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How England Began
An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of England In 410 CE, Roman rule of Britain collapsed, bringing a centuries-long occupation to an end. A century later, Britain was dividing into two areas with contrasting cultures, an expansive “Anglo-Saxon” south and east, and a shrinking Celtic west and north. How did this transition happen? And why did the customs of the Germanic incomers prevail in England, unlike elsewhere in Europe? In this deeply researched account, Nicholas J. Higham addresses these difficult questions head on. Higham draws on archaeological evidence and contemporary literature, including the writings of Gildas, to reconsider the accepted narrative. We see anew the importance of culture, warfare, and language—as the arrival, spread, and dominance of incomers irrevocably changed the country. This period marked the beginnings of Englishness, and of such insular identities as Welsh and Cornish. Offering surprising new insights, Higham provides a penetrating account of how, as Roman Britain ended, Anglo-Saxon England emerged.
The War That Made the Middle East
A new history that tells the story of how European imperial ambitions destroyed the Ottoman Empire during the Great War and created a divided and unstable Middle EastThe Ottoman Empire’s collapse at the end of the First World War is often treated as a foregone conclusion. It was only a matter of time, the story goes, before the so-called Sick Man of Europe succumbed to its ailments—incompetent management, nationalism, and ethnic and religious conflict. In The War That Made the Middle East, Mustafa Aksakal overturns this conventional narrative. He describes how European imperial ambitions and the Ottoman commitment to saving its empire at any cost—including the destruction of the Armenian community and the deaths of more than a million Ottoman troops and other civilians—led to the empire’s violent partition and created a politically unstable Middle East. The War That Made the Middle East shows that, until 1914, the Ottoman Empire was a viable multiethnic, multireligious state, and that relations between the Arabs, Jews, Muslims, and Christians of Palestine were relatively stable. When war broke out, the Ottoman government sought an alliance with the Entente but was rejected because of British and French designs on the Eastern Mediterranean. After the Ottomans entered the fight on the side of Germany and were defeated, Britain and France seized Ottoman lands, and new national elites in former Ottoman territories claimed their own states. The region was renamed “the Middle East,” erasing a robust and modernizing 600-year-old empire. A sweeping narrative of war, great power politics, and ordinary people caught up in the devastation, The War That Made the Middle East offers new insights about the Great War and its profound and lasting consequences.
When Worlds Quake
How earthquakes can reveal the subsurface secrets of our planet and other worldsWhen Worlds Quake is a fascinating account of how scientists around the globe seek to use quakes to answer tantalizing questions about the structure and inner dynamics of our planet and to discover the deepest secrets of our nearest neighbors in the solar system. Briefly traversing the history of seismology, Hrvoje Tkalcic describes the women and men who sought to understand major seismic events—from the catastrophic 1556 Shaanxi earthquake and the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 to more recent events such as the 2020 earthquakes in Tkalcic’s native Croatia—and thus shaped the field. Modern global seismologists now not only study the behavior of earthquakes but also use seismic waves as tools to image Earth’s deep interior. To do this work, they need seismographs positioned around the globe, including in remote, challenging regions. Tkalcic takes the reader along on his own daring expeditions to install seismographs and collect seismic wave data from the wilds of the Australian Outback to the rough depths of the Southern Ocean, and even farther afield—to the Moon and Mars, where quakes can be used to image the interiors of these worlds. A riveting and often personal narrative about the cutting-edge science of global and planetary seismology, When Worlds Quake reveals how quakes can help scientists to understand the mysterious inner architecture and ongoing evolution of our planet, as well as worlds beyond our own.
The Limits of Revolution
The role of Bolivian mining families in revolution and politics. In 1952, Bolivia’s Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR) swept into power, promising collective prosperity through class-based nationalism. The heroic symbol of the movement was the worker citizen—the formerly indigenous miner who would fuel economic development in a nationalized mining economy. The Limits of Revolution explores this history from the worker barrios of the copper mining city of Corocoro. As the state walked back its promises of worker political power at the national level, mining men and women in Corocoro struggled—through protests, court battles, and barfights—to maintain the benefits of worker citizenship locally. After the MNR fell to a military dictatorship in 1964, however, families retreated to defending the nationalized mining company against an increasingly hostile state. In this battle to keep the revolution alive, the expansive potential of worker citizenship disappeared and old racial exclusions resurfaced. Largely forgotten today, Bolivia’s experience of revolution exposes the contradictions of postcolonial nationalism and sheds light on Latin America’s transition from Cold War–era class politics to twenty-first-century Pink Tide politics.
