The first major look at the renowned industrial designer and architect, who helped to shape the look of American modernism from the 1920s through the early 1950s
For German-born Kem Weber (1889-1963), design was not about finding a new expression; it was about responding to "structural, econ[...]
A "Washington Post Book World" Best Book of the Year
When her carriage first crossed over from her native Austria into France, fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette was taken out, stripped naked before an entourage, and dressed in French attire to please the court of her new king. For a short while[...]
Using measured performance has become a favorite topic of seminars and articles in the trades and business press. This means how you view, develop and run your business - using all of the data available to do that - and how to model and to continuously reinvent that business to meet the needs of cur[...]
In the nine centuries since the creation of the world, the Church of God Awaiting has grown all-powerful as the keeper of men's souls. It rules the planet of Safehold with the imprimatur of God Himself ...and with an iron fist. Lately, the island kingdom of Charis has rejected the Church's authority[...]
Young Cayleb Ahrmahk has accomplished things few people could even dream of. Having smashed a hostile alliance of no less than five princedoms and won the hand of the beautiful young Queen Sharleyan of Chisholm, together they have created the Charisian Empire, the greatest naval power in the history[...]
The battle for the soul of Safehold has begun. Charis and Chisholm have joined together, pledged to stand against the tyranny of a corrupt Church. The youthful Queen Sharleyan of Chisholm has wed King Cayleb of Charis, forging a single empire dedicated to the defence of human freedom. Crowned Empres[...]
Here is the saga of humanity reduced, by an implacable alien enemy, inhabiting a single colony on the distant world of Safehold. To avoid drawing the attention of the enemy through the busy signals of an industrial civilization, the human rulers of Safehold have taken an extraordinary measure. With [...]
Earth is conquered. The Shongairi have arrived in force, and humanity's cities lie in radioactive ruins. In mere minutes, over half the human race has died. Now Master Sergeant Stephen Buchevsky, who thought he was being rotated home from his latest tour in Afghanistan, finds himself instead prowlin[...]
Subject: Navy SEAL Petty Officer Aiden Masters
Current Status: On leave
Obstacle: Deploy "Mission: (Fake) Engagement..".without actually falling for his fiancee
The goal of Mission: Engagement is simple--a fake engagement concocted to bring happiness to Sage Taylor's ailing father.
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Subject: Navy SEAL Lieutenant Phillip Banks
Mission: Resist one saucy redhead's attempts to de-Scrooge him...and seduce him
Silversmith Frankie Silvera has lost her creative mojo. And she knows how to get it back--by getting her sexy on with a certain hot sailor. Just the thought of Phillip[...]
Vicky Austin's family does one special thing each day of December to prepare for Christmas. This year, they're also preparing for the birth of a new brother or sister, due after the New Year. Vicky is worried that the baby will come early--what kind of Christmas Eve would it be without Mother to hel[...]
Weber's Big Book of Burgers tips a spatula to the mighty beef patty, celebrating our national dish in all its glory, and goes beyond the bun, reinventing the burger with modern twists and alternative ingredients such as pork, poultry, seafood, and veggies. And it doesn't stop there-with recipes for [...]
Filled with informational sidebars and tips, a definitive guide on the art of grilling with charcoal from the experts at Weber's introduces more than one hundred tested recipes for steaks, roasted vegetables, smoked fish, barbecued ribs, wood-fired pizzas, and other dishes, along with helpful instru[...]
If you can grill, you can smoke Now you can add smoke flavor to almost any food on any grill. "Weber's Smoke "shows you how and inspires you with recipes that range from the classic (Best-on-the-Block Baby Back Ribs) to the ambitious (Smoked Duck and Cherry Sausages). And best of all, many of the r[...]
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Take your grill skills to a new level with" Weber's New Real Grilling"
Get ready to get inspired Gather around the grill with Weber-the world's leading authority in grilling-and "New York Times" best-selling author Jamie Purviance for an exploration of food and flavors with 200+ all-new [...]
Karl Lowith was the son of a Munich artist and studied philosophy and biology in Munich, Freiburg and Marburg. He began his teaching career in 1928 as Privatdozent in Marburg, working under Heidegger, but was forced to leave in 1934. After two years in Rome he held a chair at Tohku University, Sen[...]
Weber is increasingly being recognised as the theorist of modernity. Avoiding the mistakes of other classical thinkers, his sociological analysis has an increasing validity and relevance. Selected by one of the world's leading Weber scholars, this book introduces the work of this key thinker to a ne[...]
Parsons argues that Weber's analysis is highly influenced by the Austrian School of Economics and the relationship between his critique of centrally planned economies and that of Mises. This book is a valuable contribution to Weberian literature.[...]
Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, this remarkable volume holds its own as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century.[...]
Relates the categories of Weber's social thinking to the intellectual context of legal thinking and theory in which he was educated. As such, this is the only account of the key sources of Weber's sociology of law.[...]
A companion to "The Essential Weber", this work explains the central issues of Weber's work. It locates the central issues in Weber's writings and relates them to the golden era of social and cultural sciences. It also offers a new interpretation of the dynamic of Weber's career as; historian, socia[...]
Ten films released between 9/11 and Gulf War II reflect raging debates about US foreign policy and what it means to be an American. Tracing the portrayal of America in the films "Pearl Harbor" (World War II); "We Were Soldiers" and "The Quiet American" (the Vietnam War); "Behind Enemy Lines", "Blac[...]