Riddles have been used as teaching tools since the development of language. Kids love to solve them, and even more, they love to challenge their peers with these engaging word puzzles.
Poetry. Originally published in 1918, MID-AMERICAN CHANTS is Sherwood Anderson's first and only book of poems. Undeniably influenced by Walt Whitman, Anderson seeks in this collection to sing of the "
Philadelphia architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) was one of the most influential American architects of the twentieth century. His work, widely recognised as a link between modern and classical tradit
Presents insider information on the graphic novel character Rurouni Kenshin, including answers to such questions as "What was Kenshin doing until he drifted in Tokyo?" and "Who is the mastermind behin
The goal of The Reasoned Schemer is to help the functional programmer think logically and the logic programmer think functionally. The authors of The Reasoned Schemer believe that logic programming i
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco, in a hilarious adventure about greed, teamwork, and community.
A federal case that trapped Attorney General Janet Reno, senior Justice Department officials, senior media officials, and more while they covered up a $90 billion Wall Street fraud. Steve Miller atte
Poetry. "The world is full of things unbecoming themselves," writes Maria M. Benet in Mapmaker of Absences. The poems in this collection chart more than subtractions and absences. They recover scenes
The Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (ADIS-IV) is a structured interview designed to assess for current episodes of anxiety disorders, and to permit differential diagnosis among the anx
Study Speaking is for intermediate level and above students who need to speak English in connection with their academic work. It is intended primarily for use on language programmes preparing learners
Dive into Zoo Album for a fascinating and mem-orable encounter with a wonderful array of animals. The ten animals portrayed are: western lowland gorilla, Sumatran tiger, black rhino, Tasmanian devil,
Uses primary source art and documentation to trace the history of black Africans in America, outlining the beginnings of the transatlantic slave trade, the injustices that black slaves had to endure,
During the second half of the nineteenth century, the Willamette River served as the primary means of transportation for both people and goods in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Riverboats plied the river
This book is part one of a series; detailing extraordinary skill, precise timing, and Human sacrifice surrounding the rescue teams, during the first moments of the horrific Station Nightclub fire that
A Foreign Correspondent's Search for Her Cultural and Spiritual Identity What began as an assignment from her editor at the Wall Street Journal to investigate "America's hottest new fad," the secrets
At the age of eight, Bert Salzman experienced a profound mystical transformation amid and environment of deep despair. This event radically changed his experience of life, bringing with it an experien
A brand new adaptation of Pirandello's first playNo one has ever seen Signor Ponza's wife and her mother, Signora Frola together. Also, the neighbours have become suspicious because Signora Ponza neve
SchottVivaldi's Four Seasons is one the best known and prettiest works of the Baroque Era, consisting of four movements. Before each concerto is a sonnet, probably composed by Vivaldi, that characteri
This captivating volume explains math fractions by means of musical notation. Includes an explanation of all basic musical terminology and an annotated breakdown of the sheet music for the classic "Au
Presents a foray through Sicily's most secluded mountain towns, from the small towns surrounding Mount Etna to the villages in the Madonic Mountains, bringing to life the culture, tradition, and histo
For the past forty years, linguistics has been dominated by the idea that language is categorical and linguistic competence discrete. It has become increasingly clear, however, that many levels of rep
Over the past thirty years, many people have proclaimed the imminent arrival of thepaperless office. Yet even the World Wide Web, which allows almost any computer to read and displayanother computer's
Motivated by the remarkable fluidity of memory the way in which items are pulled spontaneously and effortlessly from our memory by vague similarities to what is currently occupying our attention Spar
The "Goldenberg book" has been used by generations of orchestral mallet players to develop their skills. As well as studies and etudes, this book includes excerpts of major orchestral repertoire for
The Grammy Award-winning singer shares her secrets for living well, using songs, sayings, insights, quotes, and family stories to illustrate the path to a happy, satisfied, more fulfilling life. Repri
The American labor market faces many deep-rooted problems, including persistence of a large low-wage sector, worsening inequality in earnings, employees' lack of voice in the workplace, and the need
This extraordinary poetic voyage uses explorations of the material culture of our past and present as points of departure. Sandra McPherson succeeds in drawing us into her examination of objects from
In 1920 Dublin, eleven-year-old Sarah Conway learns that Ireland's struggle for independence, led by Michael Collins, is waged not only with guns but also with spies, lies, and secrets.
This is the screenplay for the acclaimed film, directed by Wes Anderson. There were three extraordinary children in the Tenenbaum family; Chas Tenenbaum (Ben Stiller) was a financial expert and starte
Literary Nonficion. Essays. Asian-American Studies. Second Edition. A collection of talks and concrete poems by Hawaii's "pidgin guerrilla," Lee Tonouchi. Included in the book are such essays as "Da S
In this classic, John le Carré's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge culle
Driven by the “new public management” orientation and the impact of globalization, public sector reform has become a worldwide trend. In Hong Kong, the first public sector reform programme was launche
Women Becoming Mathematicians looks at the lives and careers of thirty-six of the approximately two hundred women who earned Ph.D.s in mathematics from American institutions from 1940 to 1959. During
Caring parents want to raise children who are kind, trustworthy, considerate and fair. But sometimes it seems like there's no shortage of bad examples to lead them astray.Based on sound psychological
A little bear spends a fun-filled day picnicking, splashing in puddles, and cuddling with his parents in this rhyming look at some of the different things that love can mean.
In Event-Cities (MIT Press, 1994), Bernard Tschumi expanded his architectural concerns to address the issue of cities and their making. Event-Cities 2 continues this project through new selections fro
introduction by Bernard Tschumi In A Landscape of Events, the celebrated Frencharchitect, urban planner, and philosopher Paul Virilio focuses on the cultural chaos of the 1980sand 1990s. It was a time
The Unknown City takes its place in the emerging architectural literature that looks beyond design process and buildings to discover new ways of looking at the urban experience. A multistranded contem
Norman Rockwell’s son, Tom, has put together the absolute finest collection of his father’s bounteous body of work, illustrations that bespeak the golden glow of pre- and post-WWII Americana. Rockwell
Diarmuid O'Murchu offers pentrating and original insights into the changing spiritual awareness of our time. He believes that we are rapidly out-growing the time honored but exhausted vision of formal
