Books Pics: October 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Stern Men

By :"Elizabeth Gilbert"
Published on 2009-02-24 by Penguin

Category :"Fiction"

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Lenght : 304

Language : en

This Book was ranked 29 by Google Books for keyword how to be a heroine

Mansfield Park

By :"Jane Austen"
Published on 1906 by

Category :"England"

Lenght : 494

Language : en

This Book was ranked 24 by Google Books for keyword how to be a heroine

How to Be a Heroine

By :"Samantha Ellis"
Published on 2015-01-08 by Random House

Category :"Biography & Autobiography"

A funny, touching, inspiring exploration of the role of heroines, and our favourite books, in all our lives. Cathy Earnshaw or Jane Eyre? Petrova or Posy? Scarlett or Melanie? Lace or Valley of the Dolls? On a pilgrimage to Wuthering Heights, Samantha Ellis found herself arguing with her best friend about which heroine was best: Jane Eyre or Cathy Earnshaw. She was all for wild, passionate Cathy; but her friend found Cathy silly, a snob, while courageous Jane makes her own way. And that's when Samantha realised that all her life she'd been trying to be Cathy when she should have been trying to be Jane. So she decided to look again at her heroines -- the girls, women, books that had shaped her ideas of the world and how to live. Some of them stood up to the scrutiny (she will always love Lizzy Bennet); some of them most decidedly did not (turns out Katy Carr from What Katy Did isn't a carefree rebel, she's a drip). There were revelations (the real heroine of Gone with the Wind? It's Melanie), joyous reunions (Anne of Green Gables), poignant memories (Sylvia Plath) and tearful goodbyes (Lucy Honeychurch). And then there was Jilly Cooper. How To Be A Heroine is Samantha's funny, touching, inspiring exploration of the role of heroines, and our favourite books, in all our lives -- and how they change over time, for better or worse, just as we do.

Lenght : 272

Language : en

This Book was ranked 2 by Google Books for keyword how to be a heroine

Sins of Innocence

By :"Jean Stone"
Published on 1994 by Fanfare

Category :"Fiction"

Twenty-five years after they gave up their babies for adoption, four women who met in a home for unwed mothers--Jessica, Susan, P.J., and Ginny--attend a reunion with the children they have never known. Original.

Lenght : 452

Language : en

This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword sins needles

The Black Tattoo

By :"Sam Enthoven"
Published on 2009-05-27 by Random House

Category :"Juvenile Fiction"

Jack doesn't know what he's got himself into. One minute he and his best friend Charlie were up in Chinatown having crispy duck with Charlie's dad (and Jack was having to listen to Charlie shouting at his dad for leaving his mum) - then next minute they were in a mysterious room above a theatre, with some of the strangest characters they'd ever encountered. And they were about to take The Test. . . and something very very weird was about to begin. The Test transforms Charlie - leaving him with the distinctive markings of the Black Tattoo - and with a temper that seems out of control. The boys' meeting with Esme, a young girl with the most impressive martial arts skills this side of Bruce Lee, her huge and hairy father Raymond, and the mysterious Nick seem to have swept Charlie and Jack into a world they had no idea existed. And it's only going to get stranger. . . This epic tale of good and evil, demons and hell, vomiting bats and huge battles marks the debut of an incredible new talent for children's books. Drawing on influences such as comic books, computer games and Eastern martial arts, The Black Tattoo is a book no self-respecting teenage boy will want to miss.

Lenght : 496

Language : en

This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword sins needles

Body Type

By :"Ina Saltz"
Published on 2014-05-16 by Abrams

Category :"Art"

Body Type is an eye-opening look into the amazingly creative ways that tattoo artists are utilizing typography. Whereas the majority of tattoo art uses images to convey messages, here the message actually is the image. Twenty-six alphabetical characters might not seem like much to work with, but a look through these photographs reveals the contrary. Here are truly unique social commentaries, expressions of love, hilarious examples of biting satire, plus some mottos, intricate logotypes, deeply personal song lyrics, and, of course, those tattoos that exist for one reason only: to shock the hell out of you. The crisp photographs are accompanied by an insightful commentary from renowned graphic designer and typographer Ina Saltz, plus consistently surprising and heartfelt explanations from the tattooed.

