Review imprint: 1779 books
by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Olena Bormashenko
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
The Snail on the Slope takes place in two worlds. One is the Administration, an institution run by a surreal, Kafkaesque bureaucracy whose aim is to govern the forest below. The other is the Forest, a place of fear, weird creatures, primitive people and violence. Peretz, who works at the Administration,...
Nibble & Kuhn
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
A young lawyer in a pretentious law firm loves a girl that he can't have and is forced to try a major case that he can't win, and must do both under the critical scrutiny of senior lawyers who will soon decide whether to promote him to partnership.
Ugly Prey
An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence That Scandalized Jazz Age Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
An Italian immigrant who spoke little English and struggled to scrape together a living on her primitive family farm outside Chicago, Sabella Nitti was arrested in 1923 for the murder of her missing husband. Within two months, she was found guilty and became the first woman ever sentenced to hang...
Arrested
What to Do When Your Loved One's in Jail
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Whether a defendant is charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct or first-degree murder, this is an indispensable guide for those who want to support family members, partners, or friends facing criminal charges. Draining away the confusion by explaining legal proceedings and jail procedures, it...
Family Fun Nights
140 Activities the Whole Family Will Enjoy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Filled with imaginative activities to bring the family together and create lifelong memories, this resource for parents and grandparents is full of activity ideas that require little or no preparation and use materials that are easily found around the house. The 26 themed family events and 140 related...
Oddball Indiana
A Guide to 350 Really Strange Places
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
There is more to Indiana than the Indy 500, interstate highways (seven cross its borders), and basketball! The Hoosier State is teeming with fascinating people, one-of-a-kind places, and things with unique and bizarre histories. Skip the scenic dunes and cozy bed-and-breakfasts— let Oddball Indiana,...
Art Is Fundamental
Teaching the Elements and Principles of Art in Elementary School
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
This comprehensive art curriculum can easily be integrated into any teacher's existing instruction and provides thrilling and rewarding projects for elementary art students, including printmaking techniques, tessellations, watercolors, calligraphic lines, organic form sculptures, and value collages....
Electronics for Artists
Adding Light, Motion, and Sound to Your Artwork
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
With today’s modern technology—LEDs, servomotors, motion sensors, speakers, and more—artwork can incorporate elements of light, sound, and motion for dramatic effects. Author and educator Simon Quellen Field has developed a primer for creative individuals looking for new ways to express themselves...
Almost Completely Baxter
New and Selected Blurtings
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Over four decades and a multitude of books, “Colonel” Glen Baxter has built a world and a language all his own—slightly familiar, decidedly abnormal, irresistibly funny. Have you felt the terror of a failed Szechuan dinner? Have you seen what happens at precisely 6:15? Do you know where the...
The Grit Cookbook
World-Wise, Down-Home Recipes (Rev & Exp Ed)
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
The Grit, located in the quintessential boho town of Athens, Georgia, is known far and wide as the touring musicians' restaurant of choice. This classic cookbook features 150 of The Grit's most requested recipes, including 20 new recipes to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this famous establishment. True...
by Ilya
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
With step-by-step instructions, drawings to complete, and space to experiment, How to Draw Comics is for anyone interested in creating your own cartoon, graphic novel, or manga. Ilya helps you develop your own style as you learn about the principles and practice the techniques involved. Fun and interactive,...
Theater of Cruelty
Art, Film, and the Shadows of War
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.
Ian Buruma is fascinated, he writes, “by what makes the human species behave atrociously.” In Theater of Cruelty the acclaimed author of The Wages of Guilt and Year Zero: A History of 1945 once again turns to World...
Unschooled
Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives....
Afrofuturism
The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Comprising elements of the avant-garde, science fiction, cutting-edge hip-hop, black comix, and graphic novels, Afrofuturism spans both underground and mainstream pop culture. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and all social limitations...