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Maria Dahvana Headley
The Year of Yes

2007 y.
Publisher: Hyperion
Description: The `poignant and hilarious` (Newsday) story of one woman`s twelve months of dating anyone - absolutely anyone - who asked her out. At some point every woman who`s single (and not by choice) wonders whether she`s not somehow responsible for her predicament. Is she too choosy? Should she have given that guy with the combover and the mother issues a shot? Maybe three full feet isn`t too much of a height difference… Maria Dahvana Headley had been there, cherry-picking the men she`d dated based on a variety of criteria, and clearly it wasn`t getting her anywhere. `The Year of Yes` is the hilarious and hopeful account of Headley`s quest to find a man she could stand (for longer than a couple of hours). Frustrated by her own ineffective taste, she resolved to leave her love life up to fate, dating anyone who asked her: homeless men, a millionaire, several non-English speakers, a mime, and even two women. And finally, one man whose baggage would have disqualified him in any other… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1401308724
Book size: —; Page extent: 288.

 

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Grace Lin
The Year of the Dog

2007 y.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Description: Readers follow Grace, an American girl of Taiwanese heritage, through the course of one year – The Year of the Dog – as she struggles to integrate her two cultures. Throughout the story, her parents share their own experiences that parallel events in her life. These stories serve a dual purpose, they draw attention to Graces cultural background and allow her to make informed decisions. She and her two sisters are the only Taiwanese-American children at school until Melody arrives. The girls become friends and their common backgrounds illuminate further differences between the American and Taiwanese cultures. At the end of the year, the protagonist has grown substantially. Small, captioned, childlike black-and-white drawings are dotted throughout. [detailed...]

ISBN: 031606002X
Book size: —; Page extent: 160.

 

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The Year of the Euro: The Cultural, Social, And Political Import of Europe`s Common Currency (Contemporary European Politics and Society)

2006 y.
Publisher: —
Description: `The euro has quickly become a world currency, and this excellent work explains how this came about. It does the job, not only by looking at the economic factors involved, but also at political, legal, social, and cultural factors?all in a very creative and readable manner.` ?Richard Swedberg, Cornell University `If the nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought a dramatic nationalization of government-backed currencies across the world, does the euro`s introduction in 2002 write finis to the era of nationalism? Here, superbly informed observers of European politics, economy, and social life debate that question from multiple perspectives, not only documenting the depth of the euro`s challenge, but also mapping alternative futures for Europe. An illuminating intervention in a vital conversation.` ?Viviana A. Zelizer, Lloyd Cotsen `50 Professor of Sociology, Princeton University `This is one of the most interesting and original books in the burgeoning field of… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0268028818
Book size: —; Page extent: 314.

 

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Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood: A Novel

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: The long-awaited new novel from Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to her visionary power. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God`s Gardenersa??a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal lifea??has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God`s Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible.Have others survived? Ren`s bioartist friend Amanda? Zeb, her eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison? Not to mention the shadowy,… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0385528779
Book size: —; Page extent: 448.

 

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Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood

2009 y.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Description: The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God`s Gardeners--a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life--has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God`s Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible. Have others survived? Ren`s bioartist friend Amanda? Zeb, her eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison? Not to mention the shadowy, corrupt policing force of the ruling powers… [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-0-7475-8516-9
Book size: 160x240; Page extent: 450.

 

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Andrew Podnieks
The Year of the Penguins: Celebrating Pittsburgh`s 2008-09 Stanley Cup Championship Season

2009 y.
Publisher: Key Porter Books
Description: The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the odds, overtaking the Detroit Red Wings to capture the legendary Stanley Cup. This commemorative book, officially licensed with the NHL, celebrates all the magical moments of the season, including the incredible 7th game of the series. Max Talbot`s incredible 2 early goals in the 2nd period, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury`s formidable saves in the last moments of the game, Evgeni Malkin`s Conn-Smythe Trophy win, and superstar team captain Sidney Crosby are all celebrated in this collector`s edition. Sixteen teams qualified for the playoffs, and the Pittsburgh Penguins emerged victorious. This book chronicles the Penguins`championship year, from the first day of training camp and the team building decisions made at the executive level, to a recapping of each regular season game and playoff match-up. The Official Championship book is the definitive tribute to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It contains all the stats, facts and figures a hockey fan could ever… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1551683334
Book size: —; Page extent: 184.

