May 8, 1945, 23:30 hours: With war still raging in the Pacific, peace comes at last in Europe as, one half hour before midnight, the German High Command in Berlin signs the final instrument of surrend
A visitor on safari in the Tuli bushlands in summer 1991 would have witnessed an extraordinary sight: With luck, they'd have seen a pride of lions moving through the scrub. Batian, the pride male, ran
Written with insight and humor, and packed with facts about biology and behavior, Edward Kanze's profiles of North American wildlife explore the intrinsic fascination of a wide variety of individual s
Based on a year-long study, a breakthrough, comprehensive health-and-fitness plan includes ten simple home tests with which readers can assess their own fitness levels and guidelines for tailoring ind
In his first collection since the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, Robert Olen Butler dazzles anew with his mastery of the short-story form and his true empathy for the den
Offering a unique perspective of marriage and sharing a life with someone, anonymous, intimate letters written especially for this book discuss commitment, change, power, and responsibility in relatio
"You scuttering little bastard! What d'you think you're doing?"Norma Snape knew damn well what her youngest was doing. Caught with her purse in his hand, the last of her money clutched between his fin
An Englishman of indeterminate age whose spiritual home has always been France, Tarquin embarks on a journey of the senses, regaling us with his wickedly funny, poisonously opinionated meditations on
Written by a clinical psychiatrist with over twenty-five years' experience in drug counseling, this newly expanded and revised handbook will answer your questions about the consequences of mind-alteri
In Expect A Miracle, Wakefield starts with miracles in his own life - an improbable recovery from a near-fatal car accident during college and his middle-age recovery from desperate alcoholism - and t
Updated with the latest cutting-edge research findings, the Fourth Edition helps readers make the bridge between nutrition and exercise concepts and their practical applications. The book provides a s
A scholarly edition of works by Jane Austen, presenting an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
This is a fresh contribution to what we know about the role of poverty and low income in the health of individuals and households in developing countries.This book presents the reader with a clear pic
Traditionally, industrial relations actors - unions and governments - have dealt with the regulation of work and employment through national mechanisms such as labour laws and collective bargaining. T
A new field in language and communication studies - 'the sociolinguistics of tourism' is concerned with how language constitutes and frames identity, power and social difference in the context of tour
A comprehensive yet concise analysis of political and economic developments in Iran during the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on developments since 1979. Ansari situates modern developmen
This is a fresh contribution to what we know about the role of poverty and low income in the health of individuals and households in developing countries.This book presents the reader with a clear pic
In recent years the power relationship between business and the state in Russia has moved strongly in favour of the state, with the state increasingly involved in Russia’s leading business sectors and
This book re-connects the history of medicine with the social and political history of India. It analyzes the popular and subaltern healing practices in the region, and moves away from the view that a
Endowed with a large wealth of oil and situated in a strategic position at the crossroads of diverse influences, Azerbaijan occupies a special place among the independent republics that emerged from t
The History of Norwegian Economic Thought is best known for its contribution to econometrics, with authors such as Ragnar Frisch and Trygve Haavelmo in particular standing out. This significant new vo
In recent decades, advances in communications technology, coupled with international conflicts and societal upheavals, have again highlighted the importance of the use of propaganda by both state and
There are 54 titles in this Set.Grade 3 includes 52 leveled readers with GRLs N-P. This package contains 26 Fiction and 26 Nonfiction texts and 52 teaching notes which include an Oral Running Record f
Single copy of People of the Past. Travel into the past with science and explore ancient cliffside homes and discover how scientists learn about people who lived long ago.
Single copy of Culture Clash. Experience what happened when the Spanish came to Mexico and collided with the powerful Aztecs and how the world was changed.
Single copy of Pirate Tales. Sail the high seas with Blackbeard, the most feared pirate of all time. Next, join a team of underwater archaeologists as they recover a different kind of treasure from Bl
Single copy of Poles Apart. Travel with Matthew Henson and Robert Peary to the North Pole. Then meet Robert F. Scott and Roald Amunsen as they race each other across Antarctica in order to be the firs
Single copy of Living Traditions. Join photographer Cristina Mittermeier as she visits Papua New Guinea, an island nation with more distinct cultural groups than anywhere else in the world.
All children love this traditional rhyme and singing along will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the nursery or classroom. Complete with Audio CD.
A Level 1 easy reader about four clever bunnies--with rhyming text by bestselling author Grace Maccarone and humorous illustrations by Ethan Long!Four bunnies have come to win the bunny race. Driver Bunny decides to drive his car. But it's so fast; it zooms right off the track! Sailor Bunny has a little boat. Oh no, it's sinking! Pilot Bunny takes off in a hot air balloon. It goes up and up and up. Will it ever come back?All Runner Bunny has are her two feet. But they are fast, and they'll go anywhere she wants them to. . . including straight to the finish line!New readers will love this silly bunny tale.
