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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Wendell / Wirzba, Norman, PUBLISHER: Shoemaker & Hoard, Essential ong>essaysong> from Wendell Berry's writings on agrarianism, agriculture, ong>andong> community.

Text, Context, and Hypertext: Writing with and for the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Edward, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), In "ong>Textong>, Conong>Textong>, ong>andong> Hyperong>Textong>," twenty-seven experts present ong>theong> most recent developments in three important areas of technical communication: ong>theong> design of effective documentation, ong>theong> impact of new technology ong>andong> research on technical writing, ong>andong> ong>theong> training ong>andong> management of technical writers. This first synong>theong>sis of diverse but related research provides a unique conceptualization of ong>theong> field of computers ong>andong> writing ong>andong> documentation.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion offers students crucial guidance on Brecht's ong>theong>atrical career from beginning to end, bringing togeong>theong>r ong>theong> contrasting views of major critics ong>andong> active practitioners to offer a provocative overview. ong>Theong> nineteen newly-commissioned ong>essaysong> place Brecht's creative work in its historical ong>andong> biographical conong>textong>, with separate ong>essaysong> on seven major plays, on ong>theong> poetry, ong>theong> ong>theong>atrical ong>theong>ories, ong>theong> use of music, ong>theong> innovations in stage design, ong>theong> ways of working with actors ong>andong> his hugely influential career with ong>theong> Berliner Ensemble.

AIDS: The Biological Basis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weeks, Benjamin S. / Alcamo, I. Edward, PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Completely updated with ong>theong> latest findings ong>andong> data, ong>theong> Fifth Edition of this award-winning ong>textong> builds upon ong>theong> foundation established by ong>theong> late Edward Alcamo. Dr. Alcamo's accessible writing style is maintained with completely updated content ong>andong> extended commentary on current developments. ong>Theong> ong>textong> provides ong>theong> necessary background information for students to understong>andong> ong>theong> biology of HIV ong>andong> AIDS while also providing information on critical epidemiological patterns ong>andong> research developments.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robert Jurmain, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Pub Co, This mainstream, four-color physical anthropology ong>textong> is ong>theong> best selling ong>textong> in ong>theong> market. It presents a balanced ong>andong> thorough introduction to ong>theong> field of physical anthropology using helpful tables, charts, photo ong>essaysong>, multimedia, ong>andong> an engaging writing style to bring ong>theong> study of physical anthropology to life for today's student.

Encyclopedia of Japanese Business and Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bird, Allan, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Reflecting ong>theong> multidisciplinary nature of this field, this volume consolidates ong>andong> conong>textong>ualizes ong>theong> leading research ong>andong> knowledge about ong>theong> Japanese business system ong>andong> Japanese management thought ong>andong> practice. This definitive reference work for ong>theong> exploration of Japanese business ong>andong> management will be valuable to scholars ong>andong> students alike as an essential resource for teaching, an invaluable companion to independent study, ong>andong> a solid starting point for wider exploration. Entries include: Bubble Economy * Dual Structure ong>Theong>ory * Industrial Efficiency Movement * Japanese Business in ong>theong> U.S. * Just-In-Time * Kaizen * Lifetime Employment * Mitsubishi Corporation * Quality Control Circles * Total Productive Management * ong>andong> many more.

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in ong>theong> role of women ong>andong> minorities in establishing ong>theong> canon of American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical ong>andong> historical interpretation of ong>theong> novel that reflects ong>theong> best of recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments ong>andong> prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing ong>theong> forms of popular melodrama ong>andong> heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. ong>Theong> individual ong>essaysong> examine ong>theong> influence of Stowe's novel on ong>theong> characterization of women in ong>theong> American novel ong>andong> on later women writers, ong>theong> role of women in ong>theong> antislavery movement, ong>theong> literary exchanges between Stowe ong>andong> her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin ong>andong> ong>theong> tradition of ong>theong> Gothic novel, ong>andong> ong>theong> characterizations of blacks in this novel ong>andong> in later works.

Critical Essays on Daniel Defoe: Daniel Defoe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lund, Roger D. / Bartels Emily, C., PUBLISHER: Twayne Publishers, ong>Theong> full range of literary traditions comes to life in ong>theong> Twayne Critical ong>Essaysong> Series. Volume editors have carefully selected critical ong>essaysong> that represent ong>theong> full spectrum of controversies, trends ong>andong> methodologies relating to each author's work. ong>Essaysong> include writings from ong>theong> author's native country ong>andong> abroad, with interpretations from ong>theong> time ong>theong>y were writing, through ong>theong> present day. Each volume includes: -- An introduction providing ong>theong> reader with a lucid overview of criticism from its beginnings -- illuminating controversies, evaluating approaches ong>andong> sorting out ong>theong> schools of thought -- ong>Theong> most influential reviews ong>andong> ong>theong> best reprinted scholarly ong>essaysong> -- A section devoted exclusively to reviews ong>andong> reactions by ong>theong> subject's contemporaries -- Original ong>essaysong>, new translations ong>andong> revisions commissioned especially for ong>theong> series -- Previously unpublished materials such as interviews, lost letters ong>andong> manuscript fragments -- A bibliography of ong>theong> subject's writings ong>andong> interviews -- A name ong>andong> subject index

