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"Raw, raunchy, laugh-out-loud funny, and surprisingly affecting, An Idiot In Love is a deeply relatable page-turner. The honesty, candor, and humor of David Jester's prose is something to be admired and enjoyed. I loved this book!" -Davy Rothbart, author of My Heart is an Idiot and creator of FOUND ... More

Kieran McCall’s youth was a series of misguided attempts at love-a succession of sexual failures that always ended in disaster but somehow led to something worthwhile. As an adult, his failures looked like they were behind him. He married the love of his life and they had a child together, but chaos... More

Michael Holland is a grim reaper working the worst beat in the worst town. Michael’s best friend is a pot-smoking tooth fairy, his boss is the angel of death, his psychiatrist can read his mind, and he counts bogeymen, demons, and clones as his acquaintances.His nine-to-five is a succession of stupi... More

The dramatic story of George Washington's first crisis of the fledgling republic. In the war’s waning days, the American Revolution neared collapse when Washington’s senior officers were rumored to approach the edge of mutiny. After the British surrender at Yorktown, the American Revolution blazed... More

They each had their own demons to face, and none of them had much to live for. Malcolm was alone in the world, Darren might as well have been, and Eddie . . . well, Eddie wished he was. Crime wasn’t a way out for them; it was just a way to survive. But the clinic was a job too far, a risk that didn’... More

Part memoir, part his take on life, the universe and Hollywood, this is an all-round portrait of a true original. David Gest was the star of this year's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! His tall tales, huge sense of fun and sheer likeability proved to be ratings gold and his stories and expressi... More

Part memoir, part his take on life, the universe and Hollywood, this is an all-round portrait of a true original. David Gest was the star of this year's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! His tall tales, huge sense of fun and sheer likeability proved to be ratings gold and his stories and expressi... More

This illustrated textbook for biologists provides a refreshingly clear and authoritative introduction to the key ideas of sampling, experimental design, and statistical analysis. The author presents statistical concepts through common sense, non-mathematical explanations and diagrams. These are foll... More

This is the incredible story of the scientists who created a coronavirus vaccine in record time.  In Longshot, investigative journalist David Heath takes readers inside the small group of scientists whose groundbreaking work was once largely dismissed but whose feat will now eclipse the importance o... More

Twelve authors shed new light on the true history and enduring mythology of seventeenth– and eighteenth–century pirates in this anthology of scholarly essays.   The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plunder... More

The violent, dark, and twisted journey of an emotionless, hate-filled, obsessive teen who becomes a clinical and prolific serial killer.Herman isn’t like other teens his age. He isn’t like the academic elite, the geeky students who get all the grades and are adored by their teachers. He isn’t like t... More

Fish travel in schools, birds migrate in flocks, honeybees swarm, and ants build trails. How and why do these collective behaviors occur? Exploring how coordinated group patterns emerge from individual interactions,Collective Animal Behaviorreveals why animals produce group behaviors and examines t... More

In a post-truth, fake news world, we are particularly susceptible to the claims of pseudoscience. When emotions and opinions are more widely disseminated than scientific findings, and self-proclaimed experts get their expertise from Google, how can the average person distinguish real science from fa... More

After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. The world’s first reusable spacecraft, it launched like a ro... More

I Residenti di Luna di David Estes Dopo un terribile cataclisma che ha costretto il genere umano a rifugiarsi sotto terra, due adolescenti provenienti da ambienti molto diversi si ritrovano assieme nel bel mezzo di una rivoluzione. "Una delle 15 serie da leggere se vi è piaciuto Hunger Games" - B... More

"Une des 15 meilleures séries à lire si vous avez aimé la saga Hunger Games" -- Buzzfeed Dans une tentative désespérée pour échapper à la destruction du monde tel que nous le connaissons, l'humanité a été forcée de vivre sous terre, dans les profondeurs de la planète, créant ainsi une nouvelle soci... More

En un desesperado intento por escapar de la destrucción, hace décadas, la humanidad se vio obligada a vivir debajo de la superficie terrestre, en las profundidades de la Tierra, creando una nueva sociedad llamada los Tres Reinos. Luego de que sus padres y hermana fueran abducidos por los Ejecutor... More

Después de rescatar a su padre y hermana menor, Adele es obligada a dejar a su familia y a Tristán para encontrar a su madre en el cruel y peligroso Reino de los Moradores de la Estrella. En medio de los florecientes sentimientos por Adele, Tristán debe poner de lado sus sentimientos y dejarla hace... More

Founded in a perspective that speaks to the diversity of contexts and processes used across Canada, this work is nevertheless firmly grounded in theory, offering an in-depth analysis geared toward advanced study in community practice.  This depth is further strengthened by the diversity of topics r... More

Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like wr... More

In this book the authors explore the possible beginnings of the Wiccan tradition by examining the practices in the context of magickal and spiritual thought spanning thousands of years. Through setting aside the endless debates about initiatory lineages, they look beyond the personalities of the peo... More

University-industry interaction combines several layers of actors, states and effects. People make choices, based on their individual characteristics, at different stages of a scientific career, in a highly internationalised profession. Tensions arise when university administrators and managers need... More

Rich in observation and insight, and written in a highly individualistic style, The Walled City is a haunting study of the powerful forces that both unite and divide generations and communities.... More

Chickootichoo the squirrel and the little boy Gattu become friends when Gattu is in the garden. They liked each other very much and Gattu gave him nuts and Chickootichoo started visiting the courtyard of the house.... More