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As far as her family and friends are concerned, Frieda has been the grieving widow for long enough. At 35, she's still (relatively) young, still (adequately) attractive. Her sex drive is very much alive, even Frieda admits she'd like to put it to use again. Besides, she has a son who certainly needs a father figure. With visions of the perfect second husband in mind, Frieda's sisters start to send eligible males in her direction.Big sister Ile...

Now available in paperback--the "New York Times" bestselling conclusion to the Abhorsen trilogy. Lirael, now revealed to be Abhorsen-in-Waiting, realizes that she and her three companions are all that stand between an ancient horror and the world.

This sequel to the bestselling classic "Goodnight Moon" delivers an enchanting, reassuring portrait of a child's growing sense of ownership and identity. Full color.

Cell death is fast becoming one of the most dynamic areas of biological research-involving as it does the study of apoptosis and programmed cell death and the role these phenomena play in development and homeostasis on the one hand, and aging and disease on the other. The profound implications for medicine and agriculture from the manipulation of these processes have spawned a deluge of research papers, articles, approaches, and methods-making...

The true story of four sisters born between 1907 and 1914 in China, "Four Sisters of Hofei" is an intimate encounter with history. The Chang sisters lived through a period of astounding change and into the twenty-first century. Unusual opportunities and an extraordinary family education launched them into varied worlds -- those of the theater, modern literature, classical studies, and calligraphy -- but their collective experience offers a coh...

Die Autoren stellen in ihrem Werk nicht nur die Rechnungslegung von Unternehmen vor, sondern beurteilen diese kritisch vom betriebswirtschaftlichen Standpunkt aus.Teil 1 gibt eine Einleitung in das betriebswirtschaftliche Rechnungswesen. Hier werden Begriffserklärungen vorgenommen sowie Zwecke und Gliederung des betriebswirtschaftlichen Rechnungswesens erläutert.Im zweiten Teil wird als grundlegende Form betrieblichen Rechnens die Geldbestands...

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Brimelow presents a devastating portrait of the force that is paralyzing America's schools--the teacher unions--and a blueprint for how to change it.

Bridget Jones meets "The Joy Luck Club" in this hip and funny first novel in which 20-something Lindsey Owyang tries to deny her affinity for Peking duck and Hello Kitty toys, lusts after "white devils, " all while living with her irreverent grandmother who sets Lindsey up on blind dates with grandsons of her mahjong partners.

There are at least two Ralph Laurens. To the public he's a gentle, modest, yet secure and purposeful man. Inside the walls of Polo Ralph Lauren, though, he's seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant.Michael Gross, author of the bestseller Model, lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor's rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his stunning success in marketing our shared fantasies but also a d...

A drive to recycle cans on Earth Day teaches the children of the Maple Street School Save-the-Planet Club about place value.

A drive to recycle cans on Earth Day teaches the children of the Maple Street School Save-the-Planet Club about place value.

Allene Carter's father-in-law was a decorated veteran. Yet it was not until the Carter family received a call from the White House that she discovered he was a heroic force in the Rhineland campaign. President Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to several black soldiers who served in World War II. Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr. was among the recipients. Shocked to learn the extent of Carter's service, Allene was determined to uncover both the t...

The history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches -- and ever present are new people with competing views over how the valuable resources should be used: Russians exploiting a fur empire, explorers checking rival advances, prospectors stampeding to the clarion call of "Gold!", soldiers battling out a decisive chapter in world war, oil wildcatters looking for a different kind of mineral wealth, and always at the core of th...

A stunning and critically acclaimed debut short story collection that is being called "a cross between Oliver Sack's case histories and Andrea Barrett's fictional explorations of scientific adventures."--"New York Times.

This book gathers a group of practicing scientists and public policy experts to address the technical aspects and policy implications of increased life expectancy.

Almost a million people die by suicide every year (WHO estimate) The sheer numbers have made suicide prevention a major health target, but effective prevention is not straightforward. Suicide is a complex event, more complex than most of us imagine, calling for an equally complex response. "Psychotherapy with Suicidal People" provides a multi-component approach, with rich clinical data including many case histories, to guide the reader. Based ...

While computers and other devices identify each other on networks or the Internet by using unique addresses made up of numbers, humans rely on the Domain Name System (DNS), the distributed database that allows us to identify machines by name. DNS does the work of translating domain names into numerical IP addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and many other services, so that users require little or no knowledge of the system. If y...

More often than not, the words "sendmail configuration" strike dread in the hearts of sendmail and system administrators--and not without reason. sendmail configuration languages are as complex as any other programming languages, but used much more infrequently--only when sendmail is installed or configured. The average system administrator doesn't get enough practice to truly master this inscrutable technology.Fortunately, there's help. The s...

The is the first book to explore how the events of 1994 have been interpreted within in the politics of post-genocide Rwanda.