagonist's ruminations on personalities, events, and milieu. The British audio publisher has cast an American reader. Rupert Degas sounds like a likable East Coast grad student while impersonating the hero, giving the musings and descriptions dramatic and expressive force. In dialogue passages, however, he relies upon his skill with character voices, making them cartoonish. The Rat, for instance, sounds like Woody Allen. This approach seems to clash with the authorial voice, not to mention the Asian setting. Y.R. AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;education & reference;fantasy;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 0142300861,"Reckoning (Sweep, No. 13) Cate Tiernan lives in Durham, North Carolina. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;fantasy;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy;teens,6 B00028EWLI,"C2G / Cables to Go 22142 Cat5E Snagless Patch Cable, Yellow (50 Feet/15.24 Meters) For voice/data/video distribution, this cable will handle bandwidth-intensive applications. Meets all Cat5E TIA/EIA standards, and drastically reduces both impedance and structural return loss (SRL). Each of the individual pairs is bonded together to help maintain the twist-spacing throughout the line right up to the termination point. 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First published in Australia, Irvine's latest novel, the first in a trilogy of eco-thrillers, portrays a frighteningly plausible near future and belongs in most sf collections.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Australia-consciousness in sf and fantasy takes another step forward with this well-crafted near-future ecothriller. Hercus Barges, a classic mad engineer, develops the idea of saving Earth from ecological disaster by destroying or at least decimating the human race with stolen plutonium. When he blackmails an old friend, Ryn Hardey, into helping him, knowledge of the stolen poison leaks out. When Hardey refuses to play Barges' deadly game, he and his girlfriend, Jemma, end up on the run from Barges, national and international law enforcement, organized and disorganized crime, and environmental activists of every shade and variety. The chase takes place against the well-developed backdrop of an unpleasantly plausible dystopia, and the story line is only slightly disturbed by excessive numbers of characters and shifts of point of view. The tension remains high right to an end that suggests a possible sequel. Sf and technothriller fans should dive into this one. Roland GreenCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Ian Irvine lives in North Dorrigo, New South Wales. He has been an environmental scientist for the past twenty years. An expert in pollution management, he has written some of Australia's national guidelines for the protection of the marine environment. He is also the author of the international bestselling fantasy quartet, THE VIEW FROM THE MIRROR. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 B0006GK6W0,"Rear View Sunglasses The special secret coating gives you ""rear vision"". You can spy on stuff behind you! These specially made sunglasses have a mirror on each side allowing you to see whats going on behind you. Very cool sunglasses for any age. Kids love using them along with teachers to keep an eye on students. You can also use them as cool looking sunglasses. UV400 meets general purpose UV requirements.",clothing & accessories;gag toys & practical jokes;novelty;novelty & gag toys;novelty & special use;toys & games,6 B00028J1RI,"Emile Henry 5-Piece Pasta Bowl Set, Cerise Red Over 150 years of experience have made the potters at Emile Henry expert at producing tableware that is as lovely as it is useful. Ever since 1850, Emile Henry has been producing ceramics in the Burgundy region of France from a clay of superior quality that holds up amazingly well to a wide range of temperatures. In addition, the company has developed patented technological improvements to increase the durability and strength of its tableware and bakeware.The Emile Henry 5-piece Provencal pasta bowl set contains four 7-1/2- by 2-1/4-inch pasta bowls and one 12- by 3-1/2-inch pasta serving bowl. Besides their designated use, these bowls also make lovely counter display bowls for fruits or vegetables. Ultra-durable when exposed to a wide range of kitchen temperatures, the bowls can go straight from the freezer into a hot oven, and they're safe for use under a broiler or in a microwave. Emile Henry tableware is chip-resistant, sturdy, and lovely.The beauty of Emile Henry's design is its simplicity; the pieces are solid-colored with simple raised borders. But the high-gloss glaze and rich, warm Provencal colors--pieces are available in Cerise Red, Citron Yellow, Azure Blue, and Vert Green--are anything but plain. Designed to evoke the sun-soaked palette of the South of France, these bowls can serve equally well in casual settings for everyday use or for more elegant tables on holidays and special occasions. Additional matching pieces in the Provencal style include various baking dishes, place settings, and serving pieces such as an oval platter, a pitcher, and a covered butter dish. Emile Henry pieces are dishwasher-safe, so they're easy to clean. The company offers a three-year warranty against defects. --Garland WithersWhat's in the BoxPasta bowl set consists of: four 7-1/2-inch pasta bowls and one 12-inch pasta serving bowl. 5 pieces total. Marcigny, a small town nestling between the hills of Southern Burgundy, has been home to Emile Henry for the past 150 years. Faithful to its origins, the entire production is carried out here. 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The PDA Pouch provides a protective padded interior, shock-absorbing neoprene exterior, and a no-fuss belt buckle--all in a light, portable design that's also elegant. It also features a super D ring at the top for easy carrying. This case will hold the most popular sizes of PDAs, including Palm handhelds (except the Palm VII) and Handspring Visors. The case measures 5 inches high, 3.25 inches wide, and 0.75 inches deep.",computers & accessories;covers;electronics;handhelds & accessories;pda & handheld accessories;pdas,6 1852422475,"A Very Profitable War (Mask Noir) An entertaining thriller A Very Profitable Waris also noteworthy because Daeninckx doesnt just think outside the box as far as this fairly well-worn genre goes, he shatters it.The Complete ReviewThe most controversial of contemporary French crime novelists. The IndependentOne hell of an unflinching look at war and its aftermath. The Thrilling DetectivePraise for Didier Daeninckx's Murder in Memoriam How many detective stories have helped a country confront its past?Murder in Memoriamhas certainly done that. The GuardianServes as a tap on the shouldera necessary reminder that what is dead is not buried, and what is buried is, unfortunately, not dead. Derek RaymondMurder in Memoriamis the kind of book that begins to restore ones confidence in the detective story. Not only has Daeninckx produced a particularly intriguing narrative, but he has found a way to give this narrative a satisfying significance. . . A touch of moral vision and a pinch of righteous anger work wonders. Nick HornbyA masterful weave of political history. Publishers Weekly --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Text: English (translation) Original Language: French Born in 1949, Didier Daeninckx lives in Paris. Recognised as France's leading mystery writer, his work is translated into all European languages. Murder in Memoriam forced the French governement to try Nazi collaborators, led to the life imprisonment of Paul Touvier and made President Mitterrand declare 16th July a day of national reflection on fascism and racism.",books;education & reference;literary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 0060740892,"Genealogy: A Novel (P.S.) Samantha Hennart is about to die alone from a brain aneurysm; Casey (The Shape of Things to Come) tells her story in flashback. Bernard, Sam's English professor husband, splits the scene in upstate New York (where they live as former urbanites) upon discovering his wife flagrante delicto with the carpenter; Sam had hired him to redo the bathroom so that she might treat her manic depressive daughter, Marguerite, with hydrotherapy. Instead, teen Marguerite runs away, landing in a locked ward in Queens, and son Ryan, a marijuana addict, has already escaped to California, where he haunts morgues. Casey seems to be arguing that the family fell apart because of Sam's essential lack of interest in her children. A better bet of what ails this foursome is utter implausibility: nothing is convincing about these characters, particularly the dialogue, which is heavy on irony and light on authenticity. ""Where is your italicist?"" Sam asks of her husband. ""You know, the little man who jumps up and down behind you whenever you make a really important point?"" He's nowhere to be found here. (May) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The long-married mother of two, Samantha Hennart is obsessed with quoting from the sixth-century Rule of St. Benedict, while her ne'er-do-well English professor husband, Bernard, is obsessed with nineteenth--century Belgian stigmatic Louise Lateau. This all makes for rather moribund conversations around the dinner table on mandatory family dinner night, which is just one of the reasons their son, 25-year-old rock musician Ryan, takes off for California. The other reasons all involve his complicated relationship with his unstable 18-year-old sister, Marguerite, whom he has virtually raised, and who takes off after him only to land in a mental hospital. The hospital scenes are among the novel's best, as Marguerite, in the grip of hallucinations, spews illogical dialogue that makes a crazy kind of sense. Casey injects her family domestic drama with a deeply philosophical base and sonorous meditations on the notion of attaining ecstasy in everyday life, but the novel only really gets cooking midway through. Samantha and Bernard's circular conversations about their dying marriage grow tedious; it's the kids who make Casey's prose sing. Joanne WilkinsonCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Maud Casey stories have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Prairie Schooner, The Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere. Casey received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her M.F.A. in fiction from the University of Arizona. She lives in Washington, DC and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Maryland.",books;contemporary;education & reference;literary;literature & fiction;united states,6 0151005958,"The Tale of the Unknown Island ""A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat."" Even without the ""Once upon a time,"" it's clear from the opening sentence of Jos Saramago's mischievous and wise The Tale of the Unknown Island that we have entered a somewhat fractured fairy tale. Of course, it could be argued that all of his works are, in some form or another, fairy tales, from the whimsical, revisionist History of the Siege of Lisbon to the darker dystopia of Blindness. Originally published as a short story in Portugal, Unknown Island contains all of the elements Saramago is famous for--dry wit, a seemingly simple plot that works on many levels, and an idiosyncratic use of punctuation, among other things. It begins as a satire concerned with the absurdity of bureaucracy as supplicants arrive at the king's door for petitions while the king himself waits by the door for favors: Since the king spent all his time sitting at the door for favors (favors being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking at the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear, and only when the continuous pounding of the bronze doorknocker became not just deafening, but positively scandalous, disturbing the peace of the neighborhood (people would start muttering, What kind of king is he if he won't even answer the door), only then would he order the first secretary to go and find out what the supplicant wanted, since there seemed no way of silencing him. On this particular occasion, the man at the door asks for a boat so that he can search for an unknown island. When the king assures him that all the islands have already been discovered, he refuses to believe it, explaining that one must exist ""simply because there can't possibly not be an unknown island."" A palace cleaning woman overhears the conversation, and when the king finally grants his supplicant a boat, she leaves the royal residence via the door of decisions and follows the would-be explorer. Saramago then moves from satire to allegory as his two dreamers prepare for their voyage of discovery--and nearly miss the forest for the trees. The Tale of the Unknown Island packs more charm and meaning into 50 tiny pages than most novels accomplish at five times the length. Readers already familiar with the Nobel Prize-winning Saramago will find everything they love about his longer works economically sized; for those who have not yet experienced the pleasures of his remarkable imagination, Unknown Island provides a charming introduction. --Alix Wilber Winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, Saramago (History of the Siege of Lisbon) departs from his signature dense, inventive linguistic style and historically encompassing subjects to offer a simple, intriguing fable. This short, illustrated book begins as a fairy tale with a decidedly political inflection: an unnamed man waits by the king's door for petitions, a door the king neglects because he's occupied at the door for favors (""favors being offered to the king, you understand""). The man's tenacity happily coincides with the monarch's fear of a popular revolt, which results in the king begrudgingly granting the man a seaworthy boat with which he can sail to find ""the unknown island."" A philosophical discussion about whether such an island exists or is findable precedes the king's acquiescence, and the reader understands that the man is a dreamer, with bold imagination and will. The king's cleaning woman also intuits this, and she leaves the palace to join the man in his adventure. The two would-be explorers claim the boat, only to realize they have no provisions or crew. They elude despair with a celebratory meal and a burgeoning romance. Whether the vessel, newly christened The Unknown Island, ever finds its destination remains a mystery, but a crucial and tender suggestion persists: follow your dream and your dream will follow. More cynical readers may interpret the moral as ""be careful what you wish for; you might get it."" At the book's close, the man tosses in a dream marked with a desperate yearning for the cleaning woman and filled with images of lush flora and fauna thriving in the boat. Saramago tells his deceptively plain tale in simple prose studded with the dialogue of endearingly innocent characters; readers, dreamers and lovers will detect the psychological, romantic and social subtexts. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. A Nobel prize winner's fable about a man who petitions an indolent king for a boat. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. This richly enigmatic short story, published last year by Portugal's reigning Nobel laureate (Blindness, 1998, etc.), is a mischievous and thoughtful satire on ruling elites and bold dreamers, cast in the form of revisionist fairy-tale. One day an unidentified man knocks at the door of a royal castle and demands that its king (of a likewise unspecified country) give him a boat: ``To go in search of the unknown island.'' The king at first protests that nothing unknown exists any longer (according to his royal geographers); but then, worn down by persistent petitionersand in spite of himself piqued by the stranger's boldnessrelents. The cleaning woman, who has overheard all, joins forces with the man (though a crew cannot be assembled), and their hopes of sailing away to this imprecise Xanadu or Shangri-la are resolved only by the mans complex concluding dream, in which this transparent parable of aspiration (``If you don't step outside yourself, you'll never discover who you are'') opens into a vision (of their ship as a forest that sails and bobs upon the waves'') that assumes the dimensions of creation myth. This delightfully cryptic fiction incorporates vivid imagery, aphoristic concision, superbly wry dialogue, and subtly layered levels of meaning: it's variously ``about'' complacent bureaucracies resistant to change, visionaries who are both courageous enough to reach beyond and unable to see the mud below for the stars above, andjust possiblyChristopher Columbus's successful petition for the reluctant Spanish monarchy's support of his great adventure (in this respect, it is perhaps most closely related to Saramago's witty allegory The Stone Raft, 1995). The Swedes knew what they were doing when they honored Saramago. He may be the world's greatest living novelist. -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. ""...a fable with the resonance of a story that might have been called from our memory... It's a carefully wrought story that feels like our own dream."" -- Justin D. Coffin, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 10, 2000 Text: English (translation) Original Language: Portugese JOS SARAMAGO (19222010) was the author of many novels, among them Blindness, All the Names, Baltasarand Blimunda, and The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.",books;genre fiction;historical;literary;literature & fiction;world literature,6 B000BWE0RG,"Hurst 3913780 Manual Gear Shift Lever Kit The industry standard for over 30 years, this shifter offers state of the art transmission control for popular manual transmissions. Dedicated applications assure a custom fit to a wide variety of vehicles.",automotive;body;body & trim;interior accessories;paint;shift boots & knobs,6 B0009XWMAE,"Grip-Rite GRCR4DGAL 1-1/2-Inch by 15 Degree Galvanized Coil Roofing Nail (7,200 per Box) 15 Coil Roofing Nails - Primary applications include attaching roofing shingles and vinyl siding. ""High Wire"" collation is compatible with the majority of coil roofing nailers on the market. Designed for use in these tools: Hitachi NV45A, NV45AC; Bostitch RN45B, RN46, N12; Paslode 3175/44RCU; Porter Cable RN175, RN175A; Senco SCN200R, SCN40r; Max CN450R and many more. Grip-Rite brand fasteners from PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. For use on all coil roofing nail guns. 7200 per box.",collated nails;fasteners;power & hand tools;power tool accessories;roofing nails;tools & home improvement,6 B00008I9K8,"NETGEAR WG511NA Wireless G Pc Card Amazon.com Product Description .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: 20px; } table.callout { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif; margin: 10px; width: 250; } td.callout { height: 100 percent; background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding: 10px; width: 250px; } ul.callout { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -12px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; } h5.callout { text-align: center; } The NETGEAR WG511 Wireless-G PC Card offers: 802.11g wireless networking capability. Backwards compatibility with 802.11b wireless networks. 128-bit WEP encryption for extra security. The NETGEAR WG511 Wireless-G PC Card makes it simple for you to provide wireless internet access to your notebook computer, letting you surf the web, check email, and chat online without the need for cables. An antenna is built in for portability. View larger. Easy Setup The WG511 is a PC Card and requires a Pentium class PC with an available 32-bit CardBus slot for installation. It supports Windows Vista and is also compatible with Windows XP, 2000, 98SE, and Me. Setup is as simple as inserting the card into the slot and installing the included software. A built-in stub antenna helps you receive a strong signal for the fastest possible speeds. Fast and Secure The NETGEAR WG511 supports the 802.11g protocol standard for speeds up to 54 Mbps and a longer range than previous-generation 802.11b adapters. With a good connection, you'll notice the difference right away as you'll be able to stream high-quality music without any hiccups and load videos much faster. Downloading files is up to five times faster than it was with 802.11b. Since 802.11g is also interoperable with 802.11b, you don't have to worry about whether or not you'll get a connection at specific airports and hotspots; the WG111US will automatically detect the network and allow you to connect to it at the highest speed possible. The adapter supports 40/64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption for security so you don't have to worry about anyone eavesdropping on your emails or stealing your passwords. The included software makes managing different WEP passwords a breeze as you can set up different profiles for each location you frequent, saving yourself the trouble of having to type in encryption keys each time you connect to a hotspot you've already used. The NETGEAR WG511 Wireless-G PC Card is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box WG511 Wireless-G PC Card, setup CD, installation guide, warranty/support information card. Netgear Wireless G Pc Card",computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;network adapters;network cards;networking products,6 B000GUZXC4,NCAA Florida Gators Tall Team Flags POPULAR NEW PRODUCT! 8 foot by 2 foot applique and embroidered nylon flag es with easy-to-assemble 11 foot steel pole with ground stake. Eliminates needs for permanent flagpole installed in the lawn or attached to the house.,fan shop;home & garden;lawn & garden;outdoor flags;patio;sports & outdoors,6 B00007L6SP,"Adventures in Lo-Fi Adventures In Lo-fi is King Britt's official return to Hip Hop. Since his stint with Digable Planets, King has been on a musical mission that has made him an anomaly in the music industry. Inspired loosely by John Sayles 'Brother From Another Planet', Adventures in Lo-fi asks its listeners to look around their immediate community critically and to do the same musically. From astute verbal wordplay, accessible spaced-out soul, affecting prose and delectably referential yet original production, Adventures in Lo-fi has what too much music currently lacks, heart! BBE. 2003.",dance & electronic;jazz;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop,6 B0000A02WK,"Cream - Strange Brew (2003) Mint condition cover, disc and insert of documentary filmed in 1991. Guests include John Mayall, Robert Cray, and Carmine Appice. Also contains a performance of Jimi Hendrix playing Sunshine of Your Love. Region 1 (USA & CANADA)",classic rock;hard rock & metal;movies & tv;music;rock;tv,6 B000GRSH84,"Dunlop D606 Dual Purpose Tire Front 90/90-21 32SF21 NOTE - SAFETY WARNING: For information on tire care, safety, maintenance, mounting, manufacturers warranty and other information consult tire manufacturers publication(s) and/or website(s) for complete tire information The tires used for your application must have a load index and speed rating equal to or greater than the tires fitted as original equipment10% on-road, 90% offroadDOT approved front and rear provides good highway grip and durabilityExcellent traction in all offroad conditionsTube TypeR-rated for speeds up to 106 mphAll items are sold individually unless specifically described otherwise in the product description",automotive;cruiser;motorcycle;street motorcycle;tires;tires & wheels,6 0679753133,"Morocco (Knopf Guides) Text: English (translation) Original Language: French ""Bright with mosaics of paintings,drawings, graphics, photographs, city plans -- the fabric of 'place'...brilliant"" -- New York MagazineStanding at the gateway of the Mediterranean, Morocco can easily lay claim to being one of the most beautiful places in the world. Greatly influenced by the Porteguese, French and Spanish, all the while maintaining its own indelible mystique, Morocco is a country of walled cities, snowcapped mountains, royal palaces, spicy cuisine and chaotic, labyrinthine souks. It is romantic, exotic and at once sophisticated and primitive.Begin your travels across the country -- filled with untold treasures and possibilities as magical as its night-blooming jasmine -- with a journey to the Portuguese citadel of El Jadida and then move on to the stunning cities of Fez, Tangier and Marrakesh. Become knowledgeable in the local culinary specialties such as ras el hanout or ""head of the house"", a blend of cloves, roses and cinnamon mixed by well-practiced grocers. Filled with information on Morocco's rich artistic heritage from the many foreign artists who were inspired by its landscape and people (Henri Matisse, Eugene Delacroix and Paul Bowles among them) to the indigenous production of rugs, jewelry and zellige (elaborate tile patterns) that has gone on for centuries.",africa;books;general;middle east;morocco;travel,6 1563977788,"Cuckoo Can't Find You reSchool-K-In this simple rhyming story, children are asked to help the many animal friends of Cuckoo, a wide-eyed, blue-and-purple bird, locate some missing items. ""Bear can't find his pear. Crow can't find her bow. Fox can't find her socks,"" and so on. Each spread features a brightly colored animal in its habitat, rendered in collage style on a mainly white background. Hidden objects are blended into these pictures. With 13 of these spreads in all, the book may be too lengthy for some children. Those who stick with it long enough to reach the final page will find a mirrored surface with the phrase: ""Cuckoo can't find you."" Consider this title as an additional purchase that may entertain small groups and patient preschoolers.Melinda Piehler, North Tonawanda Public Library, NYCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.",animals;books;children's books;fairy tales;folk tales & myths;literature & fiction,6 B0000E2HC8,"Expressions from Stiffel Montana 27-1/2-Inch Table Lamp The Montana lamp by Expressions from Stiffel offers warm three-way light in a design that is perfect for den, family room, or study. The piece's sturdy stem is an unpretentious study in circles, with stacked disks and sculpted rings. A bronze finish adds a rich look to the design and accentuates the subtle light-catching qualities of its shaping. Stiffel tops the lamp with a softback, bell-silhouette shade in an attractive beige. Top and bottom trim give the shade an understated polish. Standing 27-1/2 inches high, the lamp requires a three-way 150-watt bulb. --Emily Bedard",home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;lamps & shades;lighting & ceiling fans;table lamps;tools & home improvement,6 B000LE1IOM,Songs That Got Away CD ALBUM,broadway & vocalists;music;new age;pop;rock;soundtracks,6 B00009B8DA,Cool Rock All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.,alternative rock;folk;music;pop;r&b;rock,6 0385266294,"Why in the World: Adventures in Geography Did you know that 45 percent of the population of Africa is under 15 years old? That prostitutes in the Moscow railway station paint their rates on their shoes? That the largest migration in US history was the movement of six million southern blacks to the North over the past five decades? That the Gulf War caused the temporary or permanent dislocation of at least five million people? This is definitely a did-you-know? book for anyone who is fascinated by spaces and places; it is also wonderfully artful propaganda by Dartmouth professor Demko, doyen of geographers and former director of the United States Office of The Geographer (did you know there was such an office?). In very readable if somewhat staccato prose, he tells us that geography is much more than naming nations, capital cities, produce, and weather. It is about population growth and migration, culture, race, language, religion, politics, war, boundaries, pollution, water and food supplies, disease and disasters. It is about the human race, animal and plant life, and the planet itself. And it is also about the making of maps and chronometers and all the other instruments (including the Census) devised to measure geographic phenomena. For a world illiterate in many of these areas, Demko's book is a gold mine of information. And, wonder of wonders, it's not a coffee-table atlas but a trade paperback that also includes the basics on all 173 countries of the world (not counting the amusing wannabes that Demko has kept files on). It's a bargain. (Maps and charts--not seen.) -- Copyright 1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Geographical illiteracy is shockingly pervasive. In this major now book, author George Demko, former Director of the Office of the Geographer of the U.S., unravels the mysteries of Geography and tells us what ""New Geography"" is--what is where, why it's there and why we need to know or care. Geographical illiteracy is shockingly pervasive.In this major now book, author George Demko, former Director of the Office of the Geographer of the U.S., unravels the mysteries of Geography and tells us what ""New Geography"" is--what is where, why it's there and why we need to know or care.",books;earth sciences;education & reference;geography;science & math;travel,6 1580627374,"The Everything Hypnosis Book: Safe, Effective Ways to Lose Weight, Improve Your Health, Overcome Bad Habits, and Boost Creativity (Everything (Health)) Michael R. Hathaway, D.C.H., B.C.H., holds a doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy granted by the State of California. He is board-certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists, and is an instructor of their certification course. Dr. Hathaway, who has a private practice in Madison, NH, at the White Mountain Hypnosis Center, lives in Madison, NH.",books;fitness & dieting;health;hypnosis;psychology & counseling;self-help,6 B000E3FKSU,Plano Flip Sider Base Station The Plano 3378 is the perfect combination of hard and soft-sided tackle storage systems. It features 3 rows of patented FlipSider compartments.,accessories;fishing;fly boxes & storage;fly fishing;hunting & fishing;sports & outdoors,6 1562945475,"I Can Read Spanish Text: English, Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;children's books;education & reference;foreign language learning;literature & fiction;spanish,6 B000AM18PE,"WHITESIDE MACHINE 1541 SOLID CARBIDE 3F 60 DEGREE V-GROOVE ROUTER BIT W/INCLUDED ANGLE 1/4 DIA WHITESIDE MACHINE 1541 SOLID CARBIDE 3F 60 DEGREE V-GROOVE ROUTER BIT W/INCLUDED ANGLE 1/4 DIA X 7/32"" POINT LGTH X 2"" OAL X 1/4"" SHANK-3F FOR IMPROVED VEINING",edge treatment & grooving bits;power & hand tools;power tool accessories;router accessories;router bits;tools & home improvement,6 B000GTJS76,Tribes Vibes & Scribes 2006 re-issue includes five bonus tracks. Talkin' Loud.,dance & electronic;jazz;music;pop;r&b;world music,6 0813366542,"Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective ""A very important collection of the most significant contributions to this core area of sociology, including excellent coverage of the most recent work in the field. The anthology surely will become the standard classroom text and an invaluable reference."" -- Aage B. Srensen Harvard University""Grusky's book is unique.... It is an active text forcing the essays out of an intellectual vacuum and into an environment where they are up against other essays with differing view points.... A service to the complex field of stratification research, whether for the beginning student, where it serves as an excellent introduction to the field, or for the more experienced individual, where it can serve as a top-notch reference.... Highly recommendable."" -- Review of Radical Political Economics""Sociologists have not had an up-to-date reader on social stratification for 20 years. This novel collection does the job. Its coverage is both broad and deep, running the theoretical gamut from functionalism through class analysis to post-industrialism, yet also challenging the reader to work through the key quantitative studies on the cutting edge of research."" -- Robert M. Hauser, University of Wisconsin David B. Grusky is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University . His recent books include Inequality: Classic Readings in Race, Class, and Gender (Westview Press); Occupational Ghettos: The Worldwide Segregation of Women and Men; Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research in Sociology and Economics; Poverty and Inequality; and The Declining Significance of Gender?",books;new;politics & social sciences;social sciences;sociology;used & rental textbooks,6 B000FBG02G,Tiny Colour Movies Tiny Colour Movies by John FoxxThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.,dance & electronic;music;new age;pop;rock;world music,6 0802404332,"Amy Carmichael: Let the Little Children Come LOIS DICK is a freelance writer with over thirty years of experience. She specializes in historical biography. In addition to numerous articles and lessons for such organizations as Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc., she is the author of several books, including Mercy at Midnight, False Coin, True Coin, Isobel Kuhn, Devil on the Deck, and Amy Carmichael. Lois resides in New Jersey.",biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;irish;leaders & notable people;religious,6 0932883028,"Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary of Medical Acronyms Abbreviations is described by the American College of Physicians as ""the best acronym book available"" in a previous edition, this best-selling resource presents accurate definitions for medical acronyms and abbreviations used today. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition. Provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;dictionaries & terminology;education & reference;medical books;medicine;reference,6 080063490X,"Jesus and Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder A major advance in Jesus studies and a critique of oppression. Richard A. Horsley is Professor of Classics and Religion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author and co-author of numerous books, including: The Message and the Kingdom (Fortress Press, 2002); Bandits, Prophets, and Messiahs (1985); Jesus and the Spiral of Violence (Fortress Press, 1992); Galilee (1995); Archaeology, History, and Society in Galilee (1996); 1 Corinthians (1998); and Whoever Hears You Hears Me (1999). He is also the editor of Paul and Empire (1997) and Paul and Politics (2000).",books;christian books & bibles;education & reference;reference;religion & spirituality;theology,6 B000JESSTW,"Hitachi WR18DL 18-volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Impact Wrench The Hitachi WR18DL 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Impact Wrench is a powerful, lightweight cordless tool ideal for all drilling, driving, and fastening applications--everything from hanging doors and installing cabinetry to tightening carriage bolts, driving lags, and sinking deck screws. With class-leading impact, an industry-leading warranty, and Hitachi's exclusive HXP lithium-ion technology, the WR18DL Impact Driver is a reliable tool that has plenty of power to get the job done. This impact wrench features a two-step speed switch for toggling between power and save modes. View larger. An industrial-grade motor with rugged copper coils offers powerful performance. View larger. WR18DL 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Impact WrenchTool Specifications Maximum Torque 1,950 in./lbs. Capacity Bolt: 3/8-5/8""High Strength Bolt: 5/16-9/16"" Drive Dimension 1/2"" Square No-Load Speed 0-2,600 RPM Impact Rate 0-3,200 Protector Yes Belt Hook Yes LED Light Yes Battery Type Lithium Ion Battery Life Cycles 1,300 Overall Length 6-37/64"" Net Weight 3.5 lbs. Standard Accessories 2 Batteries1 Charger1 Carrying Case Powerful Drilling, Driving, and FasteningWith enough power to rival professional automotive wrenches, the WR18DL has an industrial-grade two-piece motor that features heavy-gauge copper coils for maximum power and long-lasting performance. And you know the WR18DL will pack a punch: it delivers an impact rate of up to 3,200 BPM, a no-load variable speed of 0-2,600 RPM, and a class-leading 1,950 in./lbs. of torque. For ultimate control, a unique two-step speed switch allows you to select between two power settings: Power Mode (0-2,600 RPM) and Save Mode (0-2,000 RPM). With all that power, you have to keep things cool. Thankfully, Hitachi's unique cool flow technology sends a steady stream of air to the motor, which enables the impact to run harder and longer than most impact drivers without risking burnout. Full of User-Friendly FeaturesLike all Hitachi tools, the WR18DL is full of features that were designed with the user in mind. To start, a non-slip Elastomer grip keeps you in complete control of the tool and provides comfort for all-day jobs. What's more, the driver weighs only 3.5 pounds, so it is extremely easy to maneuver and transport. A patented five-position belt hook with integrated LED offers easy portability, as well as illumination in dimly lit areas. For further convenience, the WR18DL features a 1/2-inch square drive chuck for flexibility. Additionally, the driver is fitted with externally accessible carbon brushes and replaceable armature for easy maintenance and longer overall life. HXP Batteries Last Three Times Longer and Weigh 50% LessThe WR18DL owes its light weight to two HXP Lithium-Ion batteries (included). These 3.0-Ah batteries weigh half of what traditional NiCd or NiMH batteries weigh. In fact, tools featuring HXP batteries are on average one pound lighter than tools using traditional batteries. Additionally, HXP batteries last three times longer than their competition. Where NiCd and NiMH batteries could be used for up to 500 charge cycles, HXP Lithium-Ion batteries can be used for up to 1,500 charge cycles! An added bonus, the included quick charger replenishes the battery power in just 40 minutes, so you have less down time. HXP Lithium-Ion batteries operate within optimal voltage limits, protecting both the tool and batteries from damage. Protection circuitry built into the batteries and charger monitors the charge and discharge for each battery cell, resulting in peak operating performance. And if a surge in power is detected during use, Hitachi's Over-Current Protection technology will temporarily shut of the power to protect the batteries and tool from being damaged. This feature allows the power to return to optimal voltage, thereby extending battery and tool life beyond any competitive lithium-ion products. HXP batteries come with a two-year HXP Lithium-Ion Battery Warranty, which protects against possible defects in materials and workmanship. The Industry's Longest Lithium-Ion Tool WarrantyEvery Hitachi cordless power tool is designed to the highest standards and is rigorously tested for both performance and durability. All HXP Lithium-Ion cordless tools come with a Lifetime Lithium-Ion Tool Warranty, which protects against possible defects in materials and workmanship. About Hitachi: A Tradition of InnovationHitachi Power Tools (Hitachi Koki USA, Ltd.) provides professional-grade power tools for a variety of applications, including woodwork, metalwork, concrete, drilling, cutting, and fastening. Hitachi is a leader in power tool research and development and has achieved many firsts in the power tool industry. Today, Hitachi continues the tradition of innovation and engineering with new features in addition to classic quality. What's in the BoxWR18DL Impact Wrench, two 3.0-Ah Lithium-Ion 18-volt batteries, cross-compatible charger, and case. Hitachi WR18DL Lithium-Ion Cordless 18-Volt Impact Wrench with Case, Quick Charger and Rechargeable Batteries",automotive;impact wrenches;power & hand tools;power tools;tools & equipment;tools & home improvement,6 B0002H40QG,"Pure Pet Pure Pearl Dog and Cat Shampoo, 16-Ounce This Pure Pet Pure Pearl shampoo cleans, conditions, and leaves coats soft, silky, and full of shine. Formulated with natural coconut oil, natural Ingredients are gentle on sensitive skin and leave no dulling residues. Luxury conditioning Pure Pet Pure Pearl Shampoo with natural coconut oil is tearless and hypoallergenic. Contains no synthetic conditioners, artifical dyes, or coloring. Leaves coats soft, silky, and manageable. Rinses completely without leaving any residues. Gives coats a light, refreshing coconut scent. Ingredients are Purified water, vegetable-based cleansers, silk amino proteins, coconut oil, natural fragrance, and vitamins E and C as natural preservatives. Diluting the 16-ounce size is not recommended, but if a thinner shampoo is desired shampoo may be diluted. Directions for use - Shake well before using. Wet pet's coat completely with warm water. Dispense a generous amount of shampoo into palm of hand and thoroughly massage into pet's coat beginning at head and working back towards the tail. Avoid getting into eyes. Rinse completely. Repeat as necessary. Measures 8-1/3-inch length by 2-1/2-inch width by 2-1/2-inch height.",cats;dogs;grooming;pet supplies;shampoos;shampoos & conditioners,6 B0000E1WNQ,"Stompin' Room Only (Unreleased Live Recording) These live recordings from London, Manchester, Milwaukee and Charlie Daniels' ""Volunteer Jam"" in Murfreesboro were to have been released in '77, but the tapes were shelved-then lost! Here they are now: smokin' versions of their hits This Ol' Cowboy; Fire on the Mountain; Searchin' for a Rainbow; Long Hard Ride , and more live Tucker treasures from their prime Capricorn period!",classic rock;country;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 B000A2UCA6,Rappin Dancin & Laughin CD,miscellaneous;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop;soundtracks,6 B0009KNA0I,"Campbell Hausfeld PL250100AV 3/8-Inch Pnuematic Ratchet Wrench The PL2501, classic 3/8"" air ratchet is designed for removing and installing spark plugs and different engine parts such as water pumps, radiators, etc. They can be used in confined areas where hand tools are cumbersome. The PL2501 is designed with heat treated alloy steel parts for intense professional use. Average air consumption is 4.8 SCFM at 90 PSI. mfr: Campbell Hausfeld The PL2501, classic 3/8"" air ratchet is designed for removing and installing spark plugs and different engine parts such as water pumps, radiators, etc. They can be used in confined areas where hand tools are cumbersome. The PL2501 is designed with heat treated alloy steel parts for intense professional use. Average air consumption is 4.8 SCFM at 90 PSI. Features: Perfect for professional, automotive, and industrial applications. Produces 60 ft. lbs. of torque. Dimensions: 5.00"" h x 11.00"" w x 5.50"" l This item cannot ship to APO/FPO addresses. Please accept out apology.",automotive;impact wrenches;power & hand tools;power tools;tools & equipment;tools & home improvement,6 B000QCK2XM,"Dorman 520-515 Control Arm Rigorously tested for sustained, secure performance by a team of product and quality engineers, Dormans Control Arm is designed for passenger safety. Our industry-leading evaluation process ensures a smooth ride, directional stability, and agile handling.",automotive;control arms;control arms & parts;replacement parts;shocks;struts & suspension,6 B000E0IN5A,"Pawley's Island SW-OP Original Polyester Rope Double Swing Sometimes, looks can be deceiving, but not in the case of our Curved-Arm Double Rope Swing. The beautiful two-person swing you see, with its bright-white lattice of polyester rope set against a steam-bent white-oak frame varnished to a honey-gold luster, is also the beautiful relaxation you get. Settle in with a special friend, and you'll be on a blissful trip to nowhere together in no time. As if the kiln-dried white-oak swing body wasn't lovely enough, add those curvy steam-bent outside armrests, and then hand-dip all that hearty Southern hardwood several times in high-gloss, honey-warm, marine-grade varnish. Now, set all of this against the brilliant white of the soft-spun polyester rope and the deep green of the swing pillows, and what have you got? Leisure elevated to the status of art. Needless to say, relaxation this pretty is going to attract plenty of attention. So be prepared to have to ask: Is it really me all my neighbors are here to see, or is it my Original Pawley's Island Curved-Arm Double Rope Swing? A tip for maximum enjoyment: Once you've hung your swing on your porch, or from a stand or favorite tree, and have given this highly crafted beauty an initial whirl or two, try adjusting the chain length to tilt the seat back further. Because the truth is, there's really no such thing as too much comfort.",hammocks;lawn & garden;patio;patio furniture & accessories;porch swings;stands & accessories,6 0575402636,"In Southern Waters As soon as blue-haired student Caroline Woolfit meets her weird new flatmates in Ian Marchant's In Southern Waters, she knows she's in trouble. It seems Bob Blossom (gambling enthusiast), One-Eyed Dave (boating enthusiast) and Cats (ladies'-underwear enthusiast) would rather listen to her stereo than her tales of vegetarian activism and failed romance. The rest of the building's tenants are equally colorful or terrifying, depending on one's perspective. Either way, this debut from across the pond is great fun. Readers who fondly remember the '80s U.K. series The Young Ones will revel in the antics of these misfits and malcontents. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Ian Marchant is from Sussex. He has worked in bookmakers' shops, sung in obscure pop groups and stripped in obscure northern comedy clubs. He has left his Lancashire caravan for London, where he manages a bookshop on Charing Cross Road.",books;british;contemporary;humor;humor & satire;literature & fiction,6 B00017XCJ8,"Gourmet 4 Peppercorn Blend, 2 oz. Gourmet 4 Peppercorn Blend, 2 oz.",grocery & gourmet food;herbs;pantry staples;pepper & peppercorns;peppercorns;spices & seasonings,6 B000GYUA7I,"Lenmar LBHP995L Battery for Hp Pavilion Dv1000, Ze2000, Dv4000, Compaq Presario V2000, M2000, V4000 Series Lenmar Battery for HP PAVILION DV1000, ZE2000, DV4000, COMPAQ PRESARIO V2000, M2000, V4000 Series",batteries;chargers & adapters;computer accessories;computers & accessories;electronics;laptop & netbook computer accessories,6 B00000K2MB,"Watsonville Patio ""Ambient groove-pop at it's finest..Sparkling melodies cast an aural spell.. hypnotic bass lines"" -- Hits Magazine, 1996 ""Upstaging the headline act. The lead singer is a mesmerizing presence the night's most pleasant surprise."" --Los Angeles Times Thanks to three years of constant touring, Watsonville Patio are steadily winning over audiences nationwide with its soaring brand of ambient groove-pop. Since forming almost four years ago, the Los Angeles-based quartet has recorded, produced, and financed three CDs: their self-titled debut (1996), Hotel Roselynn (1998), and the soon-to-be-released Population 02. Their debt and sophomore CDs have scanned over 3,000 units in the Western region alone, with sales at shows more than doubling that impressive total. The band is a favorite of listeners at college radio, placing them on CMJ's music charts. In addition, two of Watsonville Patio's dreamy pop songs have appeared in the feature film Mohave Moon starring Angelina Jolie and Danny Aiello. As the Iowa State Daily noted, ""Perhaps one of the best compliments to Watsonville Patio is that it is difficult to accurately compare its sound to other bands. Listeners definitely hear hits of R.E.M. melodies as well as the pop sensibility of Liz Phair. But members of Watsonville Patio attack their music with an energy that makes it distinctly their own."" Sudden changes of plans, hastily set-up shows, and the wear-and-tear of the road don't phase Watsonville Patio, who all but define the term ""a band in a van"". They take their strength from the full drop-force dynamism, the pop sensibilities, and folk-flavored melodiousness fans all over the country have discovered. 1996 Haunting Debut from WP. Lo-fi indie-pop at it's finest. Songs ""lavender"" and ""kiss the boy goodbye"" were placed in the indie-flick, ""Mohave Moon"" starring Angelina Jolie.",alternative rock;broadway & vocalists;folk;music;pop;rock,6 0760325774,"Vespa: 1946-2006: 60 Years of the Vespa Motorcycle Product News, October 2006 Presents readers with a definitive history of this scooter icon Even if you dont feel like reading this entire 400+ page tome, you could spend hours reminiscing over the last 60 of this powersports powerhouse. Giorgio Sarti is the author of Bimota: Twenty Five Years of Excellence and The Great Book of European and American Bikes of the 70s and the co-author of Vespa: From Italy with Love. A noted motorcycling and scootering enthusiast and journalist,his work is known internationally and he takes greatpride in not owning a ca and riding 2-wheeled vehicles exclusively.",automotive;books;history;motorcycles;professional & technical;transportation,6 B0007RJB2E,"Rosanna Tea's Me Gift-boxed Teacups and Saucers, Set of 4 Hinting at what's inside, all kinds of sayings having to do with tea embellish the hatbox this Tea's Me sugar-and-creamer set comes in. A quote from the March Hare might just tease the Tea's Me recipient into re-enacting the Mad Hatter's tea party with Alice. With the whimsical feel of Wonderland, each of these four teacups is mismatched in shape and color combinations. A ruffled foot here, a peaked handle there, tall and tapered, low and wide-the variations go on. As for the saucers, they all feature petal rims and a top surface that is solid pink, blue, lavender, or apricot to match the bright tints on the cups. The cup-and-saucer set looks festive and fun when brought to the table with the two-toned Tea's Me teapot, sugar bowl, and creamer (sold separately). For the sweet teeth at the party, add one of the similarly tinted Playing House cake stands (with cake, of course) and ice cream bowls from Rosanna's Soda Fountain collection. Rosanna makes the Tea's Me teacups and saucers of sturdy stoneware that is safe for use in the microwave and dishwasher. Due to the dainty handles, however, the teacups might be better off washed by hand. The set's charming, die-cut round gift box consists of a pink body and yellow scalloped lid. --Ann Bieri What's in the Box The set consists of: 4 teacups and 4 saucers. 8 pieces total. Four distinctly different teacups make this charming set refreshed in two-tone brights. When teatime is over, fill them with jewelry, candles, flowers.whatever you please.",cup & saucer sets;cups;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;mugs & saucers;tabletop,6 B00001O2XH,"El Milagro de Guadalupe The hypnotic rhythms of Aztec drums and hautning sounds of Mesoamerican wind instruments blend with the seven voice of SAVAE in this companior recording to their bestselling ""Guadalupe: Virgen de Los Indios."" The music, dating from the mid-16th century reflects the unprecedentd vangelization that occurred as result of the appearance of the Virgin Mary to the Nahua Inidan Juan Dieo in 1531.",classical;latin music;miscellaneous;music;new age;world music,6 0140121862,"Beyond the Bedroom Wall (Contemporary American Fiction) Woiwode's 1975 novel follows three generations of the Neumiller family. LJ's reviewer found it a tad ""overlong"" (LJ 10/15/75), but fans of sweeping family sagas will probably go for it.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;domestic life;literary;literature & fiction;women's fiction,6 B000Q5P85G,"The Russia House A dissident Soviet physicist asks a down-at-the-heels, jazz-loving London publisher to issue his insider's study of the chaotic state of Soviet defense. ""The master of the spy novel has discovered perestroika , and the genre may never be the same again,"" observed PW . Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A mysterious manuscript purporting to prove the Soviet defense system is unworkable is smuggled out of Moscow. It was intended for a flaky English publisher, a womanizing saxophone-playing boozer, but the smuggler has turned it over to British intelligence. In order to prove its authenticity, they recruit the publisher as an amateur spy and send him to Moscow to reestablish contact with the author. But the ""truth"" Barley Blair finds there is love and a purpose for his shambles of a life. As always with le Carre, this is a compelling spy story, a marvelous entertainment that is also as intelligent, witty, and brooding as many more self-consciously and less satisfying literary novels. It may not be the equal of The Quest for Karla trilogy or of a A Perfect Spy but it bears all the marks of a master, of the man who has both redefined and reanimated the espionage genre. BOMC main selection.- Charles Michaud, Turner Free Lib., Randolph, Mass.Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 'Afire and thought-provoking ... A treatise on our times' -- Time 'Beneath the masterly action pulses a brand new vein of terror ... le Carre has achieved clarity of line, splendour of pace' -- Mail on Sunday 'A classic le Carre' -- Sunday Times --This text refers to the Paperback edition. 10 1.5-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. The same 3-hour quality performance for less2 cassettes / 3 hoursRead by the AuthorOnly $8.99From premier spy novelist John le Carre, a magnificent thriller, a love story and an ethical puzzle for our time.We are in the third year of perestroika and glasnost.The place is Moscow.The man is Barley; a derelict, English publisher with a passion for jazz and a penchant for booze, who visits the Moscow Book Fair.The woman is Katya: a beautiful Russian with a mission to mankind and access to some of the hottest defense intelligence to come out of the Soviet Union in years.It source: a disillusioned and desperate Russian physicist who wants Barley to publish the secrets . . but the British Secret Service and the CIA have other ideas. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. John le Carre was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Chapter One In a broad Moscow street not two hundred yards from the Leningrad station, on the upper floor of an ornate and hideous hotel built by Stalin in the style known to Muscovites as Empire During the Plague, the British Council's first ever audio fair for the teaching of the English language and the spread of British culture was grinding to its excruciating end. The time was half past five, the summer weather erratic. After fierce rain showers all day long, a false sunlight was blazing in the puddles and raising vapour from the pavements. Of the passers-by, the younger ones wore jeans and sneakers, but their elders were still huddled in their warms. The room the Council had rented was not expensive but neither was it appropriate to the occasion. I have seen it. Not long ago, in Moscow on quite another mission, I tiptoed up the great empty staircase and, with a diplomatic passport in my pocket, stood in the eternal dusk that shrouds old ballrooms when they are asleep. With its plump brown pillars and gilded mirrors, it was better suited to the last hours of a sinking liner than the launch of a great initiative. On the ceiling, snarling Russians in proletarian caps shook their fists at Lenin. Their vigour contrasted unhelpfully with the chipped green racks of sound cassettes along the walls, featuring Winnie-the-Pooh and Advanced Computer English in Three Hours. The sackcloth sound-booths, locally procured and lacking many of their promised features, had the sadness of deck chairs on a rainy beach. The exhibitors' stands, crammed under the shadow of an overhanging gallery, seemed as blasphemous as betting shops in a tabernacle. Nevertheless a fair of sorts had taken place. People had come, as Moscow people do, provided they have the documents and status to satisfy the hard-eyed boys in leather jackets at the door. Out of politeness. Out of curiosity. To talk to Westerners. Because it is there. And now on the fifth and final evening the great farewell cocktail party of exhibitors and invited guests was getting into its stride. A handful of the small nomenklatura of the Soviet cultural bureaucracy was gathering under the chandelier, the ladies in their beehive hairstyles and flowered frocks designed for slenderer frames, the gentlemen slimmed by the shiny French-tailored suits that signified access to the special clothing stores. Only their British hosts, in despondent shades of grey, observed the monotone of Socialist austerity. The hubbub rose, a brigade of pinafored governesses distributed the curling salami sandwiches and warm white wine. A senior British diplomat who was not quite the Ambassador shook the better hands and said he was delighted. Only Niki Landau among them had withheld himself from the celebrations. He was stooped over the table in his empty stand, totting up his last orders and checking his dockets against expenses, for it was a maxim of Landau's never to go out and play until he had wrapped up his day's business. And in the corner of his eye -- an anxious blue blur was all that she amounted to -- this Soviet woman he was deliberately ignoring. Trouble, he was thinking as he laboured. Avoid. The air of festivity had not communicated itself to Landau, festive by temperament though he was. For one thing, he had a lifelong aversion to British officialdom, ever since his father had been forcibly returned to Poland. The British themselves, he told me later, he would hear no wrong of them. He was one of them by adoption and he had the poker-backed reverence of the convert. But the Foreign Office flunkies were another matter. And the loftier they were, and the more they twitched and smirked and raised their stupid eyebrows at him, the more he hated them and thought about his dad. For another thing, if he had been left to himself, he would never have come to the audio fair in the first place. He'd have been tucked up in Brighton with a nice new little friend he had, called Lydia, in a nice little private hotel he knew for taking little friends. ""Better to keep our powder dry till the Moscow book fair in September,"" Landau had advised his clients at their headquarters on the Western by-pass. ""The Russkies love a book, you see, Bernard, but the audio market scares them and they aren't geared for it. Go in with the book fair, we'll clean up. Go in with the audio fair, we're dead."" But Landau's clients were young and rich and did not believe in death. ""Niki boy,"" said Bernard, walking round behind him and putting a hand on his shoulder, which Landau didn't like, ""in the world today, we've got to show the flag. We're patriots, see, Niki? Like you. That's why we're an offshore company. With the glasnost today, the Soviet Union, it's the Mount Everest of the recording business. And you're going to put us on the top, Niki. Because if you're not, we'll find somebody who will. Somebody younger, Niki, right? Somebody with the drive and the class."" The drive Landau had still. But the class, as he himself was the first to tell you, the class, forget it. He was a card, that's what he liked to be. A pushy, short-arsed Polish card and proud of it. He was Old Nik the cheeky chappie of the Eastward-facing reps, capable, he liked to boast, of selling filthy pictures to a Georgian convent or hair tonic to a Roumanian billiard ball. He was Landau the undersized bedroom athlete, who wore raised heels to give his Slav body the English scale he admired, and ritzy suits that whistled ""here I am."" When Old Nik set up his stand, his travelling colleagues assured our unattributable enquirers, you could hear the tinkle of the handbell on his Polish vendor's barrow. And little Landau shared the joke with them, he played their game. ""Boys, I'm the Pole you wouldn't touch with a barge,"" he would declare proudly as he ordered up another round. Which was his way of getting them to laugh with him. Instead of at him. And then most likely, to demonstrate his point, he would whip a comb from his top pocket and drop into a crouch. And with the aid of a picture on the wall, or any other polished surface, he'd sweep back his too black hair in preparation for fresh conquest, using both his little hands to coax it into manliness. ""Who's that comely one I'm looking at over there in the corner then?"" he'd ask, in his godless blend of ghetto Polish and East End cockney. ""Hullo there, sweetheart! Why are we suffering all alone tonight?"" And once out of five times he'd score, which in Landau's book was an acceptable rate of return, always provided you kept asking. But this evening Landau wasn't thinking of scoring or even asking. He was thinking that yet again he had worked his heart out all week for a pittance -- or, as he put it more graphically to me, a tart's kiss. And that every fair these days, whether it was a book fair or an audio fair or any other kind of fair, took a little more out of him than he liked to admit to himself, just as every woman did. And gave him a fraction too little in return. And that tomorrow's plane back to London couldn't come too soon. And that if this Russian bird in blue didn't stop insinuating herself into his attention when he was trying to close his books and put on his party smile and join the jubilant throng, he would very likely say something to her in her own language that both of them would live to regret. That she was Russian went without saying. Only a Russian woman would have a plastic perhaps-bag dangling from her arm in readiness for the chance purchase that is the triumph of everyday life, even if most perhaps-bags were of string. Only a Russian would be so nosy as to stand close enough to check a man's arithmetic. And only a Russian would preface her interruption with one of those fastidious grunts, which in a man always reminded Landau of his father doing up his shoe laces, and in a woman, Harry, bed. ""E --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;literature & fiction;mystery;spy stories & tales of intrigue;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 156006756X,"Lost Civilizations - The Celts ""Well-written, well-researched...Boxed sidebars provide additional information...black-and-white photos, maps, and reproductions highlight important points in the text."" -- School Library Journal (June 2001) (School Library Journal 20010601)""This excellent presentation incorporates information about archeological study and projects that led to revealing the history of that area. Chapters trace this ancient land from its early settlements and agrarian societies...through the growth of city-states and empires to their demise. The text is highly readable, material is well-organized; and black-and-white photographs, reproductions, and maps are well integrated. The addition of quotes from many primary archeological sources makes this a vivid study...An extensive bibliography and list suggested reading round out a welcome and useful addition to sources on ancient cultures."" -- School Library Journal (June 2001) (School Library Journal 20010601)""A clear and informative presentation. Six chapters cover the rise and fall of this early civilization as well as information on daily life, architecture, artisans, royalty, religious beliefs, and scientific understanding. Sidebars provide additional facts...The black-and-white photos of artifacts and sites provide additional information. A solid resource where ancient history is a part of the curriculum."" -- School Library Journal (May 2001) (School Library Journal 20010501)""The use of quotations from primary and secondary scholarly sources provides a firsthand glimpse into the period and the personal views on a number of topics. Informative black-and-white photographs, reproductions, and maps appear throughout. A well-written, solidly researched study."" -- School Library Journal (March 2001) (School Library Journal 20010301)""Nardo gives a sense of the change throughout the civilization's long history as well as the stability it brought to the ancient world through, among other things, its administration of law. Among the black-and-white illustrations, many works of art are reproduced...the texts are quite readable and authoritative. Well-researched, well-organized, enlightening overviews."" -- Booklist ( Febraury 2001) (Booklist 20010215)",ancient;books;children's books;education & reference;europe;history,6 0891097279,"How to Be Your Daughter's Daddy: 365 Things to Do with Your Daughter (The Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ) This little book would be an excellent gift for a new father. The introduction is especially poignant, and the creative ideas will add zest to any father-daughter relationship. (Bookstore Journal, June 1993) This is a splendid book to give a young father or the father of your little granddaughters. Each of these 365 thoughts is a treasure. -- Velma Daniels, News Chief, July 11, 1993 THERES SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DADDY AND HIS LITTLE GIRL. But its not always easy to know how to nurture that relationship or what everyday things matter most to your daughter. How to Be Your Daughters Daddy offers 365 simple and creative ideas to help you make your daughter feel special and valuable. Coming from the heart of a man who had only nine years to develop a relationship with one of his two daughters before she died of leukemia and who fought to help his other little girl sense her worth and uniqueness, these practical ideas will help you put your love into specific action that speaks volumes to your little girl. DAN BOLIN is president of KVNE/KGLY Christian radio serving East Texas and northwest Louisiana. Dan is also president of Dan Bolin Resources, Inc., which provides ministry, marketing, management, and fundraising support for nonprofit ministries. Dan speaks regularly throughout the United States and internationally and has appeared on a variety of television and radio programs. He is the author of How to Be Your Daughters Daddy, How to Be Your Little Mans Dad (with Ken Sutterfield), Avoiding the Blitz, and The One That Got Away. Dan currently lives with his family in Tyler, Texas.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;family relationships;fatherhood;parenting & relationships,6 0825433444,"Spurgeon on Leadership: Key Insights for Christian Leaders from the Prince of Preachers I highly recommend this book to all serious students of leadership! (John C. Maxwell Founder of the INJOY Group 2004-06-03)I'm thrilled that Larry Michael's wonderful and insightful new book will introduce a new generation to Spurgeon's model of leadership. (Pastor Rick Warren Author of Purpose Driven Life 2004-06-03)Pastors should have [this book] on their shelves, but more importantly, in their hands to read. (MARBC Messenger 2004-06-03)This is an outstanding work that should be read and absorbed by every pastor and those who aspire to spiritual leadership. It is one of the most outstanding contributions to the literature of spiritual leadership. (Narnia3.com/reviewblog/index 2005-02-01)""If you are looking for a leadership model that is biblical, timeless, void of fad, and proven to be masterfully effective, here is a practitioner you will want to study. Here is a welcomed relief from the CEO style of pastoral leadership popular in our day. Spurgeon will not let you by. He will insist that you live in the trenches, bear the burdens of your people, preach from the pew, and pay the price for a ministry that is not compromised by the winds of the times."" (Richard L. Dresselhaus, D. Min. Enrichment 2005-06-01)""Michael's work is a more thorough examination of the outworking of Spurgeon's practical leadership philosophy and practice. Every pastor and spiritual leader should read this outstanding work. It is one of the most outstanding contributions on spiritual leadership to appear in many years. This reviewer cannot recommend it highly enough."" (Dennis M. Swanson The Master's Seminary Journal 2005-06-01) Charles Haddon Spurgeon pastored the first mega-church, began a college to train pastors, founded an orphanage, supported countless charitable organizations, and could communicate with prime ministers and common people alike. His leadership style and innovations provide a challenging model for leaders today. I highly recommend this book to all serious students of leadership! John C. Maxwell Founder, the INJOY Group Im thrilled that [this] wonderful and insightful new book will introduce a new generation to Spurgeons model of leadership. Rick Warren Pastor of Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life Spurgeon on Leadership is outstanding. . . . A book to be read by many and used in the classroom for years to come. Thom S. Rainer Dean, The Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Larry Michael knows Spurgeon. . . . If you want to learn about Spurgeon, then read what Larry Michael has said about him. If you want to learn about leadership, read what Spurgeon said about it. Elmer L. Towns Dean of the School of Religion, Liberty University A fresh approach to one of the towering figures in the history of the evangelical church. Timothy George Dean of Beeson Divinity School In a day when leadership in the home, the church, and the nation is so weak and compromised, a book based on Spurgeons biblical knowledge and pastoral experience . . . is both timely and crucial. Stephen F. Olford Chairman and founder of The Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching Larry J. Michael (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently pastors The First Baptist Church in Clanton, Alabama, and has also pastored several churches in the U.S. and England. He has taught in the areas of leadership and evangelism at Beeson Divinity School and written on leadership issues for various periodicals and Bible study curricula. He and his wife, Mary Ann, have three grown children. Larry J. Michael (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is pastor of First Baptist Sweetwater, Longwood, Florida. He and his wife, Mary Ann, have two children.