Meet Ed Kennedy--underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first Ace arrives. That's when Ed becomes the messenger. . . ....(展开全部)

protect the diamonds survive the clubs dig deep through the spades feel the hearts Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a ban...(展开全部)

From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up - Nineteen-year-old cabbie Ed Kennedy has little in life to be proud of: his dad died of alcoholism, and he and his mom have few prospects for success. He has little to do except share a run-down apartment with his faithful yet smelly dog, drive his taxi, and play cards and drink with his amiable yet similarly washed-up friends. Then, afte...(展开全部)

Meet Ed Kennedy--underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first Ace arrives. That's when Ed becomes the messenger. . . ....(展开全部)

protect the diamonds survive the clubs dig deep through the spades feel the hearts Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a ban...(展开全部)

From School Library Journal Grade 9 Up - Nineteen-year-old cabbie Ed Kennedy has little in life to be proud of: his dad died of alcoholism, and he and his mom have few prospects for success. He has little to do except share a run-down apartment with his faithful yet smelly dog, drive his taxi, and play cards and drink with his amiable yet similarly washed-up friends. Then, afte...(展开全部)

"Whatever the task, whether keeping afour-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy,coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will gofast, and better, and be more fun, if you know howto use reinforcement."--KarenPryor. Now Karen Pryor clearly explains theunderlying principles of behavioral training and throughnumerous fascinating examples reveals how this artcan be appli...(展开全部)

作者簡介 凱倫．布萊爾（Karen Pryor） 作家、動物行為學家、也是揚名國際的科學家，專精行為心理學和海洋哺乳動物生物學。她創立了美國夏威夷的「海洋生物世界」（Sea Life Park），是引領海豚訓練的先驅，她在該處結識了知名心理學家史金納（B. F. Skinner）博士及動物行為學家勞倫茲（Konrad Lorenz），並與二人共事。 布萊爾女士曾任美國政府指派的「海洋哺乳動物委員會」（Marine Mammal Commission）委員，並擔任過美國太空總署及國家動物園等多個組織機構的顧問，提供有關人類、動物之行為和學習的諮詢，曾任「劍橋行為科學研究中心」（the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Sciences）的理事之一。 她的第一本著作《為寶貝哺乳》（Nursing Your Baby）已銷售兩...(展开全部)

"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth ...(展开全部)

Shoot gathers over 20 photographers whose work focuses on capturing a moment rather than elaborate lighting setups or controlled, manufactured scenarios. Employing the most basic photographic tools—a single-lens reflex camera and natural light—they must rely on their instincts and their ability to interact with a situation to create a dynamic image. This freewheeling approach r...(展开全部)