The Shaman's Tarot
A richly illustrated tarot deck by Four Winds founder Alberto Villoldo, combining traditional tarot archetypes with the sacred symbols present in one of the world’s most ancient wisdom traditions—shamanism. Before the dawn of time, before space and galaxies were formed, there were the sacred symbols. Then, the sages read the signs of destiny in the sacred symbols and heard the voice of spirit in the wind. Now, those symbols have been lost to many of us—but not the sages from the Andes and the Amazon, cartographers of the invisible world. Here, those symbols are brought to life within the tarot. Each card is infused with rich imagery drawn from these ancient cultures and inspired by both the tarot of Marseilles and the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot. By working with this deck, you can turn chaos into cosmos, find beauty and harmony in creation, and embrace your feelings and experiences, allowing them to flow through you rather than holding you captive. Through this journey, you will discover the teachings the Universe offers and transform them into wisdom-bliss, empowering you to become a co-creator with Spirit. As you learn the language of the sacred symbols, you will cultivate a deeper understanding of your potential and how to dance harmoniously with the unseen forces that shape your reality.
Intimate Letters from Petrograd
Crosley’s book of published letters is a unique and interesting addition to the body of first-hand literature on the Russian Revolution. It is particularly important as the product of a female author. Pauline Crosley’s role and experience in Russia in 1917 was much the same as the diplomatic wives of the US Foreign Service: she was largely responsible for their social calendar and the day-to-day operations of their home. Her letters tend to focus on the details of everyday life, particularly the assessment of their fuel and food supplies, as well as the changing cultural scene and growing violence in the city. Crosley’s letters give us a sense of what life was like during these tumultuous months, and serve as a fascinating companion to some of the more politically detailed accounts of the revolutionary period."
The Starter Ex
From the USA Today bestselling author of When Javi Dumped Mari comes a hilarious twist on How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. 🤫 Schemers to lovers 🤫 Annoyances to lovers 🤫 Fake-ish dating 🤫 Slooooow burn 🤫 (mild) prank wars______________________________Vanessa Cordero can make your dream man's life miserable... For a reasonable fee, she'd date your crush. . . and drive him into your arms. Too clingy? Check. Jealous? Check. A parent's worst nightmare? Triple check. When Vanessa was done, your guy was practically begging for you. Enter Jason Torres; a certified commitment-phobe who doesn't plan on getting hitched anytime soon, much to his mother's dismay. What he needs is a temporary, inappropriate, and outrageous girlfriend. Someone his mother will hate, so she'll finally abandon her dreams of getting him married. Vanessa's little sister, Lisa, has her eye on Jason, and what better way to score him than by pulling the starter ex out of retirement one last time? The rules are simple: no touching, no fooling around, and definitely no falling in love. But nothing's going according to plan, and nothing Vanessa does is scaring Jason away. And the longer they're around each other, the harder it is to deny that they might just be the perfect match.
Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget, 2nd Edition
Outdoor entertaining is one of the great joys of home ownership, but it shouldn’t have to break the bank. In Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget (2015), co-authors Steve Cory and Diane Slavik shared their best wallet-friendly tips for building or renovating your outdoor eating space. Now, Diane Slavik and technical editor Dave Toht have updated the second edition of Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget with fresh materials, detailed how-tos, and photographs to help steer home renovation enthusiasts through the entire process. From backsplashes and pizza ovens to grills and awnings, there are enough tips here to transform your outdoor space into a functioning modern kitchen. Best of all: you’ll learn how to keep it all within a limited budget. With over 300 photographs and plenty of comprehensive DIY projects, you’ll combine professional aesthetics with self-built costs. It’s a detailed update of one of the most essential books for anyone who loves outdoor kitchens—an update you can’t afford to miss.