Staying Safe on My Bike

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mattern, Joanne, PUBLISHER: Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, Safety is an important part of ong>theong> early elementary curriculum. Safety First helps beginning readers learn ong>andong> understong>andong> safety rules for school, home, travel, ong>andong> play. Simple ong>textong> helps build reading skills while giving children ong>theong> tools ong>theong>y need to avoid ong>andong> react to danger. Each book includes: - Leveled ong>textong> correlated to ong>theong> first grade science ong>andong> health curriculum - ong>Textong> vetted by a reading consultant - Labeled photographs - Close photo/ong>textong> match to help readers decode ong>textong> - Glossary

Vancouver Walking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Quartermain, Meredith, PUBLISHER: NeWest Press, Journey along Vancouver s ong>cityong> streets past its long>andong>marks through ong>theong> sounds ong>andong> smells of Chinatown Ramble along ong>theong> seawall on English Bay ride ong>theong> curving streets to Kitsilano on a winter afternoon ong>andong> experience ong>theong> vibrant sights ong>andong> sounds of ong>theong> ong>cityong> s history as it jostles for a place in ong>theong> present

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, ong>Andong>rew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one of ong>theong> outstong>andong>ing literary innovators of ong>theong> century. His novels date from ong>Theong> Palace of ong>theong> Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from to ong>theong> present day. Selected ong>Essaysong> of Wilson Harris brings togeong>theong>r twenty-one lectures, addresses ong>andong> ong>essaysong> to make available Harris's full range of writings on subjects including: * ong>theong> literate imagination * traditions of myth ong>andong> fable in Central ong>andong> South America * ong>theong> North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville ong>andong> Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner ong>andong> Jean Rhys * inheritances ong>andong> legacies of writers of ong>theong> postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical conong>textong> for ong>theong> ong>essaysong> * a map of Guyana * bibliographies of Harris's fiction ong>andong> non-fiction * appendices on ong>theong> legends of El Dorado ong>andong> ong>theong> Holy Grail.

Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection of ong>essaysong> by some of ong>theong> world's leading historians of ong>theong> South, togeong>theong>r with work by younger scholars. All contributors, however, are working at ong>theong> cutting edge of ong>theong>ir particular methodological approaches. ong>Theong> book, for example, includes both an essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Rhys Isaac, ong>andong> one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore ong>theong> reaches of ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn past through ong>theong> dimension of ethnography. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> book are grouped according to ong>theong>me. ong>Theong> largest section, ong>theong> social sciences ong>andong> Souong>theong>rn history, includes ong>essaysong> drawing heavily on ong>theong> insights of anthropology of ethnography ong>andong> of statistical analysis. Each essay in ong>theong> second section is designed to illustrate how life history can be used to illuminate much larger histoical ong>theong>mes ong>andong> processes. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> last section on labor in ong>theong> "new" South all illustrate, among oong>theong>r things, ong>theong> importance of drawing on ong>theong> insights of historians of women in order to redress ong>theong> masculinist presuppositons of labor historians. All ong>theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender ong>andong> race in ong>theong> re-interpretation of ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn past.

Papers on the Archaeology of Black Mesa, Arizona, Volume II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plog, Stephen / Powell, Shirley, PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> deal with methodological ong>andong> ong>theong>oretical issues addressed by ong>theong> Black Mesa Archaeological Project, . Introductory ong>andong> concluding chapters by Stephen Plog ong>andong> Shirley Powell dis-cuss ong>theong> history of archaeological re-search on Black Mesa. ong>Theong> rest of ong>theong> book centers on four general topics. Papers by Alan T. Synenki ong>andong> by Powell ong>andong> Anthony L. Klesert consider ong>theong> measurement of relationships be-tween surface ong>andong> subsurface deposits. ong>Essaysong> by Kathy Bagley Baumgartner, Shereen Lerner, ong>andong> Powell discuss func-tional interpretations of material re-mains. Analyses of ong>theong> environment of ong>theong> study area ong>andong> ong>theong> procurement of food are presented by Richard I. Ford, Michele Seme, ong>andong> David Eckles. Trade relationships between groups on north-ern Black Mesa ong>andong> groups in surround-ing regions are explored by Margerie Green ong>andong> Katharine W. Fernstrom.

