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Brand: Geraldine Brooks
EAN: 9788854525337
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Lexington, Kentucky, 1850. Il primo giaciglio che Jarret ricordi è in una scuderia. Sua madre dormiva nella villa in cui faceva da balia al figlio del padrone. Sul suo letto di paglia tra due castroni, Jarret impara cosí presto a comprendere i versi dei cavalli, il loro umore, le simpatie, i loro timori. La prima cosa che apprende è che i cavalli vivono nella paura, e che basta sapere questo per capire come trattarli. Quando sua madre si ammala e muore, Jarret ha soltanto tre anni, inerme come un puledro senza piú una giumenta a proteggerlo. Valente addestratore di cavalli, Harry, il padre, spende ogni risparmio per fare quello che ogni nero del Kentucky nella metà dell'Ottocento sogna di fare: riscattarsi dalla schiavitú. Non potendo, però, liberare il figlio, chiede al suo datore di lavoro, il dottor Warfield, ricco signore animato da irrefrenabile passione per i cavalli, fondatore, tra gli altri, dell'ippodromo di Lexington, di comprare Jarret. Un giorno, nelle scuderie di Warfield, viene alla luce un magnifico puledro baio con una stella bianca e una chiazza sul muso e tutti e quattro i piedi bianchi. Warfield lo cede a Harry in cambio del compenso di un anno. Affidato alle cure di Jarret, con il nome di Lexington il cavallo non tarda ad affermarsi come un campione. Sbaraglia gli avversari nelle corse nazionali di galoppo e viene celebrato come il primo, grande purosangue d'America. Indossando sempre, tuttavia, i colori di scuderie diverse, poiché nell'America schiavista per legge un uomo dalla pelle nera non può possedere un cavallo. Occorrerà aspettare piú di un secolo perché la storia e il ruolo dei black horsemen nella creazione di una delle piú note leggende americane vengano pienamente alla luce, grazie a una gallerista che si imbatte in un quadro che raffigura Lexington e all'accidentale ritrovamento ai giorni nostri del suo scheletro in una soffitta.

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Brand: Michael Kors
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Brand: Nino Branchina
EAN: 9788863933161
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Negli Stati Uniti del secondo dopoguerra, Lester Richards, detective della città di Lexington, viene invitato a trascorrere una serata fuori città nella residenza di campagna del suo amico Gerald Forrest, professore e biologo di fama internazionale prossimo alla pensione. Tra gli invitati emergono fin da subito delle tensioni e un temporale improvviso obbliga tutti a trascorrere la notte in casa Forrest. È l'occasione perfetta per un assassino: il mattino successivo viene trovato in piscina il corpo senza vita di Reginald Smith, uomo dall'animo tormentato e scienziato dalle idee a dir poco discutibili. Affiancando la polizia locale nel tentativo di scovare il colpevole, il detective Richards indaga nelle vite dei vari protagonisti e diviene testimone delle ombre che circondano non solo la famiglia Forrest, ma anche il variopinto affresco sociale che la circonda.

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Brand: Geraldine Brooks
EAN: 9781408710111
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Horse is an extraordinary novel of race, war and idealism. It is set partly in pre-Civil War Kentucky, partly in the New York of the 1950s. The story of Lexington, the fastest horse in nineteenth-century America, his black groom, and the white abolitionist who painted him is counterpointed with that of the woman who went on to own the horse's famous painting. Martha Jackson is at the centre of post World War 2's New York art scene, and the social and sexual turbulence of the 1950s. The collision of these two stories takes Geraldine Brooks's fans back to the brilliance of her Pulitzer-Prize winning March, and is her finest novel yet.

