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The gripping new historical mystery from New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow. In Cleopatra’s Egypt, the clouds of war are on the horizon…Cleopatra, seventh of her name, all-powerful ruler of Egypt, has found her most able and trusted agent in Tetisheri, her Eye of Isis. So when Tetisheri asks permission to visit the Kingdom of Cyrenaica, she is surprised – and suspicious – when her queen grants her leave from Alexandria.A middleman in Cyrenaica has ceased communication and Tetisheri''s uncle, a master trader, is on a mission to find out why. But there are others in Cyrenaica with hidden agendas: Julius Caesar''s spies, Caesar''s sworn enemy Mettelus Scipio, and the ever duplicitous King Juba I. Tetisheri soon realises why Cleopatra consented to her mission, for Cyrenaica is a web of intrigue that also includes Pompey’s widow and an army readying to take on the might of Caesar, who is massing his legions in Sicily. With war on the horizon, Tetisheri’s skills will be stretched to the limit as she also tries to decipher a murder mystery closer to home.Reviews for Dana Stabenow''For rich, idiosyncratic settings and engaging characters [...] let me recommend Dana Stabenow'' Diana Gabaldon''One of the strongest ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Abduction of a Slave - Dana Stabenow

Roman plans for war are entwined with plots in Cleopatra's Egypt. A gripping historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Shugak series.

Objev podobné jako Abduction of a Slave - Dana Stabenow

In this exquisite, absorbing historical mystery, Tetisheri, confidant of Queen Cleopatra, must solve a troubling case in ancient Alexandria.Alexandria, 47BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – watches over her city. The war is over, but Alexandria has suffered in its wake. Caesar has returned to Rome, and the queen must restore her city and her kingdom to their former greatness.But now a body has been found floating upright at the bottom of the sea, anchored by a weight around its feet. It''s the second corpse to be found this way, and with a city to rebuild and a kingdom to keep in line, Cleopatra cannot allow any more murders to interfere. So she sets Tetisheri – her Eye and closest confidant – to make things right. As she delves deeper into the mystery, Tetisheri will discover secrets, conspiracy and danger far beyond her ken...Reviews for Dana Stabenow: ''Outstanding'' Washington Post ''One of the strongest voices in crime fiction'' Seattle Times ''A first-rate talent'' Booklist

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The Edgar Award-winning introduction to private investigator Kate Shugak, A Cold Day for Murder is the first in Dana Stabenow''s critically acclaimed Kate Shugak Mysteries.Kate Shugak is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She''s five foot, one inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat, and owns a half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.Somewhere in twenty million acres of forest and glaciers, a ranger has disappeared: Mark Miller. Missing six weeks. It''s assumed by the Alaskan Parks Department that Miller has been caught in a snowstorm and frozen to death: the typical fate of those who get lost in this vast and desolate terrain. But as a favour to his congressman father, the FBI send in an investigator: Ken Dahl. Last heard from two weeks and two days ago.Now it''s time to send in a professional. Kate Shugak: light brown eyes, black hair, five foot one with an angry scar from ear to ear. Last seen yesterday...Reviewers on Dana Stabenow''s Kate Shugak series:''An antidote ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak investigates a strange disappearance in Dead in the Water.Last March, two men disappeared whilst loading supplies on a remote island in the Bering Sea: two million square miles of dark capricious ocean and tempestuous squalls.Their Skipper, Harry Gault, should have been fired, at the least. But six months later he''s still aboard the Avilda, and the families of the missing men are making noises about corruption. With the crew backing his version of events, what the authorities need is an investigator who can survive the torturous conditions on an Alaskan fishing trawler.Someone like Kate Shugak...Reviewers on Dana Stabenow''s Kate Shugak series:''An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.'' New York Times ''Crime fiction doesn''t get much better than this.'' Booklist ''If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.'' Michael Connelly ''An outstanding series.'' Washington Post ''One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.'' Seattle Times