The Atlantic in Global History:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge / Seeman, Erik R., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This reader, composed of original ong>essaysong> by leading authors, expong>andong>s ong>theong> category of ong>theong> Atlantic chronologically, spatially, ong>andong> methodologically. It firmly places ong>theong> Atlantic within global history ong>andong> ong>theong> coverage expong>andong>s into ong>theong> nineteenth ong>andong> twentieth centuries. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> present events that formed ong>theong> nations ong>andong> cultures of ong>theong> Atlantic region ong>andong> show ong>theong>ir global roots ong>andong> how ong>theong>y intertwine with non-Atlantic communities of ong>theong> world.

Webs of Smoke: Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meyer, Kathryn / Parssinen, Terry M., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This fascinating history of international drug trafficking in ong>theong> first half of ong>theong> twentieth century follows ong>theong> stories of American narcs ong>andong> gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, ong>andong> soldiers of fortune whose lives revolved around opium. ong>Theong> drug trade centered on China, which was before , ong>theong> world's largest narcotic market. ong>Theong> authors tell ong>theong> interlocking stories of ong>theong> many extraordinary personalities sinister ong>andong> oong>theong>rwise involved in narcotics trafficking in Asia, Europe, ong>andong> ong>theong> United States. Drawing on a rich store of U.S., British, European, Japanese, ong>andong> Chinese archives, this unique study will be invaluable for all readers interested in ong>theong> drug trade ong>andong> contemporary East Asian history.

The Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berger, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This ethnic ong>andong> racially diverse ong>textong> traces ong>theong> growth ong>andong> development of ong>theong> juvenile delinquent field, with historical ong>essaysong> ong>andong> contemporary research that show how a sociological perspective can be insightful, interesting, ong>andong> relevant. ong>Theong> material has been selected from a wide range of sources using a variety of approaches: from social science surveys to ethnographic ong>andong> gripping journalistic accounts that portray ong>theong> day-to-day life experiences of delinquent youths ong>andong> ong>theong> gritty realities of life on ong>theong> streets. ong>Theong> reader will come away with a thorough understong>andong>ing of ong>theong> contributions of sociology to ong>theong> sutdy of juvenile delinquency, ong>andong> a firm grounding in ong>theong> essential issues of ong>theong> field.

Prinicples of Environmental Engineering and Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, MacKenzie L. / Masten, Susan J., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, Principles of Environmental Engineering ong>andong> Science by Mackenzie Davis ong>andong> Susan Masten is intended for a course in introductory environmental engineering for sophomore- or junior-level students. ong>Theong> emphasis of this new ong>textong> is on engineering principles raong>theong>r than on engineering design. ong>Theong> concept of mass balance is carried throughout ong>theong> ong>textong> as a tool for problem solving, ong>andong> ong>theong> ong>textong> boasts extensive coverage of chemistry, biology, ong>andong> hydrology than oong>theong>r books have. ong>Theong> chemistry review in Chapter 2 ong>andong> coverage of ethics will aid students in better understong>andong>ing ong>theong> engineering topics presented in ong>theong> book.

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume consider ong>theong> writings of those who drafted ong>theong> Constitution, as well as ong>theong> arguments pro ong>andong> con presented during ong>theong> ratification debates. ong>Theong> first of ong>theong>se ong>essaysong> examine ong>theong> founding principles from historical, political ong>andong> philosophical perspectives. ong>Theong> second group outlines ong>theong> main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion of ong>theong> nature ong>andong> implications of ong>theong> doctrine of separated powers follows ong>andong> ong>theong> volume closes with psycho-historical portraits of Thomas Jefferson ong>andong> John Adams. ong>Theong> volume focuses attention on ong>theong> Founding period so that ong>theong> original character ong>andong> principles of our political order may be seen clearly, in spite of ong>theong> glory ong>andong> veneration with which age ong>andong> custom have draped our constitution.

The Cold War-Volume 2: Magill's Choice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gorman, Robert F., PUBLISHER: Salem Press, ong>Theong> three volumes in ong>Theong> Cold War offer a unique event-by-event history of ong>theong> full sweep of ong>theong> Cold War, with up-to-date ong>essaysong> on key events between ong>andong> , a new introduction that surveys ong>theong> origins ong>andong> history of ong>theong> Cold War, ong>andong> a new epilogue which reviews post- developments ong>andong> assesses ong>theong> legacy of ong>theong> Cold War in ong>theong> early twenty-first century. All ong>essaysong> were selected from Salem's popular "Great Events from History" series.

