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Eat More Dessert: More than 100 Simple-to-Make Fun-to-Eat Baked Goods From the Baker to the Stars By : Jenny Keller READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Jenny Keller, creator of JennyCookies.com and baker to the stars, is best known for her amazing dessert tables she makes for celebrity parties. With this cookbook you'll be able to bring the party home, but don't tell anyone it started from a box.With chapters dedicated to baby showers, weddings, holidays and all kinds of themed parties, you'll have a dessert ready to please any crowd. And since you don't have to start from scratch, you'll have time to enjoy yourself at the gathering instead of spending all your time in the kitchen.Jenny has created tasty treats for celebrities such as Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott and Tiffani Thiessen and her desserts have been featured on popular shows such as E! News, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider and in Brides Magazine.Recipes range from simple, crowd

Patisserie: Mastering the Fundamentals of French Pastry By : Christophe Felder READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : All the classic French pastries made accessible for the home cook, with 3,200 photographs. For every serious home baker, French pastry represents the ultimate achievement. But to master the techniques, a written recipe can take you only so far?what is equally important is to see a professional in action, to learn the nuances of rolling out dough for croissaints or caramelizing apples for a tarte tatin. For each of the 210 recipes here, there are photographs that lead the reader through every step of the instructions. There has never been such a comprehensive primer on patisserie. The important base components?such as cr?me patisserie, p?te ? choux, and chocolate ganache?are presented as stand-alone recipes. Once comfortable with these, the home baker can go on to tackle the famous and more complex creations?such as ?clairs, Saint-Honor?, Op?ra?as well as fe

Fruit: The Art of Pastry By : Cedric Grolet READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : C?dric Grolet is simply the most talented pastry chef of his generation?he was named World?s Best Pastry Chef in 2018. Food & Wine called his work ?the apotheosis of confectionary creation.? He fashions trompe l?oeil pieces that appear to be the most perfect, sparkling fruit but are, once cut, revealed to be exquisite pastries with surprising fillings. They are absolutely unforgettable, both to look at and, of course, to eat. ? This lush cookbook presents Grolet?s fruit-based haute-couture pastries like works of art. The chef explains his techniques and his search for authentic tastes and offers a peek into his boundless imagination?he begins the creation of each dessert by drawing. With 130 recipes featuring 45 fruits?citrus, berries, wild and exotic fruits, and even nuts?every pastry lover will want Fruit, for inspiration and to admire the edible sculptures made by this award-winning s

Pastry School: 101 Step-By-Step Recipes By : Le Cordon Bleu READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The chefs of the Le Cordon Bleu Institute present more than 100 pastry recipes, fully illustrated step-by-step, and reveals all its secrets to make you a real pastry chef!Le Cordon Bleu is the highly renowned, world famous cooking school noted for the quality of its culinary courses, aimed at beginners as well as confirmed or professional cooks. It is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with over 20 schools on five continents. Its educational focus is on hospitality management, culinary arts, and gastronomy. The teaching teams are composed of specialists, chefs and pastry experts, most of them honored by national or international prizes. One of its most famous alumnae in the 1940s was Julia Child.In Pastry School there are 100 illustrated recipes, explained step-by-step with 1400 photographs and presented in 6 chapters: Pastries, cakes and desserts; Ind

French Pastry Made Simple: Foolproof Recipes for ?clairs, Tarts, Macarons and More By : Molly Wilkinson READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A No-Fuss Guide to the Delicious Art of P?tisserieUnleash your inner pastry chef with Molly Wilkinson?s approachable recipes for all of your French favorites. Trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Molly takes the most essential techniques and makes them easy for home bakers, resulting in a collection of simple, key recipes that open up the world of pastry. With friendly, detailed directions and brilliant shortcuts, you can skip the pastry shop and enjoy delicious homemade creations.Master base recipes like 30-minute puff pastry, decadent chocolate ganache and fail-safe citrus curds, and you?re on your way to making dozens of iconic French treats. You?ll feel like a pro when whipping up gorgeous trays of madeleines and decorating a stunning array of cream puffs and ?clairs. Along with classics like The Frenchman?s Chocolate Mousse, Pro

