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Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring

By: Lonely Planet,Regis St Louis,Sandra Bao,Celeste Brash,Gregor Clark,Alex Egerton,Brian Kluepfel,Tom Masters,Carolyn McCarthy,Kevin Raub

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Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring

By: Lonely Planet,Regis St Louis,Sandra Bao,Celeste Brash,Gregor Clark,Alex Egerton,Brian Kluepfel,Tom Masters,Carolyn McCarthy,Kevin Raub

#1 best-selling guide to South America * Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimize your budget for an extended continental trip. Drift between river towns in the Amazon, shake it in Rio de Janeiro or hustle for traditional crafts in Ecuador all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of South America and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's South America on a Shoestring Travel Guide: Color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Budget-oriented recommendations with honest reviews - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, lifestyle, arts, religion, outdoor activities, cuisine, sports, environment, politics Over 170 maps Covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking for just a few of the destinations included in this guide? Check out Lonely Planet Argentina, Brazil or Chile & Easter Island, our most comprehensive guides that cover South America's top sights and offbeat experiences. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Regis St Louis, Sandra Bao, Celeste Brash, Gregor Clark, Alex Egerton, Brian Kluepfel, Tom Masters, Carolyn McCarthy, Kevin Raub, Paul Smith, Phillip Tang, Lucas Vidgen About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. *Best-selling guide to South America. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia, UK and USA. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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The Widow's Secret

Bella Wallis Mystery

By: Brian Thompson

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The Widow's Secret

Bella Wallis Mystery

By: Brian Thompson

Bella Wallis is a respectable society woman with a secret identity: in an office buried deep within the seedy backstreets of London, she writes sensationalist novels exposing the scoundrels that litter high society under the pen name Henry Ellis Margam. So when a crested cigar case is found near the body of a murdered prostitute, Bella and her friends are determined to trace the murderer and write a mystery that will avenge the poor girl's untimely death. But the owner of the cigar case is a dangerous - and rich - man who has already destroyed the lives of others who have crossed him. Will Bella see justice done, or will she meet the same fate as so many of her characters...? The Widow's Secret is the first in the Bella Wallis series of mysteries and takes us from London to Paris, from the highest of society to the lowest of the low. It is an entertaining, effervescent romp and a wonderful introduction to this most charismatic of heroines.

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Random House

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1409087786

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Klondikes, Chipped Ham & Skyscraper Cones

The Story of Isaly's

By: Brian Butko

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Klondikes, Chipped Ham & Skyscraper Cones

The Story of Isaly's

By: Brian Butko

The Klondike bar is America's favorite ice cream novelty. This book traces its history and the rise and fall of its creator company, Isaly's Dairy, which evolved from one milk wagon to a dozen plants that supplied its 400 delis and dairies by the 1950s.

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Stackpole Books

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0811728447

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Franklin Park Tragedy, The: A Forgotten Story of Racial Injustice in New Jersey

By: Brian Armstrong

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Franklin Park Tragedy, The: A Forgotten Story of Racial Injustice in New Jersey

By: Brian Armstrong

On March 1, 1894, two African American men broke into a home in rural Franklin Park and murdered a white woman and her daughter before her husband fought and killed the attackers. The newspapers called it the "Franklin Park Tragedy," and the story captivated public attention nationally and abroad. Another tragedy came afterward, with the racist forced expulsion of many local African American residents. Author Brian Armstrong tells the shocking story of this "sundown town" and how it evolved into the diverse community that exists today.

