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Moses: The Epic Story of His Rebellion in the Court of Egypt
by Howard FastThe epic life story of Moses, from orphan child to leader of the Israelites, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Spartacus. In Moses, Fast breathes new life into the legendary story of the infant found among the reeds of the Nile. From Moses&’s adoption into the home of Pharaoh Ramses II, to his upbringing in Egypt&’s royal court, to his controversial support of monotheism and eventual leadership of a nation, Moses is a stunning look at the life of one of world history&’s most celebrated men. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Highland Fling: Highland Fling, Highland Secrets, Highland Treasure, And Highland Spirits (The Highland Series #1)
by Amanda ScottForbidden passion has never been more dangerous—or more irresistible—in the first novel of bestselling author Amanda Scott&’s spellbinding Highland series Scotland, 1750. In the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, Maggie MacDrumin vows to keep fighting to liberate her people. But the intrepid Scotswoman is risking her life for a dangerous cause. When her latest mission lands her in a London courtroom on a trumped-up larceny charge, she has only one hope of survival. Enlisting the aid of Edward Carsley, the powerful fourth Earl of Rothwell, is a two-edged sword. The seductive aristocrat who awakens treacherous desire is her clan&’s mortal enemy—a man she can never trust. Edward will do whatever it takes to quell another bloody uprising. But how can he fight his passion for the rebellious Highland beauty in his safekeeping? As their lives come under siege, Maggie lays claim to the one thing Edward vowed never to surrender: his heart.Highland Fling is the 1st book in the Highland Series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Mother: A Novel (Third Volume In The Good Earth Ser. #Vol. 3)
by Pearl S. BuckFrom the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: The &“moving story&” of a peasant woman in pre-revolutionary China who is abandoned by her husband (Kirkus Reviews). Dickensian in its epic sweep, one of Buck&’s finest novels centers on an unnamed peasant woman in pre-revolutionary China. Without warning, her restless husband abandons her. Shamed by the experience, she is left to work the land, raise their three children on her own, and care for her aging mother-in-law. To save face with her neighbors, she pretends her husband is traveling, and sends letters to herself signed in his name. Surrounded by poverty, despair, and a growing web of lies meant to protect the family, her children grow up and enter society with only the support of their mother&’s unbreakable will. An unforgettable story of one woman&’s strength and a remarkable fable about the role of mothers, this novel is a powerful achievement by a master of twentieth-century fiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author&’s estate.
The Young Lions: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction Ser.)
by Irwin ShawOne of the great World War II novels, this New York Times–bestselling &“masterpiece&” captures the experiences of three very different soldiers (The Boston Globe). Standing alongside Norman Mailer&’s The Naked and the Dead and James Jones&’s From Here to Eternity, The Young Lions is one of the most powerful American novels to tackle the Second World War. Ambitious in its scope and robust in its prose, Irwin Shaw&’s work is also deeply humanistic, presenting the reality of war as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers on both sides. The story follows the individual dramas—and ultimately intertwined destinies—of Christian Diestl, a Nazi sergeant; Noah Ackerman, a Jewish American infantryman; and Michael Whitacre, an idealistic urbanite from the New York theatrical world. Diestl first appears as a dashing ski instructor in Austria, mouthing his loyalty to Nazi ideals. As the war progresses, Diestl&’s character continues to erode as he descends into savagery. Ackerman must endure domestic anti-Semitism and beatings in boot camp before proving himself in the European theater. Eventually, as part of the liberating army, he comes face-to-face with the unimaginable horrors of the death camps. Whitacre, trading cocktail parties for Molotov cocktails, confronts the barbarism of war, and in fighting simply to survive, finds his own capacity for heroism. Shaw&’s sweeping narrative is at once vivid, exciting, and brutally realistic as well as poignant in its portrayal of the moral devastation and institutional insanity of war. Penned by a master storyteller at the height of his craft, The Young Lions stands the test of time as a classic novel of war and the human experience. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s estate.
