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The Master Mariner

By: Nicholas Monsarrat

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This is Monsarrat's masterpiece, an epic tale of the sea and seafaring from the sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Mathew Lawe, a young sailor, is cursed after a spectacular act of cowardice to wander 'the wild waters till all the seas run dry', it is historical fiction beset by real events.

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Don't Look, Ethel!

Slices of Faith, Humor, Inspiration

By: Nicholas Doster

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Don't Look, Ethel!

Slices of Faith, Humor, Inspiration

By: Nicholas Doster

It's human nature to look at something when you have emphatically been told not to look. Those of mythological lore who looked directly at Medusa, the snake-headed creature, were instantly turned to stone. Lot's wife, in the book of Genesis, could not resist to look back even after God had strongly advised her not to. As we know, her one peek instantly and infamously made her the first box of Morton Salt. Similarly, Ethel, in Ray Stevens's 1974 hit song, "The Streak," ignored her protective husband's earnest pleas not to look at a serial streaker. Ethel did not turn to stone or salt, but she did lose her clothes as a result of her looking. My suspect friends, Bacon and Genius, would highly implore you NOT to read this book. However, if you would like quick doses of humor, inspiration, and wisdom, this book just may be what you are looking for. Can you resist? What will your fate be if you do look? The choice is in your hands. Proceed at your own risk! Certainly, it could do no harm to take just one little peek...

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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9781685268640

Buryin' Daddy

Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest

By: Teresa Nicholas

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Buryin' Daddy

Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest

By: Teresa Nicholas

A descendant of Lebanese Catholic immigrants on her father's side and Baptist sharecroppers on her mother's, Teresa Nicholas recounts in Buryin' Daddy a southern upbringing with an unusual inflection. As the book opens, the author recalls her charmed early childhood in the late 1950s, when she and her family live with her grandparents in a graceful old bungalow in Yazoo City, Mississippi. But when the author is five, her eccentric father—secretive, penurious, autocratic, hoarding—moves his growing family into a condemned duplex nearby. Separated from her beloved grandmother and chafing under her father's erratic discipline, the girl longs to flee from the awful decrepit house. When she's a teenager, she and her father find themselves on conflicting sides of the civil rights movement and their arguments grow more painful, until a scholarship to a northeastern college provides the means of her escape. Two decades later, Nicholas has built a successful career in book publishing in New York. When her father dies suddenly, she returns to Mississippi for the funeral and to spend a month in the hated duplex as her mother comes to terms with her husband's passing. But as she sorts through the strange detritus of her father's life, the author comes to understand that he was far more complex than the angry man she thought she knew. And as she draws closer to her surprisingly resilient mother, affected by stroke but full of blunt country talk, she finds that her mother is also far from the naïve, helpless creature she remembers. Through a series of surprising and oddly humorous discoveries, the author and her mother will begin to unravel her father's poignant secrets together in this graceful and generous exploration of the intermingling of shame and love that lie at the heart of family life.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1628467738

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9781628467734

How to Begin Studying English Literature

By: Nicholas Marsh

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How to Begin Studying English Literature

By: Nicholas Marsh

How to Begin Studying English Literature has established itself as one of the most successful and popular introductory student guides in the field. This fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded throughout, and now includes more examples and commentary on texts as well as a third essay-writing chapter, tackling critics and context. This book shows the reader how to approach novels, plays and poems, featuring chapters on themes, characters, structure, style, irony and analysis. In addition, sections on revision, exams and further development of study skills make this book an invaluable companion for anyone beginning to study English literature.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137508787

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Sweet Songs for Gentle Americans

The Parlor Song in America, 1790-1860

By: Nicholas E. Tawa

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Sweet Songs for Gentle Americans

The Parlor Song in America, 1790-1860

By: Nicholas E. Tawa

Popular parlor songs were the main form of secular musical entertainment in the early years of the United States. They were heard regularly in the homes of our principal statesmen, authors, intellectuals, professionals, and businessmen. Laborers and slaves also sang them. They were the principal fare of concert and stage performances, and were freely interpolated into Italian operas, Shakespearean plays, lyceum lectures, and church services. In short, parlor songs played a dominant role in American cultural history. This was the music that Jefferson, Lincoln, Longfellow, Whitman, and Emily Dickinson enjoyed. Yet, whether owing to prejudice or misinformation, we still know little about the songs they listened to and sang: why and for whom written; when heard; or how performed. This book attempts to contribute that knowledge. Contemporary diaries, biographies, fiction, newspapers, periodicals, and books on music were studied and the music itself exhaustively analyzed in order to reach accurate conclusions about the popular culture that emerged between the American Revolution and the Civil War. The reader comes away with a sympathetic understanding of the human hopes, fears, and joys embodied in the songs, and with a curiosity about the countless melodic gems awaiting exploration.

