Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, hi
The phylum Platyhelminthes is comprised of some 50,000 species of flatworms living in a wide variety of habitats - from the deep sea to the damp soil of tropical forests- where they occupy pivotal rol
(E-Z Play Today). A giant collection of 71 all-time favorites in our famous notation. Includes: Alfie * April in Paris * Beauty and the Beast * Beyond the Sea * Cheek to Cheek * Desafinado * Heart and
Describes soft sediments in the sea and in estuaries as habitats for a wide range of animals and plants and techniques used to study them. This book discusses organisms and their adaptations on sandy
In this detailed, accurate coloring book, colorists of all ages will discover a host of plant and animal species that thrive where the sea meets the land. Included are 42 ready-to-color illustrations
Driven by an endless matrix of poetic forms, the poems of Assembling the Shepherd create a world where allusions to Plato and the Dead Sea scrolls intermingle with car culture and terrorism, where mod
Presents numerous color photographs of current British holders of such offices as the Herb Strewer to the Queen, The Most Noble Order of the Garter, Lord Great Chamberlain, the High Constable of Sea a
The story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow strip of land between sea and desert, was positioned on an international highway of commerce and warfar
Within easy reach of large cities to the east, Lake Hopatcong - situated at over 900 feet above sea level - was a perfect vacation destination. From the 1880s through the 1930s, the Lake welcomed thou
This text presents evidence for a new theory that the great stone spheres of Costa Rica and sighting stones throughout the Pacific were used to teach sea routes and constellation paths to navigators o
THE LITERARY DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURYIn 1863 Jules Verne, famed author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days, wrote a novel that his literary agent deemed too farfetched
Sea-level changes since the last glacial maximum have varied considerably from place to place. This book offers a discussion of the main causes of these changes, and of the methods employed to recogni
A tale of adventures, as two young dreamers continue their voyaging on board their self-built 24'4 cutter. They cross the exotic sea that spawned Homer's tales of Ulysses' Odyssey, then sail through t
Here is a fascinating journey through those dark, mysterious hollow places on earth--sea caves, lava caves, ice caves, and more. Caves and Caverns also includes information on where to go, what to bri
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryIn this study of the fateful encounters between Europe and Asia on the shores of a legendary sea, Neal Ascherson explores the disputed meaning of
A tour of the ocean depths reveals some of the sea, where robot submersibles roam; strange rock chimneys spew black water; and viperfish, vampire squids, gulper eels, and giant tube worms make their h
The great teller of sea stories-Tristan Jones-is back, with a new collection of yarns, reminiscences, and adventures never before published in book form. Jones carries us to the sleepy Spanish ports o
Europe became a land of cities during the last millennium. The story told in this book begins with North Sea and Mediterranean traders sailing away from Dorestad and Amalfi, and with warrior kings bu
The oldest Biblical manuscripts in existence, the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves near Jerusalem in 1947, only to be kept a tightly held secret for nearly fifty more years, until the Huntington
A valuable collection of folk music and lore from the Gullah culture, Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands preserves the rich traditions of slave descendants on the barrier islands of Georgia by int
Linda and Eric accompany Big Joe the lobsterman on his boat where they learn how lobsters are trapped, how big they grow and what they eat, and encounter a variety of other sea life
Given a series of wind speeds and directions from the port of Fremantle the aim of this monograph is to detect general weather patterns and seasonal characteristics. To separate the daily land and sea
June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua-a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six-gun HMS Lydia, to form an al
The four Walker children are dismayed when they discover that the friend's yacht they have been staying on is drifting out to sea in a thick fog, and their friend is still on shore
In this collection of essays the noted writer conjures up pleasures--and pangs--of sight, sound, and taste, in California, in France, and at sea, and evokes a world that is splendidly colored, keenly
The discovery of manuscripts in Qumran—the Dead Sea Scrolls—and other sites in the Wilderness of Judah has stimulated a period of unparalleled activity in the study of the biblical text. Students and
In his first novel, Saint-Exupery pays homage to “those elemental divinities-night, day, mountain, sea, and storm,” turning an account of a routine mail flight from France to North Africa into an epic
From Pytheas the Greek, who sailed to the Arctic Circle without a compass, to Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, this title features 14 extraordinary journeys by land, sea and air - each remarkable f
Geza Vermes, translator and editor of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls and worldwide expert on the life and times of Jesus, tells the enthralling story of early Christianity and the origins of a religion
This engaging book is packed with bold pictures of animals on a farm, in a jungle, under the sea, in a garden and in the woods. There are animal names and sounds to learn on every page, from deer to dolphins, caterpillars to crocodiles and turtles to tigers.
Contents: Opus 32, No. 1, C Major * No. 2, B-Flat Minor * No. 3, E Major * No. 4, E Minor * No. 5, G Major * No. 6, F Minor * No. 7, F Major * No. 8, A Minor * No. 9, A Major * No. 10, B Minor * No. 1
A Paperback OriginalIn USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert’s newest rom com, the flightiest Brown sister crashes into the life of an uptight B&B owner and has him falling hard—literally.Eve
Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this “fascinating exploration of the importance of the outdoors to childhood development” (Kirkus Reviews) from a Swedish-Americ
Live from the Mississippi Delta showcases a rare collection of photographs and stories about musicians from Robert Plant, B. B. King, and ZZ Top to local guitarists playing gigs on the weekend. Panny
This is a critical, learned edition of the General Report on Tunny with Emphasis on Statistical Methods (aka The Newmanry Report) prepared by I.J. Good (b.1916), Donald Michie (b.1923), and Geoffrey
Lonnie Johnson (1894?1970) was a virtuoso guitarist who influenced generations of musicians from Django Reinhardt to Eric Clapton to Bill Wyman and especially B. B. King. Born in New Orleans, he began
Based in London and Berlin, Michael Elmgreen (b 1961, Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (b 1969, Norway) have worked as a collaborative team since the mid-1990s. This book shows how the artists'' sculptures
The development of the B-1B Lancer bomber was difficult to say the least. Originally conceived to fulfill a USAF requirement for an Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft, the original B-1A concept aircra
02 John Jea (b. 1773) and George White (b. 1764-c.1830) were two of the earliest African American autobiographers, each writing nearly a half-century before Frederick Douglass. Jea and White represent
Volume 11 Reviews in Computational Chemistry Kenny B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd The Theme of this Eleventh Volume is Computer-Aided Ligand Design and Modeling of Biomolecules. A Stellar Group of Sc
