A summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella, and the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor, change the orphaned Pip's life forever. As he begins his new life as a gentleman, he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.

James Bond is drummed out of the British secret service for serious infractions and, as an apparently free agent, is hired by a mastermind of international crime, who was formerly America's top military computer expert

The murder of a beautiful young woman in 1947 Los Angeles sparks a great investigation in which Bucky Bleichert, Lee Blanchard, L.A.P.D. Warrants Squad cops, ex-boxers, friends, and adversaries become obsessed by the case.

For junior/senior-level courses in Introduction to Corrections, Institutional Corrections, Community Based Corrections, Social Control, Crime and Punishment, and Criminology. Contemporary in look and feel, this leading text in corrections for over the past quarter of a century continues to explore the cutting edge of the field. It focuses on how today's correctional subsystems function within the larger criminal justice system, and introduces students to the vast field of corrections and its impact on contemporary society. Addressing more topics in more detail than other texts of its kind, it covers everything from historical precedents to the very latest programs and practices-carefully balancing current and past research, grand and applied theory, and practical and predictive examples and issues. Its clarity and well-designed learning features continue to make it a favorite with students, and its superior organization and pedagogical tools makes it easy for instructors to adapt to any type of course.

As a ghost for a year, Simon, a fifty-year-old man, wanders through New York City holding an imaginative conversation with the idea of Paradise and encountering such purposeful individuals as an angry lawyer, a sensual poet, and his own illegitimate half-brother

The late National Book Award-winning author offers a collection of short stories that reflects society's follies and foibles--including, 'At the Tolstoy Museum,' 'Sentence,' and 'Porcupines at the University'--addressing Goethe, modern courtship, armadillos, marriage and divorce, and other themes. Reprint.

This novel moves from Venice in the twenties to post-World War II Amsterdam as it explores the themes of fascism, brutality, death, sex, vengeance, and moral action

Offers information and practice tests to prepare for the business school entrance examination (view table of contents)

From the hill towns of Tuscany to the dramatic scenery along the Amalfi coast, a guide to the many sites in Italy furnishes up-to-date information of the country's art treasures and monuments, hotels, restaurants, and more. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Offers information on accommodations, restaurants, and activities in New Orleans

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Gathers sample answers to every GMAT essay question and offers strategies to add points to your essay score (view table of contents)

Provides information on accommodations, dining, shopping, nightlife, sights, day trips, and other attractions in Bangkok and the countryside

Discusses the history and lore of soccer, offers summaries of World Cup competition from 1930 to 1994, and highlights the sport's famous players and the history and future of American soccer

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Suggests twelve walking tours through historic and colorful city districts, outlines two tours of the Louvre, describes points of interest, and lists recommended refreshment stops

Suggestions for excursions to notable city sites include the National Zoo, historic and government buildings, and the locations of scandalous events

A compilation depicting the lives of America's forefathers stresses resourcefulness, craftsmanship and tools, and farm life as portrayed in Diary of an Early American Boy, A Museum of Early American Tools, and A Reverence for Wood.