A Crafty Christmas

&ldquo;A&#160;lively gem of a book that expands our view of early-modern military life, pre-revolutionary Boston, and, in turn, the American Revolution.&rdquo;&ndash;Washington Post&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;A well-written, thoroughly interesting addition to the social history of the American Colonies.&quot;&ndash;Kirkus Reviews&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Penetrating and lyrical, Zabin&rsquo;s&#160;Boston Massacre&#160;offers startling revelations on every page. To read this &ldquo;family history&rdquo; is to tread the cobbled streets of eighteenth-century British America, peering into shops, barracks, bedrooms, and government halls along the way. Zabin&rsquo;s account ripples far beyond Boston on the vexed night of March 5, 1770, offering fresh understandings of the cause of liberty and its consequences. The American Revolution&mdash;indeed, early urban warfare itself&mdash;will never look the same.&quot;&#160;&nbsp; &#8203;&ndash;Jane Kamensky, Trumbull Professor of American History, Harvard University, and author of&#160;A Revolution in Color:&#160; The World of John Singleton Copley&nbsp; &#160;&nbsp; &quot;An intimate, complex, and moving picture of the friendships and family connections between Britons and Bostonians, in the throes of revolutionary change. Zabin&rsquo;s eloquent account illuminates the ways in which the actors in this nation-making and empire-breaking drama experienced the rupture and transformation of the world they made together.&rdquo;&#160;&nbsp; &ndash;Peter S. Onuf, author, with Annette Gordon-Reed, of&#160;Most Blessed of the Patriarchs:&#160; Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

A Family History

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PRAISE FOR&#160;ROWING TO FREEDOM&#160;"Rowing to Freedom is a remarkable and rare volume. We are fortunate that David Blight, a foremost authority on the slave narrative, has applied his considerable skills as historian and detective to these extraordinary stories of 'ordinary' men. As if their own stories of slavery and the flight to freedom were not fascinating enough, Blight has filled in the details of their lives after slavery in a way that re-creates both the turbulence and nearly unfathomable joy of emancipation. The narratives of Turnage and Washington will surely take their place among the most moving and instructive examples of the genre." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr.&#160;"Together, Blight's meticulous research and the previously unknown autobiographical writings of these two men bring to life with unprecedented power the human dimensions of slavery and emancipation." --Eric Foner&#160;"Rowing to Freedom presents two of the most significant finds in the entire genre of slave narratives and of the primary material from the Civil War." --David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning&#160;author of W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868&ndash;1919&#160;"David Blight combines the authority of a great historian with the humanistic zeal of a novelist . . . Rowing to Freedom is a compelling account of two men of remarkable courage who, by writing down their stories, sought to make themselves visible. Neither man could have wished for a more sympathetic or knowledgeable interpreter&#160;than David Blight." --Caryl Phillips, author of A Distant Shore

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Gertrude Ederle

America's Champion Swimmer

“Hislop writes in rich, vivid detail about the city by the sea, bringing its diverse population to life. . . . Sweeping in scope yet intimate in detail, THE THREAD is a love letter to Greece and a testament to the courage and adaptability of its people.”

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“And the book is an inspiration-- for in the realm of right and wrong Hertzberg simply never compromises.”

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"This is a comprehensive and engaging collection … by top researchers in the burgeoning field of granular materials. It connects together the combined advances in experimental, theoretical, and computational methods as well as the resulting new understanding that has emerged. This makes it a great and much-needed reference for scientists and engineers at many levels, ranging from beginning graduate students to seasoned experts."—Douglas J. Durian, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Handbook of Granular Materials

&ldquo;Two impressive figures, William Morris as subject and E.P. Thompson as author, are conjoined in this immense biographical-historical-critical study, and both of them have gained in stature since the first edition of the book was published&hellip; The book that was ignored in 1955 has meanwhile become something of an underground classic&mdash;almost impossible to locate in second-hand bookstores, pored over in libraries, required reading for anyone interested in Morris and, increasingly, for anyone interested in one of the most important of contemporary British historians&hellip; Thompson has the distinguishing characteristic of a great historian: he has transformed the nature of the past, it will never look the same again; and whoever works in the area of his concerns in the future must come to terms with what Thompson has written. So too with his study of William Morris.&rdquo;&mdash;Peter Stansky, The New York Times Book Review
&ldquo;An absorbing biographical study A glittering quarry of marvelous quotes from Morris and others, many taken from heretofore inaccessible or unpublished sources.&rdquo;&mdash;Walter Arnold, Saturday Review
&ldquo;Thompson&rsquo;s is the first biography to do justice to Morris&rsquo;s political thought and so assemble the man whole&hellip; It is not only the standard biography of Morris; it makes us realize, as no other writer has done, how completely admirable a man this Victorian was&mdash;how consistent and honest to himself and others, how incapable of cruelty or jargon and, above all, how free.&rdquo;&mdash;Robert Hughes, Time Magazine

