In this dazzling debut novel, a pregnant teen learns the meaning of friendship--from the boy who pretends to be her baby's father.
When the entire high school finds out that Hannah Shepard is pregnant via her ex-best friend, she has a full-on meltdown in her backyard. The one witness (besides th[...]
The super-bestselling book that's enhancing Americans' healthBy eating the fourteen SuperFoods highlighted in Dr. Steven Pratt's instant bestseller, you can actually stop the incremental deteriorations that lead to common ailments and diseasesBeans -- reduce obesity Blueberries -- lower risk for car[...]
"Superfoods Rx" focuses on 14 functional foods, which are high in micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients) versus macronutrients (fats, carbs, proteins). Dr. Pratt shows that if you fill your "tank" with the right foods, chances of living a long, disease free life are better. In addition [...]
"The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt is a literary bottle rocket-loaded with whimsy, pizzazz, and heart."-Adriana Trigiani "Is it possible that I have just read/experienced/devoured the most delightful book ever published? Do not argue with me: There is magic here and genius."-Elinor Lipman"A ripping yar[...]
Larry King wrote the foreword. Beneath the surface-undiagnosed, untreated, and often unspoken-there is a pervasive cloud of unease affecting virtually everyone. According to Drs. George Pratt and Peter Lambrou, this fog of distress is the result of events in our past that have left psychological imp[...]
This title features a foreword by Larry King. Beneath the surface - undiagnosed, untreated and often unspoken - there is a pervasive cloud of unease affecting virtually everyone. According to Drs. George Pratt and Peter Lambrou this fog of distress is the result of events in our past that have left [...]
Capitalize on All the Latest Legal, Financial, and ComplianceInformation Needed to Analyze and Appraise Any Business For over 25 years, Valuing a Business has provided professionals and students with expert business valuation information, offering clear, concise coverage of valuation principles and[...]
Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten: A Multicultural Perspective is an applied book focusing on how literacy develops in young children and the ways in which teachers can encourage the natural emergence of early reading and writing. It has a special emphasis on multicultural children's lite[...]
This edition of Graham Greene's prophetic novel about American involvement in the Vietnam War includes the complete text of the work, along with essays by Greene, extensive historical writings, and relevant literary criticism.[...]
After Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt was the most influential figure in early Mormon history and culture. Missionary, pamphleteer, theologian, historian, and martyr, Pratt was perennially stalked by controversy-regarded, he said, "almost as an Angel by thousands and counted an Impos[...]
Traditional aural training is heavily biased towards the perception and identification of pitch and rhythm. But George Pratt argues in this book that in these days of CDs and cassette recorders much of this area of the subject can best be worked on alone. He demonstrates how, by tailoring tasks to[...]
Introduces the fundamental chemistry of the molecules that are essential to all cells. Covering biological chemistry from a chemical viewpoint, this book integrates mechanistic chemistry and physical chemical principles. Specific examples are included, in order that the students see the scientific p[...]
The ways in which religious communities interact with one another is an increasing focus of scholarly research and teaching. Issues of interreligious engagement, inclusive of dialogue more specifically and relations more generally, attract widespread interest and concern. In a religiously pluralist [...]
The ways in which religious communities interact with one another is an increasing focus of scholarly research and teaching. Issues of interreligious engagement, inclusive of dialogue more specifically and relations more generally, attract widespread interest and concern. In a religiously pluralist [...]
Big ideas in the mathematics curriculum for older school students, especially those that are hard to learn and hard to teach, are covered in this book. It will be a first port of call for research about teaching big ideas for students from 9-19 and also has implications for a wider range of students[...]
Archetypal patterns endure because they give expression to perennial dilemmas submerged in the collective unconscious. Having examined more than 300 novels by both major and minor women writers over three centuries, Annis Pratt perceives in women's fiction distinctive elements of plot, characterizat[...]
The Bayesian revolution in statistics - where statistics is integrated with decision making in areas such as management, public policy, engineering, and clinical medicine - is here to stay. Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory states the case and in a self-contained, comprehensive way shows h[...]
"The best writers of our generation retell classic tales."
From Sir Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" to E. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops," literature is filled with sexy, deadly, and downright twisted tales. In this collection, award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine their favorite[...]
"The best writers of our generation retell classic tales."
From Sir Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" to E. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops," literature is filled with sexy, deadly, and downright twisted tales. In this collection, award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine their favorite[...]
Updated and expanded throughout with new illustrations and new material, this is the long- awaited second edition of a highly acclaimed and interdisciplinary book which quickly established itself as a seminal text in its field.[...]
Why do some modern societies punish their offenders differently to others? Why are some more punitive and others more tolerant in their approach to offending and how can these differences be explained? Based on extensive historical analysis and fieldwork in the penal systems of England, Australia, N[...]