This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of linguistic change with much greater precision than before, often pinpointing the beginnings of linguistic innovations in place and time. The author us..
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to World War II.Set at a bo..
Knowles, Thomas Neil Author: Knowles, Thomas Neil Publisher: University Press of Florida Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0813033101 ISBN-13: 9780813033105..
Building on the success of such titles as Toy Story: The Essential Guide and Dinosaur: The Essential Guide, the DK creative team has been given unlimited access to Disney's considerable archives to chart the development of the Disney Company, from its early days in the 1920s to the present. Disney: ..
TEN little emus ! You've got to be kidding!When Edward and Edwina Emu find themselves expecting ten little emus, Edwina tries her feathers at a variety of jobs to support the growing family, from chimney sweep to ballet dancer.Rhythmic, rhyming verse by Sheena Knowles and hilarious illustrations by ..
Provides a new approach to the psychology of human development by integrating psychological and philosophical insights on human virtue and authentic selfhood. Presents Erikson's contributions within the more general 'Care Structure,' described by Heidegger as the central structure of human existence..
When Philadelphia's iconoclastic city planner Edmund N. Bacon looked into his crystal ball in 1959, he saw a remarkable vision: "Philadelphia as an unmatched expression of the vitality of American technology and culture." In that year Bacon penned an essay for Greater Philadelphia Magazine, original..
This book should be in the library of every transportation researcher. Ronald Sheck Intermodal and guideway research program director, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of Florida There is no escape from transport. By sea, air, road or rail, we rely on transport to connect individ..
Who or what is liable to jump the shark Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall Who was the first to cry "Women and children first" The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings youcome a..
This book is well researched and highly accessible. It is both a useful and much needed addition to the literature on race and social research - Ethnic and Racial Studies The book is well laid out with glossaries of significant new terms and summaries of key points at the end of each chapter, exten..
Book by Knowles, Malcolm Shepherd Author: Knowles, Malcolm Shepherd Publisher: Association Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0695811169 ISBN-13: 9780695811167..
Tracing the development of tap dancing from ancient India to the Broadway stage in 1903, when the word "Tap" was first used in publicity to describe this new American style of dance, this text separates the cultural, societal and historical events that influenced the development of Tap dancing.Secti..
For anyone who has ever wanted to understand the relevance of the Bible, this book is the place to start. For each book of the Bible, this volume provides a textual summary and commentary on how the book fits thematically into the rest of the Bible. Color photographs and charts for each book highlig..
With logical organization and concrete tactics, this definitive guide clearly imparts the skills, tools, and confidence necessary to successfully secure sought-after funding, which can dramatically expand limited budgets. Author: Knowles, Cynthia R. Publisher: Corwin Binding: Paperback Language: Eng..
"Oil," writes Ruth Sheldon Knowles, "is the most hazardous, expensive, heartbreaking gambling game in the world." And, as this book dramatically proves, the men who have been the gamblers of the American oil business have been some of the most colorful and fantastic personalities in our history.The ..
When Carrie Knowles and her siblings learned that their mother was suffering from Alzheimer's, they joined more than 50 million other Americans who are providing long-term care to an Alzheimer's victim in their family. In The Last Childhood, Knowles presents the first realistic voice on what it's li..
At the ideological center of the Supreme Court sits Anthony M. Kennedy, whose pivotal role on the Rehnquist Court is only expected to grow in importance now that he is the lone "swing Justice" on the Roberts Court. The Ties Goes to Freedom is the first book-length analysis of Kennedy, and it challen..
This important new book describes everything a middle school teacher should know when teaching adolescents. Author: Knowles, Trudy Publisher: Heinemann Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0325002665 ISBN-13: 9780325002668..