Product Description: the excitement is magnificently conveyed . . . one reads with breathless attention . . . ; New York Times; Orville Prescott "the drama, color and sheer readability of an exciting novel" ; Los Angeles Times; Henry Ladd Smith "one of the year's most fascinating adventure stories" ; TIME Magazine; Current and Choice "the most vivid account on test-piloting ever written...read more

Product Description: Part 1 The 8th to the 15th century: Helmets and mail; Tournaments and heraldic bearings and crossbows

Book by

Escaping from a hateful marriage, Laura Purcell, alone and penniless, finds a new life and new love, Will Adams, with P.T. Barnum's circus, but her relationship with Will is threatened by her past

Product Description: First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: Descriptions of more than 2000 flowering plants. 1000 full color plates and unique charts for garden planning. Coffee table sized book with dust jacket.

Jesus of Nazareth and the four New Testament gospels continue to fascinate people from many cultural and religious backgrounds. Who was Jesus? Are Christian claims about him supported by solid historical evidence? How reliable are the evangelists' portraits of Jesus which were written some 50 years after the crucifixion? These questions can be explored only on the basis of a sound grasp of the intentions and methods of the four evangelists. This study examines the distinctive emphases of all four evangelists, discusses briefly the apocryphal gospels, and deals with the methods of assessing evidence which describes Jesus' teaching, his intentions and the reasons for his downfall. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This is a book about looking and seeing. The underlying theme is that there's a lot more to commonplace happenings than meets the eye, and that most people would find a lot more in them if they would just take the time to truly see.

Product Description: The field of education today is continually changing. Portfolio assessment and integrated curriculums are emerging. The use of technology in the classroom is growing. And the multicultural nature of the classroom is greater, too...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)