Product Description: Rules Of The Road: Tales Of A Road Warrior. Useful hints when traveling that no-one else will have thought of, but more than that. It's a comic look at the traveler from a business man perspective. Everyone seems to envy people who fly to different cities on a regular basis but in reality for this most part it can suck! So as you spend the next few hours in an airport or on a plane sit back and read about your fellow companions - or maybe read about yourself...read more

A History of Child Protection in America is the first comprehensive history of American efforts to protect children from abuse and neglect. The book begins in colonial times and chronicles child protection into the twenty-first century. Among the important nineteenth century events detailed in these pages are the rise of orphanages for "dependent" children, the "orphan trains" operated by the New York Children's Aid Society, the birth of the juvenile court, the reforms of the Children's Progressive Era, and the dramatic rescue of Mary Ellen Wilson, which led to the creation of the world's first organization devoted entirely to child protection, the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Twentieth century milestones include the gradual transition from private child protection societies to government operated child protection, the obscurity of child abuse from the 1920's to the 1960's, the "discovery" of child abuse in 1962, and the creation of the child protection system we know today.

Discusses the history and structure of flowers, and their relationship with animals and people

Product Description: This addition to the "Making Sense of.." series deals with spelling and pronunciation. It presents the basic patterns together with exceptions, and includes exercises. The book is organized in two parts: "From Sounds to Spelling"; and "From Spelling to Sounds".

Product Description: Two thousand years ago, the lute was imported to China via overland trade routes from Central Asia and was adopted quickly in many of the regions. Ancient court documents describe how generations of talented musicians developed its music...read more