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Imprint: Prometheus Books, 1995 The renowned lawyer Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) was also an impassioned def ender of intellectual freedom, individual liberties, and social justice. In these wide-ranging essays, Darrow attacks beliefs in the inerrancy of th e Bible, the immortality of the soul, miracles, and heaven as being complet ely at odds with human experience and science. The life best lived, Darrow contends, is one that is ruled by reason, uncluttered by dogmatism, and aid ed by compassion for our fellow human beings. Essays include: "Why I Am An Agnostic," "The Myth of the Soul," "Absurdities of the Bible," "Voltaire," and "The Skeleton in the Closet.", Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000037613. ISBN: 9780879759407
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Imprint: William Morrow & Company, 1999 A highly collectible first edition/printing, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, clipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. Told with the same compassion and humor that drew readers to her bestselling book, Beaches, Iris Rainer Dart's When I Fall in Love is the story of one woman's search for true beauty and strength in today's cruel world., Very Good/Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000007481. ISBN: 9780688160340
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Imprint: Vintage, 2009 The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In this intriguing narrative, David Dary charts how American medicine has e volved since 1492, when New World settlers first began combining European r emedies with the traditional practices of the native populations. It's a st ory filled with colorful characters, from quacks and con artists to heroic healers and ingenious medicine men, and Dary tells it with an engaging styl e and an eye for the telling detail. Dary also charts the evolution of Amer ican medicine from these trial-and-error roots to its contemporary high-tec h, high-cost pharmaceutical and medical industry. Packed with fascinating facts about our medical past, Frontier Medicine is an engaging and illuminating history of how our modern medical system came into being., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000029066. ISBN: 9780307455420
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Imprint: Penguin Books, 2002 From 1610 to the 1860s the Santa Fe Trail, which ran from Missouri and Kans as to New Mexico, was a principal artery to and from the Southwest. Drawing from letters, journals, expedition reports, and newspaper articles, David Dary opens a window into the lives of the people who forged this trail and opened commerce with Spanish America. These firsthand accounts from Native Americans, mountain men, traders, trappers, freighters, surveyors, and sold iers reveal the spectacular details of life on the trail-from the early yea rs when trade was controlled by the Spanish to the gradual establishment of towns that brought new prosperity and the advent of the railroads that cha nged an entire way of life., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000034743. ISBN: 9780142000588
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Imprint: Broadway, 1999 A crisp clean first edition (as stated) no markings throughout, not an ex- l ib edition: Surya Das is like a Buddhist Johnny Appleseed, galavanting across the countryside, planting seeds of spirituality in bare patches of ground. He believes that we are all fertile soil for cultivating the sacred in everyday life. "We all have spiritual DNA," he says. In Awakening to the Sacred, Surya Das heightens his efforts to increase the planet's spirituality quotient by teaching people how to take advantage of their own spiritual resources. Whether Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, or atheist, we can all enhance our spiritual side. Certainly meditating is a good way, and there's no one better to teach us than this limpid lama. But even more familiar activities can help, like praying, creating a spiritual notebook, or reading spiritual books--even gardening and walking count. Surya Das excels at demystifying the mystical and urges the reader to capitalize on resources closest at hand. No need to look too far when we can draw inspiration and practices from our own traditions. So take that apple seed, thumb through Awakening to the Sacred, and nourish those precious roots of spirituality., Near Fine/Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000021281. ISBN: 9780767902748
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Imprint: Chakra Press, 2001 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Life in the fast lane doesn't necessarily mean life in the fast-food lane. With Kurma's expert guidance and more than 160 delicious recipes, this cookbook is all you need to make tasty vegetarian meals on the go., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039580. ISBN: 9780957834507