 

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Oliver Chin
The Year of the Pig: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1597020079
Book size: —; Page extent: 36.

 

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Oliver Chin
The Year of the Rat: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1597020117
Book size: —; Page extent: 36.

 

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Grace Lin
The Year of the Rat

2008 y.
Publisher: —
Description: - [detailed...]

ISBN: 0031611426
Book size: —; Page extent: 192.

 

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Mary MacKey
The Year the Horses Came

2004 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0595311164
Book size: —; Page extent: 394.

 

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Dwight Rounds
The Year the Music Died, 1964-1972: A Commentary on the Best Era of Pop Music, and an Irreverent Look at the Musicians and Social Movements of the Time

2007 y.
Publisher: —
Description: - [detailed...]

ISBN: 1933538694
Book size: —; Page extent: 307.

 

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The Year`s Best Australian Science Fiction And Fantasy

2005 y.
Publisher: Prime Books
Description: For readers accustomed to massive `year`s best` anthologies, this Australian import may seem lightweight with only 11 tales, but it`s a fine sampling of mostly cross-genre fiction from Down Under. Lynette Aspey`s endearing, character-driven `Dreaming Dragons` plays with Vietnamese myth. Terry Dowling`s `Flashmen,` a gripping tale of a future Earth beset by a truly alien invasion, explores the meaning of heroism. Brendan D. Carson`s `Occam`s Razing` is a short but highly imaginative story of religious contagion. Damien Broderick offers a thoughtful postnanotech fable, `The Meek.` In `The Dreaming City` by Ben Peek, Mark Twain dreams of an encounter with an aboriginal spirit and is moved to write a book in defense of Australia`s native population. Congreve and Marquart provide an excellent introduction to the vicissitudes of the Australian genre market, as well as information about publications and some recommended reading. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0809550598
Book size: —; Page extent: 232.

 

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The Year`s Best Fantasy &, Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection

2004 y.
Publisher: St. Martin`s Griffin
Description: The proliferation of specialty fantasy publications with short runs and low profiles, combined with the growing pervasiveness of fantasy and horror in mainstream markets that elude genre enthusiasts, has made this annual culling increasingly vital for readers who seek the best in fantastic fiction. Datlow (the horror half) teams with new co-editors (who assume fantasy detail once handled by Terri Windling) and the series doesn`t skip a beat in quality, delivering 43 stories and poems published in 2003 that illustrate modern fantasy`s breadth and variety. Stephen King is represented by `Harvey`s Dream,` an eerie tale of a precognitive dream`s disruption of an ordinary suburban household. Karen Joy Fowler, in `King Rat,` and Ursula K. Le Guin, in `Woeful Tales from the Mahigul,` make suffering the grist of powerful folk tales. Stories by Michael Swanwick, Neil Gaiman and Dan Chaon stretch traditional genre themes in intriguing new directions. Likewise, the one dominant theme that shapes… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0312329288
Book size: —; Page extent: 672.

 

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Jane Yolen
The Year`s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens : First Annual Collection (Year`s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens)

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book Description Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have combed through a year`s worth of books and magazines and websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction stories of 2004--and collected them intoa single volume aimed specifically at teens and young adults. Many of today`s most popular authors are represented here, including: * Garth Nix , author of Sabriel , Lirael , and Abhorsen , who presents an unforgettabletale of two swords, two daughters, and two endings…. * S. M. Stirling , author of Island in the Sea of Time , sends a likeable young barbarian across the Channel to Alba, for a confrontation with a wizard from faraway Nantucket that will change his life forever… * David Gerrold , creator of `The Trouble with Tribbles,` who takes you to a remote countryside surrounded by a mysterious darkness, whose secret has yet to be revealed… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0765313847
Book size: —; Page extent: 288.