Creating African Fashion Histories: Politics, Museums, and Sartorial Practices
by JoAnn McGregor, Heather Akou, and Nicola StylianouCreating African Fashion Histories examines the stark disjuncture between African self-fashioning and museum practices. Conventionally, African clothing, textiles, and body adornments were classified by museums as examples of trade goods, art, and ethnographic materials—never as "fashion." Counterposing the dynamism of African fashion with museums' historic holdings thus provides a unique way of confronting ways in which coloniality persists in knowledge and institutions today. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and curators to debate sources and approaches for constructing African fashion histories and to examine their potential for decolonizing museums, fashion studies, and global cultural history.The editors of this volume seek to answer questions such as: How can researchers use museum collections to reveal traces of past self-fashioning that are obscured by racialized forms of knowledge and institutional practice? How can archival, visual, oral, ethnographic, and online sources be deployed to capture the diversity of African sartorial pasts? How can scholars and curators decolonize the Eurocentric frames of thinking encapsulated in historic collections and current curricula? Can new collections of African fashion decolonize museum practice?From Moroccan fashion bloggers to upmarket Lagos designers, the voices in this ground-breaking collection reveal fascinating histories and geographies of circulation within and beyond the continent and its diasporic communities.
Red Chameleon (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries #3)
by Stuart M. KaminskyThis thrilling crime novel features &“the best cop to come out of the Soviet Union since Martin Cruz Smith&’s Arkady Renko&” (San Francisco Examiner). After a lifetime in service to the Soviet Union, police inspector Porfiry Rostnikov may have found a way out. A high-profile homicide leads him to a cache of documents packed full of incriminating Kremlin gossip, which he uses as a bargaining chip to secure exit visas for himself and his Jewish wife. But just before the deal is concluded, Brezhnev&’s death sends the nation into turmoil, and makes escape impossible. His career derailed, the veteran cop is reduced to investigating penny-ante murders—one of which may lead somewhere very big indeed. An elderly Jewish man is shot to death in his bathtub by killers who steal nothing but a worthless brass candlestick. And as the brutal Moscow summer wears on, the police find themselves the targets of car thieves and snipers. With the help of his two faithful lieutenants, Karpo and Tkach, Rostnikov needs to find a way to solve these cases and salvage his good name—if it doesn&’t cost him his life. The Edgar Award–winning Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov series is one more reason why New York Times–bestselling author Tony Hillerman says, &“Never miss a Kaminsky book.&”
Victims (The Lt. Hastings Mysteries #11)
by Collin WilcoxInvestigating an ex-cop&’s death, Hastings gets drawn into a family conspiracyIt was just after he made lieutenant that Frank Hastings told Charlie Quade to resign. They had known each other at the academy, and Quade was a rotten cop from day one. Dogged by rumors of corruption, Quade left without protest, eking out a living doing security work. When Hastings hears Quade has been shot dead, he doesn&’t blink. The only surprise is the place the ex-cop died.Alexander Guest is one of the wealthiest lawyers in the city, and Hastings can&’t understand why he would hire a thug like Quade to protect his grandson from the father-in-law who wants to kidnap him. When Quade&’s body is found, the grandson is long gone, and the father-in-law is the natural suspect. But Hastings knows better than to trust the rich, and he refuses to accept the easy answer.
Return to Night: A Novel (Virago Modern Classics Ser. #79)
by Mary RenaultWinner of an MGM prize: A doctor finds love with a talented, handsome younger man—who happens to be her patientHilary Mansell is a talented young doctor, but she is unlucky in love and still recovering from losing out on a keenly sought appointment, one that was awarded to none other than her former lover. A new position in the scenic Cotswolds offers the balm of tranquillity. But life proves less than placid when Hilary meets Julian on her hospital rounds. He is attractive, intelligent, and recovering from a riding injury. He is also much younger than Hilary and dealing with an overbearing mother.The two lovers are captured in unforgettable richness by Mary Renault&’s pen. The intimacy of their feelings, the nuances of romance, and the cadence of pitch-perfect dialogue render Return to Night a love story like no other.
Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen: A Novel (Cassandra Editions Ser.)
by Alix Kates ShulmanNow with a new preface: The &“furious, fiercely funny, provocative&” novel about female rebellion written decades before the #MeToo movement (Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance). Sasha Davis, smart and pretty, was once an all-American teenage beauty queen. Full of potential, she was the only student at her Midwestern high school to attend college on the East Coast. But soon her promise begins to falter. After starting graduate school in New York, Sasha gets married and drops out to take a clerical job. Consigned to the role of trophy wife, and already feeling old at twenty-four, she lives in fear of turning thirty—the year, in her mind, when her beauty will fade and life as she knows it will end. Only after a lot of sexual adventures—as well as a second marriage and motherhood—will she finally begin to figure out what&’s gone wrong . . . Poignant and breathtakingly honest, Memoirs of an Ex–Prom Queen remains a feminist landmark—a unique blend of &“fun&” (Jezebel) and &“devastating&” (The Boston Globe). &“This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliché of what it means to grow up female and beautiful.&” —San Francisco Chronicle &“A vivid reminder of just how much―and sometimes, how little―has changed for women . . . Typing prowess and wedding-night virginity may no longer be expected, but Shulman&’s tale of Sasha Davis&’s struggle to find herself amid conflicting cultural messages about beauty, brains, and sex will be resonant for many more years to come.&” ―Andi Zeisler, author of We Were Feminists Once &“An extraordinary novel.&” ―Newsweek
Cognitive Computing - ICCC 2024: 8th International Conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, November 16–19, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15426)
by Ruifeng Xu Huan Chen Yirui Wu Liang-Jie ZhangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Cognitive Computing, ICCC 2024, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2024, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during November 16–19, 2024. The 6 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 10 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: research track; application track; and short paper track.
Craniofacial Pain: Temporomandibular Disorders and Beyond
by Brendan C. Stack Jr. Revathi Shekar Anthony B. SimsThis book provides a broad, evidence based resource for all clinicians who encounter challenging patients suffering from TMDs. Common causes of craniofacial and myofascial pain of the head and neck, TMD treatment paradigms, and associated symptoms are explained. Background information on TMJ Anatomy, TMD Epidemiology and Pathology is given and advanced topics like therapeutic target and movement disorders and TMD are discussed. All chapters follow a uniform outline and quality of material.This well-referenced book draws attention to the lack of appreciation and understanding of craniofacial pain diagnosis and intervention, and it equips readers to optimize basic treatment of patients with TMD.
Fabrikarchitektur im 20. Jahrhundert: Hintergründe, Entstehung, Kontexte
by Reinhard A. MüllerDer Autor stellt in diesem Buch die Planungs- und Baugeschichte der Werksarchitektur des 1907 als Stuhlfabrik gegründeten Möbelproduzenten Wilkhahn in Bad Münder dar. Schwerpunkt der Abhandlung ist die Entstehung der Bauten von Frei Otto (1988) und Thomas Herzog (1992), die zu den bedeutendsten deutschen Industriebauten ihrer Zeit gehören. Zur Untersuchung der Hintergründe und Kontexte ihrer Entstehung wurde zum ersten Mal das umfangreiche Quellenmaterial ausgewertet. Darin sind auch die alternativen Planungsideen von Uwe Kiessler und der Planungsgruppe Gestering dokumentiert. Abschließend zieht der Autor sechs historische und zeitgenössische Fabrikbauten für vergleichende Betrachtungen heran (AEG in Berlin, Deutsche Werkstätten in Hellerau, Fagus in Alfeld, Rosenthal in Kronach, Vitra in Weil und B. Braun in Melsungen). Mit ihnen werden die Wilkhahn-Bauten von Frei Otto und Thomas Herzog in die Geschichte der Fabrikarchitektur des 20. Jahrhunderts eingeordnet. Die Vergleiche bezüglich ausgewählter Aspekte machen Faktoren und Erkenntnisse deutlich, die auch für andere Projekte des Fabrikbaus relevant sein können.
