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Little Italy travel guide 2024-2025

A Comprehensive Travel Guide to New York City's Iconic Neighborhood

by Brian H. Alexander ...

Step into the vibrant streets of little Italy and immerse yourself into the rich tapestry of Italian culture with our definite travel guide. From charming cobblestone alleyways to iconic pizzerias and gelataries this book is the key to unlocking new Yorks city's favorite neighborhood. Discover hidden gem and enjoy authentic cusines and Experience the warmth of Italian hospitality as your wonder ... Read more

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Step into the vibrant streets of little Italy and immerse yourself into the rich tapestry of Italian culture with our definite travel guide. From charming cobblestone alleyways to iconic pizzerias and gelataries this book is the key to unlocking new Yorks city's favorite neighborhood. Discover hidden gem and enjoy authentic cusines and Experience the warmth of Italian hospitality as your wonder
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America Unzipped

In Search of Sex and Satisfaction

by Brian Alexander ...

Welcome to the America we don’t usually talk about, a place where that nice couple down the street could be saddling up for “pony play,” making and selling their own porn DVDs, or hosting other couples for a little flogging. As award-winning journalist Brian Alexander uncovers, fringe experimentation has gone suburban. Soccer moms, your accountant, even your own parents could be turning kinky ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Welcome to the America we don’t usually talk about, a place where that nice couple down the street could be saddling up for “pony play,” making and selling their own porn DVDs, or hosting other couples for a little flogging. As award-winning journalist Brian Alexander uncovers, fringe experimentation has gone suburban. Soccer moms, your accountant, even your own parents could be turning kinky
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The Mayor

One Poor City’s Fight to Bring Back Government and Save the Nation’s Soul

by Brian Alexander ...

The author of The Hospital asks: Can one challenged city show the way to restore faith in government and reimagine the nation’s future?Chester, PA, a majority Black city just south of Philadelphia, is plagued by gun violence, decrepit infrastructure, a hospital at risk of closing, and a scary reputation. After more than a century of mismanagement, people have lost all faith in government.Stefan ... Read more

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The author of The Hospital asks: Can one challenged city show the way to restore faith in government and reimagine the nation’s future?Chester, PA, a majority Black city just south of Philadelphia, is plagued by gun violence, decrepit infrastructure, a hospital at risk of closing, and a scary reputation. After more than a century of mismanagement, people have lost all faith in government.Stefan
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The Hospital

Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town

by Brian Alexander ...

USA Today's 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISS**"Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about." —New York Times"Takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before."** —Fortune**"With his signature gut-punching prose, Alexander breaks our hearts as he opens our eyes ... Read more

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USA Today's 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISS**"Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about." —New York Times"Takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before."** —Fortune**"With his signature gut-punching prose, Alexander breaks our hearts as he opens our eyes
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Glass House

The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town

by Brian Alexander ...

A field study of corporate greed and a private equity firm's disastrous effect on a once thriving industrial American town—"Does a remarkable job" ( The New Yorker ).Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of the Year by New York Post • Newsweek • The Week • Bustle"Should be required reading for people trying to understand Trumpism, inequality, and the sad state of a n... ... Read more

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A field study of corporate greed and a private equity firm's disastrous effect on a once thriving industrial American town—"Does a remarkable job" ( The New Yorker ).Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of the Year by New York Post • Newsweek • The Week • Bustle"Should be required reading for people trying to understand Trumpism, inequality, and the sad state of a n...
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Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles

by Brian Alexander ...

Fun in the Fifties KitchenThat was the marketing strategy of the companies producing the wide range of gadgets and products designed to make life in the kitchen much easier and a whole lot more colorful. Take this period tour full of '50s flair from teleservers for snacking to barbeque equipment for family gatherings to appetizer sets for entertaining.Coverage Includes:• Clocks, salt and pepper ... Read more

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Fun in the Fifties KitchenThat was the marketing strategy of the companies producing the wide range of gadgets and products designed to make life in the kitchen much easier and a whole lot more colorful. Take this period tour full of '50s flair from teleservers for snacking to barbeque equipment for family gatherings to appetizer sets for entertaining.Coverage Includes:• Clocks, salt and pepper
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The Chemistry Between Us

Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction

by Brian Alexander, Larry Young PhD ...

