A critical appraisal of the politics of Jewish identity after the Holocaust and a passionate memoir by an Israeli dissenter.in 1984, Daniel Cil Brecher, then a reservist in the Education Corps of the
The Giant Postman is creating mayhem in the village until Billy comes to the rescue with an idea! He writes the giant a letter, explaining how frightened everyone is, and delivers it himself. The gian
It’s the late 1980s—hair is big, Lycra is rampant, and supermodels rule the earth. Every girl in America dreams of becoming the next Cindy, Claudia, or Naomi, and seventeen-year-old Emily Woods is no
Seventeen-year-old Kia barely survived her parents’ divorce several years ago. Now her mom is in the hospital battling cancer and Kia is stuck with her workaholic father, leaving her searching for an
When his eight-year-old daughter is gunned down by a sniper, Shannon Davenport, an ex-con trying for a second chance, searches for his daughter's killer in a world of gang warfare where he discovers a
Explores a variety of animal mouths, noting how they look different and function in different ways. Animals shown include a howler monkey, a butterfly, a sea lamprey, a blue whale, a leopard, a puffin
When his four demanding girlfriends bring some unwanted drama into his charmed life, cardiologist--and self-proclaimed player--Dr. Makkai Worthy, a.k.a. Dr. Feelgood for his extraordinary talents in t
Oxbow says: Henry's Mill was just one of thousands of sawmills established in Victoria (Australia) from the 1850s to the Second World War. Rather than focusing on industrial and technological aspects
Superman and Lois Lane stumble on a doorway in an abandoned town that leads to another world, Infinite City, where magic and science happily coexist, but one part of its inhabitants want to branch out
In Venice, magic is not unusual. Merle is apprenticed to a magic mirror maker, and Serafin -- a boy who was once a master thief -- works for a weaver of magic cloth. Merle and Serafin are used to the
This one-semester intermediate program is designed to meet the needs of those programs that offer Introductory Spanish in three semesters and need a one-semester intermediate program to follow. Entre
Poetry. Fantasy, fear, and freedom all play parts in A STORY OF WITCHERY, a book-length narrative poem by Jennifer Calkins, and illustrated by Sarah Lane. Here we meet Emily, our "small and weedy" pro
Adriana Trigiani meets Jane Green in this irresistible new novel about a family of southern women who have rotten luck with men.Portia Fallon calls it PTEor the Penis Teflon Effect. It's the way al
From provocative op-ed pieces and contemporary essays by some of today's most gifted masters to editorial cartoons and clever satire, the 105 selections in Many Americas engage students and invite the
Is casual comfort your main goal in dressing? Or do hats, capes, scarves and large jewelry sing your image song? Do order, structure and classic, conservative lines serve as your fashion theme? Or do
At the heart of this study of ancient bathing and bathhouses is an analysis of the culture of bathing in Roman Israel and what this reveals about the Romanisation of the Jewish population.
How far will a boy go for his favorite snack? When his mom says he can't have a Moon Pie before dinner, Jimmy takes off in his junk jumbilee jalopy for the moon, the Milky Way, and Mars -- where he ha
What would please Cat more than a mouse for dinner? Mice twice! But Mouse has other plans in this 3highly entertaining? (Booklist) Caldecott Honor Book.
For decades the Playboy Advisor - called the "number one source of sex education in America" by USA Today - has provided a forum for the questions, answers, and fantasies of America's most sexually ad
In this revolutionary new book, Dr. Tracy Gaudet, director of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, shares her remarkable vision of a new way of looking at self and wellness, which will change the
For nearly 50 years, Paddington Bear has captured the hearts of children everywhere, and these unique cross stitch patterns based on the instantly recognizable bear will become instant favorites. In a
In this exquisite memoir, critically acclaimed writer Mary Swander recounts her extraordinary trek from suffering to emotional, physical, and spiritual recovery. After a car accident left her almost c
(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Suitable for Grade 2 Theory Exams. Contents: Even More Tempo Markings * Ledger Lines * The Major Scales of A, Bo and Eo * Introducing 2/2, 3/2 and 4/2 * Moods in Mu
When was the clarinet invented? What is the best way to look after your violin? Why is a Stradivarius violin so special? Find out in this book! Packed with fascinating facts, helpful hints and perplexing puzzles, it also contains suggestions of violin music to listen to, advice about choosing a violin, and even ideas to make practicing fun!
Based on the author's thesis, this study focuses on local hand-made Late Iron Age pottery traditions of Dacia, a region which was to become a Roman province in 106 AD. Mircea Negru presents a typology
It is the summer of 1958 in Dewmont, Texas, a town the great American postwar boom passed by. The kids listen idly to rockabilly on the radio and waste their weekends at the Dairy Queen. And an undete
The way of healing wounds takes you down Memory Lane to Feeling Falls, where you connect with old, unresolved feelings you can leave in the River of Release or Lake Letting Go. Eventually, you cross E
A young girl has a chocolate-fuelled fantasy.Lulu overindulges in chocolate and becomes too sick to attend her aunt’s wedding. But that doesn’t stop her imagination from having a fantastic chocolate-f
Master of the high-action thriller, David Morrell is a five-time New York Times bestselling paperback author (First Blood, The Covenant of the Flame). Back in print after eight years, Testament--a chi
The author of the popular Marcus Didius Falco mystery series pens a tale of love and intrigue set in first-century Rome and featuring a female slave who becomes the mistress of the emperor Vespasian.
Rainer Maria Rilke, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Emily Dickinson, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud and the Tao Te Ching are just some of the influences evident in this book which brings poetry to bear on theolo
Cyrenaica is thought to have had extensive commercial links with the rest of the Greek world in the 4th and 5th centuries BC. This study aims to examine the nature, frequency and routes of trading bet
The underwater excavation of Dor D, a Byzantine shipwreck off the Carmel coast, began in 1999. This volume forms the report of the survey and excavation of the wreck and of its cargo and associated fi
On January 30, 1945, in the heart of Japanese-held Luzon, the night suddenly exploded with gunfire around a heavily guarded Japanese POW camp. For the prisoners inside - men who had scraped, crawled,
