A collection of more than one hundred beloved nursery rhymes, lullabies, tongue twisters, riddles, and songs is accompanied by exquisite pastel and watercolor illustrations to create a longtime family treasure. Author: Denton, Kady MacDonald Publisher: Kingfisher Binding: Hardcover Language: English..
This first-ever survey of spiritual beliefs and practices among managers and executives finds that, while most people have strong spiritual beliefs, few feel that they can act on those beliefs at work. And yet, overall company performance is actually higher in companies where company values and spir..
The definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring and the ultimate rogue trader Nick Leeson. John Gapper, associate editor of the Financial Times, and his co-author Nick Denton, now founder of Gawker Media, interviewed the major players involved in the collapse of one of England's o..
This powerful and disturbing book clearly links persistent poverty among blacks in the United States to the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregation they experience in American cities.American Apartheid shows how the black ghetto was created by whites during the first half of the twentieth cent..
Mild traumatic brain injury can happen to anyone, anytime in cars, sports, or workplace accidents, falls, or through physical assault, including domestic violence and shaken-baby syndrome. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control estimates that 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic ..
Images of truth and fantasy develop around characters living in a futuristic pop-culture of the southern Midwest, including space aliens disguised as humans living in Kansas and a desperately depressed computer-store clerk whose mother worships rock 'n' roll Author: Denton, Bradley Publisher: Willia..
Discusses the life cycle and migratory habits of the Canada goose. Author: Scott, Jack Denton Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 039920492X ISBN-13: 9780399204920..
Edinburgh’s rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture make it one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. In 1995, UNESCO named the Old Town and New Town districts World Heritage Sites, and there are over 4,500 listed buildings within the city. Mark Denton’s Edinburg..
In the 1850s, Jean Rio, a deeply spiritual widow, was moved by the promises of Mormon missionaries and set out from England for Utah. Traveling across the Atlantic by steamer, up the Mississippi by riverboat, and westward by wagon, Rio kept a detailed diary of her extraordinary journey.In Faith and ..
A fish suddenly finds himself out of water and begins a frantic search for survival Author: Denton, Terry Publisher: Mondo Pub Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 1572552239 ISBN-13: 9781572552234..
An amusing, thought-provoking collection of over 400 of President Reagan's jokes, stories, wisecracks, and impressively quick-witted responses to unexpected developments J-3 Author: James S. Denton Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 0871132729 ISBN-13: 97..
First published in 1945, In Youth Is Pleasure is a beautiful and unassuming coming-of-age novel by the English writer and painter Denton Welch (1915-1948). Painfully sensitive and sad Orville Pym is 15 years old, and this novel recounts the summer holiday after his first miserable year at public sch..
While others search the skies for extraterrestrial life, Michael Denton has examined the recent discoveries in all the sciences to ask - Could life elsewhere be substantially different from life on Earth Drawing on a staggering knowledge of physics, biochemistry, geology, and evolution, Denton buil..
Denton and Woodward provide a newly updated revision of their classic in political communication. This pioneering text provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role and function of communication in American politics.A synthesis of some of the best writing in political communication fr..
In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers are ver..
mycotic aneurysms are uncommon Author: Cooley, Denton Publisher: W B Saunders Co Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0721613985 ISBN-13: 0000721613985..
Minimally invasive techniques have revolutionized the specialty of Vascular Surgery. Until the last decade only a handful of vascular surgeons had experience with endovascular techniques. Vascular Surgery Associates (VSA) were among the first surgeons in the western United States to use minimally in..
Presidential campaigns are our national conversations_the widespread and complex communication of issues, images, social reality, and personas. In 2008, more people participated in the conversation, as voter numbers in every demographic group increased to levels of the 1970s. Here, political communi..
When Kentucky Blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985-carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine-the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the U.S. government. The story of Thornton and “The Company” he s..
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters and they’re orphans! The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home. Author: Shannon Eric D..
A fictionalized account of the turn-of-the-century Australian champion horseman, balladeer, and soldier, who was tried and executed--amidst lingering doubts--for the murder of innocent civilians Author: Denton, Kit Publisher: St Martins Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0312095171 ISB..
This extraordinary one-volume guide to the modern literatures of China, Japan, and Korea is the definitive reference work on the subject in the English language. With more than one hundred articles that show how a host of authors and literary movements have contributed to the general literary develo..