A colorful new adventure for Franklin the Turtle finds him puzzling over his school project in which he must draw what he likes best about his neighborhood, leading to his realization that he will dra
While her mother, aerobics queen Kiki Sparks, spends the summer touring Europe, fifteen-year-old Colie Sparks is stuck in sleepy Colby, North Carolina. But she's not complaining. For one thing, her Au
In 1959, just after entering the renounced order of life, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami composed this narration, he allows the reader to feel the urgency of Krishna's consciousness, and takes us to the realm
Describes how pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, how they grow, and their traditional uses and cultural significance, and offers instructions for carving a pumpkin and drying the seeds
Speedy, reliable, and secure communications are essential for maintaining an organizationis competitiveness, and Wide Area Networks and Internetworks are quickly proliferating in order to meet this ne
This book is a collection of essays centred around the subject of mathematical mechanization. It tries to deal with mathematics in a constructive and algorithmic manner so that reasoning becomes me
Remember those chunky wooden blocks you used to play with? How they were just small enough for little hands, just sturdy enough for hours of playtime, and just perfect for budding imaginations? In th
The common denominator/bottom line for both the professional service firm/PSF and the individual/Brand You is: the project. And for the cool individual in the cool professional service firm there is o
Presents Bolivia's most significant filmmakers, largely in their own words, providing important information on Bolivian cinema and its cultural and political context. Chapters flow from a broad profil
Bolin analyses biblical and extra-biblical traditions and motifs in the book of Jonah, and argues that the book's portrayal of the relationship between God and humanity, much like those of Job and Ecc
The year 1998 was another challenging year for the Jiang Zemin regime. Zhu Rongji, who came to the job in March, began his career as premier by reorganizing the government and the related state-owned
Introducing a revolutionary new approach to detail design in landscape architectureIn this groundbreaking book, Niall Kirkwood of the Harvard Graduate School of Design takes a fresh,holistic approach
The 100th volume in this highly successful and renowned Patai and Rappoport series 'The Chemistry of Functional Groups' is fittingly devoted to the precious metals, gold and silver. Gold is a soft me
As barriers to international trade and investment are eliminated, taxation becomes an increasingly important consideration in foreign investment decisions. This book describes the many different ways
Literate, lively, and engaging, this book presents complex clinical material in an accessible way, offering practical clinical wisdom to therapists working with adolescents and their families.
What kinds of persons do we aspire to be, and how do our aspirations fit with our ideas of rationality? In Agent-Centered Morality, George Harris argues that most of us aspire to a certain sort of int
Ronald Rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word: spirituality. In posing the question "What is spirituality?" Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties
As cities sprawl across Latin America, absorbing more and more of its people, crime and violence have become inescapable.From the paramilitary invasion of Medell¡n in Colombia, the booming wealth of c
Praise for the First Edition of MASTER SCHEDULING."Master scheduling, the complex integration of all management planning activities, is presented in John Proud s effective style. A tremendously broad
Entire book and illustrative examples have been edited extensively, and several chapters repositioned.* Imperial units are used instead of SI units in many of the examples and problems, particularly t
The concept of species has played a central role in both evolutionary biology and the philosophy of biology. This book is integrative and analytical, centring on issues of general significance such as
Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last ...even getting there is an ad
Without guiding principles, clinicians can easily get lost in the maze of problems that a brain-damaged patient presents. This book underlines the importance of patients' subjective experience of brai
Comparative Political Parties and Party Elites presents a comparative analysis of political parties and party elites in contemporary democracies. The cases covered include developed and developing cou
Elder Abuse and Neglect in Residential Settings: Different National Backgrounds and Similar Responses contains insights and examples from other countries where elder abuse and neglect have been recogn
In our increasingly litigious society, no company can afford to be without directors' and officers' liability insurance. To the author, whose involvement with this form of liability insurance dates fr
Christ's Crucifixion is one of the most recognized images in Western culture, and it has come to stand as a universal symbol of both suffering and salvation. But often overlooked is the fact that ulti
The Politics of Pure Science, a pioneering and controversial work, set a new standard for the realistic examination of the place of science in American politics and society. Dispelling the myth of sci
In this book, the distinguished scholar Hanna Batatu presents a comprehensive analysis of the recent social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which t
More and more African countries are falling prey to civil war and the disintegration of government authority and social order. Here, for the first time, teams of African scholars based in those countr
The essays collected in this volume offer fresh readings of Dickens's travelogues and novels, often pointing to the many-sidedness of his personality. The 'uncommercial traveller' emerges as an ecumen
This book presents a quantitative treatment of the theory and natural variations of light stable isotopes. It discusses isotope distribution in the context of fractionation processes, thermodynamics,
Covering the entire United States gaming market, Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States provides gaming researchers, policymakers, and hospitality students comprehensive overview of the history,
These essays demonstrate that support for a more aggressive battle against slavery had been growing for a number of decades before finding broad support among abolitionists in the 1850s. Ultimately t
A celebrated Northern Irish travel writer approaches the complex political and social climate of contemporary South Africa, finding some comparisons to her own troubled native land. In order to direc
This book studies fictional works about real, historical authors. The twenty essays in this collection examine authors and author/characters from Brazil to Germany and from the United States to Greece
No other book on the topic of menorrhagia covers the entire range of treatment methods - drugs, endoscopic surgical procedures and more traditional surgical procedures - in one volume
A translation of French novelist, poet, and critic Tahar Ben Jelloun's dialogue with his 10 year-old daughter in which he explains racism. Includes essays by Williams Ayers, Lisa D. Delpit, David Mura
New edition of a text that enables the social worker, whether student or professional, to build a theoretical foundation for work in the field. Germain (deceased) and Bloom (social work, U. of Connec
Love in all its cultural and personal complexity is the focus of this book. While scholars of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century homoerotic culture have tended to focus on sexual behavior and the muc
