This volume tells the story of a young Jewish girl who flees to England from Nazi Germany, and her struggle not only to forget the persecution she suffered in her previous life, but also to fit in with her new, very different world.[...]
Pip Summerdew, the Halfling assassin, has been sent on a mission by the elven prince of the Sylvan Marches. He must retrieve the head of Graznik, the leader of the Dragonwood orcs. But is everything as it seems? Why exactly does the prince want Graznik dead, and where is his long-lost sister, who sh[...]
This newest edition of Broadcast Journalism continues its long tradition of covering the basics of broadcasting from gathering news sources, interviewing, putting together a programme, news writing, reporting, editing, working in the studio, conducting live reports, and more. Two new authors have jo[...]
1072 - England is firmly under the heel of its new Norman rulers. The few survivors of the English resistance look to Edgar the Atheling, the rightful heir to the English throne, to overthrow William the Conqueror. Years of intrigue and vicious civil war follow: brother against brother, family again[...]
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki sees buildings not as dead objects but as events that encompass the social and historical context -- not to be defined forever by their "everlasting materiality" but as texts to be interpreted and reread continually. In Japan-ness in Architecture, he identifies what [...]
This book presents the framework for a new, comprehensive approach to cognitive science. The proposed paradigm, enaction, offers an alternative to cognitive science's classical, first-generation Computational Theory of Mind (CTM). Enaction, first articulated by Varela, Thompson, and Rosch in The Emb[...]
Two countries united by a common language and divided by cultural differences and business etiquette. This book is for British citizens planning on working in the United States. Students need to learn how to think and act American - talk the talk, and walk away with the result they want.[...]
Aims to provide the formula for a successful life, based on interviews with 200 of the world's extraordinary people.[...]
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Pablo PicassoIn today's flat world, business as usual no longer cuts it. Anyone can compete on quality, price and timing. So what's the secret weapon that will boost your business over and above the competi[...]
Philosophy in the late 17th century was a dangerous business. No careerist could afford to know the reclusive philosopher Baruch de Spinoza. Gottfried Leibniz became obsessed with Spinoza's writings and called on Spinoza in person at his home. This work is a philosophical romance of attraction and r[...]
Takes a fresh look at a familiar building type - the town house in eighteenth-century London - and investigates the circumstances in which individuals made decisions about living in London, and particularly about their West End house.[...]
In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner - illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bulow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima p[...]
Featuring twenty-seven paintings created between 1950 and 1990 by some of the most important artists of the mid- to late 20th century, including Karel Appel, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Jack Goldstein, Hans Hofmann, Morris Louis, Gerhard Richter, Mark Rothko, and Frank Stella, this book [...]
This is the only jazz history written by a musician that is not strictly autobiographical. Rex Stewart, who played trumpet and cornet with Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington, knew personally all the giants of jazz in the 1930s and thus his judgments on their achievements come with unique authori[...]
While European civilization stagnated in the Dark Ages, Asia flourished as the wellspring of science, philosophy, and religion. Linked together by a web of spiritual, commercial, and intellectual connections, the distant regions of Asias vast civilization, from Arabia to China, hummed with trade, i[...]
A compendium of two hundred delicious, quick-and-easy recipes for cooks on the go features an array of dishes that can be prepared with fresh ingredients from the local supermarket in thirty minutes or less, including main dish salads, vegetable risottos, grilled kabobs, no-cook pasta sauces, soups,[...]
An impassioned and inspiring story from the creator of the award-winning documentary "Sharkwater."
Beginning with a childhood spent catching poisonous snakes and chasing after alligators, Rob Stewart, the award-winning documentary filmmaker behind "Sharkwater," charts his development into one of[...]
A luscious array of favorite cookie recipes presents 175 different cookies that range from perennial crowd-pleasers to innovative new treats, all organized according to such textures as Soft and Chewy, Crisp and Crunchy, and Light and Delicate, including Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Lemon-Apricot[...]
The perfect sweet (or savory) for any occasion Filled with seasonal fruit, piled high with billowy meringue, or topped with buttery streusel, pies and tarts are comforting and foolproof. In Martha Stewart?s New Pies and Tarts, the editors of Martha Stewart Living include 150 recipes: Some are savo[...]