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Bart Giamatti: A Profile

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moncreiff, Robert P., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, This vivid portrait of Bart Giamatti encompasses his entire eventful life but focuses especially on his years at Yale University () ong>anong>d his brief career as a major league baseball executive (). As scholar, teacher, ong>anong>d then university president, Giamatti was ong>anong> admired ong>anong>d respected figure on campus. He forged his academic career during turbulent decades, ong>anong>d his tenure in baseball was no less contentious, for as commissioner of baseball he oversaw the bong>anong>ishment of Cincinnati's Pete Rose from the game for gambling. The book draws on Giamatti's numerous writings ong>anong>d speeches to illuminate the character ong>anong>d complexities of the mong>anong> ong>anong>d to understong>anong>d the values that motivated his leadership. Bart Giamatti was a cultural conservative ong>anong>d institutional moderate at a time when such values were out of favor ong>anong>d under attack. At Yale, as a baseball executive, ong>anong>d indeed in all things, Giamatti championed the related values of freedom ong>anong>d order. Robert P. Moncreiff places Giamatti in the context of major events at Yale, recounts in detail the legal context in which the Pete Rose affair unfolded, ong>anong>d arrives at a nuong>anong>ced understong>anong>ding of this memorable mong>anong>'s life.

Keynes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Skidelsky, Robert Jacob, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, John Maynard Keynes () is a central thinker of the twentieth century, not just as ong>anong> economic theorist ong>anong>d statesmong>anong>, but in the borderlong>anong>d of economics, philosophy, politics ong>anong>d culture. Keynes's doctrines continue to inspire strong feelings in admirers ong>anong>d detractors alike. This short, engaging study of his life ong>anong>d thought explores the mong>anong>y positive ong>anong>d negative stereotypes ong>anong>d also examines the quality of Keynes's mind, his cultural ong>anong>d social milieu, his ethical ong>anong>d practical philosophy, ong>anong>d his monetary thought. Recent scholarship has significong>anong>tly altered the treatment ong>anong>d assessment of Keynes's contribution to twentieth-century economic thinking, ong>anong>d the current state of the debate initiated by the Keynesiong>anong> revolution is discussed in a final chapter on its legacy. No other work on Keynes provides such a readable introduction to his life ong>anong>d work.

Homer's the Odyssey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Homer, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents the most importong>anong>t 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index

Democratizations: Comparisons, Confrontations, and Contrasts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciprut, Jose V., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Democracy is not in steady state, ong>anong>d democratizations are open-ended processes; they depend on structures ong>anong>d functions in systemic contexts that idiosyncratically evolve in tone, tenor, direction, ong>anong>d pace over time. They affect ong>anong>d are affected by scores of determinong>anong>ts, both perceived ong>anong>d hypothetical. In interlinked chapters that spong>anong> a number of disciplines, this volume reexamines the basic traits, the comparable outcomes, ong>anong>d the self-defining dynamics of some of the more widely attempted versions of democracy across the world. It discusses some of the controversies that cong>anong> speed up or slow democratizations, depending on systemic structures, functions, processes, ong>anong>d contexts at play inside, outside, ong>anong>d across political boundaries. The crucial question these chapters ong>addressong> is whether democratization is possible without ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of what is expected from a mode of citizenship inseparable from ong>anong> ethic of freedom.

Looking Beyond Credit: Business Development Services and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dawson, Jonathong>anong> / Jeong>anong>s, ong>Anong>dy, PUBLISHER: Practical Action, In recent years, credit has become the predominong>anong>t form of support to small producers, while other forms of business development services have diminished. Looking Beyond Credit assesses the need for targeted business development services other thong>anong> finong>anong>ce, their growing importong>anong>ce among small producers ong>anong>d how they cong>anong> work in tong>anong>dem with credit schemes.The book shows that small producers generally face a rong>anong>ge of constraintsother thong>anong> finong>anong>ce such as access to improved technology, raw materials, skills training ong>anong>d information on market opportunities. Therefore, schemes that ong>addressong> these constraints are achieving a larger impact thong>anong> those which focus on credit alone. The case studies examined here record significong>anong>t achievements in terms of employment generation, increased incomes ong>anong>d product innovation ong>anong>d diversification, thus supporting the view that targeted business development services cong>anong> play a bigger role ong>anong>d should be incorporated with credit schemes to provide total support to small producers.Looking Beyond Credit will be essential reading for ong>anong>yone involved in the supply or demong>anong>d of business development services.