Lenght : 192

Language : en

This Book was ranked 19 by Google Books for keyword sins needles

Economics Uncut

By :"Simon W. Bowmaker"
Published on 2006-01-01 by Edward Elgar Publishing

Category :"Business & Economics"

Economics Uncut: A Complete Guide to Life, Death and Misadventure, edited by Simon Bowmaker, contains several delightful chapters on topics central to economics and the family. Although the book s implicit thesis is to dazzle with the catholicity of economics, the chapters on marriage and divorce, reproduction, suicide, and abortion are lively introductions to these family topics, and other chapters make delightful reading on their own. Darius Conger, Economics and the American Family: A Review of Recent Literature , Choice This volume collects a wide array of economic explanations of social issues that are often thought to be beyond the realm of economic explanation. . . . This work will be valuable reading for general readers and undergraduate students. Graduate students in social sciences other than economics will find accessible economic explanations of many issues in their fields. Highly recommended. R.B. Emmett, Choice Expertly compiled and deftly edited by Simon W. Bowmaker Economics Uncut: A Complete Guide to Life, Death and Misadventure features informed and informative essays and seminal articles by eighteen accomplished economists on a variety of economic issues. . . A superbly organized and presented compendium of seminal studies and commentaries adhering to high academic standards of methodology and reporting, Economics Uncut is an important and strongly recommended addition to academic library Economic Studies reference collection, as well as being quite accessible to the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the economic implications and impacts with respect to the social issues of the present day. Library Bookwatch/Internet Bookwatch The book s variety of subject matter, combined with its innovative yet academic approach, makes it both entertaining as well as thought-provoking. Emma Winberg, Economic Affairs Economics Uncut presents itself as a complete guide to Life, Death and Misadventure . Whatever the specific chapter topic, from pornography to crime, from suicide to assisted reproduction, cost benefit analyses abound, demand and supply relations are discussed in an attempt to rationalize consumer preferences, choice and price levels and, thus, complex relationships are neatly reduced to mathematical equations, with tables and graphs being plentiful. Werner Bonefeld, Journal of Contemporary European Studies If you thought you could hide your secrets from the prying eyes of economists, think again. From sex to drugs to gambling to crime, this book will show you how the tools of economics can be used to understand just about any human behavior. This book will assuredly be the unofficial economist s guide to vice for the foreseeable future. Steven Levitt, University of Chicago and author of Freakonomics In this insightful and entertaining book, Simon Bowmaker introduces readers to the fascinating side of modern economics that applies economic analysis to a wide range of social issues from illegal drugs to religion and everything in between. In this form, economics is anything but the dismal science. This is a fun and enlightening book that shows readers what many economists often forget that economics is a powerful tool for understanding the world around them. Kevin M. Murphy, University of Chicago, US Economics is generally associated with the financial pages of newspapers apart from front page discussion of major topics such as inflation, budget deficits, or unemployment. However, the topics discussed in many of the other pages of a typical newspaper, such as crime, divorce, or sport, are also appropriate for economic analysis. Economics is concerned with decisions and many important topics in today s society involve taking drugs or committing a crime or getting a divorce, for example, and so can be examined from an economic point of view. Many of these areas can be considered from different directions: legal, medical, political, religious, sociological, or psychological, for

Lenght : 488

Language : en

This Book was ranked 8 by Google Books for keyword sins needles

Beyond the shame

By :"James A. Kitchens"
Published on 1990 by Infinity Pr

Category :"Family & Relationships"

Beyond the Shame: Understanding & Treating the Child Molester is an insightful & prescriptive guide that helps us understand the pedophile & offers useful methods for treating this serious & destructive sexual disorder. This important book was written to help us understand how to treat a very difficult & destructive psychosexual problem. The major question of the book is, can this disorder be therapeutically treated? In other words, what can we do to stop the molester & help him begin recovery? Beyond the Shame is based on a number of case studies & tracks one of these cases in depth. That case is the experience of one man who as a young minister began to molest children. One part of the book traces his feelings & behaviors as he practiced his disorder for thirty years. The book describes the author's efforts with him in therapy over a two year period & chronicles his journey toward successful recovery. The book discusses the uses of the addiction model to understand the nature of pedophilia & the place of the twelve-step programs in treatment. Beyond the Shame avoids medical & therapeutic jargon & is written in a style that will make it of interest to: Individuals who suffer from this disorder & members of their family; Victims of sexual abuse & professional therapists; Social workers & other helping professionals; Ministers, educators, & others who work with youth.

Lenght : 154

Language : en

This Book was ranked 29 by Google Books for keyword beyond shame

Teaching Community

By :"Bell Hooks"
Published on 2003 by Psychology Press

Category :"Education"

Combining critical thinking about education with autobiographical narratives, hooks invites readers to extend the discourse of race, gender, class and nationality beyond the classroom into everyday situations of learning.

Lenght : 200

Language : en

This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword beyond shame

The Shame of the Cities

By :"Lincoln Steffens"
Published on 2012-03-08 by Courier Corporation

Category :"History"

Taking a hard look at the unprincipled lives of political bosses, police corruption, graft payments, and other political abuses of the time, the book set the style for future investigative reporting.

