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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Journey high above the world's most unforgettable waterscapes via this stunning collection of aerial photographs by David Ondaatje. Water Views is a breathtaking overview (literally) of the most striking bodies of water from around the world. Photographed with state-of-the-art drone technology by author and filmmaker David Ondaatje, these stunning aerial images range from the picturesque beaches of Carmel-by-the-Sea and Gaviota Beach to the wild coasts...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Three decades of short fiction by one of the most innovative and exciting writers of our day
In Louise Erdrich's fictional world, the mystical can emerge from the everyday, the comic can turn suddenly tragic, and violence and splendor inhabit a single emotional landscape. The fantastic twists and leaps of her imagination are made all the more meaningful by the deeper truth of human feeling that underlies them. These thirty-six short works selected...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Collects six short stories and three novellas featuring Jack Reacher, including "Too Much Time," in which Reacher witnesses a bag-snatching while in a small town in Maine, but there is more to the simple crime and it could prove fatal.
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First Carroll & Graf edition.
Language
English
Description
Over forty short stories spanning the career of England's most acclaimed postwar writer-including the iconic " The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner ." This comprehensive collection of short fiction from bestselling British author Alan Sillitoe mixes aggression with humor, and common working-class men with extraordinary twists of fate. It compiles works selected from the master storyteller's bestselling books, including The Loneliness of the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
THE GUIDE NO MANAGER CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT! Knowledge Workers are the innovators, designers and marketers of your company's products and services. They are the highly paid strategists, executives, and IT specialists whose ideas and expertise fuel your success. But are they delivering their best performance? Leading knowledge management and process innovation expert Thomas Davenport shows you how to: Identify your company's most crucial category...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection gathers them together in one volume, providing an invaluable insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales - from 'The Story of...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here, in one concise and inspirational volume, is the essence of Lewis' thought. This distillation of his feelings on subjects ranging from love and faith, to ethics and morality, to myth and literature will throw open the windows of the soul, providing sustenance, wisdom, and hope to all, whether believers, seekers, artists, or thinkers. C.S Lewis' Little Book of Wisdom offers more than 300 bite-size nuggets of inspiration from one of the best-loved...
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body' is a visually compelling survey of more than 5,000 years of image-making. Through 300 remarkable works, selected and curated by an international panel of anatomists, curators, academics, and specialists, the book chronicles the intriguing visual history of human anatomy, showcasing its amazing complexity and our ongoing fascination with the systems and functions of our bodies. Exploring individual parts of the human...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"...Grayling has distilled the work of hundreds of authors and more than one thousand texts using the same techniques...that produced the holy books of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions. Their wit and advice, human stories, tragedies and yearnings, love and consolations are shaped into fourteen constituent parts that recall the Bible in structure: Genesis, Wisdom, Parables, Concord, Lamentations, Consolations, Sages, Songs, Histories, Proverbs,...
Author
Series
How to read) volume 11
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Spanning three decades of creativity, from the High Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, this volume in The Met’s How to Read series provides a peek into daily lives across Europe—from England, Spain, and France to Germany, Denmark, and Russia. Featuring 40 exemplary objects, including furniture, tableware, utilitarian items, articles of personal adornment, devotional objects, and display pieces, this publication covers many aspects...
Author
Language
English
Description
Claiming he has her perfect mate in mind, Simon assigns her three tasks to complete before she meets this paragon. Three tasks that are all about Christmas: being a charity bell-ringer, dressing up as Santa's elf at a mall and preparing a traditional turkey dinner for her neighbors (most of whom she happens to dislike). Despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie does it all?and then she's finally ready to meet her match. But just like the perfect...
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