At the core of this ancient strategy manual is the understanding that conflict is an inescapable part of human experience. Since, as Sun Tzu teaches, aggression and response in kind can lead only to d
The first in a hilarious picture book series about a brave boy knight Once upon a time, there was a dark forest, where monstrous trees groaned, terrible beasties moaned, and wiggly woos waited to tick
Harry's dinosaurs are acting strangely. They're hiding all over the house and refusing to come out. Could it be because today's the day of Harry's dentist appointment? Eventually Harry persuades them
Oxbow says: Henry's Mill was just one of thousands of sawmills established in Victoria (Australia) from the 1850s to the Second World War. Rather than focusing on industrial and technological aspects
Oxbow says: This study re-evaluates many of the misconceptions about the war-crazed Iron Age warrior hero, and questions anew the role of hillforts as truly, or primarily, defensive structures. Takin
Leslie Vandekeere thought her big-city career made her life worthwhile, but a move to small-town Montana shows her how big the world really is. Leslie had a good life: a happy family, a great career
This spirited narrative challenges students to think about the meaning of American history. Thoughtful inclusion of the lives of everyday people, cultural diversity, work, and popular culture preserve
This book presents an investigation into the towns of Palestine under Muslim rule from AD 600 to 1600. The primary form of evidence is archaeological reports though historical sources are also used.
From decorating the tree to attending Midnight Mass, this poetry collection for beginning readers captures the excitement, joy, meaning, and importance of the holiday and its festive events. Reprint.
From provocative op-ed pieces and contemporary essays by some of today's most gifted masters to editorial cartoons and clever satire, the 105 selections in Many Americas engage students and invite the
Glass-making and the production of beads was a small-scale industry in India originating some time in the first millennium BC. Although evidence from 212 ancient sites, 36 of which are claimed to be m
For decades the Playboy Advisor - called the "number one source of sex education in America" by USA Today - has provided a forum for the questions, answers, and fantasies of America's most sexually ad
In this revolutionary new book, Dr. Tracy Gaudet, director of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, shares her remarkable vision of a new way of looking at self and wellness, which will change the
Will the Great Pumpkin ever visit the Peanuts gang? Once again, Linus holds out hope that his Halloween hero will choose his pumpkin patch to visit. Lucy, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and even Sally think h
Follow Nothando, who lives in a South African village, as she grows and harvests a pumpkin seed. This simple counting book covers the numbers 1 to 10 in a way that widens the horizons. Published in as
In the 1950s, a British physician and amateur lepidopterist named H. B. D. Kettlewell went into the English woods to catch "evolution in action" among the now-famous Peppered Moths. His work became "D
Two major issues feature in this collection of papers which derives from two conference symposia held at the XIVth UISPP congress in Liege in 2001: how to identify Upper Palaeolithic domestic structur
Based on the author's thesis, this study focuses on local hand-made Late Iron Age pottery traditions of Dacia, a region which was to become a Roman province in 106 AD. Mircea Negru presents a typology
Finally, Angel’s family life is nearly perfect: one mother (who is able to spend more time at home), one new father (who turned out all right despite being a TV clown), and one little brother (even th
It is the summer of 1958 in Dewmont, Texas, a town the great American postwar boom passed by. The kids listen idly to rockabilly on the radio and waste their weekends at the Dairy Queen. And an undete
A military adventure that puts you at the scene of some of the most intense covert action—from an Air Force combat crewmember who’s experienced what it’s like to fall from heaven armed for hell…The Wa
In this passionate, poetic and darkly comic drama, a charismatic leader is given absolute freedom to challenge social convention in pursuit of personal obsession. Following the death of his beloved si
A young girl has a chocolate-fuelled fantasy.Lulu overindulges in chocolate and becomes too sick to attend her aunt’s wedding. But that doesn’t stop her imagination from having a fantastic chocolate-f
Rainer Maria Rilke, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Emily Dickinson, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud and the Tao Te Ching are just some of the influences evident in this book which brings poetry to bear on theolo
'Beazley treated the gems, rings and cameos listed in this volume as monuments deserving as much attention in description of detail, even to the forms of letters in inscriptions, as any other work of
Journalist and biographer Nash interviews 27 country music stars, from Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn to contemporary chart-toppers like Reba McEntire and Rosanne Cash.
In transcending territorial boundaries, satellite television has the potential to liberate viewers from government controls on national media. Why in the Middle East has this potential liberation yet
Louie is popular. He's a swan who can read, write, and play the trumpet! But when Louie goes to camp, he meets a boy named A.G. who doesn't like birds, even talented ones. It takes a dangerous stunt o
Your Personal Tool Kit for Power—at the Office and at HomeIn her popular “Power Tools for Women” workshop, management consultant Joni Daniels teaches women how to be more effective and efficient at wo
A good overview of the archaeology and history of Sardinia from the earliest inhabitation on the island, through the prehistoric period to the Romans, late Roman, medieval and late medieval periods.
This hybrid text/Web product is a comprehensive introduction to astronomy, covering all of the major topics in a thorough, yet concise approach. The authors take students on a threefold journey throug