Lenght : 224

Language : en

This Book was ranked 15 by Google Books for keyword beyond shame

Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety

By :"Elizabeth Warren","Maggi Gordon","Joanna S. Rose"
Published on 2015-09-22 by Rizzoli Publications

Category :"Antiques & Collectibles"

Catalog of the exhibition Infinite variety held March 25-30, 2011.

Lenght : 352

Language : en

This Book was ranked 34 by Google Books for keyword written in red

My Brother's Keeper

By :"Angela Kamper","Charles Miranda"
Published on 2006-08-01 by Allen & Unwin

Category :"True Crime"

The story of a powerful surf brotherhood and the chilling and bloody killing of a brutal underworld figure.

Lenght : 240

Language : en

This Book was ranked 35 by Google Books for keyword vicious

Vicious Circle

By :"Margie Garrett"
Published on 2011-06-13 by AuthorHouse

Category :"Biography & Autobiography"

There have been many books written on Crohn's Disease and Depression, but has anyone really wrote about the two together and the affects that one can have with the other. This book tells my story about how Crohn's disease affects my depression and how my depression with all of the struggles that I have in my life also affects my Crohn's Disease. Lets' face it, stress and depression is a known fact to affect your health, but when you have a disease like Crohn's that has no cure, the depression becomes even more severe. I am hoping that my book will enlighten others eyes as to how Crohn's Disease and Depression actually affects peoples lives. I also hope that if you are suffering with either of these illnesses that you can relate to some or all of my story and know that you are not alone in your daily struggles for a hope for a brighter future and a cure for Crohn's Disease

Lenght : 288

Language : en

This Book was ranked 23 by Google Books for keyword vicious

EPZ Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle

By :"Pierre Klossowski"
Published on 2005-06-05 by A&C Black

Category :"Philosophy"

'The greatest book of philosophy I have ever read, on a par with Nietzsche himself.' Michel Foucault Pierre Klossowski (1905-) is the author of numerous philosophical works, as well as several novels. He published many translations of German poets and philosophers, including Nietzsche himself. Recognised as a masterpiece of Nietzsche scholarship, Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle emphasises and explores the notion of Eternal Return - central to an understanding of Nietzsche's self-denial, self-refutation and self-consumption. Translated by Daniel W. Smith\u003e

Lenght : 240

Language : en

This Book was ranked 15 by Google Books for keyword vicious

Introducing Agatha Raisin

By :"M. C. Beaton"
Published on 2008-09-30 by Macmillan

Category :"Fiction"

Beloved author M. C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her Agatha Raisin mysteries. The Quiche of Death and The Vicious Vet, the first two books in the series, are now together for the first time in one volume. . . . The Quiche of Death Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely, and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest. Despite the fact that Agatha has never baked a thing in her life, she is sure the pie she has secretly bought from an upper-crust London quicherie will make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement sours when the judge not only snubs her entry—but falls over dead! The Vicious Vet Agatha Raisin hasn't quite adjusted to the slow pace of village life, or to the failure of her overtures to her handsome neighbor, James Lacey. Since the new vet in town is young and good looking, Agatha's perfectly healthy tabby endures a nasty physical exam in the name of romance. Unfortunately, his sacrifice is all for naught when the vet is soon found dead. The police call the death a freak accident, but Agatha convinces James that playing amateur detective might be fun. Unfortunately, just as curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder. . . .

Lenght : 416

Language : en

This Book was ranked 13 by Google Books for keyword vicious

Four Novels of Suspense

By :"Richard Montanari"
Published on 2011-10-31 by Ballantine Books

Category :"Fiction"

In internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari’s acclaimed suspense series, veteran homicide cops Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano crack some of the most shocking and terrifying cases ever to hit Philadelphia. From a killer who re-creates Hollywood death scenes to a madman who uses the City of Brotherly Love as his gruesome game board, Byrne and Balzano have seen it all in their relentless pursuit of justice. This convenient eBook bundle takes you back to the beginning with four chilling novels: The Rosary Girls, The Skin Gods, Merciless, and Badlands. Includes an excerpt from Richard Montanari’s The Echo Man, now available exclusively as an eBook. Of this explosive new thriller, bestselling author Thomas Cook raves: “With The Echo Man, we are in the hands of one of the best in the business.”

Lenght : 1680

Language : en

This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword gameboard of the gods

Succubus Revealed

By :"Richelle Mead"
Published on 2011-09-15 by Random House

Category :"Fiction"

Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations...to Las Vegas. The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle - and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it - no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won't include the one man she's risking everything for...

