Rates a variety of common men's and women's given names on their connotations of success, morality, health, warmth, cheerfulness, and masculinity or femininity
The bestselling Name Game is back, completely revised and updated for parents of the 80s as it reveals the impact of names on behavior and helps parents choose names that will ensure their child's emotional well-being.
Letting go has never been more intoxicating than in this electrifying story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. TV producer Johanna Patterson knows that the entertainment industry is a man’s world—especially for a man like Sam Weaver. His tough good looks have propelled him to movie stardom. But Johanna can’t be won over by a pretty face. The problem is that Sam is not quite the man Johanna thought he was. He’s better. And for a woman who forgot what it means to be surprised, Sam has an uncanny way of making her lose her self control with his easy confidence and laid-back charm. And the mind-blowing kisses help, too… A NORA ROBERTS CLASSIC AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
Organic Chemistry: The Name Game: Modern Coined Terms and their Origins is a lighthearted take on the usually difficult and systematic nomenclature found in organic chemistry. However, despite the lightheartedness, the book does not lose its purpose, which is to serve as a source of information on this particular subject of organic chemistry. The book, arranged into themes, discusses some organic compounds and how they are named based on their structure, makeup, and components. The text also explains the use of Greek and Latin prefixes in nomenclature and many other principles in nomenclature. The book also includes an appendix that contains very useful information on nomenclature, such as the etymology of certain element and chemical names, numerical prefixes, and the Greek alphabet. The text is not only for students who wish to be familiarized with a different style of organic chemistry nomenclature, but also for professors who aim to give students an enjoyable yet memorable learning experience.
A graphic novel by Will Eisner that recounts the story of three families from different generations that struggle to find power, wealth, and happiness.
Award-winning poet and playwright Idris Goodwin interrogates and remixes our cultural past in order to make sense of our present and potential futures.
A Step 2 Step into Reading Science Reader based on an episode of the hit PBS Kids TV show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Join the Cat in the Hat as he takes Sally and Nick on an adventure into space to learn the names of the eight planets in our solar system! Written in rhyme for children who can read with help, this Step 2 book is a great way to introduce beginning readers to basic concepts about space and to support the Common Core State Standards. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
An award-winning nonfiction author explores what's in a name in her familiar, straightforward reporting style. Combined with Stearn's hilarious line drawings, this is a picture book that curious minds of all ages will devour.
After her year-long dry spell, pastry chef Gracie Roberts is looking for a man who knows how to let loose, but she meets her match in responsible forensic anthropologist James Donovan, who shows her just how satisfying a disciplined man can be.
This "wickedly funny" (The Boston Globe) New York Times Notable Book from the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys is a brisk, comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry. The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town’s aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero’s efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well. Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto, coming soon!