"Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope."THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER"Brilliantly written."ASSOCIATED PRESSOnce again James A. Michener brings history to life with this 400-year sag
Devoted to the theoretical aspects of organic photochemistry, with detailed analysis of the electronic nature of the elementary photochemical reaction steps. Presented here is much information otherwi
Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow first appeared in 1819. In the generations that have followed, this tall tale of Ichabod Crane's terrifying yet hilarious encounter with the Headless Hor
This is one of the first books to deal in a broader manner with all important elements described as main group non metals. It is especially useful for graduate students and researchers who need a conc
This guide to contemporary French vocabulary offers a complete word list, with a full range of formal and informal language encountered in French-speaking countries today, as well as many technical, s
The broad range of material included in these volumes suggests to the newcomer the nature of the field of artificial intelligence, while those with some background in AI will appreciate the detailed c
AIDS will be with us for the rest of our lives. Living with AIDS confronts this long-term challenge, through a series of powerful and thought-provoking essays that seek a more realistic public-health
Elizabeth LeComte: Alright, I want to know something and I want the straight dope.Were you ever in the sack with this guy?Ann Rower: With [Timothy] Leary?Willem Dafoe: Oh, here itis... "Ann and I ambl
"Sensible advice on how to give up childhood, accept yourself and your own maturity and deal with life on your own two feet."DALLAS TIMES HERALDIn this unique, bestselling question-and- answer guide t
Ellen Tebbits has a secret that she'll never share with anyone. That is, until she meets Austine—and discovers that Austine has the same secret! Soon the girls are best friends who do everything toget
Here is an extraordinary new approach to healing by an extraordinary physician-writer -- a book filled with the mystery, wonder, and hope of people who have experienced seemingly miraculous recoveries
A history of a childhood abuse is not a life sentence. Here is hope, healing, and a chance to recover the self lost in childhood. Drawing on his extensive work with Adult Children, and on his own expe
Various industries and universities have aimed their activities toward the development of highly sensitive techniques capable of studying ultrathin polymer films. Provides researchers with a working d
The Photochemistry of Nucleic Acids (J. Cadet & P. Vigny). Photosensitized Reactions of DNA: Cleavage and Addition (I. Kochevar & D. Dunn). Photoreactions of Nucleic Acids and Their Constituents with
Partial table of contents: Reductive Coupling of Carbonyls to Alkenes: Adamantylideneadamantane. Reduction of Quinones with Hydriodic Acid: Benz[a]anthracene. Conversion of Ketones to Cyanohydrins: Be
A wry, on-target look at the institutions of love and marriage recalls with humor first crushes, first dates, and first kisses, and explores the foibles of both modern and postmodern love
Avoid business blunders with Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors "Roger Axtell is an international Emily Post." The New Yorker America hosts some 41 million international visitors who sp
The first comprehensive guide to troubleshooting communications facilities, it covers all aspects of measurements and tests on data and telecommunications circuits, with emphasis on practical troubles
Illus. in full color. "Drawing on a Chinese form of storytelling with seven shapes cut from a square of paper, Tompert recounts the tale of two fox fairies. Parker's pen-and-watercolor art adds drama,
Life had always been predictable for Ann . . . until she met her college roommates, Niki and Hildy. Niki is always in motion, brash, often vulgar, with a philosophy of "win at any cost.&q
Connie Ramos, a woman in her mid-thirties, has been declared insane. But Connie is overwhelmingly sane, merely tuned to the future, and able to communicate with the year 2137. As her doctors persuade
In this classic simulation, a group is stranded on a rubber life raft with minimal supplies including:* Fishing kit* Mosquito netting* Shark repellant* Shaving mirror* Two chocolate bars . . . and ten
With increasing pollution, it is important for children to gain an understanding of the way in which the natural world is delicately balanced and how dependant humans are on a stable environment in wh
An introduction to the way art history works. A classic in its field, What Is Art History? now appears in a second edition with a new introduction by the author.
A saga of country life in America and Ireland in the 1950s follows the fortunes of Cassie, whose childhood makes her more familiar with stigma and rejection than happiness. The loss of her second chil
Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he c
Well-written, advanced-level text covers basic Fourier analysis, applications. Fourier series, orthogonal systems, Laplace transforms, Bessel functions, much more. Includes 266 exercises with solutions.
In this magnificent new cookbook, illustrated with full color throughout, Julia Child gives us her magnum opus--the distillation of a lifetime of cooking. And she has an important message for American
This book deals with all aspects of modern echo-sounding and sonar as used by those concerned with the exploitation and management of fisheries. From the basic physics, through the operation of the sy
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of an American Classic.Published in the spring of 1936, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind was an immediate and overwhelming success; millions of copies were sold in
"Richly instructive. . . . With characteristic cogency and verve John Diggins has painted a memorable portrait of the United States at a triumphant moment in its history."--David
As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her myster
Autumn 1943. Global espionage elite converge on Buenos Aires. Intense, high-level covert negotiations will soon bear dangerous fruit with the aid of expatriate German industrialist Erich Rhinemann.
A three-volume series that provides the intermediate-level pianist with classical music that is appropriate for the worship service. Pieces are arranged in each volume alphabetically and by classifica
Seven stories deal with a slave rebellion, an obstinate copyist, an accidental murder, a voyage to the Galapagos Islands, and a bachelors' dinner party
Here is a classic, illustrated edition of one of the best loved poetry collections in the world. Lavishly illustrated with more than 100 pictures by the most distinguished children's book artists of
Here are 150 activities that provide just the right "pick-me-up" for any workshop, conference, course, or training program! Use these activities to: foster interaction * begin sessions with impact
Ed Nofziger invites you into the fascinating world of cartooning with a special emphasis on cartoon animals! In this amusing guide, you will learn how to draw a veritable jungle full of cartoon critte
For thirty years, Rich's poetry has revealed the individual personal life—sexualities, loves, damages, struggles—as inseparable from a wider social condition, a world with others, in which the empower
Examines the state-of-the-art in laser microanalysis. First three chapters deal with analytical applications when a laser is a radiation source, effects of laser-target interactions, studies of microp
