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I Almost Fell Off the Top of the Empire State Building

A True Story of Trauma and Survival

By: Joe Soll

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I Almost Fell Off the Top of the Empire State Building

A True Story of Trauma and Survival

By: Joe Soll

sample chaptersAbout AuthorsOrderContact I almost fell off the top of the Empire State Building...a true story of trauma and survival.From lying on a New Jersey highway with cars speeding by his head in both directions, to being shot in the head by a manic sniper and almost falling to his death from the top of the Empire State Building, Joe Soll's autobiography details these events and more than a dozen others in which he was within an inch or a second of instant death.Along the way, he tells of being sold in the black market as an infant by an infamous baby seller and an impossible search for his original family; his struggle to survive a myriad of traumatic events; overcoming acrophobia so he could put up television antennas on some of the tallest buildings in the world and ultimately becoming a well-known psychotherapist and author of over a half-dozen self-help books and mysteries.A truly startling event occurs just before the conclusion of this very unique book.

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0692266410

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Christmas in Germany

A Cultural History

By: Joe Perry

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Christmas in Germany

A Cultural History

By: Joe Perry

For poets, priests, and politicians--and especially ordinary Germans--in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the image of the loving nuclear family gathered around the Christmas tree symbolized the unity of the nation at large. German Christmas was supposedly organic, a product of the winter solstice rituals of pagan "Teutonic" tribes, the celebration of the birth of Jesus, and the age-old customs that defined German character. Yet, as Joe Perry argues, Germans also used these annual celebrations to contest the deepest values that held the German community together: faith, family, and love, certainly, but also civic responsibility, material prosperity, and national belonging. This richly illustrated volume explores the invention, evolution, and politicization of Germany's favorite national holiday. According to Perry, Christmas played a crucial role in public politics, as revealed in the militarization of "War Christmas" during World War I and World War II, the Nazification of Christmas by the Third Reich, and the political manipulation of Christmas during the Cold War. Perry offers a close analysis of the impact of consumer culture on popular celebration and the conflicts created as religious, commercial, and political authorities sought to control the holiday's meaning. By unpacking the intimate links between domestic celebration, popular piety, consumer desires, and political ideology, Perry concludes that family festivity was central in the making and remaking of public national identities.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807899410

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9780807899410

Subdivision Methods for Geometric Design

A Constructive Approach

By: Joe Warren,Joseph D. Warren,Henrik Weimer

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Subdivision Methods for Geometric Design

A Constructive Approach

By: Joe Warren,Joseph D. Warren,Henrik Weimer

Subdivision Methods for Geometric Design provides computer graphics students and designers with a comprehensive guide to subdivision methods, including the background information required to grasp underlying concepts, techniques for manipulating subdivision algorithms to achieve specific effects, and a wide array of digital resources on a dynamic companion Web site. Subdivision Methods promises to be a groundbreaking book, important for both advanced students and working professionals in the field of computer graphics.

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Morgan Kaufmann

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1558604464

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9781558604469

Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies E-Book

By: Steven G. Gabbe,Jennifer R. Niebyl,Henry L Galan,Eric R. M. Jauniaux,Mark B Landon,Joe Leigh Simpson,Deborah A Driscoll

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Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies E-Book

By: Steven G. Gabbe,Jennifer R. Niebyl,Henry L Galan,Eric R. M. Jauniaux,Mark B Landon,Joe Leigh Simpson,Deborah A Driscoll

Highly readable, well illustrated, and easy to understand, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for authoritative guidance on managing today’s obstetric patient. Reflecting the expertise of internationally recognized authorities, this bestselling obstetrics reference has been thoroughly revised to bring you up to date on everything from ultrasound assessment of fetal anatomy and growth, to medical complications in pregnancy, to fetal therapy...and much more! Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. Benefit from the knowledge and experience of international experts in obstetrics. Gain a new perspective on a wide range of today’s key issues - all evidence based and easy to read. Stay current with new coverage of fetal origins of adult disease, evidence-based medicine, quality assessment, nutrition, and global obstetric practices. Find the information you need quickly with bolded key statements, additional tables, flow diagrams, and bulleted lists for easy reference. Zero in on "Key Points" in every chapter - now made more useful than ever with the inclusion of related statistics. View new ultrasound nomograms in the Normal Values in Pregnancy appendix.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455733954

