Dracula Book of Great Vampires
The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories
Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England
This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with patriarchal principles. Using social, political and medical commentary, alongside eviden...
Simple Flutes
Simple flutes of bamboo, wood, metal, plastic, or clay can be a joy to play and make. This book gives you the basics of simple flute playing, then offers guidelines for making flutes of your own from a variety of materials. It even includes a handy chart for 'where to put the holes.' 'Simple Flutes' is a must for simple flute players and makers ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Mark Shepard is the author of 'How to Love Your Flute,' hailed by Paul Horn as 'a model for our times,' as well as the craft guide 'Simple Flutes.' For many years, he was a professional artisan, making and selling flutes of bamboo or plastic. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// 'Contains the essense of a tremendous amount of experience.' -- Sam Hinton, Sing Out 'An excellent overview.' -- Monty Levenson, Tai Hei Shakuhachi 'A slim, elegantly presented, and highly practical guide. . . . First-rate, user friendly.' -- Midwest Book Review, Aug. 2002 'This thin volume contains a wealth
The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492
Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell...
Accounting for Oneself
Accounting for Oneself is a major new study of the social order in early modern England, as viewed and articulated from the bottom up. Engaging with how people from across the social spectrum placed themselves within the social order, it pieces to...
Accounting for Oneself
Accounting for Oneself is a major new study of the social order in early modern England, as viewed and articulated from the bottom up. Engaging with how people from across the social spectrum placed themselves within the social order, it pieces to...
Weapons of Mass Seduction
Weapons of Mass Seduction
Penny Draws a Class Trip
The fourth book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard. When fifth grader Penny Lowry and her classmates get invited to go to New York City for a weekend hosted by Billy J. Plumberry, the famous author her school is named for, Penny finds a lot to worry about. After all, isn't the city full of aggressive bike messengers ready to run kids over? And what if she gets stuck in an elevator for life? Not to mention all the pianos falling out of windows everywhere On the other hand, what if it might actually be fun to explore an exciting new place with some of her best friends? When it soon becomes clear Billy J. Plumberry has a few surprises in store, can Penny find a way to face her fears--and her worries--in the biggest, bustling-est place she's ever been?
The World to Come: Stories
Bursting with wicked humor and driven by an incomparable understanding of what it means to be human,¿ The World to Come ¿is the inimitable work of¿ "the most ambitious story writer in America" ( The Daily Beast ). Now a major motio...
Dragon Griaule
Lucius Shepard's acclaimed Dragon Griaule stories are presented here for the first time in a single volume. This Fantasy Masterworks edition contains: 'The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule' 'The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter' 'The Father of S...
How to Manage Problem Employees
There was a time when people were committed to working hard and being productive in the work force. Today, however, some workers have an entitlement mentality and the labor pool includes some people who donâ??t want a job - just a paycheck. In res...
Two Truths and a Lie: A Lying Game Novel
From the author of the New York Times bestselling PRETTY LITTLE LIARS comes a killer new series, THE LYING GAME. My killer is out there. And my sister might be next to die. Two months before I died, my best friend's brother disappeared. I have no ...
Book of Aron
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD** 'Powerful . . . shattering . . . a masterpiece' The Times 'Testament of love and sacrifice . . . a masterpiece' Joshua Ferris, Guardian 'Transcendent and timeless . . . masterpiece' Washington Post Aron is a ...
Covert to Overt
The seminal artist's recent art and poster works, and his triumphant return to his street-art roots with murals, all in work never before published
All The Things We Didn't Say
Emotional, issue-led fiction perfect for all fans of The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Jodi Picoult Tragedy came as if so often does: a teenage party, emotions running high, followed by a horrific car crash. A girl is left dead and a boy is forced ...
Jeep, Dana & Chrysler Differentials
Jeep, Dana & Chrysler Differentials
Unbelievable
In Rosewood, where the air smells like apples and Chanel No. 5, nothing is as it seems. Five best friends once shared everything - even their deepest, darkest secrets. Back then for Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily it was a dream come true ...until...
Water for Any Farm
Water for Any Farm
Obey
Obey
Mopar Small-Block Engines
Hit the horsepower goal of your Mopar small-block engine using this guide that identifies the best parts and techniques to extract maximum performance from LA and Magnum powerplants. Mopar engine expert and author Larry Shepard covers heads, cams, and valvetrain products and modifications that will give you more power. In addition, he provides exquisite details and in-depth buildup instruction for other essential components: blocks, cranks, pistons, rods, ignition systems, intakes, carburetors, and exhaust. The Chrysler LA-series and Magnum small-blocks are powerful, efficient, and quick-revving engines that have dutifully powered millions of Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth cars and trucks from 1964 to 2003. And the LA engine is also the powerplant for many classic Mopar muscle cars, including the Charger, Barracuda, Challenger, Dart, and others. While these venerable small-blocks have delivered impressive performance in stock trim, both can be easily modified to produce much greater power
Invention of Decolonization
In this account of the Algerian War's effect on French political structures and notions of national identity, Todd Shepard asserts that the separation of Algeria from France was truly a revolutionary event with lasting consequences for French soci...
Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game
In what may be his boldest and most controversial book, Paul Shepard presents an account of human behavior and ecology in light of our past. In it, he contends that agriculture is responsible for our ecological decline and looks to the hunting and...
Thinking Animals
In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. In this brilliant book, Paul Shepard offers a provocative alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other...
Flawless
Second Pretty Little Liars novel about four best friends and the secrets they are trying to hide from each other. 'More glamour and intrigue than the OC' Elle
Pretty Little Liars: Ali's Pretty Little Lies
#1 New York Times bestselling series Perfect for fans of the #1 New York Times bestselling series and the hit ABC Family TV show, this Pretty Little Liars prequel novel reveals Ali's secrets from before she was murdered. Rewind a few years to seventh grade: Alison DiLaurentis and her friends are the It girls of Rosewood Day. Boys want to date them. Girls want to be them. But even though they seem to have it all, these girls are hiding some major secrets--especially Ali. She knows better than anyone that if the truth gets out, it will ruin everything. Set in the weeks before Ali's murder, Ali's Pretty Little Lies is the first Pretty Little Liars novel told entirely from Ali's point of view. After all, who better to tell her story than Ali herself, the prettiest little liar of all?
The Perfectionists
Don't miss the Freeform TV series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists From Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series, comes a series that's perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars, now in paperback. Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker are all driven to be perfect--no matter the cost. At first the girls think they have nothing in common, until they discover that they all hate the same person: handsome womanizer Nolan Hotchkiss, who's done things to hurt each of them. They come up with the perfect plan to murder Nolan--jokingly, of course. They'd never actually go through with it. But when Nolan turns up dead in the exact way they'd discussed, the girls suddenly become prime suspects in his murder. Only, they didn't do it. So who did? Unless they find the real killer, and soon, any one of them may be the next to die....
The Good Girls
Don't miss the Freeform TV series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars, comes the shocking finish to The Perfectionists, a series perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars--with an ending you'll have to read to believe Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie, and Parker have done some not-so-perfect things. But even though they all talked about killing rich bully Nolan Hotchkiss, they didn't actually go through with it. It's just a coincidence that Nolan died in exactly the way they planned . . . right? Except Nolan wasn't the only one they fantasized about killing. When someone else they named dies, the girls wonder if they're being framed. Or are they about to become the killer's next targets?