From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, Vol. 1

Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts

Fighting Words

&ldquo;Readers looking for an escape will be drawn in by Nicola's misadventures, her complicated family, and fascinating details of perfume-making. Most appealing, though, is Nicola, and Brooks (Redesigning Happiness, 2019) perfectly captures the voice of a smart, funny woman who is learning to live a little.&rdquo;&mdash;Booklist

The Essence of Perfection

&ldquo;For U.S. readers accustomed to the distorted and incomplete imagery projected by the American mainstream media about Colombia, this book will be a revelation. Murillo's first hand experience and extensive research give us an insightful analysis of the complex and tragic Colombian reality&mdash;of social and economic inequalities that grow amidst and armed conflict that has lasted more than forty years; of government policies confronting this reality; of the impact of U.S. policies in Colombian internal affairs; of the growing of U.S. military presence in the country. For the Colombian reader, ignorant of the dangers of the policies of national security and antiterrorism, promoted by Presidents Alvaro Uribe and George W. Bush, this book will also be enlightening.&rdquo;&#160;&ndash;Clara Nieto, author of&#160;Masters of War: Latin America&#160;and&#160;U.S. Aggression from the Cuban Revolution through the Clinton Years &ldquo;Murillo's work gives voice to those who are rarely heard from when explaining the complexities of Colombia-US relations. Through his years of research and interviews, Murillo allows us to learn about the conflict through the eyes of indigenous Colombians, trade union leaders, afro-Colombians, farmers and others, all of whom&mdash;those most affected by the 50-year civil war&mdash;layer this book with rich narratives.&rdquo; &ndash;Deepa Fernandes,&#160;Free Speech Radio News

War, Unrest and Destabilization

Colombia and the United States

"This memorable fable about the arrival of a giant, fork-tongued but seemingly harmless lizard artfully combines the mythmaking sensibilities of the Portuguese Nobel laureate Saramago and the Brazilian artist Borges. The mysterious lizard shows up in an ordinary town, and 'panic filled the air.' As forces gather to attack it, the creature is transformed into a rose, possibly by fairies. The winsome language and striking woodcut art in bold colors and lots of black capture the ominous rush to judgment and the sweet possibility of wonderment." &mdash;Maria Russo, New York Times Book Review"Borges contributes bold, rustic woodcuts that leave plenty of room for symbolic interpretations. ... A pensive, allegorical fairy tale for readers ready to sit with perplexity." &mdash;Kirkus Reviews"Ably translated by the Caistors, this surreal fable by Nobel Prize&ndash;winner Saramago imagines a monstrously outsize military response to the appearance of a lizard. ...&#160;the fable serves as a reminder that in toxic political situations, nothing&mdash;not even a fairy lizard&mdash;is safe. Ages 6&ndash;9." &mdash;Publishers Weekly

The Lizard

&ldquo;This book, by the distinguished Latin American writer Clara Nieto, is exactly what is needed to supply the missing context for the superficial stories we find in the mass media, and for the paltry treatment of Latin America we get in our educational system. We in the United States need badly to hear a Latin American point of view, and here we have it from a scholar of international repute. Ms. Nieto provides us with a sweeping history of U.S. relations with Latin America. She begins and ends with Cuba, giving it special attention, but also displays her solid knowledge of the rest of the continent. Her account, based on meticulous research and presented with clarity and grace, will be enormously useful for a long time to come.&rdquo; &ndash;Howard Zinn, from the foreword&ldquo;The study of U.S. interactions with Latin America is indispensable if we hope to pursue the wise counsel to 'know thyself.' Clara Nieto's comprehensive and illuminating study provides an unusual and valuable guide, from a Latin American perspective, focused on Cuba but ranging widely and drawing from rich literature and personal knowledge.&rdquo; &ndash;Noam Chomsky&ldquo;With great clarity, ample information and first-hand experience, Clara Nieto analyzes and demonstrates the immense impact of the Cuban phenomenon in the difficult and contradictory ties between Washington and the continent.&rdquo; &ndash;Juan Tokatli&aacute;n, Former Director Center of International Research