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1467143588

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From Stonehenge to Samarkand

An Anthology of Archaeological Travel Writing

By: Brian Fagan

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From Stonehenge to Samarkand

An Anthology of Archaeological Travel Writing

By: Brian Fagan

Ever since Roman tourists scratched graffiti on the pyramids and temples of Egypt over two thousand years ago, people have traveled far and wide seeking the great wonders of antiquity. In From Stonehenge to Samarkand, noted archaeologist and popular writer Brian Fagan offers an engaging historical account of our enduring love of ancient architecture--the irresistible impulse to visit strange lands in search of lost cities and forgotten monuments.Here is a marvelous history of archaeological tourism, with generous excerpts from the writings of the tourists themselves. Readers will find Herodotus describing the construction of Babylon; Edward Gibbon receiving inspiration for his seminal work while wandering through the ruins of the Forum in Rome; Gustave Flaubert watching the sunrise from atop the Pyramid of Cheops. We visit Easter Island with Pierre Loti, Machu Picchu with Hiram Bingham, Central Africa with David Livingstone. Fagan describes the early antiquarians, consumed with a passionate and omnivorous curiosity, pondering the mysteries of Stonehenge, but he also considers some of the less reputable figures, such as the Earl of Elgin, who sold large parts of the Parthenon to the British Museum. Finally, he discusses the changing nature of archaeological tourism, from the early romantic wanderings of the solitary figure, communing with the departed spirits of Druids or Mayans, to the cruise-ship excursions of modern times, where masses of tourists are hustled through ruins, barely aware of their surroundings.From the Holy Land to the Silk Road, the Yucatan to Angkor Wat, Fagan follows in the footsteps of the great archaeological travelers to retrieve their first written impressions in a book that will delight anyone fascinated with the landmarks of ancient civilization.

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Oxford University Press

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0195160916

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White Mars; or, The Mind Set Free

A 21st-Century Utopia

By: Brian W. Aldiss,Roger Penrose

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White Mars; or, The Mind Set Free

A 21st-Century Utopia

By: Brian W. Aldiss,Roger Penrose

A breathtaking vision of a utopian future on Mars by one of science fiction’s most renowned authors In the middle decades of the twenty-first century, the corporate powers on Earth have established a thriving colony on Mars as an alternative to life on the overpopulated, war-torn, ecologically ravaged home planet. But when the economy of EUPACUS—Earth’s collective industrialized nations—collapses, all contact between the two worlds abruptly ceases, and the Martian pioneers are left to fend for themselves. Led by Tom Jeffries, a philosopher and a visionary, the colonists now face a twofold challenge: No longer supported and subsidized by Earthbound interests, they must somehow form a working planetary alliance to create a new society based firmly in freedom and fairness for all while at the same time eliminating war, hunger, hatred, environmental abuse, and other former scourges of humanity. But first and foremost, they must survive. Brian W. Aldiss, a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction, presents a vision for the future that is startling, uplifting, and endlessly exciting. Written in collaboration with noted mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose—and with essential input from international law expert Laurence Lustgarten—Aldiss’s remarkable White Mars opens a window onto a relentlessly thrilling and gloriously possible tomorrow.

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Open Road Media

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1504010280

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1 Corinthians: A Social Identity Commentary

By: J. Brian Tucker

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1 Corinthians: A Social Identity Commentary

By: J. Brian Tucker

Paul's first letter to the Corinthians deals with key aspects of the formation of the Christian community at Corinth. Paul uses his correspondence with the Corinthians to address issues of morality, of community structure, of ritual and of religious behaviour. The letter is a key document for understanding the development of Christianity and for understanding Christianity in its earliest context. In this Social Identity Commentary, J. Brian Tucker provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues and concerns related to 1 Corinthians from the perspective of social identity. Tucker outlines his interpretation of the theoretical issues concerned, and then applies this to provide a clear overview of historical and critical issues related to the study of 1 Corinthians. This provides a clear engagement with the text that will serve as a useful resource for scholars, students, clergy, and people interested in the formation and purpose of the letter.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567669505

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From Football to Fig Newtons: 76 American Inventors and The Inventions You Know By Heart

By: Brian D'Ambrosio

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From Football to Fig Newtons: 76 American Inventors and The Inventions You Know By Heart

By: Brian D'Ambrosio

American ingenuity reveals itself in the simplest and most forgotten places. From familiar brand names such as Wheaties (George Cormack) to the most mundane stop at the traffic light (Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr.), the everyday presents abundant opportunity to respect and recall the intellect of the men and women who crafted the culture and landscape of the environment we call our own. For every trip to the grocery store to buy a box of Band-Aids(R) (Earle Dickson), there is a chance to ask the question of where and how a certain product came about. With every click of the computer mouse (Douglas Engelbart), our curiosity should deepen. This book stands as a reminder to all those who need inspiration or wish to inspire, a nudge in the right direction, an instructive to get busy creating and perfecting the Nation our ancestors envisioned. It's an instructive to read, familiarize and gain momentum from those who created the spaces and comforts we take for granted.

