For Database Systems and Database Design and Application courses offered at the junior, senior, and graduate levels in Computer Science departments. ' Written by well-known computer scientists, this accessible and succinct introduction to database systems focuses on database design and use. The au[...]

NorthStar, now in its third edition, motivates students to achieve in their academic as well as their personal language goals providing a fully-integrated approach in five levels with two complementary strands: Reading and Writing and Listening and Speaking.[...]

Exceptionally thorough, this volume offers single-volume coverage of ALL aspects of menu planning. Hands-on and real-world in approach, it features accompanying interactive software with specific examples of costing, mark-ups and menu engineering.[...]

In 1913, an orphan girl boards a steamship bound for Wuhu in South East China. Left in the hands of her soft-hearted but opium-addicted uncle she is delivered to The Hall of Eternal Splendour which, with its painted faces and troubling cries in the night, seems destined to break her spirit. And yet [...]

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" Jennifer Chiaverini's astute and lively novel of the politics of state--set against the backdrop of Civil War Era Washington
Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase Sprague stepped into the role o[...]

An unforgettable true story, "The Midwife" is the basis for the hit PBS drama "Call the Midwife"
At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while deliverin[...]

A fascinating tour through the science behind who we are and how we got this way--from the author of "The Calculus Diaries"
As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. In "Me, Myself, and Why," Jennifer Ouellette dives into the miniscule ranges of variat[...]

Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie d[...]

What is superstring theory and why is it important? Can superstrings offer the fulfilment of Einstein's lifelong dream of a Theory of Everything? Co-authored by Michio Kaku, one of the leading pioneers of superstrings, this is a thrilling account of the discoveries that have led scientists to the br[...]

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.
Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.
Introductions at the beginning of each story, illu[...]

This book explores attitudes related to English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and the implications for student identities. In addition ways in which the problems can be addressed in teacher education are explored. English language materials and testing are discussed.[...]