Popular actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy writes the foreword to this lavish book, offering 400 awe-inspiring destinations chosen by National Geographic's family of globe-trotting
“What good can the past do the living? What harm?” Growing up in their family’s ancestral home in Wales, Jonathan Anthony and his little sister, Theo, are inseparable. Together they explore the wild a
The #1 wine book—now updated!The art of winemaking may be a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years, but today, wine is trendier and hotter than ever. Now, wine experts and authors Ed Mc
Escaped Germline soldiers need to be cleaned up, and Stan Resnick is the best man for the job. A job that takes him to every dark spot and every rat hole he can find.Operatives from China and Unified
A collection designed to highlight Howard Zinn’s seminal writings, The Indispensible Zinn includes excerpts from the bestselling A People’s History of the United States; his memoir, You C
Most investigations of foreign-born migrants emphasize the successful adjustment and settlement of newcomers. Yet suicide, heavy drinking, violence, family separations, and domestic disharmony were bu
Viewpoint 1 and 2 is a two-level series teaching upper-intermediate (B2) and advanced (C1) levels of English to young adult and adult students. From the same author team as the ground-breaking Touchst
Most people know the story of Balto, the world famous dog who led his dogsled team through a blizzard to deliver a lifesaving serum to the stricken people of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Balto shot to insta
When Tony Quarry finds a young Mexican runaway hiding behind his barn and decides to help him, there's no going back. The boy, Primo Estrada, separated from his mother during a tumultuous border cross
This book traces the emergence of a Protestant middle-class family in late eighteenth-century Dublin. From relative obscurity, in just three generations, the Shaw family were to rise to the highest e
Exploring the blurred boundary between religion and pop culture, God in the Details offers a provocative look at the breadth and persistence of religious themes in the American consciousness. This new
Exploring the blurred boundary between religion and pop culture, God in the Details offers a provocative look at the breadth and persistence of religious themes in the American consciousness. This new
In 2005, when John McGahern published his Memoir, he revealed for the first time in explicit detail the specific nature of the autobiographical dimension of his fiction, a dimension he had hitherto ei
Engaging firmly in the debate, this book calls into question the dominance of evidence-based practice and sets out an alternative vision of care which places holism, professional judgment, intuition,
Engaging firmly in the debate, this book calls into question the dominance of evidence-based practice and sets out an alternative vision of care which places holism, professional judgment, intuition,
America's celebration of victory at the end of World War II was short lived. Rapidly escalating tensions with the Soviet Union helped spawn a new era of fear and suspicion as the United States sought
The real threat to the United States is not terrorism. The real threat is the sophisticated forces of Islamism, which have collaborated with the American Left not only to undermine U.S. national sec
Treason is still a most serious federal offense. U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 2381 forthrightly deals with those who commit treason. Section 2382 covers those who do nothing about it when they know of
The must-have New York Times bestseller that tells you what to do now for a child with autism, ADD, ADHD, OCD, and other disorders For any child with challenges, early intervention is essential and
Uh-oh, it’s a boy. For new mothers, understanding the world of boys can be puzzling — what with their obsessions for dinosaurs, construction machinery, Star Wars, pirates, and, well, guns
This issue marks the thirtieth anniversary of Social Text and celebrates the journal’s legacy. Offering a history of the journal since its inception in 1979, this issue explores the elements that have
Lonely Planet knows the Patagonian AndesThis vast, varied region is home to some of the world's great treks, with trails that take you through pristine forests to the rims of glaciers, under granite m
Of the sixty-nine professors fired nationwide for political reasons during the McCarthy Era, nearly half were from the University of California. A small band of men and women at California's Berkeley
Un padre y su hijo caminan solos por una America devastada. Nada se mueve en el paisaje quemado salvo cenizas en el viento. El cielo es oscuro, la nieve gris, y el frio es capaz de romper las rocas. S
Put a little meow in their stockings this year with these all-new tales of Christmas and felinesA-from beloved bestselling authors! New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh and top-selling author
This guide charts the development of competitive Scrabble in North America and the control of the game exerted by Hasbro, Inc., the holder of the game's trademark. Through more than a hundred intervie
This text addresses legal principles applicable to practitioners in a succinct but comprehensive manner. It uniquely blends a detailed treatment of landmark cases with a thorough discussion of the leg
As the first technical book of its kind, this unique resource walks you through the process of building a real-world application using Domain-Driven Design implemented in C#. Based on a real applicati
One man’s tour of Ireland on tap; a rollicking travelogue in the tradition of Round Ireland with a Fridge and McCarthy’s Bar.“Regret” is the word that best describes Eva
“Her stories have a fablelike quality, a dreaminess that lulls even as Miller explores the most contemporary issues. Her characters seem to live on after the last word—I found myself thinking of them
Men’s Sexual Health is a breakthrough book about vital and satisfying male sexuality. It presents a new model of male and couple sexuality, which establishes positive, realistic expectations of
Inspiring new techniques for engaging students with democratic ideals John Dewey and the Philosophy and Practice of Hope combines philosophical theory with a study of its effects in an actual classro
This volume explores the nexus between nature, markets, deregulation and valuation, using theoretically sharp and empirically rich real-world case studies and analyses of actually existing policy from
There's a hawk in the city!New York City is known for its sky-scrapers, subways, and hustle and bustle -- not for its wildlife. So everyone is surprised when a red-tailed hawk is spotted flying over
Revealing how poetry and music were the same art in earlier times, a celebration of the connection between the two forms presents 150 poetic pieces written with music as their inspiration in a themati
This volume explores the nexus between nature, markets, deregulation and valuation, using theoretically sharp and empirically rich real-world case studies and analyses of actually existing policy from
Ghosts. Pirates. Put the two together and you’ve got a winning combination of the most exciting stories ever written. It's enough to make anyone say, "Shiver me timbers"--with delight.The spirits of D
The first collection of original contributions on American abolitionism to appear in a generation.The campaign to abolish slavery in the United States was the most powerful and effective social movem
Migration from the British "Celtic fringe" since the eighteenth century has had a significant impact on the politics, economics, demography, sociology and culture of the New World, as forces shaping i
'I have at last reached the desired haven', exclaimed Belfast-born Bessie Macready in 1878, the year of her arrival at Lyttelton, when writing home to cousins in County Down. There was a huge amount o
