With passion, humor, and helpful tips 100 Places In Italy Every Woman Should Go inspires women to discover places that will appeal to their spirits, senses, and quests for adventure.
Cataloging everything from historic photographic processes to the latest advances in digital technology, this reference contains nearly 5,000 entries explaining the terms and techniques of photography.
It is a well-known fact, perhaps legend now, that Peyton Place, the controversial, scandalous blockbuster was filmed in Camden, Maine and the surrounding towns in 1957.
Arguably America's most popular poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a celebrity in his day, and his books consistently sold tens of thousands of copiesfar more than any American poet before, or since.
In Just Off Main Street, author Steven Mulak takes us on a seasonal tour that, month by month, celebrates his beloved New Englands landscape, as well as the people, plants, and animals that occupy it.
Thousands of Names and the Blessings They Can ImpartThis unique guide includes 6,000-plus names from all corners of the globe, and each entry illuminates the name s distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background its poetry.
Insights from a beloved spiritual leader on everything from forgiveness and faith to mercy and money, from prayer and parenting to tango and soccer The moment the identity of the newly elected 266th pontiff was revealed, it was clear to the thousands gathered in St.
More Than 1,000 Goddesses & Heroines from around the WorldGroundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe.
When Patti Smith was plagued with writer's block - "e;scattered and stymied, surrounded by unfinished songs and abandoned poems"e; - playwright Sam Shepard advised her, "e;When you hit a wall, just kick it in.
From the Arab Spring to the Royal Wedding, the rescue of the Chilean miners to the fall of the News of the World and the London Riots, compelling tweet-by-tweet accounts freeze-frame the breaking of the biggest news stories of the past twelve months, alongside profiles of top tweeters, striking visual analysis and fascinating statistics.
Starting with the ancient Chinese and ending with contemporary Europeans and Americans, The World in a Phrase tells the story of the aphorism through spirited and amusing biographies of some of its greatest practitioners, including Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker; great French aphorists like Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, and Chamfort; philosophers like Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein; as well as prophets and sages like the Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Jesus.
Completely unlike any encyclopedia before it, The Book of Firsts is the product of decades of archiving and research from the incredible Patrick Robertson.
Whether you're a war correspondent or an aid worker, a tourist worried about an increasingly hostile world or an armchair traveler concerned that your own backyard is fast becoming a war zone, How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone will help you survive some of the world's most volatile environments.
Celebrating the diversity and bounty of foods available today, The Cook's Bible of Ingredients is a visual Encyclopedia of more than 1200 foods and ingredients.
Give your favorite student The Student's Guide to the Bible-providing the two-in-one benefits of a traditional Bible handbook plus topical guidance on contemporary life issues.
As a celebration of dimwits, lunkheads, bad ideas, and just plain wrongheaded foolishness, dive into the shallow end with Uncle John's Presents: Book of the Dumb.
An all-new follow up quotation book to 2004s Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader Colossal Collection of Quotable Quotes, complete with indexes by name and by subject for easy reference.
Improving the Odds: Raising the Class is a book aimed at legislators, school administrators, home school advocates, and college and university professors which examines the education system and provides a paradigm for improvement.
If you're looking for the baby name book that has it all - classic and contemporary suggestions without the insanely silly options you wouldn't even use to name your pet - this second edition of The Everything Baby Names Book is your singular resource for naming your little bundle of joy!
The purpose of succession-related practices is to ensure that there are ready replacements for key positions in an organization so that turnover will not negatively affect the organization's performance.
In the fourteenth century, a culture arose in and around the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas that represents the last prehistoric peoples before the cultural upheaval introduced by European explorers.
Sprouts have been a happy addition to many sandwiches, noodle dishes, and side plates at restaurants for decades, and when they are properly grown at home, they can add a much needed boost of both plant protein and fiber to your diet.