The Judges of Hades: And Other Simon Ark Stories
by Edward D. HochFive classic tales of murderous evil—and the immortal who was chosen to fight for what is rightIn a small town near Washington, DC, seventy-three villagers make the spontaneous decision to leap from a cliff to their deaths. They leave no explanation behind, but local rumor suggests they were being manipulated by an ancient, evil power. In a monastery in West Virginia, a monk fears his brothers—and is finally pushed from the window of one of the towers. And in a town in Westchester County, New York, a self-proclaimed witch casts a spell on a group of female college students.These are strange cases, seemingly beyond the grasp of reason—and perfect fodder for Simon Ark. A Coptic priest of the ancient world, he was condemned after the Crucifixion to live forever, wandering the earth and rooting out evil. And in the small, shadowy corners of small-town America, he will encounter great evil indeed.
Pat Sloan's Teach Me to Make My First Quilt: A How-to Book for All You Need to Know
by Pat SloanStart, stitch, and finish nine simple blocks In the fourth book in her popular Teach Me series, expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your very first quilt. Pat’s easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects—even if you’re an absolute beginner. Learn the basics, from selecting notions and cutting fabric to machine sewing to quilting and binding, all from a skilled instructor with a warm, patient teaching style. You’ll be proud to finish your first quilt—the first of many! This fourth book in Pat Sloan’s Teach Me series is perfect for absolute beginners. More than 140 how-to photos, nine classic blocks, and nine quilt projects are included. Pat Sloan is a skilled instructor who covers key topics, including notions you’ll need, fabric selection and cutting, machine quilting techniques, and more.
The Collected Novels: Lie Down in Darkness, Set This House on Fire, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie's Choice
by William StyronFour novels—including a Pulitzer Prize winner and a National Book Award winner—by the #1 New York Times–bestselling master. Lie Down in Darkness is William Styron&’s stunning debut: a classic portrait of one Southern family&’s tragic spiral into destruction. Set This House on Fire is a story of evil and redemption involving three American men whose paths converge on a film shoot in Italy at the close of the 1940s, hailed as &“one of the finest novels of our time&” by the San Francisco Chronicle.Gripping and unforgettable, The Confessions of Nat Turner is the Pulitzer-winning portrait of the leader of America&’s bloodiest slave revolt. And Sophie&’s Choice is the National Book Award–winning novel of love, survival, and regret, set in Brooklyn in the wake of the Second World War. Taken together, these four novels—exploring themes of good and evil, sin and atonement, and the ineradicable bonds of place and family—represent Styron at the pinnacle of his literary brilliance.
Something the Cat Dragged In (The Peter Shandy Mysteries #4)
by Charlotte MacLeodA horticulturist and amateur sleuth roots out an irritating professor&’s killer in the Nero Award–winning mystery series. An unpleasant man in every respect, university professor Herbert Ungley is exceedingly vain. One morning, his landlady catches her cat coming in with Ungley&’s hairpiece between its teeth. It&’s clear something has happened to the old grouch, because he would never be caught without his toupee. Ungley is found in the yard behind his social club, with his head bashed in and his baldness plain for the world to see. Although the police are content to call it an accident, sleuthing horticulturalist Peter Shandy is unconvinced, and finds there are too many unanswered questions: How did Ungley come to have such a bulging bank account? Who was Ungley&’s long-lost heir, and what did he have to do with the professor&’s lost hair? And whose is the second body in the woods? Shandy must answer these questions and more if he&’s to discover who pulled the rug out from the balding corpse.
