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Star Maker

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stapledon, Olaf, PUBLISHER: Orion Publishing Co, Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in . Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes in Star Maker prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Arthur C. Clarke considered Star Maker to be one of the finest works of science fiction ever written.

Welcome to the World: A Celebration of Birth and Babies from

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Siegen-Smith, Nikki, PUBLISHER: Barefoot Books, Bringing together poets and photographers from all over the globe, this unique anthology about birth and babies will evoke many emotions, from hope and wonder to surprise and delight.

Nelle terre estreme

Jon Krakauer Non-fiction book about Christopher McCandless, a young man from a well-to-do family who hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He gave away his savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his po

The Self and Others: Positioning Individuals and Groups in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harre, Rom / Moghaddam, Fathali M. / Harr?, Rom, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This volume focuses on relations between the self and other individuals, the self and groups, and the self and context. Leading scholars in the field of positioning theory present the newest developments from this field on human social relations. The discussion is international, multidisciplinary, and multi-method, aiming to achieve a more dynamic and powerful account of human social relations, and to break disciplinary boundaries. Four features in this work are prominent. The book is culturally oriented and international. There is a push to move across disciplines, particularly across psychology and linguistics, and psychology and microsociology. There is a focus on language and social construction of the world through discourse. Finally, the book represents a multi-method approach that reflects discursive methods.

Battlefields of the Civil War, Vol. II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howard, Blair, PUBLISHER: Hunter Publishing (NJ), Hunter Publishing is proud to offer travelers this collection of unique titles that are not part of any series and often stand alone in their field of coverage. The eclectic selection of topics includes cultural and historical travel, as well as books that are tailored to specific interests, such as fall foliage and nature. All books are written to the high standards you expect from Hunter and provide detailed, up-to-date information.

More Than Skin Deep A Guide to Self and Soul

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crystal Kirgiss, PUBLISHER: Zondervan Publishing House, NA

Swedish Folk Dances

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bergquist, Nils W. / Crampton, C. Ward, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

How to Get Publicity: Revised and Updated for the Internet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parkhurst, William, PUBLISHER: Harper Paperbacks, Business needs a boost? Invented the software that's going to revolutionize cyberspace? How is everyone going to find out about that fundraiser you're organizing? Publicity is the simple answer to your prayers--the greatest (and cheapest) resource for self-promotion that's available. Learn everything you need to know about promoting yourself efficiently, effectively, and economically with the indispensable "How to Get Publicity"-- now completely revised an updata Television, radio, and publishing public relations wizard William Parkhurst offers his proven insider's expertise, using examples and case histories as well as his own tried-and-true methods--covering everything from writing a penetrating press release and booking a successful tour to handling bad publicity and the unlimited opportunities the Internet has to offer. The techniques and media may have changed through-out the years, but the basic steps remain the same on the path to self-promotion--and "How to Get Publicity" is the perfect guide to capturing millions of dollars' worth of media coverage and maximizing your opportunities.

Lippincott's Guide to Medical Terms and Abbreviations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Springhouse Publishing, PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Dozens of illustrations show anatomy, pathology, and equipment. This encyclopedic guide to more than medical terms includes medical symbols and abbreviations, an explanation of medical terms, an English-Spanish translator, and a self-test.

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, Andrew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one of the outstanding literary innovators of the century. His novels date from The Palace of the Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from to the present day. Selected Essays of Wilson Harris brings together twenty-one lectures, addresses and essays to make available Harris's full range of writings on subjects including: * the literate imagination * traditions of myth and fable in Central and South America * the North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys * inheritances and legacies of writers of the postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and theoretical context for the essays * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction and non-fiction * appendices on the legends of El Dorado and the Holy Grail.

