Dealing With Dragons

Princess Cimorene, the daughter of a very proper king, runs away to live with a very powerful dragon, Kazul. This updated edition features a new introduction by the author.

Cimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, is back--but where is Kazul the dragon? That's what Cimorene is determined to find out! This updated edition features a new introduction by the author and fantastic new packaging.

Молоденька чарівниця Ґвендолен та її молодший брат Кет після загибелі батьків переїжджають жити у замок їхнього далекого родича — верховного мага Крестомансі, відповідального за використання чарів у всьому магічному світі та за його межами. Усі довкола вважають Ґвендолен обдарованою чаклункою і пророкують їй блискуче майбутнє, але Крестомансі цієї впевненості не

A complete introduction to building robust and reliable software Beginning Software Engineering demystifies the software engineering methodologies and techniques that professional developers use to design and build robust, efficient, and consistently reliable software. Free of jargon and assuming no previous programming, development, or management experience, this accessible guide explains important

One fairy... One pirate... A prophecy fulfilled Mascar, the pirate, has stolen the Gold of Youtha substance that controls the fairy dust in the Crystal-Glass and Blue-Water Realms. Jddah, a fairy princess, is frightened when she discovers Mascar wants to steal her fairy dust and become immortal. She then goes

This new edition of Georges Dicker's commentary on Descartes's Meditations serves as an introduction to Descartes's philosophy for undergraduates and as a sophisticated companion to his Meditations for advanced readers, and it incorporates much recent Descartes scholarship.

More than magic... Where else can one combine chemistry and philosophy to turn base metal into gold while discovering a magical elixir to prolong life? Here's a simple and straightforward guide to alchemy that explains its basic principles. Written by one of the world's few practicing alchemists, it's a concise

Listen! For I sing of Owen Thorskard: valiant of heart, hopeless at algebra, last in a long line of legendary dragon slayers. Though he had few years and was not built for football, he stood between the town of Trondheim and creatures that threatened its survival. There have always been

When a girl and her dragon friend go to Camp Camelot to have some knightly fun, some of the other knights refuse to let the dragon play, but the king soon sorts the bullies out.

Never before published in a single volume, Tolkien’s four novellas (Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major, and Roverandom) and one book of poems (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) are gathered together for the first time. This new, definitive collection of works — which had appeared