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Computers, Inc.

Japan’s Challenge to IBM

By: Marie Anchordoguy

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Computers, Inc.

Japan’s Challenge to IBM

By: Marie Anchordoguy

This account of efforts to build a domestic Japanese computer industry is enlivened with quotations from industrial leaders commenting on the stages through which Japan has emerged as a world-class competitor. In the late 1950s, Japan was still relying on IBM and other foreign suppliers. After the decision to enter the computer field, the government used protectionism, financial aid, and cooperative R&D projects to assist firms in developing hardware and improving their technology. The establishment of a quasi-public computer rental company to carry the burden of financing rentals played a key role in helping fledgling firms compete with IBM. Marie Anchordoguy shows how government intervention in the market avoided the risks of technological sluggishness by encouraging keen competition among domestic computer firms. She traces the growth of Japanese computer hardware to Japan’s position as an exporter of mainframes and describes some of the problems encountered in producing software. This study provides a clear example of the way in which government–industry cooperation has enhanced Japan’s position in the world market.

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BRILL

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1684172829

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Oakwood Orphanage

The Past is Out to Get You

By: Emily Marie

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Oakwood Orphanage

The Past is Out to Get You

By: Emily Marie

When seven-year-old Dahlia’s parents are killed in a tragic house fire, she is taken away to a mysterious orphanage. Ten years later, she and her close friends at the orphanage are suffering ongoing abuse at the hands of the cruel matron and the unkind therapist, who seems to have a personal vendetta against Dahlia. When things suddenly get worse, the traumatized but feisty teenagers at Oakwood Orphanage band together and fight for a new life, fight for freedom, while battling their own dark pasts that are pushing back. Plagued by nightmares about the fire that killed her parents, a desperate Dahlia searches for answers that will bring her closure, but soon her past comes back to haunt her, and the only way to get past it is to face it head on.

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FriesenPress

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1039166393

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9781039166394

Welcome to Welton

By: Marie Brennan

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Welcome to Welton

By: Marie Brennan

In this prequel to the urban fantasy novel Lies and Prophecy, Kim is ready for her freshman year at college—but her challenges include more than just choosing courses and learning to live with a roommate. Welton University has welcomed a new student, one of the strange and powerful wilders. If Julian Fiain is going to fit in among his fellow psychics, he’s going to need friends.

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Book View Cafe

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1611382351

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For of Such as These

A Child Becomes God's Messenger of Love

By: Marie Grissom

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For of Such as These

A Child Becomes God's Messenger of Love

By: Marie Grissom

Two-year-old Kimberly Dawn knows her exact place in the Grissom family. She is Daddy’s little girl, Mom’s big helper, and the constant companion and little sister of five-year-old Dirk. But God has another title and purpose waiting for her. When Kimberly falls gravely ill, circumstances separate her parents, Dan and Marie, and the family is ripped apart. In the midst of the heart-wrenching turmoil, Kimberly shares her “Love Story” with everyone she meets, and this beautiful child, who radiates a touch of heaven, draws hurting souls from every walk of life into God’s healing presence. Based on a true event in 1974, Marie Grissom weaves an inspiring and powerfully touching account of God’s unfailing love, and provides an intimate look at the struggles with guilt and fear that arise within each of us during times of trouble. Helpless and alone, she learns in the shadow of darkness that God’s forgiveness and compassion toward us is greater than any problem we may face. For anyone who has ever cried out: “Why me Lord? What have I done to call down your wrath?” Find out the answers Marie receives when Jesus bends down to whisper: “Everything is all right.”