Becoming Wetland
As the global ecological crises deepens, fire and water, elements that bring warmth, life, become increasingly threatening as we hold our breath, the earth burning and drowning. In Becoming Wetland Yvonne Baker dives into the existential menace of a world whose waters have lost rhythm and balance. But we are never in the realm of the didactic. This watery world is one of sorrow and questions, of images so precise and clear we feel them as our own. With her gift for making connections, between heart and world, between events and objects that could go unnoticed and the ripples of their impact, Yvonne Baker skilfully takes us ‘into the waters / of the reedbed as it sinks into darkness’ where we find the lost objects of ordinary, inundated lives. And in a central sequence we move forward through time, looking back on ourselves through the eyes of those still to be born to find, ‘a reminder of the years when we still had hope.’ But back in the present, that hope has not failed, if only we will listen and accept the blessing on those of us, all of us, ‘caught / between the ochre heat, the black rain.’ Timely, poignant and beautiful, from a poet whose writing warns, comforts and invites us to feel deeply.
Flinch: The Complete Collection
Fear is universal and Flinch proves it in 16 unforgettable chapters. This acclaimed Vertigo anthology delivers a chilling mix of psychological horror, supernatural dread, and dark satire. Each story dares you to turn the page but you might wish you hadn t. Flinch: The Complete Collection gathers all 16 issues of the Eisner-nominated horror anthology series originally published from 1999 to 2001. Featuring a rotating cast of top-tier writers and artists including Brian Azzarello, Joe R. Lansdale, Jim Lee, Frank Quitely, and Bill Willingham Flinch explores the many faces of fear through standalone stories that range from the eerie to the grotesque. With its bold storytelling and haunting visuals, this collection is a must-have for fans of mature, thought-provoking horror.
How to Interpret the Constitution
From New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein, a timely and powerful argument for rethinking how the U.S. Constitution is interpretedThe U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the right to abortion and is revisiting other fundamental questions today—about voting rights, affirmative action, gun laws, and much more. Once-arcane theories of constitutional interpretation are profoundly affecting the lives of all Americans. In this brief and urgent book, Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein provides a lively introduction to competing approaches to interpreting the Constitution—and argues that the only way to choose one is to ask whether it would change American life for the better or worse. If a method of interpretation would eliminate the right of privacy, allow racial segregation, or obliterate free speech, it would be unacceptable for that reason. But some Supreme Court justices are committed to “originalism,” arguing that the meaning of the Constitution is settled by how it was publicly understood when it was ratified. Originalists insist that their approach is dictated by the Constitution. That, Sunstein argues, is a big mistake. The Constitution doesn’t contain instructions for its own interpretation. Any approach to constitutional interpretation needs to be defended in terms of its broad effects—what it does to our rights and our institutions. It must respect those rights and institutions—and safeguard the conditions for democracy itself. Passionate and compelling, How to Interpret the Constitution is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about how the Supreme Court is changing the rights and lives of Americans today.
Where Are the Rocky Mountains?
The Rocky Mountains are split into four groups: the Canadian and Northern Rockies, the Middle Rockies, the Southern Rockies, and the Colorado Plateau. Seven different national parks across the United States and Canada have parts of the Rocky Mountains within their borders, including Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Thanks to the vast distance the mountains cover, the land is home to a wide range of wildlife including grizzly bears, mountain goats, great gray owls, snakes, lizards, and prairie dogs. For thousands of years, the majesty of this mountain range has dazzled those who call it home, from First Nations to European explorers, and those who live there today.
Batman 6: Stav strachu
Vinou Scarecrowových machinací se Gotham potácí na samém okraji sebezničení a hrozba vůči Batmanovi a jeho spojencům je vyšší, než kdy dřív! Simon Saint a jeho vojenská organizace Magistrát, která nyní se starostovou podporou bdí nad dodržováním zákonů v Gothamu, označili Batmana za veřejného nepřítele číslo jedna! V napínavém závodě s časem musí Batman zastavit Magistrát i Scarecrowa dřív, než se Gotham totálně zhroutí!
