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Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos novels and his swashbuckling tales of Khaavren have earned him an enthusiastic audience world-wide. "To Reign in Hell" does for the epic of Satan's rebellion what Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light" did for Hindu myth.

A sensitive, hopeful exploration of maximizing your quality of life while living with chronic illness.

A noted psychologist shows how fairy tales are a powerful aid to growing up, banishing fears, resolving conflicts, and conquering the darkness that dwells within us.

It seems that almost everyone likes treehouses. Smiles of recognition turn into grins of enthusiasm as more people discover them and dream about making their own private retreats or family play spaces. And it's nice to remind ourselves that treehouses are built into the oldest and most forgiving, living things on earth. Also, history records treehouses as being built as deliberate follies, as challenges for arboreal designers, for merrymaking,...

No Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years in the making, No Surrender! No Retreat! is an indispensable work on African Americans in the performing arts, examining well-known performer...

Winner of Poetry's Frederick Bock Prize and the Indiana Review Poetry Prize, Kevin Stein casts a wide net over the "ineffable befuddlement" of everyday life. His poems render history's chance larder of the consecrated and profane from which we ransom our fate.Often improvisational and always lyrical, Stein's poems move effortlessly through the art of Beckmann and Degas, the music of Bob Marley and garage bands, and the pathos of cancer patient...

The subject of the Bible's last book is often met with fear, awe, and fascination. In fact, the true meaning of Revelation is so often interpreted or speculated on by authors, ministers, or academics, that very few individuals actually study the book themselves.

An adventure of heart and spirit, Eyes of Sophia entertains and inspires, offering a real-life demonstration of the magic of following the heart.

Concentrates on the period 1790-1833, especially the early nineteenth century when the Bombay merchant fleet was at its zenith, studying the ships, their trade and the men who owned or sailed in them. The picture is built up from a mass of details and references unearthed in the English East India Company's records and elsewhere, and includes contemporary experiences of sailing in these ships.

Im Spannungsdreieck von Philosophie, Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften ist die heutige Wissenschaftstheorie gefordert, die Früchte eines metatheoretischen und methodologischen Denkens zu präsentieren. Jenseits der künstlichen Trennungen zwischen Geschichte, Theorie und Soziologie der Wissenschaften zeigt dieser Band - als eine Art Bestandsaufnahme der History and Philosophy of Science der neunziger Jahre - einen indirekten Dialog zwischen den N...

Dieses Buch wendet sich an Endbenutzer und Entwickler von Informationssystemen, Studierende und alle, die eine fundierte, der aktuellen Standardgeneration entsprechende Einführung in den Sprachkern von SQL benötigen. Es deckt den Sprachumfang von Core SQL vollständig ab, geht in einigen Punkten sogar über diesen hinaus. Die Sprachkonstrukte und -konzepte von Core SQL werden durchgängig mit Syntaxdiagrammen, die eine besonders übersichtliche u...

All the surviving records of the old Corporation, from the first charter under King John in 1200 to its dissolution in 1835, particularly rich in medieval legal records, Tudor and Stuart financial records.

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Drawing upon practice and school-based development work, this book addresses three major themes in the education of pupils with a range of special educational needs: pupil empowerment and enhanced self-esteem, impact upon school ethos and culture, and the inclusion debate.

One of the most respected nutritional experts in the world examines the latest research regarding today's most effective memory enhancers, including amino acids, herbs, brain nutrients, and hormones. Line art throughout.

An open and refreshing look at issues that concern single Christians. A solidly biblical study that shares how one can be drawn into a more intimate relationship with God and learn how to prepare for a relationship with a future spouse.