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      • Howard J. Erlichman

        The Roman Century: How a Determined People Launched the Greatest Empire in World History should be of interest to anyone who ponders the increasingly intense competition among the United States, China and Russia. The book places the spectacular Roman advance during a single “long” century (323-188 BCE) in a much wider geo-politico-economic context than existing works; explains how the Romans perfected a three-pronged blueprint of imperial conquest which had been devised by Philip II of Macedon; and incorporates timeless observations from the likes of Appian, Arrian, Clausewitz, Diodorus, Livy, Machiavelli, Plutarch, Polybius, Sun Tzu and Thucydides. The book also explains how the Romans generated a host of lessons to be studied by anyone concerned with the processes through which overseas empires are won and lost. The ebook edition is currently available on Amazon Kindle, Apple iTunes, B&N Nook and Rakuten Kobo.

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      • Reise Know-How Verlag Hans-R. Grundmann GmbH

        Reise Know-How Verlag Hans-R. Grundmann GmbH belongs to the publishing group of Reise Know-How and is specialized in Travel Guides for North America (Canada and the USA). Our portfolio consists of nine well selling books, mostly market leaders for the german market: USA Southwest, USA West complete, California, Florida, USA East/South, Canada Southwest/USA Northwest, Canada West, Canada East/USA Northeast, Canada East

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        Lam Chua: Travel Notes on Food 2

        by Lam Chua

        Lam Chua: Travel Notes on Food 2 is a sequel to Lam Chua: Travel Notes on Food, involving Mr. Chua's travel notes and random thoughts on his trip for savoring food, especially his new articles as well as his Weibo post about delicacies, anecdotes and scenery during 2018 to 2020. What Mr. Chua delivers to us in this book goes beyond just travelling and food, but more of his refreshing insight into life's ups and downs.

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        Food & Drink

        Lam Chua: Travel Notes on Food

        by Lam Chua

        Lam Chua: Travel Notes on Food involves Mr. Chua's travel notes and random thoughts on his trip for savoring food. He experiences around the world from Moscow to Buenos Aires, feasting your eyes on European and American styles and customs; he travels around China from Dalian of Liaoning to Sheung Wan of Hong Kong, savoring local culture and cuisines; he talks about food from cup noodles and sauce to fish roes and curry, airing opinions and making comments in passionate language. Besides, the book is illustrated by the Hong Kong talented artist as well as Mr. Chua's dedicated illustrator Ms. Meilo So. Her loose, flowing, and easily recognizable style add more appeal and interest to the book.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        November 2020

        Howard Jacobson

        by David Brauner, Daniel Lea

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        April 2023

        Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth

        A curious and enduring relationship

        by Christine Skelton

        Charles Dickens called his sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth his 'best and truest friend'. Georgina saw Dickens as much more than a friend. They lived together for twenty-eight years, during which time their relationship constantly changed. The sister of his wife Catherine, the sharp and witty Georgina moved into the Dickens home aged fifteen. What began as a father-daughter relationship blossomed into a genuine rapport, but their easy relations were fractured when Dickens had a mid-life crisis and determined to rid himself of Catherine. Georgina's refusal to leave Dickens and his desire for her to remain in his household led to rumours of an affair and even illegitimate children. He left her the equivalent of almost £1 million and all his personal papers in his will. Georgina's commitment to Dickens was unwavering but it is far from clear what he did to deserve such loyalty. There were several occasions when he misused her in order to protect his public reputation. Why did Georgina betray her once much-loved sister? Why did she fall out with her family and risk her reputation in order to stay with Dickens? And why did the Dickenses' daughter Katey say it was 'the greatest mistake ever' to invite a sister-in-law to live with a family?

