In 1962, Rachel Carson stunned the world with the publication of Silent Spring, exposing the lethal character of the pesticide DDT. Her work launched a global campaign against synthetic chemical toxi
Glee took the world by storm with its post-American Idol premiere in Spring 2009, and for Glee fans the show’s clever, campy, satiric-but-sweet first season has more than lived up to the buzz.
In the spring of 1898, Anna Clise and her husband, James, a successful businessman, watched in dismay as their third child, 5-year-old Willis, suffered and died from what was called "inflammatory rheu
A relentless campaign by phone, letter, and email has persuaded Hollander Latham's parents to purchase the home of her dreams: Spring Hill, a beautiful North Carolina plantation where Holly spent her
Penelope Jane Parker – better known as PJ – is a precocious, sociable nine-year-old who, in the spring of her Grade 4 year, is keen to show her abilities as a sprinter in the annua
Hot Spring County was established in 1829, and its county seat, Malvern, was laid out as a station on the Cairo and Fulton Railroad in 1873. A remarkable diversity of agricultural, timber, and mineral
In this charming story, a mama cat loves her kitten through all the seasons: in autumn, when they rake leaves into piles; in winter, when they sled down snowy hills; in spring, when they fly kites; an
Harvey and his little brother, who is a lot taller than he is, are normal boys playing in the slushy streets of early spring when they suddenly learn that their father has died of a heart attack. Eve
Jokes Every Man Should Know was the sleeper success of Quirk's Spring 2008 list, with 40,000 units shipped in its first three months. Its companion volume, Stuff Every Man Should Know, performed equal
From the fall of 2007 through the spring of 2008, Boston sports fans enjoyed a run of good fortune that was unprecedented in sports history. The Red Sox won their second World Series championship in f
High above planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the prec
There is no meal on this planet or any other that Heston Blumenthal can't prepare. In spring 2009, on his British television series Heston's Feasts, he re-created the impossible "Drink Me" potion from
Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes. They cross a variety of landscapes, from wetlands to farmland
The most elaborate baseball program of special instruction and physical conditioning takes place every spring in Dodgertown, U.S.A. A month's concentrated training in Dodgertown may be equal to a yea
“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being
Sarah is sad because she cannot find an Eid gift for her mother, so she takes a walk along the secret path in the woods that always makes her feel better. There she finds the first flower of spring?Go
“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being
A Silent Spring for our mental health: exposing how mankind has unwittingly poisoned itself for half a millennium, and how autism is just the latest case in which mercury had instigated a disease of
It is spring and Running River is in full flood. Tiptoes Lightly and Jeremy Mouse visit Greenleaf the Sailor and they venture forth in Greenleaf's newly made boat. Soon they are joined by Pine Cone an
"A complicated archeological, cultural, and landscape history of the area around Waconda Spring in north central Kansas... a very engaging narrative of a landscape over time:'uSterling Evans, Author,
Examines life in ancient Egypt, discussing how the people lived and worked and exploring sites along the Nile, including temples, tombs, and the pyramids.
"Valid fiction is about truth. Literary authors find as well as invent their stories. In the American West, those stories often spring out of a concern with how the individual, so easily tempted towar
Dear Reader,Guess what? I'm falling in love! With Mack McAfee.My baby daughter, Noelle, and I have been living next door to Mack since the spring. I'm still a little wary about our relationship, beca
Following on from the major BBC1 TV series screened in the spring of 2010, this Halcyon River activity book engages children on everything to do with wildlife in streams and rivers. It offers things t
In this collection of eight witty and sharply written essays, Orwell looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the s
Spring 1938. After nearly two years in prison for the crime of stealing his own grain, Ukrainian immigrant Teodor Mykolayenko is a free man. While he was gone, his wife, Maria; their five children; an
One of Nevil Shute’s most exciting novels, Pied Piper is the gripping story of one elderly man's daring attempt to rescue a group of children during the Nazi invasion of France.It is the spring of 194
It’s the hottest city in the U.S., and it’s not just the weather that’s heating up. Kim Gatlin, ambitious archaeologist and college professor, is taking the spring semester off to d
Four intermediate level piano works inspired by the seasons. Contents: Lake Reflections (Summer) * Melancholy Waltz (Fall) * Frozen Sunset (Winter) * Wedding Music (Spring).
The story took place in Snowy Mountain in the coldest part of Manchuria, one Winter's morning in 1781. The Dragon Lodge party ran into the Horse Spring Banditry who were there to unearth a buried cask
Chronicles the life of the talented scientist and writer, best known for the publication of "Silent Spring" in 1962 where she brought to light the necessity of nature conservation and jumpstarted the
Monty Don and his wife Sarah moved into their semi-derelict farmhouse at Ivington in 1991, and their garden is the most tangible symbol of the spectacular way in which they have since thrived. Spring
Filling a gap he finds in the literature, Spring (history, Truro School, Cornwall) explores how the British forces performed at the operational and especially the tactical level. He draws somewhat on
A frigid spring morning at a Native American archaeological dig erupts into sudden and brutal violence, leaving five people dead and one man gravely wounded. And in a hospital, with archaeologist Ann
Based on presentations by the world-renowned investigators who gathered at the 74th annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On th