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WestBow Press

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1973666766

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Death Comes at Christmas

By: Marie O'Regan,Paul Kane,C.L. Taylor,J. T. Ellison,David Bell,Sarah Hilary,Claire McGowan,Fiona Cummins,Angela Clarke,Alexandra Benedict,Susi Holliday,Tina Baker,Sam Carrington,Liz Mistry,Tom Mead

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Death Comes at Christmas

By: Marie O'Regan,Paul Kane,C.L. Taylor,J. T. Ellison,David Bell,Sarah Hilary,Claire McGowan,Fiona Cummins,Angela Clarke,Alexandra Benedict,Susi Holliday,Tina Baker,Sam Carrington,Liz Mistry,Tom Mead

18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre. Including the New York Times bestselling JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more... The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic crime stories. From locked room mysteries on Christmas Eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these eighteen seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn. So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows. Featuring stories by: Fiona Cummins Angela Clarke A. K. Benedict Susi Holliday J. T. Ellison David Bell Sarah Hilary Claire McGowan Tina Baker Sam Carrington Liz Mistry C. L. Taylor Helen Fields Russ Thomas Tom Mead Vaseem Khan Samantha Hayes Belinda Bauer

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Titan Books (US, CA)

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1803369434

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Disabling Criminal Justice

The Governance of Autistic Adult Defendants in the English Criminal Justice System

By: Marie Tidball

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Disabling Criminal Justice

The Governance of Autistic Adult Defendants in the English Criminal Justice System

By: Marie Tidball

This book considers the governance of autistic defendants and offenders in the UK courts. Utilising the social model of disability, it considers the dominant strategies of governance, including 'vulnerability', which the author argues obscures the rights of disabled people in the criminal justice system. In doing so it sheds light on how this group should be governed. Drawing on rigorously-researched case studies of autistic adult defendants through the court process, the book brings together relevant legal and policy literature, criminological and criminal justice theory and disability studies to provide insight into the 'dividing practices' that affect the governance of disabled defendants' conduct. Using interviews with elites and practitioners, textual analysis, and court observation of eight autistic adult defendants through their court process, the book investigates why the status of autistic defendants as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 has been overlooked in criminal justice policy and criminal court decision-making. It explores the impact of the 'collateral' effects and 'symbiotic harm' of the criminal justice process on family members who support these defendants through the criminal justice process.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509956964

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Useful Quasicrystals

By: Jean-Marie Dubois

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Useful Quasicrystals

By: Jean-Marie Dubois

The aim of this book is to acquaint the reader with what the authors regard as the most basic characteristics of quasicrystals -- structure, formation and stability, and properties -- in relationship with the applications of quasicrystalline materials. Quasicrystals are fascinating substances that form a family of specific structures with strange physical, chemical and mechanical properties as compared to those of metallic alloys. This, on the one hand, requires a generalization of the crystallographic description of solids and is still stimulating intensive research to understand the most basic properties of quasicrystals. On the other hand, these properties open the way to technological applications, demonstrated or potential, mostly regarding energy savings. This valuable book discusses those various facets of quasicrystals in six chapters, ending with the authors' own interpretation of the properties with respect to their unique structure.

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World Scientific

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9810232543

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Her Mistletoe Cowboy

By: Marie Ferrarella

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Her Mistletoe Cowboy

By: Marie Ferrarella

Second Chance Ranch with First-Rate Cowboy Kimberly Lee isn't sure what she'll find when she comes to Forever, Texas, to do a story on a groundbreaking program that could put this small town on the map. It certainly isn't the warm, friendly community that makes the roving reporter feel instantly at home. Or the accident that lays her up at Garrett White Eagle's ranch, where the blue-eyed rancher awakens feelings she long ago gave up. Giving people hope again is the goal of the healing ranch Garrett started with his brother. And the lovely, hardworking writer is no exception. Doesn't Kim realize how much good they can do—together? Her future is here with him. If she's willing to trust in a love that could fulfill the promise of forever.

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Harlequin

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1460388488

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The Troublemaker Next Door

By: Marie Harte

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The Troublemaker Next Door

By: Marie Harte

THE BEST WAY TO GET OVER SOMEBODY... The last thing I need after the day from hell is to have to make small talk with my neighbor. Sure, he's all kinds of gorgeous, and yes, he's only at my house to fix the sink as a favor to me. But still, after my lukewarm, basic boyfriend dumped me and my boss made a pass, I don't want Flynn McCauley's charming smile and beautiful green eyes trying to lift me out of a perfectly good funk. Or maybe I do... IS TO GET UNDER SOMEBODY... I've been watching Maddie waste her time in a mediocre job with an even more mediocre boyfriend for way too long. I'm tired of being the shoulder to cry on when clearly she needs something else. Something deliciously bad that will make us both feel incredibly good. Now all I have to do is convince her that having a friend-with-benefits in close proximity is the best way to end every day. And I have to convince myself to take a risk on something that feels an awful lot like love...