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Brand: Christine Schutt
EAN: 9788895842523
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Alice e la solitudine. Alice e i sogni, i libri, la Florida. Il monologo lungo vent'anni di una bambina che impara a crescere lontano dai genitori. Un delicato, intenso romanzo di formazione finalista al National Book Award.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\"Una sera d'inverno passeggiavo lungo Lexington Avenue e fui superata da una macchina con i vetri oscurati. I fumi che fuoriuscivano dal tubo di scappamento mi hanno riportato alla mente Chester, l'autista di mio nonno, che nel libro diventa Arthur. Aveva l'abitudine di aspettarlo in macchina con il motore acceso. Quell'immagine, o visione, è stata l'innesco del libro, ha mosso qualcosa, anche perché per me che il padre non l'ho avuto Chester è stato un punto di riferimento\". \"Florida\" è infatti una dolorosa riflessione sulla condizione degli orfani e sulla condivisione del dolore: \"In quel periodo mi circondavo di scrittori e poeti che avessero affinità con la mia storia personale. Charlotte Bronte e Elizabeth Bishop, su tutti. Volevo poi che nel libro risuonassero i poeti che hanno segnato il mio percorso di scrittrice: Justice, Snodgrass, Dickinson, la stessa Bishop, e voci decisamente più prepotenti come quelle di Roethke e Lowell. Ho cominciato a scrivere \"Florida\" al computer nel 1996, nel mio 'ufficio' di New York, che consiste in una scrivania accanto al mio letto e un computer. La stesura del romanzo ha richiesto molto lavoro ed è stata completata nel 2001. Le pagine sono state lacerate dalla demenza senile di mia madre, che morì subito dopo l'ultima revisione. Ci sono voluti tre anni per trovare un editore\".

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Brand: John F. Cataldi
EAN: 9781666923698
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Practical Symbolic Interactions in the Shrine of the South: Conversations with a Damn Yankee finds that Lexington-Rockbridge, VA, community sentiments towards Southern symbols such as the Confederate Battle Flag and Robert E. Lee are not necessarily reducible to a racial divide. John F. Cataldi uses data to demonstrate that most black and white respondents navigate a social balance between the extremes of conservation and progress as a way to productively coexist and unify as a community rather than maintain an insular posture or cause division based solely on symbolic ideology. These forbearing folks seek ways to find common ground through pleasant and productive interaction. \n\nThese findings challenge conventional sociological and media-provided paradigms and broaden the discussion of what tolerance and situational context mean for a large spectrum of community members who live in the milieu of Confederate symbols every day. Cataldi suggests that contention over Southern symbols is intensified by the few who are clustered at the ideological extremes, but the controversy may be overrepresented as being a social problem for the many in the middle.

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Brand: Jack Givens;ralph E. Hacker
EAN: 9780813198910
Categoria: Libri e riviste

When Jack \"Goose\" Givens first walked onto the basketball court at Lexington's Douglass Park for the legendary Dirt Bowl league, it was the beginning of one of the most illustrious sports careers in Kentucky history. After being named 1974's Mr. Basketball for the state of Kentucky as a high school senior, Givens signed with the University of Kentucky and went on to amass a string of achievements that place him among the all-time greats in NCAA college basketball—most notably leading UK to the 1978 NCAA Men's National Championship with his 41-point performance against the Duke Blue Devils in that historic game—and being named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player for that year.\n\nThey Call Me Goose: My Life in Kentucky Basketball and Beyond is an intimate and all-encompassing look at the life and career of the basketball legend, from growing up in a housing project in Lexington, his success with UK men's basketball through his years with NBA's Atlanta Hawks and the Japan Basketball Association, his career as a college and NBA television color analyst, to his recent appointment as a commentator for the UK Sports Network. Givens shares personal and endearing stories from his childhood—how he was initially interested in baseball instead of basketball, the summers spent with his grandmother in Danville, Kentucky, and the teachers and coaches who guided and supported him along his journey. He also speaks candidly about his experiences with poverty, ruinous financial debt, the blowback from sexual assault allegations, and how his faith and his family helped sustain him through hardships and challenges. In collaboration with journalist Doug Brunk, Givens presents fans with the powerful story of a husband, father, mentor, businessman, and ambassador for Kentucky—who also just happens to be an iconic sports legend.

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EAN: 9780813122267
Categoria: Libri e riviste

In April 2000 researchers from around the world met in Lexington, Kentucky to bring together the very latest information on the chemistry and biological effects of the environmental pollutants known as Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). The result is a comprehensive and extensive treatment of the very latest findings on all significant subjects relating to PCBs and their health risks. The thorough introduction and sixty-two scientific papers presented here represent the most up-to-date research by scientists in government, private industry, and academia.

