This beautifully illustrated book reproduces in full the famous and rarely seen British Museum collection of drawings and watercolors made by John White, who in 1585 accompanied a group of English settlers sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to found a colony on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. White's duties..
An adaptation of the author's biography, Land of Enchantment, describes her eventful 1852 journey with her mother and brother from Kansas to California over the Santa Fe trail in a large wagon train. Author: Russell, Marion Sloan Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co Binding: Hardcover Language: English IS..
When this book was first published in the mid-1950s, the author was concerned that such functional structures as the American barn and the covered bridge would soon give way to progress and be replaced by "modern" elements. Today, a number of these sturdy, beautifully proportioned barns and bridges ..
With over 700 vivid images and illustrations along with the wisdom of numerous practicing designers, this book provides a practical approach to introductory interior design. Covering the profession for both commercial and residential environments, the edition introduces readers to the history, desig..
Biology of Women 4th edition is a unique blend of biological depth with a readable women s health discussion. Reproductive, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors that affect women are covered in detail. New features include case studies, glossary of terms, and historical perspectives. Au..
Presents Price's collection of humorous drawings including a pig emerging from a fog bank, a man in a tuxedo who stood too close to the front of an elevator, and a man in a refrigerator signaling for a left turn Author: Roger Price Publisher: Price / Stern / Sloan Binding: paperback Language: englis..
A comprehensive guide to a wide variety of painting techniques and effects for the home offers more than six hundred illustrations, listings of tools and materials, and step-by-step instructions in such techniques as ragging and sponging, marbling, stenciling, traditional and modern decoupage, stain..
Written through a collaboration of expert faculty and medical students from Harvard Medical School, this innovative text delivers a straightforward and clear overview of the major principles, agents, and processes governing human physiology. Emphasis is on understanding the higher-order processes in..
A collection of first-person narratives and anecdotes, close-up portrait photographs, and the author's personal and historical reflections capture the rich ethnic diversity of the people and landscapes of the borough of Queens in New York City, in a volume that comes complete with an audio rendition..
A kaleidoscopic view of new immigrants and refugees living in Queens, New York the most ethnically diverse locality in the United States. For three years, Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan traveled the world by trekking the streets of their home borough. This book documents the people they encountered ..
For his fifteenth birthday in 1805, Noah Blake received a little leather-bound diary. This reprint of his actual journal offers modern readers a charming glimpse of a vanished era through the eyes of a nineteenth-century farm boy. Eric Sloane-a distinguished historian, author, and artist-has expande..
A delightful mixture of early American know-how and good old-fashioned gentility, Eric Sloane's Do's and Don'ts captures the spirit of bygone America in words and pictures. Combining two of the beloved folk historian's nostalgic how-to guides, this collection offers vintage, homespun advice that rec..
Electric motors (Little blue readers) Author: Sloan, Peter Publisher: Sundance Pub Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0760831785 ISBN-13: 9780760831786..
Equity Analysis and Valuation with eVal closes the gap between the theoretical treatment of equity valuation and the actual practice of valuing a company using real-world data. While the underlying theories of financial analysis and valuation are given their due, the goal is always to answer the que..
A fearful child wishes she could make her friends know what it feels like to be a "Fraidy cat." Author: Fujikawa, Gyo Publisher: Price Stern Sloan Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0448117533 ISBN-13: 9780448117539..
This book has permanently changed for good the lives of hundreds of thousands of grateful readers all over the world. It can do the same for you, your family, your friends and acquaintances. Besides, it started the Consciousness Revolution, Assertiveness Training, Behavior Mod, Holistic Medicine and..
John Sloan, a highly estemmed member of "The Eight" or "Ashcan School" of American painting, was also an extraordinary teacher at the Art Students League for many years, where a great many of our best contemporary artists were influenced by his remarkable talks on art theory and practice. Chapters d..
A gripping narrative of unprecedented valor and personal courage, here is the story of the first American battle of World War II: the battle for Wake Island. Based on firsthand accounts from long-lost survivors who have emerged to tell about it, this stirring tale of the “Alamo of the Pacific” will ..
Good Earth Almanac Author: Mark Gregory Publisher: Price Stern Sloan Pub Binding: school Language: English ISBN-10: 0448020386 ISBN-13: 9780448020389..
Explains different types of investing--savings accounts, bonds, stocks, and mutual funds--and provides information to help make decisions on each kind of investment. Author: Gail Karlitz Publisher: Price Stern Sloan Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 0843177020 ISBN-13: 9780843177022..