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1402287356

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9781402287350

Who Owns Domestic Abuse?

The Local Politics of a Social Problem

By: Ruth Marie Mann

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Who Owns Domestic Abuse?

The Local Politics of a Social Problem

By: Ruth Marie Mann

Mann details a community effort to establish a shelter for abused women in a small Ontario municipality. She uses personal accounts of abuse to urge activists and intervenors to argue less and listen more.

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University of Toronto Press

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080208091X

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9780802080912

He Heard My Cry

Psalm 40:1

By: Marie Marcello

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He Heard My Cry

Psalm 40:1

By: Marie Marcello

With tears running down her face and engulfed by disillusion, Marie walked down a long hall toward a room with a steel door and one small window. The walls within were cement and in the center of the room lay a mattress. She was asked to lie down so that she could be put in restraints; restraints that would protect her from herself. This mountain before Marie was enormous, and her faith was miniscule. She was trapped in a place where no light could enter. Confusion was her companion, and fear had paralyzed her mind. Forced to deal with harrowing experiences, this tumultuous journey led Marie down a path of trauma and brokenness. Her life was filled with tragedy, misfortune, and impossible circumstances. Marie had to go beyond intellectual reasoning and put her trust in God alone for guidance. God became her counselor, comforter, and touched her heart with his love. As Marie bares her soul and shares her story, you will get a glimpse into the heart of God and bear witness to the power he has to transform a life.

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1644929368

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Ecology of a Tool

The ground stone axes of Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

By: Pierre Perequin,Anne-Marie Petrequin

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Ecology of a Tool

The ground stone axes of Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

By: Pierre Perequin,Anne-Marie Petrequin

New Guinea, and especially Papua New Guinea, is the last country in the world where ethnologists were able to closely observe, film and photograph the whole manufacturing chaînes opératoires of polished stone felling tools, from quarry extraction to finished tool use. Research on the polished blades of PNG has evolved over the years, following changing philosophies and research agendas. While it is clear that an exceptional sum of information has been gathered, it remains centered on that small part of the Highlands where conditions for field research were more pleasant than elsewhere. This presentation of Irian Jaya axes therefore tackles a topic that remains mostly unexplored. Until now, stone tool research in New Guinea has followed an anthropocentric approach, in which tools are seen more as vectors for social exchanges than as means of acting on the environment. This monograph takes a different approach. Here, polished stone blades are placed at the center of the world, between, on one side, the transformed natural environment, and, on the other, the social and economic environment. This approach allows for a suggestion of new avenues of inference in archaeology, as well as to test and abandon existing ones. In this volume, the stone blade is considered as a living being, existing in balance within its biotope. This idea is not far removed from the beliefs of Irian Jaya farmers, for whom life animates certain objects of their material culture. Following a brief presentation of Irian Jaya, the function of polished stone blades in Irian Jaya societies and the distribution of hafting styles is described, defined and studied along with the quarrying zones and the areas of diffusion and use of their production. The different trends in each area of polished blade production and exchanges are also noted. Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the ethnoarchaeological potential of these contemporary observations.

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Oxbow Books

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178925387X

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9781789253870

Harlequin American Romance December 2015 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Linda Warren,Marie Ferrarella,Barbara White Daille,Mary Leo

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Harlequin American Romance December 2015 Box Set

