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All for the Union

The Saga of One Northern Family Fighting the Civil War

by John A. Simpson ...

When the South bombarded Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Ellithorpe family in rural New York answered President Lincoln’s call to defend the Union. For the next four years, the two Ellithorpe brothers and two of their brothers-in-law fought in some of the Civil War’s most storied regiments, on nearly every major battlefield in the East. In this utterly unique Civil War history/biography, John A. ... Read more

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When the South bombarded Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Ellithorpe family in rural New York answered President Lincoln’s call to defend the Union. For the next four years, the two Ellithorpe brothers and two of their brothers-in-law fought in some of the Civil War’s most storied regiments, on nearly every major battlefield in the East. In this utterly unique Civil War history/biography, John A.
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Hub Perdue

Clown Prince of the Mound

by John A. Simpson ...

A strong-armed devastating spitball pitcher from rural Tennessee who once won 16 games with the Boston Braves, Hub Perdue is better remembered today as one of the clown princes of the Deadball Era. Often compared with fellow player-comedians Germany Schaefer, Nick Altrock, and Rabbit Maranville, Perdue had a quick wit and a rebellious streak that amused teammates but sometimes led to conflicts ... Read more

$16.99 USD

A strong-armed devastating spitball pitcher from rural Tennessee who once won 16 games with the Boston Braves, Hub Perdue is better remembered today as one of the clown princes of the Deadball Era. Often compared with fellow player-comedians Germany Schaefer, Nick Altrock, and Rabbit Maranville, Perdue had a quick wit and a rebellious streak that amused teammates but sometimes led to conflicts
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Python All-in-One For Dummies

by John C. Shovic, Alan Simpson ...

Everything you need to know to get into Python coding, with 7 books in onePython All-in-One For Dummies is your one-stop source for answers to all your Python questions. From creating apps to building complex web sites to sorting big data, Python provides a way to get the work done. This book is great as a starting point for those new to coding, and it also makes a perfect reference for ... Read more

$27.00 USD

Everything you need to know to get into Python coding, with 7 books in onePython All-in-One For Dummies is your one-stop source for answers to all your Python questions. From creating apps to building complex web sites to sorting big data, Python provides a way to get the work done. This book is great as a starting point for those new to coding, and it also makes a perfect reference for
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The Beetle

by Richard Marsh, Gunnar Cauthery, Jonathan Aris, Natalie Simpson, Andrew Wincott, John Foley0 ...

Narrated by Gunnar Cauthery, Jonathan Aris, Natalie Simpson, Andrew Wincott, John Foley ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

The Beetle is a horror novel that was published in 1897 and significantly outsold Dracula, which appeared in the same year. A polymorphous Egyptian creature the Beetle seeks revenge on the eminent British politician Paul Lessingham for crimes committed against the disciples of an ancient cult. Although it is less well-known than Dracula to modern readers, The Beetle remains a leading example of ... Read more

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The Beetle is a horror novel that was published in 1897 and significantly outsold Dracula, which appeared in the same year. A polymorphous Egyptian creature the Beetle seeks revenge on the eminent British politician Paul Lessingham for crimes committed against the disciples of an ancient cult. Although it is less well-known than Dracula to modern readers, The Beetle remains a leading example of
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Python Essentials For Dummies

by John C. Shovic, Alan Simpson ...

The no-nonsense way to get started coding in the Python programming languagePython Essentials For Dummies is a quick reference to all the core concepts in Python, the multifaceted general-purpose language used for everything from building websites to creating apps. This book gets right to the point, with no excess review, wordy explanations, or fluff, making it perfect as a desk reference on the ... Read more

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The no-nonsense way to get started coding in the Python programming languagePython Essentials For Dummies is a quick reference to all the core concepts in Python, the multifaceted general-purpose language used for everything from building websites to creating apps. This book gets right to the point, with no excess review, wordy explanations, or fluff, making it perfect as a desk reference on the
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The Word Detective

Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary

by John Simpson ...

Can you drink a glass of balderdash? What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you?The answers to all of these questions -- and a great many more -- can be found in the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Can you drink a glass of balderdash? What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you?The answers to all of these questions -- and a great many more -- can be found in the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary
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Ask a Policeman

by The Detection Club, Agatha Christie, Martin Edwards, John Rhode, Helen Simpson, Gladys Mitchell, Anthony Berkeley, Dorothy L. Sayers, Milward Kennedy ...

