“martha brekhus shams”

This book contains traumatic events of a life that started tragically and continues positive. It was a death that opened the door for change in a life that had been dealt a negative start. Death can be tragic but it can also put an end to suffering and pain. When learning life's lessons, death can e... More

This updated guide to video production features tips on all aspects of filming from camera operation and placement to digital postproduction techniques. New material stresses the fine points of cutting-edge video techniques such as digital effects, the HOTstudio, and posting video on the Internet. C... More

Grammar and Punctuation, Grade 4 provides rule charts and practice pages for these grammar and punctuation skills: kinds of sentences simple & complete subjects & predicates common, proper, singular, plural nouns irregular plurals using I & me correctly possessive nouns & pronouns kinds of verbs sub... More

Before the rise of celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and k.d. lang, lesbians were rarely in the limelight and the few that were often did not fare well. Times have changed and today's famous lesbians are popular icons. "Entertaining Lesbians" charts the rise of lesbians in the public eye, proposing t... More

A Chicago Tribune "Best Book of 2006" A Washington Post Book World "Best Book of 2006"In the brilliant Greek sunshine of a small Aegean island, Beth and Cesare meet--beginning a transformative love affair that spans two continents, two decades, and two lifetimes. Cesare is a privileged Italian boy, ... More

This detailed guide encourages writers to recognize and use the grammatical and stylistic choices available to them and to understand the rhetorical effects those choices can have on their readers. Helps to improve writing style. 1. The Structure of Sentences. 2. The Basic Sentences in Prose 3. Coor... More

"Washington Post reporter Martha Sherrill takes us on one of the strangest and most entertaining spiritual journeys in the history of American religion in this tale of a big-haired, much-divorced Brooklyn-born Jewish-Italian woman who finds herself recognized as the reincarnation of a seventeenth-ce... More

Jack and Jill and big dog Bill go sledding one snowy winter day. When big dog Bill notices a rabbit on the hill, mayhem ensues. This fun phonics reader helps early readers with the use of alliteration and rhyming.... More