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        On the Run

        by Izai Amorim

        New York City, early 1990s: a young, rich, and well-educated Central American man on the run from the police and Colombian drug dealers. He is accused of crimes he didn’t commit. Ready to do what it takes to survive, Pablo ironically embraces the very drug trade that threatened his life in the first place. Who is he? What is he really capable of? The question of identity is at the heart of On the Run. More than a contemporary story of survival, it’s a journey of self-discovery. Pablo’s voice is funny, sometimes mean and merciless. He moves with nightmarish ease from recounting his adventures to recollecting his early life. Not always politically correct, On the Run gives you an insightful, twisted, humorous, and often disturbing view of conflicting worlds and beliefs: North and Latin America; black, brown, and white; rich and poor; rational and esoteric – and shows how they mix, match, and clash.

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        October 2024

        Villa Obscura

        Thriller

        by Melissa C. Hill, Anja Stapor

        Nach dieser Nacht wird nichts mehr sein, wie es war Auf einer Halloweenparty in einer abgelegenen Villa im Harz bricht echter Horror aus. Anfangs hoffen die sechs Jugendlichen noch, dass es sich um einen Scherz handelt. Doch die zwei maskierten Fremden machen Ernst: Sie halten die Sechs gegen ihren Willen fest und schicken sie auf einen lebensgefährlichen Trip durch das zerklüftete Gelände am Brocken. Wonach suchen die Geiselnehmer? Und wer von den sechs entführten Jugendlichen verbirgt das größte Geheimnis? Als eine der Geiseln stirbt, beginnt ein unerbittlicher Wettlauf gegen die Zeit … Villa Obscura: Wer verbirgt hier welches Geheimnis? Hochspannung pur: Packender Young-Adult-Thriller voller unerwarteter Wendungen für Leser*innen ab 14 Jahren. Spannende Erzählperspektive: Die Geschichte wird aus den Blickwinkeln der sechs Jugendlichen erzählt und wirft unterschiedliche Sichtweisen auf dieselben schrecklichen Ereignisse. Einzigartiger Schauplatz: Der mystische Brocken im Harz bietet mit seinem zerklüfteten Gelände eine perfekte und unheimliche Kulisse. Menschliche Abgründe: Der durchdachte Pageturner des Erfolgsduos Melissa C. Hill und Anja Stapor überrascht auf jeder Seite aufs Neue. Der atemberaubende Thriller ab 14 Jahren erzählt eine packende Geschichte voller düsterer Geheimnisse und tödlicher Gefahren und sorgt für ein unvergessliches Leseerlebnis mit überraschenden Wendungen und schockierenden Enthüllungen. Was als lustige Halloweenparty beginnt, verwandelt sich in einen echten Albtraum: Hier geht es nicht mehr um Süßes oder Saures – hier geht es ums Überleben! Ein gruseliges Leseerlebnis für Fans der Geschichten von Ursula Poznanski und Karen M. McManus.