Hunters and Gatherers: A Novel
by Francine ProseThe New York Times–bestselling author takes on New Agers as one woman searches for meaning in this &“brilliantly satiric but . . . sweet-natured&” novel (Publishers Weekly). Thirty-year-old Martha is stagnating in a demeaning, woefully underpaid job as a fact-checker at frothy fashion magazine Mode and an unhappy relationship with an unrepentant jerk. But she stumbles upon an unlikely new circle of friends when she interrupts a goddess-worshipping ceremony on Fire Island and ends up rescuing its accident-prone leader, Isis Moonwagon, from the waves. From the steel skyscrapers of Manhattan to a sweat lodge in the Arizona desert, Martha chases fulfillment and self-actualization in the company of this group of opinionated, bumbling women, but the revelations she receives are not necessarily what she expected. &“Prose&’s satiric vision could not be more sharply focused here, and her powers of observation and deadpan humor never falter&” as she sends up the New Age movement and its over-earnest adherents (The Miami Herald).
Polaris: And Other Stories (A\king Penguin Ser.)
by Fay WeldonFay Weldon journeys to the wilds of Scotland and far-off Tasmania in these twelve tales of sexual politics and marital and political warfare In &“Christmas Lists—A Seasonal Story,&” the endless lists created by a suburban couple become a metaphor for marriage, family, and enduring love. In &“Delights of France or Horrors of the Road,&” a woman goes to a psychiatrist to cure her sudden, inexplicable paralysis, unaware that her constant bragging about her brilliant physicist husband conceals a raging fury. &“Redundant! or the Wife&’s Revenge&” takes place in a plastic surgery ward, where Fay Weldon finds an ironic humor. The title story introduces newlyweds Meg and Timmy, whose union is tested when Timmy is called away to naval duty and Meg discovers a shocking secret. By turns funny, tragic, macabre, and bittersweet, Polaris is a collection of masterworks by one of our most incisive authors.
Atlas of Extraterrestrial Zones (Atlas Ser. #2)
by Bruno Fuligni32 unusual and fascinating extraterrestrial encounters that explores the places and portals between our world and theirs, with illustrated maps for each location (Book 2 of the bestselling Atlas series) Where is the best place to meet kind and peaceful aliens? How do we communicate with intelligent interstellar life forms, socialize with Martians, and avoid unwanted close encounters of the third kind? These and other answers to ET mysteries are captured in the thirty-two stories in the Atlas of Extraterrestrial Zones, where maps direct readers to the portals that open up between the worlds, a geography of strange events that covers the entire earth, demonstrating how widespread the phenomenon is. Learn about locations of extraterrestrial sightings, hidden bases, secret embassies, and long-lost traces of thousand-year-old passages. From the UFO port of Arès to the underground center of Area 51, from the crash at Roswell to setting up the SETI program, this atlas lists, for the first time, the meeting points between earthlings and these mysterious extraterrestrial biological entities (EBEs).
The Frankenstein Factory (The Carl Crader Mysteries #3)
by Edward D. HochOn a remote jungle island, a scientist toys with cryogenics and brain transplants Horseshoe Island lies just a few miles off the coast of Baja California, Mexico—impossibly far from the laws of the United States. Here, a doctor named Hobbes has built his labs to perform experiments on bodies cryogenically frozen for two decades or longer. He plans to heal those whom the medicine of the past was helpless to save, and his experiments may hold the key to endless life—or eternal damnation. Earl Jazine, of the newly formed Computer Investigation Bureau, is sent to Horseshoe Island to investigate the good doctor. Posing as a photographer, he is invited to document the island&’s most audacious experiment yet—a brain transplant from a dead man&’s body to a healthy, living one. But when members of the research team begin disappearing, Jazine learns that on Horseshoe Island, there is no law—natural or unnatural—that cannot be broken by Dr. Hobbes.The Frankenstein Factory is the third book in the Carl Crader Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Writing on the Wall: And Other Literary Essays
by Mary McCarthyFrom Madame Bovary to Macbeth, this collection by Mary McCarthy offers surprising revelations about some of the world&’s most beloved worksShakespeare, Nabokov, Orwell, and Burroughs are just a few of the literary immortals featured in this engaging and thought-provoking volume.In one remarkable essay, McCarthy provides a lively discourse on the true nature of evil in Shakespeare&’s plays. Focusing on the character of Macbeth, she reveals why Lady Macbeth, who has to &“unsex herself&” and &“wear the pants,&” is the more human of the two. She tells us why the often-overlooked character of Madame Bovary&’s husband, Charles, is the true hero, and not Emma Bovary, whom Flaubert once famously said was himself. Also included here is McCarthy&’s impassioned defense of Hannah Arendt&’s controversial book Eichmann in Jerusalem, as well as a discussion of the reactionary leftist writers, and a look at why J. D. Salinger was the obvious successor to Hemingway.Distinguished by McCarthy&’s savage intelligence, clarity of thought, and utter lack of pretension, The Writing on the Wall is a timeless gem from an author who reveres the written word.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author&’s estate.
