For many sports fans there's no such thing as too much hockey. And in I Spy with My Little Eye Hockey, young readers get double the fun. Matt Napier, author of Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet, teams up with photographer David Milne to create a visual puzzle book that challenges the deductive skills and sharp eyes of young readers. Dual look ...
Walt Rostow's meteoric rise to power--from Flatbush, Brooklyn, to the West Wing of the White House--seemed to capture the promise of the American dream. Hailing from humble origins, Rostow became an intellectual powerhouse: a professor of economic history at MIT and an influential foreign policy adviser to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. ...
A well illustrated concise introduction to the art and life of David Milne (1882-1953), widely regarded as one of the most gifted Canadian painters of his generation.
Inspired by the Transformers movie, "Prime Directive," this colorful book lets kids create countless character combinations by simply flipping the die-cut panels on each page. Imagine a Transformer that has Optimus Prime's head, Bumblebee's body, and Jazz's legs. That's just one of more than 200 unique Transformers combinations readers can make ...
An introductory text in marine biology. It starts with a description of the oceans, then looks at important features of ocean waters and how organisms have adapted to them, the marine organisms themselves, ecological interactions among organisms, and oceanic environmental features. It concludes wit
In which Piglet meets a Heffalump In which Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents In which Kanga and Baby Roo come to the Forest, and Piglet has a bath In which Christopher Robin leads an expotition to the North Pole
David Milne (1882-1953) has long been recognized as one of the world's most innovative painters. Though major exhibitions have been devoted to his paintings and prints, his brilliant watercolors, arguably his most important works, have never been revealed in depth. This lavishly illustrated book, featuring essays and an annotated chronology by ...
"Killer Cocktails" is a unique hands-free, stand-up guide with all the advice and guidelines you need to set up a home bar and learn the art of mixing cocktails the right way. The drinks you'll find in here avoid novelty products, artificial flavors, and colors not found in nature. They're heavy on tradition and light on trendiness. You also might ...
"Names, Synonyms, and Structures of Organic Compounds" provides critical information on the identity of chemicals and allows easy cross referencing among the diverse nomenclatures used by the various scientific disciplines. The compounds selected include most common organic compounds: pesticides, alternative refrigerants, priority pollutants, and ...
In 1928, A.M. Hamilton travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan, having been commissioned to build a road that would stretch from Northern Iraq, through the mountains and gorges of Kurdistan and on to the Iranian border. Now called the Hamilton Road, this was, even by today's standards, a considerable feat of engineering and remains one of the most ...
Small islands often enjoy a distinct juridical personality. Many, whether fully sovereign or not, successfully deploy this "gift of jurisdiction" to economic advantage, offsetting the potentially adverse effects of smallness, isolation and peripherality. These legal powers, reflected in supportive policy and culture, are themselves key economic ...
Few things should go together better than psychology and law - and few things are getting together less successfully. Edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, and drawing on contributions from Europe, the USA and Australia, "Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice" argues that psychology should be applied more widely within the criminal justice ...
"The CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, Third Edition" ("HODOC III") is the master reference of more than 27,000 organic compounds, thoroughly indexed to locate specific compounds. This new, seven-volume treatise offers your patrons an unprecedented range of current, accurate, and clearly presented data - presenting the most frequently ...
Readers can turn to nature or dig in the recycling bin and come up with items to make these 80 child-pleasing projects. Lyndsay Milne gives easy-to-follow instructions to guide kids through everything from sprouting carrot tops to making a windmill to building a caterpillar playground. Illustrations.
After five years of ceaseless fighting, the Attrition War continues to divide and ravage the galaxy. Having spent two years in forced exile, all Naytan desired was to assist in the liberation of his violently occupied home-world. But when a coded transmission begins to issue across the vacuum of space, unexpectedly threatening to turn the tide of ...
This series is designed specifically to meet the curricular needs of high school and undergraduate college students studying poetry. A quick but information-rich reference source, each volume of Poetry for Students provides analysis of 16 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as the most frequently studied.
The book provides a comprehensive account of the scope and variety of the work performed by the departments which are responsible to the Scottish ministers.
This CD-ROM focuses on 27,500 of the most commonly used organic compounds. The disk locates additional data and references for a known compound or identifies an unknown compound that meets a given search criteria. The database features a Windows interface, an extensive help utility, and can download to printers and Windows-compatible word ...
This short book describes the facts relating to the Trump Organisation's planned housing development at Menie, on the Aberdeenshire coast, in Scotland. It points out some of the unusual treatment that appears to have been given to this applicant who is intending to construct a development including four tower blocks of condominiums, five hundred ...
The Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds provides physical property data, spectral data, and chemical structures for approximately 12,000 common organic compounds. These compounds encompass the most commonly used both in industry and laboratories, as well as those found on various lists of regulatory concern. A clear, easy-to-read format ...
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