Includes stories that are funny, dramatic and heart-warming. They, whether astonishingly brushed with death, medical marvels or animal magic, stand as a testament to the endurance of the human spirit.

Product Description: "Splendidly written and illustrated a gruesome but enjoyable journey through the history of pain and punishment. I was hooked from A to Z." - Endorsement from James Herbert Who are the Maccabees? A modern pop combo, or a mother and her seven sons who suffered racking, skinning, burning, amputation and having a tongue pulled out and fried? The A to Z of Punishment and Torture is fascinating social history providing a wealth of weird folklore, such as the power of the hanged man's hand; astounding tales, like Mary Hamilton, the cross-dressing 14-times bigamist; and more recent outrages, such as the use of squassation at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq...read more

Product Description: This proficiency-based reader introduces beginning- and intermediate-level readers to a strategy-based approach for dealing with a wide selection of authentic Russian texts through a variety of activities based on top-down and bottom-up processing strategies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Olaf the moose has many interesting encounters when he is sent from his secure and peaceful life at home into the wilderness to become an adult

Describes the goals of foreign language study, discusses the nature of language, and recommends strategies for studying (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Book by Thompson, Irene, Roberts, Audrey