Follows test pilot Ace Morgan, mountain climber Red Ryan, boxer Rocky Davis, and scientist Prof Haley after they survive a plane crash that should have killed them, as they undertake a series of adven
Curious George sets out to feed the ducks and accidentally heads downriver on a small raft. George and Jumpy Squirrel must find their way back home again using landmarks they recognize and by creating
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All painters want to know how to portray light successfully in order to create atmospheric and dramatic effects. Using techniques and tricks specific to watercolors, this innovative resource demonstra
Presents the information you'll need to get started with this craft. This guide helps you work your way through sections on choosing and storing timber, using and maintaining hand tools, creating prec
Joyce Tenneson is one of the leading photographers of her generation. Her work is published regularly in magazines worldwide, including Time, LIFE, Esquire, Newsweek, and The New York Times Magazine.
Corporate executives are struggling with a new trend: people using online social technologies (blogs, social networking sites, YouTube, podcasts) to discuss products and companies, write their own new
A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution."A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectations of today's culture by choosing to "do hard things" f
`This is a gem of a book from two of the outstanding management researchers of their generation. Easy to read and entertaining, yet rigorous and comprehensive in its approach, this book will be adopte
Make some noise with Maisy! A transport-themed mini board book with a coloured clip means you can now take Maisy anywhere!Using the safety-tested plastic clip and fabric link, attach this chunky board
From the Publisher: Beloved Scandinavian designer Lotta Jansdotter shows how easy it is to print patterns on all sorts of surfaces. Using stencils, rubber stamps, homemade screens, and other easy tec
Introduces the vocabulary of the modern world in thematic order, using full-colour artworks and photographs to display and label the elements of everyday life - from home and office to sport, music, n
Using the term "technospace" to refer to metaphors of space and movement in relation to networked technologies such as the Internet, the editors (a professor of communication studies at Bowling Green
An ambitious new sculptural installation specially created for a Paris exhibition. Based in Seoul, Lee Bul is a leading figure within a new generation of contemporary Korean artists. Her practice embr
It's the annual statewide history test challenge, and Joyce Kilmer Middle School has never had a finalist-- until now! This year, there are two finalists, and they're both Jenny's friends. But one fin
This book examines the possibilities of opposition to government-supported, dominant social orders through legal writing using post-Independence Cameroon (1960-1961) as its example. "Legal writing" in
Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study of the subject.
Martin lives in a perfect world.Every year a new generation of genetically-engineered children is shipped out to meet their parents. Every spring the residents of his town take down the snow they've s
Introducing World Religions offers an exciting new approach to the study of the world's religions. Taking its inspiration from performance studies and using an innovative dramatic metaphor, it enables
This intriguing study sheds light on the efficiency of corporate control allocation in Chinese listed firms. Using a panel data set for the period 1996 to 2006, it examines the frequency, causes and c
This book introduces you to the complex rules governing modern payment methods. Using a hypothetical transaction, the book illustrates the applicable laws governing the various methods of making paym
A fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt—this acclaimed classic work is now revised and updated for a new generation Displaying the unparalleled descriptive powe
The publishing phenomenon Cathy’s Book redefined the way teens approach novels and set a new standard for interactivity, using the most popular kids’ technology to enhance the experience of reading a
Julius Shulman, one of the great masters of modern architectural photography, is the preeminent recorder of early California modernism. By 1927 when he was sixteen, Shulman was already using the famil
Grandpa is having a birthday party, and it's Meg's job to do the grocery shopping. Will she find her way through the maze of aisles and rows using Mom's map? Or will she and her list get lost?
Capture the essence of Japanese design with sashiko, the traditional technique of using decorative stitching to create striking patterns on fabric with lines of simple running stitchExperiment with 12
A new book for a new generation of engineering professionals, Visualization, Modeling, and Graphics for Engineering Design was written from the ground up to take a brand-new approach to graphic commun
Python for Rookies is designed to help students learn how to program. Using the Python language as a tool, the approach taken teaches students the fundamentals of programming and re-enforces good
A new book for a new generation of engineering professionals, Visualization, Modeling, and Graphics for Engineering Design was written from the ground up to take a brand-new approach to graphic commun
A hilarious yet savvy career guide for the generation that grew up with remote controls in their hands. (Who knew that you could learn so much about work from American Idol, Anchorman, and Entourage?)
Elmo, Grover, and their Sesame Street friends offer young readers a brief and humorous introduction to good manners. Using a mix of real-life and absurdly funny social situations, the characters demon
Preschoolers can touch chunky tractor tires, spiky grass, shiny headlights, and more while using their eyes and hands to recognize and name objects on and around a John Deere tractor.
Raised in the wild by intelligent, language-using wolves, in her teens Firekeeper was abducted back into the lands of men, where her upbringing as a wolf helped her survive the deadly intrigues of hum
Octopus has eight twisty tentacles and he loves using them to tickle the fish. But when Octopus tickles Oyster, she drops her precious pearl and it is lost. Oh no. Will Octopus be able to get it back?
The first centuries BC-AD see a huge increase in Nabatean depictions of women, and using inscriptions, coins and archaeological studies this book looks at the reasons for this trend, which represents
Corporate pensions are disappearing. Social Security is in trouble. And the sizable postwar generation is reaching retirement age. With the futures of millions of Americans at stake, Ed Slott, the cou
This book will take developers through the first steps of using Spring whilst discussing the relevant technologies that Spring can be integrated with, what to be aware of and how working with Spring m
The authors discuss research-based questionnaire design and offer guidelines for establishing guiding questions, formatting replies, categorizing responses, and using the Internet effectively for gath
Agatha Christie’s first ever Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. ’Anyone who murdered Colonel P
