The New Children's Encyclopedia From DK Publishing Every child needs a book that answers his or her questions about the world: how it was made, whatmakes plants grow, why the Sun shines, how the human body works, what happened in the past,and why other countries are different from their own. Properly stimulated, this early thirst for knowledgecan become a lifelong process of discovery and understanding. This encyclopedia aims to encourageyoung readers to make these discoveries for themselves by presenting clear and concise informationin an exciting visual manner that draws them in and entices them to read on.
Heat and dust - these simple, terrible words describe the Indian summer. Year after year, endlessly, it is the same. And everyone who experiences this heat and dust is changed for ever. We often say, in these modern times, that sexual relationships have changed, for better or for worse. But in this book we see that things have not changed. Whether we look back sixty years, or a hundred and sixty, we see that it is not things that change, but people. And, in the heat and dust of an Indian summer
Pulp Fiction to Film Noir: The Great Depression and the Development of a Genre
During the Great Depression, pulp fiction writers created a new, distinctly American detective story, one that stressed the development of fascinating, often bizarre characters rather than the twists and turns of clever plots.
