Written at the height of his powers immediately after Brave New World, Aldous Huxley's highly acclaimed Eyeless in Gaza is his most personal novel. Huxley's bold, nontraditional narrative tells the loosely autobiographical story of Anthony Beavis, a cynical libertine Oxford graduate who comes of age[...]
"The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader" brings together the most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement.
"An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil right[...]
Intimate, anecdotal, and spell-binding, Singing Out offers a fascinating oral history of the North American folk music revivals and folk music. Culled from more than 150 interviews recorded from 1976 to 2006, this captivating story spans seven decades and cuts across a wide swath of generations and [...]
This book is an easy to understand guide to diabetes aimed at all those living with diabetes. It includes a short history of the condition, causes, symptoms, possible complications, management (both of diabetes and the associated risk factors), psychological factors and what care to expect.[...]
A refreshingly straightforward textbook that reinforces understanding of economic theory by placing student experiences at the heart of learning. Easy to follow concepts are presented at an appropriate pace and in a relevant and engaging manner, while still covering all the essential material needed[...]
Filling the gap for an extensively illustrated history of modern design, this introduction provides a balanced chronological survey of decorative arts, industrial design and graphic design from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Focusing on the appreciation of design as a creative activ[...]
For undergraduate and graduate electronic commerce courses.Explore the many aspects of electronic commerce through a managerial perspective.Electronic Commerceprovides a thorough explanation of what EC is, how its being conducted and managed, and how to assess its opportunities, limitations, i[...]
"Death in the City of Light" is the gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris. As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tr[...]
Seeger's private papers and numerous interviews with his friends, family, and fellow musicians provide material for a newly revised, detailed portrait of the famous folk singer, tracing his career and influence as a singer, surveying his political development, and including never-before-published ph[...]
How to choose, use, equip, and maintain your digital cameraWhich digital camera best suits your needs? How many megapixels do you really need? How do you store and protect your photos? Which features areessential and which are expensive frills? Find the answers for buying, using, and caring for your[...]
Two unlikely allies must journey across a kingdom in the hopes of thwarting death itself.
All his life, Nels has wanted to be a knight of the kingdom of Averand. Tall and strong, and with a knack for helping those in need, the people of his sleepy little village have even taken to calling him th[...]
The Change Management profession is not longer in its infancy. Readily identifiable in organizations and in business literature it is no longer reliant on parent disciplines such as organizational development or project management. Change Management is itself in a state of change and growth - the nu[...]
Co-owners of Las Vegas's Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM) and stars of the hit Animal Planet show "Tanked," rowdy brothers-in-law Wayde King and Brett Raymer build some of the most outrageous, larger-than-life, and one-of-a-kind tanks for some of the most striking fish (and clients) around. No job i[...]
This pocket-sized book is the first osteopathic clinical manual to be organized by diagnoses in a two-page, quick-reference format. In the tradition of "The 5-Minute Consult Series", each diagnosis is presented on a two-page spread. The first page has a definition of the disease, a list of associate[...]
A horrified Steven Deschain learns that the deadly seeing sphere called Maerlyn's Grapefruit has been stolen from his chambers! Far worse, when he enters his wife's room to arrest her for the theft, his son Roland is standing over her body with a gun in his hand. The youngest gunslinger has perhaps [...]