A picture book retelling of the story that inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet. On Christmas Eve young Marie receives a wonderful gift--a Nutcracker which magically comes to life and takes her on an adventure through Candy Meadow and Bonbonville. Color illustrations accompany the text.
"Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, Brief Edition" introduces calculus in real-world contexts and provides a sound, intuitive understanding of the basic concepts students need as they pursue careers in business, the life sciences, and the social sciences. The new ninth edition builds on the straightforward writing ...
"Medical Herbalism" is the comprehensive textbook all students and practitioners of clinical herbalism need to develop their healing practices. It"" contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect. It also includes information on toxicology, ...
In this comprehensive guide, Hoffmann explains specific actions individual herbs have on the body and suggests herbal prescriptions for a variety of conditions. It includes a practical reference section listing the effects of various herbs, with prescriptions on how to use them for a wide range of illnesses.
Presents a collection of German cautionary tales, featuring such characters as Shock-Headed Peter, Cruel Frederick, Little Suck-a-Thumb, and the Inky Boys. Includes a brief biography of the author.
In this snapshot of a life out of control, 14-year-old Jessica starts thinking that its time to make some major changes of her own, in this harrowing story of one teens slide into promiscuity.
BASIC GERIATRIC NURSING presents the theories and concepts of aging, the physiologic and psychosocial changes and problems associated with the process, and appropriate nursing interventions. It includes care plans that detail NANDA diagnoses and expected outcomes. Nursing interventions are grouped according to health care settings. Several new ...
Applied Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, Expanded Edition introduces calculus in real-world contexts and provides a sound, intuitive understanding of the basic concepts students need as they pursue careers in business, the life sciences, and the social sciences. This EXPANDED EDITION includes four additional ...
Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the ...
This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as "Mademoiselle de Scudery", in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves ...
"Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences, Brief Edition" introduces calculus in real-world contexts and provides a sound, intuitive understanding of the basic concepts students need as they pursue careers in business, the life sciences, and the social sciences. The new Tenth Edition builds on the straightforward writing ...
Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in these personal papers, most of them never before published, from the Einstein archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker, who asked whether he ...
Private investigator Jennifer Rodriguez is pregnant and alone--and no way can she tell her traditional family there is no father in sight for her child. When Ryan Madison offers to help, she accepts. All he needs to do is pretend to be her fianc and the father of her baby. But before they know it, both are knee-deep in wedding plans.
The Expanded Eighth Edition of Applied Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences includes four additional chapters: - Chapter 8, Differential Equations - Chapter 9, Infinite Series and Taylor Approximations - Chapter 10, Probability and Calculus - Chapter 11, Trigonometric Functions The textbook meets the needs of ...
Those who practice the Muslim faith have resisted examinations of their religion. They are extremely guarded about their religion, and what they consider blasphemous acts by sceptical Muslims and non-Muslims alike has only served to pique the world's curiosity. This critical examination reveals an unflattering picture of the faith and its ...
Boat restorer Marcus Quinn is not going to sleep with the infamous Eden Ross. As soon as he discovers the poor little rich girl stowaway, he knows he should throw her overboard. Instead he tries his best to ignore her topless sunbathing and blatant teasing. But when that fails, what else can he do but give her exactly what she's asking for- ...
The horrifying true story of the only recorded case of a husband-and-wife serial killer team, told in depth by a former police officer, attorney and judge with access to all vital material relevant to the case. A Venom in the Blood presents answers as well as an objective view of a unique, fascinating episode in the annals of criminal history. ...
Food Network cooking star Hoffmann presents a fresh, vibrant cookbook full of simple recipes with a Latin twist. Using bold, bright flavors, she brings her lively, modern take on classic cuisine to the everyday kitchen, turning any meal into a fiesta.
Presenting a collection of jisel (death poems) composed by Japanese zen monks and haiku poets on the verge of death, this volume also includes background information to aid understanding of the works.
Based on her miniseries The Mighty Quinns, Hoffmann presents this story of Keely McClain Quinn, who, after growing up as an only child, learns she has a father and six older brothers. Determined to find out what happened long ago, she checks out her long-lost relations incognito and finds a family--and a lover.
This text is written for students preparing for a career in business, economics, psychology, sociology, architecture, or the life, social, environmental, or physical sciences. It is assumed that these students have completed high school algebra. This text's primary goal is to teach the techniques of differential and integral calculus that students ...
Hoffmann is among the greatest and most popular of the German Romantics. This selection, while stressing the variety of his work, puts in the foreground those tales in which the real and the supernatural are brought into contact and conflict. The humour of these tales is a result of the incongruity of supernatural beings at large in an ...
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