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The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. Kate Shugak''s family becomes involved in a murder investigation in Blood Will Tell.Fifty thousand square miles of untouched Alaskan forest is definitely a prize... but is it worth killing for?Ekaterina Moonin Shugak, tribal elder and community leader, is a fierce friend and an even fiercer foe. So when she arrives unannounced at Kate Shugak''s homestead asking for her granddaughter''s help, Kate knows there must be something seriously amiss in town. And her suspicions are confirmed when she arrives in town to find that two people are dead.It could be a coincidence, but Kate Shugak doesn''t like coincidences; especially where family are concerned.Reviewers on Dana Stabenow''s Kate Shugak series:''An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.'' New York Times ''Crime fiction doesn''t get much better than this.'' Booklist ''If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.'' Michael Connelly ''An outstanding series.'' Washington Post ''One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.'' Seattle Times

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The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. In Killing Grounds, the death of one local man is no great surprise... but private investigator Kate Shugak''s case soon takes an unexpected turn...Stabbed, beaten, strangled, drowned. Sometimes people get exactly what they deserve...Cal Meany is a cheat, a poacher, an abusive father and an adulterous husband. So nobody is that surprised when Kate Shugak finds his body floating in the bay.What is surprising is that the corpse has been beaten, stabbed, strangled and drowned.Meany''s happily bereaved wife and children are prime suspects. Then again, so are most of his neighbours. But when Meany''s daughter is murdered, and her lover disappears, Kate begins to think that this unusual crime may not be so readily solved...Reviewers on Dana Stabenow''s Kate Shugak series:''An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.'' New York Times ''Crime fiction doesn''t get much better than this.'' Booklist ''If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.'' Michael Connelly ''An outstanding series.'' Washington Post ''One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.'' Seattle Times

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TŘETÍ TEMNÝ A MRAZIVÝ PŘÍPAD PRO ALEUTSKOU VYŠETŘOVATELKU KATE SHUGAKOVOU... Na lodi Avilda zmizí dva členové posádky – a to za velmi podezřelých okolností. Lov krabů patří k nejnebezpečnějším povoláním na Aljašce a Beringovo moře je ideální místo činu, ale bez mrtvol, motivu a důkazů má státní návladní svázané ruce. Do hry proto znovu vstupuje jeho bývalá kolegyně Kate Shugaková, která se ocitá v utajení na palubě a vydává se na divokou plavbu, jež ji zavede z přístavu Dutch Harbor do těch nejodlehlejších aleutských komunit, a pokud ji nezabije samotný lov, pak se o to možná postará zbytek posádky… Třetí příběh aljašské spisovatelky Dany Stabenow bohatě čerpá ze vzpomínek na její vlastní dětství strávené na palubě lodi.

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''The degradations, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe.''Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in the American South and went on to write one of the most extraordinary slave narratives. First published pseudonymously in 1861, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl describes Jacobs''s treatment at the hands of her owners, her eventual escape to the North, and her perilous existence evading recapture as a fugitive slave. To save herself from sexual assault and protect her children she is forced to hide for seven years in a tiny attic space, suffering terrible psychological and physical pain.Written to expose the appalling treatment of slaves in the South and the racism of the free North, and to advance the abolitionist cause, Incidents is notable for its careful construction and literary effects. Jacobs''s story of self-emancipation and a growing feminist consciousness is the tale of an individual and a searing indictment of slavery''s inhumanity. This edition includes the short memoir by Jacobs''s brother, John S. Jacobs, ''A True Tale of Slavery''.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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KATE SHUGAKOVÁ BOJUJE O PŘEŽITÍ V HLUBOKÝCH LESÍCH, KDE NĚKDO LOVÍ VÍC NEŽ JEN DIVOKOU ZVĚŘ...*****S podzimem přichází lovecká sezona a s ní se na Aljašku sjíždějí lovci z celého světa. Někdo by rád získal losí paroží, někdo medvědí kůži… Někteří jsou však spíš než zvěři nebezpeční sami sobě, protože skoro nerozeznají jeden konec pušky od druhého, což je přesně případ skupinky německých turistů, které divočinou provází Kate Shugaková a její přítel Jack.*****Jenže ne všechno jsou nevinné hry. Tragická smrt jednoho z účastníků výpravy je totiž jen prvním záchvěvem, který strhne lavinu. S tím, jak se z mlhy vynořují další a další těla, si Kate uvědomuje, že divoká zvěř není to jediné, co někdo v hlubokých lesích loví, a firemní výlet se rychle mění v drsný boj o přežití.*****Kate brzy zůstává sama, promoklá, hladová a zraněná. Přesto v sobě musí najít sílu postavit se svým pronásledovatelům a zachránit, co se dá. Průvodkyně se tentokrát stává lovcem…

