Jonas Brothers Unauthorized (Star Scene)
by Michael-Anne Johns
This 48 page, 4-color scrapbook is full to the brim of fun facts about the hottest group around: the Jonas Brothers!
Jonas Brothers Unauthorized (Star Scene)
Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation
by Elizabeth Johns
With close analysis of Homer's art and of the personal challenges he faced throughout his life, Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation is the most comprehensive study to date of the relationship between the artist's work and the psychological stages of his life. Elizabeth Johns uses theories advanced by Erik Erikson and Daniel Levinson to look at Homer's evolution as a painter and a person within the context of the continuing dynamics of his family. Her incisive and absorbing readings of the artist's work take into account the developmental stages of young, middle, and late adulthood, analyzing what Homer painted at the various turning points in his life.With this psychosocial approach, Johns examines the wood-engraved illustrations of Homer's early career in relationship to the values of his family; his images of the Civil War in the context of his young manhood; his paintings of the social scene and young women's place in it in connection with his own potential for marriage; his images of fisherwomen at Cullercoats and fishermen at Prout's Neck as they relate to his interior vision during middle age; and his intrigue with the sea in his late works as an identification with the larger processes of the universe. With more than seventy-five black-and-white illustrations and forty color plates of arresting images by this American master, Winslow Homer takes into account all available documentation, including the rich trove of the artist's correspondence at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and his entire body of work--illustrations for wood engravings, watercolors, and oils.
Basic Reading Inventory: Pre-Primer Through Grade Twelve And Early Literacy Assessments
by Jerry L. Johns
52, Vol. 2
by Geoff Johns
After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe spent a yearwithout Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.A year in which those heroeswere needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance.The story of 52 continues in this incredible second volume as BoosterGold's dubious heroism comes under fire, Lex Luthor's scheme for givingordinary citizens super-powers explodes, and The Question heads intohostile territory to confront Black AdamThe series combines the brightest and best talents from the comic bookwriting field: Geoff Johns (INFINITE CRISIS), Grant Morrison (ALL STARSUPERMAN), Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN) and Mark Waid (KINGDOM COME).
by Merida L. Johns
Green Lantern Vol. 1: No Fear
by Geoff Johns
Green Lantern Hal Jordan has returned from the dead -- but not everyone is happy to see him back on the job as Earth's protector. As he re-establishes his life as a test pilot for the Air Force and reconnects with his super-hero comrades-in-arms, Green Lantern faces renewed threats from his rogues gallery of foes, including Hector Hammond, the Shark, Black Hand and the Manhunters. This volume also includes a beautifully illustrated tale with art by Eisner Award winner Darwyn Cooke (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER), revealing the first time Hal's father took him flying as a child.
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
by Geoff Johns
The ultimate showdown between Hal Jordan -- the greatest Green Lantern of all -- and his arch-enemy, Sinestro, continues in this new volume! Sinestro -- Hal Jordan's former mentor turned arch-nemesis -- has gathered an army of soldiers fueled by the fear they instill in others. Former Green Lantern Kyle Rayner has been possessed by the entity known as Parallax and now assists the Sinestro Corps in cutting a swath of evil across the universe. Trapped in the depths of the Sinestro Corps' Citadel and face-to-face with the Guardian of Sinestro's army of fear, Hal Jordan must find the will-power to battle these terrible foes.
Text, Role and Context: Developing Academic Literacies (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)
by Ann M. Johns
This text explores fundamental issues relating to student literacies and instructor roles and practices within academic contexts. The paperback edition explores fundamental issues relating to student literacies and instructor roles and practices within academic contexts. After presenting a brief history of literacy theories, the author argues for "socioliterate" approaches to teaching and learning in which texts are viewed as primarily socially constructed. Central to socioliteracy are two concepts, "genre" and "discourse community," each of which is presented in some detail. The author then argues for roles for literacy practitioners in which they and their students conduct research and are involved in joint pedagogical endeavors with faculty and students. The final chapters are devoted to outlining how the views presented can be applied to a variety of classroom texts. Core curricular design principles are outlined, and three types of portfolio-based academic literacy classrooms are described.
