"Pieces of My Heart" offers a moving, candid, and deeply personal look at the triumphs and tragedies, loves, and heartbreaks of one of Hollywood's most popular and enduring stars. 16-page photo insert.
For courses on the Politics of the Middle East, four year college and university. This long-time best-seller uses a thematic, rather than country-by-country, approach to the region in an analysis that is at once comprehensive and, at the same time, does not underestimate the intelligence of the college audience. The authors wrote this book because ...
The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of ...
This book brings together major research findings and theories on the development of children's thinking from infancy to adolescence, and also considers the subsequent practical implications. It examines the processes through which development occurs, as well as the nature of the changes that mark cognitive development in language, perception, ...
This title utilizes innovative learning techniques, such as problem-based, active, and critical learning. Group and cohort paths to knowledge are encouraged. As part of this approach, the authors stress student-initiated inquiry and experimentation as well as emphasizing civic responsibility in environmental science. This title develops a variety ...
In this provocative new vision of the Red Planet, the author explains not only the means to travel to Mars, but how to settle on the surface--and why doing so is vital to our physical and cultural survival.
Classic Deer Camps is a trip through time, back to the core of Americas deer-hunting heritage. In this unique book you will revisit 19th century deer camps through a spectacular collection of writings, historical biography of famous deer camps and nostalgic artwork, plus youll rediscover the freedom, solitude and camaraderie of this shared rite of ...
On cover: "Takes both a shocking and compassionate look at the growing problem of adolescent liquor abuse...and the desperate need for rehabilitation."
The Third Edition of this successful text provides an authoritative overview of clinical epidemiology, perfect for review. Lecturers - Click here to order a FREE Review Copy of this title
The first book collection featuring Gary Giannis work on Prince Valiant, a well-rounded informative look at both Giannis Prince Valiant Sunday strips and his own working procedures. After 25 years as a professional illustrator, Gianni became the third artist in the 70-year history of the feature created by Hal Foster. in-depth description of the ...
Getting his start in B-movies, John Wayne went on to become a major motion picture superstar by carving out archetypal portrayals of cowboys and soldiers. In doing so, Wayne became an American icon, symbolizing the qualities of masculinity, patriotism, and courage. The Duke: A Life in Pictures traces the film legend's prolific film output as well ...
Ranging far beyond the bounds of conventional biography and music history, this book examines the cultural background of Wagner's art, including the nether regions of nationalism and racism. New Introduction by the Author. Index; photographs.
Beginning in the 1940s until his death in 1971, legendary silent film comedian Harold Lloyd photographed young women who dreamed of making it in Hollywood. Close to 200 never-before-seen photographs have been culled for this collection, edited by Lloyd's granddaughter, and accompanied by playful, if not naughty, text.
Luxury automobiles from 1925 to 1948 in all their splendor, complete with detailed model descriptions and fascinating histories of each company, its founders, and its key players.
From horse-drawn trucks and steam-powered pumps to today's state-of-the art machines, this definitive volume traces the fire engine's evolution over one and a half centuries.
Scientists have speculated that Mars could be transformed into an environment that supports human life and serves as a jumping-off point to explore the further reaches of our galaxy. Until recently this sort of musing was just that - a big, expensive fantasy that, according to NASA, would cost $500 billion. Dr Robert Zubrin saw it differently. As ...
The 14th volume in the series will focus on cutting edge research at the interface of hypoxia and exercise. The work will cover the range from molecular mechanisms of muscle fatigue and muscle wasting to whole body exercise on the world's highest mountains. State of the art papers on training at high altitude for low altitude athletic performance ...
Traditional views of abilities have viewed them as internal properties of the organism. The views presented in this book, in contrast, view abilities as inhering in the interaction between minds and the contexts in which they are found. Some of the greatest psychologists of all time, such as Piaget and Vygotsky, have recognised the importance of ...
One of Hollywood's most popular and enduring stars reveals the triumphs, tragedies, loves, and heartbreaks of his life, in this moving, candid, and deeply personal memoir. Abridged. 5 CDs.
The hypoxia volumes will focus on cutting edge research at the interface of hypoxia and biomedicine. Hypoxia is a constant threat to the human body and its vital organs throughout life. There are many situations in which the threat is heightened in health and disease, but mechanisms have evolved to lessen its detrimental effects. The International ...
Combining classic and contemporary research, this text presents each reading with an introduction that sets an historical, theoretical and methodological context.
This is the remarkable story of the creation of a new kind of high school that truly aspires to educate all students to high standards. Believing that a deeply personalized culture can prevent the senseless violence that has invaded many public schools, educators at Souhegan High School in Amherst, New Hampshire set out to create a safe, caring, ...
This is a thoughtful and robust narrative of the inland region of Southern California's transition from a wild desert wilderness held together by nothing much more than Indians, sagebrush, and adobes, to the vibrant economic and industrial engine that it is today. Its pages contain a reservoir of stories of the early years and include more than a ...
All the power and convenience of CD-ROM technology is captured in this timely electrocardiography resource. The flexible program offers a learning level geared specifically to students in training and a more advanced track that's perfect for clinicians. This is a true multimedia CD-ROM -- with animation, fast search capabilities, and a ...
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