In a collection of stories by four best-selling authors, four women find summer love with four irresistible men—a sexy dancer, an attractive cop, a hero in the wilderness and a former best friend. Ori
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From John Muir pushing a president and a nation into setting aside vast preserves—including Yosemite, Sequoia, Mt. Rainer, and the Grand Canyon—to Julia “Butterfly” Hill saving a 1,000-year-old redwoo
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Taken from the March 2010 conference of the European Association for American Studies, this multidisciplinary collection of 19 essays is presented under the loose theme of America and Americans as "Fo
A familiar, yet contentious topic, the subject of family can present difficulties in the classroom, on levels ranging from personal to political and social. Understanding Family Meanings attacks this
A familiar, yet contentious topic, the subject of family can present difficulties in the classroom, on levels ranging from personal to political and social. Understanding Family Meanings attacks this
Fanboy and Chum Chum, of Nickelodeon fame, star in their first-ever chapter book!In this chapter book with black-and-white illustrations throughout, Fanboy and Chum Chum star in two super-awesome adve
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A collection of nursery rhymes known and loved throughout Ireland. It includes favourite international, British and Irish rhymes as well as special Irish favourites. It features: "Sally Go Round the M
SELDI is distinct from other TOF-MS technologies in that it couples features of chromatography and mass spectrometry, facilitating analyte enrichment and sample cleanup on an array surface. In the gro
political economy. With this in mind the reader will be taken through three meta-theoretical levels of Marx' method of analysis of the struc tures of capitalism: (1) the clarification of 'critique' a
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A hard-hitting, critically acclaimed trilogy of crime novels from an author about whom New York magazine has written, "What people say about Cormac McCarthy ... goes double for [Woodrell]. Possibly mo
Instructors and students in communications, education, and similar fields consider the future of critical theory and cultural theory in the context of changing communication and entertainment technolo
How one woman raises three daughters with autism, loses one atDisney World, stays married, has sex, bakes gluten-free, goes broke,and keeps her sense of humor.
This book applies modern psychological understanding to a historical person. This work focuses on one aspect — Francis' imagination — and an analysis of Francis' writings builds on a survey of modern
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The compelling story of a teenage girl caught up in the throes of the McCarthy era. Margaret Fuchs was thirteen in June 1955 when she learned that her parents had been Communists while working for
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Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th ce
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The second edition of Legal Rights of Teachers and Students provides an applied treatment of the current status of the law governing public schools in the key areas that concern teachers AND students.
Marketing and the world of sport overlap in two main ways: in the marketing of sports related products and services, and in the use of sports events to market a broader range of products and services.
Aquel hombre estaba dispuesto a todo por su hija Hacía ya años que Colin McCarthy había tenido que irse del pueblo por culpa del tiránico padre de Abby Hopewell. Ahora Colin
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When investment professional Kent McCarthy returned to teach at his alma mater, the University of Kansas, he planted the seeds for the Applied Portfolio Management (APM) program—a course that allows s
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