The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to highe
Philip K. Dick was a master of science fiction, but he was also a writer whose work transcended genre to examine the nature of reality and what it means to be human. A writer of great complexity and s
Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. Phineas, a railroad construction foreman, was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his b
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The gang from the award-winning science series shrinks to microscopic size to discover how microbes make bread rise, turn milk into cottage cheese, and turn cucumbers to pickles. Original.
A caterpillar comes to school in a jar. The class watches the caterpillar each day as it grows and changes. Soon, it disappears into a hard shell called a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis breaks, and a b
How do you learn what the world is like? Through your five senses! Each sound and taste, each smell, sight, and touch helps you to discover something new. So find out more about your senses-what they
Devoted to sharing their own delight and awe before the fundamental mysteries of the cosmos, Frank Wilczek (winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics) and science writer Betsy Devine also have a serio
Our workbooks work really hard to help link school and home learning and these three new titles will develop more core skills at Key Stage 2. In response to demands to expand the range of our hugely s
9781419724923Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor (Book 1)Clever science experiments, funny jokes, and robot hijinks await readers in the first of six books in the New York Times bestselling Frank
Peter Parker just survived his first year as the Amazing Spider-Man AND a year of high school! What is he going to do next? He's going to Stark science camp! A week indoors with the coolest technology
When Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980, limits on NASA funding and the lack of direction under the Nixon and Carter administrations had left the U.S. space program at a crossroads. In contrast to his
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Unlock your child's potential by helping them build their strengths. As a strengths-based scientist for more than 20 years, Dr Lea Waters has witnessed first-hand how focusing on our children's streng
One of MAD's original "Usual Gang of Idiots," Wally Wood specialized in illustrated parodes of science fiction and war stories, as well as slick Hollywood films, all written by Harve
History comes alive in this textured account of the rivalry between Harry Houdini and the so-called Witch of Lime Street, whose iconic lives intersected at a time when science was on the verge of embr
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Young witch Salem Hyde needs an idea for her science project, and she needs it fast. While on a field trip to the Natural History Museum, Salem decides that dinosaurs are the perfect answer. She uses
Young witch Salem Hyde needs an idea for her science project, and she needs it fast. While on a field trip to the Natural History Museum, Salem decides that dinosaurs are the perfect answer. She uses
An English professor begins training in the sport of mixed martial arts and explores the science and history behind the violence of menWhen a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym moves in across the street fr
This new volume of Methods in Enzymology continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. This volume covers recent research and methods development
"For the first time, a historian of science draws evidence from across the world to show how humans and other animals are astonishingly similar when it comes to their feelings and the ways in which th
Flirt Smarter. Date Better. Love Happily Ever After. Do you always attract the wrong type? Have a hard time making relationships last? Or get stuck being friends instead of lovers? There's no one righ
Metrology is the science of measurements. It is traceable to measurement standards, thus to the concept of measurement accuracy, which is used in all natural and technical sciences, as well as in some
The fiendish Eerie Archives series is back with a lucky thirteenth volume of horror, fantasy, and science fiction from Warren Publishing’s classic anthology! Collecting issues 61 through 64 from the m
Peter Parker has finally hit the Big Time. He's a full-fledged Avenger, he just landed a high-paying science job, and he has an amazing new girlfriend. But big-time living means big-time pressure! Whe
Welcome to hell, a world at war. The streets of Melbourne no longer a tidy grid but fractured with laneways like cracks in old varnish, a hotchpotch of chaos - of shanties and factories, woodpiles and
Extreme Brewing is a must-have book for aspiring home brewers who are interested in making their own specialty beers at home. There is no in-depth science to absorb and all the recipes are easy to f
Introduces the concepts of floating and sinking by following a fictional captain on the high seas who wonders why his boat floats and his treasure sinks.
Tools used for penetration testing are often purchased or downloaded from the Internet. Each tool is based on a programming language such as Perl, Python, or Ruby. If a penetration tester wants to ext
Get ready to party like it's the 1990s with Archie and the Gang!The '90s were a decade of innovation and invention. Personal computers and virtual reality were no longer science fiction. Popular music
A Pulitzer Prize finalist alternates descriptions of the most cutting-edge brain science with the story of Jon Sarkin, a mild-mannered chiropractor who, after suffering a massive stroke, became a mani
The Tapestry series continues to weave threads of fantasy, mythology, science fiction, and mystery into a wholly original adventure that appeals to fans of everything from Harry Potter to Lord of the
Everything you’ve been taught about relationships is wrong.The movies and TV make it look easy. Matchmaking Web sites have it down to a science. Two people connect—love at first sight—and the relation
Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and eni
The odds of being hit by lightning each year are only about 1 in 750,000 in the U.S. And yet this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and fascination for thousands of years.Herman Melville called i
We’re used to thinking about the self as an independent entity, something that we either have or are. In The Ego Tunnel, philosopher Thomas Metzinger claims otherwise: No such thing as a self e
Ms. Frizzle's class is drawing dinosaurs. But Dorothy Ann's picture is of her pet parrot. Ralphie tells her a parrot is a bird, not a dinosaur. Who's right? When Ms. Frizzle and her class hop on the
Ms. Frizzle's class is learning about spiders. They take a trip to meet a spider expert, but she's missing. Then the bus turns into a moth and the class gets a very close look at some spiders and thei
Since actuarial educ ation was introduced into China in 1980s, more and more attention have been paid to the theoretical and practical research of actuarial science in China. In 1998, the National N
