New Releases by ANNE ROONEY

Computers affect all areas of our lives, yet they have only been around for about 50 years. Today they are among our most powerful tools. This book looks at the cutting edge of computer technology today, and how simple ideas and dreams will help shape the future. Find out: How computers help solve crimes. Why do some robots look like snakes? What cyber threats is the world is facing?

Do you want a better understanding of the text? Do you want to know what the critics say? Do you want to know how to improve your grade? Whatever you want, York Notes can help. York Notes Advanced offers a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today’s A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Key Features: Summaries with detailed commentaries Extended commentaries on key passages Discussion of themes and literary techniques Author biography Historical and literary background Check the net/film/book features Glossary of literary terms Self-test questions

There are corners of Earth where the conditions are so harsh it''s hard to believe any life can be sustained there. This new series takes readers to smoldering deserts, towering mountains, frigid polar caps, the vastness of space, and the depths of the ocean, and introduces them to the people, plants, and animals that call these extreme environments home. Photos, maps, and exciting text transport readers to different extreme locations and show how living things are able to thrive against all odds.

Discusses how to get connected to the internet and things to do on the internet. Games, chat rooms, hobbies, magazines, etc.

Here''s the Word: it''s a whizz for kids to create cool documents. If you''re sick of writing out thank-you letters, bored with black titles on your school papers, or want a really special birthday-party invitation, get your computer to help you A Mac or PC with Word on it can turn those dull tasks into fun times--especially when you have this manual with all its operating secrets, from undoing a mistake to setting a style. Just start up the system and see what''s on the menu. Once you''ve picked an option, begin filling in the blanks by typing text (big and bold, if you''d like), adding images, making your own notepaper, writing a color-coded play, and even drawing a poster. So--why use a pen again?

An analysis of the hunt, its imagery and allusion, in Middle English literature.