Today many companies are employing a user-centered design (UCD) process, but for most companies, usability begins and ends with the usability test. Although usability testing is a critical part of an effective user-centered life cycle, it is only one component of the UCD process. This book is focu[...]

This title deals with higher education: student affairs & campus issues. This book brings together new scholarship that expands and refines the concept of self-authorship across cultures. It adopts a constructive-developmental approach to self-evolution that emphasizes the interaction of personal ch[...]

Over four decades and a multitude of books, Colonel Glen Baxter has built a world and a language all his own slightly familiar, decidedly abnormal, irresistibly funny. Have you felt the terror of a failed Szechuan dinner? Have you seen what happens at precisely 6:15? Do you know where the beards are[...]

Mike's Place was one of the few spots in Tel Aviv where Jews, Christians, and Muslims could hang out peaceably, surrounded by the expats who filled the bar every night. It was a cosmopolitan haven from the conflict, a local gem that many pointed to as a hopeful sign that peace could come to the Midd[...]

A young adult biography of physicist and chemist Ernest Rutherford

Twelve traditional patterns drafted from a private collection of antique red-and-white quilts become a dozen fresh ways to enjoy the classic combination in Red, White & Quilted by Linda Baxter Lasco. Apply today's quiltmaking techniques and add quilting designs from some of today's best machine and [...]

The definitive encyclopedia for the science fiction fanatic. From "Barbarella" to "Blade Runner," from "Solaris" to "Star Wars," and from "1984" to "2001," "Sci-Fi Chronicles" seeks out 200 of the greatest galactic creations. Presented in an arresting blend of incisive text, infographic timelines, [...]

The most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years...In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and Paris resident John Baxter recounts his year-long experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers. [...]

Elsa Schiaparelli is one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. This book follows a biographical chronology detailing her life and career, with chapters organized into collections, collaborations and themes such as surrealism, her use of colour and her perfume line.[...]