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Dear Donald, Dear Bennett

The War Time Letters of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer

by Bennett Cerf, Donald Klopfer ...

Donald Klopfer and Bennett Cerf had been partners in Random House for seventeen years, but Donald decided that he had to become a part of an even greater endeavor—the defeat of Nazi Germany. Not long after Pearl Harbor, Donald, who was then forty years old, took a leave from Random House and joined the United States Army Air Forces. He served for two and a half years, finally becoming an ... Read more

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Donald Klopfer and Bennett Cerf had been partners in Random House for seventeen years, but Donald decided that he had to become a part of an even greater endeavor—the defeat of Nazi Germany. Not long after Pearl Harbor, Donald, who was then forty years old, took a leave from Random House and joined the United States Army Air Forces. He served for two and a half years, finally becoming an
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The Red Cross Girls in Belgium (Unabridged)

by Margaret Vandercook ...

Narrated by Robert Loomis, Kathleen Martin, Edward Wilson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

In the heart of war-torn Belgium, a group of extraordinary women risked their lives to save countless others. The Red Cross Girls, led by the indomitable Elsie Inglis, established a network of hospitals and clinics, providing medical care and comfort to the wounded and suffering. As the conflict raged around them, these courageous nurses faced unimaginable horrors and endured unimaginable ... Read more

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In the heart of war-torn Belgium, a group of extraordinary women risked their lives to save countless others. The Red Cross Girls, led by the indomitable Elsie Inglis, established a network of hospitals and clinics, providing medical care and comfort to the wounded and suffering. As the conflict raged around them, these courageous nurses faced unimaginable horrors and endured unimaginable
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Manual of Animal Andrology

by Roslyn Bathgate, Robert V. Knox, Paul R. Loomis, Cheryl Lopate, Jane M. Morrell, Clifford F Clifford F, Kara R. Stewart, Ahmed Tibary ...

A succinct reference for those assessing and managing the reproductive functionality of male animals, this practical manual contains both generic and species-specific information suitable for widespread worldwide application. It covers all relevant aspects such as handling and restraint, physical examination, reproductive examination, important reproductive diseases, biosecurity, semen collection ... Read more

$43.99 USD

A succinct reference for those assessing and managing the reproductive functionality of male animals, this practical manual contains both generic and species-specific information suitable for widespread worldwide application. It covers all relevant aspects such as handling and restraint, physical examination, reproductive examination, important reproductive diseases, biosecurity, semen collection
... Read more
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Subscription Playbook, The

How to build a rock-solid recurring revenue stream

by Robert Coorey ...

Narrated by Catherine Loomis Bjerke ...

Unabridged

5 hours 21 min

Are you tired of unpredictable cash flow in your business? Do you wish you could have a steady stream of customers that pay every month?The Subscription Playbook shows readers how to add subscription revenue to any business and protect from competitive threats. The book is a combination of Robert Coorey’s personal stories and best practices from large and small companies. It teaches how even the ... Read more

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Are you tired of unpredictable cash flow in your business? Do you wish you could have a steady stream of customers that pay every month?The Subscription Playbook shows readers how to add subscription revenue to any business and protect from competitive threats. The book is a combination of Robert Coorey’s personal stories and best practices from large and small companies. It teaches how even the
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Vintage Sci-Fi 18 - 21 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Jack London, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, Harry Harrison and many more

Classic Sci-Fi Legends Brought to Life

by Jack London, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Shaara, Clark Ashton Smith, Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison, William Tenn, Randall Garrett, Donald A. Wollheim, Henry Kuttner, Zenna Henderson, Alfred Bester, Charles Dye, Noel Loomis, Fritz Leiber, Robert Sheckley, Miriam Allen DeFord, Francis Stevens, Lynn Venable, Robert Moore Williams ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Vintage Sci-Fi
Unabridged

12 hours 13 min

Vintage Sci-Fi 18 - 21 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Jack London, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, Harry Harrison and many moreGoliah by Jack LondonProject Hush by William TennHomesick by Lynn VenableThe Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore WilliamsThe Elf-Trap by Francis StevensThe Eel by Miriam Allen DeFordKeep Your Shape by Robert SheckleyA Moth by H. G. WellsTrain ... Read more

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Vintage Sci-Fi 18 - 21 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Jack London, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, Harry Harrison and many moreGoliah by Jack LondonProject Hush by William TennHomesick by Lynn VenableThe Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore WilliamsThe Elf-Trap by Francis StevensThe Eel by Miriam Allen DeFordKeep Your Shape by Robert SheckleyA Moth by H. G. WellsTrain
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Determining the Economic Value of Water

Concepts and Methods

by Robert A. Young, John B. Loomis ...

Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households, and as a public good such as fisheries habitat, water quality and recreational use. To aid in cost-benefit analysis under conditions where market determined price signals are usually unavailable, economists have developed a range of alternative valuation methods for measuring economic benefits.This volume provides ... Read more

$107.99 USD

Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households, and as a public good such as fisheries habitat, water quality and recreational use. To aid in cost-benefit analysis under conditions where market determined price signals are usually unavailable, economists have developed a range of alternative valuation methods for measuring economic benefits.This volume provides
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Stage Matters

Props, Bodies, and Space in Shakespearean Performance

by Jim Casey, Sarah Enloe, Robert W. Jones, Catherine Loomis, Sarah Neville, Stephen Purcell, Sid Ray, Sara B. T. Thiel, Amanda Zoch ...

Series series Shakespeare and the Stage
The collection, edited by Annalisa Castaldo and Rhonda Knight, features essays by scholars interested in exploring how the material culture of sixteenth and early seventeenth English theatrical culture influenced the creation and presentation of drama and how understanding this culture can enrich scholars’ current interactions with these plays as well as offer insights to actors and directors. The ... Read more

$39.99 USD

The collection, edited by Annalisa Castaldo and Rhonda Knight, features essays by scholars interested in exploring how the material culture of sixteenth and early seventeenth English theatrical culture influenced the creation and presentation of drama and how understanding this culture can enrich scholars’ current interactions with these plays as well as offer insights to actors and directors. The
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Crop Ecology

Productivity and Management in Agricultural Systems

by David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman ...

Food security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted that food production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of the world's agricultural area will remain essentially unchanged. This updated and thoroughly revised second edition provides in-depth coverage of the impact ... Read more

$68.99 USD

Food security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted that food production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of the world's agricultural area will remain essentially unchanged. This updated and thoroughly revised second edition provides in-depth coverage of the impact
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1950s Science Fiction 10

by Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg, Clark Ashton Smith, Randall Garrett, Donald A. Wollheim, Zenna Henderson, Michael Shaara, Charles Dye, Noel Loomis, Robert Sheckley, Miriam Allen DeFord, Lynn Venable, William Tenn, Katherine MacLean, Clyde Beck, Alan E. Nourse, Ron Cocking ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Decades
Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

1950s Science Fiction 10Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray LeinsterWarning From the Stars by Ron CockingConsignment by Alan E. NourseJames P. Crow by Philip K. DickSolitary by Robert SilverbergCollision Orbit by Clyde BeckCollision Orbit by Katherine MacLeanThe Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan EllisonProject Hush by William TennHomesick by Lynn VenableThe Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord... ... Read more

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1950s Science Fiction 10Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray LeinsterWarning From the Stars by Ron CockingConsignment by Alan E. NourseJames P. Crow by Philip K. DickSolitary by Robert SilverbergCollision Orbit by Clyde BeckCollision Orbit by Katherine MacLeanThe Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan EllisonProject Hush by William TennHomesick by Lynn VenableThe Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord...
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Magical Muse

Millennial Essays on Tennessee Williams

by Philip C. Kolin, Albert J. Devlin, Jeffrey B. Loomis, Robert Siegel, Nancy M. Tischler, Allean Hale, Barbara M. Harris, Michael Paller, Dan Sullivan, George W. Crandell, W. Kenneth Holditch, Jackson R. Bryer ...

In this unique and engaging collection, twelve essays celebrate the legacy of one of America's most important playwrights and investigate Williams's enduring effect on America's cultural, theatrical, and literary heritage.Like Faulkner before him, Tennessee Williams gave universal appeal to southern characters and settings. His major plays, from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie to A ... Read more

$17.99 USD

In this unique and engaging collection, twelve essays celebrate the legacy of one of America's most important playwrights and investigate Williams's enduring effect on America's cultural, theatrical, and literary heritage.Like Faulkner before him, Tennessee Williams gave universal appeal to southern characters and settings. His major plays, from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie to A
... Read more
The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army

by Margaret Vandercook ...

IN the last volume of the Red Cross series the four American girls spent six months in tragic little Belgium. There, in an American hospital in Brussels, devoted to the care, not of wounded soldiers, but of ill Belgians, three of the girls lived and worked. But Eugenia went alone to dwell in a house in the woods because the cry of the children in Belgium made the strongest appeal to her. The house ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

IN the last volume of the Red Cross series the four American girls spent six months in tragic little Belgium. There, in an American hospital in Brussels, devoted to the care, not of wounded soldiers, but of ill Belgians, three of the girls lived and worked. But Eugenia went alone to dwell in a house in the woods because the cry of the children in Belgium made the strongest appeal to her. The house
... Read more
At Random

The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf

by Bennett Cerf ...

“I’ve got the name for our publishing operation. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Let’s call it Random House.” So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishing house. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly evokes the heady days of ... Read more

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“I’ve got the name for our publishing operation. We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random. Let’s call it Random House.” So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishing house. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly evokes the heady days of
... Read more