From the Newbery Medal winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, the uproarious final volume of Jack Henry storiesAccording to his new motto A WRITER'S JOB IS TO TURN HIS WORST EXPERIENCES INTO MONEY Jack Gantos's alter ego Jack Henry is going to be filty rich even before he gets out of junior high, fo[...]
Praise for Dr. Jack's LEADERSHIP LESSONS "I would run through a wall for Jack Ramsay."
--Billy Cunningham
One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history "Coach Ramsay has compiled a wonderful collection of insights and wisdom that ring true in both basketball and life."
--Gregg Popovich
"Provocative and illuminating, this book is a must read for adult educators seeking to understand and facilitate transformational learning. It showcases a stellar group of authors who not only engage each other and the reader in constructive discourse, but who also model the heart of the transformat[...]
In one of his last major works for DC, Kirby envisions a 1984 - inspired dystopia starring corporate nobody Buddy Blank, who is changed by a satellite called Brother Eye into the super-powered O.M.A.C. (One Man Army Corps). Enlisted by the Global Peace Agency, who police the world using pacifistic m[...]
(Guitar Educational). This book presents 1,001 melodic gems played over dozens of the most important chord progressions heard in jazz. This is the ideal book for beginners seeking a well-organized, easy-to-follow encyclopedia of jazz vocabulary, as well as professionals who want to take their knowle[...]
This treasury is a tribute to life and humanity, with topics ranging the entire emotional and experiential gamut. The nature of the stories invites you to enjoy Chicken Soup in whatever way you find most comforting - by the spoonful, by the bowl, or the whole pot in one sitting.[...]
Jack Vettriano's erotic, provocative and emotionally charged paintings have made him one of Britain's most successful contemporary artists. Collected by celebrities the world over, his exhibitions have regularly sold out and paintings now change hands for millions of pounds. This beautifully package[...]
Emerging from the unlikely background of the Scottish coalfields, unknown and untutored, Jack Vettriano has become Scotland's most successful and controversial contemporary artist. Appearing on posters and cards, mugs and umbrellas, prints of his work outsell van Gogh, Dali and Monet and his paintin[...]
Emerging from the unlikely background of the Scottish coalfields, unknown and untutored, Jack Vettriano has become Scotland's most successful and controversial contemporary artist. Appearing on posters and cards, mugs and umbrellas, prints of his work outsell van Gogh, Dali and Monet and his paintin[...]
Jack Kerouac's profound meditations on the Buddha's life and religion
In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a significant impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such books as "Mexico City Blues" and "[...]
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Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, another telling stories that don't add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And a hitchhiker with a broken nose. An hou[...]
Cookbook author and cast member of the highly successful PBS show "America's Test Kitchen," Bishop guides readers through the seasons with 248 simple vegetarian recipes that draw from many traditions.[...]
Though raised Catholic, in the early 1950s Jack Kerouac became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that would have a profound impact on his ideas of spirituality and their expression in his writing from "Mexico City Blues" to "The Dharma Bums." Published for the first time in book form, "Wake Up" [...]
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this eBook exclusive short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher is again on the move. But even a pleasant hike on a beautiful summer day turns into a walk on the wild side . . . and perhaps something far more sinister.Don't miss a gripping preview of Lee Child's highly a[...]
While a timber-framed home might look like a typical stud-framed house from the outside, the two building systems are actually quite different. Timber-framed buildings have a skeleton of large wooden structural members connected to one another primarily by wood-on-wood joinery; timber framing isn't [...]
Interchange Fourth Edition is a four-level series for adult and young-adult learners of English from the beginning to the high-intermediate level. Interchange Fourth Edition Level 3 Student's Book A with Self-study DVD-ROM and Online Workbook A Pack provides additional activities to reinforce what [...]
The ambition of most traditional approaches to neuroanatomy is to provide a factual armamentarium for the solution of medical problems or for the more exacting needs of neurologists and neuroanatomists. The narrative approach proposed by the authors and the inclusion of historical context are meant [...]