Many aspects of grape production and winemaking influence wine sensory properties and stability. Progress in research helps to elucidate the scientific basis of quality variation in wine and suggest c
It's summertime in New England during World War II, and a boy named William likes to imagine at bedtime that he is a brave knight fighting great battles to end the war. But in the morning he is always
This volume looks at the development of antiquarianism in Cork from its earliest manifestations at the end of the eighteenth century up to about 1880, and in particular the spread of more scientific a
This book comprehensively documents the hunter-gathering way of life in India from the Lower Palaeolithic to the present. It is based on the author's field work in Rajastahan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Spilt sugar in the supermarket storeroom means a sticky feast for Mel, Max and Molly Mouse. But their arch enemies, the gangsters Ricky and Ronnie Rat, want in on the action. But the mice devise a dar
Thais began shooting films in 1900; cinema soon became a very popular form of entertainment, which had its "golden age" in the 1930s. This book provides both a history of Thai cinema and a visual reco
All three novels--The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, and Girls in Pants--in the bestselling series are available in a boxed set which includes an exclusive mag
When her arch rival, Miss Lola Mudge, locks her in the closet in an attempt to steal the show, celebrated ballerina Belinda, with the help of her Fairy Godmother and a pair of huge glass slippers, dan
Passion, power, sex, betrayal, and seduction–it’s all in a day’s work.Having escaped to Hollywood after catching her boyfriend in bed with her best friend, London stage actress Kate McPhee is offered
In his Duino Elegies, Rainer Maria Rilke suggests that animals enjoy direct access to a realm of being—the open—concealed from humans by the workings of consciousness and self-consciousness. In his ow
Her aunt was a nun who popped pills and did time in Narcotics Anonymous. Her father grew up during the Depression, believed he'd be the next Frank Sinatra, and ended up working in the mills. His daugh
* Carefully selected chapter themes prepare students with sufficient mastery of the language so that they can engage in business transactions in French-speaking settings. * Program of varied tasks i
These proceedings from the conference in September 2005 include industry trends and profiles in Russia and the Middle East as well as such topics as safety and the environment (including molten metal
In 1959, when Sandra Scofield was fifteen, she came home to stay in West Texas after years in Catholic boarding schools. She believed her presence would inspire her invalid mother to live. What she fo
This is an unusual book about an unusual project in the Peruvian Amazon. It focuses on the extraordinary achievement the indigenous movement in the Upper Amazon has accomplished in establishing its ow
In these proceedings for the August 2005 workshop, contributors describe their most recent work in what must be one of the most commercially applicable fields in computer science. Topics include nonvo
Glass-making and the production of beads was a small-scale industry in India originating some time in the first millennium BC. Although evidence from 212 ancient sites, 36 of which are claimed to be m
Acknowledging problems inherent in dating Australian rock art, Natalie Franklin approaches a group of engravings known as the `Panaramitee style' in terms of its spatial variation. By assessing the di
These seventeen papers result from a symposium held by the Society for American Archaeology at Leiden University in 2002 which marked the advances made in Caribbean archaeology over the preceeding dec
- The Salt Roads was published in Warner hardcover (0-446-53302-5) in 11/03 and received rave reviews.- Nalo Hopkinson made her debut with Brown Girl in the Ring (1998), winning the Aspect First Novel
Hen is very happy. She sits in the straw, laying lots of speckled eggs. The humorous rhymes in this title should be enjoyed by young children and the pop-ups can be played with again and again.
Follow Nothando, who lives in a South African village, as she grows and harvests a pumpkin seed. This simple counting book covers the numbers 1 to 10 in a way that widens the horizons. Published in as
*Provides a clear, yet panoramic analysis of how the concept of social control has been used by different theoretical traditions in the social sciences.*Connects contemporary changes in areas such as
In the 1950s, a British physician and amateur lepidopterist named H. B. D. Kettlewell went into the English woods to catch "evolution in action" among the now-famous Peppered Moths. His work became "D
Two major issues feature in this collection of papers which derives from two conference symposia held at the XIVth UISPP congress in Liege in 2001: how to identify Upper Palaeolithic domestic structur
In response to a general lack of research in the Zindar region of northern Nigeria, Ann Haour collates information and data related to one important but ill-understood site - Kufan Kanawa. Although th
Music Sales AmericaJohn Dryden wrote two odes in honor of the patroness of music and musicians A Song for St. Cecilia's Day , in 1687, and in 1697, Alexander's Feast , both of which were subsequen
* The most comprehensive treatment to appear in book form* Covers all important components in optical technology* Provides a wealth of essential principles, methods, design information and references
In this passionate, poetic and darkly comic drama, a charismatic leader is given absolute freedom to challenge social convention in pursuit of personal obsession. Following the death of his beloved si
'Beazley treated the gems, rings and cameos listed in this volume as monuments deserving as much attention in description of detail, even to the forms of letters in inscriptions, as any other work of
Eight archaeological papers, from the Fifth Annual Meeting of the EEA held in Bournemouth in 1999, discuss light equipment across the Classical world, with emphasis on artefacts and trade in the North
For years we have believed in development. Indeed, with all its hopes of a more just and materially prosperous world, development has fascinated societies in both North and South. Looking at this coll
This book, which accompanies a major exhibition at the Centre for New Art and Media (ZKM) in Karlsruhe, Germany, invoked three disparate realms in which images have assumed the role of cultural weapon
Written by eminent researchers and renown authors of numerous publications in the buckling structures field.* Deals with experimental investigation in the industry.* Covers the conventional and more u
In transcending territorial boundaries, satellite television has the potential to liberate viewers from government controls on national media. Why in the Middle East has this potential liberation yet
Since he doesn't have a voice like his other swan friends, Louie decides to join a first-grade class where he will learn to read and write in order to be able to participate in the conversations aroun
This book is about applying what is known about financial options to many everyday decisions that arise in business finance. The book has as its basis a specialized field in financial economics that
