Ellie's upbringing in colonial Africa in the 1960s and 70s--stiff whiskies, keeping up appearances and English gardens amidst the African Bush--was marked by a troubled relationship with a violent father she didn't really know. So when she returns there after her father's death, for the first time i..
Product DescriptionRhyming text introduces the many types of balls and how they are used.About the AuthorMelanie Davis Jones grew up on a farm in Georgia. While living on the farm, she saw her father drive tractors, combines, backhoes, and many other big machines. Mrs. Jones is now a teacher and chi..
Getting to yes is not the same as getting results. In Beyond Dealmaking, international negotiation expert and mediator Melanie Billings-Yun shows that the key to winning unbeatable, long-term results in today’s complex economic landscape is to negotiate solid long-term relationships.Traditionally, n..
By Amy Steele: Trina Schart Hyman's winsome, folksy illustrations go straight to your heart. Paired with the interesting, sometimes comforting, sometimes newly discovered sounds of everyday life (well, I am not sure about the snake, unless mom or dad is a herpetologist); this book is so perfect for ..
Washington, D.C., boasts more than three hundred species of trees from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and City of Trees has been the authoritative guide for locating, identifying, and learning about them for more than twenty-five years. The third edition is fully revised, updated, and expanded a..
"Miami deserves a total urban history, and Melanie Shell-Weiss is clearly the scholar the city has been waiting for. Coming to Miami is, by far, the best book ever written on the social history of Miami, still a very poorly understood and under-researched major metropolis."--Alex Lichtenstein, Rice ..
Product DescriptionThe laboratory course described in the lab manual emphasizes experimental design, data analysis, and problem solving. Inherent in the design is the emphasis on communication skills, both written and oral. Students work in groups on open-ended projects in which they are given an in..
The "Duluth Model" is a widely disseminated approach to community-based intervention in domestic violence. This authoritative and comprehensive volume examines how to develop a response to domestic violence using the Model.Key issues addressed include: enhancing networking among service providers; b..
Cystic Fibrosis: The Ultimate Teen Guide leaves no aspect of this disease untold. Based on a series of interviews with young people with CF and their family members, the day-to-day dealings of life as a cystic fibrosis patient are described. Some of the topics covered include a description of the il..
From School Library JournalPreSchool-K-As she did in Do Pigs Have Stripes (1996), Do Monkeys Tweet (1997), and Do Donkeys Dance (2000, all Houghton), Walsh has created another book to increase youngsters' awareness of the world around them. Here she poses nonsense questions about animal homes. Th..
A read-aloud primer on animal sounds contains simple, bold pictures and a series of questions inviting little ones to wonder if a rabbit can oink, a horse can bark, and a monkey can tweet. Author: Walsh, Melanie Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 03958..
From Booklist Ages 3^-6. Walsh asks the kinds of questions that leave preschoolers in stitches: "Are these the antlers of a monkey " Part of the hilarity comes from knowing the answer and waiting for the turn of the page to reveal it, and part comes from the incongruous mental images of monkeys with..
All the information you need quick, easy, and ON THE MONEYECON. Do these letters make you sweat You’re not alone. From college freshmen to PhD students, economics tops the list of panic-inducing classes.But help has arrived. Economics DeMYSTiFieD is a curriculum-based, self-teaching guide that make..
Named one of the best young American novelists by Granta magazine, an award-winning writer presents a collection of dark, lyrical stories featuring working-class youths in pursuit of fleeting pleasures. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. Author: Thon, Melanie Rae Publisher: Henry Holt & Co Binding: Pap..
The Fifth Edition of High Acuity Nursing delivers essential understanding of complex patients and instructs both students and nurses on how to provide nursing care in varied clinical settings. Broken down into a series of learner-focused modules, High Acuity Nursing takes complex information and pre..
A highly visual approach to introductory history focuses on individual children who grew up during such specific times as Ancient Egypt and early twentieth-century America and includes illustrations of common period objects. Reprint. Author: Rice, Melanie Publisher: Dk Pub Binding: Paperback Languag..
This brief, introductory text approaches interpersonal communication from a no-nonsense, real-life perspective.Conversational yet thoroughly research-based, this book covers the progression of skills necessary in relationships, from understanding yourself alone and in various relationships (self con..
Fully illustrated with depictions of proper exercise technique, this book contains exciting strength training programs based on sport (e.g., triathlon, running, cycling, swimming) and levels from beginner to advanced. For the marathon runner, triathlete, duathlete, distance swimmer, or cyclist, thes..
A greatly expanded and heavily revised second edition, this popular guide provides instructions and clear examples for running analyses of variance (ANOVA) and several other related statistical tests of significance with SPSS. No other guide offers the program statements required for the more advanc..
By blending theory with practical application, Mediation Theory and Practice introduces the process of mediation while grounding the student in informative research and theory. Mediation Theory and Practice provides a thorough introduction to the ever expanding world of mediation and balances the kn..
Excited about wearing her own special costume for the day, a little girl goes with her family to Coney Island to take part in all the festivities of the Mermaid Parade where mermaids, Neptunes, and sea creatures of all shapes, colors, and sizes go to strut their stuff! Author: Greenberg, Melanie Hop..
With "touch-and-feel" textures, holographic foil, cardboard flaps, and movable parts on every spread, children will enjoy endless, interactive fun as they learn about all kinds of vehicles!Children love vehicles! In this book, kids will learn about lots of things that go: trains and planes, cars and..
Melanie Walsh has once again created picture books for the youngest child. This time she introduces the concept of diversity, but her approach is very gentle:Agnes has blue eyes. Kit’s eyes are brown. But . . .they both close their eyes when they go to sleep.The close-up and lively illustrations of ..
We sell Rare, out-of-print, uncommon, & used BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, DOCUMENTS, AND EPHEMERA. We do not sell ebooks, print on demand, or other reproduced materials. Each item you see here is individually described and imaged. We welcome further inquiries. Author: Melanie Klein Publisher: Delacorte Pres..
Personal Conflict Management utilizes a modernized theory/skill approach to interpersonal conflict, placing equal emphasis on the theoretical and practical.Supporting the notion that there is not one correct approach to conflict management, and utilizing the authors’ shared experiences as mediators ..