An Anthology

By: Linda Warren,Marie Ferrarella,Barbara White Daille,Mary Leo

Harlequin American Romance brings you four new all-American romances for one great price, available now! This box set includes: TEXAS REBELS: QUINCY Texas Rebels • by Linda Warren Jenny Walker was his brother's high school sweetheart…and therefore off -limits to Quincy Rebel. But the time has come to admit his feelings to her. Will Quincy risk family loyalty for the woman he loves? HER MISTLETOE COWBOY Forever, Texas • by Marie Ferrarella When journalist Kimberly Lee is injured while working on a story on The Healing Ranch, Garrett White Eagle takes her in. But the rancher and the writer soon find that wounds old and new might just heal in time for Christmas… THE LAWMAN'S CHRISTMAS PROPOSAL The Hitching Post Hotel • by Barbara White Daille Big-city cop Mitch Weston and single mom Andi Price reluctantly agree to a pretend engagement for the holidays. But when the time comes to "break up," Andi discovers she wants the fake relationship to be real. A CHRISTMAS WEDDING FOR THE COWBOY by Mary Leo When bronc rider Carson Grant gets dumped by his fiancée only weeks before his Christmas nuptials, wedding planner Zoe Smart is happy to step in—as the bride! But is their relationship jinxed from the start? If you love small towns and cowboys, watch out for 4 new Harlequin American Romance titles every month! Romance the all-American way!

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1459293797

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Dreams

By: Marie Satterwhite

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Dreams

By: Marie Satterwhite

She dreams of a life with a man who is married to someone else. He dreams of sexual fulfillment beyond what his wife can deliver. When secretary Kim Nelson meets her new boss, Lieutenant Richard Kemper of the Cleveland Police Departments Homicide Unit, she is convinced he is the man of her dreams, and the fact that he is already happily married is just a mere technicality. When he is around Kim, he feels a passion for her that threatens both his twenty-year marriage with the love of his life as well as his close relationship with his brother. What do you do when making your dreams come true creates a nightmare for you? In this story created by new author Marie Satterwhite, sexual passion, plot twists, and intrigue abound as she explores the dangers of trying to make a dream a reality!

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1524622451

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Procedural Semantics for Hyperintensional Logic

Foundations and Applications of Transparent Intensional Logic

By: Marie Duží,Bjorn Jespersen,Pavel Materna

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Procedural Semantics for Hyperintensional Logic

Foundations and Applications of Transparent Intensional Logic

By: Marie Duží,Bjorn Jespersen,Pavel Materna

The book is about logical analysis of natural language. Since we humans communicate by means of natural language, we need a tool that helps us to understand in a precise manner how the logical and formal mechanisms of natural language work. Moreover, in the age of computers, we need to communicate both with and through computers as well. Transparent Intensional Logic is a tool that is helpful in making our communication and reasoning smooth and precise. It deals with all kinds of linguistic context in a fully compositional and anti-contextual way.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9048188121

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9789048188123

This and That

By: Ann Marie Romero

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This and That

By: Ann Marie Romero

The author of this anthology of poetry and stories captures a lifetime of meaningful reflections from childhood to older adulthood. It retells life’s challenges and triumphs navigated through an unconditional, ultimate faith in God. Poems expressing gratitude, love and the joy of motherhood and marriage will inspire the reader to appreciate the simple pleasures that contribute to lasting happiness and meaning in life. The writer discovered early in life a talent to write creatively, in addition to singing which endeared others to admire her tremendously. Wondering what the ladybug might be thinking of to discovering the value of enrolling in an assertion class to learn how to express “Assertive Refusals” are spices to flavor and reassert a life of self-determination. The “Bible on the bookshelf” in the home reminds everyone of their duty to honor one’s commitments and help repair a fractured world. The poetry and stories in this book mirror a life worthy of ultimate respect and love, which is why it is preserved for all to learn and appreciate.

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Xlibris Corporation

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9798369431887

Cavanaugh Stakeout

By: Marie Ferrarella

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Cavanaugh Stakeout

By: Marie Ferrarella

They watch the streets, scouring faces… …To catch a killer in the shadows When a civilian disappears, Detective Finn Cavanaugh catches the case. His partner-in-catching-crime? Brainy and beautiful insurance investigator Nik Kowalski, whose method of pursuing people clashes with Finn’s own—and whose charms prove all too alluring. As their missing-person case heats up, Nik and Finn race to find the killer haunting their waking nightmares.

