WINNER OF THE 2007 CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD A fresh design and appealing new cover enliven this award-winning collection in the acclaimed "Poetry for Young People" series. Showcasing the extraordinary Langston Hughes, it's edited by two leading poetry experts and features gallery-[...]

Architecture/Interior DesignAn in-depth look at the most innovative aged care facilities todayWith the world's population aging at a rapid pace, there is a growing need for new ways to provide residential care for older people. "Design for Aging" explores some of the most successful examples of elde[...]

Whatever happened to Darren Aronofsky's "Batman" movie starring Clint Eastwood? What prevented Paul Verhoeven from filming the Schwarzenegger epic "Crusade", and why did Ridley Scott's "Crisis in the Hot Zone" collapse days away from filming? All these lost projects, and more, are covered in "Tales [...]

Steven Spielberg's "Night Skies", Stanley Kubrick's "Childhood's End", Philip Kaufman's "Star Trek: Planet of the Titans", Kevin Smith's "Six Million Dollar Man", Tim Burton's "Superman Lives", James Cameron's "Alien 5"...These are just some of the legendary unmade films covered in this groundbreaki[...]

John Gilroy produced some of the best and most remembered advertising images for Guinness spanning the years 1930-1960. The campaigns of Guinness for Strength, Guinness is Good for You, and My Goodness, My Guinness are legendary. In the compilation of this book, author David Hughes has accessed almo[...]

A Political History of The Gambia: 1816-1994 is the first complete account of the political history of the former British West African dependency to be written. It makes use of much hitherto unconsulted or unavailable British and Gambian official and private documentary sources, as well as interview[...]

This beautiful collection contains traditional tales that have been carefully retold using phonics and familiar language so that children can read them for themselves. It contains 4 stories in 1: Chicken Licken, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Magic Porridge Pot and The Greedy Dog.[...]

"Paradise Lost" remains as challenging and relevant today as it was in the turbulent intellectual and political environment in which it was written. This edition aims to bring the poem as fully alive to a modern reader as it would have been to Milton's contemporaries. It provides a newly edited text[...]

The Encylopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. * Comprises over 200 newly com[...]

Practical Grammar is a British English grammar course for self study or use in the classroom. This title takes students through key aspects of English grammar from Elementary to Upper Intermediate levels. It includes high frequency words and expressions. It features regular review and progress tests[...]