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The Most Trusted Guide to the World of Children's Publishing! If you're a writer or an illustrator for young readers and your goal is to get published, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2018 is just the resource you need. Now in its 30th edition, CWIM contains more than 500 listings...

The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project -- the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style...

Research for Europe: A resources toolbox for Ontario exporters is a guide to secondary research sources that will help you build your strategy for exporting to Europe. This guide includes descriptions and links to more than 500 sources, including more than 220 sector-specific resources. It covers...

This comprehensive guide features America's top editors and writers for hire—serving the needs of nonfiction and fiction writers, publishers, literary agents, corporations, companies, educational institutions, and non-profits.

Foreword by George F. Will With a new Preface by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress A lavishly illustrated history of America's game, from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress. “One of the most seductively designed books about the sport to come our way. …...

世上無巧合，數學可以完美且有效率地解釋一切。 讀懂箇中邏輯，就能理解另一種建構世界的方式。 陳宏賓（逢甲大學應用數學系助理教授╱UniMath主編）◎審訂 李國偉（中研院數學所兼任研究員）、李信昌（昌爸）（數學網站「昌爸工作坊」站長）、林福來（臺灣師範大學名譽教授、國際數學教育學心理學會會長、國際科學與數學教育研究期刊主編）、吳寬瀛（幾何造型藝術家）、洪萬生（臺灣師範大學數學系退休教授）、高涌泉（臺大物理系教授、國立臺灣大學科學教育發展中心主任）、游森棚（臺灣師範大學數學系教授）、賴以威（「數感實驗室」共同創辦人、臺灣師範大學電機系助理教授）◎專業推薦（按照姓氏筆畫序） ★兩位作者使用特殊數字為線索，串連起諸多領域的數學故事。不僅有核心理論的扼要描述，更能與最新的應用聯繫。作者寫作手法高明，穿梭轉折來去自如。譯筆生動流暢，更增添了閱讀的樂趣。──李國偉 ★作者具備雄厚的數學素養，精心安排一趟24個數學景點的文化旅行，並且輕鬆自然的敘述關於景點的軼事、典故，讓旅人沉浸在一個接一個的故事中，理解數學知識的發展以及如何被廣泛應用在科學、技術和工程上。──李信昌（昌爸） ★我長期以幾何與數學當作創作題材，希望數學能更具體的呈現，而不只是符號或方程式。在創作的過程中了解了數學的美與實用性，數學絕不是只用來應付考試的工具。這本書讓數學更接近人群，生活處處有數學，值得推薦！──吳寬瀛 ★本書兩位作者運用親切流暢的文筆、收放自如的進路，優遊於抽象與現實世界之間，向我們傳遞數學是有趣及有用的訊息。──洪萬生 ★這本精彩的書以幾個特別的數字為種子，帶領讀者穿越時空，領略從文明初始一路到現代的數學發展。作者旁徵博引，收放自如，全書碰觸到數學的大部分領域，並旁及許多科學領域。譯筆通順流暢，沒有太多數學背景的讀者也可以享受。讀者從本書可以一窺整體的數學概貌，從中體會數學的無窮威力及無盡樂趣。──游森棚 ...

From Bob Burton - a former member of both the civilian and military intelligence communities and America’s most feared bounty hunter - comes the complete lexicon of over 800 terms and meanings used in international and covert espionage. Dictionary of Espionage and Intelligence includes the most...

Dog Parks Unleashed is a directory of local dog parks in the U.S 14 central states. The following states are covered in this book: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

Ideal for students and families seeking scholarship money and national recognition for skills and abilities in academics, the arts, leadership, and community involvement, The Best Competitions for Talented Kids is the ultimate guide for winning and learning from competitions. In addition to its extensive...

A country-by-country guide to the world. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2017 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world’s nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. For...

Now in its fourteenth year with White Mountain Publications, The Canadian Writers' Contest Calendar 2016 has taken the contest and award data from previous years, deleted, confirmed, added and updated the information to present in this new edition. Each writing contest and award is listed...

Prince Pius Nyiam has been actively involved in the import and export of products from various parts of the world for over 30 years. He has worked as a Sales Representative, Sales Manager, and Independent Distributor and as Director for famous companies to mention a few La Rome Perfumes, Thoro Group,...

From action-packed Model T racing in the 1930s to exotic sports car racing during the 1950s and 1960s, Images of America: Central Coast Motor Sports reveals the colorful history of motor sports and hot rodding in Central California. Sam Foose, one of the pioneers of West Coast car customizing, created...

Where We Live is a practical workbook to help citizens find information concerning their local environmand to use that information in furthering environmental goals. The book includes general information on human impacts on the environmand instructions for citizens to use in creating a community environmental...