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Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

A Novel in 36 Voices

by Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, Erik Larson, Julia Quinn, Jamie Ford, Kevin O'Brien, Susan Wiggs, Erica Bauermeister, Carol Cassella, Mary Guterson, Elizabeth George, Deb Caletti, Kathleen Alcalá, William Dietrich, Karen Finneyfrock, Stephanie Kallos, Frances McCue, Suzanne Selfors, Craig Welch, Matthew Amster-Burton, Sean Beaudoin, Robert Dugoni, Jarret Middleton, Greg Stump, David Lasky, Kit Bakke, Dave Boling, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kevin Emerson, Clyde W. Ford, Teri Hein, Stacey Levine, Peter Mountford, Nancy Rawles, Ed Skoog, Indu Sundaresan ...

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, ... Read more

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Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing,
... Read more
A Cultural History of Leisure in the Age of Enlightenment

Edited by Professor Peter Borsay, Prof. Jan Hein Furnée ...

Series series The Cultural Histories Series
In the Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800) the word 'leisure' had a limited presence in intellectual discourse, but in public debates about related concepts such as pleasure and luxury modern practices of and attitudes towards leisure were increasingly discussed. Not surprisingly, as leisure acquired an increasing presence in the economy and in the patterns of people's lives.Between low cost popular ... Read more

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In the Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800) the word 'leisure' had a limited presence in intellectual discourse, but in public debates about related concepts such as pleasure and luxury modern practices of and attitudes towards leisure were increasingly discussed. Not surprisingly, as leisure acquired an increasing presence in the economy and in the patterns of people's lives.Between low cost popular
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Handbook for Small Science Centers

by Dennis Schatz, Pat Adams, American Association of Museums, Association of Science-Technology Centers, Elsa B. Bailey, Mary Baske0, Bronwyn Bevan1, Colleen Blair2, Vicki Breazeale3, Kim L. Cavendish4, Al DeSena5, Kirsten M. Ellenbogen6, John H. Falk7, Claude Faubert8, Peter B. Giles9, Kit Goolsby0, Hands On! Inc1, George E. Hein2, Cassandra L. Henry3, Asger Høeg4, Marilyn Hoyt5, Karen Johnson6, Maureen E. Kennedy7, Lucy Kirshner8, Kathleen R. Krafft9, Thomas Krakauer0, Darlene Librero1, Laura Martin2, Ronen Mir3, Alan Nursall4, Chuck O'Connor5, Paul Orselli6, Andrée Peek7, Stephen Pizzey8, Melanie Quin9, Albert J. Read0, Beryl Rosenthal1, Christen E. Runge2, Beverly S. Sanford3, Rebecca Schatz4, Harold Skramstad5, Robert Semper6, David Taylor7, Charlie Trautmann8, Susan B. F. Wageman9, Charlie Walter0, Kim Whaley1, Adela "Laddie" SkiptonElwell2, Watson "Mac" Laetsch3, Susan Skramstad4, Robert "Mac" West5 ...

There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration, ... Read more

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There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration,
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Arthropod Management and Landscape Considerations in Large-Scale Agroecosystems

by Kristen Baum, Mahendra Bhandari, Haley Butler, Hannalene du Plessis, Norman C. Elliott, Peter C Ellsworth, Sarah Elzay, Isaac L. Esquivel, Ashleigh M. Faris, Aaron J. Gassmann, Kristopher L Giles, Maura Hall, Louis S. Hesler, Anders S. Huseth, William D. Hutchison, Ian MacRae, Robert L.. Meagher, Jr, Lance J. Meinke, Steven E. Naranjo, Matthew O'Neal, Shannon L. Osborne, Pankaj Pal, Katherine A. Parys, Dominic Reisig, Tom Royer, Nina Rudin, Thomas W. Sappington, Gregory A. Sword, Ashley E. Tessnow, Paul A. Umina, Johnnie van den Berg ...

For large-scale agroecosystems, patterns of pest population increases (graded increases or abrupt outbreaks) and declines (graded suppression or abrupt crashes) vary considerably and are influenced by factors within crop fields and across broader landscape scales. Better understanding of pest population dynamics and the implications of spatial interactions on the function and development of pest ... Read more

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For large-scale agroecosystems, patterns of pest population increases (graded increases or abrupt outbreaks) and declines (graded suppression or abrupt crashes) vary considerably and are influenced by factors within crop fields and across broader landscape scales. Better understanding of pest population dynamics and the implications of spatial interactions on the function and development of pest
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Leisure cultures in urban Europe, c.1700–1870

A transnational perspective

Edited by Peter Borsay, Jan Hein Furnee ...

Series series Studies in Popular Culture
This collection of essays examines the history of urban leisure cultures in Europe during the transition from the early modern to the modern period. Bringing together research on a wide variety of activities – from the theatre and art exhibitions to spas, seaside resorts and games – it develops a new scholarly agenda for the history of leisure, focusing on the complex processes of cultural ... Read more

