A great space-age adventure on the far side of the moon from from Kate Agnew for Egmont's Blue Banana series. Things are going badly at Mission Control. On the far side of the moon, a wheel has fallen off the spy-camera's Moon Buggy and the astronauts can't fix it. It's up to Ben to blast into space[...]

This book focuses on what is probably the most frequently asked question about crime: Why do criminals offend? Renowned criminologist Robert Agnew draws on a broad range of crime theories and the latest research to present a general theory of crime and delinquency, rich with student-accessible examp[...]

This third volume of the best-selling "Data Model Resource Book" series revolutionizes the data modeling discipline by answering the question "How can you save significant time while improving the quality of any type of data modeling effort?" In contrast to the first two volumes, this new volume foc[...]

This book provides students in human geography with a vital resource - a collection of writings critical to understanding the field as a whole and revealing the interactions of its component parts. It is designed to give students ready access to the literature their studies are most likely to lead t[...]

As the craft beer craze continues to sweep the nation, more and more people are deciding to try their hand at creating their own perfect brew. In "Craft Beer for the ""Homebrewer," beer writer and certified cicerone (think "sommelier for beer") Michael Agnew merges the passions of consumption and cr[...]

This book describes the evolution of the Western cowboy hero as a mythic person created and propagated by dime novels, pulp fiction, television and Hollywood movies. The expectations and demands of readers, viewers, and movie makers have all influenced the public perception of the Western hero. As a[...]

Why do people commit crimes? How do we control crime? The theories that criminologists use to answer these questions are built on a number of underlying assumptions, including those about the nature of crime, free will, human nature, and society. These assumptions have a fundamental impact on crimin[...]

Children at War is an authoritative guide to the literature for young readers concerning war in the twentieth century - especially the two world wars. The authors discuss literature of all kinds - novels, autobiographies, comics, story-papers and picture-books. Inthe process they provide the definit[...]

Three lovely classroom stories by Kate Agnew and Lydia Monks for Egmont's green banana series. Sean is always shouting and rushing about. But when he gets stuck in a cupboard with Miss Green, his noisiness comes in handy! No one's taking any notice of Daisy today. But when her wobbly tooth comes out[...]