The second volume of Rick Atkinson\'s monumental trilogy about the Liberation of Europe in the Second World

In the years between the Revolutionary War and the drafting of the Constitution, American gentlemen--the merchants, lawyers, planters, and landowners who comprised the independent republic\'s elite--worked hard to maintain their positions of power. Gentlemen Revolutionaries shows how their struggles over status, hierarchy, property, and control shaped the ideologies and institutions of the fledgling

This accessible guide expands upon the \"well-written, cogent, and useful\" (David Allen, author of Getting Things Done) bestselling Building a Second Brain with actionable advice on how to improve your digital life in just a few minutes. Living a modern life requires juggling a ton of information. But we were never taught how to manage this information effectively so that we can find what we need

As the landscape of marketing knowledge changes, contemporary buyers, be it individuals or organisations are now more informed, more demanding and crave value co-creation with marketers. This, coupled with technological and socio-cultural changes, provides robust evidence that the old perspectives, assumptions, and practices of marketing are no longer satisfactory. Contemporary Issues in Marketing

An affecting memoir from the country\'s youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least), Victoria James became the country\'s youngest sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Even as Victoria was selling bottles worth hundreds and thousands of dollars during

This book is intended to provide a foundation in the grammar of classical Chinese on which the student who plans to specialize in classical studies can build, and to give the student of modern Chinese sufficient knowledge of literary Chinese for his purposes.The material was developed over twenty years for use in the course \"Introduction to Classical Chinese,\" as taught at Cornell University, where

When Charulata Ramachandran\'s brother, Ravi, dies unexpectedly in an accident, she returns from the US to Mumbai. She soon stumbles on something that suggests a more sinister game is in play. Her suspicions that Ravi may have been murdered are dismissed by the police, so Charu, along with the retired-policeman-turned-detective Anand and Ravi\'s best friend David tries to piece things together. Her

These amazing photographs showcase the stunning variety of marine life, from gargantuan sharks to microscopic invertebrates to vast gardens of coral. Gathered over 10 years, these glorious images explore the colors, patterns, and textures in the ocean, and will inspire the amateur marine biologist inside us

Hilda Season 1 is now on Netflix \"Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. Hilda is utterly brilliant \"--Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile This brand new paperback edition of Hilda and the Troll offers a fresh chance to read the very first outing in Luke Pearson\'s ever-popular series of magical Hilda adventures. Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another

From magic to the Enlightenment; Darwinism to nuclear weapons Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this evolving discipline. Science is all-encompassing and new developments are usually mired in controversy; nevertheless, it is a driving force of the modern world. Based on its past,

What would you do if your sister disappeared without a trace? This is an emotionally fraught and at some times terrifying story about two sisters and the strength that binds them.Winner of a Nielsen Gold Award for exceptional

With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English

The authoritative Beethoven biography, endorsed by and produced in close collaboration with the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, is timed for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven\'s birth. With unprecedented access to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn, renowned Beethoven conductor and scholar Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply human and complex image of Beethoven--his troubled youth, his unpredictable

Europe might appear like a continent pulling itself apart. Ten years of economic and political crises have pitted North versus South, East versus West, citizens versus institutions. And yet, these years have also shown a hidden vitality of Europeans acting across borders, with civil society and social movements showing that alternatives to the status quo already exist. This book is at once a narrative

Crazy but true, life on Earth can\'t exist without poop! Starting with human sewage then moving on to animal poop, this surprisingly charming lift-the-flap book explores what happens when we flush, what animal toilets look like, why animals don\'t need to flush and just how important poop is - for a myriad of fascinating (and sometimes yucky)

The Wages of Sin is a terrifying tale set in early 1850s England in a world where HIV started spreading in the early 1500s rather than the late 1900s. Without modern medicine, anybody who catches HIV is going to die How does a patriarchal society adapt to this? It sequesters women as much as possible, limiting contacts between the sexes except for married couples. While imperfect, it is better than

\"A compassionate road map and survival guide for people in narcissistic relationships...\" --Jay Shetty, New York Times bestselling author of Think Like a Monk and host of the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism It\'s not always easy