Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but keeps at it so that she can help pay for her sister Mary\'s tuition at the college for the blind. During school vacations Laura has fun with her singing lessons, going on sleigh rides, and best of all, helping Almanzo Wilder drive his new buggy.

Focussing on 1930-60, this publication considers Pasmore\'s transition from figurative painter to abstract artist. Reproducing works from both public and private collections, this publication will stoke interest in an important period in British art history and shed new light on a crucial stage in Pasmore\'s

Grab your glasses and join Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy on a 3D adventure! Explore action-packed scenes as you uncover 100 hidden objects and characters. Comes with 3D glasses that make the scenes jump right off the page! Look and Find play encourages focus, exploration, and

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Is ethnicity a result of cultural differences? Is ethnicity dependent on the practical use and belief in cultural differences? Drawing on a wide-range of classic and recent studies in anthropology and sociology, Thomas Hylland Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood. Using the question \'What is ethnicity?\' as his starting point, Eriksen examines the interplay

Did the Soviet Union want world revolution? Why did the USSR send missiles to Cuba? What made the Cold War last as long as it did? The end of the Cold War makes it possible, for the first time, to begin writing its history from a truly international perspective. Based on the latest findings of Cold War historians and extensive research in American archives as well as the recently opened archives in

Manga (pronounced \"mahn-ga\") is the Japanese word for comics. It has become a huge hit with American teens and tweens. Manga has emerged as the most popular comics category and is one of the fastest growing genres in American publishing. Appealing to kids and adults, readers will find this edgy rendition of the Gospel accounts both compelling and highly engaging. This authentic, cutting-edge art

Build strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this tailor-made series for OCR\'s British period studies and

A heartwarming book featuring children\'s own words and animal illustrations, this is the perfect book to say, \"I love you, Daddy \"\'I love my daddy because...\'Everyone\'s daddy is the best. And who better to tell the world than children themselves?This beautiful book combines endearing things said by children about their fathers with gentle illustrations of familiar animals. The text is amusing

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Tokyo, which in Japanese means the \"Eastern Capital,\" has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the city that is now Tokyo was a sprawling fishing town by the bay named Edo. Earlier still, in the Middle Ages, it was Edojuku, an outpost overlooking farmlands. And thousands of years ago, its mudflats and marshes were home to elephants, deer, and

Keep shareholders happy and manage for the long term.Earning a board seat is a rite of passage. But directors must juggle many responsibilities, from steering company strategy, managing risk, and appointing leaders to setting the right incentives, meeting shareholder expectations, and dealing with activist investors. How do you balance it all?If you read nothing else on boards, read these 10 articles

This Element describes the development of an affective economy of violence in the early modern Dutch Republic through the circulation of images. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge

Written against the background of her controversial opposition to the University of Oxford\'s awarding of an honorary degree to Harry S. Truman, Elizabeth Anscombe\'s Intention laid the groundwork she thought necessary for a proper ethical evaluation of actions like the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The devoutly Catholic Anscombe thought that these actions made Truman a murderer, and thus unworthy

Race through an exciting and dangerous fantasy world on the back of a toad in this wildly original combination of Hunger Games and Amulet. Kayla is a peasant who cares little about the world outside her town or the wildly popular Kingdom Races. That is, until her best friend, Mal, finds herself in trouble and Kayla must enter as a rider to save her. But the prize for winning this series of races is

There\'s a time for justice. Then there\'s a time for action. And Jonathan Cooper knows exactly what time it is. It is time to lie. To his parents, who think he\'s on a ski trip with Pete Mitchell when he\'s really gone to Madison to search for one person willing to testify for his boyfriend, Ian McGuire, who is facing the charge of assault and battery. To Ian\'s parents, who have erased him from their

This much anticipated second edition of The Principles and Processes of Interactive Design is aimed at new designers and creatives from across the design and media disciplines who want to learn the fundamentals of designing for user experience and user interface (UX/UI) projects. The blurring of boundaries between disciplines is leading to a new breed of hybrid designers and creative practitioners

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