Author: Elliott Kalb
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: baseball
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-02-16
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0071445382
ISBN-13: 9780071445382

Guaranteed to spark debate among baseball diehards with its controversial pick for #1 "Elliott Kalb’s work is beyond excellent. He thinks in story lines and uses numbers to make compelling and often original points."--Bob Costas In the world of major-league sports, Elliott Kalb, a.k.a "Mr. Stats," is the Sultan of Stats, the Tsar of Trivia, and the Final Word in armchair-athlete disputes. Now, hot on the heels of his controversial bestseller Who’s Better, Who’s Best in Basketball? comes a book that is guaranteed to raise both hackles and cheers from baseball fan

Author: Mark Elliott
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Keywords: travel, guides, planet, lonely, amp, belarus, russia
Number of Pages: 792
Published: 2006-03-01
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 1741042917
ISBN-13: 9781741042917

Cosmopolitan cities, bubbling volcanoes, spectacular mountains and breathtaking art - Russia is as diverse as it is dramatic, while Belarus satisfies those in search of a Soviet experience. Untangle the conspiracy theories and immerse yourself in the rich heritage - from Minsk to Moscow, Siberia to Kamchatka, make sure you’re carrying this best-selling guide to the world’s most enigmatic destination. CULTURAL CONTEXT - in-depth background information brings you up to date on Belarusian politics and Tuvan throat-singing DISCERNING REVIEWS - hand-picked listings fr

Author: Elliott Colla
Publisher: Duke University Press
Keywords: egyptian, modernity, egyptomania, egyptology, antiquities, conflicted
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2007-12-30
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0822339927
ISBN-13: 9780822339922

Conflicted Antiquities is a rich cultural history of European and Egyptian interest in ancient Egypt and its material culture, from the early nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth. Consulting the relevant Arabic archives, Elliott Colla demonstrates that the emergence of Egyptology--the study of ancient Egypt and its material legacy--was as consequential for modern Egyptians as it was for Europeans. The values and practices introduced by the new science of archaeology played a key role in the formation of a new colonial regime in Egypt. This fact was not lost on Egyptian na

Authors:K Elliott, 50 Cent,
Publisher: G-Unit
Keywords: unit, way, mask, ski
Number of Pages: 213
Published: 2007-01-09
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 1416531017
ISBN-13: 9781416531012

HARD LIFE. HARD LUCK. HARD DRUGS.HARD DEALS. HARD TIME.Back in New York City, Seven was the seventh child. But here in Charlotte he’s number one on every ladies’ list. Even behind bars, he managed to sex a female corrections officer, who lost her job and found herself pregnant. Now Seven is out of the pen and back on the streets. A small-time dealer with big-time dreams, he’s ready to take care of business -- for his baby, his baby’s mother, his slammin’ girlfriend, and his empty wallet. But first, he’s got to play the game with the biggest pushers in town.

Author: Walter Elliott
Publisher: Echo Library
Keywords: hecker, father, life
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-07-01
List price: $19.90
ISBN-10: 1406851612
ISBN-13: 9781406851618

This biography of the missionary, Isaac Hecker, first published in 1891, sparked the Americanism controversy when it appeared in translation.

Author: Jane Elliott
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Keywords: memoir, prisoner, little
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-07-22
List price: $13.99
ISBN-10: 0061561312
ISBN-13: 9780061561313

When Jane Elliott was four years old, the nightmare began. She became the helpless victim of a sociopath—bullied, dominated, and sexually abused by a man only fourteen years her senior: her stepfather. For nearly two decades she was held prisoner, both physically and emotionally. But at the age of twenty-one she escaped . . . and then she fought back. The Little Prisoner is the shocking, astonishing, and ultimately uplifting true story of one woman’s shattering twenty-year ordeal—and how she triumphed against an evil and violent human monster when honesty and bravery were her only

Author: Brian Elliott
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: manual, operations, air, compressed
Number of Pages: 407
Published: 2006-05-09
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0071475265
ISBN-13: 9780071475266