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9781455733958

Under the Castle

Growing Up Between the Swastika and the Cross

By: Joe Frankl

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Under the Castle

Growing Up Between the Swastika and the Cross

By: Joe Frankl

This is the story of one boy's journey from an ordinary childhood in a European middle-class family into an alien world of terror and persecution where fear and violence reigned. Millions had to perish before Germany was defeated and the Continent could return to sanity. The Nazis' rise to power had transformed occupied Europe into a hostile environment where life for Jews had become a living hell. Suddenly, old relationships had been swept aside as neighbours and friends had suddenly become enemies and would-be persecutors. Survival now depended on learning new skills and sharpening newly acquired instincts. The margin between freedom and incarceration was often minute. Under such a brutally repressive regime life became dependent on quick thinking and adjustment to every new situation. Living on the razor's edge those instincts soon become second nature, and with it new, hitherto unsuspected abilities to cope. With familiarity and increasing self-confidence it was inevitable that some bravado could also creep in. How else could such escapades as earning money in the epicenter of the Nazi war machine - a German Army HQ in occupied Budapest be explained? . Also described are the realities of life under continuous bombardment, from the air and by artillery, in a city laid waste and under siege where one was continually in danger, hungry and cold. To alleviate that hunger it became necessary to find food from unusual sources such as cutting flesh from army horses killed in the shelling and drinking melted snow. Everything had its uses and was recycled: even shoe polish could be used as a substitute for candles for lighting up a dark cellar in a ruined city where electricity, gas and water supplies as well as all the amenities of modern life were but a distant memory. The siege of Budapest ended with liberation by the Red Army and the realization of the terrible cost in human terms - especially that of Jews - of the Nazi regime. Starting a new life in England and a return to normalcy, concentrating on integration and education; preparing for a worthwhile career in a free and happy environment bring the story full circle. It shows that trauma need not necessarily be injurious but can also have a positive effect that leads to a greater appreciation of life and acts as a stimulant for achievement. Service in the British army, immigration to Israel and serving in the Israeli army as well as creating a family and a career conclude the narrative. Originally this memoir was intended for my children, but as it took shape I felt it could be of interest to the general reader who may wish to look at this cataclysmic era as seen through the eyes of a child.

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1449081010

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9781449081010

Superman: Ending Battle

By: Geoff Johns,Joe Casey,Joe Kelly,Mark Schultz

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Superman: Ending Battle

By: Geoff Johns,Joe Casey,Joe Kelly,Mark Schultz

Superman's secret identity has only ever been known to a select few. That all changed the day Manchester Black, a gifted telekinetic, uncovered Clark Kent's alter ego, setting in motion one of the hardest days in Superman's life. Looking to avengehis prior defeat at the hands of Superman, Manchester Black amasses an army of super-villains. Over the course of 24 hours, Black's army of villains systematically attacks all those close to Superman until they meet in an epic showdown.

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DC Comics

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140124582X

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9781401245825

Superman vs. Brainiac

By: Roger Stern,Cary Bates,Joe Kelly,Marv Wolfman,John Byrne

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Superman vs. Brainiac

By: Roger Stern,Cary Bates,Joe Kelly,Marv Wolfman,John Byrne

Superman's greatest battles against Brainiac are collected in this volume featuring stories from ACTION COMICS #242, 489-491, 544, 649 and 763, SUPERMAN #167, SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #17, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #438 and SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS SECRET FILES #1

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DC Comics

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140124775X

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9781401247751

Jew Gangster

By: Joe Kubert

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Jew Gangster

By: Joe Kubert

From legendary creator Joe Kubert comes this moving coming-of-age story set within Depression-era New York City. Ruby is a handsome young man growing up in a poor Brooklyn Jewish family. When Ruby falls in with a local mobster called Monk, his initial eagerness to make a few dollars to support his saintly, hardworking parents ends up getting him in way over his head in the organized crime world. Now he's caught up in both a war between the Jewish and Italian mobs over unionizing factories and an affair with his dangerous mentor's gorgeous moll.

