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Analyzing the complex interaction between the material and immaterial aspects of new digital technologies, this book draws upon a mix of theoretical approaches (including sociology, media theory, cultural studies and technological philosophy), to suggest that the ‘Matrix’ of science fiction and Holl... More

On Sunday 18 June 1944 the congregation assembled for morning service in the Guards Chapel in Wellington Barracks, St Jamess Park, central London. The service started at 11 am. Lord Hay had read the first lesson, and the Te Deum was about to begin, when the noise of a V1 was heard. The engine cut ou... More

Meticulous research provides the fullest insight yet into the impact of this bombing campaign on Britain’s home front during the Second World War.“We shall go out and bomb every building in Britain marked with three stars in the Baedeker Guide,” the German Foreign Office announced in April 1942 as t... More

From the award-winning author of The Observations comes a beautifully conjured and wickedly sharp tale of art and deception in nineteenth-century Scotland. As she sits in her Bloomsbury home with her two pet birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter recounts the story of her friendship with Ned... More

Set in 1765 on the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Martinique, Sugar Money opens as two enslaved brothers - Emile and Lucien - are sent on an impossible mission forced upon them by their masters, a band of mendicant French monks. The monks run hospitals in the islands and fund their ventures throug... More

So there I was with two pens, my two titties, Charles Dickens, two slice of bread and a blank book at the end of my first day in the middle of nowhere. Except as it turned out it wasn't quite the end . . . Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her not-so-innocent past in Glasgow, Bessy Buckle... More

This edited volume addresses the pressing imperative to understand and attend to the needs of the fast-growing population of minority students who are increasingly considered "superdiverse" in their cultural, linguistic, and racial backgrounds. Superdiverse learners—including native-born learners (I... More

Complex factors affect young children and their families in today’s increasingly diverse world characterized by globalization, the transnational movement of people, and neo-liberal government policies in western and industrialized countries. This book focuses on three of these factors—culture, langu... More

This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is writ... More

A stunning novel set in postwar Romania about language, identity, and loss. Captives, the acclaimed writer Norman Manea's first novel, is a fascinating, kaleidoscopic, and imaginative look into postwar Romania. Divided into three sections-narrated in first-, second-, and third-person voices-Captives... More

The last decade has given rise to a strong public discourse in most highly industrialized economies about the importance of a skilled workforce as a key response to the competitive dynamic fostered by economic globalisation. The challenge for different training regimes is twofold: attracting young... More

Providing students with the tools they need to think critically about their government, A More Perfect Union offers a powerful formula for inquiry and analysis. By applying the text's three-part critical thinking framework: Then, Now, and Next (How does what happened Then and what is happening Now s... More

An outstanding collection of detailed, state-of-the-art techniques for studying many aspects of nervous system cell biology. The methods span a multidisciplinary range of cellular and molecular approaches to both normal and injured nervous system function, and particularly to neurodegenerative proce... More

Excerpts by Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Mark Twain, Anthony Trollope, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, O. Henry, John Galsworthy, Susan Glaspell, Agatha Christie, W. Somerset Maugham, Frank O'Connor, George Orwell, William Faulkner, Sterling A. Brown, Nadine Gordimer, Re... More

Children bereaved by the death of one parent at the hands of the other, almost always the father, in effect lose both parents, and are often forgotten in the midst of such dramatic situations. Reflecting the increased interest in child protection and child law systems, this second edition of When Fa... More

Increase student performance, student engagement, and critical analysis skills with the third edition of American Democracy Now. This program is available with GinA, an educational game in which students learn American Government by doing, as well as McGraw-Hill's LearnSmart, an adaptive questionin... More

Until very recently, acting was passed on the form of "tips". Here are 205 of them -- ranging from using opposites to the way to set a laugh, and on through a clear definition of "actions", how to use a "breath score", and even how to react if you're fired. The tips are clear, concise, evocative and... More

This book is meant to be a mentor and a reminder, not a chore. Dip into it and use what's helpful at the moment. Are these tips the only way to do a particular thing? Absolutely not. Have they been fire-tested? Yes, I use them every day that I work. Remember, this isn't a method, it's a set of tool... More

Musical / 5m, 3f, three piece combo / Interior / Set in a saloon in a western mining camp in the 1850's, Gold Dust is a very loose musical adaptation of Moliere's The Miser. The story concerns a prospector named Jebediah Harp who has hit it rich and hoards his gold. Perfect for high schools, college... More

Learn all the ins and outs of buying a home and give yourself an advantage in the real estate game with this essential house-buying guidebook.Buying a first home can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will you qualify for a mortgage? Is your dream home achievable? How do you make sure your offer w... More

American Democracy Now transforms the Government course through innovative, adaptive technology that makes government relevant to today's students. The Then, Now, Next framework provides contemporary examples and historical context that challenge students to think critically about how the American ... More

Weber's claim that Buddhism is an otherworldly religion is only partially true. Early sources indicate that the Buddha was sometimes diverted from supramundane interests to dwell on a variety of politically-related matters. The significance of Asoka Maurya as a paradigm for later traditions of Buddh... More

Tweet along with your favorite celebs! Divided by category with celebrities listed in alphabetical order so you can easily find your favorite celeb, The Celebrity Tweet Directory tweets you to conversations with hundreds of well-known actors, comedians, singers, politicians, sports figures, and more... More

Nada es a simple vista lo que parece y mucho menos en esta intrigante novela de corte clásico. «Os parecerá extraño que sea yo la primera en hablar de Ned Gillespie, pero ¿quién sino yo iba a hacerlo?» Así empieza su historia Harriet Baxter, una dama de casi ochenta años que en 1933, cómodamente in... More

Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted? Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new b... More