Henry David Thoreau (Bloom's Classic Critical Views)
Henry David Thoreau's accomplishments as a writer and a naturalist, along with his far-reaching political influence, are rarely disputed. His lasting influence can be established on the basis of "Civil Disobedience" alone. Learn more about Thoreau with this text, which includes an extensive biography of the author, literary criticism, a list of works by and about the author, and more.
What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook
What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook offers students concrete strategies for getting the most out of their handbook. It shows students that handbooks are all-in-one, easy to reference tools that can pre invaluable help when engaging in any type or writing or research assignment, whether in their introductory writing course or beyond.
Understanding the Brain: The Birth of a New Learning Science (v. 2)
This book provides new insights about learning by synthesising existing and emerging findings from cognitive and brain science and exploring how this new information might impact teaching, parenting, and educational policy making. It shows what the latest brain imaging techniques and other advances in the neurosciences actually reveal about how the brain develops and operates at different stages in life from birth to old age and how the brain is involved in acquiring skills such as reading and counting.
Manga Math Mysteries 5: The Ancient Formula: A Mystery With Fractions
"A puzzle from Sifu's grandfather has everyone stumped. A circle divided into wedges shows part of the formula for an ancient medicine. But some wedges and another circle are blank, and no one knows how the original formula disappeared! Joy, Adam, Amy, and Sam will have to use clues--and fractions to discover the truth about...
W.B. Yeats and the Muses explores how nine fascinating women inspired much of W.B. Yeats's poetry. These women are particularly important because Yeats perceived them in terms of beliefs about poetic inspiration akin to the Greek notion that a great poet is inspired and possessed by the feminine voices of the Muses. Yeats found his Muses in living women. His extraordinarily long and fruitful poetic career was fuelled by passionate relationships with women to and about whom he wrote some of his most compelling poetry.
