Author: Michael Macauley
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375896848
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Christopher Paolini's world of Alagaësia is a magical land, full of mysterious people, objects, and places-one that has captivated millions of fans across the globe. Now, with the Inheritance Fan Book, those fans have a resource in the form of an A-to-Z almanac, where they can find everything they ever wanted to know about this fascinating world. From Arya to Zar'roc, this is an exhaustive encyclopedia about the land of the Inheritance cycle that also offers little-known facts gleaned from dozens of interviews with Christopher Paolini. Did you know . . . -that Helgrind, the den of the Raz'ac, is based on a real rock formation? -that Saphira's blue-tinted vision was inspired by Paolini's own color blindness? -that the Broddrings are the original humans who traveled to Alagaësia with King Palancar? A must-have book for every Inheritance fan!
The Inheritance Almanac
Author: Michael Macauley
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375896848
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Christopher Paolini's world of Alagaësia is a magical land, full of mysterious people, objects, and places-one that has captivated millions of fans across the globe. Now, with the Inheritance Fan Book, those fans have a resource in the form of an A-to-Z almanac, where they can find everything they ever wanted to know about this fascinating world. From Arya to Zar'roc, this is an exhaustive encyclopedia about the land of the Inheritance cycle that also offers little-known facts gleaned from dozens of interviews with Christopher Paolini. Did you know . . . -that Helgrind, the den of the Raz'ac, is based on a real rock formation? -that Saphira's blue-tinted vision was inspired by Paolini's own color blindness? -that the Broddrings are the original humans who traveled to Alagaësia with King Palancar? A must-have book for every Inheritance fan!
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375896848
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Christopher Paolini's world of Alagaësia is a magical land, full of mysterious people, objects, and places-one that has captivated millions of fans across the globe. Now, with the Inheritance Fan Book, those fans have a resource in the form of an A-to-Z almanac, where they can find everything they ever wanted to know about this fascinating world. From Arya to Zar'roc, this is an exhaustive encyclopedia about the land of the Inheritance cycle that also offers little-known facts gleaned from dozens of interviews with Christopher Paolini. Did you know . . . -that Helgrind, the den of the Raz'ac, is based on a real rock formation? -that Saphira's blue-tinted vision was inspired by Paolini's own color blindness? -that the Broddrings are the original humans who traveled to Alagaësia with King Palancar? A must-have book for every Inheritance fan!
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Author: Old Farmer’s Almanac
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544086929
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
America’s best-selling annual publication is also the most beloved. A reference book that reads like a magazine, Old Farmer's Almanac contains “everything under the Sun, including the Moon”—facts, feature articles, and advice that are “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor.” The Almanac features: • Weather predictions for every day and climatic trends for each season • The most accurate astronomical data in the solar system, with best-viewing recommendations for every month • Safe and easy home remedies for each season’s most common—and uncomfortable—aches and ailments • Fail-safe gardening tips to ensure a hefty harvest, ideas for using vegetable plants as ornamentals, and tips for gardening by the Moon • Delicious recipes for home-baked cakes, cookies, pies, and readers' best bacon dishes • Amusing and enlightening articles on raising children, kisses, and why pets bite (and how to stop them) • Full-color national weather maps of winter and summer forecasts
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544086929
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
America’s best-selling annual publication is also the most beloved. A reference book that reads like a magazine, Old Farmer's Almanac contains “everything under the Sun, including the Moon”—facts, feature articles, and advice that are “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor.” The Almanac features: • Weather predictions for every day and climatic trends for each season • The most accurate astronomical data in the solar system, with best-viewing recommendations for every month • Safe and easy home remedies for each season’s most common—and uncomfortable—aches and ailments • Fail-safe gardening tips to ensure a hefty harvest, ideas for using vegetable plants as ornamentals, and tips for gardening by the Moon • Delicious recipes for home-baked cakes, cookies, pies, and readers' best bacon dishes • Amusing and enlightening articles on raising children, kisses, and why pets bite (and how to stop them) • Full-color national weather maps of winter and summer forecasts
In Hot Blood
Author: Nicola Sly
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752492217
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This chilling compendium of historic crimes features 28 cases that shocked the nation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the cases featured here are the shooting of Bessie Cross, after she fell pregnant while her husband was away serving his country in 1917, and the 1869 murders of Maria Death and her alleged lover by Maria's partner, Frederick Hinson. It also recalls the tragic stories of Elvira Barney and Ruth Ellis, who shot and killed their lovers in 1932 and 1955 respectively, with very different consequences. Along with the most notorious cases, this book also features many that did not make national headlines, examining not only the methods and motives but also the real stories of the perpetrators and their victims. This book is a must for true-crime fans everywhere.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752492217
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This chilling compendium of historic crimes features 28 cases that shocked the nation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the cases featured here are the shooting of Bessie Cross, after she fell pregnant while her husband was away serving his country in 1917, and the 1869 murders of Maria Death and her alleged lover by Maria's partner, Frederick Hinson. It also recalls the tragic stories of Elvira Barney and Ruth Ellis, who shot and killed their lovers in 1932 and 1955 respectively, with very different consequences. Along with the most notorious cases, this book also features many that did not make national headlines, examining not only the methods and motives but also the real stories of the perpetrators and their victims. This book is a must for true-crime fans everywhere.
