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Community Voices Volume III is a collection of writings by recent graduates of The Story Center's Storytelling Certificate Program. Offered in partnership with Metropolitan Community College and Mid-Continent Public Library, the Certificate Program helps people tell their stories, whether those stories are contemporary or historical, real or imagined. Free courses taught by practicing professionals help participants grow their stories from a spark...
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Bodas entre cocina y letras -dos de las artes esenciales que han acompañado al ser humano desde el origen y que nos hacen la existencia más amable-, este libro se puede leer con el paladar y saborear con los ojos bien abiertos.
Cocina de autor, lúdico trabajo de investigación, recorre la literatura universal en busca de 52 referencias a platos, los necesarios para invitar una vez a la semana durante un año a amigos y familiares a comidas o cenas...
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Craig Lock is an extensive world traveller and failed professional emigrater who has spent most of his life's savings on airfares. He is still 'sliding down the razor blade of life', stuck on a deserted (other than a few brilliant rugby players) island at the bottom of the world near Antarctica, where he is 'trying to throw a double six' to get off and go out into the real world – but he doesn't know where!In the style of Bill Bryson, HERE, THERE...
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Die Umrundung der Annapurna-Gebirgskette ist eine der schönsten und abwechslungsreichsten Trekkingtouren der Welt. Uralte Kulturen, eingebettet in eine einzigartige Landschaft, werden umrahmt von einigen der gewaltigsten Berge der Erde. Diese Region des Himalaya hinterlässt tiefe Eindrücke; daher ist der Annapurna-Trek auch eine der meist begangenen Trekkingtouren in Nepal.
Am 14. Oktober 2014 zieht ein Ausläufer des tropischen Zyklons Hudhud...
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Denken sollte stets ein Denken gegen die eigenen Sympathien sein. Rudolf Burger hat diese Maxime zum erkenntnisleitenden Prinzip seines Denkens und zur schützenden Klausel gegen illusionäre Neigungen gemacht. Denn er sympathisiert durchaus mit dem, was er angreift: mit humanistischer Bildung und Kultur, mit Liberalität und romantischer Sehnsucht, mit erhabenen Gefühlen und der Freiheit des Willens. Aber was, wenn diese schönen Worte sich als...
148) Pláticas literarias
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El cuaderno recoge una selección de artículos de crítica literaria y ensayos breves de Gaziel, seudónimo del periodista y escritor Agustí Calvet i Pascual, considerado por Josep Pla como "la figura más señera del periodismo peninsular durante un cuarto de siglo". Más conocido como corresponsal de guerra durante la primera contienda mundial y como analista político en tiempos de la Segunda República española, Pláticas literarias da a conocer...
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Was tun, wenn der Geburtstag naht? Was tun, wenn die italienische Familie bekocht werden will und der Schwiegervater ein ausgewiesener Feinschmecker ist? Man(n) fragt bei den Besten nach!
Zwischen Venedig und Triest stehen sie mit Rat und Tat zur Seite: der smarteste Barkeeper der Welt, die Königin der Cicchetti, der Kapitän der Sarde in saor, der Padrone der Pasta, die Winzerin der Wasser-Reben, der Frico-Feinschmecker, der Bändiger des Baccalà...
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An Irresistible Literary Feast Stories and recipes inspired by the world's great books As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather's butcher shop, Cara Nicoletti saw how books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes inspired by beloved books and the food that gives their characters depth and personality.
From the breakfast sausage in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big...
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For twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Wright Thompson, many times included in this volume over the years, takes his turn at the helm by curating this exceptional collection. The only shared trait among these diverse pieces is the extraordinarily high...
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A collection of the best science and nature writing published in North America in 2019, guest edited by New York Times best-selling author and ground-breaking physicist Dr. Michio Kaku.
"Scientists and science writers have a monumental task: making science exciting and relevant to the average person, so that they care," writes renowned American physicist Michio Kaku. "If we fail in this endeavor, then we must face dire consequences." From the startlingly...
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A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery.
Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist,...
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Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is located in Mequon. Wisconsin. Professors and students tend to be of German extraction, though there are exceptions.As is still true today, our community was conservative during the Kennedy era. We sympathized with the objective of Senator McCarthy and looked askance at the incipient liberal movements that were raising their heads. Some liked the new rock music, but most liked the classics. As far as our lives were concerned,...
156) A Savage Life
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Radio legend Michael Savage reveals the man behind the microphone, sharing his extraordinary American journey and the adventures that shaped him.
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For twenty-five years, Michael Savage has captivated listeners on his national radio show The Savage Nation, which reaches a loyal audience of more than ten million each week. In A Savage Life, the usually private man tells his own compelling...
157) Resistance as Idea and Action: The Epic Struggle Against Oppression and Tyranny Throughout History
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"Resistance As Idea And Action: The Epic Struggle Against Oppression and Tyranny Throughout History" is a profound exploration of the relentless human spirit in the face of oppression and occupation. This meticulously researched book delves into the myriad forms of resistance throughout history, from individual acts of defiance to large-scale revolts. A serious and thought-provoking tone illuminates the bravery and determination of those who have...
158) Adventures in English & American Literature: 13 Essays on Huxley, Milton, Emerson, Thoreau and Other
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This selection of 13 essays from independent writer and scholar Corbin Buff explores some of the most important work in the American and English literary canon.Pack your bags, as Buff guides you on a journey into the deepest works of literature, and provides new, thought-provoking insights into timeless themes like:True loveIndividualitySpiritualityDeathAnd much more...You'll discover whole new interpretations to your favorite English and American...
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For over a decade (1987-1997), Robert Anton Wilson, co-author of the Illuminatus! trilogy and author of The Cosmic Trigger, published a quarterly newsletter, Trajectories: The Journal of Futurism and Heresy, full of original articles, unpublished fiction and outrageous opinion. The 1994 book Chaos and Beyond collected the best essays from the first ten issues of the newsletter; this sequel, Beyond Chaos and Beyond, preserves the best of the final...
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The United States is currently the largest empire the world has ever known. Be it by military conquest, blackmail, or intimidation, the United States has extended its influence to every corner of the earth.As the United States government focuses so much of its resources and energy towards world domination, the needs of the people the government is supposed to represent are being neglected.The purpose of this book is to look at the reality. You can't...
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