Sustainable Solar Housing - Vol. 1 Strategies and Solutions
Volume 1 of this two-volume set presents strategies and solutions for sustainable solar housing, offering the reader a solid platform for assessing environmental and economic concerns for housing projects, and offers guidance for implementing the most appropriate course of action in a variety of contexts. Topics include energy, economics, ecology and marketing.
Italy: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance To The Present
This guide to Italy past and present uses narrative history, a chronology of major events, and a historical dictionary of people, places and ideas to give the reader an overview of Italian history and Italy's contributions to art, music and literature. The essays include discussions of contemporary Italian politics and Italy's relationship with the U.S. The appendices include maps and a list of Italy's rulers.
Standard Deviants - The Dissected World Of Biology
See endocytosis in a whole new light with these video lessons, which use humorous vignettes to explain the basics of college-level life science. Topics include amino acids and proteins, cell structure and division, photosynthesis and respiration, and more.
Grade 2-5–These 22 projects range from clever and cute (finger puppets made from balloons) to mundane and forgettable (Soda Bottle Mouse). The author dives right in with a promising Earth-Friendly Crafting Box but after three pages of instructions most kids will have lost interest. The remaining crafts are mostly two pages in length and include an illustrated supplies list and mostly clear directions. Materials include sequins, magnetic tape, pom-poms, and beads in addition to common household objects. For a more extensive collection of projects that seriously espouse the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle)
The Biographies include profiles on twenty-five men and women who attained some form of notoriety during this period in history. They include King Richard the Lionheart of England, the Muslim warrior Saladin, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Urban II, Pope Innocent III, Peter the Hermit, Frederick I of Germany, Stephen of Cloyes and others.. The text also includes more than forty-five images.