A Thumbnail History of the City of Houston, Texas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, Samuel Oliver / Pusateri, Mark A., PUBLISHER: Copano Bay Press, Originally published in to debunk myths that had been floated about Houston's founding ong>andong> earliest years, it is now considered a must-have book for collectors of Houston history. Nearly all later works on Houston cite Dr. Young's excellent work. ong>Theong> ong>textong> covers ong>theong> ong>cityong>'s founding, ong>theong> early mayors, Civil War ong>andong> Reconstruction. ong>Theong>re are sections on early buildings, bridges, ong>theong> development of railroads ong>andong> fire companies. It covers Houston's early physicians ong>andong> lawyers, ong>theong> many, many newspapers, ong>andong> ong>theong> first banks. ong>Theong>re is much on Houston's military history, its sawmills ong>andong> cotton industry. Read about early literary efforts in Houston, ong>theong> Lyceum, Carnegie Library, ong>andong> ong>theong> founding of ong>theong> Rice Institute. Want to know about about early labor unions? ong>Theong> first telegraphs? About how ong>theong> telephone ong>andong> electric lighting came to town? It's all here. Acquista Ora

Perioperative Nursing Care Planning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rothrock, Jane C., PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CARE PLANNING, 2ND EDITION focuses on ong>theong> process f planning ong>andong> developing nursing care plans. This ong>textong> highlights ong>theong> role that assessment ong>andong> outcome measurement play in developing successful nursing care plans throughout ong>theong> ong>textong>. PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CARE PLANNING is divided into three distinct units focusing on ong>theong> basic principles of perioperative nursing, aspects of care planning, ong>andong> adapting ong>theong> planning process to special patient care settings.

Pacific Campaign: The U.S.-Japanes Naval War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Van Der Vat, Dan, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, Dan van der Vat's naval histories have been acclaimed on both sides of ong>theong> Atlantic as "definitive," "extraordinary," ong>andong> "vivid ong>andong> harrowing." Now he turns to ong>theong> greatest naval conflict in history: ong>theong> Pacific campaign of World War II. Drawing on neglected archives of firsthong>andong> accounts from both sides, van der Vat interweaves eyewitness testimony with sharp, analytical narration to provide a penetrating reappraisal of ong>theong> strategic ong>andong> political background of both ong>theong> Japanese ong>andong> American forces, as well as a major reassessment of ong>theong> role of intelligence on both sides. A comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of ong>theong> war in ong>theong> Pacific, "ong>Theong> Pacific Campaign" promises to be ong>theong> stong>andong>ard work on ong>theong> U.S.-Japanese war for years to come.

Cambridge and the Torres Strait: Centenary Essays on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herle, Anita / Rouse, Song>andong>ra / Anita, Herle, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Torres Strait has an established place in ong>theong> history of anthropology because of its association with ong>theong> Cambridge University Expedition of organised by A. C. Haddon. This early British anthropological expedition is regarded as a seminal event in ong>theong> formation of academic anthropology in Britain. Its goal was to make an unprecedentedly comprehensive anthropological study embracing ethnology, physical anthropology, psychology, linguistics, sociology ong>andong> ethnomusicology. ong>Theong> nine interdisciplinary ong>essaysong> in this centenary volume offer ways of looking at ong>andong> situation ong>theong> Expedition's work in historical ong>andong> intellectual debates. Central ong>theong>mes covered are ong>theong> relationship between ong>theong> expedition members ong>andong> ong>theong> Torres Strait Islong>andong>ers: ong>theong> innovations associated with ong>theong> Expedition ong>andong> ong>theong> Expedition's influence on ong>theong> development of anthropology ong>andong> psychology. One hundred years on, ong>theong> results of ong>theong> Expedition have a contemporary relevance for anthropology ong>andong> for ong>theong> Torres Strait Islong>andong>ers.

Communication Law: Practical Applications in the Digital Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caristi, Dom / Davie, William R., PUBLISHER: Pearson Custom Publishing, Debuting in its first edition, "Communication Law "is an engaging ong>andong> accessible ong>textong> that brings a fresh approach to ong>theong> fundamentals of mass media law. Unique in its approach ong>andong> its visually attractive design, this ong>textong> differentiates itself from oong>theong>r current ong>textong>s on ong>theong> market while presenting students with key principles ong>andong> long>andong>mark cases that establish ong>andong> define communication law ong>andong> regulation, providing a hong>andong>s-on learning experience.

All I Know (Sort Of): Essays on Everything

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenberg, David, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> ong>andong> articles, written in ong>theong> 70s ong>andong> early 80s, contain thousong>andong>s of little tidbits that can contribute to a total understong>andong>ing of both U.S. ong>andong> world history ong>andong> culture. ong>Theong> author draws on his unique experience to think about ong>theong> serious problems we face, ong>andong>, in very direct ong>andong> clear language, shares his view of ong>theong> world. Wheong>theong>r you are just beginning to understong>andong> politics ong>andong> history, or a veteran who's seen it all, "All I Know" can be a great basis for helping to shape your world view.

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