The Intelligent Student's Guide to Learning at University

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Geoffrey, PUBLISHER: Common Ground Publishing, You're about to start a university degree, and whether you have just left school or are returning to study after some years there are many things you need to know about learning at university. This invaluable guide will assist you to understand all facets of your university study and to become a successful and satisfied student. It will enable you to: become an active, independent and self-directed learner; adjust to the academic expectations (of ten assumed and unspoken) and the university environment; gain practical skills and strategies for learning: develop transferable skills and attitudes for lifelong learning; concentrate on understanding as the key to university learning; be self-confident as a university student; avoid some of the common mistakes made by students in their first year; and become a successful learner. Reflection and evaluation exercises at the beginning of each chapter provide an opportunity to evaluate your current learning habits, prepare you for new ideas and make you more aware of the experience of learning. Advice from other students-genuine voices taken from a survey of exiting first year students-will assist you to see some of the pitfalls and methods of recovery. Finally, useful templates for a weekly study timetable, testtaking strategies and a semester planner are also provided.

Shadowdance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Robin / Lee, Paul, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

Rock Harp Tony Glover

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Glover, Tony, PUBLISHER: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, The first complete guide to playing rock harp, from basics of cross position and bending notes to playing in the styles of the greats. Complete with exercises and song examples from legends such as Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springstein, Taj Mahal, and more. Also contains a discography.

Zod Wallop

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spencer, William Browning / Koeb, Bill, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

German Shepard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Janet G., PUBLISHER: Howell Books, An international survey of breed development and the impact world War II on the breed in both Germany and Great Britain, this volume covers everything from the Standard to the intricacies of German pedigrees, from Obedience applications to herding and protection, and from the breed in the United States to health care and management.

The Psalms of Herod

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friesner, Esther / Cunningham, Pam, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

The Riverrun Trilogy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Somtow, S. P. / Eittreim, Troy, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

Dante's Disciples

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crowther, Peter / Kramer, Edward E., PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

Publish Your Family History: Preserving Your Heritage in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yates, Susan / Ioannou, Greg, PUBLISHER: Dundurn Group, Many people want to write a family history, but few ever take on the job of publishing one. If you've done the research, and you want to make a book from it, then "Publish Your Family History" is for you. It will tell you all the fundamentals of book production, together with the important details that distinguish a home-published book from a homemade one. You'll learn: how to get your manuscript ready for production; design ideas for the pages and the cover; methods of making pages with or without a computer and printing those pages quickly and inexpensively; and ideas on bindings that last and look great. Even if time is at a premium, you're not comfortable with computer technology, or the budget is tight, you'll learn how to publish a professional-looking family history of your own

Debra's Natural Gourmet Cookbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stark, Debra, PUBLISHER: Keats Publishing, Debra Stark, founder of the famed Natural Gourmet restaurant and store in Concord, Massachusetts, fervently believes balance and harmony are essential to health and happiness, and we should experience both in the food we eat. This philosophy is behind the 250 easy-to-prepare recipes in this cookbook -- from appetizers and soups to hearty dishes and desserts.

Prey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crichton, Michael, PUBLISHER: Harper, In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles--micro-robots--has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey.

The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Charles E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write and one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us an understanding of the history and structure of this demanding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story began to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism and early twentieth-century formalism and finally to the modern renaissance of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significant events, works and figures from the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.

A Guide to Monastic Guest Houses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Regalbuto, Robert J., PUBLISHER: Morehouse Publishing, How in its third edition and newly expanded, A Guide to Monastic Houses offers detailed information on accommodations in state across America and in each Canadian province. For place listed, Regalbuto includes a description and history of the site, directions, and points of interest, as well as information about meals and lodging, charges or donations, a helpful map and illustrations. Settings range from mid-town Manhattan to the Hawaiian rain forest, from the Canadian woodlands to southwest deserts. The monasteries and convents listed span the spectrum of Christian traditions, yet each is open to those of any faith.

Washington Irving

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warner, Charles Dudley, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

Perrine's Story and Structure

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arp, Thomas R. / Johnson, Greg, PUBLISHER: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, The fiction section from Laurence Perrineas all-time bestselling introduction to literature, this concise, authoritative text provides a complete overview of the essential elements of fiction, along with a diverse selection of stories to illustrate them. This reliable, well-written classic has introduced thousands of students to the serious study of fiction, yet it remains vital and compelling for todayas readers, presenting the most important and engaging stories available in a single collection. The section on three featured writers, James Joyce, Flannery OaConnor, and Joyce Carol Oates, includes three stories by each author, as well as essays by noted critics on their works.

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