Objev podobné jako Lovcův úplněk - Dana Stabenow

Dlouholetý šéf rangerů Dan O’Brien má jednu vadu: dělá svou práci až příliš dobře. Teď ho však jeho urputná snaha chránit faunu a flóru v širokém okolí řeky Kanuyaq možná bude stát místo. Politici ruku v ruce s byznysmeny by totiž na území v jeho péči velice rádi začali těžit ropu. Za Dana vyrážejí do boje všichni místní z rezervace, kterým on ani životní prostředí Aljašky nejsou lhostejné – v čele se soukromou vyšetřovatelkou Kate Shugakovou. Jejich snahou však otřese brutální útok, který si vyžádá život jedné z dlouholetých členek komunity. Vražda vyvolá řadu otázek, které se sypou jedna za druhou jako sněhové vločky ze zimní oblohy, přičemž nejdůležitější z nich zní: Proč? Byla smrt Diny Willnerové skutečně jen šíleným činem psychicky zlomeného muže, nebo snad někomu tahle „ekoteroristka“, jak ji také označovali, stála v cestě za splněním vlastních plánů?

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Part of the Hero Classics series“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”Douglass cultivated himself to such an extent that the listeners of his lectures doubted if his narratives were true. His autobiography is both a compelling tale of a slave and a contribution to the public discourse on slavery. His language is poetic and precise honed in its simplicity as if something artificially put together but immensely natural at the same time. Opening this book is opening the door into Douglass''s consciousness and tracking his inner journey of finding himself in the world: a story of his childhood and youth – a long and laborious path to freedom. Douglass talks about the explicit punishments and tortures that slaves were exposed to. Despite the suffering, he emphasizes the power of self-education and continuous resistance that pushes one to fight their predicament. The publication of this book was such an unprecedented event that the author had to leave the US for Europe for about two years. The fact that Douglass''s ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Only by Experience: An Anthology of Slave Narratives collects, in whole or in part, sixteen of the most significant and influential slave narratives in English. Based on material from the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of American Literature, the anthology includes works from the British Empire as well as the United States and puts classic examples of the slave narrative genre in conversation with works that raise questions about how the genre is defined. The anthology also features thorough headnotes and annotations for each work, along with detailed contextual materials for many of the works included.

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KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She's 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine - and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.DEAD IN THE WATER: Last March, two men disappeared whilst loading supplies on a remote island in the Bering Sea: two million square miles of dark capricious ocean and tempestuous squalls.Their Skipper, Harry Gault, should have been fired, at the least. But six months later he's still aboard the Avilda, and the families of the missing men are making noises about corruption. With the crew backing his version of events, what the authorities need is an investigator who can survive the torturous conditions on an Alaskan fishing trawler. Someone like Kate Shugak...

Objev podobné jako Dead in Water - Dana Stabenow

In Alaska, somebody disappears every day. Hunters who head into the wilderness… Fishermen who brave the great rivers…Tourists who attempt to do both. But lately too many people have disappeared. And Kate is about to discover it''s got something to do with the recent discovery of the world''s second-largest gold mine in her very own backyard.

Objev podobné jako A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow

This is the end of the line for Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell. Newenham is the last police outpost in the United States before you hit Siberia, and it''s Campbell''s last shot at getting his life back on track.It''s an ice-bound fishing town with a six-bed jail, a busted ATM and a saloon that does double-duty as a courtroom.It''s a wide-enough patch to warrant a state police presence, though, and Trooper Liam Campbell is it. He''s been sent there in disgrace, busted down from sergeant to trooper in the aftermath of a mistake that cost a family of five their lives.Campbell never expected his new job to be simple, but finding his ex-lover crouched over a headless body on the tarmac is a hell of a way to get off the plane...

