Jane Austen is famous for such books as Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma. Now learn about the author's journey through a life spent making up stories that touched the lives of millions. Jane Austen is now what she never was in life, and what she would have been horrified to become--a literary celebrity. "Janeia" is the author's term for the mania for all things Austen. Dive into Jane Austen: A Literary Celebrity and discover: • how...

Read about aquatic animals under the sea and the environmnet in which they live.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of different kinds of crabs.

This book makes a novel contribution to the sociolinguistics of globalization by examining the dynamics between language and social change in the tourism destination of West Street, Yangshuo, China. The author makes use of multiple sources, including ethnographic interviews, tourist literature, public signage and policy documents, to examine how tourist mobilities are embedded in and interact with historical, geographical, social, cultural, economic...

For these three players, it's all about scoring…In high school, Elizabeth Smith had a serious crush on shortstop Dylan Andrews. Now she has to interview him for an article. Can she stay professional…or will she end up pulling him behind the bleachers? Pitcher Rob Perry wants to prove that he's ready for the Show. But his second chance could turn into a double-play when Tori Gallagher-whose father owns a Major League team-makes one pitch that Rob...

Starting off the New Year with a bang! Ms. Cast: Actress Bella Lacarie is looking for her shot at stardom-but ends up nearly getting shot! Good thing Detective Delicious is there…especially once he pulls out his secret weapon. Ms. Step: Instead of "breaking a leg" at her audition, Willow Hill breaks her leg! Lucky for her, Dr. Dreamy is by her side to administer some sexual healing. Ms. Sing: Maggie Trent can tell her best friend anything-except...

If Lady Chatterley's Lover can do it, so can Cassie Goodwin-seduce the pants right off her sexy ex, that is… Wallflower Page Sharpe is about to become Venus in Furs for her boss…and he's about to become her love slave! Like Fanny Hill, Wendy Trainer has sown plenty of wild oats! But can Fanny's exploits help her persuade best friend Nate that Wendy's more than just a good time? Ice princess Jacqueline Mays is ready to melt. With The Slave as...

Questions persist about post-migrant generations and their sense of belonging in one homeland or another. As descendants of migrants, 'second' and further generations often struggle to establish an unproblematic belonging in/to a resident homeland, as the place where they live and work but are often categorized as 'outsiders'. Simultaneously, because of improving access to travel, they can also maintain a physical presence in an ancestral homeland....

Part of the Jewish Encounter series

Poet, warrior, and king, David has loomed large in myth and legend through the centuries, and he continues to haunt our collective imagination, his flaws and inconsistencies making him the most approachable of biblical heroes. Robert Pinsky, former poet laureate of the United States, plumbs the depths of David’s life: his triumphs and his failures, his charm and his cruelty, his divine destiny

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The terrifying Wîhtikow Rex takes centre stage in this exciting second book in The Lukas Encounters. The mysterious creature---a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that Lukas and his cousin KC accidentally bring to life---is described in Cree mythology as a ravening monster that grows as it consumes its victims. The adventures begin when Lukas and KC meet paleontologist Mekwen Calf Robe at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. From Mekwen they learn that Dry Island...