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;ministry;ministry & church leadership;religion & spirituality,6 B0000069NL,Ultimate Jazz Ultimate Jazz [Audio CD] Various Artists,blues;broadway & vocalists;jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop,6 B000C986H8,ACDelco 15-30882 A/C Compressor And Condenser Hose ACDelco 15-30882 A/C COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER HOSE,air conditioning;automotive;compressors;compressors & parts;engine cooling & climate control;replacement parts,6 B000E8DLVI,"Wooden Foot Roller Massager The definition of reflexology is a method of massage which applies pressure on your feet helps relieve and ease nervous tension especially on the feet. Over 7200 nerves ends on each foot (same with your hand) that virtually connect to every part of your body. Oriental acupuncture or shiatsu massage is based on stimulating nerves on your foot or hand to help increase blood circulation and stimulate the body's immune system. It is not only an Oriental practice; Egyptians also practiced a form of reflexology. Now with the Wooden Foot Massage Roller, you can easily stimulate and massage your feet while you are working or studying. Uniquely designed rollers and arch shaped design stimulate pressure points on your feet and allow maximum contact on your feet. You do not have to use it constantly. Just a few minutes a day help you feel better. It is light weight and small that you can keep it in your office or can carry around. It is very sturdy and durable and therefore longlasting. A quality product!",alternative medicine;electric massagers;health & personal care;health care;manipulation therapies;massage & relaxation,6 B00004SSIE,"Erica Morini Vol.1 Recordings of the legendary violinist Erica Morini (1904-1995) are truly treasures especially ones as rare as these. Once one of the great concert artists, looked up to by both Heifetz and Milstein for inspiration, she spent her last years in ill health and seclusion after suffering the theft of her Stradivarius and all her scores and memorabilia. These HMV, Polydor, Victor, and Armed Forces Radio Service recordings from before World War II are priceless records of her genius.",classical;dance & electronic;folk;miscellaneous;music;pop,6 0976585103,"Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope, and Courage Feature: 9/11 inspires book of poetry WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The most moving part of the commemorative ceremony marking the second anniversary of 9/11 was when the children came forward one by one to name mothers and fathers lost in the rubble of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. From time to time as the sad litany of names rolled on, a child would call out to a missing father or mother as though expecting a reply, and then the resulting silence brought home to a nation watching on television the real meaning of loss. Recalling the ceremony this week, Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave said she had felt a growing desire to somehow reach out to those children with words of compassion, encouragement, and hope. The result is Healing Light: Thirty Message of Love, Hope and Courage (New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 96 pages, $30), a collection of verse prayers inspired by the children of 9/11 but suitable for a reader of any age who needs to lift his or her spirit. The book, says its author, is for all those who strive to overcome the adversity of life and who seek comfort, joy, strength...to meet the challenges of today. Though de Borchgrave had never written any poetry before, she says the words came pouring out of her onto the page, and within a month she had produced 30 delicately crafted gems -- points of light in a world darkened by devastation and terror, inflicted by both man and nature. The language is simple, meditative and, above all, honest. She has taken to heart Keats' admonition that poetry should be unobtrusive, a thing that enters into one's soul and does not startle or amaze it with itself, but with its subject. My message is simple, the need for courage to overcome the fear within us, for hope to rebuild after the devastation of a tragic event, and for love and faith, de Borchgrave said Tuesday. The poems invoke a non-denominational diety, and the gorgeously reproduced, and largely unpublished, Indian Mughal miniature paintings as illustrations are both perfect visual counterpoints and serve to emphasize the book's universal application. the details of the emotive animals, brilliant stars, and glorious flowers in the miniatures conveyed the same emotions (as the poems) and completed my message, she said. The book preface is by India's foreign minister, K. Natwar Singh, who calls it an inspirational reflection of a cosmic connectivity that binds the human race together in its quest for ultimate understanding. The foreword is by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Egyptian-born former Secretary General of the United Nations, who describes the work as an oasis of compassion and inner calm. That universality is also evident in the fact that some of the verses are a perfect fit for Hurricane Katrina. The poem Sudden Gale starts: When change descends/like a sudden gale/Let my spirit be first/to stand and prevail./When wind and rain/ challenge the sun,/Let my step remain firm/until calm is won... But generally Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's benign vision of nature would do credit to St Francis of Assisi. The sun warms our path/ in pursuit of peace; life can be as fleeting as the leap of a gazelle; robins sing on boughs of grace. De Borchgrave may be new at the verse game, but she has a natural gift for metaphysical imagery, as in Reveal the harmony/ between the rose and the bee/ As I seek the balance of life/on both land and sea./ Crystallize my existence/ in a drop of dew/ Sparkling, ephemeral/ with strivings of every hue./ Ignite my soul/ with the kiss of the sun/ And spur good deeds/ until my time has come. -- Roland Flamini, UPI Chief International Correspondent, September 13, 2005 700 CLUB Alexandra was born in Washington, D.C. the daughter of former U.S. Ambassador Henry Villard. She spent most of her formative years living abroad in such countries as Norway, Libya, Switzerland and Senegal. She met her husband, internationally renowned journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave, in Paris. She traveled extensively as a photographer. Her portraits of President George Bush, the late King Hussein, Dr. Henry Kissinger, etc., have hung in government offices around the world. Her book, Healing Light: 30 Messages of Love, Hope and Courage, is a collection of her inspirational poetry. On the second anniversary of 9/11, Alexandra watched all the children whose parents were killed in the terrorist attacks call out their names at the memorial ceremony in New York City. Alexandra found solace in writing down her thoughts, which flowed out of her in rhyme, at all hours of the day and night. After a month, she had written a book of prayers in the form of poems. One day a friend came for tea and when Alexandra showed her the poems, her friend said, ""These prayers are not just for children, they are for all of us."" The book was published on 9/11/05 and can be utilized by anyone experiencing tragedy in life. The Lower Manhatten Development Corporation has ordered 4,000 copies to give to the children whose parents were killed on 9/11/01. In an attempt to create a book that would be widely inspirational, Alexandra chose Indian Mughal paintings (acknowledged as some of the finest artworks from Asia). The book also has a dedicated section especially intended to help children cope. An avid supporter of the Arts, Alexandra has chaired events for such organizations as the American Ballet Theater and Arts for the Aging. She has also served on a number of committees for the Washington Opera, the Washington Ballet and Meridian House. Alexandra was recently seen on C-SPAN and has also spoken at venues such as The New York Historical Society, the New York National Arts Club, the Washington Literacy Council, etc. Her last book, Villard: The Life and Times of an American Titan, was about the life of her great-grandfather who, as a recently arrived immigrant from Germany, became a famous war correspondent in the civil war and a friend of Lincoln and then launched a business career. He funded all of Thomas Edisons early experiments, became the first president of GE, and built the Northern Pacific Railroad. NEWSMAX.COM, ""One Reporter's Opinion,"" George Putnam, September 23, 2005 Recently Alexandra Villard attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of 9/11 and watched as the children of the terrorists' victims called out the names of parents killed in the attacks. Alexandra was so deeply moved by the ceremony that she felt a desire to reach out to those youngsters with words of compassion and encouragement. The result is a book of poetry, ""Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope, and Courage"" published by Glitterati, Inc. on the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Alexandra had never written poetry before but is well known and respected for her news photography. While her husband was busy covering the affairs of state, Alexandra hid herself in a small office of their home and produced thirty poems for readers of any age to lift their spirits. Alexandra told this reporter in a recent interview, ""My message is simple - the need for courage to overcome the fear within us and for hope to rebuild after the devastation of a tragic event."" ""Healing Light"" is a book for all those who strive to overcome the adversity of life and who seek comfort, joy and strength to meet the challenges of today. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation was so impressed, it ordered 4,000 copies to give to the children of the parents killed Sept. 11, 2001. The book is beautifully illustrated with Indian Mughal miniature paintings and the foreword is by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former secretary general of the United Nations, who describes Alexandra's poetic efforts as ""an oasis of compassion and inner calm."" Alexandra is the daughter of former U.S. Ambassador Henry Villard. She is an avid supporter of the arts and has chaired events for such organizations as the American Ballet Theatre and Arts for the Aging. PARADE MAGAZINE, Walter Scott, October 25, 2006 Q I heard that the head of the World Trade Center memorial foundation sent a book of inspirational poems to the families of 9/11 victims. What is its title, and whos the poet?Edward Taylor, New York, N.Y. A Its called Healing Light: 30 Messages of Love, Hope and Courage, by Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave, 59. ""At the second anniversary of the attacks, I was moved by the faces of the children of the victims,"" she tells us. ""In a months time, I wrote 30 poems."" The book includes a section to help kids cope with adversity. PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, ""New Age Titles,"" September 5, 2005 Photojournalist Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope and Courage (Sept., $30) combines inspirational poetry with photos of Mughal paintings; foreword by former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. WASHINGTON MAGAZINE SHE HAD A DREAM ""On the second anniversary of the September 11 tragedy,"" Mrs. de Borchgrave stated, ""I was inspired by the children going to Ground Zero. Two days later, I woke up with these poems in my head."" The book is extravagantly adorned with Indian-themed Mogal paintings from the private collections of major museums and a forward by Boutros Boutros-Ghali. WASHINGTON POST We stopped by the home of former White House protocol chief Lucky Roosevelt on Tuesday for a party honoring Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave, author of ""Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope and Courage."" The hostess and author wore exotic robes in keeping with the book's illustrations -- ancient Indian Mogul paintings -- and 30 Rumi- esque inspirational poems that speak for themselves. May the humanity within our souls lead us to overcome the misunderstandings between us and to creating peace and compassion for all mankind. Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's beautiful words - illustrated with her choices of glorious Indian Mughal artwork - are an inspiration to us all and connect in my heart to my grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi's, poetry. ~ Arun Gandhi, Founder and President, Mahatma K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence When I read Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's poems I am filled with a sense of warmth, serenity and spirituality. Her search for answers to the eternal questions of life and death is intense - passionate and at the same time compassionate. ~ Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Former President of the United Nations General Assembly Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave has gained distinction as a photojournalist, author, and poet. Her photographs have appeared in internationally renowned publications. She is the co-author of Villard: The Life and Times of an American Titan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday). She currently serves on the Board of the Blair House Restoration Fund and the Advisory Committee of the Asia Society Washington Center. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and lives with her husband in Washington.",books;criticism & theory;history & criticism;inspirational & religious;literature & fiction;poetry,6 B00004SDYJ,"Gardena 36918-12 Outlet End Connector with Waterstop Hose connection to accessories. Quick coupling for an easy attachment of accessories. With waterstop for an easy exchanging of accessories. Three integrated spring knobs for an easy connection (without pulling the ring) and a stable quick coupling connection. Stops flow when disconnected. ""push & click"" connection. Swivels 360 deg.. Disconnects by pulling back ring. UV stabilized. Plastic. 10 year guarantee. 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Field Hockey and Volleyball emphasize the history and development of the sports, but have a chapter on the basics of playing, including rules. The last chapter of Volleyball highlights several current superstars, but this list is bound to be outdated quickly. Figure Skating is by far the least necessary of the three. There are many better descriptions and overviews of the sport and its stars, including Michael Boo's The Story of Figure Skating (Morrow, 1998). The main drawback is that there are only 20 photos in each title and they're all in black and white.Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",biographies;books;fiction;sports & hobbies;sports & outdoors;teens,6 0609608495,"Sympathy for the Devil: An Angela Bivens Thriller Former Department of Justice attorney Chambers makes good use of his insider's knowledge of Washington in this promising debut novel, but an over-ambitious effort to cover a wide range of political, social and racial issues slows the narrative flow. On her first day assigned to the Washington field office, FBI Special Agent Angela Bivens, an attractive, tenacious African-American lawyer, receives the files for two unsolved homicide cases. The victims in the first were two female cheerleaders, promising students at East Anacostia High; in the second, seven drug dealers at the seedy Savoy Apartments. That evening the body of the only survivor of the Savoy murders surfaces in Rock Creek Park. Carved on the victim's ankle is a strange symbol, later identified as the Mayan glyph for the planet Venus, known as Morning Star. Some very powerful people are more than usually concerned. As she eases into her new assignment, Angela gets to know the ""perfect"" P. Thomas ""Trey"" Williams III, a prominent attorney with an identical twin brother and some mysterious family secrets. It's a relationship that soon proves highly dangerous to Angela as well as her family. Chambers has created an admirable heroine, a fighter for justice for the disadvantaged in an often hostile political environment, but she still needs to grow into her role and find herself. Hopefully, Angela will mature as a character in future books, as the author, who's at work on the sequel, gains experience in polishing his craft. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Be careful what you wish for . . .FBI Special Agent Angela Bivens has just won a hard-fought racial and sex discrimination lawsuit against the Bureau. She should be euphoric -- all she ever wanted to be was a field agent. But the women she filed the suit with have fled the Bureau, leaving Angela alone to deal with her cynical, ultrapolitical superiors. They throw her a bone by sending her to help the befuddled and apathetic D.C. police solve two seemingly unrelated cases -- the brutal murder of two teenage girls and the macabre, ritualized executions of rival drug dealers. The cops see the victims as routine casualties of a drug war, but Angela begins to uncover a far more extensive network of horrors. The threads seem to lead right from the case files into her personal life and her hot, burgeoning love affair with Trey Williams, a well-connected D.C. lawyer, scion of an elite family, or, as her girlfriends call him, the ""black JFK Jr."" Although Trey is everything a woman could want, he is also shackled with a heroin-addicted twin brother nicknamed Pluto who is obsessed with myths and the occult and is fast becoming Angela's prime suspect in this wave of shocking murders. After she saves the life of a fellow officer in a shoot-out, Angela becomes the FBI's golden girl, a media-anointed local hero. But is the FBI setting her up for an even bigger fall? She can't trust her superiors. She can't trust her boyfriend. Faced with the hard facts and following her gut instincts, Angela feels that she has no choice but to solve these cases and avenge the innocent victims on her own. Played out against a vivid and realistic portrait of Washington -- from the halls of Congress and swank gathering places of the city's African American elite to the gritty, mournful streets where gang warfare remains a fact of life -- Sympathy for the Devil introduces a remarkable new crime-fighting heroine whose struggle to reconcile the pulls of love and duty, ambition and self-doubt makes this an utterly compelling thriller. Fans of Grace Edwards and Valerie Wilson Wesley, whose stories feature strong African American women, and all readers looking for a riveting page-turner in the style of Patricia Cornwell or Thomas Harris will welcome this impressive debut novel from Christopher Chambers. 1Friday . . . Three Weeks After Labor Day, 1999The Spartans of East Anacostia Senior High School whipped the Ballou High Knights by three touchdowns. Now the bleachers were dark and empty, the scoreboard lights dim. And when the victory howls and good-bye hugs ebbed, lingering Spartan marching band members and cheerleaders departed the shadowy school parking lot, leaving their cohort, Tamika McGarry, standing all alone.Tamika had signed up for the Pep Squad as a means of breaking out of her shyness, and for breaking into one of East Anacostia's premier cliques. Being a cheerleader meant you had value. Damn important in a world that reminded you daily that you had no value. Getting the veteran cheerleaders to warm up to her had been slow going, however. Yet Tamika told herself to be patient. She gaped up at the crescent moon. Tamika's mother, dead four years that July, once lullabied her only daughter with a pledge that the Lord would always watch over her with an eye as bright and vast as a full harvest moon. But tonight, all Tamika saw was a pale squinted eye obscured by a milky gauze of clouds.Lemme go find Cassandra's triflin' ass, Tamika thought as she clutched at her own shoulders to suppress the inner chill, an' we can catch the number 33 down Alabama Avenue . . . home. Safe. Well, maybe not altogether safe, as home sometimes meant late-night gunfire between competing covens of street dealers. At least it was safer than a deserted high school parking lot. So Tamika called out to Cassandra Brown.For the past thirty minutes, Cassandra'd been trying to vamp up a ride home. Cassandra deemed herself a diva, and divas didn't ride the number 33 Metrobus--not with its passenger manifest of winos and late-shift minimum wagers. So she was leaning hard into the open passenger-side window of an Isuzu Rodeo parked at the school lot's entrance. DMX's lurid chants rocked the SUV's woofers; the rear half of Cassandra's body swayed to the beat like a metronome. Her bright white cheerleader uniform--tunic, miniskirt, and boots--shimmered against the Rodeo's dull matte finish.Tamika's eyes fixed on Cassandra's panties, freshened by the damp wind. Tamika knew that the pooh-butt gangstas in the Rodeo were drooling over what was in those draws. Cassandra had back--and breasts--aplenty, and the cheerleader uniforms she and Tamika were wearing only accentuated what nature had given them both. Tamika's daddy always lectured: Never, ever get into a car with someone you didn't know. Not with all these wanna-be playahs and junior thugs profiling in their suped-up rides, flashing mad loot at any teenage girl who caught their eye. Some girls would jump in, for a thrill. This was benignly called car-hopping. Being treated like a princess meant a trip to the computer arcade at Iverson Mall for an evening of Zelda or Donkey Kong, then grubbing at TGI Friday's. Yet a lot of girls ended up in jail for what their Prince Charmings had stashed under the front seat or in the trunk. And Tamika knew of one who had been sucked into the night, then spit out into a Dumpster a week later. Naked. Cut. Shot. Pale as that crescent moon. Yvette . . .Cassandra finally unglued herself from the window and leered at Tamika through her stiff bangs. Tamika popped a filmy jawbreaker bubble and flipped her braids off her shoulders. She reminded Cassandra that they couldn't hang late; scholarship exams started promptly at nine o'clock in the morning. Four years of college money was at stake--and that meant a ticket out of Southeast D.C. Cassandra was unmoved, so Tamika tried jogging Cassandra's loyalty to a boy named Darryl Wiggins.He still love you, Cassie, she insisted. An' he played his heart out ta-night. You oughta go home an' call him.Just as second thoughts began to congeal in Cassandra's brain, a young man wearing a hooded Phat Farm anorak around his neck like a cape emerged halfway from the Rodeo's passenger window. He was James Jimmy Torry. He whistled his impatience to the girls; he didn't want to be parked there any longer than he had to. From one end of the block, down to Alabama Avenue, sat a column of idling cars packed with bodies squirming to Ginuwine's sex ballads. But what rattled Jimmy was an authentic hoopdy--a rusted old Buick Regal customized with red fluorescent lights lining the chassis. At the wheel was a young man wearing a red bandanna. He was a scout for the Suitland Bloods: the real home team.Obscured by a bus shelter, another car waited. A station wagon. Its driver didn't study the girls with the glower of a rival gangbanger. No, he stared in openmouthed hunger.Cassandra had her own pangs to feed. Inside the Rodeo were nineteen-year-old men, with cash. Not boys. Soldiers in the Branch Avenue Crew, who had entered the Bloods' backyard. But they also had the almighty dap: respect, worth, prestige. Tonight meant escape from empty days and listless evenings spent inside a public housing complex ironically named the Marcus Garvey Village. Despite two years on the honor roll, college was as much of a mirage to Cassandra as the glowing monuments across the Anacostia River.Ain't nuthin' bad happen on a car-hop, Cassandra declared to Tamika, but then her voice softened. Not since Yvette disappeared. But the voice sharpened once more. I'm wid these boys whether you come or not, Mikki. You my girl or what?Tamika scanned her boots pensively, her mind recalling her father's admonitions, the scholarship test . . . Yvette's face the last time she saw her. Yet those voices and images all dissolved with that one little question: You my girl or what? Cassandra was Tamika's only popular friend. It was she who had cajoled Tamika into being a cheerleader. Okay, so maybe these brothers didn't look all that shady. A quick bite at Friday's, a couple of quarters' worth of Donkey Kong, and then home to bed, right? Besides, Cassandra needed looking after--her mouth had gotten her into trouble ever since the two girls were in elementary school together. So Tamika was game. After all, she and Cassandra were teenagers. Confident in their own indestructibility.Cassandra giggled. Yeah--you my girl!Visibly annoyed by his compatriots' obsession with high school pussy, the Rodeo's driver, Dante Bam Walters, punched his thigh to the beat of the angry poetry blasting from his speakers. Jimmy persuaded Bam to unlock the doors anyway. Cassandra jumped in the front, straight onto Jimmy's lap. Tamika peered into the vehicle's rear compartment. The map light's glint revealed empty bottles of St. Ides Special Brew; the silver-gray upholstery was stained and dotted with food crumbs. Tamika slid in, frowning. The young man in the backseat, D'Angelo Pooh Atwell, raised his wraparound Oakleys to gawk at Tamika's bare thighs and the rise of her breasts under her uniform.Once Tamika pulled the rear door shut, something metal rapped the driver's window. A woman in a blue uniform greeted Bam's innocent grin. Officer Sheila Burnett of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District branded the Rodeo's male occupants with her flashlight beam. Y'all don't go to this school. . . . Y'all don't need to be with sixteen-year-old girls. And this car is illegally parked.Aw, hold up, Bam protested as he brandished his license and registration. This ain't no 'car.' This here a twenty-eight-thousand-dollah sport utility vehicle, and it's all mine. They wid us voluntarily, an' there ain't no brew or reefer in here.Burnett sighed, then showed her notepad to Bam and Jimmy. She'd written down the Rodeo's license plate number. See that? If anything happens to these girls . . . She backed away from the SUV.Tamika whispered a new round of reservations into Cassandra's ear while Pooh's eyes probed her body. Cassandra told her to stop being a punk, even though Cassandra herself felt an acidic twinge in her stomach and heard the tiny voice in her head saying maybe she should get the hell out of the Rodeo. Cassandra blinked, wondering why she wasn't heeding that voice. Too late. The Rodeo peeled out onto Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.A set of headlights followed discreetly.Pooh produced three squat cigars--blunts--from the pocket of his boxy leather jacket. To prove she was no little girl, Cassandra intercepted a blunt and took a drag. The fortified marijuana and cheap tobacco triggered an explosion of coughs.Jimmy laughed and said, Slow yo'roll. We goin' bust soma this pretty soon. Jimmy dangled a little brown vanilla extract bottle in front of her. We makes much cheese offa this shit. Even them punk-ass Bloods wanna deal with our supply!Cassandra rubbed her smoke-stung eyes; she knew damn well that stuff was love boat. Liquid PCP. Common sense finally seized her. Y'all crazy? Y'all can just drop me an' my fren' off right down at th'bus stop, then.Jimmy wasn't smiling anymore. Bitch, don't play . . .Niggah whatchew call me?Tamika sprung forward. Whatchewall doin'? Cassie?Pooh spied Tamika's tight white panties as she leaned up. He thrust his arm under her skirt. Tamika screamed and wheeled around to slap him, but Pooh clamped a viselike grip on her waist. Then came the sharp sound of Tamika's tunic ripping under Pooh's paws.Cassandra lunged for the emergency brake lever and gave it a good yank. The Rodeo spun off the road, kicking up a spray of gravel. When the vehicle finally skidded to a stop, Bam slammed his forearms on the steering wheel and shouted at Pooh and Jimmy: Fuck y'all two dumb muvfuckas! I tole you we didn't have time for this shit! That cop got my plate number!Tamika thrashed in Pooh's arms, shrieking, An' she gonna a...",books;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states;women sleuths,6 B0001X0QS2,"Pfaltzgraff Winterberry Sculpted Teapot Winterberrys classic holiday design brings the timeless motif of evergreens and holly berries to life in elegantly sculpted dinnerware pieces. White with hand-painted sprigs of holly and a thin green stripe along its top and bottom rims, this 4-cup sculpted teapot provides a charming way to serve tea. The teapots lid features a ring knob, while its generous handle is made separately and attached by hand to ensure a graceful, delicate shape. Ideal for entertaining or everyday use throughout the winter, the stoneware teapot measures 9 by 8-3/4 by 8-3/4 inches and is safe to use in the dishwasher, microwave, and freezer. 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Summary: If you are in a mood for some attitude adjustment, do yourself a favor and buy this CD. --A Music Fan Turn of the Wrench is Dana's second full length album, released on CD in 1992.",classic rock;folk;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 B0000DCZBJ,"Grizzly C1415 5° Face Cut 3-1/2" Raised Panel Bit, 1/2" Shank Our 3 1/2 O.D. Panel Bits produce a 1 1/4 reveal and are offered in 5 profiles. Use of a 3 HP router is recommended with a router table. Large bits are for heavy-duty use. These bits also have a 10 DEG upshear for quick chip removal. Complete with bearing guide. 2mm thick carbide!! For use with a router table. Order G3855 replacement bearing.",door & window bits;power & hand tools;power tool accessories;router accessories;router bits;tools & home improvement,6 B0002AR0D8,"Cat Mate C50 Automatic Pet Feeder Whether working late or away for a weekend, the Cat Mate C50 Automatic Pet Feeder ensures fresh meals will be reliably served at the correct time, automatically. 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Trusted to create delicious Mexican meals with mainstream appeal, Old El Paso spices up meal planning. Season to taste!",grocery & gourmet food;herbs;mexican seasoning;mixed spices & seasonings;pantry staples;spices & seasonings,6 B000ELJA9M,"Unforgettable: The Standards Collection Unforgettable is a unique collection of standards reinterpreted by contemporary artists like Lou Rawls, Barry Manilow, Madeliene Peyroux, Peter Cincotti and others. Virgin. 2006.",broadway & vocalists;jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;soundtracks,6 B000C57XSU,"Moog K5227 Sway Bar Bushing Moog Chassis Sway Bar Bushings are made for 1948 - 1980 GM and Ford vehicles. For a sway bar diameter of 1 1 and 16"" with rubber frame bushing included, link is not included in this kit.",automotive;bushings;replacement parts;shocks;struts & suspension;sway bars & parts,6 B000FN8B76,"Brass C260 Seamless Round Tubing, 3/8" OD,0.347"ID, 0.014" Wall, 12" Length (Pack of 3) Precision seamless drawn 1/2 to 3/4 hard brass Telescoping Tubing is the answer to many problems in the development of experimental models and prototypes. Telescoping Tubing can be easily soldered, brazed and flared to accept fittings. Advantageous when a reduction in size, weight or flow is desired. Each telescopes into the next larger size. General purpose 1/2 to 3/4 hard brass. Approximate composition: 65-70 percent copper and 30-35 percent zinc",hydraulics;industrial & scientific;metal industrial wall tubing;metal tubing;pneumatics & plumbing;tubing,6 B00004SBCI,"Irwin Industrial Tools 74D Vise-Grip Locking Tool Set with Free T-Shirt, 5-Piece The Irwin Industrial Tools Vise-Grip 544T is a set that contains one 10R locking plier, two 11R locking clamps, two 6R locking clamps and a Vise-Grip T-Shirt. Since 1924, the Vise-Grip brand has been the leader in locking tool manufacturing. This set comes with a life time guarantee on all five tools. The 10R locking Plier features a straight jaw design that provides maximum contact on flat, square or hex surfaces. The 6R and 11R locking clamps are perfect for holding materials together with a wide variety of shapes. These clamps are ideal in welding and metal working and provide over 1,000-Pound of clamping force. VGP544T Features: -Wide opening jaws on the C-clamps provide greater versatility in clamping a variety of shapes.-Turn screw to adjust pressure and fit work; stays adjusted for repetitive use.-Classic trigger release designed to provide maximum locking force.-5-Piece Welding Clamp Kit with T-Shirt. Includes: -Straight jaws provide maximum contact on flat, square, or hex work Set includes: (1) 10R, (2) 11R - 11 Locking C-Clamp, (2) 6R - 6 Locking C-Clamp and (1) 10R - 10 Straight Jaw Locking Pliers and T-shirt.. Construction: -Constructed of high-grade heat treated alloy steel for maximum toughness and durability. Warranty: -Sets & Kits do not have warranty/ see individual pcs for details.",hand tools;locking-jaw pliers;pliers;power & hand tools;tool sets;tools & home improvement,6 B000C9Q2LA,"ACDelco D1818A Engine Oil Pressure Sensor Features and BenefitsWhen you are looking for a replacement for your worn GM Gauges or Cable, trust ACDelco's OES line of products. With a full line of mechanical gauges and support products, including worm gears, levers and cables, we can keep your vintage GM vehicle and most other GM vehicles running - and give you the peace of mind that comes with the ACDelco name. For most GM cars, light-duty trucks and SUVs on the road today.",automotive;replacement parts;sensors;transmission & drive train;transmission oil pressure;transmissions & parts,6 0446612774,"Long Time Coming When Joy Hudson left home she thought it was for good, but now that her father has suffered a major heart attack, she's back in Wharton, Kentucky, bringing her veterinary practice with her. She has spent the last 18 years running away from the memory of her best friend's tragic death and the boy, Jeff Bradford, she blames for it. Well, the boy is now a man and her father's doctor, so she can't avoid him. Forced to confront her past, she dives right in and purchases her friend's old house, then tries to find the truth about the accident. With old friends happy to see her, she starts to realize her memory of that terrible time in high school is skewed, and she needs to truly forgive Jeff, and herself. The house itself seems to be guiding her with supernatural occurrences. Ultimately, Claire's charming romance disproves the adage that you can't go home again. Patty EngelmannCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;romance;thriller & suspense,6 B000GCRWLC,"GAUZE PAD 3X3IN CUR 25 DIRECTIONS: CLEANSE. Gently clean in and around the area with warm water and mild soap, using CURAD sterile Gauze Pads. Apply gentle pressure over the wound to stop bleeding. If redness or swelling occurs, consult a physician. APPLY. Apply medication (if required) to a soft, absorbent TELFA non-stick pad and cover the wound to protect it and absorb fluids. TELFA non-stick pads with adhesive tabs, strips and stretch gauze are also excellent covers from CURAD. SECURE. If using TELFA non-stick pad, tape firmly in place using CURAD tape. Change daily or when pad becomes wet. .",bandages & bandaging supplies;first aid;gauze;gauze & pads;health & personal care;health care,6 B00006IBFP,"Pyramid Technologies 1000 PTI 1000 Digital Time Clock/Payroll Recorder for up to 50 Employees Ideal for small businesses, the Pyramid Technologies PTI 1000 Digital Time Clock and Payroll Recorder is an economical and reliable solution for payroll timekeeping. With abilities to track up to 50 employees, this time clock prints exact hours and minutes for time and job recording and can be used with any sized right-hand posting card. Desk or wall mountable, this time clock comes backed by a manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty, is UL And CUL approved, and measures 4-1/2 x 4-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches. Pyramid Technologies 1000 Electronic Time Recorder.",office & school supplies;office electronics;office products;other office equipment;time clocks;time clocks & cards,6 B000139TGC,"Where We All Belong Their 1974 double album (one studio, one live) plus a bonus cut: See You Later, I'm Gone (live from '73). Also the pop hit This Ol' Cowboy; Ramblin' , and more. A sprawling Wild Western gem!",classic rock;country;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 1552095088,"Orchids James' forte is to guide beginners in the successful pursuit of orchid growing. His latest handbook offers a straightforward approach, embellished by many alluring photographs. James first presents basic advice on temperature and light requirements, followed by elementary lessons in nomenclature, proper environment, plant culture, pests and diseases, propagation, and grow lights. The book's second half is devoted to descriptions of plants, arranged according to alliances and genus. A helpful source list is included in this serviceable orchid primer. Alice JoyceCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. James' forte is to guide beginners in the successful pursuit of orchid growing ... embellished by many alluring photographs. (Alice Joyce Booklist 2001-06-01)That, in an easy-to-read format with beautiful photography, makes Orchids a must for either novice or aficionado. (Gardening How-To 2001-07-01) I.D. James has drawn on experience gained in over 40 years of studying and growing orchids. He has been a guest speaker at the American Cymbidium Society Congress in Santa Barbara and also at the 13th World Orchid Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was awarded a Gold Medal in recognition of his contribution to orchids. James's activities include judging orchids, writing articles about orchids, exhibiting at shows, and the general promotion of orchids as a hobby. He has raised many new orchid hybrids and his articles on orchid breeding recently appeared in the Orchid Advocate, the journal of the American Cymbidium Society. This is his third book.",books;crafts;flowers;gardening & landscape design;hobbies & home;orchids,6 1855325675,"Late Roman Cavalryman AD 236-565 (Warrior) Insights into the real lives of history's fighting men, packed with full colour illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, exploded artwork of weaponry and armour, and action-packed battle scenes. Simon MacDowall is a professional army officer with a life long passion for history. His hobbies include painting military figurines and wargaming. He has lived in England, Canada, Germany and Belgium as well as seeing service in Central America and the former Yugoslavia. He enjoys good food and drink, travel, wilderness camping and writing.",ancient;books;history;military;military science;rome,6 B0000000JQ,Sugar Audio CD.,folk;jazz;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 B000BFO0AA,The Hoppers: Jerusalem - A Live Worship Experience (2005) 1. I SING THE MIGHTY POWER 2. GOD IS GOOD 3. GOING HOME FOREVER 4. HE WROTE MY NAME 5. THINK ON THE GOOD THINGS 6. CHILD OF GOD 7. I CALL YOU FAITHFUL 8. GREAT DAY 9. I WONDER THAT THEY'RE THINKING NOW 10. SEE HOW SHE LOVES HIM 11. JERUSALEM 12. THE CROSS SAID IT ALL 13. LOOK FOR ME AROUND THE THRONE 14. WE ARE AMERICA,christian;gospel;movies & tv;music;pop;tv,6 B00087C7UQ,"What's wrong with the world, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography,Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the ""prince of paradox"". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: ""Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out.""For example, Chesterton wrote the following: Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. Chesterton is well known for his reasoned apologetics and even those who disagree with him have recognized the universal appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton, as a political thinker, cast aspersions on both liberalism and conservatism, saying: The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an ""orthodox"" Christian, and came to identify such a position with Catholicism more and more, eventually converting to Roman Catholicism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton's ""friendly enemy"" according to Time, said of him, ""He was a man of colossal genius"". --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;history & theory;political science;politics & government;politics & social sciences;religion & spirituality,6 B0001MRSUW,"Pastry Tube Plain 11/16"" Nickel plated brass.",bakeware;decorating tools;home & kitchen;icing dispensers & tips;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets,6 B000B5R4S0,"Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 Digital Camera Battery - Premium TechFuel® CGA-S002 / DMW-BM7 Battery Bring your digital camera back to life with a new TechFuel battery. Make sure you never miss another once-in-a-lifetime moment by having a new, TechFuel battery specifically designed for your Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 digital camera. TechFuel rechargeable batteries are engineered to meet or exceed OEM specifications and feature the latest battery technology, including advanced circuitry, voltage regulation, and thermal circuit protection. TechFuel's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 Certified and RoHS compliant to ensure product quality and safety. TechFuel batteries include a one-year warranty and 30-day money back guarantee and are sold exclusively by Batteryheads. When you purchase a TechFuel battery from Batteryheads, your battery comes with TechFuel's reputation for quality and engineering excellence and Batteryheads' low price and outstanding customer service. The TechFuel name, images, and contents of this Batteryheads listing are protected by trademarks and copyrights. Copyright 2013 Batteryheads",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 B000QKOBG8,"Made in Australia This concert was captured live at the Evelyn Hotel in Melbourne, Australia on June 20th 2003. Virgil Donati - Drums, Ric Fierabracci - Bass, Frank Gambale - Guitar.",hard rock & metal;jazz;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0009JGW4U,"Covercraft LeBra Custom Fit Front End Cover for BMW 320i - (Vinyl, Black) LeBra Custom Front End Covers provide an easy way to help protect vehicles from the unexpected. LeBra offers stylish protection that makes vehicles look good and the leather grain vinyl adds style and a custom look. A custom pattern for a perfect fit that is easy to install.",automotive;covers;custom fit;exterior accessories;front-end covers;full car covers,6 0850459974,"The Army of Gustavus Adolphus (1): Infantry (Men-at-Arms) Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present. Richard Brzezinski is a leading expert on the military history of Central and Eastern Europe. A fluent Polish speaker, he has researched the Polish Hussars for many years and acted as a historical consultant for film and television on this subject. He lives in Warsaw, Poland.",books;europe;history;military;military science;sweden,6 0261102265,"Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle-Earth) This is the third volume culled from Tolkien's unpublished manuscripts. Two tales from the Silmarillion the tragedy of Turin Turambar and the epic quest of Beren and Luthienappear in early versions. Turin's story is told in alliterative verse, the other in rhymed couplets. The multiple extant versions of each poem have been painstakingly arranged and synthesized by Tolkien's son Christopher, who has also provided elaborate notes on their relation to previously published works. While the power of Tolkien's central characterstragic, cursed Turin; the lovers Beren and Luthienshines through these poems, they are of interest chiefly in showing the development of a writer's ideas. For comprehensive literature and fantasy collections. Beth Ann Mills, New Rochelle P.L., N.Y.Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 'A worthy addition to The History of Middle-earth' Mallorn 'Anyone loving the oiginal books will want to study this one' Daily Mail ""The power of Tolkien's central characters . . . shines through."" Library Journal.A treasure trove of lore for old and new friends of Middle-earth. Enter now, reader, and learn of the hero of the Lay of Leithian. Hear as well of the early years of Turin the Tall, as he journeys through darkness on his quest to find his father. Read of his rescue by Beleg the Brave, and of the dark destiny that haunts their friendship! Only the genius of Tolkien could create a fantasy more real than reality, a reality more fantastic than fantasy! --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide",books;epic;fantasy;literature & fiction;poetry;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000066R4X,"Roller Typing [Old Version] Speedblade down roadways, do a 720 in a half pipe, or dodge obstacles as quickly as you can, all while learning and practicing your typing skills. Filled with five 3-D, animated inline skating events and 20 levels of letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols, students master their typing skills en route to qualifying for Roller Typing's Star Row or Z-Hall of Fame. Throughout, Roller Typing teaches proper fingering techniques, improves accuracy, and develops speed in both untimed and timed trials. Perfect for kids and adults. Roller Typing helps you improve your typing skills by playing through 5 animated 3D in-line skating events.",children's;education & reference;games;home & hobbies;software;typing,6 B000AV2GAG,El Sueño De Morfeo El Sueo De Morfeo by EL SUEO DE MORFEOThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.,alternative rock;latin music;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B000ENTFOK,"Black Magic 5052784 Pro-Clean Bug & Tar Sponge Pro-Clean Bug & Tar Sponge in mesh bag for washing, drying and storage",automotive;car care;car wash equipment;cleaners;exterior care;sponges & mitts,6 B0002DMSVE,"Scooter & Power Chair Covers - Scooter Cover Scooter & Power Chair Covers The Scooter & Power Chair Covers are easy-to-use, lightweight water resistant covers that provide year-round protection from sun, dust, rain and snow. Made of durable nylon and features elasticized reinforced seams for cozy fit. If extra cinching is needed, cover has grommets along the bottom edge to attach bungee cords (bungees not included). Includes over sized stuff sack for convenient storage. Scooter & Power Chair Covers Features Easy-to-use, lightweight water resistant covers Elastic adjustability allows for custom, cozy fit Made of durable nylon Includes over sized stuff sack for convenient storage Available in black Cover Sizes: Scooter - 50"" x 22"" x 33"" Power Chair - 35"" x 23"" x 32""",bags;baskets & holders;health & personal care;medical supplies & equipment;mobility aids & equipment;motorized scooter accessories,6 B000EMCZ52,Toshiba PA3468U-1ACA 75-Watt Global AC Adapter for Toshiba Laptops TOSHIBA PA3468U-1ACA 75W Global AC Adapter 19V. This Toshiba Global AC Adapter is a 75W external AC Adapter designed to work with select Toshiba Satellite and Tecra portable computers. The AC Adapter comes standard with a power cord. Get an extra AC Adapter to be kept at home in the office or in your traveling case. You will never get caught out of power again.,chargers & adapters;computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;laptop & netbook computer accessories,6 B000N8GL1Q,"Marshalls Creek Spices Onion Granulate Seasoning, 10 Ounce Marshalls Creek Spices is a division of Pure And Natural Spices, where we pack a large selection of spices, herbs and blends, in attractive, clear almost quart size some jars smaller wide mouth jars, with tamper proof seals. We stock over 200 different varieties. All packed weekly, unlike what you buy in the store.",grocery & gourmet food;herbs;onion;pantry staples;single herbs & spices;spices & seasonings,6 B00062ZYDU,"K&N RF-1045DY Yellow Air Filter Wrap Thanks to the Drycharger's silicone-treated polyester wrap, the amount of water that reaches the air filter or flame arrestor is limited, while optimum airflow is preserved.",air filters;air filters & accessories;automotive;filters;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 1571201165,"Flower Pounding: Quilt Projects for All Ages With a bit of simple preparation, an ordinary piece of muslin becomes a canvas for the intriguing art of flower pounding. Taped to the muslin and whacked with a hammer, nearly any type of flower or leaf surrenders its pigment, leaving behind a ghostly image resembling watercolor painting. By outlining these delicate images with permanent marker and stitching over them, Ann Frischkorn and Amy Sandrin turn them into lovely quilts. Some specifically resemble the flowers from which they came: roses, alstroemeria, irises, morning glories, and many other blossoms arranged in a central panel, ringed by a quilted--and sometimes pieced--border. In others the flowers have been pounded through stencils, to lend their translucent hues to shapes of fish, coffee cups, even a skateboarder designed and pounded by Sandrin's son (yes, kids will love this noisy, rewarding activity). Once they've explained fabric preparation and the specifics of the technique itself, the authors present a gallery of 40 of their quilts, accompanied by commentary about what inspired each design and some of the flowers appearing in it. The project section offers another seven designs, with brief directions about creating them. The actual quilting and piecing instructions are quite cursory; though the designs are relatively basic, at least a nodding acquaintance with quilting methods is presumed. As for the actual pounding, the authors recommend experimenting with various types of flowers, remarking that the color of the bloom is not necessarily the color after pounding and that even flowers from the same plant picked on different days may result in different shades. But a bit more information about what general color ranges they tend to expect would have been helpful. The ""flower index"" at book's end--composed of 57 color photos representing a selection of flowers used throughout the quilts--seems like an ideal place to have indicated something about this. Still, this is an interesting and different approach to fabric adornment and might be nice on wearables too, although the authors don't mention whether the flower-pounded fabric will stand up to washing. Further experimentation ought to resolve this issue as well. --Amy Handy Amy Sandrin & Ann Frischkorn are identical twins. Despite the 1,000 miles that separate them physically, they still manage to converse almost daily. Amy is a quilter and award-winning romance author who lives in Colorado. Ann is a writer and award-winning quilter who lives in Illinois.",books;crafts;crafts & hobbies;hobbies & home;needlecrafts & textile crafts;quilts & quilting,6 0811731839,"NOLS Winter Camping (NOLS Library) Buck Tilton is a co-founder of the National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Medicine Institute and a winner of the Paul K. Petzoldt Award for Excellence in Wilderness Education. He has written numerous books on the outdoors and is a contributing editor for Backpacker magazine.John Gookin is an instructor and curriculum manager for the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming.",books;camping;education & reference;hiking & camping;sports & outdoors;winter sports,6 0786707003,"Pure Pulp A second skimming of the same deep vats that provided the harvest for the editors American Pulp (1997) produces a behemoth collection of 25 more oldies spanning 40 years, from 1944 (Leigh Brackett) to 1984 (Joe L. Hensley), running from 4 pages (Lawrence Block) to 148 (Peter Rabe), and resembling each other only in being as dark, tawdry, exciting, and stylishly desolate as a city street at midnight. -- Copyright 1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",books;hard-boiled;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;united states,6 0671864947,"Nobody's Fool Brooklyn-born in 1913 as David Daniel Kaminski, this kinetic comedian with the crooked smile got his start in summer vaudeville. Beginning at age 16, he learned the hard way and learned well. He could mesmerize a nightclub audience, reduce it to tears of laughter and then get everyone to dance the conga. His rags-to-riches career took him to Hollywood, Broadway, the London Palladium (where he performed a triple act with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and drank champagne with Princess Margaret). Through all this he was coached by his wife, Sylvia Fine, who wrote the songs and devised the comic business that launched his career. The couple stayed together for 47 years (Kaye died in 1987). However, Gottfried (All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse) isn't telling a fairy tale here. Despite worldwide acclaim, good works with UNICEF and a mega-movie hit with Hans Christian Andersen, there was a cold and dark side to Kaye. No one quoted in this detailed biography felt close to him; even Sylvia played more the role of mother and manager than wife or lover. Convincingly discredited as well are recent assertions that Kay and Olivier were once lovers. ""Perhaps he could not be intimate with any individual,"" Gottfried writes, ""but he certainly could be with an audience."" Audiences everywhere loved him and felt loved by him. Perhaps that is the way to remember him: the redheaded singing elf who spread happiness. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Generation X types might ask, Why all the fuss about Danny Kaye? Perhaps because, in his prime, the energetic Kaye was one of the most beloved of all American entertainers--singer, dancer, actor, comedian, and master of his own unique brand of double-talk, ""git-gat-giddle."" Supplementing his research with numerous interviews, Gottfried paints a portrait of a man who exuded warmth in public yet was chilly if not frigid in private. There is much discussion of Kaye's long but troubled marriage to Sylvia Fine, who wrote the majority of her husband's early material and became so linked with his career that it was often noted that Danny had ""a Fine head on his shoulders."" Gottfried also addresses the issue of Kaye's rumored homosexuality, concluding that although he may have had homosexual affairs, it's unlikely he was Laurence Olivier's lover, as Donald Spoto claimed in a recent biography of Olivier. Are there enough Danny Kaye fans out there to get this perfectly serviceable Hollywood bio off the ground? Just barely, thanks to the AMC (American Movie Classics) cable channel, but don't expect high demand. Ilene Cooper",acting & auditioning;arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;performing arts;theater,6 9812581375,"Insight Pckt GD Helsinki -OS (Insight Pocket Guide Helsinki) Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.",books;denmark;europe;finland;general;travel,6 8190113607,"Unreached Mega Peoples of India God the Father said to His Son, ""Ask of me and I will give you the nations as your inheritance"" Ps2:8. Jesus not only asked but also gave up His life for the peoples of the world. He was given that authority and in turn commanded us to reach and teach all peoples. ""Unreached Mega Peoples of India"" gives you the long hours of research and hard-gained information that will make possible fulfillment of your mandate from Jesus. You may now know ""who"" and vital information about ""them"", to make your intercession for these ""precious peoples,"" more effective, along with your giving financially and sharing with them directly, God's love for them. I know you will find this book delightfully informative and very helpful even as I have. -- Loren Cunningham, Founder & International Chairman, YWAMGod's greatest passion is the worship and obedience to His Son by people from all groups, tribes and tongues. Will we make His passion ourpassion and His mission our mission? May the peoples praise you, O God, may all the peoples praise you."" (Psalm 67:1-4) I trust this important book will grip your heart and you will devote yourself zealously to spreading the Gospel of Jesus to all peoples, especially to the unreached peoples of India. -- Floyd McClung, YWAMThis book gives very good and important details about the unreached peoples of India. This will be a good handbook in the hands of many praying partners to pray intensively with the target of reaching the land (India) for Christ. -- Patrick Joshua, Gen. Sec., FMPB In heaven there will be people from every people group and every tribe (Revelation 5:9); in particular from Ahir, Ansari, Arora, Assamese Muslims, Bagdi, Bahna, Bairagi, Balai, Balija, Bania, Banjara, Barhai, Bedar, Beldar, Bengali Muslims, Bhar, Bharbhunja, Bhat, Bhil, Bhoi, Bhuiya, Bihari Muslims, Brahman, Chamar, Darzi, Deccan Muslims, Dhangar, Dhanuk, Dhimar, Dhobi, Dom, Dosadh, Faqir, Gadaria, Ghosi, Gond, Gosain, Gujar, Gujarati Muslims, Halwai, Jat, Jogi, Kachhi, Kahar, Kaibartta, Kaikolan, Kalal, Kandu, Kanet, Kashmiri Muslims, Kayastha, Khati, Khatik, Khatri, Koiri, Koli, Koshti, Kumhar, Kunbi, Kurmi, Kuruba, Lingayat, Lodha, Lohar, Lunia, Mahar, Mahishya, Mahratta, Mali, Mallah, Mappila, Maravan, Marwadi, Matang, Meithei, Meo, Mina, Mochi, Moghal, Nai, Nair, Namasudra, Pasi, Pathan, Rajasthani Muslims, Rajput, Sayyid, Shaikh, Sonar, Tamboli, Tamil Muslims, Telaga, Teli, Tharu, Tibetan, Vaddar, Vakkaliga, Vanniyan, and Viswakarma - all described in the book. To this end, this book was published by the India Missions Association. Dr. Sathiaraj from India Missions Association along with the FMC Research Team have the most current and up to date information available on India. They bring the resources of several agencies,and the hard labour of many field workers together to provide a compilation of excellent and relevant data. CHAMAR The Chamar are a caste of tanners and menial labourers from North India. They rank very low in social status and are known to be criminal minded. Their name is. derived from the Sanskrit word ""Chamakara"" meaning a worker in leather. They are a descent of various mixed origins. They trace their origin to Ravi or Rai Das, the famous disciple of Ramanand at the end of the fourteenth century. The women are famous for their beauty -middle sized with fine features, black - shiny hair, and slim. Many Chamar women work as midwives. They are divided into several clans; they do not marry within their own clans. They marry always within their community. Adult marriage is the norm, but those aspiring for higher social position, get their daughters married off earlier. The boy's father initiates the marriage proposal. Bride price is paid. The marriage ceremony follows the standard prevalent in the locality. A widow remarries anyone she pleases except her own relatives or her deceased husband's elder brother. Divorce is allowed for a number of reasons and is done in the presence of the caste committee by breaking a straw as a symbol of the rupture of the union. In Chhattisgarh, marriage ties are very loose and adultery is hardly considered an offense. A woman may go and live openly with other men and her husband wilt take her back afterwards. Sometimes, when two men are in the relation of ""Mahaprasad"" (i.e. they have vowed friendship on the sacred rice from the temple of god Jagannath), they place their wives at each others disposal. They justify the infidelities of their wives by saying ""If my cow wanders and comes home again, shall I not let her into her stall?"" On the birth of a child, they brand the stomach of the child with 20 or more small bums and believe this act will prevent it from catching colds Among the better class, it is customary to place a newborn in a winnowing fan on a bed of rice. In Chhattisgarh, a woman is given nothing to eat or drink on the day that a child is born and for the following two days. On the fourth day, she is given a concoction of ginger juice and other herbs and a cake of linseed or sesame. Fearing that someone will cast an evil eye upon their child, parents are very careful not to expose them to the gaze of strangers or large crowds. The dead are often buried with the feet towards north. Stillborn children and those who die before the sixth-day ceremony of purification are placed in an earthen pot and interred below the doorway or in the courtyard of the house. 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The author describes the emotional, social and financial factors that prompt some women to tolerate such behavior, and she provides a framework for those who are deciding whether to stay married to an unfaithful man. The underlying message that life is miserable for women who stay is delivered with a curious lack of empathy. In the end, the research sample limited to subjects from white, middle- and upper-middle income backgrounds, colorless writing and empty pronouncements such as ""get a life"" hobble this effort, although women who have left, or are about to leave, their marriages will find reinforcement for their decisions. Agent, Jennifer Gates of the Zachary Shuster Agency.Author tour. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.",books;family relationships;marriage;parenting & relationships;relationships;self-help,6 0688147569,"My Backyard Garden Grade 4-6?The picture-book format of this title belies its thoroughness, but as soon as readers open it, the riches begin to appear. Lerner uses her background in botany and botanical illustration to provide an additional dimension to the adventure of starting one's own vegetable garden. Readers are instructed on how to choose a site, prepare the ground, make a plan, select plants and seeds, and deal with pests and problems. Two different plans are offered, varying in size and kinds of vegetables; they are shown in both spring and summer, since crops are planted at different times. After the preparation is discussed there is a procedural chapter for each month, March through October. In April, for instance, the specific vegetable plants and their parts are described and shown in meticulous watercolor and pencil illustrations. The specific pests and weeds that may appear, as well as how to recognize them and deal with them without chemicals, are discussed. Difficulties are not minimized, but by the end of the book, readers are likely to be ready for the challenge of growing their own food and learning about the related flora and fauna. Marjorie Waters's The Victory Garden Kids' Book (Globe Pequot, 1994) is also excellent; it includes more vegetables but fewer weeds and pests. Having both books would be just right.?Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, MECopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Gr. 4^-6. In this large-size picture book, Lerner offers both inspiration and plenty of practical advice for children who might like to plant a vegetable garden in the backyard. After an introductory chapter on gardening basics--types of soil and seed catalogs, etc.--she gives two sample garden plans, which she then follows over the course of a typical gardening season. Each garden has two crops, with spring vegetables, such as peas and lettuce, succeeded by summer plantings of tomatoes and peppers. An elegant book design and Lerner's delicately detailed watercolors, complete with hand-lettered labels, make this a pleasure to read as well as a solid source of information. Gardeners who also enjoy birds might want to take a look at Lerner's Backyard Birds of Summer (1996). Susan Dove Lempke --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. An aesthetically pleasing year-round guide to gardening; Lerner (Backyard Birds of Summer, 1996, etc.) takes a well-organized, sensible approach to growing. The first half of the book covers aspects of organic gardening, beginning with choosing a site, formulating a plan for preparing the ground, testing the soil, composting, and combating unwelcome pests. Sample spring and summer layouts are presented in diagrams of ``Paul's'' garden and ``Lori's'' garden, to demonstrate possibilities for gardens of differing sizes as well as the inclusion of cool and warm weather crops. The progress of each fictitious garden is then tracked through the months. The latter half of the book addresses monthly stages of gardening from March through October; frost charts and insets show how to identify seedlings, weeds, and pests, with instructions for what to plant when, from the first onion to the last pumpkin. Helpful tips sprout up in context, e.g., about using soap and human hair to discourage deer and placing powdered milk in a jar with seed packets to prolong their life span. The narrative, more useful as an overview than as a handbook, is laced with delicate watercolor illustrations that are as ornamental as they are instructive. A handsome atlas for the more intent diggers of dirt. (maps, charts, diagrams, index) (Nonfiction. 7-12) -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. If Carol Lerner were asked to list three reasons why she started writing and illustrating books for children, she would probably say the Morton Arboretum, Joshua, and Jesse. The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago, is one of the few institutions in the country that offers instruc-tion in botanical illustration on a regular basis. Over the years, Ms. Lerner had taken courses in botany, the local flora, birds of the Midwest, and other aspects of nature, but she hesitated to join the illustration class because the members seemed very accomplished. ""Finally I gave it a try,"" she says. I continued attending for the next three years; then I felt ready to do something with my skills. I thought of illustrating children's books because they would offer more variety than strictly scientific illustration. ""Joshua and Jesse are Ms. Lerner's sons, now grown. ""Initially my husband, Ralph, and I introduced them to birds and plants, but this realm of experience took such a tremendous grip on their interests and imaginations, they became expert birders [bird-watchers] and very savvy all-around naturalists on their own. All through their childhood years, their curiosity sparked my interest in the natural world.""The first book Ms. Lerner wrote and illustrated was On the Forest Edge. An ecological portrait of the animal and plant life found at the forest edge, it was given an award for Special Artistic Merit by the Friends of American Writers. Ms. Lerner's third, fourth, and fifth books, Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie, A Biblical Garden, and Pitcher Plants, were named ALA Notable Books, as was Tree Flowers, which she illustrated. Plant Families was named a New York Academy of Sciences Honor Book. Among her recent titles are Cactus, Dumb Cane and Daffodils, A Forest Year and Moonseed and Mistletoe, all of which are NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children. Her critically acclaimed Backyard Birds of Winter has recently been followed by Backyard Birds Of Summer.Carol and Ralph Lerner live in Chicago. Summers and weekends are spent at their house in rural Indiana, where they are surrounded by forests and wetlands. ""Wild birds are at our doorstep. There's a swamp across the road that is frog heaven. And I finally have enough space to realize the garden of my dreams. I garden with a certain passion."" 