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Inventory

16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists

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16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists

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Each week, the writers of The A.V. Club issue a slightly slanted pop-culture list filled with challenging opinions (Is David Bowie's "Young Americans" nearly ruined by saxophone?) and fascinating facts. Exploring twenty-four great films too painful to watch twice, fourteen tragic movie-masturbation scenes, eighteen songs about crappy cities, and much more, Inventory combines a massive helping of new lists created especially for the book with a few favorites first seen at AVClub.com and in the pages of The A.V. Club’s sister publication, The Onion. But wait! There's more: John Hodgman offers a set of minutely detailed (and probably fictional) character actors. Patton Oswalt waxes ecstatic about the "quiet film revolutions" that changed cinema in small but exciting ways. Amy Sedaris lists fifty things that make her laugh. "Weird Al" Yankovic examines the noises of Mad magazine's Don Martin. Plus lists from Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Ben Garant, Tom Lennon, Andrew W.K., Tim and Eric, Daniel Handler, and Zach Galifianakis—and an epic foreword from essayist Chuck Klosterman.

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Inventory

16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists

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16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists

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Медиа эдукатион

By: A. V. Fedorov

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Медиа эдукатион

By: A. V. Fedorov

In Russia as well as in foreign countries we can witness sort of the confusion of the terms of "media education" and "media literacy". There are quite a few differences in theoretical approaches to media education, to distinguishing of the most important aims, objectives, means of introduction into the teaching process, etc. These are the reasons why the author addressed to the leading Russian and foreign media educators asking them to answer the special survey aimed at the clearing up of the following questions: (1) which of the well known definitions of media education and media literacy are supported the most among the experts; (2) what media education aims and theories seem as the most important; (3) how these theories and purposes correspond to the modern socio-cultural context of different countries; and (4) what way of the integration of the media education into schools and universities, supplementary educational and recreational institutions is seen as the most preferable. There is an appendix following chapter 4: Questions on the topic "Attitude of the School Teachers to Media Education of Pupils and University Students.

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As a Consequence

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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As a Consequence

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

Humanity had been at war with Humanity for fifty years when a greater threat, in the form of the Shi-az-ee, came along. The Shi-az-ee blamed Humanity for an atrocity that they did not commit, and embarked on a holy war, vowing to destroy them all. Due to public pressure in both systems of humanity, the war between them came to an end, and the combined fleets turned their attention to the Shi-az-ee. But hidden in an unlikely place, lurked the true enemy, waiting and watching, and seeking its revenge.

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Follow Me Back

By: A.V. Geiger

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Follow Me Back

By: A.V. Geiger

Follow Me Back is the perfect mix of fandom with just the right amount of suspense. An enthralling page turner from beginning to end." —ANNA TODD, New York Times bestselling author of the After series There's a fine line between fandom...and obsession. Tessa Hart's world feels very small. Confined to her bedroom with agoraphobia, her one escape is the online fandom for pop sensation Eric Thorn. When he tweets to his fans, it's like his speaking directly to her... Eric Thorn is frightened by his obsessive fans. They take their devotion way too far. It doesn't help that his PR team keeps posting to encourage their fantasies. When a fellow pop star is murdered at the hands of a fan, Eric knows he has to do something to shatter his online image fast—like take down one of his top Twitter followers. But Eric's plan to troll @TessaHeartsEric unexpectedly evolves into an online relationship deeper than either could have imagined. And when the two arrange to meet IRL, what should have made for the world's best episode of Catfish takes a deadly turn... Told through tweets, direct messages, and police transcripts, this thriller for the online generation will keep you guessing right up to the shocking end. Follow Me Back Series: Follow Me Back (Book 1) Tell Me No Lies (Book 2)

