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    Calls May Be Recorded is a ribald and mordantly hilarious workplace satire from an iconoclastic new voice, featuring one of the most charmingly troubled narrators of recent memory.Jimmie works in a London call center, fielding complaints from dissatisfied travelers. Concerns range from whether compulsive itching will attract sharks in Mykonos, to the queue at the infinity pools in Maldives, to ... Read more

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    Piechocki calls for an examination of the idea of Europe as a geographical concept, tracing its development in the 15th and 16th centuries.What is "Europe," and when did it come to be? In the Renaissance, the term "Europe" circulated widely. But as Katharina N. Piechocki argues in this compelling book, the continent itself was only in the making in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ... Read more

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    In the Cotswolds and beyond, far out to Africa Way back in the sixties, in the good old times May it be in civvy street or in the Army I will remember with you my friend Just what a treat life could be A lovely collection of funny short stories that will bring you back to a by gone time and leave you with a smile on your lips... ... Read more

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  • To Steal a Moment's Time

    "I've decided to write it down. Later, when he is a grown man and I might have the fortune to still be alive, I will no longer remember one thing or another. I will, therefore, whenever I am able to steal a moment's time, record what is happening with us and around us while he is becoming accustomed to life—to this life which seems to offer little more than death." -Katharina BergerOn the brink of ... Read more

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  • The Making of You

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  • The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Mother Nature

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    This book is not just about mistakes writers make but about things they tend to neglect. However it will not tell you "How To" create a world. That is still up to you but the most important point is to create an abundance of living beings and all they need to survive in a believable way.Generally, this book is aimed at writers of SF or Fantasy. Of course it also is of help in any other genre if ... Read more

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  • Food Beyond Terroir

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    From winemaking in occupied territories to fishing in polluted seas, home cooking in refugee communities, and vegan cheesemaking, this collection explores the complex ways taste and place intersect with political, ecological, social, and economic issues. Through diverse ethnographic case studies, leading food scholars examine the meaning and making of place and taste. In doing so, the book ... Read more

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  • Staying Human

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    During World War II, Heinz Drossel saved Soviet prisoners of war and several Jews, including Marianne Hirschfeld. Again and again, he wasn’t afraid to risk his own life when others’ safety was at risk. Nearly all of Hirschfeld’s family members were murdered by Nazis; she survived in hiding-and met Heinz again by coincidence after the war was over.They married in 1946. At that time, starting over ... Read more

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    On 31st October 1517, Martin Luther pinned ninety-five theses on the Castle Church door, Wittenberg, criticizing the Church of Rome; they were printed and published by Lucas Cranach and caused a storm. Nine young nuns, intoxicated by Luther's subversive writings, became restless and longed to leave their convent. On Good Friday 1523 a haulier smuggled them out hidden in empty herring barrels. Five ... Read more

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  • The Code of Capital

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  • Kissed by Fire

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    a love story with dragonsThe flames of a car crash have killed Lydia's parents and erased her former life from her mind. No matter how much she tries, all she remembers is the agony of losing her family. To be able to go on, she seals her emotions in a hidden corner of her mind. She no longer cares that she's got to live with a foster mother or that she must to go to school again. The world has ... Read more

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