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Imprint: Ballantine Books, 2009 Before Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, there was the one-fingered, cunning Giu seppe Morello and his murderous coterie of brothers. Had it not been for Mo rello, the world may never have heard of 'men of honour', the code of omert a or Mafia wars. This explosive book tells the story of the first family of New York, and how this extended close-knit clan of racketeers and murderer s left the backwaters of Sicily to successfully establish themselves as the founding godfathers of the New World. First Family will explain in thrilli ng, characterful detail how the American Mafia established itself so succes sfully. Combining strong narrative and raw violence - set against the rauco us bustle of early twentieth-century New York, and the impoverished rural l ife of nineteenth-century Sicily - this impeccably researched, groundbreaki ng study of a crucial period of American history is a compelling portrait o f the early years of organised crime., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000032266. ISBN: 9781847371737
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Imprint: Avon Books, 1997 "S.V. Date covered NASA at Cape Canaveral; his knowledge of the space agenc y -- particularly the shuttle program -- informs this impressive first nove l.... The conspiracy is pleasingly complex -- there are a number of effecti ve red herrings -- and he builds to a suspenseful climax aboard the shuttle ." The Tallahassee Democrat, Nov. 30, 1997 "A fast- paced adventure.", Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000012263. ISBN: 9780380796250
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Imprint: Penguin Publishing Co., 1996 Good Stock number: RWARE0000025731. ISBN: 9780451184443
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Imprint: Kensington Pub Corp, 1989 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000001083. ISBN: 9780821726068
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Imprint: Maharana of Mewar Charitable, 1975 Fair Stock number: RWARE0000010759.
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Imprint: Independent Music Pr Ltd, 2000 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Riddled by an intense fear of his bizarre secret being discovered, the narr ator of Nalda Said grows up in the strange seclusion of a shoddy caravan wi th his Aunt Nalda, whose own colorful storytelling leaves him perpetually t rapped between fantasy and reality. Nalda's nephew eventually finds work as a hospital gardener where, perhaps for the first time, he finds true frien dship and begins to realize that his dark secret has been suffocating what hope he had of ever leading a normal life. Nalda Said is a disturbing, compelling and brilliantly crafted tale of one man's pained anxiety and desperate search for his dream -- to live a normal life., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000023412. ISBN: 9780953327522
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Imprint: Pearson, 2008 Market Leader is the major business English course for tomorrow's business leaders. Incorporating material from the Financial Times©, it bring busines s right into the classroom. All the Course Books have self-study CD-ROMS which include video material a nd interactive case studies. Challenge your students with ‘Case Studies' that range from planning a project to choosing the best supplier Practise the skills needed to carry out real business tasks such as taking part in meetings Listening texts are based on interviews with real business people New Self-Study Multi-ROMs include a wide range of activities including interactive case studies and video, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000034181. ISBN: 9781405881357
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Imprint: Cole Group, 1994 "An amusing and informative book that is the best available guide." -- Corby Kummer, The Atlantic Monthly "Coffee drinkers will perk up...after reading Kenneth Davids's book.", Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000001242. ISBN: 9781564265555
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Imprint: Random House Publishing Grou, 2009 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout., Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000019092. ISBN: 9780307473721
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Imprint: Scholastic, Inc., 1991 Gr 2-4I Have a Dream follows the standard juvenile biography format, tracin g King's life from his childhood days in Atlanta to his tragic death in Mem phis. The text is sprinkled with familiar black-and-white photographs of va rying quality garnered from the wire services and newspaper photographers. Although Davidson does not take any liberties with the facts, she uses quot ation marks quite liberally, making dialogue that couldn't possibly have be en recorded completely accurately come across as a literal rendering., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000040149. ISBN: 9780590442305
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Imprint: Scholastic, Inc., 1992 The true story of the dedicated woman, Anne Sullivan Macy, who became Helen Keller's teacher and lifelong friend., Good Stock number: RWARE0000040162. ISBN: 9780590446525
