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Timberhill
by Samantha HarteIn the midst of an epidemic, a woman retreats to her family estate where a dark mystery and a promise of love await her in this historical romance. Philadelphia, 1793. As Yellow Fever brings death and despair to Philadelphia, Carolyn Adams Clure returns to her remote family estate, Timberhill. But Carolyn is not merely seeking an escape from the pandemic. She's there to face her nightmares and solve a mystery long buried in the past. Almost upon arrival, however, Carolyn is swept up into a maelstrom of fear, intrigue, and, most alarmingly, love. Determined to discover what happened the night her father&’s surgery burned—and to clear his name of vicious rumors—Carolyn is soon lured into a dangerous web of intrigue. She&’ relieved to be assisted by the capable and handsome attorney Evan Burck. But as cult-like events begin to unfold in their midst, Carolyn finds both her life and her heart at stake.
Cookie Swap: Creative Treats To Share Throughout The Year
by Julia M. UsherRecipes and presentation and party ideas that will have you throwing incredible cookie swaps all year long.As a specialized form of potluck, a cookie swap has all the same traits that make a potluck so effortless to host. Guests share in the baking and cost burden by bringing their favorite recipes. Cookie Swap takes the popular idea of the cookie exchange party to new heights and new directions. This elegant entertaining book shows that the cookie swap is perfectly suited not only to holiday gatherings but also to garden parties, showers, children's birthdays, summer get-togethers, and more. Themes and events include: Affairs of the Heart (Valentine&’s Day, Anniversaries, Birthdays), Spring Fling, Vision in White (Weddings), Fun in the Sun (Summer), Garden Parties, Deck the Halls (Christmas), and even a theme for going back to school!&“Usher&’s suggestions for transporting cookies via vintage lunch box or Christmas ornament box, and party ideas like dish towels imprinted with vintage postcards, are easy and ingenious, sure to appeal to fans of the Barefoot Contessa and Martha Stewart.&”—Publishers Weekly, starred review &“Filled to the brim with mouthwatering recipes and delectable photographs, Cookie Swap is a sweet treat to savor and celebrate.&”—Nancy Wall Hopkins, Deputy Food and Entertaining Editor, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine &“This creative book has become my new gold-standard guide to cookie decorating. Talented baker Julia Usher provides foolproof recipes and teaches us decorating techniques.&”— Tish Boyle, Editor, Dessert Professional(formerly Chocolatier) and author of The Good Cookie and The Cake Book
Contact: And Other Stories
by Frances Noyes HartShort stories of sophistication and psychological suspense, including an O. Henry Award winner.In the wake of the First World War, a young woman watches the sky for a pilot who didn&’t come home. A wealthy bachelor becomes increasingly obsessed with a beautiful stranger at a Manhattan restaurant. A nervous wife awaits a fateful phone call on a stormy November night. These stories and five more showcase the literary skill of Frances Noyes Hart, author of The Crooked Lane and The Bellamy Trial, and one of the great literary talents of the early twentieth century.
John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars (Screen Classics)
by Eve GoldenThis revealing biography of the legendary silent film star chronicles his meteoric rise, famous romances, and tragic descent into obscurity. Known as &“The Great Lover,&” John Gilbert was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. A swashbuckling figure on screen and off, he is best known today for his high-profile romances with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, his legendary conflicts with Louis B. Mayer, his four tumultuous marriages, and his swift decline after the introduction of talkies. Many myths have developed around the larger-than-life star in the eighty years since his untimely death, but this definitive biography sets the record straight. Eve Golden separates fact from fiction in John Gilbert, tracing the actor's life from his youth spent traveling with his mother in acting troupes to the peak of fame at MGM, where he starred opposite Mae Murray, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and others in popular films such as The Merry Widow, The Big Parade, Flesh and the Devil, and Love. Golden debunks some of the most pernicious rumors about Gilbert, including the oft-repeated myth that he had a high-pitched, squeaky voice that ruined his career. Meticulous, comprehensive, and generously illustrated, this book provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the silent era's greatest stars and the glamorous yet brutal world in which he lived.