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Lulu.com

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1105737721

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New Hampshire Beer

Brewing from Sea to Summit

By: Brian Aldrich,Michael Meredith

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New Hampshire Beer

Brewing from Sea to Summit

By: Brian Aldrich,Michael Meredith

In 1859, the legendary Frank Jones Brewery was founded in Portsmouth, paving the way for the booming craft beer scene of today. The surge of budding breweries is bringing exciting styles and flavors to thirsty local palates and neighborhood bars from the White Mountains to the seacoast. Join beer scholars and adventurers Brian Aldrich and Michael Meredith as they explore all of the tastes New Hampshire beer has to offer. They've scoured the taps at Martha's Exchange, peeked around the brew house at Smuttynose and gotten personal with the brewers behind Flying Goose and Moat Mountain. Discover, pint for pint, the craft and trade of the state's unique breweries, from the up-and-comers like Earth Eagle and Schilling to old stalwarts like Elm City and Portsmouth Brewery.

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1625849621

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Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

By: Patrick O'Brian

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Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

By: Patrick O'Brian

The relationship [between Aubrey and Maturin]...is about the best thing afloat....For Conradian power of description and sheer excitement there is nothing in naval fiction to beat the stern chase as the outgunned Leopard staggers through mountain waves in icy latitudes to escape the Dutch seventy-four." —Stephen Vaughan, Observer Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy—and a treacherous disease that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the undermanned, outgunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic, where, in mountain seas, the Dutchman closes.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393088529

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Brian’s Autobiography and Featuring Some of His Great Achievements

The Wonder of What One Can Achieve When We Take the Time to Build on What We Can Do

By: Brian Willetts

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Brian’s Autobiography and Featuring Some of His Great Achievements

The Wonder of What One Can Achieve When We Take the Time to Build on What We Can Do

By: Brian Willetts

This book does not offer any miracles, although it does offer a better opportunity for someone to get results, for one who is prepared to get out of the victim role and take a positive step into seeing what they can do for themselves. By reading this book, you will realise the significance of continuous learning. And that’s how philosophy tries to discover the nature of truth and knowledge, to find what is of basic value and importance in life. This is about the relationships between humanity and nature and between the individual and the society.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984503472

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Burke and Hare

The Year of the Ghouls

By: Brian Bailey

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Burke and Hare

The Year of the Ghouls

By: Brian Bailey

My Lord, You are aware that, at this moment, the public feeling is strongly excited against the perpetrators of the late foul and cold blooded murders that have taken place in the very centre of a populous and civilised city . . . Your Lordship is aware, that in all civilized nations, blood calls for blood . . .' From ' Letter to the Lord Advocate . . . By The Echo of Surgeons' Square' Early nineteenth century Edinburgh was gripped by fear of body snatchers. New graves were constantly under threat from unscrupulous ghouls keen to profit from the medical school's voracious appetite for corpses. In 1828, Burke and Hare, a pair of opportunistic low-lives, took the practice to a new extreme. They murdered at least 16 innocent victims, including a 12-year-old boy, in the name of medical science - and the freshness of the corpses they delivered for dissection earned them extra money. The names of Burke and Hare have become synonymous with body-snatching, but the true details of their crimes have been obscured by mythology and questions still surround the case. In Enlightenment Edinburgh, how were Burke and Hare able to carry on their repulsive and murderous trade undetected for so long? Why was only one of the homicidal due brought to justice? And what were the roles of Burke and Hare's common-law wives, the medical students who took delivery of the corpses and Dr Robert Knox, the distinguished teacher of anatomy whose dissecting table was the final resting place of the unfortunate victims? Bailey reveals a sordid side to a society which was famed for its intellectual and progressive thinking, yet depended on predatory criminals for the advance of medical knowledge. In this compulsive and absorbing book, the evidence is thoroughly re-examined - and startling conclusions are reached.