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Imprint: Scholastic, Inc., 1989 A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000040160. ISBN: 9780590424042
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Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 From the beginning of Scar Culture, the reader knows that something has gon e wrong: the first-person accounts that form the bulk of Toni Davidson's de but have been found "at the scene." Who has done what to whom is the questi on driving this novel, moving it beyond the conventions of its psychiatric/ criminal frame. In "Click" and "Fright" we are forced up against the more u nsettling ways in which children live, or die--the book is part of the cont emporary uncovering of the perversity of family life--as well as a few frag ile metaphors of survival (if that is what they are). Click takes headshots recording the utter commotion of life with his mother and father, Exit and Panic; Fright passes into a state of waiting for his brother to return, fo r his (dead) mother "to sing something, anything, into my ear." Sad's narra tive starts to pull the book together, or further apart, in its presentatio n of the madness of analysis, which becomes inseparable from the abuse it i s supposed to cure. Within the tradition of a literary challenge to psychot herapy, Scar Culture is taking its chances, too, though it may become, in f act, a powerful contribution to this discipline., Near Fine Stock number: RWARE0000000590. ISBN: 9780393320893
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Imprint: Berkley, 2006 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Fred is a mermaid. But stop right there. Whatever image you're thinking of right now, forget it. Fred is not blonde. She's not buxom. And she's defini tely not perky. In fact, Fred can be downright cranky. And it doesn't help matters that her hair is blue. Being a mermaid does help Fred when she volunteers at the New England Aquarium. But, needless to say, it's there that she gets involved in something fishy. Weird levels of toxins have been found in the local seawater. A gorgeous marine biologist wants her help investigating. So does her merperson ruler, the High Prince of the Black Sea. You'd think it would be easy for a mermaid to get to the bottom of things. Think again..., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039445. ISBN: 9780515142228
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Imprint: Crimeline, 1994 Thanks to her recent adventures in Dying for Chocolate, Goldy Bear, the pre mier caterer of Aspen Meadow, Colorado, is no stranger to violence--or sudd en death. But when she agrees to cater the first College Advisory Dinner fo r Seniors and Parents at the exclusive Elk Park Preparatory School, the las t thing she expects to find at the end of the evening is the battered body of the school valedictorian. Who could have killed Keith Andrews, and why? Goldy's hungry for some answe rs--and not just because she found the corpse. Her young son, Arch, a stude nt at Elk Park Prep, has become a target for some not-so-funny pranks, whil e her eighteen-year- old live-in helper, Julian, has become a prime suspect in the Andrews boy's murder. As her investigation intensifies, Goldy's anxiety level rises faster than homemade doughnuts. . .as she turns up evidence that suggests that Keith knew more than enough to blow the lid off some very unscholarly secrets. And then, as her search rattles one skeleton too many, Goldy learns a crucial fact: a little knowledge about a killer can be a deadly thing., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000030459. ISBN: 9780553567731
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Imprint: Anchor, 2009 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and tr anscends the boundaries of time. The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beaut iful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life . As the book opens, he is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows. He crashes into a ravine and suffer s horrible burns over much of his body. As he recovers in a burn ward, unde rgoing the tortures of the damned, he awaits the day when he can leave the hospital and commit carefully planned suicide--for he is now a monster in a ppearance as well as in soul. A beautiful and compelling, but clearly unhinged, sculptress of gargoyles b y the name of Marianne Engel appears at the foot of his bed and insists tha t they were once lovers in medieval Germany. In her telling, he was a badly injured mercenary and she was a nun and scribe in the famed monastery of E ngelthal who nursed him back to health. As she spins their tale in Schehera zade fashion and relates equally mesmerizing stories of deathless love in J apan, Iceland, Italy, and England, he finds himself drawn back to life--and , finally, in love. He is released into Marianne's care and takes up reside nce in her huge stone house. But all is not well. For one thing, the pull o f his past sins becomes ever more powerful as the morphine he is prescribed becomes ever more addictive. For another, Marianne receives word from God that she has only twenty-seven sculptures left to complete--and her time on earth will be finished. Already an, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000020078. ISBN: 9780307388674
