Swash-buckling adventure on the high seas, passionate romance between star-crossed lovers -- The Lady and the Pirate has it all. This popular novel from American writer Emerson Hough is a fun read for pirate fans, historical romance junkies, and e......
Knut Hamsun's novel The Growth of the Soil won the Norwegian writer a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. English translator W. W. Worster summed up the novel with these words: "It is the life story of a man in...
Snap! Beware of the crocodileÃÂs menacing jaws. This book introduces readers to crocs all around the world and includes information on their habitat, and diet. Photographs point out the animalÃÂs unique features, such as its rows of teeth and long......
Combining dazzling speculation with a profoundly humanist vision, this astounding alternate history tale presents a dramatic encounter with destiny wrapped around a simple yet provocative premise: the terrifying question of what might have happene......
English literature has been deluged by memoirs, commentaries and travel logs depicting the fascinating adventures of hearty souls and brilliant intellectuals. In contrast, "Throw Me Under the Bus...Please" is a cynical yet humorous account of a bu......
A series of contemporary fairy tales populated by wolves, witches, snakes, and an entirely new breed of heroine. In this Brothers Grimm-meets-Bridget Jones collection of linked stories, Danielle Wood introduces readers to Rosie Little, a thoroughl......
Ben Barclay checked the horse he was driving and looked attentively at the speaker. He was a stout-built, dark-complexioned man, with a beard of a week's growth, wearing an old and dirty suit, which would have reduced any tailor to...
The eagerness with which the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poems has been read shows very clearly that all our alleged modern artificiality does not prevent a prompt appre-ciation of the qualities of directness and simplicity in approaching th......
< P> Accurately calculating medication dosages is a critical element in pharmaceutical care that directly affects optimal patient outcomes. Unfortunately, medication dosage errors happen in pharmacies, in hospitals, or even at home or in homecare ......
In this guide from the career experts at WetFeet, you will learn: What differentiates Goldman from some of its top competitors What Goldman's culture is like How the company is organized Some of the company's most recent clients Exciting new...
From the origins of the court to modern practical mattersincluding the federal judiciary system, the Supreme Court’s session schedule, and the argument, decision, and appeal processthis resource provides detailed answers on all a......
The Alternative Minimum Tax is designed to give the average consumer and nontax professional an understanding of the AMT, help them reduce or eliminate its impact and to plan transactions for the lowest AMT result.
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No longer content with accepting whiteness as the norm, critical scholars have turned their attention to whiteness itself. In Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror, numerous thinkers, including Toni Morrison, Eric Foner, Peggy McIntosh......
Scraggy looked down upon the little boy's face, twisted with pain. She placed her fingers under his chin, closed the tiny jaws, and wrapped the shawl about the dark head. Without a moment's indecision, she thrust him through the window-space...
"Pushkin, who was born in 1799 and died in 1838, is the founder of Russian literature, and it is difficult to overestimate his influence. He is the first, and still the most generally beloved, of all their national poets. The...
Thomas Edison, one of the world's greatest inventors, is introduced in this fascinating activity book. Children will learn how Edison ushered in an astounding age of invention with his unique way of looking at things and refusal to be satisfied...
Travel back in time to see what life was like in ancient Greece and Rome while having fun with hands-on activities such as making a star gazer; chiseling a clay tablet; weaving Roman sandals; making a Greek mosaic; creating Roman...
The Swiss Family Robinson recounts the adventures of a family that is stranded on an island after a shipwreck. Luckily, they discover many supplies on the ship, including clothing, tools, fishing equipment, firearms, and various useful animals. Th......
Hurricanes plague the tropics from June through November. Some years bring just a handful of storms. Other years, meteorologists run out of names because there are so many. Students learn how and where these storms form and the dangers they...
Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years. But earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. Students will learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes...