Even as humanity reels beneath the assault of AIDS, epidemiologists are gearing themselves up for the plague's successor. It might be dengue fever, whose carrier, the Asian tiger mosquito, has recentl
Grant is internationally recognized as an outstanding prophecy teacher. More than a million readers enjoyed his four best-selling prophecy books inspiring them to look for the soon return of Christ.Th
Drawing on her experience at more than one hundered companies, Deborahann Smith guides the reader throughout the world of temporary employment with humor, common sense, a Zen-like appreciation for the
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The transaction, the basic unit of business has been studied by theoretical economists for decades. Rubin has translated their research into basic principles for managers at all levels to structure tr
Two experts on these much-misunderstood,??debilitating problems explain how parents can spot??telltale symptoms and select the best treatment for their??children -- a practical handbook for parents,??
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A guide to the essential competitive business strategies for everyone, at any level of the corporate ladder, is illustrated with savvy advice and personal anecdotes
Provides basic instructions for beginners, clarifies complexities for intermediate chess players, and provides an insider's view into chess history, personalities, and culture
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The best-selling author of Adult Children of Alcoholics offers advice for parents who survived emotional or physical abuse as children and discusses the impact of the past on current behavior. Simulta
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A unique, authoritative collection of rituals, spells, and meditations for attracting and enhancing love relationships--from the authors of Power of the Witch. This entertaining and enlightening book
Take a discarded walnut shell and make a boat. Create a balloon barometer. Go on a backyard scavenger hunt. Test common foods for starch or vitamin C. Sew a mini-backpack. Make a safe and easy costume
A CLEAR, STEP-BY-STEP SYSTEM FOR WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN THAT WILL ATTRACT THE FINANCING YOU NEED Joseph R. Mancuso offers key guidelines and valuable tips on how to gear your business plan to the pe
An indispensable political handbook for evaluating candidates' "green quotient" in the 1992 elections. The book includes a list of the most important legislation that has been introduced in the past f
Traces the life of the Polish union organizer who was instrumental in gaining government recognition for Solidarity, and won the Nobel Prize, and in 1990 became Poland's first democratically elected p
Established in 1918 as a memorial to O. Henry, this annual literary tradition has presented a remarkable sampling of stories over its 72-year history. Now Abrahams, editor of the collection for the la
For Tommy Carver, a short-tempered Okie sharecropper penned up in a sweltering cabin with a brutal father and a stepmother whose affection is anything but maternal, the question isn't when he'll explo
Prentis, the narrator of this nightmarish novel, catalogs "dead crimes" for a branch of the London Police Department and suspects that he is going crazy. His files keep vanishing. His boss subjects hi
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Here is welcome news for the millions of people who suffer from allergies--and for the many more whose ailments have a hidden allergic cause.Recent medical discoveries reveal that a number of common i
???The Communist bloc has collapsed. Factional strife is on the rise. The West faces an uncertain future. What is the message of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, for these times????To find an answer, Dudley
Drawing on Edward VIII's diaries and love letters and on the private papers of Chamberlain, Churchill, and Baldwin, this biography reveals the man who gave up a throne for love
