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So, You Want to Write!: How to Get Your Book Out of Your

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McIndoo, Ann, PUBLISHER: Elevate, "So, You Want to Write' teaches you how to write your book using examples and exercises. Totally interactive, the reader participates in learning how to prepare to write, creates a writer's Identity and their own powerful Writer's Power Tools?. The book offers solutions for procrastination and strategies for dealing with "writer's block." The reader learns how to "Schedule Your Success" and get the book out of their head on to the paper.

Green Plan for Industry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schell, David J., PUBLISHER: Government Institutes, David Schell offers environmental managers, specialists, and consultants this comprehensive resource for achieving environmental excellence within their company's compliance efforts by developing an environmental management system, or green plan. Using easy-to-read nontechnical language, Schell breaks the concept down into easy-to-understand steps and illustrates how to tie together the facets of environmental management. This book also addresses typical problems such as getting management and employee support, breaking down the barriers of industry versus the regulatory agencies, and recruiting help from others. The author's innovative suggestions describe how to get feedback, how to handle criticism, how to keep everyone informed and motivated, and how to get market benefit for the company.

A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Garcia, Hector, PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing, For every fan of manga, anime, J-pop, or Zen, "A Geek in Japan" is a hip, smart and concise guide to the land that is their source. Comprehensive and well informed, it covers a wide array of topics in short articles accompanied by sidebars and numerous photographs, providing a lively digest of the society and culture of Japan. Designed to appeal to the generations of Westerners who grew up on Pokemon, manga and video games, "A Geek in Japan" reinvents the culture guide for readers in the Internet age. Spotlighting the originality and creativity of the Japanese, debunking myths about them, and answering nagging questions like why they're so fond of robots, author Hector Garcia has created the perfect book for the growing ranks of Japanophiles in this inspired, insightful and highly informative guide.

Meals in a Social Context: Aspects of the Communal Meal in

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Aarhus University Press, Scholarly contribution provide insight into how social mores and etiquette were transmitted to children, the growing significance of family for Christians, the culture clashes of Greek and Roman, and the development of religious connotations around meals. The wide range of related interdisciplinary topics considered includes the development of the Eucharist as a ritual in its own right, funeral banquets, the role of women at meals, the architecture of the Greek and Roman meal and the provision of food for the poor.

L'impero perduto

Clive Cussler, Grant Blackwood Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the Krakatoa explosion, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo and (cod. I_)

Ghost World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clowes, Daniel / Ware, Chris, PUBLISHER: Fantagraphics Books, Back for an amazing ninth printing, this is our bestselling book ever, a Catcher in the Rye for its generation and the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film. It tells the story of Enid and Rebecca, two above-it-all best friends confronted with the prospect of adulthood and the uncertain future of their friendship.

Christmas Story

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tebbs, Victoria / Mitchell, Melanie, PUBLISHER: Lion Children's Books, See and Say are simple retellings of Bible stories with bright and appealing pictures-and lots of words for young children to join in with. In the Christmas Story, they will clip-clop with the donkey, sing with the angels, and gasp with the shepherds. In the Creation Story, they will crash with the seas, slish splosh with the fish, and zzz on the seventh day. In the Lost Sheep Story, they will count with the shepherd and baa, baa, baa with the sheep And in the Noah's Ark Story, kids will splish with the rain, coo with the dove, and cheer with Noah With simple concepts and familiar words for repetition, young children will come to learn the story for themselves.

Dino-Baby

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sperring, Mark, PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, It's not easy being a big sister, especially when your new baby brother is a dino-baby There's a lot to remember: "Be quiet in the morning, when you first get up.""Because crashes, bangs, and thuds will wake our dino-pup."" Shh ""Don't play rough and tumble with a little thing like this.""Instead be soft and gentle."" We all LOVE a dino kiss."" Mwaah "But before long, big sister will love teaching her little brother all the things she knows. And pretty soon they're playing "and" growing--together A sweet and funny picture book that's perfect for older siblings, parents, and dino fans.