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He has served as Chair of the American Sociological Association's Sections on Theoretical Sociology and organizations and Occupations. He held the UNESCO Chair in Social Theory at the Russian Academy of Sciences, a Fulbright-Hay Chair at York University in Canada, and a Fulbright-Hays award to the Netherlands. He has been Scholar-in-Residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study and the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences. Dr. Ritzer's main theoretical interests lie in metatheory as well as applied social theory. In metatheory, his contributions include Metatheorizing in Sociology(Lexington Books, 1991), Sociology: A Multiple Paradigm Science (Allyn and Bacon, 1975, 1980), and Toward an Integrated Sociological Paradigm (Allyn and Bacon). Professor Ritzer is perhaps best known for the McDonaldization of Society (4/e, 2004); translated into more than a dozen languages) and several related books (also with a number of translations, including Expressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society (1995), Enchanting a Disenchanted World: Revolutionizing the Means of Consumption (2/e, 2005),The Globalization of Nothing (2/e, 2007), and (with Craig Lair) Outsourcing: Globalization and Beyond. He edited the Encyclopedia of Social Theory (2005), and is the founding editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture. He just completed editing the eleven-volume Encyclopedia of Sociology (2007) and The Blackwell Companion to Globalization (2007). In 2006, McGraw-Hill published the second edition of Professor Ritzer's Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classic Roots: The Basics. In 2007, McGraw-Hill will publish the seventh edition of Modern Sociological Theory, and the fifth edition of Classical Sociological Theory. 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Their father, Felix, a lay minister and postal official, indifferently turns the rearing of the boys over to Millie, his housekeeper and lover. The boys' antics unfold over the next 20 years without significant incident. Tom enters the RAF and becomes an intrepid Spitfire pilot as WWII breaks out; William somehow avoids military service and seeks an apprenticeship in an unorthodox school run by an eccentric philosopher named Masterman. Both boys find true love, although only one relationship is fulfilled. Their parents fade into the novel's background, as do two spinsterish neighbors whose observations and commentaries are highly amusing. Carefully crafted in the manner of Waugh and Maugham, the novel eschews conflict and drama for precise, factual narration. Corrick sometimes stints on character development as well-the twins are rather thin creations-but even so, the novel is curiously compelling, easy to read, and rich with period ambience and dry wit. If Corrick's purpose was to construct a kaleidoscopic picture of a wartime generation through the seemingly aimless trajectory of particular lives, he has succeeded well. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. On the eve of the World War I armistice, twin sons are born to Felix and Constance Anderson, a more unconventional couple than their outward respectability would suggest. While serving as both the district manager of the post office and a lay minister, Felix carries on a long affair with the family maid. At the same time, amateur artist Constance goes her own, free-spirited way, turning a blind eye to Felix's philandering and becoming pregnant by a lover of her own. The novel's first half takes place between the wars as twins Tom and William come of age, forming an inseparable bond even as they develop in wholly different directions: dreamy William becomes infatuated with Tennyson and takes up poetry writing, while Tom becomes smitten with aviation. The novel's second half takes place during 1940, as love enters the brothers' lives. But while Tom enlists as a fighter pilot, William sits out the war, falling under the influence of the magnetic A.S. Neill-like founder of a revolutionary free school modeled on Summerhill. Many of the compelling characters in the novel's first half are missed in the second, but a rich plot and a lively story make this first novel a distinct pleasure to recommend.Barbara Love, Kingston Frontenac P.L., Ont. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Twin brothers Tom and William Anderson are born in England in 1918, just after the Armistice is signed. From childhood through adolescence, the boys are inseparable; they are allies in school and at home. They share the uncanny closeness of twins, a bond that makes up for the indifference of their distant and disaffected parents. Though they are identical in appearance, the boys are temperamentally different. Dreamy William quotes Tennyson and endures his brother's teasing, while Tom listens to tales of his uncle's daredevil exploits during the Great War. Their paths diverge as they reach adulthood, and when the war closes in, William is a newly married teacher and Tom is a pilot for the R.A.F. Corrick portrays interwar England with all its fads, frictions, and uncertainties, deftly capturing the poignancy of unremarkable lives lived in remarkable times. This excellent novel deserves a wide readership, both for its thoughtful (and timely) depiction of a world on the brink of war and for the delicacy of Corrick's storytelling. An understated and moving debut. Meredith ParetsCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. * Praise for THE NAVIGATION LOG 'Quirky, literate, funny...an assured, enjoyable book' DAILY MAIL --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. ?Milly dipped a pen in the bottle of India ink and wrote Tom on the label. She looked at the babies. They moved their arms and legs and made small sounds. Quickly she reached out and tied the label around one of their ankles. The child kicked his legs jerkily and the label fluttered. ?You?re Tom,? Milly said. She looked at the other child. ?And you?re William.??A sweeping saga of brothers shaped by the chaos and danger of two world wars, The Navigation Log follows Tom and William, identical twins born as the church bells ring out the armistice of 1918. Largely ignored by their preoccupied mother and adulterous father, the brothers share a close bond through their rambunctious boyhood, even as Tom becomes obsessed with airplanes while William, a burgeoning poet, is drawn to his own internal flights of fancy.By the time the Second World War casts its shadow across England, the boys have largely gone their separate ways. Tom is a Spitfire pilot, entangled in the romantic pursuit of a tempestuous female flier, and William is a teacher at an unorthodox elementary school. The war intensifies, and so do the brothers? differences: As Tom patrols the skies, dogfighting high above the coast of Kent, William accompanies his headmaster, students, and new wife in a lunatic pilgrimage across the bomb-strewn countryside below. It is only when they separately approach the majestic Canterbury Cathedral that the twins? paths explosively converge one last, unforgettable time. Marking the debut of a masterly storyteller, The Navigation Log brilliantly conjures a vanished Britain with affection, humor, and lyricism that comes close to elegy.From the Hardcover edition. A moving story of youth and love leading into what is still the greatest of all wars, [The Navigation Log] flies like an arrow, swift and true. You may weep, but you will also thrill. James Salter, author of The Hunters and A Sport and a PastimeCompelling . . . A rich plot and lively story make this first novel a distinct pleasure to recommend. Library JournalAmazingly, this is Corricks first novel, for it is large in scope and carries the assuredness of an established author . . . the ingredients of excitement, humor, romance and adventure all making for one thoroughly good read. The Oxford TimesThe Navigation Log is an understated, elegiac masterpiece of a bygone England. Michael Collins, author of The Keepers of TruthCorricks debut is an honorable demonstration of how authentic lives acquire shaping purposes. The Sunday Times (London) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. A graduate of the creative-writing M.A. program at the University of East Anglia, Martin Corrick was formerly a lecturer at the University of Southampton in England. Now a full-time writer, he lives in Gloucestershire.From the Hardcover edition. 1918A horse-drawn cab stopped outside 27 Waterloo Crescent and a tall man stepped out. He assisted a fair-haired woman to alight, closed the door of the cab, and said something to the driver. The woman stood still and looked at the house. As the man opened the front gate, the cabdriver flicked his whip and the cab drove away.On the first floor of number 19 Miss Betty Alcock allowed her drawing room curtain to swing back and turned to her friend Mrs. Marigold Jennings. Theyve arrived, she said. Its good to see a fair young couple moving in. Absentmindedly Miss Betty picked up her cat, carefully detaching its claws from the arm of the chair. Do keep still, you silly creature, she said. The cat wriggled a little, but she held it securely.The man was still holding the front gate open, and the woman was pointing up at some aspect of the house. The man, who must surely be her husband, glanced up and nodded, waiting for her to step through the gate. Eventually she did so; the couple walked up the path and disappeared from view.That house has been empty far too long, Miss Betty said. Poor Mr. Winford! It was entirely unsuited to a widower living alone. Im sure its size and draftiness were factors in his demise. All those stairs. And the place haunted by the memory of his poor wife! What a frail shadow of herself she became, in the end. She stroked the cat firmly.I hope you dont mind my mentioning it, Betty, Marigold Jennings said, but theres no need to speak quite so loudly. My hearing is not as bad as all that.Miss Betty looked at her. Was I speaking loudly?You were. You have a tendency to boom.What do you mean, boom? Im not sure that word isnt rather offensive.Miss Betty twitched the curtain aside and looked again. Theyve gone inside, she said. Nowait a minute. Here they are again.The couple had emerged from the French windows into the garden, and the tall man was standing in the center of the lawn. The woman opened the door of the summerhouse and looked inside. She turned and said something to her husband. He replied and she shook her head.The summerhouse is not approved, Miss Betty said. She turned from the window, and Marigold Jennings took her place.After a few moments Marigold said, Theyre a handsome couple.Miss Betty sniffed and continued to stroke her cat. He looks a trifle on the gaunt side.Perhaps he is. Personally, I dont mind a touch of gauntness in a man. Better than the other thing. The other thing? You should say what you mean, Marigold. Corpulence is the word youre looking for. Of course, one doesnt admire corpulence in a young man, though it may add a certain degree of presence in middle age. As for her, shes very upright, isnt she? Almost statuesque, one might say.There is nothing wrong with uprightness, Betty. Its a noble quality.Uprightness can easily become moral rectitude, and one can have too much of that, as we know only too well.The tall man took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his overcoat. He searched through them, found a particular key, unlocked the back door of the house, and stepped aside to allow the woman to enter. As she did so, a green van marked E. Hudson Removals turned into Waterloo Crescent from the High Street.At ten in the morning every Sunday, Miss Betty Alcock and Mrs. Marigold Jennings foregathered at Miss Bettys and walked together down the High Street to St. Saviours, returning after the service to imbibe a little preprandial refreshment.The imbibing of preprandial refreshment, Miss Betty had many times remarked to her friend, is so much more satisfactory than mere drinking, dont you think? Its wonderful how that phrase removes all the guilt.In winter their refreshment was dark sherry, and in summer a light Italian wine. Both were provided by Miss Bettys nephew Michael, the owner of a low-key but apparently successful import- export business in Ramsgate. Although she disliked his familiar manner and his choice of shoes, Miss Betty had learned to accommodate his gifts pragmatically. She did not question his assurance that his imported beverages were virtually free from alcohol. My dear Aunt Betty, you can drink as much as you like, and theres plenty more where that came from.I daresay Michaels generosity is designed to ensure his remembrance in my will, Miss Betty told her friend. But since the bargain is unspoken, I see no particular need to adhere to my side of it.Within twenty-four hours of their arrival, Miss Betty and Mrs. Marigold Jennings discovered that their new neighbors were Felix Anderson and his wife, Constance, who was a painter.How lovely! There is a terrible shortage of artists in Finchley, Marigold said, clapping her hands.There is a shortage of scandal of any kind in Finchley, Miss Betty said.As soon as they reasonably could, Miss Betty and Marigold Jennings visited 27 Waterloo Crescent and were given tea by Mrs. Anderson. Her husband, she said, was at work. They spotted an easel, a stack of blank canvases, an encrusted palette, numerous jam jars full of brushes, a wooden manikin, and two tea chests containing tubes of paint, rolls of paper, sketchbooks, and cartons of charcoal.Marigold Jennings said, So many paintbrushes!Miss Betty cried, Oh, how urgently we require the consolation of art in the wastes of north London!Marigold said, Fancy! A painter for a neighbor!As the friends had observed, Constance possessed a stillness that was unusual. She looked carefully at Marigold and said quietly, Im only an amateur.There was the slightest of pauses. Marigold Jennings said, Betty is so interested in art.Constance looked at Miss Betty, nodded, and said, Are you.The two friends agreed that the response of the artist had not been encouraging. They had worked hard at being welcoming, but she hadnt even given them a tour of the house. She had shown little interest in their intriguing stories about the previous occupants, the elusive Mr. Winford and his tragic wife. In sum, Mrs. Constance Anderson looked unlikely to become closely engaged with the established residents of Waterloo Crescent.However, in St. Saviours on the following Sunday, her husband, Felix Anderson, was introduced to the congregation. This development made Miss Betty and Marigold Jennings (who always sat on the aisle end of the fourth pew from the front, well clear of all the pillars) lean forward in expectation.Mr. Anderson, the vicar said, is an experienced lay preacher. He will speak from time to time on matters of concern to himself, and indeed to us all. Im sure his talks will be most instructive.It was true that Felix Anderson looked gaunt, but his gauntness was not uninteresting; it might mean that he had endured some kind of hardship and therefore had a story to tell. When the vicar introduced him he gave a just discernible bow and a fleeting smile, but said nothing. Miss Betty and Marigold Jennings looked around for his wife, but Constance did not seem to be in church that particular day. That was a pity, for they had hoped to catch her eye and confirm their acquaintance before the assembled congregation.Mr. Anderson, Marigold Jennings said afterward, looked very much the aesthete.Miss Betty looked at her friend and raised her eyebrows. Are you sure you mean that? An aesthete is someone who luxuriates in sensuality, like Mr. Oscar Wilde. Perhaps you mean hes an ascetic.Mrs. Jennings turned pink. Oh dear, youre quite right, of course. I was referring to his craggy appearance. Im sure his morals are impeccable.Miss Betty suddenly felt magnanimous toward her friend. Craggy is an excellent word for him, she said. I wouldnt be surprised if he had Scots ancestry. I could see him in a kilt.From the Hardcover edition.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literary;literature & fiction,6 B000GF7KAW,"PS2 Dance Pad Non-Slip Start off your Dance Dance Revolution experience with this brand new, inexpensive Dance Dance Revolution Playstation 2 Non-Slip Dance Pad. Equipped with eight fully functional arrows and non-slip grip bottom for better stability, the Dance Dance Revolution Playstation Non-Slip Dance Pad is suitable for all groups. Built with durable plastic material, arcade sized sensors and sensitive buttons, the Playstation Non-Slip Dance Pad is designed for ligh and moderate usage. The Playstation Non-Slip Dance Pad also has non-Slip grip bottom to prevent the dance pad from sliding around, and it works great on carpet or hardwood floor. The Playstation Non-slip Dance Pad is fully compatible with all PS One and Playstation 2 Systems, as well as the hottets DDR video games available now. If you haven't tried Dance Dance Revolution yet, pick up the Playstation Non-Slip Dance Pad and experience it yourself.",accessories;hardware;more systems;playstation;playstation 2;video games,6 0756752949,"Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians A solid mix of journalists, independent writers and relatively well-known academics here present people they consider to have made a mark on their times without receiving the acclaim commensurate with their accomplishments. Though perhaps not all the men and women covered can properly be called ""forgotten heroes"" (John Quincy Adams, for one), the subjects of these 35 lively essays all seem to have made a difference. They range from Henry Knox, who hauled a cannon through the wilderness to hold off the British during the Revolutionary War, to Lew Ayers, celebrated for his performance in the classic film All Quiet on the Western Front, who put his movie career on the line to avow his principles as a conscientious objector. The writing quality reaches a high level in former New York Times columnist Tom Wicker's story of the Knox epic or in paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould's unlikely piece about a deaf baseball player named Hoy who, Gould argues, belongs in the Hall of Fame. Ware, a professor of history at Radcliffe (Still Missing: Amelia Earhart and the Search for Modern Feminism), devotes more than a third of the book to unsung women, many of them in the forefront of movements to improve the lot of their sisters in such areas as civil liberties, suffrage and working conditions. While not a volume to be read in one sitting, this book is an ideal bedside companion that offers the occasional illuminating glimpse into fascinating if little-known episodes of American history. Illustrations not seen by PW. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Even in the media-saturated and cynical 1990s, Americans need heroes. In this fine collection, editor Ware (Still Missing: Amelia Earhart and the Search for Modern Feminism, LJ 11/15/93) resurrects 35 individuals who rose to national prominence only to sink back into obscurity. Written by leading historians and scholars such as William E. Leuchtenburg, Tom Wicker, Christine Stansell, and Stephen Jay Gould, these short biographies cover such individuals as Johnny Appleseed; Quaker religious martyr Mary Dyer; the American publisher of James Joyce, Margert Anderson; the deaf baseball player ""Dummy"" Hoy; and Sun Records Producer Sam Phillips. All the chapters are well written. Ware also provides a fine introductory chapter, and David McCullough the foreword, and there are bibliographies for works on all the subjects. This book will interest historians and general readers alike wanting to read the neglected life stories of admirable men and women. Recommended for all libraries.?Stephen L. Hupp, Univ. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Lib., Johnstown, PACopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Thirty-five members of the Society of American Historians provide compelling snapshots of American heroes whose names have faded from the nation's collective memory. Alhough each of these remarkable individuals profoundly influenced the course of American history, the direction of a political or religious movement, or the evolution of a particular institution, idea, or profession, their accomplishments sadly have been relegated to footnotes. Since the contributors were asked to profile their favorite unsung heroes, this collection features an eclectic assemblage of sketches. Some of the more quirky choices include Lew Ayres, Hollywood's Dr. Kildare and a committed conscientious objector, and Dummy Hoy, a deaf baseball player who established incredible statistics but was consistently ignored by sportswriters who were unable or unwilling to interview him. Also included are portraits of more conventional heroes, including Johnny Appleseed and John Quincy Adams. Especially refreshing is the induction of a number of historically ignored females and minorities into the pantheon of American heroes. Margaret Flanagan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A collection of 35 essays by members of the Society of American Historians that help to restore the heroic figures just proportions for the benefit of our too-cynical age. Ware (History/Radcliffe Coll., Still Missing: Amelia Earhart and the Search for Modern Feminism, 1993) defines a hero as anyone who leads by courageous example. For instance, we read in Tom Wickers contribution, Henry Knoxs Wilderness Epic, about the incredible 177576 journey of Knox, who dragged tons of captured British artillery overland and across rivers, exhorted his worn men from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, and eventually caused the British army to evacuate the city. Also chronicled are the doings of religious martyrs and former slaves, suffragists, publishers, and other reformers. Of equal note are the seemingly much less zingy backroom labors of librarian J.C.M. Hanson, who standardized cataloguing practices at the Library of Congress and the University of Chicago library. Observes his present-day champion, contributing essayist Neil Harris, who teaches history at Chicago, Librarians of the day regarded issues like the proper entry of a British noblemans name or the capitalization of common nouns in German as something on which their consciences would permit no compromise. But Hanson was able to encourage harmony. Also unexpected is Stephen Jay Goulds account of the extraordinary Ohio-born deaf baseball player William Ellsworth Dummy Hoy (1862961): though no more than five feet five inches tall, Hoy was a great center-fielder who slipped into the game by chance after a brief career as a cobbler. One of Hoys more minor yet still ingenious accomplishments: the invention of a unique doorbell arrangement involving a knob, pulled by the caller, that released a lead ball which rolled down a wooden chute and then fell off onto the floor with a thud. When it hit the floor [inside, Hoy and his wife] felt vibrations through their feet, and they knew somebody was at the door. Unlikely heroes may be the best kind. -- Copyright 1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The Society of American Historians was founded in 1939 by Allan Nevins and several other authors to encourage literary distinction in the writing of history and biography. Its membership is limited to 250 elected fellows. David McCullough was the thirteenth president of the Society, succeeded in May 1998 by Kenneth T. Jackson. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) WILLIAM E. LEUCHTENBURG John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, never reached quite the legendary status that Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett enjoy, but who can help but be charmed by his practice of sowing apple seeds as he roamed the Ohio Valley, seeds that had grown into young saplings by the time settlers arrived? Largely absent today from textbooks and standard historical accounts, Johnny Appleseed lives on as a hero in American literature and folklore. It may seem odd to call John Chapman a forgotten hero, for almost everyone has heard of him, though most likely by his more familiar name: Johnny Appleseed, the vagabond planter of orchards in the Old Northwest. Few know more than that single fact about him, and much that has been written is altogether wrong. His appearance has been reported in Arkansas and Kansas, even as far west as Oregon, thousands of miles beyond the range of his travels. A book published in 1894 asserted not only that he was present at the Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain, nearly two decades after his death, but also that he was quite likely still alive. So intertwined is his life with legend that he has long seemed, as one historian wrote,""no man born of sperm but of myth."" He has come to appear, as his most astute biographer, Robert Price, has stated, more ""like a phantom sprung from the moon or from an ancient sycamore along the Muskingum or the Kokosing than someone begotten of the flesh."" What we truly know about John Chapman's beginnings is shrouded in the meadow mists of the first mornings of the American republic. We can say with confidence that he was born in apple harvest time on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts, son of a minuteman who would be sent to Concord the following spring and of a Yankee woman whose first cousin was the fabled Count Rumford, who would be knighted by George III, head the regency in Bavaria, and gain international fame as a scientist. But after John's birth was registered in the local Congregational church, all traces of him disappear. During the next twenty-three years, this apparently well-educated New Englander left nary a mark. Rare in the pantheon of American heroes, he enters our line of sight full grown. We first see him tramping along the crest of the Allegheny River plateau in far northwestern Pennsylvania in November 1797, on the eve of a hard snowfall. The following spring, he sowed the seeds for his first apple nursery along the Big Brokenstraw, a tributary of the Allegheny. For the next several years, he was to linger in northwestern Pennsylvania -- staking land claims, planting apple seeds gathered from cider presses to create tree stock to be sold to the next wave of settlers, drifting about like many other young men who had gone westering. In Vachel Lindsay's words: He ran with the rabbit and slept with the stream...In the days of President Washington. By about 1800, he had moved on to the territory (soon to be a state) that was to be his home for most of the rest of his days: Ohio. In 1801, he hove into view at Licking Creek with a packhorse laden with burlap bags of apple seeds, which he planted in lands that had recently been the hunting grounds of the Delaware. He then vanished into the wilderness of bears and wolves and ferocious wild hogs and was not seen again for another five years. Always, he traveled alone. Some writers have conjured up a love interest, but so far as we know, there was none, and he was celibate. (If we are to believe one tale, two feminine spirits told him that if he did not marry, they would be his brides in the next world.) In 1806, an early settler spotted him floating past Steubenville on the Ohio River in a strange craft: two canoes lashed together and bearing a cargo of rotting apples from which he procured seeds. He drifted with the current down the Ohio to Marietta, then made his way up the Muskingum to the mouth of White Woman Creek, and still farther up the Mohican into the Black Fork, only forty miles from Lake Erie, planting apple seeds at intervals on his voyage. When he came to a woodland glade along a stream, he would loosen the earth, sow his seeds, and weave a brush barricade to keep out the deer. Not the first to bring orchards to the West, or even the first to gain a livelihood from this activity, he was the first to spend a lifetime planting apple seeds in advance of the moving frontier, and he had an uncanny sense of where the routes of migration would be. For the next forty years, John Chapman carried out his self-appointed task. By 1810, he had made Ashland County, where he lived at times with his half-sister in a cabin near Mansfield, his main base, but he was never in one place for long. He traversed the watercourses of Ohio, planting new orchards and nurturing old ones. ""He sleeps with his head toward the setting sun,"" a passage in Howard Fast's The Tall Hunter (1942) says. ""Westward he goes, and always westward. He walks before the settlers, so that the fruit of the tree will greet them."" When the pioneers arrived, they found Johnny's seedlings, now grown into saplings, ready for them to transplant. They treasured the apples, for they provided fruit for the table (even in winter, since they stored well), apple butter preserves, cider (both as a beverage and for vinegar), and brandy. He sowed medicinal herbs too: catnip, mullein, wintergreen, hoarhound, pennyroyal, and, it is said, perhaps unfairly, the foul-smelling dog fennel, a prolific bane, in the mistaken notion that it was a cure for malaria. Everyone who encountered him remarked on his appearance. Of medium height, spare but sinewy, with a weatherbeaten face and black (later gray) hair down to his shoulders, blue-eyed Johnny wore garb that even rough-hewn frontiersmen found peculiar. In latter-day pageants, he has been depicted clad only in an old coffee sack rent with holes for his arms and his head, with a mushpan as his headgear, giving an impression of a cross between the Scarecrow and the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. In 1939, an Ohio writer observed: ""Most of us know better than any schoolchild the story of the gaunt, bearded, long-haired man who wandered alone through the Middle West during its settlement, carrying a Bible, a staff, and a sack, dressed in burlap, with a rope round his waist and his cook-pan for a hat."" In truth, there is no evidence he ever topped his head with a mushpan (though that is likely always to be an ineradicable part of Johnny Appleseed lore), but the rest of the characterization is accurate enough. He wore ragged garments, including a long, collarless coat that fell to his knees, and when not barefoot, as he often was, battered shoes with no stockings. Fast's novel got it about right: ""His garb was a tunic of the roughest homespun, gathered with a rope at the waist and falling to the knees. From the tunic, his bare arms and legs protruded, and he wore neither shoes nor moccasins....His hair was long and he wore a full beard. His skin was burned...dark...and his eyes were...blue."" To a degree, he may be thought of as a frontier entrepreneur, even as a kind of traveling salesman, for his business earned him enough cash so that, in the manner of other land speculators with their eyes on the main chance, he took title to more than a thousand acres. One of the few documents about his life that has come to light, a deed registered in 1828, reads: John Chapman, to Jesse B. Thomas: Know all men by these presents, that, I, John Chapman (by occupation a gatherer and planter of apple seeds), residing in Richland County, for the sum of thirty dollars, honest money, do hereby grant to said Jesse B. Thomas, late Senator from Illinois, his heirs and assigns forever, lot No. 145 in the corporation limits of the village --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",biographies & memoirs;books;education & reference;new;reference & collections;used & rental textbooks,6 B00004DTOH,Kayah & Bregovic RCA Victor.,classic rock;dance & electronic;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B000GH3GJE,"Continents and Supercontinents ""...this book provides a very thorough review of its subject matter, and will be accessible to those who have had an introduction to tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry.""--Choice --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken. Continents and Supercontinents frames that controversy by giving all the necessary background on how continental crust is formed, modified, and destroyed, and what forces move plates. It also discusses how these processes affect the composition of seawater, climate, and the evolution of life. Rogers and Santosh begin with a survey of plate tectonics, and go on to describe the composition, production, and destruction of continental and oceanic crust, and show that cratons or assemblies of cratons became the first true continents, approximately one billion years after the earliest continental crust evolved. The middle part of the book concentrates on supercontinents, beginning with a discussion of types of orogenic belts, distinguishing those that formed by closure of an ocean basin within the belt and those that formed by intracontinental deformation caused by stresses generated elsewhere. This information permits discrimination between models of supercontinent formation by accretion of numerous small terranes and by reorganization of large old continental blocks. This background leads to a description of the assembly and fragmentation of supercontinents throughout earth history. The record is most difficult to interpret for the oldest supercontinent, Columbia, and also controversial for Rodinia, the next youngest supercontinent. The configurations and pattern of breakup of Gondwana and Pangea are well known, but some aspects of their assembly are unclear. The book also briefly describes the histories of continents after the breakup of Pangea, and discusses how changes in the composition of seawater, climate, and life may have been affected by the sizes and locations of continents and supercontinents. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",books;earth sciences;geography;geology;regional;science & math,6 1563896451,"100 Bullets Vol. 1: First Shot, Last Call Brian Azzarello is a relative newcomer to the comics scene, but his work on 100 Bullets and Jonny Double has catapulted him to the forefront of the ranks of contemporary comics writers. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.",books;comics & graphic novels;dc comics;graphic novels;mystery;publishers,6 0321228960,"A First Look at ASP.NET v 2.0 ""This book provides a first look at the new major release of ASP.NET. The authors have worked closely with the ASP.NET team at Microsoft to make sure that this book is authoritative, accurate, and informative. Anyone using ASP.NET will find a wealth of useful info on the next version.""--Scott Guthrie, Product Unit Manager, Web Platforms and Tools Team, Microsoft CorporationA First Look at ASP.NET v. 2.0 systematically prepares you for Microsoft's ASP.NET 2.0 Web development platform, showing how to use it to reduce development time and costs, improve the performance of Web applications and services, simplify deployment and management, and extend your applications to mobile clients. Drawing on extraordinary insider access to Microsoft's ASP.NET development team, three renowned ASP.NET experts cover every key platform enhancement, from Master Page templates for standardizing look and feel to improved security and data- access controls. They go far beyond already published white papers and previews, presenting detailed development techniques, best practices, and sample code that will give you a running start with ASP.NET 2.0. This book's detailed coverage includes: Streamlining database integration with ""code-free"" data binding and ASP.NET 2.0's new data source controlsUsing Master Pages to improve your control over application look and feelStrengthening security with membership providers, security server controls, cookieless forms authentication, and the new Role ManagerSimplifying personalization with ASP.NET 2.0 ThemesBuilding fast, flexible portals with Web Parts and the new Portal FrameworkDelivering more effective mobile device support--with less complexityPreviewing new ASP.NET 2.0 controls and changes in existing controlsUsing Microsoft's powerful new .NET and built-in administration toolsWhether you're already developing with ASP.NET, or preparing to migrate from ASP, A First Look at ASP.NET v. 2.0 gives you complete information for assessing ASP.NET 2.0--and making the most of it. 0321228960B10202003 Alex Homer is managing director of Stonebroom, Ltd., a software-development, consulting, and training organization. He was formerly lead technical author and reviewer for Wrox Press, specializing in Microsoft Web and database technologies. Dave Sussman speaks frequently at Microsoft development conferences and has been writing about ASP since its earliest releases. Rob Howard founded Telligent Systems, a solutions company specializing in Microsoft enterprise technologies. As Program Manager at Microsoft, he helped design ASP.NET's Web services support, caching, session state, and other features. His books include A First Look at ASP.NET v. 2.0 (Addison-Wesley, 2003) and ASP.NET Developer's Cookbook (Sams, 2003).",asp;books;computers & technology;programming;web design;web development & design,6 B000024JHG,"Way I Feel Gordon Lightfoot had used additional guitar and bass on his debut, but for his second LP he went for a fuller band sound, using a couple of the noted Nashville sessionmen (Charlie McCoy and Ken Buttrey) who had played on Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde. The result was a brighter and more accessible sound, with the country elements more to the fore. The songs weren't quite as impressive as his first batch, but they were still very good, highlighted by the epic ""Canadian Railroad Trilogy"" and an electrified remake of ""The Way I Feel."" The whole album is included on The United Artists Collection. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide",country;folk;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B00065U09A,"A SPHERE IN THE HEART OF [Vinyl] Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing (plus download) of this 2004 album from the eclectic guitarist. Although John Frusciante is best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, he also has an active solo career, having released 11 albums under his own name. 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Chapters, ranging from ""Technique"" to ""Marathon Training"" to ""Motivation,"" are followed by a series of relevant questions and answers. For instance, in the ""Racing"" chapter, topics include ""Race Taper,"" ""Starting-Line Jitters,"" ""Drinking Technique,"" and ""Downtime After a Race."" Under ""Last Meals,"" a reader queries: ""What is a good choice of food the night before a race and right before the race?"" Higdon's reply is thorough, based on race distance, time of race, and experience. He also suggests the use of nutritional alternatives, such as sports drinks and energy bars, and throws in this long-standing runner's joke: ""Your prerace meal should taste good going down, taste good coming up, and look good on the sidewalk."" Comprehensive and light-hearted, Higdon knows running. --Rob McDonald Your running questions answered.Hal Higdon's Smart RunningAs the expert on Runner's World magazine's Web site, Hal Higdon receives nearly 1,000 questions a month from runners around he world. Questions from how to heal shinsplints to how to use running to safely shed pounds. Hal taps into 40 years of running experience and a wide network of exercise scientists and doctors to bring readers sound advice. 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He is the author of 31 books, including Hal Higdon's How to Train and Marathon. He is a competitive masters runner and lectures frequently at running clubs and races around the world. Hal Higdon is among the most respected and widely read writers in the world of running. A senior writer for Runner's World magazine, he also writes the 'Ask the Expert' column on the magazine's Web site. He is the author of 31 books, including Hal Higdon's How to Train and Marathon. He is a competitive masters runner and lectures frequently at running clubs and races around the world.",books;individual sports;other team sports;running & jogging;sports & outdoors;track & field,6 B0002YD83A,Summer in Abaddon Japanese pressing of the West Coast indie pop act's 2004 album includes one bonus track 'Todo'. 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He lives in New York City. Chapter 1 In 1984, Sarah Jordan was twenty-three and at the peak of her extraordinary beauty. She had never lacked for beaux, but had dropped them one after another when they turned serious, or as she called it, ""clingy."" She was too excited by life, to living fully the adventure of each day, to think of settling down. She stayed out late, partying with friends, and rose early each morning, believing firmly in the theory that ""I'll have plenty of time to sleep when I'm dead."" When she moved to London, where she planned to spend a year before returning to San Francisco and deciding on a career, she made a multitude of new friends and was captivated by the many accents and the subtle social nuances she was introduced to. The food is boring, she wrote home, but the culture is delightful. Six months into her London stay she met Henry Bauford at an art gallery. Not long after, he invited her to a dinner dance held for a charity benefit run by his father. Henry asked her to dance and remained at a polite distance from her, their bodies never touching. He kept mumbling apologies. ""I'm rather poor at this, I'm afraid. All my dancing sessions were wasted on me."" ""I think you're a lovely dancer,"" Sarah told him, and she meant it. His movements were simple and straightforward (very much like his personality, as she was to learn later), and he possessed a kind of loose grace. His touch on her back as he guided her was light and feathery. When he thanked her and walked away -- and had not returned by the end of the evening -- she sought him out. He seemed somewhat surprised and flustered, and yet she could sense that he was pleased. ""You must be a masochist,"" he said as they danced the last dance together. ""Do you enjoy having your feet stepped on?"" ""Self-deprecating,"" she said with a smile. ""I guess that makes you a proper English gentleman."" He blushed. Two weekends later, he took her to Saturday dinner at Claridge's. They drank champagne, followed by a vintage Bordeaux with roast beef, and a Portuguese port with dessert. At first Henry was shy and lapsed into long silences, leaving Sarah to carry the conversational burden. But as he drank more, he grew loquacious. He had graduated from Oxford, had immediately gone to work for his father in the family-owned banking business, and had recently broken off an engagement. ""She wanted to live in Johannesburg,"" he said with a slight turning down of his mouth, suggesting distaste. ""Her family is there. Sorry. I wouldn't be caught dead in South Africa."" Henry was thirty-four, eleven years her senior, although he looked and acted much younger. There was a sweetness and a navet in his character that Sarah found appealing. He had a mop of unruly dark hair that flopped over his forehead and that he habitually shook away with an upward nod of his head -- an endearingly boyish gesture. In fact Sarah found everything about Henry endearing: his mildly apologetic manner, a traditional behavior pattern in well-brought-up public school boys, the way his startlingly bright blue eyes danced with amusement at the least provocation, his slight stutter and blank look of bewilderment when he was embarrassed, either for himself or another. By the standards of the Bauford family theirs was a whirlwind romance. They flew to San Francisco so that Henry could meet Sarah's parents, and three months later they were married in the Bauford's Anglican church. Their first few weeks as man and wife were idyllic -- partying with friends, dinners, club hopping, play going. And most exciting of all was the lovemaking late at night. Neither of them was sexually experienced (Henry was a virgin till a good friend bought him an evening with a prostitute on his twenty-fifth birthday), but they were both experimental and willing to learn. They were completely, rapturously in love. Soon, though, Sarah began to chaff. Her life, she felt, was all dessert and no main course. Underneath her laid-back, happy exterior she was a serious young woman who was prepared to make demands on herself. She had been a first rate student; she possessed a keen mind and was determined to make a difference in the world -- to find some way to help those less fortunate than she. She needed to do something vital with her life. She felt guilty rising each day at noon with a hangover and with the prospect of another day of idle pleasure stretching far into the night. Henry listened intently -- or perhaps politely would be more accurate -- but she sensed his indifference. She was beginning to accept that her husband, for all his charm and easy wit, was not an overly ambitious man. He loved his position in the world and his creature comforts. He was very much in love with her, for which she was grateful, but that was all that defined him. There had to be more. They celebrated their first month of marriage with a group of friends. That night Sarah forced a conversation on Henry, who was drunk and dying to go to sleep. ""I'm taking a job in an art gallery,"" she said. ""I've put out feelers. With my background I'll have little trouble finding something."" ""But why on earth do you want to do that, Sarah? God knows, we don't need the money."" ""You work all day and I have nothing to do. That's not healthy."" ""But your days seem so full,"" he protested. ""Full -- I suppose that's true -- but shallow. I go to lunches, shop, spend a lot of time on the phone, then wait for you to come home so we can have our nights out. That's not the way I want to live, Henry. I need more. I hope you understand."" He sulked, but knowing her husband, she knew that he would come around. A week later she took a job in a small gallery for little pay and long hours. But she was happy; her life now had some direction. That winter, Lawrence Bauford, Henry's father, arranged for an elaborate Black and White Ball in an immense room at Claridge's Hotel. All the guests were to come dressed in black and white -- no exceptions. The ball was to honor Aid Relief International: Healing Hands Across the World, 1964-1984, of which Lawrence was president. A wealthy, self-assured man in his late fifties, Lawrence Bauford was definitely old school, with his lockjaw, upper-class stutter and his Jermyn Street suits. He was also, unlike his son, extremely forceful, brooking no interference when he set out on a course of action. Where Henry had a habit of second-guessing himself, his father never doubted for a moment that his way was the right and only way. Sarah was drawn to his strength; he reminded her of her own father. She loved to listen to him talk about aid relief, about the complexities, headaches, and occasional successes, and she admired him for doing something worthwhile with his life beyond making money. Secretly she hoped that some of his grit and passion would rub off on Henry. She was beginning to realize that he needed to fill out more as a man, needed a little gravitas to complement his charm. The night of the Ball was slushy and sleet-swept -- London at its rawest. And the weather suited Sarah's mood. As she dressed carefully for the event, in a white gown with a black silk wrap and black Manolo Blahnik pumps, she concentrated her mind on her older sister Charlotte. She was going to see her that night for the first time in nearly a year. Thinking of her beloved Charlotte raised her spirits a little, but her mood remained somber. She had become restless again, not sleeping well and drinking far too much. She knew what the problem was; she needed to do something of more importance with her life. Her job in the gallery was not enough. There had to be a vital role for her to play in the world, and it occurred to her that she might have to go searching for it. Her thoughts kept returning to Charlotte, as a protective measure against depression. The sisters often went long periods without seeing each other. As a reporter, Charlotte often took assignments outside of her Manhattan home; she always seemed on the go. Sarah had idolized her sister from childhood. Charlotte had fought her way up in her profession using wit and a keen investigative sense, letting nothing stand in her way. At the age of thirty she was well on her way to making a large career in TV news reporting. Sarah loved her for her ambition, but she also appreciated her sister's irreverence and ability to curse like a cab driver on a bad day. Charlotte had taught her little sister to drink and smoke and swear, and had also taught her to tell the truth, even if it hurt. ""Once you start telling lies you have to remember them,"" she had said. ""Now that's a pathetic way to clutter your mind."" She also taught Sarah to stand up for herself, particularly with boys who were often deluded into thinking they were the sex that mattered. ""Don't take any shit,"" she told Sarah, ""from anyone."" Sarah put the finishing touches on her makeup and ran a testing finger over her carefully coiffed hair when Henry entered the room, tiptoed up to her, and put his arms around her waist. ""Ravishing,"" he said. ""Now don't smear my makeup."" ""You're an clair,"" he said. ""A chocolate clair -- my very favorite kind. Shall I eat you?"" ""Not now, Henry. We're late."" He regarded her closely. ""You've been so serious lately. Not my laughing gal. Are you okay?"" ""I'm fine. But you know how I hate being late."" He glanced at his watch. ""We are running a bit behind. So -- dessert later."" She smiled at him in the mirror and stuck out her tongue. ""We'll see how good a boy you are tonight."" The ballroom was crowded by the time they arrived. They immediately gravitated to the dance floor and swirled around in a confined circle among the hip, the trendy, and the old money -- all of those who gave large amounts to Lawrence Bauford's charity. Aid Relief International attracted a wide range of people, from sports figures, to film stars, to dowagers and landed gentry, to financiers and politicians, whether shady or not. The only common denominator was money. They were all here to be seen for having given generously, to be written about. Aid Relief International had suddenly become the hot charity, some twenty years after its founding, and everyone who was anyone wanted to be a part of it. The price of admission was strong support of the cause. Sarah spotted her sister over Henry's shoulder. Charlotte was unbuttoning her trench coat and making her way past a table of displays, brochures, and poster boards showing tastefully muted images of ethnic patients and attentive field doctors. Sarah whispered, ""She's here!"" in Henry's ear and broke away. She rushed across the crowded dance floor, Henry close behind her. ""Charlie!"" she shouted, her favorite name for her sister. Charlotte hurried to her, arms outstretched. ""Sarah, my God, it's you."" They embraced. Henry stood apart from them, smiling awkwardly. He cleared his throat but said nothing. ""You're soaked,"" Sarah said, holding Charlotte at arm's length, inspecting her with a serious squint. ""Drenched."" Charlotte pulled her close and whispered in her ear, ""The fucking plane was late landing at Heathrow and there wasn't a cab to be had. I stood in the rain for nearly an hour."" ""Poor Charlie."" ""God's punishment. He always finds a way to get back at moi."" ""You don't believe in God."" ""Who's this good-looking guy standing next to you? Can it be Henry?"" Having forgotten her husband in the excitement of greeting Charlotte, Sarah whirled around and grasped Henry's arm. ""Darling, this is my sister Charlotte."" ""So I gathered. Otherwise I'd say I'm in trouble."" ""Don't be funny,"" Sarah said as her sister laughed. ""I'm Henry,"" he said. ""So good to meet you."" He extended a hand, which Charlotte took in mock gravity. She turned to Sarah, an eyebrow lifted, wearing a devilish grin. ""You didn't tell me he's gorgeous."" Sarah tilted her head and stared at her husband. ""He is, isn't he?"" ""More than you deserve, sis."" ""Not true!"" Charlotte turned back to Henry, whose head was bowed as though he was trying to disappear. ""Did my sister tell you that insanity runs in our family?"" ""Charlie!"" ""Only kidding, Henry. You did know I was kidding, right?"" He managed a faint smile. ""I rather thought so."" Charlotte leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the lips. He stood perfectly still as though frozen to the spot. ""I'm glad we're finally meeting. I've heard enough about you to fill a book. More specifically, a romance novel."" ""Good things, I hope."" ""Terrible things,"" she said, laughing. ""Not repeatable. I'm so sorry I didn't make the wedding."" ""No...no...It's quite all right."" Charlotte flashed a grin at her sister. ""I'm not sure she's told you. I'm crap at appointments, simply the worst. I'm the victim of a work schedule you wouldn't believe. Here one minute, gone the next."" ""Well...I actually..."" Henry seemed to search for the right word without success. Not finding it, he shrugged and his shoulders slumped a little more. ""I may be unreliable,"" Charlotte continued, ""but your wife is nuts. You do know that, don't you?"" ""Nuts?"" ""Let me explain. She believes that trees and flowers -- all green things -- have feelings. Roses can laugh, scream, cry. That sort of thing."" ""Well, actually...I'm not aware..."" ""Charlie, you quit picking on my sweetie right now."" Ignoring her, Charlotte said, ""I may be chronically irresponsible, but Sarah here is certifiable. So what's to choose?"" Henry smiled, glancing nervously at Sarah. ""You're having me on."" ""Having you on? I love that. Would you say it again?"" ""I don't care that you are, actually. You're quite funny."" ""And you're a good sport, Henry. I think we're going to be friends."" Henry extended an arm, which Charlotte promptly hooked hers through, as he said, ""I would like you to meet my parents."" At the head table sat Lawrence Bauford and his wife Lillias, where they were holding court. Mrs. Bauford was in her mid-fifties. She wore her hair in a severe no-nonsense bun and a spot of rouge, about the size of a thumbprint, on each pale cheek. Her black dress was closely tailored and worn precisely knee-length. Later Charlotte told Sarah that her mother-in-law looked exactly like Mary Poppins in one of her stricter phases. Lillias Bauford was deep in conversation with a portly politician. The subject was pesticide control in tropical climates. Henry coughed politely, waiting for his parents' attention. ""Mum, Dad, may I introduce Sarah's sister Charlotte. She just now flew in from New York City."" Mrs. Bauford extended a hand and her features broke into a warm smile, removing a good ten years from her age. ""How do you do?"" ""My parents,"" Henry mumbled to Charlotte. ""Lawrence and Lillias Bauford."" ""You share the same surname,"" Charlotte said brightly. ""How delightful. Everyone I know in the States is divorced -- at least once."" Bauford stared at her blankly, then burst into laughter. ""How amusing. You're having us on."" ""Your son just used the same expression."" ""It's British, dear,"" Mrs. Bauford said. ""Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Charlotte,"" Bauford said. ""I see that you've inherited the same beauty genes as my daughter-in-law."" ""You're going to make me blush,"" Charlotte said, not blushing. ""Do you prefer to be called Charlie? I understand that's what Sarah calls you."" ""Either will do, Mr. Bauford, or any other name you fancy. Right now I'd call me wet. Completely drenched."" ""Come on,"" Sarah said. ""I'll take you to the bathroom."" She adjusted a lock of Henry's hair, which had fallen over his eyes, smiling fondly at him. ""Be back in a sec'."" As Sarah led Charlotte across the crowded room, she exchanged smiles and greetings with many of the Baufords' intimates whom she had met in recent months. They passed close to the raised stage where a stand-up comic was in the middle of a monologue and paused for a minute to listen. The comic was dressed in a Sherlock Holmes-style hunting jacket, striped pants, white sneakers, and a beret. The total look was hilarious, adding immeasurably to his monologue. ""All anyone is talking about, friends, is famine this, famine that, famine the other thing. Famine, famine, famine. Well, friends and fellow travelers, I have the perfect solution. No, really. I've solved the problem of world poverty."" He paused for effect, then said: ""Luggage. Big bloody traveler bags."" He stared at the audience, wide-eyed. ""And what's that one the gorilla used to jump on? What's it called?"" Someone in the audience cried out, ""Samsonite."" ""Yes, yes, that's right. Samsonite. That's it. Get yourself some serious luggage."" There was a smattering of laughter from the audience as the sisters moved on. ""Is that an example of British humor?"" Charlotte asked. ""I guess so."" ""I didn't understand a thing the man was saying. Did you? I mean it made no sense."" ""I just pretend,"" Sarah said. The moment they stepped into the ladies' room they gave each other a huge uninhibited hug, squealing with delight at the joy of seeing each other. Their parents had divorced when Charlotte was fourteen and Sarah was eight, and the two girls, always close, had grown even closer. They needed each other for comfort. There had been the bad times when they had felt as though it was the two of them against the world. When, two years after the divorce, their parents had tried to separate them -- Sarah staying with her mother in San Francisco and Charlotte moving down to Santa Barbara with her father -- Charlotte had put her foot down. She was sixteen by then and very grown-up, a senior in high school, extremely outspoken and headstrong. She said in no uncertain terms that the sisters would stay together. Mrs. Jordan gave in immediately -- her older child had always cowed her -- but when Mr. Jordan balked, Charlotte threatened to run away with Sarah to New York City. She had two thousand dollars in her bank account, saved from baby-sitting, and Mr. Jordan knew her well enough to know that she was dead serious. Finally he capitulated. Charlotte studied Sarah closely. ""Just get a load of you, li'l sis. You look fabulous."" ""So do you, Charlie."" Charlotte lit a cigarette, let it droop from a corner of her mouth and grinned. ""Bullshit. I look like Ivana Trump after she went a couple of rounds with The Donald."" ""You just need a little tweaking. Come here."" Sarah drew Charlotte over to the mirror, removed a brush from her purse, and began working on her hair. ""It's a lost cause,"" Charlotte said as she sent up clouds of smoke. ""Give it up. Love me like I am."" ""Just be quiet and hold still."" She applied eyeliner and lipstick. ""I'm going to make you into the raving beauty you actually are."" ""Lots of luck. Remember -- you've got mother's touch of violet in your eyes. I don't."" ""But you have father's beautiful dark eyebrows. We're even."" As Sarah worked, the tip of her tongue protruded from the corner of her mouth -- a habit she had when concentrating. ""So...what do you think of him? And I want an honest answer. No funny jokes, please. Or the usual Charlie sarcasm."" ""I think he's a sweetheart, if you can stand the brutal truth. Mind you, I'm basing this on precisely 22.4 seconds of acquaintance."" ""I thought that's what journalists and reporters do."" Charlotte gave Sarah a playful shove. ""Hey, you should talk. You married the guy after only three months."" ""So what?"" Sarah said, laughing. ""I love him. It took me about 22.4 seconds to figure that out."" ""It wasn't a shotgun wedding, was it?"" ""Shut up, Charlie."" ""I'm just asking. I hope you checked his rsum."" ""I certainly did not, but I'll bet you did."" ""Are you accusing your older sister of being overly protective?"" ""I guess you could say that."" Charlotte hesitated for a moment, then said: ""He's very gentle. You can tell he has a kind soul. And yes -- he's drop-dead gorgeous. Your classic hunk, British division."" ""He is, he is,"" Sarah said, her voice rising with excitement. ""And sexy and fun. And wild, too. He just needs a little prodding because it's all been bottled up in him."" ""And so veddy, veddy English. You married a really English Englishman."" Sarah put her hands on her sister's shoulders and drew her close. She stared into her eyes. ""Remember what we used to say to each other when we were kids -- 'Liar, liar, pants on fire?'"" ""I remember."" ""And we always said we would never lie to each other..."" ""And we haven't."" ""Charlie -- look into my eyes. Do you have any doubts about us -- about Henry and me? You are the one person on earth I trust."" Charlotte returned her intent stare; neither blinked nor looked away. They communicated to each other from deep within themselves. She said finally, ""I'm surprised, but not displeased."" ""What do you mean? Explain."" ""I guess I always thought you'd marry a man like Daddy. The masculine, driven 'can-do' type. You have a lot of Mother in you, and I figured you'd need that."" Charlotte shrugged. ""I was wrong."" ""But I'm not Mother."" ""No, you're not."" ""I have some of Daddy in me."" ""You do."" ""Charlie -- do you really like Henry? It's so important to me that you do."" Charlotte leaned forward and kissed Sarah's cheek. ""I really, really like him. He just reeks of decency. The looks are just a lucky bonus."" The sisters embraced again; something important had passed between them and been settled. ""How are things at home?"" Sarah said. ""Home?"" Charlotte looked blank. ""I thought this was your home now."" ""Very funny."" ""Home's fine. I call Daddy and Mother once a week. That's obligatory. And I'm looking for a larger apartment. You have to be rich to live in Manhattan. If I found a halfway presentable man with the right apartment, I'd marry him in a heartbeat."" ""Very funny. And how's work?"" ""Same old, same old. Dull some days, exciting once in a while. But I'm getting antsy. There are great stories for me out there. Last week I covered a ten-car pileup on Fifty-fourth Street. I did have a minute with the mayor last month. A high point. I had the awful feeling he wanted to pinch me."" ""But things are looking up, right?"" ""Sure,"" Charlotte said, one eyebrow arched. ""Top of the news pile, honey. Your big sis is wowing them."" ""You will, you know, Charlie. One day you'll be top dog."" Charlotte grinned. ""Well, I like the top part anyway."" Once Sarah finished fussing with Charlotte, her older sister spun around to the mirror. ""My God, girl, what are you doing to me? I'm tarted up like some damn hooker."" Sarah thumbed her nose at her, a throwback to their childhood. ""Don't be an ass. You look fantastic."" Slowly their smiles faded. They regarded each other eye to eye, really looking, drinking each other in. ""Hey, it's good to see you, little sis. I missed you like crazy. We can't go a year again."" Sarah reached for her hand and said, ""We can never go a year again."" She cocked her head, studying her sister. ""Wait -- you know you're right. You are a hooker. I can't have you scandalizing the Baufords."" Grinning, she removed some of Charlotte's makeup. When they returned to the ballroom, a lugubrious Oxbridge type, Philip Outerbridge, solemnly in love with the sound of his own voice, was holding forth at the head table. Mrs. Bauford seemed riveted to his words. What an actress, Charlotte thought. She knows how to play these rich and powerful men like a master conductor. And Sarah was thinking that her husband looked quite beautiful, almost like a woman. Outerbridge said, ""Now the fact of the matter is, you take any third world country, doesn't matter which one. The problem, you see, isn't industrial infrastructure or religious extremism or even Communism -- it's the vagina."" He grinned at the ladies, his eyes lost in pale folds of fat. ""Yes -- the vagina, I'm afraid. That much the Muslims have worked out."" Bauford, puffing thoughtfully on a cigar, turned to his wife and said, ""Lillias, did you hear that? Apparently your genitals are responsible for world suffering."" Mrs. Bauford slipped a cigarette between her lips as she said, with just the hint of a smile, ""Perhaps I need a government health warning. I could stick it on my knickers."" A burst of laughter rose from the table, which she was canny enough not to join. She remained deadpan. God, that woman is good, Charlotte thought. And very, very clever. Never underestimate these middle-aged rich ladies. They can eat you for lunch. Poor Henry, Sarah thought. He spends way too much time listening to this silly prattle. He really needs something more in his life. As Philip Outerbridge droned on, the stand-up comic was heating up. ""Let's return to that luggage for a moment. We all love to obsess on luggage, don't we? Find it, buy it, steal it -- just make sure you have it."" He reached down, pantomiming grabbing a handful of dirt. ""This is why. All around you is dirt. You can't eat it, you can't drink it. Dirt won't rescue you from the hell of poverty. What you have to do, friends, is get away from it -- far, far away. So pack your bags and get the hell out. Leave! Now!"" The audience laughed appreciatively; the comedian had found his stride now and was working the crowd smoothly. There was one man, however, who did not join in the general merriment. He stood apart, in an island of isolation, his hands clasped behind his back and his trench coat open to reveal a black shirt and a solid gray tie. He ignored the comedian and was staring intently at the Bauford table. After a moment he squeezed his Asian girlfriend's hand. ""I'll be back in a minute,"" he said, his voice surprisingly soft in such a dark and hooded countenance. ""Wait for me right here."" He headed for Lawrence Bauford, careful to touch no one as he moved between the tables and around people milling about. Seeing him coming, Bauford rose, excused himself and slipped away from his group. The two men shook hands, neither of them smiling, and moved away from the table. ""Larry,"" the man said, grasping Bauford's hand uncomfortably hard. ""Good to see you again, old man."" Bauford regarded the man with a slightly raised eyebrow. Meticulously polite and yet lowering the temperature a little as he bit off the words, he said, ""Forgive me, Mr. Steiger. I'd have popped over earlier, only I didn't know you were invited."" ""I was in town, so I thought I'd drop in. I hope you don't mind."" ""Not at all. Of course. More than welcome."" Bauford's gaze slid for an instant to the beautiful Asian girl. ""I met her in Phnom Penh,"" Steiger said softly, nudging Bauford's arm. The older man stiffened and leaned away. ""No family,"" Steiger continued, running a finger quickly across his throat. ""Dead."" Bauford nodded, clicking his tongue. ""Ah. A pity. These things are such a shame, aren't they?"" He hesitated, then added, ""And what were you doing there?"" ""What was I doing?"" Steiger said with a thin smile. ""What does anyone do there?"" ""In your case, I'm not certain, Mr. Steiger. Perhaps you could enlighten me."" ""'In your case,'"" Steiger repeated. ""I'm not sure how to take that, Larry."" ""Take it any way you wish."" Steiger's small black eyes stared into Bauford's until the older man looked away. ""I heard a rumor that Aid Relief International is withdrawing from Ethiopia."" ""Oh?"" ""Is there any truth in it?"" ""You yourself just called it a rumor."" ""You're being evasive,"" Steiger said. ""If it's true it strikes me as very strange. I mean, where is your work needed more than in Ethiopia? They say you came under pressure to pull out."" Steiger watched the older man closely, the way you might study a poker player about to raise, fold, or stand pat in a crucial hand. ""And who might 'they' be?"" Bauford finally said. Steiger shrugged. ""People."" ""Well...some people might think that."" ""Why?"" Steiger said. ""Well, I'm afraid I must state the obvious. They might consider the fact that Ethiopia is a Communist regime and that Mrs. Thatcher considers Communists to be fractionally more advanced than the amoeba."" Steiger's lips compressed into a thin line and his small eyes grew smaller. ""So the people starve because some pretentious little African believes in Marx. Is this what you're telling me?"" ""Please, Mr. Steiger. You