In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
by Alice WalkerShort fiction about the female experience from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Color Purple, &“one of the best American writers of today&” (The Washington Post). Here are stories of women traveling with the weight of broken dreams, with kids in tow, with doubt and regret, with memories of lost loves, with lovers who have their own hard pasts and hard edges. Some from the South, some from the North, some rich and some poor, the characters that inhabit InLove & Trouble all seek a measure of self-fulfillment, even as they struggle with difficult circumstances and limiting social conventions. The stories that make up Alice Walker&’s debut short fiction collection reflect her tenacious commitment to face brutal and sometimes melancholy truths while also illuminating the ways in which the courageous pursuit of love brings hope to even the most harrowing lives. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
And the Deep Blue Sea
by Charles WilliamsEdgar Award Finalist: A sailor stranded in the Pacific Ocean finds there are a million ways to die His life in pieces, Harry Goddard buys a thirty-two-foot sloop and sets out to sail the Pacific. He is a thousand miles from anywhere when his craft strikes an unseen object, and begins taking water. For all his desperate efforts, he cannot save her, and Harry is forced into his life raft, to drift without food, water, or shelter from the sun. He is near death when the Leander rescues him. But by the time his trip is over, he&’ll wish he&’d taken his chances in the open water. A tramp freighter sailing under the Panamanian flag, the Leander is en route to the Philippines when its crew spots Harry and takes him aboard. But as he regains his strength, Harry uncovers a murderous conspiracy that could destroy the ship that saved him.
Familiar Faces: Stories of People You Know
by Mary Roberts RinehartThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Circular Staircase explores domestic anguish and delight in this short story collection. On a transatlantic voyage, a man fills with rage as his wife fusses over her makeup, filling their cramped cabin with powders, oils, and discarded clothes. It would be fine if he could open the porthole, but the porter has ordered it shut—lest a German submarine spot the light. Back in America, an old man with failing health stares out his window and worries about the world. And the wife of a serial philanderer realizes, to her surprise, that she has finally grown tired of her husband&’s humiliating displays. These are the people of Mary Roberts Rinehart&’s short fiction. Young and old, beautiful and ugly, joyous and downtrodden—they are ordinary people, consumed with the pains and privations of everyday life. Created with Rinehart&’s impeccably light touch, they are more than characters on a page—they are a mirror in which we may recognize ourselves.
Saraband for Two Sisters: Saraband For Two Sisters, Lament For A Lost Lover, And The Love Child (The Daughters of England #4)
by Philippa CarrThe twin daughters of Tamsyn Pennlyon take very different paths—only to reunite in a firestorm of explosive secrets and illicit passions that threaten to divide them forever Twins Angelet and Bersaba Landor may look alike, but their personalities couldn&’t be more different. Angelet is sweet, gentle, and submissive, while Bersaba is secretive, sensual, and headstrong. When the sisters are separated by forces beyond their control, Bersaba finds her life taking a dark turn. After years apart, the twins are reunited within the echoing halls of Far Flamstead.As Angelet finds herself at the mercy of the manor&’s secret past, Bersaba gives in to a perilous temptation. Bersaba will risk everything—even her life—for the love of one man. Against the backdrop of seventeenth-century England, a time of bloody revolt and new beginnings, Bersaba and Angelet discover that the ties that bind them can also tear them apart.