The bestselling book announcing the arrival of the Net Generation?those kids who are growing up digital?now in paperback. Heraled by Library Journal as one of the Best Business Books of 1997,Growing
"Both prolific and eloquent in her continuing indictment of parents who abuse their children and societies that tolerate such behavior."?Kirkus Reviews.
Using the records kept by mixed Indian and African-American colonies located in South, Central, and North America, the author traces the development and contributions of these biracial societies, whic
The author of Daughter of Jerusalem presents a rich collection of short stories that sheds new light on the lives of women in works exploring such themes as magic, dreams, ritual, the supernatural, th
Potpourri was written with a dual purpose: 1) To be a showpiece for the most advanced players, and 2) To be a practical tool to help advancing marimbists. 5 movements in 5 different styles. (Difficult
In Hong Kong, the two electricity companies are subject to a Scheme of Control, which is essentially a long-term regulatory contract controlling both the rates of return and prices. The book is a stud
The legend of the Minotaur imprisoned in the Labyrinth beneath the palace of King Minos has haunted Europe's imagination since ancient times. This book recounts the story of the excavation of the site
In The Twins, The Dream/Las Gemelas, El Sueno, two distinguished literary voices of the Americas offer a heartfelt meditation on language, love, personal identity, and the transforming power of friend
A collection of recipes based on food and drink featured in Roald Dahl's books. They include mudburgers, hot frogs, lickable wallpaper, stinkbugs' eggs and crispy wasp stings. Step-by-step instruction
It was in the Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities 12, 1940, that the Grammata Serica was first published. This edition is now exhausted, and it has seemed desirable to issue a new editio
Scary full-color photographs and haunting rhyming riddles highlight thirteen stops in a haunted house, from the cobweb-filled attic to the rickety front gate.
Hijuelos' novel tells the story of Mr. Ives, who was adopted from a foundling's home as a child. When we first meet him in the 1950s, Mr. Ives is very much a product of his time. He has a suc
Cleaned Out tells the story of Denise Lesur, a 20-year-old woman suffering the after-effects of a back-alley abortion. Alone in her college dorm room, Denise attempts to understand how her suffocating
Collected in the early sixteenth century, these ancient songs speak through the centuries with truth, passion, and vision of the human condition. [Former Brooken Moon Press title transferred to White
The Time Warp Trio makes a hilarious trip back in time to ancient Egypt, where they come face to face with mummies, crocodiles, tomb robbers, the Sphinx, and other oddities.
Internationally acclaimed with more than 5 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as when it was first published more tha
Review "A superb performance, all grace and dazzle...a brilliant portrait of middle America." -- LifeThe assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives are explored in tantalizing detail by
To speak comprehensively about a building today requires thinking about the building in three different ways - as an instance of architectural order, as an embodiment of values about living, and as an
Biggles glanced at the sky. It was just turning pink with the first flush of dawn. In the uneasy atmosphere of Europe between the two World Wars, Biggles, Algy and Ginger are persuaded to defend a sma
Know Scumbler in his poignant, hilarious life. Get mad at him and even cry with him. Here's Don Quixote, Santa Claus, and Faust rolled into one "thick shadow" of a man. A joyous sixty-year-o
Gathers examples of questions used in pre-employment psychological testing and explains what the questions really ask and what potential responses can reveal about a job candidate
A complete guide to finance for young people in their twenties and thirties provides easy-to-understand explanations of such financial basics as mutual funds, credit cards, medical insurance, debt, ho
Nobody writes openings like Elmore Leonard. Case in point: "When Chili first came to Miami Beach twelve years ago they were having one of their off-and-on cold winters: thirty-four degrees the day he
世界貿易組織(WTO)於１９９５年元月１日正式誕生，並將日受重視的服務貿易(trade in services)首次納入規範，制定服務貿易總協定．自此，包括醫生.銀行.污水處理在內之各類服務業無不受影響． 作者受聘於經濟部國際貿易局，為我國加入WTO之法律諮詢顧問，得以參考許多珍貴資料．本書有下列三項特點：１．詳細闡述備受爭議的服務項目．２．分析WTO會員服務業市場開放之承諾．３．介紹我國服
The international bestseller about life, the universe and everything.When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Why does
Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone ha
This unique dictionary defines troublesome homonyms like banned and band, barred and bard in groups--so readers can quickly compare and distinguish between meanings.
To learn from nature, not about nature, was the imperative that took John Janovy Jr. and his students into the sandhills, marshes, grasslands, canyons, lakes, and streams of Keith County in western Ne
The 2007 edition of Barron's SAT test preparation manual presents one diagnostic test and six full-length practice SATs, all of which reflect the new SAT in length, question types, and degree of diffi
This short course is ideal for people training to work in all areas of the tourism and travel industry, with units focusing on key communication areas.
Discusses how one manager achieved success in business by utilizing such simple leadership secrets as change, downsizing, facing reality, re-examining agendas, and empowerment
This pocket-sized text from the "New Horizons" series examines the evolution of the garden over more than 2000 years. It explores some of the most beautiful gardens in the world, from antiquity, medie
"Paul Bunyan was in BC, that much we can prove. For evidence there is the Inside Passage, the Gulf Islands, Mount Baker and canned meat." So begins Paul Bunyan on the West Coast, a c
What can you do with ten black dots?One dot can make a sun or a moon when day is done. Two dots can make the eyes of a fox.... Count all the way to ten with Donald Crews and delight in the simple rhym
Youngsters discover all the unusual and repulsive things that make up a monster's lunchtime feast, from spider jello to petrified pepperoni, in an ingenious pop-up, pull-tab, touch-and-feel package.
The speaker of The Philosopher's Window and Other Poems, Allen Grossman tells us, is "an old man compelled by the insistent questioning of the children to explain himself" - and in this way, the world
Artist Deborah Schenck finds inspiration for her photographs while taking countryside walks and exploring antique shops near her home in Vermont. Originally from England, where she worked as a profes
Poor Bananas Gorilla! He can't find his bananas anywhere! Kids will delight in helping Bananas Gorilla find his lost bananas somewhere aboard this busy 8-foot-long freight train! Thanks to Richard Sc
Captain James Cook is perhaps best remembered as the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands. In his lifetime, however, Cook was noted for his skill as a cartographer and navigator and for his pr
