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The Dream Solution
The Murder of Alison Shaughnessy - and the Fight to Name Her Killer
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Following Michelle and Lisa Taylor's conviction of the savage murder of Alison Shaugnessy, Bernard O'Mahoney embarked on a successful crusade to prove their innocence. Michelle - who had been having an affair with Alison's husband - had been found guilty of murdering Alison in a jealous rage, and...
The Enlightened Capitalists
Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
An expert on ethical leadership analyzes the complicated history of business people who tried to marry the pursuit of profits with virtuous organizational practices—from British industrialist Robert Owen to American retailer John Cash Penney and jeans maker Levi Strauss to such modern-day entrepreneurs...
Sport in the USSR
Physical Culture--Visual Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Sports played a vital role in the social and cultural life of the former Soviet Union.
The Soviet state sponsored countless programs to promote sporting activities, even constructing a new term, fizkultura, to describe sports culture.
With Sport in the USSR, Mike O’Mahony asserts that the...
Unity in Adversity
EU Citizenship, Social Justice and the Cautionary Tale of the UK
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
'In this important contribution to the analysis and construction of European Union citizenship, Charlotte O'Brien provides her characteristic blend of rigorous legal scholarship and compelling social vision. She identifies challenging questions about the relationship between justice and vulnerability...
Architecting HBase Applications
A Guidebook for Successful Development and Design
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
HBase is a remarkable tool for indexing mass volumes of data, but getting started with this distributed database and its ecosystem can be daunting. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to architect, design, and deploy your own HBase applications by examining real-world solutions. Along with...
Seaweed
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Some might be put off by its texture, aroma, or murky origins, but the fact of the matter is seaweed is one of the oldest human foods on earth. And prepared the right way, it can be absolutely delicious. Long a staple in Asian cuisines, seaweed has emerged on the global market as one of our new superfoods,...
by Ted O'Toole, Miles Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
'Table 13 Journals' tells in a raw and vivid way the story of a teenager's struggles with drugs, violence, and persistent thoughts of suicide. It is told in Miles Harrison's own words, written when he was 15 and 16, and in the words of Ted O'Toole, who was his mentor during this period. It also tells...
by Mario Bernardes, Alicia Triviño Cabrera, Fernando Boavida
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 5, 2017
¿Qué es una arquitectura de comunicación? ¿Para qué sirve basarse en una arquitectura de comunicación? ¿Cuál es el papel del modelo de referencia OSI de ISO en las redes de ordenadores? ¿Qué es un protocolo y un servicio de comunicación? ¿Cómo se organiza la arquitectura TCP/IP y cuáles...
Tourism, Territory and Sustainable Development
Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Applications in Japan and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018
Welfare rise, spatial mobility, and global information and communication channels (in particular, social media) have prompted the emergence of a specific booming and rapidly growing mobility industry all over the world, namely tourism. The tourist sector (including recreation and leisure activities)...
Baby Ava
An Irish Surrogacy Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Baby Ava is the moving and insightful account of Caroline and Niall O'Flaherty's struggle to have a baby. Faced with infertility after Caroline's battle with cervical cancer, the couple begin to explore various options. However, with the usual pathways of IVF and adoption proving too problematic,...
Cooking, Baking, and Making
100 Recipes & DIY Ideas for All Seasons and Reasons
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
A beautifully illustrated book of “fantastic [and] delightfully doable” recipes and DIY crafts from the creator of the Harried Housewife blog (Stylish Southern Mama).
In Cooking, Baking, and Making, noted home cook and “Harried Housewife” Cynthia O’Connor O’Hara proves that living...
by Kristina O'Donnelly
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2015
Kristina O'Donnelly's writings are astounding in their depth and diversity. An explosive, controversial, ethnically diverse, unforgettable epic novel that is timely and very much alive.Acclaim for THE HORSEMAN: 1st Place, Multicultural Fiction, 2005, POW! Awards, FL; Grand Prize, 2004, Jada...
by O. Henry
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 10, 2012
El 11 de septiembre de 1862, hace ahora 150 años, nacía uno de los escritores de relatos más importantes de la Literatura Universal: William Sidney Porter. En 1901 tomó dos decisiones fundamentales para su desarrollo como escritor: se trasladó a Nueva York y cambió su nombre por el de O. Henry...
Spécial comédie - 3 romans
Comédie, pop-corn et secrets de filles
Language: French
Release Date: September 23, 2015
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appeler les copines
synchroniser les agendas
passer l’aspirateur et planquer les chaussettes
remplir les placards en chips, tomates cerises et saucisson ?
HQN vous propose un kit complet pour passer votre soirée en compagnie de trois...