The Pie Book: Over 400 Classic Recipes By : Louis Pullig De Gouy READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From simple cherry pies to hearty mince meats, luscious custards, and elegant chiffons, master chef Louis P. De Gouy presents more than 400 tasty pie recipes. De Gouy, a founder of Gourmet magazine, is an expert at concise instruction. In addition to his carefully chosen recipes, he offers advice on flour selection, fruit preparation, and baking procedures, including the secrets to turning out a flaky, golden-brown crust every time.Recipes for some of the most tantalizing pies imaginable include banana cream, cherry rhubarb, chocolate custard, cranberry, pecan, grape, sweet potato, blueberry chiffon, and literally hundreds more ? among them, eight versions of pumpkin pie and more than 25 varieties of apple pie. A special section covers the use of toppings and glazes, with complete recipes for meringues, glazed cherry topping, almond paste, cheese topping, and many other

OPERA P?TISSERIE By : Cedric Grolet READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The latest French patisserie cookbook from award-winning French pastry chef C?dric Grolet ?Op?ra P?tisserie marks the entrance of the most talented pastry chef of his generation, C?dric Grolet, into the world of boulangerie-p?tisserie. This book coincides with the opening of his new shop in the Op?ra district in the heart of Paris. Far from the haute couture pastries designed at palace hotels, with Opera P?tisserie, Grolet returns to the essentials with a collection of hearty and accessible recipes. Follow your senses through the pages to discover the very best French recipes for viennoiseries, breads, biscuits, pastries, and frozen fruit sorbets. From croissant to mille-feuille, from tarte tatin to .clairs, the book features 100 fully illustrated desserts we all love. Recipes are organized into chapters that follow the rhythm of the day. At 7 a.m., it?s time for viennoiseries and breads; at 11 a.m.

A Good Bake: The Art and Science of Making Perfect Pastries, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Breads at Home: A Cookbook By : Melissa Weller READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the James Beard Award nominee who redefined American baking, a comprehensive baking bible for the twenty-first century, with 120 scientifically grounded recipes for sweet and savory baked goods anyone can master.Melissa Weller is the baking superstar of our time. As the head baker at some of the best restaurants in the country, her takes on chocolate babka and sticky buns brought these classics back to life and kicked off a nationwide movement. In A Good Bake, Weller shares her meticulously honed, carefully detailed recipes for producing impossibly delicious--and impossibly beautiful--baked goods. A chemical engineer before she became a baker, Weller uses her scientific background to explain the whys and hows of baking, so home cooks can achieve perfect results every time. Here are recipes both swe

The Art of French Pastry By : Jacquy Pfeiffer READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Winner of? the 2014 James Beard Award for Best Cookbook, Dessert & BakingWhat does it take to perfect a flawless??clair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. In?The Art of French Pastry?award-winning pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, cofounder of the renowned French Pastry School in Chicago, gives you just that. By teaching you how to make everything from p?te ? choux to pastry cream, Pfeiffer builds on the basics until you have an understanding of the science behind the ingredients used, how they interact with one another, and what your hands have to do to transform them into pastry. This yields glorious results!?Expect to master these techniques and then indulge in exquisite recipes, such as: ? ???????brioche ???????napol?ons / Mille-Feuilles ???????cream puffs ???????Alsatian cinnamon rolls / ch

Pastry Love: A Baker's Journal of Favorite Recipes By : Joanne Chang READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A must-have baking bible from the James Beard award?winning baker and owner of the beloved Flour bakeries in Boston. James Beard award?winning baker Joanne Chang?is best known around the country for her eight acclaimed Flour bakeries in Boston. Chang?has published two books based on the offerings at Flour, such as her famous sticky buns, but Pastry Love?is her most personal and comprehensive book yet. It?includes 125 dessert recipes for many things she could never serve in the setting of a bakery?for example, items that?are best served warm or with whipped cream on top. Nothing makes Chang happier than baking and sharing treats with others, and that passion comes through in every recipe, such as Strawberry Slab Pie, Mocha Chip Cookies, and Malted Chocolate Cake. The recipes start off easy such as Lemon Sugar Cookies?and build up to showstoppers like Passion Fruit

