A collection of insightful & uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST
- one of the most acclaimed
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Told with wit charm & heart this debut novel set in small-town Indiana from the 1960s to the present day will appeal to anyone who loved The Help or Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Pull up a chair by the window table at Big Earl's diner & meet the ' Supremes': three women from Plainview Indiana who've been best friends since their high-school days in the Sixties. There's Clarice a pious wife & mother struggling with her husband's infidelity; Barbara Jean who must confront the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; & Odette whose fearlessness has saved her friends many times but who now faces a terrifying situation of her own. Over iced tea & pecan pie through forty years of marriage children happiness & the blues the inseparable trio take on the world together. Come join them as they share the juiciest gossip the occasional tear & the most uproarious laughter.. .at the same time at the same table at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat. ...

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965 Richard Feynman was one of the worlds greatest theoretical physicists but he was also a man who fell often jumped into adventure. An artist safecracker practical joker & storyteller Feynmans life was a series of combustible combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high intelligence unquenchable curiosity & eternal scepticism. Over a period of years Feynmans conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton were first taped & then set down as they appear here little changed from their spoken form giving a wise funny passionate & totally honest self-portrait of one of the greatest men of our age. ...

The Surf Cafe Cookbook" is the first book by Jane & Myles Lamberth proprietors of Shells Cafe in Strandhill on the west coast of Irel&. Jane & Myles met eight years ago when they were both working in the UK. They spent summers working in restaurants by the sea in Cornwall so they could go surfing & winters running chalets in ski resorts in the Alps. Eventually they felt the need to put some roots down so they took the plunge & opened their own place Shells Cafe in March 2010. & they havent looked back since. Its the perfect place for Jane & Myles to create great food & live the outdoor lifestyle they love. They use fresh organic seasonal produce
- vegetables from the bountiful Irish soil & fish from the wild Atlantic. From foraging on the beach to creating the perfect picnic to making homemade Baileys " The Surf Cafe Cookbook" focuses on locally-produced food thats unpretentious & tasty. Its food for sharing with friends & family around the kitchen table or on a beach blanket thrown on the s&. Its contemporary Irish cooking with a soupcon of salty air. & the " Surf Cafe Cookbook" is more than just a cookbook it also

Includes:: all sorts of useful tips ranging from how to gut a fish to making crafty home accessories for special occasions. This is coastal living at its best
- cooking eating & living the Irish way. In this book Myles & Jane want to share their food adventures with you. Food & the outdoors are Myles & Janes great passions. Myles is head chef & mastermind behind the menu; Jane did a degree in Business & Marketing before ditching the city life in search of adventure."



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Surf Girl have teamed up with some of the best female surfers in the world to bring you the Surf Girl Handbook": the ultimate guide to womens surfing & the surfing bible for surf girls everywhere! " The Surf Girl Handbook" covers everything you need to know about surfing & takes you from total beginner through to standout ripper at your local break. Theres information on getting started oceanography & choosing the right equipment as well as step-by-step instructionals covering everything from your first session in the whitewater through to how to tube-ride. Plus theres advice on fitness regimes yoga & pilates nutrition & looking after yourself physically & mentally. & the book is full of useful info on the best places to go surf & how to protect the ocean in which we play. Packed with priceless information amazing photography & the ultimate insider tips from the pros
- " The Surf Girl Handbook" really is an essential for any surf girl. Its like having your own personal surf instructor lifestyle coach & fitness guru all in one book! " The Surf Girl Handbook"
- everything you need to know about surfing
- & so much more."


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This title received British Medical Association Book Awards 2009
- Commended Basic & Clinical Sciences. This innovative & highly
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It begins in the realm of the Real where matter still matters. Lededje Ybreq is one of the Intagliated her marked body bearing witness to a family shame her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom her release when it comes is at a price & to put things right she will need the help of the Culture. It begins in the realm of the Real. It begins with a murder. & it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. ...

It begins in the realm of the Real where matter still matters. It begins with a murder. & it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. Lededje Ybreq is one of the Intagliated her marked body bearing witness to a family shame her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom her release when it comes is at a price & to put things right she will need the help of the Culture. Benevolent enlightened & almost infinitely resourceful though it may be the Culture can only do so much for any individual. With the assistance of one of its most powerful
- & arguably deranged
- warships Lededje finds herself heading into a combat zone not even sure which side the Culture is really on. A war
- brutal far-reaching
- is already raging within the digital realms that store the souls of the dead & its about to erupt into reality. It started in the realm of the Real & that is where it will end. It will touch countless lives & affect entire civilizations but at the centre of it all is a young woman whose need for revenge masks another motive altogether.



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This primer provides an introduction to the subject of surfaces at the level of undergraduates & first year postgraduates. There are four chapters the first concerns basic thermodynamic material used to understand the properties of surfaces including; surface tension Gibbs adsorption surface pressure & surface phase equilibria surfactants & micelles wetting detergency & contact angle. The second chapter concentrates on gas adsorbtion at solid surfaces & covers topics including adsorbtion Langmuir isotherms heats of adsorbtion BET isotherms physisorbtion chemisorbtion precursor adsorbtion kinetics well-defined surfaces UHV surface sensitivity & selectivity surface diffusion & electrons interacting with matter. Chapter three then outlines the physico- chemical principles of XPS AES LEED STM AFM work function measurements UPS TPD molecular beams HREELS & PAIRS & the types of fundamental surface information each of these techniques provides. The final chapter contains a series of worked examples & problems bringing together the various strands developed in Chapters 1-3 in order to elucidate surface phenomena. The book is unique in its mix of Classical & Modern surface science & should be relevant to physicists chemists & material scientists. ...

Surfing is a lifestyle choice as well as an activity which requires a high level of fitness confidence in yourself & good technique. This guide aims to teach you everything you need to know about surfing from choosing & buying the right equipment where to look for second hand bargains & your first ride to advanced manoeuvres like riding the barrel & hitting the lip. The book also covers how waves work the best surf spots & the culture history & competitive aspects of surfing. This book is the definitive guide for anyone just starting surfing as a hobby & also for those who have been surfing for some time but would like to become more advanced. There is also advice on improving your fitness levels & the environmental issues associated with oceans. The surfing bug has bitten millions of people around the world & whether you want to ride a longboard or a shortboard rip it up or cruise this guide will set you up for a lifetimes fun in the ocean. ...