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This collection of essays examines the history of urban leisure cultures in Europe during the transition from the early modern to the modern period. Bringing together research on a wide variety of activities – from the theatre and art exhibitions to spas, seaside resorts and games – it develops a new scholarly agenda for the history of leisure, focusing on the complex processes of cultural
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases

by Dr Jacques Le Gouis, Prof Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Prof. Martin A. J. Parry, João Paulo Pennacchi, Luis Robledo-Arratia, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang, Prof Ruilian Jing, Dr D. Z. Skinner, Dr Paula Bramel, Prof. A. S. Ross, Dr Ian Batey, Victoria Ndolo, Prof Trust Beta, Albrecht Serfling, Doris Kopahnke, Antje Habekuss, Fluturë Novakazi, Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Z. A. Pretorius, Dr Kellye Eversole, M. Ayliffe, R. L. Bowden, L. A. Boyd, R. M. DePauw, Y. Jin, R. E. Knox, R. A. McIntosh, R. F. Park, R. Prins, E. S. Lagudah, Jane Rogers, Volker Mohler, Mohan Kohli, Prof. James Anderson, Dr Indu Sharma, Pramod Prasad, Subhash C. Bhardwaj, Dr Marion O. Harris, J. Jacob, Prof Beat Keller, Dr P. R. Brown, Guiping Yan, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Steven Xu, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Abie Horrocks, Rudi Appels, Melanie Davidson, Paul Horne, Jessica Page, Dr Neil Harker, John O'Donovan, Breanne Tidemann, Catherine Feuillet, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Ian Mackay, Professor Gary L. Hein, Professor Hermann Buerstmayr, Professor Stephen Wegulo ...

Series Book 5 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and ... Read more

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Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and
... Read more
Advances in breeding of dairy cattle

by Dr Larry Schaeffer, Dr Kor Oldenbroek, Dr F. Tiezzi, Dr Bradley J. Heins, Dr Peter Amer, Dr Tim Byrne, Dr Mekonnen Haile-Mariam, Prof. Jennie E. Pryce, Dr Oscar González-Recio0, Dr Alejandro Saborio-Montero1, Dr Adrián López-García2, Dr Beatriz Delgado3, Dr Cristina Óvilo4, Dr John Cole5, Dr Christa Egger-Danner6, Dr B. Heringstad7, Prof Nicolas Gengler8, Dr Hélène Soyeurt9, Dr Allison Fleming0, Dr Thuy T. T. Nguyen1, Prof Roel Veerkamp2, Dr Mathijs van Pelt3, Dr Hinayah R. Oliveira4, Dr Fabyano F. Silva5, Prof Flavio Schenkel6, Dr James Koltes7, Dr Francisco Peñagaricano8, Dr Matt Littlejohn9, Dr Tatiane Chud0, Dr Chad Harland1, Dr Joel Ira Weller2, Dr Peter Sullivan3, Prof Raphael Mrode4, Dr Trudee Fair5, Dr Pat Lonergan6, Dr Amy E. Young7, Dr Didier Boichard8, Dr Francesca Malchiodi9, Dr Christine Baes0, Dr Bayode Makanjuola1, Professor Luiz F. Brito2, Dr Filippo Miglior3, Professor Christian Maltecca4, Professor Mike Coffey5, Dr Alison Van Eenennaam6 ...

Series Book 72 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Particular focus on the challenges in breeding and lack of genetic diversity in modern dairy cattleExplores ways of improving non-production traits in cattle for more sustainable productionDetailed review of key developments in reproductive technologies and breeding programmes to further advance dairy cattle breeding ... Read more

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Particular focus on the challenges in breeding and lack of genetic diversity in modern dairy cattleExplores ways of improving non-production traits in cattle for more sustainable productionDetailed review of key developments in reproductive technologies and breeding programmes to further advance dairy cattle breeding
... Read more

How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets

by Garth Stein ...

“Funny, bewitching, observant.”—The Oregonian“Hits all the frets of a powerful story: sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings. . . . I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for [Garth] Stein’s latest work. Encore!”—The Seattle Times“Compelling.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer“Stein handles the many ... Read more

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“Funny, bewitching, observant.”—The Oregonian“Hits all the frets of a powerful story: sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings. . . . I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for [Garth] Stein’s latest work. Encore!”—The Seattle Times“Compelling.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer“Stein handles the many
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Raven Stole the Moon

A Novel

by Garth Stein ...

From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain comes a tale of grief, devotion, redemption, and timeless mystery.A profoundly poignant and unforgettable story of a grieving mother's return to a remote Alaskan town to make peace with the loss of her young son, Raven Stole the Moon combines intense emotion with Native American ... ... Read more

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From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain comes a tale of grief, devotion, redemption, and timeless mystery.A profoundly poignant and unforgettable story of a grieving mother's return to a remote Alaskan town to make peace with the loss of her young son, Raven Stole the Moon combines intense emotion with Native American ...
... Read more
Lethal Passage

The Story of a Gun

by Erik Larson ...

**This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm."Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done." --San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in ... Read more

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**This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm."Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done." --San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in
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Lady Whistledown Strikes Back

by Julia Quinn, Karen Hawkins, Suzanne Enoch, Mia Ryan ...

Join the Bridgertons, and the rest of the ton, as they pore over (and gossip about) Lady Whistledown’s latest musings. The elusive Regency-era gossip columnist -- popularized in # 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix – reveals society’s most recent secrets in this second glittering anthology, following the New York ... Read more

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Join the Bridgertons, and the rest of the ton, as they pore over (and gossip about) Lady Whistledown’s latest musings. The elusive Regency-era gossip columnist -- popularized in # 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix – reveals society’s most recent secrets in this second glittering anthology, following the New York
... Read more
Songs of Willow Frost

A Novel

by Jamie Ford ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls—a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.Look for special features inside. Join ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls—a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.Look for special features inside. Join
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