Despite Father Bear's 82 bedtime stories and Mother Bear's 35 songs, Baby Bear, happily putting together his Bat Bear Space Station, resists all attempts to get him to sleep during winter hibernation

Product Description: If you are like so many brides-to-be, you will spend months preparing for the most important day of your life. There will be dozens of decisions to make as you try to secure the best wedding gown, photographer, music, flowers, cake, invitations, and reception location--without having to mortgage your parents' house to pay for it all...read more

In nineteenth-century India Balbeer Rao searches through the country to solve the mystery of his father's identity

In nineteenth-century India Balbeer Rao searches through the country to solve the mystery of his father's identity

Product Description: This collection of oddities shows how Contract Bridge has played its part in embezzlement, murder, suicide, kidnapping, imprisonment and battle. The stories feature similar hands to those of bridge - the complete misfit, the two-way slam and men against women - while others, like 'Thirteen Spades' and 'The Raspberry Jam Conundrum', are closer to fantasy...read more

Product Description: Comprehensive yet succinct, Connecting to the Internet is a guide to the entire process of connecting a private network to the Internet and then maintaining that connection. For system and network administrators, this practical handbook provides essential information without the burden of extraneous detail...read more

Product Description: "A true tale of odd games and one of the most entertaining volumes to appear of late." Wisden Cricket Monthly A fascinating collection of true stories on cricket's oddest matches - some bizarre, some astonishing and some just downright hilarious...read more

A fascinating collection of true stories about cricket's oddest matches—ranging from the bizarre to the downright hilarious. From eccentric Victorians to unpopular umpires, this hilarious book contains many remarkable matches. It includes the match that was played on ice, another that took place on a ship, and even a match played in the middle of the Solent—the strait separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. Unusual contests include authors against actors, smokers against non-smokers, and even 50 farmers against Yatton CC. Drawn from the lengthy annals of the game's history, this is a must for all cricket enthusiasts and for anyone interested in the history of the sport.

The poignant story of Tom Osborne's search for his children, kidnapped by his ex-wife after a painful divorce, recounts the author's lonely and unusual efforts taken to recover them after normal channels failed

The inspiring story of the Jubilee singers follows a group of singers--all former slaves--on a grueling journey from Nashville to New York City, where they would introduce thousands of whites to Negro spirituals. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Dark Midnight When I Rise tells the story of a troupe of young ex-slaves and freedmen whose odyssey from cotton field and auction block to concert stage and throne room is one of the most remarkable trajectories in American history...read more

Product Description: Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters

Product Description: "It’s a funny old game." The world’s favorite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers’ one-man team to Wilfred Minter’s seven-goal haul in which he still ended up on the losing side, here are goals and gaffes galore drawn from all levels of the soccer-playing world, whether high-profile internationals or the lowest tiers of domestic soccer...read more

Product Description: Genomic imprinting is the process by which gene activity is regulated according to parent of origin. Usually, this means that either the maternally inherited or the paternally inherited allele of a gene is expressed while the opposite allele is repressed...read more

Odd stories of tragedy, interference from wildlife, weird weather, bizarre betting, strange outfits, odd tactical ploys, and recondite rules Golf's most memorable moments are presented in this fascinating collection, together with bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport's history. There are tales of tragedy, eccentricity, tactical slip-ups, and others that seemingly defy categorization altogether—like "Mysterious Montague," one of the world's best golfers, but who refused to compete in a single tournament. Numerous legends of the game have also experienced strange rounds in their respective careers, including Gene Sarazen, Al Geiberger, Chip Beck, Greg Norman, Robert de Vicenzo, and Nick Faldo—all of whom appear in the book for their parts in irrational finishes, record rounds, and famous freak shots.

Product Description: Golf’s Strangest Rounds is an absorbing collection of bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport’s history. There are stories of tragedy, eccentricity, tactical slipups and ones that defy categorization altogether—meet "Mysterious Montague," for example, one of the world’s best golfers but a man who refused ever to compete in a tournament...read more

Product Description: A humorous, sideways look at horse racing that recounts many of the strangest moments and incidents from the last 150 years of the sport's history.

Immanuel Kants three critiques the Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason and the Critique of Judgment are among the pinnacles of Western Philosophy. This accessible study grounds Kants philosophical position in the context of his intellectual influences, most notably against the background of the scepticism and empiricism of David Hume. It is an ideal critical introduction to Kants views in the key areas of knowledge and metaphysics; morality and freedom; and beauty and design. By examining the Kantian system in the light of contemporary arguments, Ward brings the structure and force of Kants Copernican Revolution in Philosophy into sharp focus. Kant is often misrepresented as a somewhat dry thinker, yet the clarity of Wards exposition of his main themes, science, morality and aesthetics, through the three critiques brings his writings and theories to life. Lucidly and persuasively written, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars seeking to understand Kants immense influence.

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Product Description: On the Nature and Conduct of the Passions is a work dealing with the bases of morality and virtue, both public and private. Hutcheson argues that the natural inclination of the human being is to be virtuous, since the pleasures of being virtuous are the greatest we can experience...read more

A recreation of a dramatic turning point in colonial history follows the Indian Mutinies of the 1850s through the stories of garrison commander Hugh Massey Wheeler, the forty-day Hindu King Nana Sahib, and revolt leader Azimullah