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Imprint: Bantam Books, 1995 It should be the happiest day of Goldy the caterer's life. After years of p utting the disaster of her first marriage behind her, she has finally found the courage to love again. Soon she'll be walking down the aisle of St. Lu ke's Episcopal Church to wed the man of her dreams, Tom Schulz, a homicide detective who shares Goldy's passions for preparing food and solving crimes . But moments after Goldy's put the finishing touches on the scrumptious wedd ing feast, and just before the ceremony begins, she receives an urgent phon e call from the groom. The wedding is off, and the reason is a killer. In The Last Suppers, Diane Mott Davidson mixes irresistible suspense with delectable humor to create a five-star treat for readers and cooks alike. Included are Goldy's original recipes for such delicious dishes as her heavenly Dark Chocolate Wedding Cake with White Peppermint Frosting, savory Shrimp on Wheels and zesty Fusilli in Parmesan Cream Sauce. The Last Suppers is a mystery with a gourmet twist-- recipes no one can resist!, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000030361. ISBN: 9780553572582
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Imprint: Mandarin, 1994 When his brother is mysteriously lost in Tibet, Charles Houston leaves Lond on to find him. His search takes him to India and Sikkim, through a success ion of exotic locales, and finally to Tibet, where Houston falls in love wi th Mei-Hua, the abbess of the monastery of Yamdring. Lionel Davidson's novel, set during the communist Chinese invasion of Tibet , is the story of a man who is forced against his will into a desperate fig ht for his life. "The sense of physical jeopardy is relentless, the geographical scope boundless, and the plot unremittingly surprising." (B-O- T Editorial Review Board), Good Stock number: RWARE0000038256. ISBN: 9780749317164
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Imprint: Berkley Sensation, 2004 A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Queen Elizabeth I, aka Betsy Taylor, is adjusting to life after death as a vampire, but she still needs a job. To satisfy her lust for sexy shoes, she lands one in Macy's, but one night she is attacked by zit-remedy-scented slayers who are targeting female vampires. While trying to find out who is behind the plot, she befriends an adolescent gang called the Blade Warriors and the kindly priest who leads them. Betsy's unwanted consort, sexy Eric Sinclair, king of the vampires, doesn't know how to deal with a vampire queen who sneezes at holy water and wears a cross around her neck, and a charming subplot involving a mysterious five-year-old girl in saddle shoes adds poignancy to this wickedly clever and amusing romp. Davidson's witty dialogue, fast pacing, smart plotting, laugh-out-loud humor, and sexy relationships make this a joy to read. And Betsy's second adventure, following her debut in Undead and Unwed, will have readers begging for more., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000020785. ISBN: 9780425197486
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Imprint: Piatkus, 2010 Undead shopaholic Betsy Taylor has found that being vampire queen has more problems than perks. It may be easy to find blood in the dark of night, but try finding a strawberry smoothie. And employees at her nightclub Scratch have been giving her nothing but grief since she killed their former boss. Some people...But Betsy's "life" takes an interesting turn at a baby shower for her wicked stepmother, who lets it slip that Betsy has a long-lost hal f sister. Now twenty years old, this girl just so happens to be the devil's daughter and destined to rule the world. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly What's a vampire queen to do? Betsy Taylor has a lot on her plate-operating a nightclub for vampires and searching for essential fashion items consume her and allow little time for socializing. When she learns that she has a long-lost half sister, alleged to have been fathered by Satan, she remembers a prophecy predicting she and this person will rule the world together. Her satanic sibling turns out to be a sweet, unaware college girl with a clergyman father. Betsy tells the story, which poses a problem for narrator Wu, who describes events and filters other characters' dialog through her own flat, terminally hip, and world-weary delivery. This monotonous tone makes it difficult for the uninitiated to follow without serious concentration. Davidson's Undead series has gained a loyal group of fans who will be eager for all the dish from the queen herself. Turns out sibs will be sibs, dead or undead. They've just been around a little longer, can only go out at night, but nevertheless manage to have hot vampire sex. (Sorry, no, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038346. ISBN: 9780749936471
