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Gr. 6-up. Here's a collection that will have graphic novel fans and die-hard Bradbury readers scrambling for the shelves. Some of the best artists in the business have adapted the author's short stories for the comics page. Each adaptation is accompanied by a preface by Bradbury, offering insight into the inspiration for the story, and each artist is paired with a story that suits his artwork perfectly. Among the best are "Come into My Cellar,...

Histories of Postmodernism reexamines the history of the constellation of ideas and thinkers associated with postmodernism. As postmodern ideas traveled from mid-twentieth century France and on to the contemporary United States, so the relevant theorists transformed that heritage within the context of particular intellectual traditions and specific political and aesthetic issues.

Tom Parker Bowles gives us more than 140 of his kitchen staples, the dishes he cooks day in, day out. This is home cooking at its best - Fish Pie, Shoulder of Lamb with Pommes Boulanger, Noodle Soup, Treacle Tart - all shamelessly indulgent, but straightforward to prepare and affordable. Accompanied by beautiful photographs by Cristian Barnett.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULD BECOME INVISIBLE?A GIFTSince childhood, Noel Shaker has been able to disappear, without warning or explanation.A CURSEBut his gift leaves Noel alone and afraid - and the more he tries to control it, the nearer he comes to madness.A SHOCKING DISCOVERYWhen Noel learns that some people can see him - and that his power has unleashed an otherworldly evil - he must descend into darkness and confront a relentless killer...

An intimate portrait of an everyday genius

A charming and moving depiction of love and secrecy, set against the rural backdrop of a 1920s Welsh village.

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The official new Weekday Missal in a classically beautiful red imitation leather binding.

Blueskin enjoyed being a highwayman. He found being reincarnated as a cat terrifying. But when he sees the two brothers responsible for this transformation, he decides to plot his revenge. So begins his adventure as a cat on the High Seas, avoiding grumpy sailors, fighting pirates and surviving a storm, until they all finally arrive in America. There he learns the true nature of being a cat and how much better it is than being a highwayman.

These essays provide a dense ethnographic account of the complexities of the use of photography in Africa, both historically and in contemporary practice.

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This fine reproduction of a 1929 catalog features fashions for all occasions, with 54 color plates showcasing everything from chiffon promenade dresses to a white alpaca jumper and a silk-and-lace evening gown.

Author Heather A. Wandell, after observing thousands of hours of human workplace behavior and hundreds of hours of monkey behavior, discovered there is a connection! In Monkey Business, she compares the monkeys' behavior to the human behavior and offers unique business and personal life practices to help to move your life forward. A compilation of previously published columns, these lessons revolve around the themes of creating an environment ...

In the ever-changing world of business, we've arrived at a point where process has trumped culture, where the race toward efficiency has left us unable to reach our potential. Stuck in the land of status quo, we've forgotten how to think. The very structures put in place to help businesses grow are now holding us back, it's time to Kill the Company.

This book presents a comparative analysis of the judiciary in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian legal systems. It compares postulations of legal theory to legal practice in order to show that social practice can diverge significantly from religious and legal principles. It thus provides a greater understanding of the real functions of religion in these legal systems, regardless of the dogmatic positions of the religions. The judiciary is the...

An essential reader's guide specifically designed for students of English Literature studying Geoffrey Chaucer's Middle English poem set in the Trojan War. This guide covers the entire text in short sections, as well as providing brief and accessible introductions to key topics and sources in short textboxes.

An authoritative account of how Paris's artistic world of singers, actors, writers and many others lived through the Occupation during which some suffered Nazi oppression while others prospered through collaboration.

Examines the nature and process of private policymaking in US firms and how this interacts with public policymaking.

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