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1488041539

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9781488041532

Songs for Angel

By: Marie-Claire Blais

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Songs for Angel

By: Marie-Claire Blais

The ninth novel in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais’s extraordinary Soifs cycle, Songs for Angel is an impassioned interrogation of violence and hate that takes us into the soul of a white supremacist on the verge of a racist attack. In the penultimate installment of the magnificent and ambitious Soifs cycle, widely regarded as one of the most original and ambitious endeavors ever to be undertaken in contemporary literature, renowned novelist Marie-Claire Blais once again marries the highest artistic standards with the most pressing human and political concerns. Revisiting figures from the previous novels in a swirling fresco of more than a hundred characters, Blais also takes us into the soul of “the Young Man,” a white supremacist preparing to attack a Black church and murder its entire congregation. This is an extraordinary portrait of the times that jostles and discomboluates the reader while inviting us to see the world in all its injustice and distress, but also its promise and beauty. Songs for Angel reminds us that Blais is a writer who never ceases to situate us in the world and the roles we play in it, and that reading her is always an unforgettable human experience.

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House of Anansi

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1487006330

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9781487006334

The Next Big Story

My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities

By: Soledad O'Brien,Rose Marie Arce

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The Next Big Story

My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities

By: Soledad O'Brien,Rose Marie Arce

From top CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien comes a highly personal look at her biggest reporting moments from Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Southeast Asia, the devastating Haiti earthquake, and to the historic 2008 U.S. elections and high profile interviews with everyday Americans. Drawing on her own unique background as well as her experiences at the front lines of the most provocative issues in today's society, and from her work on the acclaimed documentaries Black in America and Latino in America, O'Brien offers her candid, clear-eyed take on where we are as a country and where we're going. What emerges is both an inspiring message of hope and a glimpse into the heart and soul of one of America's most straight-talking reporters.

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Penguin

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1101466111

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Social Death

Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the Unprotected

By: Lisa Marie Cacho

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Social Death

Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the Unprotected

By: Lisa Marie Cacho

Winner of the 2013 John Hope Franklin Book Prize presented by the American Studies Association Social Death tackles one of the core paradoxes of social justice struggles and scholarship—that the battle to end oppression shares the moral grammar that structures exploitation and sanctions state violence. Lisa Marie Cacho forcefully argues that the demands for personhood for those who, in the eyes of society, have little value, depend on capitalist and heteropatriarchal measures of worth. With poignant case studies, Cacho illustrates that our very understanding of personhood is premised upon the unchallenged devaluation of criminalized populations of color. Hence, the reliance of rights-based politics on notions of who is and is not a deserving member of society inadvertently replicates the logic that creates and normalizes states of social and literal death. Her understanding of inalienable rights and personhood provides us the much-needed comparative analytical and ethical tools to understand the racialized and nationalized tensions between racial groups. Driven by a radical, relentless critique, Social Death challenges us to imagine a heretofore “unthinkable” politics and ethics that do not rest on neoliberal arguments about worth, but rather emerge from the insurgent experiences of those negated persons who do not live by the norms that determine the productive, patriotic, law abiding, and family-oriented subject.

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NYU Press

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0814723764

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Secrets of a Ghost's Diary

By: Dawn Marie Clifton

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Secrets of a Ghost's Diary

By: Dawn Marie Clifton

Keeping a secret is like having an active volcano inside. It's only a matter of time.Every summer Carson settles into the island routine at his grandparents' lighthouse, but this summer is different. Lured by a rumor that the lighthouse is haunted, Carson begins an investigation with his friend Levi and cousin Emma. Soon, they encounter the ghost. Hand-picked by the ghost to guard a diary from the 1800s, the trio begins investigating the old entries. Along the way, every uncovered secret produces more questions. But they aren't the only ones on a quest for answers. After the final diary entry is stolen, they learn it contains the answer to why the ghost has been haunting them. What if it's too late? What will the trio risk to reclaim the secret to their destiny?Author and Novelist Dawn Marie Clifton, has created a fresh style in the mystery genre for kids and tweens. Readers who enjoy a range from laughing to thrilling suspense, are in for a treat!