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1780573758

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Hopscotch

By: Brian Garfield

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Hopscotch

By: Brian Garfield

Bored with retirement, an ex-spy embarks on a dangerous game, in this Edgar Award winner from a crime writer who is “one of the best” (The New York Times). Miles Kendig is one of the CIA’s top deep-cover agents, until an injury ruins him for active duty. Rather than take a desk job, he retires. But the tawdry thrills of civilian life—gambling, drinking, sex—offer none of the pleasures of the intelligence game. Even a Russian agent’s offer to go to work against his old employers seems dull. Without the thrill of unpredictable conflict, Kendig skulks through Paris like the walking dead. To revive himself, he begins writing a tell-all memoir, divulging every secret he accumulated in his long career. Neither CIA nor KGB can afford to have it in print, and so he challenges them both: Until they catch him, a chapter will go to the publisher every week. Kendig’s life is fun again, with survival on the line.

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Open Road Media

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1453237704

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REDISCOVERED DUNDEE

By: Brian King

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REDISCOVERED DUNDEE

By: Brian King

With the opening of the V & A Museum of Design and redevelopment of the waterfront area, Dundee is a city looking confidently to the future but there is also an interesting past just waiting to be rediscovered. Rediscovered Dundee is an anthology of stories from that past. The story of any city is the story of its people and this book features accounts of some Dundonians whose names have been long absent from the history books - such as the boy who attempted a solo crossing of the Atlantic or the man who helped to change our way of death . It investigates some of the physical relics of the past which are still around us but whose stories have been forgotten over time, including the flag that flew at Culloden and the fountain that nobody wanted. There is also the truth about local myths have grown up and have been passed on down the years. Did a Dundee woman really tend to the dying Admiral Nelson and did the heir to the British throne secretly die near Broughty Ferry? With many tourists now visiting Dundee, initially drawn by the V&A, who then find that the city has much more to offer, this book also looks at other visitors through the years. Just as the modern city is being rediscovered perhaps it is time that Dundonians and visitors alike rediscover the city’s hidden history.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1838591923

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Oregon Breweries

By: Brian Yaeger

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Oregon Breweries

By: Brian Yaeger

This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of beer and brewing in Oregon, one of the leading states in the craft brew revolution, and features 190 breweries and brewpubs.

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Stackpole Books

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081176057X

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Trail of an Intellectual Nomad

My Encounters with People and Wildlife in India and Malawi

By: Brian Morris

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Trail of an Intellectual Nomad

My Encounters with People and Wildlife in India and Malawi

By: Brian Morris

Leaving school at fifteen, Brian Morris has had a and varied career in Malawi, before becoming a university teacher. Now Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, he is the author of numerous articles and books on anthropology, religion and symbolism, hunter gatherer societies, concepts of the individual and radical politics. His most recent books are Homage to Peasant Smallholders (Luviri Press 2022) and Anthropology and Dialectical Naturalism (Black Rose 2022). After writing much about Anthropology, Brian Morris finally shares about his life. While in his youth the academic future seemed very dim, an all consuming interest in nature was already there. The author does not only share the formative experiences in Malawi and India, but he also shares his intellectual development to become a Dialectical Anthropologist. His travel and research experiences are fascinating, and it is amazing how much fits into one life.

