Her aunt was a nun who popped pills and did time in Narcotics Anonymous. Her father grew up during the Depression, believed he'd be the next Frank Sinatra, and ended up working in the mills. His daugh
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. When Edinburgh restaurant owner Alex Maclennan is found dead in his bathroom, Inspector Jenny Logan is called in to investigate. At first his death lo
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in Oman leaving a pilot and his family hurt and stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the desert to
* Carefully selected chapter themes prepare students with sufficient mastery of the language so that they can engage in business transactions in French-speaking settings. * Program of varied tasks i
These proceedings from the conference in September 2005 include industry trends and profiles in Russia and the Middle East as well as such topics as safety and the environment (including molten metal
In 1959, when Sandra Scofield was fifteen, she came home to stay in West Texas after years in Catholic boarding schools. She believed her presence would inspire her invalid mother to live. What she fo
This is an unusual book about an unusual project in the Peruvian Amazon. It focuses on the extraordinary achievement the indigenous movement in the Upper Amazon has accomplished in establishing its ow
In these proceedings for the August 2005 workshop, contributors describe their most recent work in what must be one of the most commercially applicable fields in computer science. Topics include nonvo
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
Acknowledging problems inherent in dating Australian rock art, Natalie Franklin approaches a group of engravings known as the `Panaramitee style' in terms of its spatial variation. By assessing the di
These seventeen papers result from a symposium held by the Society for American Archaeology at Leiden University in 2002 which marked the advances made in Caribbean archaeology over the preceeding dec
- The Salt Roads was published in Warner hardcover (0-446-53302-5) in 11/03 and received rave reviews.- Nalo Hopkinson made her debut with Brown Girl in the Ring (1998), winning the Aspect First Novel
Hen is very happy. She sits in the straw, laying lots of speckled eggs. The humorous rhymes in this title should be enjoyed by young children and the pop-ups can be played with again and again.
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
*Provides a clear, yet panoramic analysis of how the concept of social control has been used by different theoretical traditions in the social sciences.*Connects contemporary changes in areas such 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
Music Sales AmericaJohn Dryden wrote two odes in honor of the patroness of music and musicians A Song for St. Cecilia's Day , in 1687, and in 1697, Alexander's Feast , both of which were subsequen
* The most comprehensive treatment to appear in book form* Covers all important components in optical technology* Provides a wealth of essential principles, methods, design information and references
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
'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
Eight archaeological papers, from the Fifth Annual Meeting of the EEA held in Bournemouth in 1999, discuss light equipment across the Classical world, with emphasis on artefacts and trade in the North
Zechmeister and Posavac's unique, progressive pedagogical framework presents students with a model of analysis and interpretation called "I-D-E-A". This cutting edge model leads students through the p
This book, which accompanies a major exhibition at the Centre for New Art and Media (ZKM) in Karlsruhe, Germany, invoked three disparate realms in which images have assumed the role of cultural weapon
Written by eminent researchers and renown authors of numerous publications in the buckling structures field.* Deals with experimental investigation in the industry.* Covers the conventional and more u
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
Since he doesn't have a voice like his other swan friends, Louie decides to join a first-grade class where he will learn to read and write in order to be able to participate in the conversations aroun
This book is about applying what is known about financial options to many everyday decisions that arise in business finance. The book has as its basis a specialized field in financial economics that
Impossible Presence brings together new work in film studies, critical theory, art history, and anthropology for a multifaceted exploration of the continuing proliferation of visual images in the mode
Two classic novels in one volume includes a new introduction written by the author. In "The Ghost from the Grand Banks", the "Titanic" is raised 100 years after its sinking, but fatal obsessions rage
“Have you ever thought how many things are really very smelly?”In this wildly outrageous and funny book are all the things that let off the stinkiest stinks and the strongest pongs, each dealt with in
The second volume in the East Hampton Historical Collection launched in 1998 with the publication of Awakening The Past: The East Hampton 350th Anniversary Lecture Series. Tracing The Past collects si
