This title offers a lavishly illustrated insider's look at 80 years of music and culture in Laurel Canyon. It is eye-opening both visually and informatively and features numerous interviews with stars, such as Slash!. Written by a long-time Canyon resident, this is a book no music lover can be witho[...]

A little old man and the little old woman live in Scotland. They have no money and nothing to eat but thin cabbage soup. When a goblin appears with a bag of flour, they think their dreams have come true. But this is not any flour This is magic flour. The little old lady bakes a bannock, but this ban[...]

Lou Reed wrote songs about drugs, squalor, transgressive sexuality, honourable prostitutes, visionary gutter queens and dollar-hustlers. He also wrote some of the most moving love songs of the era, from 'Pale Blue Eyes' to 'Perfect Day'. Always a generation ahead, he would never receive his due unti[...]

Dana K. Keller and Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller provide readers with a highly accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of research methods in "The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity". This brief, engaging book approaches the topic of research through an exploration of the issues that threa[...]

An International Student Edition for "Visions A Student Text".

In this her tenth book, acclaimed interior designer and award-winning author Betty Lou Phillips presents spirit-lifting takes on classic style from a modern point of view. Mingling elegance with ease, in a manner relaxed yet refined, Phillips sumptuously layers texture and color with pleasing, unexp[...]

According to travel industry news, an astonishing 22.5 million vacationers chose Caribbean destinations in 2005--with numbers anticipated to increase every year in the foreseeable future. To keep pace with this growing market, National Geographic's fully revised and updated guide spotlights the best[...]

In MORE DIGITAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY award-winning Olympus visionary photographer Lou Manna builds on his acclaimed work in his first book, "Digital Food Photography," demonstrating the most successful techniques for photographing food. Written in a clear, concise manner, MORE DIGITAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY i[...]

How Women Are Transforming Leadership: Four Key Traits Powering Success delves into the precise skills, characteristics, social programming, and biological designs that make women leadership naturals. Distinguished leadership author Mary Lou Decosterd identifies four key traits that enable women to [...]

A GUARDIAN AND CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR'A walk on the wild side with the alt-rock pioneer' GQ'DeCurtis is well placed to trace Reed's five-decade career, drawing on insider knowledge but skilfully balancing it with detailed research and fascinating interviews' Mojo MagazineAs lead singer and songwrit[...]