Time and circumstances often separate adult siblings from the family closeness they once knew. Based on a decade of research and more than 200 personal interviews, this book is filled with abundant case histories that reflect the heartening, sometimes heartbreaking, tugs and ties that brothers and sisters experience after they have grown up.

The seaport of Ashkelon flourished under Roman and Byzantine rulers. Its far-flung maritime connections are reflected in the imported pottery found by the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon. Dr. Barbara L. Johnson brings a wealth of expertise and many years of experience to her study of this material, presenting and identifying a diverse array of vessels that illuminate the trading networks that knitted together the Mediterranean world.

The Graphing Calculator Manual by Judith A. Penna contains keystroke level instruction for the Texas Instruments TI-83/83+, TI-84, and TI-86. Bundled with every copy of the text, the Graphing Calculator Manual uses actual examples and exercises from Intermediate Algebra: Graphs and Models, Third Edition, to help teach students to use their graphing calculator. The order of topics in the Graphing Calculator Manual mirrors that of the text, providing a just-in-time mode of instruction.