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Tell Me No Lies

By: A.V. Geiger

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Tell Me No Lies

By: A.V. Geiger

Their online nightmare is becoming their offline reality.... RealEricThorn No one knows what happened to pop icon Eric Thorn. His Twitter account? Frozen. His cell phone? Cracked and bloody, buried in the snow. Snowflake734 Tessa Hart knows the truth, but she's finally left her #EricThornObsessed days behind. She has no intention of ever touching her Twitter app again. But SnapChat...That's safer, right? Agoraphobic fangirl Tessa Hart has finally left her house—only to trade one hiding place for another. But she can only stay out of sight for so long before she's forced to face the deadly consequences of the past. Back in an interrogation room, answers only lead to more questions in the pulse-pounding conclusion to the Follow Me Back duology. Praise for Follow Me Back: "Timely, twisty, and totally thrilling." —Paula Stokes, author of Liars, Inc. and Vicarious "The next big thing in YA thrillers." —Ali Novak, author of The Heartbreak Chronicles and My Life with the Walter Boys

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And Then We Sever

A Friends to Lovers Romantic Suspense

By: A.V. Asher

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And Then We Sever

A Friends to Lovers Romantic Suspense

By: A.V. Asher

What happens if you lose the one person you need the most? Cressida Cressida Bennett had learned the hard way not to leave her heart unguarded. She hadn’t been looking for a relationship, especially from her closest friend. But Declan had a way of drawing her in, making her ache for things she shouldn’t. She had to choose; keep herself safe, or risk it all for love. Declan She’d stolen his heart years ago. No matter how hard he’d tried, Declan McKinley couldn’t keep Cressida out of his head. But she was his subordinate, and more importantly, his friend. Keeping her at arm's length was the only way to have her in his life. Losing her wasn't an option. One Night One incredible night changes everything. Despite their best efforts, they can’t go back to the easy world they’d once known. When a handsome American millionaire sets his sights on Cressida, Declan becomes desperate to hold on to what they were. But this man wants more from her than they know. As the lies unravel, Cressida finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous scheme, one that leads her back into the arms of the only man she can trust. Can Declan keep her safe, or will they sever the ties between them forever?

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The Seventh Tower

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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The Seventh Tower

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

Larry agrees to find the sister of a fifteen year old boy who turns up at his office. Having run away from parents that he claims are abusive, he and his sister had been living rough until she disappeared. Larry visits the boy's parents, in Cromwell's Seat, a village some ten miles outside of London, only to hear that MI6 are investigating suspected espionage centred on the local police station. Dragged reluctantly into that investigation, while trying to solve the disappearance, he is suddenly arrested when the boy's mother is found hanged from the seventh tower of a series of fifteen carrying new power lines. The murder of a constable in an unusual manner, a face seen, and vaguely remembered, an MI6 agent who is not quite as he appears to be, a reluctant traitor, the almost fatal shooting of Penny and the death of someone who had come to be his friend, finally brings everything to a head at the foot of the tower.

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The Ordeal

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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The Ordeal

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

A Massive explosion that destroyed the underground station, when Larry Dexman was walking past... A strange drone that flew overhead and dropped a bomb, when Larry was taking Sally to the Vets... A missile fired from an adjacent building into his bedroom almost completely destroying the building... Two armed assailants driven out of Gregory's café, by Larry and an MI6 sniper... An encounter with a machine gunner in a London street... Two of his friends both murdered in their beds for no apparent reason... Despite having no idea why, Larry has to finally face the fact that someone is really, really, determined to see him dead. But when, the who and the why are finally revealed, despite not believing that it could be possible, he must be ready, or face the consequences.

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A Promise to Doreen

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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A Promise to Doreen

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

Recovering from a heart attack, Larry is being overprotected by his colleagues, which in itself is providing more stress than he needs, so he decides to take some time out with a visit to Gregory's café. A conversation overheard in the café attracts Larry's attention, and becomes more intriguing when a day later he witnesses the murder of the principle speaker. On the spur of the moment as he kneels beside the dying girl he makes a promise. He promises to find the murderer, whatever it costs. It is a promise that he will find has a much higher price than he would willingly pay. An imposter in MI6, murder, embezzlement, and terrorism, are just four of the hazards that he has to face, as he struggles with the bizarre, in the form of an almost identical twin to himself. When Margaret, Larry's adopted daughter, fails to return from assignment, Larry fears the worst, and thus begins a race against time to ensure that those fears are not realised.

