From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz. Full color.
From the files of "Discover Magazine", a leading source of popular science, with over 5 million monthly readers, "Discover" is one of the foremost journals of popular science, pitched to a layman's level. One of the most eagerly awaited monthly features is the 20 Things You Didn't Know About column, which occupies the last page of the magazine. ...
The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium package has all the tools you need to create cool Web pages with interactive content, animations, 3D images, and more. Learn to use them all in "Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium All-in-One For Dummies". Nine handy minibooks cover: Adobe Creative Suite Basics; Photoshop CS4; Illustrator CS4; Dreamweaver CS4; ...
This intense, action-filled story examines the difficulty of two friends struggling to remain close as one turns towards the world of drug-dealing and violence. Fifteen-year-old Jesse, a burgeoning young artist, and 17-year-old Rise have been best friends, pretty much brothers, since they were little. Lately, Jesse feels that Rise is changing, and ...
This collection of stories from the Old Testament of the Bible explores aspects of love--including love between men and women, love between friends, love between parent and child, and love between the human and the divine. Selections include "Reuben and Joseph," "Samson and Delilah," and "Ruth and Naomi." Mixed-media illustrations accompany the ...
Torvill and Dean, the world's most successful and popular skating couple, tell their own story, from their working-class childhoods in Nottingham to world stardom with their own multi-million dollar show. of photos, many in color.
This is a thorough but concise explanation of aspects of anatomy essential to students. Logically structured and easy to navigate, these books will be invaluable help to those finding the core concepts of anatomy difficult to grasp, or as a revision aid (they complement a standard text). Highly illustrated and supplemented with MCQs, the style is ...
This collection of essays reconsiders the troubled relationship between same-sex desire and psychoanalysis, assessing homosexuality's status in psychoanalytic theory and practice, as well as the value of psychoanalytic ideas for queer theory. Works by Freud, Klein, Reich and Lacan are examined.
This biography of Torvill and Dean tells the story of their relationship on and off the ice. Their Olympic triumph of 1984 is recounted along with the disappointment of their comeback attempt in 1994 when they won the bronze medal at Lillehammer.
It is the second Age of Man, the age before the world turned. The Empire of the Dragon-Blooded -- an invincible colossus -- stands astride the ruins of the First Age. For millennia, the scarlet Empress held the world in her steel grip. But the empress is no more, and the Realm spirals toward chaos and civil war. Its enemies descend -- demon ...
Monoclonal Antibodies: A Practical Approach covers the preparation, testing, derivation, and applications of monoclonal antibodies. New immunological techniques incorporating tried and tested methodologies are described, making the book of interest to established and inexperienced immunologists. Both the standard somatic hybridization technique ...
A tale of evil, madness, and terror draws readers to a small town nestled in the mountains of southern California. When greed forces open a well, the opening exposes half-human horrors that seek human blood--and an unholy, irresistible power that is gathering beneath the earth. "I kept the lights on the night I finished it".--Douglas Clegg, author ...
This is a thorough but concise explanation of aspects of anatomy essential to students. Logically structured and easy to navigate, these books will be invaluable help to those finding the core concepts of anatomy difficult to grasp, or as a revision aid (they complement a standard text). Highly illustrated and supplemented with MCQs, the style is ...
This talented duo--authors of the critically acclaimed Winter Scream--returns veteran cop who doesn't believe in magic and a reporter seeking the biggest story of her career join forces to pursue Trickster--a monster who is convinced that his ritualistic killings bring him magical, everlasting power.
Guest edited by Professors Christopher Ames and Dean Chou of UCSF, this issue is intended to serve as a follow-up to the previous "Interventional Neuroradiology" issue. The treatment of spinal cord malformations is being further expanded with the use of interventional neuroradiology. This issue will focus primarily on spinal arteriovenous ...
This is a thorough but concise explanation of aspects of anatomy essential to students. Logically structured and easy to navigate, these books will be invaluable help to those finding the core concepts of anatomy difficult to grasp, or as a revision aid (they complement a standard text). Highly illustrated and supplemented with MCQs, the style is ...
This volume is part of a series of lectures given at the inaugural seminar of the Arthurian Institute at St. David's College, Lampeter, Wales, in July 1992. These are done in informal style, with much humour, omitting all footnotes and bibliographical references. The lectures start with Malory and proceed through the major incarnations of the Lady ...
This study traces the manner of Merlin's presentation in English fiction from the 12th century to the late-20th century. Unlike the speculative works that deal with Merlin's pre-historic origins, this study is based throughout entirely on the concrete evidence of verifiable texts. A fundamental thesis of the study is that the way Merlin is ...
First introduced in Great Britain, this edition has been extensively revised and updated to take the recent rapid changes in the fields of educational and training technologies into account. It is designed with an international readership in mind and American readers should find it useful as well. The book should interest trainers and educators ...
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