Latin America and U.S. Agression From the Cuban Revolution Through the Clinton Years

Masters of War

Lilies - Theater der Leidenschaft

La Misión de Elías: Un Llamado a Todos Los Profetas E Intercesores / Elijah Amon G Us

Ricordi Storici Della Rivoluzione Romana Dal 1846 Al 1849, Con Documenti Nuovi (1894)

Ciceruacchio E Don Pirlone

Evolutionary and Improvement Tools that Every Innovator Must Know

The Innovation Tools Handbook, Volume 2

The Tailored Design Method

Internet, Phone, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys

"Appelfeld (1932-2018) was a master storyteller, and his&#160;approach here resembles that of Isaac Bashevis Singer. But there is also a kind of naivete&mdash;Yanek&#160;does not quite understand what has happened to his parents and grandfather&mdash;that is reminiscent&#160;of Morris Gleitzman&rsquo;s Once trilogy. While Grandpa Sergei instructs Yanek to wear a cross to protect&#160;himself against anti-Semitic harm, the danger they both face is prejudice against wanderers. The&#160;illustrations are strong yet stark and add to representation of the wanderers&rsquo; existence. This book&#160;adds a simple yet unexpected depth to the cadre of Holocaust refugee narratives. It offers memorable&#160;characters and little-known experiences. It could become a new favorite." -Barbara Krasner,&#160;Association of Jewish Libraries newsletter"[A]&#160;poignant tale of loss and survival."-Publishers Weekly"This haunt&shy;ing account of a&#160;young Jew&shy;ish boy in World War&#160;II&#160;Ukraine embod&shy;ies both myth and his&shy;to&shy;ry. . . .&#160;The sub&shy;tle&shy;ty with which Appelfeld avoids com&shy;fort&shy;ing con&shy;clu&shy;sions about human inde&shy;struc&shy;tibil&shy;i&shy;ty in the face of evil is one of the most pro&shy;found achieve&shy;ments of this&#160;novel. . . . .Although&#160;Long Sum&shy;mer Nights&#160;is not a&#160;pic&shy;ture book, Vali Mintzi&rsquo;s illus&shy;tra&shy;tions&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;inter&shy;spersed through&shy;out the text&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;are an essen&shy;tial com&shy;ple&shy;ment to Appelfeld&rsquo;s text. Drawn in the style of char&shy;coal sketch&shy;es, they cap&shy;ture the link between human beings and nature which reflects Yanek and Grand&shy;pa Sergei&rsquo;s life in the coun&shy;try&shy;side. Peo&shy;ple are dark sil&shy;hou&shy;ettes or have min&shy;i&shy;mal&shy;ly defined fea&shy;tures, lend&shy;ing a&#160;folk&shy;loric qual&shy;i&shy;ty to this tale of the lost world pre&shy;served in Appelfeld&rsquo;s poet&shy;ry of anguish and&#160;love.&#160;Long Sum&shy;mer Nights&#160;is&#160;high&shy;ly rec&shy;om&shy;mend&shy;ed&#160;for both chil&shy;dren and adults." -Jewish Book Council

Long Summer Nights

Innovation and Invention

Chinese Politics and International Relations

Relational Practices of Listening in the Commons

Community-based Media Pedagogies

Shave the Whales

A Guide to Social and Cultural Psychology

Social Psychology

10 Gründe, warum Gott über allem steht

Keiner ist wie Er

Trauerbegleitung bei Kindern. Rolle von Erzieher/-innen im Trauerprozess

Accounts of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln; Assassination - Eyewitnesses S-Z

&ldquo;The reports of the New York-based Human Rights Watch have become extremely important. . . . Cogent and eminently practical, these reports have gone far beyond an account of human rights abuses. . . .&rdquo; &ndash;Ahmed Rashid,&#160;New York Review of Books &ldquo;An attempt to bring rationality where emotion tends to dominate.&rdquo; &ndash;Simon Jenkins, former editor of the&#160;Times&#160;(London)

