GET D!RTY!Next time you’re in Hungary or just chattin’ in Hungarian with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including:‧ cool slang‧
In the final book of a trilogy that began with her bestselling novel, The Secret River, Commonwealth Prize?winner Kate Grenville returns to the youngest daughter of the Thornhills and her quest to unc
Every valley has its battle, and every stream its song Walter ScottFor three hundred years the reivers' country of the Border was an enclave between England and Scotland with its own laws, its own eth
BrokeAss Gourmet is the premier food and lifestyle blog for folks who want to live the high life on the cheap. The blog features recipes that are always under $20, along with great advice on inexpensi
When Oma arrives to stay with Jake, Lizzie, and their parents, they want to make her visit extra special ? so off the family goes to Jake's birthday party, the library, the beach, and many other place
In her accomplished second collection of poems, Katrina Vandenberg writes from the intersection of power and forgiveness. With poems named for letters of the Phoenician alphabet, and employing such in
Originally published as a series on Reality Sandwich and The Huffington Post, Exile Nation is a work of ?spiritual journalism” that grapples with the themes of drugs, prisons, politics, and spirituali
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West of the Grand Duchy of Anuskaya lies the Empire of Yrstanla, the Motherland. The Empire has lived at peace with Anuskaya for generations, but with political turmoil brewing and the wasting disease
With multi-million album sales, chart-topping singles, an exuberant Technicolor fashion sense and a celebrity husband in the shape of comedian and actor Russell Brand, ?I Kissed a Girl’ and ?Californi
When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hote
?Richly detailed and well-researched, this heartbreaking history unfolds like a political thriller with a deeply human side.”?Publishers WeeklyToward the Setting Sun chronicles one of the most signifi
Iranian president Akhmed teams up with the leaders of Venezuela and Cuba and their American intelligence agents to smuggle radioactive matzo balls into Miami Beach. But intelligence being as slippery
The DASH Diet Made DeliciousPacked with amazingly tasty recipes, creative meal plans and complete nutritional information, this cookbook makes following the DASH diet a snap. The 140 easy-to-make reci
Following the incredibly popular first book in the series, How to Be Kinkier dives deeper into the world of BDSM in the same accessible and fun style. With over 200 gorgeous full-color photos and 20 s
It’s not a myth, it’s a miracle ? the G-spot, that powerhouse of female orgasm. With wit and panache, sex educator and best-selling writer Violet Blue helps readers master the sexual alphabet through
"Dr. Miranda is coming to terms with a tragedy: his father has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and has only a few weeks to live. And yet the doctor--the son--finds it impossible to tell him. Erne
Dancing With Bears follows the adventures of notorious con-men Darger and Surplus: They've lied and cheated their way onto the caravan that is delivering a priceless gift from the Caliph of Baghdad to
Saffy, the baby giraffe, loves her rock. It helps her reach the leaves so she can eat them. And it is fun to roll back and forth. When Ollie, the baby elephant, asks if he can play with her rock, at f
The counterpointed and imagistic work collected in Gaze reveals a poet uniquely concerned with the idea of vision: how the objective world (the world of time and memory), the world of the inner life,
Starting with a review of Windows 7 basic operations, Windows 7 in easy steps:Special Edition will help you continue in your understanding of Windows and get to grips with some of the more advanced fe
Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, the Answers You Need is the definitive guide for everyone concerned with the disease?those who have MS and those who share their lives with someone who has
A boy and his dog, girls and their horses ? the cliches click because they’re so often true. But some kids do more than play with their pets, and some animals do more than fetch and purr. These kids a
Heidegger’s Glasses opens during the end of World War II in a failing Germany coming apart at the seams. The Third Reich’s strong reliance on the occult and its obsession with the astral plane has led
Nyx is a bodyguard in Mustallah, the capital city of Nasheen. The centuries-long holy war between Nasheen and Chenja is taking its toll, with shortages and rationing causing the Queen to lose power an
Vanity doubled by vitality, vulnerability mixed in with force, and the fear of dissolution intimately linked with the desperate pride of defeating historical time confer upon Romanian literature a spe
Hundreds of parks, preserves, and protected open spaces infuse the San Francisco Bay Area with a world of unparalleled natural wonder. Straddling a remarkable range of geographic and ecological divers
Internationally-acclaimed author Helen Dunmore follows her bestselling novel, The Siege, with a riveting and emotionally absorbing portrait of post-war Soviet Russia, a world of violence and terror, w
First published in 1974, and edited by John Henrik Clarke with the aid of Amy Jacques Garvey, this is a superbly edited collection of writings reflecting the life and work of Marcus Garvey. Included a
Written with the stunning economy of language for which Michael Knight’s work has always been praised, The Typist is a rich and powerful work of historical fiction that expertly chronicles both the po
James Salter had written two novels, The Hunters and The Arm of Flesh, but it was his third, remarkable novel, A Sport and a Pastime, together with his film Three and a script he had written for Downh
Beginning with a chance encounter with the beautiful Eliza June Watermark and ending, four days and 900 pages later, with the Events of November 17, this is the story of Gurion Maccabee, age ten: a lo
The Johnny Depp Photo Album follows the unstoppable rise of its subject: through all the movies and the drunken bad-boy behaviour, the romantic affairs with actress Winona Ryder and supermodel Kate Mo
What’s your damage?In 1989, Michael Lehmann’s black comedy Heathers drew a line in the sand, rebuffing the sweetness and optimism of John Hughes’ more popular fare with darkness and death. Launching t
A zookeeper’s story of her extraordinary relationship with the bears she has rescued and her insights into their emotional lives.?An inspiring trip into the mind and reality of bears.”?Jeffrey Moussai
Snakebit traces the author’s journey from a childhood fascination with snakes and amphibians, through academic flirtation, to professional association with some of the world’s greatest herpetologists.
It is 1940, and Ronnie Warren is a street-smart 11-year-old living with his mum in south London while his father is away fighting with the army. Ronnie's story starts during the Blitz, when he climbs
Over 10 million adults in the United States have chronic problems with dizziness and imbalance ? vestibular problems. This compares to 400,000 with multiple sclerosis or 1.5 million with autism for ex
Farhana swallowed and reached for the hijab. But then she saw with absolute clarity the weird looks from the other girls at school, and the smirks from the guys. Did she dare? And then there was Malik
In a manner that reflects his long-time academic and practitioner’s association with conservative politics and ideas in Canada, Hugh Segal traces the deep historical roots of Canadian conservatism and
