The doctor as the main character of a novel is largely a phenomenon of the 1900s. Noting the great popularity of the doctor novel and its contribution to literature, the author of this study character
Provides a glossary of Italian ingredients, teaches standard cooking techniques, and outlines necessary equipment, and includes recipes for Italian dishes ranging from soups to desserts
Throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America public health professionals and paraprofessionals work to control serious, frequent and preventable causes of death and sickness among women and children. De
In each of these twelve tales Carol Shields exhibits her extraordinary ability to find meaning and mystery in the chaos of ordinary life. In the title story, an unhappily married couple find their pri
A diary kept in 1704 by Sarah Kemble Knight on her hazardous round-trip journey from Boston to New York. Filled with witty comments on the manner of the people Madam Knight encountered, the lack of su
In "The Aesthetics of Disappearance," Paul Virilio traces out the relationship of biological optics to the technological "production of appearance." In the perceptual gaps demanding illusions of conti
Bryn Mawr Commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient Greek an
This is the sixth handbook by Tom Brown, Jr., the director of the world-famous Tracking, Nature, and Wilderness Survival School. Like the other volumes in this popular series, Tom Brown's Field Guide
They were both outcasts by a harsh decree -- and on the brink of a shared destiny of passion! With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackelt fled to the woods -- and sanctuary in the
Poetry. Robert Dana's WHAT I THINK I KNOW is the fruit of a lifetime's quiet dedication to the art of poetry. These rigorously clear and deeply felt poems repay the closest reading. My hope is that th
Diagrammatical Analysis is designed to facilitate the student’s understanding of syntactical relationships in grammar. In this one-of-a-kind text, the parts of speech are defined and diagrammatically
How do magnets work? What makes a curve ball curve? What keeps an airplane in the air? How can a pulley make you five times stronger? Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions about b
"Development of the Visual System "presents a selection of current studies that clearly illustrate principles of visual system development. These range from retinal development in fish and frogs to th
The roles of Africans have changed over time in detective/mystery fiction, reflecting their changing real roles in the continent. These studies provide an entertaining way to follow that changed reali
A handbook on lay counseling including an overview and how-to information for leaders and lay counselors, Reverend Siang-Yang Tan's helpful book also includes a forward by Gary R. Collins.
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(Vocal). This unique book celebrates the romance attached to the cowboy and his free roaming life style. By combining classic cowboy songs, trivia, photos, articles and diagrams with current cowboy so
"Anyone whose heart thrills to the skirl of bagpipes or a flash of tartan should lay aside those Scottish Tourist Board pamphlets and readInvisible Country"–Kansas City Star
In this popular history of the ANC, Holland chronicles the organization's evolution from 1912 to the present, with a special focus on the personal experiences of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. Annot
Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "just killing time until time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancest
Body armor has been devised for the commando forces that are to be dropped on Banshee-the home of the most implacable of humanity's enemies. A trooper in this armor is a one-man, atomic-powered battl
Entrusted by the other inhabitants of Brass Cobweb to find them a leader who is brave, wise, and true, Chipmunk travels among distant communities of animals and finds varying degrees of virtue in both
A history of a childhood abuse is not a life sentence. Here is hope, healing, and a chance to recover the self lost in childhood. Drawing on his extensive work with Adult Children, and on his own expe
Henry S. White, a chaplain attached to the Fifth Rhode Island heavy Artillery, was captured in May 1864 and remained a prisoner of war until the following September. After his release he wrote a seri
Poetry. Stephen Ratcliffe's new collection is a rift of poems which pluck a few words from Shakespeare's sonnets and on that absent space create their own space and shape: "to still all one n
A saga of country life in America and Ireland in the 1950s follows the fortunes of Cassie, whose childhood makes her more familiar with stigma and rejection than happiness. The loss of her second chil
Father and Son, a memoir first published anonymously in 1907, was Gosse's second book and is arecord of his struggle to 'fashion his inner life for himself.' The book describes Edmund's early years in
"The reader gets to play detective in four mysteries from Kentucky's past -- the disappearances of James Harrod and "Honest Dick" Tate, the battlefield death of Indian chief
" "I don't agree with all the choices people make," says the author. "You probably won't either. My job is to let them tell their stories." And so she does in these thirteen warm, funny, and sad short
First published in 1981 by British Museum Publications. A guide to maintaining a collection at its best. Explains the reasons for decay in books and documents and gives advice on creating the proper c
Kenny dreams of a fabulous land where he would like to live always, and in his search for it discovers many things about himself and about growing up. ?An unusual, imaginative story . . . in which rea
When The Leavenworth Case, Anna Katharine Green’s first novel, was published in 1878, it quickly became a bestseller as well as a seminal work of detective fiction. Critics were to perceive Green’s wo
