In their lectures on King Lear, the eight contributors to this volume fulfill Shakespeare's rigorous injunction to Speak what we feel" about the playwright's amplest tragedy. Representing distinc
The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in Americaupdates Edwin Danson’s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new
In their lectures on King Lear, the eight contributors to this volume fulfill Shakespeare's rigorous injunction to Speak what we feel" about the playwright's amplest tragedy. Representing distinc
Significant advances have been made in mapping and monitoring our environment from Earth Observation satellites, but now, in the 1990s, remote sensing has reached a new technological and scientific fr
THE FIRST POPULAR HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF THE MASON-DIXON LINEThe Mason-Dixon line-surely the most famous surveyors' line ever drawn-represents one of the greatest and most difficult scientific achie
The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in Americaupdates Edwin Danson’s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new
Thermal power plants are significant process industries for engineering specialists. The power sector has been facing several crucial issues over the past few years. The primary challenge is to meet t
At the start of the 18th century there were no maps, anywhere in the world. No one knew, with any certainty, the shape of the earth or what lay beneath its surface. Was it hollow or solid? Were the An
Readers can lift the flaps to see the action occur in this retelling of the classic tale involving the beautiful girl and her jealous, wicked stepmother.Step into the magical world of Child's Play fai
Readers can lift the flaps to see the action occur in this retelling of the classic tale involving the beautiful girl and her jealous, wicked stepmother.Step into the magical world of Child's Play fai
Weighing the World is a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the scientific events leading to modern map making, written by one of the world's master surveyors. Edwin Danson, using a similar approach
Each Longman Cultural Edition consists of the complete text of an important literary work, reliably edited, headed by an inviting introduction, and supplemented by helpful annotations. A table of dat
The history of genres, or kinds, of drama is one of contradictory traditions and complex cultural assumptions. The divisions established by the original edition of Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies,
What were Wilde's intentions? They had always been suspect, from the time of Poems, when the charge was plagiarism, to his trials, when the charge was sodomy. In Intentions (1891), the book on which h
The Art of The Faerie Queene is the first book centrally focused on the forms and poetic techniques employed by Spenser. It offers a sharp new perspective on Spenser by rereading The Faerie Queene as
In this thought-provoking compilation of juxtaposed photographs, Casey Coates Danson, an environmental designer and activist for more than 30 years, unapologetically and masterfully captures the shock
Louis MacNeice is a key twentieth-century poet whose life exemplifies transitions and tensions between conflicting and overlapping commitments, be they aesthetic, national or institutional. This book
Most people know Ted Danson as the affable bartender Sam Malone in the long-running TV series Cheers. But fewer realize that over the course of the past two and a half decades, Danson has tirelessly
From the first human settlements to the latest marine explorations, The Golden Shore tells the tale of the history, culture, and changing nature of California's coasts and ocean. Author David Helvarg
Kimberly’s mother has a new baby in her pouch, and that means it's time for Kimberly to start walking on her own. But what can convince the clingy koala to leave the safety of her mother?
Cairo dreams of carrying a pack in the camel train that treks across the desert, but everyone agrees that he is too small and unreliable. When a sandstorm strikes and scatters all the packs, Cairo sav
Hudson wakes up in a bad mood, and does his best to make everyone as miserable as he is. But no amount of kicking, splashing, or biting seems to do the job. Hudson doesn’t exercise much self control o
The other dolphins complain about the high note that Darwin hits when he sings in front of them, however, they change their mind when Darwin hits his note in front of a group of sharks.
Jess and her blacksmith father have a dragon named Huff who helps heat their forge. They live in a mountain town, fenced to keep out the valley people, and the King charges Jess’s father with making a
As entertaining as it is enlightening, Created by… presents a stellar cast of 21 show creators who candidly talk about writing and selling hit television series. J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost) Alan Ball (
Danson is a collection of 50 poems by an 8-year-old non-verbal autistic boy, Danson Wambua, with commentary by his mother Michele. This book comes at a moment of intense public focus on the mysteries
This textbook ranges from the early twentieth-century to the full array of modernisms emerging between the First and Second World Wars. The editors introduce twentieth-century debates around genre, fo