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Bread and Respect

The Italians of Louisiana

By: Margavio, A. V.,Jerome Salomone

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Bread and Respect

The Italians of Louisiana

By: Margavio, A. V.,Jerome Salomone

Approximately 70,000 Italian immigrants arrived in the Port of New Orleans between 1898 and 1929. They brought with them a yearning, a hunger for the things they valued: bread, respect, fortune, security, beauty, justice, and drama. Impoverished conditions in Sicily lead its people to respond to Louisiana plantersï¿1/2 pleas for workers, and the transported Sicilians were then able start new lives, rising quickly to become leaders in their communities. This is bread. There were few opportunities for land ownership in Sicily and overcrowding in the urban slums into which immigrants in other parts of the country came. In Louisiana, these immigrants largely settled in rural areas, and before long, Italian Americans became the "food kingpins" of the state. This is respect. Together, they form the basis of this history of interwoven influences, clashes between the old world and the new, and that which makes America the great nation it is: the longing of its citizens to be independent. Using vignettes, family histories, and census as well as other historical records, A. V. Margavio and Jerome J. Salomone examine how Italian culture shaped the lives of the immigrants to Louisiana and, in turn, how experiences in Louisiana modified the Old World values and culture the Italians brought with them. There are hundreds of thousands of Italian Americans living in Louisiana today. A. V. Margavio is a professor of sociology at the University of New Orleans. Jerome J. Salomone is a professor of sociology and scholar in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University.

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1455601500

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The Eighteenth Panda

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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The Eighteenth Panda

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

With virtually nothing happening except divorce cases, Larry is getting bored. So much so that when he is approached by a five year old to find her stolen Panda, he jumps at the chance. But when the one escalates into seventeen, and then a murder in front of him, followed by an attempt on his own life, and the death of his friend, he realises that there is more to this affair than was at first realised. It seems that an eighteenth Panda may be the key to the puzzle, so all of his efforts are channelled into an intensive search for it. When the truth is revealed, and the extent of the criminal activity becomes known, Larry risks all to protect those around him, and bring the perpetrators to Justice.

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0244164983

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A Leap in the Dark

By: A.V. Dicey

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A Leap in the Dark

By: A.V. Dicey

Reproduction of the original: A Leap in the Dark by A.V. Dicey

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Slavery, Contested Heritage, and Thanatourism

By: Graham M.S. Dann,A.V. Seaton

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Slavery, Contested Heritage, and Thanatourism

By: Graham M.S. Dann,A.V. Seaton

First published in 2002. This book explores the inter-relationship between two discrete and contrasting phenomena: the inglorious history of slavery and modern-day heritage tourism. Recommended reading for those with an interest in the heritage tourism debate and the appropriation of the past as a tourism attraction.

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1136394966

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Dexxman

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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Dexxman

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

When the body of the British Home Secretary's son is found in an alleyway where he had been battered to death, Larry Dexxman, a seventy-five year old private detective is thrown into the middle of a political minefield that could easily cost him his life. His only protection is Sally, a tiny Shih-tsu/Yorkshire terrier cross, Penny his twenty-four-year-old assistant and his own combat experience gained in the armed forces fifty years ago. Narrowly surviving several attempts on his life, Larry must try to protect those around him while, at the same time, keeping his promise to the murdered boy's girlfriend that he would find out who was responsible and see that they are brought to justice. Worried that the situation might be terrorist related, the Home Secretary orders his own daughter, Denise, placed under protection as a precaution, but Larry soon realises that it is not enough, and if he can't remove her from danger she could easily be next.