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Imprint: Berkley Sensation, 2006 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. As if she needed yet another reason to shop, Queen of the Vampires Betsy Ta ylor is in the middle of planning the perfect wedding to drop-dead gorgeous vamp Eric Sinclair. And she's not about to let little things like death an d blood-drinking get in her way. But all is not bouquets and bridal showers--Betsy is plagued by ghosts who demand her help in rectifying their past mistakes, and a serial killer is on the loose. With his victims all being tall, blond women, Betsy fits the profile exactly..., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039441. ISBN: 9780425210819
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Imprint: Piatkus, 2007 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. It's been a hell of a week for Betsy Taylor. First she loses her job. Then she's killed in a freak accident only to wake up in a morgue to discover sh e's a vampire. On the plus side, being undead sure beats the alternative. S he now has superhuman strength and an unnatural effect on the opposite sex. But what Betsy can't handle is her new liquid diet... And whilst her mother and best-friend are just relieved to find out that being dead doesn't mean Betsy's can't visit, her new 'night-time' friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen. The scrumptious Sinclair and his cohorts want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries. (A Bella Lugosi wannabe who's seen one to many B-movies.) Frankly Betsy couldn't care less about vamp politics. But Sinclair and his followers have a powerful weapon in their arsenal - unlimited access to Manolo Blahnik's Spring collection. Well, just because a girl's dead - er undead - doesn't mean she can't have great shoes..., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039442. ISBN: 9780749936457
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Imprint: Piatkus Books, 2006 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Being royally undead isn't all it's cracked up to be--there are still bills to be paid. Luckily, new Queen of the Vampires Betsy Taylor lands her drea m job selling designer shoes at Macy's. But when a string of vampire murders hits St. Paul, Betsy must enlist the help of the one vamp who makes her blood boil: the oh-so-sexy Sinclair. Now, she's really treading on dangerous ground--high heels and all., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039443. ISBN: 9780749936464
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Imprint: Berkley Sensation, 2007 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. As Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor approaches the big 3-1 (in human years, that is), she has a lot on her plate. There are wedding plans to finalize, with no help from her fiancé Eric. And Betsy's decided to stop drinking blood, s omething Eric, the vampire king, may not understand... So when some guests show up uninvited, and they happen to be the powerful European vampires who have finally come to pay their respects the week before her birthday, Betsy gets really cranky..., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039444. ISBN: 9780425215999
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Imprint: Pearson Schools, 1990 Written in the light of the National Curriculum proposals for Key Stage 3, this book emphasizes an active engagement with language. The projects can b e chosen at random, while the skills sessions can be used whenever more pra ctice is needed. The book is arranged in two parts, projects (of which ther e are six) and skills sessions. Within the projects, pupils are encouraged to help each other with drafting and the process of different kinds of writ ing and the skills sessions can be used either with the projects or indepen dently. The skills sessions examine specific skills such as sentence punctu ation, use of adjectives, scanning and grammatical points and offer a basis for assessment and for students to assess their own work., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000006809. ISBN: 9780582059375
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Imprint: Penguin, 1977 The New York Times A marvelously enigmatic novel, elegantly written and driven by irresistible narrative force., Good Stock number: RWARE0000000475. ISBN: 9780140043877
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Imprint: Darton Longman & Todd Ltd, 2003 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This ancient text can become a companion for your own spiritual journey. In 1945, twelve ancient books were found inside a sealed jar at the base of a n Egyptian cliff. One of those texts was the Gospel of Thomas, one of the m ost important religious archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century . While illuminating the origins of Christianity, it raises the question wh ether the New Testament's version of Jesus' teachings is entirely accurate and complete. Written at the same time as the canonical Gospels, the Gospel of Thomas por trays Jesus as a wisdom-loving sage. The aphoristic sayings emphasize the v alue of the present, teaching that the Kingdom of God is here and now, rath er than