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  • Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst

    Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst

    by Catherine Reid

    "Alive with terror, charm, and mystery." -- Madeleine Blais, author of Uphill WalkersWhen Catherine Reid returned to the Berkshires to live after decades away, she became fascinated by another recent arrival: the eastern coyote. This tenacious species, which shares some lineage with the wolf, exhibi... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2004
  • The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L. M. Montgomery

    The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L. M. Montgomery

    by Catherine Reid

    “This book will be treasured by Montgomery’s legions of fans.” —Carolyn Strom Collins, author of The Anne of Green Gables TreasuryThe Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables explores L. M. Montgomery’s deep connection to the landscapes of Prince Edward Island that inspired her to write the beloved Anne o... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2018
  • Falling into Place

    Falling into Place

    by Catherine Reid

    Quietly powerful essays, weaving keenly observed insights into the mysteries of nature with those of family and community "It's not easy," Catherine Reid writes, "to love a person and a place in equal measure." Love she does, however, as described in these intimate, lyric essays about the land and... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2014
  • The spruiker's tale

    The spruiker's tale

    by Catherine Rey • Andrew Reimer

    In a run-down shack in a godforsaken town on the edge of the Gibson Desert an old circus family has come to rest. Tarcisius the 100 year-old father, once ringmaster of the Queen Pygmy Circus, lies dying on the verandah. The vindictive matriarch Magnolita Rosaria, famous in her youth as Soto the Flyi... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2005
  • His Hands His Tools, His Sex, His Dress: Lesbian Writers on their fathers

    His Hands His Tools, His Sex, His Dress: Lesbian Writers on their fathers

    by Catherine Reid • Holly K. Iglesias

    This book strives to enter an often mirky world, of fathers and their lesbian daughters. Throughout this book of stories and poems, one can easily glimpse the love these talented young women have for their fathers, even if the fathers do not aprove of the daughters' lifestyles.... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2001
  • Adaptation and Nation: Theatrical Contexts for Contemporary English and Irish Drama (Adaptation in Theatre and Performance)

    Adaptation and Nation: Theatrical Contexts for Contemporary English and Irish Drama (Adaptation in Theatre and Performance)

    by Catherine Rees

    This book takes a novel approach to theatrical adaptation, focusing not primarily on filmic adaptations but instead on modern drama based on older, classic playtexts. The specific focus of the book is the exploration of the new national setting given to the reworked version.   In exploring the way ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2017
  • The Turning Point for the Teaching Profession: Growing Expertise and Evaluative Thinking

    The Turning Point for the Teaching Profession: Growing Expertise and Evaluative Thinking

    by Catherine Reid • John Hattie • Field Rickards

    A revolution is happening in education, with leaders and teachers now asked to focus on learning, to develop collaborative teams to impact on students, to use and raise professional standards, and to identify and esteem expertise in our profession. With new demands relating to technological advances... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2021
  • Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

    Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

    by Katherine Roy • Barb Rosenstock

    The suspenseful, little-known true story of two determined pioneers who made the first dive into the deep ocean.On June 6, 1930, engineer Otis Barton and explorer Will Beebe dove into the ocean inside a hollow metal ball of their own invention called the Bathysphere.They knew dozens of things might ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2018
  • The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton's Lair

    The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton's Lair

    by S. S. Taylor • Katherine Roy

    Kit, Zander, and M. K. West are settling into their new lives as students at the Academy for the Exploratory Sciences when Kit finds another mysterious map left for him by their father, the brilliant, famous -- and presumed dead -- explorer Alexander West. Why did Alexander leave the maps behind, an... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2014
  • Cambridge Studies on the American South: Business and the Transformation of Conservatism in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge Studies on the American South)

    Cambridge Studies on the American South: Business and the Transformation of Conservatism in the Twentieth Century (Cambridge Studies on the American South)

    by Jewell • Katherine Rye

    Organized in 1933, the Southern States Industrial Council's (SSIC) adherence to the South as a unique political and economic entity limited its members' ability to forge political coalitionsagainst the New Deal. The SSIC's commitment to regional preferences, however,transformed and incorporated con... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2017
  • Joyful strains: making Australia home

    Joyful strains: making Australia home

    by Alice Pung • Ali Lemerm • Catherine Rey • Diane Armstrong • Danny Katz • Arnold Zable • Chris Flynn • Meg Mundell • Mark Dapin • Kent MacCarter • Maria Tumarkin • Paola Totaro • Alison Lemer • Amy Espeseth

    Joyful Strains collects twenty-seven memoirs from writers describing their expatriation to Australia. These are stories about what they found, who they became and what they now think of Australia - stories that provide entertainment, perspective and cause to celebrate our increasingly diverse nation... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2013
  • Partitioned Lives: The Irish Borderlands (Heritage, Culture and Identity)

