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Eragon: The Illustrated Edition (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by Christopher PaoliniReturn to the World of Eragon with master storyteller Christopher Paolini in this stunning illustrated edition packed with full-color paintings! Celebrate 20 years of the worldwide fantasy phenomenon Eragon, the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, which has sold more than 40 million copies across the series! Prepare for the flight of a lifetime with Eragon as you&’ve never seen him before in this dazzling edition with brand-new full-color illustrations throughout. This is the perfect must-have gift for both new and longtime Inheritance fans.Soar high above the ground with Eragon on Saphira&’s majestic back. Experience narrow escapes from the gruesome Ra&’zac. See the wonders of the dwarves&’ city-mountain, Tronjheim. Rich detail and painterly strokes make each piece by accomplished fantasy artist Sidharth Chaturvedi feel as if it&’s actually moving.Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire.In this extraordinary work of art, Paolini&’s fantasy masterpiece Eragon is brought to life in an entirely new way through Sidharth Chaturvedi&’s brilliant illustrations that accompany the complete original text. This is the ideal book to return to the World of Eragon. Experience the thrill and exhilaration of becoming a Dragon Rider all over again!
Erotic Capital: The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom
by Catherine HakimIn 2010, pioneering sociologist Catherine Hakim shocked the world with a provocative new theory: In addition to the three recognized personal assets (economic, cultural, and social capital), each individual has a fourth asset-erotic capital-that he or she can, and should, use to advance within society. In this bold and controversial book, Hakim explores the applications and significance of erotic capital, challenging the disapproval meted out to women and men who use sex appeal to get ahead in life. Social scientists have paid little serious attention to these modes of personal empowerment, despite overwhelming evidence of their importance. In Erotic Capital, Hakim marshals a trove of research to show that rather than degrading those who employ it, erotic capital represents a powerful and potentially equalizing tool-one that we scorn only to our own detriment.
Escaping From Houdini (Stalking Jack the Ripper #3)
by Kerri ManiscalcoThe #1 New York Times bestselling series that started with Stalking Jack the Ripper and Hunting Prince Dracula continues in this third bloody installment! A luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating prison of madness and horror when passengers are murdered one by one...with nowhere to run from the killer. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, they're delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. But then, privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow ever more freakish, with nowhere to escape except the unforgiving sea. It's up to Audrey Rose and Thomas to piece together the gruesome investigation as even more passengers die before reaching their destination. But with clues to the next victim pointing to someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale? p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16.0px}
Escaping Mr. Rochester
by L.L. McKinneyIn this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel by acclaimed author L. L. McKinney, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save each other from the horrifying machinations of Mr. Rochester in this intrigue-filled, empowering young adult romance. Jane Eyre has no interest in a husband. Eager to make her own way in the world, she accepts the governess position at Thornfield Hall.Though her new employer, Edward Rochester, has a charming air—not to mention a handsome face—Jane discovers that his smile can sharpen in an instant. Plagued by Edward’s mercurial mood and the strange wails that echo through the corridors, Jane grows suspicious of the secrets hidden within Thornfield Hall—unaware of the true horrors lurking above her very head.On the topmost floor, Bertha Mason is trapped in more ways than one. After her whirlwind marriage to Edward turned into a nightmare, he locked her away as revenge for withholding her inheritance. Now his patience grows thin in the face of Bertha’s resilience and Jane’s persistent questions, and both young women are in more danger than they realize.When their only chance at safety—and perhaps something more—is in each other’s arms, can they find and keep one another safe before Edward’s dark machinations close in around them?
