1051 Ergebnisse - Zeige 1041 von 1051.

In chronicling the life of governor and newspaper editor Charles Sprague, McKay guides readers through the politics and journalism of twentieth-century Oregon. Sprague's remarkable career, writes McKay, "is in effect the life of a state through Depression, war and recovery, and into the era of Tom McCall and the Oregon Story".

Children manipulate reproducible letters to make words having high-frequency word patterns, then sort for common word patterns and write more words using the sounds they have just practiced.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause."-Theodore RooseveltFilled with some of the best words of wisdom ever written, this little volume is sure to uplift any reader. Elbert Hubbard spent much of his life carefully collecting significant quotes from throughout history. He loved searching for and finding new material to add to his scrapbook for personal...

Another jewel in the growing literature about African-American contributions to aviation has arrived with the release of Double V: The Civil Rights Struggle of the Tuskegee Airmen. Thoroughly researched and punctuated with absorbing personal vignettes, the book is far more than a rehash of the struggles and triumphs of the famed black pilots and crewmen who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.... This book is a valuable refe...

For years, nutrition experts have recognized the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in preventing disease and fighting cancer. Recent data has identified one of these fatty acidsdocosahexaenoic acid (DHA)as vital to the nervous system and the eyes.

Like other great nineteenth century novels--The Scarlet Letter, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary--Machado de Assis's Dom Casmurro explores the themes of marriage and adultery. But what distinguishes Machado's novel and what makes it such a delightful discovery for English-speaking readers, is itseccentric and wildly unpredictable narrative style. As he recounts the events of his life from the vantage of a lonely old age, the narrator Bento continu...

This authoritative study of the new model of Korean political economy analyzes' the economic impact of democratic change in South Korea--with a close look at specific industries and chacbols and their market position and political influence.

Rosaries and rugby, sashes and sessions, the Battle of the Boyne and the hound of Ulster -- these are some of the many symbols associated with the religious and political cultures in Northern Ireland. Deeply rooted in history, the symbols are often used to reinforce and distinguish community identity.This extensively illustrated new dictionary provides over 200 lively and informative definitions of the key symbols and expressions particularly ...

Cultivating the Texas Twister Hybrid" is a coming of age novel, in the spirit of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Marijuana Grower tradition. Set in a little house on a prairie near Austin, Texas in 1977, the plot follows Walker, an over-educated slacker who moves onto a desolate farm under condition that he sharecrop marijuana. The surface story is about Walker's relationships: his apprenticeship to the master grower Greg, and his interactio...

Housemaid Jane Bee's summer duties run to dusting the props for a week of pageantry at Windsor Castle, the Queen's favorite haunt. But the Investiture of the new Knights of the Garter ends up combining pomp with a extremely unpleasant circumstance.... Mild-mannered art curator Roger Pettibon is found dead, a ceremonial sword in his back and a Royal Garter around his knee.The police are quick to arrest moody Court painter Victor Fabiani, at wor...

Keine Beschreibung.