Go Ask Alice By : Beatrice Sparks READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : January 24th.After you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs...Go ask Alice.The harrowing true story of a teenager's descent into the seductive world of drugs. A diary so honest you may think you know Alice- or someone like her. Read her diary. Enter her world. You'll never be able to forget Alice. Book Detail : Author : Beatrice Sparks Pages : pages Publisher : Recorded Books Language : eng ISBN-10 : B000NIWHXC ISBN-13 :   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Apple: (Skin to the Core) By : Eric Gansworth READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : How about a book that makes you barge into your boss's office to read a page of poetry from? That you dream of? That every movie, song, book, moment that follows continues to evoke in some way?The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly "red on the outside, white on the inside."Eric Gansworth is telling his story in Apple (Skin to the Core). The story of his family, of Onondaga among Tuscaroras, of Native folks everywhere. From the horrible legacy of the government boarding schools, to a boy watching his siblings leave and return and leave again, to a young man fighting to be an artist who balances multiple worlds.Eric shatters that slur and reclaims it in verse and prose and imagery that truly lives up to the word heartbreaking. Book Detail : Author : Eric Gansworth Pages : 352 pages Publisher : Levine Querid

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia By : Candace Fleming READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs?at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns) deftly maneuvers between the imperial family?s extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses, making this an utterly mesmerizing read as well as a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards. Book Detail : Author : Candace Fleming Pages : 304 pages Publisher : Schwartz & Wade Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0375867821 ISBN-13 : 9780375867828   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage By : Eric Greitens READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In this adaptation of his best-selling book, The Heart and the Fist, Eric speaks directly to teens, interweaving memoir and intimate second-person narratives that ask?readers to put themselves in the shoes of himself and others. Readers will share in Eric?s evolution from average kid to humanitarian to warrior, training and serving with the most elite military outfit in the world. Along the way, they?ll be asked to consider the power of choices, of making the decision each and every day to act with courage and compassion so that they grow to be tomorrow?s heroes. Book Detail : Author : Eric Greitens Pages : 288 pages Publisher : Clarion Books Language : ISBN-10 : 0544104811 ISBN-13 : 9780544104815   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*=============

On Top of Glass: My Stories as a Queer Girl in Figure Skating By : Karina Manta READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An insightful memoir from a figure skating champion about her life as a bisexual professional athlete, perfect for readers of Fierce by Aly Raisman and Forward by Abby Wambach.Karina Manta has had a busy few years: Not only did she capture the hearts of many with her fan-favorite performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she also became the first female figure skater on Team USA to come out as queer. Her Modern Love essay I Can't Hate My Body if I Love Hers was published in the New York Times, and then she joined the circus--Cirque du Soleil's on-ice show, AXEL.Karina's memoir covers these experiences and much more. Attending a high school with 4,000 students, you'd expect to know more than two openly gay students, but Karina didn't meet an out-lesbian until she was nearly seventeen--let alone any other kind of queer woman.

Wonderful Women of the World By : Laurie Halse Anderson READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Not all heroes wear capes!Wonder Woman has been an inspiration for decades, and while not everyone would choose her star-spangled outfit for themselves, her compassion and fairness are worthy of emulation. We'll be presenting tales of the real-world heroes who take up Diana's mantle and work in the fields of science, sports, activism, diplomacy, and more!New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson brings together an all-star cast of authors and illustrators in this anthology of contemporary Wonder Women--and how they've changed our world. Book Detail : Author : Laurie Halse Anderson Pages : 208 pages Publisher : DC Comics Language : eng ISBN-10 : 1779503784 ISBN-13 : 9781779503787   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings By : Margarita Engle READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpr? Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother?s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not. Then a revolution breaks out in Cuba. Margarita fears for her far-away family. When the hostility between Cuba and the United States erupts at the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Margarita?s worlds

Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town By : Warren St. John READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This young people's version of the adult bestseller, Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference,?is a complex and inspirational story about?the Fugees, a youth soccer team made up of diverse refugees from around the world, and their formidable female coach, Luma Mufleh. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical southern town until it became a refugee resettlement center. The author explores how the community changed with the influx of refugees and how the dedication of Lumah Mufleh and the entire Fugees soccer team inspired an entire community. Book Detail : Author : Warren St. John Pages : 226 pages Publisher : Ember Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0385741952 ISBN-13 : 9780385741958   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphon

Alive in the Killing Fields: The True Story of Nawuth Keat, a Khmer Rouge Survivor By : Nawuth Keat READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Alive in the Killing Fields is the real-life memoir of Nawuth Keat, a man who survived the horrors of war-torn Cambodia. He has now broken a longtime silence in the hope that telling the truth about what happened to his people and his country will spare future generations from similar tragedy.In this captivating memoir, a young Nawuth defies the odds and survives the invasion of his homeland by the Khmer Rouge. Under the brutal reign of the dictator Pol Pot, he loses his parents, young sister, and other members of his family. After his hometown of Salatrave was overrun, Nawuth and his remaining relatives are eventually captured and enslaved by Khmer Rouge fighters. They endure physical abuse, hunger, and inhumane living conditions. But through it all, their sense of family holds them together, giving them the strength to persevere throu

Black Pioneers of Science and Invention By : Louis Haber READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history. ???? Includes a bibliography and an index. Book Detail : Author : Louis Haber Pages : 272 pages Publisher : Clarion Books Language : ISBN-10 : 0152085661 ISBN-13 : 9780152085667   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 By : Simon Winchester READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano ? Krakatoa. The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa ? the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster ? was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust swirled round the planet for years, causing temperatures to plummet and sunsets to turn vivid with lurid and unsettling displays of light. The effects of the immense waves were felt as far away as France. Barometers in Bogot? and Was

Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii By : James L. Haley READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The most recent state to join the union, Hawaii is the only one to have once been a royal kingdom. After its ?discovery? by Captain Cook in the late 18th Century, Hawaii was fought over by European powers determined to take advantage of its position as the crossroads of the Pacific.? The arrival of the first missionaries marked the beginning of the struggle between a native culture with its ancient gods, sexual libertinism and rites of human sacrifice, and the rigid values of the Calvinists.?? While Hawaii?s royal rulers adopted Christianity, they also fought to preserve their ancient ways.?? But the success of the ruthless American sugar barons sealed their fate and in 1893, the American Marines overthrew Lili?uokalani, the last queen of Hawaii.James L. Haley's Captive Paradise is the story of King Kamehameha I, The Conqueror, who unified the islands through terror and blo

The Ship that Never Was: The Greatest Escape Story Of Australian Colonial History By : Adam Courtenay READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The greatest escape story of Australian colonial history by the son of Australia?s best-loved storyteller In 1828, James Porter, sailor, chancer, illywhacker, found himself on a ship bound for Van Diemen's Land, having been convicted of stealing a stack of beaver furs. After several escape attempts from the notorious penal colony, Porter, who told authorities he was a 'beer-machine maker', was sent to Sarah Island, known in Van Diemen's Land as 'hell on earth'. Many tried to escape the island; few succeeded. But when Governor George Arthur announced that Sarah Island would closed down and the prisoners moved to the new penal station of Port Arthur, Porter, along with a motley crew of other prisoners, pulled off an audacious escape. Commandeering the ship they'd been building to transport them to Port Arthur