Espaces: Rendez-vous avec le monde francophone
by Cherie Mitschke Cheryl TanoNIMAC-sourced textbook
Esports: The Ultimate Guide
by ScholasticAn exciting new insider's guide to all the biggest and best competitive games and esports teams and players.An in-depth, insider's guide to the fastest-growing sport on the face of the planet: esports! From ESPN to the biggest sporting arenas in the world, esports has officially arrived as the hottest new form of athletic competition. This ultimate insider's guide will introduce gamers to the world of esports from little league to stadium-filling championships, including a deep dive into all the top games, leagues, players, and more. It will also include beginner tips and tricks for each of the top games, like Overwatch, League of Legends, Minecraft, Rocket League, Dota 2, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty, and more, while using real players' strategies and tactics to win. Bursting with the biggest games, teams, and personalities in esports, this guide is a must-have for any kid interested in this phenomenon!All games featured in Esports: The Ultimate Guide are rated T for Teen or younger, keeping it appropriate for young gamers.
Essential Academic Vocabulary: Mastering The Complete Academic Word List
by Helen HuntleyEssential Academic Vocabulary prepares students for academic success by helping them preview, learn, and practice vocabulary from the Academic Word List in context. Engaging academic readings highlight chapter vocabulary in context. From chapter to chapter, the readings and vocabulary increase in complexity level, allowing students to establish and build upon a solid vocabulary foundation.
Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals
by James StewartThis book is for instructors who think that most calculus textbooks are too long. In writing the book, James Stewart asked himself: What is essential for a three-semester calculus course for scientists and engineers? ESSENTIAL CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS, Second Edition, offers a concise approach to teaching calculus that focuses on major concepts, and supports those concepts with precise definitions, patient explanations, and carefully graded problems. The book is only 900 pages--two-thirds the size of Stewart's other calculus texts, and yet it contains almost all of the same topics.
Essential Calculus with Applications
by D. Franklin Wright Spencer P. Hurd Bill D. NewThis edition provides a solid introductory base for the mastery of basic calculus. In particular, business and social science majors will be well prepared for the analysis and evaluation of function-based analytical materials in their fields.
Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education
by John R. ThelinThe thoroughly updated second edition of this dynamic and thoughtful collection focuses on the issues that have shaped American higher education in the past decade.Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education, designed to be used alongside John R. Thelin's A History of American Higher Education or on its own, presents a rich collection of primary sources that chart the social, intellectual, political, and cultural history of American colleges and universities from the seventeenth century to the present. The documents are organized in sections that parallel the chapters in A History both chronologically and thematically, and sections are introduced with brief headnotes establishing the context for each source.This updated edition of Essential Documents focuses on the issues that have shaped American higher education in the past decade, from congressional investigations into endowments and court cases about paying student-athletes to accounts of campus protests over racial discrimination and adjuncts struggling in the "gig economy." From the successful fund-raising campaigns of 2014 to the closing of campuses because of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, the book also includes• a new tenth chapter, "Prominence and Problems: American Higher Education since 2010," and an updated introduction;• a number of landmark documents, including the charter for the College of Rhode Island (1764), the Morrill Land Grand Act (1862), the GI Bill (1944), and the Knight Commission Report on College Sports (2010); and • lively firsthand accounts by students and teachers that tell what it was like to be a Harvard student in the 1700s, to participate in the campus riots of the 1960s, to be a female college athlete in the 1970s, or to enroll at UCLA as an economically disadvantaged Latina in the 1990s.Thelin even stretches the usual bounds of documentary sources, incorporating popular pieces by Robert Benchley and James Thurber on their own college days as well as an excerpt from Groucho Marx's screwball film Horse Feathers. What emerges is a complex and nuanced collection that reflects the richness of more than three centuries of American higher education.
Essential Electrical Skills for HVACR: Theory And Labs
by Ernesto ReinaEssential Electrical Skills for HVACR: Theory and Labs delivers focused instruction and hands-on application of electricity and controls to prepare students for successful careers in HVACR. This concise text provides a review of core electrical concepts, a deeper exploration into these topics through integrated hands-on labs to master application and comprehension, and end-of-chapter assessment questions. This text serves as supplemental electrical material for programs currently using Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, featuring an Additional Reading section at the beginning of each chapter that directs students to additional related content in Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. The text also provides Safety Notes, Pro Tips, and Caution features integrated throughout the chapters.
