A quirky, funny, deeply intelligent story of love, big dreams, starting up and feminist

A walk down a scenic country lane with a Labrador and tea with pugs in a cozy dwelling--there is a close connection between the British countryside and dogs. In this book, leading U.K. designers share the stylish country homes that they enjoy with their dogs. At Home in the English Countryside showcases a mix of casually aristocratic or glamorously bohemian country houses captured in original photography

From the world\'s foremost authority on George Washington Wilson comes the definitive account of one of Scotland\'s leading innovators of the Victorian era. Complete with 3-D stereo images and a complimentary 3-D viewer, Roger Taylor presents a stunning view into the life and work of this singular artist. After beginning his career painting portrait miniatures, George Washington Wilson discovered

This textbook offers an introduction to abelian varieties, a rich topic of central importance to algebraic geometry. The next chapters are devoted to the study of the main examples of abelian varieties: Jacobian varieties, abelian surfaces, Albanese and Picard varieties, Prym varieties, and intermediate

How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, persisting even in the face of economic calamity, widespread social upheaval, and violence against its own people. Yet the party does not sustain dominance through repressive tactics alone-it pairs this with

Known to millions as simply Sister Jean, the Loyola Chicago matriarch and college basketball icon invites you into her remarkable memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond. As Sister Jean wisely says, I\'ve seen so many changes in the last 102 years, but the important things remain the same.Part life story, part philosophy text, and part spiritual guide,

They\'re strong. They\'re powerful. They\'re mysterious. Get ready to sink your teeth into the hidden worlds of the seven spectacular big cats--and meet some of their smaller cousins--with National Geographic Explorers Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup as your guides. From rarely seen snow leopards high up in the Himalaya to tigers silently stalking prey through thick jungle to lions going in for the

This book explores the intersection of geographical knowledge and artistic research in terms of both creative methods and practice-based research. In doing so it brings together geography\'s \'creative turn\' with the art world\'s \'research turn.\'Based on a decade and a half of ethnographic stories of working at the intersection of creative arts practices and geographical research, this book offers

In The Therapist\'s Notebook for Children and Adolescents, 2nd ed, you\'ll find the most powerful tools available for aiding children with their feelings, incorporating play techniques into therapy, encouraging appropriate parental involvement in family sessions, and providing group therapy to children. This ready reference is divided into ten thoughtfully planned sections to make it easy to find the

The classic story retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Fearsome monsters stalk the moors of ancient Denmark, murdering anyone they catch. But then a warrior comes from overseas. His name is Beowulf. He kills

An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter\'s presidential legacy--from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus \"This is superior history, superbly researched and marvelously written.\"--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of American Moonshot Four decades after Ronald Reagan\'s landslide win in 1980, Jimmy

In the last two decades there has been a meteoric rise of international criminal tribunals and courts, and also a strengthening chorus of critics against them. Today it is hard to find strong defenders of international criminal tribunals and courts. This book attempts such a defense against an array of critics. It offers a nuanced defense, accepting many criticisms but arguing that the idea of international

The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Italy\'s most imaginative writer. -Like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Italo Calvino dreams perfect dreams for us- (John Updike, New Yorker).Translated by William Weaver and Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff

This book helps students to write Latin using increasingly complex forms of expression. Part 1 gives guidance and practice exercises for the new sentences required at GCSE, while Parts 2 and 3 contain a series of chapters of grammatical introduction and exercises for translation into Latin leading up to A Level and Pre-U. Part 4 takes students into more advanced areas of composition. Continuous passages

A fascinating new popular psychology book about how and why were are attracted to the notion of heaven, and how religious and secular people alike look ahead to \'the next

A puffling has gone in search of adventure - now her puffin parents can\'t find her anywhere They talk to the seal and the gannet and the rabbit; they walk to the huts and the cliffs and the cove. They hear lots of stories of the puffling helping others, but they just cannot find their fluffy, black chick.Finally, they spot her - on a boat out at sea The puffling is too small to fly home, so the animals

The perfect gift for Father\'s Day He\'s all right, my dad. But that\'s not all that\'s great about my dad . A warm, hilarious, witty and very personal tribute to Dad (and to dads everywhere) by the ever-brilliant and inventive Anthony