This book provides timely, practical, and high-interest information about marriages, families, and intimate relationships, in an engaging format that is easy-to-use and learn from. Feature such as "Popular Culture and the Media," "Practical Action," and "Numbers that Matter" help grab and keep readers' attention. The new edition has been updated ...
Home of Sega, Nintendo, and Sony, Japan has a unique and powerful presence in the world of video games. Another thing that makes Japan unique in the gaming world is the prevalence of game arcades. While the game arcade scene has died in the U.S., there are 9,500 "game centers" in Japan with more than 445,000 game machines. Arcade Mania ...
What began on the dusty racetracks of the rural south is now a world-class enterprise, as closely watched by Wall Street as by hometown racing fans. How NASCAR grew from it's provincial roots to become a big business of international proportions is the story Mark Yost tells in "The 200 MPH Billboard". A seasoned sports and business reporter for ...
The role of the operating department practitioner has evolved considerably in recent years, and both trainee and practising ODPs need a practical, up-to-date resource on terminology and current practice. Each entry in the second edition of Operating Department Practice A-Z has been fully updated and contains both a short definition and a more ...
This carefully selected collection of letters, spanning from the earliest days of the Republic to the present, were pulled from the extensive holdings of the National Archives. Archivists searched through hundreds of letters held throughout their network, which includes all of the Presidential libraries. "Dear Mr. President" reproduces 75 letters ...
Drawn from the extensive holdings of the National Archives--which includes all of the Presidential libraries--these carefully chosen letters are grouped thematically and come from working citizens and notable figures including John Glenn, Elvis Presley, Walt Disney, Ho Chi Minh, Nikita Kruschev, Upton Sinclair, John Steinbeck, and Robert Kennedy.
These books take a high-interest approach to six ancient cultures. Text is expertly-leveled for struggling readers. Readers will learn about Aztec ceremonies and sacrifices, the Ancient Olympics in Greece, the various dangers of Ancient Rome, the amazing lost city of Mohenjodaro in the Indus River Valley, Viking warriors and their funerals, and ...
These books take a high-interest approach to six ancient cultures. Text is expertly-leveled for struggling readers. Readers will learn about Aztec ceremonies and sacrifices, the Ancient Olympics in Greece, the various dangers of Ancient Rome, the amazing lost city of Mohenjodaro in the Indus River Valley, Viking warriors and their funerals, and ...
Features of this title include: main chapters that focus on geography, people and culture, history, government and economy, and nature; 'At a Glance' double spreads to present a maximum amount of information in a minimal amount of space, utilizing charts, tables, time lines, and other highly visual elements; and, full-page maps that highlight ...
'This is an excellent book which reflects not just the authors' impressive knowledge of theory and research but their commitment to work constructively and creatively at the interfaces between theory, research, policy and practice. Far from offering a sterile and uncritical administrative criminology, this book meets head-on Nils Christie's ...
Nozomi's had it up to her eyeballs with the record store. If she has to answer one more dumb customer question or help one more coworker with a task they should absolutely be able to handle on their own, she's going to scream. Seth is a computer tech who should be doing something else. He doesn't know what that something else is, but he's certain ...
Reparation and the place of the victim in the criminal justice process have been the focus of recent legislation and policy initiatives. As a result practitioners are required to place more emphasis on working with victims. The contributors to this book bring together research material from the wide range of disciplines involved and present an ...
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland but spent most of his life in Canada and the United States, where he invented several devices for the transmission of sound. In 1876, after much experimentation, he developed what is generally considered to be the first practical telephone. Here is the story of the scientific ideas he mastered as he ...
- Visually compelling photos and four-color illustrations help bring science right into the classrooms--or living rooms--of young readers. - These books will help prepare young scientists for upcoming mandatory science testing. - Earth is a wonderous planet--and What on Earth? will explore each and every facet of the planet in a way that will ...
A suspenseful debut novel about the tangled web that's weaved when two carefree souls from broken homes and checkered pasts meet online in one of South Florida's most astute adult chat rooms, MiamiChat.
What was it like to live and fight during World War II? This series uses a rich variety of illustrations and historical resources, such as newspaper extracts and other realities to provide a fascinating perspective of World War II. It includes timelines and "In the News" features and contains eyewitness accounts from people who were there.
These books take a high-interest approach to six ancient cultures. Text is expertly-leveled for struggling readers. Readers will learn about Aztec ceremonies and sacrifices, the Ancient Olympics in Greece, the various dangers of Ancient Rome, the amazing lost city of Mohenjodaro in the Indus River Valley, Viking warriors and their funerals, and ...
Like many parts of the world, the UK is witnessing significant changes to Operating Department Practice (ODP) education, a change that is bringing with it the need for new publications aimed specifically at the operating department practitioner. The Operating Department Practice A-Z follows a familiar 'dictionary-like' format to present ...
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