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Author: Old Farmer's Almanac
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 1571985735
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The 2013 edition of the classic annual guide to astronomical and sky sightings, weather forecasts, planting tables, gardening tips, and other ideas and advice on a variety of topics.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 1571985735
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The 2013 edition of the classic annual guide to astronomical and sky sightings, weather forecasts, planting tables, gardening tips, and other ideas and advice on a variety of topics.
The Blood of Flowers
Author: Anita Amirrezvani
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316006505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A sensuous and richly-imagined historical novel that centers on a skilled young carpet weaver, her arranged marriage, and her quest for self-determination in 17th-century Persia. In 17th-century Iran, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. But when her beloved father dies, she and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to sell the brilliant turquoise rug the young woman has woven to pay for their journey to Isfahan, where they will work as servants for her uncle, a rich rug designer in the court of the legendary Shah Abbas the Great. Despite her lowly station, the young woman blossoms as a brilliant designer of carpets, a rarity in a craft dominated by men. But while her talent flourishes, her prospects for a happy marriage grow dim. Forced into a secret marriage to a wealthy man, the young woman finds herself faced with a daunting decision: forsake her own dignity, or risk everything she has in an effort to create a new life.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316006505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A sensuous and richly-imagined historical novel that centers on a skilled young carpet weaver, her arranged marriage, and her quest for self-determination in 17th-century Persia. In 17th-century Iran, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. But when her beloved father dies, she and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to sell the brilliant turquoise rug the young woman has woven to pay for their journey to Isfahan, where they will work as servants for her uncle, a rich rug designer in the court of the legendary Shah Abbas the Great. Despite her lowly station, the young woman blossoms as a brilliant designer of carpets, a rarity in a craft dominated by men. But while her talent flourishes, her prospects for a happy marriage grow dim. Forced into a secret marriage to a wealthy man, the young woman finds herself faced with a daunting decision: forsake her own dignity, or risk everything she has in an effort to create a new life.
Cannibal Fictions
Author: Jeff Berglund
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299215946
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Objects of fear and fascination, cannibals have long signified an elemental "otherness," an existence outside the bounds of normalcy. In the American imagination, the figure of the cannibal has evolved tellingly over time, as Jeff Berglund shows in this study encompassing a strikingly eclectic collection of cultural, literary, and cinematic texts. Cannibal Fictions brings together two discrete periods in U.S. history: the years between the Civil War and World War I, the high-water mark in America's imperial presence, and the post-Vietnam era, when the nation was beginning to seriously question its own global agenda. Berglund shows how P. T. Barnum, in a traveling exhibit featuring so-called "Fiji cannibals," served up an alien "other" for popular consumption, while Edgar Rice Burroughs in his Tarzan of the Apes series tapped into similar anxieties about the eruption of foreign elements into a homogeneous culture. Turning to the last decades of the twentieth century, Berglund considers how treatments of cannibalism variously perpetuated or subverted racist, sexist, and homophobic ideologies rooted in earlier times. Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes invokes cannibalism to new effect, offering an explicit critique of racial, gender, and sexual politics (an element to a large extent suppressed in the movie adaptation). Recurring motifs in contemporary Native American writing suggest how Western expansion has, cannibalistically, laid the seeds of its own destruction. And James Dobson's recent efforts to link the pro-life agenda to allegations of cannibalism in China testify still further to the currency and pervasiveness of this powerful trope. By highlighting practices that preclude the many from becoming one, these representations of cannibalism, Berglund argues, call into question the comforting national narrative of e pluribus unum.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299215946
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Objects of fear and fascination, cannibals have long signified an elemental "otherness," an existence outside the bounds of normalcy. In the American imagination, the figure of the cannibal has evolved tellingly over time, as Jeff Berglund shows in this study encompassing a strikingly eclectic collection of cultural, literary, and cinematic texts. Cannibal Fictions brings together two discrete periods in U.S. history: the years between the Civil War and World War I, the high-water mark in America's imperial presence, and the post-Vietnam era, when the nation was beginning to seriously question its own global agenda. Berglund shows how P. T. Barnum, in a traveling exhibit featuring so-called "Fiji cannibals," served up an alien "other" for popular consumption, while Edgar Rice Burroughs in his Tarzan of the Apes series tapped into similar anxieties about the eruption of foreign elements into a homogeneous culture. Turning to the last decades of the twentieth century, Berglund considers how treatments of cannibalism variously perpetuated or subverted racist, sexist, and homophobic ideologies rooted in earlier times. Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes invokes cannibalism to new effect, offering an explicit critique of racial, gender, and sexual politics (an element to a large extent suppressed in the movie adaptation). Recurring motifs in contemporary Native American writing suggest how Western expansion has, cannibalistically, laid the seeds of its own destruction. And James Dobson's recent efforts to link the pro-life agenda to allegations of cannibalism in China testify still further to the currency and pervasiveness of this powerful trope. By highlighting practices that preclude the many from becoming one, these representations of cannibalism, Berglund argues, call into question the comforting national narrative of e pluribus unum.