JLA: Crisis of Conscience (Identity Crisis) (Countdown to Infinite Crisis)
by Geoff Johns
In the wake of Brad Meltzers IDENTITY CRISIS, the JLA decides the time has come to tell Batman that they stole part of his memory. However, the League is attacked by the Secret Society of Super-Villainsout for vengeance now that their own memories are restored. As the JLA battles, Martian Manhunter confronts Desperothe alien conqueror behind the villains memory-restoration. By the time the dust settles, the League may have won the battle but lost the war.
The Origins of Human Diet and Medicine: Chemical Ecology (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology)
by Timothy Johns
People have always been attracted to foods rich in calories, fat, and protein; yet the biblical admonition that meat be eaten "with bitter herbs" suggests that unpalatable plants play an important role in our diet. So-called primitive peoples show a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of how their bodies interact with plant chemicals, which may allow us to rediscover the origins of diet by retracing the paths of biology and culture. The domestication of the potato serves as the focus of Timothy Johns's interdisciplinary study, which forges a bold synthesis of ethnobotany and chemical ecology. The Aymara of highland Bolivia have long used varieties of potato containing potentially toxic levels of glycoalkaloids, and Johns proposes that such plants can be eaten without harm owing to human genetic modification and cultural manipulation. Drawing on additional fieldwork in Africa, he considers the evolution of the human use of plants, the ways in which humans obtain foods from among the myriad poisonous and unpalatable plants in the environment, and the consequences of this history for understanding the basis of the human diet. A natural corollary to his investigation is the origin of medicine, since the properties of plants that make them unpalatable and toxic are the same properties that make them useful pharmacologically. As our species has adapted to the use of plants, plants have become an essential part of our internal ecology. Recovering the ancient wisdom regarding our interaction with the environment preserves a fundamental part of our human heritage.
High-Powered Teams: A Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Student Team
by Merida Johns
A step-by-step guide for managing student teams. This manual is developed to assist college students who want to learn how to manage teams effectively. The material and strategies presented are based on the author's twenty-year experience in teaching students how to work in and manage multi-disciplinary teams. Instructor's manual available.
Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach, Second Edition
by Merida L. Johns
Editor Merida L. Johns, PhD, RHIA, and her distinguished colleagues have updated and revised the health information management technology concepts from their first edition, the most widely used textbook in health information management technology programs in the country. Creating a blueprint for success in the health information technology (HIT) field, Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach models the current AHIMA curriculum for health information technology programs. Key Features: Theory into Practice case studies in each chapter explain major concepts and principles exemplified in practice-based situations. Check Your Understanding sections verify student comprehension Review quizzes at the end of each chapter offer a roadmap to success in HIT Text prepares student for RHIT certification exam Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach takes students beyond the two year-program. It serves as a valuable resource, useful in all healthcare settings. Students and practicing professionals will find easy-to-understand explanations of the major HIT principles and practical applications to approach real-world situations.
Bahasa Indonesia Book 1: Introduction to Indonesian Language and Culture (Bahasa Indonesia)
by Yohanni Johns
This two-volume set presents graded courses in Bahasa Indonesia. It is used by universities all over the world and is accessible to those who wish to master the language through self-study at the intermediate and advanced levels.
50 Great Pasta Sauces
by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Living on a farm in Tuscany, Pamela Sheldon Johns knows more than a little about Italian cooking, and 50 Great Pasta Sauces showcases some of her best sauces collected throughout her extensive culinary career. The recipes are divided into four mouthwatering categoriesuces, meat sauces, seafood sauces, and dairy saucesd to be the centerpiece of an irresistible, unforgettable meal.Readers can practically taste the flavorful pasta dishes pictured in the rich, four-color photographs that accompany the recipes. The fragrant sauces virtually leap off the page, begging to be savored. Who could resist?The recipes, ranging from familiar, traditional standbys to creative new favorites, include: Carbonara sauce Browned butter and sage sauce Rosemary-lamb sauce Garlic shrimp and wine sauce Roasted tomato sauce Asparagus and butter sauce Creamy goat cheese sauce 50 Great Pasta Sauces gives readers and cooks a delicious, easy, and affordable taste of Italy, right in their own homes.
Green Lantern Vol. 3: Wanted - Hal Jordan
by Geoff Johns
Test pilot Hal Jordan was chosen to represent an intergalacticpolice force created by the oldest beings in existence, the Guardians ofthe Universe.He now protects Earth and all of space sector 2814 fromevery extraterrestrial threat imaginable, armed with a specially craftedpower ring that turns his will into reality.In this volume, Hal has been framed for murder and is a fugitive on the runfrom a legion of intergalactic bounty hunters and the new Global Guardians. He must clear his name and discover who put a price on his head as well asthe shocking reason why.