    Partitioned Lives: The Irish Borderlands (Heritage, Culture and Identity)

    by Catherine Nash • Bryonie Reid

    Partitioned Lives: The Irish Borderlands explores everyday life and senses of identity and belonging along a contested border whose official functions and local impacts have shifted across the twentieth century. It does so through the accounts of contemporary borderland residents in Ireland and Nort... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2013
  • Child Abuse: Diagnostic and Forensic Considerations

    Child Abuse: Diagnostic and Forensic Considerations

    by Caroline Rey-Salmon • Catherine Adamsbaum

    This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to child abuse providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. From fetal life to adolescence, various patterns of child abuse are described in 23 chapters with highlight on early diagnostic features and differential diagnoses.  Data on psychological ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2018
  • The French in London: From William the Conqueror to Charles de Gaulle

    The French in London: From William the Conqueror to Charles de Gaulle

    by Emily Read • Isabelle Janvrin • Catherine Rawlinson

    Ever since 1066 there has been a substantial French presence in London. It is now said to be the sixth most populous French city and this book illustrates, explains, and exposes how this came about over more than a 1000 years. Full of individual stories and overlooked details covering a common histo... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2013
  • Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages: Innovations and Advances, Part II (Food Biology Series)

    Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages: Innovations and Advances, Part II (Food Biology Series)

    by Didier Montet; Catherine Brabet; Sabine Schorr-Galindo; Ramesh C. Ray

    Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi in a wide range of foods (cereals, peanut, tree nuts, dried fruits, coffee, cocoa, grapes, spices…) both in the field and after harvest, particularly during storage. They can also be found in processed foods of plant origin, or by transfer, in f... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2021
  • Errorless Learning in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Efficacy and Application (Current Issues in Neuropsychology)

    Errorless Learning in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Efficacy and Application (Current Issues in Neuropsychology)

    by Catherine Haslam • Roy P.C. Kessels

    Errrorless learning is one of the most studied principles in neurorehabilitation. This is the first volume to capture all the key elements in the field in one invaluable resource, providing an up-to-date and broad analysis of the use of errorless learning principles in rehabilitation after brain inj... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2018
  • Measuring the Effect of Foreign Aid on Growth and Poverty Reduction or The Pitfalls of Interaction Variables

    Measuring the Effect of Foreign Aid on Growth and Poverty Reduction or The Pitfalls of Interaction Variables

    by Catherine Pattillo • Jacques Polak • Joydeep Roy

    A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2007
  • Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages: Innovations and Advances Part I (Food Biology Series)

    Mycotoxins in Food and Beverages: Innovations and Advances Part I (Food Biology Series)

    by Didier Montet, Catherine Brabet, Sabine Schorr-Galindo and Ramesh C. Ray

    Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi in a wide range of foods (cereals, peanut, tree nuts, dried fruits, coffee, cocoa, grapes, spices…) both in the field and after harvest, particularly during storage. They can also be found in processed foods of plant origin, or by transfer, in f... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2021
  • La Causa: The Migrant Farm Workers' Story

    La Causa: The Migrant Farm Workers' Story

    by Alex Haley • Richard Larios • Dana Catherine de Ruiz

    Describes the efforts in the 1960s of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to organize migrant workers in California into a union which became the United Farm Workers.... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 1993
  • Stars And Masculinities In Contemporary Italian Cinema

    Stars And Masculinities In Contemporary Italian Cinema

    by Catherine O’rawe

    Stars and Masculinities in Contemporary Italian Cinema is the first book to explore contemporary male stars and cinematic constructions of masculinity in Italy. Uniting star analysis with a detailed consideration of the masculinities that are dominating current Italian cinema, the study addresses th... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2014
  • Authorial Echoes: Textuality and Self-plagiarism in the Narrative of Luigi Pirandello

    Authorial Echoes: Textuality and Self-plagiarism in the Narrative of Luigi Pirandello

    by Catherine O'Rawe

    "Luigi Pirandello is best known for his experimental plays, but his narrative production has not enjoyed the same degree of critical attention. O'Rawe's study represents the first major reassessment of this output, including the 'realist' novels, the historical novel I vecchi e i giovani (1909) and ... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 2004
  • Afterward

    Afterward

    by Catherine M. Rae

    After the 1904 fire on the General Slocum, two sisters must learn to fend for themselves and care for their remaining family.... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 1992
  • Flight From Fifth Avenue

    Flight From Fifth Avenue

    by Catherine M. Rae

    In 1911, rebelling against an arranged marriage and an unloving mother, Maida takes on an alias and several jobs, nearly losing her life in a fire...... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 1995
  • The Hidden Cove

    The Hidden Cove

    by Catherine M. Rae

    Tells of the trials of an orphaned 19th-century girl... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 1995
  • Sunlight on a Broken Column

    Sunlight on a Broken Column

    by Catherine M. Rae

    1892 The Slades are left in financial distress. Plain Caroline trains to be a teacher, and beautiful Laurel makes plans to marry mone, but a misunderstanding ruins her plans... More

    Language: ENG
    Copyright: 1997
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