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*Named a Best Book of 2024 by FT* From the Edgar Award-winning author of The Haunting of Alma Fielding, the tale of two journalists competing to solve the notorious Christie murders in postwar London In March 1953, London police discovered the bodies of three...

The first part of this work describes the development of Reformed Worship from 1500-1542. The story begins with liturgical reforms of the Christian Humanists in Alsace, continues through the establishment of the first Protestant worship services in the Swiss cities of Zurich and Basel,...

Embark on a High-Seas Adventure in the The Passage The Navy's most sophisticated destroyer, the USS Barrett, carries a top-secret computer that can pilot an unmanned ship and send it into battle. As the weapons officer charged with its first mission Lieutenant Dan Lenson...

Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger's home, Tiko gradually warmed up, courting her...

Offering clear and reliable guidance to the ideas of philosophers from antiquity to the present day and to the major philosophical systems around the globe, The Oxford Companion to Philosophy is the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years...

Through the intricate art of paper collage, Megan Fullmer Perry's The Overlook Book invites children and adults alike to explore diverse perspectives and engage in meaningful conversations about friendship, love, and kindness. Our initial view of a situation doesn't always allow us to see...

The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020, learning epidemiological terms and seeking information about how to stay prepared in a pandemic. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists' participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex...

Author: Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko, Liz ParkerPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 03/26/2025Binding Type: Library BindingISBN: 9781420518962

The Origins of the Criminal Justice System provides an introduction to the historical roots of modern-day Western systems of justice. The text addresses different aspects of criminal justice, including chapters on police, courts, corrections, and trends in crime and punishment, as well as chapters...

Discover the Joy of Mindful Nutrition and Gentle Exercise Training That Can Be Done From Home! - With This 28-Day Chair Yoga Fitness Challenge, You'll Build Strength, Flexibility, and Get Rid of Any Pains Edited VersionAuthor: Noelle BellPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 03/03/2024Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...

A thorough English translation and Syriac transcript of the Old Syriac Gospels - and older Syriac version than the well-known Peshitta.Very valuable for anyone interested in the Aramaic New Testament, Textual Criticism and transmission, and the Eastern Church.Originally published as: EVANGELION DA-MEPHARRESHEThe Curetonian Version...

Despite their self-proclaimed reputation as the "greatest gamblers" and the fiercest of free-enterprise capitalists, Edward W. Constant II argues that oilmen in Texas quickly evolved a closely-knit fraternity defined by an altruistic, cooperative moral economy. Yet what oilmen did, what they owned, how they...

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket The Odyssey follows the epic journey of Odysseus, the cunning king of Ithaca, as he strives to return home after the Trojan War. Over ten arduous years, Odysseus faces a series of formidable challenges, including confrontations with the...

A landmark new translation of Homer's most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn. In 1961, the University of Chicago Press published Richmond Lattimore's translation of Homer's The Iliad. For more than sixty years, it has served to introduce readers to the...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingOf all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America's largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, NYC represents the beauty, diversity and sheer strength of the...

This study is the first critical examination of the novels of Linus T. Asong, a sharp, compelling, and brutally insightful storyteller, sometimes comical yet with a knack for the distraught, disturbing, and macabre in his throbbing capture and portrayal of society as it functions...

"The Novel Adventures of Natalie Daughtry is well-crafted with a fascinating plot that will keep readers turning pages well into the night (ask me how I know). If you love mystery, adventure, history, and books, Susan L. Tuttle's latest offering is right up your...

Early one December morning, sisters Naomi and Jude wake up to an unusual noise echoing through their Victorian home. Rushing downstairs, they discover a mysterious envelope lying in front of the fireplace.The letter is from an elf called Rylkin, and will lead them into...

A Financial Times Translated Fiction Book of the Year Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai Minoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From debut author Nishita Parekh, a fresh take on the classic locked-room thriller, about a multigenerational Indian American family marooned in a house with a murderer during Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey is about to hit Houston. Meanwhile, single mom Jia Shah is...