The Battle of Midway By : Craig L. Symonds READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : There are few moments in military history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force (the Kido Butai) had been sunk by American planes. Though the Second World War had three more years to run, the Imperial Japanese Navy would never again initiate a strategic offensive.In this spellbinding account of a key turning point, one of America?s leading naval historians, Craig L. Symonds, paints a portrait of ingenuity, courage, sacrifice, and chance. Symonds begins with the arrival of Admiral Chester A. Nimitz at Pearl Harbor after the devastating Japanese attack, and describes the events leading to the climactic battle, including both Coral Sea?the first in history involving opposing carrier forces?and Jimmy Doolittle?s daring raid of Toky

The Immortal Irishman: Thomas Meager and the Invention of Irish America By : Tim Egan READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : National Book Award winner Timothy Egan delivers a story of one of the most famous Irish Americans of all time. A dashing young orator during the Great Hunger of the 1840s, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony for life. But two years later he was ?back from the dead? and in New York, instantly the most famous Irishman in America. Meagher?s rebirth included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. Afterward, he tried to build a new Ireland in the wild west of Montana?a quixotic adventure that ended in the ?great mystery of his disappearance, which Egan resolves convincingly at last. Book Detail : Author : Tim Egan Pages : 389 pages Publisher : Mariner Books Language : eng ISBN-10 : B011H55RD6 ISBN-13 :   Supporting f

Wonderful Women of the World By : Laurie Halse Anderson READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Not all heroes wear capes!Wonder Woman has been an inspiration for decades, and while not everyone would choose her star-spangled outfit for themselves, her compassion and fairness are worthy of emulation. We'll be presenting tales of the real-world heroes who take up Diana's mantle and work in the fields of science, sports, activism, diplomacy, and more!New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson brings together an all-star cast of authors and illustrators in this anthology of contemporary Wonder Women--and how they've changed our world. Book Detail : Author : Laurie Halse Anderson Pages : 208 pages Publisher : DC Comics Language : eng ISBN-10 : 1779503784 ISBN-13 : 9781779503787   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings By : Margarita Engle READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpr? Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother?s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not. Then a revolution breaks out in Cuba. Margarita fears for her far-away family. When the hostility between Cuba and the United States erupts at the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Margarita?s worlds

Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town By : Warren St. John READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This young people's version of the adult bestseller, Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference,?is a complex and inspirational story about?the Fugees, a youth soccer team made up of diverse refugees from around the world, and their formidable female coach, Luma Mufleh. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical southern town until it became a refugee resettlement center. The author explores how the community changed with the influx of refugees and how the dedication of Lumah Mufleh and the entire Fugees soccer team inspired an entire community. Book Detail : Author : Warren St. John Pages : 226 pages Publisher : Ember Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0385741952 ISBN-13 : 9780385741958   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphon

Alive in the Killing Fields: The True Story of Nawuth Keat, a Khmer Rouge Survivor By : Nawuth Keat READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Alive in the Killing Fields is the real-life memoir of Nawuth Keat, a man who survived the horrors of war-torn Cambodia. He has now broken a longtime silence in the hope that telling the truth about what happened to his people and his country will spare future generations from similar tragedy.In this captivating memoir, a young Nawuth defies the odds and survives the invasion of his homeland by the Khmer Rouge. Under the brutal reign of the dictator Pol Pot, he loses his parents, young sister, and other members of his family. After his hometown of Salatrave was overrun, Nawuth and his remaining relatives are eventually captured and enslaved by Khmer Rouge fighters. They endure physical abuse, hunger, and inhumane living conditions. But through it all, their sense of family holds them together, giving them the strength to persevere throu

Black Pioneers of Science and Invention By : Louis Haber READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history. ???? Includes a bibliography and an index. Book Detail : Author : Louis Haber Pages : 272 pages Publisher : Clarion Books Language : ISBN-10 : 0152085661 ISBN-13 : 9780152085667   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

