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The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with this candid, humorous, and captivating memoir chronicling her journey toward reinvention and self-acceptance.When you've come out the other side of the bizarre, twisted world of the Playboy mansion, where do you land? If you're Holly...

The present volume is an unabridged compilation of all four Vedas (Rig, White and Black Yajur, Sama and Atharva). Four of the translations are from Ralph Griffith, with the remaining (black yajur) from Arthur Keith. The texts have been proofed and all Sanskrit terms...

This richly illustrated, easy-to-navigate sourcebook presents more than one thousand historic and contemporary examples of pattern and ornamentation from around the world, each one succinctly identified and explained. Arranged thematically, it is unique among pattern books, as it includes examples not only of surface...

William James (January 11, 1842 - August 27, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. James was a leading thinker of the late nineteenth century, one of the most influential U.S....

ADVANCE PRAISE"Memory and grief are at the heart of Garruba's tale; the author explores the ways in which the two are intertwined and shape those who are left behind when loved ones die. Frances and Claire try, in their respective ways, to hold on...

Closely associated with the Romantic movement, John William Polidori is considered by many to be the creator of vampire fiction. His 1819 short story, 'The Vampyre', is widely accepted as the first vampire story ever written. Many of the earliest and most interesting vampire...

The first vampire short story and novella, which came before Dracula, together in one Penguin Classics hardcover, a Penguin Speculative Fiction Special, with a foreword by #1 New York Times-bestselling author V. E. Schwab A Penguin Classic Hardcover The first vampire short story in...

The progenitor of the romantic vampire genre.Author: John William PolidoriPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 02/17/2016Pages: 70Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.17dISBN: 9781530088980This title is not returnable

This unforgettable odyssey into the distant past carries us back to the awesome mysteries of the exotic, primeval world of The Clan of the Cave Bear, and to Ayla, now grown into a beautiful and courageous young woman. Cruelly cast out by the new...

The Upside of Down is a powerful true story of resilience, as John Ulsh recounts his journey from a catastrophic accident and a near-hopeless prognosis to overcoming immense physical and emotional challenges--offering readers an inspiring roadmap to rebuilding their lives, embracing adversity, and reclaiming...

Learn to get what you want from others and build stronger relationships by replacing coercive tactics with this social science-backed playbook for winning trust. Having leverage--in the form of intelligence, charm, beauty, money, status, or insider knowledge--often gives you an advantage in an interaction....

The Wisdom of the Hindu Mystics The principal texts selected and translated from the original Sanskrit, Upanishad means "sitting near devotedly", which conjures images of the contemplating student listening with rapt attention to the teachings of a spiritual master. These are widely considered to...

The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas - the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up...

The chapters of this book are nothing but mirrors for seeing your ''self'' from different angles. And though the journey we are about to embark on is an inner one, it will draw upon every aspect of your life. The only requirement asked of...

Inspired by the author's son, the story of a boy with Down syndrome who goes on a superhero's journey to New York City and learns what truly makes him unstoppable.Jamie likes to pretend he's a superhero. With his cape and gadgets, he feels like...

You may have heard about labor organizers like Cesar Chavez, who helped organize farmworkers in California. But decades earlier, A. Philip Randolph started a union for Black porters who worked on Pullman railcars. It was the first predominately Black union in the United States....

A luminous poetry collection that weaves together nature, family ties, and memory Born from a state of fragmented time, the poems in The Unreliable Tree call out the intimate feelings mothers so often fear to share. With a precise and tender eye, Margot Kahn...

A shocking discovery of human bones reopens an almost fifty-year-old cold case--and rips apart the lives of a group of friends--in a riveting novel by Loreth Anne White, the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Maid's Diary.When human bones are found...

Discover 75 viral TikTok recipes and trending dishes in the second volume of bestselling The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook, perfect for easy home cooking and chefs of all skills! From viral Whipped Lemonade to trending Pasta Chips, explore some of the most popular, post-worthy TikTok...

The first of its kind, this magical tome details every character included in the official canon of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, including names, histories, special abiliites, allies, enemies, wand type and more.Author: The Editors of MugglenetPublisher: Media Lab BooksPublished: 06/23/2020Pages: 336Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...