While it is often acknowledged that we live in a 'postindustrial' age, our economic concepts have lagged far behind our postmodern sensibility. In this incisive new work, the well-known sociologist, Fred Block, sheds obsolete and shopworn economic analysis by presenting a bold, sweeping reconceptual[...]
Space-time coding is a technique that promises greatly improved performance in wireless networks by using multiple antennas at the transmitter and receiver. Space-Time Block Coding for Wireless Communications, first published in 2003, is an introduction to the theory of this technology. The authors [...]
The private detective, Nero Wolfe, with the aid of his assistant, Archie Goodwin, investigates a killing at a flower show and a series of poison-pen letters that result in murder[...]
Perfect for expecting parents who want to provide a soothing home for the newest member of their family, "The Happiest Baby on the Block, "the national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, is a revolutionary method for calming a crying infant and promoti[...]
NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU HAVE TO STAND BY HELPLESSLY WHILE YOUR LITTLE BABY CRIES AND CRIES. THERE IS A WAY TO CALM MOST CRYING BABIES . . . USUALLY IN MINUTES
Thousands of parents, from regular moms and dads to Hollywood superstars, have come to baby expert Dr. Harvey Karp to learn his remarkable[...]
Perfect for expecting parents who want to prepare themselves for the challenging toddler years (which starts around eight months of age), this essential guide, a national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, not only helps reduce tantrums but makes happy[...]
Fifteen-year-old Seth Waller is devastated when his mother is diagnosed with a rare, early-onset form of Alzheimer's. When he was growing up, his mother always brushed aside questions about her past and family, and Seth realises that soon he will lose his chance to find out any more.[...]
Small nad Large is a Report text covering Maths, Science and Art themes for Year 1. It is part of Four Corners, the most visually compelling series of cross-curricular books to motivate all readers from 4 to 11.[...]
Minecraft--a humble computer game about placing blocks--is a global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of more than 36 million players around the world. Often described as a digital version of LEGO, Minecraft offers an open-ended playing field where players design and build environments th[...]
A leading neurologist and specialist in the field of brain research explores the link between the biology of pain and the human drive to communicate as she examines the importance of emotion in writing, the compulsion to write and its effects on the body, the nature of creativity, and the impact of [...]
What is it about free-market ideas that give them staying power despite such manifest failures as persistent unemployment, widening inequality, and the severe financial crises that have stressed Western economies over the past forty years? Fred Block and Margaret Somers extend the work of the politi[...]
The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Bloock's expert advice, you can learn this art of entrapping your reader in a maze [...]
Imagine it. Make it You don t need to be a designer or pattern maker to create and sew the dress of your dreams. Let Liesl Gibson teach you how to alter the elements of a pattern to make exactly the dress you imagine. With the included Building Block Dress pattern (sizes 6m 12) and Liesl s detailed[...]
Each memo note measures 3-1/2 x 3', and there are 700 sheets per block. The block is full colour on each side, with a mono-colour fade on each memo sheet, and has a die-cut whole to hold a pencil or pen.[...]
A decorative Warhol Brillo memo block from Galison is just the thing to keep at a home or office desk or kitchen counter. Andy Warhol first exhibited his Brillo Soap Pad Box in New York in 1964 to focus attention on the significance of mundane, commercial commodities as representing contemporary soc[...]
Whimsical illustrations of a lion, zebra, kangaroo, and more make Mudpuppy's Wild Animals Block Puzzle a fun and educational introduction to the animal kingdom. Reveal six different images as you turn, stack, and arrange these cleverly designed blocks.
9 blocks create 6 images
Blocks: 2 x 2 [...]
Mudpuppy's adorable Garden Friends Block Puzzle is perfect for toddlers. The eye-catching illustrations feature a beautiful butterfly, a lovely ladybug, a busy bee, a happy hummingbird, and more colorful garden creatures. Young puzzlers can reveal all six images as they turn, stack, and arrange thes[...]
Whimsical illustrations featuring a whale, jellyfish, seahorse, octopus, turtle, and butterfly fish make Mudpuppy's Under the Sea Block Puzzle a fun and educational introduction to the world under water. Reveal six different images as you turn, stack, and arrange these cleverly designed blocks . . .[...]
Serves as a reference for students and practitioners working in the field of adapted physical education. This work provides practical guidance for the assessment of individuals with disabilities in physical education programmes. It helps the reader learn to maximise participant skills and success th[...]
Nine long years have passed since the killer last struck. Nine years since eight helpless young women were hideously slaughtered by an ice-pick wielding maniac. Now hard-drinking ex-cop and unlicensed investigator Matt Scudder has been hired to bring the murderer to justice at last. Relentlessly, Sc[...]
The wife of Kheran Khoury, heroin wholesaler, is killed after he haggles over the price of her ransom. With the help of two computer geniuses, a streetwise punk, drug lords and his friend, ex-cop Scudder, they track the killers through the back streets of Brooklyn.[...]
Learn how to rebuild a small-block Chevy in your own garage with this full-color guide, written in layperson's terms.Chapters show you how to assess and choose an engine for rebuilding; how to tear it down and inspect it; and how to decide what needs to be done, whether you plan a basic restoration [...]