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        May 2023

        Tristan Mortalis

        Thriller

        by Melissa C. Hill, Anja Stapor

        Das dramatische Ende einer tiefen Freundschaft - nachdem Michael, auch bekannt als Tristan, und seine Freunde Alice, Claire, Bene und Damian ihren Schulabschluss gefeiert haben, nehmen ihre Lebenswege unterschiedliche Richtungen. Während einige von ihnen ihr Studium aufnehmen oder beruflich durchstarten, bleibt Tristans Schicksal ungewiss. Diese Ungewissheit findet ein tragisches Ende, als im Moor nahe ihrer Heimatstadt eine Leiche entdeckt wird, die Tristans Kostüm trägt. Dieser Fund löst bei den Freunden nicht nur Entsetzen aus, sondern auch den festen Entschluss, die Wahrheit hinter dem scheinbaren Tod ihres Freundes aufzudecken. Ihre Nachforschungen führen sie jedoch nicht nur tief in die Abgründe ihrer Freundschaft, sondern offenbaren auch, dass jeder von ihnen Geheimnisse verbirgt, die weit über das hinausgehen, was sie voneinander erwartet hatten. Während die Gruppe versucht, das Rätsel um Tristans Verschwinden zu lösen, geraten sie zunehmend in ein Netz aus Lügen, Verrat und unerwarteten Wendungen. "Tristan Mortalis" ist ein packender Thriller, der die Leser mit jeder Seite tiefer in eine Geschichte voller Geheimnisse und überraschender Entdeckungen zieht. Die Autorinnen schaffen es meisterhaft, die Spannung bis zum Schluss aufrechtzuerhalten, während sie gleichzeitig die komplexe Dynamik innerhalb der Gruppe und die Zerbrechlichkeit von Freundschaften unter extremen Umständen beleuchten. Dieses Buch ist nicht nur eine Geschichte über das Aufdecken eines Verbrechens, sondern auch eine tiefgründige Untersuchung der menschlichen Natur und der Frage, wie gut wir die Menschen um uns herum wirklich kennen. Packender Thriller: Bietet Hochspannung und fesselt die Leser*innen bis zur letzten Seite. Komplexe Charakterentwicklung: Vertieft die psychologischen Aspekte jeder Figur und deren Beziehungen zueinander. Meisterhafte Plotkonstruktion: Garantiert überraschende Wendungen und hält die Spannung konstant hoch. Erfolgreiches Autorinnenduo: Melissa C. Hill und Anja Stapors beweisen nach "Lupus Noctis" erneut ihr Talent für packende Jugendthriller. Für Fans von Bestsellerautor*innen: Ideal für Leser, die Werke von Ursula Poznanski und Karen M. McManus schätzen. Tiefgründige Themen: Erkundet Freundschaft, Verlust und die Suche nach Wahrheit in einer zunehmend komplexen Welt. Visuelle und emotionale Erzählweise: Sorgt für ein intensives Leseerlebnis und starke Identifikation mit den Charakteren. Must-read für Thrillerfans: Eine unvergessliche Geschichte, die lange nach dem Umblättern der letzten Seite nachwirkt.

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        Biography & True Stories

        Running from the Mirror

        A Memoir - Three Unspeakable Tragedies

        by Howard Shulman

        As quickly as his face disappeared, so did his mother and father.  Just three days after he was born, Howard Shulman contracted an infection that attacked his face, devouring his nose, lips, lower right eyelid, tear ducts, and palate. Abandoned at the hospital by his parents, he became a ward of New Jersey under the care of a state-employed surgeon who experimentally rebuilt his face.​ Running from the Mirror is a poignant story of one man's struggle to survive against staggering odds and create a meaningful life for himself. With unapologetic candor, Howard gives an unflinching account of growing up a bullied outcast, with no family to officially call his own. Relying on little more than street smarts and grit, he rises from dishwasher to successful entrepreneur. Along the way, a European actress, a schoolteacher, and a fiery Latina help transform his life.​ Filled with heart-wrenching suffering as well as soul-lifting joy, Running from the Mirror is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

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        Picture books
        May 2017

        Over the Hill Together

        by Da Chuzhe

        From the fifth year of their marriage, Sumiko had to receive treatment in hospital for the acute pain caused by multiple rheumatoid arthritis. From that time on the disease had seized her. From 1982, Sumiko had to lie in the bed or rely on a wheelchair for the significant dysfunction of the upper limbs and the paralysis of the lower limbs, so she had to let her husband see to her daily life. And Oochuje took care of her basically all by himself unless he had a business trip and he would hire a care worker. This illustrated book elaborately depicts the story between them, including how they met and fell in love with each other during childhood, their daily conversations, their poems as well as their relentless fighting against disease. At the final part of the book, it mainly records the last thirty-three days from December 1997 to January 1998 during which the couple spent together until Sumiko had passed away. The words of the book is selected and the drawings simple yet profound through which one will be deeply touched for the deep and unchangeable love. “Over the hill” in common sense is an expression for death, but it means a whole new world for Oochuje and Sumiko where they would also walk side by side. Their love and cherish for each other was well beyond life and death for they never ceased to bring happiness for each other. And their love story has also enriched the world with pure beauty and wonder of love.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        February 2010