Julius Caesar

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Smith, Rob, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This new edition of Julius Caesar is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series ong>anong>d has been substong>anong>tially updated with new ong>anong>d revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored ong>anong>d enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Julius Caesar, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, ong>anong> eight-page colour section ong>anong>d ong>anong> enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performong>anong>ce, history ong>anong>d long>anong>guage. Acquista Ora

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, The Presidency & the Political System, now in ong>anong> updated sixth edition, incorporates the most recent research ong>anong>d scholarship on the presidency. Each of the 20 thought-provoking original essays, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, explores ong>anong> importong>anong>t aspect of the relationship between the presidency ong>anong>d our political system.

Assassination of JFK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Eamonn E. R. / Cole, Scott, PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Each volume in the "At Issue in History series is ong>anong> ong>anong>thology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. At offshoot of Greenhaven's acclaimed "At Issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary ong>anong>d secondary sources to explore ong>anong>d investigate the various opinions offered on each topic. History comes to life as the reader is exposed to the voices of those who participated in ong>anong>d witnessed the dramatic events of the past. More recent writings by historiong>anong>s ong>anong>d other scholars examine events with the benefit of hindsight, illuminating both the heroism ong>anong>d egregious errors of history makers.

Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, E. L. / Jones, Eric / Frost, Lionel, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, ong>Anong>alyzing the long-term, historical development of the major economies around the Pacific Rim in long>anong>guage aimed at the general reader, "Coming Full Circle" throws light on the most importong>anong>t relationships in the region today as well as on the prospects for future economic development ong>anong>d political cooperation.The authors begin with a critique of the popular notion of a "Pacific region," paying particular attention to the influence of geography ong>anong>d environment on population distribution ong>anong>d patterns of regional economic activity. They ong>addressong> the diverse indigenous development of pre-Europeong>anong> times, later periods of direct Europeong>anong> influence, ong>anong>d the evolution of modern-day urbong>anong> societies in the region. Finally, they track the rise of the United States ong>anong>d Japong>anong> as the dominong>anong>t regional economic powers ong>anong>d forecast chong>anong>ges we cong>anong> expect to see in the years ahead, noting in particular the increasing importong>anong>ce of China.

Teach Only Love: Twelve Principles of Attitudinal Healing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jampolsky, Gerald G., M.D., PUBLISHER: Council Oak Books, In , Jerry Jampolsky co-founded the Center for Attitudinal Healing in Tiburon, California, where people with life-threatening illnesses practice peace of mind as ong>anong> instrument of trong>anong>sformation. Based on the healing power of love ong>anong>d forgiveness, the twelve principles developed at the center ong>anong>d explained in this book embrace the idea that total giving ong>anong>d total acceptong>anong>ce are crucial to the healing process ong>anong>d that attitudinal healing cong>anong> lead to harmony, joy, ong>anong>d life without fear.

Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Freud, Sigmund, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents the most importong>anong>t 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, ong>anong>d ong>anong> index

Writing about Your Life: A Journey Into the Past

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zinsser, William Knowlton, PUBLISHER: Marlowe & Compong>anong>y, In this inspiring new book, William Zinsser-author of the classic best-selling guide, On Writing Well-tells you how to write about the people ong>anong>d places in your life. His method is to take you on a memoir of his own, a journey full of surprises that roams across Africa, Asia ong>anong>d the South Seas, ong>anong>d describes such remembered pleasures as working for the legendary New York Herald Tribune, teaching at Yale, ong>anong>d appearing in a Woody Allen movie. Along the way he explains the technical decisions that went into telling these ong>anong>d other stories from his past. Written with high enjoyment, this unusual book gives you permission not only to write confidently about your life, but-by example-to make the bold choices that will free you to live your life as fully as possible.

A Preface to Milton: Revised Edition: Preface Books Series

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Potter, Lois, PUBLISHER: Longmong>anong> Publishing Group, A must read before tackling the works of Milton "A bible of Milton.."."Daily Telegraph (UK)." Explores importong>anong>t places ong>anong>d people in Milton's life ong>anong>d their effect on he ong>anong>d his writings. Examines three of his major works including "Paradise Lost." This invaluable account provides ong>anong> excellent introduction to the life ong>anong>d works of John Milton, one of the great writers of the English long>anong>guage, rong>anong>king second only to Shakespeare. Clearly ong>anong>d concisely it outlines his life ong>anong>d cultural background ong>anong>d their effects on his work, setting him firmly in the context of the tumultuous 17th century times in which he lived ong>anong>d wrote. In this fascinating introduction, A Preface to Milton, Lois potter leases us in no doubt about his importong>anong>ce in the cong>anong>on of English literature. Dr. Lois Potter is senior lecturer in English as the University of Leicester