 

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The Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society: Volume 1: Presenting Futures (Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society) (Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society)

2008 y.
Publisher: —
Description: The ideas and imagery about the future that characterize nanotechnology today are shaped by multiple values and agendas which influence public investments,business strategies, infrastructure design, and public debate. Presenting Futures highlights a variety of ways that nanotechnology actors think about and seek to shape the future. It brings together social scientists, humanists, government officials, activist groups, designers, and public relations professionals into a multifaceted and at times conflicting dialogue through press releases, government reports, and advertisements taken from the front lines of the political discourse over nanotechnology, as well as original writings that situate nanotechnological futures within broader contexts. The chapters in this volume document various approaches to the future and how contemporary cultural conceptions about science, technology, and society are created and ultimately influence our own cognitive frames, social contests, and material… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1402084153
Book size: —; Page extent: 310.

 

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Rudyard Kipling
The Years Between

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world`s literature. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1428096981
Book size: —; Page extent: 76.

 

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Stephen Vines
The Years of Living Dangerously: Asia: From Financial Crisis to the New Millennium

— y.
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ISBN: 1587990059
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Arthur A. Fiore
The Years to Be That Were: The Buddies

2003 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionLiving in the past could cost you a future. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0595294200
Book size: —; Page extent: 114.

 

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Carlos Fuentes
The Years with Laura Diaz

2000 y.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Description: Carlos Fuentes traces Laura Diaz through the twentieth century - a life filled with a multitude of witty, heartbreaking scenes and the sounds, colours, tastes and scents of Mexico. A politically committed artist, Laura is also a wife and mother, a lover of great men, and a complicated and alluring heroine whose bravery prevails despite the loss of a brother, a son, and a grandson to the darkest forces of Mexico`s turbulent, often corrupt politics. `The Years with Laura Diaz` is the portrayal of a woman who truly loved, and whose life is the story of a nation. Формат: 11 см x 18 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0-7475-5847-7
Book size: —; Page extent: 536.

 

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Woolf
The Years

2007 y.
Publisher: —
Description: - [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-0-141-18532-3
Book size: —; Page extent: 448.

 

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Lewis Buzbee
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop

2006 y.
Publisher: —
Description: “I cannot remember when I read a book with such delight. ” —Paul Yamazaki, City Lights Bookstore November, a dark, rainy Tuesday, late afternoon. This is my ideal time to be in a bookstore. The shortened light of the afternoon and the idleness and hush of the hour gather everything close, the shelves and the books and the few other customers who graze head-bent in the narrow aisles. I’ve come to find a book. In The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop , Buzbee, a former bookseller and sales representative, celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore—the smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion for books, which began with ordering through The Weekly Reader in grade school. Interwoven throughout is a fascinating historical account of the bookseller’s… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1555974503
Book size: —; Page extent: 180.

 

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Yellow Jackets
The Yellowjackets Songbook

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionEndorsed by Russ Ferrante, leader of the Yellowjackets, this book contains 6 separate books for piano, bass, drums, saxophone, synthesizer and melody lines, all in a large binder. Each book includes 20 of the Yellowjackets greatest songs,including: Greenhouse * Imperial Strut * and Storytellers. Separate books makes these complex songs playable by keeping page turns to a minimum. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1883217067
Book size: —; Page extent: 364.

 

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The Yes Men
The Yes Men: The True Story of the End of the World Trade Organization

2004 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book Description This is the companion book to The Yes Men , a United Artists movie coming late summer 2004. It follows two anti-corporate activist-pranksters as they impersonate the World Trade Organization on TV and at business conferences around the world. The story begins with Andy and Mike setting up a website that looks just like that of the World Trade Organization. Some visitors don`t notice the site is a fake, and send e-mail invitations meant for the real WTO. Mike and Andy play along with the ruse and soon find themselves attending important functions as WTO -representatives. Delighted to speak as the organization they oppose, Andy and Mike don thrift-store suits and set out to shock their unwitting audiences with darkly comic satires on global free trade. Weirdly, the experts don`t notice the joke and seem to agree with every terrible idea the two can come up with. Exhausted by their failed attempts to shock, Mike and Andy change their strategy… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0972952993
Book size: —; Page extent: 192.

