In these two paperbacks based on the hit CBS reality show, readers join ten young castaways to play the game of Survivor. The stories mirror the format of the show, but there's a twist: the reader decides who wins and who loses.
Timmy is psyched! Chester and A.J. are staying over to watch Crash Nebula and the Crimson Chin! But when Chester and A.J. can't agree on which superhero is better, Timmy is forced to choose between his two best friends. Can Timmy get everyone back together again in time to watch the TV special?
Based on a special episode. When Timmy wishes the whole world was like a comic book, everyone becomes a hero. But Timmy soon learns that he didn't just make superheroes--he made super-villains, too. Full color.
Favorite pals from Hasbro’s Littlest Pet Shop are perfectly portable, thanks to this go-anywhere playset! Come on in and cozy up to these itsy-bitsy bobblin’ cuties! You’re sure to meet some of the sweetest, coolest and quirkiest pals around! Favorite pals from Hasbro’s Littlest Pet Shop are perfectly portable, thanks to this go-anywhere playset! Come on in and cozy up to these itsy-bitsy bobblin’ cuties! You’re sure to meet some of the sweetest, coolest and quirkiest pals around! They may be tiny, but their big, big world is overflowing with oodles of fun-lovin’ pets, playing in lots of little pet places, having tons of little pet adventures! A fun-filled guide book and magnet set introducing some of the most popular pet-shop critters is contained within the handy plastic storage case! The set also comes with three-double-sided play scenes, and two and a half magnetic sheets with over 60 magnets! Littlest Pet Shop fans can read through the book and then create their own scenes with the adorable magnetic pets. NEW BRAND FOR READER'S DIGEST! • Includes: - Littlest Pet Shop Guide Book – includes facts on the most popular Littlest Pet Shop pets, pet naming tips and hints, facts on the Littlest Pet Shop world and more! - 3 double-sided cards (6 background play scenes total) - magnetic sheets with 60 magnets!
This is Volume VI of fifteen in the Sociology of Law and Criminology Series. Originally published in 1957 this study looks at the educational experiences prior to, and during, Borstal training. The idea that education, or rather the lack of it, is a contributory factor in the crime of the young is far from new. Dr Stratta shows it’s not just a matter of deciding where education fits into the borstal regime, but where the educationalist himself fits into the borstal community.
Erica N. Walker presents a compelling story of Black mathematical excellence in the United States. Much of the research and discussion about Blacks and mathematics focuses on underachievement; by documenting in detail the experiences of Black mathematicians, this book broadens significantly the knowledge base about mathematically successful African Americans. Beyond Banneker demonstrates how mathematics success is fostered among Blacks by mathematicians, mathematics educators, teachers, parents, and others, a story that has been largely overlooked by the profession and research community. Based on archival research and in-depth interviews with thirty mathematicians, this important and timely book vividly captures important narratives about mathematics teaching and learning in multiple contexts, as well as the unique historical and contemporary settings related to race, opportunity, and excellence that Black mathematicians experience. Walker draws upon these narratives to suggest ways to capitalize on the power and potential of underserved communities to respond to the national imperative for developing math success for new generations of young people.
Cape Town in South Africa is one of the great wine capitals of the world and gateway to the internationally renowned Cape winelands with its breathtaking scenery and legendary wines. From historic gabled manor houses to contemporary wineries, quirky family-run farms to iconic estates, country picnics to world-class fine dining restaurants, the Cape winelands offer a wide diversity of visitor experiences, all within an easy hour's drive of the city. But how do you choose where to go, what to taste and what to do in the winelands when time is limited and options are vast? Wineries of the Cape is an informative and richly photographed guidebook, complete with handy regional maps, which shares a wealth of practical information ensuring that you experience the very best of the winelands, whether you are a local or first-time visitor. Lindsaye McGregor - a long-time contributor to 14 editions of Platter's South African Wine Guide and a regular writer in the world of wine - simplifies this choice by sharing her intimate industry knowledge, profiling 56 of the Cape's must-visit wineries.
Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities. Based on more than two decades of offshore experience, and a decade of supplying MMO and PAM services (commercial and scientific), the Handbook is a long-overdue reference guide that seeks to improve standards worldwide for marine operations such as seismic and drilling exploration, wind farm and civil engineering piling, dredging, trenching, rock-dumping, hydrographical surveys, and military/defence exercises. By popular request, this manual will also form an accompaniment to MMO and PAM courses. The Handbook consolidates all aspects of this discipline into one easily accessible resource, to educate all stakeholders (e.g. MMOs, PAM operators, suppliers, recruitment agencies, clients, contractors, regulators, NGOs, consultants, scientists, academia and media), regardless of experience. Topics include worldwide legislation, compliance, anthropogenic noise sources and potential effects, training, offshore life, visual and acoustic monitoring (theory and practice), marine mammal distribution, hearing and vocalisations, and report writing. Advice is provided on implementing sensible and practical mitigation techniques, appropriate technologies, data collection, client and regulator liaison, and project kick-off meetings. "The Handbook is an indispensable How To guide to the growing and increasingly important occupation of marine mammal monitoring, written with clarity and humor by scientists who have extensive experience in this field." —Dr Phillip J. Clapham, world-renowned cetologist and Director of the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle.
Roadmap to the Virginia SOL EOC Earth Scienceincludes strategies that are proven to enhance student performance. The experts at The Princeton Review provide •content review of the crucial material most likely to appear on the test •detailed lessons, complete with test-taking techniques for improving test scores •2 complete practice Virginia SOL EOC Earth Science tests
Matchmoving has become a standard visual effects procedure for almost every situation where live action materials and CG get combined. It allows virtual and real scenes that have been composited together to seamlessly appear as though they are from the same perspective. This authoritative step-by-step guide from one of the best matchmovers in the business allows you to master this technique that has been called the foundation upon which all VFX work stands. Author Erica Hornung (sr. matchmover for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Matrix: Revolutions, and more) imparts her techniques, tips, and wisdom from the trenches that will have you matchmoving like a true professional in no time. Lessons in the most popular matchmoving software (Maya, Boujou, and others) are included, as well as tips and techniques for surveying on set, dolly moves, and operating nodal cameras. Individual chapters dedicated to object and character matchmoves show you how to matchmove for shadow casting, adding weapons and other objects, focusing on center of gravity, as well as complete CG character support. The companion DVD includes Quicktime examples of techniques shown in the book, as well as project files that allow you to master these techniques yourself by working alongside the lessons featured in the text.
As her senior year flies by on cruise control, seventeen-year-old Olivia Cole yearns for excitement—something her upscale private school no longer provides. Her job as a grocery store bagger isn't much help…until the day she has a bizarre exchange with the cagey town recluse. When the woman abruptly surrenders to the police, Olivia feels compelled to dig deeper into her perplexing story. But the investigation stalls when Olivia receives another piece of news—Andre Steele, the golden boy of Westmont and her previous tormentor, has unexpectedly returned from his four-year stay in Brazil—and the whole school is buzzing! All at once, Olivia's dull and predictable life is uprooted, and she wonders if "boring" was so bad after all.
Dictators and Dictatorships is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes. It argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations. Differences in the internal structure of dictatorships affect the dynamics of this relationship. This book shows how dictatorships differ from one another and the implications of these differences for political outcomes. In particular, it examines political processes in personalist, military, single-party, monarchic, and hybrid regimes. The aim of the book is to provide a clear definition of what dictatorship means, how authoritarian politics works, and what the political consequences of dictatorship are. It discusses how authoritarianism influences a range of political outcomes, such as economic performance, international conflict, and leader and regime durability. Numerous case studies from around the world support the theory and research presented to foster a better understanding of the inner workings of authoritarian regimes. By combining theory with concrete political situations, the book will appeal to undergraduate students in comparative politics, international relations, authoritarian politics, and democratization.
Zelly Fried has finally convinced her parents to let her get a dog, with the help of her grandfather Ace. Unfortunately, said dog (also named Ace) is a shoe-chewing, mud-tracking, floor-peeing kind of dog. Despite Zelly's best efforts to drag Ace (literally!) to puppy kindergarten, his flunking report card says it all: "This Ace is wild." Also wild is the other Ace in Zelly's life. Grandpa Ace has decided to begin dating again and is dining and dancing every night, against his doctor's orders. Determined to get both Aces under control, Zelly enlists the help of her two best friends, Allison and Jeremy (despite the fact that they don't quite see eye to eye). They need to come up with a plan, fast. But how? It's not like either Ace ever does what he's told.
