"This reference work provides comprehensive coverage of botanical and horticultural information on temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit and nuts of economic significance. Coverage is also given to palms, cacti and common fruit often thought of as vegetable crops." "Containi…
"This gorgeous 150th anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is also a revelatory work of scholarship. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland--published 150 years ago in 1865 -- is a book many of us love and feel we know well. But it turns out we have only scratched th…
"This gorgeous 150th anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is also a revelatory work of scholarship. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland--published 150 years ago in 1865 -- is a book many of us love and feel we know well. But it turns out we have only scratched th…
"Young designer Anna Wilkinson offers the cutest patterns ever for garments and accessories, plus comprehensive tutorials for beginners and intermediate knitters alike. Colorful, fun, and utterly adorable, Anna Wilkinson's designs appeal to beginner knitters who haven't been ins…
The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnif…
Profiles every element on the periodic table and describes their properties, when they were discovered, and how they are used in household materials.--
Contains photo-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for a range of simple to advanced magic tricks using cards, coins, handkerchiefs, fruit, and more.
Essential skills for outdoor adventure from the Royal MarinesLearn to stay alive with the Royal Marines. Want to know what to do if you met a bear in the woods, how to light a fire in the rain or what to do in shark-infested waters? Get the answers to these and many more questio…
This authoritative reference tool covers monographs, conference proceedings, and theses that relate to film studies in and about mainland China published between 1920 and 2003. It references basic information, such as film titles, directors, and actors. "This reference tool cov…
Illustrates and defines terms used in different branches of medicine and health science.
This volume analyses discourses from non-mainstream cultures. It explores and challenges the cultural imbalance in current research and advocates a culturalist perspective in discourse studies.
From utilitarian arrowheads to beautiful stone effigy pipes to ornately-carved shell disks, the photographs and drawings in Sun Circles and Human Hands present the archaeological record of the art and native crafts of the prehistoric southeastern Indians. Painstakingly compiled …
"How do we read stories? How do they engage our minds and create meaning? Are they a mental construct, a linguistic one or a cultural one? What is the difference between real stories and fictional ones? This book addresses such questions by describing the conceptual and linguist…
The concept of theory of mind (ToM), a hot topic in cognitive psychology for the past twenty-five years, has gained increasing importance in the fields of linguistics and pragmatics. However, even though the relationship between ToM and verbal communication is now recognized, th…
This book examines genres as instances of social processes, enacting a range of important institutional practices, hence also shaping people''s subjectivities. Genres represent purposive and staged ways of building means in a culture. The book''s particular claim to originality …