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Ever wondered what the ground below you was like millions of years ago? Merging paleontology, geology, and artistry, "Ancient Wyoming" illustrates scenes from the distant past and provides fascinating details on the flora and fauna of the past 300 million years. The book provides a unique look at Wyoming, both as it is today and as it was throughout ancient history: at times a vast ocean, a lush rain forest, and a mountain prairie.

"Sabia C. Wade, renowned radical doula and educator, speaks to the intersections of systemic issues--such as access to health care, house transportation, and nutrition--and personal trauma work that, if healed, have the power to lead us to collective liberation in all facets of life. Collective liberation rests on the idea that in order for us all to have equity in this world--from the safety of childbirth, to the ability to bring a baby home to a safe community, to having access to resources, safety, and opportunities over the long term--we must all become liberated individuals."--

इस पुस्तक में मुगल बादशाह शाहजहाँ द्वारा ई.1638 में दिल्ली में लाल किले की नींव डाले जाने से लेकर भारत की स्वतंत्रता प्राप्ति तक के इतिहास का वह भाग दिया गया है जो दिल्ली एवं आगरा के लाल किलों की छत्रछाया में घटित हुआ था। इस काल में ये दिल्ली एवं आगरा के लाल किले भारत की सत्ता के प्रतीक बन गए थे। जब ई.1857 में रात के अंधेरे में शाहजहां के अंतिम वंशज बहादुरशाह जफर को भारत से निकालकर रंगून भेजा गया, तब लाल किलों की सत्ता सदा के लिए भारत पर से समाप्त हो गई। भारत के इतिहास की वे छोटी-छोटी हजारों बातें जो आधुनिक भारत के कतिपय षड़यंत्रकारी इतिहासकारों द्वारा इतिहास की पुस्तकों का हिस्सा बनने से रोक दी गईं किंतु तत्कालीन दस्तावेजों, पुस्तकों, मुगल शहजादों एवं शहजादियों की डायरियों आदि में उपलब्ध हैं, उन्हें भी इस पुस्तक में स्थान दिया गया है। इस कारण इस पुस्तक को भारत में अपार लोकप्रियता प्राप्त हुई है।

Exploring the scientific principles behind everyday recipes, this informative blend of lab book and cookbook reveals that cooks are actually chemists. Following or modifying recipes is shown to be an experiment with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. This easy-to-follow primer includes recipes that demonstrate the scientific concepts, such as Whipped Creamsicle Topping (a foam), Cherry Dream Cheese (a protein gel), and Lemonade with Chameleon Eggs (an acid indicator). Also included in this fun, fact-filled companion are answers to various culinary curiosities, such as "How does altering the ratio of flour, sugar, yeast, salt, butter, and water affect how high bread rises? "and" Why is whipped cream made with nitrous oxide rather than the more common carbon dioxide?"

Cosmo Ducrow was a wealthy heir known to friends and family for his friendly though reclusive nature. When he is found dead on his grounds, bludgeoned by a croquet mallet, the evidence damningly points to his nephew. The deceased's closest confidant, Theo Gray, however, suspects a setup. Sergeant Beef is called upon to find the truth of who had the access and motive to so viciously murder the man.

The purpose of this book is to help you understand the base layer, temperament, in children birth to age 5. Parents and caregivers who understand temperament learn to prevent problems by adapting to the individual needs of their child. This is not spoiling the child. It is recognizing, honoring, and working with what the child brings to his or her life at birth.

Presents some of the best interviews David Bowie has granted in his near five-decade career. Each featured interview traces a new step in his unique journey, successively freezing him in time in all of his various incarnations, from a young novelty hit-maker and Ziggy Stardust to plastic soul player, 1980s sell-out, and the artistically reborn and beloved elder statesman of challenging popular music.

"A fairytale for readers of all ages"--Jacket.

17th century northern Nigeria. A royal messenger has died under suspicious circumstances. Tasked with investigating the death, a Durbar warrior and his young apprentice must endure trials of loyalty, betrayal and sacrifice to solve the mystery and prevent the bitter rivalry between two kingdoms from descending into a bloody war. ¿Remington Blackstaff was born in Nigeria and moved to the United Kingdom with his family at a young age. He was bitten by the martial arts bug in childhood and studied several disciplines into adulthood. Despite his obsession with fight choreography, he set aside any dreams of becoming a stuntman to study medicine at Royal Free and University College Medical School. Remington currently practices medicine in London, where he lives with his wife and son. He remains obsessed with martial arts, rugby and cinema. The Durbar's Apprentice is his debut novel.

Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, has had a strange and eventful life. Now, for the first time, he tells his story in his own words, via more than fifty interviews conducted worldwide between 1966 and 2012. In Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen--which includes a foreword by singer Suzanne Vega and eight pages of rarely seen photos--the artist talks about "Bird on the Wire," "Hallelujah," "Famous Blue Raincoat," and his other classic songs. He candidly discusses his famous romances, his years in a Zen monastery, his ill-fated collaboration with producer Phil Spector, and his long battle with depression. He also comments on his classic poetry and novels, the financial crisis that nearly wiped out his savings, and his remarkable late-career resurgence. Here you'll find interviews that first appeared in the New York Times and Rolling Stone, along with conversations that have not previously been printed in English. Some have been broadcast but never published. And some of the material has not been available until now in any format, including the many illuminating reminiscences that contributors supplied specifically for this definitive anthology.

A collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams, the only known female buffalo soldier, and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during World War II.

The earliest Californians -- Shoebox archeological dig -- Chumash rock painting -- Miwok hoop and pole game -- Early explorers and early settlers -- Make an astrolabe -- Sail a Spanish galleon -- From Mexican California to an American beginning -- Draw your own diseäno -- Design your own brand -- Wave your flag -- Gold! and statehood -- Bake a hardtack snack -- Create and send a letter sheet -- Making connections -- Whistle Morse code -- Railroad cipher -- Growing crops, growing cities -- Use-the-whole-orange muffins -- Grow a shasta daisy -- Promote it! -- A new century -- Pack an earthquake preparedness kit -- Become a backyard scientist -- Produce your own movie -- Hollywood handprints -- Difficult times -- Create a photo essay -- Moving forward -- Make an air pollution logbook.

In this 5th installment of the classic series of mysteries featuring Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, we meet Scotland Yard's Inspector Duff, first introduced in Behind That Curtain. Duff is pursuing a callous murderer on an around-the-world tour, and it is only when the ship is docked in Honolulu and Duff is gravely wounded, does Charlie Chan take on the case. This is decidedly unfortunate for the guilty party, because Chan has the culprit well in-hand before the ship makes its final stOut of Print in San Francisco.

Originally published in hardcover in 2008.

Through illustrations, text, color, and font to describe happy, disappointed, angry, jealous, and other feelings that kids experience, this book uses words and situations familiar to children to describe a wide variety of emotions, some seldom attributed to kids. The language is nonjudgmental, and free of bias and slang, and there are whimsical characters that appeal to both boys and girls. A través de ilustraciones, texto, color y fuentes para describir la alegría, la desilusión, el enojo, la envidia y otros sentimientos que experimentan los niños, este libro usa palabras y situaciones con las que están familiarizados los niños para describir una amplia gama de emociones, incluso algunas que no se asocian frecuentemente con los niños. El lenguaje que se usa carece de críticas, prejuicios y jerga, y el libro incluye personajes amenos que atraerán tanto a los niños como a las niñas.

Pamela Des Barres was the "Sweetheart of Rock," the reigning queen of L.A.Us wild music scene. A hopeful romantic and the ultimate star-chaser, she lived life in the fast lane. Now she tells everything.

This standard anthology presents major Pre-Raphaelite poets: Dante Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, William Morris, Swinburne and George Meredith. Minor Pre-Raphaelite poets: William Michael Rossetti, Thomas Woolner, Elizabeth Siddal Rossetti, William Allingham, Richard Watson Dixon, Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Philip Bourke Marston, Theodore WattsDunton. Polemic, Parody, and Criticism: John Ruskin, Robert Buchanan, Dante Rossetti, W.H. Mallock, Henry Duff Traill; W.S. Gilbert, Oscar Wilde, and Walter Pater.

This comprehensive book covers everything you need to know to establish a charming and productive greenhouse.

A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, Soledad Brother is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system that failed to break his spirit but eventually took his life. Jackson's letters make palpable the intense feelings of anger and rebellion that filled black men in America's prisons in the 1960s. But even removed from the social and political firestorms of the 1960s, Jackson's story still resonates for its portrait of a man taking a stand even while locked down.