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The Great Upheaval Book Jacket: "It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion. Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these remarkable events occurred in isolation. In The Great Upheaval, Jay Winik illuminates how their fates combined in one moment to change the course of civilization." "In this drama, Winik brings his vast research to the battlefields and clashes of ideologies that defined this age. Here is a savage world war, the toppling of a great dynasty, and an America struggling to survive at home and abroad. Here, too, is the first modern holy war between Islam and a resurgent Christian empire. And here are Washington and Jefferson, Louis XVI and Robespierre, Catherine the Great, Adams, Napoleon, and Selim III. With echoes for understanding the international chaos that confronts the globe today, we see them all fighting desperately for the ideals they believed in, whether man-made democracy or divinely inspired autocracy, whether republicanism or Allah's law." |
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Strawbale Home Plans Strawbale Home Plans Wayne J. Bingham and Colleen Smith Strawbale building experts Wayne J. Bingham and Colleen Smith present 30 unique plans to build a strawbale home, along with stunning photographs that illustrate projects from around the world. A broad range of building types, from small retreats and rural off-the-grid homes to urban houses and commercial buildings are featured. Benefits of strawbale building: It is the healthiest and most energy-saving building option. Results in dramatic reductions on heating and cooling bills. Significantly decreases the risk of allergies from airborne molds, pollens, and toxins. Strawbale houses offer 3 times the fire resistance of conventional construction. Is a green building option, which has been a hot topic in national media. |
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Stretching Anatomy Summary: See inside every stretch-and maximize flexibility! Stretching Anatomy will show you how to increase range of motion, supplement training, enhance recovery, and maximize efficiency of movement. You'll also gain a detailed understanding of how each stretch affects your body. Stretching Anatomy is like having an X ray of each stretch, only better. Not only do you see full-color illustrations of the muscles in action but also how changes in position can alter the muscle emphasis and difficulty and how variations can improve safety and effectiveness. Each exercise includes detailed instruction on how to stretch, when to stretch, primary and secondary muscle emphasis, and which muscles are activated for support. Stretching programs provide three levels of difficulty, including light stretching that can be used as a warm-up or to aid in recovery from soreness or injury. And summary movement tables show how to customize stretching programs to focus on key problem areas. Whether it is increased flexibility or reduced muscle soreness or tension, Stretching Anatomy allows you to see and feel the benefit of proper stretching technique. Book jacket. |
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Cavalier : a tale of chivalry, passion, and great houses Summary: Worsley (chief curator, Historic Royal Palaces; Bolsover Castle) has written an offbeat biography of Stuart grandee William Cavendish (1593–1676), telling his story through ten short episodes of an eventful life. True to her background, in each vignette Worsley lovingly documents the quality of life in a 17th-century household: food, dress, manners, decor, horticulture, and the backstairs staff. The "necessary woman" who empties Cavendish's chamber pot earns about as much attention as his first wife. Worsely also describes in fascinating detail the many building projects of the Cavendish family, particularly the Little Castle at Bolsover, where in 1634 Cavendish entertained Charles I with a masque written for the occasion by Ben Jonson. The foreground of most versions of Cavendish's life—his poetry, tutoring of young Charles II, civil war defeat in battle at Marston Moor, and subsequent exile to Antwerp—becomes the background in this charming picture of how Cavendish and his household experienced their lives. Worsely argues that this careful look at Cavendish's household shows a world transforming itself from medieval to recognizably modern during the course of his life. No library should be without this innovative volume.—Stewart Desmond, New York Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Do it yourself iPod projects: 24 cool things you didn't know you could do. Get more out of your iPod than ever before with the fun and exciting projects packed inside this easy-to-follow guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to do all kinds of cool things with your iPod, like use your iPod as a voice recorder, read your email on your iPod, install a different operating system, enhance audio quality, and more.Inside this book, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself iPod Projects, you'll discover that your iPod has much more to offer than you ever imagined. Use your iPod as a portable hard drive, Turn your iPod into a home hi-fi system or car stereo, Load content from multiple computers, Play your music across the Internet from a remote computer, Replace your iPod's battery, Transfer vinyl recordings to your iPod and iTunes, Install iPodLinux or Rockbox, Record full-quality audio, And much more. Book jacket. |
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