 

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Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Anthony L. Wall
The Yes, you can of Invacare Corporation

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: The Yes, you can of Invacare Corporation tells the roots of the Invacare Corporation that stretch almost as far back as the wheelchair itself. The company began as the Fay Manufacturing Company, maker of tricycles, in 1885. Today, Invacare is the world`s top manufacturer of rehabilitative products, respiratory products, home care beds and products, soft goods and supplies, institutional beds and equipment, and, of course, wheelchairs, with manufacturing facilities in twelve countries. In 2000, the company reached $1 billion in sales, a milestone it hopes to double by 2005. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0945903723
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The Yet Unknown Hundertwasser

2009 y.
Publisher: Prestel
Description: Arguably the most popular Austrian artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser was also one of the country s most controversial. Whether designing flush-free toilets or peace flags, building apartments with slanting floors or filming documentaries this brilliant iconoclast left evidence throughout the world of his talents and passions. Hundertwasser s beloved KunstHausWien is home to the only permanent collection of the artist s works. More than 200 color illustrations display the characteristics of Hundertwasser s style: his penchant for the circular over the linear, his political posters and postage stamp designs, his architectural projects both unrealized and completed. A summary of Hundertwasser s work by his close friend Joram Harel offers an intimate portrait of an often misunderstood genius. This colorful retrospective conveys Hundertwasser s passion, energy, versatility, and commitment to his personal ideology. Формат: 17 см x 24,5 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-3-7913-4124-8
Book size: —; Page extent: 296.

 

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Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen`s Union: A Novel

2007 y.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Description: Michael Chabon is so good he can seemingly do whatever he wants, and with The Yiddish Policemen`s Union he has once again. Chabon concocts a vivid alternative reality (based on FDR`s forgotten suggestion of a Jewish safe haven in Alaska) and wraps it around a Chandleresque who-done-it packed with Hasidic Godfathers, forelocked Fagins, and the obligatory sad-but-noble gumshoe. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0007149824
Book size: —; Page extent: 414.

 

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The Yiddish Policemen`s Union: A Novel

— y.
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ISBN: 0007149832
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The Yiddish Presence in European Literature: Inspiration and Interaction, Selected Papers arising from the Fourth and Fifth Mendel Friedam Conferences in Yiddish (Legenda Studies i

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Early in the twentieth century, Yiddish, previously stigmatized as a corrupt jargon, came to be recognized as a language in its own right which was already the vehicle for a rich literature. Many writers in other languages gradually became aware of the status of Yiddish, sometimes by encountering Yiddish-speaking communities in Eastern Europe, and responded to Yiddish language and culture in their own works, while Yiddish writers adopted, and sometimes anticipated, modern trends in other literatures known to them. This collection of papers ranges from the nineteenth century to the present, from France to Lithuania, and from classic modernist writers such as Svevo and Kafka to Imre KertA©sz (Nobel Prize for Literature, 2002). [detailed...]

ISBN: 1900755831
Book size: —; Page extent: 158.

 

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Bernard Chan, Georges M. Halpern
The Yin and Yang of Cancer: Breakthroughs from the East and the West

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0757002072
Book size: —; Page extent: 154.

 

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Justin Heimberg, Steve Harwood, Chris Schultz
The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0974043982
Book size: —; Page extent: 184.

 

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Brendan Brown
The Yo-Yo Yen: And the Future of the Japanese Economy

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: The violent fluctuations of the Japanese Yen through the 1980s and 1990s have played a critical role in Japan`s economic decline. Brendan Brown highlights the causes of the yen`s bizarre behavior, and analyzes the consequences for the Japanese and globaleconomies. Through this analysis he presents an original hypothesis, linking the periodic sharp upswings of the Yen to poor economic performance and offers a new view as to where the responsibility for failure of the Japanese currency market to function normally lies. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0333929497
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