Lenght : 304

Language : en

This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword gameboard of the gods

Discere vivere. Learne to live. A briefe treatise of learning to live, wherein is shewed that the life of Christ is, and ought to be, the most perfect patterne of direction to the life of a Christian ... Fourth edition

Discere vivere. Learne to live. A briefe treatise of learning to live, wherein is shewed that the life of Christ is, and ought to be, the most perfect patterne of direction to the life of a Christian ... Fourth edition

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Lenght : 12

Language : en

This Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword hellsbane

Commencement

By :"Paige Cuccaro"
Published on 2012-09-27 by Macmillan

Category :"Fiction"

Commencement by Paige Cuccaro Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn for frat guys... Emma Jane Hellsbane knows something evil is worming its way through her college campus—she can feel it. Literally. Her freakish ability to feel other people's emotions as though they were her own has always been monumentally awkward, and it's easier for her to just pretend it doesn't exist. But this time her paranormal ability just might help her save lives. Emma Jane's fairly certain that whatever the hateful, egomaniacal, Godlike thing is, it's set up shop inside her boyfriend, the frat boy/soccer star Justin. And if she doesn't figure a way to get it out of him soon, Justin's soul will be the appetizer to the main course—the whole student body. Problem is, the big baddy is granting sinister wishes, and with each one the risks grow higher and the phrase Be careful what you wish for becomes a real-life dire warning. Of course for Emma, what feels like it could be the end is in fact just the beginning...

Lenght : 87

Language : en

This Book was ranked 4 by Google Books for keyword hellsbane

Hellsbane

By :"Paige Cuccaro"
Published on 2012-11-13 by Macmillan

Category :"Fiction"

Twenty-three-year-old Emma Jane Hellsbane just found out she's not human—or, at least, not only human. She's half angel, too, and now Heaven's got a job for her: round up all the Fallen angels and their red-skinned, horned devil-demon minions and boot their butts back into the abyss. Only problem? The demons and their Fallen masters fight back...and they don't fight fair. Luckily for Emma, she can put a stop to the constant threat of having her head hacked off if she figures out which Fallen angel is her father—and then kill him before he kills her. Of course, in the meantime, she'll have to avoid accidentally seducing her angelic mentor, help an old friend conquer his own Fallen sperm donor, and basically save the world from a cataclysmic divine smack down. No one said being Heaven's bounty hunter would be easy. But with a name like Hellsbane, Emma Jane was born for the job.

Lenght : 352

Language : en

This Book was ranked 1 by Google Books for keyword hellsbane

Charlotte's Web (full color)

By :"E. B. White"
Published on 2001-10-02 by Harper Collins

Category :"Juvenile Fiction"

Beloved by generations, Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors' editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the original black-and-white art by Garth Williams has been lovingly colorized by renowned illustrator Rosemary Wells, adding another dimension to these two perfect books for young and old alike.

Lenght : 192

Language : en

This Book was ranked 35 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

The Girl Who Never Was

By :"Skylar Dorset"
Published on 2014-06-03 by Sourcebooks, Inc.

Category :"Young Adult Fiction"

Lenght : 304

Language : en

This Book was ranked 13 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

Don't Kill the Birthday Girl

By :"Sandra Beasley"
Published on 2012-04 by Broadway Books

Category :"Biography & Autobiography"

The award-winning author of I Was the Jukebox describes the impact of her anaphylactic food allergies on her childhood while tracing the cultural history of food allergies, relating such experiences as her short-lived job as a restaurant reviewer and dates that ended in trips to the emergency room. Reprint.

Lenght : 240

Language : en

This Book was ranked 1 by Google Books for keyword don t kill the birthday girl

The School of Essential Ingredients

By :"Erica Bauermeister"
Published on 2009-01 by Penguin

Category :"Fiction"

Gathering at Lillian's Restaurant for a weekly cooking class, a young mother struggles with the growing demands of her family, an Italian kitchen designer works to adapt to life in America, and a widower mourns the loss of his wife to breast cancer. 50,000 first printing.

Lenght : 240

Language : en

This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword friendship bread

What is Life?

By :"Edward Regis"
Published on 2009 by Oxford University Press, USA

Category :"Science"

Erwin Schrödinger's 1944 classic What Is Life? is a small book that occupies a large place among the great written works of the twentieth century. It is said that it helped launch the modern revolution in biology and genetics, and inspired a generation of scientists, including Watson and Crick, to explore the riddle of life itself. Now, more than sixty years later, science writer Ed Regis offers an intriguing look at where this quest stands today. Regis ranges widely here, illuminating many diverse efforts to solve one of science's great mysteries. He examines the genesis of Schrödinger's great book--which first debuted as three public lectures in Dublin--and details the fantastic reception his ideas received, both in Europe and America. Regis also introduces us to the work of a remarkable group of scientists who are attempting literally to create life from scratch, starting with molecular components that they hope to assemble into the world's first synthetic living cell. The book also examines how scientists have unlocked the \

Lenght : 198

Language : en

This Book was ranked 35 by Google Books for keyword life from scratch