The Essential Elements of Public Speaking (3rd edition)
by Joseph A. DevitoThe Essential Elements of Public Speaking is a concise, manageable exploration of the essential principles of public speaking, making a clear link between theory and practice. Listening; Speech Criticism; Selecting a Speech Topic, Purpose and Thesis; Audience Analysis; Using Supporting Materials and Visual Aids; Organizing, Wording and Delivering Speeches; Informing and Persuading Audiences; Special Occasion Speeches; and Presenting the Group's Thinking.
Essential Environment: The Science Behind The Stories 5th Ed
by Matthew Laposata Jay WithgottEssential Environment: The Science behind the Stories, Fifth Edition engages students using current, integrated case studies that provide a context for understanding science and environmental concerns in a brief, 18-chapter text. Jay Withgott and Matt Laposata present the latest understanding of environmental science along with expanded FAQ discussions that address common student misconceptions and with new Data Analysis questions that build quantitative literacy.
Essential Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Elementary Students of English (3rd edition)
by Raymond MurphyAn absolute essential for any elementary level student. Essential Grammar in Use Third edition is a fully updated version of the bestselling grammar title. Now in full colour, with new content and even more exercises, this updated edition retains all the key features of clarity and ease-of-use that have made the book so popular with students and teachers. This edition, with answers, is ideal for self-study.
Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research
by Catherine Cassell Gillian SymonEssential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research is an excellent resource for students and researchers in the areas of organization studies, management research and organizational psychology, bringing together in one volume the range of methods available for undertaking qualitative data collection and analysis. The volume includes 30 chapters, each focusing on a specific technique. The chapters cover traditional research methods, analysis techniques, and interventions as well as the latest developments in the field. Each chapter reviews how the method has been used in organizational research, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the method, and presents a case study example of the method in use. A list of further reading is supplied for those requiring additional information about a given method. The comprehensive and accessible nature of this collection will make it an essential and lasting handbook for researchers and students studying organizations.
Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis (Fourth Edition)
by Knut Sydsaeter Peter Hammond Arne StromThis text provides an invaluable introduction to the mathematical tools that undergraduate economists need. The coverage is comprehensive, ranging from elementary algebra to more advanced material, whilst focusing on all the core topics that are usually taught in undergraduate courses on mathematics for economists.
Essential Maths Skills for AS/A Level Design and Technology
by Peter Warne Chris WalkerDon't let your students miss out on easy marks, prepare them for those Maths questions with this essential guide.Written specifically to build students' confidence in maths and to prepare them for the more challenging mathematical requirements which make up 15% of the new DT specifications.- Improve confidence with structured progression of worked examples, guided and non-guided questions, and worked solutions for every question- Strengthen students' maths skills and subject understanding with worked examples andpractice questions all embedded in the subject context- Develop exam confidence with exam-style maths questions- An essential tool throughout the AS and A Level course with every maths skill mapped tosubject topics, and applicable to every major exam board- Reviewed by subject and maths expert Glyn Granger (former D&T chief examiner)
Essential Oceanography
by Harold V. Thurman Allen P. TrujilloThe book's content was carefully developed to provide a foundation in science by examining the vast body of oceanic knowledge. This knowledge includes information from a variety of scientific disciplines -- geology, chemistry, physics, and biology -- as they relate to the oceans. However, no formal background in any of these disciplines is required to successfully master the subject matter contained within this book. Our desire is to have you take away from your oceanography course much more than just a collection of facts. Instead, we want you to develop a fundamental understanding of how the oceans work (why the oceans behave the way that they do).
Essential Organic Chemistry, Third edition
by Paula Yurkanis BruiceA comprehensive, problem-solving approach for the brief Organic Chemistry course. Modern and thorough revisions to the streamlined, Essential Organic Chemistry focus on developing students’ problem solving and analytical reasoning skills throughout organic chemistry. Organized around reaction similarities and rich with contemporary biochemical connections, Bruice’s Third Edition discourages memorization and encourages students to be mindful of the fundamental reasoning behind organic reactivity: electrophiles react with nucleophiles.
