In the Belly of Jonah is a fast-paced mystery with a likable protagonist and an intricately woven narrative brimming with bizarre yet believable twists. The first in a series, the book expertly lays the groundwork for Liv Bergen, amateur sleuth, and her love interest, FBI Agent Streeter Pierce.

Liv becomes involved in the investigation of the murder of Jill Brannigan, a summer intern at the limestone mine Liv manages near Fort Collins, Colorado (a breathtaking setting that unwittingly becomes an accessory to crime). In doing so, she inadvertently puts her friends, her family, and herself at risk of being swallowed in the belly of a madman bloated with perverse appetites for women, surrealistic art, and renown. Read the rest of this entry »

This is the second edition of John Zelle’s Python Programming, updated for Python 3. This book is designed to be used as the primary textbook in a college-level first course in computing. It takes a fairly traditional approach, emphasizing problem solving, design, and programming as the core skills of computer science.

However, these ideas are illustrated using a non-traditional language, namely Python. Although Python is used as the language, teaching Python is not the main point of this book. Rather, Python is used to illustrate fundamental principles of design and programming that apply in any language or computing environment. Read the rest of this entry »

An essential guide for today’s traveler: time saving tips to navigate, book, and troubleshoot your travel planning, on and off the Web. If you’ve ever tried to find a sale fare you saw advertised for a flight, only to turn up much higher prices, or discovered that the hotel you booked wasn’t exactly “steps away from the ocean”, you know that the do-it-yourself era of travel can mean something else entirely: you’re on your own.

Now Susan Stellin, a regular contributor to the New York Times, offers the ultimate guide to the sometimes overwhelming logistics of travel, from researching trip plans to avoiding pitfalls on the road. This comprehensive guidebook presents practical advice on the most useful Web sites, strategies for finding the best deals, and resources to help you decide where and when to go. Read the rest of this entry »

Women’s spirituality, suggests educator Harris, is a “dance of the Spirit” consisting of seven steps: “Awakening, Discovering, Creating, Dwelling, Nourishing, Traditioning, and Transforming”.

Each correction: The publisher informs us that the ISBN for Hyam Macco by and Wolf Mankowitz’s The Day God Laughed: Sayings, Fables and Entertainments of the Jewish Sages (LJ 6/1/89) is 0-86051-467-6. We regret the error. Step has its own chapter here, with introductory guidance in “Centering” (being still) and concluding exercises to help readers connect with insights. Very much an interfaith book (Harris draws on Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism), this is also quite feminist in a gentle, nonmilitant way and should appeal to questing women with a slightly New Age bent. Read the rest of this entry »

Through a bravura tour of American political leaders and their appeals to the electorate, Drew Westen shows that Americans don’t vote with their heads but with their hearts–and that Democratic politicians had better wise up in their approach.

The Political Brain is a serious and groundbreaking investigation into the role of emotion in deciding the outcome of elections. It looks at data across several presidential elections from the 1950s through 2000, examines the evidence for the role of emotion in driving voting behavior, and provides a “clinical” view of a number of campaign ads, debate lines, and personal profiles of the candidates who have sought to win our hearts. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s phonics! It’s comics! It’s awesome! Perfect for early adn developing readers, each paperback indlues three exciting, easy-to-read stories! Level 1 titles feature easy-to sound out words, simple sentences, strong picture clues and beginning sight words.

Level 2 introduces varied consonant combinations, longer sentences and intermediate sight words. No foe is too mean, to big or too smelly for these four regular kids that have extraordinary talents!

This book contains 3 stories about 4 kids who are the Fearless Four. One uses gum (named Gum Bo), one uses yo-yos (named Yo-Yo Girl), one uses his undies or gives wedgies (named Wedgie Boy), and the fourth whines all the time (named Whiner). Read the rest of this entry »

Marketing directors and CEOs who wish to make their marketing expenditures accountable face a bewildering array of potential measures, the definition of which is not always clear, leave alone their relevance. In Measuring Marketing: 103 Key Metrics, John Davis provides CEOs and marketers with an easy way to know just how each measurement is defined and the context in which it can be used.

This book offers 103 very chunky measures that are each clearly explained and for most marketers quite easily obtainable. You may not want a dashboard of all these measures, but if you scan through the list you’ll see – at least 10 metrics that you’ll wish you had during the last planning round. As such this book offers a powerful diagnostic of the things you need to get your job done. Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone thinking about attending law school faces three years of discipline and hard work. Miller, an attorney and 1998 University of Pennsylvania law school graduate, shares his knowledge about getting through.

Miller covers every aspect of the law school experience-from surviving the first semester to seeking summer internships-which makes this book unique. He presents experiences of other law students to help readers understand what is expected of them and how these expectations will affect heir social and personal lives. The author emphasizes that discipline and conviction are the keys to successfully completing law school. Chapters are of course included on how to study for entrance tests and select an appropriate school. Read the rest of this entry »

In this new, expanded edition of Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation, best-selling author Andreas Moritz reveals the most common but rarely recognized reasons behind illness and aging. He offers powerful and time-tested self-help approaches to remove the root causes of illness and achieve continuous vibrant health, regardless of age.

While most physicians attempt to combat or subdue illness-which has been known to cause more illness and death than cancer or heart disease-they know too little about employing the mind and body to actually help heal a person. Compiled over the course of 35 years of work and research in the health industry-and based on eye-opening experiences with thousands of people across the globe-Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation reveals everything you need to know in order to unleash the natural healing power that lies dormant within you. You may wonder, “How could one book possibly do all this?” After all, many books make big health promises and then fail to deliver. But the answer is simple: Timeless Secrets is different-and works-because (1) it gives you deeper insights and perspectives that literally put you back “into the driver’s seat” of your body and mind, and (2) it reveals literally hundreds and hundreds of controversial, yet highly practical secrets proven to trigger health, wellness and accelerated healing. Read the rest of this entry »

This book starts where certification exams leave off. Network Warrior provides a thorough and practical guide to the entire network infrastructure, from cabling to the routers and beyond. You’ll learn how to deal with real Cisco networks, rather than the hypothetical situations presented on exams like the CCNA. The strategies and examples outlined in this book provide the tools you need to do your job well.

Revised and updated for the latest Cisco technology — including the Nexus 7000 series — this second edition takes you step by step through the world of routers, switches, firewalls, and more, including ways to troubleshoot a congested network, and when to upgrade and why.

Topics include:

• Types of networks in use, from LANs, WANs and MANs to CANs
• Switches, routers, firewalls, and many other devices
• Auto negotiation and why it’s a common cause of network slowdowns
• Telecom nomenclature and why it’s different from the data world

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