Celebrations at the Country House
by Carolyn WestbrookIn her newest book, lifestyle designer and blogger Carolyn Westbrook shares menus, recipes, tablescapes, and other signature hospitality approaches alongside the picturesque backdrop of her Texas country home. Celebrate special occasions in every season, from a summer Fish Fry to a winter Night Before Christmas dinner; a spring Southern Brunch, to an Autumn Dinner Al Fresco. Those who have yearned to spend a season at a country house will love getting lost in the pages of Celebrations at the Country House.
French Desserts
by Hillary DavisThe author of French Comfort Food shares her love of sinfully sweet desserts with recipes drawn from across France&’s regional culinary traditions. In French Desserts, Hillary Davis celebrates her favorite French sweets and treats, featuring specialties from Gascony, Alsace, the Ardennes, and beyond. Focusing on the homey comfort food that French people make in their own kitchens, the book includes both recipes for quick fixes and those with longer preparation times. You will find cakes, cookies, tarts, candies, verrines, puff pastries, waffles, crepes, and more. Recipes include Giant Break-and-Share Cookie, Fresh Orange Crepes Suzette, Chocolate on Chocolate Tart with Raspberries, Chocolate Soufflé, Tart Lime and Yogurt Loaf Cake with Sugared Lime Drizzle, and Peach Melba with Muddled Vanilla Ice Cream.
Upheaval: Stories (Kentucky Voices #Kyvo)
by Chris HolbrookThe acclaimed author of Hell and Ohio shares a story collection set in Eastern Kentucky &“so visceral that you can almost feel the grit of coal dust&” (Booklist). Chris Holbrook burst onto the southern literary scene with Hell and Ohio: Stories of Southern Appalachia, stories that Robert Morgan described as &“elegies for land and lives disappearing under mudslides from strip mines and new trailer parks and highways.&” Now, with the publication of Upheaval, Holbrook more than answers the promise of that auspicious debut. In eight interrelated stories set in Eastern Kentucky, Chris Holbrook captures a region and its people as they struggle in the face of poverty, isolation, change, and the devastation of land at the hands of the coal and timber industries. With a native&’s ear for dialect and a gritty realism reminiscent of Larry Brown and Cormac McCarthy, the stories in Upheaval prove that Holbrook is not only a faithful chronicler and champion of Appalachia&’s working poor but also one of the most gifted writers of his generation.
The Secret History of RDX: The Super-Explosive that Helped Win World War II
by Colin F. BaxterThe noted historian offers &“a compelling sociohistorical account of an often overlooked yet critical&” WWII explosive twice as powerful as TNT (Choice).During the early years of World War II, American ships crossing the Atlantic were virtually defenseless against German U-boats. Bombs and torpedoes fitted with TNT barely dented the hulls of Axis naval vessels. Then, seemingly overnight, a top-secret manufacturing plant appeared near Kingsport, Tennessee, producing a sugar-white substance called Research Department Explosive, code name RDX.Twice as deadly as TNT and overshadowed only by the atomic bomb, RDX proved to be pivotal in the Battle of the Atlantic and directly contributed to the Allied victory in WWII. In The Secret History of RDX, Colin F. Baxter documents the journey of the super-explosive from conceptualization at Woolwich Arsenal in England to mass production at Holston Ordnance Works in east Tennessee. Baxter examines the debates between RDX advocates and their opponents and explores the use of the explosive in the bomber war over Germany, in the naval war in the Atlantic, and as a key element in the trigger device of the atomic bomb.Drawing on archival records and interviews with individuals who worked at the Kingsport &“powder plant,&” Baxter illuminates both the explosive&’s military significance and its impact on the lives of ordinary Americans involved in the war industry. Much more than a technical account, this study assesses the social and economic impact of the military-industrial complex on small communities on the home front.
Dutch Oven Camp Cooking
by Vernon WintertonPacked with 65 easy, yet mouthwatering recipes featuring sweet and savory breads, breakfast, main dishes, sides, soups, sauces, and desserts, Dutch Oven Camp Cooking will quickly become a family favorite “go-to” when the crew has worked up a cowboy-size appetite while camping and playing in the outdoors. The author provides clear instructions for using coals to bake recipes such as Mountain Man Breakfast, Bacon-Cheddar Breakfast Rolls, Sloppy Joes, Dutch Oven Pizza, Tortilla Soup, Cheesy Potatoes, or Raspberry-Peach Pie.
