Cassel: 53 books

Perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, the nineteenth century encounter between East Asia and the Western world has been narrated as a legal encounter. Commercial treaties--negotiated by diplomats and focused on trade--framed the relationships among Tokugawa-Meiji Japan, Qing China, Choson...

Ever wonder what it’s like to attend a feast at Winterfell? Wish you could split a lemon cake with Sansa Stark, scarf down a pork pie with the Night’s Watch, or indulge in honeyfingers with Daenerys Targaryen? George R. R. Martin’s bestselling saga A Song of Ice and Fire and the runaway hit...

After being abandoned by her parents at a very young age, Hailey Nix has worked hard to get through school and make something of herself. Her lifetime alone has taught her that it’s better to be self-sufficient and not depend on anyone for anything. When Hailey’s job leads her to renovating the...

In the second book of the Windhaven Manor series, Andrew, Hailey, and Stephen are all trying to resume their lives a year after the disaster that nearly destroyed them all. But as they plan for their futures, they learn they must first deal with their pasts.

Recueil de 5 nouvelles érotiques inédites Prête pour le grand frisson ? Car les héroïnes de ces ultimes confidences ont toutes un point commun : incroyablement audacieuses, elles osent s’aventurer sur des terrains inconnus, parfois extrêmes, toujours excitants, à la recherche d’un...

Rendez-vous, Megan Hart Chaque premier vendredi du mois, Sadie retrouve un homme dont elle ne connaît que le nom : Joe. Celui-ci lui raconte alors ses dernières nuits d’amour. Des récits que Sadie écoute avec un trouble grandissant. Et, bientôt, ce qui a commencé comme un jeu devient pour...

Chaud au porte-monnaie et froid chez vous ? Voilà l'avenir ! Il vaut mieux compter sur le réchauffement de la planète pour diminuer le coût de sa facture énergétique. Flambée des tarifs du gaz, pannes électriques à répétition, saturation et vieillissement des réseaux de transport...

ABOUT THE BOOK Via Sugar Sweet Sunshine It's like the world is still quivering from that night they took the stage in New York City — counting out just a little too fast, “1, 2, 3, 4...” When the four Ramones first played “Blitzkrieg Bop” in 1974, they were raw, ragged,...

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826. This was exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

He was inspired by a chance conversation on the steamshipSully about European experiments in electromagnetism. If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted by electricity.

What happens when your life doesn't go according to plan? Ryden Malby had a plan. Step One: do well in high school, thereby achieving Step Two: get a kick-butt college scholarship. Step Three – limit her beer pong in order to keep said scholarship – wasn't always easy. Now that she's finally...

The Emancipation Proclamation was a military policy. The Proclamation helped to preserve the Union. President Lincolns advisors were not for the Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the top ten documents in America.

This book is about little known facts about America. Santa Claus, Indiana receives over 1 million letters and requests near Christmas time. Santa Fe, New Mexico has the honor of being the oldest state capitol in the United States.

The forward thinking of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, has helped women gain rights for being able to sign a contract, inheriting property, being on a jury, equal wages and the right to vote. Martha Washington was a subject of the royal crown of England. Louisa Adams was the United States...