The easiest way to solve the hardest problems! Geometry's extensive use of figures and visual calculations make its word problems especially difficult to solve. This book picks up where most textbooks leave off, making techniques for solving problems easy to grasp and offering many illustrative examples to make learning easy. Each year more than two million students take high school or remedial geometry courses. Geometry word problems are abstract and especially hard to solve--this guide offers detailed, easy-to-follow solution procedures. Emphasizes the mechanics of problem-solving. Includes worked-out problems and a 50-question self-test with answers.

How to Solve Word Problems in Geometry (How to Solve Word Problems (McGraw-Hill))

Science & Math

SOVA, Dawn B.

Mathematics

McGraw=Hill

Tells how to decide when to start dating, gauge the reactions of one's children, avoid relationships with unsuitable men, and determine whether to be celibate

Sex and the Single Mother: Romance and Relationships in the Eighties

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Dodd, Mead

This text is a record of the famous women throughout history who have been branded mistresses, many of whom used their sexual talents in the bedroom to wield heady power in the boardroom, the throne room, the battlefield and even the pulpit.

The Encyclopedia of Mistresses/an Under-The-Covers Look at the "Other Women" of History's Most Influential Men

Self-Help

Relationships

Longmeadow Pr.

Over 2,500 entries examine the author's life and work

Agatha Christie A to Z: The Essential Reference to Her Life and Writings (Literary A to Z)

Literature & Fiction

FACTS ON FILE+

Includes over 3,400 entries on Poe's poetry and characters, biographical information on his life, family, friends, and journeys that affected his work.

Edgar Allan Poe A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work (Literary A to Z)

Alphabetically arranged entries offer detailed histories of 125 films, providing production data, cast information, plot summaries, censorship histories, and profiles of directors.

Forbidden Films: Censorship Histories of 125 Motion Pictures (Facts on File Library of World Literature)

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

"Outlines the censorship history of 125 classic plays from ancient times to the present. Each entry presents the name(s) under which the play has appeared, the date and place of original production, a summary of the play, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. Additional features include playwrights' profiles, a list of the plays grouped by reasons for banning, and a list of 100 additional challenged, censored, or banned plays"--cover. Examines the characters, plot summary, and outlines the censorship history of 125 classic plays from ancient times to present. Each entry presents the name(s) under which the play has appeared, the date and place of original production, a summary of the play, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. Additional features include playwrights' profiles, a list of the plays grouped by reasons for banning, and a list of 100 additional challenged, censored, or banned plays. As public tastes change, so does the nature of popular drama. In the fifth century BCE, Aristophanes' Lysistrata attracted censors for its themes, of wifely rebellion and sex. From the 15th to the 18th centuries, plays were censored primarily for religious or political reasons. In the 19th century, social and sexual reasons for censorship emerged. In recent years, plays dealing with topics such as homosexuality and AIDS have garnered attention from censors. This comprehensive guide outlines the censorship histories of 125 classic plays from ancient times to the present. Each produced and place of original production, a summary of the play, its censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. Among the works covered are: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Kushner, 1991) Le Barbier de Seville (Pierre Beaumarchais, 1775) The children's hour (Lillian Hellman, 1934) The crucible (Arthur Miller, 1953) Henry IV, Part 2 (William Shakespeare, 1598) Jesus Christ, Superstar (Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1971) Oedipus Rex (Sophocies, 425 BCE) Oh! Calcutta (Kenneth Tynan, 1969) Salome (Oscar Wilde, 1896) Le Tartuffe (Moii)re. 1669)Examines the characters, plot summary, and censorship history of 125 plays, and offers suggestions for further reading.

Banned Plays: Censorship Histories of 125 Stage Dramas

The one volume abridgement of the Banned book series highlights books banned for political, religious, sexual, and social reasons

100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature

Karolides, Nicholas J.

Bald, Margaret

History & Criticism

Checkmark Books

Edgar Allan Poe A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work (The Literary A to Z Series)

Reference

Since the earliest days of the film industry, mainstream films have been banned for their sexual, religious, social and political content. This volume traces the efforts to censor 125 films, ranging from the silent The Birth of a Nation, to Schindler's List. It examines the continued efforts to regulate the industry, providing a summary of each banned film - including production details, censorship history, and suggestions for further reading.

Forbidden Films: Censorship Histories of 125 Motion Pictures

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