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White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dalrymple, William, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, The true story of a tragic ong>anong>d passionate love affair--ong>anong>d a testament to the Indiong>anong> conquest of the British imagination. Conjuring all the sweep of a great nineteenthcentury novel, acclaimed author William Dalrymple unearths the fascinating story of the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, James Kirkpatrick, who in fell in love with the great-niece of the Hyderabadi prime minister. To marry her, Kirkpatrick converted to Islam ong>anong>d even became a double agent working against the East India Compong>anong>y. Shedding light on the mong>anong>y eccentric Westerners during this period who "turned Turk," adopting Indiong>anong> customs, dress, ong>anong>d religions, Darymple brings to life a compelling ong>anong>d largely unwritten story of Britain's rule over India.

Evidence for Paralegals, Third Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marlowe, Joelyn D. / Cummins, Suzong>anong>ne, PUBLISHER: Aspen Publishers, The authors draw on their own considerable experience in preparing ong>anong>d litigating cases: - focusing on the practical applications of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the text covers the full rong>anong>ge of course topics, including gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, ong>anong>d researching - written from a real-life perspective of actual practice in local, state, ong>anong>d federal court - text goes beyond the interpretation of the rules to explain the application of the rules - developed specifically for paralegal students, with short case summaries, readable examples, marginal definitions of terms ong>anong>d cross-references to the Rules of Evidence, plus review questions ong>anong>d hypotheticals - compact ong>anong>d accessible, the book covers key topics in less thong>anong> 300 pages - teaching package includes ong>anong> Instructor's Mong>anong>ual ong>anong>d PowerPoint slides Recent revisions to the Federal Rules of Evidence are highlighted in this edition: - chong>anong>ges to the rules governing expert ong>anong>d lay testimony ong>anong>d the use of character evidence - new rules that permit domestic ong>anong>d foreign business records to be admitted without a foundational witness - case law that exemplifies the amended ong>anong>d new rules

Walking with Christ in the Details of Life: 75 Devotional

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morley, Patrick M., PUBLISHER: Zondervong>anong> Publishing Compong>anong>y, This book is aimed at helping the devotional or inner life of men, covering topics like truth, prayer, the nature of God, surrender, servong>anong>thood, suffering, character, ong>anong>d more.

Aluminium in Biology and Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciba Foundation Symposium / Chadwick, Derek J. / Whelong>anong>, Julie, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Prominent contributors ong>addressong> issues regarding the toxicity of aluminum which causes ong>anong> encephalopathy in renal dialysis patients ong>anong>d is also known to damage ong>anong>imals ong>anong>d plong>anong>ts via acid rain. Examines the chemistry ong>anong>d biology of aluminum compounds focusing on the evidence for ong>anong>d against aluminum's role in Alzheimer's disease.

No Bad Waves: Talking Story with Mickey Muoz

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Munoz, Mickey / Yvon, Chouinard / Chouinard, Yvon, PUBLISHER: Patagonia Books, Mickey Munoz has been called the "surfer's surfer," ong>anong>d is loved ong>anong>d respected among the cognoscenti for his contributions to surfing ong>anong>d the surfing life for the past 60 years as a surfer, a pioneer of Waimea Bay, a stuntmong>anong> (stong>anong>d-in for Gidget), a board shaper ong>anong>d designer, ong>anong>d as a sailor ong>anong>d boatbuilder (America's Cup). Mentored by the Malibu greats of the '40s, ong>anong>d ong>anong> influence on generations of surfers since, Mickey weaves the story of a California watermong>anong> using his own life ong>anong>d that of his friends.

The Dangerous Animals Club

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tobolowsky, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, From celebrated character actor ong>anong>d uncommonly talented storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky, "The Dong>anong>gerous ong>Anong>imals Club" is a series of stories that touch on life's great mysteries with a cast of characters that include legendary film directors, physicists, ghosts, pygmy hippos, ong>anong>d hostage takers."The Dong>anong>gerous ong>Anong>imals Club" is a beguiling series of stories that woven together form the story of a mong>anong> in the middle of his life reflecting on life's mong>anong>y mysteries. Parents raise children ong>anong>d then pass on, a girlfriend embarks on a theatrical career with Stephen ong>anong>d then breaks his heart, ong>anong>imals--dong>anong>gerous ong>anong>d docile--come ong>anong>d go, toes are smashed ong>anong>d necks break, ong>anong>d children are born. Small incidents are later revealed as momentous turning points. Woven through these tales are lessons in quong>anong>tum physics, Jewish mysticism, ong>anong>d stagecraft. Told in a unique voice ong>anong>d with a spiritual inquisitiveness, these tales have charmed live audiences ong>anong>d podcast listeners--ong>anong>d will charm a whole new audience on the page.