Mistakes Were Made
He's looking for the perfect wife. She's looking for the perfect one-night stand.
Literary agent Zoey Moody doesn't like small town life, but here she is: exiled from Manhattan's publishing scene and trapped in a tiny Pennsylvania town with her BFF and only remaining client, Hazel. The problem? She's totally broke.
All she needs is for Hazel's next romance novel to become a gigantic hit and Zoey will be back in New York. Nothing will stand in her way. Nothing except her six-foot-two-inch landlord, Gage Bishop. He's smart, serious and sexy. Worst of all, he's ready to settle down.
Zoey might be the most beautiful woman Gage has ever met, but it's clear they're all wrong for each other. She's allergic to commitment and can't work a calendar app; he's looking for a wife and has the next five years all planned out. She's afraid of animals. He lives in a literal barn. But when Gage's world is rocked by a devastating family secret, he turns to Zoey for one night to forget everything. That one night just might change everything ... or ruin it.
Perfect for fans of the heart, humour and hope found in Things We Never Got Over and Things We Left Behind, Mistakes Were Made is a steamy escape to small town romance - full of emotional twists, slow-burn tension and Lucy Score's trademark charm.
Dungeon Friends Forever Vol. 6
How could it possibly have taken this long for Van and Ryuka to enjoy a beach episode together? It may have something to do with this series taking place within the depths of a dungeon. But logic be damned! The dungeon monsters have managed to convert an entire floor into the exact sort of seaside retreat that’ll get the childhood friends’ hearts racing. Only, there’s more to this underground sea than meets the eye. What mystery lurks beneath its waves?
Yoga
A groundbreaking account of the theory and practice of yoga, from the Vedas to the twentieth centuryIn this landmark book, renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the Vedas through the twentieth century. In his introduction, David Gordon White provides invaluable insight into Eliade’s life and work, highlighting the key moments in his intellectual and spiritual education, as well as the personal experiences that shaped his worldview. Yoga is not only one of Eliade’s most important books, but also his most personal—the only one to analyze a religious tradition that he had truly lived.
Cheetah
The Asiatic Cheetah, on the brink of extinction, roams its last home, the remote Iranian desert. Here you will meet the unsung heroes fighting to save it against the severest of droughts and the poachers fighting for their own survival. On top of this, Western sanctions are biting hard...
The Green Witchery Tarot
Tap into the DIVINATORY POWER and GREEN MAGIC of Mother Nature with this STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED tarot card and book set from best-selling author CERRIDWEN GREENLEAF.The heart of green witchery is a strong and abiding connection to our Mother Earth. Longtime taroist, pagan, and gardener Cerridwen Greenleaf inspires and guides in The Green Witchery Tarot Deck: “Exploring Mother Earth’s gifts and utilizing them in your life and magical workings will bring you a grounded happiness nothing else can provide.” Today’s green witches stand on the strong foundation of our wise women forebears. This enchanting tarot deck has been deeply researched, going back to the medieval origins of the tarot, and informed by the age-old insights of hedgewitchery. Both the Major Arcana and suits of the Minor Arcana are packed with symbolism that draws on this wisdom. The accompanying guidebook provides detailed interpretations for all cards, including a meaning, guidance, and practice for each one. Draw upon natural connections in the section with suggested readings where you’ll find good advice, wise counsel, and clarity to help with decisions and next steps on your life journey.
They All Had a Fear - They All Had a Reason 3
A past. A debt. A reckoning. A murder.
After her aunt's death, Winter Covington and her mother inherit her beach house in a quiet seaside town. Unfortunately for them, they arrive just as dead bodies begin washing up on shore. Both residents and tourists are terrorized by the suspected rogue shark and wonder if it's safe to go into the ocean.
But Winter wonders if there's something, or someone, more dangerous lurking on land.
As she tries to solve the mystery surrounding her aunt's death, Winter finds herself trying to avoid becoming the next victim, especially when all signs point to her roommate being a killer.
Perfect for fans of…
One of Us is Lying, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and We Were Liars
High Stakes
Multiple Points of View
And Hidden Identities
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