A feast for the eyes that offers endless coloring possibilities, this dazzling collection of 31 geometric patterns features kaleidoscopic designs, interlocked ovals, rectangular weaves, swirling circles, repeating stars, and other hypnotic illustrations. Pages are perforated and printed on one side [...]
Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. Yet what really happened in the life on one of the twentieth century's finest and most beloved American poets has eluded readers for years. In this first full biography, Brett Miller pieces together the compelling and painful s[...]
One of the major neuropsychological models of personality, developed by world-renowned psychologist Professor Jeffrey Gray, is based upon individual differences in reactions to punishing and rewarding stimuli. This biological theory of personality - now widely known as 'Reinforcement Sensitivity The[...]
This outstanding text starts off using vectors and the geometric approach, featuring a computational emphasis. The authors provide students with easy-to-read explanations, examples, proofs, and procedures. Elementary Linear Algebra can be used in both a matrix-oriented course, or a more traditionall[...]
Presents each skill on two facing pages, providing detailed instructions on the left-hand page and large, full-color screenshots on the right page. This title includes the visual format that helps students intuitively grasp the concepts and apply them to the classroom and workplace environment.[...]
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a brilliantly rendered life of one of our most admired American poets
Since her death in 1979, Elizabeth Bishop, who published only one hundred poems in her lifetime, has become one of America's best-loved poets. And yet--painfully shy and living out of [...]
Nic Bishop's Sibert Honor book, adapted for the youngest readers.
Spiders are meat eaters, like lions and tigers. But they are much more scary Tarantulas lurk on the rain forest floor. Lynx spiders hunt among the leaves. Their spider senses know when prey is near.
Now even the youngest read[...]
School Library Journal Best Book of 2009A NSTA/CBS Outstanding Science Trade Book for 20102009 Booklists's editors' list of the Top 10 Environmental Titles for Youth With a dazzling as-it-happens narrative and spectacular photographs, readers, young and old, will be fascinated as they discover why t[...]
From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel...
Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He's been shuttling between the 21st century and the 1940s searching for a Victorian a[...]
Why Bishops? What's so special about Bishops? What are Bishops called to and how best can they do it? This book is the single resource of answers to all the questions one could conceivably have about what a Bishop is and their function and purpose in the Church. Paul Avis offers a fascinating accoun[...]
In a clearing of the great forest of the planet Bosk Veld, a strange, ape-like species of alien, the Asadi, act out their almost-incomprehensible rituals, rainbow eyes flashing, spinning like pinwheels. Egon Chaney, in his anthropological study, 'Death and Designation Among the Asadi' has shown how [...]
If you want to speed up the development of your .NET applications, you're ready for C# design patterns -- elegant, accepted and proven ways to tackle common programming problems. This practical guide offers you a clear introduction to the classic object-oriented design patterns, and explains how to [...]
The number of vegans is growing all the time as more and more non-vegans adopt a vegan diet for a healthier lifestyle. The Vegan Cookbook contains over 90 recipes for healthy and delicious meals without any meat, fish or animal produce. It also provides important nutritional information and all the [...]
"Performa" 11 is the fourth volume in an acclaimed series that draws content and inspiration from the world-renowned Performa biennials. Written by legendary performance art historian RoseLee Goldberg, "Performa" 11 is the definitive document of the Performa 11 biennial, and features documentation b[...]
"In this volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance - a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of[...]