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The Frost Fair
Christmas, 1669. In the grip of the coldest winter for years, the River Thames is frozen from bank to bank and London celebrates with a traditional frost fair held on its broad back. Revellers come from far and wide to enjoy the spectacle: an ox is roasted, booths set up and entertainers employed to amuse the crowds enjoying the holiday atmosphere. Among the throng is ambitious young architect Christopher Redmayne, escorting the daughter of one of his clients with whom he hopes to further a romantic attachment. By chance they meet Christopher's good friend, Constable Jonathan Bale. When a child slips on thin ice the pair make a chilling discovery of a frozen naked corpse embedded in the ice.
The Little Book of Mushrooms
"Not quite plants, animals, nor bacteria -- mushrooms are brilliant, incredible, one-of-a-kind organisms. In The Little Book of Mushrooms, you will explore seventy-five of the most unique varieties of mushrooms. From the vividly red Fly Agaric to the nutritious Chicken of the Woods to the lethal Death Cap, you will learn everything about these fungi, including where they live, their most distinguishing features, which fungi are safe to eat, and much more. Satisfy your fungi curiosity and begin your journey into the enigmatic world of mushrooms with The Little Book of Mushrooms"--
Elevating Ourselves
Describes how Blanche Douglas Leathers studied the Mississippi River and passed the test to become a steamboat captain in 1894.
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The Lost Ones
Serene has been on the run for most of her life. She has no recollection of her past; even her name is not her own. Serene knows only one thing for certain. She is werewolf. It is not until she reaches the town of Sufferen that she finally finds a small pack of runaways that are also werewolves. They take her in but there is a heavy price attached to their generosity. Their Alpha, Washington, forces Serene into a life of prostitution. Serene decides that this is not what she wants for her life or the other female werewolves. Her only choice is to revolt against the pack. She may be powerful enough to stop Washington, but not alone. Then she meets Chase Aires, an angel and descendent of the God of War. His power is unlike anything she has ever witnessed. With his help she can overthrow Washington and take control, leading the others out of a life of prostitution and misery.
King of Poisons
For centuries, arsenic's image as a poison has been inextricably tied to images of foul play. In King of Poisons, John Parascandola examines the surprising history of this deadly element. From Gustave Flaubert to Dorothy Sayers, arsenic has long held a place in the literary realm as an instrument of murder and suicide. It was delightfully used as a source of comedy in the famous play Arsenic and Old Lace. But as Parascandola shows, arsenic has had a number of surprising real-world applications. It was frequently found in such common items as wallpaper, paint, cosmetics, and even candy, and its use in medical treatments was widespread. American ambassador Clare Boothe Luce suffered from expos...
All the Ways We Kill and Die
The search for a friend’s killer is a riveting lesson in the way war has changed. The EOD—explosive ordnance disposal—community is tight-knit, and when one of their own is hurt, an alarm goes out. When Brian Castner, an Iraq War vet, learns that his friend and EOD brother Matt has been killed by an IED in Afghanistan, he goes to console Matt's widow, but he also begins a personal investigation. Is the bomb maker who killed Matt the same man American forces have been hunting since Iraq, known as the Engineer? In this nonfiction thriller Castner takes us inside the manhunt for this elusive figure, meeting maimed survivors, interviewing the forensics teams who gather post-blast evidence, ...
Connected
The accompanying book to the Nottingham Flickr Groups 2013 exhibition, their 6th annual exhibition bringing together photographers of all ages and abilities, amateur and pro alike with no status differences. The book provides a detailed view of the images in the exhibition with a number of articles written by the contributing artists to provide the reader with a greater insight into the photographic process of creativity and vision.
Bitter Orange
Seth Harrington can be invisible or undetectable, but he is not a superhero. The ability only works in morally grey situations; the rest of the time, he can't turn it on and off at will. He can use a movie ticket stub to buy a coffee or a one-dollar bill to pay for a cell phone. He can stop muggings in plain sight, unseen, but only with worse violence. But this only adds to his confusion about his place in the world. Still reeling from the horrors of the September 11 terrorist attacks and ambivalent about his future, Seth is at a crossroads: Can he be one of the good guys by doing bad things, or are his newfound powers part of someone else's malevolent agenda? There are no easy answers or expected outcomes in Marshall Moore's exploration of urban life and the ways that people can disappear.
