An introduction to literature and literary criticism for middle and high school students. A fresh, pleasing visual layout and clear explanations of literary techniques and styles are designed to make the great works of literature more accessible to readers. Also includes sidebars which feature definitions of common literary terms and explanations of related content.
- Essential literary elements examined and explained with a basic biography of subject
- Introduces students to critical analysis of classic works of literature
- Provides biographical information about each author
- Each title focuses on at least three curriculum-related works by the subject
- Supports the English/Language Arts and Literature curricula

NOTE: This book is out of print and Enslow Publishers will not be reprinting it. However, the author still has a very few copies available for sale. Please contact her at info@maryanndiorio.com with your purchase request.

Dr. Diorio will be self-publishing this book in the near future as an e-book through her indie publishing company called TopNotch Press

Hardcover, 160 pages

Published January 16th 2008 by Enslow Publishing (first published February 2007)

USED LIBRARY BOOK VERY GOOD CONDITION

prooted from his home in India by a tragedy, Ganesh begins a new life in the Midwest where his experiences with Hinduism, Yoga, and mantras are considered alien.

Original Title Ordinary Magic

ISBN0374425175 (ISBN13: 9780374425173)

Edition LanguageEnglish

USED BOOK GOOD CONDITION

Liberal democracies very rarely fight wars against each other, even though they go to war just as often as other types of states do. John M. Owen IV attributes this peculiar restraint to a synergy between liberal ideology and the institutions that exist within these states. Liberal elites identify their interests with those of their counterparts in foreign states, Owen contends. Free discussion and regular competitive elections allow the agitations of the elites in liberal democracies to shape foreign policy, especially during crises, by influencing governmental decision makers. Several previous analysts have offered theories to explain liberal peace, but they have not examined the state.This book explores the chain of events linking peace with democracies. Owen emphasizes that peace is constructed by democratic ideas, and should be understood as a strong tendency built upon historically contingent perceptions and institutions. He tests his theory against ten cases drawn from over a century of U.S. diplomatic history, beginning with the Jay Treaty in 1794 and ending with the Spanish-American War in 1898. A world full of liberal democracies would not necessarily be peaceful. Were illiberal states to disappear, Owen asserts, liberal states would have difficulty identifying one another, and would have less reason to remain at peace.

Paperback, 264 pages

Published October 10th 2000 by Cornell University Press (first published November 1st 1997)

USED BOOK VERY GOOD CONDITION

Horses communicate with remarkable accuracy in a language of posture, gesture and sound. They express their needs, wishes and emotions to each other and to the rare human being who understands them. After reading this unprecedented, exciting and up-lifting book, you will understand the equine language. You therefore will know how to recognize:



A happy horse. A frightened horse. An angry horse. A bored horse. A grieving horse. A frustrated horse. A horse horse in pain. A playful horse. A proud horse. An eagerly competitive horse. And many horses more!Moreover, you will know how to reassure the frightened, calm the angry, comfort the grieving, divert the bored -- and deal with most other human-equine difficulites. You will know how to educate a foal or rehabilitate a rogue. You will know how to look at race horses on their way to the starting gate and differentiate the likely winners from the losers.

You even will know how to buy a horse.

But best of all, you will finally understand what these grand animals are all about, and you will know better than ever before how they (and we) fit into nature's scheme of things.

Every child can become an avid reader, and this beloved, classic guide shows how to make it happen. Jim Trelease explains:
-- How reading aloud awakens children's imaginations and improves their language skills
-- How to begin reading aloud and which books to choose
-- How to create reader-friendly homes, classrooms, and libraries
-- How to lure children away from the television and video games Jim Trelease has made reading aloud a special pleasure for millions of people. With this revised edition he offers a new generation of parents, teachers, grandparents, and siblings the chance to discover the rewards-and the importance-of reading aloud to children.

Format

432 pages, Paperback

Published

August 1, 2001 by Penguin Books

ISBN

9780141001616 (ISBN10: 0141001615)

Language

English

USED BOOK IN GOOD CONDITION

A history of the White House with beautiful color drawings & photographs dating from its construction through the Clinton administration.

ISBN

9780912308203 (ISBN10: 0912308206)

PAPERBACK

USED BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION