Madrid

Madrid
Author: Jules Stewart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2015-03-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 085772200X

At the heart of the Castilian plateau, far from the coastal towns and ports of Spain, sits the great city of Madrid. Perched some 2,200 feet above the distant sea, it is at once the loftiest and also the most enigmatic of Europe's capitals: hard to decipher for the Spanish and for foreigners alike. Its intense character and the abrupt manner and hectic lifestyle of the Madrilenos can make even other Spaniards feel exhausted. Yet, Madrid has a rich historical and cultural life which attracts almost 8 million visitors per year, drawn to its beautiful palaces and churches, the magnificent collections of the Prado and everywhere the echoes of a faded empire. Despite its ancient origins, Madrid feels like a modern, youthful city. But the legacy of Madrid's 'golden age' - the Spanish colonies from the Andes to the Philippines from which the city derived such wealth - remains evident in the extravagant Baroque facades of the old city. Jules Stewart here provides an insider's account of Madrid and unveils the history and culture of one of Europe's most fascinating, but least-understood cities.

Silence of Adam

Silence of Adam
Author: Lawrence J. Crabb
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1998-03-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0310219396

Men today have locked horns with their toughest issue: reclaiming the full potential of manhood. But in the midst of the excitement -- the meetings, rallies, seminars, and high-fives -- is something vital missing? What gives manhood definition and meaning? In The Silence of Adam, Dr. Larry Crabb and his colleagues, biblical scholar Don Hudson and counselor Al Andrews, offer a fresh look at how God designed men. They draw from neglected biblical data and their own professional experience to help us explore - manhood's lost vision - the problems of masculine community - the power of mentoring relationships -- The Silence of Adam deals thoughtfully and honestly with men's ongoing struggles and exposes the difficulties they have in relationships. It presents the rich calling men have to reveal God in ways uniquely masculine. And it summons them beyond their paralyzing fear of failure to bold risk-taking, action, deep spirituality, and full-hearted living.

The Chapo Guide to Revolution

The Chapo Guide to Revolution
Author: Chapo Trap House
Publisher: Atria Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1501187295

Instant New York Times bestseller “Howard Zinn on acid or some bullsh*t like that.” —Tim Heidecker The creators of the cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyone who feels orphaned and alienated—politically, culturally, and economically—by the lanyard-wearing Wall Street centrism of the left and the lizard-brained atavism of the right: there is a better way, the Chapo Way. In a guide that reads like “a weirder, smarter, and deliciously meaner version of The Daily Show’s 2004 America (The Book)” (Paste), Chapo Trap House shows you that you don’t have to side with either sinking ships. These self-described “assholes from the internet” offer a fully ironic ideology for all who feel politically hopeless and prefer broadsides and tirades to reasoned debate. Learn the “secret” history of the world, politics, media, and everything in-between that THEY don’t want you to know and chart a course from our wretched present to a utopian future where one can post in the morning, game in the afternoon, and podcast after dinner without ever becoming a poster, gamer, or podcaster. A book that’s “as intellectually serious and analytically original as it is irreverent and funny” (Glenn Greenwald, New York Times bestselling author of No Place to Hide) The Chapo Guide to Revolution features illustrated taxonomies of contemporary liberal and conservative characters, biographies of important thought leaders, “never before seen” drafts of Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom manga, and the ten new laws that govern Chapo Year Zero (everyone gets a dog, billionaires are turned into Soylent, and logic is outlawed). If you’re a fan of sacred cows, prisoners being taken, and holds being barred, then this book is NOT for you. However, if you feel disenfranchised from the political and cultural nightmare we’re in, then Chapo, let’s go…

Comfortable Under Pressure

Comfortable Under Pressure
Author: Meredith Laurence
Publisher: Walah! LLC
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2013-04-13
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0982754019

If your pressure cooker has been collecting dust, then you need to get Comfortable Under Pressure! Meredith Laurence, the Blue Jean Chef, has been cooking on live television on QVC for over ten years. By sharing tips, tricks and techniques with the QVC customers while equipping their kitchens with QVC's professional Technique® and Blue Jean Chef® cookware, Meredith has helped people become comfortable in their kitchens. Now, in this cookbook, Meredith gives you a wide variety of delicious recipes for the pressure cooker, so you can get meals on the table in one third of the time it would normally take. Her recipes, tips, and techniques will help make any cook more Comfortable Under Pressure. With 125 recipes and over 100 tips and explanations, Comfortable Under Pressure will help you create delicious meals while becoming more versatile and at ease with your pressure cooker. Don't let the pressure get to you! Get Comfortable Under Pressure!

The Decline of Men

The Decline of Men
Author: Guy Garcia
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2008-09-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0061981907

Why are so many of today's supermen super-clueless? Why do so many men prefer the escapist digitized world of Spike TV and Grand Theft Auto to the reality of their own lives? An entire generation of men is slacking off. The struggle to redefine what being a man means in today's world has resulted in widespread male confusion, leading to rampant malaise, alienation, and disconnection. In this eye-opening exploration of this crisis of contemporary American manhood, award-winning journalist Guy Garcia sheds light on a problem that has wreaked havoc on the American family. Packed with startling statistics, informed by pop culture, and narrated in the entertaining style for which Guy Garcia is known, The Decline of Men is an important wake-up call to the distressing reality of the American male

Blips

Blips
Author: Jovial Bob Stine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1983
Genre: American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN: 9780590327213

Paperback Talk

Paperback Talk
Author: Ray Walters
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1985
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book draws on Ray Walters' column "Paperback Talk" which ran in the New York Times Book Review from 1939 to 1984. It provides an invaluable account of how the trade is carried on -- by writers, agents, editors, sales and promotion people, wholesalers, distributors and booksellers -- and readers.