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Asian Art by
Illuminates the rich history of Asian Art from ancient times to the present Asian Art provides students with an accessible introduction to the history of Asian Art. Using a range of analytical skills, readers will learn to recognize patterns of continuity and change between the arts and cultures of various regions comprising Asia.
QuickBooks Online for Accounting 2024 (7E) by
Create a self-paced, self-directed learning environment for mastering QuickBooks® Online for Accounting (QBOA) with Owen's Quickbooks® Online for Accounting, 7th Edition. Perfect as a supplement to your accounting course or as a practical tool for today's business owners, this edition focuses exclusively on QBOA as users review financial accounting and reporting.
The Course of Mexican History 10E by
A comprehensive survey of Mexican history from the pre-Columbian period to the early twenty-first century, including coverage of Mexico's politics, economics, and culture.
Arguing about Literature: a Brief Guide (1e) by
Arguing about Literature features many real-world arguments with instruction on how to analyze those arguments and develop your own arguments in response. Above all it immerses you in great literature, including fiction by Flannery O'Connor and Jamaica Kincaid, poetry by Langston Hughes and Louise Erdrich, drama by William Shakespeare and Lynn Nottage, and essays by Henry David Thoreau and Richard Rodriguez.
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer by
This collection is a selection of forty-seven stories chosen by the Nobel-Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer, from eight prior collections from 1957-1981.
A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers by
Use the ideas from some of the world's greatest thinkers to critically discuss their ideas while learning how to effectively communicate your own, in writing, with World of Ideas.
Human Anatomy 9E by
Using a functional anatomy theme, this text presents human anatomy as a well-illustrated "story" with the right amount of detail that learners can understand at an introductory level. Analogies and comparative descriptions make anatomical structures more memorable and understandable, and explain how the shape and composition of structures allow them to perform their functions. The 9th edition features new exercises and questions that help students learn and use anatomical language and interpret real-world medical images while learning basic human anatomy. Building on the functional anatomy approach of previous editions, selected illustrated tables have been enhanced to tell a more cohesive and logical "story" of human anatomy.
A Heart That Works by
In 2016, Rob Delaney's one-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Henry's illness was a cataclysm that changed everything about their lives. Amid the hospital routine, surgeries, and brutal treatments, they found a newfound community of nurses, aides, caregivers, and fellow parents contending with the unthinkable. Two years later, Henry died, and his family watched their world fall away to reveal the things that matter most.
The Hardest Year: A Love Story in Letters During the Vietnam War by
The Hardest Year is a true story based on over 300 handwritten letters between newlyweds Carole and Bill Wagener. Nineteen-year-old Carole marries her college sweetheart one day before he leaves Wisconsin to serve in the U.S. Army in South Vietnam. At the same time, she transfers to UW-Madison to complete her degree in physical therapy. As Carole navigates the antiwar campus occupied by protestors and National Guardsmen, she and her husband struggle to navigate married life from across the ocean. Their intimate letters chronicle the ups and downs of a new marriage set against a backdrop of war and social unrest.
Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women's Landmarks by
A state-by-state guide to historic sites, monuments, memorials, markers, homes, gravesites, etc. associated with women who have made important contributions to American history.
The Faerie Queene by
Recounts the quests of knights as they struggled to achieve specific virtues.
No Good Man by
Cold metal of the gun chilled the side of her head as much as it froze her heart in place. The other soldier remained tense, ready to attack, but looking almost afraid to. Unerringly calm gaze of the man sitting across bore into her, waiting silently for her decision. She nodded, tightly, fearfully, wondering how he would be able to save her in this situation. And then: The sound of the cuffs unlocking.
The People That Were Never There by
In 2034 the ever changing landscape of Earth has become the home of numerous variations of artificial intelligence, none more common than human androids. Malik has suffered more loss than most, but by chance his encounter with what he believes are aliens may have given him more than he could ever imagine. The People That Were Never There is an exploration into Malik’s journey and how one chance encounter could change the world.
Romola by
One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, 'Romola' is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family when the zealous reformer Savonarola rose to control the city. At its heart is Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar, married to the clever but ultimately treacherous Tito. Her husband's duplicity in both love and politics threatens to destroy everything she values, forcing her to break away and find her own path in life. Described by Eliot as 'written with my best blood, ' the story of Romola's intellectual and spiritual awakening is a compelling portrayal of a Utopian heroine.
Get Capone: The Secret Plot that Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster by
Drawing on thousands of pages of recently discovered government documents, wiretap transcripts, and Al Capone's handwritten personal letters, "New York Times" bestselling author Jonathan Eig tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the nation's most notorious criminal in rich new detail.
America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies by
America on Film is a lively introduction to issues of diversity as represented within the American cinema. The first synthetic and historical text of its kind, America on Film provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. The volume chronicles the cinematic history of various cultural groups, examines forces and institutions of bias, and stimulates discussion about the relationship between film and American national culture.