Quilter's Handy Guide to Supplies: Needles, Threads, Batting • Machines, Tools, Workspace • Preparing Fabric, Storing Quilts
by Dawn Cameron-DickThe internationally beloved quilting teacher and author of Invisible Machine Appliqué offers a practical guide to getting started as a quilter. In this handy guide to the fundamentals of quilting, Dawn Cameron-Dick explains everything from how to choose the right equipment and supplies to the best way to set up a sewing room. She answers questions ranging from "What should I look for in a sewing machine?" to "Why does my thread keep breaking?", "How often should I change needles?", and "How can I sew without getting a backache?" The Quilter&’s Guide features information on needles, threads, sewing machines, batting, cotton fabric, piecing tools, and techniques. Packed with useful facts, tips, and rules of thumb, this comprehensive guide is laid out in a fully illustrated, easy-to-read format.
Pedro: Poesía Latina Y Oratoria (elche 1530 - París 1566)
by Pedro Martinez Michael SilvermanThe New York Times–bestselling memoir from the legendary, former Boston Red Sox pitcher. Pedro Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasn&’t &“durable&” enough, who they said was a punk. Yet Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game, an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, World Series champion, and Hall of Famer. In Pedro, the always colorful pitcher opens up to tell his remarkable story. From his days in the minor leagues clawing for respect; to his early days in lonely Montreal; to his legendary run with the Red Sox when, start after start, he dazzled with his pitching genius; to his twilight years on the mound as he put the finishing touches on a body of work that made him an icon, this memoir by one of baseball&’s most enigmatic figures will entertain and inspire generations of fans to come.&“Pedro the book is as smart, as funny, and as diva-esque as Pedro the pitcher…Buy the book. Read the book. Celebrate a golden era in Boston baseball.&” — Boston Globe &“There is little the eight-time All-Star holds back about any subject as he offers a revealing look at a colorful career…The intimate details Martinez offers up from both inside and outside the clubhouse make the book a winner.&”—Washington Post&“This is the beauty of this book, the machinations of a modern pitcher's mind…Knowing and gritty, this memoir should&’ve been printed on rawhide.&”—Los Angeles Times
The Hidden Assassins: A Novel (Javier Falcón Books #3)
by Robert WilsonAs perplexing murder leads a Spanish detective into the dangerous cultural tensions of Seville in this thriller by the author of A Small Death in Lisbon. Chief Inspector Javier Falcón is called to the disturbing scene of a faceless, mutilated corpse found in a municipal dump. But just as he begins his investigation, the beautiful city of Seville is rocked by a massive explosion. The discovery of a mosque in the basement of a destroyed apartment building confirms everybody's terrorist fears. Panic sweeps the city and the region goes on red alert. As more bodies are dragged from the rubble, the media coverage and political pressure intensify, Despite immense pressure to close the case, Falcón suspects that all is not what it appears to be. But just as he comes close to uncovering a deadly conspiracy, he makes the most terrifying discovery of all. Now the race is on to prevent a catastrophe far beyond Spain's borders.
Solving the West Palm Beach Murder of Jeffrey Heagerty (True Crime)
by Graham BrunkThe true crime story of a love triangle, drug deals, and the 1984 cold case murder of a gay, South Florida teenager. Jeffrey Heagerty was like most young gay nineteen-year-olds in South Florida in the 1980s, commonly finding himself and his friends at the popular Kevin's Cabaret in West Palm Beach on Saturday nights. On one of those Saturday nights in 1984, Jeff vanished from the club, leaving his friends behind even though he was their ride home. His body was found dumped in a canal the next morning and his car was missing, only to be found a month later, abandoned on the other side of town. Rumors of a love triangle, drug dealings and sexual encounters snarled police efforts at solving the case. The investigation stagnated and the case grew cold until the solution came from two unexpected sources: overlooked details in police photographs of Jeff's car and a mysterious letter from an inmate in the Palm Beach County Jail.
