An army doctor’s classic Vietnam War memoir—a National Book Award Finalist and “a book of great emotional impact”—plus two powerful novels (The New York Times).
How a form of play becomes a sport: players, agents, referees, leagues, tournaments, sponsorships, and spectators, and the culture of professional computer game play.
Richard and Michael, both three years sober, have just decided to celebrate their love by moving in together when Richard—driven by the desire to do the right thing for his ten-year-old-daughter, Brady, whom he has never met—impulsively calls his former father-in-law to connect with her.
Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus, have continually grown in popularity and influence since their official winding up in 1980.
This book explores how the rise of widely available digital technology impacts the way music is produced, distributed, promoted, and consumed, with a specific focus on the changing relationship between artists and audiences.
Wolfgang Schmitt, ex-underwear model, self-proclaimed wisecrack, and cynical copywriter turned undercover agent, is biding his time, unsure how to spend the millions he scored after his recent undercover mission for the FBI.
This book will sketch the dynamics of infrastructure in video games, focusing on the relationship between game rules, fictional world, and player interaction.
Der neue Roman vom Gewinner des Crime Cologne Award 2022 und des Friedrich-Glauser-Preises 2021Die berührende Geschichte eines Mannes, der seiner kaltherzigen Kindheit nie ganz entkommt und in die Mühlen der Geschichte gerätIm Sommer 1897 erblickt Anton Rosser auf einem abgelegenen Hof in der Fränkischen Schweiz das Licht der Welt – ein dunkles Licht mit schwarzen Schatten, die ihn sein Leben lang begleiten.
This book is about the implications of novels for young readers that tell their stories by alternating between different narrative lines focused on different characters.
An exciting new Amish-meets-Wild West adventure from bestselling authors Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith weaves an entertaining and romantic tale for devoted fans and new readers.
In Disputing Disaster, Perry Anderson picks out from the highly charged historiography on the First World War one leading historian from each of the major powers that survived the conflagration: Fritz Fischer, famous historian of German war guilt; Pierre Renouvin, a disabled serviceman and preeminent authority on the conflict in France; Luigi Albertini, the Italian newspaper tycoon who, unique among scholars of the Great War, played a part in pitching his country into it; Paul W.
Summer Dawidowitz has spent the past year caring for her grandmother, Josie xe2x80x94 a lifelong Communist, a dedicated teacher, and the founder of an organization that tutors schoolchildren.
The magnum opus of Russia's greatest science fiction novelists translated into English for the first time Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are widely considered the greatest of Russian science fiction masters, and their most famous work, Roadside Picnic, has enjoyed great popularity worldwide.
Since 2007, the biennial International Conferences on Dynamics in Logistics (LDIC) offers researchersand practitioners from logistics, operations research, production, industrial and electrical engineering aswell as from computer science an opportunity to meet and to discuss the latest developments in thisparticular research domain.
A hostage and a deep-sea scientist recall their romance in this "e;strange, intelligent, gorgeously written"e; novel about love, oceans, lust, and terror (New York Magazine).
New York Timesbestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of todays top crime writers in this acclaimed collection of suspenseful stories featuring fierce womenincluding one never-before-published novella.
This captivating and compelling Welsh saga from much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris is perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin.
From the award-winning and criticallyacclaimed creator of LIBERTY MEADOWS, Drawing Beautiful Women, ZOMBIE KING, and Jungle Girl, this collection showcases FRANK CHO 's past and present illustrations of the female form and fantastic beasts, and why he 's one of the most soughtout talents in the business.
May Alcott spends her days sewing blue shirts for Union soldiers, but she dreams of painting a masterpiece—which many say is impossible for a woman—and of finding love, too.
Doug Johnstone erzählt in seinem Kriminalroman die Geschichte von vier Geschwistern und einer drogensüchtigen Mutter, die in einem der vernachlässigten Viertel Edinburghs leben.
Indulge yourself with the Winter Wonderland CollectionIncluding the titles:All I Want for ChristmasChristmas Nights with the ExChristmas with the CrownThe Italian's Christmas PassionA Christmas Seduction
Violently divided societies present major challenges to institutions seeking to establish peace in places characterised by ethnic conflict and high levels of social segregation.
Named after Lapindo Brantas, a gas exploration company that was drilling at the eruption site, the Lapindo mudflow initially burst in 2006 and continues to flow today, becoming the most expensive disaster in Indonesia's history.
From a thrillingly talented 28-year-old newcomer - the Anne Tyler for a new generation, yet with a distinctive voice and quirky sensibility all of her own - comes a contemporary novel that brings to life a few of the 'good people of New York' and renders them in all their neurotic glory.
