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The Venetian Glass Cartel: Espionage in Murano

Assassins, Mirrors, and the Ruthless Industrial Espionage in the Renaissance Mediterranean, 1291–1500

by Christopher Poole ...

The Venetian Republic violently confines its master glassmakers to the isolated island of Murano under the strict penalty of death. The stakes are the absolute total dominance of the global luxury market. To reveal the highly guarded alchemical formula for perfectly clear glass—known as cristallo—is considered an unpardonable act of high treason punishable by immediate execution. A shadow war of ... Read more

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The Venetian Republic violently confines its master glassmakers to the isolated island of Murano under the strict penalty of death. The stakes are the absolute total dominance of the global luxury market. To reveal the highly guarded alchemical formula for perfectly clear glass—known as cristallo—is considered an unpardonable act of high treason punishable by immediate execution. A shadow war of
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Summer of the Vigilantes

by Christopher Poole ...

In an age when crime runs rampant through the urban jungle of New York City, and the ruthless subsist by preying upon the weak, a clandestine organization of enforcers digs in its heels, and fights back. Led by the obsessed Gary Parker, the multitalented Vigilantes operate in secrecy, taking no prisoners in their never-ending crusade against the powers of corruption, injustice, and evil. From a ... Read more

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In an age when crime runs rampant through the urban jungle of New York City, and the ruthless subsist by preying upon the weak, a clandestine organization of enforcers digs in its heels, and fights back. Led by the obsessed Gary Parker, the multitalented Vigilantes operate in secrecy, taking no prisoners in their never-ending crusade against the powers of corruption, injustice, and evil. From a
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Renaissance Killer

Being the Wholly True and Unexaggerated Account of the Life and Times of Henry H. Hugo, the World’s Most Gentlemanly Contract Killer

by Christopher Poole ...

The most compelling autobiography of the decade!Known throughout the world for years as the deadliest, most elusive killer of his kind, and wanted by virtually every law enforcement agency across the globe, famed freelance hitman-for-hire Henry H. Hugo finally tells his amazing story in his own words. From the traumas and indignities of his troubled childhood, to his early days just starting out ... Read more

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The most compelling autobiography of the decade!Known throughout the world for years as the deadliest, most elusive killer of his kind, and wanted by virtually every law enforcement agency across the globe, famed freelance hitman-for-hire Henry H. Hugo finally tells his amazing story in his own words. From the traumas and indignities of his troubled childhood, to his early days just starting out
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Hero Town

by Christopher Poole ...

Amidst the glittering optimism defining America's post-War period, the great metropolis of New York City is watched over by a legion of costumed superheroes.Half a century later, the heroes are all gone, and New York has collapsed into seemingly irreparable ruin.Throughout the 1950s, superhuman beings with fantastic abilities face off against bizarre enemies and absurd situations in their ongoing ... Read more

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Amidst the glittering optimism defining America's post-War period, the great metropolis of New York City is watched over by a legion of costumed superheroes.Half a century later, the heroes are all gone, and New York has collapsed into seemingly irreparable ruin.Throughout the 1950s, superhuman beings with fantastic abilities face off against bizarre enemies and absurd situations in their ongoing
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The Oxford Handbook of the Olmecs

Edited by Christopher A. Pool, Carl J. Wendt ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The Oxford Handbook of the Olmecs provides an up-to-date overview of research on this most elaborate of Mesoamerica's foundational cultures (ca. 1450-400 BCE). Few objects of study have sparked more debate in Mesoamerican studies than the role of Olmec culture in the origins of that region's civilizations, with some seeing it as the mother from which all significant cultural developments sprang ... Read more

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The Oxford Handbook of the Olmecs provides an up-to-date overview of research on this most elaborate of Mesoamerica's foundational cultures (ca. 1450-400 BCE). Few objects of study have sparked more debate in Mesoamerican studies than the role of Olmec culture in the origins of that region's civilizations, with some seeing it as the mother from which all significant cultural developments sprang
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The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology

by Deborah L. Nichols, Christopher A. Pool ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica. Though the emphasis is on prehispanic societies, this Handbook also includes coverage of important new work by archaeologists on the Colonial and Republican periods. Unique among recent works, the text brings together in a single volume article-length ... Read more

