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The hallowed hunt : a novel / by Bujold, Lois McMaster.(CARDINAL)354311;

Prince Boleso is dead -- slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile. Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff has been dispatched to the remote castle of the late, exiled, half-mad royal to transport the body to its burial place and the accused killer, the Lady Ijada, to judgment. Ingrey's mission is an ugly and delicate one, for the imminent death of the old Hallow King has placed the crown in play, and the murder of his youngest son threatens to further roil already treacherous political waters. But there is more here than a prince's degenerate lusts and the fatal retribution it engendered. Boleso's dark act, though unfinished, inadvertently bestowed an unwanted mystical "gift" upon proud, brave Ijada that must ultimately mean her doom -- a curse similar to one with which Ingrey himself has been burdened since boyhood. A forbidden spirit now inhabits the soul of Ijada, giving her senses she never wished for and an obligation no one sane would desire. At once psychically linked to the remarkable lady and repelled by what she carries within, Ingrey fears the havoc his own inner beast could wreak while on their journey, as he fights a powerful growing attraction ... and an equally powerful compulsion to kill. The road they travel together is beset with dangers -- and though duty-bound to deliver Ijada to an almost certain execution, Ingrey soon realizes that she is the only one he dares trust.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Kings and rulers; Rites and ceremonies; Animal sacrifice; Rape victims;

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What to expect when you're dead : an ancient tour of death and the afterlife / by Garland, Robert,1947-author.(CARDINAL)293045;

Includes bibliographical references and index.How humans came to believe in an afterlife -- How to achieve a good death -- Between two worlds -- Postmortem judgment -- Heaven and hell -- Things to do when you're dead -- How to dispose of the body -- Where to deposit the remains -- Living with the dead -- What if...?"A lively story of death, What to Expect When You're Dead explores the fascinating death-related beliefs and practices of a wide range of ancient cultures and traditions--Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Hindu, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, and Islamic. By drawing on the latest scholarship on ancient archaeology, art, literature, and funerary inscriptions, Robert Garland invites readers to put themselves in the sandals of ancient peoples and to imagine their mental state moment by moment as they sought--in ways that turn out to be remarkably similar to ours--to assist the dead on their journey to the next world and to understand life's greatest mystery. What to Expect When You're Dead chronicles the ways ancient peoples answered questions such as: How to achieve a good death and afterlife? What's the best way to dispose of a body? Do the dead face a postmortem judgement--and where do they end up? Do the dead have bodies in the afterlife--and can they eat, drink, and have sex? And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving? Filled with intriguing stories and frequent humor, What to Expect When You're Dead will be a morbidly delicious treat for every reader alive. "--

Subjects: Informational works.; Death; Future life;

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One tragic night : the Oscar Pistorius murder trial / by Wiener, Mandy,author.(CARDINAL)598702; Bateman, Barry(Journalist),author.(CARDINAL)617339;

Includes bibliographical references."At 8:03 on the morning of Valentine's Day 2013, news broke that the Paralympic superstar had shot and killed his girlfriend at his home in a housing estate in Pretoria. Within minutes, the story reverberated around the world as banners flashed across television screens broadcasting global news networks. At first glance, it appeared to be a heart-wrenching, tragic accident. Pistorius had mistaken Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder, reminiscent of a similar incident involving a retired rugby player who had shot his daughter a decade earlier. This resonated with an empathetic South African society rattled by a pervasive fear of violent crime. But as the morning unfolded, a second version of events began to reveal itself, indicating that the country's celebrated icon, its 'Golden Boy', may have murdered his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a fit of rage."-- From publisher's description.

Subjects: Pistorius, Oscar, 1986-; Steenkamp, Reeva, 1983-2013; Trials (Murder);

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The curmudgeon's guide to getting ahead : dos and don'ts of clear writing, tough thinking, right behavior, and living a good life / by Murray, Charles A.(CARDINAL)144427;