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William Morris

"Geography of the best kind made vivid by the power of imagination." Horn Book"Geography of the best kind made vivid by the power of imagination." Horn Book Guide

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Cupid and Psyche

&ldquo;With rich mythology and elegant atmosphere, Empress of All Seasons will latch onto your imagination and sweep you along for a magical and dangerous ride.&rdquo;&mdash;Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times best-selling author of The Testing Trilogy and Eden Conquered&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Jean&rsquo;s world building is incredible and reflects her Japanese heritage, from the richly described landscapes of the animal wives&rsquo; home to the city of Honoku to the seasonal rooms. Action, romance, family, and self-discovery are all parts of Mari&rsquo;s journey...In a genre that is quick to make trilogies and quartets, this is laudable as a standalone that fully tells its story within a single volume.&rdquo;&mdash;Booklist&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;The author uses Japanese folklore elements to effectively craft an engaging story that also questions the power structures of heaven and earth, male and female, human and yokai. A narrative that will engage fans of the genre with a much-needed non-Western setting.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;This well-written fantasy will keep teens engaged. =Recommended for fans of Victoria Aveyard&rsquo;s &lsquo;Red Queen&rsquo; series and Cindy Pon&rsquo;s Serpentine. A strong purchase for YA shelves.&rdquo;&mdash;School Library Journal&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;The three protagonists&rsquo; efforts to define themselves against family expectations build a compelling narrative framework, and there are many strong, interesting female side characters.&rdquo; &mdash;The Bulletin of the Center for Children&rsquo;s Books&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;An enchanting, gripping novel.&rdquo; &mdash;Shelf Awareness

Empress of All Seasons

“Her poems, with their constantly surprising delicacy and their language rich with insight and a sensuous music, radiate real power and authority and animal presence.” — W. S. Merwin “In language both delicious and precise, poems by MacArthur Fellow Bierds inhabit the realm of illusion and the human need for clarity.” — Library Journal“She uses the English language as a composer of symphonic music might use an orchestra, taking romantic sighs, noble passages and high-flown trills from a full range of vocabulary and reference.” — Publishers Weekly “Visionary.” — The New Yorker“Radiant.” — The New York Times Book Review“If the glow, whether the mind of God or humankind’s “inmost lights,” cannot ultimately be expressed in full, Bierds nevertheless offers us a brilliant and beautiful map of ways to approach that glow.” — Blackbird“In this manner, Bierds has created an individual body of work the past two decades that is always refreshingly different and repeatedly satisfying in its originality. Bierds’s poems explore territory not well traveled by many of her fellow poets.” — Valparaiso Poetry Review

The Hardy Tree

“…a collection of essential Southern skills and smart advice that is meant to be as entertaining to read as it is useful to execute.”

A Guide to Living the Good Life

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"This book provides an exhaustive overview of basic physical ergonomics principles. It is designed to be used as an introductory text and could be complemented with corresponding lab exercises. ... Bush brings her two decades of teaching expertise in ergonomics. The book fills the gap for an exhaustive introductory text for both students and professionals new to the field of ergonomics. ... Although the book primarily covers physical ergonomics, the chapter on cognitive ergonomics provides adequate references to explore further. This book would be a very valuable resource for anyone planning to take the Certified Professional Ergonomist examination."—Sohit Karol, Design Researcher, Microsoft, writing in Ergonomics by Design, April 2015"Students and instructors are able to download a comprehensive laboratory manual (144 pages) from the publisher’s website which comprises detailed descriptions of group and individual exercises. The instructions and material provided in the laboratory manual are based on the personal teaching experiences of the author, and the content is helpful. Instructors are further supported with an additional manual and slides when they adopt this textbook for their courses. ... It covers essential physical ergonomics knowledge in a condensed and easily accessible way. Instructors and students of introductory ergonomics courses will benefit from using these resources in class."—Ulrike Charlton, University of Leicester, UK, writing in Ergonomics, Vol. 56, Issue 8, 2013

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»Dies ist ein Buch, das Mut macht zur Einmischung und zum Widerspruch und dazu viele Informationen zur Kommunikation bereitstellt.«

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