2009 Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceThe launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citi..
Shortly after leaping into his swimming pool and vanishing without a trace, American arts patron and accused embezzler Frederick Manning is found dead in a nearby graveyard and his old friend, British sleuth Sir Henry Merrivale, investigates Author: Carter Dickson Publisher: Zebra Binding: mass_mark..
Selected as official reading for SOA Exam MLC in 2012: download free supplementary notes from the Resources tab below.How can actuaries equip themselves for the products and risk structures of the future Using the powerful framework of multiple state models, three leaders in actuarial science give ..
Gordon R. Dickson’s “Childe Cycle” of novels depicting the future of the human race has been one of the grand epics of science fiction. At the time of his death in 2001, Dickson was writing Antagonist, the tale of Bleys Ahrens’ turn toward darkness. Now Dickson’s assistant David W. Wixon has brillia..
Baseball has always had its share of colorful characters, and over the years they have expressed themselves in eminently quotable ways. In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most import..
A stylishly illustrated, ingeniously simple picture-book debut perfect for teaching young children about colors and sharing.Ruby has red blocks and Benji has blue blocks. They both build with their blocks, until Benji takes one of Ruby’s red blocks and, in the tussle that follows, all the blocks CRA..
A recipe from Cooking with the Two Fat LadiesSCONESMakes about 12Fresh scones, still warm from the oven, are part and parcel of the delicious teas of our childhoods. No one seems to make them nowadays; instead, they buy terrible things in supermarkets tasting of soda and studded with soggy fruits. S..
Product Description This study is an integrated approach to how the problems of education are related to those of national development in Africa, Japan, the United States, and the former Soviet Union. These four were selected because Africa represents the Third World; Japan the emerging powers, the ..
When an anti-abortion protest in a small Texas town turns violent, Garrison Reed's investigation reveals secrets about his own wife's past Author: Dickson, Athol Publisher: Zondervan Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0310220025 ISBN-13: 9780310220022..
From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the origin..
From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the origin..
Detective-Inspector John Cheviot is inexplicably transported back in time, where he helps establish Scotland Yard, but must defend himself from a false murder charge Author: Carr, John Dickson Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0786701757 ISBN-13: 978078670..
Detective Henri Bencolin, the prefect of police, is called in to solve the grisly murder of the Duc de Saligny at a fashionable Parisian gambling house Author: Carr, John Dickson Publisher: Zebra Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0821719319 ISBN-13: 9780821719312..
Rooted in scholarship and the Gospels, this straightforward account of Jesus draws upon reliable sources and dispels conspiracy theories as well as unfounded evidence to reveal the true man. The mists of speculation and fantasy surrounding each of the topics addressed-which include the historicity o..
Letters containing vicious accusations are received by Stoke Druid residents, then timid Cordelia Martin is discovered drowned in the River Lea and the incomparable sleuth Sir Henry Merrivale investigates Author: CARTER DICKSON Publisher: Zebra Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0821724..
This compact, up-to-date guide book is now entering its third edition as the foremost text on parasitology. With over 350 illustrations, Parasitic Diseases, Third Edition provides clear, comprehensive information of interest to both practicing clinicians as well as medical and graduate students. The..
Jeff Marle tries to decide which member of Judge Matthew Quayle's unhappy household put poison in the judge's brandy Author: Carr, John Dickson Publisher: HarperCollins Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0060810300 ISBN-13: 9780060810306..
With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, acclaimed cooking guru Clarissa Dickson Wright provides an unrivaled collection of stories and anecdotes from her ever-eventful life in this touching memoir. As a celebrated cook and a champion of the countryside, Clarissa's year includes meeting with loc..
When the Fanes treat their dinner guests to a hypnotist's parlor act that unexpectedly ends in murder, the cantankerous Sir Henry Merrivale returns to distinguish reality from suggested illusion Author: Carter Dickson Publisher: Zebra Books Kensington Publishing Corp Binding: mass_market Language: E..
Seventy-two colorful stories about the men and women, the places and events that have contributed to San Francisco's flamboyant history are included in this one-volume edition of Samuel Dickson's three popular books, San Francisco Is Your Home, San Francisco Kaleidoscope, and The Streets of San Fran..
This book comes out of years of reflection, failures, and some successes in the task of reaching out to others with the gospel. Many Christians think of the task of mission as an entirely verbal activity, when perhaps the best kept secret of New Testament teaching about mission is that it involves a..
After a brutal murder occurs on an ocean liner, Dr. Gideon Fell investigates the strange crime and hunts for the killer Author: Carr, John Dickson Publisher: HarperCollins Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0060810386 ISBN-13: 9780060810382..