The first major battle over school choice came out of struggles over equalizing and integrating schools in the civil rights era, when it became apparent that choice could be either a serious barrier or a significant tool for reaching these goals. The second large and continuing movement for choice was part of the very different anti-government, individualistic, market-based movement of a more conservative period in which many of the lessons of that earlier period were forgotten, though choice was once again presented as the answer to racial inequality. This book brings civil rights back into the center of the debate and tries to move from doctrine to empirical research in exploring the many forms of choice and their very different consequences for equity in U.S. schools. Leading researchers conclude that although helping minority children remains a central justification for choice proponents, ignoring the essential civil rights dimensions of choice plans risks compounding rather than remedying racial inequality.
Powerful and customizable tools grounded in process-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you heal emotional pain and live a vital, values-based life Do you struggle with overwhelming emotions, such as anger, anxiety, sadness, shame, or self-blame? Emotions—even intensely distressing ones—are a natural part of life. But if your emotions are so intense that they’re hurting your relationships or getting in the way of your happiness, it’s time for a change. Written by a team of mental health experts, Healing Emotional Pain Workbook is a step-by-step guide to understanding your emotions and enhancing your overall well-being. Rather than a one-size-fits-all treatment, this workbook takes a tailored approach to help you treat the root cause of your emotional pain—whether it’s avoidance, internalization, or rumination. As a result, you’ll create a personalized plan to help you overcome intense emotions and live the life you want. With this workbook, you’ll learn to: Stop avoiding and start showing up to your life Replace self-blame with self-compassion Make decisions based on your values, not your emotions Break free from repetitive negative thinking Increase psychological flexibility Accept your thoughts and emotions—rather than trying to outrun them! When our emotions spiral out of control, they can result in chronic mental suffering. This workbook can help you change the way you react to emotions, before they negatively impact your life.
This title contains the standard edition of The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook PLUS nine additional chapters on advance content. If you already have the eBook edition of The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook, you can purchase The iOS 5 Developer’s Cookbook: The Additional Recipes (ISBN: 9780133028393), which only contains the extra chapters, at a low cost. In this expanded ebook, best-selling author and iOS development guru Erica Sadun brings together all the information you need to quickly start building successful iOS apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Sadun has thoroughly revised her best-selling book to focus on powerful new iOS 5 features, APIs, and frameworks, the latest version of Objective-C, and Apple’s breakthrough Xcode 4 toolset. The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Expanded Electronic Edition is packed with ready-made code solutions for the iOS 5 development challenges you’re most likely to face, eliminating trial-and-error and helping you build reliable apps from the very beginning. Sadun teaches each new concept and technique through robust code that is easy to reuse and extend. This isn't just cut-and-paste: Using her examples, Sadun fully explains both the “how” and “why” of effective iOS 5 development. Her tested recipes address virtually every major area of iOS development, from user interface design to view controllers, gestures, and touch to networking and security. This expanded ebook edition adds chapters on documents and data sharing; the Address Book; iCloud; Core Location and MapKit; Audio, Video, and MediaKit; Push Notifications; Accessibility; In-app purchasing with StoreKit; and GameKit. Whatever your iOS development experience, it will give you all the expert answers and reliable code you’ll need to jumpstart any iOS 5 project!
This established textbook explores how regions, and food industry, travel and hospitality companies present themselves to tourists experiencing the culture, history and ambience of a location through the food and wine it produces. It provides practical suggestions and guidelines for establishing a food-related tourism destination and business, discussing the environment, understanding the food tourist, supply issues, tours and tasting sessions, themed itineraries, planning and developing the tourist product, marketing and best practice strategies. It also includes numerous case studies from around the world and plentiful pedagogical features to aid student learning. If food and wine tourism is well planned, managed and controlled, it can become a real economic resource. Suitable for students in tourism and leisure subjects, the practical application provided in this book also makes it an ideal resource for those operating in the food and wine sector.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.