Even though she can’t afford a ticket to see the great blues singer Bessie Smith perform, Emmarene listens outside Bessie’s tent—that is, until she bursts into the show to warn the crowd:The Night Rid
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In this important book, Drew Khlentzos explains the antirealist argument from a realist perspective. He defends naturalistic realism against the antirealist challenge, and he considers the consequence
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At the close of the last millennium, Helen Fielding debuted the irrepressible (and blockbuster-bestselling) Bridget Jones. Now, Fielding gives us a sensational new heroine for a new era...Move over 00
This book is designed to simplify the process of attaching a dollar amount to intangible assets, be it for licensing, mergers and acquisitions, loan collateral, or investment purposes. It provides pra
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Profiles in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology is a collection of short biographies of scientists and physicians who have played (or still play) a significant role in improving diagnosis and therapy
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The planet Jurassica is in an uproar. An unidentified flying object has crashed into the mysterious moon of Eon. This looks like a job for ... CAPTAIN RAPTOR! ... hero of a thousand space missions; ch
Brightly coloured editions of the much-loved Farmyard Tales series.All 20 stories available in miniature format.Enjoyable and collectible stories for children who are just learning to read."... deligh
This senior undergraduate textbook explains how computers share, protect, and use data in an environment where the location is not fixed. It discusses agents and service discovery for middleware, prot
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the modern major leagues. That may not seem like a big deal today -- but in 1947 it was a very big deal. Until Jackie stepped up to t
The hen and the eagle had been good friends; howerver, hen's greed ruined the friendship. Why did the eagle take the chicken away? How could the hen deal with the crisis.......
The Handbook of Language and Gender is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that examines the dynamic ways in which women and men develop and manage gendered identities
Uses simple text, word labels, and illustrations to introduce different dinosaurs and invites young readers to feel interesting textures including a sticky tongue, hard horns, and rough plates.
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This text provides a one-source practical guide to basic crime scene processing and investigation. Although the author discusses theories and concepts of crime scene investigation, his primary goal i
Adapted from Tomie's classic collection Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales, this new board book features three favorite stories--"The Three Bears," "The Three Little Pigs," and "The Little Red Hen
Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) an illness that arises after horrific and life-threatening events? Or is it a label that medicalizes human suffering, and brings with it more problems than it s
