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Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: David, Bruno / Thomas, Julian, PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press, Over ong>theong> past three decades, "landscape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands ong>ofong> archaeology. From ong>theong> processualist study ong>ofong> settlement patterns to ong>theong> phenomenologist's experience ong>ofong> ong>theong> natural world, from human impact on past environments to ong>theong> environment's impact on human thought, action, and interaction, ong>theong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>theong> first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition ong>ofong> ong>theong> ideas and practices ong>ofong> landscape archaeology, covering ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical and ong>theong> practical, ong>theong> research and conservation, and encasing ong>theong> term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be ong>theong> benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to ong>theong> World Archaeological Congress.

The Mark of the Social: Discovery or Invention?

The Mark of the Social: Discovery or Invention?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greenwood, John D. / Gergen, Kenneth J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Behavior, language, development, identity, and science all ong>ofong> ong>theong>se phenomena are commonly characterized as 'social' in nature. But what does it mean to be 'social'? Is ong>theong>re any intrinsic 'mark' ong>ofong> ong>theong> social shared by ong>theong>se phenomena? In ong>theong> first book to shed light on this foundational ong>questionong>, twelve distinguished philosophers and social scientists from several disciplines debate ong>theong> mark ong>ofong> ong>theong> social. ong>Theong>ir varied answers will be ong>ofong> interest to sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, psychologists, and anyone interested in ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical foundations ong>ofong> ong>theong> social sciences.

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Family Support for the Elderly: The International Experience

Family Support for the Elderly: The International Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kendig, Hal / Hashimoto, Akiko / Coppard, Larry C., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>Theong> size ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's elderly population continues to increase and alternative ways ong>ofong> providing support are continually being sought. This support depends in large measure on families and oong>theong>r informal care-givers complementing ong>theong> health and social services. In , ong>theong> World Assembly on Aging directed international attention to ong>theong> primary role ong>ofong> ong>theong> family in supporting ong>theong> elderly, while highlighting ong>theong> lack ong>ofong> information on aging and families, particularly in developing countries. Initiated by ong>theong> World Health Organization's Global Program for Health ong>ofong> ong>theong> ELderly, this book provides an introduction to ong>theong> understanding ong>ofong> aging and family relations. ong>Theong> chapters are designed to heighten appreciation ong>ofong> ong>theong> cultural diversity ong>ofong> aging, and to contribute to ong>theong> improvement ong>ofong> policies and programs aimed at enhancing ong>theong> well-being ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's increasing numbers ong>ofong> elderly people. ong>Theong> international contributors have all worked extensively in ong>theong> field, and ong>theong> comparisons ong>theong>y draw between practice in different countries has not been previously published in such detail.

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

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Land and Labor in the Greek World

Land and Labor in the Greek World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burford, Alison / Cooper, Alison Burford, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, What value did ong>theong> Greeks put on farming beyond its capacity to produce food? Who owned ong>theong> land, and who worked it? Alison Burford examines ong>theong> Greeks' preoccupation with land and agriculture to understand ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir society and culture in general. She focuses on how ong>theong> need to make ong>theong> land productive influenced social, economic, and cultural beliefs and practices throughout Greek society. Specific areas ong>ofong> study include land allotment in ong>theong> early settlements, ong>theong> function ong>ofong> ong>theong> antidosis, Xenophon's true intent in his Oeconomicus, ong>theong> understanding and use ong>ofong> ong>theong> term peasant, environmental concerns, and nationalist feelings among tied laborers. "Whatever ong>theong> ong>balanceong> ong>ofong> power and social prestige within a comunity, and however ong>theong>y were expressed in its constitution, landed interests played a critical role in determining political relationships and economic activities. ong>Theong> answer found to ong>theong> ong>questionong> 'Who labored on ong>theong> land?' shaped as decisively as anything else ong>theong> character ong>ofong> Greek society....ong>Theong>re can be little doubt that whenever a steady breeze got up about threshing time, most people in ong>theong> Greek world would have remarked, 'Here was a fine day for winnowing.'" -- from Land and Labor in ong>theong> Greek World.

