Anna is thrilled when she receives an invitation to leave hot, sticky Baltimore and visit her aunt and uncle on their farm, where she’ll be able to go barefoot, swim in the pond, and drink fresh-squeezed lemonade. But when she arrives, she’s greeted by an unpleasant surprise: her uncle’s nephew, The..
These folk-tales were told by simple people--vine-dressers, farm-laborers, millers--and were preserved by word of mouth, to be repeated for entertainment in the coffee-house, or at home during the long, hard winters. There are fables here, too, selected from the collections of medievalscholars and p..
A profile of the rugged, taciturn actor follows his struggle to raise himself from the abject poverty of his childhood, his long career in minor roles, and his final breakthrough to stardom Author: Downing, David Publisher: St Martins Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0312130104 ISBN-..
Just before summer begins, 13-year-old Ali finds an odd photograph in the attic. She knows the two children in it are her mother, Claire, and her aunt Dulcie. But who’s the third person, the one who’s been torn out of the picture Ali figures she’ll find out while she’s vacationing in Maine with Dulc..
Topics covered in this detailed review of algebra include general rules for dealing with numbers, equations, negative numbers and integers, fractions and rational numbers, exponents, roots and real numbers, algebraic expressions, functions, graphs, systems of two equations, quadratic equations, circ..
This self-instruction book explains angles and triangles, and demonstrates the solutions to right triangle problems. Chapters that follow deal with trigonometric functions of sine, cosine, and tangent, radian measures, Pythagorean and other trigonometric identities, graphs of trigonometric functions..
Product DescriptionThis award-winning grammar course book provides the basis for linguistic courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies. Accessible and reader-friendly throughout, key features include: chapters divided into modules of class..
ReviewLife changes for Gordy, the notorious bully. He moves to a new town where he's pitted against the local bully and moves in with his grandmother who is tender and tough. Gordy begins to thrive under new conditions of security and love. A humorous, totally-engaging story. RECOMMENDED. -- From Pa..
When his abusive father is arrested, young bully Gordy Smith is taken to live with his strict grandmother in Virginia, where he learns to respect his grandmother, befriends a boy with polio, and confronts his feelings about his father. Author: Hahn, Mary Downing Publisher: Clarion Books Binding: Har..
Gleanings is a gathering of hitherto uncollected essays written by Christine Downing during the quarter century since the publication in 1981 of her seminal book, The Goddess: Mythological Images of the Feminine. Many of the essays continue her exploration of Greek goddess traditions and other aspec..
Caught between Soviets and Americans, John Russell can't escape his role as an accidental spyBook 5 in the John Russell historical thriller series.It’s 1945, and British journalist John Russell has finally reunited with his German girlfriend, Effi, in London after a dangerous flight from war-torn Be..
The concise length, tight focus, and emphasis on self-development are keys to this text's appeal. Written in a positive, motivational style, On Course empowers students with tools they need to take charge of their success in college and life. Downing's distinctive guided journal entries help student..
The Third Edition of On Course includes more materials on career planning yet maintains its focus on life and study skills. In addition, Downing blends practical study tips with journal skills in a style that is down-to-earth and positive. Icons denote Principals at Work sections, which show the imp..
The Second Edition of this successful text has been updated and extensively revised to provide students with an engaging introduction to media studies.Practical and accessible, Questioning the Media invites readers to be active participants in the process of understanding the importance of the media..
Break down the barriers to successful literacy instruction and empower students with special needs with these insightful tips, tools, and examples. Author: Downing, June E. Publisher: Corwin Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0761988793 ISBN-13: 9780761988793..
To examine the long-run origins of democracy and dictatorship, Brian Downing focuses on the importance of medieval political configurations and of military modernization in the early modern period. He maintains that in late medieval times an array of constitutional arrangements distinguished Western..
Lauren and Spencer share a love of poetry, and both have problems with their parents. But when Lauren realizes that she is falling in love with Spencer, she also begins to recognize his moody and self-destructive side. Author: Hahn, Mary Downing Publisher: Clarion Books Binding: Hardcover Language: ..
In Women's Mysteries Christine Downing celebrates the gains and achievements of women, psychologically speaking, as they have been recovered, reclaimed, repossessed by women over the past several decades. Her title is itself a conscious appropriation, in homage, of a book Esther Harding wrote fifty ..
"In the elite company of literary spy masters Alan Furst and Philip Kerr . . . [Downing is] brilliant at evoking even the smallest details of wartime Berlin." Washington PostBerlin, 1939: Anglo-American journalist John Russell survives in Nazi Germany by keeping his head down. He writes human-intere..