Monster manual / Carter, Michele
Dungeons and Dragons monster manual
"This revised and expanded Monster Manual® contains a horde of creatures for the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons game -- a monstrous menagerie of familiar favorites like dragons, giants, and mind flayers, plus a host of new monsters like the arch-hag and the blob of annihilation. Populate your worlds and adventures with the hundreds of monsters provided, and let their stories, illustrations, and easy-to-use stat blocks fuel your D&D® adventures for years to come."--Back cover.

Our Nazi : an American suburb's encounter with evil / Soffer, Michael
American suburb's encounter with evil
"After World War II, a surprising number of Nazis made their way to the United States, where they sought to slip into obscurity. Many did not succeed. In 1982, the government sought to deport Reinhold Kulle, a custodian at a high school in Chicago's most ostentatiously liberal suburb, for having been a concentration-camp guard. Some teachers, parents, and community residents lined up to support the man they knew; others squared off against the man he had been. Michael Soffer, who has long taught history at that high school, here explores the community tensions, the moral challenges, and the question of why a substantial number of onetime Nazis settled in greater Chicago in the first place"--

Perfect victims and the politics of appeal / El-Kurd, Mohammed

"Perfect victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal, an ode to the steadfastness of a nation. Palestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire, stubborn, fragmented, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence, fundamental truths are deliberately obscured: the perpetrators are coddled while the victims are blamed and placed on trial. Why must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless prose and lyrical precision, Mohammed El-Kurd refuses a life spent in cross-examination. Rather than asking the oppressed to perform a perfect victimhood, El-Kurd asks friends and foes alike to look Palestinians in the eye, forgoing both deference and condemnation. How we see Palestine reveals how we see each other; how we see everything else. Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian"--

Chop chop : cooking the food of Nigeria / Ransom, James

"In Nigeria, the word "chop" is all about food and feasting and "chop chop" a nickname given to someone who loves to eat. And it's no surprise Nigeria has an entire vernacular dedicated to eating -- with more than 50 nationally recognized languages and 250 ethnicities, Nigeria's food is as rich and diverse as its people. Think smoky spicy beef suya skewers, egusi stew rich with wild greens, restorative pepper soup, jollof rice studded with tomatoes, soft puff puff dough bites fried until golden, and sweet-tart hibiscus drinks. With ingredients that include nuts and seeds, greens, grains, and cereals (especially in the north), roots and tubers (favorites of the south), and affordable proteins, they come together on the plate in the form of hearty soups and stews, steamed puddings, salads, rice dishes, fritters, and more. Despite the foodway's incredibly flavorful complexity, its recipes have never been gathered in one place. Until now. Author, culinary anthropologist, and Nigerian native Ozoz Sokoh celebrates classic and traditional Nigerian cuisine, through the lens of the home cooks with explanations to underscore the ingredients, flavors, and textures that make it not only beloved but delicious. With headnotes that give cultural and historical context, illuminating sidebars, ingredient profiles, and stunning photographs, Chop Chop will bring Nigeria's food-loving spirit to home kitchens everywhere"--

Jewish ethics : the basics / Claussen, Geoffrey D.

""Jewish Ethics: The Basics" demonstrates how cutting-edge and ancient ideas have shaped and reshaped Jewish traditions about how to act toward others. Readers are introduced to foundational questions, controversies, and diverse ethical conclusions developed by Jewish thinkers throughout the ages. Topics addressed include: Assumptions about authority ; Love, Compassion, Justice and Humility ; Human Rights, War, Land and Power ; Gender and Sexuality-Personal and Social Ethics ; Environmental and Animal Ethics ; Bioethical Issues Concise, readable and engaging, this is the ideal introduction for anyone interested in religious ethics, secular traditions, Judaism, and the field of Jewish ethics"--

