The Pleasures of Children's Literature, Third Edition, offers an overview of children's literature in the context of current professional discussion of children's literature and reading. Focusing on controversial issues and designed to provoke thought and debate, this ground-breaking text examines l[...]

Delegation amounts to a lot more than just passing work off onto subordinates. When handled correctly, it gives managers a chance to strengthen their departments by developing the skills and organizational competencies of their people. Filled with quick tips, exercises, self-assessments, and practic[...]

Complete instructional guidance and illustrative practice aids enabling auditors and accountants to perform audits, reviews, and compilations Small practitioners need instructional guidance, illustrative practice aids and documentation for performing smaller accounting and auditing engagements. Pe[...]

What happens when a young child is traumatized? How does terror affect a child's mind-and how can that mind recover? Child psychiatrist Bruce Perry has treated children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, witnesses to their own parents' murders, children raised in closets and cages, [...]

Grow your own organic fruits, berries, and nuts "The Fruit Gardener's Bible" is the complete reference on planting, growing, caring for, and harvesting everything from strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries to orchard fruits like apples, pears, peaches, cherries, almonds, and walnuts. A perfect[...]

For walkers and naturalists, Bulgaria is an unexpected paradise, boasting an amazing variety of landscapes and an outstandingly rich biodiversity. The three wildest and most majestic regions of this mountainous country are protected within the Pirin, Rila and Central Balkan national parks. As well a[...]

For each of us there is one person who has the power to change our lives for ever. For Carol Marcus and Leila Kalomi, those people are Kirk and Spock. Biologist Carol Marus is running a project that she is convinced can reshape planets, transforming an inhospitable world into a fruitful paradise. He[...]

There is a growing demand for a book such as the Perry's Standard Tables and Formulae for Chemical Engineers that will provide necessary information in a quick and concise manner for the various chemical properties and chemical processes of industrial operations. Perry's Standard Tables and Formula[...]