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Brand: Mark Stille
EAN: 9781472836441
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The striking power of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier- based attack aircraft was established at Pearl Harbor, and the IJN's carrier- based torpedo and dive- bombers showed their prowess again at the Battle of Coral Sea when they sank the US Navy carrier USS Lexington and damaged the carrier USS Yorktown. Even at the disastrous Battle of Midway, the relatively small number of IJNAF attack- and torpedo-bombers that were launched against the US fleet proved that they remained a potent force by heavily damaging Yorktown again, which allowed an IJN submarine to sink the carrier. At Guadalcanal, IJNAF carrier-based aircraft sank the carrier USS Hornet and badly damaged USS Enterprise twice. \n \nHowever, throughout 1942, US Navy ship defences brought down an increasing number of attacking IJNAF aircraft. The final major battle of the year, the Battle of Santa Cruz, exacted crippling losses on the IJN, setting the stage for the eclipse of the IJNAF's highly trained and effective aviation attack forces.\n \nPacked with illustrations and contemporary photographs, this engrossing volume details the design, tactics, and operational records of both the US Navy ships and the IJNAF aircraft which attacked them over the year following Pearl Harbor.

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Brand: Kim Edwards
EAN: 9788811686002
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Lexington, 1964. Sulla città infuria una tempesta di neve. È notte quando Norah Henry avverte le prime doglie: è impossibile raggiungere l'ospedale e suo marito David decide di far nascere il bambino con l'aiuto di Caroline, la sua infermiera. Norah partorisce due gemelli: il maschio, nato per primo, è perfettamente sano, ma i tratti del viso della bambina rivelano immediatamente la sindrome di Down. Travolto dalla disperazione, David affida la piccola a Caroline, ordinandole di rinchiuderla in un istituto. A Norah, sedata dall'anestesia durante il parto, dice che la bambina è morta. Ma Caroline non può abbandonare la piccola Phoebe. Con un coraggio che non credeva di avere, fugge in un'altra città, determinata a prendersi cura della bambina e a conservare un segreto che solo lei e David conoscono. Un segreto che nel tempo si farà sempre più insopportabile e, come una piovra, allungherà i suoi tentacoli sulla vita di David e della sua famiglia: lui, ossessionato dal senso di colpa, ma incapace di affrontare la realtà, Norah, inconsolabile per la figlia che crede morta, e Paul, il fratellino di Phoebe, che cresce in una casa piena di dolore. Intanto Caroline vivrà con gioia l'inaspettata maternità ma dovrà affrontare anche molte difficoltà: Phoebe è vivace e sensibile ma i suoi problemi e i pregiudizi che la circondano costringeranno Caroline a combattere una dura battaglia contro il mondo. Fino al giorno in cui i destini delle due famiglie torneranno a incrociarsi.

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Brand: Gayl Jones
EAN: 9788807035517
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Scritto in una lingua tagliente e diretta, \"Corregidora\" è il romanzo d’esordio della statunitense Gayl Jones (Lexington, Kentucky, 1949). Pubblicato nel 1975 grazie ai buoni uffici di Toni Morrison, narra la vita di Ursa Corregidora, una cantante di blues la cui esistenza nel presente è rimasta agganciata al passato traumatico della schiavitù. Per Ursa il ricordo delle violenze subite dalle sue antenate, il permanere nella mente delle loro voci, il confuso desiderio di fare giustizia determinano le sorti del suo canto, il destino del suo matrimonio e il suo rapporto con la maternità. Estranea al sentimentalismo e alla retorica, Jones ha scritto un romanzo in cui il dovere della memoria diventa un macigno, un fardello che spinge la protagonista verso un’esistenza in cui sesso e sopraffazione sono sempre in primo piano e sempre connessi tra loro.

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Brand: Mark Chambers;tony Holmes
EAN: 9781472818744
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named 'Kate') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It also contributed to the sinking of the US aircraft carriers USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, and USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Its replacement, the Nakajima B6N 'Jill', while a marked improvement over its illustrious predecessor, was never able to achieve its full potential in combat due to advances in Allied aircraft, finding itself relegated to the dreaded Kamikaze strikes in the latter part of the war.\nUsing previously unpublished photographs as well as colour illustrations, this book will cover the history of the 'Kate' and 'Jill' torpedo/attack bombers, including their design and development, as well as the combat highs and lows of the Imperial Japanese Navy's premier torpedo-bombers.