Mc Millan on options

Mc Millan on options

Mc Millan on ong>optionsong> - L. G. McMillan - Ed Wiley finance Edition

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Dreaming Arrival

Dreaming Arrival

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Welch, John, PUBLISHER: Shearsman Books, Circumventing conventional narratives ong>ofong> trauma and recovery, 'Dreaming Arrival' presents a series ong>ofong> very personal reflections on ong>theong> writing life set in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> John Welch's experience ong>ofong> psychoanalysis. Intensely felt, but always retaining a significant degree ong>ofong> scepticism, ong>theong> book's starting-point was in a journal ong>theong> writer kept when in analysis and it refers back to an experience ong>ofong> breakdown and hospitalisation thirty years previously. Calling easy notions ong>ofong> creativity into ong>questionong> 'Dreaming Arrival' looks not only at ong>theong> way 'ong>theong>rapy' affects writing, but also at how ong>theong> writing may affect ong>theong> process ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>theong>rapy itself.

Climate Change Education: Goals, Audiences, and Strategies:

Climate Change Education: Goals, Audiences, and Strategies:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forrest, Sherrie / Feder, Michael A., PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, ong>Theong> global scientific and policy community now unequivocally accepts that human activities cause global climate change. Although information on climate change is readily available, ong>theong> nation still seems unprepared or unwilling to respond effectively to climate change, due partly to a general lack ong>ofong> public understanding ong>ofong> climate change issues and opportunities for effective responses. ong>Theong> reality ong>ofong> global climate change lends increasing urgency to ong>theong> need for effective education on earth system science, as well as on ong>theong> human and behavioral dimensions ong>ofong> climate change, from broad societal action to smart energy choices at ong>theong> household level. ong>Theong> public's limited understanding ong>ofong> climate change is partly ong>theong> result ong>ofong> four critical challenges that have slowed development and delivery ong>ofong> effective climate change education. As one response to ong>theong>se challenges, Congress, in its and appropriation process, requested that ong>theong> National Science Foundation (NSF) create a program in climate change education to provide funding to external grantees to improve climate change education in ong>theong> United States. To support and strengong>theong>n ong>theong>se education initiatives, ong>theong> Board on Science Education ong>ofong> ong>theong> National Research Council (NRC) created ong>theong> Climate Change Education Roundtable. ong>Theong> Roundtable convened two workshops. Climate Change Education Goals, Audiences, and Strategies is a summary ong>ofong> ong>theong> discussions and presentations from ong>theong> first workshop, held October 21 and . This report focuses on two primary topics: public understanding and decision maker support. It should be viewed as an initial step in examining ong>theong> research on climate change and applying it in specific policy circumstances.

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Aspects of Malory

Aspects of Malory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takamiya, Toshiyuki / Brewer, Derek, PUBLISHER: Boydell & Brewer, This volume ong>ofong> essays is aimed at advancing ong>theong> appreciation ong>ofong> Malory, an author who has always been enjoyed by ong>theong> common reader, but is still sometimes underestimated by ong>theong> critics. Despite an increasing number ong>ofong> articles on Malory, ong>theong>re is a need for a general survey ong>ofong> recent research, whichl> Aspects ong>ofong> Malory /l>provides. ong>Theong> volume opens with a note by ong>theong> late Prong>ofong>essor Vinaver on Malory's prose, and three essays on Malory's Englishness and his English sources, including an essay by P. J. C. Field which argues for an English raong>theong>r than a French origin for ong>theong> l>Tale ong>ofong> Gareth/l>. This is followed by two essays on Malory's French sources, by Jill Mann and Mary Hynes-Berry. ong>Theong>rence McCarthy re-exasmines ong>theong> sequence ong>ofong> ong>theong> tales, and three furong>theong>r essays look at ong>theong> scribal and textual tradition ong>ofong> Malory's work, in particular ong>theong> relationship between ong>theong> Winchester MS, Caxton's printed version, and ong>theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> MS. Finally, Richard R. Griffith reconsiders ong>theong> authorship ong>questionong>, and proposes a long-forgotten Thomas Malory as ong>theong> most likely candidate. ong>Theong>re is a bibliography ong>ofong> recent research compiled by Prong>ofong>essor Takamiya.Full ong>ofong> sound scholarship'. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTVolume ong>ofong> essays aimed at advancing ong>theong> appreciation ong>ofong> Malory and providing a general survey ong>ofong> critical research; topics covered include Malory's sources, both French and English, ong>theong> scribal and texual tradition ong>ofong> his work, and ong>theong> ong>questionong> ong>ofong> authorship.

Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories: The Modern

Drifting Continents and Shifting Theories: The Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Le Grand, H. E., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This innovative book uses ong>theong> story ong>ofong> how a modern science achieved its present shape and focus to introduce ong>theong> ong>questionong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> scientific change and its philosophical analysis. ong>Theong> "modern revolution in geology" ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and s saw ong>theong> triumph ong>ofong> ong>theong> global ong>theong>ory ong>ofong> plate tectonics, and decisive turning point in fifty years' controversy and competition first sparked in by Wegener's proposal ong>ofong> continenta drift. Here, Prong>ofong>essor Le Grand interweaves a history ong>ofong> this episode ong>ofong> scientific change with reflective discussions ong>ofong> its historical, philosophical, and social circumstances, and ong>ofong> ong>theong> development ong>ofong> science more generally. ong>Theong> approach ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is exploratory; ong>theong> reader is encouraged to be an active participant--to use ong>theong> historical narrative to understand and criticize some ong>ofong> ong>theong> more recent, influential ideas about science and scientists, to draw conclusions, and especially to pose ong>questionong>s about how and why changes occur in scientific knowledge and practice.

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Littere Baronum The Earliest Cartulary of the Counts of

Littere Baronum The Earliest Cartulary of the Counts of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: NA, PUBLISHER: Centre for Global Health Research University ong>ofong> Toronto, NA Acquista Ora

An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming

An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Albert, Jr., PUBLISHER: Viking Children's Books, Former Vice President Al Gore's "New York Times" #1 bestselling book is a daring call to action, exposing ong>theong> shocking reality ong>ofong> how humankind has aided in ong>theong> destruction ong>ofong> our planet and ong>theong> future we face if we do not take action to stop global warming. Now, Viking has adapted this book for ong>theong> most important audience ong>ofong> all: today's youth, who have no choice but to confront this climate crisis head-on. Dramatic full-color photos, illustrations, and graphs combine with Gore's effective and clear writing to explain global warming in very real terms: what it is, what causes it, and what will happen if we continue to ignore it. "An Inconvenient Truth" will change ong>theong> way young people understand global warming and hopefully inspire ong>theong>m to help change ong>theong> course ong>ofong> history.

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The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In ong>theong> three lectures which give ong>theong>ir title to this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, ong>theong> author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Enchanted Voyage" and "ong>Theong> Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> evolution. ong>Theong> first lecture considers ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on oong>theong>r bodies; ong>theong> second examines ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> ecological niche; and ong>theong> third discusses some ong>ofong> ong>theong> possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on ong>theong> extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> selective forces that act on man, as on oong>theong>r animals. Anoong>theong>r ong>ofong> ong>theong> pieces deals with ong>theong> problem ong>ofong> ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. ong>Theong> final essay, "ong>Theong> Cream in ong>theong> Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> ong>theong> European magpie most in one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora

Australian Intellectual Property Law

Australian Intellectual Property Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davison, Mark / Monotti, Ann / Wiseman, Leanne, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Intellectual property law in Australia has changed dramatically in ong>theong> last decade and continues to change. Developments in technology, ong>theong> rise ong>ofong> ong>theong> internet, ong>theong> globalisation ong>ofong> trade and ong>theong> increasing importance ong>ofong> 'superbrands' or trade marks with global appeal have all impacted on ong>theong> laws surrounding intellectual property. Furong>theong>rmore, globalisation has resulted in greater pressure to expand ong>theong> rights ong>ofong> intellectual property owners as ong>theong>y endeavour to capture ong>theong> potential benefits ong>ofong> ownership in an increasingly affluent and integrated world economy. This book provides a detailed and scholarly insight into Australian intellectual property law. It aims to ong>ofong>fer students and legal prong>ofong>essionals a detailed discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> black-letter aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> law, with ong>theong> primary emphasis on ong>theong> legal principles and complexities within.

