First published in 1938 for the ultra-modern woman, Better than Beauty covers timeless topics such as personal grooming, creative conversation, voice modulation, dating do's and don'ts, splitting the check, and fending off unwanted advances. With good humour, authors Helen Valentine and Alice Thompson offer straightforward charm-counsel, making it ...
This work presents the whole span of Russia's history, from the origins of the Kievan state and the building of an empire, to Soviet Russia, the successor states, and beyond. Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, this edition updates its extensive coverage of the social, economic, cultural, political and military events of ...
Simply put, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the magic Web authors use to create readable, attractive pages for all the world to see. At first glance, building Web pages may seem to require years of arduous training, advanced aesthetic capabilities, and hours of exhausting trial-and-error exercises. But if you can tell somebody how to drive ...
In recent years, books about entertaining, in a never-ending quest to sell as many units as possible, have wandered away from their true mission. Now, nearly every title focuses on making it quick and effortless, with easy-this and store-bought that, and the specious promise that you needn't work to throw a great party. But, in fact, working is ...
This is the essential guide to MATLAB as a problem solving tool. This text presents MATLAB both as a mathematical tool and a programming language, giving a concise and easy to master introduction to its potential and power. Stressing the importance of a structured approach to problem solving, the text gives a step-by-step method for program design ...
Not just the story of a man at war, "A Sniper's Journey" is also about the war within the man, because Gary Mitchell's memories of his sniper missions in Vietnam followed him home, through his 24-year Army career, and into civilian life.
More and more people who have been diagnosed with cancer or related illnesses embrace alternative medicines, and seek out holistic practitioners who use vitamins, herbs, nutrition, homeopathy, and acupuncture to treat the disease. This long-awaited book by Donald Yance - one of the nation's most respected herbalists - is a major contribution to ...
This integrated, comprehensive text//reader is designed to present an accessible, timely, and stimulating introduction to the sociology of gender. It can be used as a text by itself or as a supplement to other materials in courses in Sociology of Gender and Introduction to Women's Studies. Articles have been selected (1) to creatively and clearly ...
From the popular radio talk-show host comes this A to Z handbook that provides ammunition for conservatives when they are caught up in discussions with those on the Left.
Investigative journalists Tom and Carole Valentine have done critical research on the subject of Applied Kinesiology (AK) and present their findings in this informative book. Both journalists were skeptical of this modern healing modality, but as the result of personal experience and blind testing, they are now among its strongest supporters. AK ...
Riasanovsky's "History of Russia" has defined the market and set a standard for accurate, balanced interpretation, and attention to political, social, and cultural history and international relations. Featuring a new co-author, Mark Steinberg, this seventh edition includes more information on the politics and economics of post-Socialism and on ...
"Imagining Transgender" is an ethnographic examination of the emergence and institutionalization of "transgender" as a category of collective identity. Embraced by activists in the early 1990s as a means to advocate for rights and services specific to the needs of gender variant people, the category quickly gained momentum in public health, social ...
Now completely revised in this seventh edition, A History of Russia covers the entire span of the country's history, from ancient times to the postcommunist present. Featuring a new coauthor, Mark Steinberg, this edition offers extensively updated material based on the most current research, including documents from recently opened archives. ...
Kris Kringle is an elderly man with a snow-white beard who lives in the Maplewood Home for the Aged. Although most people don't take him seriously, Kringle claims to be none other than the real, true, actual Santa Claus. Hired by a cynical divorcee/single mother Doris Walker to work as the Santa at Macy's Department store, Kringle brings ...
In the idyllic town of Dorsetville, somewhere in New England, the local nuns are fixing up an old mansion that will become a retirement home, Father Flaherty is putting on weight, and there's a new waitress at the Country Kettle. But harsher things are in store for the townsfolk when a young girl's life seems to be in danger.
Winner of the 2004 National Book Award for Poetry, this book has received widespread recognition. Since the 1965 publication of her first book, "Dream Barker", selected for the Yale Younger Poets Award, Jean Valentine has published eight collections of poetry. Spare and intensely felt, Valentine's poems present experience as only imperfectly ...
A study of a wide variety of quilts made in West Virginia before 1940. The findings documented here uncover the effects of population settlement patterns, ethnic heritage, and prevalent economic systems on the creation of these utilitarian and ornamental bed coverings.
Based on an award-winning photo exhibit, this book documents the feelings and experiences of Americans who live in multiracial families. It tells the stories of 39 families who have bridged the racial divide through interracial marriage or adoption. Parents and children speak candidly about their lives, their relationships and the ways in which ...
Following "A Miracle for St. Cecilia's" and "A Gathering of Angels," this third endearing installment in the St. Cecelia Church series captures the everyday miracles of a small-town Catholic parish. Through the fictional New England town of Dorsetville, Katherine Valentine has created a world where the dilemmas of modern life are met with timeless ...
Combining the strength of HTML with the flexibility of XML, Extensible Markup Language sets you free to create the kinds of Web pages you've always imagined. And the best thing is, it's really easy to get the hang of XHTML. If you can give directions to the post office, you can design and build a Web page with XHTML. But here's the catch: While ...
More than a book of patterns, "The Mermaid Shawl & Other Beauties" is designed to help knitters create their own works of knitted lace art. Techniques, diagrams, charts, and tips allow knitters to customize each shawl for their original work of art.
Beautiful Celia wants nothing more than to be with her lover, Colin. But Colin is falsely accused of murder, forcing him to seek refuge with his brother, Sir Jason Hardwicke. In exchange for Colin's safety, Jason demands Celia's unquestioning submission -- knowing she will do anything to protect her lover. Soon, Celia becomes an instrument to ...
Key Methods in Geography is an introduction for undergraduates to the principal methodological issues involved in the collection, analysis and presentation of geographical information. It provides an accessible primer, which will be used by students as a reference throughout their degree, on all issues from research design to presentation. A ...
The most complete book ever written on how to manufacture psychedelic drugs! Intended only for those who have a thorough knowledge of advanced lab techniques in organic chemistry. Extracting THC from marijuana. Making LSD. Synthesizing cocaine. Mescaline, harmaline, muscimole and more. Out of print for years, now available in a revised, updated ...
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