52, Vol. 1
by Geoff Johns
After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe spent a yearwithout Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman -- a year in which those heroeswere needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance.This is 52, a four volume collection of the unprecedented, criticallyacclaimed weekly series of death, danger, romance, terror and thenever-ending search for heroism in the DC Universe's most eventful yearever. The series features the best and brightest writers from the comic-bookfield: Geoff Johns (INFINITE CRISIS), Grant Morrison (ALL STARSUPERMAN), Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN) and Mark Waid (KINGDOMCOME), working together to tell the tale of a world awakening from anightmare to face a new day.With their leaders gone, which heroes willstand tall?Who will fail at the most critical moment? Who will live --and who will die?
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1
by Geoff Johns
The Sinestro Corps has declared war on the Green Lanterns in the smash-hit epic of the summer!This blockbuster story sold out one comic book issue after another, leading to many reprintings to keep up with demand! Legendary Green Lantern Hal Jordan has returned to the Corps and has once again pledged to defendEarth and the rest of Sector 2814 from evil. But now his arch-nemesis and former mentor, Sinestro, has assembled an army of his ownone dedicated to spreading fear throughout the galaxy.
Justice Society of America Vol. 1: The Next Age
by Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns, the critically acclaimed writer of INFINITECRISIS ushers in the next generation of the world's first super-team thatinspired all of the others.Determined to rebuild the Justice Society, founding members Green Lantern,Flash and Wildcat initiate an unprecedented recruitment program, trackingthe bloodlines of heroes across the world to bring in new members. Just asthe Society welcomes the rookie heroes into their ranks, an evil force setsout to destroy them. Discover new legacies, solve a mystery stretching intothe far future, witness the return of the world's greatest hero, and watchthe fall of another!
52, Vol. 3
by Geoff Johns
After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe spent a yearwithout Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman -- a year in which those heroeswere needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance.52 combines the brightest and best talents from the comic book writingfield, Geoff Johns (INFINITE CRISIS), Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN),Greg Rucka (WONDER WOMAN) and Mark Waid (KINGDOM COME), working togetherwith the world's finest artists to tell the tale of a world awakening froma nightmare to face a new day.The DC Universe's most eventful year continues in this latest volume of theacclaimed series with Booster Gold, Renee Montoya, Black Adam, TheElongated Man, Animal Man, Lobo, Starfire and Adam Strangetaking center stage.
by Andreas Johns
Baba Yaga is a well-known witch from the folklore tradition of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. A fascinating and colorful character, she resembles witches of other traditions but is in many ways unique. Living in the forest in a hut that stands and moves on chicken legs, she travels in a mortar with a pestle and sweeps away her tracks with a broom. In some tales she tries to harm the protagonist, while in others she is helpful. This book investigates the image and ambiguity of Baba Yaga in detail and considers the meanings she has for East Slavic culture. Providing a broad survey of folktales and other sources, it is the most thorough study of Baba Yaga yet published and will be of interest to students of anthropology, comparative literature, folklore, and Slavic and East European studies.
Festive Picnics: Recipes Crafts & Decorations for Outdoor Occasions
by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Picnics can be formal affairs with fine china or impromptu spreads with bread, cheese, and wine; either way, they make occasions such as the Fourth of July, Mother's Day, or an anniversary more memorable. In FESTIVE PICNICS, we've packed more than 30 recipes such as Cold Avocado and Cucumber Soup, Hummus and Pickled Onion Sandwich Wraps, and Banana Cake with Blueberry Sauce, with craft and decorating ideas perfect for an outing with friends or a beach day with the kids. And as appealing as the recipes are, it'll be the craft ideas—Picnic Sand Pails, Picnic Party Fans, Rice Paper Candle Holders—that make you dust off the picnic basket and plan your next meal outside.
Information Management For Health Care Professions (The Health Information Management Series)
by Merida Johns
Managers of health information will appreciate the real-world focus of Information Management for Health Care Professions, 2E. While covering all the foundational content, it focuses on the manager's role in utilizing data as an asset and planning and setting procedures for its proper storage, maintenance, usage, and security. Updated chapters explore the latest legislation affecting health data as well as the utilization of data warehousing, web technologies and database management systems in health information practice. Review questions and other pedagogical features make it an ideal review text and professional reference.
