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View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction.aThis is an important book for psychology and for all social sciences.a--"Choice"aPrevious collections on international psychology, most notably Virginia Sexton and John Hoganas "International Psychology: Views from around the World"(CH, May a93, 30-... More

This new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, with 27 maps and 81 full-color illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship and to archaeology and topography. The Atlas will help readers of the Bible understand the contexts in which its stori... More

When a brave and clever girl manages to outwit the Ogre and all the townspeople, too, she earns a purse full of gold, a fine sharp sword, and most important, a fitting name for herself. This satisfying story is brought to life by Coles expressive watercolors. Full color."Once there was a poor girl w... More

""Show a little maturity," he said, which I've doped out to mean: Pass all your courses, avoid detection in all crimes and misdemeanors, don't get pregnant."Celine's father has left her with these instructions. She's not too worried about the last two, but she'll fail English unless she rewrites her... More

The stories in this collection occupy a world at once as familiar as a suburban backyard or a southern college's hallowed football field and as strange as a man who buys Savannah, Georgia, and tries to turn it into the perfect Southern city as part of his attempt to win back his estranged wife. The ... More

Sam Pulsifer, the hapless hero of this incendiary novel has come to the end of a very long and unusual journey, and for the second time in is life he has the time to think about all the things that have and have not come to pass. The truth is, a lot of remarkable things have happened in Sam's life.... More

The incredible story of Britain's first female scientist. Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William and swept to international and popular fame. She was awarded a salary by George III in 1787, becoming the first woman to earn her living from science. Drawing on original s... More

Linda has lived through a nightmare.When the police find thirteen-year-old Linda, she is standing silently on a blood-spattered parking ramp, the only witness to a murder/suicide. The now-dead gunman was her mother's boyfriend. And his victim -- old enough to be Linda's father -- was her own lover. ... More