This classic rhetoric-reader-handbook offers students a complete course in writing in the rhetorical modes in one comprehensive volume. For 30 years, Student's Book of College English has enjoyed a reputation for clarity, accessibility, and comprehensiveness. This Tenth Edition continues the tradition with sound instruction in the rhetorical ...
Updated to encompass significant world events and reflect the latest New York State Regents Exams, this book emphasizes the basics of world geography, the social sciences, and their relationship to the growth and development of civilizations.
The inside story of the biggest molehunt in the history of American intelligence: the search for and discovery by three New York Times journalists of Aldrich Ames, who was paid by the Soviets for years to spy in America. 16 pages of photos. Index.
Are there 'power-crazed, difficult people' in your life? A boss who appears to find pleasure in browbeating and humiliating you, a co-worker who tries to manipulate or sabotage you behind your back, or maybe even a family member who constantly exalts his or her accomplishments while giving you credit for nothing and making you feel worthless? Best ...
The world's leading Axapta experts will take you from Axapta novice to pro in this book. This authoritative and comprehensive guide walks you gently through the bulk of what you need to know to productively apply the system in the real world--with real data, sizing guidelines, deployment architectures, and code. By the book's end, you will have ...
The obstetric professional today requires easy access to information on evaluation, diagnosis and procedure. This NEW edition of High Risk Pregnancy is a practical, clinical reference unique in scope, quality and accessibility. It presents a wide range of management options and acceptable practice to enable practitioners to choose the most ...
From the sexcapades of Bill Clinton to the unbelievable story of Hugh Grant and the prostitute; from the 15-year-old who weighs only 82 pounds but believes she's obese, to the professor who screams profanities at other drivers in snarled traffic - we wonder out loud, 'What are they thinking?!'. What drives so many apparently normal, intelligent ...
What is reality? Each of us has a 'virtual reality map' imprinted on our brains, which consists of our individual ideologies, opinions, attitudes, values, and beliefs that we've built up over the years. But what if you learned that your reality map was distorted or limited? In "Reality Check", David L Weiner takes us on an entertaining romp ...
Accounting may be challenging, but with training and practice students can come out of a financial accounting course having achieved success! With David Weiner's "Financial Accounting as a Second Language", students will get the practice and training they need to better understand fundamental principles, build confidence, and solve problems. The ...
"Brain Tricks" probes what Weiner calls the "dark side" of the brain - raw animal instincts rooted in our primitive past when survival, mating, and taming the environment required instant, uncritical, and wholly self-centred decision making. Though modified by early childhood conditioning, our primitive thought patterns continue to this day. Our ...
When unreason threatens to take over, just remember, it's your brain tricking you. Entertaining vignettes explain how we think, why we act as we do, and how best to equip ourselves to lead more fulfilling lives.
Libraries, musicologists and Deadheads may want a copy of this comprehensive annotated bibliography that contains most of what has been written about this legendary American musical institution and its fans, the Deadheads, over the past 30 years. The approximately 4000 annotations serve as a chronological history, an aid to researchers and a guide ...
The education gender gap is closing. Since the 1980s examination results have changed dramatically, as girls have 'caught up' and, in some cases, overtaken boys. Through an analysis of the postwar transformation in British economic, social and cultural life, this important book provides valuable insights into how and why this unprecedented change ...
This book is the first to provide both a broad overview of the current methodologies being applied to drug design and in-depth analyses of progress in specific fields. It details state-of-the-art approaches to pharmaceutical development currently used by some of the world's foremost laboratories. The book features contributors from a variety of ...
A key issue in the debate about reforming the U.S. health care system is how to finance and organize the delivery of long-term care. This volume offers perspectives on several important facets of this problem, including the regulation of private long-term care insurance, catastrophic out-of-pocket costs, and the use of long-term care and acute ...
Three notable AmericansaJohn Alden, King Philip, Paul Revereatell the story of their life and times. History Makersa]In Their Own Words is the first of a series of historical novels the author plans to publish.
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