Objev podobné jako Fire and Ice - Dana Stabenow

KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She''s 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her. WHISPER TO THE BLOOD: A mining company has discovered a rich mineral deposit in Alaska''s enormous Iqaluk Wildlife Refuge. Politicos see dollar signs for the state, but Ninilta residents, who live near the proposed site, are split: Will outsiders take the jobs? Will the environment be harmed by pollution? Will roads disintegrate . . . tourists invade? As the new chairperson of Ninilta''s Native Association, a job she never wanted, Kate is embarassingly ill-equipped to handle the questions. Nor is she prepared when two individuals associated with the company turn up dead.

Objev podobné jako Whisper to the Blood - Dana Stabenow

KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She''s 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.A DEEPER SLEEP: Kate Shugak is determined to convict the odious Louis Deem, who has been arrested and tried for several serious crimes but never convicted. This time, Kate is convinced, it will be different. But when the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, Kate believes that Deem has literally got away with murder. And when, a few weeks later, two people are killed after an apparent robbery, Kate can''t help but believe that Deem is involved...

Objev podobné jako A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow

KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She''s 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns a half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.A TAINT IN THE BLOOD: A daughter hires Kate to clear her mother''s name. Twenty years ago, her mother was convicted of arson and murder, of setting fire to the family home while her two sons were inside. One died, and one was maimed. Her daughter has always believed in her innocence. But now her mother is terminally ill, and time is running out...

Objev podobné jako A Taint in the Blood - Dana Stabenow

This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extant narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master''s abuse and her eventual escape, in a tale of dauntless spirit and faith.

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Kate''s uncle Sam dies, leaving her a letter instructing Kate to ‘find his father''. The problem is Sam''s father disappeared nearly 90 years ago with a priceless tribal artefact. As Kate delves into the old man''s life, she unearths some surprising facts: his service in World War Two, his friendship with crime-writer Dashiell Hammet. The problem is that she''s not the only one interested in Sam''s past. And this someone has no compunction about putting Kate permanently out of the picture to get what they want.

Objev podobné jako Though Not Dead - Dana Stabenow

It seems the past has caught up with Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell. After a party of hunters stumbles upon a desiccated human hand clutching an incredibly rare ''double-eagle'' gold coin, Liam Campbell is led to the broken remains of a World War II-era transport plane emerging from the face of a calving glacier.For some sixty years the glacier has held its secrets close: Who was on the ill-fated flight? What were they doing? 74-year-old Newenham matriarch Lydia Tompkins might have had the answers Campbell is looking for, but now she''s dead too, murdered in her own home. And she won''t be the last to die as a once-buried secret returns to haunt the present.

Objev podobné jako Better to Rest - Dana Stabenow

Two women have been savagely attacked. One is dead by the time the authorities arrive, the other clings to life by a thread. The obvious suspect is a man found near the scene. A man clutching a knife, covered in the victims'' blood, claiming to have lost all memory of the last twenty-four hours; it looks like an open and shut case. And no-one thinks twice about the death of a man living alone. An obvious suicide. He even leaves a note. Unfortunately his final words are a confession: ‘I killed her''. One crime, two suspects. And Kate Shugak thinks that someone, somewhere, is getting away with murder.

Objev podobné jako A Fine and Bitter Snow - Dana Stabenow

When Alaskan billionaire Finn Grant is killed after someone sabotages the engine on his Piper plane, the question is not who had the motive, but rather who did not... Grant was not a popular man, but he was a successful one. His latest venture, an air freight service, was booming.. But what kind of freight was he moving, and where? The answers lead Kate to her most challenging case yet, from the fateful wreckage to family secrets to full-scale conspiracy.

Objev podobné jako Restless in the Grave - Dana Stabenow

Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell is on the hunt for a serial killer. Newly promoted to corporal, Liam Campbell is slowly making a home for himself in Newenham. With just DUIs and domestic disputes to disturb the peace, life is relatively tranquil – until Campbell''s girlfriend, Bush pilot Wyanet Chouinard, delivering a shipment of mail to a remote post office, finds the postmistress murdered.At first it seems a random assault; but then another woman disappears after her husband is killed at their gold mining claim. When Campbell connects the crimes with a twenty-year-old string of missing women, he knows he''s facing a serial killer.

Objev podobné jako Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow

A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs'' narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, is one of the most important books ever written documenting the traumas and horrors of slavery in the antebellum South.

