Manuel Puig's masterful and ironic 'detective novel' concerns the abduction of a woman, an impending murder, and the dim memories of a thousand old glamour queens-Garbo, Dietrich, Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth-all combining to make a powerful portrait of two decidedly unglamorous lives: Gladys Hebe D'Onofrio, a lonely 35-year-old sculptor, tormented by her fantasies and perpetually in search of the ideal lover; and Leo Druscovich, an outwardly confident and successful art critic, deeply troubled by a terrible guilt that surfaces in his repeated sexual failures. Taking on, exchanging, and growing into the roles of victim and criminal, their lives presented through a variety of different kinds of 'evidence'-lists, scribbled notes, transcripts, one-sided interrogations-these two lost souls gradually find themselves entirely dependent on one another . . . and heading towards precisely the sort of violent ending a detective novel demands.

On a summer day in 1946 Sally Werner, the precocious young daughter of hardscrabble Pennsylvania farmers, secretly accepts her cousin's invitation to ride his new motorcycle. Like so much of what follows in Sally's life, it's an impulsive decision with dramatic and far-reaching consequences. Soon she abandons her home to begin a daring journey of self-creation, the truth of which she entrusts only with her granddaughter and namesake, six decades later. But when young Sally's father--a man she has never known--enters her life and offers another story altogether, she must uncover the truth of her grandmother's secret history. 

Boldly rendered and beautifully told, in FOLLOW ME Joanna Scott has crafted a paean to the American tradition of re-invention and a sweeping saga of timeless and tender storytelling.

Scott Turow's #1 runaway bestseller comes to theaters everywhere as a major motion picture from Warner Bros., starring Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, and Bonnie Bedelia, directed by Alan Pakula, best known for his award-winning work in 'Klute'.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing realistic plants, trees, and flowers.

Il volume riporta un resoconto sulla campagna di fotografie a luce diffusa e all'ultravioletto, macrofotografie, radiografie e riflettografie effettuate su alcune opere di autori divisionisti.

L'orto dei semplici era, in epoca medievale, il luogo in cui i monaci nei conventi coltivavano i 'semplici', cioè le erbe medicinali, con cui poi preparavano i medicamenti per le diverse affezioni. Per via di metafora potremmo dire che l'orto dei semplici può alludere a quella tensione verso il disvelamento di forme perfette e pure, che caratterizza tanto il lavoro dell'artista, quanto quello di chi cerca comunque la verità.

Il presente lavoro si propone l'obiettivo di operare una disamina dei principali studi condotti in accounting facendo riferimento alle diversità fondamentali ovvero le principali uniformità esistenti tra i diversi sistemi contabili presenti nei vari Paesi

A must-have resource for educational professionals implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) programs in their schools

RTI in Practice: A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Interventions in Your School is an innovative and timely guide that presents concrete, balanced perspectives and directions for implementing an effective RTI model in your school.

Built upon the three tiers of effective general education and universal screening, targeted interventions, and intensive interventions, this authoritative resource addresses:

• Effective academic programs for all students

• How to use data to make decisions in general education

• Guidelines for setting goals, monitoring progress, and graphing intervention outcomes

• Multicultural considerations

Realistic case scenarios appear throughout to bring the implementation strategies to life, and the book is packaged with a CD-ROM containing numerous reproducible and customizable forms, surveys, and screening tools, as well as an annotated list of resources for charting and monitoring individual student and classroom progress.

RTI in Practice: A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Interventions in Your School is a complete resource providing educators and school professionals with the tips?and tools needed for successful RTI program implementation.

This book offers a series of workable strategies and practical exercises meant to develop and improve the skills needed during the practice of production dramaturgy.--[book cover]

The most comprehensive book on knights and knighthood available.

The word 'knight' conjures up images of gallant men in gleaming armor astride noble steeds, searching for foes to fight and fair maidens to rescue. In Knights the reality of knighthood is detailed, warts and all. This handsome reference tells the true story of these mounted warriors, who evolved from simple soldiers on horseback to defenders of the faith during the Crusades.

Written by a team of historians with specialized knowledge of the medieval period, this beautifully illustrated reference includes:

• A timeline of knight history from its origins
• The ethos and ideals of knighthood
• Becoming a knight and the everyday life of a knight
• Knights in premedieval times
• The rise and fall of Charlemagne's empire
• Knights among the Normans and the Saxons
• The Crusades
• The decline of knighthood
• The role of literature and movies in the mythology of knights
• And much more.

Hundreds of beautiful color photographs, artworks and maps add to this fascinating history of knights and knighthood.

Consolidating major figures and film movements into their decade of greatest influence or prestige, this “no-nonsense” book offers a generously illustrated, concise, and very readable history of fiction movies with an emphasis on American cinema. Eclectic in methodology and written in a plain English style that audiences can relate to, it examines the full scope of traditional film history and criticism, viewing film as both an art and an industry— as it mirrors popular audience values, social ideologies, and historical epochs.

 

This book explores and analyzes the history of conflict in the Middle East from British rule in the early twentieth century to the Iraq war in the twenty-first century. The Arab-Israeli conflict is the main focus of this book but it also examines: Arab nationalism, especially in Egypt and Syria; the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979; the causes and consequences of three wars involving Iraq; the growth of political Islam and Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East.

Throughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

From a world-class expert and one of thesport's greatest legends comes the onlytotal guide for surfing

Surfing is a sport that anyone can pick up and enjoywith the right instruction. Yet many how-to books failto address crucial basics such as wave dynamics, boarddesign and performance, and strategies for paddling outthrough the wave breaks. Wingnut's Complete Surfingcovers all this and more, providing you with a complete guide.

The report argues that the exchange rate plays a larger role in targeting inflation by emerging economies than in the same program by advanced economies. It explores the policy and operational role of the rate within the broader monetary framework, and examines how emerging economies make the transition to inflation targeting. Their topics include different roles for the exchange rate and the policy trade-offs, foreign exchange market intervention within inflation-targeting policy implementation, transitioning to full-fledged inflation targeting, and implications of recent global shocks. There is no index. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)