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Featuring essays from leading cultural voices, Richard Wright's second Gagosian book provides a comprehensive and richly illustrated overview of the Turner Prize-winning artist's work from 2010 to today. Richard Wright is considered a central figure in the celebrated generation of artists who emerged from...

Author: Shira LuriePublisher: University of Virginia PressPublished: 10/09/2023Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780813950112

Frances decides she wants to eat only bread and jam at every meal until--to her surprise--her parents grant her wish. Makes its point for fussy eaters . . . gently, amusingly, and most effectively.--Booklist. Three-color illustrations.Author: Russell HobanPublisher: Turtleback BooksPublished: 01/28/1993Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...

A tense small town mystery that packs a big punch starring Nora Best. Nora Best is enjoying the quiet life . . . finally. She's parked up the Airstream on a quiet stretch of beach and is now a seventh-grade teacher in a small...

Without honey bees the world would be a very different place. There would be no sweet, delicious honey, no beeswax for creams and candles, and--worst of all--barely a fruit, nut, or vegetable to eat. So just imagine beekeeper Dave Hackenburg's horror when, in 2006,...

Spanning the wide reach of nonlinear dynamics throughout mathematics and the natural and physical sciences, Chaos: An Introduction to Dynamical Systems develops and explains the most intriguing and fundamental elements of the topic, and examines their broad implications. Among the major topics included are...

Oil! follows James Arnold Ross and his son, James Arnold Ross Jr., as they do whatever it takes to own their very own oil well. Ross's son--nicknamed Bunny--provides an idealistic counterpoint to his father's avaricious dealings. Their story intertwines with that of Eli Watkins,...

Bryan Gallagher's reminiscences of the Ireland of his youth, first heard on Radio 4's 'Home Truths', transport you to a world of boyhood pranks, playground politics and the confusion of growing up in a land that is every bit as magical and captivating as...

Print InformationTitleLanguagePrint ISBN978-0-573-13274-2Book SubtitleSeries NameSeries No.Edition NameEdition No.Publisher Reference IDAuthors & ContributorsContributor #1: RoleContributor First NameContributor Last NameContributor MiddleContributor LocationCountryAuthor: Archie MaddocksPublisher: Samuel French LtdPublished: 09/30/2021Pages: 138Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30dISBN: 9780573132742This title is not returnable

Author: Jennifer YoungPublisher: Lulu.comPublished: 07/10/2006Pages: 90Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22dISBN: 9781847289131This title is not returnable

First published in 1995, Bus Ride to Justice, the best-selling autobiography by acclaimed civil rights attorney Fred D. Gray, appears now in a newly revised edition that updates Gray's remarkable career of "destroying everything segregated that I could find." Of particular interest will be...

'Romanticism', though a debated term, is broadly understood as a cultural movement which gripped the European imagination in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Embodying a poetics of feeling intersecting with nature and the notion of the sublime, its experiential aesthetics were furthermore...

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they're much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will explore 19th century innovations...

The sun hung low in the sky, casting pink light all over the city. A faint breeze blew over the rooftops, as flocks of starlings swirled above her, swooping and diving in unison. It seemed unimaginable that, even now, German soldiers were marching along...

The Bible takes its readers from the center of the Garden to today's urban centers with the same message for all: Christ has come to deliver the captives. Colin Smith shows how Jesus Christ is the focus of Scripture, indirectly or directly, from beginning...

It's Waldo's world, and it's all decked out for Christmas! This unique hide-and-seek holiday extravaganza includes hundreds of stickers to add dimension to the hunt, while a special gatefold invites readers into Waldo's world. Full color. Consumable.Author: Martin HandfordPublisher: Candlewick Press (MA)Published: 09/11/2012Pages: 24Binding...

This is an African retelling of Euripides: an unnervingly topical story of a people and a beloved city destroyed by the brutality of war. The play was first performed in Lagos in 2003 under the distinguished director Chuck Mike, and subsequently toured the UK.Author:...

"A fascinating and frightening book" (Los Angeles Times)--the bestselling true story about a house possessed by evil spirits, haunted by psychic phenomena almost too terrible to describe. In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and...

Companies around the world are combining environmental and social responsibility to achieve improved financial performance. Yet, with the many elements that go into a strategic sustainability plan, businesses and their employees often get mired in the details. The first part of this book shows...

For 13 days in October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other, on the brink of potential nuclear disaster as they decided the fate of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Excerpts of speeches, meeting notes, letters, and reminiscences of several...