Leland: 295 books

Lorenzo Tolliver works as an investigative reporter with The Chicago Defender News Paper. He adopted a journalist name of Cyrano because he was accused by many of being too nosey. His column appeared infrequently since he devoted much of his time doing research and seeking personal interviews. When...

About Unity-and-Diversity World Council, Inc. The Unity-and-Diversity World Council, Inc. (UDC) is a nonprofit, tax - exempt California Corporation. It was originally formed to develop the ideals and activities undertaken during International Cooperation Year 1965, which was voted into being...

This study provides the first comprehensive examination of every prop in Shakespeare's plays, whether mentioned in stage directions, indicated in dialogue or implied by the action. Building on the latest scholarship and offering a witty treatment of the subject, the authors delve into numerous historical...

The In An Instant series is a new brand of user-friendly, engaging, and practical reference guides on core business topics, which capitalizes on the authors' extensive experience and knowledge, as well as interviews they have conducted with leading business experts. Written in an upbeat and engaging...

Le client est roi ! Aujourd'hui, la réussite d'une entreprise dépend en grande partie de la qualité de son service client. De bons produits ne suffisent plus: les clients demandent un suivi, de l'aide et des conseils. Et leurs exigences doivent être satisfaites rapidement ! Quelle...

With Learn Sprite Kit for iOS Game Development, you'll discover how easy it is to create 2D games using the new Sprite Kit framework from Apple. You'll find how simple it is to create a scene, add animated sprites, incorporate edges, play sound effects, and create animated particles for special effects....

Inviting multiple ways of critically engaging with literature, this text offers a fresh perspective on how to integrate children’s literature into and across the curriculum in effective, purposeful ways. Structured around three "mantras" that build on each other—Enjoy; Dig deeply; Take...

This book is an overview of the intensive online writing game, Lingua Galaxiae (www.LinguaGalaxiae.com), which studies language as a system in the context of change. Each player has a personal writing coach who provides critiques of the player’s daily writing assignments and final portfolio and...

This book is annotated with a rare biographical sketch of the author, written by Elizabeth Robins Pennell. This work contains a collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, Indians; that is to say, of the Passamaquoddies and Penobscots of Maine,...

According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he...

The result of my researches has been the collection of such a number of magic formulas, tales, and poems as would have exceeded reasonable limits, both as to pages and my readers' patience, had I published them all. What I have given will, I believe, be of very great interest to all students of classical...

Melonie Byars is found murdered in the flower shop where she worked. Unfortunately for authorities, there are no witnesses and no clues. The murderer did, though, leave a calling card: a carefully arranged bouquet of flowers. Seattles best homicide detective, Sgt. Arthur Washington, is called to duty. Washington...

It is, I believe, seldom observed that the world is so far from having quitted the romantic or sentimental for the purely scientific that, even in science itself, whatever is best set forth owes half its charm to something delicately and distantly reflected from the forbidden land of fancy. The greatest...

Created to serve and protect, Adrian has seen things no one should see. Now he’s about to learn just how far the Company will go to keep its secrets. What would you do if you realized that the laws you enforce do little more than contribute to the suffering of the people you were created...