I had everything a woman could want. My husband, James. The house on the lake. Our perfect life. And then Alex came to visit. The first time I saw my husband's best friend, I didn't like him. Didn't like how his penetrating eyes followed me everywhere. Didn't like how James changed when he was aroun[...]

Chibis, Mascots, and More covers the popular genre of Chibis - wild, highly expressive characters and their faithful but volatile friends. With lessons on the body construction, expressions, and character types that are unique to the chibi genre, as well as demonstrations that teach how to draw thei[...]

This book teaches readers how to draw in the whimsical and imaginative style of manga that has given rise to such fan favorites such as "Sailor Moon" and "Naruto." Including lessons on fantastical clothing, characters types and their magical powers, and even magical beasts, this book covers everythi[...]

Indulge your senses with the beauty and nostalgic charms of Victoriana. With lifetime sales of over 4.3 million copies, the "Victoriana Calendar" is a spectacular showcase for the artistry of Cynthia Hart. Each month is celebrated with a vibrant seasonal collage that layers antique paper ephemera, o[...]

Born on 21 July 1899, Hart Crane died at sea on 27 April 1932. Despite much critical misunderstanding and neglect, in his own time and in ours, Crane achieved a superb poetic style, idiosyncratic yet central to mthe American tradition. Marc Simon's text is accepted as the authoritative presentation [...]

A definitive collection of writings by the complicated American poet includes his complete body of poetic and prose works as well as a generous selection of his letters, in a volume that offers insight into his tempestuous relationships with family members and such contemporaries as Allen Tate, Mari[...]

As the Allies embarked upon the Battle of Arras, they desperately needed accurate aerial reconnaissance photographs. But by this point the Royal Flying Club were flying obsolete planes. The new German Albatros scouts massively outclassed them in every respect: speed, armament, ability to withstand[...]

Complete IELTS combines the very best in contemporary classroom practice with stimulating topics aimed at young adults wanting to study at university. The Student's Pack is ideal for self-study. It consists of the Student's Book with Answers with CD-ROM and the Audio CDs which contain all the mater[...]

Combining developments in the field of social movement theory regarding framing, collective identity, and emotions with insights from humourology, the seventeen essays in this book show the power of humour in framing social and political protest across a wide range of historical and spatial settings[...]

Until now, the poetry of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been hidden, "embedded" within comments made at press briefings and in interviews. His preferred medium is the spoken word, and his audience has been limited to hard-bitten reporters and hard-core watchers of C-SPAN.
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From its first appearance on the battlefields of World War I, the tank struck fear into the enemy's hearts. As the tank developed, tactics evolved both to exploit it and to counter it. The French may have had better tanks in 1940, but the Germans tactically deployed their tanks in the Blitzkrieg mor[...]