Hannah Lowe\'s first book of poems takes you on a journey round her father, a Chinese-black Jamaican migrant who disappeared at night to play cards or dice in London\'s old East End to support his family, an unstable and dangerous existence that took its toll on his physical and mental health. \'Chick\' was his gambling nickname. A shadowy figure in her childhood, Chick was only half known to her until

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers! Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really

In Paul Hartal\'s Lyco Art, the act of creation inexorably interweaves the logic of passion with the passion of logic through the voyage of consciousness.Paul Hartal, the originator of lyco art, or lyrical conceptualism, presents a stimulating and meaningful panorama of a new element on the periodic table of art. This book is a significant contribution to the development of contemporary art and the

\"For a two week period in 1956, residents in the vicinity of Taipei, Taiwan, lived in fear that they would be the next victims of a crazed villain who was prowling the streets and slashing people at random with a razor or similar weapon. At least 21 victims were reported during this period, mostly women and children of low income and education.\" A thorough investigation revealed however, that: \"five

Business Finance Planning with Microsoft(R) Excel(R) shows how to visualize, plan, and put into motion an idea for creating a start-up company. Microsoft Excel is a tool that makes it easier to build a business financial planning process for a new business venture. With an easy-to follow structure, the book flows as a six-step process: Presenting a case study of a business start-up Creating goals

Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with. In 1702, however, when Benbow engaged a French squadron off the Spanish main, other ships in his squadron failed to support him. His leg shattered by a cannon-ball, Benbow fought on - but to no avail: the French escaped and the stricken Benbow succumbed

On the outbreak of war, Belle Reilly\'s husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of northern France. Volunteering to help battlefield wounded, Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver. There, a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a man from her past she\'s never quite

An easy to follow guide and referencer which contains all the technical information needed in sexual offences cases. The law in this area has expanded greatly in recent decades; many \'historic\' cases are currently tried under the law existing at the time the offence was committed (and, if the abuse was lengthy, this will often straddle several pieces of legislation). Current editions of legal textbooks

On September 2, 1845, the convict ship Tasmania left Kingstown Harbour for Van Diemen s Land, with 138 female convicts and their 35 children. On December 3, the ship arrived into Hobart. While the book looks at the lives of all the women, it focuses on two women in particular; Eliza Davis, who was transported from Wicklow Gaol, where she was for life for infanticide, having had her sentence commuted

Hey there Have you tried boba teas before and looking for ways to make your own?With jumbo-sized tapioca pearls, your favorite teas, and milk, you are set to start making yours. This cookbook combines a wide range of boba recipes that I have tried over the years. They are healthy, satisfying, and pretty on the look to make you want more and more of them. I create thirty recipes that use easily accessible

With opulent fashions the ultimate in style, women of the late Victorian era wore a great deal of silks and satins. Daring combinations of bright colors were in. So were large hats, profusely trimmed. But by the end of the nineteenth century, ladies\' tastes in fashion were changing, along with female lifestyles. Larger numbers of women were not only working outside the home, they were also playing

Exorcists Rokuro and Benio unleash serious supernatural action while purifying the world of monsters. The Twin Star Exorcists are a couple destined to end the war with the monstrous Kegare. The Soul of the Great Yang is destined to awaken in Rokuro...but first it wants to kill him Will Rokuro make it to the altar on time--let alone alive--to marry Benio? And can he trust an offer of help from a most

Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly\'s Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten\'s First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a don\'t-miss classic, especially for back to school.Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect--until

In The Tools of Screenwriting, David Howard and Edward Mabley illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling, and reveal the central principles that all good screenplays share. The authors address questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics as they apply to the special art of filmmaking.Howard and Mabley also demonstrate

In Anatomy of a Rose, Sharman Apt Russell eloquently unveils the \"inner life\" of flowers. From their diverse fragrances to their nasty deceptions, Russell proves that, where nature is concerned, \"wonder is not only our starting point, it can also be our destination.\" Throughout this botanical journey, she reveals that the science behind these intelligent plants-how they evolved, how they survive,

The new edition of this title evaluates the range of employee share schemes available, looking at their processes, the statutory and regulatory requirements, HMRC\'s interpretation of share scheme issues and most importantly the tax benefits associated with the various

COLOURING - THE STRESS-FREE WAY TO STUDY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY! Are you looking for an easy and effective way to learn and revise A&P? Colouring is the perfect alternative to hours of reading, it is fun, creative and a proven learning technique. Gain a deeper understanding by putting pencils to paper and improve your ability to retain knowledge and recall it in classes, exams or out in practice.

My Dinosaur Activity Book is bursting with fun, colorful and fact-filled activities for kids who are wild about dinosaurs. There are dot-to-dot challenges, search-and-find prehistoric scenes, number puzzles, mazes, logic games and so much more that will keep young minds busy from first page to last. Each activity is accompanied by roar-some facts about everyone\'s favorite dinosaurs, from ferocious

The Maamtrasna Murders of 1882--in which three men who spoke only Irish were wrongfully sentenced to death after a trial conducted fully in English--stand as one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in Irish history. In this book, Margaret Kelleher uses the Maamtransa case, notorious for its failure to interpretive and translation services to monoglot Irish speakers, as a starting point for an investigation

Tatiana Johnson-Boria\'s Nocturne in Joy is an exercise in Black vulnerability through poetry. Johnson-Boria commands poetic forms flawlessly and fluently, using the form to her advantage in poems like Another Death, where the spacing between sentence fragments replicates the short anapestic breathing before death. With an unwavering voice turned towards the reality of growing up in a difficult childhood,