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There has been nothing like Atlantic slavery. Its scope and the ways in which it has shaped the modern world are so far-reaching as to make it ungraspable. By examining the lives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavement. James Walvin offers a new and an original interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery and of the historic end to the slave trade in April 1807.John Newton (1725-1807), author of ''Amazing Grace'', was a slave captain who marshalled his human cargoes with a brutality that he looked back on with shame and contrition. Thomas Thistlewood''s (1721-86) unique diary provides some of the most revealing images of a slave owner''s life in the most valuable of all British slave colonies. Olaudah Equiano''s (1745-97) experience as a slave now speaks out for lives of millions who went unrecorded. All three men were contemporaries but what held them together, in its destructive gravitational pull, was the Atlantic slave system.

Objev podobné jako The Trader, The Owner, The Slave - Professor James Walvin

All data are the result of human actions whether by experimentations, observations, or declarations. As such, the presumption of knowing what data are about is subject to imperfections that can affect the validity of research efforts. With calls for data-based research comes the need to assure the reliability of generated data. The reliability of converting texts into analyzable data has become a burning issue in several areas. However, this issue has been met by only a few limited, and sometimes misleading measures of the extent to which data can be trusted as surrogates of the phenomena of analytical interests. The statistic proposed by the author – "Krippendorff’s Alpha" – is widely used in the social sciences, not only where human judgements are involved but also where measurements are compared. The Reliability of Generating Data expands on the author’s seminal work in content analysis and develops methods for assessing the reliability of the kind of data that previously defied evaluations for this purpose. It opens with a discussion of the epistemology of reliable data, then presents the most basic alpha coefficient for the single-valued coding of predefined units. This largely familiar way of measuring reliability provides the platform for the succeeding ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The slave ship was the instrument of history''s greatest forced migration and a key to the origins and growth of global capitalism, yet much of its history remains unknown. Marcus Rediker uncovers the extraordinary human drama that played out on this world-changing vessel. Drawing on thirty years of maritime research, he demonstrates the truth of W.E.B DuBois''s observation: the slave trade was the most magnificent drama in the last thousand years of human history. The Slave Ship focuses on the so-called golden age of the slave trade, the period of 1700-1808, when more than six million people were transported out of Africa, most of them on British and American ships, across the Atlantic, to slave on New World plantations. Marcus Rediker tells poignant tales of life, death and terror as he captures the shipboard drama of brutal discipline and fierce resistance. He reconstructs the lives of individuals, such as John Newton, James Field Stanfield and Olaudah Equiano, and the collective experience of captains, sailors and slaves. Mindful of the haunting legacies of race, class and slavery, Marcus Rediker offers a vivid and unforgettable portrait of the ghost ship of our modern consciousness.

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Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning From Data, 5th Edition helps you understand what statistics is all about and learn the right questions to ask when analyzing data, instead of just memorizing procedures. It makes accessible the ideas that have turned statistics into a central science of modern life, without compromising essential material. Students often find this book enjoyable to read and stay engaged with the wide variety of real-world data in the examples and exercises. Based on the authors'' belief that it''s important for you to learn and analyze both quantitative and categorial data, this text pays greater attention to the analysis of proportions than many other introductory statistics texts. Key features include: Greater attention to the analysis of proportions compared to other introductory statistics texts. Introduction to key concepts, presenting the categorical data first, and quantitative data after. A wide variety of real-world data in the examples and exercises New sections and updated content will enhance your learning and understanding. Pearson MyLab® Students, if Pearson Pearson MyLab Statistics is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN. Pearson MyLab Statistics should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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John Kirk was the only companion of explorer David Livingstone to emerge untainted from the disastrous, tragic expedition up the Zambezi river between 1859 and 1863. Three years later, Kirk returned to Africa, to the notorious island of Zanzibar, ancient post of the slave trade between Africa and the Middle East.Half a century after the abolition of slavery in Britain, slave traffi cking persisted on Africa''s east coast, apparently tolerated and even connived with by parts of the British Empire in the Indian Ocean. Kirk, appointed as medical officer to the British Consulate in Zanzibar, could do nothing.This extraordinary and controversial book brings Kirk''s years in Zanzibar to life. The horrors of the overland passage from the interior, and the Zanzibar slave market itself, are vividly described, together with Kirk''s final, bitter conflict with Livingstone, who blamed Kirk for his own failings. But it was Kirk''s success in closing down the slave trade on the island which made him famous across the world. Using private diaries and papers, a long forgotten Victorian hero and an extraordinary chapter in British history are revived in detail.

