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The Avignon Quintet: Monsieur, Livia, Constance, Sebastian, and Quinx (The Avignon Quintet #3)
by Lawrence DurrellFrom the visionary author of the Alexandria Quartet comes a landmark five-part series hailed by the Sunday Times as &“one of the great novels of our time.&” One of the most celebrated English writers ever, Lawrence Durrell was a bestselling author whose vivid metafictions pushed the boundaries of modern literature. The cosmopolitan provocateur transcended borders, ideologies, and time in his work, and he&’s at the height of his powers in the Avignon Quintet. More formally daring than the Alexandria Quartet, these sweeping and stylish novels set before, during, and after World War II loosely center on the race to uncover a treasure buried by the Knights Templar. Each reveals a seemingly disparate piece of the puzzle. In Monsieur, it&’s the bittersweet return to southern France by a British doctor; in Livia, it&’s two sisters driven apart by the rise of Nazism in Europe. In Constance, a Freudian analyst struggles for clarity in a world on fire; in Sebastian, she reconnects with the charismatic cult leader she knew in the deserts of Egypt. And in Quinx, long-buried plots reemerge as the past and future are funneled into the present. Durrell himself described the Avignon Quintet as a &“quincunx,&” a series of novels &“roped together like climbers on a rockface, but all independent.&” Together they form a powerful meditation on the search for meaning in a world of chaos and brutality.
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by David HandlerThe Edgar Award–winning author of the Stewart Hoag mysteries delivers a &“fast-paced, frantic, and head spinning&” crime thriller (Booklist). In the summer of 1972, the country was rocked by the Bagley Bunch murders—a killing spree that targeted America&’s favorite TV sitcom family. A survivor of the slaughter, former child star Tim Ferris, is now dying of cancer. With only weeks to live, he needs the truth to come out. But the secrets he&’s kept for a lifetime could bring down the presidential campaign of the front-running Christian conservative candidate, his former co-star on the series. Ferris reaches out to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and muckraker Hunt Liebling to tell his story. Having been blacklisted by a media mogul, Liebling has struggled to stay relevant, but Ferris&’s explosive tell-all is sure to put him back on top—and expose a powerful cabal that won&’t go down without a fight. As people around him are violently killed, Liebling goes from respected reporter to America&’s most wanted, trapped in the never-ending nightmare from that long-ago summer . . . Praise for the thrillers of David Handler &“One of my all-time favorite series!&” —Harlan Coben on the Stewart Hoag Mystery series &“Handler once again delivers a top-notch tale of crime and intrigue.&” —Publishers Weekly on The Sweet Golden Parachute
City of Brass: And Other Simon Ark Stories
by Edward D. HochThree stories starring Simon Ark—one of history&’s most unusual detectivesIn a college in upstate New York, a professor is carrying out devilish experiments. At Grand Central Station, a student named Cathy Clark corners a friend of her sister&’s who runs a large publishing company. She tells him of the evil at Baine University, but he dismisses her panic as undergraduate paranoia, so Cathy vows to take matters into her own hands. A few weeks later, she appears in the paper: gunned down on the side of the road.The only man fit to unravel the mystery is Simon Ark, a friend of the publisher and an aficionado of the peculiar. A two-thousand-year-old Coptic priest, cursed at the Crucifixion to spend eternity wandering the earth, Ark has seen all that the world has to offer. But in these three stories, he will encounter things that even he could never have imagined.
A Stillness in Bethlehem (The Gregor Demarkian Holiday Mysteries #Bk. 7)
by Jane HaddamA Christmas controversy turns deadly for a tiny New England village in a mystery that offers &“a sharp perspective on the nasty smugness of small towns&” (The New York Times). Bethlehem, Vermont, is a sleepy little town, distinguished from the neighboring hamlets by its Christmas pageant. The holiday spectacular dates back generations; as the village&’s only tourist attraction, it brings in much of the money that keeps Bethlehem afloat. The festivities are held on publicly owned land, which might be a slight violation of the separation of church and state, but no one has ever complained until Tish Verek comes to town. Verek is a true-crime writer from New York, and not long after she kicks up a fuss about the pageant, she&’s shot dead in an apparent hunting accident. Anyone in Bethlehem could have fired the fatal bullet, and it&’s up to ex–FBI investigator Gregor Demarkian to decide which Christmas-obsessed villager is really a grinch in disguise.
Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology: Selected Papers from ICITED24, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #858)
by João Vidal Carvalho António Abreu Eusébio Ferreira da Costa Enrique Vázquez-Justo Hernán Viguera FigueroaThis book from the LNNS Series is composed of the best selected papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the 2024 International Conference in Information Technology & Education (ICITED’24). The ICITED is a multidisciplinary conference with a special focus on new Technologies and Systems in the Education sector and was held between July 11 and 13, 2024. The ICITED’24 was supported by the Pernambuco University, Recife, Brazil, and by IADITI—International Association for Digital Transformation and Technological Innovation. The International Conference in Information Technology & Education is an international forum for researchers and professionals in the education sector, which enables the discussion of the latest innovations, trends, and concerns in several areas, in the education sector, associated with information technologies and systems. It is an event for professionals in the sector, in search of technology solutions, where academics, IT experts, and business managers meet to discuss new ideas that help them maximize the potential of learning processes through technology. The ICITED’24 Scientific Committee is composed of a multidisciplinary group of 143 experts who assessed some 262 papers from 26 countries, received for each of the main topics proposed for the conference. The papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the conference are published by Springer and will be submitted for indexing by ISI, SCOPUS, EI-Compendex, Google Scholar, and SpringerLink.
Proceedings of the 2nd International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage: EARTH 2023 (Springer Series in Design and Innovation #36)
by Alessandro LuiginiThis book gathers peer-reviewed papers presented at the International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage (EARTH2023), held in Brixen, Italy, in June 2023. The papers focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research concerning cutting-edge cultural heritage informatics and engineering; the use of technology for the representation, preservation and communication of cultural heritage knowledge; as well as heritage education in digital environments; innovative experiments in the field of digital representation and methodological reflections on the use of IT tools in various educational contexts. The scope of the papers ranges from theoretical research to applications, including education, in several fields of science, technology and art. EARTH 2018 addressed a variety of topics and subtopics, including digital representation technologies, virtual museums and virtual exhibitions, virtual and augmented reality, digital heritage and digital arts, art and heritage education, teaching and technologies for museums, VR and AR technologies in schools, education through digital media, psychology of perception and attention, psychology of arts and communication, as well as serious games and gamification. As such the book provides architects, engineers, computer scientists, pedagogist, psychologist, social scientists and designers interested in computer applications and cultural heritage with an overview of the latest advances in the field, particularly in the context of science, arts and education.
Künstliche Intelligenz, Lösungsansätze und deren Möglichkeiten: KI, was kann sie leisten, was kann sie nicht (essentials)
by Wolfgang BabelKünstliche Intelligenz (KI), Künstliche Neuronale Netzwerke (KNN) sind heute in aller Munde und hängen auch unmittelbar miteinander zusammen. Besonders KI und KNN werden oftmals in einem Atemzug genannt. Alles wird in den Medien heute als künstliche Intelligenz verkauft. Das geht von Raumfahrttechnik, autonomen Fahren, Spracherkennung, Übersetzungen bis hinunter zum Kaffeeautomaten. Künstliche Intelligenz weckt heute unnötig Ängste, In den letzten Monaten häufen sich Warnungen vor den potenziellen Gefahren von KI. Es wird der KI nachgesagt, dass sie so gefährlich wie ein Atomkrieg. Außerdem KI nimmt Arbeitsplätze weg. All diese Statements werden aufgegriffen, dargestellt und erläutert. Es wird versucht die Gegebenheiten sachlich darzustellen und die Ängste abzubauen. Den kostenlosen Zugang zum Online-Kurs finden Sie direkt im Buch.
Tools & Techniques of Plant Molecular Farming (Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences)
by Chittaranjan Kole Anurag Chaurasia Kathleen L. Hefferon Jogeswar PanigrahiThis edited book is an in-depth compilation of recent tools and techniques, concepts and strategies used globally in plant molecular farming (PMF) for the cost-effective bulk production of recombinant proteins, secondary metabolites, and other biomolecules. The book presents an overview of success stories of PMF applications from developing countries to address poverty, achieve zero hunger, good health and well-being, thus achieving the UN SDGs 1, 2, and 3.The book deep dives into recent extraction and downstream processing methodologies, its co-existence with conventional agriculture, global governance and finally opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives in plant molecular farming. It focuses on plastid/chloroplast transformation (transplastomics) and its application in plant molecular farming. The books highlight recent advances in genome editing, synthetic biology, glycosylation and glyco-engineering for improved plant molecular farming by marker-free and tissue-specific systems via cisgenic and transgenic crops. In depth discussions on biosafety issues and bio-containment strategies have also been included.The book has 15 chapters authored by globally leading experts on the subject, presenting opportunities & challenges for bio-industrial researchers and entrepreneurs. It is useful to researchers, industrialists, entrepreneurs, policy planners, academician, and students across the disciplines.