Devised and Collaborative Theatre

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bicat, Tina / Baldwin, Chris / Barker, Clive, PUBLISHER: Crowood Press (UK), This book is written for all companies, student and professional, who are interested in non-text-based theatre and shines a practical light on the passionate business of the devising process. It includes suggestions and advice on getting started and developing trust and communication within the devising company; how to research and use the results to stimulate ideas and discussion in the rehearsal period; encouraging, channelling, and developing ideas in the rehearsal room; discovering and incorporating the unexpected in rehearsal; backstage and design work, with sample checklists; raising money and organizing budgets; and how to stop talking, start playing, and develop the performance for an audience.

Introduction to Bio-Ontologies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robinson, Peter N. / Bauer, Sebastian, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Ontologies have become the tool of choice for organizing and describing the meaning of biological and medical data. This book introduces the most important aspects of bio-ontologies, including statistical overrepresentation analysis, semantic similarity, and inference. Each chapter reviews the main goals of the methods discussed, explains the mathematical and computation methods used to achieve those goals, offers practical examples, and includes theoretical and practical exercises. A supporting website provides ontologies and files for the practical exercises and open-source software.

Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, Bill, Jr. / Sampson, Michael / Ehlert, Lois, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1 told 2 and 2 told 3, "I'll race you to the top of the apple tree." One hundred and one numbers climb the apple tree in this bright, rollicking, joyous book for young children. As the numerals pile up and bumblebees threaten, what's the number that saves the day? (Hint: It rhymes with "hero.") Read and count and play and laugh to learn the surprising answer.

The International Politics of Central Asia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, John, PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, Central Asia is a fascinating region yet remote and unfamiliar to many people. This new study provides an introduction to the politics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgzstan, Tajikistan, Turkestan, and Uzbekistan. The early chapters introduce the readers to the history of Russian and Soviet involvement in the region up until the collapse of communism, whilst the bulk of the book focuses on the politics of independence. The search for national identity in each region and the influence of Islam are discussed and attention is paid to political, economic and international developments. A central theme of the book is the importance of informal politics associated with national, regional and tribal networks in shaping the evolution of the five states.

The American Southwest: The Land of Challenge and Promise

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Geographic Society, PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society, These handy, take-along volumes are both beautiful destination planners and wonderful armchair adventures. Written in a warm, first-person style, the informative text plus up-to-date maps make for easy vacation planning, while the lush photography and unbeatable price make them great gift items. The first four titles are: -- Beyond the Horizon: Come to the edge of enchantment: the highlands of Venezuela, Iceland, shaped by fire and ice, and the Chinese kingdom of Muli.

The Baseball Catalog

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schlossberg, Dan, PUBLISHER: Jonathan David Publishers, In twenty fact-filled chapters, Schlossberg covers the rules and language of the game, the record-breaking players and teams, the media, the franchises, the umpires, the traditions and superstitions, and much more. Baseball lovers will find the Millennium Edition of this attractively designed and illustrated work a veritable feast.

Fight for Civil Rights...

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanchez, Richard, PUBLISHER: ABDO & Daughters, From the ancient Aztecs and Maya to the Hispanic Americans of today, this series examines the history and culture of Hispanic people and their contributions to American culture and society. -- Supports social studies and history curriculum -- Multiculturally focused -- Photos, paintings, and glossary enhance the informative text

Memory and Context for Language Interpretation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alshawi, Hiyan / Boguraev, Branimir / Bird, Steven, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book presents computational mechanisms for solving common language interpretation problems including many cases of reference resolution, word sense disambiguation, and the interpretation of relationships implicit in modifiers. The proposed memory and context mechanisms provide the means for representing and applying information about the semantic relationships between entities imposed by the cultural context. The effects of different 'context factors', derived from multiple sources, are combined for disambiguation and for limiting memory search; the factors having been created and manipulated gradually during discourse processing.

