Marcus\'s Rolling Stone piece on Dylan\'s album Self Portrait - often referred to as the most famous record review ever written - began with \'What is this shit?\' and led to his departure from the magazine for five

Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors\' crumbling mansion. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave

Summary Functional Programming in C# teaches you to apply functional thinking to real-world problems using the C# language. The book, with its many practical examples, is written for proficient C# programmers with no prior FP experience. It will give you an awesome new perspective. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the

The series of sharp clashes between Ecuador and Peru of 1981 left the dispute between the two countries unresolved as there was still no definitive delimitation of the border. During the following years, both parties had to deal with a series of internal and external issues and, ultimately, these affected the planning and operational capabilities of their respective armed forces. While Peru underwent

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This book explores how cultural, social and political change happens through a unique analysis of the \'ethical turn\' in skateboarding today. Insights shared by key change-makers and industry insiders cover themes including First Nations, Black and People of Color, skater-run creative innovations, anti-colonialism, anti-racism initiatives, and a growing focus on equity and empowering skaters historically

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A fun approach to teaching science that uses cooking to demonstrate principles of chemistry for undergraduate students who are not science majors, high school students, culinary students, and home cooks. How does an armload of groceries turn into a culinary masterpiece? In this highly accessible and informative text, Sandra C. Greer takes students into the kitchen to show how chemistry--with a dash

From the depths of their existential angst, these profound pooches ask some of the most pertinent questions of their time. \'What if I never find out who\'s a good boy?\' \'Is it better to have eaten something and thrown it up, and then eaten it again, than never to have eaten it at all?\' \'What if the tail I\'ve been chasing all these years is really chasing me?\' These are just a few of the philosophical

Yuzu is a brand new employee at Konohanatei, the hot-springs inn that sits on the crossroads between worlds. A simple, clumsy but charmingly earnest girl, Yuzu must now figure out her new life working alongside all the other fox-spirits who run the inn under one cardinal rule - at Konohanatei, every guest is a god Konohana Kitan follows Yuzu\'s day to day life working at the inn, meeting the other

Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith is available in time for the Aerosmith\'s 40th Anniversary. It\'s the New York Times bestselling autobiography by the legendary rock group that lived by the motto \"Anything worth doing was worth overdoing.\" Aerosmith shook the music world out of its \'70s doldrums...and made living on the edge an art form. Walk This Way is the complete and candid story

A stunning biography of history\'s most infamous warlord, Attila the Hun For a crucial twenty years in the early fifth century, Attila held the fate of the Roman Empire and the future of all Europe in his hands. He created the greatest of barbarian forces, and his empire briefly rivaled Rome\'s. In numerous raids and three major campaigns against the Roman Empire, he earned himself an instant and undying

The first book in #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jodi Ellen Malpas\' Smoke & Mirrors Duology following the scandal of a rebellious British princess who falls in love with a Hollywood actor.

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Talks about the fictional adventures of an early 20th-century painting and the women whose lives it touches. This novel opens with bold, passionate Gwen, struggling to be an artist, leaving for Paris where she becomes Rodin\'s lover and paints a small, intimate picture of a quiet corner of her attic

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A fun story about the power to choose kindness! From saying please to sharing toys, your child will learn how to spread kindness in everyday situations at school and at home! Join a little SPOT on a journey as he SPOTS kindness and shows children a fun way to remember to be kind too! If you enjoyed I\'m NOT Just a Scribble...now there is a fun NEW way to spread kindness! The book also comes with a