Irish storytellers called seanachies pass stories down to the next generation just as their ancestors have done for hundreds of years. In the "King with Horses' Ears and Other Irish Folktales", we learn the risk of keeping a secret, the power of a mother's love and the importance of laughing at your[...]
The varied cultural functions of dress, textiles and clothwork provide an especially cogent lens through which to re-examine our assumptions about the Middle Ages because of the topic's conceptual breadth. Its implications range from the highly theoretical to the very concrete. At one end of the spe[...]
Ideal for those with a minimum of mathematical and statistical knowledge, "Business Research Methods and Statistics Using SPSS" provides an easy to follow approach to understanding and using quantitative methods and statistics. It is solidly grounded in the context of business and management researc[...]
--Who is the Higher Power of AA? --Were AA's founders Christians or occultists? --How is the New Age involved? --Is there a "Rockefeller connection"? --Who are AA's "godparents"? --How successful is AA's treatment program? --Is alcoholism a sin or a disease? Don't you think it's time to learn about[...]
German artist Kurt Schwitters began constructing the Merzbau, a combination of collage, sculpture, and architecture, in a corner of his studio in Hannover, Germany in 1920. Also called the Cathedral of Erotic Misery, this was Schwitters's private world. It eventually took over his entire living quar[...]
An entertaining and inspirational memoir by one of the most prominent practitioners and evangelists of independent filmmaking, and the acclaimed writer, director, and actor ("Saving Private Ryan, ""Friends with Kids, Entourage") whose first film--"The Brothers McMullen"--has become an indie classic.[...]
Thousands have learned compass and map skills with the help of father-and-son team Bob and Mike Burns and their straightforward, simply explained book, Wilderness Navigation. Now they've written a book for everyone who has bought a backcountry GPS device and found it inexplicably complicated to use [...]
Best-selling text on wilderness navigation has been updated and reorganized to make it easier to use and learn this vital backcountry skill. This new third edition is a major and complete update of the popular textbook. *Improved throughout for clarity, with chapter objectives presented at the beg[...]
AlthoughThe History of the Holy Grail opens the Vulgate Cycle, it was added after the events described in Lancelot and The Quest of the Holy Grail were already an established part of the Arthurian story. It is, in Hollywood terms, a 'prequel', and relates the story of the Grail from its first appear[...]
Day & Night will mystify, enchant, and entertain you. It is magical with no smoke and mirrors and the technique is awesome. The pattern is made from strips and the illusion created by using the acrylic template included in the back of the book. Eleanor Burns offers variations on making a quilt with [...]
You will learn about their secret passwords, symbols, colors, flowers, gems, and a Goddess connection. Also included is a special chapter on the Rainbow Girls and the hidden meaning behind the lambskin apron.[...]
This well-documented book reveals Masonary's concealed secrets--secrets that are disguised, deceitful and devious, yet hidden from most Blue Lodge Masons[...]
'The Poetry of Burns' (1759-96) is characterised by its disarming honesty and humanity, and by the poet's remarkable lyric gift. Angry or compassionate, sentimental or satirical, romantic or bawdy, Burns's poetry transcends the Scottish dialect in which it is written to speak to all of us. This new[...]
Visions of future worlds have always captured the imaginations.Images of towering cyber-cityscapes, awesome uninhabitable planetary worlds, sleek super-cars and space cruisers, strange mutant beings, and terrifying alien life forms have spilled from the feverish minds of fantasy sci-fi illustrators [...]
Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality. "Leadership" is Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. Burns' pioneering study of leadership, first published in 1978 and sti[...]
Following the brutal deaths of her sister and aunt, Rosa Alcantara has become what she never thought possible: the very rich and very powerful head of the Alcantara clan. Saddled with this immense responsibility, Rosa must now conduct all business matters--legitimate and not--while negotiating among[...]
All That Glows author Ryan Graudin returns with the fantasy novel's sequel, rife with intense romance and riveting action. As this alluring mortal-prince-meets-immortal-fairy love story continues, this urban London tale serves up irresistible chemistry and adventure. In this second book, Emrys, the [...]
Written to give medical students with what they truly must know in order to succeed in their pathology course and on the USMLE, this resource presents readers with: key concepts, numerous tables and illustrations, USMLE-style questions, comprehensive text, and access to an online learning center.[...]
This is the definitive guide to JavaServer Faces 2.0. Fully revised and updated for all of the changes in JavaServer Faces (JSF) 2.0, this comprehensive volume covers every aspect of the official standard Web development architecture for JavaEE. Inside this authoritative resource, the co-spec lead f[...]
The authoritative, evidence-based coverage you need to safely and competently care for adult, critically ill patients and their families -- or prepare for the critical care nursing certification exam Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and written by top clinical experts in [...]
Provides what you need to gain an in-depth understanding of the principles essential optimal pharmacotherapy of disease. This book uses a solid evidence-based approach to teach you how to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate medication therapy.[...]