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Optimal Control of Distributed Systems. Theory and Applications

Theory and Applications

By: A. V. Fursikov

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Optimal Control of Distributed Systems. Theory and Applications

Theory and Applications

By: A. V. Fursikov

This volume presents the analysis of optimal control problems for systems described by partial differential equations. The book offers simple and clear exposition of main results in this area. The methods proposed by the author cover cases where the controlled system corresponds to well-posed or ill-posed boundary value problems, which can be linear or nonlinear. The uniqueness problem for the solution of nonlinear optimal control problems is analyzed in various settings. Solutions of several previously unsolved problems are given. In addition, general methods are applied to the study of two problems connected with optimal control of fluid flows described by the Navier-Stokes equations.

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082189790X

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Time to Die

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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Time to Die

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

It all started when Larry Dexxman received a letter more than twenty years late, which cast doubt upon the official verdict of accidental death on two employees of a legal company, one of which was Larry's former wife. Several attempts on Larry's life, when there is no discernible reason for them, drag him ever further into a web of lies and deceit. It seems to involve espionage, and is believed to be centred on the law firm of Parkes and Parkes, until links back to a former adversary are found. All of the main suspects are already dead, so his attention is inexorably drawn back to the law firm. Finally things come to a head, leaving Larry and his colleagues trapped by two people consumed with the desire to see them dead in the slowest and most painful way possible. Now, the only question that he has left to answer is whether or not this will actually be his 'time to die' after all.

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0244797781

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Speaker

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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Speaker

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

The title story is a science fiction short based on the work of two well known authors, but those that follow it, may stretch your imagination by taking you into all that is weird and wonderful. A ghost in love, a fortune from a Leprechaun, an evil twin, a time traveller, a door to Narnia, the revenge of a witch, and a visit from some aliens are just a few of the things that, hopefully will make you laugh, cry or be terrified. Our hero moves into a new house, and it's haunted, His sister is a holy terror on legs and impossible to control. He takes the blame for all her misdeeds. Then he meets the ghost. Both are immediately attracted to each other. But that is the least of their problems. One twin is an astronaut, one a murderous criminal. The second has always coveted his brother's success, but his criminal past betrays him. So he schemes in an effort to take his brother's place. Just two of the thirty-two stories, set in the past, present and future that are waiting inside.

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0244146098

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History of India

Historic Accounts of India by Foreign Travellers, Classic, Oriental, and Occidental

By: A. V. Williams Jackson

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History of India

Historic Accounts of India by Foreign Travellers, Classic, Oriental, and Occidental

By: A. V. Williams Jackson

First published in 1906, this classic nine-volume history of the nation of India places it among the storied lands of antiquity, alongside Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia. Edited by American academic ABRAHAM VALENTINE WILLIAMS JACKSON (1862-1937), professor of Indo-Iranian languages at Columbia University, it offers a highly readable narrative of the Indian people and culture through to the time of its publication, when the nation was still part of the British Empire. Volume IX, Historic Accounts of India by Foreign Travellers, Classic, Oriental, and Occidental, compiled by the editor, features such entertaining and enlightening selections as: [ an account of India by the Greek writer Strabo [ the practice of suttee, or widow-burning, in India, according to numerous foreign accounts [ a description of India in general by the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Hiuan Tsang [ Al-Biruni's Arabic account of the Hindu religion [ an account of the Temple of Somnath by the Persian geographer Kazvini [ the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama at Calicut and his reception by the Zamorin [ Hindu manners and customs as described by the Dutch missionary Abraham Roger [ a description of Bengal by the French voyager Francois Pyrard de Laval [ Sir Thomas Roe's first audience with the Great Mogul [ and much more. This beautiful replica of the 1906 first edition includes all the original illustrations.

