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Este libro, ameno y desenfadado, ofrece en realidad a los lectores bajo su aparente ligereza un sólido enigma de lógica y deducción.Raymond ChandlerMark Ablett, propietario de una magnífica residencia en la campiña inglesa, organiza en su casa un animado encuentro. Entre los variopintos invitados ;una viuda y su casadera hija, un militar retirado, una voluntariosa actriz; se cuentan también Anthony Gillingham y su amigo Bill Beverley, a quienes dos inesperados acontecimientos empujarán a ejercer circunstancialmente de Watson y Holmes: el misterioso asesinato del hermano de su anfitrión ;llegado hace poco desde Australia y considerado como la oveja negra de la familia; y la no menos inexplicable ausencia de este último tras el crimen...El misterio de la Casa Roja (1922), única incursión en la ficción detectivesca del autor de Winnie the Pooh, es considerada como una de las mejores y más imaginativas novelas de cuarto cerrado en la historia del género.

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A sweet, creative rendering of a young child's imagination. ~BooklistGRRRRRRRRRR!! What is that noise? Is it a hungry, ferocious lion from the savannah? Or a fire-breathing dragon from a far-off land?Mysterious noises haunt this little boy. With every passing page, the anticipation will grow: what's the cause of this big GROWL? A lion? A mean, ugly ogre? A ten-eyed creature from outer space? Or perhaps something else, something unexpected?Stay for the final surprise in this intriguing tale for the smallest ones of the house by A.H. Benjamin and Merel Eyckerman.

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A mediados de diciembre de 2007 Gustavo Braudel y su hija Albertine, a quienes ya conocemos por anteriores obras de A. G. Porta, participan en la operación hsys (Hormigas Salvajes y Suicidas), según se desprende del relato que ésta ofrecerá al coronel Francisco Resano: A veces una no sabe, querido coronel, por qué echa de menos una época que en su momento no le pareció mejor que cualquier otra,pero a la que, sin embargo, le tiene un aprecio especial, posiblemente debido a las circunstancias que concurrieron en ella, a las personas que me rodeaban y, tal vez, a que pronto vayan a cumplirse cinco años y todavía no haya podido pasar página. Entonces le prometí un informe de la operación [?] en la que participaron el inspector de policía José Blaya y el también policía Lalo Lucena, ambos jubilados, sinque durante este tiempo haya conseguido escribir una sola palabra. La impresionante trama de personajes, construida minuciosamente con un profundo sentido narrativo, y el estilo depur

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The Maikop Treasure consists of more than 300 objects ranging in date from the Bronze Age through the Medieval period, currently held in four institutions—the Staatliche Museen, the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Berlin, the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Originally assembled in the 1890s by a wealthy employee of Tsar Nicholas II, these objects have no single provenance but were dug from various sites in the general region of the eastern Pontic. Publication was supported by a grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

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"Stirring words . . . [a] cherished Christmas classic." -The New York State Library

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Frying and sautéing steaks, fish, and other foods in a skillet may seem to be a simple procedure, but there are enough variations and subtleties to make it interesting. It’s a hands-on, special kind of cooking in which success often depends more on technique, skill, and tender-loving care than on a complicated recipe with a long list of ingredients. In The Curmudgeon’s Book of Skillet Cooking, A. D. Livingston demonstrates that if you enjoy good eating and take pleasure in your cooking, a skillet may be the only pan you need. With chapters on:* Skilletmanship * Beef and pork * Burgers * Poultry and fowl * Venison and game * Fish and shellfish * Exotic meats * Skillet vegetables * Skillet breads * Breakfasts * Skillet gravyFeaturing more than 101 delicious recipes—with complete, easy-to-follow cooking instructions for such treats as Sumac Trout, Cross Creek Crackling Bread, Versatile Venison Burgers, Steaks Cognac, and Sopchoppy Pancakes—The Curmudgeon’s Book of Skillet Cooking is ideal for both indoor and outdoor chefs.

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“[A] sharply written and taut psychological thriller…” —Seattle Times A woman’s idyllic life becomes a deceptive hall of mirrors in a thriller of exquisitely constructed psychological suspense by A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor. Elise Watters seems to have it all—a blissful marriage, a gorgeous Victorian home surrounded by lush gardens, and a dream job running her late mother’s herbal boutique. But on the eve of her first wedding anniversary, Elise makes a shocking discovery that turns her life upside down and casts doubt on everything she thought she knew—about her marriage, her friends, and even herself. As she treads into dangerous territory, Elise is forced to wonder: Is her whole future at stake? Or is paranoia getting the best of her? If she is to believe what she sees, Elise has every reason to fear for her life…

