A down-to-earth no-nonsense Texas native with a distinctive Texas twang in his voice Whitacre is that rare CEO with great charisma & extraordinary management instincts. Before being pulled out of retirement to run GM by President Obama Ed Whitacre had spent his entire corporate career in the telecom business where he ultimately ended up running AT&T. AMERICAN TURNAROUND is a business memoir of Whitacre's time running both GM & AT&T complete with his management insights & prescriptive takeaways. Written in a straightforward style by his co-author Leslie Cauley (a Pulitzer prize nominee from the Wall Street Journal) the book is also meant to have a strong undercurrent of American patriotism as Whitacre feels that too much has been emphasized in the media that American workers are no longer capable of manufacturing anything of substance anymore. Whitacre's roll up your sleeves & let's get to work" attitude has won the admiration & respect of executives & employees throughout his days at GM & at AT&T." ...

In the first story series mainstays Skinner Sweet Pearl & company return to Hollywood in the 50s during the Red Scare. In a time where America was on the lookout for the next Communist threat the real danger was something far more insidious? A major turning point in American Vampire lore begins here! In the second tale familiar face & vampire hunter Felicia Book is retired" from vampire hunting when she gets called back into action to track down & kill the most powerful vampire of all time. The hunt takes our heroes through post-war Europe behind the Iron Curtain & into the heart of Russia to track this deadly enemy. Writer Scott Snyder (Batman Swamp Thing) & artist Rafael Albuquerque bring together even more threads to the complex tapestry that is the world of American Vampire." ...

As the railroads opened up the American West to settlers in the last half of the 19th Century the Plains Indians made their final stand & cattle ranches spread from Texas to Montana. Eminent Western author Dee Brown here illuminates the struggle between these three groups as they fought for a place in this new landscape. The result is both a spirited national saga & an authoritative historical account of the drive for order in an uncharted wilderness illustrated throughout with maps photographs & ephemera from the period. ...

Help your students learn more effectively with SHP's active learning approach to GCSE History. SHP Smarter History is a comprehensive series of books covering all the Schools History Project GCSE specifications. They combine:complete coverage of the

Specification contentstep-by-step coaching in exam skills all tackled through SHP's active learning enquiry-based approach which makes lesson planning easy & helps ensure varied pace throughout the course
- essential to keep your students motivated over a long period. These books put the fun back into teaching & learning at GCSE but without any compromise
- they still help students achieve the highest grades. At every relevant stage through the book the ' Exam Buster' features help blend exam preparation with historical learning so that by the end of the course students understand not only the period & its issues but also how they will be expected to think & write about this for the examination. This is the best of both worlds from the experts who know what good teaching is about & also know what the SHP specifications are all about. The American West 1840-1895 This title is a comprehensive & authoritative depth study for use with all School History Project GCSE specifications. It thoroughly covers the content requirements of OCR Edexcel & AQA's specifications using an enquiry- based approach. It is written by experts who understand both how to design good teaching material but also understand the exact assessment requirements of each

Specification. The book combines: Clear explanation of

Specification content Classroom-trialled activities that really motivate students Extensive & intriguing source material & case studies. This book will enliven any history course & will help students achieve their best. It is supported by a Dynamic Learning online resource.







...

In the year 2000 in the closest election in American history Alice Blackwells husband becomes president of the United States. Their time in the White House proves to be heady tumultuous & controversial. But it is Alices own story
- that of a kind bookish only child born in the 1940s Midwest who comes to inhabit a life of dizzying wealth & power
- that is itself remarkable. Alice candidly describes her small-town upbringing & the tragedy that shaped her identity; she recalls her early adulthood as a librarian & her surprising courtship with the man who swept her off her feet; she tells of the crisis that almost ended their marriage; & she confides the privileges & difficulties of being first lady a role that is uniquely cloistered & public secretive & exposed. Alice Blackwell Curtis Sittenfeld has created her most dynamic & complex heroine yet. American Wife is not a novel about politics. It is a gorgeously written novel that weaves race class fate & wealth into a brilliant tapestry. It is a novel in which the unexpected becomes inevitable & the pleasures & pain of intimacy & love are laid bare.

...

From the award-winning author of ' Half of a Yellow Sun ' a powerful story of love race & identity. As teenagers in Lagos Ifemelu & Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship & people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats & triumphs finds & loses relationships all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her but post-9/11 America will not let him in & he plunges into a dangerous undocumented life in London. Thirteen years later Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart & so many changes will they find the courage to meet again face to face? Fearless gripping spanning three continents & numerous lives ' Americanah' is a richly told story of love & expectation set in today's globalized world. ...

Written by Alan Moore & Steve Moore Art by Chris Sprouse J.H. Williams III Gene Ha Rick Veitch Kevin Nowlan & others Cover by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story A special trade paperback priced at just $4.99! Featuring the writing talents of Alan Moore this volume collects TOM STRONG 1 PROMETHEA 1 TOP 10 1 TOMORROW STORIES 1 & TOM STRONGS TERRIFIC TALES 1 with tales of Jack B. Quick Greyshirt First American Jonni Future Cobweb & Splash Brannigan. Advance-solicited on sale August 20
- 168 pg FC $4.99 US
...

Karl Rossman has been banished by his parents to America following a family scandal. There with unquenchable optimism he throws himself into the strange experiences that lie before him as he slowly makes his way into the interior of the great continent. Although Kafkas first novel (begun in 1911 & never finished) can be read as a menacing allegory of modern life it is also infused with a quite un-Kafkaesque blitheness & sunniness brought to life in this lyrical translation that returns to the original manuscript of the book. ...

Amigurumi (which means knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of crocheting stuffed animals. The technique results in animals with large heads & small bodies upholding the super cute aesthetic of amigurumi animals. Jam-packed with four-color photographs of seriously cute dogs as well as patterns & step-by-step instructions on how to make them Ami Ami Dogs: Seriously Cute Crochet" will inspire you to pick up the needle & thread like no other craft project. This book teaches crocheters: basic crocheting techniques (perfect for beginners!); spiral techniques to ensure stuffing will not come out; versatile uses (using thick yarn each dog is about 3 inches long suitable for an iPod case; using slender threads each dog will be 1 inch long suitable for a cell phone case); & patterns & detailed directions for 12 kinds of dogs including: Chihuahua Welsh Corgi Shiba Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Miniature Dachshund Siberian Husky Labrador Retriever Maltese Miniature Schnauzer French Bulldog & Beagle Pug." ...

Amici is a fully-integrated Italian course for beginners to GCSE. Packed with cultural information not just on Italy but on the Italian-speaking world in general. Carole Shepherd & Derek Aust are both respected Italianists & experienced writers so you can be sure that you will find everything you need in Amici to motivate & inspire your students. The Students book contains four modules: each module has separate grammar sections & revision sections on all four skills. Also included is extension material; exam practice section & grammar section. ...