How much control do we have over love? Much less than we like to think. All that mystery, all that poetry, all those complex behaviors surrounding human bonding leading to the most life-changing decisions we’ll ever make, are unconsciously driven by a few molecules in our brains.How does love begin? How can two strangers come to the conclusion that it would not only be pleasant to share their ... Read more

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How much control do we have over love? Much less than we like to think. All that mystery, all that poetry, all those complex behaviors surrounding human bonding leading to the most life-changing decisions we’ll ever make, are unconsciously driven by a few molecules in our brains.How does love begin? How can two strangers come to the conclusion that it would not only be pleasant to share their
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A Social Theory of Congress

Legislative Norms in the Twenty-First Century

by Brian Alexander ...

What is the role that norms play in the U.S. Congress? At a time of unprecedented partisanship and high-profile breaches of legislative norms in the modern Congress, the relationship between norms and the functioning of the institution is a growing and pressing concern. Despite the importance of the topic, recent scholarship has not focused on congressional norms. Meanwhile, previous research ... Read more

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What is the role that norms play in the U.S. Congress? At a time of unprecedented partisanship and high-profile breaches of legislative norms in the modern Congress, the relationship between norms and the functioning of the institution is a growing and pressing concern. Despite the importance of the topic, recent scholarship has not focused on congressional norms. Meanwhile, previous research
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Bali Indonesia travel guide 2024+2025

Unveiling paradise your Essential Guide to Tropical Bliss, places to visit, food and culture

by Brian H. Alexander ...

Discover the enchanting allure of Bali with comprehensive travel guide, your ultimate companion to tropical paradise.from pristine beaches to temples, busting markets to yoga retreats this book unlocks Bali hidden gems and must visit attraction. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture, cuisine and embark on thrilling adventures that will leave you breathless whether you are a first time traveler ... Read more

$5.37 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the enchanting allure of Bali with comprehensive travel guide, your ultimate companion to tropical paradise.from pristine beaches to temples, busting markets to yoga retreats this book unlocks Bali hidden gems and must visit attraction. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture, cuisine and embark on thrilling adventures that will leave you breathless whether you are a first time traveler
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Museum Finance

Issues, Challenges, and Successes

by Brian Alexander ...

Series series American Alliance of Museums
Museum Finance: Issues, Challenges, and Successes looks at why museum finance is inherently challenging and how difficult it is to balance the need to generate adequate funding while providing accessible, meaningful mission-based services. The book’s purpose is to help museum leaders at all levels recognize and avoid certain financial minefields and realize that while there are financial hurdles ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Museum Finance: Issues, Challenges, and Successes looks at why museum finance is inherently challenging and how difficult it is to balance the need to generate adequate funding while providing accessible, meaningful mission-based services. The book’s purpose is to help museum leaders at all levels recognize and avoid certain financial minefields and realize that while there are financial hurdles
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Shattered Jade

A Novel of Saipan

by Larry Alexander ...

Narrated by John Pirhalla, Brian Nishii ...

Unabridged

13 hours 34 min

From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line.Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse.For Sergeant Pete “Hardball” Talbot, recently returned from being wounded on Tarawa seven months earlier, Saipan is just another battle as the United States leaps island to island toward an ... Read more

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From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line.Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse.For Sergeant Pete “Hardball” Talbot, recently returned from being wounded on Tarawa seven months earlier, Saipan is just another battle as the United States leaps island to island toward an
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Wilderness as a Theme in Biblical Theology

Edited by T. Desmond Alexander, Brian S. Rosner ...

Explore the Bible's wilderness events and imagery through a biblical-theological lensGod's people continuously show up in the wilderness throughout the pages of Scripture. The authors of this study interpret and reinterpret for new generations these scenes of restriction, isolation, and deprivation.Wilderness as a Theme in Biblical Theology looks at both the larger picture of Scripture and the ... Read more

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Explore the Bible's wilderness events and imagery through a biblical-theological lensGod's people continuously show up in the wilderness throughout the pages of Scripture. The authors of this study interpret and reinterpret for new generations these scenes of restriction, isolation, and deprivation.Wilderness as a Theme in Biblical Theology looks at both the larger picture of Scripture and the
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