Bigfoot Dreams: A Novel
by Francine ProseFrom the &“wonderfully quirky imagination&” of the New York Times–bestselling author: A tabloid reporter is surprised to find magic in a mundane world (The New York Times). Vera Pearl is a staff writer for This Week, a supermarket tabloid which trades in the bizarre and the absurd—though rarely, if ever, the true. No one is better than Vera at imagining these weird, wild stories, because more than anything, she wants them to be real. During one particularly slow week, Vera takes a photograph snapped by a colleague showing two children selling lemonade outside their Brooklyn home and drafts up a scoop to fit the snap, the story of two enterprising children who have discovered—and are profiting off of—the literal Fountain of Youth. By astonishing coincidence—or perhaps by magic—the details she concocts about the children (except for the properties of the tap water) turn out to be true, and hundreds of miracle-seekers descend upon this modern Lourdes-in-Flatbush. The resulting lawsuit sends this master of hoaxes into a very real tailspin: she is fired, her estranged husband flies in from Los Angeles to whisk away their precocious young daughter, and Vera takes off for Arizona to attend a meeting of the Cryptobiological Society, hoping for evidence of their furry quarry, Bigfoot. Just one glance, and Vera&’s longing to finally transcend the quotidian may come true . . .
Boys and Girls Together: A Novel
by William GoldmanAn &“extraordinary&” novel of five friends coming of age in 1960s New York City, from a New York Times–bestselling, Academy Award–winning author (The Plain Dealer). William Goldman, the versatile author who gave us classic thrillers like Marathon Man, the immortal comedy of The Princess Bride, and the infamous Hollywood tell-all Adventures in the Screen Trade, offers a beautiful and sweeping novel inspired by his own coming-of-age, set against the backdrop of the New York theater world. In Boys and Girls Together, five friends—each of them young, creative, ambitious, and troubled—make their way to Manhattan in pursuit of their dreams. Aaron, the playwright; Walt, the director; Rudy and Jenny, both actors; and Branch, their producer, all come together to struggle, fight, love, create art, and face the hard truths of life. A popular sensation when it was first published in 1964, Boys and Girls Together remains a masterwork of heartbreaking emotional honesty. This ebook features a biography of William Goldman.
Red, White & Blue Star Quilts: 16 Striking Patriotic & 2-Color Patterns
by Judy MartinQuilt Americana: Patriotic star quilts from Judy Martin Pay tribute to The Stars and Stripes with patriotic quilts in red, white, and blue! Fans of Judy Martin’s popular (and now out-of-print) Shakespeare in the Park pattern will delight in 16 quilt designs to honor the Land of the Free. You’ll piece 2- and 3-color star quilts that incorporate classic blocks, like the Rising and Evening stars. Whether you prefer small and simple throws or beautiful bed quilts, this cohesive collection has something for everyone. Honor Old Glory with 16 exciting star quilts in red, white, and blue Esteemed designer Judy Martin shares all-new quilts plus out-of-print favorites Create a bold collection of 2- and 3-color beauties for all skill levels
Johnnie (Murder Room Ser.)
by Dorothy B. HughesLost in New York, a GI stumbles upon a nest of peculiar GermansPrivate First Class Johnnie Brown has only two days to spend in New York before he ships out to fight the Nazis. While his fellow soldiers amuse themselves at the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and the night clubs of Times Square, Johnnie has a humbler wish: to ride the subway. But no sooner has he paid his nickel than he detects something peculiar: a stout, mysterious man speaking German. Sensing espionage, Johnnie follows the German to a posh townhouse, where he finds more excitement than any cabaret can offer. Within minutes, he has lost his clothes, his dignity, and his sense of direction. But Johnnie is a devoted servant of Uncle Sam, and will not rest until every one of the townhouse&’s secrets have been stripped as naked as he is.
