Nancy D Simmons

Journal: 1851-1852

The Selected Letters of Mary Moody Emerson

Favorite Recipes of the Great Women Chefs of France

Housing for the Elderly: Information on Hud's Section 202 and Home Investment Partnerships Programs

Animals on the Inside

Animals on the Inside

Community Development: Status of Urban Empowerment Zones

The Selected Letters of Mary Moody Emerson

Scholars have long recognized that Mary Moody Emerson (1774-1863) had a vital influence on the intellectual development of her nephew, Ralph Waldo Emerson, during his most formative years. The extent of that influence--and the quality of Mary Emerson's own mind--are apparent, however, only through h...

A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume One: The Early Period

A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume One explores ancient Tibet's Zhang Zhung kingdom and Bon religion that preceded the advent of Buddhism in the seventh century. Countering the long-held idea that Tibet's pre-Buddhist indigenous culture was primitive and undeveloped, this book shares the ric...

Bats: A World of Science and Mystery

There are more than 1,300 species of bats—or almost a quarter of the world’s mammal species. But before you shrink in fear from these furry “creatures of the night,” consider the bat’s fundamental role in our ecosystem. A single brown bat can eat several thousand insects in a night. Bats also pollin...

The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: Journal, Volume 7: 1853-1854 (Writings of Henry D. Thoreau)

From 1837 to 1861, Henry D. Thoreau kept a Journal that would become the principal imaginative work of his career. The source of much of his published writing, the Journal is also a record of his interior life and of his monumental studies of the natural history of his native Concord, Massachuse...

Evolutionary History of Bats: Fossils, Molecules and Morphology (Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio)

Advances in morphological and molecular methods continue to uncover new information on the origin and evolution of bats. Presenting some of the most remarkable discoveries and research involving living and fossil bats, this book explores their evolutionary history from a range of perspectives. Phylo...

Exploring the World of Mammals

Mammals are among the most familiar - and the most diverse - life-forms. Divided into six comprehensive volumes featuring more than 400 full-color photographs and illustrations, the new "Exploring the World of Mammals" set provides more than 100 informative articles describing in detail specific gro...

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State. Both a practical guide and intriguing historical,...

Chocolate Drop Bible Study: Resting in God versus Stressing Out

Do you long to be resting in God? Does your heart yearn to go from anxiety to joy? Then this Bible study is for you! Take this 7-week study to find God's Truth for you pressured soul.