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ISLAS (Dominie Mundo de Animales)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dominie Elementary, PUBLISHER: Dominie Elementary, A series of 10 books that feature some of the most extra ordinary natural locations in the world. Knowledge of various natural environments will increase as students take an informative and visually striking tour of some of the most beautiful habitats on Earth. Acquista Ora

The Table Museum Figma Action Figure Davide di Michelangelo

,The Table Museum, is a series of figma figures based on famous works of art that almost anyone would recognize! The fourth artwork to join the series is the masterpiece sculpture of David by Michelangelo, now known around the world as one of the best examples of Renaissance art. The beautiful yet powerful appearance of his sculpt still captures the hearts of people to this day.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of the role and development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social and economic history of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity of the surrounding community.

Knights of The Round Table

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Geographic Learning, National Geographic Learning, PUBLISHER: National Geographic School Pub, imagine a mythic kingdom in England of wizards and witches, fire-breathing dragons, and dreadful giants. Who can rule this magical land? Who can overcome the powers of evil? It is the destiny of King Arthur andhis noble knights, who protect and serve the people of Camelot. A perfect introduction to the Arthurian legends. "From the Trade Paperback edition."

Overheard at the Museum

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Henry, Judith, PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing(NY), Amusing and quirky, the "Overheard" series is a uniquely designed record of conversational snippets heard in public settings. "Overheard at the Museum," the first in the series, captures the spectrum of humor, the irreverence, and the appreciation for Fine Art that museum-goers display. Revealing quotes are paired with compelling black-and-white photographs that show onlokers engaged in their individual and universal museum experiences. Soul-baring, intimate, sordid, chock full of wit and wisdom, it's ear candy for the eavesdropper. These books are sure to become icons of popular culture.

Kerma and the Kingdom of Kush, B.C.: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendall, Timothy, PUBLISHER: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian I, This book chronicles one of the 20th century's greatest discoveries in African archaeology. In , in the village of Kerma in the northern Sudan, G.A. Reisner identified the remains of an ancient city with colossal architecture and spectacular tombs. Kerma mystified scholars for decades until new research and renewed excavations by C. Bonnet revealed it to be the capital of the early Nubian kingdom of Kush. Written to accompany an exhibition of ancient Nubian pottery, jewelry, and cultural artifacts, the book documents the archaeological site and ancient art works.

Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pyhrr, Stuart W. / Larocca, Donald / Ogawa, Morihiro, PUBLISHER: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, This book celebrates more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in . The new acquisitions complement and build upon the Museum's encylopedic collection, which totals more than objects from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. Fifty-eight of the most important recent acquisitions are featured in this volume, including the richly decorated armor and weapons of two French kings, the king of Sweden, and a future king of England, several members of the ruling Medici family of Florence, a hero of the American Revolution, two sultans of Turkey, and the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. The texts provide insight into the artistic, historical, and technical aspects of this specialized field. Many of these important and intriguing objects are previously unpublished.

Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Academy Of Sciences / National Academy Of Scien, Institute / Institute Of Medicine, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, Careers in Science and Engineering offers guidance to students on planning careers -- particularly careers in nonacademic settings -- and discusses how to obtain the education and skills necessary to attain their career goals. Profiles of science and engineering professionals illustrate a variety of career paths.

The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stokes, Eric / Stokes, E. T., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These twelve essays explore the nature of south Asian agrarian society and examine the extent to which it changed during the period of British rule. The central focus of the book is directed to peasant agitation and violence and four of the studies look at the agrarian explosion that formed the background to the Mutiny. The essays give a coherent historical treatment of the Indian peasant world, and the paperback edition of this successful book will be of interest to the student of peasant studies and to the sociologist as well as to development economists and agronomists generally.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on the trip of a lifetime. He's traveling from England to New York on the first voyage of the greatest ocean liner in history--the Titanic. Here is a story of cowardice and courage, of despair and determination, and of an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

Terrarium Habitats

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hosoume, Kimi / Barber, Jacqueline, PUBLISHER: Gems-Regents of the Univ of CA, These activities for grades Kindergarten-6 bring the natural world inside and deepen student understanding of and connection to all living things. The guide is complete with detailed instructions on setting up and maintaining terrariums, along with concise and interesting biological information on a number of possible small organisms (such as sow bugs, earthworms, and snails) that can become terrarium inhabitants.

Wetland Creation and Restoration: The Status of the Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kusler, Jon / Clewell, Andre F. / Kusler, Jon A., PUBLISHER: Island Press, With more than thirty papers from leading scientists and technicians, "Wetland Creation and Restoration" draws upon important new information and provides the first major national assessment by region of the capacity to implement a goal of no-net-loss of wetlands. It is a one-of-a-kind compendium of hands-on information about methods of creating, restoring, and enhancing wetlands.

Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whitehouse, David / Corning Museum of Glass, PUBLISHER: ABRAMS, The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, houses the world's premier glass collection, a dazzling array of more than objects representing years of glass craftsmanship and design. This lavish volume, a visual record of the most significant acquisitions made by the museum in the s, presents a panorama of beautiful glass-making from all over the world. A rare third-century portrait medallion, glass figurines made in the early 17th century, a selection of the most celebrated English cameo glass of the 19th century, and fabulous works by leading contemporary glass artists are among the prized objects on display. Written by David Whitehouse, an expert in the field, and showcasing works suited to every taste, this is a book for collectors, dealers, students, scholars, and anyone who has ever admired hand-blown glass, fine lead crystal, and etched, enameled, gilded, or stained glass works.