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0879721308

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The Nylon Pirates

By: Nicholas Monsarrat

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The Nylon Pirates

By: Nicholas Monsarrat

A luxury liner awaits her passengers - men with mid-life crises, large bank balances and unforgiving wives; legacy-laden women looking for love and adventure; and divorcees with settlements to squander. But there are also twentieth-century pirates - suave, elegant, discreet and utterly unscrupulous.

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Adolescence

By: Nicholas Standing

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Adolescence

By: Nicholas Standing

I seem to be spending a lot of time here lately. It's like an escape to me; a safe place to watch the world turn under a watercolour sky. I saw an airship take off yesterday. It was raining and the sun glittered off it like scales on a fish. You just can't appreciate Remeton from the ground; you can see so much from up here. The sunset view is beautiful; it almost makes the pain worth it. Sometimes I wish I could forget; put it behind me and go back to the way things were before. I can't; I don't know how. It scares me." Adolescence follows five close friends and their families through a tough period during their mid-teen years. The city of Remeton may be different in many ways to the world that we've become used to, but people, when it comes down to the basics, are all the same. We laugh; we cry; we get angry. But we are always stronger together. Adolescence tackles some sensitive topics.

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1291020683

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Azerbaijani Dictionary and Phrasebook

By: Nicholas Awde,Famil Ismailov

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Azerbaijani Dictionary and Phrasebook

By: Nicholas Awde,Famil Ismailov

This dictionary and phrasebook includes a dictionary of over 4,000 entries, plus an introduction to basic grammar and helpful phrasebook chapters covering subjects such as etiquette, the office, government, and food and drink. It is written entirely in the Roman alphabet.This unique language guides for getting around and communicating easily in everyday situations will be equally useful for tourists, business people and aid workers.

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Routledge

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100014965X

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9781000149654

The Making of a Rescuer

The Inspiring Life of Otto T. Trott, Md, Rescue Doctor and Mountaineer

By: Nicholas Campbell Corff

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The Making of a Rescuer

The Inspiring Life of Otto T. Trott, Md, Rescue Doctor and Mountaineer

By: Nicholas Campbell Corff

This is a book about the making of a hero - a rescuer. There are few of us that can claim to be bigger-than-life heroes, but surely the story of Dr. Otto Trotts life is the story of one of these. Because of his existence many lives have been saved or improved, human suffering has been reduced, and the world is a better place. What greater statement can be made about a person? A hiker sees the beautiful blue of a mountain gentian just off the trail and stops to capture the image through a snapshot, but in seeking a slightly wider angle steps back -- in a flash the hiker lies injured amid the rocks. A snowboarder searches for untouched powder snow, but finds a cliff instead. A small plane has engine trouble and glides steeply toward a mountain meadow. An early snowstorm catches two climbers exposed in the high alpine. An avalanche buries a foolish snowmobiler trying to make the highest mark on the side of snow-covered slope. An older gentleman has a heart attack far from his city hospital. Its quite possible and even probable that what all of the above have in common is Dr. Otto Trott. He co-founded the search and rescue organization that seeks out the injured and carries them down from the mountains, he pioneered the medical treatments that will be used for hypothermia and frostbite, he introduced advanced European methods of climbing as well as the identification of avalanche danger areas and the systematic search for and rescue of accident victims. Most importantly, Otto taught generations of others to follow in his footsteps. As Lou Whittaker, the renowned mountain guide states, This book is a must for anyone who seeks the mountains and their reward. Dee Molenaar the acclaimed mountaineer, artist and writer, says that this treatise is long overdue, while the legendary high altitude premier climber Jim Wickwire writes that Nicholas Corff has brought to life the fascinating story of Otto Trott There is no question that Dr. Otto Trott was one of those few men who was a legend in his own time, but he always remained a man of great empathy as well as skill who sought to relieve suffering, improve the safety of the outdoors and protect the mountain environment he so loved. In his long and adventuresome life he overcame great loss with courage and perseverance, and ultimately was the recipient of many awards including the Jefferson Award. Along with the text there are over 250 full page photos and illustrations.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466964626

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9781466964624

The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated 2016 Edition)