The Black Arrow: A Tale Of The Two Roses (Mobi Classics Series)
by Robert Louis Stevenson&“A story of love and adventure set in the Wars of the Roses&” from the nineteenth-century Scottish author of Treasure Island(Adirondack Daily Enterprise). A spirited historical adventure set during the British Middle Ages, The Black Arrow was originally serialized in 1883. As England is torn apart by civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster, Richard &“Dick&” Shelton seeks justice for the murder of his father. Believing that the Black Arrow outlaws are responsible for his death, Dick embarks on a journey through Tunstall Forest, where a fugitive heiress will help him uncover a shocking betrayal, discover just where his loyalties lie, and steal his heart . . . &“The plot moves at a snappy pace—there are outlaws, secret passages, battles, hairs-breadth escapes, storms at sea, and more as Richard battles to regain his rightful inheritance—to say nothing of the girl he loves.&” —Vintage Novels
Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
by Jordan Fisher Smith&“A nature book unlike any other…peppered with gritty, anti-romantic, all-too-real tales of cops &’n&’ bad guys in the great outdoors.&”—The San Diego Union-Tribune Jordan Fisher Smith&’s startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life in the great outdoors. Instead of scout troops and placid birdwatchers, Smith's beat—a stretch of land that has been officially condemned to be flooded—brings him into contact with drug users tweaked out to the point of violence, obsessed miners, and other dangerous creatures. In unflinchingly honest prose, he both portrays the breathtaking natural world around him and reveals the unexpectedly dark underbelly of patrolling and protecting public lands. &“Gloriously unlike anything I&’ve ever read before…gives entree into a strange, dark, and mesmerizing outdoor world that's absolutely unforgettable.&”—The Boston Globe &“By turns funny, poignant and surprising…an intimate memoir of the career of a state-park ranger. Not just any ranger, but one with a wicked pen, patrolling a doomed landscape.&”—Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer &“Compelling…refreshingly unsentimental.&”—Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams &“Smith offers a fresh perspective on our threatened environment…Nature Noir reflects the spirit of an era as did Desert Solitaire.&”—Charlotte Observer
Orderly and Humane: The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War
by R. M. DouglasThe award-winning history of 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe who were driven from their homes after WWII: &“a major achievement&” (New Republic). Immediately after the Second World War, the victorious Allies authorized the forced relocation of ethnic Germans from their homes across central and southern Europe to Germany. The numbers were almost unimaginable: between 12 and 14 million civilians, most of them women and children. And the losses were horrifying: at least five hundred thousand people, and perhaps many more, died while detained in former concentration camps, locked in trains, or after arriving in Germany malnourished, and homeless. In this authoritative and objective account, historian R.M. Douglas examines an aspect of European history that few have wished to confront, exploring how the forced migrations were conceived, planned, and executed, and how their legacy reverberates throughout central Europe today. The first comprehensive history of this immense manmade catastrophe, Orderly and Humane is an important study of the largest recorded episode of what we now call "ethnic cleansing." It may also be the most significant untold story of the World War II.
Never Ask a Man the Size of His Spread: A Cowgirl's Guide to Life
by Gladiola MontanaGet the western woman&’s take on life with this collection of wise and witty quips and quotations. &“Callin&’ women the weaker sex makes about as much sense as callin&’ men the stronger one.&” &“Anybody who thinks they know everything ain&’t been around long enough to know anything.&” &“When a cowboy gives you the key to his truck, you know you&’re close to winning the key to his heart.&” &“If you&’re fixin&’ to get yourself a good stallion, don&’t go lookin&’ in the donkey corral.&” As long as the cowboy has been a hero in our imaginations, the cowgirl has been leading him from behind. In this compilation, you&’ll find page after page of humorous, homespun sayings from her point of view that are sure to inspire, make you think, and make you laugh. Henry Ward Beecher said, &“The common sense of one century is the common sense of the next.&” That said, these pocket-sized humor books pack quite a bit of punch…lines that is. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, their all-new look will leave a whole new generation in stitches!
Anne Bonny's Wake: Maggie And Hersh Adventure Series (Maggie and Hersh #1)
by Dick ElamThis 1980s Carolina coast thriller &“channels all the danger, intrigue, and thrills of a pirate&’s life at sea for a twentieth-century criminal mystery&” (Forward Reviews).On an old sailboat named for his departed wife—as well as a legendary pirate—criminal justice professor Hershel Barstow is saying his final goodbye with a trip through the North Carolina Intercoastal Waterway. He expects his solo trip aboard the Anne Bonny to be a quiet one. Then the mysterious and seductive Maggie Adelaide Moore appears in the water and climbs aboard. His reluctant offer to help the distressed woman soon brings trouble, entangling Hershel with a dangerous drug cartel. Now Hershel needs to call on old friends from his CIA days to stay safe and riddle out Maggie's mysterious past. In the weathered Anne Bonny, enemies could be lurking behind every river bend. Now Hershel must navigate his way through deadly waters on a quest for truth, safety, and justice.