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Trumong>anong> State University Press, On the sixtieth ong>anong>niversary of the founding of the State of Israel ong>anong> international group of scholars, policy makers, ong>anong>d members of the public gathered at the Harry S. Trumong>anong> Research Institute for the Advong>anong>cement of Peace on the Hebrew University Campus to examine the diplomatic ong>anong>d political context from which the State of Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked the fortieth ong>anong>niversary of the creation of the Harry S. Trumong>anong> Research Institute ong>anong>d provided ong>anong> opportunity to commemorate ong>anong>d reflect on the work supported by the Institute. This collection of the thirteen articles presented at the conference in May advong>anong>ces the discussion of President Trumong>anong>'s recognition of the State of Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, ong>anong>d reviews efforts in the advocacy of peace made possible by the Institute.

Beginning Drama 4-11

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winston, Joe / Tong>anong>dy, Miles, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This third edition of Beginning Drama 4-11 is fully updated ong>anong>d revised in light of the renewed Framework for Teaching Literacy, ong>anong>d provides ong>anong> introduction for early years ong>anong>d primary school teachers who are new to drama ong>anong>d for student teachers who wish to specialise in the teaching of drama. It offers step-by-step guidong>anong>ce to help teachers ong>anong>d children grow in confidence in their use of drama, ong>anong>d shows clearly how drama cong>anong> contribute to work in English, ong>anong>d learning across the curriculum, as well as to the broader cultural life of the school. The authors have ong>anong> international profile ong>anong>d this third edition builds on the work's reputation of as one of the most accessible texts on primary drama available.

Primer on Occupational Safety and Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blosser, Fred, PUBLISHER: BNA Books (Bureau of National Affairs), Use this guide to outline ong>anong> orgong>anong>ization's federal ong>anong>d state requirements under OSHA -- or to ong>addressong> related state regulations for mine, nuclear, or trong>anong>sportation workers. The author explains performong>anong>ce ong>anong>d specification stong>anong>dards ong>anong>d detail -- ong>anong>d clarifies: -- the stong>anong>dard-setting process -- enforcement -- rights ong>anong>d responsibilities of employers ong>anong>d employees -- recordkeeping requirements -- ong>anong>tidiscrimination provisions Valuable appendixes include the OSHA statute, a detailed outline of the inspection process, sample performong>anong>ce ong>anong>d specification stong>anong>dards, sample forms, ong>anong>d more.

Immunopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Rogers / Rogers, Thomas / Gilmong>anong>, Steven C., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Our understong>anong>ding of the intricate nature of the immune response on both a cellular ong>anong>d molecular level has both contributed to ong>anong>d benefited from the work of immunopharmacologists. ong>Anong> increasing number of immunologists have become interested in agents which exert selective effects on the immune system. This has prompted the development of the subject of immunopharmacology which broadly ong>addressong>es the effects of natural ong>anong>d synthetic substong>anong>ces on the immune response

Studies on Greek Americans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kourvetaris, George, PUBLISHER: East Europeong>anong> Monographs, In this third volume of the author's scholarly work, twenty fives articles ong>addressong> topics importong>anong>t to Greek society, culture, ong>anong>d politics, such as ethnicity; prejudice; ethnonationalism; civil military relations; class consciousness; ong>anong>d the Olympic Games. The author stresses his methods, theories, ong>anong>d findings, ong>anong>d introduction of the volume the concepts ong>anong>d the nature of orgong>anong>ization ong>anong>d social orgong>anong>izations are clarified.

Designer Profile: Designers Present Themselves

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Birkhauser / Schmidt-Holtz, Rolf, PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press, In today's overcrowded markets, a good product has to stong>anong>d out. It needs ong>anong> attractive ong>anong>d innovative design, reflecting the compong>anong>y's commitment to the product. As such it is ong>anong> importong>anong>t factor in corporate representation, ong>anong>d it is advisable to make use of the expertise of professional designers. Since , Designer Profile has been the bilingual stong>anong>dard work on the contemporary design scene in Germong>anong>y, Austria ong>anong>d Switzerlong>anong>d. Every two years designers active in the fields of industry, trade fair ong>anong>d exhibition building, graphics ong>anong>d multimedia, cong>anong> introduce themselves, presenting their work ong>anong>d fields of activities. The result is a work of encyclopedic breadth which will offer mong>anong>agement decision-makers valuable assistong>anong>ce in obtaining ong>anong> overview of the capabilities of designers in Germong>anong>y, Austria ong>anong>d Switzerlong>anong>d. In addition, it will provide agencies concise information on the spectrum of services offered by potential design partners. For professionals, students, ong>anong>d designers just beginning their career, the book is ong>anong> excellent ong>anong>alysis of the very latest competitors. A clear ong>anong>d easy-to-use index makes the book ong>anong> indispensable reference work on contemporary designers in the Germong>anong>-speaking countries.

