Flynn: 1172 books

This title was first published in 2002.In recent years scholars have begun to conceptualize the history of the Pacific Ocean as a subset of world history. This question is taken up in the introductory chapter of this volume, which sets out four periods of modern Pacific history: a silver period, 1570s-1750;...

The book is made up of memories of growing up in a neighborhood called Canaryville and my encounters with friends and neighbors. I also write about my experience of flying to South America with a coworker and my memories of visiting a banana plantation. I also write about my memories of a trip to...

One cocked hat, one red robe trimmed with black rabbit and one silver-gilt chain with a gold and enamel knobbly bit at the end... Eddathorpe's mayoral regalia has disappeared in the possession of Councillor William 'Klondike Bill' Lynch, a colourful drunk who has devised the perfect revenge...

As the first book in the Restructuring Rural Areas series, "Constructing the countryside" presents a new methodological approach to the analysis of rural change. The authors seek to link wider developments in the global political economy to the behaviour of local actors and, in so doing,...

Lake Zurich, a northwest suburb of Chicago, includes a beloved body of water that shares its name and has served as its heart. But the lake did not always bear the same moniker. First known as Cedar Lake because of its many surrounding cedar trees, Lake Zurich was renamed by early settler Seth Paine,...

Famous for his masculine swagger and gritty roles, American cultural icon Clint Eastwood has virtually defined the archetype of the tough lawman. Beginning with his first on-screen appearance in the television series Rawhide (1959--1965) and solidified by his portrayal of the "Man with No Name"...

Before 9/11, films addressing torture outside of the horror/slasher genre depicted the practice in a variety of forms. In most cases, torture was cast as the act of a desperate and depraved individual, and the viewer was more likely to identify with the victim rather than the torturer. Since the terrorist...

Death comes for everyone. For Nena, Death comes for her, but doesn't collect. She's instead picked up by a mysterious group led by a man named Scratch, and they won't let her go now that she's Death Touched. As Nena tries to understand what that means she learns that a threat has arisen that...

From understanding the concepts of research and gathering data, to writing it all up and sharing knowledge, this book will guide your students to become researchers by giving them: a confident start with clarity on core concepts and getting it right ethically step-by-step guidance at each point...

This book provides a basis for class discussion about the responsible conduct of social science research. These 16 brief research ethics cases describe situations in which ethical dilemmas arise and present the student with the opportunity to think through the different implications for researchers....

A Contemporary Alpha Billionaire-Millionaire Rich Sexy Romance Georgina “George” Trammel is up to her chubby neck in family trouble, and it isn’t even her own family. Her aspiring fiance Alex Brenton now controls the back room of the Stacy Department Store where she works, but some in...

The Presents a compilation of poems, images and writings about the gift of life, a joie de vivere, -- much appreciated -- and its many inspirations that pique my mind to write. It is a depiction of events and people all of which bring joy, some reflective nostalgia, with some emotional highs and lows....

The basics of potpourris are simple and few. Dried or fresh sweet-smelling plant materials, other aromatic ingredients like whole spices, bits of citrus peels or shavings of pleasant smell wood chips; essential oils and fixative which combines with the essential oils to preserve their fragrance. Aromatic...

《控制》作者吉莉安．弗琳最新懸疑力作 二○一五年「愛倫坡獎」得獎小說 當神奇壞女人遇上鬼 　 一名年輕女子正在抱怨。無正當職業、學歷普通，但自恃聰明、喜愛閱讀的她，很會察言觀色、說三道四，於是在市中心的占卜工作坊「純真手相館」找了份差事，為客人解讀手相、水晶球和彩光氣場。人有巧手一雙，便能搞事。 　四月某個清晨，一位名叫蘇珊．柏克的女子走了進來，這位「女靈媒」很快察覺到蘇珊是個不快樂但很「有錢」的女人，懷疑自己住的房子不乾淨。當她來到蘇珊所說出了問題的房子時，眼前這座維多莉亞風格的老屋，尖塔磚造、光線不佳，據說牆壁還會滲出血水……更糟糕的是，她的繼子邁爾斯住進來以後，本來性格內向，現在變得容易失控且有攻擊性。 　也許這回不必費勁要在當事人面前說神道鬼，女靈媒心想。她並不知道，自己已身陷險境。房子，一直在這裡等著她。 　本書是作者吉莉安．弗琳繼《控制》後最新力作。起初應《冰與火之歌》系列奇幻大師喬治．R.R.馬丁邀約連載，原題名《What...