Though the Plebeians support Julius Caesar and celebrate his return from Rome as the play opens, Caesar is famously warned to "Beware the ides of March," by the Soothsayer. Meanwhile, Caesar's popularity is such that the other Roman aristocrats, who rule as a body along with Caesar, fear that his popularity will cause the Plebeians to name him ...
This is the first edition of Much Ado About Nothing to focus wholly on the play in performance. John Cox investigates major issues and trends in the production of this popular work, analysing successive reinterpretations of the play in relation to their cultural and ideological contexts. Gender issues are central to the study, which highlights in ...
This newly revised Signet classic includes an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, a unique introduction to the play, a comprehensive stage history of notable actors, and historical and contemporary dramatic criticism.
McConnell and Brue's "Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies" is the leading Principles of Macroeconomics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership by sticking to 3 main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for ...
Revised and updated with new phrases and vocabulary, new questions and answers, and new tables presenting basic English verbs, this favorite language-learning program is for Latinos in the United States and Canada who need to develop a practical, working use of spoken English, and who want to learn quickly and informally.
Now in its third edition, and featuring additional commonly used words and phrases, this popular and informal self-instruction book offers a quick and easy way to pick up informal, practical Spanish without having to memorize tedious rules.
Written in 1604 when James I--a king particularly concerned with the religious aspects of his leadership--was fresh on the throne, MEASURE FOR MEASURE is a reflection of its time. In it, a sovereign's role in the legislation of morality is explored, as two extreme poles of government are navigated--the Duke's over-leniency as the play opens, and ...
A vividly told, historically detailed story of the human origins of our land, this first book of a planned multi-book series follows Torka, a particularly brave and intelligent hunter, as he leads his tribe to safety from fierce animals, harsh cold and the enemies who would enslave them.
"Adult Development and Aging" offers professors and students a clear, comprehensive and current account of the salient issues and concerns that dominate the field of adult development. Hoyer and Roodin employ an interdisciplinary, process oriented perspective to show students the past, present, and future of our understanding and research in adult ...
The advanced accounting course offers in-depth coverage of the major advanced accounting topics which appear on the CPA exam and provides late-1990s information on relevant, generally accepted accounting standards. This advanced accounting text links theory and practice with constant emphasis on the logic of procedures. Additionally, it uses the ...
With an emphasis on elections and their importance in our political system, Morris Fiorina and Paul Peterson's groundbreaking text offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government that engages students as it gives them a unique understanding of their political system as it exists and functions today. The accessibility of instant ...
Samuelson's text was first published in 1948, and it immediately became the authority for the principles of economics courses. This book continues to be the standard-bearer for principles courses, and this revision continues to be a clear, accurate, and interesting introduction to modern economics principles. Bill Nordhaus is now the primary ...
This book provides an introduction to statistical methods, complete with realistic examples. It aims to demonstrate that the methods are useful, and helps readers understand where, why and how they are used. The text includes coverage of regression including computer applications, offers exercises and graphs, covers stem and leaf diagrams, the ...
Expert fitness trainer Frediani and triathlete Smith join forces to create a book all about preparing for and getting the most out of the triathlon experience for both the novice and expert triathlete. 100 photos.
The remarkable true story of a young Billy Graham and his best friend who walked away from the faith. We all know how the story ends but how did it begin? Before he became a household name, and "America's Pastor," he was simply known as Billy. When he wasn't playing baseball, he was discovering his love for Christian ministry. His best friend, ...
This thoroughly updated text offers students and adults an overarching perspective. The "Faith" section focuses on the nature of human faith and Christian faith. The "Religion" section examines the personal and social value of religion, religious belief and behavior, and offers an overview of major world religions. The "Theology" section includes ...
The frame of reference -- Some tentative axioms of communication -- Pathological communication -- The organization of human interaction -- A communicational approach to the play Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? -- Paradoxical communication -- Paradox in psychotherapy -- Existentialism and the theory of human communication: an outlook.
This is a major revision of McGraw-Hill's classic handbook that provides practical data and know-how on the design, application, specification, purchase, operation, troublshooting, and maintenance of pumps of every type. It is an essential working tool for engineers in a wide variety of industries all those who are pump specialists, in addition to ...
Designed for beginning students who are ready to travel beyond the fundamentals and begin to achieve some fluency in speaking and comprehending Spanish. Harvey offers tips and shortcuts to make the learning process easy.
Revised and expanded in this third edition, American Legal History now features a new co-author, James Ely, who is a specialist on property rights. This highly acclaimed text provides a comprehensive selection of the most important documents in the field, which integrate the history of public and private law from America's colonial origins to the ...
RICHARD II (1595) is the first in the series of history plays that also includes both parts of HENRY IV, as well as HENRY V, which tells the dramatic and bloody story of the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the house of Lancaster. The action of the play takes place in 1398, when Richard is in full possession of the kingship to which he ...
The tragedy of love thwarted by fate has always intrigued writers. In the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare took this theme and fashioned one of the world's great plays: "Romeo And Juliet." In our own time, Shakespeare's drama has been used as a basis for the overwhelmingly successful musical play "West Side Story." Though one of these works ...
This is the classic text which set the standard for principles of economics texts when it was introduced in 1948. This text has been the standard-bearer in principles books for over 50 years, presenting a clear, accurate, and interesting introduction to economics that allows students to study the world and see patterns of economic life. Bill ...
This work chronicles John Bogle's - the founder and former senior chairman of the Vanguard Group - 50 years in the financial services industry. His university thesis on the role of an investment company is included, along with speeches made by him over the past 40 years. The themes of investing for the long term, the importance of indexing, the ...
When fresh eggs are needed for the kitchen, what could be better than going out to the back yard and collecting them, courtesy of home-bred chickens? Food simply doesn't come any fresher, and the good news is that keeping two or three chickens is quite easy. They don't require farmland or much special equipment, and today's modern chicken houses ...
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