The only official verbal review for the GMAT from the creatorsof the test Anyone preparing for the Graduate Management AdmissionTest(r) (GMAT) knows it's important to study with the experts. WithThe Official GMAT Verbal Review, 2nd Edition, you'll get questions,answers, and explanations straight from the source. The onlyofficial verbal review for the GMAT Exam, this book targets yourstudy and helps you improve your verbal skills by focusing on yourability to read and comprehend written material, to reason andevaluate arguments, and to correct written material to conform tostandard English. Inside, you'll find: * 300 actual questions frompast GMAT tests, including 75 questions new to this edition *Sections on Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and SentenceCorrection * Questions organized in order of difficulty to savestudy time

The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles’ years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band’s wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms, and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.

The NEW edition of the best–selling guide to the GMAT Test.The Official Guide to the GMAT, 13th Edition will be the firstguide on the market that contains official questions from the newIntegrated Reasoning component being fully integrated into the testin June 2012. Because this component is more interactive than othercore components in the GMAT exam (Verbal, Quantitative, andAnalytical Writing), the Integrated Reasoning practice questionswill be housed on a companion website that readers will be able toaccess after purchasing the book. In addition, 20% of the current questions will be replaced – allwith official questions used on actual GMAT exams – more than 800questions are included!. No other GMAT study guide can providethis. The book will publish three months before the new test isintegrated and will be the only guide on the market to includestudy information and practice questions written by the writers ofthe test. To use the Integrated Reasoning companion website, you must have

Since its publication in 1990, Gender Trouble has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. This is the text where Judith Butler began to advance the ideas that would go on to take life as "performativity theory," as well as some of the first articulations of the possibility for subversive gender practices, and she writes in her preface to the 10th anniversary edition released in 1999 that one point of Gender Trouble was "not to prescribe a new gendered way of life [...] but to open up the field of possibility for gender [...]" Widely taught, and widely debated, Gender Trouble continues to offer a powerful critique of heteronormativity and of the function of gender in the modern world.

Creativity is fundamental to human experience. In On Creativity David Bohm, the world-renowned scientist, investigates the phenomenon from all sides. This is a remarkable and life-affirming book by one of the most far-sighted thinkers of modern.

It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie’s of London, a 1787bottle of Ch?teau Lafite Bordeaux—one of a cache of bottlesunearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned byThomas Jefferson—went for $156,000 to a member of the Forbesfamily. The discoverer of the bottle was pop-band manager turnedwine collector Hardy Rodenstock, who had a knack for findingextremely old and exquisite wines. But rumors about the bottle soonarose. Why wouldn’t Rodenstock reveal the exact location where ithad been found? Was it part of a smuggled Nazi hoard? Or did hisreticence conceal an even darker secret? It would take more than two decades for those questions to beanswered and involve a gallery of intriguing players—among themMichael Broadbent, the bicycle-riding British auctioneer who speaksof wines as if they are women and staked his reputation on therecord-setting sale; Serena Sutcliffe, Broadbent’s elegantarchrival, whose palate is c

The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most importantEuropean vernacular literary genres of the Middle Ages. ThisIntroduction to the saga genre outlines its origins anddevelopment, its literary character, its material existence inmanu*s and printed editions, and its changing reception fromthe Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres -including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights- are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medievalIcelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the OldNorse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, theIntroduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages withcurrent debates in the field. With suggestions for further reading,detailed information about the Icelandic literary canon, and a mapof medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medievalliterature and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavianlanguages.

When one defines order as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology in The Order of Things, possibly one of the most significant, yet most overlooked, works of the twentieth century. Eclipsed by his later work on power and discourse, nonetheless it was The Order of Things that established Foucault's reputation as an intellectual giant. Pirouetting around the outer edge of language, Foucault unsettles the surface of literary writing. In describing the limitations of our usual taxonomies, he opens the door onto a whole new system of thought, one ripe with what he calls exotic charm. Intellectual pyrotechnics from the master of critical thinking, this book is crucial reading for those who wish to gain insight into that odd beast called Postmodernism, and a must for any fan of Foucault.

This survey, which centres mainly on Greek sculpture andvase-painting from 600 to 300 BC, examines research over the pasttwenty years. Organised chronologically in terms of media(free-standing sculpture, architectural sculpture, luxury items,ceramics), the chapters discuss polychromy, the ethics ofcollecting and the relationship between scenes of myth and everydaylife. Attention is also paid to new approaches that question theconcept of 'art' in Classical Greece (what is known as the'paradigm shift') in which the purposes, contexts and effect ofmaterial culture are given greater prominence. To summarise recentresearch, the author adopts a balance between a broad treatment anddetailed de*ion. The text and images (fifty in number andlargely in colour) will be particularly useful to students andteachers but will have a wider appeal.

