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School Library Journal called Stacey Schuett's stunning authorial debut "a book that is perfect for sparking an interest in geography, emphasizing the amazing concept that at the same moment we are getting ready to sleep, other people are starting a new day." And in a starred review, "Publishers Weekly added, "Schuett proves as nimble with words as with a paintbrush." It's a good-night wish that circles the globe.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) was the master impresario of English Romanticism -- an enormously erudite and tireless critic, lecturer, and polemicist who almost single-handedly created the intellectual climate in which the Romantic movement was received and understood. He was also, in poems such as 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, ' 'Christabel, ' and 'Kubla Khan.' the most uncanny, surreal, and startling of the great English poets.

In Europe it was called the Age of Discovery. To the rest of the world, it often meant slavery, epidemic disease, cultural genocide, and wholesale social and economic changes. What happened in the period when Europe first came in contact with the rest of the world? In this new edition of Brian Fagan's Clash of Cultures, the best-selling author offers a series of fascinating cases on the impact of cultural contact, including cultures such as th...

In the years between 1665 and 1750, geology was a new kind of science, combining physical law with historical process. Rhoda Rappaport explains its novelty and provides a transnational account of the development of geological thinking. She begins with the establishment of formal institutions of international exchange, including the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London and the Journal des savants in Paris, and shows how new...

Dieses Lehrbuch behandelt zunächst den klassischen Stoff wie Riesz- und Fredholmtheorie in funktionalanalytischer Darstellung. Ein Schwerpunkt ist die Anwendung von Methoden und Ergebnissen aus der Theorie der Integralgleichungen auf gewöhnliche und partielle Differentialgleichungen. Neben der Behandlung der analytischen Aspekte wird auch auf die numerische Lösung von Integralgleichungen eingegangen. Spezifisch für das Buch sind eine ausführli...

Dieses Buch richtet sich an mit Japan befaßte Entscheidungsträger in Wirtschaft, Politik und Verwaltung ebenso wie an Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Japanologie. Zwölf Kapitel informieren über die wichtigsten Bereiche der japanischen Wirtschaft: Landeskunde und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung seit 1945, Wirtschaftspolitik, Sozialpolitik, Infrastruktur, Arbeitsmarkt, Finanzsystem, Industrieorganisation, Handel und Dienstleistungen, S...

Dazzlement and enchantment are Bester's methods. His stories never stand still a moment."—Damon Knight, author of Why Do BirdsAlfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short stories—two of them previously unpublished—that have now been brought toge...

Drawing on his ethnographic research in rural areas of Kentucky, the author of this book presents a thorough look at the experiences of battered women in rural communities. Neil Websdale demonstrates how rural patriarchy and an insidious `ol' boy's network' of law enforcement and local politics sustains, reproduces and transforms the subordinate, vulnerable, isolated position of many rural women. Taking into account that traditional patterns ...

Be prepared to laugh out loud as Garfield leads you on a riotous romp through his hilarious haunts. It's a full-color ride of nonstop fun and thrills-with plenty of laughs (and snacks) along the way!

For professional, volunteer, and family caregivers, here is an invaluable guide to creating meaningful and enjoyable activities for people needing long-term care. Through descriptions of individual situations, the author shows how caregivers can focus on keeping the mind active, general body movement, influencing self-esteem and outlook, hobbies, interests, and feeling useful, and much more.

Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Fourth Eclectic Reader includes "Try, Try Again, " "Robinson Crusoe's House, " and "The Wreck of the Hesperus.