The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work and fertility decisions. Couples marry and divorce partly based on their ability to coordinate these activities, which in turn depends on how well they are matched. This book provides[...]

Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning has been the subject of many biographies her worth as a poet tends to be given short shrift. Her dramatic life-story has obscured her more lasting importance as a forceful and imaginative writer. This book focuses on these aspects of Mrs Browning, and on the quali[...]

My story," writes Dominique Browning, the editor in chief of "House & Garden, " "is about the way a house can express loss, and then bereavement, and then, finally, the rebuilding of a life." Around the House and in the Garden is a moving narrative, culled from Browning's much-loved monthly editoria[...]

Freddy, Jason, Frankenstein, and Dracula are just a few of the thrilling movie monsters in this illustrated, collectible reference guide. Monsters from major as well as minor horror films are brought back to life through domestic and international posters, movie stills, and publicity shots. Engaging[...]

When the real is so fantastic, what literary effects will succeed in making it credible and help readers to comprehend its human meaning? As recent world developments fully show us, several lessons of the Nazi Holocaust still remain to be learned. To respond meaningfully and ethically to the Holocau[...]

Published by the University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, and Yad Vashem, JerusalemIn 1939, the Nazi regime's plans for redrawing the demographic map of Eastern Europe entailed the expulsion of millions of Jews. By the fall of 1941, these plans had shifted from expulsion to systematic and total mass m[...]

This practical and precise guide to the chemical and heat colouring of all barrel steels and gun metals covers the earliest soft carbon methods to the latest rustless techniques - some 230 formulae in all. Also included in this book are ways to remove rust, barrel finishes, and nickel plating by che[...]

This study interprets Browning's poetry as a spiritual quest, with the successive stages being: a rejection of Promethean pride for Christ-like humility; affirmation of the gospels of suffering and of work; internalization of the doctrine of the Apocalypse; and ascent to divine love and truth.[...]

For most of the twentieth century the exuberant fluency of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's art was not regarded as worthy of serious attention. This title offers an examination of the work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning that connects her creative disposition, mind and mode to Shakespeare.[...]

'Reader, I buried him.' So begins Sherri Browning Erwin's affectionate, funny and brilliantly clever monster mash-up of everyone's favourite literary classic. Mrs Reed and her children are vampires, Lowood is run by a voodoo headmaster who is turning his pupils into the walking dead, Mr Rochester's [...]

"SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes" provides the tools to create training programs and workouts that will pay off in competition. Endurance athletes, coaches, and multisport fitness buffs will learn how to design, schedule, execute, and monitor training programs for top results.Rob Sleamaker j[...]

Cisco CCNA Simplified is a theory and lab manual combined into a comprehensive study resource for your CCNA exam. It features real world networking advice from beginner to well beyond CCNA level. The third edition has been completely revised and updated to include the lastest exam topics including s[...]

The Cisco CCNP is a highly sought after qualification and represents the bridge between the Cisco CCNA and CCIE certifications. Cisco CCNP engineers are never short of work in the networking community, either as senior network engineers or as freelance contractors. They have a very good working know[...]