Helps parents understand their children's sleep patterns and gives them advice on how to solve or avoid common problems. Among the questions this book answers are: how much sleep do babies need? What'
From the hills of Virginia to the dry plains of Texas and the tropical lushness of New Orleans, a richly illustrated tour of the gardens of America's South captures a range of gardens, plantings, and
Medalon has surrendered to foreign invaders and Tarja is once more an outlaw. The Defenders have scattered and their only hope is Damin Wolfblade and his Hythrun army. But Damin has his own problems.
Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the general public. H
A Boston Marathon race director recounts the story of his life, explaining how perceptions about his smaller stature motivated his interest in marathon running, describing his celebrated cross-country
A comprehensive and authoritative account of how primary school children and teachers can use maps to enhance learning and deepen understanding of this essential skill. It includes all aspects of map
Dewey (libraries, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville) and Parham (Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center) assemble 20 chapters by contributors from academic libraries in the US and Canada. Stim
The 15 papers in this volume, delivered to an international conference held at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in the Fall of 2001, offer a systematic investigation into Polybius's many critiques a
Japan's Changing Generations argues that 'the generation gap' in Japan is something more than young people resisting the adult social order before entering and conforming to that order. Rather, i
Looking for innovative, successful, and engaging units to use in your gifted elementary classroom or pull-out program? Look no further than Units of Instruction, the latest in Prufrock Press' collecti
In New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters's most eagerly anticipated Amelia Peabody adventure to date, the incomparable Emerson clan is a hairbreadth away from unearthing the legendary sit
One of the ironies of the post-Cold War world, in which the power of the United States is without rival, is that the costs of isolationism and ignorance are greater than ever. The temptation to imagin
In this pioneering collection of essays, leading theorists examine theself-representational theory of consciousness, which holds that consciousness always involves someform of self-awareness. The self
The writings of twentieth-century author Jack Finney are classic contributions to the genres of science fiction and suspense thrillers in American literature. Two of Finney’s novels, The Body Snatcher
First published by Springer-Verlag in 1985, this volume is one of three presenting analysis from the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study carried out in New Hampshire and is a notable benchmark in methodolog
I shall go as my mother went/ The ink still wet on the page Though probably the only Dame of the British Empire to write a regular column for a Communist newspaper, it was as a poet that Mary Gilmore
The year is 521 A.D. and Lesser Blackthroat, assassin for a secret sect ofthe Catholic Church, attempts to obtain the blood of a messiah in hopes ofwashing clean his cursed spirit. His journey leads h
If you or someone you love has diabetes, you need this up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive guide. Written by two experienced physicians, this trusted reference, now completely revised, shares ev
When SpongeBob talks to a TV producer about the power of a mother's love, he's offered his own TV show! SpongeBob quickly becomes a celebrity when his show is a hit. But what happens when SpongeBob mi
The most concise, accessible guide to rendering the human body in art. Illustrations and cross-sections give readers examples of human skeletal and muscular substructures and details of individual bod
Rachmaninoff wrote his famous Piano Concerto No. 3 to showcase his talents not only as a composer but as a pianist. A pyrotechnic display of virtuosity that has become the apex for all pianists, this
It's the year 2057 and students take classes in ESP, people live in malls, there aren't any parks left, and thanks to an airtight dome, there is a colony on the moon. Fourteen-year-old Aurora couldn't
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Get a first-hand look at the ongoing tragedy of 9/11 Healing 9/11 examines programs and interventions created and implemented by occupational therapists to aid those affected directly?and indirectly?b
The past decade has witnessed a paradigm shift at the World Bank from a focus on structural adjustment to a focus on poverty reduction. As evidenced by the Bank’s 2001 report, Engendering Development:
The Text in the Community brings together essays by a diverse group of medievalists to consider the multiple ways in which readers approach texts and manuscripts as part of "communities" of readers, a
This new edition is written specifically for A2 level students and covers the subject in a clear, accessible and easy to understand style. It closely follows the syllabuses of the three main examinati
Stanhope (1805-75), who wrote here as Lord Mahon, found Gibbon's account of the sixth-century Byzantine general Belisarius to be light enough that a separate work was called for. The first edition app
Describes a variety of careers related to the arts and crafts, including woodwork, metalwork, jewelry making, glassblowing, flower arranging, weaving, and illustration, and offers advice on training a
One of the most stressful and traumatic events a person can face is the death of a spouse. It happened to Gloria Lenhart suddenly when her husband Nick, only forty-four years old, dropped dead while j
"Fear-Free Fundraising" takes the mystery out of raising money from individual donors. If you're a staff or board member of a growing nonprofit - or anyone who needs to ask for money - "Fear-Free Fund
I was fortunate to love you in my heart. Vancouvers venerable, ivy-covered Sylvia Hotel, famed haunt of artists, writers, and lovers, provides the setting for this series of deeply personal reflection
