Author: Taylor Morriso
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Childre
Keywords: wildfire
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2006-04-24
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0618509003
ISBN-13: 9780618509003

Every summer, wildfires spread through the forests of the western United States, threatening homes and entire communities in their paths. Hundreds of firefighters work tirelessly to control this extremely powerful and unpredictable force of nature. But despite the seemingly devastating effects of wildfires, they also play an essential role in forest ecosystems.For anyone who has ever been fascinated by the awesome power of fire, or intrigued by the courageous and carefully coordinated efforts of firefighters, Taylor Morrison’s beautiful and thoroughly researched book takes a comprehensive

Author: Taylor Morriso
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Childre
Keywords: warning, tsunami
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2007-04-30
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 0618734635
ISBN-13: 9780618734634

In 2004 tsunamis in the Indian Ocean swept over entire islands, wiping some of them completely off the map and killing more than 230,000 people. Unfortunately, tsunamis like these cannot be stopped, but they can be better understood. What causes these huge waves to form? How can they be detected? And what can be done to alert people that these fast-moving waves are approaching?As author and illustrator Taylor Morrison explains, ever since a deadly tsunami hit Hawaii in 1946, scientists have been hard at work, developing the first Seismic Sea Wave Warning System and studying these powerful wave

Author: Taylor Morriso
Publisher: Sandpiper
Keywords: artist, war, civil
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-08-30
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 061849538X
ISBN-13: 9780618495382

William Forbes arrives in New York in 1861, eager to start a career as an artist. When he has difficulty finding work, he signs on with Burton’s Illustrated News to sketch the battles of the Civil War. This historical account shows how the news was reported, from William’s sketches of dangerous battle scenes through the making of a wood engraving and finally to the printed page of the newspapers of the day.

Author: W. D. Morriso
Publisher: Gayley Pre
Keywords: rule, roman, jews
Number of Pages: 460
Published: 2009-05-13
List price: $32.45
ISBN-10: 1444630652
ISBN-13: 9781444630657

Originally published in 1890. PREFACE: In the first part of this work I have given an account of the relations which existed between the Jews - the people to whom Christianity was primarily addressed, and the Romans - the people who held together, under one common dominion, the various nationalities through which the Christian faith was destined to spread. In the execution of this task I have not carried the narrative beyond the final destruction of the remnants of the Jewish state under the Emperor Hadrian...... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s an

Author: Jim Morriso
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: introduction, engineers, statistics
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2009-08-03
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0470745568
ISBN-13: 9780470745564

This practical text is an essential source of information for those wanting to know how to deal with the variability that exists in every engineering situation.   Using typical engineering data, it presents the basic statistical methods that are relevant, in simple numerical terms. In addition, statistical terminology is translated into basic English. In the past, a lack of communication between engineers and statisticians, coupled with poor practical skills in quality management and statistical engineering, was damaging to products and to the economy. The disastrous consequence of setting t

Author: Connie Morriso
Publisher: Apre
Keywords: manual, btm, word
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2007-03-12
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 1590597990
ISBN-13: 9781590597996

If youre familiar with Word, but not Word 2007, this is the book for you. Word 2007: Beyond the Manual focuses on new features of Word 2007 as well as older features that were once less accessible than they are now. This book also makes a point to include examples of practical applications for all the new features. Written by Connie Morrison, a university instructor of Microsoft applications, this book will help you grow into a confident Word 2007 user. (The book assumes familiarity with Word 2003 or earlier versions, so you can work effectively with the material here.) Overall, this book cuts

Author: Toni Morriso
Publisher: Vintage
Keywords: beloved
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2004-06-08
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 1400033411
ISBN-13: 9781400033416

It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentucky, and era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of orment and agony. The world of Sethe, hoever, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death- the death of Sethe’s baby daughter Beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother’s hands, and who will return to claim retribution.In the troubled years following the Civil War, the spirit of a murdered child haunts the Ohio home of a former slave. This angry,