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Sahara
The eleventh classic Dirk Pitt novel, where the adventurer is drawn to a secret in the burning African desert, which could destroy all life in the world's seas. A CREEPING...
Words and Their Meaning
In this book, part of the "Learning about Language" series, the rise and development of the English dictionary is examined, along with the kinds of dictionary available, the range of...
The Misadventures of Margaret Finch
Claire McGlasson is a brave and brilliant new voice in fiction.' JESS KIDD Blackpool, 1938. Miss Margaret Finch - a rather demure young woman - has just begun work in...
The Somerset Tsunami: 'The Queen of Historical Fiction at her finest.'
'My name is Fortune and I am on trial for my life. They say I did magic that made the sea disappear, then come back again so monstrous and so...
Afterglow of Creation: Decoding the message from the beginning of time
It's the oldest fossil in creation. It accounts for 99.9% of all the light in the Universe Its discoverers mistook it for the 'glow' of pigeon droppings (yet still carried...
Journeying Boy: The Diaries of the Young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938
Best remembered for his operas and his War Requiem, Benjamin Britten's radical politics and his sexuality have also ensured that he remains a controversial public figure. Journeying Boy is a...
Leaving Home
In this collection of Lake Wobegon stories, Keillor takes his readers back to that world, the place that is everybody's home town 'where all the women are strong, all the...
H.R.H.
From the splendour of a Royal Palace to the poverty of a dusty African village ... The conflict between the old world and the new...between responsibility and freedom...between duty and...
Nowhere to Run
Amy and Dan Cahill have dedicated their lives to the Cahill serum-a substance so powerful that it can change the course of human history. Amy and Dan thought they destroyed...
Well & Good: Supercharge your health for fertility & wellness
A guide to priming the body for a wellness overhaul and tips and tricks for hormone health. Well & Good will set you on the path of priming your body...
Australian Dictionary of Biography: Supplement, 1580 - 1980:
This Supplement 1580-1980 is an adjunct to the first sixteen volumes of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and includes people who played a part in Australia's history from the beginning...
Cognition and the Brain: The Philosophy and Neuroscience Movement
This volume provides an up to date and comprehensive overview of the philosophy and neuroscience movement, which applies the methods of neuroscience to traditional philosophical problems and uses philosophical methods...
Evolving the Mind: On the Nature of Matter and the Origin of
The next great revolution in science will undoubtedly be the emergence of a useful theory of consciousness--a theory based on our better understanding of molecules and brains and of the...
Collector's Edition: Innovative Packaging and Graphics
This global survey brings together over 170 examples of innovative and inspired packaging from the worlds of music, book publishing and magazines that have been released as a collector's, limited...
Irish Country House, The
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This book takes the reader on a tour of ten grand Irish country houses, still in the hands of their original families. The Knight of Glin and James Peill tell...
Batik: Design, Style & History
Batik - in which a wax-resist is applied before dyeing to form a pattern in negative - has a very special place in the world of textiles. Practised from China...
Introduction to the Geometry of Complex Numbers
Geared toward readers unfamiliar with complex numbers, this text explains how to solve the kinds of problems that frequently arise in the applied sciences, especially electrical studies. To assure an...
Makers of Mathematics
Fascinating and highly readable, this book recounts the history of mathematics as revealed in the lives and writings of the most distinguished practitioners of the art: Archimedes, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal,...
A Wonder Book: Heroes and Monsters of Greek Mythology
Teeming with monsters, magic, and adventure, this captivating children's classic by one of America's greatest writers retells six legendary tales of incredible warriors and evil creatures. Using a fictional narrator...
Experiments in Topology
""A mathematician named KleinThought the Moebius band was divine.Said he: 'If you glueThe edges of two,You'll get a weird bottle like mine.' "" - Stephen BarrIn this lively book, the...
The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director
Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) was the most famous and most skilled of England's master cabinet-makers. So synonymous with excellence in design and craftsmanship was he that his name has been given...
Love Me Always: A Willow Oaks Sweet Romance
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When cynicism and true love collide, there can only be one outcome. Orphaned as a young girl, Mallory Church learned very early on that love didn't come for free; especially...
The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club: Manifesto for a Peaceful
Alternative models for grass roots economic development such as micro-financing are now being widely adopted in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and elsewhere. New views on measuring development such as GDH (gross...
Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance
An insightful look at how to succeed by going against the crowd Collectively, people think and act in ways that are different from how they think and act as individuals....
The Children's Machine: Bringing the Computer Revolution to Our
In this sequel to his classic Mindstorms Papert, the inventor of the programming language LOGO, explains how computers have the potential to revolutionize education.. In his classsic book, Mindstorms: Children,...
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
More than just a Steven Spielberg film, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the proposition that human brains are nothing more than machines, albeit extremely complicated ones, whose abilities will someday be...
The Book of Lies
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The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Fate returns with two burning questions. What does Cain, history's greatest villain, have to do with Superman, the...
Your Cat: The Owner's Manual: Hundreds of Secrets, Surprises, and
Dr. Marty Becker has become known as America's Veterinarian because of his educational and entertaining shows and columns. For more than ten years, Dr. Becker has been the popular veterinary...
My Tudor Queen
Eva De Puebla comes to England as lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon, the Spanish bride of Arthur, Prince of Wales. Witness the pomp, plots and political wrangling of...
Personal Assets
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The owner of an infamous Parisian boutique opens a new one in Manhattan, giving her and her best friend the chance to branch out both professionally and sexually-bringing their wildest...
Information Technology and Authentic Learning: Realising the Potential
As the presence of computers in the primary classroom increases and IT becomes a bigger part of learning, the book takes a realistic look at the role of the computer...
Discrete Mathematics for Computing
This text aims to cover all the needed materials for a first course in its subject, yet it assumes no prior knowledge of computing. The book is written to show...
7-Day Allergy Makeover: A Simple Program to Eliminate Allergies and
A top allergy specialist provides a simple holistic program that helps a broad range of allergy sufferers heal themselves naturally. A top allergy specialist provides a simple holistic program that...
The Vigilantes
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The dramatic new novel in Griffin's "New York Times"- bestselling chronicle of the Philadelphia police force. There's a sudden spike in murders in Philadelphia, but no one seems to mind...
Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the
Cutting-edge astrophysics that builds on Einstein's theories to find the unseen matter that fills the Universe. Dark energy. Dark matter. These strange and invisible substances don't just sound mysterious: their...
Out of their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer
Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal interests. The latter half of our century has seen its...
Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff
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#1 National Bestseller Don Cherry has been named a National Hockey League Coach of the Year with a winning percentage of over .600 and also received Coach of the Year...
Radiant
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In this fast-paced adventure from the author of Expendable, the Explorer Corps must battle a highly advanced alien intelligence determined to annihilate their world--a mission that will lead them to...
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Details a program for improving communication between parents and children, providing sample dialogues, role-playing exercises, and humorous yet illuminating cartoons.