How to Win at Everything
Author: Daniel Kibblesmith
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452129681
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Nobody wants to be a loser. With this revolutionary new handbook, readers will learn how to win at literally everything*—even things that aren't contests, and that you can't or shouldn't try to win at, such as dreaming, apologizing, and talking on the phone with your mom. Crucial illustrated advice and instruction guides would-be winners through activities including bird-watching (start by spotting common species like pigeons, or dogs), job interviews (maintain eye contact: very smart people do not need to blink), and many more scenarios for success. In sharing their hard-won knowledge, the authors—noted experts at this sort of thing—help readers become the future winners they were meant to be. *actually, more like dozens of things
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452129681
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Nobody wants to be a loser. With this revolutionary new handbook, readers will learn how to win at literally everything*—even things that aren't contests, and that you can't or shouldn't try to win at, such as dreaming, apologizing, and talking on the phone with your mom. Crucial illustrated advice and instruction guides would-be winners through activities including bird-watching (start by spotting common species like pigeons, or dogs), job interviews (maintain eye contact: very smart people do not need to blink), and many more scenarios for success. In sharing their hard-won knowledge, the authors—noted experts at this sort of thing—help readers become the future winners they were meant to be. *actually, more like dozens of things
Bulletin
Author: Boston Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)
Farmers' Almanac 2020
Author: Peter Geiger
Publisher: Almanac Publishing Company
ISBN: 192872034X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Before there were search engines, there was the Farmers' Almanac, a reference guide for all ages. Published every year since 1818, this 200-page resource provides 4 seasons of 80-85% accurate weather forecasts and the tools to help you to do your best fishing, gardening, and live a more natural, healthy lifestyle. The best part is, it's stress-free reading with a twist of "Ameri-quirk" that will keep you entertained throughout the year. What's Inside... - Winter Weather! Dive into the much-anticipated 2019-20 winter forecast which we promise will have you shaking and quaking. - Top 10 bugs you can eat (if you really have to). Dig in-some are surprisingly tasty and could help you out of a jam. - 20 Ways to Improve Eye Health in 2020 - an eye-opening list! - Sweet Side of History: Take an historical journey through 200 years of delicious desserts that are sure to make you ditch your diet. - Fabulous Firsts: Speaking of diets, what was the first weight loss diet ever? First UFO sighting? Electric car? 9-1-1 call? We have the list. - Super Fan of Supermoons? Learn the dates and times along with the year's meteor showers so you're in the astronomical know... - DIY Natural Recipes- to combat fleas, melt ice, and soothe sore throats, all using ingredients found right in your pantry. - Recipe Contest: See this year's "a-peeling" secret ingredient and enter to win some cold, hard cash. Plus, who won the quinoa contest? - PLUS: Every edition contains these Farmers' Almanac reader favorites: Gardening by the Moon tasks, Best Days to fish, quit a bad habit, and other tasks; folklore, trivia, words of wisdom, and much much more.
Publisher: Almanac Publishing Company
ISBN: 192872034X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Before there were search engines, there was the Farmers' Almanac, a reference guide for all ages. Published every year since 1818, this 200-page resource provides 4 seasons of 80-85% accurate weather forecasts and the tools to help you to do your best fishing, gardening, and live a more natural, healthy lifestyle. The best part is, it's stress-free reading with a twist of "Ameri-quirk" that will keep you entertained throughout the year. What's Inside... - Winter Weather! Dive into the much-anticipated 2019-20 winter forecast which we promise will have you shaking and quaking. - Top 10 bugs you can eat (if you really have to). Dig in-some are surprisingly tasty and could help you out of a jam. - 20 Ways to Improve Eye Health in 2020 - an eye-opening list! - Sweet Side of History: Take an historical journey through 200 years of delicious desserts that are sure to make you ditch your diet. - Fabulous Firsts: Speaking of diets, what was the first weight loss diet ever? First UFO sighting? Electric car? 9-1-1 call? We have the list. - Super Fan of Supermoons? Learn the dates and times along with the year's meteor showers so you're in the astronomical know... - DIY Natural Recipes- to combat fleas, melt ice, and soothe sore throats, all using ingredients found right in your pantry. - Recipe Contest: See this year's "a-peeling" secret ingredient and enter to win some cold, hard cash. Plus, who won the quinoa contest? - PLUS: Every edition contains these Farmers' Almanac reader favorites: Gardening by the Moon tasks, Best Days to fish, quit a bad habit, and other tasks; folklore, trivia, words of wisdom, and much much more.
Publications
Author: Buffalo Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description