Presents an overview of the basic building blocks of the universe, atoms and molecules, how they combine to produce electicity, radiation, and chemical and nuclear reactions.
Peter Scattergood is a Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney, a relentless and clever prosecutor who has just landed the biggest case of his career--a double homicide, involving the mayor's nephew
Mary Gaskell's North and South examines the nature of social authority and obedience and provides an insightful description of the role of middle class women in nineteenth century society. Through th
Investigating a new client's unfaithful wife, Boston private eye Spenser finds himself in a web of trouble when the seemingly open-and-shut case goes terribly wrong and three people wind up dead, a si
How does science help law enforcement professionals? Meet crime scene investigators and learn how they search for clues such as fibers and fingerprints. Discover how medical examiners use scientific t
Looks at ways to reduce waste materials by reusing or recycling and offers examples of positive action taken by children around the world to help keep waste out of landfills.
Looks at way to create less garbage by reusing and recycling and offers examples of positive action taken by children around the world to help reduce the amount of garbage going into landfills.
Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed series especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes that are easy to find and crystal clear. Each volume also includes decorative and expla
A surprising friendshipDo you ever feel like you’ve somehow lost your true best friend? Minn feels this way. So does Jake. But Minn and Jake have no intention of being friends. Minn’s a string bean. J
The end of the 20th century and the start of the the 21st century have brought too many questions concerning religion and violence in a new and urgent way.
A touching urban tale about a boy and his imaginary friend, from a multi-award-winning picture-book creator.Bob is Leon's best friend. He shares Leon's room. Everywhere Leon goes, Bob goes too. Then o
Treasure E. Blue–acclaimed author of Harlem Girl Lost and A Street Girl Named Desire–is back with a heartbreaking urban love story of two star-crossed lovers up against the dirtiest dealer Harlem has
Her big sister bosses her around; her mom makes her dog-sit Mr. Boots, the family's well-dressed Chihuahua; and she's convinced a strange and squishy swamp creature that lives down at the lake is eati
It's time for the Fall One-Act Festival, and Hope gets the honored privilege of debuting her very first original play! With Bryan directing and Jason and Sam as the leads, it seems as if nothing could
Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. It is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes to set himself outside and above society.
Given the wealth of formal debate contained in this tragedy, Troilus and Cressida was probably written in 1602 for a performance at one of the Inns of the Court. Shakespeare's treatment of the age-o
An enlightening guide to Tarot cards, astrology, and other forms of divination throughout history.Can we see into the future to tell if we are going to be happy or wealthy? What does fate have in sto
Education and Creativity - two views on the future of education. Simon Foxell examines the possible outcomes of current government policy for personalised learning in an increasingly stressed and comp
Do we live in a broken society, as claimed by both church leaders and politicians? Or, as Geoff Mulgan, a former head of the government's policy unit argues in this insightful book - are the bonds of
The need to build more homes and the impact of doing so, along with the difficulty of achieving sustainable transport to serve them in a world where increased travel is a major part of our carbon foot
This tiny (5x7") book of fewer than 100 pages distills the artistic philosophy of Shklovsky, who was part of the Russian Formalist movement of the early 20th century, and how he defined art in the con
Now available in beautiful World's Classics editions--with handsome, four-color covers and new low prices--The Oxford Shakespeare offers new and authoritative edions of Shakespeare's plays. In eac
This innovative edition of one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays offers modernized texts not only of the 1599 quarto but also of the short, or "bad" quarto of 1597, regarding each as witness to
“A rare playwright who could be a primary candidate for either the Nobel Prize in Literature or the Nobel Peace Prize.”—The New YorkerThis new play about life and art by renowned playwright Athol Fuga
No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels is a series based on the translated texts of the plays found in No Fear Shakespeare. The original No Fear series made Shakespeare’s plays much easier to read,
Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Evans is the privileged and naive only child of prominent New Englanders, part of a group of Planters who settled in Nova Scotia following the deportation of the Acadian p