Oklahoma

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murray, Julie, PUBLISHER: Buddy Books, These fun, fact-filled books are perfect for young researchers. The history, geography, and people of each state are covered in these books. The text is enhanced with maps, photos, and graphs. Timelines and fast-facts sections reinforce the text. The detailed and well-written books are ideal for both research and entertainment. Acquista Ora

The Pocket Oxford Greek Dictionary: Greek-English

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pring, J. T., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Compact and affordable, perfect for business travelers, vacationers, and students, the Oxford Pocket Bilinguals offer more headwords and translations than similarly-priced dictionaries. And now the entire range has been brought up to date with recent vocabulary and idioms. What's more, each volume also includes a new correspondence section that provides many example letters, giving readers the tools to correspond with hotels, write letters to businesses, create their own resumes, and more. -- Offers over words and phrases, as well as translations -- Brought completely up-to-date with the monotonic spelling system for the Greek language, now the most widely used in Greece.

The Story of Running Water

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Troughton, Joanna / Brown, Richard / Ruttle, Kate, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years. Acquista Ora

Laura's Christmas Star

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baumgart, Klaus, PUBLISHER: Little Tiger Press, Laura and her little brother Tommy are so excited about visiting Aunt Martha for Christmas, that they wake their parents up early and load up the car. But when the car breaks down and they must return home on Christmas Eve to a house with no Christmas tree, Laura and Tommy are sad. Will Laura and her friend, the star, be able to make Christmas merry for her family?

LEGO? Star Wars? Battle Packs Episode IV: Tatooine?

Repair droids on planet Tatooine with the Tatooine Battle Pack. Load the droid onto the service vehicle and use the tools to fix it. But watch out for the Tusken Raider! Fire the stud shooters before it gets too close and send it running for cover!- Includes 3 minifigures: 2 Jawas and a Tusken Raider, plus an astromech droid.- Features a service vehicle with 2 stud shooters and an articulated crane to pick up the included astromech droid.- Weapons include 2 stud blasters for the Jawas and the Tusken Raider,s gaffi stick.- Recreate your own desert-planet scenes from Star Wars: A New Hope.- This LEGO Star Wars toy is suitable for ages 6-12.- Service vehicle measures over 2 (7cm) high, 3 (9cm) long and 2 (7cm) wide.Ages: 6-12Pieces: 97

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!: Breakout!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Siglain, Michael, PUBLISHER: Marvel Press, When Earth is overwhelmed with Super-Villains, time-traveling conquerors, alien invaders, mythical beasts and robots bent on the total destruction of humanity... the world calls upon its Mightiest Heroes: The AVENGERS Join Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Ant Man, and the Wasp as they assemble to save the day But they have battles to fight of their own--with their individual personalities and pride, the heroes do not always get along. Can the team set aside their differences and assemble for the greater good and save the human race and become Super Hero legends?

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of the role and development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social and economic history of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity of the surrounding community.

Teach Yourself Visually Macs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McFedries, Paul, PUBLISHER: Visual, The visual guide to getting up and running with your new Mac Macs are enjoying robust sales, and visual learners are drawn to their intuitive interface. This colorful, step-by-step guide quickly gets you up to speed on your new Mac, and if you're moving to a Mac from Windows, it smoothes the transition. Full-color screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions show you how to navigate the interface and explain how to attach hardware, sync mobile devices, browse the web with Safari, manage photos with iPhoto, shop at the iTunes store, and much more. There are even productivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting tips.New Mac users, those switching from Windows, and Mac veterans upgrading to the newest version of OS X will get up and running quickly and easily with this full-color, step-by-step guide Covers basic set-up, hardware add-ons, syncing iPhones and iPods to the Mac, using popular apps, browsing the Internet with Safari, and setting up e-mail Shows how to manage your photos with iPhoto and create professional-looking home movies with iMovie Includes a variety of productivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks as well as important details on the capabilities of Mac OS X Lion Numbered steps and colorful screen shots demonstrate each task "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, 3rd Edition" is just what visual learners need to start making the most of the Mac. Acquista Ora

The Magician

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Michael, PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press, "The "New York Times "bestseller now in paperback " In the second book in the "New York Times "bestselling series, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Light, home to Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Niccolo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, lives in Paris and is working for Dr. John Dee. He's in hot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world's only hope.... If they don't turn on each other first. ★ "Readers will be swept up.""--Kirkus Reviews," Starred "An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter's recent exeunt.""--Booklist ""Fans... will certainly find much to love, root for, and fear in this successful second installment.""--School Library Journal"

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