A few months after the Armistice of 1918 was signed, when the talk of everyone concerned was either when they would be demobilized or what they would do when they WEREdemobilized, two young men were exchanging views on this same subject in the heavy atmosphere of a very ordinary hotel somewhere in London.One was wondering how near, or how far, were the days when he would see the old home-folks once again "way back in Dixieland."The other was wondering what form of dissipation...

The gold standard in gastrointestinal pathology textbooks returnsMore than 34 million Americans suffer from pathologies of the digestive system, with over 20 million of these disorders chronic. Treatment of these patients is a complex multidisciplinary area of clinical medicine, drawing upon expertise not only from specialist gastroenterologists but also pathologists, immunologists, endoscopists, and more. Morson & Dawson’s Gastrointestinal Pathology has l...

Thirty-five awesome stories - one kick ass meme that started it all.It started as a joke. Storm Area 51 they said. They can't stop all of us they said. But all laughter stopped when the U.S. Air Force mobilized the reserves and pulled out the big guns.However, relentless mockery and derision by the media and the powers that be pushed the weebs and alien enthusiasts too far. What else were they supposed to do? They put on their big girl panties and showed up, determined to fi...

Torn from his previous life by the death of his parents, Peter tries to adjust to a new family, a new school, and a new town. Despite his best efforts to fit in, not all goes smoothly. Peter seems to make a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and he soon runs afoul of the local gang, the law, and the very man he has been warned to avoid.At school, Peter sees himself as an outsider, a spectator rather than a participant, and believes he has little incommon w...

This fascinating collection of traditional fruit, botanical, and vegetable wine recipes will delight any amateur winemaker or enthusiast, featuring simple instructions that remain of great practical use today. Learn how to make wines from a variety of hedgerow, orchard and garden ingredients. Complete contents: Wine Making; Home Made Wines; Apple Wine; Apricot Wine; Beetroot Wine; Blackberry Wine; Black Currant Wine; Champagne, English; Cherry Wine; Cider Wine; Coltsfoot Wine; Cowslip Wine...

Acne-ridden Christian detective, Mark 'Pizza' Parlour must dig deep to weed out the allotment killer. Salik Gani is suspected of murder, when Davidson Munroe, a prominent member of the BASC (British Alliance of Senior Citizens) is poisoned with a lethal dose of paraquat! This is the second in the DI 'Pizza' Parlour series.

Whateer I do whereer I be, My social box attends on me. REV. WILLIAM KING, 1788. The general conception of a revolution is of something which goes off with a bang. But there is another kind of revolution which steals upon us almost before we are aware of it it comes, as it were, with the panthers velvet tread, and not with the charge of a buffalo. One such revolution is at work today it is the quiet return of snuff-taking as a social habit. Those who would dispute this should speak warily,...

Dog Training Handbook: The Basics Guide for Dog OwnersAre you a brand new puppy dog owner, looking to train your dog? Perhaps your new pet is engaging in inappropriate behaviors such as biting, barking, chewing or needs housetraining? This dog training handbook will give you tips, tricks and suggestions for the best ways to deal with your dog's behavior so that it is a welcome addition to your home.Inside this basics guide you'll learn:...

As her stultifying marriage is unravelling, and in the midst of mourning the loss of her creative self, Caro Tanner has a nightmare about Peter, an old love whom she hasn’t seen in twenty years. She takes this as a sign he still needs her. With her three children safely off to summer camp, Caro embarks on a pre-Facebook, pre-cell phone road trip to recapture who she once was and what she thinks she once had.Set in the rock ‘n roll ‘60s of Tucson, Arizona—when Caro and Peter were ko...

Avenues of Faith documents how religion flourished in southern cities after the turn of the century and how a cadre of clergy and laity created a notably progressive religious culture in Richmond, Virginia. Famous as the former capital of the Confederacy, in Avenues of Faith Richmond emerges as a dynamic and growing industrial city invigorated by the social activism of its Protestants.By examining six mainline white denominations—Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyt...

A powerful pocket guide for practitioners that distills all of the research and materials found in Otto Scharmer's seminal texts Theory U and Leading from the Emerging Future.Theory U has evolved into a movement in both academic and organizational development programs on a global scale, yet all of the available literature on the subject can only be found in pricier and lengthier (400+ pages) works - putting it beyond the reach of many. Here, for the first time, the movement's key f...

Winner, 2025 Carole Pateman Gender and Politics Book Prize, Australian Political Studies AssociationHonorable Mention, 2025 Yale Ferguson Award, International Studies Association - NortheastWinner, 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda is celebrated as a landmark global framework for achieving gender equality in peace and security governance. Its power is visible in two de...