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African Books Collective

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9996080315

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9789996080319

The Double Bind of Mr Rigby

By: Brian Martin

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The Double Bind of Mr Rigby

By: Brian Martin

Pelham Rigby is an investigative journalist for a London newspaper, and his travels take him around the world on missions that can never be discussed. Roxanne is the beautiful wife of a Spanish businessman with a dubious past, but she only has eyes for Rigby. Arne is the powerful CEO of Myrex, Inc., a corporation that is not all it seems. When Rigby's newspaper sends him on a mission to Estonia, all four lives become entwined in an explosive series of events that threaten not only Rigby's safety, relationships and career, but his life. Increasingly drawn into the clutches of both British and American security services, and the murky cauldron of Myrex, Rigby is forced to make decisions that compromise everything he's ever believed in. Building up to a stunning dénouement, where the action shifts from a Soviet submarine base in Estonia to a smart London hotel, The Double Bind of Mr Rigby is an exciting, absorbing thriller which will not only take you places you've never been before, but make you question whether what you are reading is fact or fiction.

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Arcadia Books

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1529433800

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9781529433807

Oklahoma Beer

A Handcrafted History

By: Brian Welzbacher

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Oklahoma Beer

A Handcrafted History

By: Brian Welzbacher

Notoriously known as a "flyover state" in regards to alcohol, Oklahoma has a unique brewing history. Entering the Union as a dry state, Oklahoma struggled with bootleggers and the choc beer brewers of Indian Territory. Prohibition wasn't fully repealed in Oklahoma until 1959, when liquor sales were permitted, but a few pioneers navigated a web of restrictions to produce quality local beers. Brewpubs opened a new chapter in 1992 as a generation thirsty for handcrafted beers led to a resurgence in the industry. Author and proprietor of BeerisOK.com Brian Welzbacher unravels the stories behind the passionate breweries that stood up to tyranny and paved a path from Dust Bowl to full glass.

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1439674337

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Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips

By: Lonely Planet,Benedict Walker,Amy C Balfour,Gregor Clark,Adam Karlin,Brian Kluepfel,Regis St Louis,Mara Vorhees,Isabel Albiston,Robert Balkovich

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Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips

By: Lonely Planet,Benedict Walker,Amy C Balfour,Gregor Clark,Adam Karlin,Brian Kluepfel,Regis St Louis,Mara Vorhees,Isabel Albiston,Robert Balkovich

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's New England's Best Trips. Featuring 32 amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, you can tour Cape Cod, fall foliage and the Appalachian Trail - all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet's New England's Best Trips: Lavish color and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-color route maps, and detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip Covers Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Coastal New England, Boston, Plymouth, White Mountains, Newport, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's New England's Best Trips is perfect for exploring New England in the classic American way - by road trip! About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1788687477

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Searching for the Holy Grail

My Travels in Western Europe

By: Brian Walters

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Searching for the Holy Grail

My Travels in Western Europe

By: Brian Walters

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, young English elites often spent years traveling around Europe to broaden their horizons in an experience known as the Grand Tour. In his book Searching for the Holy Grail, Brian Walters combines romance, humor, history, philosophy, and a sharp eye for the subtleties of culture to take the reader on a breathtaking modern-day Grand Tour of Western Europe. Join the author and his colorful compatriots as they gaze into the mouth of infamous Mt. Vesuvius, search for the Loch Ness Monster, explore lovely Vienna in a horse-drawn carriage, and dodge the jagged cliffs of Capri on the way to the Blue Grotto. Enjoy the trip as they drink sangria and party until dawn in Barcelona, wreck scooters in Nice, brave storms in the Adriatic Sea, drink liter beers in Munich, and narrowly survive the taxis in Rome. From the sun-drenched beaches of Greece to the windy highlands of Scotland, Brian Walters takes the reader on a spellbinding journey.

