Anyone who loves the humorous but hair-raising horror in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series will devour British author Darren Shan's first novel with equal zeal. Some books are born with a surrounding buz
"I didn't like Willie Groves, but I didn't hate him enough to want someone to kidnap him." Famous last words. Joey Bishop soon finds himself face-to-face with the kidnappers himself (as well as his a
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The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greates
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greates
The history of China is as rich and strange as that of any country on earth, yet for many, it remains unknown. With his command of character and event, Spence delves into over four centuries of Chines
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In 1994 Peter Shor [65] published a factoring algorithm for a quantum computer that finds the prime factors of a composite integer N more efficiently than is possible with the known algorithms for a c
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Bear loves the moon so much that he wants to give him a birthday present. But he doesn't know when his birthday is or what to get him. So Bear goes to have a little chat with the moon. A poetic fanta
African names are complex and nuanced in meaning, often carrying associations with family, location, occupation, cultural traditions, or major events. This volume compiles, in alphabetical order, som
The Statistical Handbook on Technology is the first easy-to-use resource to provide the general reader with comprehensive statistical information on how technology affects all areas of our lives. More
This volume presents 400-plus entries on writers, directors, actors, programs, media innovations, and general topics all in connection with women in the television industry. Lowe is an avowed feminis
This book contains Latin text, with translations and literary commentary, on seventeen poems by Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus and Ovid. The selection has been chosen to represent each author's qualit
Modern students' lack of formal training in the grammar even of their own language leads to an impatience with the jargon and rules of syntax in their study of the ancient inflected languages. This co
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Make learning fun at any age, for any topic, in any setting The Teaching Games Set provides teachers, tutors, trainers, and facilitators with an invaluable tool kit for making learning stick. This two
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The renowned male economist and historian who crossed gender lines by becoming a woman at age fifty-two shares her story in detail, recounting struggles with family and friends, professional problems,
The second edition of this highly regarded text has been entirely revised, with each chapter containing the latest information and new references.Because of the potential danger to the heart during su
(Vocal Selections). This 1954 Stephen Sondheim musical was given new life when London's Bridewell Theatre Company, with Sondheim's consent, produced the world premiere in 1997. Saturday Night is publi
Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution provides the reader with an overview of the health effects of air pollution in human subjects. The majority of the book is devoted to the discussion of the heal
Scholars, creative writers, poets, translators, and biographers contribute 34 essays on American writer Bishop (1911-79). Their concerns include her crucial and troubled relationship with her birthpla
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It's Christmas Eve, and Fluffy and his team of guinea pigs are helping Santa deliver the presents, in an easy-to-read holiday caper featuring Fluffy, the classroom guinea pig with attitude. Original.
The Man with the Golden Arm is Nelson Algren's most powerful and enduring work. On the 50th anniversary of its publication in November 1949, for which Algren was honored with the first National Book A
Interpreting vestige with the eloquence of a poet and the knowledge of a field archaeologist, Gustaf Sobin explores his elected terrain: the landscapes of Provence and Languedoc. Drawing on prehistory
A young Russian gymnast, Katya, comes to stay with the Aldens while she practices for a big competition; when someone tries to sabotage Katya's chances of winning, the Aldens know there's a mystery to