know better. Mengistu and his cronies have just spent two million dollars celebrating the tenth anniversary of their rotten corrupt regime. As the kids say, what's wrong with that picture?"" ""People are starving, Larry."" ""The money's clearly there. Mengistu fiddles while Ethiopia burns."" ""So you're out,"" Steiger said. Bauford inclined his head slightly in silent assent. ""Pity,"" Steiger said. ""I was going to be very vulgar and write you a check. But obviously there's no point in it now. If you're not in Ethiopia, you won't be in a position to assist my colleagues there."" Bauford flinched, then all emotion leeched from his eyes; they were gray and dead. ""Good to see you, Mr. Steiger,"" he said, clearly not meaning it. He returned to his table, leaving the man staring at his back. Once Bauford took his seat, Henry leaned close to Sarah and said, ""Be back in a minute."" He approached the stage, smiling and nodding at various friends. At the steps leading to the stage he drew a pretty, tangle-haired charity worker aside. ""Okay, Beatrice,"" he whispered. She in turn signaled the comedian, who quickly brought his act to a close. She took the mike and said, ""A round of applause, please, for Maurice Ruggles."" She clapped and many in the audience, mainly the younger members, joined her. ""And now, everybody, I would like to introduce Mr. Bauford's son Henry, who has an announcement to make. Henry?"" He stepped on stage and accepted the microphone from Beatrice. He cleared his throat a number of times and stared out at the audience with a shy smile. ""If you hear a strange sound in the room,"" he began, ""it's my knees knocking."" This drew applause and laughter. Henry's charm immediately won them over. ""Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, we're here tonight to show our appreciation to Lawrence Bauford for all the great work he's done as chairman of Aid Relief International and to honor the charity's progress over a generation. Those of you familiar with my father know him as a man of few words, and always to the point. I should say quite to the point."" Henry accepted the laugher with a gracious nod. ""So, out of respect of his verbal economy, I will simply ask you to raise your glasses and toast...Lawrence Bauford."" The room rose and gave a loud toast, with many a ""Hear! Hear!"" When the room grew silent, Henry looked at his table, smiling at Sarah and giving her a slight wave. ""Oh -- and Lawrence Bauford's daughter-in-law of these past three blissful months -- my wife Sarah."" He gestured to the side of the stage. ""Can we get on the first table please?"" A spotlight swept the floor, finally finding Sarah. Playfully, she stuck her tongue out but she looked more embarrassed than happy. Charlotte waved at Henry, grinning devilishly. The elder Baufords did not look amused. ""Ladies and gentlemen,"" Henry continued, ""I give you my wife -- metaphorically, of course...And it still amazes me to say it -- Mrs. Sarah Bauford."" Roars of good-natured cheers and applause filled the room. Pinned in place by the spotlight, Sarah stood very still, hands close to her sides. She hated every second of this grandstanding but forced herself to smile for Henry's sake. Suddenly a burst of angry voices tore through the room, changing the mood from lighthearted to apprehensive in just seconds. Some sort of commotion was taking place at the entrance, and many in the audience stood to get a better view. Henry, still standing on stage, was drowned out and forgotten. Someone at the door shouted, ""Who are you?"" Another voice shouted, ""Who let the cameras in here?"" People backed away en masse from the tables near the entrance. A striking man with blazing eyes barreled down the aisle toward the stage. He pulled a young, painfully thin African boy along by the hand, and they were followed closely by a phalanx of media. The room was in an uproar. ""Jesus,"" Charlotte said with a startled glance at Sarah. ""Things are popping in staid old England."" She reached for her purse and pulled out a notebook and pen and began taking notes. The man was suddenly standing at the Bauford table, giving Sarah a chance to take him in. He was large and deeply tanned, his intense expression strangely attractive. He cast that intense look at Lawrence Bauford, who was stunned and gray-faced by the sudden turn of events. The stranger grabbed a champagne bottle from the table and said, still staring hard at Bauford, ""Thanks for the contribution. Every drop and morsel counts."" The remark held a note of contempt, but the voice was melodious and deep. He turned his burning hazel eyes on Sarah, and for a split second he seemed about to say something, then turned away and leaped on stage. Bauford turned to his security chief, Rolly Edwards, who had appeared at his side seemingly out of nowhere, and said quietly, ""Get him out of here."" The stranger, still holding the young boy's hand, stood facing the audience, his legs spread wide apart in a fighting stance. Flashbulbs revealed that the boy, who wore a thick gray tracksuit with a hood, was no more than ten or eleven. His face, although emaciated, was alert and curious; his large dark eyes took in everything in the room. There was a sharp whistle of feedback as the stranger grabbed the mike from Henry's hands. Henry started to protest but then backed away. The stranger swigged some champagne. ""What are you doing here?"" Henry said. ""What do you want? You have no right to barge in -- "" ""Back off,"" the man interrupted. ""You've had your say. The floor's mine now."" He held the champagne bottle by the neck like a club as he turned again to the audience. ""Let me introduce myself. The name is Nick Callahan. I'm a doctor -- a field doctor. I try to save lives. I don't always succeed. In fact I usually don't succeed. If you ask me, this event you're attending here, it's a bloody rip-off. A thousand quid for an overcooked meal and a dry hump on the dance floor. Not to mention the platitudnce. Flashbulbs revealed that the boy, who wore a thick gray tracksuit with a hood, was no more than ten or eleven. His face, although emaciated, was alert and curious; his large dark eyes took in everything in the room. There was a sharp whistle of feedback as the stranger grabbed the mike from Henry's hands. Henry started to protest but then backed away. The stranger swigged some champagne. ""What are you doing here?"" Henry said. ""What do you want? You have no right to barge in -- "" ""Back off,"" the man interrupted. ""You've had your say. The floor's mine now."" He held the champagne bottle by the neck like a club as he turned again to the audience. ""Let me introduce myself. The name is Nick Callahan. I'm a doctor -- a field doctor. I try to save lives. I don't always succeed. In fact I usually don't succeed. If you ask me, this event you're attending here, it's a bloody rip-off. A thousand quid for an overcooked meal and a dry hump on the dance floor. Not to mention the platitudes you'll hear from the folks in charge. But hey, we're all getting drunk for a good cause, right? Cheers!"" To a chorus of hisses and boos, Callahan raised the champagne bottle and emptied the contents at his feet, splashing some of it on his work boots. ""Twenty quid a head right there,"" he said. ""Divvy up the room rental -- maybe another twenty. Thirty on catering. Fifty quid on overhead -- maybe that's conservative. Maybe it's a whole lot more. But who cares? It's only money. Money for this wonderful cause. Money so you can all feel good about yourselves."" He turned to his young companion and said with a grin, ""There you go, JoJo. That's your cut. The world is a really swell place, isn't it? All these people thinking about you as they stuff their faces and swill champagne."" He handed the champagne bottle to the young African, who stood there staring at the upturned bottle. He scanned the crowd of angry, confused, and bewildered faces, his own expression as confused and bewildered as theirs. Callahan continued, his voice hard and fierce: ""I'm sorry -- I've neglected to introduce my friend. His name is JoJo. He is a ten-year-old African boy whose spirit and knowledge of the heart of man is ancient. He has not had a day of school in his life. He has never eaten the usual three meals a day. He has never had a roof over his head. He has starved most of his life and has been close to dying many times. Actually he is curious about your dinner. You see, when I found him he was so starved he was trying to eat his own tongue. Ever tried that? Funnily enough, they don't serve Caesar salad with that dish. No -- I'll be honest -- and I do so want to be honest -- he was a pile of bones when I found him and lying in a pool of shit. And I don't mean civilized shit either. I mean this was the yellow stuff -- liquid fucking evil."" Bauford was now standing beside his security chief, shaking with anger. ""I said get him off, Rolly. What the hell is the problem?"" Edwards shook his head, looking grim. ""We've got a sticky situation here, Mr. Bauford. I don't like it. There's media all over the place. You want me to storm the bloody stage? It won't look good in tomorrow's papers."" ""For God's sake,"" Mrs. Bauford said, ""do something. This is preposterous."" ""We're doing what we can, ma'am."" ""Henry looks absolutely ashen,"" she continued. ""I wish he'd put this dreadful man in his place."" Charlotte, who had been unobtrusively scribbling in her notebook on her lap, looked up and whispered to Sarah, ""This guy is totally out of his mind -- some kind of raging Hamlet."" Sarah did not respond. Her eyes were fixed on the young African boy. He was beautiful and yet she could see death in his face. She caught a sob in her throat, powerless to look away, powerless to stop the darkness that had entered her soul. She was aware that she was feeling some of the man's anger, and her anger, like his, was directed at herself and the others in the room. Callahan pulled JoJo close, in a protective embrace. He scanned the audience -- pinned to their seats, outraged, yet thoroughly hypnotized by this spectacle that had been thrust on them seemingly out of nowhere. ""Here's what you need to know,"" Callahan went on. ""My friend JoJo here is no special case, not by a long shot. I've got two thousand kids in my camp in Africa with the same problem -- some even worse, if that's possible -- and some asshole here just pulled my funding. So I guess we'll have to feed 'em flies. Now JoJo, he just doesn't understand why. He feels he has a right to know why. He's crazy enough to consider himself a human being, no matter what the world thinks. So I showed him this..."" Callahan unfolded a letter and began to read. He read slowly, without inflection, emphasizing each word equally: ""Due to the repressive political climate, we can no longer sustain a relief presence in Communist-supported Ethiopia..."" Bauford sat tight-lipped at his table. Callahan regarded him for a long moment. The room was suddenly silent. Finally Callahan said, ""Maybe you can enlighten us, Larry. Is that a fair statement of how things stand? Or were you hoping for a more positive spin? Is it fair to say that you've given up on JoJo and the thousands and thousands like him?"" Callahan did a flourishing wave with his right arm and a bow. ""The floor's yours, Larry. Enlighten us."" ""You've said your piece, Doctor Callahan. Now you can leave."" ""Not quite yet. We're all still in a partying mood. How about your coming up here, Larry? Or is it Lawrence? Come on! The kid just wants to hear it in words he can understand. Two thousand lives, old boy. That's the math. What does that buy you? A new car? A new pair of tits for the wife?"" Bauford took a step toward the stage, raising his hand, palm outward, as though to stop traffic. ""Really, Doctor Callahan, there is no need for this rant. You've had your say. You've managed to make a perfect ass of yourself. Now step down."" There were scattered boos in the back of the room, which Callahan acknowledged with a wave and a smile. ""You heard what my father said,"" Henry put in. Callahan turned toward him with a quick angry swivel, staring him down. ""You're deaf, aren't you? The golden sonny boy hasn't heard one fucking word I've said."" He dismissed Henry with a shrug. He spotted security guards moving slowly toward the stage along the side walls. In the distance was the sound of an approaching siren. ""Come on, Larry,"" he said, speaking more quickly now. ""Our time together is nearly up. Don't be shy. I've got a camp with thirty thousand people dying at the rate of forty a day. I've got measles, cholera, typhoid -- every miserable fucking disease known to man. Six weeks from now, without any help, they'll all be dead. It may not mean jack shit to you, but they are human beings."" Callahan cupped his hand and wiggled his fingers, gesturing toward himself in a come-hither way. ""Come on, man, talk to me."" A young man rose and hurled a banana toward the stage; it landed at Callahan's feet. For a moment his momentum was stopped and he seemed uncertain how to proceed. The audience also seemed poised in a kind of limbo. Then an embarrassed titter built into loud laughter and a scattering of applause and whistles. Callahan seized the moment. He bent over and picked up the banana and slowly began to peel it. The applause faded and a hush of anticipation fell over the audience. Handing the peeled banana to JoJo, he nodded his head. Shyly, tentatively, the boy ate the fruit. He ate it slowly, chewing each bite many times, never taking his eyes from the crowd. Callahan waited until the boy had eaten the last bite and then said, ""I get it. The old monkey joke -- right? You want him to go 'oo oo,' just like a monkey. He'll go 'oo oo' for you, you can trust me on that. I mean, you just fed the boy a banana, a boy who has spent most of his short life starving. Hey, JoJo, go 'oo oo' for the folks in the audience."" The African boy blinked at Callahan, who thrust the microphone close to his face as he whispered something to him. The boy's sweet soft voice echoed around the room: ""Oo oo. Oo oo. Oo oo..."" Now there was absolute silence. The humiliation of the moment was ricocheting, end to end. Sarah stared at the table, biting her lower lip and trying to shut out the angry thoughts. Charlotte continued to take notes beneath the table, hoping that she wasn't noticed. Callahan let the silence grow to unbearable lengths before saying, ""There are three hundred calories in one banana. That's more than he gets in a day. Believe me, he'll do whatever you want. Want him to squeal like a pig? All you've got to do is ask."" The security guards converged on stage and Rolly Edwards stepped forward, his arm stretched toward Callahan in a pacifying gesture. ""Doctor Callahan, you must leave the stage. You must leave now."" ""I don't think so,"" Callahan replied, putting a protective arm around JoJo. Edwards, with a slight head gesture, moved forward and grasped Callahan's arm. As Callahan tried to shake him off, the other guards advanced. With a roar of rage Callahan broke free and swung at one of the guards, landing a glancing blow to the jaw that knocked him to his knees. As flashbulbs started going off like a light show, Callahan was tackled and thrown to the floor. JoJo was buried under two guards. Callahan struggled to reach JoJo. ""For Christ's sake, leave him alone. Can't you see he's sick?"" Journalists and photographers were now on stage, hopping around frantically like kids at recess, lights popping, the whole room buzzing. Callahan fought off two guards and managed to get to his feet and pull JoJo free from a tangle of arms and legs. Four guards manhandled them toward the exit. A number of journalists surrounded Bauford, who kept a nervous eye on Callahan and the boy. ""Mr. Bauford,"" said one elderly journalist, enunciating his words in classic BBC style, ""do you have anything to say? Are you, in fact, pulling out of Ethiopia? As Callahan said, thousands of people are starving there. If the funds are available, how can you countenance a withdrawal at this point?"" ""What country is in greater need of aid?"" another reporter put in. Bauford noticed Charlotte standing at the back of the crowd of reporters, notebook in hand. When he caught her eye, he frowned, eyebrows knitted together. ""Ethiopia is a paranoid Communist state,"" he said, his voice strained with repressed emotion. ""Did Doctor Callahan tell you that? No. Of course not. Did he tell you that Mengistu appropriates all foreign aid for his own purposes? Of course he didn't. Did he tell you that the famine was caused by collectivization? But then why would he do that? If Callahan is not a Communist himself, he is certainly in sympathy with its cause."" ""And yet, Mr. Bauford,"" the elderly journalist began, but Bauford spoke over him, saying, ""One hundred thousand dead because of their insane policies -- and that man has the gall to use a child as a prop. That is so bloody cheap. Doctor Callahan may be a good doctor, but he's a disgrace as a human being. I have nothing further to say."" At the curb outside the hotel, a driver opened the back door of a limousine for Sarah. Her face was set in a rigid frown as she watched two police cars turning out of the hotel's service alleyway, lights flashing. She caught a glimpse of Callahan in the back seat of the first car, flanked by two officers. In the second car was JoJo accompanied by a female police officer. Sarah looked away, dimly aware that Henry was saying something to her. She slipped into the car. The driver opened the other door for Henry, who got in beside her and took her hand. Charlotte stood beside the car, her hands deep in her trench coat pockets, watching people file by and listening to their comments. She was in a sour mood. Mrs. Bauford had scolded her for taking notes, telling her it was ""not the thing to do."" Rather than try to defend herself and give in to her notorious temper, Charlotte had stalked off without a word. Henry brought Sarah's hand to his lips. ""My darling...are you okay?"" ""Not really. I think I'm in shock."" ""I'm terribly sorry about what happened."" She turned to her husband, and there was a look in her eyes -- a cool appraisal, a determination -- that he had not seen before and was not sure that he liked. ""What did happen?"" she asked. ""It seems to me that so many things were going on."" He brought out his charming grin from his bag of facial tricks. ""The entire charade was uncalled for,"" he said. ""There was simply no need for it. Callahan's spiel was nonsense. He was grandstanding, and it was vile the way he used that child."" ""Do you think it was a charade, Henry? People are dying. It seems to me the doctor was trying to make a point. Maybe he didn't go about it the right way -- "" ""Just forget about it,"" Henry said, more sharply than he intended. ""It's complicated. There are serious political issues involved."" ""I think I'm capable of understanding them, you know."" ""I'm sure you are."" He paused briefly. ""Charlotte annoyed my father by taking notes. Was that really necessary?"" ""She is a reporter, Henry."" ""But I consider this rather a family affair. I trust she isn't planning to run to her people with this."" ""I have no idea what she plans to do,"" Sarah said. ""And it's really not my affair. Or yours."" In their brief life together this was as close as they had come to a quarrel. They were both suddenly overwhelmed with guilt and remorse. Their plan was to create a perfect union, without ugliness or dissension, and suddenly they sensed a gulf, a little abyss, and neither of them wanted to look into it too closely. ""Listen, my dear Sarah, I'm sorry if I've been a bit short with you. This has been trying for us all, and I'm afraid the stress has gotten to me."" He reached for the door handle. ""I'll be home as soon as I can."" ""Where are you going?"" ""I should probably help Dad with the press. They're killing him in there. The last thing we needed was that ass of a doctor to muck things up."" Sarah felt a wave of fear pass through her, all the more profound because she did not understand its source. ""Don't go,"" she said. ""Stay with me. I need you."" Henry grinned, happy to be restored to his position as the male in charge. ""Charlotte will look after you."" He kissed her and hurried off. Her eyes followed him, filled with tears and a look of unbearable sadness. It was a look that he would never see. Later that evening a police van came to a halt outside a brick building at Heathrow. Two police officers jumped out and met an immigration officer who signaled them to open the rear door. Six immigrants hopped down the steep step to the ground -- a pair of glum Sikh Indians with dancing terrified eyes; three Bangladesh males in their thirties chattering at high volume; and JoJo, his head hunched deep inside his hood, trying to appear invisible. A seventh immigrant, an old Chinese man, refused to leave the van. He sat stiffly, with a look of fierce resolve, muttering to himself in Mandarin. ""Sir,"" said the immigration officer. ""Please -- you have to come out."" The old man looked at him blankly, continuing to mutter. With a nod from the officer, the two policemen piled inside and dragged him out, the old man squealing in protest. Finally, the immigrants were herded toward the building. But while the Chinese man had staged his short-lived protest JoJo had slipped away into the shadows and run to a parked car a few hundred yards away. He was exhilarated but also confused, and he fearfully flattened himself on the cold concrete as an airplane roared overhead on takeoff. JoJo spoke only the limited English that Callahan had taught him. Except for the doctor, he knew no one in England, and at the moment, in his confused state, he had forgotten where he was. But at least for the moment, even though he was shivering from the unaccustomed cold, he felt like a bird taking flight. He was free! He was removed from the spectacle of starvation, of disease and death. A faint, unfamiliar sense of hope rose within him. Still later that night, Nick Callahan descended the steps of the local police station where he had been booked for disturbing the peace. A stranger had paid his stiff fine. He huddled inside his leather jacket, thinking out his next move. A light snow had begun to fall. He knew that somehow he had to rescue JoJo and he knew that wouldn't be easy; the boy was already in the clutches of the British bureaucracy and in danger of being returned to Ethiopia without Callhan's protection -- to certain death. He was about to hail a cab when a stout man stepped out of the shadows and approached him. He wore a Russian fur cap pulled low across his eyebrows. ""Doctor Callahan,"" he said, ""I'd like to have a word with you. The name's Jan Steiger."" He extended his hand, but Callahan held back, studying the man warily. ""You're not a reporter, are you?"" ""No. Far from it,"" Steiger replied. ""I was there tonight, witnessing your fine moment."" He handed Callahan a business card: The Egress Foundation it said, in bold blue script, with locations in Washington D.C. and Geneva. Callahan stuck the card in his jacket and began to walk, Steiger falling in stride beside him. ""Egress,"" Callahan said, breaking the silence. ""Sounds pretentious enough to be a charity. Am I right?"" He turned and studied the short, swarthy man. ""Oh wait -- I remember you now. I was in India -- three, no, four years ago -- and your lot were working the border with Afghanistan. The rumors were, you got in."" Steiger nodded, a smile curling his thin lips but not reaching his eyes. ""A lot of people are still dying over there,"" Callahan continued. ""Nothing's been settled."" ""People always do die, Doctor Callahan, as you well know. And things are rarely settled to everyone's satisfaction."" ""Well, I'm no warrior,"" Callahan said. ""That stuff leaves me cold. I'm in the relief business."" ""I'm well aware of who you are and what you've accomplished,"" Steiger said. ""You made a pretty emphatic statement at the Ball -- no one is likely to forget it."" ""I was angry. Sometimes my temper gets the better of me."" ""So here we are, Doctor Callahan. You with your relief work and me with my relief work. Isn't that a strange coincidence?"" ""I'm not sure I follow you."" ""What I'm saying is, I need to get into Ethiopia and you're already there. You need money and I have money. Do you see what I mean?"" Callahan regarded the man and then slowly shook his head. ""No thanks."" ""I'd fund your work, of course. Fund it generously."" ""No."" Callahan turned away and started to walk, but Steiger stopped him with his voice. ""Let me quote you, Doctor. 'I've got a camp with thirty thousand people dying at a rate of forty a day. Six weeks from now, if I don't get help, they'll all be dead.' Your words, or very close to them."" He waited until Callahan turned to stare at him; he wanted the man's full attention. ""You were exaggerating, of course, but what you said was inherently true and very effective."" ""Not an exaggeration,"" Callahan said quietly. ""It's going to happen."" ""Then all the more reason to accept my funding."" ""Right -- with about ten thousand strings attached."" ""Money is money."" ""I'll debate that with you another time. Some money is clean, some is dirty. More to the point, since when did the CIA start giving a shit about the starving in Africa?"" Callahan's hazel eyes remained fixed on the man's face, waiting for an answer. Steiger looked away. ""Tell me something, Doctor Callahan -- just idle curiosity on my part. Your performance tonight...was that a cry for help or a cry for attention?"" ""I'd call it a press conference,"" Callahan answered. ""No. More like a declaration of independence."" ""Freedom is an expensive commodity. You should see what I paid for your bail."" ""No one asked you to bail me out."" ""But I did."" Callahan shook his head. ""No deal, Steiger. I don't play in your game."" Again he started to walk, and again the stout man fell into step beside him. ""Passion is cheap,"" he said. ""You're an intelligent man. You know that the ends justify the means."" ""You keep telling me what I know. What I know and what you know are two entirely different things. If you're looking for a dancing bear, try the fucking circus."" ""I'm the best deal in town,"" Steiger said softly. ""But if you insist on being stubborn, that's your choice. There are plenty more like you out there."" Copyright 2003 Paramount Pictures and MP",action & adventure;books;contemporary;genre fiction;literature & fiction;movie tie-ins,6 0916764060,"Pottenger's Cats: A Study in Nutrition This book is a MUST read for anyone interested in nutrition especially for mothers, soon to be mothers, or even if you ever even plan on having a child. --Peggy Merritt Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr. was an original thinker and keen observer whose imagination, integrity and common sense gave him the courage to question official dogma. Dedicated to the cause of preventing chronic illness, he made significant contributions to the understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining good health. In his classical experiments in cat feeding, more than 900 cats were studied over 10 years. Dr. Pottenger found that only diets containing raw milk and raw meat produced optimal health: good bone structure and density, wide palates with plenty of space for teeth, shiny fur, no parasites or disease, reproductive ease and gentleness.Cooking the meat or substituting heat-processed milk for raw resulted in heterogeneous reproduction and physical degeneration, increasing with each generation. Vermin and parasites abounded. Skin diseases and allergies increased from 5% to over 90%. Bones became soft and pliable. Cats suffered from adverse personality changes, hypothyroidism and most of the degenerative diseases encountered in human medicine. They died out completely by the fourth generation. The changes Pottenger observed in cats on the deficient diets paralleled the human degeneration that Dr. Price found in tribes that had abandoned traditional diets.",books;fitness & dieting;health;new;nutrition;used & rental textbooks,6 0335095968,"READING WRITING & REASON SEE 2/ED ""Teachers working with young children, needing to inform themselves better about an aspect of the teaching of reading, will findthe reading suggestions for each entry very useful."" - SpokenEnglish ""...for students and teachers new to this complexfield, the handbook will provide an accessible and informative sourceof reference."" - Child Education ""RobinCampbell has been able to offer teachers, intending teachers andteacher-educators a remarkably usable book that should pay great dividends.""- Reading ""...a useful addition to ateacher-training or in-service library."" - Educational Psychology ""Students will find this book a little gem in helpingthem...to cometo grips with the many strands that have to be interwoven to teach reading effectively, and to understand the complexityof their role in the process and the skills they need to acquire."" - Child Language Teaching and Therapy --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Gavin Fairbairn is Professor of Ethics and Language at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published widely and his books include Reading at University (Open University Press, 2001) and Becoming an Author (Open University Press, 2006). Christopher Winch is Professor Educational Philosophy and Policy and Head of Department in the Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College, London, UK. He has published widely in philosophy, linguistics and education. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;education & reference;language & grammar;new;used & rental textbooks;words,6 B0002QNDH4,"Middle School Success 2005 Addressing a wide range of middle school subjects from language learning to life sciences, the Middle School Success software suite is the teen-friendly touchstone of learning. Set to a captivating lesson plan of interactive, self-paced tutorials and engaging, animated activities, Middle School Success illuminates the path of school accomplishment for all students.",children's;education & reference;history;language & travel;science;software,6 0965786307,"Physical Golf Physical Golf begins with the valid (though sometimes overlooked) assumption that golfers are athletes. Thus, a main avenue to success on the course, as in any other sport, is through training and physical conditioning. To this end, author Neil Wolkodoff, a sport scientist and professional trainer, provides a detailed workout regimen for the golfer who wants to strengthen his or her game. With diagrams, photos, and detailed instructions, Wolkodoff outlines exercise routines, nutritional needs, ergonomic advantages, and mental conditioning to aid golfers of all levels and ages. Get physical on the golf course and watch your performance improve. The instruction is insightful, easy to understand and backed by Dr.Wolkodoff's experience as a physical fitness professional. -- Golf Tips MagazineThis is the bible of golf conditioning! Everything is covered in-depth. -- ACE Fitness MattersWolkodoff's emphasis is on eliminating injuries and providing a player with a consistent and more effortless swing. He helps readers stay motivated by showing them how to set short- and long-term goals. -- Senior Golfer MagazineYou'd be hard-pressed to find an excuse not to begin some kind of conditioning program after reading Physical Golf...If your library has room for one fitness book, try this one. -- Golf Digest Book Review, 1999 Physical Golf was tested during the writing process on over 200 golfers of various abilities to make sure content matched the needs of golf athletes in both theory and practical exercises for the greatest possible golf improvement. At KickPoint Press we are extremely proud of Physical Golf because it is serious how-to book with a scientific twist that is visually interesting and stimulating. We give it a 10 on the WOW scale, and so did the American Flexibility Institute which named Physical Golf as one of the top-five new fitness products for 1997/1998. Golfers want to know why as well as how. Physical Golf gives you the theory behind the exercises as well as the exercises for improving golf fitness. Each chapter is it's own treatment of a subject complete with references and key application points. In other words, to apply Physical Golf to your game, you can choose the parts you are most interested in and leave other components until later. Physical Golf takes the proven and most effective training methods for golf, gives them a scientific explanation as well as a practical application. Better golf requires getting physical, and Physical Golf provides the exercise tools for any golfer to improve their game. Comprehensive sections include theory and specific exercises on resistance training, flexibility and cardiovascular methods featuring easy-to-follow photos, charts, and sample workout programs. Additional chapters cover important topics such as golf nutrition, injury prevention, exercise motivation, and exercise equipment selection. -Physical Golf is the ultimate guide to lowering your score while increasing consistency and distance through physical training. Physical conditioning is one of the three cornerstones of good golf. Physical Golf will give any golfer the physical tools they need to take their game to the next level. Clayton Cole, Head Golf Professional, Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood, Colorado. -Not only is Physical Golf the best book I have read on fitness and exercise for golf, it is one of the best exercise and fitness books I have ever read! Dr. Rob Roy McGregor, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation University of Massachusetts Medical School -Physical Golf is simply the best and most complete source on how to improve your golf through exercise and training. Shane Bertsch, PGA Tour Player Neil Wolkodoff, Ph.D., sport scientist, trains both professional and amateur golfers in physical training and mental training for golf. He has trained a variety of athletes including NFL, NHL, MLB and Olympic athletes for over 15 years. A former strength and conditioning consultant for the Denver Broncos, the Colorado Rangers and the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, Wolkodoff now devotes his efforts to helping golfers improve their performance. He holds certifications from the American Council on Exercise, the American College of Sports Medicine, the U.S. Weightlifting Federation and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a contributing editor for the American Council on Exercise, past editor for the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as contributor to various golf publications. Wolkodoff is a sport science consultant for Cherry Hills Country Club, Bear Creek Golf Club, Driving Obsession and The Ranch Country Club in Denver. His nationally recognized clinics on the physical and mental aspects of golf are sanctioned for continuing education credit by the PGA and LPGA. His numerous awards and accolades include Best Personal Trainer in Colorado, 1997, by the Denver Post; State Director of the Year from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (twice); People in Fitness to Watch in the 90's by Fitness Management Magazine; and Self Magazine citing Wolkodoff as 'one of the best exercise physiologists in the business.' From Chapter 1, Better Golf is Physical Golf:Golf is a sport and, from the physical perspective, a very complex and demanding sport. As a golfer you are an athlete and should approach golf as you would any other sport, using physical conditioning to improve your game......As a society, Americans are getting older, and the notion that one can continually improve performance in any sport for an indefinite period of time is quickly diminishing. It's harder to teach an old dog new tricks, especially when the new trick is a complicated sport like golf, which involves precise repeatable movements as well as a specific set of psychological and tactical skills. The aging process brings losses in flexibility, strength, power and cardiovascular fitness key components for any sport and especially for golf. Thus, it's necessary to train for golf to maintain levels of strength and flexibility as well as to offset the effects of the aging process. One premise of this book is that physical conditioning programs retard the aging process and in some cases can return the body to physical performance levels reached 20 to 30 years earlier. The adage, ""If you don't use it, you'll lose it"" definitely applies to fitness and golf, though in a way one might not expect, for although golf requires physical skills, it doesn't build real fitness. In fact, it doesn't even stress the physical system to a level where fitness can be maintained. Golf is a physical sport for reasons that are obvious and not so obvious. Physically, a golfer loads or compresses storing power during the backswing and uncoils or uncompresses, utilizing that power during the swing forward. This requires tremendous muscular control, coordination and endurance for up to 5 hours per round. Golf is mentally stressful in terms of the concentration required; how well this is managed depends upon physical energy levels. Physical energy levels are influenced by aerobic fitness levels, so regular aerobic training is a must for successful golf performance. Changes in equipment, although making the game easier for many, have resulted in increased physical demands upon golfers. Longer clubs and perimeter-weighted irons, many of which are heavier than their counterparts of former years, can add significant force and control requirements during the swing. As little as 1/4 ounce added to a club head moving at 90-plus miles per hour can place significant demands on your body to both control and accelerate the club head. The ability to swing more mass in the club head faster can lead to more injury potential for an unconditioned golfer.The growing experience of tour players, as well as the body of scientific research on the subject, points to some interesting conclusions about physical conditioning and golf: 50% of golf injuries could have been prevented by proper conditioning programs. Of those golfers who suffered a golf injury, healing time was reduced by 40 to 70% if the golfer had been in a conditioning program before the injury. After the age of 30, a golfer is likely to get a nagging golf injury every 3 years, and after the age of 50 that likelihood increases to almost every year. Physiological effects of aging, such as decreased strength, flexibility, endurance and coordination, negatively affect the golf swing and can be countered with a scientific conditioning program. Golfers who exercise regularly significantly lower their handicaps compared to golfers at similar skill levels who don't exercise. From Chapter 4, Strong For Golf:Five Myths About Resistance Training and Golf Myth #1: Golf is a Game of Coordination, and Resistance Training Doesn't Improve CoordinationBoth scientific research and the experience of a broad base of athletes over the last 30 years demonstrates that resistance training actually improves coordination. If you strengthen your system, you're more able to maintain balance and posture during performance, especially in off-balance shots. Golf in particular requires balance and coordination. Resistance training gives a golfer the ability to more precisely fire the appropriate muscle groups for finesse shots. In general, the strongest golfers have the best short games for this reason. Myth #2: Resistance Training Ruins Flexibility In fact, resistance training can improve flexibility. Olympic weightlifters, for example, consistently come up with better-than-average flexibility scores. Why? Because if you train or exercise through full range of motion (ROM), you enhance rather than detract from flexibility. The application to golf is that the right training methods that include full range of motion will enhance flexibility. In addition, certain muscle groups, such as the hamstrings, which are used extensively in golf to maintain posture, require a certain amount of strength in order to stay flexible because of repeated demands from the golf From Chapter 9, Fuel for Golf: If you are a golfer, you can't drink too much water.Water serves a number of physiological functions, including transportation of nutrients, hormones, antibodies and waste products. In addition, water helps to regulate body temperature, which is key to optimal training and to maintaining golf-game consistency in hot and humid conditions. The adult human body is roughly 55 to 60% water, depending on muscle mass and fat, and that water volume must be replaced approximately every 12 days. Muscle is approximately 78% water, so without adequate hydration, muscle can't be built, maintained or kept functioning properly. If you eat properly and train hard yet don't take in adequate water, your training results will be minimal. Increase the amount of exercise, add the variables of temperature high altitude, low or high humidity and the need for water significantly increases beyond basic levels. Most adults need at least 2.5 quarts a day for basic functioning. Heat, exercise and varying humidity conditions can increase this need to over 7 quarts per day in extreme circumstances for golfers. Just about any activity performed in the heat will increase regular water needs for both metabolic and heat-regulatory functioning. The length of a golf round combined with high temperature means that water is more important in golf than in most other sports.Water is also vital to golf performance because as little as a 2% water loss in the body is enough to impair physical and cognitive functioning. You can't pay attention or focus correctly without an adequate amount of water. Golf is tough enough without losing concentration or weakening your swing because you haven't had enough water to drink.",books;exercise & fitness;fitness & dieting;golf;health;sports & outdoors,6 0684801663,"God's Other Son Imus is back -- by popular demand -- with the Second Greatest Story Ever Told, the hilarious novel about the most outrageous TV evangelist of them all -- Billy Sol Hargus. ""God had two sons. Jesus was His first, and I, Billy Sol Hargus, am His second."" Thus begins Don Imus's riotously funny story about the life and times of the lecherous, corrupt, hustling, huckstering television evangelist who claims to have a 2,000 year old brother named Jesus. From his backwoods Texas country-preacher roots, Billy Sol rose to dazzle the nation as a Superstar Minister -- preaching at sold-out stadiums and traveling across the country. Reverend Billy raked in the dough, the fame, and the women. And then it happened -- just like Amelia Earhart and Jimmy Hoffa, Billy Sol vanished one day into legend, disappearing from the face of the earth. But unlike anyone else in the Family, Billy kept a diary -- and now his tapes, believed lost, can finally be heard. Praise the Lord! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. DON IMUS is the host of the nationally syndicated radio program Imus in the Morning. He lives in Manhattan and Southport, Connecticut. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;humor;humor & entertainment;literature & fiction;united states,6 B00009V6OT,"DeLonghi DCU50T DeLonghi DCU50T Ultimate Coffee Urn Designed and engineered in Italy with durable 18/10 stainless-steel construction and a mirror-finish, this 20- to 50-cup capacity coffee urn serves a crowd with style and includes many convenient features. Its glass-top, easy-open cover allows for watching the coffee brew, yet for childproof operation and to prevent spills the cover also features a special safety lock to keep the lid on tight. A coffee-level indicator shows how much water is in the unit--to prevent running out of coffee unexpectedly--while its unique stainless-steel basket and pump pipe provide a clean coffee taste. ""On"" and ""ready"" lights indicate when the coffee is ready to serve, and the adjustable thermostat allows for adjusting the heat between 130 to 210 degrees for the exact temperature preferred. Once the brewing is finished, the coffee urn automatically switches to the warming cycle and keeps coffee at a constant serving temperature. This ""keep warm"" function activates the urn's unique Freshness Indicator, which shows how long the coffee has been standing. Six freshness-indicator lights illuminate and turn off one at a time in one-hour increments, and after six hours, when all six lights have gone out, the unit will automatically shut itself off. The coffee urn features a no-drip spigot for easy serving and heat-resistant cool-touch handles for moving the urn without burning fingers. UL rated for commercial or household use, the coffee urn measures 18 by 14 by 11 inches and carries a one-year warranty. --Catie Unger 20 - 50-CUP CAPACITY; FRESHNESS INDICATOR(TM) IS ACTIVATED BY THE KEEP WARM FUNCTION & TELLS USER HOW LONG THE COFFEE HAS BEEN STANDING; KEEP WARM FUNCTION SWITCHES ON WHEN COFFEE IS FINISHED BREWING; 6-HOUR AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF; ADJUSTABLE THERMOSTAT LETS THE USER ADJUST THE HEAT BETWEEN 130deg - 210deg ; FEATURES COFFEE LEVEL INDICATOR\",coffee urns;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;serveware;tabletop;teapots & coffee servers,6 B00005VJ2Z,"The Case of the Careless Kitten Born a century ago, criminal lawyer and all-time #1 mystery author Erie Stanley Gardner wrote close to 150 novels that have said 300 million copses worldwide. Today, the great Gardner tradition continues with many of his classics back in print, as well as brand-new additions to the ever-popular series starring the incomparable Perry Mason. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;legal;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 B000CNI1VK,"Rhino Pac 05-065 Clutch Kit 10-1/2'' Dodge, Jeep clutch kit. Standard duty New Generation clutches are designed to meet or exceed original equipment. For that reason, each component is sourced from an original equipment supplier. New Generation offers the highest quality, backed by a 12-month 12,000 mile limited warranty. Our industry leading research and development team has meticulously researched each component before deciding to offer it to the consumer. Rest assured, if it is in our box it is the right part for your vehicle. Further, the New Generation toll free tech line appears in large print on every box in case you have questions on proper diagnosis or installation.",automotive;clutches & parts;complete clutch sets;replacement parts;transmission & drive train;transmissions & parts,6 1401904602,"The Better Memory Kit Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., is the world's leading expert on the integrative medical approach to overcoming Alzheimer's disease. President and medical director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation International, Dr. Dharma, as he is often called, is a graduate of Creighton University School of Medicine and is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management. In 1981, after meeting his spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, he cast aside his hospital gown and sterile gloves to don the distinguished full beard and white turban of an American Sikh. At that time, he realized that he no longer had to use powerful drugs to put people to sleep, but rather, could help them wake up and heal in their body, mind, and spirit. A medical pioneer, Dr. Dharma's work on longevity, meditation, and spiritual transformation is now considered state-of-the-art.",books;fitness & dieting;health;memory improvement;personal transformation;self-help,6 0380786028,"Silver Moon Song Choctaw brave Tay Nashoba comes to Texas to claim his bride. But when his light gray eyes settle on schoolteacher Emily Harrington, he loses his heart. Emily knows she has no right being attracted to the tall, handsome brave; after all, her best friend, Cotannah, has loved Tay since they were children, and Emily herself is engaged to marry Lee Kincaid. With bandidos attacking the ranch and a daring attempt to rescue Cotannah, Emily and Tay find their emotions deepening. Can they hurt the people they care about for the sake of this love? Can anything stop two people destined for each other?",books;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;romance;westerns,6 0964479648,"Learn to Play Go, Vol. 4: Battle Strategies [Learn to Play Go is] by far the clearest English-language introduction yet published. --Games Magazine Janice Kim was born in Illinois in 1969. She became the first female student at the Korean Go Academy in 1983 and entered the professional dan ranks in Korea in 1987, the first Westerner ever to do so. She won the Fuji Women's Championship in 1984, took second place in the World Youth Championship in 1985, and third place in the EBS Cup in 1994. In 1998 she represented the US in the Bohae Cup. She was promoted to 3 dan in 2003. After graduating from New York University, Ms. Kim authored the five books of the Learn to Play Go series and founded the online Go company Samarkand. In 2008, in an effort to explore similarities in strategy games, she played in the World Poker Tour's Women's Championship in Las Vegas and placed fourth. She currently resides in the San Francisco bay area with her husband and two children.",books;children's books;education & reference;humor & entertainment;puzzles & games;reference,6 B00083HJ26,"Nerf N-Strike Firefly REV-8 Dont let something as inconsequential as nightfall or even total darkness stop you from having fun shooting Nerf projectiles all over the place. This Nerf weapon is built for nighttime maneuvers, featuring eight glow-in-the-dark darts that can either be loaded up for rapid fire or stored on the back of the weapon for later use. Some parts light up with a soft glow thanks to a pair of AA batteries that are required but not included. The batteries dont effect the guns charging, which is still done by pump action. The range of the projectiles didnt quite reach 30 feet as promised on the box but we still had an awful lot of fun shooting Nerf darts across a darkened room. --Charlie Williams Go Nerf at night! Take your battle into the darkness with the N-Strike Firefly Rev-8! Now you can take aim at your opponent anytime, anywhere... even at night! Launch glowing Nerf darts from up to 30 feet away! The rotating barrel holds up to eight darts- just pull back to power up, squeeze the trigger, and fire! Blast away and watch the barrel burst with light as you send glowing darts flying through the night! Requires 2 'AA' batteries (not included). Blaster comes with eight glow darts, label sheet and instructions. Nerf N-Strike Firefly Rev-8 Gun comes in blue or yellow. Speical requests cannot be accepted at this time. Item is packed randomly.",blasters & foam play;dress up & pretend play;novelty & gag toys;pretend play;sports & outdoor play;toys & games,6 B00066ZHLU,"Amazon.com: Columbia Men's ROC Short 10-Inch Inseam, Stone, Size 34: Clothing Columbia Sportswear Men's Roc Short is made of rugged Granite Cloth that is garment stonewashed for a softer hand. This flat front short is the companion to Columbia's best selling Roc Pant with two front slash pockets, a side security pocket with zipper closure and a lower cargo pocket.. Stay out longer in these performance shorts with UPF protection.",clothing;clothing & accessories;flat front;men;shorts;sports & outdoors,6 B000OWBIAK,"Amazon.com: Rubie's Costume Velour Santa Bag, Red, One Size: Clothing Every santa needs a big red bag to hold those presents, whether you're in full santa dress or more low-key, this big red santa bag is a great choice. Bag is 30 x 36 inches, drawstring closure. Also makes a great choice for a large gift bag. All year long, you'll find costumes, accessories, and dcor for dress-up, holidays, and just for fun",boys;clothing & accessories;costumes;costumes & accessories;kids & baby;novelty & special use,6 B00006642R,"Writers Without Homes Like their 4AD predecessors This Mortal Coil, Piano Magic have press-ganged an array of friends & spiritual acquaintances into service. Simon Raymonde (ex-Cocteau Twins & now head of the Bella Union label) plays piano on 3 tracks; Paul Anderson from Tram (Setanta Records) sings on 'Already Ghosts'; Tarwater guest on 'Modern Jupiter'; John Grant from The Czars adds his voice to 'The Season Is Long'; Life Without Buildings guitarist Robert Johnstone plays on 'It's The Same Dream That Lasts All Night', which also features vocals from Suzy Mangion of new Manchester unit George. But the real coup came when the band coaxed long-retired 60's folk starlet Vashti Bunyan out of retirement to sing on her first recording in nearly 30 years ('Crown Of The Lost'). Alongside these appear Piano Magic regulars Caroline Potter (voice), James Topham (viola) & Charlotte Marionneau (voice) from Poptones' Le",alternative rock;classic rock;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 B000BR30ZE,"From Underneath The Old Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, on the edge of the famed Delta region which gave birth to its distinct form of American music, Jason Eady is in the tradition of the solitary singer/songwriter. While he spent his teens playing in bands and paying homage to the Nashville sound, Jason began to assimilate a variety of musical traditions. At 19, he became disillusioned with the prospect of conforming to the narrow confines of the early 90's Nashville establishment. He joined the Air Force, became proficient as a translator, and tried to reconcile himself to the idea that a career in music was a thing of the past. This strategy might have worked had he not stumbled across the work of Steve Earle. While stationed in England, a friend invited Jason along to hear Earle perform in London. The result was a paradigm shift in the possibilities of what songcraft could be. It also put to rest any notion Jason may have had that he could hide his dreams in a guitar case and watch them gather dust. For a time, he immersed himself in Earles music and then expanded his exploration to singer/songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, John Prine, and Kevin Welch. While his dream may have remained deferred, out came the guitar and Jason began to forge a unique style of his own. Leaving the Air Force in 2000, Jason returned to Mississippi. He got a respectable day job but continued to hone his songwriting skills. In 2002, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he discovered a receptive audience for his eclectic sound and new inroads began to appear. Through greater exposure and word of mouth, Jason has begun to accommodate a growing number of camp followers. Only time will tell how the playing plays out, but more than anything Jason Eady is happy to be once again reunited with his love of words and music and to let that take him where it will. ""From Underneath the Old"" was released independently in September 2005 and includes twelve songs that Jason Eady wrote during 2004 and early 2005. The album showcases Jason's eclectic approach to songwriting with styles that include and interweave elements of folk, gospel, blues, country, rock, and bluegrass. Thanks to producers Walt Wilkins and Tim Lorsch's uncompromising approach as well as outstanding performances from an impressive lineup of Americana musicians, the album presents Jason to the world in unabashed form.",blues;christian;country;folk;music;rock,6 0736058702,"Competitive Taekwondo ""Master Kil does an exceptional job exploring the many aspects of the sport, from developing the all-important physical skills to gaining the mental edge over your opponent. Whether you are practicing for your next belt test or training for a championship match,"" Competitive Taekwondo ""will give you the knowledge and confidence to attain your goal."" Jason HanSix-time U.S. national team member ""Master Kil provides the blueprint for becoming a taekwondo champion."" Competitive Taekwondo ""is the must-have reference for any coaches and athletes looking to advance in their mastery of the sport."" Sei Hyuk KimKorean national team head coach, 1985,2003Korean Olympic team coach, 1988, 2004 Competitive Taekwondo ""details the sparring and training techniques so vital to athletes who desire to reach the elite level of the sport. This book will greatly benefit students, athletes, instructors, and coaches at all levels of the sport."" Master Han Won LeeOlympic bronze medalist, 1988U.S. Olympic coach, 2000 U.S. Olympic Training Center head coach, 1993-2003 ""I enjoyed the way this book was broken down from kicks to punches to a daily workout schedule. I used many of Master Kil's drills in preparing for the U.S. National Championships. Athletes of all skill levels will find"" Competitive Taekwondo ""an invaluable resource."" Sanaz Shahbazi Eight-time U.S. national taekwondo team member Master Kil does an exceptional job exploring the many aspects of the sport, from developing the all-important physical skills to gaining the mental edge over your opponent. Whether you are practicing for your next belt test or training for a championship match, Competitive Taekwondo will give you the knowledge and confidence to attain your goal.Jason HanSix-time U.S. national team memberMaster Kil provides the blueprint for becoming a taekwondo champion. Competitive Taekwondo is the must-have reference for any coaches and athletes looking to advance in their mastery of the sport.Sei Hyuk KimKorean national team head coach, 1985,2003Korean Olympic team coach, 1988, 2004 Competitive Taekwondo details the sparring and training techniques so vital to athletes who desire to reach the elite level of the sport. This book will greatly benefit students, athletes, instructors, and coaches at all levels of the sport.Master Han Won LeeOlympic bronze medalist, 1988U.S. Olympic coach, 2000 U.S. Olympic Training Center head coach, 1993-2003I enjoyed the way this book was broken down from kicks to punches to a daily workout schedule. I used many of Master Kils drills in preparing for the U.S. National Championships. Athletes of all skill levels will find Competitive Taekwondo an invaluable resource. Sanaz Shahbazi Eight-time U.S. national taekwondo team member Master Kil does an exceptional job exploring the many aspects of the sport, from developing the all-important physical skills to gaining the mental edge over your opponent. Whether you are practicing for your next belt test or training for a championship match, Competitive Taekwondo will give you the knowledge and confidence to attain your goal. Jason Han Six-time U.S. national team member Master Kil provides the blueprint for becoming a taekwondo champion. Competitive Taekwondo is the must-have reference for any coaches and athletes looking to advance in their mastery of the sport. Sei Hyuk Kim 1985, 2003 Korean national team head coach; 1988, 2004 Olympic team coach Competitive Taekwondo details the sparring and training techniques so vital to athletes who desire to reach the elite level of the sport. This book will greatly benefit students, athletes, instructors, and coaches at all levels of the sport. Master Han Won Lee 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, 1992 Olympian, 2000 Olympic coach, 1993-2003 U.S. Olympic Training Center head coach I enjoyed the way this book was broken down from kicks to punches to a daily workout schedule. I used many of Master Kils drills in preparing for the U.S. National Championships. Athletes of all skill levels will find Competitive Taekwondo an invaluable resource. Sanaz Shahbazi Eight-time U.S. national taekwondo team member Master Yong Sup Kil is a seventh dan black belt, a four-time Korean national martial arts champion (1973-1980), and the 1975 world champion. Since 1994, he has been coaching U.S. national teams, junior national teams, and U.S. national collegiate teams at the World Taekwondo championships. In 2000 Master Kil was named Coach of the Year by the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU). He served as a USTU official delegate to the 2000 Olympic Games and represented the United States as a delegate to the summer Universiade Games (World University Olympiad Games) in 2003. Master Kil holds the highest certificate in coaching (level 5) and has served on various USTU and USA Taekwondo (USAT) committees. He is a first-class international referee and acts as a special advisor and tactical trainer to law enforcement agencies. Currently, he is on the physical education faculty in the division of kinesiology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Master Kil operates Kils Tae Kwon Do, Inc., which consists of nine taekwondo training facilities, located in southeastern Michigan. Master Kil can be reached at www.kilstkd.com.",books;fitness & dieting;health;individual sports;martial arts;sports & outdoors,6 B0002YSUVA,"Heritage Collection Homespun Full/Queen Patchwork Quilt Set The timeless pattern and fabrics on this handcrafted quilt set give a nod to American heritage, making it well-suited for a bedroom in a Shaker-style farmhouse. The set includes a quilt and two standard-sized quilted pillow shams, both made of soft, 100-percent cotton fabric and stuffed with 100-percent prewashed cotton batting. The classic double wedding ring design on this bedding collection became popular in the early '20s for coverlets on marriage beds and continues to be a collected pattern. Faded plaid and striped fabrics patchworked onto blue chambray combined with antique detailing give this quilt set the quality of an heirloom that can be passed down to grandchildren. For convenience, all bedding components are machine washable on cold in the gentle cycle and can be dried on low heat. --Cristina Vaamonde Heritage Collection 100% cotton handcrafted patchwork quilt set - Homespun",baby products;bedding;home & kitchen;nursery;quilts;quilts & bed covers,6 B000EIE3OM,"13"" To 27"" Tilt and Pan LCD Mount 75/100/200mm VESA compatible Weight capacity: 40 lbs. Integrated bubble level insures fast accurate mounting Simple to install 2-piece design",accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;electronics;mounts;tv accessories;tv ceiling & wall mounts,6 034538900X,"Robotech: The Macross Saga, Vols. 1-3 (Genesis / Battle Cry / Homecoming) Here you'll find three ROBETCH novels for the price of one. Collected for the first time in one volume, you'll find GENESIS, BATTLE CRY, and HOMECOMING--three electrifying futuristic adventures that let loose the Robotech Defense Force against the most fearsome conquerers in the universe. Ive brought death and suffering in such magnitude, Zor thought. Its only right that I spend the balance of my life bringing life.He looked out from the observation bay of his temporary groundside headquarters upon a planetary surface that had been lifeless a mere four days before. He saw before him a plain teeming with thriving vegetation. Already the Flowers of Life were sprouting, reaching their eager, knob-tipped shoots into the sunshine.Zor, supreme intellect of his race and Lord of the Protoculture, nodded approvingly. At times the memories of his own past deeds, much less those of his species, seemed enough to drive him mad. But when he looked down on a scene like this, he could forget the past and be proud of his handiwork.And above him, blocking out the light of the nearby primary, his gargantuan starship and super dimensional fortress was escaping, as he had directed. The satisfaction he felt from that and from seeing the germinated Flowers made it much easier to accept the fact that he was about to die.He was tall and slender, with a lean, ageless face and a thick shock of bright starlight hair. The clothes he wore were graceful, regal, cut tight to his form, covered by a short cloak that he now threw back over one shoulder.Zor could hear the alarm signals ring behind him, and the booming voice of a Zentraedi announced, Warning! Warning! Invid troop carriers are preparing to land! All warriors to their battlepods!Zor gazed away from the beauty of the exterior scene, back to the harsh reality of the base, as towering Zentraedi dashed about, preparing for battle. Even though the appearance of the Invid had taken them by surprise, even though they were badly outnumbered and at a disadvantage since the enemy held the high ground, there was a certain eagerness to the Zentraedi; war was their life and their reason for being.In that, they had met their match and more in the Invid. Zor found bitter irony in how his own poor judgment and the cruelty of the Robotech Mastershis mastershad turned a race of peaceful creatures, once content with their single planet and their introspective existence, into the most ferocious species in the known universe.While subordinates strapped armor and weapons on his great body, Dolza, supreme commander of the Zentraedi, glared down at Zor. His colossal head, with its shaven, heavy-browed skull, gave him the aspect of a stone icon. We should have departed before the Flowers germinated! I warned you!Dolza raised a metal-plated fist big enough to squash Zor. Unafraid, Zor looked up at him, though his faithful aide, Vard, was holding a hand weapon uneasily. Around them the base shook as armored Zentraedi and their massive fighting pods raced to battle stations.What of the super dimensional fortress? Dolza demanded. What have you done with it?I sent it away, Zor answered calmly. To a place far removed from this evil, senseless war.It is already nearing the edge of space, too fast and too powerful for the Invid to stop.That much, Dolza knew, was true. The dimensional fortress, Zors crowning technological achievement, was the mightiest machine in existence. Nearly a mile long, it incorporated virtually everything Zor had discovered about the fantastic forces and powers springing from the Flowers of Life.Sent it where? Dolza demanded. If I werent sworn by my warrior oath to protect youDolzas immense fist hovered closeI would kill you!A few pods from the ready-reaction force were already on the scene: looming metal battle vehicles big enough to hold one or two Zentraedi, their form suggesting that of a headless ostrich, with long, broad breastplates mounting batteries of primary and secondary cannon.I dont expect you to understand, Zor said in carefully measured tones, as explosions and shock waves shook the base. They could hear the Zentraedi communication net crackling with reports of the Invid landing.You were created to fight the Invid; that is what you must do, Zor told the giant as the headquarters outer wall heaved and began to crumble. Go! Fulfill your Zentraedi imperative!As Zor spun and ducked for cover, Vard shielded him with his own body. Dolza turned to give battle as the wall shuddered and cracked wide. Through the showering rubble leapt Invid shock troopers, the enemys heaviest class of mecha, advanced war machines. Forged from a superstrong alloy, bulky as walking battleships, the mecha resembled a maniacs version of biped insecr soldiers.They were every bit as massive as the Zentraedi pods, and even more heavily armored. Concentrated fire from the few pods already on the sceneblue lances of blindingly bright energypenetrated the armor of the first shock trooper to appear. Even as the Invid returned fire with streams of annihilation discs, the seams and joints of its armor expanded under the overwhelming pressure from the eruptions within. It exploded into bits of wreckage and white-hot shrapnel that bounded noisily off the pods armor.But a trio of shock troopers had crowded in behind the first, and a dozen more massed behind them. Annihilation discs and red plasma volleys quartered the air, destroying the headquarters command center and equipment, setting fires, and blasting pods to glowing scraps or driving them back.Armored Zentraedi warriors, lacking the time to reach their pods, rushed in to fight a desperate holding action, spraying the Invids with hand-held weapons, dodging and ducking, advancing fearlessly and suffering heavy casualties.A swift warrior ran in under an Invid shock trooper, holding his weapon against a vulnerable joint in its armor and then triggering the entire charge all at once, point-blank. The explosion blew the Invids leg off, toppling it, but the Zentraedi was obliterated by the detonation.Elsewhere, an Invid mecha seized a damaged pod that could no longer fire, ripped the pod apart with its superhard metal claws, then dismembered the wounded Zentraedi within.Scouts, smaller Invid machines, rushed in behind the shock troopers to scour the base.It took only minutes for one to find Zor; the Invid had been searching for him for a long time and were eager for revenge.As the scout lumbered toward them, Vard tried to save his lord by absorbing the first blast himself, firing his little hand weapon uselessly at the Invid monster. He partially succeeded, but only at the cost of his own lifeimmolated in an instant by a disc. The force of the blast drove Zor back and scorched him.The rest of the discs in the salvo were ignited by the explosion, but, having been flung aside, Zor was spared most of their fury. Still, hed suffered terrible injuriesskin burned from his body until bone was exposed, lungs seared by fire, bones broken from the concussion and the fall, tremendous internal hemorrhaging. He knew he would die.Before the Invid scout could finish the job, Dolza was there, firing at it with his disruptor rifle, ordering the remaining pods to concentrate their fire on it. Zor is down! Save Zor! he thundered. Switching to his helmet communicator, he tried to raise his most trusted subordinate.Breetai! Breetai! Where are you?The scout was blown to bits in the withering fusillade, but its call had gone out; the other scouts and shock troopers were homing in on their archenemy.Dolza, with the remaining warriors and pods, formed a desperate defensive ring, unflinchingly ready to die according to their code.Suddenly there was a massive volley from the right. Then an even more intense one from the left. To Dolzas astonishment, they were directed at the Invid.Breetai had arrived at the head of reinforcements. Some of them were wearing only body armor like himself, but most were in tactical or heavily armed officerss Battlepods. The Invid line began to collapse before a storm of massed fire. More pods were arriving all the time. Dolza couldnt understand howan invasion force was descending by the thousands from a moon-size Invid hive ship, its troopers as uncountable as insects. Surely the base must be covered by a living, swarming layer of the enemy.But the enemy was being driven back, and Breetai was leading a countercharge on foot, just as a small wedge of shock troopers threatened to make good on a suicide rush at Dolza and Zor. A disc struck a pod near Breetai even as he was firing left and right with his rifle; blast and shrapnel hit his head and the right side of his face.Breetai dropped, skull aflame, but the Zentraedi countercharge went onsomehowto drive the Invid back to the breach in the wall.Finally Dolza wearily lowered his glowing rifle muzzle. Pursuit of the retreating Invid could be left to the field commanders. He began to take reports from the newcomers, thus learning the details of the unexpected Zentraedi victory.Most of the Invid had been diverted in an attempt to stop or board the dimensional fortress and had been wiped out. Even now, word of the attack was going back to the Robotech Masters; a punitive raid would have to be mounted. Breetai was being attended to by the healersa and would live, though he would be scarred for life.But all of that was of little moment to Dolza. He looked down on the smoking, broken body of Zor. Healers crowded around the fallen genius with their apparatus and machines, but Dolza had seen enough combat casualties to know that Zor was beyond help.Zor knew it as well as Dolza. Drifting in a near delirium, feeling surprisingly little pain, he heard exchanges about the dimensional fortress. He smiled to himself, though it hurt his scorched face, thankful that t...",adventure;books;high tech;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 0312969511,"A Score To Settle (Ginger Barnes Main Line Mysteries) ""Intelligent, wise with a full measure of pluck, Ginger Barnes is the sleuth and friend we'd all want on our team.""