Frontsoldaten: The German Soldier in World War II
by Stephen G. Fritz&“Drawn from letters, diaries and memoirs, this impressive study presents a rounded, detailed picture of the daily life&” for frontline Nazi soldiers (Publishers Weekly). Stephen G. Fritz explores the day-to-day reality of the average German infantryman—or Landser—during World War II. Through letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral histories, most of which describe life on the Russian front, Fritz presents a richly textured portrait of the Landser that illustrates the complexity and paradox of his daily life. Although clinging to a self-image as a decent fellow, the German soldier nonetheless committed terrible crimes in the name of The Third Reich. When the war was finally over, and his country lay in ruins, the Landser faced a bitter truth: all his exertions and sacrifices had been in the name of a deplorable regime that had committed unprecedented crimes. With chapters on training, images of combat, living conditions, combat stress, the personal sensations of war, the bonds of comradeship, and ideology and motivation, Fritz reveals war through the eyes of these self-styled &“little men.&”
The Skeleton Paints a Picture: A Family Skeleton Mystery (#4) (The Family Skeleton Mysteries #4)
by Leigh PerryNo bones about it, this death is suspicious…&“Amateur sleuth Georgia, and her sidekick, Sid, are just plain fun!&”—Sofie Kelly, New York Times-bestselling author of the Magical Cats Mysteries Georgia Thackery, adjunct English professor, has a new job teaching at Falstone College of Art and Design, known as FAD to its students and faculty. Living in a borrowed bungalow during winter in the snowiest part of Massachusetts, Georgia feels her isolation weighing as heavily as the weather. Then she receives a package containing her best friend, Sid, a walking, talking skeleton who has lived with the Thackery family since Georgia was six. With Georgia working out of town, Sid was lonely too. The two of them make plans for a cozy semester together, and it might have worked out that way if Sid hadn&’t snuck out in the middle of the night to play in the snow and spotted a crashed car. When he drags Georgia out to investigate, they find the driver behind the wheel, apparently dead from the collision. Initially, police think it&’s an accident, so Georgia and Sid think that&’s the end of it—until Georgia finds out the body hits closer to home than she&’d realized... &“Dr. Georgia Thackery is smart, resourceful, and determined to be a great single mom to her teenager. Georgia is normal in every respect—except that her best friend happens to be a skeleton named Sid. You&’ll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo.&” —Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author &“A very touching and entertaining whodunit. The mystery is intelligent and nicely done with fun insights into academia and anthropology.&” —RT Book Reviews on A Skeleton in the Family
Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
by Adam HochschildFrom the author of King Leopold&’s Ghost, a narrative history of the social justice campaign formed in the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire.In early 1787, twelve men—a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery—came together in a London printing shop and began the world's first grass-roots movement, battling for the rights of people on another continent. Masterfully stoking public opinion, the movement's leaders pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizens' movements ever since, from consumer boycotts to wall posters and lapel buttons to celebrity endorsements. A deft chronicle of this groundbreaking antislavery crusade and its powerful enemies, Bury the Chains gives a little-celebrated human rights watershed its due.A San Francisco Chronicle BestsellerA Book Sense Selection&“By far the most readable and rounded account we have of British antislavery, a campaign that, as the author rightly claims, helped to change the world and can be seen as a prototype of the modern social justice movement.&” —Robin Blackburn, Los Angeles Times Book Review &“A thrilling, substantive, and oftentimes raw work of narrative history. In its own fashion, it furthers the abolitionists&’ crucial work of lifting our moral blindness.&” —Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radio&’s Fresh Air
Songs of Enchantment: A Novel (The Famished Road Trilogy #2)
