A.K. Ramanujan (1929-1993) was, arguably, modern India's finest English-language poet. This volume of his "Collected Poems" includes poems out of the three books he published during his lifetime, and a fourth collection never published before. It is intended for: readers of Indian poetry in English,[...]
Poet, translator, folklorist, A.K. Ramanujan has been recognized as the world's most profound scholar of South Asian language and culture. This book brings together 30 essays on literature and culture written by him over a period of four decades. The volume also contains notes on each essay as well [...]
"Reading and Writing Genre with Purpose in K-8 Classrooms adds a new dimension to genre studies that will engage students and re-invigorate teaching. The book sharpens our focus on student motivation, an essential yet often overlooked aspect of teaching. The authors offer an array of purposeful and [...]
This quirky, original compilation serves up the eccentric wit and thought-provoking aphorisms of one of the 20th century's liveliest and most articulate minds. Assembled by the president of the American Chesterton Society, it features alphabetical entries of "Chesternitions" -- pithy and poetic defi[...]
The highly prolific and influential science fiction author Philip K. Dick published 44 novels and more than 120 brief works during his lifetime. This anthology presents his finest short stories and novellas that originally appeared in pulp magazines of the early 1950s. Contents include "The Variable[...]
"Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick" contains twenty-one of Dick's most dazzling and resonant stories, which span his entire career and show a world-class writer working at the peak of his powers.
In "The Days of Perky Pat," people spend their time playing with dolls who manage to live an idylli[...]
"A great and calamitous sequence of arguments with the universe: poignant, terrifying, ludicrous, and brilliant. The "Exegesis" is the sort of book associated with legends and madmen, but Dick wasn't a legend and he wasn't mad. He lived among us, and was a genius."--Jonathan Lethem
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(Guitar Recorded Versions). 14 transcriptions from the latest release by these Christian punk rockers. Features: High of 75 * Let It All Out * Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II) * My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend * The One I'm Waiting For * When I Go Down * Which to Bury; Us or the Hatchet? * and more.[...]
Saturated with emotion, drama, and powerful stories, the Anna.K Tarot is an easy-to-use, intuitive tool for self-discovery. See yourself in these gorgeously rendered scenes that emphasize the human experience and stay true to the Rider-Waite tradition - with fewer distracting symbols. Mirroring the [...]
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Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by a beetle eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. All because Harry Potter is a wizard! Follow the adventur[...]
Gathers twenty-four science fiction stories, including "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," "Second Variety," "The Golden Man," and "The Last of the Masters"[...]
Electronic mechanic Jennings wakes up with no memory of the past two years of his life -- except that he had agreed to work for Retherick Construction.Payment for his services, now completed, is a bag of seemingly worthless objects: a code key, a ticket stub, a receipt, a length of wire, half a poke[...]
Techniques and tips from A. K.: The right way to hold a bobbin Preventing body bumps Avoiding trapped hackles Producing crisper hairwings and tails Dubbing fine bodies Saltwater tips Tying fly patterns using new materials: Bugskip Nymph Blue Quill Dun Mahogany Quill Spinner Hovering Fy Crane Coq de [...]
Ananda K Coomaraswamy grew up in late Victorian England and was there in the splendid pre-war days of the arts and crafts idealists, Blakean dreamers and flourishing literary movements. As a young man, Coomaraswamy was a pioneer and authority in the field of Indian art, a spokesman for Indian nation[...]
Offers an introduction to digital electronics, from basic electrical theory and digital logic to hands-on, high-tech applications. Designed to support Project Lead the Way(r)'s (PLTW) innovative Digital Electronics (DE) curriculum, this title prepares students for college and career success in STEM [...]