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Thrum

by Ned Rundle ...

Thrum, an out-of-work dropout from magic university, is bumbling his way through a world where sorcery reigns supreme and landlords have the backing of eviction ogres. All that changes the morning he wakes to find a powerful scroll containing the spirit of Taukin, a legendary wizard with a past shrouded in mystery.As Thrum grapples with his new burden, he realises his day has just got a whole lot ... Read more

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Thrum, an out-of-work dropout from magic university, is bumbling his way through a world where sorcery reigns supreme and landlords have the backing of eviction ogres. All that changes the morning he wakes to find a powerful scroll containing the spirit of Taukin, a legendary wizard with a past shrouded in mystery.As Thrum grapples with his new burden, he realises his day has just got a whole lot
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Venomous Lumpsucker

by Ned Beauman ...

A dark and witty story of environmental collapse and runaway capitalism from the Booker-listed author of The Teleportation Accident.The near future. Tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. And a whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, to help us preserve the remnants, or perhaps just assuage our guilt. For instance, the biobanks: secure archives of DNA samples, ... Read more

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A dark and witty story of environmental collapse and runaway capitalism from the Booker-listed author of The Teleportation Accident.The near future. Tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. And a whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, to help us preserve the remnants, or perhaps just assuage our guilt. For instance, the biobanks: secure archives of DNA samples,
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Writing Fiction

A Guide to Narrative Craft

by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
This updated edition of the classic, comprehensive guide to creative writing features new topics and writing prompts, contemporary examples, and more.A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Janet Burroway's Writing Fiction. This best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for decades it has helped ... Read more

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This updated edition of the classic, comprehensive guide to creative writing features new topics and writing prompts, contemporary examples, and more.A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Janet Burroway's Writing Fiction. This best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for decades it has helped
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It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini ...

Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy.At his new ... Read more

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Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy.At his new
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Create Your Own Comics!

Everything You Need to Know

by Ned Hartley ...

Illustrated by Alex Lopez ...

Packed with story ideas, drawing tips, and creative prompts, this playful beginner-friendly guide is everything kids need to bring their imagination to the page and make comics all their own.This is the only beginner-friendly guide kids need to create their own comics! Learn the building blocks—panels, speech bubbles, splash pages, sound effects, and more—then practice with a built-in story ... Read more

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Packed with story ideas, drawing tips, and creative prompts, this playful beginner-friendly guide is everything kids need to bring their imagination to the page and make comics all their own.This is the only beginner-friendly guide kids need to create their own comics! Learn the building blocks—panels, speech bubbles, splash pages, sound effects, and more—then practice with a built-in story
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The World That Made New Orleans

From Spanish Silver to Congo Square

by Ned Sublette ...

Named one of the Top 10 Books of 2008 by The Times-Picayune.Winner of the 2009 Humanities Book of the Year award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.Awarded the New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award for 2008.New Orleans is the most elusive of American cities. The product of the centuries-long struggle among three mighty empires--France, Spain, and ... Read more

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Named one of the Top 10 Books of 2008 by The Times-Picayune.Winner of the 2009 Humanities Book of the Year award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.Awarded the New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award for 2008.New Orleans is the most elusive of American cities. The product of the centuries-long struggle among three mighty empires--France, Spain, and
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The Rediscovery of America for Young People

Native Peoples and the Unmaking of US History

by Ned Blackhawk, Rebecca Stefoff ...

Series series For Young People Series
**An expansive history of Native America and winner of the National Book Award, now adapted for younger readers.An essential resource for teachers and students that combats the erasure of Native peoples from US history, telling a fuller and truer account of America.“Eloquent and comprehensive.... In the book’s sweeping synthesis, standard flashpoints of U.S. history take on new meaning.” - ... Read more

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**An expansive history of Native America and winner of the National Book Award, now adapted for younger readers.An essential resource for teachers and students that combats the erasure of Native peoples from US history, telling a fuller and truer account of America.“Eloquent and comprehensive.... In the book’s sweeping synthesis, standard flashpoints of U.S. history take on new meaning.” -
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Enhancement

Short Stories

by Ned Stephenson ...

Enhancement is a collection of short stories that consider what life would be like if humans drew energy directly from sunlight. Why have we not altered our bodies so we can photosynthesise?How much of our life would change if we could do so? Perhaps we would eat less, rest more, reduce our damage to the environment, maybe live far into our hundreds.An Australian university student starts the ... Read more

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Enhancement is a collection of short stories that consider what life would be like if humans drew energy directly from sunlight. Why have we not altered our bodies so we can photosynthesise?How much of our life would change if we could do so? Perhaps we would eat less, rest more, reduce our damage to the environment, maybe live far into our hundreds.An Australian university student starts the
... Read more
The Teleportation Accident

A Novel

by Ned Beauman ...

Long-listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, The Teleportation Accident is a hilarious sci-fi noir about sex, Satan, and teleportation devices.When you haven't had sex in a long time, it feels like the worst thing that could ever happen.If you're living in Germany in the 1930s, it probably isn't.But that's no consolation to Egon Loeser, whose carnal misfortunes will push him from the experimental ... Read more

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Long-listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, The Teleportation Accident is a hilarious sci-fi noir about sex, Satan, and teleportation devices.When you haven't had sex in a long time, it feels like the worst thing that could ever happen.If you're living in Germany in the 1930s, it probably isn't.But that's no consolation to Egon Loeser, whose carnal misfortunes will push him from the experimental
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The Rediscovery of America

Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

by Ned Blackhawk Y ...

Series series The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity
**A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America“In accounts of American history, Indigenous peoples are often treated as largely incidental—either obstacles to be overcome or part of a narrative separate from the arc of nation-building. Blackhawk . . . [shows] that Native communities have, ... Read more

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**A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America“In accounts of American history, Indigenous peoples are often treated as largely incidental—either obstacles to be overcome or part of a narrative separate from the arc of nation-building. Blackhawk . . . [shows] that Native communities have,
... Read more
Beastmaking

A fingers-first approach to becoming a better climber

by Ned Feehally ...

'When it comes to training for climbing, you are your own experiment.' Beastmaking by Ned Feehally is a book about training for climbing. It is designed to provide normal people – like you and me – with the tools we need to get the most out of our climbing. It is written by one of the world's top climbers and a co-founder of Beastmaker. It features sections on finger strength, fingerboarding, ... Read more

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'When it comes to training for climbing, you are your own experiment.' Beastmaking by Ned Feehally is a book about training for climbing. It is designed to provide normal people – like you and me – with the tools we need to get the most out of our climbing. It is written by one of the world's top climbers and a co-founder of Beastmaker. It features sections on finger strength, fingerboarding,
... Read more
Be More Chill

by Ned Vizzini ...

Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small humiliations that come his way. Until the day he learns about the "squip." A pill-sized supercomputer that you swallow, the squip is guaranteed to bring you whatever you most desire in life. By instructing him on everything from what to wear, to how ... Read more

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Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small humiliations that come his way. Until the day he learns about the "squip." A pill-sized supercomputer that you swallow, the squip is guaranteed to bring you whatever you most desire in life. By instructing him on everything from what to wear, to how
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