Perkins: 799 books

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A NUCLEAR BOMB WAS DETONATED NEAR A CLUSTER OF OIL REFINERIES? From the president’s airplane window, he sees oil refineries lie as white-hot glowing rubble in what was the Texas City of Texas City. Cracking towers lie toppled on pipelines above the ground now carrying radiation...

Anna Oliphant não está nada entusiasmada com a ideia de se mudar para Paris. Porém, seu pai, um famoso escritor norte-americano, decidiu enviá-la para um colégio interno na Cidade Luz. Anna prefere ficar em Atlanta, onde tem um bom emprego, sua fiel melhor amiga e um namoro prestes a acontecer....

It’s the portrait photographer’s job to create a flattering-perhaps idealized-likeness of the subject in front of his or her lens. There are countless things to consider both technically and artistically in order to make that happen. One thing is for certain: The more you show in the portrait,...

Ask any dog lover: dogs and puppies are the best thing ever! Dogs lift our moods, lower our blood pressure, and improve our sense of well-being. In fact, people who have pets in their lives even live longer! In this book, we’ve collected 500 photos that capturing the beauty and personality of a...

Looking at babies tends to relax and de-stress people Short quotes about babies and childhood are easy to read for kids or seniors Nurture your appreciation for the value of life and empathy for others

Containing numerous contemporary images by leading photographers, this indispensable manual concerning wedding portraits explains posing fundamentals as well as how to create a flattering, feature-specific photograph--one that focuses on the head, shoulders, arms, legs, or torso--in different levels of close-ups, from head-shots to full-lengths.

This book is intended for Python programmers interested in learning how to do natural language processing. Maybe you’ve learned the limits of regular expressions the hard way, or you’ve realized that human language cannot be deterministically parsed like a computer language. Perhaps you have more...

This highly-regarded text provides a comprehensive introduction to modern particle physics. Extensively rewritten and updated, this 4th edition includes developments in elementary particle physics, as well as its connections with cosmology and astrophysics. As in previous editions, the balance between...

Science and technology are cultural phenomena. Expert knowledge is generated amid the conflicts of a society and in turn supplies fuel to fire yet further change and new clashes. This essay on economic entomology is a case study on how cultural events and forces affected the creation of scientific...

Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda Romsey abbey from the east. RECTOR OF TURNWORTH, DORSET AUTHOR OF “AMIENS,” “ROUEN,” “WIMBORNE AND CHRISTCHURCH,” ETC. LONDON GEORGE BELL AND SONS 1907 CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON

Thanksgiving…the sexiest time of the year..NOT! Thanksgiving needs a marketing do-over. It should be the sexiest time of the year when you consinder that we get four full days off from work, too much good food and drink, football, left-overs, binge-watching, and the intoxicating rush of shopping,...

Hot moms are everywhere – in the grocery store, the local high school and even sitting on a park bench.  All it takes is a little imagination to see them. A woman’s sensuality changes as she matures and goes through the ebb and flow of youthful blossoming, middle aged knowledge and...

From soft and sweet submission to hard core vampire domination, and just about everything in between, the First Annual BDSM Writers Con Anthology offers lovers of erotic reading a rich spectrum of stories and flavors showcasing the breath of this genre. This anthology brings you the work of...

New York Single Mom April Sommers finds herself alone for Christmas when her college-age daughter goes off to spend the holidays with her new boyfriend.  What’s a grown woman to do? Watch old Christmas movies from her teen years, and get a little drunk.   She heads to the...