Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Song “Wonderful Christmas Time”
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Song “Wonderful Christmas Time”
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Encyclopedia of Christmas
“Like sparkling lights and colorful ornaments on a holiday tree, Encyclopedia of Christmas offers myriad facts all in one place. The subtitle says it all: ‘Nearly 200 alphabetically arranged entries covering all aspects of Christmas, including folk customs, religious observances, history, legends, symbols, and related days from Europe, America, and around the world.’ The Encyclopedia’s…
Read moreWealth, War and Wisdom
An intriguing look at how past market wisdom can help you survive and thrive during uncertain times In Wealth, War & Wisdom, legendary Wall Street investor Barton Biggs reveals how the turning points of World War II intersected with market performance, and shows how these lessons can help the twenty-first-century investor comprehend our own perilous…
Read moreTen Thousand Nights
Esteemed scholar and theater aficionado Marvin Carlson has seen an unsurpassed number of theatrical productions in his long and distinguished career. Ten Thousand Nights is a lively chronicle of a half-century of theatre-going, in which Carlson recalls one memorable production for each year from 1960 to 2010. These are not conventional reviews, but essays using…
Read moreWithout Remorse
John Kelly, an ordinary man, crosses the lines of justice and morality and becomes the legendary Mr. Clark of the CIA, a man of ruthless and brilliant cunning, whose merciless work during an all-out war game is done with complete human detachment. Reprint. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“L-2QP0PdHTYC”, 500,400);
Read moreLiving on a Dollar a Day
Shares the lives of the poorest people in the world, highlighting their experiences and struggles and acting as a clarion call to those who aim to break the cycle of global poverty. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“omPJnQEACAAJ”, 500,400);
Read moreThe Happiness Prayer
At age 30 Evan Moffic became the leader of a large congregation. He had great success. But he couldn’t find happiness. Then he found a 2000-year-old prayer. In it were hidden elements of Jewish wisdom. They became a part of his life and those of his congregation and transformed them and him. What if we…
Read moreCatmopolitan
Designed to look like Cosmopolitan magazine, this parody surveys new trends in cat chic and includes excerpts from Jackie Collars’ bestseller “Hollywood Housecats,” a feline fashion layout featuring top-model Pawlina Purrzikova, and a centerfold of Burmes GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“i2vLAAAACAAJ”, 500,400);
Read moreApplied Ballardianism
An existential odyssey weaving together lived experience and theoretical insight, this startling autobiographical hyperfiction surveys and dissects a world where everything connects and global technological delirium is the norm. The mediascapes of late capitalism reconfigure erotic responses and trigger primal aggression; under constant surveillance, we occupy simulations of ourselves, private estates on a hyperconnected globe;…
Read moreAranda Traditions
Some northern Aranda myths, with topograhical description of relevant areas; Totemism, personal and cult; Application of legends to present day life of tribe; Variations in myth and ritual between different groups of tribe; ownership of ritual objects, i.e. inheritance of legends, sacred objects, and rituals; Conception totemism; Travels of dreamtime heroes; Control of ceremonies; Aranda…
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