The works of quintessentially English author Jane Austen remain perennially popular with readers all over the world. Here is the story of her life, from her childhood and early writings, to her move t
The extraordinary life story of Clayton Mack (1910-1993), a legendary hunting guide from the Nuxalk Nation (Bella Coola), is told in his own words. To Clayton Mack, who loved the wilderness and whose
The Middle Passage is the name given to one of the most tragic ordeals in history: the cruel and terrifying journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean. In this seminal work, master artist
Most modems today have fax capability and come bundled with fax software, but their manuals are strangely silent about how the whole process works. This first part of this book gives a basic grounding
In this fascinating study, Dagyab Rinpoche not only explains the nine best-known groups of Tibetan Buddhist symbols, but he also shows how they serve as bridges between our inner and outer worlds. Bu
Baillie Scott’s long career spanned the years from 1892 to 1939 – several ages in architecture. He may be considered a third-generation Arts and Crafts architect, who joined the movement a
The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement and father of client-centered therapy, based his life's work on his fundamental belief in the human potential for growth. A Way of B
Pit Poirot against peril and you get perfection. Someone is stalking the lady of End House. She claims her only friend is a ghost. Hercule Poirot has his more earthbound theories of what's happening.
A distinguished social scientist shows what money really does for us—and to us. The book describes how people have invented their own forms of currency, earmarking money in ways that baffle mar
The king of cashThe Inside Story of Laurence TischHis net worth is more than $1 billion. His corporate assets total more than $40 billion and generate almost $14 billion in annual revenue. His thrift
"COLOR is literally the 'wavelength' medicine of the future. It calls to us and asks us to recognize its value as an alternative medicine that the environment can provide." --from The Power of Color
He's been on the scene in your stores and selling in big numbers for almost twenty-five years: Arthur, the bestselling aardvark. Now his Emmy award-winning, number-one rated children's TV show, Arthur
"Effectiveness in a priority area is synonymous with the depth and speed of improvement." The approach proposed in Breakthrough Management is to use a model aimed at this need how to manage business p
In an entertaining introduction to the concept of geometry, a tailor's son attempts to create a cloak with only circles, with unfortunate results, and then works with his brothers to find a shape that
Blends basic computer science concepts and C language programming. The study of the language is presented as it applies to many different areas of computer science. This is the same book as Nagin whic
Written by an economist who has been tracking the impact of superstores on small businesses for five years. Stone has conducted more than 200 seminars on his research for community groups and trade as
This book starts from the premise that international relations theory is going through major changes. It deals both with the impact of a changing world on our thinking and also reflects the wider inte
The Fifth Edition of the atlas includes a total of 292 diseases and 328 color plates. The main emphasis is placed on the clinical diagnostic aspects of the diseases, but some epidemiologic features ha
On the night of November 19, 1973, following surgery, thirty-one-year-old wife and mother Betty J. Eadie died.... This is her extraordinary story of the events that followed, her astonishing proof of
Remington Carr, a rakish earl and London's most infamous bachelor, matches wits with Lady Antonia Paxton, a lovely young widow who has made a career out of assisting destitute women marry well by trap
From the National Book Award winner comes the moving novel of Sweet William, an old thoroughbred horse, who recounts the trials and tribulations of his life. Sweet William shares the glory of his days
Huston Smith's The World's Religions has sold over two million copies in its current edition and its original version, The Religions of Man, which was based on one of the first successful public tele
Dark Brotherhood As the city of London slumbers, there are those in its midst who conspire to rule the world through the darkest and most nefarious means. These seven, seated in positions of extraord
Judo, or the Way of Gentleness, an ideal form of physical exercise and a reliable system, of self-defense, was specially created from traditional Japanese martial arts. This book by the creator of Kod
Ellis, the American. Jean-Pierre, the Frenchman. They were two men on opposite sides of the cold war, with a woman torn between them. Together, they formed a triangle of passion and deception, racing
Harry's day at camp begins with games of soccer and basketball, which he does not play very well, but when it's time to go swimming, he proves he can excel at something he likes
A 1993 Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and the author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox come together in a lively first-level reader about a jubilant party of kids making a pizza. Original.Easy-to-read
Worried that his mother will send his beloved grandfather to a nursing home "for his own good," Jesse and some of his eighth-grade classmates accompany Pappy into the mountains near their small Califo
Singled out by Fortune and The New York Times as a remarkable manager, Dan Kaplan has pioneered a revolutionary new system for measuring service quality to help managers keep track of intangibles in a
The super hero has been the staple of the modern comic book since the late 1930s. The phenomenally successful movies "Superman" and "Batman" have made these two comic book super heroes as familiar wor
For over two centuries, the mysterious labyrinth of shafts and tunnels under Oak Island, a tiny island on Nova Scotia's south shore, has been the scene of frantic search by scores of treasure hunters
David Merrick is the most astonishing showman of our time, and perhaps of all time. No other producer, not even Florenz Ziegfeld nor the combined lights of the Shubert brothers, has equalled his perc
Follows the three-century life of Lestat, from his boyhood in eighteenth-century France to 1992 Miami where the immortal vampire finds himself alone, yearning to regain his soul and to once again expe
Possibly in an effort to win by any means, someone is wreaking havoc at the winter carnival competition at Snow Haven, where the Aldens are competing in skiing, skating, and building snow sculptures d
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In the critical decade between the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, perhaps as many as 10,000 Chinese students converged on Tokyo in what was the first large study-abroad movement anywhere in th
Based on the written accounts of two teenage soldiers--one a Confederate lieutenant, one a corporal in the Union army--this vivid study recreates the events of a dramatic Civil War confrontation and i
In each of these twelve tales Carol Shields exhibits her extraordinary ability to find meaning and mystery in the chaos of ordinary life. In the title story, an unhappily married couple find their pri
Hundreds of people have paid Ted Thomas as much as $5,000 for the inside secrets, advice, and proven system you'll find in this book! Big Money in Real Estate Foreclosures Now, Ted Thomas -- America's
(Applause Books). These are the best of Moliere's masterful one-acts, blending broad farce and pointed wit to express his never-ending delight in human foibles. But Moliere is more than just the "mast