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Mausoleum of Imperfection is a collection of picturesque and satirical portraits made by SlavkoKrunić that refute the idea of separation between the observer and the work of art. Th us, itcreates a certain intimacy; we feel we are the portraits’ companions and they are our fellowtravellers in an imaginary life. Th e comical fantasy of these melancholy characters, who arewatching us from the images, allows us to listen to their life stories whilst observing them intheir immobility. Bill Gould wrote a short biography of an imaginary witness inspired by Krunic’s work. Fromthis symbiosis arose an unusual combination of different artistic expressions, which was thenshaped into Mausoleum of Imperfection.

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Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.‘A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate reveals her impact on the women she mentored and set on the path to prominence’ Observer‘It is a novel lens through which to view Curie’s story, and Sobel paints her tale with characteristic deftness and eloquence’ Financial TimesFor decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and despite constant illness she travelled far and wide to share the secrets of radioactivity, a term she coined. She is still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.Her ingenuity extended far beyond the laboratory walls; grieving the death of her husband, Pierre, she took his place as professor of physics at the Sorbonne, devotedly raised two daughters, drove a van she outfitted with x-ray equipment to the front lines of World War I, befriended Albert Einstein and inspired generations of young women to pursue science as a way of life.Approaching Marie Curie from a unique angle, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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For anyone who’s ever gone on terrible date, a vulnerable memoir that explores dating in midlife after divorce, with bad dates—from terrible one-night stands to promising matches who ultimately disappoint—anchoring the theme of every chapter.After two life-shaking events—losing her father and divorcing the man she’s spent half her life with, who happens to be an actor from a famous family—Rachel Lithgow leaves a thirty-year career to write full time and pursue a relationship with a calming, delightful man she recently met online. She thinks she has it all figured out . . . until he announces he’s joining a cult and moving to Phoenix with a blonde real estate agent. Through a year of terrible dates, peppered with a few great experiences and a lot of pinot noir, the author learns that patterns can be changed, that asking for help is sometimes necessary, and that there’s only one way to repair her brokenness: by facing her trauma and demons head-on. With a unique mix of humor, self-deprecation, and gritty vulnerability, this dark yet hopeful memoir tackles divorce, dating, single motherhood, PTSD, grief, loss, and starting over in midlife. From emotional rock bottom to a peaceful acceptance of the woman she ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The bitter fighting in the so-called Falaise-Argentan Pocket in August 1944, during which the Allies encircled and destroyed a substantial part of Hitler’s forces in northern France following the D-Day landings, marked the last major battle of the Normandy campaign. Despite this, tens of thousands of German soldiers managed to escape through the infamous Falaise Gap. It was as the Allies continued to pursue the retreating enemy forces that the planners considered or drew-up a number of further airborne operations. As James Daly reveals, three operations, namely _Lucky Strike_, _Transfigure_ and _Axehead_, might well have been part of the last of the fighting in the breakout from, Normandy itself. The first of these, _Lucky Strike_, was intended to see General Montgomery’s 21st Army Group strike to the north-east in the direction of the River Seine, where bridges near Rouen were to be taken by the British 1st Airborne Division. _Transfigure_ was to be a major operation with the aim of using the First Allied Airborne Army against the French road network with the object of cutting the German lines of retreat across the Seine. _Axehead_, meanwhile, was a plan to establish an air-head on the eastern bank of the Seine. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty – winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist and author of Wild Child! – on a journey through a year in the life of birds. A Wild Child's Book of Birds is a fantastic nature book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls.This beautiful, informative book takes you through a year in the life of the birds you will find in Britain and Ireland and is divided into four sensational seasonal sections. Find out what birds do in each season, learn about birdsong, beaks, nests and eggs, the science of flight, migration, what to grow to attract different birds to your garden and what foods to put out on your bird table. Learn about different ways of recording what you see and about birds in literature. There are sections on birds of prey and corvids too.