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Brand: Aimee Agresti
EAN: 9788842919322
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Colonne di marmo, scalinate vertiginose, lampadari di cristallo: finalmente il Lexington Hotel sta per tornare al suo antico splendore. E, per la giovane Haven, la riapertura dello storico albergo di Chicago rappresenta un'opportunità imperdibile. Dopo una durissima selezione, la ragazza è stata infatti assunta come fotografa: ben presto, potrà entrare in contatto con molti personaggi influenti e iniziare così una carriera di successo. Bastano pochi giorni, però, perché Haven si renda conto che quel lavoro nasconde un lato da incubo, fatto di orari assurdi, meschinità e richieste impossibili da soddisfare. Per fortuna il suo supervisore, Lucian, è una persona molto comprensiva, oltre che un uomo incredibilmente affascinante... Determinato, ambizioso e sempre circondato da splendide donne, Lucian è un vero seduttore ma, benché sia molto attratta da lui, Haven non vuole essere l'ennesima conquista e, soprattutto, non si fida. Sarà per il mistero che circonda alcune zone dell'albergo - dove Lucian le proibisce di andare -, per l'asprezza con la quale lui a volte rimprovera i colleghi o per il fatto che non voglia mai essere fotografato? E come se la gentilezza e la disponibilità di Lucian fossero una facciata, una maschera dietro cui si cela un animo oscuro e molto pericoloso...

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EAN: 8029121978410

EAN: 9781666932997
Categoria: Libri e riviste

This book frames the mission of the Continental Philosophy and History of Thought series at Lexington Books. International leading scholars contribute essays that explore and redefine the relationship between received arguments in contemporary Continental philosophy and various influential figures and arguments in the history of thought. By bringing Continental philosophy and the histories of thought into dialogue, editors Christian Lotz and Antonio Calcagno broaden the standard canon of what is considered Continental philosophy by including important yet understudied figures and arguments in the tradition; the chapters also deepen and contextualize significant movements and debate in the field by showing their rich historical underpinnings, thereby establishing new viewpoints in specific constituent subfields of philosophy. Reading Continental Philosophy and the History of Thought shows the growing richness of Continental philosophy via unexplored rethinking of the history of thought. The contributors expand Continental philosophy with and through the recovery of important historical developments, figures, and lines of thought.

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Brand: Kim Edwards
EAN: 9788811607496
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Lexington, 1964. Sulla città infuria una tempesta di neve. È notte quando Norah Henry avverte le prime doglie: è impossibile raggiungere l'ospedale e suo marito David decide di far nascere il bambino con l'aiuto di Caroline, la sua infermiera. Norah partorisce due gemelli: il maschio, nato per primo, è perfettamente sano, ma i tratti del viso della bambina rivelano immediatamente la sindrome di Down. Travolto dalla disperazione, David affida la piccola a Caroline, ordinandole di rinchiuderla in un istituto. A Norah, sedata dall'anestesia durante il parto, dice che la bambina è morta. Ma Caroline non può abbandonare la piccola Phoebe. Con un coraggio che non credeva di avere, fugge in un'altra città, determinata a prendersi cura della bambina e a conservare un segreto che solo lei e David conoscono. Un segreto che nel tempo si farà sempre più insopportabile e, come una piovra, allungherà i suoi tentacoli sulla vita di David e della sua famiglia: lui, ossessionato dal senso di colpa, ma incapace di affrontare la realtà, Norah, inconsolabile per la figlia che crede morta, e Paul, il fratellino di Phoebe, che cresce in una casa piena di dolore. Intanto Caroline vivrà con gioia l'inaspettata maternità ma dovrà affrontare anche molte difficoltà: Phoebe è vivace e sensibile ma i suoi problemi e i pregiudizi che la circondano costringeranno Caroline a combattere una dura battaglia contro il mondo. Fino al giorno in cui i destini delle due famiglie torneranno a incrociarsi.

