The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

With ten stunning photographs of birds, your little ornithologists can learn their colors while preparing for a bird watching expedition in your back yard!This book, designed for young children, is the first in the My First Field Guide series. It captures the imagination with bright, colorful pictures and provides your budding ornithologists with basic facts, helping them feel closer to the birds they see in their yard.

A DESPERATE STRATEGY...With the hope of reuniting the renegade St. Ives Compact with his own Capellan Federation, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao has gone to war for control of the Compact. But as months of battle turn to years of war, the growing list of the dead has begun to darken his brightest dream. And as doubts fill the Chancellor's mind, those same dark thoughts haunt the minds of the Compact and Capellan soldiers fighting on the front lines. With his dream slipping through his fin...

The anthology 'Thanksgiving: Heart-Warming Stories for Children' offers a delightful tapestry of narratives that celebrate gratitude, family, and the myriad emotions associated with the holiday. Encompassing an array of literary styles from sentimental to whimsical, this collection is set within the rich tradition of American literature and its vast narrative forms. Each story is crafted with warmth and tenderness, capturing the essence of Thanksgiving through diverse lenses, much like the...

The first compact field guide to offshore sea life of the East CoastTwo-thirds of our planet lies out of sight of land, just offshore beyond the horizon. What wildlife might you see out there? This handy guide, designed for quick use on day trips off the East Coast, helps you put a name to what you find, from whales and dolphins to shearwaters, turtles, and even flying fish. Carefully crafted color plates show species as they typically appear at sea, and expert text...

The derivation of structural information from spectroscopic data is now an integral part of organic chemistry courses at all Universities. A critical part of any such course is a suitable set of problems to develop the students’ understanding of how organic structures are determined from spectra. The book builds on the very successful teaching philosophy of learning by hands-on problem solving; carefully graded examples build confidence and develop and consolidate a student’s understanding...

* Bronze Medal (Cultural Fiction), 2015 Readers' Favorite Book Award* Honorable Mention (General Fiction), 2015 Eric Hoffer Literary Award* Honorable Mention (Fiction), Writer's Digest 22nd Annual Book Awards (2014)* Gold Medal Winner (Historical Literature Fiction), 2014 Global Ebook Awards* Grand Prize Winner (Fiction), 2014 LuckyCinda Book Contest* Finalis...

At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals—over half a million species! Ecotourists, birders, and biologists come from around the world, drawn by the likelihood of seeing more than three or four hundred species of birds and other animals during even a short stay. To help all these visitors, as well as local residents, identify and enjoy the wildlife of Costa Rica, Carrol Henderson published Field Guide to the Wildlife of Co...

To help visitors, as well as local residents, identify and enjoy the wildlife of Costa Rica, Carrol L. Henderson published Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica in 2002, and it instantly became the indispensable guide. Now Henderson has created a field guide dedicated to the monkeys, sloths, treefrogs, lizards, crocodiles, and other animals that travelers are most likely to see while exploring the wild lands of Costa Rica. He includes fascinating information on their natural h...

Fly-Casting Finesse reveals expert John L. Field’s secrets of fly-casting based on modern observation, Field’s experience as an angler and casting teacher, and his collaboration with international members of casting clubs and schools. Whether the reader is a salt- or freshwater angler, Fly-Casting Finesse will help the caster increase accuracy and distance as well as hone presentation. It runs the gamut from one-hand spey techniques to dealing with wind on the flats....

Dyspraxia doesn’t always show itself loudly.It lives in the dropped keys, the misjudged steps, the moments that feel harder than they should. Often misunderstood as “clumsiness,” it’s actually something deeper — a neurological difference that affects coordination, planning, and the way we move through the world.This pocket-sized field guide is not a manual for fixing yourself.It’s a gentle, honest companion written by someone who lives with dyspraxi...

Most executives leading field service organizations inherited operations built by someone else, optimized for a different era, or held together by people who are one resignation away from walking out the door. They can read a P&L. What they need is a framework for building a field service organization that performs at scale, survives leadership transitions, and creates durable competitive advantage.This guide delivers that framework.The Executive's Strategic Guide is the th...