The advent of the new discipline of Formal Semantics around forty years ago has resulted in a vast expansion in our knowledge and theoretical understanding of grammatical meaning. Semantics for Latin collects together this new material, applies it to Latin, and makes the results accessible to a Clas[...]

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by improvements in health care and education, enhanced programs for social assistance, and increases in the minimum wage. In "Democracy and the Left", Evelyne Huber and John [...]

Foraging is fundamental to animal survival and reproduction, yet it is much more than a simple matter of finding food; it is a biological imperative. Animals must find and consume resources to succeed, and they make extraordinary efforts to do so. For instance, pythons rarely eat, but when they do, [...]

A self-contained book and audio CD pack focusing on language and communication skills for a wide range of meeting contexts. It is suitable for both self-study and classroom use.[...]

There is a deep cultural anxiety around public expressions of maternalism and the application of maternal values to society as a whole. Julie Stephens examines why postmaternal thinking has become so influential in recent decades and why there has been a growing unease with maternal forms of subject[...]

When ice meets fire...! As the youngest of the famous Skavanga sisters, beautiful Leila has earned her reputation as the untouched Skavanga diamond - and she's tired of it! It's time to start living her life, and who better to teach her how than gorgeous Spaniard Raffa Leon? Raffa has no problem mix[...]

What a woman wants...
Ultimate Italian playboy Count Roman Quisvada has more notches on his bedpost than...well, bedpost So when no-nonsense Eva Skavanga arrives on his Mediterranean Island with a business arrangement, Roman's much more interested in the pleasure her smart mouth can bring him. [...]

After the tumultuous events of last winter, Kate, Michael, and Emma long to continue the hunt for their missing parents. But they themselves are now in great danger, and so the wizard Stanislaus Pym hides the children at the Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. There, he says,[...]

Called "A new Narnia for the tween set" by the "New York Times" and perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials series, "The Emerald Atlas" brims with humor and action as it charts Kate, Michael, and Emma's extraordinary adventures through an unforgettable, enchanted world.
These three siblings h[...]

The final book in the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy that began with "The Emerald Atlas," which the "New York Times" called "a new Narnia for the tween set."
The adventures of siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must find the last Book of Beginning--[...]