This memoir and autobiography of the legendary mountaineer Bradford Washburn is a great story and was completed before his death in 2007. He was one of the last great explorers and adventureers of the twentieth century. Drawing from decades of memories, journals, and an exquisite photographic collection, Washburn completes the self-portrait of a man drawn to altitude, from his first great climb of Mount Washington at age eleven, through numerous first ascents of peaks all over the world

The main objective was to create a template text about the global issues of sustainable development - social, economic, and environmental - that could then be customized for various countries by teams of local educators and published in their respective national languages

The book discusses how students can optimize selection of academic courses, research experiences, and extracurricular activities during their undergraduate education to make them more competitive candidates for graduate and medical school programs

Bridge Design is one-of-a-kind book that helps for preparing bridge design questions on the engineering licensing exams. It provides a concise summary of bridge design principles for different types of loads, using five examples to illustrate the concepts tested on the PE and SE exams

Public budgets are essentially a repetitive game, played every year by some of the most important people in every country

The TOEFL iBT is designed to assess English proficiency in non-native speakers who want to achieve academic success as well as effective communication. The purpose of the speaking section is to evaluate student's ability to speak coherently on their opinions and experiences as well as on information that they have read or heard

The fiction book aims to tell a macabre story of the most notorious criminal revealing the truth of killing his victim to a journalist - Irene Kelly.

After one triumph and one flop, Mafia loanshark-turned Hollywood producer Chili Palmer (last seen in Get shorty) is desperate for another hit ... of the celluloid sort. And when a similary relocated former mob associate takes a hit of the bullet-in-the brain variety while they

A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.

The life of ten-year-old Jess in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with newcomer Leslie, and they create the imaginary land of Terabithia where they rule as king and queen, until a terrible tragedy occurs. Includes a reader’s guide with discussion questions.