a future promise or future threat. It presents a new way of looking at the challenging and intriguing figure of Jesus, and reminds us that the Divine can be found right here on earth. Now you can experience the Gospel of Thomas with understanding even if you have no previous knowledge of early Christian history or thought. This SkyL ight Illuminations edition offers insightful yet unobtrusive commentary tha t explains references and philosophical terms, shares the inspiring interpr etations of famous spiritual teachers, and gives you deeper understanding o f Thomas's innovative message: that self-knowledge and contemplation of the nature of this world are the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Praise for The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated & Explained "Professor Davies has taken the Gospel of Thomas t, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000035151. ISBN: 9780232525014
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Imprint: Penguin, 1980 The second novel by the redoubtable Robertson Davies begins with a false en gagement notice placed in the Salterton Evening Bellman. This "leaven of ma lice" is aimed at only three people -- a junior English instructor, the sub dued daughter of a domineering professor, and the anxiety-ridden Bellman ed itor -- but before it has ceased to work, it has permanently changed the li ves of man Salterton citizens., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000014400. ISBN: 9780140054330
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Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd, 1992 The unexpected conceit devised by the author of the Deptford trilogy will s urprise but likely not disappoint his fans. Shortly into the first chapter, narrator Connor Gilmartin, entertainment editor for a Canadian newspaper, is killed by his wife's lover, the paper's unctuous film critic, after comi ng upon the pair in his marital bed. Gil is astonished to find himself invi sibly present at the scene, observing the craven retreat of the critic and his wife's subsequent tale to the police about her husband's fight with a b urglar. Gil's next shock is learning that his fate is now tied to his murde rer's and requires his joining the critic at an archival film festival. The films Gil sees, however, depict his personal history, powerfully presentin g the lives of many of his ancestors. Notable among them are Anna Gage from 18th-century New York City, who takes her three children up the Hudson Riv er in a canoe to Canada after her husband, an English officer, is killed at Breed's Hill; and a story-telling Methodist preacher in Wales. Gil's growi ng admiration for these flawed, courageous people reminds him of conversati ons with a metaphysically inclined friend who once advised him, "Feel befor e you think!" Relating this murder story with his customary wit, Davies res olves it to the reader's satisfaction, but the real treat is in Gil's posth umous growth to compassion and understanding. "We live and learn, yes," he observes. "But we die and learn, too, it appears.", Very Good+ Stock number: RWARE0000012376. ISBN: 9780140159325
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Imprint: Penguin Canada, 1982 Defrocked monks, mad professors, and wealthy eccentrics-a remarkable cast p eoples Robertson Davies' brilliant spectacle of theft, perjury, murder, sch olarship, and love at a modern university. Only Mr. Davies, author of Fifth Business, The Manticore, and World of Wonders, could have woven together t heir destinies with such wit, humour-and wisdom., Good Stock number: RWARE0000033408. ISBN: 9780140062717
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Imprint: Scholars Pr, 1989 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. (No Dustjacket), Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000030390. ISBN: 9781555404031
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Imprint: Headline, 2002 We last met her in NEST OF VIPERS, Linda Davies' bestselling first thriller about the young city trader turned MI6 agent. Then she was a woman with a host of secrets and a haunted past. Now Sarah Jensen is back again, running from a love which was too big to ha ndle, hiding her baby son from the father who does not know he exists. A wo man with more at stake than ever, and more to fear. SOMETHING WILD is an absolutely thrilling novel, the story of a woman who was once tough, but is now vulnerable, her skills blunted by motherhood. A woman at bay., Fine Stock number: RWARE0000000485. ISBN: 9780747266860
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Imprint: Penguin Books, 1996 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000000675. ISBN: 9780140257649
