Paperback / softback. New. Swim Bike Run--Eat will guide you through day one of training to the finish line and help your body perform at the peak of fitness with expert advice that is easy to implement. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. The second magnificent volume in the Arthur trilogy where medieval life and Arthurian magic transcends boundaries with appeal for children of 9 and older readers alike. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. In this Very Short Introduction John Holland presents an introduction to the science of complexity. Using examples from biology and economics he shows how complexity science models the behaviour of complex systems. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. A seminal feminist SF novel of the highest literary quality comparable to the works of Joanna Russ and Ursula K. LeGuin. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Your children's good health is central to their happiness - and yours! For a parent coping with a sick child is worrying and the amount of information you need to know can be overwhelming. But help is at hand with this practical jargon free guide - packed full of information - providing advice on every aspect of your child's health. paperback
Hardback. New. Features such stories as: Off the coast of southern China a young monkey befriends a lonely white dove; A South African elephant is adopted by a lovable sheep named Albert; and A young leopard seeks comfort friendship and cuddles from a domestic cow in India. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. Focusing on the creation and distribution of packaged holidays this text covers the fundamentals of business and the relationship between tour operators and destinations. With particular reference to sustainability it provides a wealth of information regarding eco nature and adventure trips as well as niche and special interest products. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Presents history of nonprofits as well as a discussion of the theories and ethical issues surrounding them and provides guidance on how to create lead and manage an effective organization. This book includes chapters that cover key issues in human resources; organizational growth and renewal; strategic planning; and community relations. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. This supplement to McCance and Widdowson's 'The Composition of Foods' presents extensive new analytical results on over 450 foods. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Student friendly accessible and practical this book covers all the core issues relating to the theory and practice of assessments in social work with children and their families paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Synthesizing theoretical contributions by Vygotsky Bakhtin and Bourdieu Holland and her co-authors examine the processes by which people are constituted as agents as well as subjects of culturally constructed socially imposed worlds. They develop a theory of self-formation in which identities become the pivot between discipline and agency. paperback
Hardback. New. This title provides guidance on appraisal and repair of reinforced concrete building structures. It addresses the problems related to reinforced concrete corrosion of reinforcement cracking cathodic protection and protective coatings and it highlights the advantages and/or problems of each while explaining the methods and options available. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. This reader provides a perspective on the intellectual and personal career of Blanchot. It shows how the linguistic turn of the 1950s took place for him in a political climate and traces the emergence of the entretien a dialogue format used by Blanchot to interrogate his contemporaries' writing. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. During the nineteenth century European settlers transformed the environment of New Zealand's South Island. They diverted streams and drained marshes burned native vegetation and planted hedges and grasses stocked farms with sheep and cattle and poured on fertiliser. Peter Holland undertakes a deep history of that settlement to answer key questions about New Zealand's ecological transformation. paperback
Hardback. New. Describes how the author campaigned to raise academic standards and gain accreditation for Lincoln's programs. This work shows that the debate over black higher education was fought not only in the rhetoric of Washington and Du Bois but also on the campuses. hardcover
Hardback. New. Reveals for the first time in detail what truly motivated Mark Felt the FBI's number-two executive to become the most fabled secret source in American history. Showcases the many twists and turns to Felt's story that are not widely known revealing not a selfless official acting out of altruistic patriotism but rather a career bureaucrat with his own very private agenda. hardcover
Paperback. New. A comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics editors actors and directors. This volume concentrates on key actors and directors from the Eighteenth-Century. paperback
Loose-leaf. New. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suicide kills more than 32000 Americans each year making it the 11th leading cause of death in the country. This work provides A-to-Z coverage of issues relating to suicidal behavior - from root causes and warning signs to related mental illness and suicide prevention. unknown
Hardback. New. Scholars have long been fascinated by the creative struggles with genre manifested throughout Dostoevsky's career. In The Novel in the Age of Disintegration Kate Holland brings historical context to bear showing that Dostoevsky wanted to use the form of the novel as a means of depicting disintegration brought on by various crises in Russian society in the 1860s. hardcover
Hardback. New. As Texas entered the 20th century it was opening a new chapter in its cultural and social life. This text examines the contributions of literary societies and writers' clubs to the cultural and literary development that took place in Texas between the close of the frontier and the beginning of World War II. hardcover
Hardback. New. This volume examines one of the nation's largest and most promising urban school reform initiatives Project GRAD Graduation Really Achieves Dreams. This extraordinary program originally designed for state-level application in Texas has been successfully adapted to many other locations across the US. hardcover
Paperback. New. Witch. What a powerful word it is. It attracts it repels it frightens it fascinates. It offers hope to those who do not know where to turn. Modern witches - following the traditions of our earliest ancestors - are the shamans and healers of the twenty-first century. They practise the ancient art of sacred magic in the modern world. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. The longest story in this collection is very short and the shortest just three words long. Award-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland follows the success of Short with Short Too! another collection of short stories to entertain make you think laugh and think again. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. An exploration of animal attachments that in human terms can only be called love. Take for instance the dog living in a wildlife sanctuary who treats an orphaned leopard cub as his litte beloved sister. Or the dalmation who mothers an abandoned newborn lamb - a lamb who just happened to be covered in spots like her adopted mama. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. This is a dazzling new collection of twelve short fictions by the acclaimed fiction writer and prose stylist Noy Holland. Noy Holland an author praised by writers and critics ranging from William H. Gass to Michiko Kakutani presents readers with what Gass has described as 'beautifully lyrical but bitter prose and . . . an ardent grimness of eye that is both unsettling and intensely satisfying.' paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Now in paperback! The Invisibles chronicles the African American presence inside the White House from 1782 until 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. During these years slaves were the only African Americans to whom the most powerful men in the United States were exposed on a daily and familiar basis. paperback
Hardback. New. A collection that includes the following tales: off the coast of southern China a young monkey befriends a lonely white dove; a South African elephant is adopted by a lovable sheep named Albert; and a young leopard seeks comfort friendship and cuddles from a domestic cow in India. hardcover
Paperback. New. A portrait of Robert Mugabe a man whose once brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent. It charts Mugabe's gradual self-destruction and uncovers some of the most respectable international players in the Zimbabwe tragedy. paperback