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Brand: Frances Dallam Peter
EAN: 9780813153735
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Frances Peter was one of the eleven children of Dr. Robert Peter, a surgeon for the Union army. The Peter family lived on Gratz Park near downtown Lexington, where nineteen-year-old Frances began recording her impressions of the Civil War. Because of illness, she did not often venture outside her home but was able to gather a remarkable amount of information from friends, neighbors, and newspapers.\n\nPeter's candid diary chronicles Kentucky's invasion by Confederates under Gen. Braxton Bragg in 1862, Lexington's month-long occupation by Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, and changes in attitude among the slave population following the Emancipation Proclamation. As troops from both North and South took turns holding the city, she repeatedly emphasized the rightness of the Union cause and minced no words in expressing her disdain for the hated \"secesh.\"\n\nHer writings articulate many concerns common to Kentucky Unionists. Though she was an ardent supporter of the war against the Confederacy, Peter also worried that Lincoln's use of authority exceeded his constitutional rights. Her own attitudes towards blacks were ambiguous, as was the case with many people in that time. Peter's descriptions of daily events in an occupied city provide valuable insights and a unique feminine perspective on an underappreciated aspect of the war.\n\nUntil her death by epileptic seizure in August 1864, Peter conscientiously recorded the position and deportment of both Union and Confederate soldiers, incidents at the military hospitals, and stories from the countryside. Her account of a torn and divided region is a window to the war through the gaze of a young woman of intelligence and substance.

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Brand: Ben Fogle
EAN: 9780552165808
Categoria: Libri e riviste

For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. Then there was Milly the puma-sized cat, Jaws the goldfish and three very 'charismatic' parrots, not to mention a whole host of weird and wonderful animals that came through the doors of his father's veterinary practice.\n\nThen came Inca, Ben's adorable black Labrador, who changed his life. Since first melting the nation's heart on Castaway, the duo have been inseparable. With Inca's help, Ben was soon charming worms and tickling trout on Countryfile, minding the big cats on Animal Park and fronting the BBC's coverage of Crufts.\n\nBen's passion for wildlife has taken him all over the world, from the plains of Africa to the sea ice of Antarctica. He has played with penguins, been chased by bull elephant seals and tapirs, and helped operate on a cheetah. He has given mud packs to rhinos, bathed with elephants and risked life and limb diving with Nile crocodiles, all the while campaigning tirelessly for conservation, the environment and animal welfare.\n\nHair-raising, heart-breaking and wildly entertaining, The Accidental Naturalist tells the extraordinary true stories of Ben's amazing encounters with animals and how they changed his life.

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Brand: David Doyle
EAN: 9780764364662
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USS Saratoga and her sister ship USS Lexington were the two largest aircraft carriers in the world until 1944. The keel of the battle cruiser USS Saratoga (CC-3) was laid by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey, on September 25, 1920. Work on the fast, formidably armed battle cruiser was suspended in February 1922, when the Washington Naval Conference negotiated limits on warship sizes and numbers. Once the accord was signed, the decision was made to covert the 28 percent complete Saratoga into an aircraft carrier (the same fate befell her sister ship, Lexington). Launched as an aircraft carrier on April 7, 1925, she became the largest ship of that type afloat. Saratogas revolutionary turboelectric drive and hull design allowed her to operate at 33 knots (either forward or backward), a trait believed to be useful in the event of combat damage to either end of her flight deck. And damaged she was. Though in port at San Diego, California, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, during the ensuing war the ship was damaged repeatedly, and sometimes severely. Despite this, she fought throughout the war, earning eight battle stars. Following the war, in view of her age, past damage, and the limitations of her design, Saratoga was deemed surplus and was expended as a target during the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests. She survived the first Able bomb test but was sunk by the Baker test on July 25, 1946. This 144-page volume, an expansion of the authors earlier work, immerses the reader in the construction and operation of the ship at peace and war, as well as detailing the many refits and repairs she underwent, through over 350 photos and illustrations.