Man's evolution as an artist and designer is traced in this collection of signs and symbols associated with the supernatural. Included, among others, are Egyptian motifs representing life, earth, and fertility; Greek and Roman emblems of Medusa and Zeus; Nordic runes; and early-seventeenth-century characterizations of the devil. Included in the set are: One CD-ROM containing 171 high-quality, permission-free images scanned at 600 dpi and saved in six different formats (TIFF, PICT, EPS, BMP, as well as Internet-ready JPEG and GIF) A large-format 64-page book with every image on the CD-ROM printed large and clearly on one side of the page only and numbered for easy reference A fascinating compilation for anyone interested in the art of graphic communication, this collection will be invaluable to craftworkers as well as specialists in art and design. Original Dover (2004) publication. 171 black-and-white illustrations. One CD-ROM and 64-page paperbound book. 8X1/4x 11.

At the end of a star's life, it wraps itself in a cocoon byspilling out gas and dust. Sometime later, a butterfly-like nebulaemerges from the cocoon and develops into a planetary nebula. Theyare among the most beautiful of the celestial objects imaged by theHubble Space Telescope. Their structures, like bubbles floating inthe void, are complemented by a kaleidoscope of colour emitted byglowing gases. Delicate, lacelike, streamers of gas add to theircomplexity. The production of a planetary nebula by a star is amilestone in the life of a star, an event that foretells the doomof the star when its central energy source runs out. In this book,Sun Kwok tells the story of the discovery process of the creationof planetary nebulae and of the future of the Sun. Full colourillustrations are included throughout the book. · Many spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope areshowcased for the first time · Explains the life of stars frombirth to old age · Covers star dust, white dwarfs, and blackhol

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One worker, the Number One scientist, the Number One car mechanic. In the culture of my childhood, being best was everything. It was the goal that drove us, the motivation that gave life meaning. And if, by chance or fate or the blessings of the generous universe, you were a child in whom talent was evident, Number One became your mantra. It became mine. I never begged my parents to take off the pressure. I accepted it; I even enjoyed it. It was a game, this contest among aspiring pianists, and although I may have been shy, I was bold, even at age five, when faced with a field of rivals. Born in China to paren

Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers andadvanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System anddeep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunarlanding sites, searching for satellites orbiting the outermostplanets, and exploring hundreds of star clusters, nebulae, distantgalaxies, and quasars. Each target object is accompanied by arating indicating how difficult the object is to find, an in-depthvisual de*ion, an illustration showing how the objectrealistically looks, and a detailed finder chart to help you findeach challenge quickly and effectively. The guide introducesobjects often overlooked in other observing guides and featurestargets visible in a variety of conditions, from the inner city tothe dark countryside. Challenges are provided for the naked eye,through binoculars and the largest backyard telescopes. · Lists over 500 sky targets through 187 challenges suitable forthe naked eye,

Shakespeare's history plays, as fresh today as when they werewritten, are based upon the assumption that time is not simply adestroyer but a preserver, and that 'examples past' might enable usto understand the present and anticipate the future. This livelystudy examines the continuing tradition of Shakespeare's historyplays in stage and film productions as well as giving an account ofthe critical debate on these plays. Following two introductorychapters giving essential background on the genre, the Englishhistory plays are discussed in turn, bringing out the distinctivecharacteristics of each play: the three early Henry VI plays; theperennial stage favourite Richard III; King John; Richard II; HenryIV 1 and 2, famous for the character of Falstaff; Henry V, which istreated very differently in the film versions by Olivier andBranagh; and Henry VIII. An invaluable introduction to thesefascinating and complex plays.

The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw anextraordinary flowering of arts and culture in Germany whichproduced many of the world's finest writers, artists, philosophersand composers. This volume offers students and specialists anauthoritative introduction to that dazzling cultural phenomenon,now known collectively as German Romanticism. Individual chaptersnot only introduce the reader to individual writers such asFriedrich Schlegel, Novalis, Eichendorff, Heine, Hoffmann, Kleist,Schiller and Tieck, but also treat key concepts of Romantic music,painting, philosophy, gender and cultural anthropology, science andcriticism in concise and lucid language. All German quotations aretranslated to make this volume fully accessible to a wide audienceinterested in how Romanticism evolved across Europe. Briefbiographies and bibliographies are supplemented by a list ofprimary and secondary further reading in both English andGerman.

Mission and Money goes beyond the common focus on eliteuniversities and examines the entire higher education industry,including the rapidly growing for-profit schools. The sectorincludes research universities, four-year colleges, two-yearschools, and non-degree-granting career academies. Manyinstitutions pursue mission-related activities that are oftenunprofitable and engage in profitable revenue raising activities tofinance them. This book contains a good deal of original researchon schools' revenue sources from tuition, donations, research,patents, endowments, and other activities. It considers lobbying,distance education, and the world market, as well as advertising,branding, and reputation. The pursuit of revenue, while essentialto achieve the mission of higher learning, is sometimes in conflictwith that mission itself. The tension between mission and money isalso highlighted in the chapter on the profitability ofintercollegiate athletics. The concluding chapter investigatesimplications of the anal

The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A.Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of theSenate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkableperiods: his twelve years, from 1949 through 1960, in the UnitedStates Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics,by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody ofitself and an obstacle that for decades had blocked desperatelyneeded liberal legislation. Caro shows how Johnson’s brilliance,charm, and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and mostpowerful Majority Leader in history and how he used hisincomparable legislative genius--seducing both Northern liberalsand Southern conservatives--to pass the first Civil Rightslegislation since Reconstruction. Brilliantly weaving rich detailinto a gripping narrative, Caro gives us both a galvanizingportrait of Johnson himself and a definitive and revelatory studyof the workings of legislative power.

