With their father away in the military and their mother working overtime to support the family, the March sisters have to rely on one another to make it from day to day. Whether they're arguing over the bathroom, struggling with homework, fighting off bullies, understanding their crushes, or battli[...]
"The title makes a huge promise: a way to divide commitment into increments that are both meetable (good news for developers) and meaningful (good news for managers and stakeholders). And the book makes good on that promise." -Tom DeMarco, Principal, The Atlantic Systems Guild, author of Peopleware[...]
In math, like any subject, real learning takes place when students can connect what they already know to new ideas. In Connecting Mathematical Ideas, Jo Boaler and Cathy Humphreys offer a comprehensive way to improve your ability to help adolescents build connections between different mathematical i[...]
"STEM Lesson Essentials moves beyond the rhetoric and provides knowledge, tools, models, and examples that make STEM a reality of teaching and learning in classrooms." -Rodger Bybee, Executive Director (Retired), Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Want to know how to implement authentic STEM teach[...]
Jo Wood is a former model and wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood. She is also, in her own words, 'an organic nut' with her own beautiful range of organic beauty products. In her book Jo writes passionately about what an organic lifestyle has done for her, her family and friends. She explains the huge[...]
Fashion styling is one of the least well researched areas in fashion colleges. This "how to" book aims to provide an insight into the processes you have to follow to work in this area, be it editorial, commercial or show styling. It includes an eight-week introductory programme to the subject.[...]
This major text provides a comprehensive and straightforward introduction to the theoretical underpinnings of social policy. Written in an engaging style with a user-friendly structure, it offers students a clear guide to crucial debates and key concepts within social policy today. Welfare Theory d[...]
Churches today face unique challenges as they seek to help young people engage with the Christian faith and youth workers, whether employed or volunteer, play a key role in supporting this process. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Christian youth work, drawing together practice, theory[...]
"Jo Boaler has written a stunning book. Clearly written and carefully researched, it is a model of technical rigour. A wide range of qualitative and quantitative data is marshalled to produce exhaustive case studies of two contrasting mathematics departments - one traditional and one progressive. Bo[...]
Mr Croc are you ready or not? Mr Croc is getting dressed and ready to go out. Watch him put on this clothes and see if you can guess where he is going? Fabulous pop up and flaps and tabs throughout.[...]
Jo Frost, a.k.a SUPERNANNY, is the answer to every stressed parent's dreams. In Channel 4's prime time series Jo works miracles on unruly children, by dispensing tough love, no-nonsense rules and reassuring us that parents do know best. The SUPERNANNY method gives parents the know-how to tackle an[...]
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cesar's Way comes a new guide for developing the skills necessary to become the solid pack leader your dog needs to live a balanced, fulfilled life -- transforming you and your dog for the better. Be the Pack Leader includes: / A detailed explanation [...]
This GCSE title for WJEC Geography Specification A covers the core human and physical geography content required and is for use alongside the Options book.[...]
An authoritative new Crime and Punishment development study and Protest Source Enquiry from SHP preparing candidates for exam success in Edexcel's 2009 SHP Specification[...]
For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives -- as well as those who have already brought a dog home.Based on Cesar's own detailed experiences raising individual puppies from some of the most popular breeds, How to Raise the Perfect Dog is like having Cesar ri[...]
Does your imaginative, computer-proficient daughter tune out in the classroom? Does your spirited son become headstrong and aggressive when faced with the simplest decisions? Does your bold, energetic child have trouble focusing on basic tasks?
Millions of children--one in fiv[...]
Hiding mystical powers that enable him to control the forces of nature and assist his efforts to end hostilities between Scotland and England, powerful clan laird Duncan Macrae falls for English widow Gwyneth Owens, whose own latent powers are released when she experiences foreboding visions. By the[...]
Assigned the task of ensuring that those of the Lineage do not misuse their powers, Simon Malmain, Earl of Falconer, confronts a rogue Guardian, Lord Drayton, who uses a spell to transform Malmain into a unicorn, an enchantment that only an ensorcelled girl named Meg can help him break. Reprint.[...]
On a visit to Marseille to attend a Guardian wedding, Jean Macrae is kidnapped by Captain Zander, a handsome stranger who claims that her family owes him a blood debt and who threatens to sell her into slavery on the Barbary Coast, and her only chance is to use her Guardian magic to make him fall in[...]
A "New York Times Book Review" Notable Book, a "Seattle Times" Best Title, a "Christian Science Monitor "Best Fiction Book, a "Miami Herald "Favorite Book, and a "Kirkus "Best Book of the Year
The servants take center stage in this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to "Pride and Prejudice[...]
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When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case.
But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something[...]
"Trading Card: Charlie Winslow Nickname: "King of Manhattan" Occupation: Celebrity Blogger Marry/Date/One-night stand: One night...but it'll be fabulous Secret passion: Shh He's old-fashioned.Warning: Complete workaholic.Bottom line: Be genuine. Be yourself..."Charlie Winslow isn't your average New[...]