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Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart: And Related Readings
$4.66 - $17.49 at 10 store(s)
Things do indeed fall apart in the mid-20th-century world of West Africa when the British colonize the country, disrupting the ancient ways of life that have provided meaning and structure for the inhabitants of a rural Ibo village. The hero of the story is Okonwo, a revered community leader and the character Achebe frequently uses as a kind of "Everyman"--the brave tribesman who tries to cling to old ways in the face of encroaching western civilization. In this novel, Okonwo represents the rich traditional culture of the tribe, while his son Nwoye is attracted to the changes brought by the Europeans. Achebe's novel is a classic of African literature, suffused with his recognition of the losses that have accompanied the Europeanization of his homeland.
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Guy Sajer - Forgotten Soldier
$5.99 - $19.95 at 2 store(s)
The deluxe edition of the classic German WWII autobiography of a teenaged German soldier on the front lines through the entire war. Includes some never-before-seen pictures taken by German soldiers, depicting the harsh conditions and the life and death struggle on the Eastern front.
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Richard Russo - Straight Man
$8.80 - $10.69 at 2 store(s)
A comic novel about a middle-aged novelist and teacher of creative writing at a Pennsylvania college ("the shallow end of the academic pool"), whose failures and cynicism threaten to destroy him, until he finds solace and meaning in the love of his family, his friends, and his work.
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Athanasios Papoulis and S. Unnikrishna Pillai - Probability Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes
$198.18 - $198.18 at 1 store(s)
The fourth edition of Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes has been updated significantly from the previous edition, and it now includes co-author S. Unnikrishna Pillai of Polytechnic University. The book is intended for a senior/graduate level course in probability and is aimed at students in electrical engineering, math, and physics departments. The authors' approach is to develop the subject of probability theory and stochastic processes as a deductive discipline and to illustrate the theory with basic applications of engineering interest. Approximately 1/3 of the text is new material--this material maintains the style and spirit of previous editions. In order to bridge the gap between concepts and applications, a number of additional examples have been added for further clarity, as well as several new topics.
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Aaron Marks and Jeannie Novak - Game Audio Development
$46.68 - $56.01 at 2 store(s)
Create game audio from the ground up with this comprehensive, multi-faceted resource designed for industry beginners and professionals alike! Game audio makes up one-third of the overall game experience: an experience that is part of the larger, multi-billion dollar video gaming industry. Game Audio Development tackles the complex world of audio by addressing all three major game audio disciplines: music composition, the creation of sound effects, and dialog performances. It begins by providing readers with a solid background and history of the discipline, and then progresses into equipment, techniques, skills, and coordinating these factors to produce effective audio that will enhance the gaming experience. The book concludes with a forecast for the future of game audio.
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Lynda W. Freeman - Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach
$5.00 - $62.21 at 2 store(s)
Designed in a true textbook format, this research-based book provides comprehensive and clinically-relevant coverage of complementary and alternative medicine. It covers the history, philosophy, and mechanisms of complementary medicine and alternative therapies, and includes a thorough review of the clinically controlled trials, indications, and contraindications of each therapy.
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Jon Kabat-Zinn - Guided Mindfulness Meditation
$14.98 - $17.97 at 2 store(s)
Free Worldwide Delivery : Guided Mindfulness Meditation : CD-Audio : SOUNDS TRUE INC : 9781591793595 : 1591793599 : 31 Oct 2005 : Listeners are invited to join the bestselling author of "Coming to Our Senses "and "Wherever You Go, There You Are" to develop and deepen their personal mindfulness practice, and to taste the universal aspects of stillness, clarity, wisdom, compassion, and well-being that "Guided Mindfulness Meditation" offers. Unabridged. 4 CDs.
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Tasalima Nasarina and Taslima Nasrin - Shame: A Novel
$8.75 - $8.75 at 1 store(s)
This story about Hindus vs. Muslims in 1992 Bangladesh centers on a Hindu family whose daughter is abducted by Muslim thugs. The novel was a bestseller in India, and the author, Talsima Nasrin, went into hiding when a fatwa was issued against her.
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