The hilarious story of Thomas' refusal to wear his new snowsuit - despite pleas from his mother, his teacher and even his head teacher - has been making readers laugh since its publication 25 years ago. This new, child-friendly board book edition, with revised text and including new artwork by Mi[...]

Originally published in 1979, this was the first of Robert Munsch's oral stories to be turned into a book. Since then, it has made countless children (and adults) all around the world laugh out loud. When Jule Ann goes outside, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her dirty all over. No sooner does he[...]

"Hardwig makes Murfree come alive for us, and he helps us to see why we should still care about her work and her understanding of her historical moment and region."--Stephanie Foote, author of Regional Fictions: Culture and Identity in Nineteenth-Century American Literature "The rapid ascent and dec[...]

While it is well-known that the incidence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is skyrocketing in the general population, it's less well known that ASD is even more common in people with Down syndrome. This book offers a thorough examination of the unique profile of a Down Syndrome-Autism Spectrum Dis[...]

"Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome" is an essential resource for anyone in a relationship with a partner who has Asperger's. This book explains how Asperger's may cause problems in a relationship and offers help for communicating, coparenting, and building an emotional connection with a partne[...]

How did a scrawny black kid--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--become the 106th mayor of New York City? It's a remarkable journey. David Norman Dinkins was born in 1927, joined the Marine Corps in the waning days of World War II, went to Howard University on the G[...]

This book provides insight and findings from leading psychoanalysts who are involved in early prevention research and clinical work. Advances in the sciences of early development have brought a heightened awareness to the crucial importance of early experiences for health and development as well as [...]

This book is an ideal reference text for teaching renewable energy to engineering and science students, as well as a reference book for scientists and professionals doing self study on the subject. The book has twelve chapters and starts with the definition and classification of renewable and non re[...]

What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? "Surviving the Mob" is a cautionary tale of the harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who - so far - has lived to tell the tale.[...]

This volume presents mayor contributions of Applied Linguistics to the understanding of communications in the professions. The first two parts of this book deal with the theoretical and methodological orientations of professional communication studies, the history and development of professional com[...]

Stochastic differential equations have many applications in the natural sciences. Besides, the employment of probabilistic representations together with the Monte Carlo technique allows us to reduce solution of multi-dimensional problems for partial differential equations to integration of stochasti[...]