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To track down Cookie, an elusive woman fleetingly glimpsed around his Beijing neighborhood, expat Isham Cook employs tips from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Simone Martini's painting of the Annunciation and Louis Althusser's Lenin and Philosophy. Meanwhile, Luna, a woman of flamboyant sexuality wh...

A famous Hollywood producer's hilarious take on life among the stars, including Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy and many more. The book is read by Tony-Award winning actor Christian Hoff, star of the smash Broadway hit, Tony-Award winner Jersey Boy...

We have been intrigued by the form and function of our footwear for centuries, and for many women shoes are the ultimate objects of desire. In The Seductive Shoe fashion historian Jonathan Walford takes a peek into the shoe closets of the world over the last 400 years, revealing the styles and fashi...

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-opt...

From one of our most distinguished historians, an authoritative and vivid account of the devastating World War I battle that claimed more than 300,000 livesAt 7:30 am on July 1, 1916, the first Allied soldiers climbed out of their trenches along the Somme River in France and charged out into no-man'...

Excerpt from American Literature: And Other PapersI have been pained to learn of the decease of my friend of many years, edwin P. Whipple. Death, however expected, is always something of a surprise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

My name is Jack.I've lived this life now for as long as I can remember.I do things I'm not proud of for people you're better off not knowing, and sometimes someone ends up in the middle.That's how I managed to meet Stefano. He's a pretty boy, and he knows it. He's a bit too easy-going too, consideri...

Official Records Of The General Assembly, Twelfth Session....

The Mini-apple Popular Science Book Series composed of 30 books which were compiled by dozens of leading French scientists for young readers of 9 to 16 years old cover the areas of astronomy, geography, medicine, environmental protection as well as mathematics, physics and chemistry. This book writt...

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Are you frustrated with not being able to lose weight? Are you tired of quitting on yourself and others and want to prove to yourself you can lose weight? If you are tired of feeling fat and repeating the same struggles with weight loss, then this book is for you. Written with you in mind, this book...

"A delightful deconstruction of society’s fairy tale myth, wrapped in an exquisite, spellbinding adventure. A must-read for teens who yearn to forge their very own story." —Rae Carson, author of the bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogyThe tale of Cinderella has been retold countless times. Bu...

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The monumental battles of World War II's Eastern Front—Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk—are etched into the historical record. But there is another, hidden history of that war that has too often been ignored in official accounts.Boris Gorbachevsky was a junior officer in the 31st Army who first saw front-l...

The Bible is way more than a book—for so many, for so long, it’s been the doorway into a new life full of meaning and adventure and freedom. But for so many students, the Bible is a daunting book. It seems intimidating and disconnected from their everyday life. Until now…In Pierced, students will di...

15-year-old Mari Quillen is about to become invincible. Just like everyone else. For years, Mari has been anxiously awaiting the day when she will receive her Amplifier; a small device implanted behind the ear that gives someone limitless capabilities through verbal commands. But once she finally be...

In the United States, 54 million young people attend school for about six hours of class time approximately 180 days per year.1 Schools are therefore in a unique posi- tion to help improve the health status of children and adolescents throughout the United States. In 1995, the Centers for Disease Co...

The year is 1778. The American Continental Navy frigate Aurora, commanded by Captain Ethan Hale, is ordered to attack harbors on the east coast of England in retaliation for British raids on American shores. The French government, then at war with England, has assigned one of their ships to accompan...

Former homicide detective Nicole Foster has hit rock bottom. Driven off the force by her treacherous partner and lover, she’s flat broke and struggling with a gambling addiction. All Nicole has left is the dream of a warm bed at a homeless shelter and the haunting memories of three-year-old Kelsey C...

BlackBerry Planet is a new tribe of people who simply cannot get along without their favorite device, Research in Motion’s innovative electronic organizer, the BlackBerry. This omnipresent device has gone beyond being the world’s foremost mobile business tool and entered the consumer mainstream as t...

Sent away to live with his cousins, the Pipers, after running away from his father for the third time, Eliot is having trouble coping with the death of his mother. But at the Pipers' he is haunted by a presence from the past, a strong ghost that tears up his room, throws books at his cousins, and br...

Die Fachwerkstadt Celle in der Sudheide ist vielen bekannt durch das Schloss, als Standort eines Gefangnisses, Sitz des Oberlandesgerichtes und des Landgestutes. Weniger bekannt ist die Rolle, die Celle fur die Reformation in Norddeutschland spielt. Das Furstentum Luneburg mit der Hauptstadt Celle f...

Our body possesses a sophisticated, efficient system that operates 24 hours a day in order to ensure that we stay healthy. This is how Exploring the WORLD OF MEDICINE begins. Children, youth and parents: You are invited to participate in a fascinating journey into this world, and to receive answers ...