This multicultural reader for first-year composition courses poses critical questions about American culture and the construction of identity. Beyond Borders includes both conventional writing (essays, poems, and short fiction) and less conventional works (photographs, advertisements, graphic novels[...]

Explore the tastes of Italy with "The Ask Italian Cookbook". From mouth-watering fettucine to hand-made gelato the "Ask Italian cookbook" mixes easy to prepare, authentic recipes with tales, travels and experiences of Italy that will inspire you to cook and enjoy. Ask Italian is one of the UK's most[...]

Some of the best-known biblical episodes are found in the story of David's rise to kingship in "First and Second Samuel". Why was this series of stories included in the Bible? An answer that has become increasingly popular is that this narrative should be interpreted as the 'apology of David', that [...]

Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet, argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a common force: interaction rituals. "Interaction Ritual Chains" is a major work of sociological theory that attempts t[...]

In the popular misconception fostered by blockbuster action movies and best-selling thrillers - not to mention conventional explanations by social scientists - violence is easy under certain conditions, like poverty, racial or ideological hatreds, or family pathologies. Randall Collins challenges th[...]

Building on their last revision of Roger Eckert's best-selling text, the author team of Randall, Burggren, and French are back and breathing new life into Animal Physiology. The Fifth Edition highlights the latest breakthroughs in the field and offers refreshing new themes, all the while staying tru[...]

Lily and Rose are helpful fairies who love to take care of their garden friends. But will Patch the elf's naughty tricks mean that the fairy friends stop helping those who need it? Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young[...]

This title explains the physiology of altitude training and athletic performance, and the practical application of altitude training. It combines research, training principles and proven programme strategies to improve perfomrnace in aerobic sports.[...]

Welcome to an alternate world where Richard the Lion-Hearted did "not" die in the year 1199 and where the great detective Lord Darcy and the sorcerer Sean O'Lochlainn combine occult skills and brilliant deductions to bring criminals to the King's Justice.[...]

This is a new edition of the world's leading textbook on journalism. Translated into more than a dozen languages, David Randall's handbook is an invaluable guide to the 'universals' of good journalistic practice for professional and trainee journalists worldwide. Irrespective of language or culture[...]

This book explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema that have represented the 9/11 attacks. Works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid are discussed in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enorm[...]