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The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crane, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Smk Books, ong>Theong> Red Badge ong>ofong> Courage is considered one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most influential works in American literature. ong>Theong> novel, a depiction on ong>theong> cruelty ong>ofong> ong>theong> American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on ong>theong> battlefield. ong>Theong> book made Crane an international success.

World Leisure Participation: Free Time in the Global Village

World Leisure Participation: Free Time in the Global Village

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cushman, Veal Zuzanek / Cushman, Grant / Cushman, G., PUBLISHER: CABI Publishing, This unique reference source presents nationwide surveys on patterns ong>ofong> leisure participation conducted in ong>theong> following thirteen countries: Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and ong>theong> United States. Despite survey differences in scope, methodology, scale and timing, a comparison ong>ofong> ong>theong> surveys indicates marked similarities in leisure participation in industrial societies in ong>theong> 'global village.' Among ong>theong> activities discussed are some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's leading recreational pursuits including, watching television, reading, socializing with friends and family, sports, traveling and visiting museums and art galleries. Also examined are ong>theong> methodological problems ong>ofong> conducting national leisure participation surveys and ong>theong>ir future prospects.

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Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>theong> major areas ong>ofong> constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> citizens' rights and good governance. ong>Theong> third edition ong>ofong> this book builds on ong>theong> success ong>ofong> ong>theong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>theong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary ong>ofong> ong>theong> law where appropriate. Contemporary issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>theong> refining ong>ofong> ong>theong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>theong> death penalty; and ong>theong> likely impact on CARICOM initiatives on ong>theong> rights ong>ofong> citizens.

Expert Guide to Pain Management:

Expert Guide to Pain Management:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCarberg, Bill H. / Passik, Steven, PH.D., PUBLISHER: American College ong>ofong> Physicians, A comprehensive and practical reference on ong>theong> assessment ong>ofong> acute and chronic pain, this is an authoritative and practical guide to ong>theong> safe and effective management ong>ofong> pain. ong>Theong> concisely written text addresses ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> pain, ong>theong> pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment ong>ofong> pain, ong>theong> psychological aspects ong>ofong> chronic pain, and ong>theong> psychosocial factors in chronic pain patients. Geared to clinicians in all disciplines, ong>theong> chapters in this book, written by leading experts, explain ong>theong> most useful diagnostic tests, describe ong>theong> entire spectrum ong>ofong> pain syndromes, and discuss all currently available drugs and oong>theong>r treatment ong>optionsong>. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> chapters included are: Chronic Pain as Disease, Headache, Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia, Neuropathic Pain, and Addiction in Pain Management.

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PowerScore LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training:

PowerScore LSAT Logical Reasoning: Question Type Training:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Killoran, David M. / Stein, Steven G., PUBLISHER: Powerscore Pub., LSAT Logical Reasoning: ong>Questionong> Type Training provides you with every Logical Reasoning ong>questionong> from LSAT PrepTests 1 through 20. It is ong>theong> only book available with ong>questionong>s grouped according to ong>theong> PowerScore classification system, used in ong>theong> LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible and in PowerScore LSAT courses worldwide. ong>Theong> book includes full chapters ong>ofong> each ong>ofong> ong>theong> thirteen ong>questionong> types, as well as compilations ong>ofong> ong>questionong>s dealing with Conditional Reasoning, Causal Reasoning, Formal Logic, Numbers and Percentages, and Principles. Containing nearly ong>questionong>s in all, including hard-to-find ong>questionong>s from ong>theong> early PrepTests, this book is an ideal training tool to increase your LSAT Logical Reasoning score.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

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The Global Technology Revolution

The Global Technology Revolution

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anton, Philip S. / Silberglitt, Richard / Schneider, James, PUBLISHER: RAND Corporation, Beyond ong>theong> agricultural and industrial revolutions ong>ofong> ong>theong> past, a global technology revolution is currently changing ong>theong> world. This book discusses ong>theong> broad, mulitdisciplinary, and synergistic trends in this revolution, including genomics, cloning, biom

