This is the story of how one company created and codified a new science "on the run,"away from the confines of the laboratory. By construing its service as scientific, Schlumberger wasable to get the
The second of a unique two-volume sight-singing method, with one edition for junior high/middle school and a second for upper elementary/middle school treble voices. Teacher and student books, key car
Told with P. D. James' s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, "The Children of Men" is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has beco
The author of The Ultimate Sex Book presents a fully illustrated portable manual containing sexual techniques and tips on foreplay, safe lovemaking, varied positions, contraception, and other topics.
An emaciated stranger approaches Hercule Poirot, shouts a warning about "the big four" and drops dead. Who knew Poirot's inquiry into the man's odd behavior would lead to an underground laboratory, an
(Educational Piano). Piano mastery tailored for busy teens and adults featuring an array of music from orchestra, opera, ballet, vocal, choral literature and folk songs in a five level series. Include
Intended to provide a first course in algebraic topology to advanced undergraduates, this book introduces homotopy theory, the duality theorem and the relation of topological ideas to other branches o
The ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey wants to acquire Saint Winifred's sacred remains for his Benedictine order. And when the ensuing controversy leads to murder, Brother Cadfael investigates.
Special Note: Format available for schools onlyTo keep from being eaten, a resourceful inchworm measures a robins tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's so
Along Came a Spider begins with the double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the secretary of the Treasury. And that's only the beginning! Gary Soneji is a
In London, Indiana Jones is called to an emergency meeting. Mysterious sky craft have been ravaging the shipping lanes, making off with a fortune in diamonds, bonds, and raw materials. Unable to detec
John Cacavas has cleverly arranged an assortment of folk tunes, holiday favorites and original melodies in a wide range of styles. Each collection features 22 well-crafted arrangements specifically ch
The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord--Grand Admiral Thrawn--has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed at the New Republic's destruct
The versatile power of these ornamental designs, and hence their use as a source of inspiration for designers and craftspeople of all kinds, is revealed to the full in this successful new series of co
Winner of the Pultizer PrizeIn the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation’s history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far m
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
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age
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
The best-selling science book ever published in the English language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science. Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowled
Covers phases of matter, atomic structure, the chemical bond, the periodic table, solutions, chemical reactions, equilibrium, acids and bases, organic chemistry, and lab procedures
“Dogzilla rises from a volcano to break up the First Annual Mousopolis Barbecue Cook-Off, and scatter the Big Cheese’s troops with her fearsome doggy breath--but the threat of a bath sends her scurryi
Wilder than any fantasy...shamelessly exciting...and absolutely true!Prepare to be fascinated and inspired by the intimate revelations of twenty-three passionate men and women who share all the detail
Yamaha Christmas Ensembles utilize the same flexible format of the successful Yamaha Band Ensembles and contains 19 delightful arrangements of Christmas favorites. Arranged in order of difficulty, the
Olivia confidently warns her parents that her birthday wish will come true, and when snow does begin to fall in the middle of summer, piling up against the door, her parents rush to whip up another ca
It was a crime of passion in onc of England's great houses, an open-and-shut case. But thirty years later, when the convicted nanny is freed, then spirited off to America before she can talk, Yorkshir
Providing portraits of the major characters in the avant-garde movement, and tracing the intertwining circles of avant-garde, the author examines the exchange of ideas that made possible important wor
Planning to give his mother a perfume made from her favorite smells, Sam Krupnik collects his father's pipe, chicken soup, and a soiled tissue from the baby and stashes everything in his toybox. Repri
Stephen King cranks up the suspense in a different kind of bedtime story. A game of seduction between a husband and wife goes horribly awry when the husband dies. But the nightmare has just begun...
Start with a single rose. Add hollyhocks and marigold, sunflowers and zinnias. VoilA! A quiet, tranquil, beautiful garden grows before your eyes. But who's that hiding in the corner?This cumulative st
Nancy Friday's phenomenal bestsellers My Secret Garden and Forbidden Flowers broke new ground, revealing for the first time the complexity of women's secret sexual fantasies. In Women on Top, she retu
A strange imprisonment Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in looks, she can perhaps make up for in cour
It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englis
Growing up on the thriving plantation called The Meadows, Lillian Booth cherishes the brightest, happiest dreams.... Lillian's world is full of grand parties, of sunshine and promises, as thrilling a
This book celebrates two powerful private revelations of Our Lord. It says that anyone who receives Holy Communion worthily 30 consecutive days and says certain prayers, will save his own soul and tha
Hilary Kornblith presents an account of inductive inference that address both its metaphysical and epistemological aspects. He argues that inductive knowledge is possible by virtue of the fit between
A compact reference, primarily for travellers. Offers more than a phrasebook. Translates words and expressions, listed by key word, in the English/Korean section, showing all Korean words in both Kore
