A proven grammar-based approach that gives you a real mastery of the Spanish language Use Advanced Spanish Step by Step\'s progressive, grammar-based approach to conquer intermediate and advanced Spanish-language topics. This step-by-step approach gives you real confidence and the tools you need to achieve a high Spanish proficiency. You\'ll get a quick review of the key grammar basics, then move on

The definitive biography and photographic record of George Hurrell, the famed photographer who shot the most iconic images of classic Hollywood legends--now featuring new and upgraded images. George Hurrell was called the \"Rembrandt of Hollywood.\" Before his arrival, movie star portraits were \"soft focus\" and undistinguished, derivative of the Main Street USA portrait salon. Hurrell instituted

An unforgettable literary who-dunnit from an exceptional new

An intimate, philosophic quest for eternity, amidst the disenchantments and disappointments of our time \"Anyone who, in our age of disbelief, longs to believe in God will find Mr. Kronman worth reading.\"--Andrew Stark, Wall Street Journal \"Aims to persuade America\'s \'relentlessly rational\' elites to acknowledge the existence of \'divinity.\' . . . Kronman\'s ambition is to repair \'the schism

The year 1066: a battlefield in England, a mighty king lies prone on the ground, his lifeblood ebbing out of him. As he draws his last breath, the world of which he is the greatest figurehead also moves towards its end, its existence about to pass from history into legend and later into myth. This is not Hastings; it is Stamford Bridge, and the dying king is Harald Hardrada, one of the greatest figures

The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic. \'Geographie and Chronologie I may call the Sunne and the Moone, the right eye and the left, of all history.\' In \'The World of Gerard Mercator\', Andrew Taylor chronicles both the story of a great astronomer and mathematician, who was condemned to death as a heretic, and the history

Someone heard your story and said, \"You should write a book.\" Is this true? Maybe their words took you by surprise or maybe they confirmed what you\'ve been feeling for a while now--you are called to write.Believe it or not, this happens a lot and is a common motivator for people to start thinking about writing a book. But where do you start and how do you even write a book?So They Say You Should

A New York Times best-seller when it was first published, Rice\'s biography is the gripping story of a fierce, magnetic, and brilliant man whose real-life accomplishments are the stuff of legend. Rice retraces Burton\'s steps as the first European adventurer to search for the source of the Nile; to enter, disguised, the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina; and to travel through remote stretches of

\"Warrior Goddess Training\" taught women in ten lessons how to recommit to themselves, assess where they are, harness their strength and creativity within, and gain clarity on where they want to go. They\'re big steps to take, with big consequences, and the \"Warrior Goddess Training Companion Workbook\" supports women on their journey with deeper discussions of each lesson plus supplemental exercises

This book explores the relationship between space tourism and the discourse in sustainability and futures research. It offers comprehensive information on the current understanding of the space tourism industry and assesses the possible impacts of space tourism on the environment, economics, legislation and

The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen MitchellMitchell\'s rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom. -- Huston Smith, author of The Religions of ManIn eighty-one

With a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the

A Biblical Theology of the New Creation from Genesis to Revelation \"Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.\" --Revelation 21:3 The Bible begins with the story of one perfectly good God creating a perfectly good universe. Forming two perfectly good human beings in his own image--Adam and Eve--was

A pocket-sized collection of classic gin cocktails.There are hundreds and hundreds of different cocktails, but there are classics such as the Martini, Corpse Reviver, Tom Collins, Negroni and French 75 that have one luscious ingredient in common: gin.Here in The Little Black Book of Gin Cocktails you\'ll find a collection of all your favorite classic and contemporary gin

For 150 million years, dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the Earth. Today, these great lizards still fire our imaginations. Dinosaurs profiles the creatures who lived during the great Age of Reptiles, the real-life giants and monsters such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus who once dominated our planet. Also featured are many of the prehistoric world\'s other most fearsome and awe-inspiring

World Energy Handbook presents an overview of the energy systems of selected countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It is a complete guide to energy history and generation in these countries, including renewable energy, storage, and use. The authors follow the same analytical approach for each country to construct comprehensive surveys of all aspects of energy systems, examining the advantages

Engaging decodable Biff, Chip and Kipper stories 100% matched to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise phonic skills with their favourite

Life is like facing an opening bowler: the pitch is unknown, the ball is new, and you don\'t know what will be delivered. A reflection on Barry Nicholls\'s life, Second Innings explores the author\'s struggle with mental health and the road to recovery, using his love of the game of cricket to make sense of it all. Set partly in the present, Second Innings includes flashbacks through five decades