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A field-defining work that demonstrates how architects are breaking with professional conventions to advance spatial justice and design more equitable buildings and cities.As state violence, the pandemic, and environmental collapse have exposed systemic inequities, architects and urbanists have been pushed to confront how their actions contribute to racism and climate crisis—and how they can effect change. Establishing an ethics of spatial justice to lead architecture forward, Dana Cuff shows why the discipline requires critical examination—in relation to not only buildings and the capital required to realize them but privilege, power, aesthetics, and sociality. That is, it requires a reevaluation of architecture’s fundamental tenets.Organized around projects and topics, Architectures of Spatial Justice is a compelling blend of theory, history, and applied practice that focuses on two foundational conditions of architecture: its relation to the public and its dependence on capital. The book draws on studies of architectural projects from around the world, with instructive case studies from Chile, Mexico, Japan, and the United States that focus in particular on urban centers, where architecture is most directly engaged with social justice issues.Emerging from more than two decades of the author’s own project-based research, Architectures of Spatial Justice examines ethically driven practices that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Doctor wouldn’t be half the Time Lord they are, without some assistance. But how much do you know about the people who played the companions?This book is the first of its kind. It’s your comprehensive guide to the actors who have played Doctor Who companions over the years. Inside, you will find biographies of every companion actor who has been in Doctor Who. There are complete chronologies of companion arrivals and departures through the show’s history, enriched with original interviews with some of the cast. As an encyclopaedia, it is packed with dates, details and knowledge, a valuable reference source for any Doctor Who fan. As a guide, this book also offers a personal perspective on the show and explores what these talented, hard-working professionals brought to the show. The author traces its origins in 1963, through the ensuing decades, and takes you right up to the most recent serials. Doctor Who: An Encyclopaedia of Companion Actors is a testament to the actors and a meticulously-crafted love-letter to the show.

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Awaken your inner wisewoman or cunning man with this cottage witchery primer based on traditional, decolonized Celtic and British practices. Embrace the power of your surroundings by connecting with the spirits of your home, land, and ancestors, whether you live in a bustling city or a rural cottage. Through foundations of ancient Celtic wisdom, Danu Forest, author of Wild Magic, guides you on a journey of self-discovery and connection to the natural world. This practical grimoire offers more than a hundred spells, charms, and recipes for healing, protection, prosperity, and more to help you weave magic into your everyday life. It covers: • Trance-work • Garden witchery • Herb craft • Wildlife magic • Familiars • Household spirits • Charm bags • Witch bottles • Potions • and more

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Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.

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Johnny Dawes is the enigmatic front man of an eclectic band of British climbers who in the mid 1980's redefined the standards of difficulty and danger in traditional climbing. This book gives his take on a highly influential period of climbing history and a look inside the mind of a tormented genius.

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Shortly after their rise to power, the Nazis established specific Arbeitslager (labour camps) which housed Ostarbeiter (eastern workers), Fremdarbeiter (foreign workers) and other forced labourers who were rounded up and brought in from the east. These were distinct from the SS-run concentration camps. The use of forced labour grew significantly in 1937 due to rearmament requirements and again after the outbreak of warThe invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 further heightened demands for labour and the availability of new workers in areas under Nazi occupation. Vast numbers were deported to forced labour camps, where they worked either producing war materials or on construction projects. As in the Nazis’ view, inmates were slaves pure and simple and replaceable with others, there was a complete disregard for the health of prisoners. Required to work long hours with little or no time for rest or breaks they were subject to insufficiencies of food, equipment, medicine and clothing. As a result of these conditions and brutal treatment, death rates were shockingly high. By 1945, more than fourteen million people had been exploited in the network of hundreds of forced labour camps that stretched across Nazi-occupied Europe. In true Images of War series ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Originally published as a collection in 2006, the essays in this volume discuss the reasons for the end of the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself. They examine the rise of the abolitionist movement in different countries and how the move towards abolition was swifter in some areas than others. Attention is also paid to the economic consequences of abolition, popular attitudes to abolition and the role of the Church. The volume also has an introduction by the editor commenting on the contribution each essay makes.

