Dreams of Magic, the first book of celebrated artist Michele-lee Phelan, brings together over 100 of her most-loved illustrations with a selection of stirring poems and short stories. This stunning, full-color publication compiles Michele-lee's favorite artworks, including private commissions, and t[...]
This companion workbook to "1-2-3 Magic" takes parents carefully through the program in a way that maximises understanding, encourages constructive self-evaluation, and provides for systematic planning of parenting strategies. This successful, straightforward program has guided parents through the d[...]
This companion workbook to "1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents" takes parents carefully through the program to immediately manage troublesome behaviour with reason, patience, and Christian compassion. This successful, straightforward program has guided parents through the difficult task of raising co[...]
For the past forty years The Nature of Narrative has been a seminal work for literary students, teachers, writers, and scholars. Countering the tendency to view the novel as the paradigm case of literary narrative, authors Robert Scholes and Robert Kellogg in the original edition offered a compelli[...]
Providing an invaluable reference for immigration practitioners, this book builds on the proven success of previous editions to offer the most up-to-date coverage of recent immigration legislation, selected and annotated by experts with a wealth of practical experience.[...]
Unmarked is a controversial analysis of the fraught relation between political and representational visibility in contemporary culture. Written from and for the Left, Unmarked rethinks the claims of visibility politics through a feminist psychoanalytic examination of specific performance texts - inc[...]
An exploration of what lies at the heart of contemporary theatre. Written by the artistic director of Forced Entertainment, it investigates the process of devising performance, theatre's interdisciplinary role, and the city's influence.[...]
If teacher education, as a field of study, is to contribute to the revitalization, re-moralization and re-politicization of Education, this book argues that it needs to be alert to questions of teachers' intellectual and political freedom and to concerns about the legitimacy of what we do in teacher[...]
Why do we want--and why do we do--so many things that are bad for us? And how can we stop? In "Mean Genes" economist Terry Burnham and biologist Jay Phelan offer advice on how to conquer our own worst enemy--our survival-minded genes. Having evolved in a time of scarcity, when our ancestors struggle[...]
Suitable for students studying the IB Diploma and an excellent introductory text for undergraduates. Philosophy: Themes and Thinkers covers key philosophical concepts, themes, and philosophy texts. As well as gaining a thorough grounding in these areas, students will develop the ability to analyse a[...]
"Xander planned a panda party. Yes, a dandy whoop-de-do
""But Xander was the only panda. Just one panda at the zoo."The zoo's paucity of pandas doesn't impede Xander's party planning for long. He decides to invite "all" the bears. But Koala protests. She's not a bear--she's a marsupial Does tha[...]
This astute guide to the literary achievements of American novelists in the twentieth century places their work in its historical context and offers detailed analyses of landmark novels based on a clearly laid out set of tools for analyzing narrative form.[...]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, houses one of the most distinguished collections of works by Frederic Remington (1861-1909) in the country. Featuring "Fight for the Water Hole", one of the icons of American art, and many other highlights, the Hogg Brothers Collection is remarkably comprehensive, r[...]
Swiss-born artist Pipilotti Rist (b.1962) creates colourful multi-screen video works which, often with the pace and seduction of a pop promo, signal the birth of a new interdisciplinary artform. With such lighthearted artworks as Ever Is Over All, showing a princess-like young girl blithely smashing[...]
Art and Feminism is a must-have resource for those interested in contemporary art, art history, and feminist and gender studies. The book features the work of 150 artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Paula Rego, Roni Horn, and Orlan. Art and Feminism is unique in the way it juxtaposes artists, theorie[...]
Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway is rocked by an explosion. Jesse and his three friends, Dave, Anna and Mini, crawl out from the wreckage to discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in ruins. Worse, the only other survivors seem to be infected [...]
Trace the quest to solve the scientific riddle of how human traits are passed down from one generation to the next in this new book from National Geographic.
The story begins in 1856, when the scientist and monk Gregor Mendel begins experiments on pea plants, not knowing that he was about to unl[...]
"After Testimony: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Holocaust Narrative for the Future "collects sixteen essays written with the awareness that we are on the verge of a historical shift in our relation to the Third Reich's programmatic genocide. Soon there will be no living survivors of the Holocaust, an[...]
"Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates" addresses two frequently asked questions about narrative studies: "what is narrative theory?" and "how do different approaches to narrative relate to each other?" In engaging with these questions, the book demonstrates the diversity and vitality[...]
Sailing clockwise around the Irish coast in his 32-foot sloop, Sarakiniko, retired judge and accomplished sailor Andrew Phelan calls in at various harbours, inlets and bays, and gives readers a fascinating guided tour of the Irish coastline. A delight to dip or to plunge into, this book is just burs[...]
Book One answers many questions about the universe and how it works. Book Two consists of actual soul readings traced from the time they were birthed by the Godhead to the time the souls made the decision to come to Earth. This ground breaking research is taken from soul readings by Athor, one membe[...]