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Vertigo

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1401255086

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9781401255084

The Good Guys

By: Bill Bonanno,Joe Pistone,David Fisher

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The Good Guys

By: Bill Bonanno,Joe Pistone,David Fisher

Chain-smoking Mickey Fists isn't sure if he's an "addict" or an "attic." The Freemont Avenue Social Club is on Elizabeth Street in Little Italy. So are the best wiretaps FBI money can buy. Skinny Al weighed 320 pounds and lived life to the fullest...until someone burned out his eardrums and shot his body full of holes. Hundreds of writers have tried to capture life inside the mob, but no one has ever had the inside access to write a book like this one. Drawing on the firsthand experience of former undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone-aka Donnie Brasco-as well as former Mafia prince Bill Bonanno, The Good Guys straddles both sides of the law, races relentlessly through the New York City underworld, and crackles with characters and moments so vivid they will never let you go. At Columbia University, a professor of Russian literature has gone missing. A few miles and light-years away, Little Eddie LaRocca and Bobby San Filippo are on the move-dealing in everything from hot-sheet hotels to bootleg Fuji film. When the hoods are sent to find the professor, they find out that someone else is looking, too. Beautiful FBI agent Laura Russo is making her preppy partner's head spin. She knows the missing man is important-and somehow connected to a recent mob hit. While Eddie and Bobby are fighting their way through ugly deeds and pretty coeds, these feds will cook up some business of their own, turning a little disagreement among criminals into an all-out war... Capturing the organized crime world of the go-go '80s, Pistone and Bonanno's one-of-a-kind collaboration is bad to the bone-and as marvelously authentic as it gets.

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Hachette+ORM

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0759513074

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9780759513075

Greenhouses

Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture

By: Joe J. Hanan

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Greenhouses

Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture

By: Joe J. Hanan

A greenhouse provides an essential means of livelihood to its owner and must be economically practical for the particular climate in which it stands. Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture addresses the major environmental factors of light, temperature, water, nutrition, and carbon dioxide, and features extensive discussions of greenhouse types, construction, and climate control. The book highlights technology such as hydroponics, computer control of environments, and advanced mathematical procedures for environmental optimization. Greenhouses: Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture is the definitive text/reference for the science of greenhouse engineering and management. The author Dr. Joe J. Hanan, Professor Emeritus of Colorado State University, is the recipient of the Society of American Florists' (SAF) 2000 (Millenium) Alex Laurie Award for Research and Education. The Alex Laurie Award is presented annually to an individual who has made broad-scope, long-lasting contributions to the floriculture industry through research or education. The award is named for Alex Laurie, a professor at The Ohio State University, who pioneered work in many areas of floriculture. "Joe is one of the most precise floricultural researchers I have known," said Dr. Gus De Hertogh, Chairman of SAF's Research Committee. "That excellence is reflected in his latest book, Greenhouses, Advanced Technology for Protected Horticulture, which was published in 1998, nine years after his official 'retirement.

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CRC Press

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1351444166

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9781351444163

A History of German

By: Joe Salmons

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A History of German

By: Joe Salmons

This book provides a detailed introduction to the development of the German language from the earliest reconstructible prehistory to the present day. It is supported by a companion website and is suitable for language learners and teachers and students of linguistics, from undergraduate level upwards.

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Oxford University Press

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0199697930

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9780199697939

Bunte Kreide

By: Joe Bergmann

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Bunte Kreide

By: Joe Bergmann

Menschen verspüren das Bedürfnis nach Freiheit. Menschen wollen das sagen können, was sie bedrückt, und sie brauchen eine Heimat. Aber wo ist Heimat und wo gehört man eigentlich hin?So beginnt dieser authentische Roman im Ostteil Berlins , und somit Franziskas lange Reise, die sie durch drei unterschiedliche Städte Deutschlands führt. Auf der Suche nach Liebe und Heimat gerät sie jedoch fast an den Abgrund ihres Daseins.