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The apotheosis of Southern Gothic Noir' NEIL GAIMAN'Compelling characters and vivid settings make this impressive Southern narrative stand out among the best . . .not to be missed' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A rich, sprawling, dazzling mystery . . .I savoured every page' RILEY SAGERIt begins quietly on a balmy Southern night in Savannah as some locals gather at Bo Peep's, one of the town's favourite watering holes. Within an hour, a man will be murdered and his companion will have 'disappeared'. An unlikely detective, Morgana Musgrove, doyenne of Savannah society, is called upon to unravel the mystery of these crimes.Morgana is an imperious, demanding, and conniving woman, whose four grown children are weary of her schemes. But one by one she inveigles them into helping with her investigation, and soon the family uncovers some terrifying truths - truths that will rock Savannah's power structure to its core. Moving from the homeless encampments that ring the city to the stately homes of Savannah's elite, The Kingdoms of Savannah brilliantly depicts the underbelly of a city with a dark history and the strangely mesmerizing dysfunction of a complex family.'I've never read a mystery novel any finer than this one . . .utterly satisfying' KURT ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A pocket-sized book filled with inspirational religious thoughts on the theme of peace, joy and hope.There are some days in our lives that we never want to forget – they’re full of good memories, happiness and laughter. But there are also days that we struggle to remember, and a few that we wish didn’t happen at all. Yet it is God’s desire that we live life abundantly, but how can we do this? In God’s Little Book of Life, words of uplifting encouragement are always at hand to bring renewed inspiration and vigour to our daily lives. Filled with comforting Bible verses, spiritual thoughts and reflective journal pages, open this little book and you’ll find ways that will enable you to experience a life worth living.“The future is today. Live for today, enjoy today – it comes but only once.”

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God’s Little Book of Peace offers an inspiring collection of calm-inducing truths on which to call when peace seems far from our hearts.‘Remember, yesterday is gone and tomorrow is unborn; all you have is today. Live one peaceful day at a time.’Amid all the worries and stress of everyday life and the problems of the world, we feel the need to reach outside ourselves in order to find lasting peace and strength.Harmony among nations and between people struck by terror and disaster is often hard to come by. Yet in the midst of turmoil, peace can still be achieved. It is possible to live in a world which cries out for peace, yet still to find it in our hearts. Such an experience only comes from knowing God. This small volume is designed to provide you with insightful words to help you discover true peace for yourself.Open this inspirational little book at any page, and restore your sense of peace and calm. Each page has an inspirational thought or idea, along with a related Bible reference for further reading and encouragement.

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With God’s Little Book of Hope, words of refreshment and encouragement are always at hand, and they will bring renewed inspiration and vigour to our daily lives.‘What a caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.’When times are hard we struggle to find purpose and meaning, and we need reassurance. This is when hope is most valuable, yet can seem so hard to find.There are people dying with no hope and, perhaps even worse, people living with no hope … and yet in the midst of such a seemingly dark and gloomy outlook, there is a ray of light. We can experience life and be optimistic of a bright future and a hopeful tomorrow. It is God’s desire that we live life abundantly, but how can we do this?Open this little book at any page, and the answers will be provided, enabling you to experience a life worth living.

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Learn data science with Python by building five real-world projects! In Data Science Bookcamp you’ll test and build your knowledge of Python and learn to handle the kind of open-ended problems that professional data scientists work on daily. Downloadable data sets and thoroughly-explained solutions help you lock in what you’ve learned, building your confidence and making you ready for an exciting new data science career. about the technologyIn real-world practice, data scientists create innovative solutions to novel open ended problems. Easy to learn and use, the Python language has become the de facto language for data science amongst researchers, developers, and business users. But knowing a few basic algorithms is not enough to tackle a vague and thorny problem. It takes relentless practice at cracking difficult data tasks to achieve mastery in the field. That’s just what this book delivers. about the book Data Science Bookcamp is a comprehensive set of challenging projects carefully designed to grow your data science skills from novice to master. Veteran data scientist Leonard Apeltsin sets five increasingly difficult exercises that test your abilities against the kind of problems you’d encounter in the real world. As you solve each challenge, you’ll acquire and expand the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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God’s Little Book of Comfort brings reassurance and encouragement for those dark and difficult times‘God is the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles.’The world is filled with people carrying heavy sorrows. With such burdens, it’s not easy o find any peace, let along real comfort.This charming gift book features inspiring thoughts and quotes, with background illustrations and references to relevant Bible passages for further reading and encouragement. Quotes are from a variety of sources and include contributions from Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King.

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