        New D.H. Lawrence

        by Howard Booth

        New D.H. Lawrence uses current and emergent approaches in literary studies to explore one of Britain's major modernist writers. The collection features new work by the present generation of Lawrence scholars, who are brought together here for the first time. Chapters include: Andrew Harrison on the marketing of Sons and Lovers; Howard J. Booth on The Rainbow, Marxist criticism and colonialism; Holly A. Laird on ethics and suicide in Women in Love; Hugh Stevens on psychoanalysis and war in Women in Love; Jeff Wallace on Lawrence, Deleuze and abstraction; Stefania Michelucci on myth and war in 'The Ladybird'; Bethan Jones on gender and comedy in the late short fiction; Fiona Becket on green cultural critique, Apocalypse and Birds, Beasts and Flowers; and Sean Matthews on class, Leavis and the trial of Lady Chatterley. New D.H. Lawrence will be of interest to all concerned with contemporary writing on Lawrence, modernism and English radical cultures. ;

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        April 2000

        Modernism and empire

        Writing and British coloniality, 1890–1940

        by Howard Booth, Nigel Rigby

        This is the first book to explore the relationship between literary modernism and the British Empire. Contributors look at works from the traditional modernist canon as well as extending the range of work addresses - particularly emphasising texts from the Empire. A key issue raised is whether modernism sprang from a crisis in the colonial system, which it sought to extend, or whether the modern movement was a more sophisticated form of cultural imperialism. The chapters in Modernism and empire show the importance of empire to modernism. Patrick Williams theorises modernism and empire; Rod Edmond discusses theories of degeneration in imperial and modernist discourse; Helen Carr examines Imagism and empire; Elleke Boehmer compares Leonard Woolf and Yeats; Janet Montefiore writes on Kipling and Orwell, C.L. Innes explores Yeats, Joyce and their implied audiences; Maire Ni Fhlathuin writes on Patrick Pearse and modernism; John Nash considers newspapers, imperialism and Ulysses; Howard J. Booth addresses D.H. Lawrence and otherness; Nigel Rigby discusses Sylvia Townsend Warner and sexuality in the Pacific; Mark Williams explores Mansfield and Maori culture; Abdulrazak Gurnah looks at Karen Blixen, Elspeth Huxley and settler writing; and Bill Ashcroft and John Salter take an inter-disciplinary approach to Australia and 'Modernism's Empire'. ;

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        February 2019

        ABBA ABBA: By Anthony Burgess

        by Paul Howard, Andrew Biswell

        ABBA ABBA is one of Anthony Burgess's most original works, combining fiction, poetry and translation. A product of his time in Italy in the early 1970s, this delightfully unconventional book is part historical novel, part poetry collection, as well as a meditation on translation and the generating of literature by one of Britain's most inventive post-war authors. Set in Papal Rome in the winter of 1820-21, Part One recreates the consumptive John Keats's final months in the Eternal City and imagines his meeting the Roman dialect poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli. Pitting Anglo-Italian cultures and sensibilities against each other, Burgess creates a context for his highly original versions of 71 sonnets by Belli, which feature in Part Two. This new edition includes extra material by Burgess, along with an introduction and notes by Paul Howard, Fellow in Italian Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge.

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        January 1986

        Strawberry Hill

        Horace Walpole und die Ästhetik der schönen Unregelmäßigkeit

        by Miller, Norbert

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        August 2021

        Escape School 4. Achtung, Zombies!

        by Jule Ambach, Timo Müller-Wegner, Stefanie Wegner

        Die Zombies sind los! Halloween in der Escape School: Die Schülerinnen und Schüler feiern in gruseligen Kostümen und mit dabei sind natürlich auch die Leser:innen. Doch was ist das? Plötzlich stürmen echte Zombies die Party auf der Suche nach etwas Essbarem. Jetzt gilt es, die gruseligen Kreaturen wieder loszuwerden, bevor sie noch Appetit auf Menschen entwickeln. Wer hilft mit? Spannendes Escape-Rätsel für Kinder ab 7 Jahren. Packende Storyline und viele Rätsel, inklusive Rätsel-Postkarte. Perfekt geeignet, um Leseanfänger für das Lesen zu begeistern. In der Escape-School-Reihe sind bisher fünf Bände erschienen. Gelistet bei Antolin.

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