A Short Grammar of Biblical Aramaic (Andrews University Monographs, Vol 1)
by Alger F. Johns
This standard grammar book of biblical Aramaic, used by students at many seminaries and universities, is the only one to include graded exercises at the close of each of its twenty lessons.
Infinite Crisis
by Geoff Johns
The incredible event that rocked the DC Universe and led into 52 is available now for the first time in trade paperback! A critical moment in history has divided Earths three greatest super-heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. As the worlds greatest super-villains unite, magical forces go awry, and humanity is threatened by mystery OMAC robots, long-lost heroes from the past have returned to make things right again at any cost.Its the DC Universes darkest day: Heroes will live, heroes will die, and the DCU will never be the same again. This comprehensive volume includes story annotations, character designs, script excerpts, previously unseen artwork and much more.
The Big Book of Halloween Fun
by Susie Johns
Here in one extra-large, idea-packed, fun-filled book is everything anybody will ever want to know about autumn's favorite holiday. Mixing a delightful text with highly atmospheric color illustrations, The Big Book of Halloween Fun presents ideas for games to play at Halloween parties, recounts tidbits of Halloween history and spooky Halloween jokes, gives directions for making original costumes, offers recipes for party foods and treats, features songs and poems with Halloween themes, tells scary ghost stories, and suggests party ideas. A fascinating collection of Halloween-related folklore includes legends, love spells, and traditional ways to find out whether one's love will be true and lasting or chaotic and strife-torn. Here too are directions for making great Halloween party invitation cards with pop-up ghosts, as well as pumpkin-and-chocolate truffles to serve at that party. Kids, grownups, and everybody who enjoys celebrating Halloween will find great ideas for hours of supernatural fun and eerie entertainment. Full-color illustrations throughout.
Halloween: Costume, Parties, Activities, Recipes (1000 Hints, Tips and Ideas)
by Susie Johns
1000 spooky and bewitching ideas and tips on how to create the spirit of Halloween in your own home and put the scream back into Halloween! Dip into this wonderful medley of practical advice and trivia and prepare yourself for the most haunting Halloween ever! Chapters include information on the lore and the history of Halloween, customs and superstitions of Halloween, recipes for tempting treats to serve at Halloween parties, ideas for creepy and original costumes, the best trick-or-treat and pumpkin carving tips, and ideas on how-to decorate a party room.
Analog Integrated Circuit Design
by David Johns
Offers a modern look at analog integrated circuit design. Covering everything from processing steps to models to high level circuit design issues, the authors make it a point to emphasize the "real-life" implications of this material for the circuit designer as a professional. This text presents a concise treatment of the wide array of knowledge required for integrated circuit design. Emphasis on the most important and fundamental principles in creating state-of-the-art analog circuits. Coverage includes contemporary topics such as dynamically matched current mirrors, digital error correction and interpolation, and folding D/D converters.
Horses: History, Myth, Art
by Catherine Johns
The remarkable relationship between people and horses has been evoked in art from the beginning of the bond between them. In this beautifully illustrated book, Catherine Johns explores the horse in art from the ancient world to the modern era. In early human history, horses were among the wild creatures hunted for meat; they were domesticated comparatively late, around 4000 b.c. As people developed from hunter-gatherers to farmers, the horse offered the potential for a revolution in power and transport--the ability to move farther and faster transformed society. Johns tells the story of the horse and highlights the key roles this animal has played in human warfare, travel, ceremony, hunting, racing, and in myth and symbolism. The themes are presented in stunning four-color illustrations of British Museum objects that trace our perceptions of the horse through time and space, and convey the wide variety of images that have been created of this magnificent creature: in colossal and life-sized sculpture, in paintings, and in minuscule form on coins, gems, and jewelry; and from the world of ancient Greece and Rome to the arts of India, Africa, China, and Japan. Horses appear in stone and metal, ceramic, wood, bone, ivory, and textiles. From the Horse of Selene and a gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure to Persian miniatures and prints by Duerer, Stubbs, and Hokusai, this book will inform, entertain, and delight horse lovers and all readers interested in this inspiring animal and its profound contribution to human culture.