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Virtualbookworm Publishing

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1589396472

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9781589396470

Charles Waterton

A Biography

By: Brian W. Edginton

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Charles Waterton

A Biography

By: Brian W. Edginton

Charles Waterton (1782-1865) n a true English eccentric, ironically self-styled 'the most commonplace of men'. He talked to insects, fought with snakes, rode an alligator and lived like a monk. He was made famous in his own lifetime by publication of hiswide-ranging travels and natural history observations - always fun, often perceptive, and unfailingly individual. One of his more notable contributions to science was the introduction into Europe of curare, now an invaluable drug in surgical operations. He turned his family estate into an extensive nature reserve; long before such things were heard of, and threw open his gates to the local populace as long as they understood that birds and animals had security of tenure. Waterton wrote three volumes of Essays on Natural History and the best-selling Wanderings in South America, which has never been out of print since the first publication in 1825. He was a fearsome satirist and pamphleteer, attacking prominent figures of his day both with his powerful penand with his taxidermy skills. His simple charm made a mockery of all those enemies who tried to capitalise on his human failings. Unlike previous biographies, this book is an unabashed celebration of his eccentricity, a fond salute to a fine old Englishgentleman. In the centenary year of the Canadian national park which is named after him, the life of Charles Waterton should encourage the preservation of what remains of his kind of world, and remind us of what the world has lost to insensitivity and greed.

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James Clarke & Co.

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0718829247

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When Nationalism Began to Hate

Imagining Modern Politics in Nineteenth Century Poland

By: Brian A. Porter

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Imagining Modern Politics in Nineteenth Century Poland

By: Brian A. Porter

Pp. 37-42, 161-167, 176-182, and 227-326 deal with Jews. Argues that Polish nationalism did not inevitably lead to antisemitism. Romantic nationalism ca. 1830-63 was inclusive, displaying openness toward Jews. After the uprising of 1863, when antisemitism was temporarily silenced, positivism was influential among the Polish intelligentsia. This movement has been considered philosemitic, tending toward liberalism and allowing for Jews to be assimilated, i.e. "civilized" by the development of history. In the 1880s Jan Jelenski was the first Pole to refer to himself as an antisemite, but he was isolated among the intelligentsia. His ideas then became influential as antisemitism increased in all spheres and forms. The National Democrats lost hope in history, seeing the world as an arena of the struggle for survival. They considered the Jews unassimilable and dangerous parasites who had to be conquered or exterminated.

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Faith and Fatherland

Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland

By: Brian A. Porter

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Faith and Fatherland

Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland

By: Brian A. Porter

The church -- Sin -- Modernity -- The person and society -- Politics -- The nation penitent -- Ecclesia militans -- The Jew -- Polak-Katolik -- Mary, militant and maternal

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Score Higher on the UKCAT

The expert guide from Kaplan, with over 1000 questions and a mock online test

By: Brian Holmes,Marianna Parker,Katie Hunt

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Score Higher on the UKCAT

The expert guide from Kaplan, with over 1000 questions and a mock online test

By: Brian Holmes,Marianna Parker,Katie Hunt

One test stands between you and a place at the medical school of your dreams: the UKCAT. Unlike any other exam candidates have faced before, the UK Clinical Aptitude Test is incredibly challenging, but this print and online resource will help build your confidence and make sure you achieve a high school. Online updates We know that it's crucial that you go into your UKCAT exam equipped with the most up-to-date information available. That's why we've included access to the Oxford University Press Online Resource Centre with this book. It contains a full chapter and example questions for the new Decision Making section of the exam, with further practice questions available on our mock online test. Additional updates and advice from the authors are also uploaded onto the Online Resource Centre to ensure that there are no surprises waiting for you on Test Day. Over 1000 questions and a mock online test Practice makes perfect, and Score Higher on the UKCAT makes sure you get plenty of it! Through the book and the Online Resource Centre you will have over 1000 questions to try, with an online mock test that mirrors the format of the real UKCAT exam available for you to take at the end to give you the best possible preparation. Expert advice from the Kaplan Test Prep team The authors have helped thousands of students prepare for the exam, and study the test every year. They offer invaluable tips on how to approach the questions correctly and strategies to manage your time in the exam, helping you to avoid the common pitfalls that trip up other UKCAT students. With over 1000 questions, a mock online test, and online updates to track any changes to the format of the exam, Score Higher on the UKCAT is the ultimate resource for any student taking the UKCAT.