Mayhem (The St-Cyr and Kohler Mysteries #1)
by J. Robert JanesA French inspector and Gestapo detective team up to fight crime in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II: &“The offbeat pair gel . . . fast and convincing&” (The Oxford Times). Police inspector Jean-Louis St-Cyr watches the German tanks roll into Paris from his office window. When Gestapo agents burst through his door, he is destroying confidential documents with the care that is his trademark. As the Nazis take control of the city, they allow St-Cyr to remain at his post, solving the everyday crimes which do not stop simply because there is a war on. He is assigned a partner, Bavarian detective Hermann Kohler, a bullish man who is as brutal as St-Cyr is refined. Though their politics differ, neither man is the sort to let a bad deed go unpunished. Today their work takes them to a suburban forest, where a well-dressed young man has been found murdered and stripped of identification. Nearby lies an expensive beaded silk purse. Although it appears to be a crime of passion, its roots lie in the savagery that wartime nurtures and occupation lets run free.
Marching to Zion: A Novel
by Mary GlickmanA family of Eastern European refugees finds a home in racially charged St. Louis in this sweeping historical novel from a National Jewish Book Award finalist. In 1916, Mags Preacher arrives in the big city of St. Louis, fresh from the piney woods, hoping to learn the beauty trade. Instead, she winds up with a job at Fishbein&’s Funeral Home, run by an émigré who came to America to flee the pogroms of Russia. Mags knows nothing about Jews except that they killed the Lord Jesus Christ, but by the time her boss saves her life during the race riots in East St. Louis, all her perceptions have changed.Marching to Zion is the story of Mags and of Mr. Fishbein, but it&’s also the story of Fishbein&’s daughter, Minerva, a beautiful redhead with an air of danger about her, and Magnus Bailey, Fishbein&’s charismatic business partner and Mags&’s first friend in town. When Magnus falls for Minerva&’s willful spirit, he&’ll learn just how dangerous she can be for a black man in America. Readers of Mary Glickman&’s One More River will celebrate the return of Aurora Mae Stanton, who joins a cast of vibrant new characters in a tale that stretches from East St. Louis, Missouri, to Memphis, Tennessee, from World War I to the Great Depression. Hailed as &“a powerful reminder of the discrimination and unspeakable hardships African Americans suffered,&” Marching to Zion is a gripping love story, a fascinating angle on history, and a compelling meditation on justice and fate (Jewish Book Council).
The Greek Coffin Mystery (Penguin Drop Caps Ser.)
by Ellery QueenThe &“intensely logical&” master sleuth discovers a crowded coffin in one of his earliest and most puzzling cases (The New York Times). The scion of a famous New York art-dealing family, Georg Khalkis spent his final years housebound with blindness until he died of a heart attack. After his funeral, his will mysteriously vanishes. Following a thorough search, Inspector Richard Queen&’s son, Ellery, suggests checking the coffin, where they discover not one, but two corpses. When the second body is identified as an ex-convict, it becomes clear they have a murder case on their hands with links to the art world and a da Vinci forgery. It&’s up to young Ellery Queen to solve the case in &“a lively and well-constructed yarn containing unusual setting, ingenuity of plot, a surprise solution and legitimate use of the analytico-deductive method&” (New York Herald Tribune Book Review).
My Lucky Dog
by Mellon TytellHunter, my majestic eighty-six-pound mutt, was the love of my life for thirteen years. I was addicted to looking at him—every twitch of his ear was fascinating to me. I've taken thousands of photographs of him, dozens even in the same position. He was "my lucky dog."I adopted Hunter when he was two. He came with that name, his former owner a fan of Hunter S. Thompson. I noticed Hunter's photo in the window of a pet store in Vermont and brought him home.If I was the lucky break in his life, he was the transforming experience in mine. Before, I was a little wild. As a photographer, I traveled around the world, picking up and leaving on a dime. Life was exciting: photo shoots in Paris, Haiti, the Himalayas, the Andes, and even the Amazon.Hunter tamed me. I couldn't be away from him for more than five hours at a time. I had no children of my own; Hunter taught me about responsibility, love, and devotion in a way that was inaccessible to me with "people."—Mellon
Salamander (The St-Cyr and Kohler Mysteries #4)
by J. Robert Janes&“Gritty . . . captivating . . . An exceedingly clever novel that should appeal to World War II buffs as well as mystery readers&” (Booklist). In a packed movie theater, an usher notices two women enter and leave just before the show begins. Moments later, the theater goes up in flames, and 183 people perish in the stampede to escape. By the time investigators Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler arrive from Paris, the charred bodies are frozen solid. It is two days before Christmas, 1942, and the people of Lyon are terrified. As the detectives try to unravel what happened in that packed movie house, the arsonists plan their next attack. Saving Lyon from fire will force St-Cyr and Kohler to confront the worst of human nature, in a city lorded over by one of the most infamous Nazis of the Second World War.
