Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's Polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual.[...]
How do you draw a straight line? How do you determine if a circle is really round? These may sound like simple or even trivial mathematical problems, but to an engineer the answers can mean the difference between success and failure. "How Round Is Your Circle?" invites readers to explore many of the[...]
In this Oscar Wilde's entire three-act play presented as a full color graphic novel, two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use imaginary friends to inject some excitement into their seemingly dull lives. Jack Worthing invents a brother, "Ernest," whom he pretends to be in order to visit his b[...]
Explores the physical and mental challenge that lies at the very heart of marathon running. From the legend of Pheidippides and Spiridon Louis - who won the first modern Olympic marathon in 1896 - to Paula Radcliffe, reduced to tears on the long road to Athens more than a century later, this is a st[...]
A dynamic young leader shows how leading with love and respect creates success in business and life Written by the founder of Operation HOPE and advisor to the past two U.S. presidents, this groundbreaking book makes the case that the best way to get ahead is to figure out what you have to give[...]
"Functional Biology of Plants" provides students and researchers with a clearly written, well structured whole plant physiology text. Early in the text, it provides essential information on molecular and cellular processes so that the reader can understand how they are integrated into the developmen[...]
Theorists, scholars, and critics usually consider literary works to be fixed objects, assuming that any variations in the text of a work should be stabilized, reduced, eliminated. John Bryant urges that these variations create valuable records of the interactions between the artist and society. Prep[...]
A humane study of how animals behave if they are treated with decency and respect. John Bryant introduces a selection of animals from the sanctuary: dogs, birds, cats, horses and more, and shows how their natural life differs from that experienced by them in farms or working for a living.[...]
Understanding plant nuclear structure - the spatial and dynamic organisation of the plant nucleus and the function and interactions of its components (e.g. RNA, proteins, nuclear envelope) -- is vital in determining an integrated structural, physical and functional map of the genome.[...]
The American economy is stalled because business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize their companies and the economy: the poor. The massive economic energy and potential of the poor and the struggling middle class has been left on the sidelines. John Hope Br[...]
This edition of the Hutigruten 120 book covers a more detailed and comprehensive account of the history of this essential Norweigen service. Illustrated with many different photographs yo that of the edited version. The book also has detailed fleet lists, appendices and maps compiled by John Brya[...]