--Camilla Crespi, author of the Sminona Griffo mystery series Donna Huston Murray and her alter-ego, Ginger Barnes, are almost identical. Both love people, have an earthy sense of humor, and like to think they can fix anything. You can bet that if Gin hangs a chandelier or wrecks a faucet, Murray has done it, too. Fortunately, Gin is taller, smarter, and braver, because she stumbles over dead bodies far more often than you might expect. In addition to the seven Ginger Barnes Main Line mysteries originally published by St. Martin's Press, Murray has written for MYSTERY SCENE MAGAZINE, READER'S DIGEST, ECHELON, and REDBOOK. Her work can also be found in the Edgar-award winning companion book, THE FINE ART OF MURDER, and the LETHAL LADIES I and II anthologies by Berkley. Her most recent title, LIE LIKE A RUG, received a 4-1/2 star review from ROMANTIC TIMES magazine. CURED, first in a new series, will be released Oct. 4, 2012 Murray's husband, Hench, is an educational consultant. They live outside of Philadelphia and have two adult children, Robynne, and Casey.",books;contemporary;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 B000IAX5R2,Griffin Enterprises- Blackfoot Mongoose Fly Tying Vise The Griffin Blackfoot Fly Tying Vise offers true 360 degree rotation with a hook axis adjustment to allow complete versatility over many hook sizes. The vise features a C-Clamp mounting system (and can be used with an optional base) and reversible vise jaws that allow for full left handed use. The tempered steel jaws will securely grip hooks ranging from 28-4/0.,accessories;fishing;fly fishing;fly tying equipment;hunting & fishing;sports & outdoors,6 B000CQ10WY,"Tunewear WIND-TET-02Y Tetran Headphone Winder (Yellow) TETRAN is a fun cable winder for your favorite earbud headphones. Just put your earbuds into TETRAN's mouth and wrap the cable around his body. Thats all there is to it. The spikes keep TETRAN from running away. 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Its unique formula reduces the tension of the water's surface to allow bugs and other debris to drop to pool bottom where they can be easily vacuumed away. GLB Bug Out Water Clarifier 1 Quart - 1 Bottle has been specifically designed to prevent unwanted floating and diving insects from gathering on the pool water surface. When using But Out Water, for best results, apply directly to affected area.",cleaning tools & attachments;hot tubs & supplies;lawn & garden;patio;pool maintenance kits;pools,6 B0002XI336,"GIGI Sugar Bare Microwave A pure cane sugar formula that heats at a medium temperature. This is a natural, water soluble formula that causes less irritation, which is ideal for sensitive skin and washes off easily with water.",hair removal;health & personal care;personal care;shaving & hair removal;wax;waxing,6 B00076IQ1W,"Smoke Tree, Two Gallon Container by Monrovia Growers A medium size deciduous shrub to small tree to about 8-10' tall and wide. It is grown for its deep reddish purple foliage and strange, attractive flower clusters, which are wispy, thread like, and suspended above the foliage like puffs of smoke. The leaves usually lighten in color somewhat in summer, though this varies from plant to plant. One of the best plants for fall color, even in cool areas, though color is much stronger where summer heat ripens the wood. Planted in the sun gives the best leaf color, both during the growing season and during the fall, but it will take part shade and fall color can still be quite nice there. It needs regular to almost no summer watering when established and is very frost hardy.",gardening;lawn & garden;patio;plants;seeds & bulbs;trees,6 B000I2KS1G,"Noise Machine Difficult as it may be to consider Stand Before The Firing Squad's ""Noise Machine"" deserving of an ""album"" qualification wh...see site for more info.",alternative rock;hard rock & metal;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 B00005OM9J,"This Is Stina Nordenstam The music of Stina Nordenstam encompasses a place most consider private: a hiding place where sorrow flourishes into beauty and wonder. On her first four recordings, her haunted child voice wrapped itself around brooding jazz-pop, chillingly isolated folk, and crushing, heavy slabs of claustrophobic sound. Her fifth release carries all these traits into a breathless 32-minute record that is relentless in its mix of beautiful melodies and layered production. With tech heavies Tchad Blake and Mitchell Froom collaborating with Nordenstam, the sound ebbs and flows moodily--one moment presenting crashing waves of sounds, the next allowing Nordenstam her talent for eliciting the deepest emotions quietly. Suede's Brett Anderson complements Stina nicely with understated vocals, helping add an element both otherworld-spacy and unbashedly poppy. But the core of it all lies with Nordenstam--and her voice, songwriting, and lyrics are at their most eager to please, with the hummable quotient at a peak. On This Is Stina Nordenstam, Nordenstam peeps out of her emotional shell for a bit, while never losing the qualities that keep her music unique. --Andy Waltzer 2001 album featuring, Brett Anderson (Suede) on two tracks, 'Trainsurfing' & 'Keen Yellow Planet'. Produced by Mitchell Froom. Mojo Magazine said, '...The outstanding moment is 'Keen Yellow Planet' a duet with Brett Anderson from Suede that's bulging with",alternative rock;music;new age;pop;rock;world music,6 B0006ZSPRO,"Toshiba IK-65WDA Analog Camera, 520 TV Lines, 24V AC and 12V DC, Wide Dynamic The Toshiba IK-65WDA Wide Dynamic Color Camera is a high-resolution solution especially suited to surveillance applications where there is a lot of contrasting lighting or back lighting. This camera features a 133x dynamic range that enables it to simultaneously reproduce very dark and very light images in the same frame, and a day/night mode dynamic shutter that reproduces images in areas even the human eye can not perceive. Designed to provide a consistently high-quality image even in the lowest-light conditions, the Toshiba IK-65WDA is a great addition to any video surveillance system. This day-and-night CCTV camera utilizes a 0.33-inch interline-transfer CCD (charge-coupled device) image sensor with a standard CS-mount lens that employs 768 by 494 effective pixels. The IK-65WDA provides a high resolution of 520 horizontal TVL (TV lines), and a super-clean image with a S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio of 53 dB or better. This camera features a six-mode backlight compensation, white balance, and automatic electronic shutter and gain controls. Highly sensitive to light, the IK-65WDA can receive a usable picture at a minimum illumination of 0.001 Lux. The Toshiba IK-65WDA operates on the NTSC video format, is dual-voltage compatible running on either 24-volts AC or 12-volts DC power, and can operate in temperatures ranging from 14 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. This unit is mounted by a 0.25-inch threaded screw, holes for which are provided on both top and bottom, and features remote-control capability via RS-422 protocol. Technical Features: S/N ratio: better than 53 dB Minimum illumination: 0.001 Lux Effective pixels: 768 by 494 pixels Horizontal resolution: 480 TVL in color, 570 TVL in B/W Operating temperatures: 14 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit Dimensions: 2.74 x 1.97 x 4.56 inches (W x D x H) The Toshiba IK-65WDA camera provides you with a reliable high-quality color picture throughout the night. The IK-65WDA comes completely assembled and ready to use, with compact dimensions that make it compatible with smaller, less expensive housings. Via the easy menu-driven programming, users can even define the day-to-night threshold under which the IK-65WDA switches from color to black-and-white. Users should note that the CCD sensor may become permanently damaged if exposed to long hours of direct sunlight or halogen light, so the camera should not be mounted or pointed directly at the sun or other bright-light sources. About Surveillance Camera Technical Features Lux rating is the measurement used to indicate how sensitive a camera is to light, and stands for the level of light reflected off a piece of paper by a candle from one meter away. Thus a sensitivity of three Lux would mean a camera could generate an acceptable picture of a piece-of-paper-sized object that was illuminated by the equivalent of three candles from one meter away. The lower the Lux level, the better the camera's ability to work in low-light conditions. The camera's resolution should be greater than or equal to the resolution supported by the system's recorder or monitor. The S/N, or signal to noise ratio, is an important measure of a camera's quality. A poor camera, low-light conditions or poor wiring causes ""noise"" which consumes processing power and disk space. A camera with a wide dynamic range is ideal, especially for recording areas in which both indoor and outdoor light are present. CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors provide high-quality images that are less susceptible to noise. CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors offer less image quality, but are usually more cost-effective and energy efficient. The Toshiba IK-65WDA Wide Dynamic Color Camera is a high-resolution solution especially suited to surveillance applications where there is a lot of contrasting lighting or back lighting. This camera features a 133x dynamic range that enables it to simultaneously reproduce very dark and very light images in the same frame, and a day/night mode dynamic shutter that reproduces images in areas even the human eye can not perceive. Designed to provide a consistently high-quality image even in the lowest-light conditions, the Toshiba IK-65WDA is a great addition to any video surveillance system. This day-and-night CCTV camera utilizes a 0.33-inch interline-transfer CCD (charge-coupled device) image sensor with a standard CS-mount lens that employs 768 by 494 effective pixels. The IK-65WDA provides a high resolution of 520 horizontal TVL (TV lines), and a super-clean image with a S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio of 53 dB or better. This camera features a six-mode backlight compensation, white balance, and automatic electronic shutter and gain controls. Highly sensitive to light, the IK-65WDA can receive a usable picture at a minimum illumination of 0.001 Lux. The Toshiba IK-65WDA operates on the NTSC video format, is dual-voltage compatible running on either 24-volts AC or 12-volts DC power, and can operate in temperatures ranging from 14 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. This unit is mounted by a 0.25-inch threaded screw, holes for which are provided on both top and bottom, and features remote-control capability via RS-422 protocol.",camcorders;camera & photo;complete surveillance systems;electronics;security & surveillance;surveillance cameras,6 B00000EYVJ,Pure Hank CASSETTE,classic rock;country;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 B000J2K090,Brother LC51HYBK Black Inkjet Cartridge (900 Page Yield) for MFC-5460cn & MFC-5860cn High Yield Black Ink Cartridge (approx. 900 pages @ 5% coverage). Compatable with MFC-5460cn and MFC-5860cn.,computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;inkjet printer ink;printer ink & toner,6 B000KYWRI4,"Corelle Livingware 11-Ounce Mug Corelle Livingware 11-ounce Mug, Black",cups;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;mugs;mugs & saucers;tabletop,6 0689862741,"How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales K-Gr. 2. It may be ill-advised to put so much slippery philosophical underpinning in a picture book, but there it is. Prudence is the home-schooled child of two professors. She and her parents make a straw-man dichotomy between science and fairy tales, and then the book goes about demolishing same. When Prudence gets invited to school, she is horrified to see that Miss Bliss tells fairy tales all the time. Then Prudence starts getting postcards full of punnery: ""It helps to let down your hair. R."" or ""Why so grumpy? Are you sleepy? S.W and the D's."" And Miss Bliss says all you have to do is believe. A costume ball at school culminates in the revelation that Miss Bliss is a fairy godmother and in Prudence' conversion to the fairy side of the force and the idea that believing makes it so. The text, a bit hyper, is matched by pictures that are jazzed, bright cartoons. GraceAnne DeCandidoCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;children's books;fairy tales;folk tales & myths;humor;social situations,6 0613277783,"Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories (Signet Classics) Jewett's 1896 novel and selected stories about the fictional town of Dunnett Landing in rural Maine. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Immense?it is the very life.?Rudyard Kipling --Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 trim. LC 96-53845 --This text refers to the Paperback edition. The story of an endearing, unlikely friendship set against the backdrop of a remote and beautiful Maine coastal town, The Country of the Pointed Firs is one of Sarah Orne Jewett's most loved works, and it quickly earned her a reputation as a talented writer upon its publication. Praised by Alice Brown for its ""idyllic atmosphere of country life,"" Jewett's moving novel shows her intimate understanding of New England and its unique inhabitants, whose prickly exteriors often concealed a warm and loyal nature.This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes four additional Dunnet Landing stories: ""The Queen's Twin,"" ""A Dunnet Shepherdess,"" ""The Foreigner,"" and ""William's Wedding."" --This text refers to the Paperback edition. ""Immense--it is the very life.""--Rudyard Kipling --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 1900) was born in South Berwick, Maine, and lived there most of her life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. There was something about the coast town of Dunnet which made it seem more attractive than other maritime villages of eastern Maine. Perhaps it was the simple fact of acquaintance with that neighborhood which made it so attaching, and gave such interest to the rocky shore and dark woods, and the few houses which seemed to be securely wedged and tree-nailed in among the ledges by the Landing. These houses made the most of their seaward view, and there was a gayety and determined floweriness in their bits of garden ground; the small-paned high windows in the peaks of their steep gables were like knowing eyes that watched the harbor and the far sea-line beyond, or looked northward all along the shore and its background of spruces and balsam firs. When one really knows a village like this and its surroundings, it is like becoming acquainted with a single person. The process of falling in love at first sight is as final as it is swift in such a case, but the growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair.After a first brief visit made two or three summers before in the course of a yachting cruise, a lover of Dunnet Landing returned to find the unchanged shores of the pointed firs, the same quaintness of the village with its elaborate conventionalities; all that mixture of remoteness, and childish certainty of being the centre of civilization of which her affectionate dreams had told. One evening in June, a single passenger landed upon the steamboat wharf. The tide was high, there was a fine crowd of spectators, and the younger portion of the company followed her with subdued excitement up the narrow street of the salt-aired, white-clapboarded little town. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. A summer's idyll unfolds at Dunnett's Landing on the coast of Maine. This turn-of-the-century classic is read by Cindy Hardin, whose mellifluous tones may seem sentimental to some younger readers. But for those of us old enough to remember reading aloud by the fire, her voice conjures up a mood rich with bittersweet memory. The characters are well-depicted although confusion in the regional accent and mispronunciations occasionally occur. The overall effect, however, is convincing and professional. S.B.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;classics;contemporary;literature & fiction;short stories;single author,6 B000FN412U,"Brass C260 Seamless Round Tubing, 5/32" OD, 0.1493" ID, 0.014" Wall, 36" Length (Pack of 3) Precision seamless drawn 1/2 to 3/4 hard brass Telescoping Tubing is the answer to many problems in the development of experimental models and prototypes. Telescoping Tubing can be easily soldered, brazed and flared to accept fittings. 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It's sealed against water and has a hanging ring so the knife can be conveniently stored on a hook in Rsle's Open Kitchen system of basic rails and Gridwalls or hung on any hook or peg. The knife is sturdy, balanced, and exceptionally comfortable in the hand. All Rsle products are dishwasher-safe, and carry a lifetime warranty against defects. --Fred Brack Quick. Clean. Perfect. Our professional tools make work easy even with the most tricky tasks. Rosle tools are TASK specific tools. They have been designed and manufactured for specific function and superior performance; each piece has a UNIQUE PURPOSE",bread & serrated knives;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen knives & cutlery accessories;serrated utility knives;utility knives,6 1593373945,"The Everything Gluten-Free Cookbook: 300 Appetizing Recipes Tailored to Your Needs! (Everything (Cooking)) Rick Marx is the author of The Everything Grilling Cookbook. He currently edits two monthly magazines, The Westchester County Times and The Fairfield County Times, serving audiences in New York and Connecticut, respectively. Informally known as The Grillmaster,"" he was featured on CNBC and The Discovery Channel for his ""everyman"" attitude and facility behind the grill. He resides in Katonah, NY. Nancy T. Maar has written about food, health and nutrition for more than 20 years. She has written for magazines and newspapers on food, events, business and restaurants. For four years she wrote internationally syndicated, weekly columns -- ""Now You're Cookin'!"" on food, and ""Caring Well for Your Older Loved Ones,"" for caregivers. Nancy Maar lives with her husband in South Norwalk, CT.""",allergies;books;cookbooks;food & wine;healthy;special diet,6 0965538109,"All Things Work for Good: A Book of Encouragement for People with Cancer, Their Family and Friends An easy-to-read book by a person who has been there. -- From the Publisher In this book, Gavin Sinclair tells about his battle with cancer. When Gavin was 24 years old, an X-ray showed a football-size tumor in his chest. He was given four months to live. His wife was pregnant with their first child. Gavin had chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to cure the cancer. These treatments led to many secondary problems including congestive heart failure, spinal surgery, and a stroke. In the first section, Gavin tells his story. In the second section, family and friends tell how the experience affected them. In the third, Gavin outlines 14 lessons that can be helpful to others. This is not just another dry, technical treatise on dealing with a serious illness. Gavin writes candidly, humorously, and with clarity about a very personal ordeal. As he and others share their stories, you will be touched, enriched, and encouraged by their openness and their very practical suggestions.",books;cancer;diseases & physical ailments;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health,6 B000006SIT,Ratata The alternative pop/rock act's 1990 album. EMI. 2004.,alternative rock;classic rock;music;pop;rock;world music,6 0595139744,Death...A Practical Guide to the Choices that Lie Beyond in about the authors,books;death & grief;education & reference;fitness & dieting;health;self-help,6 B000P8TAYO,Ryobi 4130271 1/2 inch Keyless Chuck Ryobi 4130271 1/2 inch Keyless Chuck,accessories & parts;chucks;lathe accessories;power & hand tools;power tool accessories;tools & home improvement,6 B0006HHV9A,"Westcott Illuminator Reflector Panel 52"" Silver/White Collapsible Illuminator Reflectors, Silks & Solids are compact, lightweight and convenient to carry. When open, they are flat squares or rectangles. No disassembly is required to close them. They effortlessly fold to small, hand-held circles one-third their original size. High-carbon steel frames are riveted, to stand up to use.",accessories;camera & photo;electronics;lighting;lighting controls & modifiers;reflectors,6 0122384504,"A Mathematical Introduction to Logic Reasons for This Book's Success""Rigor, integrity and coherence of overall purpose, introducing students to the practice of logic . . .""--Douglas Cannon, University of Washington""The book is clearly and carefully written. I adopted this text because of its detailed and rigorous treatment of the predicate calculus, detailed and optimal treatment of the incompleteness phenomena, standard notation as developed by the Berkeley school.""--Karel Prikry, University of Minnesota""It is mathematically rigorous [and] it has more examples than other books . . . I definitely would use a new edition of this book.""--Sun-Joo Chin, University of Notre Dame --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. About this bookAn accessible, flexible introduction to the subject of mathematical logic, the second edition of this popular and widely-adopted text has been revised to be appropriate for courses enrolling either advanced undergraduates or graduate students. Like the First Edition, this book is an introduction to the concepts of proof, truth, and computability. This Second Edition has additional examples and explanations to help the reader. Footnotes indicate optional paths through the material that the user might wish to take. Topics relevant to computer science, such as finite models, are also now included.Reasons for This Book's Success""Rigor, integrity and coherence of overall purpose, introducing students to the practice of logic . . .""--Douglas Cannon, University of Washington""The book is clearly and carefully written. I adopted this text because of its detailed and rigorous treatment of the predicate calculus, detailed and optimal treatment of the incompleteness phenomena, standard notation as developed by the Berkeley school.""--Karel Prikry, University of Minnesota""It is mathematically rigorous [and] it has more examples than other books . . . I definitely would use a new edition of this book.""--Sun-Joo Chin, University of Notre Dame --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.",books;mathematics;new;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,6 B0000X656K,"Battery-Biz Inc. 7.4 Volt Li-Ion Digital Camera Battery 720 mAH, Works with Nikon CoolPix 4300, CoolPix 8700, CoolPix 5700, CoolPix 995, CoolPix 4800, CoolPix 775, CoolPix 885, CoolPix 4500, CoolPix 5400, CoolPix 5000 and more...",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camera & photo;camera batteries;electronics,6 0595656749,"A Book Worth Reading This is a book that will anger a lot of vested interests; but for readers of fiction, it is an answer to their most pressing problem: deciding which book to read. By providing ways of deciding for themselves, it liberates readers from sham and from intimidation and allows readers to choose books that work for them. This makes it useful for writers too. And for book reviewers, it should be required reading. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Wells Earl Draughon obtained a BA in English at UNC/Chapel Hill and is the author of the novels Always, Heather, Traci, Lies, and Last Things, First Things. He also has a PhD in philosophy from NYU and has published articles in scholarly journals and a book on freedom. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. In this book, we attempt to answer one ""simple"" question: Is a given novel, play or poem worth reading or is it not? There are lots of people ready to tell us what to read. In fact, a whole industry (or two, if you count academia) exists to tell us which books we are supposed to like and which we are required to dislike. And while we are young enough or nave enough, we believe them. We strive to make ourselves like what they tell us to like. After all, failure to conform risks not only the stigma of having bad taste, but a failing grade. Eventually, we stop reading. Or we read what we like, with apologetic remarks like, ""I just want to relax tonight."" Do we really owe an apology to these ""experts""? This book will show that we do not. Well examine the ""reasons"" they give us for liking what they tell us to like. Well also examine their credentials. In the end, well have shown that we do not owe them an apology. They owe us one. Well achieve this, not by out-conning them with rhetoric or outfoxing them with more persuasive neologisms than they coin, but by sticking to our simple question--and backing it up with intellectual tools from a number of high-power realms of knowledge. Tools, by the way, which they have not bothered to acquire. But refuting these new literary faiths is not the goal of this book, any more than it is defending or refuting the old faiths of Traditionalism or New Criticism. Clearing away the intellectual rubbish is merely a necessity, not a goal. It is literature that is important here, not dogmas, not ""theories"", and not ideologies. Nor is it my purpose in this book to defend ""the great books."" Nor is it to prove that popular novels are ""just as good as anybody else."" The goal is to come up with good, practical, usable criteria that will enable us, as readers, to choose for ourselves which books, if any, to read and which books not to read, regardless of what category academics or critics may have placed them in. Books that will not burden us with the suspicion, twelve hours later when we finish them, that we have wasted our time. At the same time, these good, practical, usable criteria will enable us, as writers, to write books that people not only want to read and enjoy reading but which will leave them with a feeling, when they have finished, that their time has been well spent. To the present author, the question whether a given work of literature is or is not worth reading is the fundamental question of the philosophy of literature. It is this question that the present book addresses, and to which it provides some answers. Literary theorists don't talk anymore about what literature is capable of doing for readers. In the past, all kinds of claims were made for literature's capabilities, and these had to be given up one by one. The proponents of literature lost every battle, and now their backs are to the wall. They are not going to risk open discussion anymore. To ask now what literature is capable of doing for us is embarrassing. The solution? Not to ask. Or to hide behind vagueness. Vagueness has considerable advantages for the critics and academics who use it. Students easily mistake vagueness for profundity and neologisms for concepts. And as every academic knows, the more obscure a statement, the easier it can be weaseled out of when attacked. But we must not follow their example. In spite of the charms of obfuscation, we must resist the siren call, give a complex answer if we must, but a clear one. If we do not, it is we who will be the first to be deceived. And our goal is not simply to make ourselves believe. We want to know. So, lets repeat our question: Is a given book worth reading or not? This is the question to which we demand an answer. Let the answer be a simple one or as complex as you like. Let it be couched in simple terms or in the most technical ones. But it must be an answer that has a ""cash value."" It must tell us clearly how the literary work offers some definite advantage to us. The most complex response, full of the most persuasive neologisms and the latest ""theories,"" if it does not provide us with the required ""cash,"" is useless. Our answer must demonstrate that the work in question is worth our precious time to read. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;books & reading;criticism & theory;general;history & criticism;literature & fiction,6 B000PASCVE,"Scarlet Passion Flower-Passiflora coccinea- Indoors/Out PASSION FLOWER: Passion flowers are exotic looking topical plants that can actually be grown in much milder areas. There are many different passion flower plants. Some passion flowers are vines, some produce edible fruits. The genus Passiflora contains over 400 species. The name 'Passion' Flower comes from Spanish Christian missionaries who adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the numbers of its various flower parts, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion.Scarlet Passion Flower (Passiflora coccineaThe most brilliant Passion Flower we grow! This Passiflora blooms abundantly with rich valentine-red petals contrasted by black filaments. 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Lang - Tony Bennett - Betty Carter and the Kronos Quartet - Count Basie - Sarah Vaughn - Henry Mancini - Nelson Riddle -Sammy Davis, Jr. - Robert Goulet - Perry Como - Bernadette Peters - Bob Newhart - Liza Minelli - Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Steve Lawrence and Edyie Gorme - Juliet Prowse - Rudolf Nureyev - Ray Stevens - Anthony Newley - Melissa Manchester - Tom Jones - Gladys Knight and the Pips - John Denver - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Crystal Gayle - Loretta Lynn - Michael McDonald - Mimi Farina - Johnny Mathis - Eartha Kitt - Burt Bacharach - Aaron Neville - Linda Ronstadt - Stevie Nicks - Sheryl Crow - Norton Buffalo - Ferron - The Temptations - Narada Michael Walden - Joni Mitchell - Don Henley - Trisha Yearwood - Diana Krall - Dianne Reeves Michelle Sell's brilliant and extraordinary talent as one of the world's favorite harpists shines throughout this CD. New age orchestrations, upbeat rhythmic pop, acoustic jazz, and soloistic classical selections take the listener on an amazing auditory journey. A recording resplendent in brilliant ""harpistry"" and evocative ensemble songs, Dancing on Air"" will make you do just that!",classical;jazz;music;new age;pop;world music,6 B00005OMH5,"Pause Kieran Hebden is, it has to be said, something of a genius. The groundwork for Pause was laid when Dialogue--his debut solo album under the guise of Four Tet--landed in 1999, an album that redrew the parameters of inventive dance music. A peculiar mix of live-sounding instrumental jazz and technologically super-precise laptop dance trickery, it sounded nothing like Hebden's actual group--the post-rockers Fridge--and, as it happened, very little like anything else in existence. Where Dialogue employed jazz sax and flute in its evocation of a 21st-century jazz meltdown, Pause goes even further, coiling whispers of harp and zither over layer-on-layers of fidgeting, rattling percussion. His inspirations? Well, like his friend and protg:, Canadian tech-wizard Manitoba (whose Start Breaking My Heart is easily the equal of Pause), Hebden collects sounds and melodies from a dizzying array of places--ancient British folk music, the rattle of typewriter keys, the gurgle of running water, even a field recording of a children's playground. Genius? There really is no other word for it. --Louis Pattison Just as the uber-futurist whir & click of glitchitalia has reached a stylistic cul de sac, a seemingly contrary folksy pastoralism has snuck in through electronic music's open window. First, Boards of Canada doused us in their naf Casio daydreams. More recently, Kim Hiorthoy, Neotropic, Manitoba and now Kieran Hebden's Four Tet, it seems, have all caught the countrified bug. Lest you imagine shimmering acoustic strums and fey pleas to ""love the one you're with,"" well . . . you'd actually be half-right.If Matmos re-imagined America's lonesome vistas and endless deserts on The West, tweaking John Fahey and Ry Cooder's thumb-pick inflections into a post-digital crochet of musique concrte and Neu!-inspired horizontals, Pause similarly re-imagines British folk music and its accompanying landscape, albeit filtered through a neo-hip-hop sensibility. But where Hebden's promising debut Dialogue emphasized scratchy breaks and post-Krautrock atmospherics, Pause lets in the open air, tempering his exquisite beats and tense urbania with spacious textures, like sound unroofed. Threading its way through the wash and gurgle of Brian Eno circa Another Green World, the hypnotic harpsichord loops of Steve Reich and the celestial shimmer of harp, koto and psaltery strums, Hebden weaves typewriter rustling, the buzzing of playgrounds and all manner of field-recorded ephemera into his ""Imagined Folk."" Tied up all nice and neat in a Mo' Wax bow, Hebden's vision could never be confused as one of nostalgia. Nor is it a futuristic claim. It is simply an utterly modern, unabashedly far-out reverie of an album. Check it for a moment and listen, 'cause the whole thing works like a charm. Alexis Georgopoulos -- From URB Magazine",alternative rock;dance & electronic;miscellaneous;music;pop;rock,6 0736030565,"Running 101 ""No running writer I know has combined science and art to the extent that Joe Henderson has by taking the profound aspects of running and presenting them in simple, easily remembered bite-sized nuggets. Running 101 contains 101 fantastic lessons from the teacher who's been there, done that, and who, like our favorite teachers of all time, wants to share those experiences and relive them with us.""Rich BenyoEditor of ""Marathon & Beyond""Author of ""Masters of the Marathon""; ""The Exercise Fix""; ""Making the Marathon Your Event""; and ""Running Past 50"" No running writer I know has combined science and art to the extent that Joe Henderson has by taking the profound aspects of running and presenting them in simple, easily remembered bite-sized nuggets. Running 101 contains 101 fantastic lessons from the teacher whos been there, done that, and who, like our favorite teachers of all time, wants to share those experiences and relive them with us.Rich BenyoEditor of Marathon & BeyondAuthor of Masters of the Marathon; The Exercise Fix; Making the Marathon Your Event; and Running Past 50 ""No running writer I know has combined science and art to the extent that Joe Henderson has by taking the profound aspects of running and presenting them in simple, easily remembered bite-sized nuggets. Running 101 contains 101 fantastic lessons from the teacher whos been there, done that, and who, like our favorite teachers of all time, wants to share those experiences and relive them with us."" Rich Benyo Editor of Marathon & Beyond Author of Masters of the Marathon; The Exercise Fix; Making the Marathon Your Event; and Running Past 50 Joe Henderson combined his passion for running with his natural talent for writing and became one of the most prolific running writers on the planet. Although Henderson never accomplished his first career goal of becoming a high school or college running coach, through his advice in hundreds of magazines and books and in frequent speeches to running groups, he has indirectly coached thousands of runners.Henderson was born in Illinois in 1943 and grew up in Iowa, where he began running at age 14. After graduating from Drake University, he began his work in running journalism at Track & Field News. Today he continues as a columnist with Runners World and as the publisher of the newsletter Running Commentary. He has authored and coauthored 22 books including the best-selling Marathon Training as well as four others from Human KineticsBest Runs, Better Runs, Coaching Cross Country Successfully, and Fitness Running.Henderson has twice been named Journalist of the Year by the Road Runners Club of America. He is also a member of the Clubs Hall of Fame. Henderson now lives in Eugene, Oregon, with his wife, Barbara Shaw.",books;contemporary;individual sports;literature & fiction;running & jogging;sports & outdoors,6 1886433151,"Hairlocking: Everything You Need to Know: African Dread & Nubian Lucks Nekhena Evans is a pioneer in the locked hair care industry. A master locktician, beauty consultant, nation wide lecturer, author and entrepreneur; nekhena uses her health of experience to help young and old locked hair. 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Comments like these evoke a host of responses from parents of adolescents: anxiety, anger, detachment, despair. But Eugene Peterson believes that these --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;christian books & bibles;christian living;inspirational;religion & spirituality;spirituality,6 B000KL71FG,"WeatherTech Custom Fit Rear FloorLiner for Toyota Tacoma Double Cab, Grey In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeil Automotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFit floor protection available today. WeatherTech FloorLiner Mats are designed to keep your interior carpet clean, with quality floor protection proudly designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA. Precision-crafted, rugged, and available in multiple colors All-Weather Floor Protection The WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving absolute interior protection. 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In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeilAutomotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFitTM floor protection available today! The WeatherTechFloorLiner accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving ""absolute interior protection""! Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit! A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface! Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving! Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTechFloorLiner over the door sill...no muss-no fuss! 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George Washington University,books;constitutional law;education & reference;law;new;used & rental textbooks,6 1566564646,"A Balcony over the Fakihani (Interlink World Fiction) Three poignant novellas about life-in-exile from Palestinian writer Badr, born in Jerusalem and now living in Tunisia. The stories, set mainly in Beirut, are preoccupied with exile but with not forgetting homes in Israel, in Jordan, and then in Beirut, from which Palestinians have been driven as conflicts ravage the region. ``A Land of Rock and Thyme'' is told by Ysra, a young woman whose husband, a resistance fighter from the West Bank, has been killed in an Israeli raid into South Lebanon. A disturbing dream about a visit to the Martyrs' Cemetery leads Ysra to recall her father, who was killed by a shell while she was fetching water in the refugee camp, as well as her first meeting with her husband, and their brief, idyllic visit to his native village. Now pregnant and a widow, she is a woman ``dressed in black'' trying to understand that these are the times of bitterness, but that there ``will be times of beauty and light.'' The second piece, the title story, is set in war-torn Beirut--a place where, after a night's bombardment, a mother notices in horror a white hair on her baby's head. A range of voices, the people who frequent Suad's flower- filled balcony in the Fakihani district, tell about the Tunisian- born fighter Umar, Suad's husband, who survived a near-fatal illness, then died in a bomb blast. Last, ``The Canary and the Sea'' is the memoir of a young man whose family was exiled from the West Bank--``the country that was beyond my reach''--only to become a prisoner of war in Israel, exchanged later for an Israeli, and then, compounding the pain of exile once back in Beirut, expelled to Tunisia. Unapologetically partisan, but the writing is good enough to rise above politics and tell moving tales of a troubled people living in an even more troubled place. -- Copyright 1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Text: English (translation) Original Language: Arabic --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Liyana Badr, a renowned novelist and short story writer across the Middle East, was born in Jerusalem and has herself lived through a series of exiles. Her works of fiction include one novel and three collections of short stories, as well as several stories for children. She currently lives in the West Bank. Peter Clark was born in Sheffield, England, and has two degrees in history. He has been employed since 1967 by the British Council, which he has represented in the Middle East. Among his works is Henry Hallam, Mamaduke Pickthall: British Muslim, and has translated Karari and Dubai Tales. Christopher Tingley was born in Brighton, England, and educated at the universities of London and Leeds. He has translated or co-translated many novels, poems, and short stories from the Arabic, among them Yusuf al-Qaid's novel War in the Land of Egypt and the poetry for the two-volume Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;history & criticism;literature & fiction,6 B000FUFSS4,"Without Embarrassment: The Social Coward's Totally Fearless Seduction System Without Embarrassment: The Social Coward's Totally Fearless Seduction System Harness the perfect High Status Male Attitude to create instant attraction in any woman that you please, by projecting the powerful Dominant Male Persona that she finds so irresistibly attractive. A Good Rap is Crucial The most important skill any man can possess is the ability to know when and how to approach a woman with romantic intent -- and to do so in a very classy way. Humans court with conversation -- both verbal and non-verbal -- so you must have an effective rap in order to capture the romantic interest of women, or you are dead, dead... dead! But you can't develop any real skill in this area if your fear of being rejected blocks your ability to interact with women socially... to make mistakes, learn from them, and thus improve your game. So it's a good thing that... You Can Become Fearless A deep-seated fear of being rejected by a woman is a tough phobia to crack, but it can be overcome with specific knowledge and training. My 'Social Coward's Method' is a process that you can easily master which will allow you to act free of the choking fear that you often feel when trying to meet women. Develop Your Seductive Intelligence Without Embarrassment is not some ""pick-up chicks"" book that expects you to play a bull-in-a-china-store type of numbers game by hitting on every female in sight -- blow your ego to smithereens -- and leave the pieces lying all over the floor. Instead, it will teach you how to develop a kind of gentle, seductive intelligence that an amazing number of women (some that you wouldn't ever expect) will find absolutely charming. Automatic Female Submission is the Ultimate Goal A man who knows how it's done can set off mating triggers buried deep within a woman's subconscious mind. Powerful instinctual forces will then compel her to submit to what she perceives to be a dominant male. Seduction becomes an enjoyable pastime that you can play at your leisure once you understand these principles. Using Without Embarrassment's unique socializing methods you will learn how to... Overcome the mental 'shame & shyness' blocks that are holding you back from saying something clever and useful when you see a pretty girl... blocks that lie at the root of your rejection sensitivity. Avoid sending out those deadly ""I've been defeated by other men..."" signals that low status males broadcast all over the place. Become skilled at advanced psychological techniques that will compel any woman to respond to your advances favorably -- so that you don't get rejected again and again and have to keep crawling back into your hermit shell! Remove the shame-fueled rage that prevents you from developing long term intimate connections with women. Make fantastic first impressions in less than 3 minutes. Break the destructive cycle of rejection / self-castigation, over-thinking and other self-defeating behaviors that are holding you down socially... forever! Stop being friends with women and start getting laid! The key to everything when it comes to being romantically successful with women is learning how to project the image of the High Status Male. Without Embarrassment: The Social Coward's Totally Fearless Seduction System will show you how easy it is to begin using your brainpower to serve your needs for a change, instead of short-circuiting them. I invite you to visit the Official Author's Website where you'll find Reader Reviews, Articles about Relationship Topics, and the Author's regularly updated Q E-mail Forum. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Without Embarrassment: The Social Coward's Totally Fearless Seduction System Harness the perfect High Status Male Attitude to create instant attraction in any woman that you please, by projecting the powerful Dominant Male Persona that she finds so irresistibly attractive. A Good Rap is Crucial The most important skill any man can possess is the ability to know when and how to approach a woman with romantic intent -- and to do so in a very classy way. Humans court with conversation -- both verbal and non-verbal -- so you must have an effective rap in order to capture the romantic interest of women, or you are dead, dead... dead! But you can't develop any real skill in this area if your fear of being rejected blocks your ability to interact with women socially... to make mistakes, learn from them, and thus improve your game. So it's a good thing that... You Can Become Fearless A deep-seated fear of being rejected by a woman is a tough phobia to crack, but it can be overcome with specific knowledge and training. My 'Social Coward's Method' is a process that you can easily master which will allow you to act free of the choking fear that you often feel when trying to meet women. Develop Your Seductive Intelligence Without Embarrassment is not some ""pick-up chicks"" book that expects you to play a bull-in-a-china-store type of numbers game by hitting on every female in sight -- blow your ego to smithereens -- and leave the pieces lying all over the floor. Instead, it will teach you how to develop a kind of gentle, seductive intelligence that an amazing number of women (some that you wouldn't ever expect) will find absolutely charming. Automatic Female Submission is the Ultimate Goal A man who knows how it's done can set off mating triggers buried deep within a woman's subconscious mind. Powerful instinctual forces will then compel her to submit to what she perceives to be a dominant male. Seduction becomes an enjoyable pastime that you can play at your leisure once you understand these principles. Using Without Embarrassment's unique socializing methods you will learn how to... Overcome the mental 'shame & shyness' blocks that are holding you back from saying something clever and useful when you see a pretty girl... blocks that lie at the root of your rejection sensitivity. Avoid sending out those deadly ""I've been defeated by other men..."" signals that low status males broadcast all over the place. Become skilled at advanced psychological techniques that will compel any woman to respond to your advances favorably -- so that you don't get rejected again and again and have to keep crawling back into your hermit shell! Remove the shame-fueled rage that prevents you from developing long term intimate connections with women. Make fantastic first impressions in less than 3 minutes. Break the destructive cycle of rejection / self-castigation, over-thinking and other self-defeating behaviors that are holding you down socially... forever! Stop being friends with women and start getting laid! The key to everything when it comes to being romantically successful with women is learning how to project the image of the High Status Male. Without Embarrassment: The Social Coward's Totally Fearless Seduction System will show you how easy it is to begin using your brainpower to serve your needs for a change, instead of short-circuiting them. I invite you to visit the Official Author's Website where you'll find Reader Reviews, Articles about Relationship Topics, and the Author's regularly updated Q E-mail Forum. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.",books;interpersonal relations;love & romance;relationships;self-esteem;self-help,6 B0006Z7M4Q,"American Dj Cgs9C Precut Gel Pack For Par 64, 56, 46 And 38 American Dj 9 X 9 Inches Gel Sheets Packet C Includes The Following Colors Magenta, Congo Blue, Light Green And Aqua",lighting accessories;lighting equipment & accessories;live sound & stage;musical instruments;stage lighting;studio recording equipment,6 0911921249,"Samurai Journey A fascinating, honest look at a true karate master. -- Karate-do Times Don't miss the last section of the book, Master Ozawa's own inspiring words regarding the future of karate-do and the earnest conclusions he drew from his amazing life experiences. Martial Arts Illustrated magazine has called Randall G. Hassell ""Shotokan's Great Communicator"" and ""The spiritual voice for a generation of karate-do practitioners."" President of the American Shotokan Karate Alliance (ASKA), Hassell is a professional writer and editor who began karate training in 1960 and was a member of the Japan Karate Association until 1984. While majoring in English Literature at Washington University in St. Louis, he began an intense, formal study of the history and philosophy of the martial arts in general, and karate-do in particular. To date, this study has led to the publication of more than 100 articles in numerous periodicals around the world, and many books including The Karate Experience: A Way of Life; Conversations with the Master: Masatoshi Nakayama; Karate Ideals; The Karate Spirit; Shotokan Karate: Its History and Evolution; Zen, Pen, and Sword: The Karate Experience; Recognition (A novel with Stan Schmidt); Karate Training Guide Volume 1: Foundations of Training; Karate Training Guide Volume 2: Kata--Heian, Tekki, Bassai Dai; and Samurai Journey (with Osamu Ozawa). In addition to teaching in his own dojos and YMCA's in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area, Mr. Hassell oversees the instruction of thousands of students in the ASKA, and he travels extensively, teaching, lecturing, and officiating. His latest book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate, co-written with Edmond Otis, is scheduled for release in July, 2000.",biographies;biographies & memoirs;books;individual sports;martial arts;sports & outdoors,6 1888725842,"The Riverdale Chronicles Charles Rechlin is a semi-retired corporate and securities lawyer now living in Pacific Palisades, California. His short stories have appeared in over twenty-five publications, including Potpourri, The Iconoclast, Mushroom Dreams and Words of Wisdom. 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As in the ""House That Jack Built,"" a cause-and-effect chain is steadily built (""This is the Cat / That ate the Rat / . . . That lay in the book that Jack wrote""). Adel, whose illustrations have appeared in the New York Times , contributes bizarre but virtuosic paintings that evoke Alice in Wonderland by way of Francis Bacon. His Cat, for instance, has unsettlingly human teeth and a wide Cheshire grin from which dangles the unfortunate Rat's tail; a Hatter a la John Tenniel shows up later. Adel's sophisticated compositions, set against white ground, incorporate picture frames that give each portrait a 3-D, lifelike quality. Scieszka's detached narrative seems straightforward at first, but gets weirder as the passage of time goes out-of-whack. When, at the conclusion, a ""book that Jack wrote"" falls on and flattens a Man, the Man's feet protrude from beneath the book--but those feet were present from the story's first page. Readers who require logic will be stymied; those who appreciate near-Victorian oddities and Escher-like conundrums will tumble right in. Ages 5-up. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Grade 1-6-An updated version of ""This Is the House That Jack Built,"" this cumulative tale tells of a blind rat who falls into a picture in the book that Jack wrote, thus setting off a chain of events in which the players are done in one by one until nothing is left but the book itself. The characters are borrowed largely from children's literature-a grinning Cheshiresque cat, a cow jumping over the moon, a pieman at the fair, Humpty Dumpty, and the Mad Hatter-but they bear only a passing resemblance to their traditional forms. Cynical expressions followed by looks of terror are the order of the day as each character meets its fate. The text initially follows the rhythm of the original rhyme; however, as it progresses, the meter changes and the cadence becomes somewhat jarring. The dark tones of Adel's full-page oil paintings are a fine match for the irreverent mood of the piece. The humor comes from their surreal quality-distorted bodies sport extremely large heads. Not for the timid, they portray a cow's pronounced udder hovering over the dog's head, a baby getting ""beaned"" with a pie, and a man with a sadistic grin happily smashing an annoying bug. Featuring an even more twisted brand of humor than Scieszka's The Stinky Cheese Man (Viking, 1992), this work will serve as a fine introduction to parody for young creative writers.Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, Wheeler School, Providence, RICopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Gr. 2-4. You can't fault the art in this cumulative story. Though he paints with almost photographic precision, Adel offers pictures that could never appear in any photo--a Cheshire cat dressed in a Pirandello costume, a baby tossing a cow over the moon. The rhyme itself is a takeoff on ""The House That Jack Built"": ""This is the Picture that lay in the Book that Jack wrote. This is the rat, that fell into the picture . . ."" etc. The surrealistic images include a nattily dressed dog staring up at the udder of a cow as it sails over the moon, and old Jack himself in bow tie and fez getting flattened by the very book that he wrote. The audience for this is older than the picture-book set, despite the singsongy rhyme. It is school-age kids who will be caught up in the whimsy and enjoy the technical skill of the pictures (and details like the rat's tail hanging out of the cat's mouth). Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Scieszka grabs a character from a nursery rhyme here, a nursery rhyme there, one from Lewis Carroll, still more from elsewhere, and builds them into a parfait of verse--a lyrical chaos of great beauty that eventually folds in upon itself, coming full circle. On each page a new line is added to the poem, and each page brings another knockout painting by Adel (some drawing inspiration from the same sources employed by Scieszka, such as Carroll's Tenniel), rendered with the touch of a brand- new old master. Not as nutty, but just as imaginative, as Scieszka's earlier efforts (The Stinky Cheese Man, 1992, etc.), with lots of references and subtleties that may take some explaining, as is the case with the paintings for that matter. But it's all pretty sensational on any level. This one will wow even the most sophisticated. (Picture book. 5+) -- Copyright 1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he got a M.F.A. in fi ction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called Guys Read that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. Currently, he lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and two kids. Recently, Jon was named the countrys first National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Childrens Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he will act as a spokesperson for childrens literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading.",books;children's books;humor;humorous;literature & fiction;poetry,6 B0000511RM,"Adesso Tru-Form Contoured Ergonomic PS/2 Keyboard with Glidepoint Touchpad ( PCK-308T ) The TruForm is a 105-key ergonomic, contoured, extended keyboard with a built-in touchpad. Additional features include a built-in wrist support and a split spacebar. This keyboard also features separate numeric and cursor keypads, 12 function keys and six page movement function keys. It follows standard QWERTY-key layout. The built-in touchpad replaces your mouse and is ergonomicly placed, allowing usage without removing your hands from the keyboard. Dual mouse buttons are located on the wrist support. 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But this is war!Do you know how Satan can use ""doorways"" including yoga, role-playing games, and meditation, to bring demonic destruction into your home?Satan hates you and wants to destroy you. To be victorious you must Prepare for War. Rebecca Brown, M.D., was a young intern just out of medical school when she first encountered the activities of a group of Satanists. She began a lifelong journey of danger and excitement as she followed step-by-step the Lord's commands for her life. She learned complete trust and obedience as God faithfully guided her to truth and ultimate victory.This remarkable woman has ministered to thousands of people through her books, seminars and individual counseling. Dr. Brown's vast experience through personal encounters gives exceptional credibility to her teaching.While there are many Christian authors who write on the subject of the occult, few have the extensive hands-on experience of Rebecca. In fourteen years of ministry, Dr. Brown has led many people out of hard-core Satanism and all types of occult bondage, including Eastern mysticism and New Age philosophy, and into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. She has also effectively taught believers how to defend themselves against demonic activity by strengthening themselves daily in the Lord by obeying His Word.When Rebecca first encountered the shocking facts behind Satanism and the occult, there was little accurate information available on these dark and evil practices. Movies and television shows that portrayed the supernatural were regarded by the average viewer as fiction. By contrast, today it is common to see newspapers and talk shows discussing details of Satanic ritualistic abuse, demon possession and ""white"" witchcraft. In spite of the popularity of these topics, however, the full truth is not being accurately disclosed. As a result, there are massive numbers of Christians being deceived in their schools, on the job and even in their own churches.Rebecca candidly discusses the brutal facts and little-known secrets of the occult, such as placement of ""inserts"" and the practice of ""caging."" She deals with demons in a no-nonsense manner that takes the ""three-ring circus"" out of deliverance. Her instruction is based on the simple steps of faith found in Scripture. She emphasizes that these steps are also necessary for the believer's entire Christian walk.Rebecca Brown has authored these best-selling books: He Came To Set The Captives Free, Prepare For War, Unbroken Curses, and Becoming A Vessel of Honor. They have been translated into over twelve languages and are used worldwide as teaching tools in churches and ministries. Her counsel is often sought by pastors, doctors and lawyers. In addition, her books are utilized by various U.S. law enforcement officials as part of their training programs for dealing with the occult.Although there are many Christian books exposing the occult, Dr. Brown's are among the few that offer definite answers and specific personal advice. They have helped countless people to pray effectively and to protect themselves from demonic attack and bondage.",books;christian books & bibles;education & reference;occult;religion & spirituality;theology,6 B0002TPBTE,"Amazon.com: Columbia Sportswear Ladies Flamouth Parka in Columbia Navy,Small: Clothing The Columbia Sportswear Falmouth Parka, a perennial favorite jacket for everyday use. The Bergundthal fabric shell repels rain and snow with a water-repellent surface finish on the outside and polyurethane coating on the inside for excellent wind/water resistance. The MTR Fleece lining is quick drying and non-pilling not to mention soft and comfortable. 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Best of all, if you don't already know the local name for what you're looking for, you can look it up in English. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;education & reference;europe;germany;history;teens,6 B00013Q3RU,"Galileo FS720DX 720 x 80mm Astro Terrestial Refractor Telescope The Galileo 720-mm x 80 telescope offers powerful viewing with an 80-mm, multi-coated objective and a 6.8 to 16-mm zoom eyepiece. It features a built-in 2x flip Barlow lens, a Mars Eye finderscope, and FS Super-Glide mount slow-motion controls for precise operation. It also comes with a pre-assembled metal tripod with an accessory tray and a Galileo Planetarium CD ROM with an instructional video. Features include: 720mm O.T.A. 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Such is the premise of this novel, which won the 1988 Hugo Award. ""The Uplift books are as compulsive reading as anything ever published in the genre.""--The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ""The Uplift books are as compulsive reading as anything ever published in the genre.""--The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written.Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time.Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being ""uplifted"" by a patron race.But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind?As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth.The various uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction.At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of the entire Five Galaxies.Sweeping, brilliantly crafted, inventive and dramatic, The Uplift War is an unforgettable story of adventure and wonder from one of today's science fiction greats. David Brin is a Hugo and Nebula award winning author of twelve novels, holds a doctorate in astrophysics and has served as a consultant for NASA. He lives in California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. How strange, that such an insignificant little world should come to matter so much.Traffic roared amid the towers of Capital City, just beyond the sealed crystal dome of the officialpalanquin. But no sound penetrated to disturb the bureaucrat of Cost and Caution, whoconcentrated only on the holo-image of a small planet, turning slowly within reach of one down-covered arm. Blue seas and a jewel-bright spray of islands came into view as the bureaucrat watched, sparkling in the reflected glow of an out-of-view star.If I were one of the gods spoken of in wolfling legendsthe bureaucrat imagined. Its pinions flexed. There was the feeling one had only to reach out with a talon and seize...But no. The absurd idea demonstrated that the bureaucrat had spent too much time studying theenemy. Crazy Terran concepts were infecting its mind.Two downy aides fluttered quietly nearby, preening the bureaucrats feathers and bright tore for the appointment ahead. They were ignored. Aircars and floater barges darted aside and regimented lanes of traffic melted away before the bright beacon of the official vehicle. This was status normally accorded only royalty, but within the palanquin all went on unnoticed as the bureaucrat's heavy beak lowered toward the holo-image.Garth. So many times the victim.The outlines of brown continents and shallow blue seas lay partly smeared under pinwheel storm clouds, as decep1tively white and soft to the eye as a Cubru's plumage. Along just one chain of islands-and at a single point at the edge of the largest continent-shone the lights of a few small cities. Everywhere else the world appeared untouched, perturbed only by occasional flickering strokes of storm brewed lightning.Strings of code symbols told a darker truth. Garth was a poor place, a bad risk. Why else had the wolfling humans and their clients been granted a colony leasehold there? The place had been written off by the Galactic Institutes long ago.And now, unhappy little world, you have been chosen as a site for war.For practice, the bureaucrat of Cost and Caution thought in Anglic, the beastly, unsanctioned language of the Earthling creatures. Most Gubru considered the study of alien things an unwholesome pastime, but now the bureaucrat's obsession seemed about to pay off at last.At last. Today.The palanquin had threaded past the great towers d Capital City, and a mammoth edifice of opalescent stone now seemed to rise just ahead. The Conclave Arena, seat of government of all the Cubit race and clan.Nervous, anticipatory shivers flowed down the bureaucrat's head-crest all the way to its vestigial flight feathers, bringing forth chirps of complaint from the two Kwackoo aides. How could they finish preening the bureaucrat's fine. white feathers, they asked, or buff its long, hooked beak, if it didn't sit still?I comprehend, understand, will comply, the bureaucrat answered indulgently in Standard Galactic Language Number Three. These Kwackoo were loyal creatures, to be allowed some minor impertinences. For distraction, the bureaucrat returned to thoughts of the small planet, Garth.It is the most defenseless Earthling outpost ... the one most easily taken hostage. That is why the military pushed for this operation, even while we are hard-pressed elsewhere in space. This will strike deeply at the wolflings, and we may thereby coerce them to yield what we want.After the armed forces, the priesthood had been next to agree to the plan. Recently the Guardians of Propriety had ruled that an invasion could be undertaken without any loss of honor.That left the Civil Service the third leg of the Perch of Command. And there consensus hadbroken. The bureaucrat's superiors in the Department of Cost and Caution had demurred. The plan was too risky, they declared. Too expensive.A perch cannot stand long on two legs. There must be consensus. There must be compromise.There are times when a nest cannot avoid taking risks.The mountainous Conclave Arena became a cliff of dressed stone, covering half the sky. Acavernous opening loomed, then swallowed the palanquin. With a quiet murmur the smallvessel's gravitics shut down and the canopy lifted. A crowd of Gubru in the normal whiteplumage of adult neuters already waited at the foot of the landing apron.They know, the bureaucrat thought, regarding them with its right eye. They know I am alreadyno longer one of them.In its other eye the bureaucrat caught a last glimpse of the white-swaddled blue globe. Garth.Soon, the bureaucrat thought in Anglic. We shall meet soon.The Conclave Arena was a riot of color. And such colors! Feathers shimmered everywhere in theroyal hues, crimson, amber, and arsene blue.Two four-footed Kwackoo servants opened a ceremonial portal for the bureaucrat of Cost andCaution, who momentarily had to stop and hiss in awe at the grandeur of the Arena. Hundreds ofperches lined the terraced walls, crafted in delicate, ornate beauty out of costly woods importedfrom a hundred worlds. And all around, in regal splendor, stood the Roost Masters of the Gubrurace.No matter how well it had prepared for today, the bureaucrat could not help feeling deeplymoved. Never had it seen so many queens and princes at one time!To an alien, there might seem little to distinguish the bureaucrat from its lords. All were tall,slender descendants of flightless birds. To the eye, only the Roost Masters' striking coloredplumage set them apart from the majority of the race. More important differences layunderneath, however. These, after all, were queens and princes, possessed of gender and theproven right to command.Nearby Roost Masters turned their sharp beaks aside in order to watch with one eye as thebureaucrat of Cost and Caution hurried through a quick, mincing dance of ritual abasement.Such colors! Love rose within the bureaucrat's downy breast, a hormonal surge triggered bythose royal hues. It was an ancient, instinctive response, and no Gubru had ever proposedchanging it. Not even after they had learned the art of gene-altering and become starfarers.Those of the race who achieved the ultimate-color and gender-had to be worshipped and obeyedby those who were still white and neuter.It was the very heart of what it meant to be Gubru. It was good. It was the way.The bureaucrat noticed that two other white-plumed Gubru had also entered the Arena throughneighboring doors. They joined the bureaucrat upon the central platform. Together the three of them took low perches facing the assembled Roost Masters.The one on the right was draped in a silvery robe and bore around its narrow white throat thestriped tore of priesthood.The candidate on the left wore the sidearm and steel talon guards of a military officer. The tipsof its crest feathers were dyed to show the rank of stoop-colonel.Aloof, the other two white-plumed Gubru did not turn to acknowledge the bureaucrat. Nor didthe bureaucrat offer any sign of recognizing them. Nevertheless, it felt a thrill. We are three!The President of the Conclave-an aged queen whose once fiery plumage had now faded to a palepinkish washfluffed her feathers and opened her beak. The Arena's acoustics automaticallyamplified her voice as she chirped for attention. On all sides the other queens and princes fellsilent.The Conclave President raised one slender, down-covered arm. Then she began to croon andsway. One by one, the other Roost Masters joined in, and soon the crowd of blue, amber, andcrimson forms was rocking with her. From the royal assemblage there rose a low, atonalmoaning.ZoooonSince time immemorial, the President chirped in formal Galactic Three. Since before ourglory, since before our patronhood, since before even our Uplift into sentience, itS been ourway to seek balance.The assembly chanted in counter rhythm.Balance on the ground's brown seams, Balance in the rough air streams, Balance in ourgreatest schemes.Back when our ancestors were still pre-sentient beasts, back before our Gooksyu patrons found us and uplifted us to knowledge, back before we even spoke or knew tools, we had already learned this wisdom, this way of coming to decision, this way of coming to consensus, this way of making love.ZoooonAs half-animals, our ancestors still knew that we must must choose ... must choose three.One to hunt and strike with daring, for glory and for territory! One to seek the righteous bearing, for purity and propriety! One to warn of danger looming, for our eggs' security!The bureaucrat of Cost and Caution sensed the other two candidates on either side and knew theywere just as electrically aware, just as caught up in tense expectation. There was no greaterhonor than to be chosen as the three of them had been.Of course all young Gubru were taught that this way was best, for what other species sobeautifully combined politics and philosophy with lovemaking and reproduction? The systemhad served their race and clan well for ages. It had brought them to the heights of power inGalactic society.And now it may have brought us to the brink of ruin.Perhaps it was sacrilegious even to imagine it, but the bureaucrat of Cost and Caution could nothelp wondering if one of the other methods it had studied might not be better after all. It hadread of so many styles of government used by other races and clans-autarchies andaristocracies, technocracies and democracies, syndicates and meritocracies. 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Recipes appeal not just with their delicate interplay of flavors and textures, but with a golden opportunity to alter one's diet. Vegetables, spices and rice make up the bulk of a meal. And, as with most Asian fare, meats and fish are used to flavor, not to dominate, a dish. Several intriguing Buddhist vegetarian recipes are included. All are well organized, and directions are easily navigated. Some recipes may call for as many as 15 ingredients, so be prepared to spend some time chopping and measuring. Cooking time is quite brief. Because Vietnamese cookery relies on many exotic items--tamarind pulp, starfruit, tiger lily buds, pandan leaves--the authors have thoughtfully provided a mail-order reference source. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. An attractive introduction to Vietnamese cuisine from the Vietnamese chef/owner of a Hartford restaurant and Food & Wine 's associate test kitchen director. The subtle, flavorful recipes include both Duong's version of classic dishes and nontraditional creations that reflect his French training, the influence of Western cuisines, and his culinary heritage; Kiesel's introductions and instructions are clear and straightforward but graceful. An excellent companion to Nicole Routhier's highly regarded, more traditionally oriented Foods of Vietnam (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989).Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. American home cooks inclined to tackle Vietnamese cooking will be well served by these co-authors: Chef Binh Duong shares his intimate knowledge of his native cuisine, and food-writer Kiesel (Food & Wine magazine) shows how easily it can be done in American home kitchens. These interesting flavors are different and require some ingredients not found in the average American pantry, though fortunately most recipes can be accomplished with a few extras-- such as rice papers to wrap the delightful snacks or appetizers and nuoc man (Thai fish sauce) for a whole range of dishes--now stocked in many supermarkets. More exotic ingredients such as pork-skin threads and perilla leaves can presumably be had from the mail- order sources listed at the book's end. With little meat and heavy use of shrimp, crabs, and rice in many forms, this food fits right into our current standards for health and taste. -- Copyright 1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.",asian;books;cookbooks;food & wine;regional & international;vietnamese,6 B000A8C5M8,"Therm-a-Rest Universal Couple Kit The Therm-a-Rest Universal Couple Kit Universal Couple Kit securely holds any two Therm-a-Rest mattresses side-by-side (20-30 inches wide), making it perfect for couples who want to sleep close together but don't want to get stuck in the gap between their mattresses in the middle of the night. When not in use, it stuffs conveniently into an attached pouch. Our Universal Couple Kit securely holds any two Therm-a-Rest mattresses side-by-side (20""-30"" wide), making it perfect for couples who want to sleep close together but don't want to get stuck in the gap between their mattresses in the middle of the night.",camp bedding;camping & hiking;outdoor recreation;sleeping bag accessories;sports & outdoors;stuff sacks,6 B000PI46BG,"Sauder Cornerstone 2 Drawer Lateral Wood File Cabinet in Classic Cherry Features: Anti-cascading file drawers hold letter, legal or European size hanging files. Full extension slides. Key locking drawers. Classic Cherry finish. Collection: Cornerstone Collection Style: Classic Cherry Dimensions: W: 30.870"" x D: 19 1/2"" x H: 30 1/2""",cabinets;file cabinets;lateral file cabinets;office furniture & lighting;office products;racks & shelves,6 0268013160,"Leadership: Understanding the Dynamics of Power and Influence in Organizations ROBERT P. VECCHIO, Franklin D. Schurz Professor of Management at the University of Notre Dame, teaches and conducts research on organizational behavior and human resources management with special emphasis on leadership. He currently serves as editor of the Journal of Management and is the author of Organizational Behavior, which is now in its fourth edition.",books;business & investing;leadership;management & leadership;politics & social sciences;social sciences,6 B0009YA3Y0,Joe Zawinul and Weather Update Studio: Geneon [Pioneer],jazz;movies & tv;music;pop;tv;world music,6 B000KL5BHG,"WeatherTech Custom Fit Front FloorLiner for Acura MDX, Grey In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeil Automotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFit floor protection available today. 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A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface! Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving! Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTechFloorLiner over the door sill...no muss-no fuss! Rear FloorLiners incorporate many of the same design features as the front FloorLiners. Rear FloorLiners (where offered) are manufactured from a proprietary custom blended TPO (thermopolyolefin) that is not only wear resistant, but also remains flexible under temperature extremes. FloorLiners were designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. Theywill not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech floor mats. Please note that the on-screen color representations are not necessarily precise representations of actual product colors due to variance in monitor calibrations.",automobilia;automotive;custom fit;floor mats;floor mats & cargo liners;interior accessories,6 B000KZW9WM,Cables Unlimited 10-Feet DVI D M to M Cable Use these high performance dual link digital cables to interface between a PC and display. These cables meet TMDS spec. and are fully compliant with DVI standards.,accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;cables & interconnects;dvi cables;electronics;video cables,6 B0000X5DKY,"I, Cosmonaut Paste Magazine ""a delicious, harmony-filled pop debut"" All Music Guide 2.17.05 quite talented songwritingtightly-wound arrangements and unique melodies suggest The Wedding Present, or the maturity of Workbook-era Bob Mould Cleveland Plain Dealer 1.11.04 reminiscent of the Kinks here, the Pixies there,Sputniks promising debut packs ten Grandy-penned indie-rock ditties with catchy hooks and shimmering harmonies aplenty. Best of the bunch? Alienne, an extraterrestrial ode to the flying object of my desire (grade) A minus Cleveland Scene 3.24.04 ""(Sputnik) recall Husker Du, another band that elegantly eased from hardcore to transcendent rock"" Exclaim! Magazine (Canada) I, Cosmonaut is a collection of jangly indie-pop songs that deserve a wider audience Charleston (WV) Daily Mail 11.18.04 ""...one of the more intriguing sounds I've heard of late...I'd keep an ear out for these lads."" Sputnik - Alan Grandy (lead vocal, guitar), Jay Bentoff (bass, backing vocal), and Jeff Harmon (drums, backing vocal) began performing together during the recording of Grandy's acclaimed 1997 solo cd ""acrowno'stars"", which Bentoff engineered and co-produced. Grandy and Harmon had previously paired in Jehova Waitresses (1991-94); Grandy had led the terrible parade (1982-91). Each group claimed a number of critically-favored releases to their credit. ""I, Cosmonaut is Sputnik's debut release, produced by the band and engineered by Bentoff at his Dark Tree Studio. The song ""Alienne"" was chosen to be featured on an episode of the FOX Network program ""Wonderfalls"".Hello was featured on Paste Magazine and Magnet Magazine cd samplers. ###############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################",alternative rock;dance & electronic;folk;music;pop;rock,6 B000ALD3YY,"Nylon Collar 3/8"" x 10"" Purple Single ply nylon collars available in various sizes and colors.",basic collars;cats;collars;dogs;harnesses & leashes;pet supplies,6 1550225170,"Brawl: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Mixed Martial Arts Competition Erich Krauss began his fighting career in the underground gambling halls of Pataya, Thailand. He returned to the United States and now trains at the world-renowned Lion's Den. He lives in San Diego, California.",books;individual sports;martial arts;mixed martial arts;sports & outdoors;wrestling,6 B000COBKDU,"HELLA 157007001 Driving Lamp Mounting Bracket The HELLA brand heavy duty steel brackets fit all FF1000 models, including Xenon. Quality materials and construction mean a proper fit and long lasting functionality in any weather condition.",automotive;electrical;ignition & electrical;lighting & electrical;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 B000C5GARK,"Motorad MGC-811 Fuel Cap Motorad fuel caps are designed and manufactured to be consumer friendly both non locking and locking caps. All fuel caps include venting as required, positive closer cover, and optional locking cover. Motorad fuel caps have been independently tested for emission control effectiveness, ability to remain sealed after a side collision, integrity of cap simulating a 90 Km/h collision, tip test and vent test.",automotive;caps;exterior accessories;fuel system;gas caps;replacement parts,6 0789488930,"JLA:The Ultimate Guide to the Justice League of America Grade 5 Up-Batman and Superman may already be the subjects of ""Ultimate Guides,"" but their inclusion here won't stop this wonderfully inviting volume from flying off the shelf faster than a speeding bullet. It chronicles the JLA, a superheroic team that has included Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and many others throughout its colorful past. Readers with an appetite for trivia will find plenty to chew on here, whether it's Plastic Man's real name (Eel O'Brian), Wonder Woman's first appearance (1941), or the color of Aquaman's eyes (sea blue, of course). With over 40 years of outrageous story lines and hundreds of episodes to cover, Beatty does a commendable job of transforming a tremendous amount of information into a cohesive work. Created in the signature DK style, the text appears in bold spreads, each with an introduction, several items of note, and plenty of dramatic, colorful images, including some that were specially commissioned for this publication. The book opens with a ""biographical"" chapter on the JLA's current members, followed by sections on their allies, enemies, and legacy. The inclusion of an encyclopedic time line of important events will please longtime fans. With interest in comic books and recent film and television spin-offs at a high, expect a demand of heroic proportions.Douglas P. Davey, Guelph Public Library, Ontario, CanadaCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Scott Beatty earned his Master of Arts degree in fiction writing at Iowa State University. A former English teacher, radio personality, and magazine editor, Beatty is also the author of DK's Batman: The Ultimate Guide to the Dark Knight.",books;children's books;comics & graphic novels;graphic novels;humor;superheroes,6 B000AM165G,Leadsinger LS-3C23 Traditional Church Hymns Musikartridge - 558 Songs 558-song Traditional Church Music song chip for LDSLS3000 or LDSLS2100,dj;electronic music & karaoke;karaoke equipment;musical instruments;players;studio recording equipment,6 B000EE5KSY,"New York Mets 20""x30"" Starter Floor Mat (Rug) Decorate your home or office with area rugs by FANMATS. Made in U.S.A. 100% nylon carpet and non-skid Duragon latex backing. Officially licensed and chromojet painted in true team colors.",area rugs;décor;fan shop;floor mats;home & garden;sports & outdoors,6 B000F5FNPW,"London Bridges (Alex Cross Novel) In his 10th adventure, Alex Cross, now working full time for the FBI, is confronted by two of his most deadly foes: the faceless ex-KGB agent from last year's Big Bad Wolf, who's known as ""The Wolf"" and is threatening four metropolises with nuclear destruction; and the insane serial killer The Weasel, last seen in Patterson's Pop Goes the Weasel. Patterson's action is fast and furious, and narrators Fernandez and O'Hare do a fine job of keeping up with him. O'Hare does especially well with his performance of The Wolf, giving the Russian-accented villain a calm, almost soothing vocalization that nicely counters his sadistic actions. Fernandez brings a warm humanity to Cross, especially in scenes with his family, giving listeners a break from the murder and mayhem that rule much of the book. The narrators' performances are accompanied by well-placed music and sound effects. Each chapter opens with an ominous ticking clock and an electronically distorted voice announcing the chapter title, a technique that at first seems fitting for the book's style and tone, but soon becomes more annoying than effective. Still, this one quibble will not stop Patterson's fans from thoroughly enjoying the latest installment in the Cross series. Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover (Forecasts, Nov. 8, 2004). (Nov.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 'If you feel like a roller coaster, breathless ride, London Bridges is the hottest ride in town' -- Ballarat Courier, Australia 20041126 'Any thriller writer, wannabe or actual, would do well to study Patterson's 10th Alex Cross novel!Patterson continues to elaborate his finest hero, cerebral yet emotional, dedicated yet flawed, caught between duty and family' -- Publisher's Weekly 20041108 'Un-put-down-able' -- Daily Express 20051001 --This text refers to the Paperback edition. James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past decade: the Women's Murder Club, the Alex Cross novels and Maximum Ride, and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He has won an Edgar Award, the mystery world's highest honour. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. James Patterson's newest book in the Alex Cross series just might be his best to date. The dual delivery by Peter J. Fernandez and Denis O'Hare invites the reader into the frightening world of Cross's old enemies, the Wolf and the Weasel, who appear to have joined forces to inflict unspeakable terror on the people of the United States. The production is enhanced through the use of the two distinct voices; accents and background noises also help keep the listener in a constant state of anticipation. The narrators convey the stark evil that permeates the world of anti-American terrorism and leave listeners thankful that good guys exist. S.K.P. AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;genre fiction;horror;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B0001XPC7C,"Custom Accessories 91116 Coin Holder Compact/Portable Coin Holder, Keeps Change Organized, Mounts On Metal Base Or With Hook & Hoop Tape, Blister Card.",coin changers;forms;money handling products;office & school supplies;office products;recordkeeping & money handling,6 0140266313,"Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza (Salto, 31 de diciembre de 1878-Buenos Aires, 19 de febrero de 1937). Uruguay. Era hijo del vicecnsul argentino en Salto quien descenda del caudillo riojano Facundo Quiroga. Desde pequeo vivi acontecimientos trgicos: a los tres meses de edad, su padre muri de un disparo accidental de su propia escopeta en su presencia. En 1891 su madre se volvi a casar esta vez con Ascencio Barcos, y Quiroga estableci profundos vnculos afectivos con ste. Sin embargo, tras cinco aos de matrimonio, Barcos, que sufra una parlisis provocada por un derrame cerebral, se suicid. Ms tarde Quiroga termin en Montevideo la enseanza secundaria. Adquiri formacin tcnica, en el Instituto Politcnico de Montevideo, y general en el Colegio Nacional. En 1898 se enamor de Mara Esther Jurkovski, que inspirara dos obras suyas: Las sacrificadas y Una estacin de amor. Por esos tiempos Quiroga comenz a colaborar en el semanario Gil Blas y estableci amistad con el escritor argentino Leopoldo Lugones, que fue una de sus principales influencias. Hacia 1900 Quiroga se fue a Pars tras recibir la herencia de su padre. Al volver, fund el Consistorio del Gay Saber, un laboratorio literario donde se ensayaron nuevas formas de expresin. Tras la aparicin de su primer libro (Los arrecifes de coral) murieron dos de sus hermanos vctimas del tifus. Ese mismo ao su amigo Federico Ferrando, que haba recibido fuertes crticas del periodista Germn Papini, decidi retar a duelo a aqul. Quiroga se ofreci para preparar el revlver que iba a ser utilizado en el duelo y mientras revisaba el arma se le escap un disparo que mat a Federico. Abatido, Quiroga cruz el Ro de la Plata en 1902 y fue a vivir con Mara, otra de sus hermanas. En 1903, acompa como fotgrafo a Lugones en una expedicin para investigar unas ruinas de las misiones jesuticas. La visin de la jungla marcara su vida, seis meses despus compr unos campos de algodn en el Chaco. El proyecto fracas. Y, sin embargo, en 1906 decidi volver otra vez a la selva y comprar otra finca. Por entonces Quiroga se enamor de una alumna suya la adolescente Ana Mara Cires;y le dedic su primera novela, titulada Historia de un amor turbio, se cas con ella y la llev a vivir a la selva. En 1911 Ana Mara dio a luz asistida por Quiroga a su primera hija, Egl Quiroga, en su casa de la selva. Sin embargo, ella no se adaptaba a aquella vida y le pidi Quiroga que regresaran a Buenos Aires. Ante la negativa de ste, Ana Mara se envenen en 1915. Durante 1917, Quiroga vivi con sus hijos en un stano de la avenida Canning, alternando su trabajo como diplomtico y la escritura de relatos publicados en revistas. La mayora de estos fueron recogidos en libros, el primero de los cuales fue Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte (sic, ttulo sin coma), que tuvo gran xito de pblico y de crtica. Al ao siguiente apareci Cuentos de la selva, coleccin de relatos infantiles protagonizados por animales y ambientados en la selva. Quiroga dedic este libro a sus hijos, que lo acompaaron durante ese perodo de pobreza. Hacia 1927, haba decidido criar y domesticar animales salvajes, mientras publicaba su nuevo libro de cuentos, Los desterrados. Se haba obsesionado con Mara Elena Bravo, adolescente compaera de clase de su hija Egl, que cedi a sus reclamos. A partir de 1932 Quiroga vivi en Misiones con Mara Elena y su tercera hija. Por entonces le diagnosticaron hipertrofia de prstata. Agravada su dolencia, Quiroga viaj a Buenos Aires y all descubrieron que tena un cncer de prstata avanzado. Recluido en el hospital supo que en los stanos viva apartado un paciente con deformidades similares a las del Hombre Elefante. Quiroga exigi que el paciente llamado Vicente Batistessa compartiese habitacin con l. El 19 de febrero de 1937 y en presencia de Batistessa, muri Horacio Quiroga tras beber un vaso de cianuro. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.",books;foreign language fiction;literary;literature & fiction;short stories;single author,6 B000AYDHTM,"Carr's Ginger Lemon Creme, 7.05-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) Carr's International Favourites bring together the finest recipes from across the globe. It is a lavish assortment of unique cookies, selected with the attention to detail and quality you have come to expect from Carr's. 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The first two books of the trilogy The Banquet in Blitva were written in the thirties to comment on political, psychological, artistic, and ethical issues. Such commentary had already earned him the enmity of Yugoslavia's increasingly fascistic government. He would not publish the third book until 1962. Colonel Kristian Barutanski, lord of the mythical Baltic nation of Blitva, has freed his country from foreign oppression and now governs with an iron fist. He is opposed by Niels Nielsen, a melancholy intellectual who hurls invective at the dictator and at the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of society. Barutanski himself despises the sycophants beneath him and recognizes in Nielsen a genuine foe; yet Nielsen, haunted by his own lapses of conscience, struggles to escape the role of opposition leader that is thrust upon him. In the end he flees Barutanski's regime by running to a neighboring nation-only to find his new country as corrupt and as oppressive as the one he called home. Miroslav Krleza (b. 1893) published many works, including The Return of Philip Latinowicz (1995), published by Northwestern University Press; On the Edge of Reason; and The Cricket Beneath the Waterfall and Other Stories. He died in Zagreb in 1981.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;literary;literature & fiction;political,6 B0002Z8ISO,"Victoria Vogue Assorted Beauty Sponges Bag Made from 100% non-latex, high density materials, these cosmetic wedges fight bacteria, resist swelling, flaking and crumbling and may be gently washed in warm soapy water.",beauty;brushes & applicators;makeup brushes & tools;puffs;sponges & wedges;tools & accessories,6 B0000VLSG4,"Goldas Kitchen Rolled Fondant - Brown - Chocolate - 1 kg This rolled fondant is smooth and pliable and ready to roll and shape. It covers cakes with a perfectly smooth iced surface and is also easy to shape into beautiful borders, flowers, leaves, and other decorations. Made with gum tragacanth for optimum moulding qualities, the fondant can also be extruded through pasta forming equipment. The addition of chocolate stabilizes the fondant enabling the fondant-covered cake to be refrigerated. Chocolate flavour.One year shelf life when tightly sealed in plastic.1 kilogram/2.2 pound containerSize: 1 kgColour/Pattern: Chocolate flavour; brown colourProduct of CanadaIngredients: Icing sugar, liquid glucose, glycerin, cocoa powder, shortening (palm oil), water, gum tragacanth, powdered lecithin, artificial flavourKosher pareve",bakeware;decorating tools;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets;sculpting & modeling tools,6 1597377910,"The Hellion Bride (Bride Series) A good storytellerCoulter always keeps the pace brisk.Fort Worth Star-Telegram Ms. Coulter is a one-of-a-kind author who knows how to hook her readers and keep them coming back for more.The Best Reviews Coulter is excellent at portraying the romantic tension between her heroes and heroines, and she manages to write explicitly but beautifully about sex as well as love.Milwaukee Journal Coulter instinctively feeds our desire to believe in knights in shining armor and everlasting lovehistorical romance at its finest.BookReporter.com One of the genres great storytellers.Kansas City Star One of the masters of the genre.The Newark Star-Ledger Catherine Coulter is one of the best authors of exciting thrillers writing today.Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. Catherine Coulter is the author of the New York Times-bestselling FBI thrillers The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge, Riptide, Hemlock Bay, Eleventh Hour, Blindside, Blowout, Point Blank, Double Take, TailSpin, KnockOut, and Whiplash. She lives in northern California. Second son Ryder Sherbrooke travels to the Caribbean to his family's sugar plantation to investigate trouble with ghosts. On his first day in the tropics, Ryder meets Sophia Stanton-Greville, his 19-year-old neighbor, a notoriously loose woman who has unusual secrets. Anne Flosnik portrays Ryder as a warm-hearted upper-class male who is assured of his place in his world. Sophia is depicted as a helpless young woman one minute, a saucy wench the next. Not surprisingly, after Ryder unmasks the ghosts, he makes Sophia his wife and adopts her brother. While Ryder charms Sophia and every other women he encounters, he upholds the family honor in more ways than one. M.B.K. AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine",books;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;romance;united states,6 0609801929,"Thriving: The Holistic Guide to Optimal Health for Men The first holistic health care manual designed specifically for men, Thriving is filled with detailed information and instructions for achieving and maintaining maximum physical, mental, and spiritual health. This comprehensive, user-friendly guide to holistic treatments and therapies shows men how they can go beyond feeling simply ""unbroken"" to feel gloriously ""whole.""From the Hardcover edition.",books;exercise & fitness;fitness & dieting;general;health;men's health,6 B00005VV3C,"Fail-Safe Eugene Burdick (1918-1965) taught at the University of California at Berkely and was chairman of the World Affairs Council in San Francisco. Among his many books is The Ugly American, the internationally famous novel written with Bill Lederer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;literature & fiction;mystery;spy stories & tales of intrigue;thriller & suspense;thrillers,6 0531068463,"Joshua By The Sea PreS--These titles are characteristic of Johnson's earlier books in their emphasis on warm, loving relationships in an African American family. In Joshua by the Sea, a young boy enjoys a day at the beach with his family; in Joshua's Night Whispers, he seeks comfort from his father when he wakes up in the middle of the night; in Mama Bird, the child discovers a nest of baby birds with his sister; and in Rain Feet he splashes through puddles in a yellow slicker and boots. The pastel watercolor illustrations that fill each double-page spread are cozy and soothing, and the language is rhythmic and quietly reassuring. Solid choices to enhance any board-book collection.Emily Kutler, Summit Free Public Library, NJCopyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Angela Johnson was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, but raised in Windham, Ohio; the only girl in a family of five. She now lives in Northeastern Ohio in a hundred year old house full of plants. When not writing she travels. On one of her trips to the California desert the inspiration for her first novel, Toning the Sweep came about.",books;children's books;explore the world;family life;social situations;travel & cultures,6 0816191549,"The White Guns ""Mr Reeman writes with great knowledgge about the sea and those who sail on it"" The Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Douglas Reeman joined the Navy in 1941. He did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea, and later served in motor torpedo boats. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",action & adventure;books;contemporary;genre fiction;literature & fiction;sea adventures,6 B00008WT5F,Powerage 9 songs,classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B00083J39S,"JVC VUA71KIT Camcorder Battery Kit With the BNV714 Data Battery the remaining battery and recording time can be easily viewed, by simply touching one button, even with the power turned off. This allows you to check what remains for both the battery and recording time before shooting, so you can prevent the battery from running out during shooting.",accessories;batteries;batteries & chargers;camcorder batteries;camera & photo;electronics,6 B00004R9Y2,"Corona FL 3420 Compound Action Anvil Lopper with Fiberglass Handles, 1-1/2"" Cut, 31"" Length The Corona Clipper compound-action anvil lopper offers three-times the cutting power of conventional loppers. The unit features a re-sharpenable, Teflon-coated high-carbon steel blade with a 2-inch cutting capacity and is designed for a fast and precise shearing action, perfect for tackling dry and woody growth. The articulating four-bar compound linkage triples its cutting power (compared to standard loppers), and both the blade and anvil are replaceable, making this tool an ideal choice for multiple-season use. Other design features include 24-inch fiberglass handles that add extra strength and leverage, while the fiberglass handles also resist weathering. The unit's handles also sport extra-long 12-inch non-slip foam grips for added comfort. The lopper comes with a manufacture's limited lifetime warranty. Founded in the early 1920s, Corona Clipper, Inc. is a leader in the marketing and manufacturing of professional and consumer tools for the lawn and garden, landscape, irrigation, construction and agriculture markets. With a retail and distribution network that extends throughout the United States and Canada, Corona's proven designs, quality manufacturing processes and unparalleled customer service make it the best choice in tools for contractors, agricultural professionals and avid gardeners alike. Corona is the brand to trust for high quality landscape tools for the homeowner. Our products feature comfortable grips and innovative designs to make your gardening work easier. You can count on Corona to have the right tool for your outdoor project. Only Corona puts professional-grade quality into every tool we make. That's why nearly all of our products carry a lifetime warranty ensuring you'll have years of reliable service.",garden center;gardening;gardening tools;lawn & garden;loppers;patio,6 B00002SAMH,"Treasure Cove! (Jewel Case) The Master of Mischief has destroyed the Rainbow Bridge, leaving its shining jewels hidden at the bottom of the ocean. To find the gems and rebuild the Rainbow Bridge, children use their best reading, science, thinking, and math skills to answer the sea stars' riddles about the sea. With more than 300 problem-solving questions, children are exposed to a variety of scientific facts and principles, especially those of marine life. (Ages 5-9) To find the gems and rebuild the Rainbow Bridge, children use their best reading, science, thinking, and math skills to answer the sea stars' riddles about the sea.",children's;games;mac;pc;software;video games,6 B00006IDX0,"Geographics Design Paper, Scroll, 24 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 100 Sheets per Pack (39098) Express your creativity! Create announcements, flyers and invitations. Bond paper is laser and inkjet compatible, acid and lignin free. Global Product Type: Resume/Stationery Paper; Paper Weight: 24 lb; Paper Color(s): Natural; Design: Scroll.",arts;craft supplies;crafts & sewing;decorative paper;paper;paper & paper crafts,6 B000MVQMSG,"KOHLER K-10284-G Forte Multifunction Showerhead, Brushed Chrome The Kohler K-10284 Fort Multifunction Showerhead features a transitional design that coordinates with virtually any bathroom design. The Fort showerhead offers four shower settings that provide a wide coverage spray, a soothing aerated spray, a revitalizing massage, or water-saving features. The MasterClean sprayface prevents hard water buildup and makes this showerhead easy to clean. FortMultifunction ShowerheadAt a Glance:Transitional design coordinates well with any dcor4 unique spray settingsPrevents hard-water buildupEasy installationLifetime limited warrantyOffering 4 unique spray settings to fit your mood (shown in Polished Chrome). View larger. The sleek lines and rounded edges fit the design of most bathrooms (shown in Polished Chrome). View larger.Take an interactive tour of Fort Multifunction Showerheads.Fort Bath FaucetsThe diversity and incredible breadth of the Fort bath faucet collection allows you to create a truly customized bath suite with a coordinating design.Fort faucets are designed with consumer usability and style preferences in mind. Their sleek lines and smooth, rounded edges fit the design of most bathrooms, while making the faucets easy to clean and shine.Multifunction ShowerheadThe Fort Multifunction Showerhead offers four unique spray settings to fit your mood. The wide rim makes it easy to rotate and adjust the showerhead, which stays firmly in place after moving.The wide-coverage spray is similar to the spray of a traditional showerhead, providing good overall coverage. The soothing aerated spray softens the water pressure just slightly, creating a relaxing experience. The revitalizing massage spray increases the pressure and gives a textured feel to your shower. A fourth eco spray function saves water.Durable Construction Lasts LongerConstructed with quality materials and coated with a finish that is bonded to the showerhead, the Fort resists scratches, corrosion, and tarnishing and is built to last twice as long as the industry standard. Also, the MasterClean sprayface withstands hard-water buildup.Easy to InstallUsing only a strap wrench and sealant tape, you can install the showerhead quickly and easily for immediate use. The Fort showerhead measures 5-15/16 inches across and 4-11/16 inches high, and the flow rate is 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters) per minute.Kohler Faucet Lifetime Limited WarrantyKohler Co. warrants its faucets to be leak and drip free during normal residential use for as long as the original purchaser owns his or her home. Kohler Co. also warrants all other aspects of the faucet or accessories (except gold, non-PVD Vibrant, and non-chrome finishes) to be free of defects in material and workmanship during normal residential use for as long as the original consumer purchaser owns his or her home.About Kohler: Diversity and InnovationSince 1873, Kohler Co. has been improving the lives of its customers with exceptional products and services. Austrian immigrant John Michael Kohler made the first of many bold business moves when he purchased a cast iron and steel foundry in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His vision and dedication to excellence helped transform Kohler Co. into a highly successful family of businesses with operations on six continents.One of the oldest, largest privately held companies in the United States Kohler Co.'s diversity of products and portfolio of brands lead the way in design, craftsmanship, and innovation. Kohler Co. offers a breadth of products and services, including plumbing fixtures, furniture, tile and stone, and primary and backup power systems, as well as award-winning hospitality and world-class golf destinations.What's in the Box Kohler K-10284 Fort Multifunction Showerhead and owner's manual. Polished Chrome Brushed Chrome French Gold Polished Brass Brushed Bronze Brushed Nickel K-10284-G Finish: Brushed Chrome Features: -Showerhead.-Transitional design complements a variety of bathroom decor.-Three unique spray settings.-Wide, warm spray coverage.-Soothing aerated spray.-Revitalizing massage spray.-MasterClean sprayface resists hard water buildup and is easy to clean. Dimensions: -Dimensions: 5.94'' H x 5.94'' W x 4.69'' D. Collection: -Forte collection.",bathroom fixtures;kitchen & bath fixtures;shower & tub faucets;shower faucets;showerheads & handheld showers;tools & home improvement,6 B000B6N2NA,"Piano Wizard for PC With 49E Keystation Piano Wizard is an amazingly simple PC video game that teaches virtually anyone to play the piano in minutes. Vibrant colors, multiple game choices, and instant gratification captivate children of all ages. Players enjoy instant success and joy as they immediately are able to play their favorite songs! Package includes 100 songs and lessons to keep the user learning for months, as well as colored stickers and a 49-note full-size keyboard with cable. The game's patented sound and color learning cues transform tedious and repetitive practice sessions into an exciting and rewarding video-game experience for people of all ages and musical abilities. Piano Wizard is a lifetime learning tool and family entertainment center. The game never wears out and never gets boring because you control the musical content. It uses thousands of MIDI song files available in music stores and on the Internet as the basis of each musical game experience. Players, parents, and music teachers can up-load any song into the game, instantly creating a new video-game experience or music lesson every time. Thousands of songs are available from Bach to the Beatles, including religious hymns and children's favorites. The game teaches children as young as 3 to play the piano. Piano Wizard's secret agenda is to teach everyone to read music and play the piano just by having fun--playing a non-violent video game. Because Piano Wizard only uses positive reinforcement, it's specifically designed to quickly build a player's confidence and self-esteem. The game automatically rewards players for touching the right note and ignores mistakes, encouraging, and conditioning players with fun and entertainment, to keep them practicing and playing while they learn practical music and piano skills.",education & reference;home & hobbies;illustration & design;instrument instruction;software;video & music,6 B000J0TF6G,"Neiko 10071A Professional-Grade Torx Bit T-Socket Set, 13-Piece A high quality 13 piece Torx Bit Socket and E-Socket Set. This Torx set features with heavy duty construction. Chrome Plated and Mirror Polished. 1/4-Inch drive: T8, T10, T15, T20, T25, T27, T30 x L 37mm. 3/8-Inch drive: T40, T45, T47, T50, T55 x L48mm. 1/2-Inch drive: T60.",hand tools;individual sockets;power & hand tools;socket sets;sockets & socket sets;tools & home improvement,6 B000CL9NK0,"Four Seasons 58963 New AC Compressor Four Seasons A/C Compressor 58963 New Gm Da6, Hr6, He6 Compressor With ClutchOur products are engineered and tested to provide years of trouble free operation. Backed by over 50 years of mobile a/c experience, fix it once and fix it right with Four Seasons.Endurance tested the equivalent of 50k milesIncludes specific electrical connector to eliminate splicingEach unit is charged with ICE32 lubricant to reduce internal friction promoting enhanced system performance and longevityFor ease of installation this compressor includes a direct fit OE style connector as well as all gaskets, o-rings, or seals needed to repair your carEach unit is individually leak, vacuum and pressure tested prior to packaging to ensure leak free performanceOur 10 Cylinder design runs quieter and more efficient than the original equipment 6 Cylinder design It also incorporates dowel pins to prevent case twisting - a common source of leaks in the original equipment design",air conditioning;automotive;compressors;compressors & parts;engine cooling & climate control;replacement parts,6 B00006ID5J,"Franklin Covey 11284 Desktop day planner holder for 2009, classic style size, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, clear For customizing your day planner system. Classic style. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 page size.",calendars;desk calendars;desktop calendars & supplies;office & school supplies;office products;planners & personal organizers,6 0571193935,"Stanley Kubrick In 1962, an MGM trailer teased its audience by asking How Did They Ever Make a Movie Out of Lolita? Readers of this book, which recounts the life of Lolita's director, might ask, How Did They Ever Write a Biography of Stanley Kubrick? Kubrick is the most reclusive of celebrities, a man who seems mysterious even to those who have known and worked with him. Vincent Lobrutto's engrossing and beautifully researched biography succeeds in tracing this meticulous and brilliant visionary from his childhood and early career as a photographer for Look magazine to his creation of masterpieces such as Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket. Lobrutto concludes his book by discussing projects that have not yet been realized: Eyes Wide Shut, a film about sexual obsession, the Holocaust drama Aryan Papers, and the most eagerly awaited of Kubrick's prospective movies, the science fiction film A. I. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Despite making only 12 feature films in 40 years, Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928) is arguably the greatest living American filmmaker, the principal creative force behind such movies as Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining. He is famous for his reclusiveness and eccentricity. Although this biography falls short of its stated purpose to be the first complete account of Kubrick's private life, it succeeds in presenting a convincing portrait of a man who is utterly devoted to every aspect of filmmaking, down to poster design. LoBrutto (Elia Kazan: Film Director), a film professor at the School of Visual Arts in N.Y.C., provides an exhaustively researched and detailed account of the making of Kubrick's films, including long interviews with many of the actors, writers and film craftsmen who have worked with the director over the years. Kubrick comes across as a soft-spoken tyrant in full command of every detail who somehow manages to win and keep the respect of those who work for him. For the true film buff, there's an astonishing amount of technical information, but there's also a good deal of illuminating backstage human interest?Kubrick cutting Kirk Douglas's final close-up in Spartacus as a joke, beating George C. Scott at chess between takes of Dr. Strangelove, asking Malcolm McDowell if he knew any songs he might sing during the rape scene in A Clockwork Orange. The tone of the book is a bit gee-whiz at times, but it's hard to fault LoBrutto for that: from the evidence here, Kubrick's boundless energy and passion for film are as breathtaking as the best of his movies. Photos and filmography. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Perspectives on Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick is the acclaimed Bronx-born, British-based director of such notable films as Paths of Glory, Spartacus, and Dr. Strangelove. Among those who have admirably analyzed his oeuvre are Michael Ciment (Kubrick, 1980. o.p.) and Thomas Allen Nelson (Kubrick: Inside a Film Artist's Maze, LJ 4/15/82). Because Kubrick has directed only Full Metal Jacket (1987) since those books were published, these new evaluations will supplement rather than supersede them. Falsetto's work contains an introduction to Kubrick's career, a complete filmography, 22 essays (one by Kubrick himself), and four interviews, including the 1968 Playboy discussion of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Academic evaluations are complemented by nuts-and-bolts articles about the groundbreaking special effects of 2001 and use of the Steadicam camera on The Shining. The only sour note is ""Full Metal Jacket: The Unravelling of Patriarchy,"" used by its author to snipe at Margaret Thatcher and a British commission on language. Contrast this with its intelligible companion piece, Thomas Doherty's ""Full Metal Genre: Kubrick's Vietnam Combat Movie."" LoBrutto's book is the first full biography of its subject. Although the reclusive director did not grant him an interview, LoBrutto gained the cooperation of childhood and adult friends and associates and gathered a truly vast amount of background material from primary sources (school records, marriage certificates, letters) and secondary sources (books, obituaries, reviews). Regrettably, his editors have allowed every bit of the information LoBrutto collected to remain in the text. Although much of the detail is welcome, the needless adjectives (""masterful Hamlet""), minutiae (hour of birth of his first wife), and plot synopses that should have been in the filmography often make this tedious reading. Buy where completeness is a goal.?Kim R. Holston, American. Inst. for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Malvern, Pa.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Stanley Kubrick has maintained his status as a major film director for nearly 50 years despite making only 12 features. Those features range the genres from black comedy (Dr. Strangelove) to period drama (Barry Lyndon) to horror (The Shining) and include the undisputed classics 2001 and A Clockwork Orange. Touted as the first biography of the technically innovative director, LoBrutto's book concentrates on Kubrick's filmmaking process--wisely, for the workaholic Kubrick, though thrice married, seems not to allow much time for a personal life. LoBrutto traces Kubrick's career from his high-school days as a photographer for Look magazine to the decade of inactivity since Full Metal Jacket. He brings great technical knowledge to his discussion of Kubrick's work but only scant critical acumen. Unable to obtain the cooperation of the notoriously reclusive Kubrick, LoBrutto makes good use of previous writings on him, and he has newly interviewed actors, writers, and others who have worked with Kubrick. His effort should help to placate fans while they, along with LoBrutto, await Kubrick's next move. Gordon Flagg --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. American cinema's least Hollywood-like director never quite emerges from the shadows in this biography, but many useful career details do. LoBrutto (a film editor who teaches at the School of Visual Arts) freely admits to being ``totally obsessed'' with his reclusive subject, and his obsession shows as he traces Kubrick from Bronx child to Look photographer to London-based filmmaker famed for the vision and perfectionism of movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket. Along the way, every available fact is thrown in: not only Kubrick's school report cards (he was deemed ``unsatisfactory in social areas''), but a handwriting analysis that unsurprisingly reveals him as a ``perfectionist.'' Fans of the ``master'' (as he is sometimes adoringly called here) will enjoy the wealth of detail, some based on new interviews, some on exhaustive canvassing of previous research. But the Holy Grail--an original interview with the director--is not here, nor are answers to such personal questions as what went wrong with his first and second marriages. Most of the people interviewed know Kubrick only superficially, and are unable to offer intimate insight. In place of that, LoBrutto provides ample behind-the-scenes coverage of each Kubrick film from conception to exhibition, exploring such matters as his early low- budget ``guerrilla filmmaking,'' troubles with Kirk Douglas on Spartacus, and the use of the Steadicam in The Shining. The prose is occasionally purple or obscure (what does it mean to say ``Wartime Lies is a penultimate Stanley Kubrick project''?), and some passages are repetitive, particularly when discussing Kubrick's penchant for many takes of the same shot. But on the whole, the book is readable and informative, both for devoted fans and casual admirers. A brave, and often successful, attempt to chronicle the life of a filmmaker famous for his noncooperation with chroniclers. -- Copyright 1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ""Meticulously researched....[A] brave foray into the world and mind of an intensely complex subject"". -- Minneapolis Star Tribune --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Vincent LoBrutto is the author of four books on filmmaking, includingPrincipal Photography: Interviews with Feature Film Cinematographers and Sound on Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound.. His articles have appeared in American Cinematographer and Films in Review. He teaches in the film, video, and animation department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and lives in Mount Vernon, New York. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.",arts & literature;biographies & memoirs;books;entertainers;humor & entertainment;movies,6 077480761X,"The Way of the Masks ""This exploration of what the author perceives as the collective mind will appeal to students of both art and anthropology,"" wrote PW of Levi-Strauss's study of the colorful Swaihwe tribal masks and their societal and cross-cultural significance to the natives of British Columbia. Photos. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. With this book, Claude Levi-Strauss brings his continuing demonstrations of how the collective mind works to some of the richest problems of Northwest Coast scholarship ... Working essentially with what happens at the borders of many Northwest Coast cultures, rather than almost exclusively from within one or two of them, Levi-Strauss has brought a unique and welcome coherence to our scholarship. BC Studies Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",anthropology;books;native american studies;politics & social sciences;social sciences;specific demographics,6 B0007WTE08,"Dynamat 10007 Dyna-Roller Professional Heavy Duty Sound Deadener Installation Tool with Wood Handle and 2"" Wide Rubber Roller Dynamat Dynaroller TM Professional Heavy Duty Rubber Roller - Dynamat 10007DYNA.",automotive;body;body & trim;insulation & noise control;interior accessories;paint,6 B000GRA8MM,"Safco Products Onyx Hanging File/2 Horizontal Sorter, Black (3260BL) Onyx it! Organize with hanging file frames plus two horizontal sorters to keep any file within easy reach. Easily accessible storage that keeps your work in view will help you multi-task and stay on top of your game.",envelopes;filing products;literature organizers;mailers & shipping supplies;office & school supplies;office products,6 1558321772,"The Japanese Kitchen (Non) While Asian flavors have long been fashionable in the U.S., it is perhaps the hipness of sushi and familiarity of the Tepanyaki style that have been a catalyst for the recent popularity of Japanese cuisine. The author, a veteran cooking-school instructor and food writer, offers a well-rounded introduction to the rich heritage of Japanese cooking (complete with historical, cultural and personal observations from her own childhood). ""Nutrition, taste and... a spirit of innovation"" are Shimbo's ambitions with this comprehensive and intriguing collection of updated classic and new recipes. Perfect for the Western cook, Shimbo's book explains traditional equipment, techniques and ingredients (although, she says, American cooking implements, and the occasional substituted ingredient, will more than suffice) and how to make such staple elements as tofu. She particularly touts the healthier aspects of Japanese cuisine and offers many simple preparations that support fast-paced lives, including Easy Simmered Chicken and Chestnuts or the quick one-pot meal of Rice, Beef, Burdock Root and Mushrooms made in a rice cooker. Shimbo doesn't disappoint the aficionado, however, with Yakitori grilling, Ponzu Sauce and a far more interesting (and healthy) rendering of ramen than the cellophane-wrapped variety. Based on Japanese home-style cooking, Shimbo's is an indispensable book for the home cook, with recipes such as Chirashizushi and her mother's Green Plum Wine. Nevertheless, Shimbo also shows a fresh modern sensibility by smartly melding Western influences in her own recipes for Clam Chowder (New England meets Edomae style), Lamb StewDwhich she enlivens with misoDand Teriyaki Chicken Roll served on a bed of greens. Illustrations not seen by PW. (Nov.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Japanese food has conquered America's palate almost as completely as Japanese cars have come to dominate the nation's highways. America's teens, especially, have become fascinated with the joys of sushi, and wasabi vies with salsa as a source of tongue-tingling pleasure. Hiroko Shimbo eruditely introduces the American home cook to The Japanese Kitchen and its centuries-old traditions. Beyond her explicit instructions for expertly preparing sushi, Shimbo offers a host of other recipes that don't require a source of pristine raw seafood to succeed. Noodle dishes, soups, and even a version of roast beef in a sake sauce show the range of edibles turned out by today's Japanese cook. Shimbo takes pains to place each recipe carefully within its context, explicating the history and character of each dish and painstakingly inventorying the varieties of rice and noodles used. Mark KnoblauchCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. No Bio",asian;books;cookbooks;food & wine;japanese;regional & international,6 1557781036,"Lev and Sonya the Story of the Tolstoy Mar The author's self-imposed limitation of focusing on the Tolstoys' love story, quoting extensively from their diaries, proves to be a limitation of scholarship. This is a claustrophobic book, conveying virtually no sense of place or erafor example, Yasnaya Polyana, the Tolstoy estate where much of their family life was centered, is not described. Although we're told that the count, observing his principle against commercial gain, assigned management of properties, including copyrights to his work written before 1882, to his wife, Smoluchowski does not adequately assess the cumulative toll of these stewardships on Sonya: we're shown the young wife coping admirably, even throughout 13 pregnancies, until an aging Sonya was to pit herself against her husband's vacillating exercise of his philosophical beliefs and the influence of his infamous disciple Vladimir Chertkov and her own daughter, Aleksandra, who together would discredit her as venal and demented and snatch all from her, including her husband of 48 years. Smoluchowski, who is described here as ""that most treasurable of biographers, a nonacademic and an amateur in the finest sense,"" is a writer whose grasp of nuance is insufficient to this project. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Recent years have seen a sympathetic biography of Countess Tolstoy (Anne Edwards's Sonya , LJ 2/1/81) and new translations of the Tolstoys' diaries ( Tolstoy's Diaries , LJ 5/1/86; The Diaries of Sophia Tolstoy , LJ 2/1/86). They join a flood of other materials available in English by and about the Tolstoys and their familiarswriting ran rampant in the household. Lev and Sonya offers a quick and enjoyable way for those unfamiliar with the Tolstoy saga to orient themselves before approaching this unwieldy mass. From the Russian sources Smoluchowski has written a credible, even-handed account of the Tolstoys' 48 years together. The moral seems to be that diaries are dangerous weapons best kept under lock and key. Mary F. Zirin, Altadena, Cal.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",biographies & memoirs;books;new;specific groups;used & rental textbooks;women,6 B0000511H8,Tripp Lite N002-014-BL 14 Feet Cat5e Cat5 350MHz Blue Molded Patch Cable RJ45M/M Use this high-quality cable for all of your CAT5e cabling needs. Conductivity ensures clean clear transmissions for worry-free connections. Molded connectors with integral strain relief provide extra security and durability. Cable Type: Cat5e Patch Molded Connector/Port/Interface: Two RJ 45 Male For Device Type: N/A Connects Devices (From/To): Cat 6/Cat 5e.Unit of Measure : Each,cables & interconnects;computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;ethernet cables,6 0029334357,"Lenin: A New Biography In a notably revelatory biography, Volkogonov presents the most compelling evidence to date that Lenin, not Stalin, was the true father of Soviet totalitarianism. The author draws heavily on newly declassified KGB archives that he oversees as special assistant to President Boris Yeltsin. Quoting extensively from Lenin's once top-secret communications, Volkogonov shows that Lenin personally created a system of terror that laid the foundations for Stalin's dictatorship. We see how Lenin created the omnipotent Cheka, or political police, and immersed himself in its daily activities; launched an onslaught against religious institutions; initiated systematic extermination of the land-owning peasantry, or kulaks; and ordered the murder of Nicholas II and his family, then commended the executioners. Historian and former Soviet General Volkogonov (Stalin) provides new details on Germany's covert financing of the Bolshevik Party and, on a more personal note, of Lenin's 10-year affair with Inessa Armand, a relationship his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, tolerated. Volkogonov's narrative is indispensable for understanding the Bolshevik coup, their crushing of the democratic opposition and the tragic aftermath. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Director of the Institute of Military History until the 1988 publication of his critical Stalin (LJ 9/15/91) forced his resignation, Volkogonov is now chair of the presidential committee examining formerly classified State and Party archives. As such, he is in an excellent position to provide a revisionist view of Lenin from the inside, and he delivers. From the beginning, Volkogonov challenges the assumption that Lenin's legacy was perverted by Stalin, documenting in detail how ""on every point-peace, land, liberty, Constituent Assembly, freedom of the press and all the rest-[the Bolsheviks'] promises rapidly changed into cruelty, limitation, alteration, a different 'reading' or outright denial."" Accounts of Lenin's cooperation with Germany during World War I and of the new government's using funds to further revolution abroad even as millions of citizens starved are among the book's most chilling passages. Ocassionally, Volkogonov hammers home a point overmuch, but that is to be expected of a disillusioned man with an important message. A sobering and authoritative book; highly recommended.Barbara Hoffert, ""Library Journal""Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. At KGB headquarters in Moscow, classified files were always carefully marked with the words khranit' vechno - to be preserved forever. For years, Westerners have wondered what secrets were preserved in the KGB archives and in dozens of other off-limits locations. Now that Dmitri Volkogonov, historian and former general in the Soviet Army, has been entrusted with the management of the archives as a special assistant to Boris Yeltsin, we know. For the past three years Volkogonov has combed through more than 3,700 once-secret documents covering every piece of information in the archive system concerning Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin. Volkogonov has woven this mountain of information into a compelling story of the Soviet founding father and the system he created, and offers a radical departure from the traditional interpretation of Lenin. He demonstrates that many of the characteristics of so-called Stalinism were firmly laid down in Lenin's lifetime, usually on Lenin's direct orders. From the creation of concentration camps to brutal repression of the church and the media, to a strategic formation of a cult of personality, Lenin's leadership was cruel and totalitarian. And with select revelations from the post-Lenin years, Volkogonov shows that all the worst excesses of the Soviet state had their roots in its founding father. -- Midwest Book Review Text: English (translation) Original Language: Russian",biographies & memoirs;books;ethnic & national;history;irish;russia,6 0801492866,"Who Is to Blame?: A Novel in Two Parts ""Herzen's only novel is as much a social document as a fiction, since the many characters personify the major issues and types of the time. . . . Herzen's humorous and ironic development of plot and character suggests an answer to the title question: all are to blame for the injustice and aimlessness of Russian life.""Library Journal""This edition of Who Is to Blame? demonstrates genuine involvement in the translator's craft by duplicating Herzen's barbed style and preserving the natural strengths of his prose.""Slavic Review""The translation is excellent. . . . Katz catches the epigrammatic wit of the originalquite an accomplishment.""The New Republic""Herzen was one of the most lucid, realistic, and gifted thinkers of his age and a founder of Russian socialism. . . . Who Is to Blame? remains of value for its acute social insights and Michael Katz has rendered it fluently into English.""Times Higher Education Supplement Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Michael R. Katz is C. V. Starr Professor of Russian Studies at Middlebury College. He is the author of The Literary Ballad in Early Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature and Dreams and the Unconscious in Nineteenth-Century Russian Fiction. Katz is also the translator of many novels, including Nikolai Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?, Mikhail Artsybashev's Sanin, and Vladimir Jabotinsky's The Five, all from Cornell.",books;contemporary;history;literature & fiction;russia;world literature,6 1581800088,"The Polymer Clay Techniques Book It's hard to imagine a material more versatile than polymer clay. What other medium yields perfectly convincing simulations of everything from marble, wood, ivory, and jade to metal, porcelain, mosaic, enamel, and semiprecious stones--not to mention flowers, food, and sculptural forms? With a thoroughness rarely found in other books on the subject, Sue Heaser explains all of these methods and more, supplementing her excellent instructions with good, clear photos. Although she includes a number of full step-by-step projects, this is primarily a techniques-driven presentation. Beginning with the preliminaries of materials, preparation, color mixing, baking, and other basics, Heaser then moves on to clay manipulation (beads, millefiori, molds, vessels, frames, flowers), sculpting (simple animals, faces, armatured figures), embellished treatments (stamping, painting, metallic effects, image transfers), and simulations (stones, antique effects, wood, miniatures). Chapter-opening spreads showcase exquisite works by a variety of polymer clay artists, and a helpful appendix compares the handling properties of all the leading polymer clay brands. Beginners will most likely be more comfortable with a more project-oriented approach, but anyone already bitten by the polymer clay bug will find this an essential idea book. --Amy Handy The variety of colorful creations that can be made with polymer clay seems endless, and successful results can be had with any level of expertise. These two books explore advanced techniques and artistic design. Well illustrated with works by polymer clay artists, they include projects for intricately pieced and shaped jewelry and art objects. The Polymer Clay Technique Book, in particular, has detailed step-by-step instructions for many techniques such as marbling, cutting, and making millefiori canes. Both are good additions to arts and crafts collections. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Sue Heaser is a professional crafter whose skills range from glass etching and puppet-making to textile crafts and pottery. She first discovered polymer clay in 1983 and has since published three books on the subject. She gives workshops and demonstrations on all aspects of her work in the UK and the United States. Heaser lives in the United Kingdom.",books;crafts;crafts & hobbies;hobbies & home;polymer clay;pottery & ceramics,6 B000005NSQ,"Freestylin If you were digging around for an aural answer to the question ""What is acid jazz?"" you could probably do worse than Greyboy's Freestylin', a loose-limbed and breezily funky affair that could serve just fine as a blueprint for the entire genre. Released in 1993, Freestylin' predates the success of the Greyboy Allstars and Karl Denson (whose tenor sax is heard here on one track), but it's basically the same recipe. Featuring a mix of sampled drum loops and live musicians, Freestylin' rides one idea all the way through its 10 tracks, but that idea holds enough sway to keep the disc engaging and satisfyingly funkified. Greyboy layers fat hip-hop drum loops underneath Harold Todd's tenor sax and flute and Marc Antoine's guitar on ""Ruffneck Jazz"" and ""Panacea,"" and then proceeds to do just that for most of the rest of the disc. The highlight, ""Who's Gonna Be the Junkie?,"" boasts Karl Denson on sax, Derek G. on bass, and Gary Wing on drums, and cooks up a '70s blaxploitation soundtrack head of steam, foreshadowing the direction the Greyboy Allstars would later investigate so fruitfully. --Ezra Gale",dance & electronic;jazz;music;pop;r&b;rap & hip-hop,6 B000001F6Z,"Matthew & Son The former Steven Demetre Georgiou and ""Steve Adams"" emerged on the pop scene of the late 1960's as Cat Stevens with this debut album, which includes his first single ""I Love My Dog"", which became a surprise hit. Also includes ""Here Comes My Baby"", another mild chart climber of the time.",classic rock;folk;music;pop;rock;world music,6 B0006Q3RAS,"LogoArt Joey Logano Sterling Silver Car Pendant - JOEY LOGANO One Size Constructed using metal molds and injected plastic patterns for additional detail, the officially licensed piece has a filed and polished sterling silver design with an attractive finish.",fan shop;jewelry;jewelry & watches;necklaces & pendants;novelty jewelry;sports & outdoors,6 B0007EM2IM,"Gustav Mahler: Memories and letters (Washington paperbacks) Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",arts & photography;biographies & memoirs;books;classical;music;musical genres,6 1557284881,"QUARTET OF JOY Born in 1935 in the Delta region of lower Egypt, Matar is considered a difficult contemporary Arabic poet, appealing to connoisseurs rather than the general public. A longtime philosophy teacher and literary review editor, he has published 13 volumes of poetry and two books of criticism and translations. The present volume, first published in England in 1990, is a long, four-part work written in the mid-1970s and early 1980s and based on ethnic, historical, and religious Arabic lore. It uses a mawwal, an Arabic folk narrative verse form, and its flowery, elusive imagery occasionally recalls the sensuous immediacy of the Song of Solomon, but overall it is abstract, impersonal, and intensely visionary. Invoking the ""joys"" of earth, fire, water and air, the four sections incorporate topics such as laments at his father's grave, coming of age, love, hardships of life, social injustice, allusions to the Koran, and Islamic mysticism, as well as concepts of rebirth, rejuvenation, and resurrection. The bilingual text includes a preface discussing issues of translation, an informative glossary, and scholarly explanatory notes. For large libraries with intercultural collections.?Frank Allen, North Hampton Community Coll., Tannersville, Pa.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Text: English, Arabic (translation) Original Language: Arabic --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",american;asian;books;literature & fiction;poetry;world literature,6 B0002E3A5G,Monster Studio Pro 1000 Speaker Cable with Speak-On Connectors - 6 Feet - Speak-On Connectors Monsters Advanced Time Correct Speaker Cable for Professional Audio Applications,accessories & supplies;audio & video accessories;audio cables;cables & interconnects;electronics;speaker cables,6 0966347331,"The Secret of Dead Man's Mine: A Rinnah Two Feathers Mystery Gr 5-7-A thematically rich story that handles friendship, death, and familial love in a subtle and tender manner. Since the death of her father three years ago, Rinnah Two Feathers and her mother have learned to move on with their lives, running a successful lodge in a quiet community at the edge of the Sioux reservation in South Dakota. Longing for adventure, Rinnah finds more than she can handle when she spies a suspicious stranger lurking around the abandoned Jackson house and decides to investigate. She and her friends Tommy Red Hawk and Meagan Paige set out to crack the mystery, hampered by final exams, schoolyard bullies, and a meddlesome realtor looking to buy the Circle Feather Lodge from Rinnah's mother. Their inquisitiveness leads to danger when they come face to face with a possible killer. Strong characterization, fast-paced action, and well-structured chapters make for an interesting mystery that will keep readers guessing. Rinnah is a strong, independent, and resourceful protagonist who takes pride in her Native American heritage, and the author's exploration of contemporary Native American culture is insightful and interesting.Janet Gillen, Great Neck Public Library, NYCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.",books;children's books;multicultural stories;mysteries & detectives;native north & south americans;travel & cultures,6 0811842401,"Cakes from Scratch in Half the Time: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Bake Cakes Forever Linda West Eckhardt is a cooking teacher and the author of numerous cookbooks. She won a James Beard award for her radio show ""Don't Talk with your Mouth Full."" Originally from Texas, she currently resides in New Jersey.James Baigrie photographs food, interiors, lifestyle, and travel. Originally from South Africa, he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. His clients include Garnet Hill, Crate & Barrel, and Martha Stewart Living .",baking;books;cakes;cookbooks;food & wine;teens,6 B00008J2NQ,"Nana Mouskouri - Gold: Greatest Hits 2003 compilation for the world music superstar, the best selling female artist of all time worldwide. 21 tracks. Universal.",broadway & vocalists;music;new age;pop;rock;world music,6 B000PHJW3E,"Honeycomb Butterfly Bush - Buddleia - Best Yellow - 4"" Pot BUDDLEIA: Graceful gray-green foliage arches with flowers from summer into fall. The common name aptly describes this garden beauty. It does not wake up until late spring, but it's worth the wait! Flowers form on current growth. Should be cut back to 12-18"" each spring. Will quickly grow back with many flowering canes.Honeycomb Butterfly Bush - Buddleia x weyeriana Family: Loganiacead (Buddle-ia: after Adam Buddle, English botanist) They're fragrant, colorful and they attract butterflies. Bold, long blooming flowers. Treat them like a perennial in the north; cut them back heavily in the spring for better flowering. This is the best yellow Buddleia we've ever seen. The attractive creamy yellow flowers are clear in color with no purple as you get with 'Sungold'. The blooms are variable with some panicles having globose balls of flowers, and sometimes the blooms are fuller, more typical of Buddleia davidii. Better habit and more refined than 'Sun Gold . Introduced and named by Mike Dirr after finding this rogue plant in some stock purchased in England as B. 'E. H. Wilson'. Mature Height: 4-6 feet. Hardy Zones 5-9. Immediate shipping in 4"" pot.",flowers;gardening;lawn & garden;patio;plants;seeds & bulbs,6 B00092QUG2,'Round About Midnight CD ALBUM,blues;dance & electronic;jazz;music;pop;rock,6 0965165108,"Raising Kids With Just a Little Cash Although my family grew up in a very wealthy area, we were not wealthy, and were frugal out of necessity. So rather than shopping at the exclusive boutiques that defined the so-called ""business district"" of our 2,000 person ""metropolitan area"", we preferred the farmer's markets where we could buy produce for half the price of the local supermarkets, and flea markets where the rich folk sent their barely used-discards to be sold at ridiculously low prices. Raising Kids with Just a Little Cash could easily have been written by my bargain-minded parents, and if you are more interested in having a high-quality of life at low cost than having gleaming gew-gaws from Hoffritz and fashions fresh from Nordstrom's, then this is the book for you and your family. Highly Recommended. Raising Kids With Just A Little Cash is about the money required to get children from infancy to adulthood and how to do it for a lot less than is commonly assumed. Raising Kids With Just A Little Cash provides hundreds of money-saving actions any parent can take to immediately reduce their financial outlay on child rearing including: Great Birthday Parties on a Shoestring; The Time is Money Saved Formula; Big Savings on Children's Clothes; Toys for a Pittance; Easy Entertainments from Things You Already Have; How to Travel on the cheap. Easy to use, step-by-step illustrations are taken from real families who are living well on less. Highly recommended for all parents! -- Midwest Book Review",books;budgeting & money management;business & investing;parenting;parenting & relationships;personal finance,6 0312278578,"Murder on the Waterfront: A Bill Donovan Mystery The repartee between Captain Bill Donovan, his sidekick, Sergeant Moskowitz, his wife, Marcy, or anyone else who wanders into his ken isn't enough to enliven this eighth episode of Edgar-winner Jahn's New York environs series (Murder in Central Park; Murder on Fifth Avenue; etc.). The NYPD's Donovan, accompanied by Marcy, has the dubious honor of standing in for the mayor to welcome Compassionate Conservative Party presidential candidate Pete Bennett to the city. While the reception is taking place aboard the luxury cruise ship Trinidad Princess, a much livelier party is proceeding aboard the odd ship Sevastopol Trader docked next to it, where Captain Dennis Yeager and a boatload of beautiful people are partying the night away. The next morning, when Bennett's campaign manager is found slain aboard the Sevastopol Trader, Donovan switches from host to investigator without missing a beat. Either Donovan or Marcy already knows almost all the suspects, from Yeager to supermodel Caren Piermatty, videographer Michael Avignon and an old wharf rat. The ensuing investigation turns into a kind of parlor game, with Donovan and Marcy playing teetotaling versions of William Powell and Myrna Loy. Donovan must sort through some tricky comings and goings, political shenanigans and environmental issues before solving the murder, but the solution seems secondary to the breezy interplay between Donovan and his foils. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. The eighth Bill Donovan mystery shows some signs of fatigue. This time around the New York City detective investigates the death of a presidential candidate's rather hateful campaign manager--lots of potential suspects here. The story is generally straightforward and not especially challenging, almost murder by the numbers. If the plot is less than spectacular, though, the principal attraction of the series remains as vibrant as ever. New York is much more than a setting to the Donovan mysteries; it's an integral part of the whole: it sets the mood, and it participates in the stories. Jahn's ability to evoke the tactile presence of the city makes it feel as though we're walking the streets with Donovan; even when the story is thin, the city is rich and exciting. Not the best entry in the series by a long shot, but recommend it confidently to anyone who likes mysteries set in the Big Apple. David PittCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved",books;literature & fiction;mystery;police procedurals;thriller & suspense;united states,6 B00006RSWB,HON 500 Series Drawer Lateral File Side-to-side rails hold letter or legal size hanging file folders Lock located in center of unit locks entire drawer more securely Leveling glides adjust for uneven floors File Cabinet Type: Lateral; File Size Format: Legal; Letter; Media Stored: N\A; Width: 36-Inch,cabinets;file cabinets;lateral file cabinets;office furniture & lighting;office products;racks & shelves,6 0373833202,"New Year'S Resolution: Baby Three delightful stories comprise New Year's Resolution: Baby. In JoAnn Ross's ""Champagne and Moonlight,"" Shiloh Beauregard meets Mr. Wonderful on New Year's Eve and, with a little luck, they will soon be making room for a baby in their cozy love nest. Rita award-winning author Anne Stuart's ""A Midnight Clear"" is a contemporary tale set in New Mexico. Kelly Malone needs stability and commitment for herself and her baby. But will she find these things in a rough rancher that captures her heart? Author Margot Dalton's charming tale, Lonnie's Secret, rounds out the trio. Lonnie James is determined to become pregnant on New Year's Eve with or without a husband, and the combination of a secret suitor, a masquerade ball, and the magic of the new year makes this a story not to be missed.",books;contemporary;historical;literature & fiction;romance;united states,6 B0002GFM14,"Protec Alto/Tenor Saxophone Reed Case (Black) Designed with functionality and style, these sleek cases protect up to 12 clarinet reeds. These cases have a flat surface to keep your reeds from warping. Our Reed Cases are lightweight, virtually indestructible, and feature a spring-loaded closure.",alto saxes;instrument accessories;musical instruments;reeds;saxophones;woodwind accessories,6 B000300X36,Legacy LWFX127 - 12 Inchs 800 Watt Legacy ''L'' Series Subwoofer own Injected Polypropylene ConeSpecially Treated Wide Rubber Edge Suspension; Bumped & Vented Motor Structure; 2 inch High Temperature Kapton Voice Coil; Heavy Magnet Structure; 4 Ohm Impedance; 400 Watts RMS/800 Watts Peak; SPL @ 1W/1M: 95.5dB; Overall Diameter: 11.93 inch; Mounting Depth: 4.80 inch; Magnet Weight: 80 oz.,car & vehicle electronics;car audio;car electronics;component subwoofers;electronics;subwoofers,6 0974992410,"Baby Sing & Sign: A Play-Filled Language Development Program for Hearing Infants and Toddlers ""Baby Sing & Sign should be a part of every familys library. Besides being educational, its just plain fun! --Julie Broski, Meteorologist for Kansas City's KCTV News, Author of Being Me Anne Meeker Miller, Ph.D., is the founder of the Love Language Program. She teaches Baby Sing & Sign series and seminars at a major medical center in the Kansas City area. Through her writing and workshops, she shares information about the benefits of music, sign language and play for babies, and gives easy and practical strategies for embedding all three into the daily lives of families. Miller believes children deserve to have rich musical lives from the start. A folk singer since shortly after birth, she has seen and sung it all from pop and jazz to the classics. Miller has taught music to students from preschool to college, and was recently named the 2004 Educator of the Year for Arts and Disabilities by the Kansas State Department of Education and Accessible Arts. She received the Excellence in Teaching Award given by the Learning Exchange, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and The Kansas City Star. She was a commission member of the Housewright Symposium on the Future of Music Education sponsored by the Music Educators National Conference. Her inspiration for Baby Sing & Sign resulted from her experiences as a music therapist, parent educator, vocal performer and parent.",books;education & reference;foreign language study & reference;instruction;parenting;parenting & relationships,6 B0000668PU,Best of Heavy Metal This CD is featuring various artists.,alternative rock;classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 B0001MKU2A,"Panasonic SL-MP75 Portable CD / MP3 Player This simple but great-sounding CD/MP3 player plays CDs and recordable CDs. It also utilizes D.Sound technology, which is comprised of a Digital Amplifier to help reduce distortion even at higher volume levels; S-XBS and Digital Audio Gain Control for improving bass response at higher volume levels; and MP3 Re-master technology for optimizing sound quality from compressed music files (such as MP3 files). You'll also get up to 85 hours MP3 playback time. Batteries are not included. For tunes on the go, take this Panasonic portable CD player and play your latest CD or your own MP3 compilation disc. Player features a no-skip anti-skip system and up to 85-hrs. of MP3 or 50-hrs. of CD-DA playback with 2 AA alkaline batteries. The top-cover, 2-line, dot-matrix display supports ID3 tags.",electronics;mp3 player accessories;mp3 players & accessories;portable audio & video;portable cd players;speaker systems,6 B000I20C4O,"Opteka 0.45x Wide Angle & 2.2x Telephoto HD² Pro Lens Set for Canon PowerShot A710 A700 Digital Camera Since it fits right over your camera's existing lens system, a wide-angle and telephoto converter affects the full zoom range of your camera's lens. A wide-angle converter increases your angle of view - scenes include more of the landscape, groups include more people, and interiors show more of the room. A .45x wide-angle converter DOUBLES your angle of view, allowing you to get twice as much in the picture (AND your telephoto setting also becomes wider; not zooming in as close). A 2.2x converter will double your camera's maximum focal length, bringing things twice as close. An Opteka conversion lens can actually improve the image that your digital camera receives, and it's about the only accessory that can. By eliminating flare and ghosting, the ugly cousins of reflection and refraction, before they get to your camera's original lens system, your camera gets a much cleaner image to digitize. Plus, an Opteka converter allows you to use a more optimal part of your original lens system, resulting in more crisp imagery. Nothing changes the way you see the world like High Definition, and no company does High Definition like Opteka. In the professional setting, Opteka's glass optics define High Definition. Change the way you view the world. Enjoy outstanding detail, enjoy enhanced clarity and enjoy Opteka. With an Opteka 5 piece Lens/Camera cleaning kit it contains everything you need to maintain your Digital Camera! It cleans hard to reach lenses, protects battery contacts, and is very easy and safe to use. Works excellent for lenses, cameras, filters, and it also easily cleans LCD panels. The lens cleaning solution is specially made for removing oil and dirt. The Opteka table top tripod is ideal for backyard observation or anywhere - an ultra-compact tripod is all you need! Opteka lenses are covered by a lifetime warranty.",accessories;accessory kits;camera & photo;digital camera accessories;electronics;lenses,6 B000K1CCX2,Original Sears Craftsman Husqvarna Part # 175560 PIN.FLANGE Original Sears Craftsman Husqvarna Part # 175560 PIN.FLANGE,handle parts;lawn & garden;mower parts & accessories;mower replacement parts;mowers & outdoor power tools;patio,6 B00009WDUI,PPP 11110T/A-1611 Single-Outlet Surge Protector The Petra single outlet surge protector is rated at 400V max clamping voltage and includes a limited lifetime warranty.,computer accessories;computers & accessories;electrical;electronics;surge protectors;tools & home improvement,6 B000051XZF,"SRV This career-spanning box of three CDs and a DVD celebrates a legacy that looms larger than that of any blues-rocking guitarist since Jimi Hendrix. Despite fears that a series of posthumous releases had depleted the Stevie Ray Vaughan vaults, previously unreleased gems dominate the selection. Highlights extend from Vaughan's swaggering apprenticeship with Paul Ray and the Cobras to slash-and-burn concert performances from the final month of his life. There are obligatory dips into the songbooks of Hendrix and Buddy Guy, appearances on MTV Unplugged and Austin City Limits, and instrumental interplay with brother Jimmie Vaughan and tourmate Jeff Beck. Though his guitar never loses its flamethrower intensity, the set documents his progression from the showoff licks of the young ""Stevie Rave On"" into a fully rounded artistry of soulful depth. --Don McLeese Stevie's monster chops, huge sound and deep soul won adoration from rock fans and blues stars around the world, all of whom will want to pick up this long-awaited boxed set: 18 live and studio tracks plus 36 unissued recordings (VERY early stuff plus live versions of Cold Shot; Lovestruck Baby; Crossfire; The Sky Is Crying; Tightrope , and more) including a whole DVD of never-aired Austin City Limits performances! Over four hours of the late, great SRV on 3 CDs plus a 72-page book.",blues;classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 0060837578,"Unburnable: A Novel John takes readers into Caribbean culture and contemporary black America to explore family and oppression in this affecting but flawed debut novel. Lillian, a 30-something native of Dominica, now an activist in Washington, D.C., suffered a breakdown at 14 after discovering the identity of her birth mother, Iris: the beautiful, insane village prostitute whose own mother, the famous healer Matilda, was convicted of multiple murder and hung. Sent to live with her aunt in New York, Lillian grows up shielded from her history, avoiding troubling questions about herself and keeping friends distant. Her only real friend is Teddy Morgan, a self-absorbed historian she's pined after since their college days. Twenty years after leaving Dominica, Lillian is determined to return, in hopes of learning what happened to her mother, grandmother and herselfand she's determined to bring Teddy with her. John switches between Lillian's present day and the mid-century lives of Matilda and Iris, who are warm, vibrant characters and a welcome contrast to Lillian's gloom-and-doom. Aloof from the outset, it's never clear why, after 20 years without contact, Lillian wants to investigate her past, and her calculated manipulation of Teddy makes her hard to feel for. However, strong writing and interesting supporting characters should keep readers occupied through the end. (Apr.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This compelling first novel traces the fortunes of three generations of women from the small Caribbean Island of Dominica. Matilda, descended from African slaves, was a famous healer and possible murderer. The story of her hanging was handed down in songs. Her daughter, Iris, was famous as the jilted lover of a rich man and the victim of a horrific rape. Her subsequent insanity and death also became legendary. Iris' daughter, Lillian, was raised by her devoutly Catholic stepmother. Until the age of 15 she remains unaware that the infamous women of song are her legacy. Now living in Washington, D.C., the fragile, adult Lillian returns to Dominica to try to unravel the history of her family. The richly told narrative alternates between time periods, building suspense and compassion for all of the characters. The possibly insane Lillian is the least well rounded of the women, which makes the final chapters a little disappointing. The diversity of the African diaspora is often overlooked in modern African American literature, and this page-turner fills in some gaps. Marta SegalCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Antigua native Marie-Elena John graduated as the City College of New Yorks first black woman valedictorian and later earned a masters degree from Columbia University. A former Africa development specialist, she lives with her husband and two children in Washington, D.C., and Antigua.",books;contemporary;family saga;genre fiction;literature & fiction;world literature,6 1591453372,"The Ultimate Reality Show CLAY JACOBSEN, author and television director, views his career in the entertainment industry as a mission field. Currently director of the Dennis Miller show on CNBC, he has assembled an impressive list of TV credits in his career including Jeopardy, Miss Teen USA and Entertainment Tonight, and directed music acts such as Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, Chicago, and Alabama. Jacobsens books in the Christian market include The Lasko Interview, Circle of Seven, Interview with the Devil, and most recently, The Lost Art of One Anothering. Clay and his wife, Cindy, have been married 21 years. They live in Los Angeles with their two daughters. The killer plot of this engaging audio has a football coach with a lifelong secret joining the cast of a reality show and having his career, his morality, and even his life tested on a remote island. There is a theological twist to these dramatic tests; our hero is a God-fearing gentleman, but one with a number of interesting dimensions, including all too human impulses and vulnerabilities. Boyishly charming, Kevin King provides such a believable range of voices that in the first 30 minutes of the audio you lose track of time--and anything else you planned to do in the next five hours. T.W. AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;christian books & bibles;contemporary;fiction;literature & fiction;religion & spirituality,6 B000686RPS,"DCS BGA36-VCC Grill Cover for 36-Inch Gas Grill on Cart Protect and care for your DCS Professional Grill all year long. This DCS Gas Grill Cover offers maximum protection from the elements and is constructed of heavy duty, felt-lined vinyl. This DCS Grill Cover will fit a DCS 36-inch Gas Grill on a DCS 36-inch Cart.",grill & smoker accessories;grill covers;grills;grills & outdoor cooking;lawn & garden;patio,6 B000NI6986,"OAKTON Thermohygrometer, Wall Mount, Low Cost Product ID: WD-35700-10 Thermohygrometer, Wall Mount, Low Cost",industrial & scientific;measure & inspect;ph meters;ph testing;test;water quality & instrumentation,6 B00004XSIH,"A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh Fiona Ritchie, the host of National Public Radio's popular Celtic music show The Thistle & Shamrock, says she chose tunes for Christmas Ceilidh that reminded her of the village holiday socials she attended as a child. She must have lived in a remarkably cosmopolitan part of Scotland because along with the assortment of dance tunes and songs played by musicians like Manus McGuire, Lunasa, and Altan, the selections include ""Maneo da Ulla/Foliada de Parenda"" by the Spanish group Milladoiro and ""Ceilidh Funk,"" a synth-based dance tune by the Scottish accordion player Phil Cunningham. And for a CD that prominently features the word Christmas in its title, there is almost no holiday music here at all, except for ""I Saw Three Ships,"" a guitar solo by English guitarist John Renbourn, and the Tannahill Weavers' version of ""Auld Lang Syne."" Ritchie does include a nice essay about a typical Christmas ceilidh and a Dundee cake recipe in the liner notes, but overall this is one of the very few holiday CDs you can play year round. --Michael Simmons",classical;folk;miscellaneous;music;pop;world music,6 067101014X,"The AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO MENOPAUSE The American Medical Association is the nation's largest organization of physicians. Its health-care books for consumers are widely acclaimed for their medical accuracy and sound, practical recommendations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Chapter 1: Hormones and the Female Reproductive System To understand menopause and the changes it brings, it is important to have a basic understanding of the body's hormonal, or endocrine, system and the female reproductive system. This information will help you understand more about how your body works, how it changes at menopause, what you can do to minimize the effects, and how various medications work in your body. WHAT ARE HORMONES? Hormones are chemical substances produced in the body by organs called endocrine glands. When a hormone is released by an endocrine gland into your bloodstream, it produces an effect in a specific part of the body (sometimes called a ""target"" organ). Hormones act as ""chemical messengers"" that help control and coordinate various body functions, such as metabolism (the way the body turns food into energy), growth and development, sex and reproduction, composition of the blood, reaction to emergencies, and the release of hormones themselves. If the body does not produce the needed amount of each hormone, serious health problems can occur. The major endocrine glands include the adrenal glands, the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, and the ovaries. As the body develops from infancy to adulthood, complex physical changes take place; hormones play a major role in regulating these changes. Puberty, the period of sexual development, begins between ages 10 and 15. At the start of puberty, the hypothalamus (the part of the brain that controls many basic bodily functions, including the endocrine system) secretes more gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). This hormone stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), which are the gonadotropic hormones. These hormones in turn act on the ovaries. Under the influence of FSH and LH, the ovaries develop and begin to release large amounts of sex hormones into the bloodstream. The female sex hormones are progesterone and estrogen. The adrenal glands also secrete some sex hormones, especially androgens (male sex hormones). The ovaries also secrete some male sex hormones, including testosterone. The sex hormones control the rapid changes that occur during puberty. For example, they help trigger the increases in height and weight that occur and, at the end of puberty, they help to stop this growth. ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE The female reproductive system depends primarily on two hormones: estrogen and progesterone. Both are produced in the ovaries. The main role of estrogen and progesterone is to help regulate the menstrual cycle and prepare the uterus for pregnancy. Like all hormones, estrogen and progesterone circulate throughout the body and interact with other hormones and with the body's metabolism. Estrogen affects many tissues throughout the body, including the urethra, bladder, vagina, breasts, bones, skin, liver, arteries, and brain. When a girl begins puberty, her ovaries start to release increasing amounts of estrogen into her bloodstream. Estrogen stimulates the development of the breasts and causes the genital organs to enlarge and mature. Estrogen also stimulates the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) to thicken. Estrogen plays an important role in the menstrual cycle and affects almost every part of a woman's body. It influences height and weight, skin tone, muscular strength, digestion, heart rate, and circulation. The ovaries produce varying levels of estrogen throughout a woman's life span. Fat tissues also produce some estrogen. Estrogen provides several benefits: Estrogen helps prevent heart disease by increasing the level of ""good"" cholesterol in the blood and decreasing the level of ""bad"" cholesterol, and by keeping coronary arteries open and resistant to plaque (patches of fatty tissue on the inside of arteries) (see Chapter 4). Estrogen helps keep breast tissue firm. Estrogen helps maintain calcium in the bones, which helps make them dense, strong, and resistant to breaking. Estrogen helps keep the vaginal lining moist, keeping it resistant to infection and more comfortable during sexual activity. Progesterone is produced mainly by the ovaries during a woman's reproductive years and by the placenta during pregnancy. Small amounts are also produced by the adrenal glands. Progesterone helps prepare the uterus for pregnancy. About midway through a woman's monthly menstrual cycle, one of the two ovaries releases an egg. This process, called ovulation, results in high levels of progesterone being released into the blood for 10 to 12 days. Progesterone stimulates growth of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) so that the egg, if it has been fertilized, can implant (attach to the uterine wall). If pregnancy does not occur, the ovary stops producing high levels of progesterone. The uterine lining then breaks down and passes out of the body as menstrual fluid. The increase in progesterone levels after ovulation also causes other cyclic changes. The woman's body temperature increases slightly and her breasts may feel fuller or become sensitive. MENARCHE Menarche, or the onset of menstruation, is the result of a series of hormonal changes that take place over the course of several years inside a young girl's body. Before age 8, only small amounts of estrogen are released into the bloodstream. When a girl reaches puberty, her pituitary gland begins to produce the hormones that are vital to sexual development. One of them is FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), which will play an important part in the reproductive cycle. Another hormone, growth hormone, accelerates body growth, causing the typical ""growth spurt"" of the teenage years. As puberty continues, the pituitary gland produces more FSH, causing the ovaries to produce estrogen. The higher level of estrogen in the bloodstream causes the development of female sex characteristics in classic sequence: first, the breasts develop and pubic hair begins to grow; then, underarm hair appears and menstruation begins; and finally, the hips begin to broaden, producing the characteristic female shape. Estrogen also produces other changes in the body. By closing the ends of the bones, it stops skeletal growth. Generally, girls stop growing in height one or two years after menstruation begins. Estrogen also causes fat to be deposited in the labia, making them thicker. Pubic hair becomes denser and coarser in texture. The clitoris enlarges and becomes more sensitive. The vagina increases in length, and growth occurs in the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. Finally, as the body, brain, and endocrine glands mature, menstruation begins. The first menstrual period usually occurs between ages 11 to 14, but this varies widely. It may be influenced by diet, exercise, genetics, and other factors. Ovulation is rare during the first year of menstrual cycles, which are often irregular, and sometimes heavy. MENSTRUATION The female reproductive system (see illustration) consists of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and vagina. At birth, a female infant has about 2 million eggs (or ova) in her ovaries. By puberty, the ovaries contain just 300,000 eggs, each surrounded by a casing of cells called a follicle. During a woman's reproductive years, about 450 eggs reach maturity and travel through the fallopian tubes, where they can be fertilized by sperm. The rest of the eggs slowly disintegrate, and by menopause, only about 3,000 remain. As mentioned above, menstrual cycles (see illustration) depend on the interrelationships and functioning of the various endocrine glands. Menstruation is initially triggered by hormones released from the hypothalamus. At puberty, the hypothalamus begins to release GnRH (gonadotro",books;fitness & dieting;health;menopause;parenting & relationships;women's health,6 B0002D1NLA,"Amazon.com: 9035 Olive Drab Mini Pistol Belt: Clothing This New arrival is a favorite with the fashionista crowd. Fully adjustable to fit your size. Can be worn on the waist or hips. 2 width. One Size, 100% Cotton, Made in the USA.""",accessories;clothing & accessories;men;military;novelty & special use;work wear & uniforms,6 B00005WBWO,"The Magician's Nephew This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew, is a gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many readers who discovered C.S. Lewis's Chronicles through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be delighted to find that the next volume in the series is actually the first in the sequence--and a step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British schoolchildren Polly and Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen Jadis and, ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth of Narnia and discover the legendary source of all the adventures that are to follow in the seven books that comprise the series. Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes's original illustrations (hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40 years later) make this special edition of a classic a bona fide treasure. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ""The magic of C. S. Lewis's parallel universe never fades."" The Times When Digory and Polly are tricked by Digory's peculiar Uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment, they set off on the adventure of a lifetime. What happens to the children when they touch Uncle Andrew's magic rings is far beyond anything even the old magician could have imagined.Hurtled into the Wood between the Worlds, the children soon find that they can enter many worlds through the mysterious pools there. In one world they encounter the evil Queen Jadis, who wreaks havoc in the streets of London when she is accidentally brought back with them. When they finally manage to pull her out of London, unintentionally taking along Uncle Andrew and a coachman with his horse, they find themselves in what will come to be known as the land of Narnia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. When Digory and Polly are tricked by Digory's peculiar Uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment, they set off on the adventure of a lifetime. At last, they find themselves in the magical land of Narnia---Narnia before the Talking Beasts, before the Dwarfs, before all but the great Lion, Aslan. C.S. Lewis wrote The Magician's Nephew in answer to questions about the origins of Narnia. Intended to be read as the first book of the seven, it shows us how the adventures in Narnia all began. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. His major contributions in literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature, and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include, The Chronicles of Narnia, Out of the Silent Planet, The Four Loves, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity. Visit the C.S. Lewis website at www.cslewis.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Chapter One The Wrong DoorPolly had discovered long ago that if you opened a certain little door in the box-room attic of her house you would find the cistern and a dark place behind it which you could get into by a little careful climbing. The dark place was like a long tunnel with brick wall on one side and sloping roof on the other. In the roof there were little chunks of light between the slates. There was no floor in this tunnel: you had to step from rafter to rafter, and between them there was only plaster. If you stepped on this you would find yourself falling through the ceiling of the room below. Polly had used the bit of the tunnel just beside the cistern as a smugglers' cave. She had brought up bits of old packing cases and the seats of broken kitchen chairs, and things of that sort, and spread them across from rafter to rafter so as to make a bit of floor. Here she kept a cash-box containing various treasures, and a story she was writing and usually a few apples. She had often drunk a quiet bottle of ginger-beer in there: the old bottles made it look more like a smugglers' cave.Digory quite liked the cave (she wouldn't let him see the story) but he was more interested in exploring.""Look here,"" he said. ""How long does this tunnel go on for? I mean, does it stop where your house ends?""""No,"" said Polly. ""The walls don't go out to the roof. It goes on. I don't know how far.""""Then we could get the length of the whole row of houses.""""So we could,"" said Polly. ""And oh, I say!""""What?""""We could get into the other houses.""""Yes, and get taken up for burglars! No thanks.""""Don't be so jolly clever. I was thinking of the house beyond yours.""""What about it?""""Why, it's the empty one. Daddy says it's always been empty since we came here.""""I suppose we ought to have a look at it then,"" said Digory. He was a good deal more excited than you'd have thought from the way he spoke. For of course he was thinking, just as you would have been, of all the reasons why the house might have been empty so long. So was Polly. Neither of them said the word ""haunted"". And both felt that once the thing had been suggested, it would be feeble not to do it.""Shall we go and try it now?"" said Digory.""All right,"" said Polly.""Don't if you'd rather not,"" said Digory.""I'm game if you are,"" said she.""How are we to know we're in the next house but one?""They decided they would have to go out into the box-room and walk across it taking steps as long as the steps from one rafter to the next. That would give them an idea of how many rafters went to a room. Then they would allow about four more for the passage between the two attics in Polly's house, and then the same number for the maid's bedroom as for the box-room. That would give them the length of the house. When they had done that distance twice they would be at the end of Digory's house; any door they came to after that would let them into an attic of the empty house.""But I don't expect it's really empty at all,"" said Digory.""What do you expect?""""I expect someone lives there in secret, only coming in and out at night, with a dark lantern. We shall probably discover a gang of desperate criminals and get a reward. It's all rot to say a house would be empty all those years unless there was some mystery.""""Daddy thought it must be the drains,"" said Polly.""Pooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations,"" said Digory. Now that they were talking by daylight in the attic instead of by candlelight in the Smugglers' Cave it seemed much less likely that the empty house would be haunted.When they had measured the attic they had to get a pencil and do a sum. They both got different answers to it at first, and even when they agreed I am not sure they got it right. They were in a hurry to start on the exploration.""We mustn't make a sound,"" said Polly as they climbed in again behind the cistern. Because it was such an important occasion they took a candle each (Polly had a good store of them in her cave).It was very dark and dusty and draughty and they stepped from rafter to rafter without a word except when they whispered to one another, ""We're opposite your attic now"", or ""This must be halfway through our house"". And neither of them stumbled and the candles didn't go out, and at last they came to where they could see a little door in the brick wall on their right. There was no bolt or handle on this side of it, of course, for the door had been made for getting in, not for getting out; but there was a catch (as there often is on the inside of a cupboard door) which they felt sure they would be able to turn.""Shall I?"" said Digory.""I'm game if you are,"" said Polly, just as she had said before. Both felt that it was becoming very serious, but neither would draw back. Digory pushed round the catch with some difficulty. The door swung open and the sudden daylight made them blink. Then, with a great shock, they saw that they were looking, not into a deserted attic, but into a furnished room. But it seemed empty enough. It was dead silent. Polly's curiosity got the better of her. She blew out her candle and stepped out into the strange room, making no more noise than a mouse. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Written in 1955 as a prequel to the 1950 fantasy novel THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, this title is the story of two children in Victorian England who unwittingly take part in the (re)birth of the magical land of Narnia. Kenneth Branagh's precise and enchanting reading takes the listener from the rooftops of London to the fields of Narnia, and then back to London as mad Uncle Andrew ushers an evil sorceress named Jadis to wreak havoc in our world. Lewis's storytelling is magnificent, and Branagh's performance completely and utterly engaging. S.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2002 Audie Award Finalist AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",animals;books;children's books;classics;fantasy & magic;science fiction & fantasy,6 B00005HXEF,20th Century Hits Japanese version featuring a bonus track: 'Happy Song'.,classical;dance & electronic;music;pop;r&b;world music,6 B0001HOWXS,"Goldfinger - Live at the House of Blues Considered to be innovators of the 90's ska-punk movement, Goldfinger holds a special place in the hearts of today's punk rocker. Young fans of punk rock salute Goldfinger for their influence on today's up-and-coming bands (Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, Mest), whole old-school fans recognize them as a band who reintroduced the world to punk rock in the early 90's. This DVD, one of the most entertaining of our whole series, was beautifully shot on 24P and is loaded with all the special features and secret fun that ""The Show Must Go Off"" series has become known for.",alternative rock;movies & tv;music;pop;rock;tv,6 B0002D0DCU,"Evans G2 Clear Drum Head, 16 Inch Evans 16"" clear G2 two-ply drum head is designed to perform with an ideal balance of depth, sustain, attack and durability. Evans G2 series, one of the most popular drum heads on the market, features two plies of 7mil film that provide a high level of consistency and durability. The perfect blend of depth, sustain and attack makes small toms sing and floor toms growl.For over 40 years, Evans has been a pioneer of drum head manufacturing and design. Known for innovative designs such as EMAD, EC2S, and the Hydraulic series, Evans drum heads are made in the USA in a state of the art manufacturing facility. 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Doreen has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and many other TV and radio programs around the world. She also writes a weekly column called ""My Guardian Angel"" for Woman's World magazine in the U.S. Website: www.AngelTherapy.com",books;divination;mental & spiritual healing;new age;occult;religion & spirituality,6 B0006HRQN6,"Mounted Heated Bird Baths Despite the example set by a popular comic strip character, birds do not actually view winter as a great opportunity to practice skating figure eights on the icy surface of a birdbath. Those feathered friends that do not fly south instead are denied the opportunity to play and bathe until the ice cracks. Even if the waters have not frozen over, it seems inconsiderate to subject the small bird body to frigid swimming waters. To enable year-round, comfortable bathing for birds, Allied Precision Industries (API) created this heated birdbath. The birdbath features a built-in thermostat that operates at 150 watts to prevent waters from freezing. The 120-volt heating element is located underneath the plastic basin's surface and provides warmth in temperatures as low as -20 degrees F. In hot weather, the electrical cord stores neatly underneath the basin. The simple birdbath design provides a rim designed specifically for a natural talon grip. For birdbath installation, API employs their clever EZ-Tilt-To-Clean deck rail mount. The basin attaches to the mount securely, yet tilts from a sturdy hinge to allow users to quickly dump out dirty water. The mount uses a screw clamp to grip a rail, needing no drills for application. To best attract birds, place the birdbath in a sheltered southeast location and stock with fresh water regularly. The bath measures 20 inches in diameter with a 2-inch depth. This item weighs 4-4/5 pounds upon shipping. --Jessica Reuling Attract a variety of wintering birds to your backyard with a warm, clean Mollema & Son birdbath. A Built-in thermostat prevents bird bath water from freezing, even on the chilliest winter days. Plus, thanks to the convenient ""tilt-to-clean"" deck rail mounting bracket, keeping the bowl tidy is simple. This product is covered by a one-year warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.",api;backyard birding & wildlife;birdbaths;birds;lawn & garden;patio,6 B00005AANU,"Platinum Pen Triple Action Stylus (Silver Chromium) Platinum Stealth Triple Action pens are designed to handle all your writing needs. Whether you're writing on paper or on your handheld, the easy See and Click mechanism makes it fast and easy to select a point and start writing. 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He teaches creative writing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.",books;children's books;fantasy;gaming;literature & fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B0006I5VY6,"Amazon.com: Vanity Fair Women's Illumination Demi Contour Underwire, Monte Carlo Tan, 34A: Clothing One of the best selling bras in America, the Illumination bra, is now offered in a variety of exciting colors and fabrications. Its comfortable fit and sleek design make it hard to just buy one. Vanity Fair lingerie makes you feel smart and sensual. Feel sensuous all day, everyday with guaranteed comfort. Breathable, smooth fabrics, and innovative technology provide ultimate figure enhancement, and support. Vanity Fair is a must have in every woman's wardrobe. In 1914, Vanity Fair Corporation added intimate apparel to its product line in response to ongoing transformations in fashion. Ninety years later, Vanity Fair still proves to be a leader in providing intimate apparel that is both practical and pretty. 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In fact, there's more Nuge here than pretty much anyone could need: two hours from a 2001 concert in hometown Detroit (Ted twice comes onstage astride a bison, showing he hasn't lost his flair) mixed with rehearsal and sound check footage, plus enough extras (old concert performances, Nugent's audio commentary, etc.) and assorted bells and whistles to carry over to a second disc. There's even a clip of Nuge lip-syncing ""Journey to the Center of the Mind"" with his '60s group the Amboy Dukes. Nugent's tuneless hard rock songs and screeching vocals are as, uh, distinctive as ever, but at least the 50-plus rocker has ditched the loincloth and Tarzan act. --Sam Graham",classic rock;hard rock & metal;movies & tv;music;rock;tv,6 B00076HULO,"Vet Solutions Universal Medicated Shampoo (16 oz) 2% Chloroxylenol, 2% Salicylic Acid, 2% Soluble Sulfur Formilation Provides Antibacterial, Antifungal, And Keratolytic Activity. Comprehensive, No Need For More Than One Shampoo. 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Barron's Parenting Keys speak to today's parents with answers to contemporary problems. KEYS TO PARENTING AN ADOPTED CHILD SECOND EDITION KATHY LANCASTER, Ph.D. Adoptive parents will find information and advice on preparing for placement, bonding with an adopted child, transracial and international adoptions, coping with a child's health or learning problems, and much more. Author Kathy Lancaster received the Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award for the previous edition of this book. She presents workshops across the country on adoption and educational leadership topics. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Kathy Lancaster, Ph.D., received the Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award for the first edition of this book. She presents workshops across the country on adoption and educational leadership topics. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.",adoption;books;fitness & dieting;health;parenting;parenting & relationships,6 0440400678,A Pee Wee Christmas (Pee Wee Scouts) It's a special Christmas for the Pee Wee Scouts--Mrs. Peters is about to have a baby! It's a special Christmas for the Pee Wee Scouts--Mrs. Peters is about to have a baby!,books;children's books;christmas;holidays & celebrations;humor;literature & fiction,6 0385498845,"The Water in Between: A Journey at Sea During the dark days Kevin Patterson spent in the Canadian army on a desolate artillery base, his only solace--besides alcohol--was reading. He began to read travel literature--Redmond O'Hanlon, Eric Newby, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Paul Theroux--and became attracted to the idea of the solitary nomad. Then he read Bruce Chatwin: first In Patagonia, then The Songlines--""and I was done for."" Looking back, I think that after reading Chatwin it became inevitable that I would set out for a blank horizon and an inhospitable environment. But a desire for withdrawal into desolate topography comes from some place other than a writer's evocative suggestion. And is fed by something other than optimism. A broken heart following a brief but painful love affair drove Patterson to the end of the pier--and onto a 20-year-old, 37-foot ferro-cement sailboat called the Sea Mouse. No, he didn't know how to sail. He'd never been at sea before. But he was convinced it would be easy to learn, and that he needed to be alone at sea. In the end, Patterson set sail with a stranger--another man trying to leave everything behind him, but one who knew how to sail--to journey from British Columbia to Tahiti. The Water In Between recounts their voyage. At times wryly funny, Patterson's tale is more often tinged with melancholy. The sailors meet other travelers, visit remote locales, and survive both storm and calm. Through it all, the shadowy presence of Bruce Chatwin remains at Patterson's side--and sometimes hangs around his neck like an albatross. Perhaps solitude was not the solution? As a storm raged around him, Patterson ""sat there on my bouncing boat with an intimation of disquiet--if even Chatwin couldn't realize his ideal, what was I doing here, emulating him?"" Although landlubbers may be confused by some of the nautical language (""I hoisted a reefed mizzen sail and sheeted in tightly""), the strength and the heart of this book is Patterson's prose. His honest writing makes for smooth reading, but the inclusion of dozens of lengthy quotations from Patterson's favorite authors sometimes leaves the text choppy. Readers may also feel they've been left adrift by the abrupt ending. And if it's adventure you seek, look elsewhere (try The Perfect Storm or Fastnet, Force 10 for that). Those conditions aside, The Water In Between is a beautiful, somewhat haunting book--a thought-provoking meditation on solitude and the call of the wild unknown. --Sunny Delaney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. In the story of a 1984 sailing adventure from Vancouver Island to Tahiti and back, ex-Canadian army doctor Patterson finds himself in the horse latitudes north of the equator, on an idyllic atoll in the South Pacific and in all manner of dull and violent weather. He deftly and modestly chronicles the sea wrack he encounters, how he learned enough to make the final leg of the voyage from Hawaii on his own and how he recovered from a broken heart. That would be accomplishment enough for such a tale, but Patterson attempts to reinvent the genre of travel literature as practiced by Bruce Chatwin and Paul Theroux. With charming self-knowledge, he sees such writing as missing the ultimate experience of travel: homesickness. Perhaps, Patterson questions, loosening oneself from the habits and possessions of a settled life is not the pinnacle of human experience Chatwin or most memoirists of sea life suggest. Perhaps the purpose of lonesome traveling is a new appreciation of home. After all, how noble is it to be in the wilderness, away from all comforts? ""It's not a succession of good and compassionate decisions that leads someone to decide they may not take pleasure again,"" he writes. It's an original, audacious idea to build into such a story, and Patterson is a good enough writer to construct an engaging read. In the end, the book doesn't create fully satisfying secondary characters nor a resounding conclusion-but those are relatively small criticisms given the insight, authenticity and courage of Patterson's good work. (June) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Patterson, a Canadian army doctor upset over a failed love affair, decided to buy a sailboat and set sail for Tahiti. He knew nothing about sailing and had never been to sea. The man who joined him was a love-lorn but experienced bluewater sailor named Don. The two prepared the boat for the voyage, bought provisions, and set sail. After loosing the anchor and carelessly damaging a crucial head sail, they decided to head to Hawaii to buy parts, but their course change left them becalmed for weeks. When they eventually make it to Tahiti, Patterson was low on money and had to return to Canada to work. Don sailed the boat back to Penrhyn, an atoll they visited on the way to Tahiti that was close to their vision of paradise. Patterson delves deeply into the personality of the sailor and includes quotes from countless sailing and travel books. A good purchase for public libraries.DJohn Kenny, San Francisco P.L. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A Canadian physician debuts with an emotional but sometimes pedantic memoir of his adventures traversing the Pacific in a 37-foot sailboat.In August 1994, Patterson, absorbed in self-pity occasioned by an unhappy love affair, purchased a vessel called the Sea Mouse in British Columbia. Just 29 and recently discharged from the Canadian army, Patterson (who had no previous sailing experience) impulsively set sail for Tahitia longtime dreamin company with a onetime sheet-metal worker named Don (a more experienced sailor), whom hed only recently met. In 18 swift chapters, Patterson tells of his preparations to sail, of his sometimes terrifying experiences on an unforgiving ocean, of his brief sojourns ashore in Hawaii, Palmyra, Penrhyn, and, finally, Tahiti. He then flies back to Canada to earn money to finance his return voyage. During this working hiatus, he impulsively (again!) invites three new acquaintances (one a lovely woman with whom he develops a tenuous romantic attachment) to go to Tahiti and sail back with him. These folks make it only as far as Hawaii, where they elect to fly home, and Patterson makes the final passage alone. His safe arrival ends his book. Pattersons strong narrative is most effective in its self-deprecating accounts of his sometimes feckless, sometimes perilous efforts to learn how to sail while sailing. Im gonna be okay, he tells himself, look at all this lovely rope I have. His flashbacks to his army service and to his medical experiences in remote Hudson Bay communities are also effective, often moving. His observations, however, sometimes border on the banal: out on the lonely open ocean, he writes, our minds turned inward. Sometimes deadly, too, are his long paraphrases of and quotations from works by other seafarers like Bruce Chatwin and Joshua Slocum.Pattersons voice is fresh, witty, and intelligentand he could get by with a little less help from his friends. -- Copyright 2000 Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A first rate, quietly enthralling account othat belongs on the shelf with Theroux's Happy Isles of Oceania, Raban's sailings, and the work of landlubber Chatwin. ?Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Book Review[A]n old fashioned story of personal adventure that probes its own themes with subversive intelligence. ?The New York TimesIf a klutz like Patterson can sail to the South Seas, so can you. But writing about it this well is something else again. ?Outside Wise, funny and beautifully written, The Water in Between is an inspiring-and cautionary-tale for anyone who has ever wanted to escape into another life. A stint in the army and a broken heart lead Kevin Patterson, who has never sailed before, to buy a 37-foot sailboat. He recruits a more experienced sailor-another brokenhearted guy-and together they set sail for Tahiti, hoping to burn away their miseries in hard miles at sea.At first Patterson finds life under sail distinctly less heroic than the travel literature that has inspired him. But when his companion remains behind, Patterson single-handedly sails his boat across the North Pacific and through a perilous four-day gale, truly testing himself against the elements. A first rate, quietly enthralling account othat belongs on the shelf with Theroux's Happy Isles of Oceania, Raban's sailings, and the work of landlubber Chatwin. -Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Book Review[A]n old fashioned story of personal adventure that probes its own themes with subversive intelligence. -The New York TimesIf a klutz like Patterson can sail to the South Seas, so can you. But writing about it this well is something else again. -Outside Kevin Patterson grew up in Selkirk, Manitoba, and put himself through medical school by enlisting in the Canadian Army. When his stint was up, he worked as a doctor in the Arctic and on the B.C. coast while studying for his MFA at UBC. His short fiction has been published in Descant and Canadian Fiction Magazine. He is currently a resident in internal medicine at Dalhousie in Halifax and a regular corres-pondent for Saturday Night magazine. The Sea Mouse is moored on Salt Spring Island.From the Hardcover edition. Chapter OneIn August of 1994, I bought a twenty-year-old ferro-cement ketch on the coast of British Columbia. I did this in an effort to distract myself-at the time I was so absorbed in self-pity my eyes were crossed. I had been wandering around marinas sorrowfully leaning my head against dock pilings and losing my train of thought; I had the demeanor of an aging milk cow with the scours. People who met me thought I was either drunk or deranged. The most immediate cause of all this was a woman half a continent away who had been headed further for months. My sadness at our parting was histrionically out of proportion to anything that could have been justified by events.I spent weeks chain-smoking and staring at the ground. At the time I was working as a doctor at a summer camp for Canadian army cadets in the B.C. Interior. It was an absurd job and I made an absurd picture, shuffling around the dusty parade grounds, hands in pockets, sighing grandly and ignoring the columns of pubescent boys and girls marching stiffly past me. I was twenty-nine and had been out of the army myself for only a year.That summer, many Canadian medical officers were being sent to Rwanda and Bosnia. The army had always provided a doctor for the camp, but now they were short-staffed, which is how I had come to be there. When they called to ask me to fill in, I was working up in the Arctic, on the coast of Hudson Bay. It was late June, and so cold that even the river ice hadn't broken yet. The sea pack was solid to the horizon. I said yes without even thinking.At the time I was drifting and had been since the previous summer-ever since leaving the army. I had been in Winnipeg, on my way to the job in the Arctic, when I met her. There was a week of slow suppers and long, delicious conversation. This was earlier in the winter and she was gentle, very beautiful and a little melancholic, and I was entranced by her. When it came time for me to fly north, we made imprecise plans about how we would meet. We agreed to call and write often. I started work at a small hospital on the shore of Hudson Bay. My second day there, an old man became very sick and needed to be transferred to the intensive care unit in Winnipeg. I volunteered to accompany him. I called her from the airport. After leaving the hospital I took a cab straight to her house.During the time I was up in the Arctic, we telephoned one another almost daily but avoided the question of whether I should move to the city or she should move up there. It was an obvious but awkward issue. Part of the delight we took in seeing one another was the intermittency of our contact. As if that made our visits more potent, rather than, with increasing time and distance, less and less. It is a banal and familiar circumstance. Among soldiers, or the nurses in the Arctic, it is a clich*.Then the army phoned, with this job in British Columbia. I would be just as far from Winnipeg, working there. Off I went.About a month after I arrived at the summer camp she came out to visit me. We stayed together in a resort near the army base with the memorable name of Teddy Bear Lodge. There were small cabins with televisions and a swing set for children. The mountains rose up all around, and across the highway from our cabin was a long, deep lake. We tried to swim there but it wasn't possible. It was much too cold.Before this we had only had the hurried, lip-biting, kiss-filled visits in Winnipeg when I had come down on the air ambulance. The Teddy Bear Lodge got our hopes up, but in the sustained company of the other, we each forgot two-thirds of the words we knew. After two weeks she went home. Saying goodbye at the bus terminal, we didn't confront the issue.A month later, she telephoned me at work to tell me about the man she had met. She told me his name and apologized. She subsequently married him and they now have a baby daughter. Our mutual friends tell me that she is happier than they've ever seen her. Her graciousness and kindness in our limited intimacy only made my anguish more potent and my feeling of victimhood more laughable. To feel unentitled to your self-pity about triples it.My roommate at the summer camp became alarmed and embarrassed as he watched me involute into a black and anguished puddle of self-obsessed sorrow. It felt ridiculous even at the time. I was tearing my clothes over one of the most abbreviated love affairs I'd ever had; it made no sense. If I went back to the city she lived in, which I had lived in before the army, I thought that I would drown. In the army, desperate for distraction, I had daydreamed about sailing on the ocean. I was from Manitoba; I knew nothing about sailing and had never been on the ocean in a little boat of any sort. I found myself standing on a dock in Genoa Bay, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the company of a sixty-year-old man with a whiskey nose the size and color of a bruised and overripe beet. His name was Peter Ericson and he owned a sailboat brokerage, but his consuming passion seemed to be the promulgation of his theory that the Pacific Islands and most of the New World had been colonized by an ancient Scandinavian seafaring culture that revered magnetic fields. And maybe herring.Before Ericson would even let me see his boats he had showed me his publications in the local Boat Journal. These were supposed to be advertisements for his business, but in fact they were long rants on the forgotten nobility of the Great White Gods, the Vikings, who journeyed forth in the ancient mists to show the less savvy races just how it was done. But the ghosts of the Norse sailor-folk could rest easy now, for Ericson had figured it out. And was bound to inform the world. Or, at any rate, me.Even after I had steered him out onto the dock, he harangued me with evidence of blue-eyed Indians and tales of white-skinned gods in the Polynesian mythos. I wondered how he managed to make a living selling boats. I tried to get him to tell me about the boat we were standing in front of but he seemed obsessed with this idea of forgotten exploration. He told me that proof of contact between the Vikings and other civilizations was everywhere. For instance, the alignment of the Mayan temples in Meso-America corresponded precisely with lines of constant magnetic variation (whatever that was) and only a seafaring culture could understand magnetism so thoroughly. The great heads of Easter Island represent you-know-who, staring out to sea, of course. And could there be any doubt how the Polynesians came to possess the sweet potato of South American origin? Could there be?In an attempt to forestall his quoting Chariots of the Gods to me, I quickly glanced around. The boat nearest us looked very beautiful. The sign on it said the hull was made of ferro-cement. How does it float? I asked.The inanity of the question stalled him. His face twitched and twisted and he forced it into a more benign and patient gaze. Steel doesn't float but steel boats do, right?Oh, yeah, I said. It turned out that Ericson had been instrumental in popularizing the technique of ferro-cement boat construction twenty years previously, and he launched into another great enthusiasm. He assured me that such boats were immune to rot and rust, stable and sea-kindly in heavy weather. I wondered if the man had any ambivalent opinions about anything.Ericson asked me what sort of price range I was thinking about. I told him how much money I had to spend. Remarkably, that was just the amount this boat was going for. I grew up in Manitoba. Farm country, basically. Mostly we played a lot of kick-the-can. Shrewd was a name you called someone smarter than you that you didn't like.The boat was named the Sea Mouse. She looked lovely to me.Ericson unlocked the companionway. He winked at me and said that he would let me putter about by myself, to have a look at the bilges or whatever. He'd be back in an hour or so. I sat below at the teak salon table and looked around her. The polished wood shone like a memory of grade-school wooden floors. I lifted up the hatch over the engine and peered into the mass of machinery. I had no idea what I was looking at. Satisfied that there seemed to be a proper number of belts and hoses and things, I closed the hatch. I stood up and looked out the forward hatches at the mast and pulpit. I thought about Ericson's idea of the Vikings, threading their way around the world in the first millennium. I could almost hear the waves surging over the deck. Me, clinging to the wheel and smiling wryly, my bronzed and newly muscular shoulders glinting in the sun. Lovely polished wood. Just lovely. I patted it. I wished I had a cheroot.I poked through the lockers in the galley. There was a propane stove and oven, and a refrigerator. There was room for half a year's worth of rice and pasta and tomato sauce and dried mushrooms and apples and garlic and balsamic vinegar and bottles of wine and canned bacon and dried fish and sacks of onions and cabbages and potatoes and jars of marmalade. I imagined how that would feel, to have a boat, and all the food I would need for six months on her. Able to go anywhere I wanted. Enough stores to go halfway around the world.Two hours later Peter found me there, grinning stupidly. The Sea Mouse was thirty-seven feet long, rigged as a ketch and displaced twelve tons. Her lines seemed to me as graceful as a dancer's. 