This title opens in Paris with Eliza in bed with Francisco Solano Lopez - heir to the untold wealth of Paraguay. Sent across the Atlantic on the regal vogage to claim her glorious future in Ascuncion, she becomes briefly, in the 1860s, the richest woman in the world.[...]
Presents an account of the author's battle with breast cancer.
The XPages Extension Library,s next-generation XPages controls make application development far more efficient, effective, scalable, and rewarding. With IBM(R) Lotus(R) Notes(R)/Domino(R) 8.5.3 and Upgrade Pack 1, IBM has incorporated powerful new capabilities and support. These components and techn[...]
Essentials of Young Adult Literature, 3/e gives readers an engaging and succinct yet comprehensive overview of young adult literature. Using a genre approach and an emphasis on immersion in literature, it prepares tomorrow's teachers to integrate literature into middle and high school curricula. Thi[...]
A young narrator chronicles his coming-of-age in Minnesota's Lake Wobegon, a fictitious small town where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average[...]
Eamonn Lynch stares at the letter announcing his father's imminent arrival. His first thought: I'll make an excuse, I'll put him off. But it's too late. Laura has left, and Dermot is already here, a fresh arrival from Ireland to southern Spain. Now it's just the two of them, father and son, for two [...]
In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation.
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This concise and engaging introduction to the history of early Christianity examines the development of Christianity from its origins up through the year 620. Accessible to beginning students with no background in the subject, Early Christianity: A Brief History is also captivating reading for more [...]
A concise, accessible introduction to the history of early Christianity, this text covers the development of the Christian church from its origin through the year 600. Equally suited to beginning and more advanced students alike, the text opens with a discussion of the historical Jesus-what we know [...]
These books are designed for an adult and child to share and can be used with children before they start formally to learn to read, or with beginning readers to broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words. Featuring the familiar Project X characters, the books are colour[...]
These three lively and colourful Exploring Sounds books - on the themes: Animals, Home and School, and Out and About - are ideal for introducing young children to a range of sounds and words before they start formally learning to read.[...]
These books are ideal for early readers to help broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words as they learn to read. Introduce and practise new sounds and tricky words in the five Exploring Letters books. Then read the accompanying fiction and non-fiction titles for each bo[...]
These books are ideal for early readers to help broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words as they learn to read. Introduce and practise new sounds and tricky words in the five Exploring Letters books. Then read the accompanying fiction and non-fiction titles for each bo[...]
These books are ideal for early readers to help broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words as they learn to read. Introduce and practise new sounds and tricky words in the five Exploring Letters books. Then read the accompanying fiction and non-fiction titles for each bo[...]
These books are ideal for early readers to help broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words as they learn to read. Introduce and practise new sounds and tricky words in the five Exploring Letters books. Then read the accompanying fiction and non-fiction titles for each bo[...]
These fifteen lively and colourful books are ideal for early readers and help to broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words as they learn to read.[...]