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Imprint: Penguin, 1990 From Library Journal In this collection of his newspaper pieces, mostly from the late Forties, Davies introduces us to his alter ego, a mildly irascible curmudgeon whose opinions and observations have been so popular in Canada that three volumes of his columns have been published there: The Diary , The Table Talk , and The Garland of Miscellania. Davies has re- edited them to produce a single volume and in the prefatory "A Drink with Marchbanks" even given us his own view of the journalist he created. A pleasant entertainment covering such diverse topics as politics, theater, and manners, this volume offers a humorous and insightful picture of postwar Canadian life as seen through the eyes of a delightful eccentric who reminds this reader of a boozeless W. C. Fields., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000010444. ISBN: 9780140097719
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Imprint: Island Books, 1996 A female British Intelligence agent uses the lure of a diamond mine to trap a drug smuggler., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000014889. ISBN: 9780440222958
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Imprint: Penguin, 1977 Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as "a modern classic," Robertson D avies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders-the third book in the series after The Manticore- follows the st ory of Magnus Eisengrim-the most illustrious magician of his age-who is spi rited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless W orld of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000011873. ISBN: 9780140043891
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Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1991 "But what about me?" "Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor's issues?" "Will we ever make love again?" "Will the survivor love me in the end?" "How do I know if I should throw in the towel?" Based on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the coun try, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners- girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers-trying to support the survivor s in their lives while tending to their own needs along the way. She shows couples how to deepen compassion, improve communication, and develop an und erstanding of healing as a shared activity. Addressing partners' most impor tant questions, Allies in Healing covers: The Basics- answers common questions about sexual abuse. Allies in Healing-introduces key concepts of working and growing together. My Needs and Feelings- teaches partners to recognize, value, and express the ir own needs. Dealing with Crisis-includes strategies for handling suicidal feelings, reg ression, and hopelessness. Intimacy and Communication-offers practical advice on dealing with distanci ng, control, trust, and fighting. Sex- provides guidelines for coping with flashbacks, lack of desire, differe nces in sexual needs, and frustration. Family lssues-suggests a range of ideas for interacting with the survivor's family. Partners' Stories- explores the struggles, triumphs, and courage of eight partners., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000038533. ISBN: 9780060968830
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Imprint: Arrow Books, 2002 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. AD75. As a passion for home improvement sweeps through the Roman Empire, Ma rcus Didius Falco struggles to deal with Gloccus and Cotta, a pair of terri ble bath house contractors whose slow progress and bad workmanship have bee n causing him misery for months. Far away in Britain, King Togidubnus of th e Atrebates tribe is planning his own makeover. His huge new residence (kno wn to us as Fishbourne Palace) will be spectacular - but the sensational re furbishment is behind time and over budget, its labour force is beset by 'a ccidents', corrupt practices are rife, and everyone loathes the project man ager. The frugal Emperor Vespasian is paying for all this; he wants someone to investigate. Falco has a new baby, a new house, and he hates Britain. But his feud with Anacrites the Chief Spy has now reached a dangerous level, so with his own pressing reasons to leave Rome in a hurry, he accepts the task. A thousand miles from home, with only his family to support him, he starts restoring o rder to the chaotic building site. Then, while he searches the feuding work force for Gloccus and Cotta, he realises that someone with murderous intent ions is now after him . . . Amazon Review It's a close-run thing. Two authors have made a speciality of brilliantly researched and highly atmospheric thrillers set in ancient Rome. Lindsey Davis is currently ahead on points, and the latest Falco thriller, A Body in the Bath House, is quite the most diverting entry in the series yet. Steven Saylor's Gordianu, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000031193. ISBN: 9780099298304
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Imprint: Arrow Books, 1997 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The eighth in the series of crime novels set in Ancient Rome and featuring the classical sleuth, Marcus Didius Falco. When a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead, Falco's investigation plunges him into the fi ercely competitive world of olive-oil production. Review "Splendid...mystery, pace and wit." -- Ellis Peters"Lindsey Davis doesn't merely make history come alive -- she turns it into spanking entertainment, and wraps it around an intriguing mystery. She is incapable of writing a dull sentence." -- Peter Lovesey, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000031141. ISBN: 9780099338918
