"Book Repair and Restoration: A Manual of Practical Suggestions for Bibliophiles" by Mitchell S. Buck serves as an essential guide for anyone interested in the preservation and restoration of books. This manual offers practical advice and techniques for repairing damaged books, making it an invaluable resource for bibliophiles and librarians alike. Buck's expertise shines through as he covers various methods, tools, and materials needed for effective book repair, ensuring that readers can ...

Transform Your Space into a Profitable VentureIf you've ever dreamed of turning your extra space into a steady stream of income, now is the time to act! "Empty Rooms, Full Wallets: A Guide to Rental Success" is your ultimate resource for mastering the art of property rental. Inside, you'll discover how to navigate the intricate world of real estate, transforming vacant rooms into financial assets.Learn the Ins and Outs of the Rental Business with an introductory guide that ...

Winner Whiting Writers' AwardWinner Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceFinalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut FictionFinalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel PrizeFinalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy AwardMitchell S. Jackson grew up black in a neglected neighborhood in America's whitest city, Portland, Oregon. In the '90s, those streets and beyond...

Six years ago, Hannah Leah Abelard needed a fresh start. She changed her name to Abbey Rhodes and enlisted in the United States Army as a part of the "Ever Vigilant," 18th Military Police Brigade. They taught her how to be a great cop. Abbey moved to Tennessee three years later and joined Metro Nashville's Police Department.Now, in her third month with Homicide, Abbey is thrust into a case that may bring the walls she built crashing down around her, exposing a dark past she thought...

Sailor imagines an impassioned, bittersweet backstory for Walt Whitman's most important, but most mysterious, lover: Frederick B. Vaughan.Inspired by the novels of Herman Melville, Sailor portrays a sensitive young man whose vices alienate him from society. After a disastrous experience as a sailor, he joins the brotherhood of Manhattan omnibus drivers. Determined to reform his reputation, he resists Walt Whitman's seductions until their encounters at an opera, a ...

Blueprints Family Medicine provides a complete, yet succinct review of the key concepts and topics you need to know for a family medicine clerkship. With its concise, well-organized format, it serves as an ideal rapid reference for day-to-day patient care, as well as family medicine subject examination and USMLE Step 2 study.Features Include:Updates throughout reflect the most current treatment and management strategies.New case vig...

Great journalism relies on a narrative arc to engage and inform the reader. Stories Can Save Us looks at how the best reporters and writers craft narrative literary journalism. Journalist Matt Tullis uses the material he gathered in the more than seventy-five interviews he conducted with the best narrative and literary journalists in the country through his podcast, Gangrey: The Podcast, to show how these professionals conceive and writesuch compelling stories.Thr...

Developed at Philadelphia’s world-renowned Wills Eye Hospital, the Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology series covers the most clinically relevant aspects of ophthalmology in a highly visual, easy-to-use format. Vibrant, full-color photos and a consistent outline structure present a succinct, high-yield approach to the seven topics covered by this popular series: Cornea, Retina, Glaucoma, Oculoplastics, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and Uveitis. This in-depth, focused appr...

A USA Today bestseller!Equal parts photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball, from the league's inception to today, and celebrates the iconic style of NBA athletesEach chapter explores the style of an era and the cultural influences tha...

Nashville Homicide Detective Abbey Rhodes is caught between a high-profile murder and multiple disappearances in a homeless camp. When the Mayor discovers the victim is the stepson of Jonathan Lee Thomas, a wealthy investor in the city's East Bank Project, he forces Abbey to abandon all other cases. She faithfully follows orders until her a friend goes missing.Each case triggers Abbey's PTSD, bringing the past and its secrets crashing down around her. She stretches herself to the li...

Leading scholars of political communication analyze the most defining and groundbreaking moments of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.With cutting-edge work on the ubiquitous presidency, a new theory of racial socialization, trailblazing theorizing on neurodiversity in political media coverage, and new conceptualizations of masculinity, this volume covers the key events and messages that defined 2024's polarizing election cycle. Chapters include analysis of some ...

Detective Abbey Rhodes is drawn into a series of complex murders after receiving threatening messages from Skylar, a teenage psychopath she previously helped incarcerate. Each victim is discovered face down, with letters carved into their hands and foreheads, indicating a meticulously staged crime.As Abbey delves deeper into the investigation, she uncovers a pattern and realizes the murders are a part of a larger plan orchestrated by Skylar and an unknown accomplice. Abbey must als...