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An entertaining royal biography of Prussian king Frederick the Great—a fascinating character with conflicting visions of authority and reform, power and art—from “one of Britain’s most piercing observers of social manners” (New York Times).
The Prussian king Frederick II is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and...
The Prussian king Frederick II is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and...
2) Never
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English
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"'Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed.' So says Pauline Green, president of the United States. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of a world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover...
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Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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xxix, 310 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Succeeding in the Network Economy
Peter F. Drucker has inspired and educated managers and influenced the practice of management for generations. Writing across six decades, Drucker was one of the first business thinkers to understand the new rules as well as the skills required for success in the network economy.
In this collection of essays, Drucker offers timeless insights on what it takes to lead a profitable enterprise in a time when networks...
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"In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese, with terrible consequences for both of them, and for members of their fragile community who will betray each other in the darkest days of the war."--P. [4] of cover.
6) Virology
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Lily Poetry Review Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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v, 87 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"The poems in this collection seek alliances in biology and philosophy, history, sociology, emotion, and experience, in the time of the pandemic. Spirituality and dream-life reside beside science; the metaphysical is put into dialogue with the physical and the political, each informing the other. What can be learned from an open-hearted investigation of a country, a world, on lockdown, that lurches into the non-negotiable new? What rooms of possibility...
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"Acclaimed author Elizabeth Moon spins gripping, richly imagined epic fantasy novels that have earned comparisons to the work of such authors as Robin Hobb and Lois McMaster Bujold. In this volume, Moon's brilliant masterwork reaches its triumphant conclusion. The mysterious reappearance of magery throughout the land has been met with suspicion, fear, and violence. In the kingdom of Lyonya, Kieri, the half-elven, half-human king, struggles to balance...
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"In this updated and expanded 10th anniversary edition, internationally known leadership transition expert Michael D. Watkins gives you the keys to successfully negotiating your next move-whether you're onboarding into a new company, being promoted internally, or embarking on an international assignment. This new edition includes a substantial new preface by the author on the new definition of a career as a series of transitions; and notes the growing...
9) Only human
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Themis files volume 3
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
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336 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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"World War Z meets The Martian in the explosive follow-up to Sleeping Giants ("One of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory"--NPR) and Waking Gods ("Pure, unadulterated literary escapism"--Kirkus Reviews). In her childhood, Rose Franklin accidentally discovered a giant metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. As an adult, Dr. Rose Franklin led the team that uncovered the rest of the body parts which together...
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American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2017]
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xiii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Research has consistently demonstrated the role of the therapeutic alliance in effective psychotherapy. Yet, the emotional demands of therapy combined with everyday stressors and distractions can prevent therapists from being fully present with their clients, which makes it difficult to build and maintain a stable alliance. This book is a much-needed practical guide to cultivating therapeutic presence. The specific techniques described will help clinicians...
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English
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"In this compelling novel of Tudor drama and suspense, acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life one of England's most scandalous royal love affairs: the romance between the 'Virgin Queen' Elizabeth I and her courtier Lord Robert Dudley. Only twenty-five and newly crowned, Elizabeth vows to rule the country as both queen and king. But her counselors continually press her to form an advantageous marriage and produce an heir. Though none of the suitors...
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Roc
Pub. Date
[2015]
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viii, 612 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
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English
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"In his Novels of the Change, New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling presents "a devastated, mystical world that will appeal to fans of traditional fantasy as well as post-apocalyptic SF."* Continuing their quest that began in The Golden Princess, two future rulers of a world without technology risk their lives seeking a fabled blade... Reiko, Empress of Japan, has allied herself with Princess ©₃rlaith, heir to the High Kingdom of Montival,...
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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423 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"From the bestselling author of Schindler's List and The Daughters of Mars, a new historical novel set on the remote island of Saint Helena about the remarkable friendship between a young woman and one of history's most intriguing figures, Napoleon Bonaparte, during the final years of his life in exile. In October 1815, after losing the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to the island of Saint Helena. There, in one of the most remote...
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Ig Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
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308 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Two boys forge a brief and dangerous alliance in 1938 Germany. Friedrich Weber is a 12-year-old member of the Jungvolk in Hannover. Membership is mandatory if quietly reluctant on his part. Emil Rosen is a 12-year-old Jewish boy in Hannover. Restrictions on Jewish life are coming into force, but Emil is still required to practice the piano and study for his bar mitzvah. The two cross paths at a remote spot on the Leine River, Emil finding peace there...
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Distributed in Canada by Alliance Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
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1 videodisc (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Swedish
Description
Home use only.
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found and her beloved uncle is convinced she was murdered and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced investigative journalist Mickael Blomkvist and the tattooed and troubled yet resourceful computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to...
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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English
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"Tracing the author's journey into the strange subculture of Real Life Superheroes (RLSHs), this book examines citizens who have adopted comic book-style personas and have hit the streets to fight injustice in a variety of ways. Some RLSHs concentrate on humanitarian or activist missions--helping the homeless, gathering donations for food banks, or delivering toys to children--while others actively patrol their neighborhoods looking for crime to fight....
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Nelson Current
Pub. Date
c2006-c2007
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2 v. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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English
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A single-volume edition of William J. Bennett's bestselling series, thoroughly revised and updated.
A decade ago, William J. Bennett published a magisterial three-volume account of our nation's history. Now, Bennett returns to that bestselling trilogy, revising and condensing his epic tale into one volume, a page-turning narrative of our exceptional nation. In Bennett's signature gripping prose, Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Reagan, and...
18) Blood and politics: the history of the white nationalist movement from the margins to the mainstream
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 645 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"More than fifteen years in the making, Blood and Politics is the most comprehensive history to date of the white supremacist movement as it has evolved over the past three-plus decades."--Inside jacket
More than fifteen years in the making, Blood and Politics is the most comprehensive history to date of the white supremacist movement as it has evolved over the past three-plus decades. Leonard Zeskind draws heavily upon court documents, racist publications,...
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Viking
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
399 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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""A swirling, name-dropping, drug-fueled, hypersaturated whirlwind of a novel set against the New York City of the 1980s and '90s, Kobek's latest is a gritty coming-of-age story with quiet heart. An ode to a city--and an era--long gone." --Kirkus Reviews "Ambitious. Kobek crafts an electric tale, and the wilds of New York City during this intense time period provide a gritty, undeniably magnetic context." --Booklist A euphoric, provocative novel about...
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Inner Traditions
Pub. Date
[2017]
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xxii, 346 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Employing the latest research and discoveries, including previously unpublished reminiscences of the real man, Tobias Churton investigates the truth beneath the self-crafted mythology of Gurdjieff's life recounted in Meetings with Remarkable Men. He examines his controversial birthdate, his father's background, and his relationship with his private tutor Dean Borshch, revealing a perilous childhood in a Pontic Greek family, persecuted by Turks, forced...
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