Contemporary Television: Eastern Perspectives

Contemporary Television: Eastern Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: French, David / Richards, Michael / Richards, Michael, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>Theong> rapid proliferation ong>ofong> satellite and cable television in recent years combined with ong>theong> increasing importance ong>ofong> ideologies ong>ofong> free trade have brought up a number ong>ofong> very important issues. ong>Theong>se have acquired particular salience in Asian countries where ong>theong> ownership ong>ofong> television sets is growing at a phenomenal pace. Focusing on ong>theong> global and local issues arising from ong>theong> internationalization ong>ofong> television, this important volume provides an Asian reading ong>ofong> ong>theong> emerging tensions between commercial realities and ong>theong> desire to preserve cultural identities. Contemporary Television begins by focusing on two areas ong>ofong> growth--global media and media education. ong>Theong> contributors use ong>theong> globalization debate to point to ong>theong> energetic spread ong>ofong> television: ong>theong> growing size ong>ofong> audiences, ever-hungry for a wider choice ong>ofong> fare, and ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Asian market. ong>Theong>y also contextualize ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> television as a medium ong>ofong> entertainment in this era ong>ofong> globalization and discuss ong>theong> nature and importance ong>ofong> media education given recent developments. This book also examines contemporary ong>theong>mes relating to television and suggests an agenda for future debates and will be invaluable for students and scholars ong>ofong> mass media, communication, media education, and journalism. Broadcasters and journalists will also be interested in this volume as well as those concerned with ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> television and its impact on our lives.

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Ancient Light

Ancient Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Banville, John, PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group, ong>Theong> Man Booker Prize-winning author ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> Sea" gives us a brilliant, prong>ofong>oundly moving new novel about an actor in ong>theong> twilight ong>ofong> his life and his career: a meditation on love and loss, and on ong>theong> inscrutable immediacy ong>ofong> ong>theong> past in our present lives. Is ong>theong>re any difference between memory and invention? That is ong>theong> ong>questionong> that fuels this stunning novel, written with ong>theong> depth ong>ofong> character, ong>theong> clarifying lyricism, and ong>theong> heart-wrenching humor that have marked all ong>ofong> John Banville's extraordinary works. And it is ong>theong> ong>questionong> that haunts Alexander Cleave as he plumbs ong>theong> memories ong>ofong> his first--and perhaps only--love (he, just fifteen, ong>theong> woman more than twice his age, ong>theong> moong>theong>r ong>ofong> his best friend; ong>theong> situation impossible, thrilling, devouring, and finally devastating)... and ong>ofong> his daughter, lost to a kind ong>ofong> madness ong>ofong> mind and heart that Cleave can only fail to understand. When his stunted acting career is suddenly, inexplicably revived with a movie role portraying a man who may not be who he says he is, his young leading lady--famous and fragile--unwittingly gives him ong>theong> opportunity to see with aching clarity ong>theong> "chasm that yawns between ong>theong> doing ong>ofong> a thing and ong>theong> recollection ong>ofong> what was done."

Global Futures: Shaping Globalization

Global Futures: Shaping Globalization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pieterse, Jan Nederveen, PUBLISHER: Zed Books, This book rejects a fatalistic stance in ong>theong> face ong>ofong> ong>theong> problems that accelerating globalization is throwing up. ong>Theong> contributors argue that humanity must seek to shape globalization. In a sequence ong>ofong> tightly argued essays, ong>theong>y suggest a variety ong>ofong> innovative perspectives, changes, policies, and institutional reforms that we ought to strive for in our increasingly inter-connected world. ong>Theong> exciting range ong>ofong> topics discussed include global governance and democratization; international finance and reform ong>ofong> ong>theong> world economy; Third World development; ong>theong> environment; ong>theong> position ong>ofong> women; poverty and social exclusion; technology and culture; and ong>theong> future shape ong>ofong> urban growth.

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Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques

Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nickels, Sue, PUBLISHER: American Quilter's Society, Getting ready for your first machine quilt project could not be easier. This must-have book will provide everything you need to know to start your journey. This reliable resource covers all aspects ong>ofong> beginning machine quilting. ong>Theong> author walks ong>theong> reader through how to begin ong>theong> process, no matter what kind ong>ofong> sewing machine you may own. In this book, you will find full definitions ong>ofong> all ong>theong> supplies, complete explanations ong>ofong> techniques, help with quilting decisions, information on marking quilt tops and basting, tips on handling ong>theong> bulk ong>ofong> quilts, and finishing ong>optionsong>. Four practice projects will get you started.

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