In May 1973, Assata Olugbala Shakur was involved in a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in which she was accused of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster and assaulting Trooper James Harper. This resulted in her indictment of first-degree murder of Foerster and seven other felonies related to the shootout. A member of the Black Panther Party, she became a prime target of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Counterintelligence Pro...
Smart and funny . . . Liddy will resonate for readers who love strong, mature women with a bit of Irish fire, as with fans of Cecelia Ahern and Marian Keyes and Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette." --BooklistA witty and captivating novel about a modern-day superwoman who leans in so far she falls over Forty-four, fit, and fabulous, Liddy James is one of New York's top divorce attorneys, a bestselling author, and a mother of two. Armed w...
Excerpt from A Treatise on Plane Trigonometry: Containing an Account of Hyperbolic Functions, With Numerous Examples
I have given a systematic account of Imaginary Angles and Hyperbolic Functions, the latter, from their great analogy to Circular Functions, are very interesting, and their great and increasing importance, not only in Pure Mathematics but in Mathematical Physics, makes it essen tial that the student should become acquainted with...
Walter (Pete) Casey was born in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 1940. He entered Gerard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1958. He then attended PMC-Pa Military College-graduating in 1964 with a degree in English (BA). He enlisted in the US Navy for 4 years and served in Vietnam from January 1967 to January 1968. Casey was an English teacher at the Berean Institute in Philadelphia for many years. He lived his entire ...
Economy, Work and Education: Critical Connections addresses effects of neoliberal capitalism in particular regard to work and education. It reveals limits and paradoxes in macroeconomic policy imperatives toward knowledge-based economies and learning societies and elaborates ensuing critical concerns and dilemmas. It concludes with an exploration of innovative conceptions of social citizenship which may stimulate sources of a revitalization of...
The oldest version of the Cinderella story originates from China. Befriended by a magical fish, Yeh-hsien is granted her dearest wish - to go to the village festival where she loses a slipper...a rags-to-riches story, a triumph of goodness over meanness and greed.
Consists of 2 stories, the first is an Aesop fable called "The Fox and the Crane" and the second is a Chinese fable called "King of the Jungle". This book is aimed at 6-9 year olds approx.
Consists of 2 stories, the first is an Aesop fable called "The Fox and the Crane" and the second is a Chinese fable called "King of the Jungle". This book is aimed at 6-9 year olds approx.