Author: Robin McKinley
Publisher: Ace
Keywords: deerskin
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1994-07-01
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 044100069X
ISBN-13: 9780441000692

When her growing beauty begins to resemble her mother’s too closely, Princess Lissar must flee her father’s wrath, and, in doing so, she unlocks a door into a world of magic. Reprint.

Author: Robin E. Brenner
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Keywords: anime, manga, understanding
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2007-06-30
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 1591583322
ISBN-13: 9781591583325

Teens love it. Parents hate it. Librarians are confused by it; and patrons are demanding it. Libraries have begun purchasing both manga and anime, particularly for their teen collections. But the sheer number of titles available can be overwhelming, not to mention the diversity and quirky cultural conventions. In order to build a collection, it is important to understand the media and its cultural nuances. Many librarians have been left adrift, struggling to understand this unique medium while trying to meet patron demands as well as protests. This book gives the novice background information

Author: Robin Cook
Publisher: Pan Publishing
Keywords: marker
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0330483072
ISBN-13: 9780330483070

A 28-year-old man seems the picture of health, until he fractures his leg while skating in New York’s Central Park. Within twenty-four hours of his surgical treatment he is dead. Next, a 36-year-old mother has knee surgery to repair a torn ligament in her knee - and within twenty-four hours she too has died. Confronted with a series of puzzling deaths of young, healthy patients after routine treatment, medical examiners Dr. Laurie Montgomery and Dr. Jack Stapleton begin to investigate. Up against resistance from her superiors, and also coping with a personal life that continues to fragme

Author: Robin Nelso
Publisher: Lerner Publicatio
Keywords: nonfiction, first, day, windy
Number of Pages: 23
Published: 2001-08-01
List price: $18.60
ISBN-10: 0822501740
ISBN-13: 9780822501749

Author: Robin Osborne
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: past, present, publications, society, roman, ancient, greek, studies
Number of Pages: 402
Published: 2004-08-16
List price: $115.99
ISBN-10: 0521837693
ISBN-13: 9780521837699

Originally published in Past and Present, this collection of papers includes some of the most innovative history written about Greece and Rome over twenty years. It offers a convenient guide to current issues and topics in Greek and Roman history. The volume’s contributors are among the most influential ancient historians active over the last twenty-five years. An introduction by the editor prefaces papers ranging from Greek warfare to early Christian martyr stories.Book DescriptionThis collection of papers originally published in Past and Present includes some of the most innovative his

Author: Robin Beaucham
Publisher: Focal Pre
Keywords: animation, sound, designing
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0240807332
ISBN-13: 9780240807331

This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films with professional sound.Sound-savvy animators save precious resources (time and money) by using sound for effects they don’t necessarily have time to create. For example, the sound of a crow flying gives viewers a sense of the crow without the crow. Where there’s a macabre element or scene in an animated film, this book explains w

Author: Robin Elise Wei
Publisher: Adams Media
Keywords: everything, first, family, mom, parenting, months, survival, mother, year, book, guide
Number of Pages: 301
Published: 2005-10-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1593374259
ISBN-13: 9781593374259