From Inner-City Nobody to Brilliant Neurosurgeon When Ben Carson was in school, his classmates called him the class dummy. Many-including Ben himself-doubted that he would ever amount to anything. But his mother never let him quit. She encouraged Ben to do better and reach higher for his dreams, and[...]
Throughout his life, renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson has needed to overcome many obstacles: His father leaving the family; being considered stupid by his classmates in grade school; growing up in inner-city Detroit; and having a violent temper. But Dr. Carson didn't let his circumstances c[...]
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Strange things are happening on the remote and snowbound archipelago of St. Hauda's Land. Magical winged creatures flit around the icy bogland, albino animals hide themselves in the snow-glazed woods, and Ida Maclaird is slowly turning into glass. Ida is an ou[...]
You Will Learn Python! Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning Python. Follow it and you will succeed-just like the hundreds of thousands of beginners Zed has taught to date! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else. In Learn Pyth[...]
The first academic textbook covering European retail fashion buying and merchandising. It provides a unique insight into best practice across the fashion industry. - Covering design, marketing, sourcing, negotiation, range planning, supply chain and stock management, it clearly integrates current op[...]
A vivid, gripping novel about corruption, integrity and good intentions gone wrong, set in an African country on the brink of civil war, for fans of John le Carre, Graham Greene and William Boyd.
As Ed and Sarah Caine's plane passes over the Ngozi hills and begins its descent into Kisuru[...]
"Captured by her enemy"Drago Cassari would stake his multinational business on the fact that Jess Harper is a thief and a liar. In order to protect his family, he must keep her close. But captive in his palazzo, feisty Jess soon gets under his skin. Drago knows he is a fool, but Jess is like a fire [...]
When the secrets of the past won't stay buried...
Once the heartthrob of London's elite, gorgeous Nicolo Chatsfield now lives alone in his family's crumbling estate. No one dares reach out to his tormented soul.... Until a glimmer of hope enters Nicolo's lonely world, bringing light to the shado[...]
Into the lion's den... Salvatore Castallano is haunted by the accident that left a blank in his memory. His young daughter is the one bright light in his dark existence and he'll do anything for her... Even if that means moving a delicious temptation under his roof Darcy Rivers can't refuse Salvato[...]
When Michael Holroyd's multivolume life of Bernard Shaw was published, it was hailed as a masterpiece. Now the biography is available for the first time in a lively and accessible abridgment by the author. Playwright, wit, socialist, polemicist, vegetarian, and irresistible charmer, Bernard Shaw was[...]
During America's Swing Era, no musician was more successful or controversial than the legendary big-band leader, virtuoso clarinetist and renegade in music and romance, Artie Shaw. He broke racial barriers by collaborating with African American musicians, had seven wives (including Lana Turner and A[...]
Each play is fully annotated. "Contexts and Criticism" features all-new material on the author and his work, from traditional critical readings to more theorized approaches, among them essays on Shaw's Fabianism and his alleged feminism. Contributors include Leon Hugo, Sally Peters, Tracy C. Davis, [...]
Collected here in a contemporary translation. With these tales we meet witches, trolls and ogres, sly foxes and mysterious bears, beautiful princesses and country lads turned heroes. Includes illustrations.[...]
Drawing on the theoretical foundations laid out in earlier volumes of this series, this book describes an approach to organizational change and development that is informed by a complexity perspective. It clarifies the experience of being in the midst of change. Unlike many books that presume clarit[...]
Often labelled as 'indescribable', the sublime is a term that has been debated for centuries amongst writers, artists, philosophers and theorists. Usually related to ideas of the great, the awe-inspiring and the overpowering, the sublime has become a complex yet crucial concept in many disciplines. [...]
Provides a comprehensive overview of the Commonwealth. This book explains the history, structure and future of the Commonwealth; and demonstrates the central role that the Commonwealth has played in advancing decolonization and supporting multiculturalism, democracy and human rights. It is suitable [...]
Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere. This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its predeces[...]
Presents the global institutions on the front line of the campaign against hunger and poverty. Analyzing the origins, functions, successes and difficulties of these global institutions, this book highlights the relevance of these bodies in their quest to meet the challenges of the twenty-first centu[...]
Ever had difficulty inspiring your children to consider and discuss philosophical concepts? Philosophy in the Classroom helps teachers tap in to children's natural wonder and curiosity. The practical lesson plans, built around Aesop's fables, encourage children to formulate and express their own poi[...]
Sexuality is an important area of clients' lives yet it is often neglected, both in the consulting room and in training. This book examines issues of sexuality in a positive and affirming light and considers how sexuality-related issues can be introduced into therapy and training. Sex and sexuality[...]