This handsome volume is heavily illustrated with color photos, b&w drawings, and beautifully conceived architectural plans and sections, presented in a horizontal, slightly oversized format (9.5x12").
The recurring theme in Jerry Wiesner's varied and distinguished career was whatSenator Edward M. Kennedy calls in the foreword to this book a "passionate involvement to make abetter world, and a safer
Learning to Solve Problems is a much-needed book that describes models for designing interactive learning environments to support how to learn and solve different kinds of problems. Using a research-b
Set in '80s Guatemala, this suspenseful spy story succeeds as a thriller, as a love story, and as an indictment of human rights violations in that troubled country. Tom Wright is a CIA agent who has b
"It is inspiriting to have a new collection of Eugene Goodheart's critical essays. He is one of our best --our most useful--critics. W. B. Yeats spoke of the need to hold reality and justice in a sing
Jump into the cold water, right off the front porch, for an early swim; take hot coffee alfresco in a rooftop deck chair as the sunrise lights a panorama of sea birds and skyline; then, kayak off to
Mr. and Mrs. Troutbeck always enjoy three nice big meals a day, but their son Julius is always too busy to eat. Where’s Julius? Well, he could be anywhere—riding Egyptian camels, climbing the Changa B
Eminent photographer Art Wolfe's images of moose, cougars, mallards, and sea lions are a wonderful visual aid for children learning to count. Wolfe, a longtime contributor to National Geographic, draw
Fred Chappell says, "Noticing Eden establishes Marjory Wentworth as a poet of keen observation and passionate understanding. Her work is so thoroughly immersed in nature that it seems as if the sea an
This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling b
What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found—until now. In this
This third Beatrice Bailey adventure novel takes Beatrice and her friends Cyrus, Ollie, and Teddy to a very unusual beach resort, where the waters are filled with sea serpents and monsters. They trave
When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! B
“Promises to be a truly extraordinary saga....The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea. If Patrick O’Brian were to turn to w
Welcome to The A-List, a wickedly funny and risquT paperback original novel that takes readers behind the scenes of the intoxicating world of Hollywood glitterati. Seventeen-year-old Upper East Side b
Under the Sea It is a hot night and Harold cannot sleep, so he grabs his purple crayon and draws a swimming hole. With his dog, Lilac, by his side, Harold finds more than just a way to cool down &
Steig’s classic word game – now available in colorC D C ? = See the sea?E-R I M ! = Here I am!U F B-D I-S = You have beady eyes.To figure out William Steig’s word puzzles, you need merely read the let
B-Day, as it came to be known, finally arrived. It was a Friday. A school day. I identified with Cinderella as I watched Dad get ready for work. Holster, check. Gun, check. Billy club, check. Handcuff
Software has gone from obscurity to indispensability in less than fifty years.Although other industries have followed a similar trajectory, software and its supporting industryare different. In this b
All night long, while you are asleep, millions of sea creatures move through the deep... This lavishly illustrated counting book offers a fascinating peek at ocean nightlife. Richly-textured collage a
Plenty of tricks and techniques to help remember the rulesPresented in a highly visual and entertaining formA valuable resource for home, school and the officeAn indispensable guide to grammar, this b
Consumption affects every aspect of the contemporary world, from the most intimate moments of everyday life to the great geopolitical struggles that have been set in train by the forces of globalizati
In 1925, twelve-year old Doris Duke inherited a substantial fortune from her father, James B. Duke, a successful industrialist whose family founded the Duke Power Company and the American Tobacco Comp
A apple 蘋果， B ball 皮球，…….，學習英文很困難嗎？這本「學習認知的小書-ABC」，將英文以更活潑、淺顯的方式呈現；鮮豔生動的插圖，更能吸引孩子學習認知的興趣；每一個字母都可以用手指在書上練習筆順，另有兩個相關單字，再加以朗朗上口的ABC Song讓孩子更能熟記每個字母；將生活息息相關的單字躍然呈現，孩子自然而然將英文在生活中靈活運用，讓英文不再是陌生的語言。
Financial Management and Analysis, Second Edition covers many important financial topics that are neglected elsewhere--from raising funds via securitization to managing a financial institution. This b
Offers the first comprehensive reference on the topic of backup systems for both UNIX and Windows NT Provides a complete tutorial on the general topic of data backup systems along with a detailed,
Urban gambling, linked to poverty, crime and corruption, was once considered a blight on US cities. Gambling then followed the exodus of Americans into the suburbs after World War II and now, at the b
When the Lucy B., a river boat giving tours of the Florida wilderness, is destroyed, Ricardo Martinez must help get the passengers, including a quarrelsome family and two obnoxious teenagers, to safet
