In 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail's Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through riveting anecdotal stories, Nolen brings to life people involved in every aspect of the crisis and explores the effects of an epidemic that well exceeds th..
Designed for introduction to fiction and fiction-writing courses, 30/30 is part of Longman’s Penguin Academics series of portable, value-priced texts. This anthology offers an array of fiction that not only teaches craft, but also provides a context in which to study formal and thematic trends of th..
With these stir-fry recipes there are endless options for making delicious meals.Stir-frying is a simple way to prepare delicious, healthful home-cooked meals for the whole family even on the busiest of days. In addition to the satisfying recipes, there is also a comprehensive ingredient glossary th..
Dear Reader,One thing about Cedar Cove-people sure are interested in what other people are doing. Take me, for instance. Everybody in this town knows that my husband, Zach, and I recently got a divorce. Everybody also knows that Judge Olivia Lockhart decreed a pretty unusual custody arrangement. It ..
Number 334, the city street address of a place in which time pivots forward and backward, becomes the setting for a unique odyssey through human history. Reprint. 12,500 first printing. Author: Disch, Thomas M. Publisher: Vintage Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0375705449 ISBN-13: 9780..
Ever had one of those days A surprise visit from her father-who's on the run from the law-has given Carlotta Wren a lot to think about. Should she join her former fiancé, Peter, in proving her father is innocent If she does, are her body-moving days over And then…A close friend's behavior begins t..
In response to requests from instructors and students for shorter and less expensive composition readers, 40 Model Essays - featuring material adapted from the successful The Compact Reader - offers about half the usual number of readings for about half the price of similar books. Author: Aaron, Jan..
On a freezing winter’s night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten.Rounded u..
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology directly addresses students' and instructors' concerns that composition readers are too expensive and too large. At less than half the size and price of comparable readers, 50 Essays meets the needs of a wide variety of classrooms. The carefully chosen table of conten..
Corrie McAfee50 Harbor StreetCedar Cove, WashingtonDear Reader,Considering that I'm married to Cedar Cove's private investigator, you might think I enjoy mysteries. But I don't-especially when they involve us! Roy's been receiving anonymous postcards and messages asking if we "regret the past." We d..
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorIn the fifth title of her New York Times bestselling series, Debbie Macomber returns to Cedar Cove, Washington, and the stories of its residents - including private investigator Roy McAfee and his wife, Corrie, who've been receiving puzzling anonymous messages in t..
From Simon & Schuster, 50 Short Science Fiction Tales is edited by Isaac Asimove and Groff Conklin to compiled the best short science fiction tales.50 Short Science Fiction Tales includes stories of 300 to 3,000 words from such authors as Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Kornbluth, Leiber, Sturgeon, and mo..
Is consciousness like an iceberg Does advertising lead to the commodification of humans What is the hidden meaning of fairy tales In 50 Ways to Understand Communication, Arthur Asa Berger familiarizes readers with important concepts written by leading communication and cultural theorists, such as..
With minutes left for two thousand people stranded on nineteen airplanes above New York City after terrorists knock out the radar, the one man who can help discovers his daughter is aboard one of the planes Author: Wager, Walter H. Publisher: Tor Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0..
Dear Reader,As you may have heard, we've recently had quite a shock. My husband, Seth, and I lost our business, The Lighthouse restaurant-to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire.So Seth and I are trying ..
Olivia Lockhart-GriffinCedar Cove, WashingtonDear Reader,As you may have heard, we’ve recently had quite a shock. My daughter, Justine, and her husband, Seth, lost their business, The Lighthouse restaurant-to arson. The investigation continues. The prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Bu..
To support his family, Billy Crystal's father, Jack, worked two jobs, having only one day a week to spend with his family. Based on Crystal's one-man Broadway show of the same name, "700 Sundays"--referring sadly to the time shared by an adoring father and his devoted son--offers a heartfelt, hilari..
750 German Verbs and Their Uses gives you the backbone of language study - correct verb usage - by showing verb conjugations in their contexts. To understand the value of such an approach, consider the English verb "to hold," the meaning of which changes dramatically when used in such expressions as..
âWhen I was 16, Helen Fleischman assigned me to memorize Shakespeareâs Sonnet No. 29, âWhen in disgrace with fortune and menâs eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast stateâ for English class, and fifty years later, that poem is still in my head. Algebra got washed away, and geometry and most of biology..
This collection of professional and student essays is arranged thematically with four alternate tables of contents: rhetorical, argument, literature, and writing about the disciplines. No matter the approach you take in your composition course, this flexible, substantial, and engaging reader will an..
Spanning a thirty-eight-year period, from Hemingway's first poem published when he was twelve to private verses sent to Mary Welsh Hemingway in 1950, these lyrics, parodies, and satires touch on themes that range from war and love to contemporary literature Author: Hemingway, Ernest Publisher: Harco..
Ninety miles separate Cuba and Key West, Florida. Crossing that distance, thousands of Cubans have lost their lives. For Cuban American poet Virgil Suárez, that expanse of ocean represents the state of exile, which he has imaginatively bridged in over two decades of compelling poetry."Whatever isn't..
Constantly getting in trouble at school, Gregory, who has been held back twice and expelled once, seeks solace in his grandfather's shed with his inventions until he realizes, with the help of his grandfather, that it is time for him to get his act together--both in school and in life. Author: Gaval..
In a collector's edition that includes The First Horror, The Second Horror, and The Third Horror, twin sisters Cally and Kody learn why their new home on 99 Fear Street has been unoccupied for thirty years. Original. Author: R. L. Stine Publisher: Simon Pulse Binding: Paperback Language: English ISB..