"In the bestselling tradition of Eats, Shoot and Leaves, a gently curmudgeonly but invaluable guide to the dos and don'ts of the workplace. Bestselling social historian Charles Murray has written a delightfully fussy -- and entertaining -- book on the hidden rules of the road in the workplace, and in life, from the standpoint of an admonishing, but encouraging, workplace grouch and taskmaster. Why the curmudgeon? The fact is, most older, more senior people over us in the workplace are closet curmudgeons. In today's politically correct world, they may hide their displeasure over your misuse of grammar, or your overly familiar use of their first name without an express invitation. But don't be fooled by their pleasant demeanor. Underneath, they are judging and evaluating your every move and utterance. And in most cases, if you want to advance in your career, it is their approval that you need to win. In the course of this pithy and powerful book, Murray tells us the proper etiquette for email, how to stop using such overused and fuzzy phrases as "reaching out" and "sharing", his thoughts on piercings and tattoos and proper dress, the importance of rigor in language and good writing, why being judgmental is good, and other curmudgeonly pieces of wisdom and advice. He suggests how to stand out at work (work long hours when you are young and unencumbered by family and other obligations), when to use strong language and when to avoid it, and offers a bare-bones usage primer on how to avoid confusing words like "advice" and "advise," which look or sound similar, but have distinct meanings. Written with both verve and reserve, and drawing on the core values that have historically made good manners the best lubricant to social and professional advancement, The Curmudgeon's Guide is an invaluable resource for anyone hoping to land the job of their dreams, or get ahead in their career of choice"--

Subjects: Career development.; Success in business.; Business communication.; Interpersonal communication.;

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Kant and the platypus : essays on language and cognition / by Eco, Umberto.(CARDINAL)139063;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-452) and index.

Subjects: Semiotics.;

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George Eastman / by Ackerman, Carl W.(Carl William),1890-1970.(CARDINAL)183700;

Preface -- I. Nicolai Fierberti Oxoniensis academiae descriptio. 1602. Notes on Fierbertus -- II. Leonard Hutton on the antiquities of Oxford. Appendices -- III. Queen Elizabeth at Oxford, 1566: A. Johannis Berebloci Commentarii. B. Academiae oxoniensis topographica delilneatio per Thomam Nelum. C. Of the actes done at Oxford, by Nicholas Robinson. D.A brief rehearsal, by Richard Stephens. Appendices -- IV. Queen Elizabeth at Oxford, 1592. Appendices -- V. Apollinis et musarum eidyllia, per Joannem Sanfordum. 1592 -- General index."Professor Edwin R. A. Seligman urged Mr. Eastman in 1925 to publish an autobiography. Returning to Columbia University after a visit in Rochester, the distinguished economist wrote: 'You will pardon me for saying that what interested me more than anything else was your interesting reminiscences. I hope that you will take seriously to heart my advice to publish your autobiography.' In the course of years many similar suggestions were made. Although Mr. Eastman originated the world system of film photography and created an international industry, and, although Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler said he wsa 'a literally stupendous factor in the education of the modern world,' he assiduously avoided personal recognition. This was in accordance with a deliberate policy on Mr. Eastman's part to direct attention to the institutions he founded or financed rather than to any one individual. By 1928, however, Mr. Eastman had trasferred the management of his business to his successors and had distributed the bulk of his fortune to educational institutions and employees. Although he had attained 'a somewhat more detached position in respect to human affairs,' he was engaged in advancing the movement to bring about an international fixed calendar and in the founding of a dental dispensary in London and a professorship at Oxford University. At the same time, wide public and scientific interest in color and sound photography directed attention to the limited information available relating to the history of film photography, and the writer suggested that he be permitted to assemble the facts from Mr. Eastman's personal archives. The reading of his correspondence proved again the truth of Emerson's observation that 'there is properly no history; only biography.' Mr. Eastman's records have been preserved for more than sixty-one years, while from 1878 to the present there is an unbroken chain of more than one hundred thousand letters. These reveal significant additions to the general fund of information relating to the modern industrial policy of large-scale production at low costs; to chemical research; to the relationship of music, leisure, and preventive dentistry to the enrichment of community life; and to the rebuilding of two large institutions of higher education -- the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester. In the construction of this book a definite attempt has been made to follow Bacon's rule, that 'it is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment.'"--Preface.

Subjects: Biographies.; Eastman, George, 1854-1932.; Old State Library Collection.;

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The rambler / by Johnson, Samuel,1709-1784.(CARDINAL)137837; Bate, Walter Jackson,1918-1999.(CARDINAL)140136; Strauss, Albrecht B.(Albrecht Benno),1921-2015.(CARDINAL)331544;

