Return to the forest with Bunny, Monkey, and the rest of the crazy crew in Book Two of the series called "graphic novel gold" by SLJ and "milk-snortingly funny" by Shelf Awareness!Welcome back to the woods! It's a peaceful home, really, but wait . . . ZAP! ZAAP!! ZAAAPPPPP!!!!It's Monkey in a hoverc..
This in-depth collection represents 8 essential twentieth-century essayists, with 3-5 pieces by each author. Included are Virginia Woolf, George Owell, E. B. White, James Baldwin, Joan Didion, James McConkey, Cynthia Ozick, and Alice Walker. Author: Smart, William Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Bin..
In the past few years elliptic curve cryptography has moved from a fringe activity to a major system in the commercial world. This timely work summarizes knowledge gathered at Hewlett-Packard over a number of years and explains the mathematics behind practical implementations of elliptic curve syste..
Carol Smart presents a new gendered analysis of the power of law and argues for a feminist, post-structuralist approach. She comments on pornography as well as discussing recent research on rape trials and abortion legislation. Author: Smart, Carol Publisher: Routledge Binding: paperback Language: e..
Fundamentals of Investing helps students make informed investment decisions in their personal and professional lives by providing a solid foundation of core concepts and tools. Gitman/Joehnk/Smart use practical, hands-on applications to introduce the topics and techniques used by both personal inves..
The longtime "New Yorker" film critic gathers more than 175 movie reviews in this collection, covering releases from the period July 1985 to June 1988 Author: Paul Smart Publisher: Crescent Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0517679728 ISBN-13: 9780517679722..
Life is filled with choices. Choosing your own text usually is not one of them. Until now. INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE, 2E brings real choices to finance. Corporate finance isn't just for majors. Countless classrooms are packed with non-finance majors -- who may be intimidated by the course or..
Life is filled with choices. Choosing your own text usually is not one of them. Until now. INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE, 2E brings real choices to finance. Corporate finance isn't just for majors. Countless classrooms are packed with nonmajors--who may be intimidated by the course or wonder why..
Islam is a concise and readable survey of the history of Islam from the birth of Muhammad in seventh century Arabia to the differing situations of Muslims throughout today's world. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to contemporary Muslim beliefs and prac..
"Keeping Ex-Offenders Free!: An Aftercare Guide" by Donald Smarto handles a hard, but important issue within the field prison and jail ministry. Be ready when the inmate becomes an ex-offender to best help him or her succeed in life, and in faith. Author: Smarto, Donald Publisher: Baker Pub Group Bi..
Presents an account of the work of Enlightenment-era scientist Antoine Lavoisier, whose tireless efforts to define and explain chemical processes resulted in the establishment of a chemical language still in use today. Author: Bell, Madison Smartt Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Binding: hardcover..
Product Description When Nietzsche dubbed Richard Wagner "the most enthusiastic mimomaniac" ever to exist, he was objecting to a hollowness he felt in the music, a crowding out of any true dramatic impulse by extravagant poses and constant nervous movements. Mary Ann Smart suspects that Nietzsche ma..
This comprehensive, best-selling text focuses on the study of many different geometries -- rather than a single geometry -- and is thoroughly modern in its approach. Each chapter is essentially a short course on one aspect of modern geometry, including finite geometries, the geometry of transformati..
A roll-up-your-sleeves approach to writing fiction by one of today's best writers. With clarity, verve, and the sure instincts of a good teacher, Madison Smartt Bell illuminates the process of narrative design. In essays and analyses of twelve stories by established writers and students, Bell emphas..
This is the first of a set of three volumes which provide a fresh appraisal of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century in the West. Some essays centre on major figures of the period; others cover topics, trends and schools of thought between the French Revolution and the First World Wa..
In September, when the school principal promises to kiss a pig if the students read 10,000 books, a girl volunteers Hamlet, her unwilling, Shakespeare-quoting pet pig. But poor Hamlet wants nothing to do with such foolishness. Author: DesMarteau, Alicia Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Binding: H..
Buddhism is a concise and readable survey of the history of Buddhism from its roots in India to its spread across South and East Asia and its present day manifestation in Europe and America. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to the different paths of Bud..
Hinduism is a concise and readable survey of the history of Hinduism from its origins in the Indus Valley to its increasing popularity in today's western world. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to contemporary Hindu beliefs and practices and looks at th..
Judaism is a concise and readable survey of the history of the Jewish people from earliest exile to the creation of the State of Israel and the present day. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to contemporary Jewish beliefs and practices and looks at the w..
A perennial best-seller, this collection of readings remains a favorite of teachers of world religions for its impartial tone and its balance of major contemporary religious traditions with primitive, ancient, and esoteric religions. Author: Ninian Smart Publisher: Herder & Herder Binding: Paperback..
Book by Ninian, and Richard D. Hecht (editors) S Author: Smart, Ninian and Richard D. Hecht Publisher: Crossroad Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0824504836 ISBN-13: 9780824504830..
The award-winning chef of two of New York’s most celebrated restaurants presents his fresh, vibrant approach to Italian cooking with recipes that reveal the secrets behind his most acclaimed dishes.Scott Conant, chef-owner of L’Impero and Alto restaurants in Manhattan, has been thrilling diners and ..
In this valuable philosophy of Christian education for theologians, James Smart offers an excellent evaluation and redefinition of the goals of teaching ministry. Important topics addressed in this book include how to use the Bible in curriculum development and the relationship of the church to "sec..
This well-established textbook gives a general but comprehensive introduction to positional astronomy. Originally based on the author's lecture courses at Cambridge University, it is intended primarily for undergraduates, but, due to its comprehensive nature, it is a very useful reference text for r..