Purposeful Jettison of Petroleum Cargo

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Research Council / Natl Research Coun / Committee on Marine Salvage Issues, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, This book addresses the problem of deliberate discharge of petroleum cargo during salvage operations. It assesses the implications for shipping and marine environmental protection; documents the need to clarify U.S. law concerning intentional discharges of petroleum cargoes to save ships and prevent the loss of larger amounts of cargo; considers the implications of advances in oil spill contingency planning, environmental data acquisition and spill trajectory forecasting; and makes recommendations concerning the feasibility of developing guidelines for deciding whether to discharge oil intentionally.

Making Choices:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Various / Storr, Robert / Umland, Anne, PUBLISHER: Museum of Modern Art, Making Choices celebrates the diversity of modern art by focusing on four landmark years--, and . A variety of works representing all of New York MOMA's curatorial departments--architecture and design, drawings, film and video, painting and sculpture, photography, and prints and illustrated books.

American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bunch, Lonnie G. / Crew, Spencer R. / Hirsch, Mark G., PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Books, This lavishly illustrated volume recounts the evolution of the presidency, from the age of George Washington until today. Drawing from the vast collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, it provides a revealing glimpse of the culture, particularly the material culture, of the presidency. Using objects as varied as Thomas Jefferson's portable desk, Abraham Lincoln's stovepipe hat, a Teddy Bear named for Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's pince-nez, and a drum played during John E Kennedy's funeral, the book explores how the presidency has changed, and how presidential administrations have shaped -- and been shaped by -- relationships with the American people. Advertisements, movies, and television programs are also invoked to show how popular culture has informed Americans' collective memory of the presidency. The American Presidency accompanies a permanent exhibition of the same name at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

The Senate, Treaties and National Security,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pitsvada / Pitsvada, Bernard T., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, The end of the military phase of the 45-year Cold War represents a significant victory for the U.S. and western policy. This book examines selected aspects of this successful policy to gather some lessons that may be applicable in the future to other policy areas. The major framework within which the various individual actions were taken in our national security interest were a series of treaties proposed and enacted over the early years of the Cold War, most of which were enacted before . This book focuses further on the role of the Senate in this process of treaty making as the provider of advice and consent and as the surrogate for the entire legislative branch in this field.

Animal Lore of Shakespeare's Time. by Emma Phipson

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Phipson, Emma, PUBLISHER: Lost Library, (LARGE PRINT EDITION) . The author has compiled facts and figures from various sources relating to medieval natural history concerning animal life. Her purpose is to impart knowledge of the state of natural science during the period in which the great dramatist lived through the writings of naturalists and antiquaries as well as from similes, allusions, and anecdotes introduced into the plays, poems, and general literature of England during the latter half of the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth centuries. Acquista Ora

Ambiguous Relations: The American Jewish Community and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shafir, Shlomo, PUBLISHER: Wayne State University Press, This monograph, based on extensive research in many archival collections in the United States, Germany, and lsrael, focuses on the time period from the end of World War II until and deals with the American Jewish community's ambiguous attitude towards Germany since the Holocaust years. Examining the community's early intercessions with the American administration and its impact on American public opinion and on the West German government, this study develops a picture of ambiguity and denial in a pivotal time in American Jewry. Rationales and strategies of major Jewish organizations are discussed as well as the subsequent rise of Holocaust consciousness and the role of the survivors effect on the tension between special Jewish interests and American national interest.

The Path of Economic Growth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowe, Adolph, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The writings on the theory of economic growth share almost without exception two characteristics - they deal exclusively with steady growth or equilibrium dynamics, and they try to predict the actual course of long-term development on the basis of greatly oversimplified behaviour assumptions. This book, first published in , studies the many variants of a disequilibrium path, which growth processes pursue under the impact of major growth stimuli - changes in labour supply, in natural resources, and in technology. The study gives direction to public policies, sharply distinguishing between the requirements of market economies and of planned systems.

Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Committee on U S-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation Reus / Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development Security a / Nati, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, In December , a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in , the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisian experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participants from both the United States and Iran. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, and the list of site visits.

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murray, Jon / Williams, Jeff / Everist, Richard, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, -- 32-page full-colour safari guide -- extensive coverage of national parks and game reserves -- the lowdown on the surf scene, historic wineries and trekking -- essential travel advice, from riding on local transport to health and safety -- hundreds of accomodation and dining options, of all budgets

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first general social and political history of Malaya. Focusing on the years to , the last years of British rule and the achievement of independence, it embraces a wealth of social, economic and cultural, as well as political themes. It contains new research on the impact of the Second World War in Malaya, the origins and course of the Communist Emergency, and the response of Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes these themes forward into the s to shed new light on the emergence of this important Southeast Asian nation.

The National Security Strategy of the United States of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Administration, Bush, PUBLISHER: Winterhouse Editions, Cultural Writing. As required by section 108 of the National Security Act of , as amended (50 U.S.C. 404a), this policy report was prepared by the Bush Administration and released to the Congress of the United States on September . It is our Winterhouse Editions'] belief that the policies outlined in this report will have a far-reaching impact not only on American life, but on the coming course of world events. In a democracy such as ours, participating in public and critical discourse about the course of our society's future is both an inalienable right and a necessary responsibility of every citizen. Without discussion, no society can achieve a consensus on its future direction.

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide and commentary on the mysteries of the Rosary refocuses our meditation on the true center of the Rosary: the mysteries of Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

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