Describes the history of radar in the second World War. This book covers ground, air, and sea operations in various theaters of World War II. It discusses the development and use of radar by Germany, Japan, Russia, and Great British.[...]
"It has the thoroughness of a history book yet reads with the personalized vision of a novel." -"Time""" Chester Brown reinvents the comic-book medium to create the critically acclaimed historical biography "Louis Riel," winning the Harvey Awards for best writing and best graphic novel for his compe[...]
Moving Beyond Self-Interest is an interdisciplinary volume that discusses cutting-edge developments in the science of caring for and helping others. In Part I, contributors raise foundational issues related to human caregiving. They present new theories and data to show how natural selection might h[...]
Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W., if she can read ten words. The twosome race to the park, where D.W. is quick to recognize signs such as ZOO, DON'T WALK, POLICE, and ICE CREAM. When she reads WET PAINT before her big brother does, Arthur is in for a colorful surprise![...]
Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. [...]
Originally published in 1954, Fisherman s Winter is Roderick Haig-Brown s final installment in his well-known seasons cycle. With a unique blend of experience and observation, Haig-Brown brings readers through the exotic rivers of South America in the winter months, showing rather than explaining th[...]
An end to Roderick L. Haig-Brown's "seasons" cycle, "Fisherman's Summer" is a book that can be read again and again, for both knowledge and pleasure. In this installment, he focuses again on the rivers of his native British Columbia such as the Campbell, the Columbia, and the Nimpkish. Among his vas[...]