"To write what is human, not escapist," is Henri Cole's endeavor. In "The Visible Man "he pursues his aim by folding autobiography and memory into the thirty severe and fiercely truthful lyrics--poems presenting a constant tension between classical repose and the friction of life--that make up this [...]
"Time was plunging forward,
"like dolphins scissoring open water or like me,
"following Jenny's flippers down to see the coral reef,
"where the color of sand, sea and sky merged,
"and it was as if that was all God wanted:
"not a wife, a house or a position,
"but a self, like [...]
A wild, masterful Pulitzer Prize-winning cycle of poems that half a century later still shocks and astounds
John Berryman was hardly unknown when he published "77 Dream Songs," but the volume was, nevertheless, a shock and a revelation. A "spooky" collection in the words of Robert Lowell--"a mad[...]
As Cole Swensen argues in the introduction to this comprehensive new anthology, the long-acknowledged "fundamental division" between experimental and traditional is disappearing in American poetry in favor of hybrid approaches that blend trends from accessible lyricism to linguistic exploration. The[...]
Illus. in full color. "This introduction to sharks keeps within a first-grade reading level without sacrificing information. Cole tells about different kinds of sharks, and facts on their food consumption and innumerable teeth. The text makes clear that few sharks eat people and that sharks come in [...]
Learn to go beyond your average speed reading skills--with SuperReading(TM)
A practical guide to boosting speed, comprehension, and powers of recall Packed with tools and techniques from the author's years of experience, this book can help readers overcome poor reading habits and learn to read [...]
In this #1 "New York Times" bestselling suspense masterpiece, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike team up with new heroes Scott James and his K-9 partner, Maggie.
"Elvis Cole and Joe Pike keep their promises. Even if it could get them killed."
Elvis Cole is hired to find a woman who's disappeared, a se[...]
Provides advice to help student teachers and teachers prepare for their professional life.
There are many different kinds of sub-national conflicts across Asia, with a variety of causes, but since September 11, 2001 these have been increasingly portrayed as part of the global terrorist threat, to be dealt with by the War on Terror. This major new study examines a wide range of such confl[...]
"Although a State's treatment of foreign investors has long been regulated by international law, it is only recently that international investment law has emerged as an independent discipline in its own right. Prior to the rise to importance of investment arbitration, international investment disput[...]
The Earth's temperature has been rising. To limit catastrophic outcomes, the international scientific community has set a challenging goal of no more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) average temperature rise. Economists agree we will save trillions of dollars by acting early. But ho[...]
This study reconstructs the formation of the Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust, focusing primarily on the ghetto in Budapest, Hungary - one of the largest created during the war. It maps the city, illustrating how spaces - cafes, theatres, bars, bathhouses - became divided in two.[...]
The commander of Easy Company provides a firsthand memoir of combat during World War II, describing the role of a group immortalized as the "Band of Brothers" during the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, the march into Germany, the liberation of an S.S. death camp, and beyond. Reprint.[...]
The Great Reawakening did not come quietly. Across the country and in every nation, people began to develop terrifying powers--summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting everything they touch ablaze. Overnight the rules changed...but not for everyone.
Colonel Alan Bookbinder is an army bure[...]
The Great Reawakening did not come quietly. Across the country and in every nation, people began "coming up Latent," developing terrifying powers--summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting everything they touch ablaze. Those who Manifest must choose: become a sheepdog who protects the flock or[...]
Myke Cole continues to blow the military fantasy genre wide open with an all-new epic adventure in his highly acclaimed Shadow Ops universe--set in the early days of the Great Reawakening, when magic first returns to the world and order begins to unravel...
US Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is a cons[...]
On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company--the now-legendary Band of Brothers--from the confusion and chaos of the D-Day invasion to the final capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
But Winters's story didn't end there. It was only the beginning.
Written by an experienced author team, this work offers resources for the two-tier specification. Difficult concepts are explained to encourage learner success. This work contains fully blended books and software that allows the reader to deliver interactive lessons.[...]
Get ready for some serious science fun when the Friz takes the kids on an explosive journey into the heart of a volcano
Hi, I'm Dorothy Ann, one of the kids in Ms. Frizzle's class. When we started learning about volcanoes, I thought we'd just be studying them in books -- but Ms. Frizzle had oth[...]
Born to legendary Nat King Cole in the halcyon days of the 1950s, Natalie Cole grew up to become a versatile singer with Grammy Award status. But that success came with a price, where she was dragged down by depression and drugs. This is her story.[...]
"Once, they were Navy SEALS. Now they are the Alpha Pack: a top secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers who take on the darkest dangers on Earth. But sometimes the greatest danger lies within their own hearts...."
Healer and black wolf shifter Zander Cole has survived horrors that would ha[...]
This book is a narrative history of Wall Street's most important M&A bankers: what made them, drove them, how they won deals, lost others, tales of them leaving firms that nurtured them, losing bruising internal political battles which forced their resignation and their return to the spotlight by es[...]