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Imprint: Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2007 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. There is a hidden revolution going on: geography is moving from niche to th e mainstream. News reports routinely include maps and satellite images. Mor e and more pieces of equipment cell phones, cars, computers now contain Glo bal Positioning System (GPS) receivers. Many of the major database vendors have made geographic data types standard in their flagship products. GIS for Web Developers introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in s imple terms and demonstrates hands-on uses. With this book, you'll explore popular websites like maps.google.com, see the technologies they use, and l earn how to create your own. Written with the usual Pragmatic Bookshelf hum or and real-world experience, GIS for Web Developers makes geographic progr amming concepts accessible to the common developer. This book will demystify GIS and show you how to make GIS work for you. You 'll learn the buzzwords and explore ways to geographically-enable your own applications. GIS is not a fundamentally difficult domain, but there is a b arrier to entry because of the industry jargon. This book will show you how to "walk the walk" and "talk the talk" of a geographer. You'll learn how to find the vast amounts of free geographic data that's out there and how to bring it all together. Although this data is free, it's scattered across the web on a variety of different sites, in a variety of incompatible formats. You'll see how to convert it among several popular formats including plain text, ESRI Shapefiles, and, Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000032778. ISBN: 9780974514093
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Imprint: Arrow, 1993 Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000031108. ISBN: 9780099200918
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Imprint: New York: The Mysterious Pre, 1996 Good Stock number: RWARE0000031175. ISBN: 9780099831808
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic, 2005 A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music's towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic-black or oth erwise-that surrounds this album. Carefully peeling the layers from each so ng, Davis reveals their dark and often mystical roots-and leaves the reader to decide whether [FOUR SYMBOLS] is some form of occult induction or just an inspired, brilliantly played rock album. Excerpt: Stripping Led Zeppelin's famous name off the fourth record was an almost petulant attempt to let their Great Work symbolically stand on its own two feet. But the wordless jacket also lent the album charisma. Fans hunted for hidden meanings, or, in failing to find them, sensed a strange reflection of their own mute refusal to communicate with the outside world. This helped to create one of the supreme paradoxes of rock history: an esoteric megahit, a blockbuster arcanum. Stripped of words and numbers, the album no longer referred to anything but itself: a concrete talisman that drew you into its world, into the frame. All the stopgap titles we throw at the thing are lame: Led Zeppelin IV, [Untitled], Runes, Zoso, Four Symbols. In an almost Lovecraftian sense, the album was nameless, a thing from beyond, charged with manna. And yet this uncanny fetish was about as easy to buy as a jockstrap., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000039152. ISBN: 9780826416582
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Imprint: Arrow, 2011 Nemesis is the twentieth book in Lindsey Davis' bestselling Falco series. In the high summer of 77AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved and facing unexpected upheavals in his li fe, it is a relief for him to consider someone else's misfortunes. A middle -aged couple who supplied statues to his father, Geminus, have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. They had an old feud with a bunch of notorious freedmen, the Claudii, who live rough in the pestilential Pontine Marshes, terrorising the neighbourhood. When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his vigiles friend Pe tronius investigate, even though it means travelling in the dread marshes. But just as they are making progress, the Chief Spy, Anacrites, snatches th eir case away from them. As his rivalry with Falco escalates, he makes fals e overtures of friendship, but fails to cover up the fact that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making furth er enquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous -- but w hen did that stop Falco and Petronius? Egged on by the slippery bureaucrats who hate Anacrites, the dogged friends dig deeper while a psychotic killer keeps taking more victims, and the shocking truth creeps closer and closer to home., Very Good Stock number: RWARE0000030284. ISBN: 9780099536789
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