Written ten years after his legal emancipation, MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM catapulted Frederick Douglass into the international spotlight as a leading spokesperson for American blacks, both freed and in slavery. This, Douglass's second autobiography, was written during his celebrated career as a spea[...]
If money were about math,none of us would be carrying any debt. The numbers are simple. What's complicatedis what we do with money. We usemoney to soothe our feelings and buy respect,to show how much we care or howlittle. We don't simply earn, save, andspend money: we flirt with it, crave it, andsc[...]
Learn from David Leadbetter,the pro who teaches the prosSolutions to 80 of the most common problem areas in golfDrills and exercises specially designed to cure even the most persistent faultsFull color illustrations to take you step-by-step through your grip and swingA unique instruction package tha[...]
If you thought all the action on Mars began with John Carter's arrival - are you in for a shock John Carter: World of Mars is the official prequel to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster film releasing March 2012, and reveals the shocking events that transpire before the hotly anticipated [...]
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Vinden viskar historier om prinsessor och vallpojkar.
Den svepande dimman omhuldar bortbytingar och älvor.
Det här är historien om John Bauer, född 1882 i Jönköping.
Historien om hur han blir en av Sverig[...]
A Companion to John Adams and John Quincy Adams presents a collection of original historiographic essays contributed by leading historians that cover diverse aspects of the lives and politics of John and John Quincy Adams and their spouses, Abigail and Louisa Catherine.[...]
This book takes a new look at the interpretations of, and the historical information surrounding, Michelangelo's David. New documentary materials discovered by Rolf Bagemihl add to the early history of the stone block that became the David and provide an identity for the painted terracotta colossus [...]
(Percussion). For the first time in print, Hudson Music has taken lessons from the eBooks contained on their award-winning DVDs and compiled them into a book/DVD package for drummers of all styles. Lessons with the Hudson Greats, Vol. 1 contains note-for-note transcriptions of many of the key exerci[...]
The extraordinary new novel from David Flusfeder chronicles a pilgrimage to Rome made by three young men with a secret burden. But they will meet with temptation along the way...[...]
The pace and intensity of change is paralysing many of today's executives and managers. But what if we could accurately foresee what's ahead and use that insight to anticipate and take advantage of opportunities-or prevent major problems from happening? Internationally renowned technology forecaster[...]
The Avengers meets Louis Sachar in this hilarious and action-packed tween novel by John David Anderson, which Publishers Weekly called a "superhero story that any comics fan will enjoy" in a starred review.Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for the training of superhero s[...]
Provides an approach to compressible flow for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students. Using historical vignettes that show the evolution of the field, this title includes pedagogical features -"Roadmaps" showing the development of a given topic, and "Design Boxes" giving examples of design de[...]
This pioneering text provides an excellent introduction to CFD at the senior level in aerospace and mechanical engineering, and to some extent, chemical and civil engineering. It can also serve as a one-semester introductory course at the beginning graduate level, as a useful precursor to a more ser[...]
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings y[...]
This is the international bestseller with a radically simple message. "The Go-Giver" tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. One day, de[...]
This is the sequel to the international bestseller "The Go-Giver", applying its inspirational approach to real-world challenges. "The Go-Giver" took the business world by storm with its message that giving is the simplest, most fulfilling, and most effective path to success. It has inspired hundreds[...]
This book offers a new account of David Ricardo's political economy that is both scholarly and accessible. It provides a detailed overview of the secondary literature on Ricardo down to 2012, and discusses alternative perspectives on his work, including those of Marxians, neoclassicals and Sraffians[...]
Meticulously researched and drawing on many new original interviews with friends and associates, this book is the first serious and weighty, but also page-turning and entertaining, biography of the Queen Mum of Pop, whose enormous influence on the music business it is now cool to acknowledge. Fully [...]
Despite being President for only 1,036 days, John F Kennedy remains arguably the most popular leader in American history. This book explores his acts of heroism during World War II, his work in Congress and the Senate, and the controversial 1960 election. It also reveals Kennedy's fascinating privat[...]
'This is a bold and fascinating mystery novel of ideas. John David Morley enfolds science and human loss with great fictional cunning' Ian McEwan on The Book of Opposites '[A] splendid book' Kazuo Ishiguro on Pictures from the Water Trade 'Exquisite ...There is beauty in strange places in Morley's h[...]