To rob a bank is an honor / Ruff, Philip
To rob a bank is an honour
In 1981, Lucio Urtubia received a suitcase full of cash from Citibank executives, handed over the plates he'd used to forge 20 million dollars in traveller's cheques, and walked away a free man. This is the true story of the most famous Robin Hood of the twentieth century, a lifelong anarchist who robbed from the rich to give to liberation struggles the world round. Born to a poor family in the Basque Country, Urtubia was conscripted into Franco's army before fleeing to exile in Paris, where he worked as a mason by day and collaborated with Catalonian anarchists by night. Soon, he was planning bank heists to fund the Spanish struggle, stealing weapons, and masterminding the escape of resistance fighters. Following the uprisings of May 1968, Urtubia opened a printshop, producing political pamphlets while secretly counterfeiting passports and workers' paycheques -- until he hit on the scheme that would make him infamous. "He who robs a thief is a thousand times forgiven!" Urtubia declared. Over decades, he funnelled support to such organizations as Italy's Red Brigades, the West German Baader-Meinhof group, the Black Panthers in the US, and the ETA Basque separatists. For the first time in English, the autobiography of the revolutionary outlaw who brought Citibank to its knees.

Cats find you : hope, happiness and a cat called Sticky / Hawley, Chuck

Sticky the Kitty won the hearts of people around the world ... But what is the deeper story behind this beloved cat? When Chuck Hawley left his house on October 19, 2018, he could have never imagined a kitten was about to change his entire life. But change his life, it did. Chuck believes that kindness keeps the world turning. Through the unconditional love of his grandmother and family, he learned the lessons that he now lives. In this powerfully personal memoir, he shares: the highs and lows of teenage stardom; the struggles of single parenting; finding peace with himself; how our actions create a ripple effect on the world around us. This story is about hope, kindness, believing you have a purpose, magic and even angels ... but most importantly, it's about you. If this random guy and this thrown away kitten can do all of this, what might you be able to do?

101 powerful magic spells for baby witches : easy to follow, powerful and real spells for budding beginner witches / Evermore, Hazel
One hundred and one powerful magic spells for baby witches
The perfect beginner's guide to the mystical world of magic. Tailored for those new to the craft, this comprehensive book offers a treasure trove of simple yet effective spells, rituals, and insights to kickstart your magical journey.

The waiting game : the untold story of the women who served the Tudor queens / Clark, Nicola (Associate Lecturer In History)

Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets. But they also held a unique power. A quiet word behind the scenes, an appropriately timed gift, a well-negotiated marriage alliance were all forms of political agency wielded expertly by women. The Waiting Game explores the daily lives of ladies-in-waiting, revealing the secrets of recruitment, costume, what they ate, where (and with whom) they slept. We meet María de Salinas, who traveled to England with Catherine of Aragon when just a teenager and spied for her during the divorce from Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn's lady-in-waiting Jane Parker was instrumental in the execution of not one, but two queens. And maid-of-honor Anne Basset kept her place through the last four consorts, negotiating the conflicting loyalties of her birth family, her mistress the Queen, and even the desires of the King himself. As Henry changed wives-and changed the very fabric of the country's structure besides-these women had to make choices about loyalty that simply didn't exist before. The Waiting Game is the first time their vital story has been told.

Crack-up capitalism : market radicals and the dream of a world without democracy / Slobodian, Quinn
Market radicals and the dream of a world without democracy
"Look at a map of the world and you'll see a colorful checkerboard of nation-states. But this is not where power actually resides. Over the last decade, globalization has shattered the map into different legal spaces: free ports, tax havens, special economic zones. With the new spaces, ultracapitalists have started to believe that it is possible to escape the bonds of democratic government and oversight altogether. Crack-Up Capitalism follows the most notorious radical libertarians -- from Milton Friedman to Peter Thiel -- around the globe as they search for the perfect space for capitalism. Historian Quinn Slobodian leads us from Hong Kong in the 1970s to South Africa in the late days of apartheid, from the neo-Confederate South to the former frontier of the American West, from the medieval City of London to the gold vaults of right-wing billionaires, and finally into the world's oceans and war zones, charting the relentless quest for a blank slate where market competition is unfettered by democracy. A masterful work of economic and intellectual history, Crack-Up Capitalism offers both a new way of looking at the world and a new vision of coming threats"--