Tender Taming (Famous Authors Ser.)
by Heather GrahamCultures clash when a determined PR director meets her match in the EvergladesTwenty-five-year-old Whitney Latham has worked hard to prove herself to her controlling father and his business partner—her ex-husband. As public relations director for a housing development company with its sights set on Seminole land in the Florida Everglades, Whitney is confident she can pave over any obstacle. But everything changes when her car gets stuck in the mud during a research trip to the swamp and a rugged stranger, named White Eagle, comes to her rescue. Soon, she is having second thoughts about her company&’s mission, and nothing is quite as it seems—especially when it comes to love. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Heather Graham including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
The Great Mistake
by Mary Roberts RinehartMurder leads to scandal at a wealthy woman&’s mansion in this mystery from a New York Times–bestselling author with ten million books in print. In an elaborate house known as the Cloisters, Maud Wainwright rules supreme. The queen of society in the small town of Beverly, she has a table long enough to seat one hundred, and she keeps an iron grip on the guest list. Her right-hand woman is Pat Abbott, a local girl who is beautiful, innocent, and kind. Pat has no idea how cutthroat high society can be, but she&’s about to get a deadly first lesson. Pat has fallen head over heels in love with Maud&’s son, Tony, a clever young rake with a single flaw: his vicious, gold-digging wife. At the same time that she is dangerously infatuated with a married man, Pat&’s world is turned upside down by a series of attacks on the estate—and a truly shocking murder. To save Tony and Maud, Pat must find the killer. But the list of suspects is as long as one of Maud&’s guest lists: When a woman has room at her table for one hundred friends, she&’ll have more than her share of enemies. &“Anyone who aspires to become a writer,&” said the New York Times, &“could not do better than to study carefully the methods of Mary Roberts Rinehart.&” The Great Mistake is a classic example of the golden age murder mystery at its best.
Moses: The Epic Story of His Rebellion in the Court of Egypt
by Howard FastThe epic life story of Moses, from orphan child to leader of the Israelites, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Spartacus. In Moses, Fast breathes new life into the legendary story of the infant found among the reeds of the Nile. From Moses&’s adoption into the home of Pharaoh Ramses II, to his upbringing in Egypt&’s royal court, to his controversial support of monotheism and eventual leadership of a nation, Moses is a stunning look at the life of one of world history&’s most celebrated men. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Highland Fling: Highland Fling, Highland Secrets, Highland Treasure, And Highland Spirits (The Highland Series #1)
by Amanda ScottForbidden passion has never been more dangerous—or more irresistible—in the first novel of bestselling author Amanda Scott&’s spellbinding Highland series Scotland, 1750. In the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, Maggie MacDrumin vows to keep fighting to liberate her people. But the intrepid Scotswoman is risking her life for a dangerous cause. When her latest mission lands her in a London courtroom on a trumped-up larceny charge, she has only one hope of survival. Enlisting the aid of Edward Carsley, the powerful fourth Earl of Rothwell, is a two-edged sword. The seductive aristocrat who awakens treacherous desire is her clan&’s mortal enemy—a man she can never trust. Edward will do whatever it takes to quell another bloody uprising. But how can he fight his passion for the rebellious Highland beauty in his safekeeping? As their lives come under siege, Maggie lays claim to the one thing Edward vowed never to surrender: his heart.Highland Fling is the 1st book in the Highland Series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The Mother: A Novel (Third Volume In The Good Earth Ser. #Vol. 3)
by Pearl S. BuckFrom the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth: The &“moving story&” of a peasant woman in pre-revolutionary China who is abandoned by her husband (Kirkus Reviews). Dickensian in its epic sweep, one of Buck&’s finest novels centers on an unnamed peasant woman in pre-revolutionary China. Without warning, her restless husband abandons her. Shamed by the experience, she is left to work the land, raise their three children on her own, and care for her aging mother-in-law. To save face with her neighbors, she pretends her husband is traveling, and sends letters to herself signed in his name. Surrounded by poverty, despair, and a growing web of lies meant to protect the family, her children grow up and enter society with only the support of their mother&’s unbreakable will. An unforgettable story of one woman&’s strength and a remarkable fable about the role of mothers, this novel is a powerful achievement by a master of twentieth-century fiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author&’s estate.