by Ben OkriSet in an African village, this follow-up to the Man Booker Prize–winning novel is &“sometimes whimsical, sometimes bawdy . . . Fraught with wild visions&” (The Times). &“All is not well in the African village where Azaro lives. The child narrator of poet and novelist Okri&’s The Famished Road, who had outwitted death in the previous book, again relates the oppressive events that continue to plague his village and his family. While political factionalization shatters the community's cohesiveness, the prodigious bar owner Madame Koto, chief exponent of the &‘Party of the Rich,&’ alternately exudes portentous metaphysical malaise and miraculous erotic force. Little Azaro, himself touched and distracted by a series of animuses, follows the heels of &‘dad,&’ who is a resounding vessel, by turns, of cantankerous egotism and abased self-sacrifice. This Nigerian epic reveals a violent provincial world, opaque with magical spirits which place horrendous ethical demands on fragile and fickle humanity, as if to test each individual for a thread of virtuous constancy at the core. Events drench the essentially linear narrative with all the ruthless sensuousness of a tropical storm, and Okri&’s prose is lucid and deft.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Okri conjures up the fabulous with the same ease as he affectingly details the ways of the human spirit in a lovingly evoked African setting teeming with life—both real and mythic . . . Stunning.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Once again we&’re bedazzled and bedeviled by Okri&’s phantasmagoric prose and the strange and wondrous sensibility of Azaro, a spirit-child living in a poor African village.&” —Booklist &“Both a love story and an account of the political turmoil between the parties of Rich and Poor.&” —The Independent &“Passages of extraordinary beauty . . . Okri paints a convincing surrealist picture.&” —The Sunday Times
Mini Cupcakes
by Leslie FietFrom the owner of Mini&’s Cupcakes in Salt Lake City, a guide to making, baking, and decorating some tiny yet tasty cupcakes. Mini Cupcakes specifies the finest ingredients, including Madagascar vanilla, dark Belgium chocolate, and organic fruits to create amazing mini cupcake creations. Combine great cake recipes, such as Key Largo Lime or Chocoholic, with filling recipes, such as banana cream or salted caramel. Add frosting and toppings such as white chocolate ganache or margarita cream cheese and you have endless combinations of rich and decadent goodness. With tips for making, baking, and decorating, this cookbook offers perfect combinations, from the Breakfast at Tiffany's cupcake to Pretty in Pink, from the Diva cupcake to the Mocha Latte. Part delicious cupcake, part tiny pieces of art, mini cupcakes are the perfect treat to satisfy your cravings or entertain in style.
You Would Have Told Me Not To: Stories
by Christopher CoakeA &“gripping, beautiful, emotionally raw&” collection of stories about the things that go wrong between men and women from a PEN Award winner. Arriving in the midst of the #MeToo era, these stories examine the fallout from failed relationships between men and women—partnerships that have crumbled under the weight of betrayal, misplaced hopes, illness, and particularly masculinity at its most toxic and misguided. A man in his mid-thirties receives a call from a woman he barely knows, who informs him that a girl he bedded and dumped in high school has died of cancer. A man who had an affair and left the woman without any warning finds himself working on a demolition job with a younger man who might be their son. Yet another man, obese for years, is left by his wife, loses weight, and drunk with the power of finally being fit, tries to reconnect with his former spouse—to disastrous ends. And in the title story, a woman summoned to the bedside of her son, who has suffered a gunshot wound, must finally come to terms with the serial infidelities of her charming ex-husband. These fictions ask very contemporary questions: How do ex-spouses learn to live again in proximity to one another? How do we make peace with our bodies and their own worst impulses? How do we learn to turn and face, head-on, the worst mistakes of our younger selves? &“One of our best American short story writers, on par with Tobias Wolff and Andre Dubus.&” —Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will &“Engaging . . . rich prose and sharp dialogue.&” —Publishers Weekly &“The stories in You Would Have Told Me Not To read like miniature thrillers . . . expertly suspenseful, emotionally powerful, and delightfully dark. The last one, in particular, punched me in the heart.&” —Kristin Roupenian, author of You Know You Want This: &“Cat Person" and Other Stories
Automation for Food Engineering: Food Quality Quantization and Process Control (Contemporary Food Science)
by Yanbo Huang A. Dale Whittaker Ronald E. LaceyAutomation for Food Engineering introduces the frameworks, methods, designs, algorithms, tests, and implementation of data acquisition, analysis, modeling, prediction, and control in automation for food engineering. Using numerous examples and case studies from food engineering projects, the book introduces basic methods systematically and describes advanced techniques, such as medical imaging, mathematical analysis, and statistical modeling, which have proven successful in food engineering. The authors use the characteristics of food processes to describe concepts and employ data from food engineering applications to explain the methods.