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Thank you for your support of sensei's works, so please enjoy!",books;comics & graphic novels;erotica;gay & lesbian;literature & fiction;manga,6 B00008FICZ,Best of audio cassette tape,broadway & vocalists;jazz;music;pop;rock;soundtracks,6 069452509X,"The Golden One The legions of Amelia Peabody Emerson fans will be overjoyed with this 14th in the series (after 2001's Lord of the Silent), for they're getting two books in one. First, MWA Grandmaster Peters offers another amusing if wordy Egyptian archeology mystery, set in 1917 and replete with grave robbers, a murder, the discovery of a richly furnished tomb and a cast of thousands. Halfway through the book, this plot is annoyingly left dangling when the British recall the Emerson's brilliant son, Ramses, for an espionage assignment in Gaza, where he must determine if a newly powerful figure, Ismail Pasha, is really the Emerson family black sheep, Sethos, master criminal and secret agent. The redoubtable Amelia; her eccentric husband, Radcliffe; Ramses's adventurous wife, Nefret; and their faithful foreman, Selim, follow him in disguise. Captured by Sahin Pasha, head of the Turkish secret service, Ramses later escapes, fulfilling his mission with his family's help. Then it's back to Egypt, where the Emersons and their friends the Vandergelts solve the murder and subdue the villains. Radcliffe even ejects intrusive tourists from fragile archeological sites. Peters's books divide the mystery-reading public. With a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago, she provides an authentic historical backdrop. However, her long-winded explanations and preposterous plots frustrate many. Those who enjoy romance and find the hubbub of the Emersons and their devoted entourage entertaining will forgive the faults. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Amelia Peabody Emerson returns for another entry in a long-running series that never seems to run out of steam, and, as her journals (edited, of course) reveal, she hasn't changed a bit. She's still a witty, intelligent Egyptologist, a lady ahead of her time, whose aphorisms, fierce loyalty, and unusual parasol serve her well. On arriving in Luxor for a season of archaeological investigation, Amelia and her family discover that war (it's 1917) has taken its toll on their beloved Egypt. Before too long, the conflict intrudes on their plans and embroils them in an adventure, complete with double agents, Turkish spies, derring-do, and the ever-puzzling Sethos. At the same time, they must reckon with tomb robbers, killers, and antiquities fraud. Joining Amelia once again are her dashing, hot-tempered husband, Radcliffe Emerson, Father of Curses (""Curse it, Amelia""); brave, beloved son, Ramses; and Ramses' beautiful wife, Nefret; plus an assortment of cats, friends, and foes. Series fans will relish the underlying humor, which is particularly good here, and recognize the characters as old friends who continue to improve and delight with age. Stephanie ZvirinCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Unputdownable...the wily charm isnt flagging. (The Guardian (London)) --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. She was named Grand Master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention. She lives in a historic farmhouse in western Maryland. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Victorian adventuress Amelia Peabody is back in the fourteenth of this popular series, read with giddy brilliance by Barbara Rosenblat. It's 1917, the Great War is ravaging throughout Europe and Asia, and Peabody and her husband, Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson, are chasing tomb robbers in Luxor. Meanwhile, their son, British spy Ramses Emerson, travels to Gaza on a dangerous mission of his own. Plot-wise, the story is weak and somewhat muddled. But Peters's real talent is in creating lovably eccentric characters whom Rosenblat nimbly brings to life. Rosenblat displays her versatile talents by giving voice to British explorers, American scoundrels, Egyptian muftis, and Turkish spies. A very entertaining romp in the Middle East. S.E.S. AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine",books;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 0758203632,"Face Down Before Rebel Hooves In her latest mystery featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton, Emerson offers an intriguing look at one of the many attempts to replace Protestant Queen Elizabeth I with the Roman Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots. Sad to say, the plot gets thoroughly muddled and falls on its face. The beginning is straightforward enough it is 1569, and Susanna is visiting Hamburg with her lover when an old friend asks her to impersonate his wife and infiltrate a plot to overthrow Elizabeth. Reluctantly, Susanna agrees. Her arrival in England bearing a packet of coded letters sets off a series of events that leaves the reader bewildered. What starts as clever plot-counterplot and an unmasking of conspirators ends up in such confusion that one doubts whether the author herself can unravel the tangled web of deceit. The little period details are sometimes successful (the frustration of having to get the ""points"" on the clothing tied when Susanna is hurrying to dress), sometimes less so (""Dragon water!"" as an expletive just sounds silly). Unfortunately, certain big period details are missing: Emerson fails to evoke either Susanna's devotion to Elizabeth or the religious fervor that fires the conspirators. The characters move woodenly against a stage set, lacking both motivation and credibility. Instead of wondering who has masterminded the plot and how it can be foiled, readers are left wondering, ""Who cares?"" (Aug.)Forecast: The thinness of the last two or three books of what started as a solid historical series suggests the author has lost interest and is just churning them out; readers will continue to lose interest as well. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Susanna, Lady Appleton, is plunged into Elizabethan intrigue in a tale that relies less on the herbal lore for which Emerson is known and more on a wretchedly complicated historical morass of plots against Elizabeth I. Emerson kindly lays out both the fictional and historical members of her cast and provides a note to Tudor plotting and paranoia. In between, Susanna takes on the guise of Eleanor, Lady Pendennis, at the behest of Sir Walter, Eleanor's husband and Susanna's old friend. Eleanor has died, Walter reports, crushed under a runaway horse in an incident that may not have been an accident. Walter wishes to quash the rebellion he suspects against the queen and needs Susanna's presence as Eleanor to defuse the plot. Susanna's beloved Nick Baldwin, the merchant, and her ward Rosamund, bastard child of her own late husband and Eleanor, are mostly offstage while thick plots by two countesses and the horrors of travel in Elizabethan England take center stage. Rather slower and more expository than usual for this series, it still entices. GraceAnne DeCandidoCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Kathy Lynn Emerson lives in Wilton, Maine. Face Down Before Rebel Hooves is the sixth book in the Susanna, Lady Appleton, series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense;women sleuths,6 1567181511,"Living Between Two Worlds: Challenges of the Modern Witch (Witchcraft Today, Bk. 4) Chas S. Clifton holds a master's degree in religious studied with an emphasis on the development of new religious movements. He lives in the Wet Mountains of Colorado where he writes about Western esoteric traditions.",books;earth-based religions;occult;religion & spirituality;wicca;witchcraft,6 0894806149,The Bird Book & The Bird Feeder (Hand in Hand with Nature) Neil Dawe lives on Vancouver Island with his wife Karen. He is Habitat Manager of Qualicum Beach National Wildlife Area and co-author of The Birds of British Columbia.Karen Dawe lives on Vancouver Island with her husband Neil. She is the author of The Beach Book.,animals;birds;books;children's books;education & reference;schools & teaching,6 B000FGG580,"Messenger CASEY JONES was originally started as a side project by Josh James of EVERGREEN TERRACE. CASEY JONES have now separated themselves from the term ""side project"" by stepping up the pace, playing as many shows as possible, and doing their own tours. CASEY JONES have been seen on tour with such bands as KIDS LIKE US, EVERGREEN TERRACE, UNTIL THE END, CALIBAN, SCARS OF TOMORROW, and many more. The Messenger is the band's first offering for Eulogy Recordings. The Messenger is the follow up to 2003's The Few, The Proud, The Crucial which received critical acclaim and became a must have for message board posters everywhere.",alternative rock;classic rock;music;pop;rock;world music,6 0974878103,"Starting Your First Business: Gain Independence and Love Your Work (American Dream Series) Outstanding examples and reality checks that demonstrate what small business is like and how to handle various situations. -- Dr. John F. Kros, Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, College of Business, East Carolina UniversityStep by step guidelines for financing your small business--from developing your business plan to applying for loans. -- Joe Grendys, CEO Koch FoodsValuable insights from a seasoned and accomplished entrepreneur. I recommended it for anyone thinking about starting a new business! -- Craig Hanson, Senior Associate, Sustainable Enterprise Institute, World Resources Institute Jim R Sapp",books;business & investing;consulting;industries & professions;new business enterprises;small business & entrepreneurship,6 0393041522,"Hester Among the Ruins: A Novel As if love affairs were not already delicate enough, in Hester Among the Ruins, New Yorker Hester Rosenfeld decides to write the biography of her older German lover, Professor Heinrich Falk. Born in 1943, and married for the fourth time when he and Hester meet, Falk seems a German Everyman, embodying the troubled postwar identity of his nation. To be near her beloved, Hester moves to Munich. Their affair is secret. She spends her spare time in her hotel room, writing up notes and congratulating herself on how happy she is in the role of Other Woman. But being in Germany and researching the wartime years makes her think for the first time about her own Jewishness, and about her elderly immigrant parents who were so eager to assimilate into American culture that dishes like Rice-a-Roni appeared nightly on the dinner table. Hester comes to terms with her own shame and guilt while building a store of belated anger that finds expression in the direction of her research: the Nazi connections of her lover's family. ""With vision skewed,"" she admits, ""I am on the lookout for bad behavior. I expect these people to be hateful; I want them to be hateful, because if they are hateful then the world makes sense."" A closely observed novel with an atmosphere of constriction and suspense, Hester Among the Ruins is a riveting, unsentimental exploration of the limits of love and understanding. --Regina Marler This tale of a Jewish biographer's literal love affair with her German subject describes with worldly and generally persuasive candor the history that complicates their relationship. Hester Rosenfeld, an American Jewish historian born in 1963, travels to Munich to interview Heinrich Falk, a German historian 20 years her senior, for a scholarly work about his life. As Hester unravels biographical threads rolled out by Heinrich's relatives and numerous ex-wives, she finds that his present rejection of his heritage (most specifically, his mother's sympathies with the Nazis) is not as simple or absolute as it seems. She also falls head over heels in love with him, eventually causing the temporary dissolution of his current marriage. As Heinrich and Hester deepen their knowledge of each other's lives and feelings, their characters manifest themselves more fully as well. Hester, seemingly wary and jaded at the novel's outset, reveals her insecurity, obsession with historical legacy and scorn for her own parents in bits and pieces. Heinrich, at first an offbeat charmer whose idiosyncrasies fascinate Hester, eventually reveals that he is unable to free himself from his suspicious ideological inheritance. Kirshenbaum brings believable complexity to her portrayal of Jewish life in contemporary Munich; at one moment, a group of Croatian soccer enthusiasts resemble militant youth to Hester, while at another, she notices that she gets better service in restaurants when she wears a star of David around her neck. The novel's structure, a mixture of postcards, e-mails and straightforward narrative, is subtly erected and does not obstruct understanding. While Kirshenbaum occasionally portrays characters' passions melodramatically or even tritely, the arc of the lovers' mutual education is complete and convincing. Agent, Jennifer Lyons. Author appearances in New York and Washington, D.C. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. This love story, set in contemporary Munich, could have had a happy ending. However, the poison spread by the Nazis is still lethal after more than half a century, so instead it is a tale of suspicion and guilt. Heinrich Falk, a married medievalist born in 1943, and Hester Rosenfeld, a younger Jewish American researcher, are deeply in love. Yet Hester, who as a child felt both ashamed of her refugee parents for their very victimhood and guilty for her feelings, obsessively probes Heinrich's past and his family for links to the Nazis. Since one can never prove a negative, she cannot end her quest. Kirshenbaum, author of the short story collection History on a Personal Note and three other books, makes Hester and Heinrich fully three-dimensional. Excerpts from a diary kept by Heinrich's mother and quotes from a variety of nonfiction sources are mingled with the lovers' story, which detracts somewhat from the novel's immediacy. Still, this bleak romance is suitable for most libraries. Judith Kicinski, Sarah Lawrence Coll. Lib., Bronxville, NYCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Kirshenbaum's fiction is shaped by humor that is sly in its deadpan delivery and pinpoint accuracy, by an assured female sexiness, and by a penetrating inquiry into what it means to be Jewish in the wake of the Holocaust. As the title of her short story collection, History on a Personal Note (1995), implies, history is Kirshenbaum's obsession, so it's no surprise that her new novel, her finest yet, features a young and daring Jewish American historian, Hester Rosenfeld. The only child of misfit refugee parents, she's in Munich to undertake a project fraught with difficulties; she intends to write a ""live"" biography of a typical German war baby, but Heinrich proves far too charming for objective scrutiny. As subject and scholar embark on a risky affair, Kirshenbaum mischievously dissects the convention that opposites attract, then goes on to shrewdly examine the Holocaust's painful legacy of outrage and shame, the profound unease Jews feel in Germany, and the malignancy of Germany's twisted attempt at atonement, a fashionable philo-Semitism that is ultimately just another form of prejudice. Can love heal such wounds? Can anyone escape history? Kirshenbaum's conclusions are as bracing as her questions. Donna SeamanCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Not many female novelists can deal with sex, the appetite for it, and the loss of such appetite with as much candor, lack of self-protection, and humor as Binnie Kirshenbaum. (Norman Mailer)The younger sister of Philip Roth, the lost doppelganger of Erica Jong. (Carlin Romano - Philadelphia Inquirer)I mustn't oppress Kirshenbaum with too many great names (Wagner, Mailer, Shaw) because I fear that the neat candor and structural cunning of Pure Poetry may distract a reader who is being (supremely) entertained. (Richard Howard - Los Angeles Times Book Review) Binnie Kirshenbaum is the author of three novels, On Mermaid Avenue, A Disturbance in One Place, and Pure Poetry, and a story collection, History on a Personal Note. She teaches at Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts, and she lives in New York City. Chapter OneThey don't wear hats like that here His hair grows like grass in a cross breeze. This way and that. Blond and soft and no more than an inch long. I like his hair. A lot.""Kindchenschema,"" he tells me. Kindchenschema is the word for it, but instead of translating he draws me a picture. On a blank page of my open notebook, he draws the head of an animal I don't recognize. A cross between a dog and a cat. A tuft of hair on its head stands up straight, with some hair leaning to the left and some leaning to the right. It looks like a hieroglyphic or a cave painting, a rendering of an animal extinct or of the imagination. ""Young animals,"" he explains, ""have short snouts and soft round heads which make other animals like and protect them.""Smitten with that idea, that his hair might have such an effect, he smiles, and his smile is a good one. Capable of charming the pants off, well, me, to name one.When he is not smiling, he is still very handsome, but it's a different look altogether.With one hand, he lifts his beer stein and polishes off the remains of his Helles. Then he asks me, ""Do you want another?""I've barely made a dent in mine, a Radler, which is a concoction of half beer and half lime juice in a stein as tall as my arm. To lift it, I hold it the way a small child holds a cup, with two hands to keep it steady. It's the same sort of stein with which Thomas Wolfe got whomped on the head, eventually, rumor had it, dying of complications from the injury sustained. ""How about something to eat?"" I say. ""A snack.""He goes off to one of the four or five concession stands, and alone, without him to gaze upon, I look around at where I am.I am in Munich. Munich, Germany. When I told people-friends, colleagues, my landlord-that I was going to Munich, I was asked, ""Why?"" as if I'd said I was going to someplace like Cleveland, Ohio, or Scranton, Pennsylvania. Moreover, Jews, even entirely irreligious ones like me, rarely put Munich on their holiday wish lists. And so I was asked, ""Why Munich, of all places?""""Professional reasons,"" I explained. ""A new book."" Which is the truth. Just not all of the truth. It's a talent of mine to tell truth in part and to omit the rest. And indeed part of the truth is that I am writing a history which demands I be here to study documents, to look at photographs, to conduct interviews, to understand the landscape, to ferret out secrets.Munich is his city.For the past twenty-two years now, Munich has been his home. Although he was raised largely in Frankfurt, he was born in Berlin in 1943 in an air-raid shelter during a blackout.I am in Munich, smack in the middle of the Englischer Garten, a grand park designed in the tradition, untamed, of the Romantic English gardens. Hence the name. The hub of this beer garden is a Chinese Tower. It's a copy of the original copy, which was burned to the ground in 1944. The original copy, erected in 1789, was modeled on the pagoda in London's Kew Gardens, which leads me to wonder if the birds in these trees are copies of English birds from English trees. Fanning out around the tower are long wooden tables, row upon row of picnic tables arranged like barracks. Families and groups of friends and coworkers are gathered here at the day's end for dinner and beer. Some have brought food from home in baskets and some buy food-sausages or pretzels the size of Christmas wreaths-at concession stands fashioned like Alpine chalets. It is the first week of June, and they're going to make a night of it. A night that will end around ten because the city of Munich keeps tight hours. I can't say why, exactly, but this place, this beer garden, this horde of Germans drinking beer and eating sausages at the day's end, strikes me as folk motif. As though if I were to blink, I'd find them wearing, not suits and jeans and floral-print dresses, but animal skins and burlap, and many of them would be sitting there naked, as medieval peasants were wont to do in the summer months. Not an entirely pleasant image, but nowhere near as unpleasant as the other image involving hordes of beer-sotted Germans that can come to mind.An hour or so ago, when he and I met up in front of my hotel, I was wearing a hat. A wide-brimmed black straw hat, capping off an ensemble of a black linen dress, patent-leather sandals and bag. Very chic, and I've been told that I look good in a hat, the way my hair-a profusion of black curls-is tucked underneath, unruly tendrils springing loose. Also, even though my skin is not the sort that burns, I don't like the sun on my face.One look at me, and it was apparent that something about my person was causing him distress, which prompted me to look down at myself. Was my dress stained with gunk? Did I have a streamer of toilet paper trailing from my shoe? Then he made clear the problem. ""Are you going to wear that hat?"" he asked.""Obviously,"" I said, ""I was planning on it. Why? Is there something wrong with it?""He hesitated, shuffled his feet, his eyes shifted away from mine. ""They don't wear hats like that here,"" he said.With any other man, I might've gotten snippy. I might've said, ""I'll wear what I damn well please."" But he isn't any other man, and his discomfort struck me as kind of cute, so I told him to wait while I ran the hat upstairs.The reason I told him to wait outside, in front of the hotel, was the same reason why we met there in the first place. Over these last four days I have learned that if he first comes to my room, it proves impossible for us to leave. As if the door snaps shut, and we are, by some centrifugal force, pinned to the bed. For four days running, our plans to go to this beer garden went unrealized.Just an aside, but yet another thing I've learned since I've been here: At the supermarket, they don't give you bags. I learned this yesterday, the hard way, having purchased a can of coffee, a box of chocolate, a wedge of Emmentaler cheese, a loaf of bread, a bunch of red grapes, a bottle of wine, and a six-pack of pilsner, all of which I had to carry back to the hotel in my arms and dangling from my teeth. But what is travel if not a learning experience? Later he told me that I could've purchased a cotton sack, reusable and environmentally friendly, at the cash register for a mere fifty pfennigs, but you have to request it, you have to ask.When we got to this beer garden and found seats, he looked around in all directions and beckoned me to do the same. ""See,"" he said. ""No one is wearing anything like that hat of yours.""Now he returns to the table, a stein of beer in one hand and a plate in the other. He slides the plate before me. On it sits maybe a turnip or a rutabaga, a root I assume is edible because he passes me a salt shaker.""What is this?"" I ask.""A radish."" He seems genuinely surprised that I do not recognize it as such.The radishes I know are small and red. This one is big and white. Moreover, when I asked for a snack, I was expecting to get chips or salted peanuts. I was not expecting a giant radish. I was not expecting a snack pulled from the ground, dirt brushed off, and dropped on a plate.""It's good."" He urges me to try it, and he is right. It is cool and sharp. There is a bite to it, but still my mind boggles. One giant radish on a plate is snack food.His name is Heinrich Falk, but he goes by Herr Professor Heinrich Falk.Falk is German for falcon. Falcon as in a bird of prey. Falcons have powerful wings, keen vision, and attack swiftly. In the Middle Ages, knights were falconers, skilled in the art of training their birds to hunt. (Genealogical inquiry? Is he descended from the order of chivalry?)Officially, I am Dr. Hester Rosenfeld. Hester Rosenfeld is practically an oxymoron. An incongruity, unless you know that I was named after Hester Street, on the Lower East Side of New York. While Ashkenazic Jews, which is what my parents were, traditionally name a child after a deceased relative, there were too many of those to choose from. My parents broke with tradition, in that way and in most other ways too, and opted to name me for a happy memory instead.As is often the way with immigrants, my parents embraced America, Americana, with the fervor of converts. We celebrated no religious holidays, but we pulled out all the stops for the Fourth of July. On Washington's Birthday, I got gifts, and every Arbor Day, my father planted an apple tree. Trees that never did grow strong and sturdy, but rather were stunted, bearing fruit that was wizened and wormy. But still, he kept at it. My parents didn't want me tethered in any way to the old ways of the old world. I was their Hester, all-American girl, a Yankee Doodle, swaddle-her-in-the-flag bundle of joy.Dr. Hester Rosenfeld (not M.D., but Ph.D. in Colonial American History-what else was there for me?-Columbia University, 1989), only I rarely use the title. I am not with any university. A choice made back when my dissertation, Gender, Wealth, and Justice in Buzzards Bay Country, was published to some commercial success. Centering on the plight of one Abigail Muxon, a Puritan woman, who-because there was no statute of limitations on sin-was tried thirty years after the fact for having had a little hanky-panky with a man who was not her husband. Significant double standards proliferated in the Puritan courts. Leniency for the rich, the lash for the poor, the woman was always to blame, and hapless hot-to-trot Abby made for kind of a juicy story too.Every once in a while that happens-hell freezes and a scholarly work crosses over into the bosom of popular appeal, although they did change the title to No Sin Goes Unpunished: The Abigail Muxon Story, which the publisher's marketing division thought to be catchy.The upshot of this was that job offers were lobbed at me from all directions. Instead of being yet one more newly anointed Ph.D. scrambling for a coveted university slot, I was a darling of the academy. I had my pick of suitors. And so what did I do? ... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;contemporary;education & reference;literary;literature & fiction;united states,6 B000E1NXNG,"Bellydance Superstars - Solos Monte Carlo As the art of Bellydance continues to grow in status and recognition the world over, the Bellydance Superstars have tried to present this most feminine dance art with the highest quality product possible to modern technology. This DVD allows the viewer to observe the dance from a ""directors cut"" for the more theatrical approach, as well the ""dancers cut"" with few edits to delight dancers who want to study every move clearly without frills. Solos From Monte Carlo features the worlds most respected bellydancers: ADOR, SONIA, BOZENKA",jazz;movies & tv;music;pop;tv;world music,6 B0002F70NI,Trophy Tone Block with Mallet The Trophy Tone Block provides a hollow wood tone. Solid wood with an included mallet.,drum & percussion accessories;drumsticks;instrument accessories;mallets;mallets & brushes;musical instruments,6 0977191613,"For Love of Pete! Penelope Dyan is an attorney/writer who has been widely published in several fields. She has a flair for historical fiction; and the story of For Love of Pete"" is based on her father, Peter Thosmas Sirna, who was a reknown trumpet player in jazz and with big bands during the big band era, who knew the likes of Raphael Mendez and Louis Armstrong, among other trumpet player greats. Sargeant Peter Thomas Sirna did indeed play those taps on Iwo Jima when they raised both flags on Mount Suribachi, and this book is a tribute to him as well as to all those who died there for American Freedom. Dyan lists the known dead of Iwo Jima at the end of this book as a tribute to those slain.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;war,6 0761142967,"The Original Sudoku Book 2 (Bk. 2) Puzzability, based in New York, includes Mike Shenk, who has written puzzles for Games magazine and its offshoots, and provided daily crosswords for a major newspaper syndicate. He is currently the crossword editor of The Wall Street Journal; Amy Goldstein, a trivia buff and wordsmith who has served as associate editor and managing editor for Games magazine and its sister publications; and Robert Leighton, an illustrator, writer, New Yorker cartoonist, and creator of unique visual puzzles.",books;humor & entertainment;logic & brain teasers;puzzles;puzzles & games;sudoku,6 0758758650,In Search of the Black Rose (Nancy Drew) Author of the classis Nancy Drew series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.,books;children's books;education & reference;mystery;research & publishing guides;writing,6 B000008D8A,"Joy After Sorrow Recording information: Filmspace Inc., State College, PA; Filmspace, Inc. State College, PA. Photographer: George Elliot. Arranger: Michael Barron. Personnel: Carrie Crompton (treble, dulcimer, hammer dulcimer, violin); Mike Rose (guitar); Dana Cloud (flute); Celia Wyckoff (recorder). Audio Mixers: Drew Raison; Carrie Crompton.",classical;folk;miscellaneous;music;pop;world music,6 0886779979,"Legacy of the Wolf: Cheysuli Omnibus #2 Jennifer Roberson is the author of the Sword-Dancer Saga and the Chronicles of the Cheysuli, and collaborated with Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott on the historical fantasy The Golden Key, a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. She has also published three historical novels, and several in other genres. An exhibitor and breeder of Cardigan Welsh Corgis, she lives on acreage in Northern Arizona with eight dogs and two cats. She is currently working on the third Karavans novel.",books;fantasy;historical;literature & fiction;romance;science fiction & fantasy,6 B000F4U5B0,"Oregon Scientific RMR383HGA-S Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock, Silver Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock - Silver. Temperature readings from up to three remote locations. Indoor Humidity. 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MaterialsQuartz Sand.",bakeware;decorating tools;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets;wrapping & packaging,6 B0002E2NHW,Zildjian 7AWD 7a Wood Dip Drumsticks Natural,drum & percussion accessories;drumsticks;drumsticks & accessories;instrument accessories;mallets & brushes;musical instruments,6 B000FPYCPE,Omix-Ada 18205.06 Track Bar Track Bar;,automotive;replacement parts;shocks;struts & suspension;tie rod ends;tie rod ends & parts,6 B0000CFLLP,"Metrokane Gourmet Weigh Kitchen Scale, White with Stainless Steel Tray Classic, graceful, and accurate, this mechanical kitchen scale from Metrokane harkens back to simpler, pre-digital times. The white body tapers up and outward from the base, and comes with a rectangular, stainless-steel tray that sits securely in the recessed top. A knob on the back of the scale allows you to set the red needle on the dial to zero, for times when you prefer using your own bowl or plate, or for adding additional ingredients, such as three ounces of butter to half a pound of sugar. A perfect gift for someone who likes to weigh amounts for cooking or dieting, the scale displays both grams and ounces/pounds, in easy-to-read 1/4-ounce increments up to a total capacity of two pounds. The body of the scale wipes clean after use, while the tray is dishwasher-safe. --Ann Bieri Perfect recipe and diet scale",digital scales;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen utensils & gadgets;measuring tools & scales;scales,6 0312968841,"Warriors' Honor (The Last Warriors) ""Fantastic...Packed with heroic figures, lightning action, and great drama."" --Ralph Compton The warriors did not ride through the camp but swerved suddenly to the right and rode the entire circle around the camp, one hundred and thirty-five strong, Crow warriors there not for their eyes alone but for their strong arms and their battle wisdom. For a minute the officers could not react to the performance of their allies, so awestruck were they, but at last an order was shouted, and passed along, and then the walk soldiers began to fire volley after precision volley into the air, a respectful salute to the power of the long-beaked bird. It was a moment of communication between two peoples who shared the culture of the war-soldier, and respected each other for what they shared. Each fed off the power of the other, and felt the war-spirit rise from deep in their breasts. --Excerpted from Warriors' Honor. All rights reserved.",books;contemporary;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;westerns,6 B000HHQUJQ,"100 - 9x11.5 RIGID PHOTO MAILERS ENVELOPES STAY FLATS 100 - 9"" x 11.5"" Rigid Stay Flat Mailers * BEST QUALITY * BEST PRICE * (There is a difference!)",envelope mailers;envelopes;mailers;mailers & shipping supplies;office & school supplies;office products,6 069111384X,Fourier Analysis: An Introduction (Princeton Lectures in Analysis) Elias M. Stein is Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University. Rami Shakarchi received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University in 2002.,books;mathematics;new;science & math;science & mathematics;used & rental textbooks,6 B00026B1TG,"While the Music Lasts ""The methodology results in songs as wide-open and warm as ""More"" and ""Forever Nowhere,"" which collectively define the word ""wonderful."""" -- Performing Songwriter, July/August 2004""While the Music Lasts"" serves a new crop of subtle, bittersweet ""countrypolitan"" tunes from Jesse Harris A- -- Philadelphia Daily News, July 13, 2004 On their new Verve Forecast album While the Music Lasts, Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos deliver the same nuanced, introspective songwriting and compellingly bittersweet musical sensibility that are already well known to listeners who discovered the foursome's widely acclaimed 2003 Verve release The Secret Sun or their three prior indie CDsand to the millions who were introduced to Harris' talents via his work with longtime friend and collaborator Norah Jones. The New York-bred troubadour played guitar and wrote five songs for Jones' multi-platinum breakthrough album Come Away with Meincluding the massive hit ""Don't Know Why,"" for which Harris won a Grammy award for Song of the Year. While the Music Lasts offers 14 new Harris compositions, which maintain the artist's established levels of emotional resonance, melodic craft and vocal intimacy. The vivid lyrics and exquisite melodies of such memorable tunes as ""Wild Eyes,"" ""Wish I Was A Bird,"" ""I Never Changed My Mind,"" ""I Have No Idea"" and ""Mirror Ball"" are driven home by inventive, understated arrangements that highlight the organic interplay of Harris and his bandmates. Where Harris and the Ferdinandos' prior releases were generally put together in seat-of-the-pants style under severe budgetary constraints, While the Music Lasts took advantage of a wider set of recording options. ""This was the first time I was ever able to really plan out an album,"" Harris explains. ""When we made our earlier albums, everything was done with favors and in home studios, and things were always getting done at the last minute. This time, Tony Scherr and I got together and made demos for every song, and we talked a lot about arrangements. So when we finally went into the studio, it was like we were executing a plan, and within that blueprint we were able to be creative and spontaneous."" ""All of our albums have been pretty sparse,"" Harris notes. ""But on this one, we wanted a richer, more sophisticated sound, so we added things like strings and horns and piano and organ and marimba. I think the idea was to have them pretty subdued in the mixto have all that stuff in there but still give it a little mystery. Terry Manning was an incredible guy to work with, and he had a lot to do with the sound and vibe of the record. The whole album was recorded and mixed analog. We tended to go for darker tonesFrench horn, viola, cello, clarinet. I think that that attitude extended to the songwriting. On The Secret Sun, I was striving to write super-simple tunes for the most part, but on this one I wanted stuff that was a little richer harmonically."" While the Music Lasts confirms the wisdom of Harris' choice to concentrate on making records and touring with the Ferdinandos, rather than taking advantage of his recent notoriety to opt for the more stable, less stressful lifestyle of a professional tunesmith. ""The last couple of years have proved to me that this is the thing that I really want to do,"" the artist concludes. ""I have the most fun making music and working with the band, and if given the choice that's how I want to spend my time.""",country;folk;jazz;music;pop;rock,6 B00062Z3P4,"K&N 33-2734 High Performance Replacement Air Filter K's lifetime replacement air filters are designed to increase horsepower and acceleration while providing excellent filtration. The air filter is custom-designed to fit into your existing factory air box and the drop-in design means adding performance is simple. The unique design of the air filter features multiple layers of cotton fabric which capture airborne dirt particles. The filter is washable and reusable and can be easily cleaned and oiled. It lasts up to 50,000 miles before cleaning is needed.",air filters;air filters & accessories;automotive;filters;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 0755303423,Year of the Cobra Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.,books;genre fiction;historical;literature & fiction;mystery;thriller & suspense,6 B000002NZ5,16 Greatest Hits sealed audio cassette,alternative rock;classic rock;hard rock & metal;music;pop;rock,6 B000BW8W0C,Mr. Gasket 5921 Ultra-Seal Exhaust Manifold Gaskets - 2 Per Set This ultra-seal exhaust gasket is made of high temperature steel core/graphite faced exhaust material which seals the connection between the manifold and cylinder head. It prevents exhaust leakage out of the connection and also ensures that all exhaust gas will flow through the catalytic converter for treatment. Flange and ring gaskets seal other connection points in the exhaust system. It can be trimmed for modified ports and is packaged 2 per set. V6 and V8 engines require two manifold gaskets.,automotive;exhaust manifold;exhaust system;gaskets;performance parts & accessories;replacement parts,6 B000002KAK,Mason Williams Phonograph Record CD,classical;folk;music;new age;pop;rock,6 B0000C1VUZ,"Tota-Frame for 10x12 inch Gels Holds 10 x 12"" (25.4 x 30.5cm) gels and diffusion. Locks directly into the light allowing it to tilt and pan with the light unit. Best of all, the Tota-frame folds down to 12 x 1 x 1"" (30.5 x 2.5 x 2.5cm) for easy transport and storage.",accessories;camera & photo;electronics;filters;lighting;lighting controls & modifiers,6 B000KL73SQ,"WeatherTech Custom Fit Rear FloorLiner for Ford F150 Super Crew, Tan In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeil Automotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFit floor protection available today. WeatherTech FloorLiner Mats are designed to keep your interior carpet clean, with quality floor protection proudly designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA. Precision-crafted, rugged, and available in multiple colors All-Weather Floor Protection The WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving absolute interior protection. Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit. A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface. Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving. Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTech FloorLiner DigitalFit over the door sill...no muss, no fuss. Simple to Install WeatherTech FloorLiner mats are simple to install, with grommet holes that match the factory carpet in your vehicle. Note: FloorLiner is designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. They will not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech FloorLiner. Protect Your Investment FloorLiner protects the resale value of your vehicle, too. Simply put, the cost of owning a vehicle is the difference between what you pay for it and what you sell it for. There are many factors that influence resale value; miles, exterior condition, maintenance history and of course interior condition. FloorLiner mats protect against some of the most common causes of interior damage, helping to keep your investment in good shape for years to come. Warranty The WeatherTech FloorLiner is guaranteed against faulty materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. Exclusions to this warranty are wear due to severe abrasive conditions and chemical contamination, such as spilled gasoline, bleach, etc. Depending on the situation, MacNeil Automotive will either replace your FloorLiner at no charge or charge you a prorated amount for a replacement. In the quest for the most advanced concept in floor protection, the talented designers and engineers at MacNeilAutomotive have worked tirelessly to develop the most advanced DigitalFitTM floor protection available today! The WeatherTechFloorLiner accurately and completely lines the interior carpet giving ""absolute interior protection""! Digital laser measurements of interior surfaces offer a consistently perfect fit! A patent pending High-Density Tri-Extruded (HDTE) material allows for a rigid core for strength while offering surface friction to the carpet, as well as tactile feel to the surface! Advanced surfacing creates channels that carry fluids and debris to a lower reservoir with further channeling to help minimize fluid movement while driving! Once fluids become trapped in the reservoir, away from shoes and clothing, they are easily removed from the WeatherTechFloorLiner over the door sill...no muss-no fuss! Rear FloorLiners incorporate many of the same design features as the front FloorLiners. Rear FloorLiners (where offered) are manufactured from a proprietary custom blended TPO (thermopolyolefin) that is not only wear resistant, but also remains flexible under temperature extremes. FloorLiners were designed for vehicles with factory carpet installed when manufactured. Theywill not fit vehicles with vinyl floors unless otherwise specified. Please take your old floor mats out before installing your new WeatherTech floor mats. Please note that the on-screen color representations are not necessarily precise representations of actual product colors due to variance in monitor calibrations.",automobilia;automotive;custom fit;floor mats;floor mats & cargo liners;interior accessories,6 1557505462,"Unexpected Journey: A Marine Corps Reserve Company in the Korean War The Millses' book should appeal to readers of Stephen Ambrose and other chroniclers of the American citizen-soldier. It is the story of a reserve company of marines from Evansville, Indiana--240 men, both World War II veterans and teenagers with no military experience. Their lives and their training were both disrupted when the Korean War broke out and marine reserves were called up to fill out the First Marine Division. Evansville's men went to Korea on short notice, to endure Korea's hostile landscape and fight against formidable Chinese opponents. Most of them arrived in time for the march out from Chosin and were veterans by the time of the fighting in spring 1951. Except for six who didn't return, they mostly served out their time by the end of 1951 and were home with the stories and memories told here, in many cases for the first time. Roland GreenCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved ""As a tribute to Company C, this book succeeds and deserves inclusion in the personal literature of the Korean War."" -- Naval War College Review, Autumn 2003""Korean War buffs will enjoy this book, as will every living member of the Marine Corps."" -- Choice, July 2001",asia;books;history;korean war;military;personal narratives,6 B000002AER,16 Most Requested Songs audio cd,blues;christian;gospel;music;pop;r&b,6 1859670822,"The French Recipe Cookbook: Over 200 Authentic and Inspiring Dishes, Shown Step-by-Step Carole Clements trained at the Ecole de Cuisine La Varenne. A resident of England, she has contributed to a number of other cookbooks on the subject. Elizabeth Wolf-Cohen also trained at La Varenne. She then taught at this institute for many years; she has also worked as a chef in a number of reknowned Paris restaurants, including Au Quai d'Orsay and Chez Maxim.",books;cookbooks;european;food & wine;french;regional & international,6 B000JUGQGI,"Amazon.com: Guide Gear 1 - Pc. Snowsuit Black / Red, BLK/RED, LG: Clothing When it's cold outside, be sure to wear this 1-Pc. Guide Gear Snowsuit. SAVE BIG BUCKS! This baby is warm and lightweight... thanks to goose down / feathers / polyfill insulation. I had this Snowsuit made to my specs, ensuring quality and eliminating middlemen. That means you save big bucks! Bundle up in this: Water and abrasion-resistant nylon shell; 2-way, full-leg zippers up to waist for easy on / off; Snap flap 8 x 10"" patch front pockets; Elastic through waist in back; Rib-knit storm cuffs inside long sleeves lock out the cold and snow; Tall 3 1/2"" collar. Imported. State Size. Order yours right away! Guide Gear 1-Pc. Snowsuit, Black / Red",clothing & accessories;men;novelty & special use;overalls & coveralls;work utility & safety;work wear & uniforms,6 0930523601,"House of Twilight The seven works of short fiction that form this potent English-language debut by a South Korean introduce a people dislocated physically, politically and psychologically by civil war. The child narrator of ""The Rainy Spell"" understands little of Communism or revolution, but receives a painful education in loyalty, betrayal, love and grief as political differences within his family culminate in the death of a relative. Fears of treachery and turbulence linger after war has ended, as the landlord in title is correct/pk ""The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes"" is asked by a policeman to monitor a tenant and report his activities ""when he does something a little out of the ordinary."" Even the self becomes a stranger, an object of suspicion: in ""Gang Beating"" characters file past a mirror in which ""you would unexpectedly find your other self . . . who would look larger or even fatter than you or grotesquely uglier."" Occasional leadenness afflicts the style (""Rain enveloped the pitch darkness like a dripping-wet mop""); on the whole, however, the language is wrenching in its plainness. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Text: English (translation) Original Language: Korean --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.",anthologies;books;contemporary;literary;literature & fiction;short stories,6 B0006VQ71E,"Heavy-Duty Stamp with Self-Inking Dater in Red, Paid/Faxed/Received in Blue, EA CEB99219 Long lasting, heavy-duty stamp offers PAID, FAXED and RECEIVED options. Adhesive backing is included for each additional stamp. Date prints in red ink, words print in blue ink.",indexes & stamps;labels;office & school supplies;office products;stamps;stamps & stamp supplies,6 B00005T3KI,"Stylish VHF/UHF/FM with Universal Dipoles JENSEN TV-610, COMPATIBLE STYLISH VHF/UHF/FM WITH UNIVERSAL DIPO",accessories & supplies;antennas;audio & video accessories;electronics;radio antennas;tv antennas,6 097136110X,"Beauty Quest: A Model's Journey Tonya Ruiz and her husband reside in Southern California with their four children whom they home school. She is an author, actor, and speaker who loves to share her Bible based, timely and inspiring message.",arts & literature;biographies & memoirs;books;christian books & bibles;christian living;entertainers,6 0439140099,"25 Mini-Plays: World History (Grades 4-8) Sixth-grade social studies and English teacher, Erin Fry, enjoys bringing the people, places, and events of the ancient world into her classroom with her innovative mini-plays.",books;curricula;education & reference;lesson planning;pedagogy;schools & teaching,6 B000EDQTBM,"Tripp Lite PK3020KB Notebook Laptop Peripheral Kit with Keypad / Mouse / USB Hub Get the convenience of a notebook keypad, hub and mouse all in one handy case great for traveling students and professionals.",computer accessories;computers & accessories;electronics;keyboards;mice;mice & input devices,6 B000GHTBJ8,25 #000 4x8 KRAFT BUBBLE MAILERS PADDED ENVELOPES 4 x 8 These popular padded envelopes are sturdily built with bubble lined wall construction for extra protection during transit. These tough premium shippers are proven solutions for a wide variety of items. Self Sealing Bubble Mailers provide outstanding low cost shipping protection for a wide variety of products. Upgrade your company image and ship with confidence with these self-seal mailers. Shipping labels adhere securely to the recycled Kraft paper cover so the incidence of lost packages is reduced.,envelope mailers;envelopes;mailers;mailers & shipping supplies;office & school supplies;office products,6 B000MS434O,"Bulk 4"" X 6"" Recipe Card Covers (pack of 48) Large pack (48) of our popular 4"" x 6"" Recipe Card Covers. Protect Grandma's apple pie recipe and your favorite meatloaf for generations to come.",cookbook stands & recipe holders;home & kitchen;kitchen & dining;kitchen accessories;kitchen utensils & gadgets;recipe holders,6 0310240646,"The Unholy Deception: The Nephilim Return (Nephilim Series Vol. 2) ""The Cadre"" claims to have Christs body preserved and hidden in an ancient tomb. For journalist Art ""Mac"" Mackenzie, the scenario smacks of an alien agenda. He determines to unearth the truth at any cost. But the Cadre doesnt surrender its secrets easily. Macs former editor, Jim Cranston, has been found wandering among the ruins of Machu Picchu with burns on his body and in a constant state of fear. Worse yet, General Roswell, Macs inside connection in the secret government-alien cooperative, is dead of cancer. However, Roswell has left behind two potential bombshells: a set of files with far-reaching implications, and a link to the aliens that he has kept secret for years. With Mac hot on Roswells trail, the Cadre moves forward with its agenda: to convince the world that Jesus was just an ordinary man granted miracle-working powers by the aliens. The Cadre must be stopped before they can publicly unveil the fraudulent body of Christ, an event that could precipitate a global and apocalyptic shock wave. Mac is swept into a race against time in which losing is not an option . . . but winning could cost him all. Lynn Marzulli is the author of Nephilim, The Unholy Deception, and The Revealing. He possesses an in-depth knowledge on the topic of UFO cults, and is a musician and composer who has recorded a number of albums. He received an honorary Doctorate degree from Pacific International University for his work on Nephilim. He lives in the Santa Monica Mountains with his wife, Peggy, and their two children, Corrie and Sarah.",books;christian books & bibles;fiction;literature & fiction;religion & spirituality;science fiction & fantasy,6 0782126839,"OCP: Oracle8i DBA Architecture & Administration and Backup & Recovery Study Guide Here's the book you need to prepare for the Oracle8i Architecture Administration and Backup Recovery exams (1Z0-023 and 1Z0-025). Written by Oracle8i experts, this affordable and comprehensive Study Guide provides: Full coverage of all exam objectivesall the information you need Practical information on administration, backup, and recovery techniques in a real-world Oracle8i environment Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a testing engine and electronic flashcards Authoritative coverage of all objectives for both exams, including: Installing and managing Oracle Server Using control files Understanding logical and physical database structures Understanding segments and storage structures Managing tables, indexes, and constraints Managing users and security Using data utilities Understanding recovery structures and processes Using Recovery Manager for backups and recovery Performing physical backups without Recovery Manager Performing a complete recovery without Recovery Manager Performing an incomplete recovery with archiving Using export and import utilities Using troubleshooting utilities Creating and maintaining a recovery catalog Setting up and using a standby database Doug Stuns , OCP, has been an Oracle DBA for more than a decade. He has worked for Oracle in consulting and education roles for five years and is the founder and owner of SCS, Inc., an Oracle-based consulting company. Biju Thomas has more than six years of Oracle database management and application development experience. He has written articles for in both Oracle Magazine and Oracle Internals.",books;computers & technology;databases;education & reference;oracle;relational databases,6 0756613892,"DK Eyewitness Books: Money ...a mini museum between the covers of a book. [Eyewitness series] -- The New York TimesThese books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series] -- School Library Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Full-color photos by the British Museum. ""An attractive 'Eyewitness Book' with striking photos and a logically organized text describing what money is, the first coins, paper money, how money is made, and coin-collecting. Photos of current coins and bills used worldwide are of special interest.""--Kirkus. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. For 35 years, Travel + Leisure magazine has been the authority for the discerning traveler, guiding readers through its comprehensive coverage of hotels, restaurants, and shopping around the world. In addition, it has provided insightful articles on the places, ideas, and trends that define modern global culture. With award-_winning writing, photography, and design, T+L is the world's leading travel magazine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.",books;business & money;children's books;education & reference;money;social situations,6 B00008KIC3,"World Airliners This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.",games;pc;racing;simulation;strategy;video games,6 1842158147,"Natural Alternatives: Healing Remedies and Therapies Mark Evansbphil fnimh has been a member of the National Institute of Medicinal Herbalists since 1980 and was a former President and council member. He is a Bachetor of Philosophy in Complementary Health Studies and has a Licentiate in Aromatherapy from the London School of Aromatherapy. He has been the Director of the Bath Natural Health clinic and the Principal of the Bath School of Massage. A regular practitioner offering herbal medicine, massage, aromatherapy and reflexology, he has written many books on natural health and healing.",alternative medicine;aromatherapy;books;fitness & dieting;health;naturopathy,6 0715308009,"The Complete Guide to Close-Up & Macro Photography. Illustrated entirely in color, this solid book provides a fairly comprehensive introduction to the field of close-up and macro photography. In Part 1, the book logically discusses camera systems and lenses, along with special lenses and accessories for capturing flowers and insects in unique miniature worlds. The author then moves on to a discussion of film lighting, exposure, and filters for close-up photography. The third section of the book deals with composition and working in different environments, both indoors and outdoors. Davies concludes with helpful information about organizing one's files, digital photography, and professional work in this fascinating specialty. The appendix features graphs on calculating depth of field, determining exposure values, and other technical information. Beautifully illustrated and clearly written, this book will be of value to both amateur and professional photographers who wish to learn more about the challenges and pleasures of this unique field of photography. Recommended for all libraries.ARaymond Bial, Parkland Coll. Lib., Champaign, ILCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.",arts & photography;books;equipment;photography;reference;techniques & reference,6 B000FQVWBU,"XML 1.1 Bible The emergence of XML is having an enormous impact on Web development, and scaling the learning curve of this new technology is a priority for many developers. The XML Bible offers a superb introduction to the subject and the groundwork to understand XML's future developments. Author Elliotte Rusty Harold uses a patient, step-by-step discussion that clearly points out the potential of XML without boring his readership with tons of SGML spec-speak. Harold opens quickly with a ""Hello World"" example to get the reader coding early, and follows that with a simple but powerful example of XML's data management benefits--presenting baseball statistics. Once you've coded your first XML documents, you'll be hooked on the technology and motivated to learn about the more sophisticated topics. Style sheet languages are covered comprehensively to illustrate the presentation possibilities and pitfalls. An unusually long list of real-life XML applications also shows how XML is already being used, and there is in-depth coverage of the Resource Description Framework, Channel Definition Format, and Vector Markup Language. The book wraps up with a section that helps you design your own XML application from scratch. Titling a book a bible is a bold move, but this engaging and informative guide is entitled to make this claim. --Stephen W. Plain Topics covered: XML background, example XML applications, type definitions (DTDs), style languages, Xlinks, Xpointers, Namespaces, application planning, and XML 1.0 specification. ""The XML Bible provides complete coverage on all XML-related topics and will be an essential resource for any developer."" Sean Rhody, Technical Editor, XML Journal",books;computers & technology;education & reference;languages & tools;programming;xml,6 B0009IDLWM,"Infinity REF6810CS 6"" x 8"" (5"" x 7"") 2-Way Component System Infinity Reference 6810cs 6""x8"" component speaker system",car & vehicle electronics;car audio;car electronics;component speakers;electronics;speakers,6 0516259792,Africa (Rookie Read-About Geography) Allan Fowler is the author of several nonfiction books for children.,africa;books;children's books;explore the world;literature & fiction;travel & cultures,6 B000QRV3RG,"Adesso Numeric USB Keypad with Built-in Calculator with Retractable Cable (AKP-160) The Numeric USB Numeric Keypad and Calculator offers desktop and notebook users an instant benefit of a full-sized, external numeric keypad in a compact form. You will not worry to install drivers as it uses USB Plug-and-Play technology. It also features a wide LCD screen and additional function keys to use with or without a PC. You can retract the USB cable and use the built in calculator at anytime. It is slim and portable, definitely designed for mobile professionals. Win 2000, XP, Vista and 7.",computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;keyboards;mice & input devices,6 B0002SR0X0,"KD Tools (KD 2531) 3/8in. Metal Rail Socket Holder 2531Socket Holder RackRack neatly stores square drive sockets. Mounts on wall or in toolbox. Holds 16 sockets on movable clips and has all-steel construction. Rack for 3/8"" sockets",hand tools;power & hand tools;socket wrenches;sockets & socket sets;tools & home improvement;wrenches,6 1425700918,"MOONWAKE: The Lunar Frontier Anne M. Spudis received her Secondary Education degree in history and social sciences from Brenau Women's College. Along with her husband, Paul, she raised two wonderful daughters and is enjoying her first grandchild. Anne helped edit Paul's book, The Once and Future Moon and shares his deep interest in using resources on the Moon to move humanity out into space. Together they want to bring the excitement of living and working in space to the next generation of explorers. Paul D. Spudis is a Principal Professional Staff member at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. He is a planetary geologist. He received his degrees at Arizona State University (B.S., 1976; Ph. D., 1982) and at Brown University (Sc.M., 1977). Paul was Deputy Science Leader for the Department of Defense Clementine mission that detected ice on the Moon in 1994. He is Principal Investigator of an imaging radar experiment on the Indian Chandrayaan-1 mission (2007), and he is working on NASA's Moon orbital mission (LRO/2008) and NASA's Moon lander mission (RELP 2/2010). In 2004, Paul received NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal for his work on the President's Commission on the Implementation of U. S. Space Exploration Policy. He is the 2006 recipient of the Von Karman Lectureship in Astronautics, and has written three books and authored or co-authored 150 scientific papers.",action & adventure;books;genre fiction;literature & fiction;science fiction;science fiction & fantasy,6 B00005B12I,"Carb Solutions Taste Sensations! High Protein Bars, Chocolate Fudge Almond - 15 ea Want to stay low carb on the go? Just grab one of our delicious Taste Sensations! bars. Theyre great for a snack or a quick meal. And they fit conveniently in a pocket or a bag. Theres even a different, tempting flavor for every day of the week! Chocolate Cappuccino Crisp - 3 net carbs Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 2 net carbs Chocolate Fudge Almond - 3 net carbs Chocolate Peanut Butter - 3 net carbs Chocolate Toffee Hazelnut - 3 net carbs Frosted Blueberry - 2 net carbs Mint Chocolate Chip - 2 net carbs What are Carbs? Carbs, short for carbohydrates, are made up mainly of sugars and starches. They are a source of energy for the body. Dietary fiber is included with the ""Total Carbohydrates"" on food labels, but is not a major energy source for the body because it is not fully digested. How do Carbs impact the body? When sugar and starch carbs are consumed they can be converted to glucose and burned for energy. Excess glucose can be stored as fat. What are Net Carbs? Net Carbs are the carbs that the body converts to glucose quickly, such as sugar and starch. Other carbs, such as dietary fiber are considered to be Non-Impact carbs and are not counted toward Net Carbs because they are converted slowly, if ever, to glucose. How do I estimate Net Carbs in a food? For most foods, subtract the dietary fiber from the total carbohydrates found on the food label or nutrient database. This is a fairly accurate and scientifically accepted way to estimate Net Carbs on food items not labeled with Net Carb information. It is a good idea to count Net Carbs on your low carb plan. Naturally and Artificially FlavoredGreat New Taste!For Low Carb Diets - 3 NetCarbs! 15 ~ 2.11 (60g) BarsNet Wt. 31.7 oz (900g) Note:For those watching their carbs, count 3 grams. The remaining carbs have little effect on blood sugar. Contents of Protein Blend (from ingredients list):Calcium Caseinate, Soy Protein Isolate, Hydrolyzed Collagen Protein, Whey Protein Isolate) Contents of Coating (from ingredients list): Polydextrose, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Sucralose, Natural Flavor) Contents of Vitamin Mineral Blend (from ingredients list): Dicalcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate,Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Glutonate, Calcium D-Pantothenate, Retinyl Palmitate,Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Beta-Carotene, Cyanocobalamin. Serving size, 1 Bar; servings per container, 15 Calories: 240 Calories from Fat: 100 Total Fat: 11g, 17% Saturated Fat: 3.5g, 18% Cholesterol: <5mg, 1% Sodium: 125mg, 5% Total Carbohydrate: 15g, 5% Dietary fiber: 1g, 4% Sugars: 1g Protein: 23g, 34% Vitamin A : 30% Vitamin C : 30% Vitamin E : 30% Thiamin (B1) : 30% Riboflavin (B2) : 30% Niacin (B3) : 30% Vitamin B6 : 30% Folate,Folic Acid,Folacin : 30% Vitamin B12 : 30% Biotin : 30% Pantothenic acid : 30% Calcium : 50% Iron : 10% Phosphorus : 40% Iodine : 30% Zinc : 30% Copper : 35%",diet bars;health & personal care;nutrition & wellness;nutrition bars;nutrition bars & drinks;weight loss products,6 B00066HKII,C6657AL HP 57 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge C6657AL HP 57 Tricolor Inkjet Cartridge L/A,computer accessories;computer components;computers & accessories;electronics;inkjet printer ink;printer ink & toner,6 1555835635,"Dirty Words: Provocative Erotica Among the best-written and most original of gay erotica collections in the past five years, M. Christian's twisted exploration of queer lust is full of filthy surprises. No wonder that the introduction is by Patrick Califia-Rice, that connoisseur of minority taste and shredded taboos. In ""Echoes,"" a young man finds that despite their apparent differences, all of his tricks end up reminding him of his true love, Red, whom he killed and buried in the wilderness. In ""Blue Boy,"" a jaded aesthete wanders through a city in which a specially-bred underclass, known as ""Blues"" for their blue skin, serve as willing murder victims for a populace that, like the Romans, demands that its blood lust be satisfied on a daily basis. Yes, there's plenty of violence here, but the brief, happy tale of dog-and-master love, ""Puppy,"" wins the laurel for goofy perversion. A brainy supplement to more standard fare that passes for erotica.--Regina Marler ""...I can honestly say that this is some of the best writing, period, that I've perused in the last year....."" -- Patrick Califia-Rice's, from the special introduction to the volume""M. Christian's stories are the fairy tales whispered to one another by dark angels whose hearts and mouths are brimming with lust."" -- Michael Thomas Ford, Lambda Literary Award winner and editor of Happily Ever After: Erotic Fairy Tales for Men and Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales for Women""M. Christina's fiction has a sexy logic all its own. He's inventive and he's irreverent."" -- Cecilia Tan, author of Black Feathers""Reading these tales is like climbing on for a sexual magic carpet ride through different times and places, diverse bodies, and infinite possibilities."" -- Carol Queen, author of The Leatherdaddy & the Femme For the last decade M.Christian has proven himself to be a true literary chameleon, establishing himself as a master of multi-orientation erotica with stories in such anthologies as Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, and so on and so forth as well as with the collections Dirty Words, Speaking Parts, The Bachelor Machine, and Filthy.",books;contemporary;erotica;gay & lesbian;literature & fiction;united states,6 B00000868L,"Mindbenders/With Woman in Mind DIgitally remastered edition of 2 albums on a single CD from the seminal 60's band that featured Eric Stewart (later of 10cc), Bob Lang and Ric Rothwell. ""Mindbenders"" features their all time hit single ""A Groovy Kind Of Love"".",classic rock;jazz;music;pop;rock;world music,6