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The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica. Though the emphasis is on prehispanic societies, this Handbook also includes coverage of important new work by archaeologists on the Colonial and Republican periods. Unique among recent works, the text brings together in a single volume article-length
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Beyond Collapse

Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies

by J. Heath Anderson, Christina Conlee, Thomas Emerson, Kristin Hedman, Gary Feinman, Julie Hoggarth, Scott Hutson, Gyles Iannone, T. R. Kidder, Michael Loughlin0, Katie Lantzas1, Maureen Meyers2, Christopher Pool3, Christopher Rodning4, Jakob Sedig5, Nicola Sharratt6, Rebecca Storey7, Glenn Storey8, Joseph Tainter9, Joseph Tainter0, Victor Thompson1, Victor Thompson2, Andrea Torvinen3, Andrea Torvinen4, Kari Zobler5, Kari Zobler6, Richard Sutter7, Richard Sutter8 ...

The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience and transformation instead of collapse. In Beyond Collapse: Archaeological Perspectives on ... Read more

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The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience and transformation instead of collapse. In Beyond Collapse: Archaeological Perspectives on
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Analyzing Spatial Models of Choice and Judgment

by David A. Armstrong, Ryan Bakker, Royce Carroll, Christopher Hare, Keith T. Poole, Howard Rosenthal ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
With recent advances in computing power and the widespread availability of preference, perception and choice data, such as public opinion surveys and legislative voting, the empirical estimation of spatial models using scaling and ideal point estimation methods has never been more accessible.The second edition of Analyzing Spatial Models of Choice and Judgment demonstrates how to estimate and ... Read more

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With recent advances in computing power and the widespread availability of preference, perception and choice data, such as public opinion surveys and legislative voting, the empirical estimation of spatial models using scaling and ideal point estimation methods has never been more accessible.The second edition of Analyzing Spatial Models of Choice and Judgment demonstrates how to estimate and
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House Rules

A Novel

by Jodi Picoult ...

Narrated by Nicole Poole, Mark Turetsky, Christopher Evan Welch, Andy Paris, Rich Orlow ...

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19 hours 55 min

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and the modern classics My Sister’s Keeper, The Storyteller, and more, comes a “complex, compassionate, and smart” (The Washington Post) novel about a family torn apart by a murder accusation.When your son can’t look you in the eye…does that mean he’s guilty?Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome, an autism spectrum ... Read more

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and the modern classics My Sister’s Keeper, The Storyteller, and more, comes a “complex, compassionate, and smart” (The Washington Post) novel about a family torn apart by a murder accusation.When your son can’t look you in the eye…does that mean he’s guilty?Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome, an autism spectrum
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Sing You Home

A Novel

by Jodi Picoult ...

Narrated by Thérèse Plummer, Brian Hutchison, Mia Barrow, Michele O'Medlin ...

Unabridged

17 hours 24 min

From the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author whom USA TODAY calls a “master of the page-turner,” comes the spectacular story of a woman’s complex quest to form a family in this moving novel about love, marriage, identity, and parenthood**.**Every life has a soundtrack. All you have to do is listen.Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxter’s life. There’s the melody that reminds ... Read more

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From the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author whom USA TODAY calls a “master of the page-turner,” comes the spectacular story of a woman’s complex quest to form a family in this moving novel about love, marriage, identity, and parenthood**.**Every life has a soundtrack. All you have to do is listen.Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxter’s life. There’s the melody that reminds
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Nineteen Minutes

A novel

by Jodi Picoult ...

Narrated by Carol Monda ...

Unabridged

21 hours 4 min

Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things, pens her most riveting book yet with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, ... Read more

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Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things, pens her most riveting book yet with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case,
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Handle with Care

A Novel

by Jodi Picoult ...

Narrated by Cassandra Morris, Cassandra Morris, Charlotte Perry, Alma Cuervo, Celeste Ciulla, Jessica Almasy, Jim Colby ...

Unabridged

18 hours 13 min

When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastated—she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, “Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance” (Stephen King).Every expectant parent will tell you that they don’t want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and ... Read more

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When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastated—she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, “Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance” (Stephen King).Every expectant parent will tell you that they don’t want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and
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