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1605205311

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Accountant to Academic - An Unmapped Journey

A Memoir

By: A. V. Raman

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Accountant to Academic - An Unmapped Journey

A Memoir

By: A. V. Raman

Raman’s memoir chronicles the dramatic change in his profession as an accountant to launching him on the unchartered waters of management of research and development projects in Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and suggesting a fair and just appreciation of public passenger road transport system operated by State Road Transport Undertakings. His role as a trainer in these two diverse fields – scientific research, employing knowledge workers, and passenger road transport, employing blue-collar workers and a few managers – was daunting, which he meets with a suitably tailored approach in the design and delivery of training programmes. His research studies on Indian road transport operating under administrated fares and social costs and his seminal study of the US highways financing system should interest readers in the area of public policy reforms. His academic career spread over the whole gamut of teaching, research, consulting, guiding research students, administration of business schools and experience earlier in government and the public sector and brief but educative exposure to the Indian Parliamentary System vouch for his versatility. Raman's memoir should excite peers and students alike and serve as a model for future writers. Narrated with candour and humour, Raman’s description of his early life in Delhi amidst government servants and his own failed attempt to become a bureaucrat, his pen picture of the Delhi’s Madrasas, his family's musical legacy and religiosity and his values of accountability and integrity, ungrudgingly shared in this memoir, reveal his credentials as an engaging writer.

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1685388655

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Highlanders

A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory

By: Yo'av Karny

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Highlanders

A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory

By: Yo'av Karny

The story of the region, told by an intrepid journalist Many dire predictions followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, but nowhere have they materialized as dramatically as in the Caucasus: insurrection, civil wars, ethnic conflicts, economic disintegration, and up to two million refugees. Moreover, in the 1990s Russia twice went to war in the Caucasus, and suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of a nation so tiny that it could fit into a single district of Moscow. What is it about the Caucasus that makes the region so restless, so unpredictable, so imbued with heroism but also with fanaticism and pain? In Highlanders, Yo'av Karny offers a better understanding of a region described as a "museum of civilizations," where breathtaking landscapes join with an astounding human diversity. Karny has spent many months among members of some of the smallest ethnic groups on earth, all of them living in the grim shadow of an unhappy empire. But his book is a journey not only to a geographic region but also to darker sides of the human soul, where courage vies with senseless vindictiveness; where honor and duty require people to share the present with long-dead ancestors, some real, some imaginary; and where an ancient way of life is drawing to an end under the combined weight of modernity and intolerance.

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0374528128

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Exchange Rates, Growth and Crises

By: A V Rajwade

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Exchange Rates, Growth and Crises

By: A V Rajwade

Exchange rates, growth and crises is a collection that captures the author's ringside perspective of events as they unfolded in the large and tumultuous world of finance and economics over the past 25 years (post liberalization). The author has been a chronicler of his times for 30 years and in all his writings, India has always been at the center. Be it the financial crisis of 2008, the Asian crises or the numerous ways in which the global multilateral agencies have worked their might on the world, Mr Rajwade has diligently recorded the impact of these varied events on India. This book offers invaluable insight to students, professionals and all interested watchers of India's economic and financial story.

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9386643359

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The Lies That Shatter

By: A.V. Asher

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The Lies That Shatter

By: A.V. Asher

They say love never dies… Alec Devastated and lost, Alec McKinley knows he must move on. Still, he can't forget the love of his life. The woman he tried so hard to protect and failed. When Alec arrives at the trial that will determine the fate of those responsible for destroying his world, he discovers how deep their lies run. Mercedes Mercedes Elliott has suffered through a lifetime’s worth of trauma, but finally, the end seems near. The trial that could set her free is around the corner, and all she can think about is finally being able to go back to Alec. But when Mercedes returns, she finds he’s not alone, and everything she thought she knew was all just a devastating lie. The Lies Deceptions run deep, and Alec grows more and more desperate to protect Mercedes, even as she is slipping through his fingers. Can he keep her alive long enough to prove his love for her, or will lies be what shatters them completely?

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173654392X

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Comparative Constitutionalism

By: A.V. Dicey

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Comparative Constitutionalism

By: A.V. Dicey

The Oxford Edition of Dicey provides sources with which to reassess the extraordinary authority and lasting influence of Dicey's canonical text. Volume Two, Comparative Constitutionalism, provides a complement to Dicey's The Law of the Constitution. These largely unpublished comparative constitutional lectures were written for different versions of a comparative constitutional book that Dicey began but did not finish prior to his death in 1922. The lectures were a pioneering venture into comparative constitutionalism and reveal an approach to legal education broader than Dicey is widely understood to have taken. Topics discussed include English, French, American, and Prussian constitutionalism; the separation of powers; representative government; and federalism. The volume begins with an editorial introduction examining the implications of these comparative lectures and Dicey's early foray into comparative constitutionalism for his general constitutional thought, and the kinds of response it has elicited.

