Owls, thrushes, woodpeckers, and the maddeningly confusing sparrows and warblers--the songs and calls of these and other Eastern US birds (85 in all) are presented in this three-CD set. Using mnemonic devices and descriptions, the authors make it easy to identify them all. Their presentation is sensibly organized around similar sounds and similar ...
George is a rabbit who lives on Rabbit Hill with moles, field mice, skunks, and other rabbits. When a new family moves nearby and plants a vegetable garden, the animals make plans to sneak into the garden to nibble at the growing vegetables, but they discover that there's no need to sneak--the humans leave food out for them every night. ...
For advanced undergraduate History of Psychology courses; also appropriate for graduate-level seminar courses in the discipline. Comprehensive and engaging in subject matter, this text integrates materials from religion (Judaism, Christianity, and Muslim as well as Buddhism and Confucianism), philosophy, and biology into the historical development ...
Introduction to Politics brings together an expert team of authors to produce the definitive introductory politics textbook. The book is divided into three sections, reflecting the areas of expertise of each of the three authors: concepts and ideologies, comparative politics, and International Relations. This is an intellectually stimulating, yet ...
In this sequel to "Rabbit Hill" the animals struggle through a long and harsh winter. Will the animals be able to survive without the help of their human friends who have gone away for the season? Illustrated with drawings.
A continuation of the successful BIRDING BY EAR system for learning bird songs. Just as the original BIRDING BY EAR audio introduces listeners to a unique method of learning and remembering bird songs, MORE BIRDING BY EAR employs these proven techniques for ninety-six additional species of birds found east of the Rockies. Walton and Lawson have ...
The story of Benjamin Franklin as told by Amos--a mouse who claims to be his closest friend and advisor, as well as the original creator of many of Franklin's inventions. Illustrated with b&w drawings.
This helpful book for church educators gives a biblical foundation for jobs in Christian education as well as specific suggestions to get your church education program in tip-top shape.
There's a new genre rising from the underground. Its name: BIZARRO. For years, readers have been asking for a category of fiction dedicated to the weird, crazy, cult side of storytelling that has become a staple in the film industry (with directors such as David Lynch, Takashi Miike, Tim Burton, and Lloyd Kaufman) but has been largely ignored in ...
With their stout airframes, innovative airbrakes and near-vertical dive capabilities, U.S. Navy torpedo and dive bombers rendered Japanese deck gunners nearly defenseless and played a crucial role in Allied victory. Remarkable period color photography and quotes and anecdotes from pilots and crewmembers relate the stories behind Navy dive bombers. ...
Birding by Ear: Western is a unique and important new tool for birders. Now they can master one of the most useful and difficult field skills - the ability to recognize birds by their songs and calls. Birding By Ear: Western points out exactly what to listen for to tell one bird from another. As the Peterson Field Guide groups birds by visual ...
A now classic work that clearly and directly defines and explains the scriptural, theological, and practical aspects of each facet of the salvation Jesus secured for us. Originally published in 1917, this book explores atonement, grace, propitiation, forgiveness, justification, imputation, regeneration, adoption, sanctification, redemption, and ...
With this audio guide, you can learn to identify your favorite birds by their songs and calls alone. Backyard Bird Song includes 28 of the most common backyard birds, such as the American Robin, the Song Sparrow, and the Downy Woodpecker, arranged in groups with similar vocalizations.
This book is an ambitious attempt to develop a cognitive approach to religion. Focusing particularly on ritual action, it borrows analytical methods from linguistics and other cognitive sciences. The authors, a philosopher of science and a scholar of comparative religion, provide a lucid critical review of established approaches to religion, and ...
This book attempts an interpretation of Revolutionary American culture. It argues that the cultural identity of the United States, like its political identity, emerged from a quarrel with the Old World. Europeans believed that the Revolution had 'turned the world upside down'. American intellectuals tried to construct a republic which refuted ...
Why does each organization have a different working environment? This informative and engaging book attempts to answer this question by providing a framework for understanding and managing real life organizational situations. It promotes a transcultural approach to the study of organizational psychology by identifying shared and common features in ...
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