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149601197X

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A Twilight Celebration

By: Marie-Claire Blais

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A Twilight Celebration

By: Marie-Claire Blais

The latest work in internationally acclaimed author Marie-Claire Blais’s masterful novel cycle, A Twilight Celebration examines the prophetic side of the writer and the burden that falls to him in a world whose fate is yet to be determined. Daniel, a middle-aged novelist and loving father alienated from one of his sons and unsure how to care for his daughter, is on his way to an international conference of writers. The gathering is to be held in the forest above a mountain village of a strangely dreamlike nature. In the twilight of the festival’s setting, dreams, memories, nightmares, and dark forebodings meld in Daniel’s unsettled but deeply sympathetic consciousness: He is haunted by pressing existential questions: What is to be done? What are his responsibilities as a father, as a friend — and as a writer? As Daniel confronts his own vanities, as he recalls the activism but also the disappointments and betrayals of friends and colleagues — as he contends with, above all, the fears and aspirations of his children in times marred by apocalypse, he asks, ultimately, what can be done? In what may well be the most beautiful and disturbing of her novels, Marie-Claire Blais leads us on a heady, spellbinding journey through an interconnected world in which the artist strives to divert humankind’s headlong rush towards a terrible destiny. Here is a world in which friends and strangers, the living, the dead and those not yet born, are inextricably bonded by their often flawed but always splendid humanity. Yet again, Blais captivates with her urgent concerns, irrepressible empathy, and singular idiom: A Twilight Celebration is an astonishing literary accomplishment.

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House of Anansi

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1487002491

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Voices in the Dark

Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors

By: Paul Kane,Marie O’Regan

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Voices in the Dark

Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors

By: Paul Kane,Marie O’Regan

Covering a range from supernatural fiction to dark fantasy to graphic horror, these 25 interviewees discuss the creative challenges, expectations and conventions of the horror genre. These authors, directors and actors working in the horror genre include Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, James Herbert, Joe Hill, Steve Niles, Sarah Pinborough, John Carpenter, Mick Garris, Stuart Gordon, Rob Zombie, Christa Campbell, Zach Galligan, Betsy Palmer and Ron Perlman.

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McFarland

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0786456728

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9780786456727

Nothing for You Here, Young Man

By: Marie-Claire Blais

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Nothing for You Here, Young Man

By: Marie-Claire Blais

In the latest installment in her award-winning series, Marie-Claire Blais reintroduces us to Petites Cendres, familiar from other books in the cycle, and lets us into the lives of two other unforgettable characters. She shows us, once again, how creativity and hope and suffering and exclusion intersect. There is the writer who is stranded in an airport of the South Island, he is held captive because of a delayed flight. And a teenage musician, a former child prodigy living on the streets with his dog, wonders where he will get his next meal. Then there is Petites Cendres, who no longer dances or sings and refuses to get out of bed to attend the coronation of the new Queen of Night. By superimposing these three worlds, Blais continues her ambitious, compelling exploration of life in contemporary North America

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177089358X

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Real Easy

A Novel

By: Marie Rutkoski

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Real Easy

A Novel

By: Marie Rutkoski

Bringing to mind Gillian Flynn and Tana French but completely unique, Marie Rutkoski's Real Easy is a compulsive, tenacious, and unexpectedly hopeful thriller. "[R]iveting...An adrenaline ride filled with grit and compassion." —People, Book of the Week It’s 1999 and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club. She’s not used to mixing work and friendship—after all, between her jealous boyfriend and his young daughter, she has enough on her plate. But the newest dancer is so clueless that Samantha feels compelled to help her learn the hustle and drama of the club: how to sweet-talk the boss, fit in with the other women, and make good money. One night, when the new girl needs a ride home, Samantha agrees to drive: a simple decision that turns deadly. Georgia, another dancer drawn into the ensuing murder and missing person investigation, gathers information for Holly, a grieving detective determined to solve the case. Georgia just wants to help, but her involvement makes her a target. As Holly and Georgia round up their suspects, the story’s point of view shifts between dancers, detectives, children, club patrons—and the killer. Drawing on her experience as a former dancer, Marie Rutkoski immerses us in the captivating world of the club, which comes alive with complicated people trying their best to protect themselves and those they love. Character-driven and masterfully plotted, Real Easy gets to the heart of the timeless question: How do women live their lives knowing that men can hurt them?