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Lulu.com

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1471779440

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9781471779442

Justice Denied

An Historical Sojourn

By: Dr. Joe Wendel

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Justice Denied

An Historical Sojourn

By: Dr. Joe Wendel

The world has been inundated with horror stories about what the Germans did during the last century, but most Americans know little about what was done to the Germans or to German Americans. In Justice Denied, author Dr. Joe Wendel offers a complete picture to the story about how Germans and German Americans were treated. Presenting a balanced portrayal of history, Wendel discusses the destruction and the unconditional surrender of Germany and details many personal and emotional accounts about the mistreatment, the terror, the mass murder, the starvation blockade, the expulsions of millions of ethnic Germans, and the raping of thousands of German women by the occupying forces. Justice Denied gives us a wide-ranging history of Germany and German Americans, with a focus on providing insights into the two twentieth-century world wars from the viewpoint of a German American who lived in Austria during World War II. It offers compelling facts, interpretations, and points of view unfamiliar to most Americans, including the personal stories of German Americans sent to interment camps in World War II.

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Archway Publishing

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1480852783

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9781480852785

Joe's Allotment

Planning and planting a productive plot

By: Joe Swift

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Joe's Allotment

Planning and planting a productive plot

By: Joe Swift

With hardly any previous veg-growing experience and even less time, when Gardener's World design guru Joe Swift decided to take on a 250 sq metre allotment in north London, some people thought he was mad. But with hard work and dedication, in less than a year Joe created his very own urban oasis and a source of delicious, fresh, organic produce for himself and his family. In this book Joe takes us through every stage of his education as an allotment gardener, from putting his name on the council waiting list to harvesting his first crops. He reveals everything he's learned about acquiring a plot, clearing the site, planning the beds, and planting, nurturing and protecting his fruit and vegetables. All the techniques he has mastered are described and illustrated, step by step. Joe also introduces us to his Veg Heroes like Monty Don and Geoff Hamilton - fellow plot-holders with years of experience and the crops to show for it - who inspired Joe to take up veg growing in the first place. And he shares with us his enjoyment of allotment gardening, the combination of hard work, fresh air and a sense of community that makes his plot such a special place to be. Whether you are an established allotment gardener or are thinking of putting your name down for a plot, Joe's Allotment will provide you with a wealth of advice and inspiration.

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Random House

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1409070131

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9781409070139

From Wall Street to Bay Street

The Origins and Evolution of American and Canadian Finance

By: Christopher Kobrak,Joe Martin

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From Wall Street to Bay Street

The Origins and Evolution of American and Canadian Finance

By: Christopher Kobrak,Joe Martin

From Wall Street to Bay Street is the first book for a lay audience to tackle the similarities and differences between the financial systems of Canada and the United States. Christopher Kobrak and Joe Martin reveal the different paths each system has taken since the early nineteenth-century.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442616253

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9781442616257

The Phoenix

An Unnatural Biography of a Mythical Beast

By: Joe Nigg

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The Phoenix

An Unnatural Biography of a Mythical Beast

By: Joe Nigg

Arising triumphantly from the ashes of its predecessor, the phoenix has been an enduring symbol of resilience and renewal for thousands of years. But how did this mythical bird become so famous that it has played a part in cultures around the world and throughout human history? How much of its story do we actually know? Here to offer a comprehensive biography and engaging (un)natural history of the phoenix is Joseph Nigg, esteemed expert on otherworldly creatures from dragons to gryphons to sea monsters. Beginning in ancient Egypt and traveling around the globe and through the centuries, Nigg's vast and sweeping narrative takes readers on a brilliant tour of the cross-cultural lore of this famous, yet little-known, immortal bird. This entertaining and informative look at the life and transformation of the phoenix will be the authoritative source for anyone fascinated by folklore and mythology, re-igniting our curiosity about one of myth's greatest beasts.

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University of Chicago Press

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022619549X

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9780226195490

I, Shithead

A Life in Punk

By: Joe Keithley

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I, Shithead

A Life in Punk

By: Joe Keithley

Joey Keithley was the founder of the legendary punk pioneers D.O.A., who spread counter-culture around the world, influenced such as bands as Red Hot Chilli Peppers, toured with all the great names of punk and were the subject of two tribute albums. Twenty five years on and they are still going strong with sales of more than 500,000 copies of their eleven albums under their belt. This is the story of the band from its conception - a story of riots, drinking, travelling, playing and conquering all manner of obstacles through sheer will and a visionary determination.

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arsenal pulp press

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1551521482

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9781551521480

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