Arising from concerns about children who are underachieving or presenting behavioural difficulties, this book documents useful approaches for teachers and others to use with individuals, small groups and classes. It adapts an art therapy approach ......
Description Some 218,000 men and women with severe psychiatric disorders are incarcerated in an American prison or county jail. Most committed violent crimes -- sometimes murder -- while propelled by a crazed mind untreated with medications and t......
Les Histoires pas belles ont été écrites par l'auteure alors qu'elle était âgée de 19 ans et étudiait à l'Université de Princeton. Elle sont un hommage à son frère aîné, mort par suicide à l'âge de 18 ans. Il s'agit...
The increasing popularity of bande dessinee, or French-language comic strip, means that it is being established on university syllabuses worldwide. Reading Bande Dessinee provides a thorough introduction to the medium and in-depth critical analysi......
"At last, the secrets of the real sales wizards are revealed in this inspirational book. Here are 100 failsafe tips, techniques and ideas for driving your sales up and up and smashing your targets. The ideas are drawn from sales...
Knut Hamsun's novel The Growth of the Soil won the Norwegian writer a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. English translator W. W. Worster summed up the novel with these words: "It is the life story of a man in...
A beautiful American girl, Daisy Miller, is pursued by the sophisticated Winterbourne, who moves in fairly conservative circles. Their courtship is frowned upon by the other Americans they meet in Switzerland and Italy because Daisy is too vivacio......
Snap! Beware of the crocodileÃÂs menacing jaws. This book introduces readers to crocs all around the world and includes information on their habitat, and diet. Photographs point out the animalÃÂs unique features, such as its rows of teeth and long......
Time for school! This book introduces readers to everything that makes up a typical school day, including school supplies, classroom activities, and the people who work at a school. Readers are also encouraged to demonstrate what they have learned......
Mark Spitz is arguably the most famous and successful Olympic athlete of all time because of his legendary performances at the 1972 Olympics, where he won seven gold medals while breaking seven world records. His amazing life story is told...
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"My God," said Rutherford, "the cable has broken!" In an instant I was craning over the side of the basket. Five hundred feet, 700 feet, 1000 feet, 2000 feet below us, the cruiser that had been our only link with...
It may seem strange to you that out of all the stories I heard on the Rio Grande I should choose as first that of Buck Duane - outlaw and gunman. But, indeed, Ranger Coffee's story of the last of...
The contributors in this book identify and clearly discuss contemporary and critical issues, challenges and opportunities in HRM. The book attempts to achieve the delicate balance between basic HRM functions, and the new world of HRM. Moreover, in......
In this guide from the career experts at WetFeet, you will learn: What differentiates Goldman from some of its top competitors What Goldman's culture is like How the company is organized Some of the company's most recent clients Exciting new...
RP Classics are premium editions of the original, unabridged classics at affordable prices. Edited for the modern reader, complete with stunning cover art and a special glossary. This book contains the original story, Robinson Crusoe, as well as t......
James Allen's second book collects 14 of his inspirational essays. Included in this volume are: "The Soul's Great Need," "The Competitive Laws and the Law of Love," "The Finding of a Principle," "At Rest in the Kingdom," "The Divine Center,"...
Scraggy looked down upon the little boy's face, twisted with pain. She placed her fingers under his chin, closed the tiny jaws, and wrapped the shawl about the dark head. Without a moment's indecision, she thrust him through the window-space...
This little story is founded on an episode in Canadian history which I found an interesting study, namely, the disbanding of a regiment of Scottish soldiers in the neighborhood of Rimouski and the district about Father Point. Many of these...
Cadet George Hanlon stood stiffly at attention. But as the long, long minutes dragged on and on, he found his hands, his spine and his forehead cold with the sweat of fear. He tried manfully to keep his eyes fixed...