Essential Principles of Business for CSEC: 4th Edition
by Alan WhitcombDiscover Principles of Business as a real-world subject through thought-provoking case studies and prepare effectively for the CSEC May/June 2019 examinations.-Develop knowledge systematically with each section focusing on a specific aspect of the syllabus, and clear syllabus references throughout.-Revise for the exam with unit summaries, in-chapter challenges, and MCQs. -Increase confidence with exam-type questions at the end of each unit and a full section dedicated to exam preparation and the School Based Assessment.-Ensure all three examined profile dimensions are developed with contextualised structured response questions.
Essential Radiological Anatomy for the MRCS
by Stuart Currie Steven Kennish Karen FloodOver recent years the MRCS viva examination has increasingly made use of radiological imaging to facilitate the discussion of anatomy relevant to surgical practice. It is rare for junior doctors to receive adequate exposure to radiology in their day-to-day surgical practice, which makes preparation for this part of the examination difficult. For many, examinations are stressful. The last thing a candidate needs is to be faced with unfamiliar radiological images. This review of surgically relevant radiological imaging aims to prevent initial uncertainties and will allow candidates to discuss relevant anatomy and score valuable points. An invaluable addition to any revision plan, this title also: * highlights typical anatomy viva questions * familiarizes candidates with a range of images of differing modalities (plain film, fluoroscopy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) * introduces different planes of imaging, enabling candidates to deal with unusual coronal or sagittal views with confidence * gives concise but detailed notes for quick consultation
Essential Readings in Medicine and Religion
by Gary B. Ferngren Ekaterina N. LomperisAn indispensible collection of sources chronicling the relationship between medicine and religion from ancient to modern times.Gary B. Ferngren and Ekaterina N. Lomperis have gathered a rich collection of annotated primary sources that illustrate the intersection of medicine and religion. Intended as a companion volume to Ferngren’s classic Medicine and Religion, which traces the history of the relationship of medicine to religion in the Western world from the earliest ancient Near Eastern societies to the twenty-first century, this useful and extensive sourcebook places each key document in historical context.Drawing from more than 160 texts, the book explores a number of themes, including concepts of health, the causes and cure of disease, medical ethics, theodicy, beneficence, religious healing, consolation, and death and dying. Each chapter begins with an introduction that furnishes a basic historical setting for the period covered. Modern translations, some of which have been made especially for this volume, are used whenever possible. The texts are numbered sequentially within each chapter and preceded by a short introduction to both the author and the subject.Touching on Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Greece, Rome, the European Middle Ages, Islam, early modern Europe, and the modern era, Essential Readings in Medicine and Religion brings a wide range of sources together to expand on the crucial lessons of Medicine and Religion. This book is a useful introduction for all students of history, divinity, medicine, and health.
Essential Research Methods for Social Work
by Allen Rubin Earl BabbieReader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods book provides readers with the tools they need to understand the subject matter. Illustrations and examples throughout show readers how they can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxed features, chapter endings with main points, and review questions and exercises provide the information and practice readers need to learn the essentials. As part of the Cengage Empowerment Series, ESSENTIAL RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, 4th Edition, thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Essential Skills for GCSE Biology
by Dan FoulderBuild essential maths, literacy and working scientifically skills to boost marks in GCSE Biology and ensure that students reach their full potential.Suitable for all specifications, this skills book provides additional support and will help to:- Sharpen mathematical skills with plenty of practice questions and coverage of all the maths techniques needed for the exams.- Improve literacy skills with tips on how to write longer answers, plus peer-assessment marking activities.- Develop the working scientifically skills needed to plan, carry out and evaluate practical experiments, in order to secure the maximum number of marks.- Build confidence by putting skills into practice; using our three-step formula students will progress from worked examples to guided questions and exam-style questions, with fully-worked solutions in the book.- Raise performance in the exams with practical advice on how to revise effectively and tips on understanding the questions, command words and assessment objectives.