Justice Society of America Vol. 2: Thy Kingdom Come, Part 1
by Geoff Johns
The worlds first super-team is renewed by a new generation of heroes, promising to uphold the legacy of their predecessors and inspire other heroes across the world. This second volume, written by Geoff Johns, the acclaimed writer of INFINITE CRISIS, focuses on the individual members of the team.Nathan Heywood, the grandson of Commander Steel, awakens to find himself transformed into the teams newest member, Citizen Steel.All American powerhouse Liberty Belle races to stop the Justice Society's troubled young recruit, Damage, from making the worst mistake of his life.Plus, the secrets of 52 begin to reveal themselves to the Justice Society.
Williams-Sonoma Collection: Italian (Williams-Sonoma Collection)
by Pamela Sheldon Johns
From a hearty frittata with sweet peppers and sausage to tender gnocchi served with a sublime sauce of four cheeses and grilled balsamic-glazed veal chops on a bed of polenta, the sumptuous yet easy-to-make recipes in this book represent the very best of vibrant Italian cuisine. Williams-Sonoma Collection Italian offers more than 40 recipes, including beloved favorites as well as exciting new ideas. Pastas such as ravioli filled with butternut squash or papparadelle sauced with long-simmered meat ragà make satisfying meals in themselves. When hosting an elegant dinner party, serve individual spinach timbales followed by roast sea bass with fennel and lemon. For a sweet finish, choose from crunchy almond biscotti, irresistible tiramisù, or creamy panna cotta. With an entire chapter devoted to each traditional Italian course, this volume offers plenty of inspiring recipes perfect for any occasion. Full-color photographs of each dish help you decide which one to prepare, and each recipe is accompanied by a photographic side note that highlights a key ingredient or technique. With an informative basics section on Italian cooking, including an extensive glossary, you will quickly learn all you need to know to make delicious Italian meals to share with family and friends.
The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making
by Adrian Johns
Weighing in at 750-plus pages, Adrian Johns's sturdy tome is several books in one. At one level, it is a close study of print culture in early modern England, a time of civil war in which social and civic relations were being remade from the mores of feudal monarchy to a politics approximating modern democracy. In this transformation, the printing press was an essential vehicle for empowering the common people, and control over the publishing industry was contested among several parties--the government, authors, booksellers, the printers themselves. At another level, Johns's book is a study of the role of printing in the formation of scientific knowledge, a means whereby scientific discoveries could be widely circulated and codified. At another, it is a contribution to the sociology of communication, concentrating on changes in English society thanks to the press, through which a literate but remarkably isolated people who, an 18th-century writer observed, knew no more of the city and countryside outside their immediate neighborhood than they did of France or Russia, could become aware of the larger world--often over the objections of power-makers like Sir Francis Bacon, who urged that the people not be given access to information that did not immediately concern them. Johns's book is dense with facts and quotations from the contemporary literature, but his prose is lightened by keen observation and telling anecdotes. (In one, Benjamin Franklin tried to make his way across Europe as a journeyman printer but grew so disgusted at the copious drinking of his fellow tradesmen that he switched careers, an accident that would change the course of history.) The Nature of the Book will be especially useful to those now tracking the communications revolution of the late 20th century, in which new technologies are once again changing power relations and supplanting old media. --Gregory McNamee
A Short Grammar of Biblical Aramaic (Andrews University Monographs, Vol 1)
by Alger F. Johns
This standard grammar book of biblical Aramaic, used by students at many seminaries and universities, is the only one to include graded exercises at the close of each of its twenty lessons.
Play Ball! Everything You Need To Become The World's Best Baseball Player
by John Montgomery Ward
First published in 1888, "Play Ball! Everything You Need To Become The World's Best Baseball Player" is a classic manual of the Great American Pastime, written by a champion professional ballplayer, team captain and manager. John Montgomery "Monte" Ward was a man of tremendous talent and personal integrity, and a true sports hero for his own time and ours.This latest Better Days Books "Growing up Great Guide for American Boys" is a practical and inspiring beginner’s guide to understanding the "nuts and bolts" of America’s favorite game (the rules, the layout of the field, the domain and duties of each position, etc.), and an indispensible handbook aspiring stars of the field, mound and batter's box can employ toward the achievement of their highest potential as players. Includes valuable tips on training and diet, how and when to steal bases (and how to know when to stay put!), the mechanics of pitching an unhittable curve ball and more!