Life on the Dry Line: Working the Land,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Harry Morgong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Fulcrum Group, With a clear ong>anong>d detailed voice, Harry Mason describes life ong>anong>d evolution on the vast plains of Kong>anong>sas.

Fate and Destiny: From the Holocaust to the State of Israel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Soloveitchik, Joseph Dov, PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House, One of the classics of modern Jewish thought, Kol Dodi Dofek, is here trong>anong>slated into English. In it Rabbi Soloveitchik presents ong>anong> extended theological meditation on the Holocaust ong>anong>d the rise of the State of Israel, the Jewish "covenong>anong>t of faith," ong>anong>d the "covenong>anong>t of fate ong>anong>d destiny" which links all Jews, religious, irreligious, ong>anong>d nonreligious. Rabbi Dr. Walter S. Wurzberger, a prominent discipline of the Rav, has provided ong>anong> introduction.

The Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story about Recycling

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inches, Alison / Chambers, Mark, PUBLISHER: Little Simon, Peek into this diary of ong>anong> aluminum cong>anong> as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to the mong>anong>ufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage cong>anong>, ong>anong>d finally to a recycling plong>anong>t where it emerges into its new life?as a baseball bat This 8x8 paperback storybook is told from the point of view of ong>anong> enthusiastic aluminum cong>anong>. The diary entries are fun ong>anong>d humorous, yet point out the ecological significong>anong>ce behind each product ong>anong>d the resources used to make it.

International Action Against Racial Discrimination

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bong>anong>ton, Michael P., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Anong> introduction to the international law of racial discrimination, this book is the first to provide ong>anong> inside account of how a United Nations humong>anong> rights treaty body actually works. At the same time, it is ong>anong> introduction to the international law of racial discrimination. The book focuses on the practical operation ong>anong>d implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasizing throughout the relationship between law ong>anong>d politics.

Infants and Toddlers:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bender / Bender, Michael / Baglin, Carol ong>Anong>n, PUBLISHER: Singular Publishing Group, A needed source of practical information, this text includes the input of parents, professionals, agency representatives, ong>anong>d advocates, as they offer ong>anong> abundong>anong>ce of ideas, information, ong>anong>d experience for those entering the early intervention field. The book ong>addressong>es areas that are of growing concern to practitioners ong>anong>d clinic personnel, such as infong>anong>t mental health, serving special populations through understong>anong>ding customs as they relate to the roles of parents ong>anong>d families, preparing to provide early intervention services, ong>anong>d issues one must consider before accepting the day-care option. It also attempts to ong>addressong> the mong>anong>y family concerns that are often left unong>anong>swered as a result of the time-consuming ong>anong>d crisis nature of parenting ong>anong> infong>anong>t or toddler with disabilities. The text is ong>anong> excellent resource that also cong>anong> be used by individuals to support or develop their own programs.

Treasured Islands: Cruising the South Seas with Robert Louis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holmes, Lowell D., PUBLISHER: Sheridong>anong> House, ong>Anong> account of Robert Louis Stevenson's desperate search for health, ong>anong>d the fulfillment of his life-long ambition to cross broad oceong>anong>s in tall ships ong>anong>d gain ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the world beyond the frontiers of "civilized" society.

Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heat Moon, William Least, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, William Least Heat-Moon's journey into America begong>anong> with little more thong>anong> the need to put home behind him. At a turning point in his life, he packed up a vong>anong> he called Ghost Dong>anong>cing ong>anong>d escaped out of himself ong>anong>d into the country. The people ong>anong>d places he discovered on his roundabout -mile trip down back roads ("blue highways") ong>anong>d through small, forgotten towns are unexpected, sometimes mysterious, ong>anong>d full of the spark ong>anong>d wonder of ordinary life. Robert Penn Warren said, "He has a genius for finding people who have not even found themselves." The power of Heat-Moon's writing ong>anong>d his delight in the overlooked ong>anong>d the unexamined capture a sense of our national destiny, the true Americong>anong> experience. (A Mariner Reissue)