Series series The Detection Club
With "a touch of genius," this round-robin mystery follow-up to The Floating Admiral features famous detectives including Lord Peter Wimsey ( The Times Literary Supplement).Following the success of The Floating Admiral, in which certain members of the Detection Club—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton—collaborated on a whodunit, six writers pooled their talents to ... Read more

$9.99 USD

With "a touch of genius," this round-robin mystery follow-up to The Floating Admiral features famous detectives including Lord Peter Wimsey ( The Times Literary Supplement).Following the success of The Floating Admiral, in which certain members of the Detection Club—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton—collaborated on a whodunit, six writers pooled their talents to
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The One Story

Kenosis in Creation, Redemption, and Discipleship

by John W. Simpson Jr. ...

Our creation and redemption by God and our discipleship to Jesus are all one story, and it is an odd story. It is odd because the method God follows in all his actions toward us--and which we imitate in discipleship to Jesus--is characterized not by triumph, even paradoxical triumph, or by assertion of a hero's individuality and strength, but by weakness, submission, self-enslavement, and loss. ... Read more

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Our creation and redemption by God and our discipleship to Jesus are all one story, and it is an odd story. It is odd because the method God follows in all his actions toward us--and which we imitate in discipleship to Jesus--is characterized not by triumph, even paradoxical triumph, or by assertion of a hero's individuality and strength, but by weakness, submission, self-enslavement, and loss.
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Rook's Dermatology Handbook

by Christopher E. M. Griffiths, Tanya O. Bleiker, Daniel Creamer, John R. Ingram, Rosalind C. Simpson ...

The reliable quick-reference guide to clinical dermatologyRook's Dermatology Handbook condenses a wealth of clinical expertise into its accessible, user-friendly guide to the diagnosis and management of dermatological disorders. With its contents carefully selected from the much-respected Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, this invaluable resource combines precise explanations with visual aids and a ... Read more

$68.00 USD

The reliable quick-reference guide to clinical dermatologyRook's Dermatology Handbook condenses a wealth of clinical expertise into its accessible, user-friendly guide to the diagnosis and management of dermatological disorders. With its contents carefully selected from the much-respected Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, this invaluable resource combines precise explanations with visual aids and a
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Audiobook

Essence of Evil – Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More

Over 27 hours delving into literatures darkest depths

by A J Alan, A M Burrage, Aleister Crowley, Anatole France, Anthony Hope, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D K Broster, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, H D Everett, H P Lovecraft, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Helen Simpson, Helena Blavatsky, John Davys Beresford, Joseph Conrad, Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard, M R James, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Nikolai Gogol, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Vernon Lee, Victor Hugo, Violet Hunt, Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune, W F Harvey, W W Jacobs, Wilkie Collins, William Hope Hodgson, William Hunt ...

Narrated by Garrick Hogan, Lisa Bowerman, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

26 hours 56 min

Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. But in this volume our authors are rather more spiteful that we could at first imagine. Here they blight the lives of characters with Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - ... Read more

$49.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. But in this volume our authors are rather more spiteful that we could at first imagine. Here they blight the lives of characters with Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 -
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New Directions in Contemporary Sociological Theory

by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Douglas D. Heckathorn, David R. Heise, Ronald L. Jepperson, Michael Lovaglia, Barry Markovsky, Morris Zelditch, Gerald Marwell, Bruce Buena de Mesquita, James D. Morrow, Pamela E. Oliver, Brent Simpson, Randolph Siverson, John Skvoretz, Alastair Smith, David G. Wagner, Henry Walker, David Willer, Robb Willer, Shane Thye, Jack A. Goldstone, Guillermina Jasso, John D. McCarthy, Immanuel Wallerstein, Mayer N. Zald ...

Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical programs; many chapters contain a description of the inception, growth, and present status ... Read more

$51.99 USD

Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical programs; many chapters contain a description of the inception, growth, and present status
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - Exploring the World

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by Robert Louis Stevenson, W B Yeats, Edgar Allan Poe, Eugene Field, James Elroy Flecker, John Keats, Joshua McCarter Simpson, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling, Sarojini Naidu ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, Sean Barrett, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

21 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A
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