“skelton tracey”

Music, drugs, clubbing and travel--this is the popular image of what it means to be young. However, young people's lives are also busy with the everyday realities of home, school and work. The engaging essays in "Cool Places" explore the dichotomy of youthful lives by addressing the issues of repres... More

With its diverse histories of slavery, plantations, colonialism and independence, the Caribbean is richly layered, highly complex and a wonderful example of people's resistance. The pan-Caribbean region also provides an excellent geography through which to understand and analyze the complex processe... More

Investigations into cultural aspects of ways of life can be crucial in making valuable assessments of processes of change. Understanding culture in a broad conceptual framework helps us interpret what things mean to different people in different cultures and places.Culture and Global Change presents... More

A boy in an Oxford library touches a strange, centuries-old chest that is covered in images of mythical beasts, and can only be opened when the fangs of its serpent's-head clasp taste blood. As he feels the prick of the book, words begin to appear on the page--words no one but the boy can see.IN THE... More

A hilarious journey through all things female! Practical steps for peeling away layers of deceipt and disappointments women experience as they search for truth while believing a lie. Explores topics like pride, fear, motherhood, and the busyness of life.... More

Everybody in the small town of Medalia thinks the world of Trex Stegal. The women love him; the men idolize him. He's a high school football hero who can do no wrong in their eyes, but the truth is he's all wrong in every way imaginable. If they knew the truth, they would be appalledor even dead. Th... More

In Two Volumes. Remains The Standard, Best And Most Complete Edition Of Skelton's Works.In Two Volumes. Remains The Standard, Best And Most Complete Edition Of Skelton's Works.... More

If you're red-blooded and somewhere between 35 and 50 the chances are that your first bike was a sports moped. This book takes you on a nostalgic full throttle trip back to the heady days of the 1970s and early 80s when these fabulous little superbikes were available to 16 year-olds. Packed with pho... More

- Perfect combination of biography (100+ pages) and science.- Written in an engaging, easy-to-read style.- All bio subjects are contemporary and active in their fields.- An advisory board of prominent scientists, including Rita R. Colwell, former director of the National Science Foundation, and Alan... More

What makes a university teacher "excellent?"As debates rage around whether it is down to subject-knowledge, communication skills, taking a research-led approach or being a technological whiz, this book identifies and examines interpretations of teaching excellence and helps the reader to develop the... More