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Journals: Scott's Last Expedition (Oxford World's Classics)
: :In January 1912, Britain's Captain Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole, only to find he had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. Scott and his companions faced an 850-mile march to safety. All perished on the return. A few months later, a search party found Scott's body and the journals that told his tragic story. Scott's own account was published to extraordinary acclaim in 1913. This new edition draws on ninety years of reflection on the Antarctic disaster to illuminate Scott's journals, publishing for the first time a complete list ...
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Classic Savannah: History, Houses, and Gardens
: :In January 1912, Britain's Captain Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole, only to find he had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. Scott and his companions faced an 850-mile march to safety. All perished on the return. A few months later, a search party found Scott's body and the journals that told his tragic story. Scott's own account was published to extraordinary acclaim in 1913. This new edition draws on ninety years of reflection on the Antarctic disaster to illuminate Scott's journals, publishing for the first time a complete list ...
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Political Science: An Introduction (10th Edition)
: :Exceptionally up-to-date and rich in cross-national examples, Political Science offers an unbiased and thorough introduction to the basic concepts and theories of political science. With a critical look at the major theories, it exposes students to many ways of thinking, and challenges them to think critically. Emphasizing both U.S. and comparative politics provides students with a solid foundation for connecting their studies on what is happening in the world around them.
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The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre (Theatre Arts Book)
: :The Dramatic Imagination is one of the few enduring works written about set design.Robert Edmond Jones's innovations in set design and lighting brought new ideas to the stage, but it is greater understanding of design - its role at the heart of theater - that has continued to inspire theater students. The volume includes 'A New Kind of Drama,' 'To a Young Stage Designer' and six other of Jones's 'reflections.'
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Professional Management of Housekeeping Operations
: :This guide explains how to open, operate and manage housekeeping services in hotels. The edition has been revised and updated to include material on infectious waste disposal, the handling of chemicals and cleaning supplies, security, budgeting, liability due to negligence and loss prevention.
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Godzilla Ate My Homework
: :Parker's pet guinea pig, Godzilla, is out of control and chews on everything, including his homework.
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Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery
: :In this spectacular work of historical speculation Terry Jones investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Geoffrey Chaucer over 600 years ago. A diplomat and brother-in-law to John of Gaunt, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Chaucer was celebrated as his country's finest living poet, rhetorician and scholar: the preeminent intellectual of his time. And yet nothing is known of his death. In 1400 his name simply disappears from the record. We don't know how he died, where or when; there is no official confirmation of his death and ...
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American Lighthouses, 2nd: A Definitive Guide
: :Join lighthouse experts Ray Jones and Bruce Roberts on a tour of the beautiful and historic navigational beacons that dot the coasts and lakes of the United States. This fully illustrated guidebook describes more than 500 lighthouses, detailing their history and architecture and providing full information on visiting or just viewing them. Before describing each light, the authors provide an engaging overview of lighthouse history, with insights into the life of lighthouse keepers and surprising facts about the amazing Fresnel lenses. For lighthouse lovers and maritime history buffs alike, this is the ...
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The Lavender Garden: Beautiful Varieties to Grow and Gather
: :Gorgeously fragrant, invigorating, and rich with healing properties, lavender has been cultivated from the beginning of recorded civilization. Today, gardeners everywhere are discovering that growing lavender is a simple and wonderfully rewarding pleasure. The Lavender Garden is a beautiful guide to planting and using this versatile herb in all its forms. There is a variety of lavender to suit almost any setting, indoors and out, and here garden expert Robert Kourik profiles 16 of his favorites. From sky blue to dark violet varieties, he explains which will thrive in dry climates, which ...
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Uprooting Anger: Biblical Help For a Common Problem
: :Gorgeously fragrant, invigorating, and rich with healing properties, lavender has been cultivated from the beginning of recorded civilization. Today, gardeners everywhere are discovering that growing lavender is a simple and wonderfully rewarding pleasure. The Lavender Garden is a beautiful guide to planting and using this versatile herb in all its forms. There is a variety of lavender to suit almost any setting, indoors and out, and here garden expert Robert Kourik profiles 16 of his favorites. From sky blue to dark violet varieties, he explains which will thrive in dry climates, which ...
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