This updated and expanded edition expands some of the subjects that were discreetly touched on in the earlier edition, and explores how the latest discoveries in the field of medicine and social practice confirm the principles taught in the book.[...]

This work uses an innovative rhetorical and philosophical approach to examine Wallace Stevens' linguistic exploration. The author studies in detail both well known and neglected, more cryptic poems, in which Stevens plays with the disruptive development of metaphor, the ostentatious positioning of p[...]

Designed to support students in their study and preparation for A2 Home Economics (Food, Nutrition and Health).[...]

"Cuanto mas tiempo pasaba con ella, mas deseaba volver a hacerla suya"
Trent Winston habia pasado anos tratando de olvidar a la unica mujer que habia amado y la tragedia que los habia separado. Pero ahora ella habia regresado a la ciudad para despertar viejos recuerdos e inquietantes deseos...y [...]

The novelist Beverly Lowry was mourning her son?s death in a hit-and-run accident when she came across a newspaper story about Karla Faye Tucker, the infamous Houston murderer who was then on death row. The article captured Tucker?s innocent beauty, the stunning brutality of her crimes?committed wit[...]

At last, Henry Huggins's father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition. Henry's dog, Ribsy, has been in all sorts of trouble lately, from running off with the neighbor's barbecue roast to stealing a policeman's lunch. To go on the fishing trip, Henry must keep Ribsy out of trouble -- no [...]

Born to Ride Ralph is not like the other mice at the Mountain View Inn. He is always looking for adventure. So when a young guest named Keith arrives with a shiny miniature motorcycle, it's Ralph's lucky day. Right away, Ralph knows that the motorcycle is special--made to be ridden by an adventurous[...]

Ribsy takes center stage Henry Huggins's dog, Ribsy, didn't mean to get lost in the huge shopping mall parking lot . . . but after a comical mix-up one rainy afternoon, he finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Now Ribsy's on a quest to find Henry, and home--but there's pl[...]

Being brave is a full-time job.Ramona is happy to have a new bedroom all to herself--during the day, at least. It's not as easy to be brave when there might be ghostly, boneless gorillas oozing under the door at night. Then there is the big, mean dog that steals Ramona's shoe on her way to school. A[...]

We are living in a time when baby showers are the most popular kind of party and when TV and movies abound with adorable babies and darling toddlers selling everything from soap to toilet paper. In this "baby-friendly" environment, is it any wonder that more and more people are considering becoming [...]

This is a continuation of the subject matter discussed in the first book, with an emphasis on systems of ordinary differential equations and will be most appropriate for upper level undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of mathematics, engineering, and applied mathematics, as well as in [...]

The INTERTEXT series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A core introduction to language analysis (third edition, 2007) is the foundation text which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students wit[...]

Deadly thorns lurk among the roses in this Bridal Bouquet Shop Mystery
Florist Audrey Bloom, co-owner of the Rose in Bloom, creates fragrant bouquets for brides. But when a wedding goes fatally wrong, it's up to Audrey to sniff out a killer . . .
Everything is coming up roses for Audrey wh[...]