She argues with her mother. She occasionally skips class. And she alternately crushes on two totally different boys. But Chloe King is by no means your typical teenager. The girl can scale buildings
Dr. Sherwin Nuland, author of the National Book Award-winning How We Die, once again combines knowledge, compassion, and elegance of expression to shed light on the workings of our bodies from the per
Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes
International Trade Subsidy Rules and Tax and Financial Export Incentives is an inquiry into the interrelations between international trade subsidy rules and the use of tax and financial export incent
As the title "The Myth of German Villainy" indicates, this book is about the mischaracterization of Germany as history's ultimate "villain." The "official" story of Western Civilization in the twentie
BBW, the Myth - Things will change Life is good, but it's even better when you can do the things you always enjoy because of good health. Anything you do on this earth is enhanced with better health.
BBW, the Myth - Things will change Life is good, but it's even better when you can do the things you always enjoy because of good health. Anything you do on this earth is enhanced with better health.
Metric, Myth & Quasicrystallography describes the first measurement of the metric in quasicrystals and the first measurement at atomic scale. Quasicrystals are ordinary as window glass, but they h
The authors of the national bestseller You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! return with a book that celebrates the special skills, insights, and challenges of adults with attention deficit disorde
Almost fifty years ago Melville Herskovits set out to debunk the myth that black Americans have no cultural past. Originally published in 1941, his unprecedented study of black history and culture rec
In a book as provocative and newsworthy as Listening to Prozac and Driven to Distraction, a physician speaks out on America's epidemic level of diagnoses for attention deficit disorder, and on the dru
'Potential for the New Man' is an eye opener into what it means to be a Christian. In this inspiring book, Dr Felix Shikaputo clearly takes you step by step into God's plan. He dispels the myth that C
Bliss is It! The Teachers of the Higher Planes What is bliss? Some believe Bliss is a myth, but we do not. Who are we? We are The Teachers of the Higher Planes, back one last time to help human beings
The myth that Alec Issigonis conceived the Mini is just one whisp of the smoke screen that obscures the untold story of post-War Britain's greatest industrialist. This is more than a motoring story. Y
Combe Dingle Wood can be found (if you look really hard) in the heart of the Somerset countryside. It exists in that twilight time between myth and reality. It belongs to the era when walkabout scarec
Combe Dingle Wood can be found (if you look really hard) in the heart of the Somerset countryside. It exists in that twilight time between myth and reality. It belongs to the era when walkabout scarec
Teachers are being treated more and more like Cassandra from Greek myth. Cassandra, as the story goes, could foresee the future correctly. Her curse was that no one believed her. I feel like a Cassand
The Chimera are a race so old, the humans relegated them as a myth. The Gods feared the Chimeras’ powers; they believed they were a deadly race, with physical abilities beyond belief. So, they split t
The Chimera are a race so old, the humans relegated them as a myth. The Gods feared the Chimeras' powers, believing they were a deadly race with physical abilities beyond belief. So they split their r
Love, heartache, loss and other maladies: longing, regret, failure, addictions, madness, suicide, emptiness and ontology. A sprinkling of myth: a twist of irony. A meander across the dark side. An ant
Three works of fiction and fantasy that combine the images of myth and reality.These advanced sketches offer a montage of shadows and light in a kaleidoscopic reflection of our every day lives turned
In this fascinating book, Brian J. Frost presents the first full-scale survey of werewolf literature covering both fiction and nonfiction works. He identifies principal elements in the werewolf myth,
Gleaned from an ancient oral tradition, these imaginative, colorful, and wisdom-filled stories will delight children and adults alike. This collection includes the Tibetan myth of creation; some of th
In her stunning debut novel, Lilian Nattel brilliantly brings to life the richness of shtetl culture through the story of an imagined village: Blaszka, Poland. Myth meets history and characters come t
LURED FROM THE SAFETY OF HOME -- INTO THE JAWS OF HELL "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (The Boston Book Review), Harold Schechter shatters the myth that violent
Of all the mammals on earth, none has inspired our affection as much as the dolphin. Fascinated by these creatures of myth, magic, and history, we have longed to penetrate the mystery that surrounds t
In a timely, even prophetic, portrait of Asia's rise and the magnitude of its challenge to the West, Fallows demolishes the myth that Japan is a capitalist country built on the Western model. He demon
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (for The New York Times ) Wilford synthesizes myth, history, politics, and high technology in tracing man's relationship with Mars from antiquity to the pre
This book is both a fascinating account of dream therapy and an exploration of the symbolism of the hare in myth and fable around the world. John Layard, a British Jungian analyst, first recounts his
On the planet Placidus-a world steeped in deception, misdirection, and blind ambition-all is not placid. And in the countries of Atlantis and Nivara, an unseen enemy works from within to tear civiliza
On the planet Placidus-a world steeped in deception, misdirection, and blind ambition-all is not placid. And in the countries of Atlantis and Nivara, an unseen enemy works from within to tear civiliza
Aradia, immortal priestess and daughter of the Goddess of the Moon, has just been asked to take up the raiment of a human body to teach women on earth herbs, spells and magic. With a heavy heart Aradi
Aradia, immortal priestess and daughter of the Goddess of the Moon, has just been asked to take up the raiment of a human body to teach women on earth herbs, spells and magic. With a heavy heart Aradi
Can women be equal to men as long as men are physically stronger? And are men, in fact, stronger?These are key questions that Colette Dowling, author of the bestselling The Cinderella Complex, raises
Explores the behavior of American Catholics since the end of the Second Vatican Council, dispelling myths about their views on sex, marriage, Church authority, the priesthood, and feminism
It's common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the First president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you
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,??
In this volume, the authors challenge some long held assumptions about entrepreneurial firms held by academics, public policy makers, investors and even entrepreneurs themselves. The first is assumpti
This book tells the little known story about the decision for the Caribbean island of Tobago to form a unitary colony with the neighbouring island of Trinidad in 1889. It chronicles the path from its