By: Nicholas Pegg

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The Complete David Bowie (Revised and Updated 2016 Edition)

By: Nicholas Pegg

The biggest edition yet – expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new material Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s career. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day dateline are the most complete ever published. From the 11-year-old’s skiffle performance at the 18th Bromley Scouts’ Summer Camp in 1958, to the emergence of the legendary lost album Toy in 2011, to his passing in January 2016, The Complete David Bowiediscusses and dissects every last development in rock’s most fascinating career. * The Albums – detailed production history and analysis of every album from 1967 to the present day. * The Songs – hundreds of individual entries reveal the facts and anecdotes behind not just the famous recordings, but also the most obscure of unreleased rarities – from ‘Absolute Beginners’ to ‘Ziggy Stardust’, from ‘Abdulmajid’ to ‘Zion’. * The Tours – set-lists and histories of every live show. * The Actor – a complete guide to Bowie’s career on stage and screen. * Plus – the videos, the BBC radio sessions, the paintings, the Internet and much more.

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1785655337

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9781785655333

Forensic Science

Laboratory Experiment Manual and Workbook

By: Thomas Kubic,Nicholas Petraco

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Forensic Science

Laboratory Experiment Manual and Workbook

By: Thomas Kubic,Nicholas Petraco

Unlike other forensic science laboratory manuals, Forensic Science Laboratory Experiment Manual and Workbook provides many experiments suitable for non-science majors and attainable for departments with small budgets. Most of the exercises can be conducted with materials that are either readily available in chemistry and biology departments or can be purchased without significant expenditure. The experiments cover all the typical trace evidence tests including body fluid, soil, glass, fiber, ink, and hair. The book also includes experiments for impression evidence, such as fingerprints, shoes, and firearms, as well as the use of photography and basic microscopy. An ideal laboratory companion to the Forensic Science: Scientific and Investigative Techniques textbook, this concise manual also serves as an excellent stand-alone workbook.

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CRC Press

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0849315085

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A Tale of a Broken Heart

By: Nicholas Vergara

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A Tale of a Broken Heart

By: Nicholas Vergara

A Tale of a Broken Heart By: Nicholas Vergara About the Book A Tale of a Broken Heart follows Jeff as he navigates the rocky waters of his relationship with two girls that he loves and why he falls in love with them. When one tells a lie to her parents, Jeff turns from being an outgoing guy into someone who no longer wants to go anywhere or do anything. He is made to feel as if he’s a bad guy and as a result no longer wants to let any other girl close. His life is turned upside down by one manipulative girl holding onto a relationship that never was and another by a best friend that could have been the relationship that he always wanted.

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Dorrance Publishing

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The Moscow Tape

By: John Nicholas Datesh

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The Moscow Tape

By: John Nicholas Datesh

Dunney's career-maker: Negotiate a food deal for Moscow's '80 Olympics. He didn't care about dissidents or their rights. Until he landed in the middle. And slept with Elizaveta, the beautiful activist gracing the KGB's Most Wanted. Via Elizaveta, Dunney ended up with explosive evidence certain to scuttle Moscow's huge propaganda triumph. The KGB would stop at nothing to get it.

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John Nicholas Datesh Jr

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1102467456

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On a Field of Legends

By: Nicholas Julius

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On a Field of Legends

By: Nicholas Julius

When Sammy Balle's leg is shattered on the final play of the college football National Championship, his chances of going pro are shattered as well. While wallowing in self-pity and contemplating what might have been, catastrophe strikes when his young niece is injured and falls into a coma. When Death comes to take her away, Sammy challenges him to a football game for her life. Death's stipulation, however, is that all of the players Sammy chooses to fill in his roster must have passed on. With the help of an elderly football guru, Sammy compiles his team of Legends, including greats such as Nitschke, Grange, Alzado, and Hutson. The game that ensues is not at all what Sammy had in mind however, as he must overcome Death's hidden clauses and tricks. In a one-time football game where the stakes are life and death itself, you will not need players, you will need Legends.

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iUniverse

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0595284167

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9780595284160

The Migrant

By: Nicholas Sheridan Stanton

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The Migrant

By: Nicholas Sheridan Stanton

Family. The word is both sweet and bitter. We spend our lives running to and running from the safety or confines of this uniquely social phenomenon. Meet young Tina Lopez, Ethan Kelly, and K.C. Littleton. The path they take into one another's lives is almost too fantastic for fiction.

