Gawain is a loyal and true goose serving as chief guard of the royal treasury. He'd been happy enough with his life at home tending his garden and making sketches of architectural masterpieces. Now he's being charged with stealing from the treasury. Gawain is certain of his innocence, but he can't prove it. Will the real thief come forward to save Gawain, or will he live in exi...(展开全部)

For the new college graduate who's not quite ready to join the ranks of the entry-level, here's a guide to help them "think outside the cubicle" as it presents a wide range of job and travel opportunities for the free-spirited twentysomething who yearns to create a long- or short-term adventure. By highlighting job opportunities appropriate for young people because of the time,...(展开全部)

A sparkling anecdotal account with the pace of an epic, about the men and women who created turning points in history. Rebecca Fraser's dramatic portrayal of the scientists, statesmen, explorers, soldiers, traders, and artists who forged Britain's national institutions is the perfect introduction to British history.Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, Britain's...(展开全部)

A sparkling anecdotal account with the pace of an epic, about the men and women who created turning points in history. Rebecca Fraser's dramatic portrayal of the scientists, statesmen, explorers, soldiers, traders, and artists who forged Britain's national institutions is the perfect introduction to British history.Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, Britain's...(展开全部)

Many years ago, the four children of the Brontë family – Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne – lived in a windswept house by the Yorkshire moors with their father. Although their lives were often filled with sadness and their world was only as large as the distance they could walk, their inner worlds were bound only by their imaginations. Hungry for stories, these children devo...(展开全部)

【The Little Books of the Little Brontës】 ✰英國文學巨擘——勃朗特姐妹的故事 很久以前，在一個荒原的房屋裡，住著四位喪母的勃朗特孩子 – 夏洛蒂、布倫威爾、艾蜜莉和安妮。他們的生活充滿悲傷，活動範圍也十分有限，但他們的內心無拘無束，由想像力構築而成。 喜愛閱讀的孩子，讀著小說、詩歌、歷史與寓言故事。有一天，當他們收到一組士兵玩具後，更激發了創作的靈感，開啟了製作袖珍書的熱情，這份熱情將伴隨他們一生。 《The Little Books of the Little Brontës》描述了想像力的力量、說故事的樂趣以及對書籍的熱愛。這本書會讓喜愛勃朗特姐妹的讀者著迷，也讓初次認識她們的人留下深刻印象。 ✰勃朗特姐妹： 夏洛蒂－代表作《簡愛》 艾蜜莉－代表作《咆哮山庄》 安妮－代表作《荒野莊園的房客》 ✰本書特色： ...(展开全部)

The book, written in the style of The Little Schemer, introduces instructors, students, and practicioners to type-directed functional programming. It covers basic types, quickly moves into datatypes, and ends with a coverage of functional programming with modules. The book uses a minimal core of SML, which can easily be translated into the various ML dialects (SML/NJ, CAML). En...(展开全部)