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Brand: Rosamund Kidman-cox
EAN: 9780565093938
Categoria: Libri e riviste

The master photographers making up this volume are Tim Laman (Lexington, MA), Brian Skerry (Uxbridge, MA), Steve Winter (Hoboken, NJ) Art Wolfe (Seattle), Hannu Hautala (Finland), Klaus Nigge (Germany), Thomas P. Peschak (Germany/South Africa), Tui de Roy (New Zealand), Cyril Ruoso (France), and Stefano Unterthiner (Italy). These influential artists provide us with insight into the natural world, from vast, beautiful landscapes and genuinely wild creatures in their natural habitat to spectacular shots of natural phenomena, groundbreaking underwater images and outstanding photojournalism. Each portfolio profiles the photographer their approach, influences and aims and displays 10 iconic images reflecting their work's range. The accompanying captions focus on why the images are special for the photographer as well as telling the stories behind their creation. Revealing the inspiration behind some of the world s most important nature photographs, this beautiful book will captivate art enthusiasts, photographers and all those with a passion for nature.\"

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Brand: David Doyle
EAN: 9780764359255
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USS Lexington (CV-16), a member of the famed Essex class of carriers that made up the backbone of the US Navy's carrier force in WWII, served its nation from WWII into the 1990s. With almost a half-million arrested landings recorded, arguably more naval aviators have landed on its decks than on any other aircraft carrier in the world. Scarred in battle during WWII, the Lexington earned considerable distinction in that war, participating in the sinking of over a million tons of enemy ships and downing hundreds of Japanese aircraft. The history of this famed vessel is presented through over 200 photographs and accompanying narrative. These photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, put the reader on the deck of this historic warship throughout its history.

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Brand: David Doyle
EAN: 9780764364907
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When commissioned on December 14, 1927, USS Lexington and her sister ship, USS Saratoga, were the world’s largest aircraft carriers. The Lexington-class carriers, as the ships were known, were the results of an effort akin to making lemonade from lemons. Both vessels were begun in 1920–21 as Lexington-class battle cruisers. Lexington, originally designated CC-1 (indicating battle cruiser), would have been a formidable warship armed with eight 16-inch guns in four turrets. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 banned the constructions of such ships but permitted the conversion of such hulls into aircraft carriers. Accordingly, the “Lady Lex,” as she became known to her crew, was finished as a massive 888-foot-long aircraft carrier and retained the originally planned revolutionary turboelectric drive. From the outset, Lexington, initially carrying fabric-covered biplanes, was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. In the years leading up to WWII, both the ship and her aircraft were modernized. This profusely illustrated book, an expanded and updated version of the author’s earlier work, puts the reader on the deck of Lexington through her construction, evolution, and ultimate May 8, 1942, sinking at the Battle of Coral Sea and finishes with the discovery of her wreck on March 4, 2018. Over 200 photos, numerous line drawings, and color renderings illustrate this new entry in the Legends of Warfare series.

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Brand: Lauren Layne
EAN: 9781472265104
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From the author of the hit rom-com The Prenup, Love on Lexington Avenue is the second in a sizzling new series following the unlikely friendship of three Upper East Side women as they struggle to achieve their dreams and find true love and happiness in the city that never sleeps. \n\nThey vowed to steer clear of Manhattan's heartbreakers - but when it comes to love, some risks are worth taking...\n\nThere's never a bad time to fall in love in the city, right? Wrong. According to the recently-widowed Claire Hayes, it's very, very wrong. After finding out her late husband was a liar and a cheat, Claire's focus is solely on redesigning her Upper East Side brownstone, ridding it of anything that reminds her of her philandering husband. But when she meets gruff and often-cantankerous contractor Scott Turner and realizes not all men are scumbags, Claire must decide if she's ready to risk her heart again.\n\n Scott needs a change of pace from the corporate offices and swanky hotels he's been building, and bluntly makes it clear to Claire that's the only reason he took on her house. But when long work days turn into even longer nights, their mutual wariness morphs into something more complicated - a grudging respect, and maybe even attraction...? Scott knows he's not one to settle down, but then why can't he bring himself to move on to the next job?\n\nFilled with laugh-out-loud scenes that blend perfectly with the touching friendships Layne brings to life on the page, this 'hugely entertaining' (USA Today) novel is perfect for fans of Lauren Weisberger. Look out for the other two titles, Passion on Park Avenue and Marriage on Madison Avenue.\n\nWant more fun, fresh, flirty and very sexy rom-com? Check out Lauren's Oxford series and don't miss her warm, witty and sexy Wedding Belles series and the I Do, I Don't series, as well as the romantic standalones in the Love, Unexpectedly series.

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