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Just Imagine It Ink

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0786158360

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9780786158362

Two Plays on the Aftermath of War

By: John Nicholas Schweitzer

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Two Plays on the Aftermath of War

By: John Nicholas Schweitzer

These two plays portray dramatic events on stage to inform the general public of the nature and seriousness of the psychological trauma endured by many veterans of combat, along with the enduring effects when they return to civilian life, and also to provide an opportunity for veterans who see the plays to identify with, to talk about, and in some measure to deal with their experiences"--Provided by publisher.

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1329663977

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The Regal Throne — Power, Politics and Ribaldry

A Guide to Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V

By: Nicholas Dobson

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The Regal Throne — Power, Politics and Ribaldry

A Guide to Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V

By: Nicholas Dobson

If, advised essayist and critic William Hazlitt, we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare. For if anyone profoundly understood the human condition in all its forms, it was he. Lovably drunken rogues, dysfunctional kings, cowardly preening braggarts, to nobly inspiring heroes. The remarkable series of plays engaged in under The Regal Throne moves from high political intrigue to lowlife bar-room badinage. From self-indulgent regal decline to elevated and inspirational kingly valour. From adolescent delinquency and father-son tensions to exaltedly noble redemption. The playwright launches us on our journey with the narcissistic Richard, rapidly sowing seeds of his own decline with his callously imperious behaviour. And the ruthlessly astute Bolingbroke returning from his banishment to take the sovereign's Crown and then his life. But Bolingbroke as Henry IV has little chance to enjoy his prize. For his tyranny breeds rebellion. Meanwhile in Cheapside, (and to his father's chagrin), the future Henry V, as adolescent Prince Hal, disports himself in seedy taverns amongst a gallery of Hogarthian lowlifes (including the comedic heavyweight Falstaff), while quietly planning a shrewdly redemptive personal remake as the exemplary war hero, Henry V. A rich tapestry indeed. But whilst Shakespeare's early modern English is reasonably understandable, many words and references aren't. For slang is constantly shape-shifting. And, particularly with Shakespeare's bar-room banter, it's helpful to know just what the characters are saying to and about each other. The author explains each scene of all four plays in detail with copious quotations from Shakespeare's text throughout and substantial hypertext explanatory notes. The Regal Throne is an invaluable companion for all who set sail on this vibrant Shakespearean voyage into power, politics, and ribaldry.

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Liverpool University Press

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1802074376

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9781802074376

The Orbs Omnibus

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

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The Orbs Omnibus

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

A thrilling collection of the entire bestselling Orbs series from Nicholas Sansbury Smith about the last survivors of an alien invasion—includes, Orbs: A Science Fiction Thriller, Orbs II: Stranded, Orbs III: Redemption, White Sands: An Orbs Prequel, and Red Sands: An Orbs Prequel. While training for a manned mission to Mars, Dr. Sophie Winston and her team of scientists find themselves cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped inside a biosphere deep within the confines of Cheyenne Mountain, Sophie and crew discover they are the survivors of a brutal alien invasion. But as they struggle to stay alive, they realize their safe haven is far from safe and that they must team with other survivors around the world to defeat the aliens before it's too late for humanity, and the Earth...

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Simon and Schuster

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1501131087

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9781501131080

Courthouse

A Novel

By: John Nicholas Iannuzzi

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Courthouse

A Novel

By: John Nicholas Iannuzzi

The blistering novel of a courageous young lawyer in a big-city jungle of mob violence, corrupt courts, political intrigue, and dangerous passion! In the hushed halls of justice, Marc Conte was dynamite. From quiet air-conditioned courtrooms to seething New York streets, Courthouse follows Conte—the city’s brightest young criminal lawyer—as he grapples with the most dangerous adversaries a lawyer ever faced: corrupt DAs and crooked judges; political backstabbers who could end a young lawyer’s career for good; and women willing to do anything for his services. Ahead of Conte are his three most challenging cases—and a slashing confrontation with the seamy side of the American legal system. With all the explosive reality of the passions it portrays, Courthouse propels the reader into the tumultuous world of Marc Conte, trial lawyer.

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Open Road Media

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1480476617

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9781480476615

This Is The Schoolroom

By: Nicholas Monsarrat

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This Is The Schoolroom

By: Nicholas Monsarrat

The turbulent Thirties, and across Europe cry the discordant voices of hunger and death, most notably in Spain, where a civil war rages. Aspiring writer, Marcus Hendrycks, has had a safe, cloistered existence in Cambridge, but joins the fight against the fascists. He discovers that life itself is the real schoolroom.

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