After Prudence's desperate marriage and move to Devonshire, sisters Rowena and Victoria fear they have lost their beloved friend forever. Guilt-ridden and remorseful, Rowena seeks comfort from a daring flyboy and finds it by embracing the most dangerous activity the world has ever seen and Victori[...]

Tells the story of the life and work of Michael Kirby, Australia's most famous modern judge. This title charts his public life from his first forays as a student politician in the early 1960s, to his appointments as foundation chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission in 1975, and Justice of [...]

Travel to the most spectacular and enigmatic cities across the globe. The book provides the reader with a wealth of interesting and useful information about each city featured. Each entry is beautifully illustrated.[...]

Deals with the structural mechanics of the mass produced integral passenger car body. This work provides an explanation of load paths in the vehicle body-in-white (BIW), based on engineering first principles. It focuses on the conceptual rather than the quantitative aspect of design.[...]

Examines the nature of successful school leadership - what is it, what does it look like in practice and what are the consequences for schools and pupils.[...]

Highlights the design, development, and cultural function of some 300 postcards, all ingenious examples of graphic art. "UK rights sold to Ashgate/Land Humphries.[...]

Implementing the action steps from ASCD's best-seller The Art and Science of Teaching is much easier when you use this in-depth resource for workshops, professional learning communities, teacher training, and self-help. Hundreds of samples, guidelines, checklists, and activities help teachers in all[...]

In the modern age of institutions, whistleblowing is now established as one of the most important processes - if not the single most important process - by which governments and corporations are kept accountable to the societies they are meant to serve. This essential Handbook provides researche[...]

In a mythical world where time is a liquid that falls as rain, young Shanleya paddles her canoe out to the tree islands to learn the plant traditions of her people. Each island is home to a separate family of plants and a guardian with lessons to teach about the identification and uses of those plan[...]