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    Discovering the Real Medieval World

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    The Middle Ages are known as a god-fearing time, a time of hard work and of squalid living conditions for the majority of the population – or as a time of opulence that graced only the courts and halls of the reigning monarch. In The Secret Middle Ages, Malcolm Jones presents a completely fresh view of the medieval world that will blow all stereotypes out of the water.Using a wealth of little ... Read more

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  • The Maltese Falcon (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

    Voted third-greatest crime novel of all time by the Mystery Writers of AmericaWhen his partner is gunned down on a routine stakeout, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a ruthless contest for a small black statuette known only as the Maltese Falcon. The object is rumored to be priceless, and those who seek it-among them the alluring Brigid O'Shaughnessy, the fastidious Joel Cairo, and the ... Read more

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  • Notes from the Underground, and The Gambler

    Series series Oxford World's Classics
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    When Charlotte Mullen, a fortyish flinty Irish spinster, takes in her orphaned cousin, the beautiful nineteen-year-old Francie Fitzgerald who had been living in Dublin with poor relatives, life in a small Irish village is dramatically upended. As Charlotte plots to marry Francie to a local squire's son, events build to a shocking crescendo with dire effects. Originally published in three volumes, ... Read more

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  • Methods of Molecular Analysis in the Life Sciences

    Delivering fundamental insights into the most popular methods of molecular analysis, this text is an invaluable resource for students and researchers. It encompasses an extensive range of spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques used for molecular analysis in the life sciences, especially in the elucidation of the structure and function of biological molecules. Covering the range of up-to-date ... Read more

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  • Learning From World Class Manufacturers

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Manufacturing managers are still focused on the short-term tactical issues related to their business. Strategic issues tend to receive less attention. However, manufacturing can play an important strategic role. This book helps managers consider the strategic roles their operations can play and to provide guidance as to what actions can be taken. ... Read more

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  • Little Boy Blues

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    For Malcolm Jones, his parents’ disintegrating marriage was at the center of life in North Carolina in the 1950s and 60s. His father, charming but careless, was often drunk and away from home; his mother, a schoolteacher and faded Southern belle, clung to the past and hungered for respectability. In Little Boy Lost, Jones—one of our most admired cultural observers—recalls a childhood in which this ... Read more

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    "The Dain Curse" is the second novel by Dashiell Hammett, the author universally regarded as the father of "hard boiled" detective fiction. The book was first serialized in the pulp fiction magazine Black Mask in 1928 and released as a novel in 1929.The story is told in the first person, narrated by Hammett's enigmatic detective known only as the Continental Op. Sent to investigate a diamond heist ... Read more

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    In The Simple Art of Murder, Raymond Chandler, a master of hard-boiled detective fiction, presents a collection of his most gripping short stories along with his seminal essay on crime writing. The collection highlights Chandler’s signature style—sharp dialogue, complex characters, and gritty realism—that helped shape the noir genre. Through stories like Finger Man and Trouble Is My Business, ... Read more

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