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Number four in the collected adventures of the legendary John Grimes of the Galactic Rim series, including four novels: The Anarch Lords, The Last Amazon, The Wild Ones, and Catch the Star Winds.<

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Discover India's rich tapestry of cultures and religions. See why India is now a world leader in technology. Visit the Ganges—spiritual artery of the nation. Learn about the animals that are sacred in India. Visit the Taj Mahal and discover its romantic origins.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

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Ignorance, or the study of ignorance, is having a moment. Ignorance plays a powerful role in shaping public opinion, channeling our politics, and even directing scholarly research. The first collection of essays to grapple with the historical interplay between education and ignorance, Miseducation finds ignorance-and its social production through naivete, passivity, and active agency-at the center of many pivotal historical developments. Ignorance allowed Americans to maintain the institution of slavery, Nazis to promote ideas of race that fomented genocide in the 1930s, and tobacco companies to downplay the dangers of cigarettes. Today, ignorance enables some to deny the fossil record and others to ignore climate science. A. J. Angulo brings together seventeen experts from across the scholarly spectrum to explore how intentional ignorance seeps into formal education. Each chapter identifies education as a critical site for advancing our still-limited understanding of what exactly ignorance is, where it comes from, and how it is diffused, maintained, and regulated in society. Miseducation also challenges the notion that schools are, ideally, unimpeachable sites of knowledge production, access, and equity. By investigating how laws, myths, national aspirations, and global relations have recast and, at times, distorted the key purposes of education, this pathbreaking book sheds light on the role of ignorance in shaping ideas, public opinion, and policy.

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After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She&;s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . . . and even if the only way to Wonderland, now that the rabbit hole is closed, is through the looking-glass world&;a parallel dimension filled with mutated and violent netherling outcasts.In the final installment of the wildly popular Splintered trilogy, Alyssa and her dad journey into the heart of magic and mayhem in search of her mom and to set right all that&;s gone wrong. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after? Read all the books in the New York Times bestselling Splintered series: Splintered (Book 1), Unhinged (Book 2), Ensnared (Book 3), and Untamed (The Companion Novel). Get books 1 through 3 in the Splintered boxed set, available now! Praise for Splintered: STARRED REVIEW "Fans of dark fantasy, as well as of Carroll&;s Alice in all her revisionings (especially Tim Burton&;s), will find a lot to love in this compelling and imaginative novel." &;Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Alyssa is one of the most unique protagonists I've come across in a while. Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale." &;USA Today "Brilliant, because it is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising &; a contemporary reworking of Lewis Carroll&;s &;Alice&;s Adventures in Wonderland,&;&; with a deep bow toward Tim Burton&;s 2010 film version." &;The Boston Globe "It&;s a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children&;s fantasy made more enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and more mad violence than its original." &;Booklist " Protagonist Alyssa...is an original. Howard's visual imagination is superior. The story's creepiness is intriguing as horror, and its hypnotic tone and setting, at the intersection of madness and creativity, should sweep readers down the rabbit hole." &;Publishers Weekly "While readers will delight in such recognizable scenes as Alyssa drinking from a bottle to shrink, the richly detailed scenes that stray from the original will entice the imagination. These adventures are indeed wonderful." &;BookPage "Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read..." &;Kirkus Reviews "Wonderland is filled with much that is not as wonderful as might be expected, and yet, it is in Wonderland that Alyssa accepts her true nature. The cover with its swirling tendrils and insects surrounding Alyssa will surely attract teen readers who will not disappointed with this magical, edgy tale." &;Reading Today Online "Creepy, descriptive read with a generous dollop of romance." &;School Library Journal

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A descendant of Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 16-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother and predecessors until she discovers that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may be able to save her family from their age-old curse.

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Approaches computational engineering sciences from the perspective of engineering applications Uniting theory with hands-on computer practice, this book gives readers a firm appreciation of the error mechanisms and control that underlie discrete approximation implementations in the engineering sciences. Key features: Illustrative examples include heat conduction, structural mechanics, mechanical vibrations, heat transfer with convection and radiation, fluid mechanics and heat and mass transport Takes a cross-discipline continuum mechanics viewpoint Includes Matlab toolbox and .m data files on a companion website, immediately enabling hands-on computing in all covered disciplines Website also features eight topical lectures from the author’s own academic courses It provides a holistic view of the topic from covering the different engineering problems that can be solved using finite element to how each particular method can be implemented on a computer. Computational aspects of the method are provided on a companion website facilitating engineering implementation in an easy way.

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The bewitching tale of Prospero, an old magician, and his daughter, who live on an enchanted island. A shipwreck brings old enemies to the island, setting the stage for comedy, romance, and reconciliation.

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Covers fifty years of criticism of Graham Greene, a leading man of letters on the English literary scene.

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