Includes bibliographical references and index.III. Difficulty of the first address. Practice of the epic poets. Convenience of periodical performances -- The necessity and danger of looking into futurity.Writers naturally sanguine. Their hopes liable to disappointment -- An allegory on criticism -- The modern form of romances preferable to the ancient. The necessity of characters morally good -- A meditation on the spring -- Happiness not local -- Retirement natural to a great mind. Its religious use -- The thoughts to be brought under regulation; as they respect the past, present, and future -- The fondness of every man for his profession. The gradual improvement of manufactures -- Four billets with their answers. Remarks on masquerades -- The folly of anger. The misery of a peevish old-age-- The history of a young woman that came to London for a service -- The duty of secresy. The invalidity of all excuses for betraying secrets -- The difference between an author's writings and his conversation -- The folly of cards. A letter from a lady that has lost her money -- The dangers and miseries of literary eminence -- The frequent contemplation of death necessary to moderate the passions -- The unhappiness of marriage caused by irregular motives of choice -- The danger of ranging from one study to another. The importance of the early choice of a profession -- The folly and inconvenience of affectation -- The anxieties of literature not less than those of public stations. The inequality of author's writings -- An allegory on wit and learning -- The contrariety of criticism. The vanity of objection. An author obliged to depend upon his own judgment -- The necessity of attending to the duties of common life. The natural character not to be forsaken -- Rashness preferable to cowardice. Enterprize not to be repressed -- The mischief of extravagance, and misery of dependance -- An author's treatment from six patrons -- The various arts of self delusion -- The folly of anticipating misfortunes -- The observance of Sunday recommended; an allegory -- The defence of a known mistake highly culpable -- The vanity of stoicism. The necessity of patience -- An allegorical history of rest and labour -- The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice -- A marriage of prudence without affection -- The reasons why pastorals delight -- The true principles of pastoral poetry -- The advantages of mediocrity. An Eastern fable -- The unhappiness of women, whether single or married -- The difficulty of giving advice without offending -- The advantages of memory -- The misery of a modish lady in solitude -- The inconveniences of precipitation and confidence -- Religion and superstition, a vision -- The causes of disagreement in marriage -- The mischiefs of rural faction -- The proper means of regulating sorrow -- The miseries of an infirm constitution -- A disquisition upon the value of fame -- A virtuous old age always reverenced -- The employments of a housewife in the country -- The contemplation of the calamities of others, a remedy for grief -- The folly and misery of a spendthrift -- A death-bed the true school of wisdom. The effects of death upon the survivors -- The gay widow's impatience of the growth of her daughter. The history of Miss May-pole -- The necessity of complaisance. The Rambler's grief for offending his correspondents -- Sententious rules of frugality -- The desire of wealth moderated by philosophy -- An account of Suspirius the human screech-owl -- The dignity and usefulness of biography -- A Londoner's visit to the country -- A young lady's impatience to see London -- Inconstancy not always a weakness -- The requisites to true friendship -- Obidah and the hermit, an Eastern story -- Passion not to be eradicated. The views of women ill directed -- The garden of hope, a dream -- Every man chiefly happy or miserable at home. The opinion of servants not to be despised -- The miseries and prejudices of old-age.IV. Different men virtuous in different degrees. The vicious not always abandoned -- No man believes that his own life will be short -- The necessity of good-humour -- The lingering expectation of an heir -- Peevishness equally wretched and offensive; The character of Tetrica -- The world never known but by a change of fortune. The history of Melissa -- The arts by which bad men are reconciled to themselves -- The learned seldom despised but when they deserve contempt -- The power of novelty. Mortality too familiar to raise apprehensions -- A suspicious man justly suspected -- Variety necessary to happiness. A winter scene -- The great rule of action. Debts of justice to be distinguished from debts of charity -- The virtuoso's account of his rarities -- The virtuoso's curiosity justified -- A young lady's impatience of controul -- The mischiefs of total idleness -- The danger of succeeding a great author. An introduction to a criticism on Milton's versification -- The reasons why advice is generally ineffectual -- A criticism on Milton's versification. Elisions dangerous in English poetry -- The luxury of vain imagination -- The pauses in English poetry adjusted -- The conduct of patronage, an allegory -- The accommodation of sound to sense often chimerical.