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Vladimir Nabokov

The Russian Years

By: Brian Boyd

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Vladimir Nabokov

The Russian Years

By: Brian Boyd

Cited as one of the best books of 1990 by The New York Times and Time magazine, this major biography describes Nabokov's escape from Russia, his education at Cambridge, and his impoverished years in Germany and France, until the coming of Hitler forced him to flee to the United States with his wife and son. 56 halftones.

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On the Make

Clerks and the Quest for Capital in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Brian P. Luskey

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On the Make

Clerks and the Quest for Capital in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Brian P. Luskey

In the bustling cities of the mid-nineteenth-century Northeast, young male clerks working in commercial offices and stores were on the make, persistently seeking wealth, respect, and self-gratification. Yet these strivers and "counter jumpers" discovered that claiming the identities of independent men—while making sense of a volatile capitalist economy and fluid urban society—was fraught with uncertainty. In On the Make, Brian P. Luskey illuminates at once the power of the ideology of self-making and the important contests over the meanings of respectability, manhood, and citizenship that helped to determine who clerks were and who they would become. Drawing from a rich array of archival materials, including clerks’ diaries, newspapers, credit reports, census data, advice literature, and fiction, Luskey argues that a better understanding of clerks and clerking helps make sense of the culture of capitalism and the society it shaped in this pivotal era.

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A Remnant of Evil

By: Brian Holliday

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A Remnant of Evil

By: Brian Holliday

After a month of relishing every small detail of the killings, the abuse, the abductions, and the part she had played herself, Martha would do her very best to recapture any remnant of the sordid legacy left behind. All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others. (Chad A. Gamble)

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Bezonomics

How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It

By: Brian Dumaine

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Bezonomics

How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It

By: Brian Dumaine

Jeff Bezos has become the era's biggest business story. At one point the richest man on the planet, Amazon's executive chairman has built one of the most efficient wealth-creation machines in history with more than 2 percent of U.S. household income currently being spent on the hundreds of millions of products speedily shipped from the company's global warehouses. All this convenience, however, has a cost. "Bezonomics" promises massive job disruptions and the further infiltration of AI and Big Tech into our lives. In Bezonomics, award-winning Fortune magazine writer Brian Dumaine unveils the principles Bezos uses to gain increasing market power - customer obsession, extreme innovation, and long-term thinking, all driven by artificial intelligence - and shows how these tactics are being replicated by companies worldwide. If you want to know what the most unstoppable business model of the future will look like, this is a vital read.

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1982113642

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Pursuing China

Memoir of a Beaver Liaison Officer

By: Brian L. Evans

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Pursuing China

Memoir of a Beaver Liaison Officer

By: Brian L. Evans

Crucial events in late 20th-century Canada-China cultural relations are revealed in this historian-diplomat's engrossing memoir.

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The Edinburgh Dead

By: Brian Ruckley

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The Edinburgh Dead

By: Brian Ruckley

Edinburgh: 1828 In the starkly-lit operating theaters of the city, grisly experiments are being carried out on corpses in the name of medical science. But elsewhere, there are those experimenting with more sinister forces. Amongst the crowded, sprawling tenements of the labyrinthine Old Town, a body is found, its neck torn to pieces. Charged with investigating the murder is Adam Quire, Officer of the newly- formed Edinburgh Police. The trail will lead him into the deepest reaches of the city's criminal underclass, and to the highest echelons of the filthy rich. Soon Quire will discover that a darkness is crawling through this city of enlightenment -- and no one is safe from its corruption. The Edinburgh Dead is a powerful fusion of gothic horror, history, and the fantastical.

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0316126926

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Another Yin Oan a Wan Way Tickut

A personal diary documenting the rise from Belisha Boy signalman to the giddy heights of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals

By: Brian Brown

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Another Yin Oan a Wan Way Tickut

A personal diary documenting the rise from Belisha Boy signalman to the giddy heights of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals

By: Brian Brown

This is Brian Brown's personal diary of his rise from Belisha Boy signalman up to the giddy heights of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals between 1939 until 1945 and includes 31/2 years as a Prisoner of War after being ordered by CIC Percival to surrender to the Japanese at the fall of Singapore on 15th February 1942.

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