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0199685819

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Almost Enough

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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Almost Enough

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

A phone call in the middle of the night alerted Larry Dexxman to the death of his wife Penny's friend Stella. It seemed to be a simple mugging, but what should have been a straight forward investigation turns major when the bodies start to pile up. Initial enquiries reveal that Stella's past, and her present, were shrouded in mystery, and when the frequent trips that she took before her death lead to the Department of Work and Pensions whose office in London is unaccountably destroyed in an explosion, the puzzle deepens. The investigation moves to Stella's last employer, Bytesize Systems Ltd, who were contracted to develop an AI solution for the DWP, but before any progress can be made, the owner is brutally murdered in a hit and run. Larry, despairing that he will ever get a handle on the puzzle is not as surprised as he should have been when the whole thing is brought to a head by his home being invaded by armed intruders.

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0244797994

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Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

By: D.L. Shah,A.V. Shroff

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Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

By: D.L. Shah,A.V. Shroff

Dealing with the fundamentals and general principles of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, this text also examines the design methodology of shallow / deep foundations, including machine foundations. In addition to this, the volume explores earthen embankments and retaining structures, including an investigation into ground improvement techniques, such as geotextiles, reinforced earth, and more

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Dauntless

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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Dauntless

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

Five hundred years had passed since Daisy has come to this little planet with the three suns, and four hundred and fifty since her husband had died. As she sat by his graveside, the thought came to her that after all this time it really was time that she got over him. An unexpected visit from a starship, and her first contact with another human being in almost five centuries, awakens in her the need for human companionship, and convinces her that it is time to return to Earth. So together with the Lentor, an intelligent and telepathic, dog like creature who has adopted her, she shifts through the dimensions to arrive back into a place far different from the England of her memories. But not only is it different, something is not quite right. It is as if an evil is lurking, changing, affecting and influencing in areas where it can do the most harm. Some power is planning the overthrow of a society that has lasted for hundreds of years, and not with benevolent intentions.

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0244447144

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Daisy Weal

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

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Daisy Weal

By: Robert A.V. Jacobs

Daisy Weal lived a normal life, right up until the moment she was born. Then things went downhill... Now one little girl must face the reality that she can do things that others can't and discover how dangerous it could be if they found out. So her early years were spent learning to control her gifts, trying to fit in, to be human. It wasn't easy. There were mistakes...big mistakes, some of which couldn't be made right. But she isn't as alone as she thought. She forms an inseparable bond with a very large dog named Bruce. Together they will face the world and discover that as much as Daisy has tried to fit in, it might ultimately be impossible. Should she accept that she was not completely human or fully embrace the small part of her that was?

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0244181705

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Behind the Footprints

A Classic Novel on Psychological Healing of Mind

By: Vinod Babu A.V.

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Behind the Footprints

A Classic Novel on Psychological Healing of Mind

By: Vinod Babu A.V.

Viswanathan is a committed well-read hard-working professional, having learnt the intricacies of business management hands-on in his reputed family business with a historic touch in Kerala. However, intra-sibling’s misunderstandings challenge his self-respect, makes him to leave the family and set out on his own career path to rise as a respected media professional in Tamil Nadu, a land that embraces all. With his very understanding wife Priya and two sons he is merrily settled down in his suburban villa. A shocking car accident involving the parents of his elder sons close friend, pushes the entire lot of characters to the very depths of an ocean current, to lay bare “Thin Line between Life and Death”. What follows in the absorbing pages, are a deep trauma and a deeper voyage into a quasi- spiritual world of psychological healing aided by modern medicine. It culminates in a beautiful reconciliation in human relationships. For a first novel it is a commendable write by the author Vinod Babu. 'BEHIND THE FOOTPRINTS' should help people see there is more to life than what meets the Eye. M.R. Venkatesh, Senior Journalist and Freelance writer, Chennai.