-- The prejudices and caprices of criticism -- An inquiry how far Milton has accommodated the sound to the sense -- The history of Pertinax the sceptic -- Truth, falshood, and fiction, an allegory -- Advice to unmarried ladies -- The necessity of cultivating politeness -- The pleasures of private friendship. The necessity of similar dispositions -- Modish pleasures -- A proper audience necessary to a wit -- The voyage of life -- The prevalence of curiosity. The character of Nugaculus -- The original of flattery. The meanness of venal praise -- The universal register, a dream -- The vanity of an author's expectations. Reasons why good authors are sometimes neglected -- Properantia's hopes of a year of confusion. The misery of prostitutes -- Life sufficient to all purposes if well employed -- The education of a fop -- Repentance stated and explained. Retirement and abstinence useful to repentance -- Youth made unfortunate by its haste and eagerness -- Too much nicety not to be indulged. The character of Eriphile -- The history of Hymenaeus's courtship -- The necessity of proportioning punishments to crimes -- The sequel of Hymenaeus's courtship -- The young trader's attempt at politeness -- The advantages of living in a garret -- The narrowness of fame -- Tranquilla's account of her lovers opposed to Hymenaeus -- The history of Almamoulin, the son of Nouradin -- The dangers of imitation. The impropriety of imitating Spenser -- A criticism on the English historians -- The young trader turned gentleman -- The ladies' misery in a summer-retirement -- The difficulty of defining comedy. Tragic and comic sentiments confounded -- The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of extorting praise. The impertinence of an astronomer -- Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance -- Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady -- The folly of cowardice and inactivity -- The history of a beauty -- Desire of gain the general passion -- The difficulty of educating a young nobleman -- The miseries of a beauty defaced -- Idleness an anxious and miserable state -- The folly of annual retreats into the country -- The meanness and mischiefs of indiscriminate dedication -- The necessity of literary courage -- Original characters to be found in the country. The character of Mrs. Busy -- A critical examination of Samson Agonistes -- The criticism continued -- The danger of attempting wit in conversation. The character of Papilius -- An account of squire Bluster -- The criterions of plagiarism.V. The difficulty of raising reputation. The various species of detractors -- Petty writers not to be despised -- An account of an author travelling in quest of his own character. The uncertainty of fame -- The courtier's esteem of assurance -- The cruelty of parental tyranny -- Benefits not always entitled to gratitude -- Adversity useful to the acquisition of knowledge -- The climacterics of the mind -- Criticism on epistolary writings -- The treatment incurred by loss of fortune -- The inefficacy of genius without learning -- The usefulness of advice. The danger of habits. The necessity of reviewing life -- The laws of writing not always indisputable. A vindication of tragi-comedy -- The scholar's complaint of his own bashfulness -- Rules of writing drawn from examples. Those examples often mistaken -- The nature and remedies of bashfulness -- Rules for the choice of associates -- The revolutions of a garret -- Old men in danger of falling into pupillage. The conduct of Thrasybulus -- The mischiefs of following a patron -- Praise universally desired. The failings of eminent men often imitated -- The impotence of wealth. The visit of Serotinus to the place of his nativity -- Favour not easily gained by the poor -- The marriage of Hymenaeus and Tranquilla -- Poetry debased by mean expressions. An example from Shakespear -- Labour necessary to excellence -- The history of Misella debauched by her relation -- Misella's description of the life of a prostitute -- The effect of sudden riches upon the manners -- Unreasonable fears of pedantry -- The mischiefs of unbounded raillery. History of Dicaculus -- The majority are wicked -- Directions to authors attacked by critics. The various degrees of critical perspicacity -- An account of a club of antiquaries -- Many advantages not to be enjoyed together -- The aukward merriment of a student -- The study of life not to be neglected for the sake of books -- The history of an adventurer in lotteries -- The history of Leviculus, the fortune-hunter -- The influence of envy and interest compared -- The subject of essays often suggested by chance. Chance equally prevalent in other affairs -- The prohibition of revenge justifiable by reason. The meanness of regulating our conduct by the opinions of men -- Anningait and Ajut, a Greenland history -- The history of Anningait and Ajut concluded -- Favour often gained with little assistance from understanding -- The mischiefs of falshood. The character of Turpicula -- The history of Abouzaid, the son of Morad -- The busy life of a young lady -- Love unsuccessful without riches -- The author's art of praising himself -- A young nobleman's progress in politeness -- A young nobleman's introduction to the knowledge of the town -- Human opinions mutable. The hopes of youth fallacious -- The history of a legacy-hunter -- The legacy-hunter's history concluded -- The virtues of Rabbi Abraham's magnet -- Asper's complaint of the insolence of Prospero. Unpoliteness not always the effect of pride -- The importance of punctuality -- The different acceptations of poverty. Cynics and monks not poor -- The pleasures of life to be sought in prospects of futurity. Future fame uncertain -- The history of ten days of Seged, emperor of Ethiopia -- The history of Seged concluded -- The art of living at the cost of others -- The folly of continuing too long upon the stage -- The Rambler's reception. His design.

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