John Clark
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In a series of paradigm-shifting essays, Clark reports on seismic developments within the DeafBlind community and challenges the limitations of sighted and hearing norms. In "Against Access," he interrogates the prevailing advocacy for "accessibility" that re-creates a shadow of a hearing-sighted experience, and in "Tactile Art," he describes his relationship to visual art and breathtaking encounters with tactile sculpture. He offers a brief history...
Author
Series
Publisher
GPP Travel
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Pack up the car and enjoy twenty-four drives through the mountains, rolling hills, and coastal plains of South Carolina. Offering more than 2,000 miles of riding pleasure, this indispensable highway companion maps out short trips for exploring the Palmetto State & rsquo;s scenic byways and back roads. Discover South Carolina & rsquo;s long and vibrant history, myriad outdoor recreational activities, and breathtaking scenery along highways and back...
Author
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Between Earth and Empire focuses on the crucial position of humanity at the present moment in Earth History. We have left the Cenozoic, the “new period of life,” and are now in the midst of the Necrocene, a period of mass extinction and reversal. It is argued that an effective response to global crisis requires attention to all major spheres of social determination, including the social institutional structure, the social ideology, the social...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Though we take light for granted, the world's greatest scientists have long puzzled over its nature, properties, and behavior. Its incredible speed, mysterious frequency, relationship to color, form of travel, and uncanny ability to reflect, refract, diffract, and be absorbed altogether make light the ever-elusive quarry of science's greatest hunters of knowledge and understanding. This is the enthralling account of their investigations and discoveries,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"We often automatically equate heat with temperature to such a degree that we may not take the time to consider what heat really is. Heat refers to the energy that is transferred from one body to another that is at a lower temperature. This transfer occurs often without us knowing it, but it is ever-present and crucial to all life. This volume examines the basics of heat and the related concept of temperature. Detailed diagrams help illustrate such...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Mechanics is the branch of physics that deals with forces and movement. Aligned to the science curriculum, this stimulating volume explores topics such as measurement, mass and weight, falling objects, force and acceleration, stability and equilibrium, energy, vectors and scalars, work and power, loads and levers, inclines and friction, and pulleys and gears. Nine projects help readers grasp a key scientific principle, such as cheating the force...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Understanding the basics of matter is a core piece of the science curriculum. This guide to matter is an interesting, colorful introduction to these concepts in the field of science, including bright photos, fun facts, and basic experiments that allow readers to have an informative and complete hands-on learning experience. Biographical information on some of the great minds in this field of science is also included, adding a detailed timeline and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Electricity might seem like a modern convenience that provides us with light, heat, communications, and power, but readers will learn about the history of electricity, from its ancient discovery to the present. The text includes a full chapter extolling the important contributions by the one and only Benjamin Franklin and a handy timeline for visual reinforcement. In this instructive volume, readers learn how electricity is produced, whether it's...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A stunning debut that "brims with the talent and generosity of a living classic" (Ilya Kaminsky), from an award-winning DeafBlind poet. Formally restless and relentlessly instructive, How to Communicate is a dynamic journey through language, community, and the unfolding of an identity. Poet John Lee Clark pivots from inventive forms inspired by the braille slate to sensuous prose poems to pathbreaking translations from ASL and Protactile, a language...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In a showdown with Black Vinegar Middle School's shadow gang leader, Teru, Mob sticks to his policy of nonviolence and refrains from using his powers--and gets knocked out! The fight seems over for Mob...but something then awakens in Mob, beyond the confines of his conscious mind! And in the aftermath, a new story develops with Ritsu, Mob's conflicted younger brother who enjoys the social success Mob desires...yet still longs for what Mob has that...
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This is your step-by-step guide to achievable weight-loss and a hassle-free kitchen. Inside you'll find 80 recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks, plus a 21-day meal plan, calorie guidance, and loads of useful advice about how to store, freeze and reheat your meals to see you through the week ahead. It's a simple and adaptable way to cut down on calories while still eating the food you love, with favourites like piri-piri chicken, Chinese-style...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mild-mannered Mob has never realized that his younger brother Ritsu, who enjoys all the social success that Mob lacks, nurtures a hidden, desperate envy for the thing Mob possesses that he doesn't-- Mob's psychic superpowers. But when Ritsu's own powers awaken at long last, the story turns towards a shocking new direction!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In order to save his brother, Mob infiltrates an organization of superhumans! Mob's violent face-off against a psychokinetic grownup ended with Ritsu being abducted. To rescue him, Mob, Teru, and Dimple penetrate the headquarters of the cabal known as 'Claw'. It's a battle of junior high students (plus an evil spirit) versus adults... but when both sides have superpowers, can the kids prevail...?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Mob and the others have made their way deep into Claw's hideout, only to be captured. Unexpectedly, they find that someone without any power at all (but plenty of chutzpah), Reigen, has followed them into this dangerous situation. Mob would prefer to run, but must to fight to protect his friends. Under all this stress, Mob finally explodes...in front of his master!"--Page [4] of cover.