Captivating, hands-on STEM investigations with anchor texts, turn-key projects, recording sheets, video links, and more. Developed by the team at SuperScience magazine to support the Next Generation Science Standards.

(Hardback)

A fine and moving example of a Japanese POW memoir.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

A collection of folktales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

(Hardback)

"The book collects folktales from the Punjab, Kashmir, and Bengal regions of India. Each tale is paired with a full-page illustration by a contemporary artist" --

(Hardback)

Traditional Japanese folktales come to life alongside contemporary illustration in this luxurious edition.

(Hardback)

Covers tank guns from eight countries (Britain, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, Italy, Czechoslovakia and the United States).

(Hardback, Annotated edition)

Traces the origins of the idea from the development of the first armoured turrets in the nineteenth century. This book covers the inter-war period when the first turrets were used in this way, the Second World War, when tank turrets were used on every front in the European Theatre of Operations.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Design-guru Stephen Bayley approaches the topic of "taste" with typical wit, drawing on his expertise in a number of fields from fashion to food. This is a new edition of his classic book, brought into the new millennium by Bayley's critique of modern design.

(Hardback)

This book draws on a qualitative case study with both practicing and pre-service teachers involved in a policy advocacy professional development program. Good examines how schools can act as barriers to teacher involvement in policymaking and the avenues through which teachers still manage to exert their voice, agency and advocacy.

A two-volume set that consists of 66 chapters written by more than 90 educators and scientists. It discusses topics such as evolution, testing, homeschooling, ecology, and the achievement gaps faced by girls, ethnic minority children, and English learners.

(Paperback)

Argues that television has profoundly altered the nature of presidential debates, that the demands of television have dictated the structure and formats of contemporary debates, and that the visual content of presidential debates plays an important role in the way candidates exercise influence.

(Hardback)

A provocative new look at an important security topic examines terrorist threats and attacks on shipping and portsand provides strategies for safety.

Terror on the High Seas: From Piracy to Strategic Challenge is a provocative look at maritime security and the steps that must be taken if terrorist threats are to be nullified.

(Hardback)

Recounts the changing political orientation of the terrorist enemy, the growing viciousness of their attacks and the blundering responses of the US government to terrorism. This title highlights the challenges that face America in putting terrorists out of business without adopting their tactics.

The most comprehensive source of global terrorist information is now up to date with the latest events, including the devastating attack of September 11, 2001, its aftermath, and the mysterious anthrax letters.

It includes informative updates on earlier terrorist events and an exhaustive bibliography of the literature on terrorism published over the past 50 years.

The most up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative reference source on global terrorism brings Mickolus's coverage of political violence around the world up to the end of 2004.

(Hardback)

If you want to be a successful leader in todays business world, you need to think like an activist.

(Hardback)

In The Adulteration of Children's Sports, Kristi Erdal explores the effects of organized sports on childrens physical, social, and emotional well-being. Erdal provides readers with empirically supported best practices and debunks a number of myths that surround childrens organized sports.

(Paperback)

Until the 1960s, scarcity and the struggle to clothe, feed and employ the nation drove most of US political life. From slavery to the New Deal, political parties organized around economic interests and the often fervent debate over the best allocation of political and economic rewards. This book interprets the latter half of the 20th Century.

(Paperback)

Mohamed ElBaradei was deeply involved in the UN in the run-up to the Iraq War. Now, for the first time, he tells the story of what happened behind the scenes, and assesses the threat that nuclear weapons pose to our future.

(Hardback)