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They make pancakes on Sunday morning, and they make dinner, too. They teach the ins and outs of throwing a ball, and drive you to violin lessons. On Christmas they wear a Santa Claus suit, on birthdays their smiles are brighter than the candles on the cake. And when the moms of the world say "No!", they've been known to say yes. Dads are all this and more, and celebrating the very special relationship between fathers and children is Me and My Dad.Edited and illustrated by Stuart Hample, co-editor of the million-copy-bestselling Children's Letters to God, here are dozens of touching testimonies about dads straight from their kids. Full of surprises and unexpected truth, flavored with a blend of love and laughter, fearlessly honest (what dad doesn't turn to putty in his child's hands?), it's a collection to warm any dad's heart: "When he comes home late he comes into my room and stands there for a while looking at me. Sometimes I pretend I'm asleep. Then he pulls up the blanket and kisse

The Velociraptor was among creation's most ferocious predators, and its killer instinct lives on in the form of well-intentioned but deadly activist groups ready to shred and devour your company's rep

Le Guin criticism examined, showing how her reputation as a leading American writer has developed.

Computational Geomechanics:* introduces the full theory of dynamic and static behaviour of porous media and shows how computation can predict the deformations of a structure, subject to an earthquake

Johnny Green was a footloose slacker who loved punk rock, stumbled into being a roadie for the Sex Pistols, then tripped again into a job pushing sound equipment for the Clash and driving their beat-u

This lavishly illustrated book is an authoritative study of Dutch painting from 1600 to 1800 and covers all the major artists of the period -- including Hals, Rembrandt, and Vermeer -- setting them firmly in the wider context of Dutch art. It has immediately established itself as the new standard work on this great period of painting."Seymour Slive's text first appeared in 1966 in partnership with the late Jakob Rosenberg. It was wonderful then, and it is even more so now that Mr. Slive has revised and expanded his text, and the number of illustrations is now 432, about twice as many as before". -- John Russell, New York Times Book Review"Slive is a great teacher and he knows how to impart his enthusiasm to his readers.... This volume is the useful instrument which every user will hope and expect to find". -- Lyckle De Vries, Burlington Magazine"Like the original Pelican volume, this one is an essential reference and serves both the academic and the general reader". -- Choice

A classic text about the need for fundamental principles for policing - by the father of community policing. John Alderson is well-known as the former chief constable of Devon and Cornwall and a leadi

A Tonka Truck Storybook introduces the Mighty Backhoe, a truck-of-all-trucks that digs like an excavator, dozes like a bulldozer, and becomes the favorite of Billy and his neighborhood friends. Origin

n 1715 Leibniz wrote to his friend the Princess of Wales to warn her of the dangers Newton's philosophy posed for natural religion. Seizing this chance of initiating an exchange between the two greate

Written by an experienced school psychologist, this unique resource gives classroom teachers and specialists at all levels the key information and practical strategies they need to recognize and respo

Engaging teaching activities and rare, inside glimpse into Marc Brown's creative process that will captivate your students almost as much as Arthur does!

Here is the fascinating story -- based on true fact -- of a world-famous artist and a little girl who became one of his models. Sylvette first met Picasso in 1954, when she was a girl in the southern

Clearing landmines, rehabilitating and integrating of excombatants, rebuilding the infrastructure, coordinating aid sources—these are just some of the issues confronting the Bank in post-conflict reco

This book is for the weary and worn who have lost their way and are uncertain where to turn. It allows us to see who we are, what direction we are taking, and where our destination will be.

•We’ve added a comprehensive basic math review to this edition. It will get your students off to a good start in statistics. • In the worksheets, students obtain answers to humorous riddles if their w

Un libro que le ayudara a renovar su ministerio de predicacion, anadiendo frescura y viveza a sus sermones. Un exito de ventas en ingles ahora disponible en espanol.

This tribute to the vitality and harmonies of American music captures the spirit of the America of both the past and the future. Enjoy the hoedowns, square dances, still and starry nights on the prair

This text was developed for students, process engineers, and manufacturing engineers who wish to apply the quantitative fundamentals of heat transfer to the metal casting industry. This second edition

Recent instability in the financial markets has shaken confidence in the global economic order. Is the current variant of ?free market? capitalism in fact sustainable? This remarkable book explains i

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. In this all-in-one theory co

This book weighs alternative conceptions of the equal opportunity principle through an empirical and ethical exploration of the Federal law that directs local school districts to award special educati

Sometimes you just need to vary the activities or spring a surprise to re-motivate the group or diffuse a difficult situation. This copiable resource contains three different sets of materials that ca