Are you getting the most learning value from visuals?Thoroughly revised and updated, Graphics for Learning is thesecond edition of the bestselling book that summarizes theguidelines for the best use of graphics for instructionalmaterials, including multimedia, texts, working aids, and slides.The guidelines are based on the most current empirical scientificresearch and are illustrated with a wealth of examples from diversetraining materials. The authors show how to plan illustrations forvarious types of content, including facts, concepts, processes,procedures, and principles. The book also discusses technical andenvironmental factors that will influence how instructionalprofessionals can apply the guidelines to their trainingprojects.

Walt Whitman is one of the most innovative and influentialAmerican poets of the nineteenth century. Focusing on hismasterpiece Leaves of Grass, this book provides a foundation forthe study of Whitman as an experimental poet, a radical democrat,and a historical personality in the era of the American Civil War,the growth of the great cities, and the westward expansion of theUnited States. Always a controversial and important figure, Whitmancontinues to attract the admiration of poets, artists, critics,political activists, and readers around the world. Those studyinghis work for the first time will find this an invaluable book.Alongside close readings of the major texts, chapters on Whitman'sbiography, the history and culture of his time, and the criticalreception of his work provide a comprehensive understanding ofWhitman and of how he has become such a central figure in theAmerican literary canon.

Simone de Beauvoir was a philosopher and writer of notablerange and influence whose work is central to feminist theory,French existentialism, and contemporary moral and socialphilosophy. The essays in this volume examine all the major aspectsof her thought, including her views on issues such as the role ofbiology, sexuality and sexual difference, and evil, the influenceon her work of Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Husserl, andothers, and the philosophical significance of her memoirs andfiction. New readers and nonspecialists will find this the mostconvenient and accessible guide to Beauvoir currently available.Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recentdevelopments in the interpretation of Beauvoir.

Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from different planets. Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus has helped millions of couples transform their relationships. Now viewed as a modern classic, this phenomenal book has helped men and women realize how different they really are and how to communicate their needs in such a way that conflict doesn't arise and intimacy is given every chance to grow.

Most people think of yoga as a solitary activity that isinherently therapeutic. While that is generally true, yoga posesand breathing practices can also be prescribed for specific healthproblems—often in combination with dietary advice taken fromAyurveda, traditional Indian medicine. Yoga Therapy is an essentialguide for yoga teachers, advanced practitioners, and anyone whowants to make therapeutic use of yoga. A. G. and Indra Mohanprescribe postures, breathing techniques, and basic Ayurvedicprinciples for a variety of common health problems, includingasthma, back pain, constipation, hip pain, knee pain, menstrualproblems, and scoliosis. Yoga Therapy is one of the few books that shows yoga teachers howto put together appropriate yoga sequences and breathing techniquesfor their students. Mohan details how to correctly move into, hold,and move out of poses, how to breathe during practice to achievespecific results, and how to customize a yoga practice by creatingsequences of yoga poses for a particular pers

Do angels make love? Will the souls of ordinary people feelsexual pleasure in the next world? Is the aspiration to spiritualsalvation helped or hindered by sexual experience? In Heaven andthe Flesh Clive Hart and Kay Stevenson explore the opinions ofpoets and painters on such questions, from the high Renaissance tothe birth of romanticism. Hart and Stevenson analyse the work notonly of canonical writers and artists, such as Milton andMichelangelo, but also of lesser-known figures such as John Goreand Richard Tompson, and the sometimes anguished speculations ofphilosophers and theologians. As the evidence of witty pornographicpoems and drawings demonstrates, the relationship between sexualdesire and spiritual ascension was not always treated with fullseriousness. This wide-ranging survey offers sometimes surprisinginsights into material both familiar and unfamiliar.

Charles Darwin’s masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy still raging a century and a half later. Evolution is accepted as scientific fact by all reputable scientists and indeed theologians, yet millions of people continue to question its veracity.nnIn The Greatest Show on Earth Richard Dawkins takes on creationists, including followers of ‘Intelligent Design’ and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Like a detective arriving on the scene of a crime, he sifts through fascinating layers of scientific facts and disciplines to build a cast-iron case: from the living examples of natural selection in birds and insects; the ‘time clocks’ of trees and radioactive dating that calibrate a timescale for evolution; the fossil record and the traces of our earliest ancestors; to co