Chris Roberts looks into nursery rhymes to find their real meaning in this fascinating historical survey, exploring and elucidating the backgrounds of such familiar rhymes as "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Ring Around a Rosy," and dipping along the way into the social history that created them. Who knew that "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" was really about ...
When European settlers first reached the shores of North America, eastern cougars were plentiful, ranging up and down the coast of the present-day United States. By the beginning of the twentieth century, they had been almost entirely wiped out, victims of the same rapacity and ignorance that decimated wolf and bison numbers elsewhere in the ...
Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house, but regular visits from his nephew, Edward, give him the opportunity to recount some of the most frightening stories he knows. As each tale unfolds, it becomes clear that something sinister is in the air.
Lou Reed has been art-rocker, iconoclast, contrary noise merchant, and junkie, yet he's always been fascinating. Only David Bowie, arguably, has re-invented himself as many times as Reed, while ensuring that each image was potent, edgy and dangerous. It's a tribute to Reed's standing that even punk rockers, with their scorched earth policy towards ...
Diagnostic radiology plays a vital role in patient management and all clinicians need to be able to recognize the radiological appearances of many medical conditions. Not only are traditional imaging techniques important, but newer techniques such as interventional radiology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and ...
Born in 1985 in New York, young Scarlett Marie Johansson has already achieved a cinematic career of stellar proportions, swiftly becoming an icon to both genders. Ubiquitous as the face of Calvin Klein, LOreal and Rebok, and described as the new Marilyn Monroe by Vogue magazine, shes also proved her mettle as a quality thespian, starring in movies ...
The BizTalk 2000 Developer's Guide is written for developers who are responsible for installing, configuring and deploying the BizTalk Server in their organizations IT infrastructure. The opening chapters of the book discuss the benefits of seamless business-to-business application integration, summarize the features and enhancements of BizTalk ...
A celebration of the life and vocal talents of Tom Jones. It tells his story from his roots in the choirs of the Welsh valleys, through his early successes including "What's New Pussycat", the mature ballads such as "Green Green Grass of Home", the lucrative Las Vegas years, and his renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s and "Kiss", Glastonbury, and ...
Hermosa Beach has been one of Los Angeles County's most eclectic summertime destinations for vacationing families, surfers, sunbathers, fishermen, volleyball players, and other beachgoers. They ranged from students in search of one crazy summer to their spiritual forefathers and mothers who came, saw, and stayed year-round. The city grew through ...
The rise to fame of the "Fugees" in 1996 is charted in this book. The group's history is explored from their signing to Sony Records, their name change, and the philosophy behind their music. Profiles of each member of the band are also included.
From the time he first appeared in a school production of Peter Pan, aged just 10, Heath Ledger knew that he wanted to be an actor. His journey from his home in Perth, Western Australia, to international stardom in Hollywood was tragically brief, yet eventful. Ledger lived his entire adult life as a sought-after celebrity in the full and ...
From Girl Scout to grocery store clerk, firearms instructor to special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and eventually to freelance writer, Chris Roberts chronicles her true-life adventures and misadventures, courting rituals and second chances, extra heartbeats and lessons learned. In this candid and witty collection of ...
Casinos: Organization and Culture is a fascinating look at the world inside the casino building. The first section of the book describes the organizational structure of casino facilities with information on different casino departments and their functions and the culture within the casino hotel. The first section also includes an in depth look at ...
The Absolute Must Have Karaoke Handbook to Unlimited Tons of Fun with Income! Secrets to get your karake business up and running and make money...How to get jobs and what to charge...How to find your way to the karaoke bank...Tools and Techniques...Create extra money with your own store...Contracts, Business Cards, and Fliers...Host a show and ...
Art-rocker, iconoclast, contrary noise merchant and junkie, Lou Reed has always been fascinating. Few people, if any, will love his entire body of work: Reed's oeuvre is at times perverse and wilfully unlistenable, while at others he proves himself a master of melody and the songwriter's craft. However, it is impossible to deny his standing as a ...
""I bet it is hard to run the world." "How much money do you make? A million" "Are you famous all over the world, or just in America?"" When 150 school children, ages six through twelve, sit down to write letters to the President, the resulting correspondence is a candid mix of sage advice, serious concern, and hilariously funny observations ...
Born in 1985 in New York, young Scarlett Marie Johansson has already achieved a cinematic career of stellar proportions, swiftly becoming an icon to both genders. Ubiquitous as the face of Calvin Klein, L'Oreal and Reebok, and described as the new Marilyn Monroe by "Vogue" magazine, she's also proved her mettle as a quality thespian, starring in ...
With highly stylized art throughout, this follow-up to "Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror" offers another thrilling collection of spine-tingling seafaring tales. Illustrations.
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