In this large, abundantly illustrated volume, Joseph attempts to document the American Pitbull Terrier as owned throughout the country. What emerges, however, is a single-sided, often stereotypical view of the pitbull owners themselves--a portrait that is nevertheless evocatively captured. The openi[...]

(Musicians Institute Press). Expand your lead lines and scalar vocabulary with a whole book packed full of unusual scales and interesting ways to play them. The accompanying CD contains 80 demonstration tracks of all the licks in the book. Scales include: Prometheus, enigmatic, Hebrew, Hungarian Gyp[...]

Chef Marc Forgione opened his eponymous New York City restaurant in 2008 to widespread acclaim, becoming the youngest American-born chef and owner to receive a Michelin star in consecutive years. Upon winning Season 3 of Food Network's The Next Iron Chef, Forgione joined the ranks of former and curr[...]

The spotlight shines on "Top Cow" founder, Marc Silvestri in this very special art collection. Silvestri's career blossumed during runs on "Uncanny X-men" and "Wolverine", and in the early 1990's revolutionized the industry when he co-founded "Image Comics" and created such hit properties as "Cyberf[...]

"The Electronic Day Trader: Successful Strategies for On-line Trading", Marc Friedfertig and George West is an international Bestseller! It is the first book to bring high-profit day trading to the individual investor! It is now in paperback! 'This is the book that started it all' - Joel Kurtzman, "[...]

Describes social, political, and economic conditions that contributed to the development of and characterized European feudal society. Bibliogs[...]

This collection of 24 readings is the first comprehensive treatment of important topics by leading figures in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of animal cognition. Taken togther the essays provide the nucleus for an introductory course in animal cognition (cognitive ethology and comparati[...]

Whether you want to be in front of the camera, on the microphone, or behind the scenes, Total Sportscasting gives you the skills you'll need to become successful in this dynamic industry. This book covers everything from performance and production techniques to all aspects of sportscasting, good bro[...]

The definition and measurement of social welfare have been a vexed issue for the past century. This 2011 book makes a constructive, easily applicable proposal and suggests how to evaluate the economic situation of a society in a way that gives priority to the worse-off and that respects each individ[...]

Montaigne (1533-1592), the personification of philosophical calm, had to struggle to become the wise Renaissance humanist we know. His balanced temperament, sanguine and melancholic, promised genius but threatened madness. When he started his Essays, Montaigne was upset by an attack of melancholy hu[...]

As he leaves the cinema where he has just watched Casablanca, one of his favorite films, Julien is approached by a mysterious young woman, Claire. Unbeknownst to Julien, Claire has been following him for several days. Outside the cinema she relays a cryptic message: "Someone's trying to find you." S[...]

This Guide provides the reader with a chronological survey of contemporary dance. It is studded with references to Internet sources to satisfy readers who may not have access to live performances. Rather than illustrating this book with photographs - Google, YouTube, Vimeo and similar sites have be[...]