Henry IV, Part 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William, PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, Henry IV, Part II is a History written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English long>anong>guage. Henry IV, Part II is a play about the reign of king Henry ong>anong>d focuses largely on his relationship with his son, Prince Hal. Henry IV, Part II is ong>anong> importong>anong>t work of William Shakespeares, ong>anong>d is highly recommended for fong>anong>s of his works as well as those discovering his plays for the first time.

Address of Charles A. Boston Upon Legal Ethics: Law School

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boston, Charles A., PUBLISHER: Gale, Making of Modern Law, The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, includes over ong>anong>alytical, theoretical ong>anong>d practical works on Americong>anong> ong>anong>d British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitlong>anong>d, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ong>anong>d Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice mong>anong>uals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches ong>anong>d other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic ong>anong>d international law, government ong>anong>d politics, legal history, business ong>anong>d economics, criminology ong>anong>d much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School LibraryCTRG95-BTitle from cover. U.S.: s.n., p.; 23 cm

How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foer, Frong>anong>klin, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, Soccer is much more thong>anong> a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect window into the cross-currents of today's world, with all its joys ong>anong>d its sorrows. In this remarkably insightful, wide-rong>anong>ging work of reportage, Frong>anong>klin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shining a spotlight on the clash of civilizations, the international economy, ong>anong>d just about everything in between. "How Soccer Explains the World" is ong>anong> utterly original book that makes sense of our troubled times.

Room to Grow: An Appetite for Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gold, Tracey / McCarron, Julie, PUBLISHER: New Millennium (GB), Now a married mother of two young boys, Tracey's is ong>anong> account of a trip to hell ong>anong>d back. It is a journey of discovery ong>anong>d a chronicle of the very difficult lessons Tracey learned ong>anong>d must abide by every day of her life.

Yudl: A Novel and Selected Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Silbert, Layle, PUBLISHER: Seven Stories Press,U.S., "Yudl" is a previously unpublished novella ong>anong>d a collection of short stories that have appeared in a number of literary magazines. Set in s Chicago, the novella follows a character named Yudl, a middle-aged editor at a left-leong>anong>ing newspaper called "The Yiddish Courier." Yudl ong>anong>d his wife have decided to become long>anong>dlords, purchasing a vacong>anong>t lot ong>anong>d hiring ong>anong> acquaintong>anong>ce--aptly named Mason--to oversee the construction of their future apartment building. However, delays in the construction leave Yudl ong>anong>d his family without a home, forcing them to stay with Mason ong>anong>d his family until the construction is finally complete. Told with wry wit ong>anong>d a masterful sensibility for metaphor, the story explores gender, Zionism, ong>anong>d the immigrong>anong>t experience in the US. Silbert's graceful short stories focus on the family, allowing the reader glimpses of a child's happiness, the cripplingly contradictory demong>anong>ds of femininity, the complexity of grief, ong>anong>d a sustained meditation on life ong>anong>d death.

Hakluyt's Promise: An Elizabethan's Obsession for an English

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mong>anong>call, Peter C., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, Richard Hakluyt the younger, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, advocated the creation of English colonies in the New World at a time when the advong>anong>tages of this idea were far from self-evident. This book describes in detail the life ong>anong>d times of Hakluyt, a trained minister who became ong>anong> editor of travel accounts. "Hakluyt's Promise" demonstrates his prominent role in the establishment of English America as well as his interests in English opportunities in the East Indies. The volume presents nearly 50 illustrations--mong>anong>y unpublished since the sixteenth century--ong>anong>d offers a fresh view of Hakluyt's milieu ong>anong>d the central concerns of the Elizabethong>anong> age. Though he never traveled farther thong>anong> Paris, young Hakluyt spent much of the s recording information about the western hemisphere ong>anong>d became ong>anong> international authority on overseas exploration. The book traces his rise to prominence as a source of information ong>anong>d inspiration for Englong>anong>d's policy makers, including the queen, ong>anong>d his advocacy for colonies in Roong>anong>oke ong>anong>d Jamestown. Hakluyt's thought was shaped by debates that stretched across Europe, ong>anong>d his interests rong>anong>ged just as widely, encompassing such topics as peaceful coexistence with Native Americong>anong>s, the New World as a Protestong>anong>t Holy Long>anong>d, ong>anong>d in, his later life, trade with the Spice Islong>anong>ds.

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