The Young Lions: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction Ser.)
by Irwin ShawOne of the great World War II novels, this New York Times–bestselling &“masterpiece&” captures the experiences of three very different soldiers (The Boston Globe). Standing alongside Norman Mailer&’s The Naked and the Dead and James Jones&’s From Here to Eternity, The Young Lions is one of the most powerful American novels to tackle the Second World War. Ambitious in its scope and robust in its prose, Irwin Shaw&’s work is also deeply humanistic, presenting the reality of war as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers on both sides. The story follows the individual dramas—and ultimately intertwined destinies—of Christian Diestl, a Nazi sergeant; Noah Ackerman, a Jewish American infantryman; and Michael Whitacre, an idealistic urbanite from the New York theatrical world. Diestl first appears as a dashing ski instructor in Austria, mouthing his loyalty to Nazi ideals. As the war progresses, Diestl&’s character continues to erode as he descends into savagery. Ackerman must endure domestic anti-Semitism and beatings in boot camp before proving himself in the European theater. Eventually, as part of the liberating army, he comes face-to-face with the unimaginable horrors of the death camps. Whitacre, trading cocktail parties for Molotov cocktails, confronts the barbarism of war, and in fighting simply to survive, finds his own capacity for heroism. Shaw&’s sweeping narrative is at once vivid, exciting, and brutally realistic as well as poignant in its portrayal of the moral devastation and institutional insanity of war. Penned by a master storyteller at the height of his craft, The Young Lions stands the test of time as a classic novel of war and the human experience. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s estate.
Creating African Fashion Histories: Politics, Museums, and Sartorial Practices
by JoAnn McGregor, Heather Akou, and Nicola StylianouCreating African Fashion Histories examines the stark disjuncture between African self-fashioning and museum practices. Conventionally, African clothing, textiles, and body adornments were classified by museums as examples of trade goods, art, and ethnographic materials—never as "fashion." Counterposing the dynamism of African fashion with museums' historic holdings thus provides a unique way of confronting ways in which coloniality persists in knowledge and institutions today. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and curators to debate sources and approaches for constructing African fashion histories and to examine their potential for decolonizing museums, fashion studies, and global cultural history.The editors of this volume seek to answer questions such as: How can researchers use museum collections to reveal traces of past self-fashioning that are obscured by racialized forms of knowledge and institutional practice? How can archival, visual, oral, ethnographic, and online sources be deployed to capture the diversity of African sartorial pasts? How can scholars and curators decolonize the Eurocentric frames of thinking encapsulated in historic collections and current curricula? Can new collections of African fashion decolonize museum practice?From Moroccan fashion bloggers to upmarket Lagos designers, the voices in this ground-breaking collection reveal fascinating histories and geographies of circulation within and beyond the continent and its diasporic communities.
Red Chameleon (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mysteries #3)
by Stuart M. KaminskyThis thrilling crime novel features &“the best cop to come out of the Soviet Union since Martin Cruz Smith&’s Arkady Renko&” (San Francisco Examiner). After a lifetime in service to the Soviet Union, police inspector Porfiry Rostnikov may have found a way out. A high-profile homicide leads him to a cache of documents packed full of incriminating Kremlin gossip, which he uses as a bargaining chip to secure exit visas for himself and his Jewish wife. But just before the deal is concluded, Brezhnev&’s death sends the nation into turmoil, and makes escape impossible. His career derailed, the veteran cop is reduced to investigating penny-ante murders—one of which may lead somewhere very big indeed. An elderly Jewish man is shot to death in his bathtub by killers who steal nothing but a worthless brass candlestick. And as the brutal Moscow summer wears on, the police find themselves the targets of car thieves and snipers. With the help of his two faithful lieutenants, Karpo and Tkach, Rostnikov needs to find a way to solve these cases and salvage his good name—if it doesn&’t cost him his life. The Edgar Award–winning Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov series is one more reason why New York Times–bestselling author Tony Hillerman says, &“Never miss a Kaminsky book.&”