A welcoming introduction to the most important ideas in Judaism.In an age of fluid identity, many people are honestly asking the question "Why be Jewish?" What in this religious and ethnic legacy is w
A welcoming introduction to the most important ideas in Judaism.In an age of fluid identity, many people are honestly asking the question "Why be Jewish?" What in this religious and ethnic legacy is w
Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Acute Medicine at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updat
Christianity: The Basics is a compelling introduction to both the central pillars of the Christian faith and the rich and varied history of this most global of global religions. This book traces the d
Christianity: The Basics is a compelling introduction to both the central pillars of the Christian faith and the rich and varied history of this most global of global religions. This book traces the d
This book serves as an introduction to the work of Godfrey Winham, an influential figure in American music theory circles in the 1960s. Little published in his lifetime, Winham left behind, at his pre
Tort Law Directions is written in an engaging and lively manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered on tort law courses with clarity. The book provides a thorough introduction to the
Popular Culture: The Basics is a fast-paced and lively introduction to the theories and methods of popular culture studies. Opening with a definition of ‘popular culture’, the book embarks on a tour o
Packed with over 250 easy-peel, re-usable full-colour stickers, Sticker Activity Deadly Animals is your perfect introduction to the world of wildlife. They may look cute and cuddly, but some animals a
To anyone interested in small-boat cruising and voyaging, the names "Lin and Larry Pardey" need no introduction. As world-girdling sailors who roamed the planet on a pair of small, engineless boats th
A concise introduction to the genre about that one last big score, The Heist Film: Stealing With Style traces this crime thriller's development as both a dramatic and comic vehicle growing out of fil
Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. These tools include SQL*Plus and SQL Developer. SQL*Plus is the one tool
Sociology Looks at the Arts is intended as a concise yet nuanced introduction to the sociology of art. This book will provide a foundation for teaching and discussing a range of questions and perspect
Sociology Looks at the Arts is intended as a concise yet nuanced introduction to the sociology of art. This book will provide a foundation for teaching and discussing a range of questions and perspect
A foot-tapping introduction for young children to different types of sound, musical instruments and group play.Let’s play music, make a beat. Clap your hands and stamp your feet. A group of little chi
Presents an introduction to phonics for younger children. This book includes games and tests that take a short amount of time so you get maximum fun for maximum effect. It features 10 minute activitie
Presents an introduction to spelling for younger children. This book includes games and tests that take a short amount of time so you get maximum fun for maximum effect. It features 10 minute activiti
Presents an introduction to spelling for younger children. This book includes games and tests that take a short amount of time so you get maximum fun for maximum effect. It features 10 minute activiti
The classic fairy tale - Hansel and Gretel - from Ladybird! A perfect introduction to the classic story Hansel and Gretel. Find out what happens when the brother and sister get lost in the woods! Part
In the Introduction to Mark Sanders’ Riddled with Light: Metaphor in the Poetry of W. B. Yeats, critic and poet Stephen C. Behrendt writes, “Sanders shows us Yeats anew, laboring on his visionary engi
Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom, and the distinctive form of legal rules, categories, and claims, are placed at the centre of this introduction to the study of law and
This book is an introduction to Karl Marx (1818–1883) as a radical educational thinker. Marx’s own schooling and education are examined and we see how his interest in educational issues was informed b
Poetry. "'Humans are essentially narrative beings,' says Travis Cebula in the introduction to his exceptional new work, ONE YEAR IN A PAPER CINEMA, explaining how it is that he found gestalt in a year
The first volume of this two-volume set is slim (60 pages) and contains the introduction, text, and translation and includes a bibliography and the author's praemonenda with regard to the scope and me
Written by a leading expert on Taiwan, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate
A wonderful step-by-step introduction to make paper planes that really fly! With masses of original color photographs, Paper Planes is a practical and fun book for children who like being creative. In
The Little Ortho Book: The Bare Bones of Orthopedics is a pocket-sized, easy-to-understand introduction into the field of orthopedics. Written with the non-physician in mind, The Little Ortho Book pro
Examples of the Turkish pictorial arts outside the Topkapu Saray Library in Istanbul are rare?a well-known fact that Dr. Binney demonstrates again in his introduction to this catalogue. Why so rare? F
An introduction to pioneering DJ Clive Campbell describes how he devised new ways of playing music between dance songs, sharing insight into his youth in 1970s Jamaica and the Bronx, and how his music
Originally published in 1947, The Trial of Soren Qvist has been praised by a number of critics for its intriguing plot and Janet Lewis’s powerful writing. And in the introduction to this new edition,
A first official tie-in to the award-winning comedy web series about a dysfunctional group of online gamers features an introduction by creator, writer and star Felicia Day and includes in-depth inter
On-Demand Culture is unique in its focus on the effects of digital technologies on movie distribution. It offers a compelling introduction to a world in which movies have become digital files and navi
On-Demand Culture is unique in its focus on the effects of digital technologies on movie distribution. It offers a compelling introduction to a world in which movies have become digital files and navi
This set includes one copy each of An Introduction to New Media and Cybercultures and The New Media and Cybercultures Anthology. When used together in a course these two volumes present a complete int
Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and b
Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and b
This text is an introduction to animal abuse as such, but also in the context of related human conditions of suffering and hardship. Tiplady, a veterinarian, authors a majority of the articles in the
Furry, bumpy, fluffy, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package will help your child discover discover all about horses and ponies. Touch and Feel Ponies is a great introduction to t
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR ‘Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant is a book to be settled into fully, tomorrow be damned. Funny, heart-hammering, wise’ New York Times When Pearl Tull’s husband,
In 1961, equipped with a master’s degree from famed Columbia Journalism School and letters of introduction to Associated Press bureau chiefs in Asia, twenty-six-year-old Beverly Deepe set off on a tri
