Silas and Cathleen have loved each other since childhood. But when a jealous woman drives them apart, each is swept to a place where it seems there is no love, no peace, and no way back. This is a dramatic tale of courage and heartbreak.[...]
From the moment she learns of the strangers' visit, Molly Tattersall is filled with a sense of fear. Then her mother disappears, leaving behind a letter asking Molly to take care of her five brothers and sisters. Molly's wayward father rejects his responsibilities, leaving Molly to choose between th[...]
Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was torn apart by tragedy. Her husband, Ben, killed himself; her brother-in-law, Jacob, was murdered; and her sister, Susan, abandoned her new-born daughter, revealing the baby is Ben's child. Louise remains haunted by guilt over the one night she spent with Ben's[...]
Few things tell us more about ourselves than the music we listen to, a fact that Tom Cox has demonstrated brilliantly in his acclaimed Observer column, The Lost Tribes of Pop. Extended from that column, Cox's beautifully illustrated book presents a unique and hilarious vision of the current pop clim[...]
This title examines the concepts of systems reliability and the techniques available for determining both 'technical' and 'human' hazard and risk. Emphasis is placed on technical systems and human factors and the increasing importance of psychological factors in the overall assessment of safety. Thi[...]
* Unique interactive style enables students to diagnose their strengths and weaknesses and focus their efforts where needed
* Ideal for self-study and tutorial work, building from an initially supportive approach to the development of independent learning skills
* Free website includes soluti[...]
Erotic misdemeanours in an Irish bean-field, the recipe for a frog barometer fresh from the French court, a parrot convicted of heresy and burnt at the stake in Spain and a Dutch stage effect for ejecting a wig (by means of a spring) during Hamlet's ghost scene are just some of the masterpieces of u[...]
An expert on sex and relationships and author of Supersex offers her personal take on the ancient sexual wisdom of the Kama Sutra in an illustrated collection of more than one hundred different sexual positions, organized into such sections as Erotic, Emotional, Exotic, Expert, and Exhibitionist. Or[...]
"DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Thailand" is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes 3-D cutaway illustrations, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of major cities and towns. This new, expanded editio[...]
Christmas is just around the corner, and the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop are thrilled when Sheila wins the first place prize in a scrapbooking design contest: a ten-day scrapbook-themed cruise in the Caribbean. Vera and Paige decide to tag along, which should pose the perfect oppor[...]
It's not your grandmother's quilt world anymore. Quilting today is a phenomenally popular hobby, artform, and business, often rolled into one, that attracts 21 million avid quilters who spend $2.27 billion annually on their passion. There are 2,500 quilt shops around the country, popular television [...]
Quality family togetherness-everyone wants it, but it seems increasingly harder to achieve. In a world run by cell phones, computers, and virtual networking, the comfort of human connection grows more important- and rarer- all the time. In a guide newly updated for the next generation, family expert[...]
Celebrating the most hallowed fashion brands from Hermes of Paris and Burberry of London through to legendary US labels such as Brooks Brothers, this lush and sophisticated volume will captivate and inform even the most avid fashion devotee.
Written and exhaustively researched by international fa[...]
Spanish language students interested in checking their proficiency level or preparing for tests will value these flash cards, which are designed to question them on rules of Spanish usage. The cards cover parts of speech, rules of punctuation, specialized vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and much [...]
A Delightful and Inventive Collection Showcasing Top Names in Historical Romance
In Dry Gulch, Texas, 1893, a young woman with a tender heart that longs to help those in need takes it upon herself to meddle in the affairs of three acquaintances who are in dire straits. Wanting to stay anonymous,[...]
New edition of a text in which Cox (electronics and computer engineering technology, Daytona Beach Community College) covers discrete circuitry, with a focus upon integrated circuits. Initial chapters introduce the components used to build electronics circuits, such as the op-amp that provides the f[...]
As the war for talent rages on, organizations are seeking proven methods for leveraging diversity as a resource. Creating the Multicultural Organization challenges today's organizations to stop "counting heads for the government" and begin creating effective strategies for a more positive approach t[...]