Events of 2012

World Report 2013

Gods, Goddesses, and the Women Who Serve Them

Women and Espionage in Seventeenth-Century Britain

Invisible Agents

Walking with God in the Last Days

'... the best discussion to date of the complex relationship Wales has had with its own popular music and its influences... Hill's study is a [...] welcome and exciting addition to the still-too-small collection of works on popular music that suggest ways of reading these complex texts.' NABMSA Newsletter  ’... Sarah Hill has produced a pioneering and original book...’ Popular Music

'Blerwytirhwng?' The Place of Welsh Pop Music

Routledge Handbook of Critical Terrorism Studies

Stopp den inneren Kritiker!

Der Feind in meinem Kopf

Life from Treetops to Root Tips

The Hidden Company That Trees Keep

Real Madrid C.F. 135 Success Secrets - 135 Most Asked Questions On Real Madrid C.F. - What You Need To Know

On The Reign Of Louis XIV And The Regency (1857)

The Memoirs Of The Duke Of Saint Simon V3

The Cornell Chime; a Brief History of the Bells

"A highly literary and always engaging 21st century noir...&#160;Born Slippy&#160;confronts contemporaryquestions about the relativity of evil that no one can dodge."&mdash;&#160;Chris Kraus, author of&#160;I Love Dick&#160;and&#160;After Kathy Acker."Lutz has the seven deadly sins nailed and rethought for our 2020 world. You&rsquo;ve got to dig this book!" &mdash;&#160;James Ellroy"Tom Lutz has written the kind of novel a globetrotting Graham Greene might have written had he lived to trot around our contempo, gone-to-hell globe - now divided into neo-imperialist sociopathic zillionaires, and the rest of us.&#160;Born Slippy&#160;is smart, dark, funny and, best of all, what used to be called a real page-turner. You&rsquo;ll love this book." &mdash;&#160;Jerry Stahl, author of&#160;Permanent Midnight,&#160;I, Fatty, and&#160;Old Guy Dad"A smart and propulsive wild ride from the genteel mansions of Hartford Connecticut to the more louche corners of Asia. Lutz's debut is a technicolor noir, a smart, literary and literate thriller&mdash;like love child of Elmore Leonard and Graeme Greene. Original and deft and not to be missed." &mdash;&#160;Ivy Pochoda, author of&#160;Wonder Valley&#160;and&#160;Visitation Street"What a pleasure, to sink under the comedic spell of Tom Lutz&rsquo;s debut novel! The perfect book for a dreary day-- a gleeful, twisty tale of an unlikely friendship. Its antagonist young bloviating Dmitry Heald, with his wild schemes and hair-raising tales, is the guy you can&rsquo;t trust to go to the market, while the older Frank, his boss, is a man who should know better, and yet can&rsquo;t resist. Infinitely entertaining. I&rsquo;d put it on the shelf between Tom Robbins and Martin Amis, if a place can be cleared there." &mdash;&#160;Janet Fitch, author of&#160;The Revolution of Marina M.&#160;and&#160;Chimes of a Lost Cathedral"Born Slippy&#160;is a whip-smart, whirlwind novel of noir and adventure, humor and horror, cynicism and romance. Lutz's sterling prose and love of literature light up this unique page-turner about the friendship between a man who would be good and the amoral, magnetic&#160;narcissist who comes to dominate his life story." &mdash;&#160;Steph Cha, author of&#160;Your House Will Pay"An entertaining neo-noir about the wages of greed." &mdash;&#160;Kirkus Reviews"Tom Lutz comes out fast, deep and fully equipped with a mesmerizing debut novel. Every page twists and turns with incredible developments, literary prowess, daring routes and mind-stretching adventures. A task and crew of characters few can take head on and ride all the way to the last thrilling pages.&#160;Born Slippy&#160;won&rsquo;t slip by the prizes." &mdash;&#160;Juan Felipe Herrera, US Poet Laureate 2015-17

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, Vol. 1

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