This is the definitive collection of Tolkien\'s five acclaimed modern classic \'fairie\' tales in the vein of The Hobbit, fully corrected and reset for this edition and all beautifully illustrated in pencil by the award-winning artist, Alan

It\'s mid-winter, and in the throes of a fierce blizzard Elsie Redfern discovers an unknown girl in her hay barn about to give birth. After the young mother dies, Elsie takes the infant and raises her as her own daughter, her precious stormchild.Gina grows into a beautiful little girl, but her safe haven turns out to be anything but. Torn away from her home and family the child finds herself in a nightmare

Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as, \"Soda is liquid Satan\" and \"You are a total moron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin,\" it\'s a rallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy and looking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes the reader laugh

Bold and irresistible Southern-inspired home cooking from internet sensation and Food Network personality Danni Rose, packed with memories, family history, and laugh-out-loud stories. Danni Rose grew up eating real Southern home cooking surrounded by family, friends, and community--at church potlucks and at her daddy\'s juke joint, Haywood\'s Place. These memories inspire the food she shares today

Autotelic Architect explores how movements towards more self-initiated projects, greater collaboration and design activism have changed how architects and designers are practicing, as well as the kinds of projects they are working on. Similar to the autotelic self that transforms potential problems into enjoyable challenges, the Autotelic Architect does not avoid societal changes, but instead learns

A new title in the popular \'Princess Arabella\' series. It is almost Granny\'s birthday and Princess Arabella and her friends set out to bake the most DELICIOUS and most GIGANTIC cake in the entire world. But who will be the winner - Princess Arabella, Prince Mimoen, Princess Sophie or Princess Ling? A delightful picture book for children aged

A concise textbook on complex analysis for undergraduate and graduate students, this book is written from the viewpoint of modern mathematics: the Bar {Partial}-equation, differential geometry, Lie groups, all the traditional material on complex analysis is included. Setting it apart from others, the book makes many statements and proofs of classical theorems in complex analysis simpler, shorter and

Continuing to be THE guide to the whole qualitative research process for students, this book looks at both the theory behind qualitative research and how to put it into practice in your own work. For students across a range of social science disciplines and beyond, this is a must to help you enhance your research project. This edition introduces: a decolonisation of methodologies a range of indigenous,

GNSS Seismogeodesy: Theory and Applications combines GNSS and seismology theory and applications to offer both disciplines the background information needed to combine forces. It explores the opportunities for integrating GNSS and seismometers, as well as applications for earthquake and tsunami early warning applications. The book allows seismologists to better understand how GNSS positions are computed

A critical reappraisal of one of the most popular architectural theories of the recent past on its fortieth anniversary. Since its first appearance in 1981, critical regionalism has enjoyed a celebrated worldwide reception as an architectural theory that defends the cultural identity of a place resisting the homogenizing onslaught of globalization. Its principles of acknowledging the climate, history,

Today, more and more grandmothers around the world are taking on varied responsibilities and many roles, sometimes concurrently. Consequently, grandmothers continue to play, as in the past, an influential role not only in the lives of their grandchildren, but also in our communities and in society more broadly. Grandmothers and Grandmothering: Creative and Critical Contemplations in Honour of our Women

300 bold, rhythmic circle designs, originally incorporated on small clay spindle weights, depicting man-like deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets - all employed with the boldness and fanciful characteristics of pre-Columbian

This one-of-a-kind book combines practice, theory, aesthetics, history and a proven pedagogy in leading both children and adults in the joys of jazz. It features 70 activities for teachers to do with children based on the Orff approach to music education, a clear developmental sequence and a thorough analysis of the basics of the blues, jazz standards and improvisation. Activities are applicable to

Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics maintains a balance of accessibility and scholarly rigor to provide students with a complete introduction to the physics of speech. Newly updated to reflect the latest advances in the field Features a balanced and student-friendly approach to speech, with engaging side-bars on related topics Includes suggested readings

1000 Stickers for Boyslooks at all things hairy, scary, big and noisy, with sticker activities exploring the world of dinosaurs, bugs, space, machines, and sharks Each book contains over 1000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker

At the foot of the Argentine Andes, bulldozers are destroying forests and homes to create soy fields in an area already strewn with rubble from previous waves of destruction and violence. Based on ethnographic research in this region where the mountains give way to the Gran Chaco lowlands, Gast n R. Gordillo shows how geographic space is inseparable from the material, historical, and affective ruptures

Introduce your little ones to Dr. Ochoa\'s stellar world of the arts in English and Spanish - and how their creativity is the rooted path toward our world\'s innovation.Joining Dr. Ochoa\'s Stellar World series\' is the artistic \"A\" in STEAM, Dr. Ochoa\'s Stellar World: Arts! Little ones will be guided through an out-of-this-world journey through the arts, from acting, painting, dancing, and much