When princess Grace finds five kittens in the hall closet what else can she do but ask her father, the king, if she can keep them? With promises to care for them and get help from her sisters, Grace e
During his reign, King Charles I (1600-1649) assembled one of Europe's most extraordinary art collections. Indeed, by the time of his death, it contained some 2,000 paintings and sculptures. Charles I
The creators of the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning I Have Heard of a Land present the story of a young girl's amazing 1948 journey west, with her family, where they pursued opportunities in a bounti
Written by Crystal Bowman and illustrated by Frank Endersby, this level-one reader teaches about the life of a blessed mouse whose life parallels that of David the shepherd and king. When David lives
Cleopatra of Egypt is one of history's most famous rulers, but who was responsible for founding the Ptolemaic dynasty from which she came, how, and when? For the answers we go back 300 years before Cl
The selection is designed to demonstrate James' (1566-1625) diversity and achievements as a writer. In order to represent his poetry and political writing without resorting to excerpts, Rhodes (U. of
Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran focuses on the content of one of the most important inscriptions of the Ancient Near East: the Bisotun inscription of the Achaemenid king Darius I (6th cent
When Puritans Edward Whalley and William Goffe joined the parliamentary army against King Charles I in the English civil wars, they seized an opportunity to overthrow a tyrant. Under their battlefield
This text acquaints the reader on the biomechanics of injury to the human body caused by impact and the use of computer models to simulate impact events. It provides a basic understanding of the biome
Richard I, the Lionheart, remains forever (and perhaps wrongly) the mythical king of England who preferred to wage war than to rule over his empire. The familiar epithet conveys all the principal fea
Veteran author Julie Adair King demystifies the high-end features of the new Canon T1i. The Canon EOS Rebel T1i is the newest camera offered in Canon's popular Rebel line of digital SLRs-and sells for
Put some power behind your images with the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D and For DummiesThe Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D is packed with plenty of features to help you take the professional-quality photos you'v
Action, beauty, adventure, and art—start capturing memories today! Canon EOS Rebel T7i/800D For Dummies is your ultimate guide to taking spectacular photos—no photography experience requir
Laurence is a young ex-sailor who can't resist the lure of the good life, and when he finds a job as chauffeur to the wealthy Mr and Mrs Bannister, his occasional work leaves him free to indulge. Bann
This book provides an overview of how I coped with my son’s and daughter’s schizophrenia, bi-polar, stress and stigmas. This is a compelling story of sheer determination and not giving up or giving in
