Childs: 377 books

Gold. Copper. Iron. Metal working in Africa has been the subject of both public lore and extensive archaeological investigation. Here, four of the leading contemporary researchers on this topic attempt to provide a complete synthesis of current debates and understandings: Where, how, and when was...

Sports Innovation, Technology and Research gives an insight into recent research and design projects at Imperial College London. It presents the on-going development of a diverse range of areas from elite rowing performance to impact protection to sporting amenities in communities. Also included...

Principals navigate the dynamic complexities and subtleties of their schools every day. They promote, facilitate, and lead efforts to achieve both tangible and intangible results throughout the school community. They fulfill a role that includes counseling, budgeting, inspiring, teaching, learning,...

Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook is a straight-talking and forward-thinking reference covering the design, specification, selection, use and integration of machine elements fundamental to a wide range of engineering applications. Develop or refresh your mechanical design skills in the...

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This publication will teach you the basics of Ball. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only learn a great deal about Ballbut, but be able to engage with others.

En décidant de conserver son titre de princesse héritière du royaume océanien de la Thalassinie, Lily Sanderson savait que sa nouvelle vie ne se résumerait pas à voguer paisiblement sur les flots marins. Mais comme elle a passé quelques années sur terre, la sirène n’est pas certaine d’avoir...

Listed for the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel. 'Day of the Jackal' meets 'Gorky Park' in present day New York. It's November 2016 and the USA has elected a hugely controversial new President. A drone, an owl and a bomb are used in a deliberately complex and public attempt...

Passion, peril and a princess in hiding Forced into hiding after a threat to her life, Princess Gabriella St. Pierre must protect both herself and her unborn child. Working at an orphanage, the princess tries to suppress memories of a passionate night long ago with Whit Howell-her father's...

An injury takes professional hockey player Brooks Hoover off the ice and back to his Michigan hometown to recuperate and map out his future… which wasn't supposed to include fatherhood! It isn't every day a man finds a baby on his doorstep. A baby who just might be his. And that's not his...

Emma is just 13 years old in 1933 when she gives birth to her father’s baby. Unable to care for the child, she abandons tiny Maddie and returns to her isolated home on a North Carolina mountain, where she must fend off her father’s drunken advances while trying to care for their small homestead....

For generations, local residents have whispered about an evil menace lurking near the shore of the Lake of Tears. The recent murder of landowner Damien Gray's bride, Olivia, confirms the worst. Now, confused and heartbroken, Olivia's spirit survives death and seeks vengeance upon the man she desired...

Josh is soccer-mad and can't wait to show off his ball skills to his new classmates. After all, he is the nephew of Ossie Williams – the best footballer in the country. Josh's arrival helps to give shy Matthew more confidence, but it is not welcomed by Rajesh, the school goalkeeper and captain....

From detective to daddy? An ex-cop guards a vulnerable family After an injury, Detective Forrest Colton is forced into early retirement. But Forrest isn’t the type to sit still, so he volunteers to protect alluring single mom Rae Lemmon, whose life is threatened after a dead body is...