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More tales from Rumble Belly

Fantasies of a Middle Class Mind

By: AV Ram Mohan

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Fantasies of a Middle Class Mind

By: AV Ram Mohan

Critical Acclaim for 'A Plateful of French Fries' True to its title, A Plateful of French Fries, a collection of engrossing stories both short and long, is tempting and delicious. With a keen eye, dry humour and measured writing style, the stories bring to life the characters and situations that both town and city-bred English readers in India can easily recognise and identify with. A treat served up hot and crisp for story lovers. - Tara Murali, an architect with keen reading interests. Ram Mohan’s stories offer a range of life experiences, from chance encounters in local trains to the dark underbelly of commercial espionage in the Big Apple, to extra-terrestrial visits and mystical time travel. Written in a simple, approachable manner, reading his work is a bit like having a free-wheeling conversation with a good friend over a drink on a particularly leisurely evening, with all time-bound routine and daily demands having been set aside. - Ranjitha Ashok, Author and columnist, Chennai ‘It is an eclectic collection of 'long' short stories and novellas. Almost all these stories exude positivity, intelligent hard-working individuals beat adverse odds with helpful patrons intervening at crucial junctures. Most importantly, these stories are all eminently easy reads and as in real life, the endings are often left unsaid, leaving the readers to speculate about.’ - T R Rajan, IIMA 1968 and professional management consultant thereafter

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A Hindu Primer: Yaksha Prashna

By: Dr. A.V. Srinivasan

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A Hindu Primer: Yaksha Prashna

By: Dr. A.V. Srinivasan

Mahabharata, the Indian epic, has received universal acclaim for its poetic finesse, wealth of wisdom, abundance of ethical and moral values that transcend time in their relevance. BhagavadGita, forming part of this epic, is not a mere religious discourse; 'not meant merely to give peace of mind...' as Swami Ranganathananda said. The question/answer mode is often the means for imparting knowledge, secular or spiritual, in scriptures/epics including the Gita. Yaksha Prashna found in Mahabharata is a typical example.Yudhishtira demonstrates patience and forbearance in answering numerous tough questions by his spiritual father disguised as a yaksha while his brothers dismissed the Yaksha's warnings and suffered. The questions posed to Yudhistira number over a hundred (listed in the Appendix) some of which sound like aphorisms. Therefore brevity of the questions as also the answers requires interpretation. A.V. Srinivasan has explained in detail. Apart from rendering the Sanskrit text,transliteration and translation, the commentary by the author will help readers to follow the dialogue. The queries seek responses on spiritual, ethical, moral values, etc.from Yudhistira. Oneof them is the oft quoted wisdom of the king that people fail to realize the certainty of their eath even when they are exposed to this inevitability. 'What is the right time for a shraaddha?' The answer: 'A learned Brahmin's time'. Rather than the day (tithi), the availability of a qualified purohit is decisive! Dharma is a complex concept that the author elaborates in one of the questions (page 57). Again, the meaning of 'egoism' as 'Total ignorance' is a riddle (page 60). Atheist, says Yudhistira, 'is said to be a fool'. Swamiji, it may be recalled, defined it as one who does not believe in himself. And so perhaps, a fool! A thought provoking answer of Yudhistira is that one's mother is 'weightier than the earth'--a truth to be remembered by all. Even in choosing boons offered by the Lord of Dharma disguised as Yaksha, Yudhistira reveals his fairness uninfluenced by emotions or attachments. The 'Epilogue' in the book gives details of the post question/answer session. Having lived abroad Srinivasan observes that the next generation should be exposed to ancient Indian wisdom. This small book should help in this endeavor. P.S. Sundaram for Vedanta Kesari, Chennai, Vol. 84, February 2016

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