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Henry Holt and Company

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1250788250

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Too Hot Four Hula

By: Jill Marie Landis

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Too Hot Four Hula

By: Jill Marie Landis

A marauding monkey, a mysterious murder, middle-aged hula maidens, and mugs full of Mai Tai's. Just another day in Tiki Goddess Paradise . . . Crime-solving sleuth Em Johnson and her Uncle Louie, owner of the famous Tiki Goddess Bar on Kauai, head for the Cocktail Shake Off Competition in Honolulu. What is supposed to be a fun trip to a mixology contest turns weird when Louie's legendary "Booze Bible" is stolen, and Em's ex-husband winds up dead--with Em the number-one suspect. Sexy Kauai detective and part-time fire dancer Roland Sharpe rushes to Em's side along with the unpredictable Hula Maidens, whose detective skills are even more haphazard than their dance routine at the island tiki bars. Toss in an escaped monkey and a killer who wants to make this the last call for someone's honky-tonk, tiki-tossing night out, and it's going to be another wild escapade for Em and her Hula Maidens. A seven-time Romance Writers of America finalist for the RITA Award, Jill Marie Landis also now writes The Tiki Goddess Mysteries (set on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, where she lives with her husband, actor Steve Landis.) Her books are not only known for their intense emotion, but for characters you'll remember long after you turn the last page. Visit her world of tiki totems, hula maidens and tropical fun at thetikigoddess.com

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Bell Bridge Books

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1611944902

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Icing on the Damper

By: Marie Mahood

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Icing on the Damper

By: Marie Mahood

This is the real life story of the Outback that will make you proud to be Australian. The Mahood family are battlers who never ask for something for nothing and who never give up. Join the Mahood's in the desert at Mongrel Downs' somewhere West of Alice Springs.

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Boolarong Press

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1921920386

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense June 2022 - Box Set

By: Addison Fox,Marie Ferrarella,Jennifer Morey,Lisa Childs

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Harlequin Romantic Suspense June 2022 - Box Set

By: Addison Fox,Marie Ferrarella,Jennifer Morey,Lisa Childs

Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! UNDERCOVER COLTON (A Coltons of Colorado novel) by Addison Fox Sami Evans has long suspected her father may not be entirely aboveboard. So she's not surprised when her one-night stand turns out to be an FBI agent. Dom Colton needs to get closer to Sami's father, but when Dom and Sami fake an engagement, he's realizing his feelings might be more than a cover. CAVANAUGH JUSTICE: DEADLY CHASE (A Cavanaugh Justice novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella Embittered and broken detective Gabriel Cortland is forced to pair up with an optimistic partner to take down a prolific serial killer—the one who killed Gabriel’s pregnant wife. Gabriel is determined to work alone on this, but Shayla Cavanaugh knows how to break down his defenses. But with a killer on the loose, Gabriel's new lease on life may not last very long… COLD CASE COWBOY (A Cold Case Detectives novel) by Jennifer Morey When she finds refuge at his ranch, Indie Deboe struggles with her feelings for Wes McCann. She's lost everything before—to the same killer who could be a threat to both of them now! HOTSHOT HERO UNDER FIRE (A Hotshot Heroes novel) by Lisa Childs Hotshot firefighter/paramedic Owen James is in danger—and not from firefighting. Someone is trying to kill him, and he finds himself falling for the prime suspect!

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0369714172

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Grace

A Journey of Gods Unmerited Favor in the Midst of Uncertainties

By: Emily Marie Lavalais

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A Journey of Gods Unmerited Favor in the Midst of Uncertainties

By: Emily Marie Lavalais

Grace: A Journey of Gods Unmerited Favor in the Midst of Uncertainties By: Emily Marie Lavalais Grace is a journey through the eyes of several women and God's grace, mercy, and favor for each, enabling them to rise about their challenges and blaze the trail ahead. Each story teaches that no one is perfect, nor do we live in a perfect world. But challenges do not need to be faced alone; God is only a prayer away. Inviting Him into the daily minutia encourages a life of success and peace of mind. He provides courage to face fears and challenges head-on. Through faith in Him, each woman will find their path ahead a little easier to tread.

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