On Corruption in America: And What Is at Stake By : Sarah Chayes READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the prizewinning journalist and internationally recognized expert on corruption in government networks throughout the world, comes a major work that looks homeward to America, exploring the insidious, dangerous networks of corruption of our past, present, and precarious future. "If you want to save America, this might just be the most important book to read now. --Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in ChainsSarah Chayes writes in her new book, that the United States is showing signs similar to some of the most corrupt countries in the world. Corruption, she argues, is an operating system of sophisticated networks in which government officials, key private-sector interests, and out-and-out criminals interweave. Their main objective: not to serve the public but to maximize returns for network members.In this unflinching exploration of corruption in America, Chaye

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland By : Patrick Radden Keefe READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Patrick Radden Keefe writes an intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress--with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or

Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires By : Selwyn Raab READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra) into an underworld empire. Today, the Mafia is an endangered species, battered and beleaguered by aggressive investigators, incompetent leadership, betrayals and generational changes that produced violent and unreliable leaders and recruits. A twenty year assault against the five families in particular blossomed into the most successful law enforcement campaign of the last century. Five Families is the vivid story of the rise and fall of New York's premier dons from Lucky Luciano to Paul Castellano to John Gotti and more. The book also brings the reader right up to the possible resurgence of the Mafia as the FBI and local law enforcement agencies turn their attention to homeland se

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil By : John Berendt READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case.It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and chi

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science By : Sam Kean READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : *Duration: 11 hours and 45 minutes* From 'New York Times' best-selling author Sam Kean, comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets. In our society, scientists are the good guys - usually. Every so often one of them goes rogue and ends up on the wrong side of the law. 'THE ICEPICK SURGEON' exposes the crimes that researchers have committed throughout history and examines what pushes these otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science - like real-life versions of 'Breaking Bad'. Many of these incidents have been overlooked in the annals of history, despite their sensational nature. Others were splashed across the headlines of every tabloid newspaper in their day but have long since receded into the mists of time. 'THE ICE

No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention By : Reed Hastings READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would have been impossible without the counterintuitive and radical management principles that cofounder Reed Hastings established from the very beginning. Hastings reject

A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team By : Arshay Cooper READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives.Growing up on Chicago?s Westside in the 90?s, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by junkies he calls ?zombies? with strung out arms, clutching at him as he passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street below.Arshay keeps to himself, preferring to write poetry about the girl he has a crush on, a

Fraud Examination By : W. Steve Albrecht READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Learn to identify, detect, investigate and prevent financial fraud today with the latest edition of Albrecht/Albrecht/Albrecht/Zimbelman's FRAUD EXAMINATION, 6E. Develop fraud skills as you become a better interviewer, stronger and more skeptical document examiner, better technology user and more informed decision maker. Closely examine and gain a strong understanding of the types of fraud and nature of fraud investigation today with current business examples and numerous actual fraud cases, delivered first-hand from the authors' experience. FRAUD EXAMINATION presents today's most important fraud concepts with an emphasis on the growing areas of ebusiness and cyber fraud. Significant discussion familiarizes you with forensic analysis as well as legal options for victims of fraud. New discussion also highlights how experts use technology to accomplish fraud and detect fraud. Book Det

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships By : Leil Lowndes READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : "You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills." -- Larry King"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey McKay, author of "How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive"What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?"What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people.The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all

Public Finance and Public Policy By : Jonathan Gruber READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Jonathan Gruber?s market-leading Public Finance and Public Policy was the first textbook to truly reflect the way public policy is created, implemented, and researched. Like no other text available, it integrated real-world empirical work and coverage of transfer programs and social insurance into the traditional topics of public finance. By augmenting the traditional approach of public finance texts with a true integration of theory, application, and evidence, Public Finance and Public Policy engages students like no other public finance text. Thoroughly updated, this timely?new edition?gives students the basic tools they need to understand the driving issues of public policy today, including healthcare, education, global climate change, entitlements, and more. Book Detail : Author : Jonathan Gruber Pages : 800 pages Publisher : Worth Publishers Language : ISBN-10 : 1464143331 ISB