Contains the first and last novels written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, both with the Whartonesque theme of women trapped by social convention and fateful forces into destructive marriages.
The Creative Classroom provides teachers in grades PreK-6 with a number of creative drama strategies for use in the classroom, on a daily basis and across the curriculum.
Jazz Steps is a unique methodical approach to jazz improvisation. It is an aural based method that starts with simple listening exercises and moves on towards copying and then responding to short jazz
Acts of Faith is a thoughtful and inspirational book that explores the unique pressures on people of color today with great insight and sensitivity. This book is the minimum daily requirement for peo
The portrait Bowen paints of this controversial man, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), balances the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical re
Throughout the history of warfare, small battalions of warriors have repeatedly conducted sudden strikes on enemies deep within enemy lines with limited resources. These strikes rely largely on surpri
Increase transfer of learning of almost any skill or topic you need to address with these 60 ready-to-use experiential training designs. Each cost-effective design includes everything you need to desi
More than 30 comprehensive reviews and over 100 research papers - gathered from the 139th IAU Colloquium - provide you with an essential review of recent developments and preview the exciting advances
Used extensively in nursing education, Betty Neuman's systems model reflects nursing's interest in holism and in the influence of environment on health. This volume opens with a brief biography of Be
Fascinated by the myth of the Russian avant-garde and scornful of official art, the West has been selective in its engagement with Russian visual culture. Yet how do contemporary Russian scholars and
An illuminating, interactive biographical essay culled from conversations between Creeley and Clark together with Creeley's own "Autobiography" (1990), a talk he gave on poetry and "the commonplace" a
This is the journal of a young New Yorker of good family who signed on as a clerk with John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, incorporated in 1808, at a time when the Pacific Northwest was still disp
The Night Before Christmas in Chicago starts off with a scare--there's a ferocious wind that might delay Santa. He makes it to the Windy City, but is slowed down by the weather and traffic until someo
Art Atchinson Aimesworth -- inventor, crime fighter, and allaround whiz kid-journeys north with his sister, Esther, and his pal, Spaulding, by special invitation from Santa himself. But why did Santa
This book is intended as a practical guide to scientific, legal, and technical issues concerning wetlands. As such, it is written in the most practical terms, with numerous helpful examples and case s
Escaping the life of a pirate's slave, Sassinak eventually becomes a Fleet ship captain, and with the help of her grandmother, Lunzie Mespil, just unfrozen from cryogenic sleep, saves the confederatio
When King Balash's precious diamond is stolen, the grief-stricken king can no longer rule, and the country falls into chaos, until a clever young boy comes up with a scheme to bring the jewel's radian
From the day her first Vampire Chronicle was published, critics and readers - readers by the hundreds of thousands - have been mesmerized by the writings of Anne Rice. And with the publication of The
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) ? Evelyn Waugh’s most celebrated novel is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family. Written durin
GARFIELD, the world's favorite feline, marks 15 years of laughs and lunches with this special silver volume, the 25th in his series of side-splitting comic compilations! After 15 years of funnies, GAR
Packed with information, this book opens before us like a tunnel through space, enabling us to make a fascinating tour of the planets in our solar system. A fascinating three-dimensional model of our
The sport of hunting - its celebration of the wild, the natural, the out-of-doors - has given rise to its own body of art. Extraordinary artistic skills wedded with decades of experience as a naturali
Dramatic changes in foreign exchange rates between the major international currencies, along with extreme pressures on the European Monetary System, have made the hedging of currency and interest rate
"Profoundly searching, yet written with grace and lucidity. A distinguished historian and critic illuminates and answers one of the major problems of literary study in a work that will become and rema
Race to the Moon is the first book to trace the entire story of how America got to the moon before Communist Russia. The book opens with an appeal by President John F. Kennedy for winning the space ra
(Best American Short Plays). Scripts for 16 short plays complete with bios on each author. Titles include: Aryan Birth * Bondage * A Couple with a Cat * The Cowboy, the Indian and the Fervent Feminist
Islam in the United States has developed a fascinating and diverse range of interpretations. Based in large part on community documents and on interviews and correspondence with community members, th
Presents the proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (rhEPO). The work examines the treatment of renal anaemia with rhEPO, the use of rhEPO in elective sur
In this book, John Barlow describes an ingenious new hypothesis for a comprehensive model of the EEG that is able to emulate a large variety of known EEG patterns with few variables. Although the el
A comprehensive programming reference with practical, targeted guidance While the field continues to grow and evolve, Architectural Programming: Information Management for Design remains a robust refe
These seven original essays commissioned in tribute to MIT Philosophy ProfessorSylvain Bromberger present some of the most exciting research being conducted today in linguistics.Each essay is informed
These seven original essays commissioned in tribute to MIT Philosophy ProfessorSylvain Bromberger present some of the most exciting research being conducted today in linguistics.Each essay is informed
This deluxe slipcased set of the two facsimile editions of Lewis Carroll's masterpieces, the first with prints taken directly from the original woodblocks, is the perfect gift for every Alice fan. A B
