Go behind the scenes in Tasha Tudor's 19th-century gardens, her "paradise on earth." Martin's text and Brown's photos explore gardens filled not only with flowers and vegetables but with a menagerie of corgis, Nubian goats, fantail doves, exotic finches, cockatiels, nightingales, and parrots.
This is an account of America's most famous drama. By centring solely on three subjects - Native Americans, settlers and ranchers - the author recreates these groups' struggles for their place in this new landscape and illuminates the history of the old West. Beginning with the demise of the Native Americans of the Plains, Brown depicts the onrush ...
This is the premier textbook on neurology worldwide - revised and updated and enhanced by 700 illustrations. The definitive text on the full spectrum of neurology, "Adams and Victor's" provides the treatment and management strategies needed to confidently handle both common and rare neurologic conditions. Reviewers have favorably compared the book ...
The ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the Romans. The book includes stories about suffering saints, gruesome games for Celtic kids, and the dreadful Druids with their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.
The surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, non-promiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever before. It is an inspirational memoir that shares how an everyday teen refused to give up on herself, even as others would forsake her. More, it's a cautionary tale ...
This conversation text implements a dynamic, learner-centered approach that encourages students to use Spanish to resolve meaningful and emotionally charged conflicts. A carefully crafted pedagogical apparatus featuring Conversaciones creadoras mini-dramas, written by renowned Spanish novelist Carmen MartA-n Gaite, challenges students to become ...
This edition of an undergraduate text examines the characteristics and analysis of individual securities along with the theory and practice of combining securities into portfolios. Changes in this edition include a new chapter on valuation, financial futures and substantial updating reflecting recent changes in theory. The book details the theory ...
Martin and Brown provide a look at Tudor's 19th-century lifestyle as she spins flax, dyes wool, weaves on her looms, dips candles, makes baskets, soap, and more. In addition to 100 color photographs, their are also watercolors by Tudor.
History with the nasty bits left in. Grizzly details of Tudor life from horrendous beheadings to mysterious murders and cruel kings and queens. History has never been so horrible! For 9-12 year olds.
History with the nasty parts left in! The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave Boudicca and the poor old peasants, who tried to send the Romans right back where they came from...
White Americans, abetted by neo-conservative writers of all hues, generally believe that racial discrimination is a thing of the past and that any racial inequalities that undeniably persist - in wages, family income, access to housing or health care - can be attributed to African Americans' cultural and individual failures. If the experience of ...
This text was written to assist aspiring educational leaders in the assessment, design, implementarion, and evaluation of a university or district intern leadership experience. It challenges school leader interns in 38 leadership and skill areas. Included in the second edition are new activities covering NCLB, IDEIA, NASSP, and NAESP standards.
"The Groovy Greeks" is full of fab facts about the hip and happening Greeks - who hung out all over 2000 years ago. This book tells you who had the world's first flushing toilet and why dedicated doctors tasted their patients' ear wax.
This history book describes the more gruesome side of the Stuart period. It tells why some Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which king picked his nose and never washed his hands, and who wore fish on their feet. Facts about the revolting Roundheads and ghastly Guy Fawkes are given.
In the best book ever written to prove history teachers wrong, pester parents and disgust grandmothers, you will find out the truth about the Rules of War and meet fifty of the most vicious villains of all time in a bonus feature pull-out. Want to know... --The ghastly fate of Captain Cook? --What smelly sport was played by Samurai warriors? --Who ...
From the author and photographer who brought readers "Tasha Tudor's Garden" comes a gorgeous lifestyle book celebrating the relationship between mother and child. Full-color photos throughout.
Designed for second- and third-year Spanish conversation courses, "Conversaciones creadoras" offers a dynamic, learner-centered approach to developing oral communication skills and cultural competence. A preliminary chapter presents the objectives, approach, and structure of the text, as well as useful learning strategies and "ice-breaking" ...
This work allows the reader to find out why sniffing your own urine could save your life in the World War I, how wearing white underpants could kill you in the World War II, and how a pair of old socks gave away top secrets.
"The Smashing Saxons" tells the terrible truth about the pillaging people who bashed the Brits but got nobbled by the Normans, including who got cow pats as Christmas presents or why wearing a pig on your head was lucky. Read on for foul facts on disgusting diseases and ghastly graves.
Demystifying Grantseeking is an inspirational and instructional guide to grantseeking. The authors--successful grantseekers in their own right--show you how to overcome the common fears fundraisers often experience and offer sound, practical advice to successful grantseeking. The book provides you with a systematic and logical way of searching for ...
The details of the dreadful war that affected everyone, from peace-loving protesters to the suffering soldiers. There are ropey rhymes and sad songs, rotten rules and sinister superstitions. Here is the horror and the hardships of World War I, which lasted for four years.
"Brown, who is now at work on a field guide to the orchids of the Northwest, begins this definitive guide to orchids of the Northeast with a chapter on where and when to find these captivating flowers. He continues with information on identifying the various genera and follows with a list-in alphabetical order-of 71 orchid species and varieties, ...
From a popular historical novelist comes the riveting story of the Harper's Ferry raid as seen through the eyes of John Brown's daughter Annie, who served as lookout.
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