Help your students understand the full continuum of human movement potential with the Fourth Edition of this rigorous-yet understandable-introductory text on the market. Focusing on the quantitative nature of biomechanics, Biomechanical Basis of Movement, Fourth Edition integrates current literature[...]
In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks back at the terminal's conception, amazing histo[...]
Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.[...]
"The Complete Poems of Kenneth Rexroth" assembles all of his published longer and shorter poems, and includes a never-before-published selection of his earliest work. Rexroth's poems of nature and protest are remarkable for their erudition and biting social and political commentary; his love poems j[...]
Here is the most complete single-volume collection of the writings of one of the great luminaries of Asian literature. Basho (1644-1694)--who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is best known in the West as the author of "Narrow Road to the Interior, "[...]
"New York at Night: Photography after Dark," showcases images of New York City's legendary nightlife by the leading photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, from Joseph Byron and James Van Der Zee to Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt, Larry Fink, and more. As diverse and compli[...]
The Hearing Sciences, Second Edition covers all the topics required for a thorough understanding of hearing sciences: acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems, psychoacoustics, and basic instrumentation.[...]
"Moon Spotlight Palm Springs" is a 60-page compact guide covering Palm Springs, as well as Joshua Tree, Death Valley, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. "Moon California" author Liz Hamill Scott offers her firsthand advice on what sights are must-sees, and sightseeing highlights maps make planning [...]
Quintessential classical Japanese haiku--selected and translated by one of America's premier poet-translators--now available in a pocket edition.
In this collection of haiku, translator Sam Hamill has compiled the best from the tradition, spanning the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, with[...]
National Public Radio's 1981 adaptation of "Star Wars" was one of the most successful presentations in the history of radio--and a very tough act to follow. Nevertheless, two years later, the members of the "Star Wars" production team eagerly returned to create a radio version of "The Empire Strikes[...]
Influenced by the Chinese and Japanese masters, Hamill's "Dumb Luck "affirms his ability to give us back the world and all its vicissitudes. Here you will find Zen fables, elegies and haiku, bluesy riffs, and poems that celebrate births, marriages, the liberating exile of the poet, as well as verses[...]