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Anong>drews, Gary, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Three old friends seek to ong>addressong> a crisis of faith by attending ong>anong> interfaith conference of the world's three great monotheistic religions. Among leading Christiong>anong>s, Muslims ong>anong>d Jews, they find meong>anong>ing, romong>anong>ce ong>anong>d violence on a biblical scale. ong>Anong> engaging religious polemic wrapped in the familiar mong>anong>tel of a murder mystery, "No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commong>anong>dment Mysteries," is imbued with the most relevong>anong>t Biblical ong>anong>d Qurong>anong>ic verses, revealing the scriptural roots of the current world conflict. Respectfully ong>anong>d intelligently representing the views of humong>anong>ists ong>anong>d religious believers alike, this book explores ong>anong>swers to questions like: what do the astrological disciplines teach about past ong>anong>d future history; what does God expect; what does the Bible teach on evolution ong>anong>d abortion; who was Jesus ong>anong>d what really happened on Golgotha; what do Jews await in the Messiong>anong>ic age; what does the Qurong>anong> teach on jihad ong>anong>d on women's rights; what is the emotional root of the dispute between Christiong>anong>ity, Judaism ong>anong>d Islam. A must read for all those secure in their beliefs

The Practice of Liberal Pluralism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galston, William, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, William Galston defends a theory, liberal pluralism, based on three core concepts--value pluralism, political pluralism, ong>anong>d expressive liberty--ong>anong>d explores the implications of this theory for politics. Liberal pluralism helps clarify some of the complexities of real-world political action ong>anong>d points toward a distinctive conception of public philosophy ong>anong>d public policy.

Managing Alcoholism: Matching Clients to Treatments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lindstrom, Lars / Nord, Richard, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book provides ong>anong> in-depth review ong>anong>d concise ong>anong>alysis of studies on alcoholism ong>anong>d psychosocial treatment. In this English edition, which has been extensively revised from the original Swedish version, the major conceptual approaches to alcoholism are evaluated. The ongoing debate on whether alcoholism should be regarded as a disease or not is examined, ong>anong>d a discussion on the importong>anong>ce of psychological versus genetic factors is included. This cohesive work ong>anong>alyzes the methodological strategies of comparative outcome research, ong>anong>d suggests alcoholism treatment services from the perspective of public health.

Scott Nearing's Address to the Jury: The Speach [Sic] Before

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nearing, Scott, 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 LibraryCTRG96-BCover title.New York City: Rong>anong>d School of Social Science, p.; 19 cm

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In the three lectures which give their title to this delightful collection of esays, the author of "The Enchong>anong>ted Voyage" ong>anong>d "The Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to the influence of the environment on the course of evolution. The first lecture considers the nature of the terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth ong>anong>d as one of a class of possible spaces on other bodies; the second examines the nature of the ecological niche; ong>anong>d the third discusses some of the possible environmental interactions of a single species, emphasis being placed on the extremely recondite nature of the selective forces that act on mong>anong>, as on other ong>anong>imals. ong>Anong>other of the pieces deals with the problem of the relation of natural beauty to works of art, particularly in the context of the similarities ong>anong>d differences apparent when natural history museums ong>anong>d art galleries are compared. The final essay, "The Cream in the Gooseberry Fool," is ong>anong> account of the role of ong>anong> English country clergymong>anong> ong>anong>d of the Europeong>anong> magpie most in one of the most significong>anong>t early discoveries of genetics. Acquista Ora

Not for Tourists Guide to Los Angeles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Not for Tourists Guides, PUBLISHER: Not for Tourist, The Not For Tourists Guide to Los ong>Anong>geles is the essential urbong>anong> hong>anong>dbook that thousong>anong>ds of Los ong>Anong>gelenos rely on daily. It divides the city into fifty-seven mapped neighborhoods ong>anong>d pinpoints all of the essential services ong>anong>d entertainment hotspots with NFT 's user-friendly icons. The guide also includes a foldout highway map covering all of Los ong>Anong>geles. Everything from supermarkets, cafes, bars, ong>anong>d gas stations to information on 24-hour services, beaches, public trong>anong>sportation, ong>anong>d city events NFT will help you find a boutique for ong>anong> Oscar gown ong>anong>d then show you how to get there.

Life After Violence: A People's Story of Burundi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uvin, Peter, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, Burundi recently emerged from twelve years of civil war. In this book, ordinary Burundiong>anong>s, farmers, artisong>anong>s, traders, mothers, soldiers ong>anong>d students talk about the past ong>anong>d the future, war ong>anong>d peace, their hopes for a better life ong>anong>d their relationships with each other ong>anong>d the state. Young men, in particular, often seen as the cause of violence, talk about the difficulties of living up to stong>anong>dards of masculinity in ong>anong> impoverished ong>anong>d war-torn society. Weaving a rich tapestry, Peter Uvin pitches the ideas ong>anong>d aspirations of people on the ground against the assumptions often made by the international development ong>anong>d peace-building agencies. This groundbreaking book on conflict ong>anong>d society in Africa will have profound repercussions for development across the world.

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.

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