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

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

The Secret of Success and Other Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zuber-Sharfstein, Chana / Mindel, Nissan / Kleinman, Zalman, PUBLISHER: Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, More short stories for young children by ong>theong> author of "ong>Theong> Call of ong>theong> Shofar." ong>Theong> title story reveals how ong>theong> unselfish generosity of on young man brought blessings of wealth and success to many generations of his descendants - ong>theong> famous House of Rothschild. ong>Theong> ong>theong>me of charity and kindness recurs in each of ong>theong>se charming tales.

Ethics in Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregory, Ian, PUBLISHER: Continuum, This book encourages reflection upon ong>theong> inescapable ethical dimensions of ong>theong> conduct of research. Gregory explores how ethical concerns inform not only ong>theong> conduct of research but how ong>theong>y enter into ong>theong> very decision to engage in a piece of research, ong>theong> interpretation of data and what is done with research findings. Issues arising from ong>theong> ong>reflectionsong> of ong>theong> text will be brought to bear upon ong>theong> character of ong>theong> researcher, ong>theong> place (if any) of codes in practice for researchers and wheong>theong>r if in deference to ethical considerations ong>theong>re are limitations upon what can be countenanced in ong>theong> name of research.>

The Collected Ellison: The City on the Edge of Forever

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellison, Harlan / Bauman, Jill, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, Finally ong>Theong> definitive lifeworks of ong>theong> author ong>Theong> Washington Post calls "one of ong>theong> great living American short story writers". ong>Theong> first of 20 volumes, Edgeworks: ong>Theong> Collected Ellison, Volume 1 contains An Edge in My Voice and Over ong>theong> Edge with completely revised, updated and expanded manuscripts.

The Quiet Man...and Beyond: Reflections on a Classic Film,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sean Crosson, PUBLISHER: ong>Theong> Liffey Press, NA

The Table Museum Figma Action Figure Davide di Michelangelo

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

Norman Mailer: The Last Romantic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rollyson, Carl, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, Carl Rollyson was Norman Mailer's first literary biographer to draw on unpublished letters and manuscripts as well as on interviews with ong>theong> writer's friends and foes. Rollyson provides a full account of Mailer's college years, especially his fear of being drafted. Here are ong>theong> sources of Mailer's mental crisis in ong>theong> s that led to ong>theong> stabbing of his second wife, Adele. ong>Theong> Lives of Norman Mailer gets at ong>theong> sources of Mailer's ong>obsessionong> with violence while also portraying a major literary figure in ong>theong> making, from his fabulous debut war novel, ong>Theong> Naked and ong>theong> Dead to his final bid for literary fame, ong>Theong> Castle in ong>theong> Forest, a brooding foray into 20th century evil via an account of Adolf Hitler's early life. A final chapter rounds out a penetrating account of Mailer's final two decades of productivity which yielded books as various as a controversial biography of Picasso and a philosophical dialogue on ong>theong> nature of God.

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, and Development" presents a comprehensive and succinct discussion of ong>theong> impact of Marxist and Leninist doctrines for ong>theong> development of China. With keen observations and forceful arguments, this study shows that ong>theong> effects of Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in ong>theong> West."--Jrgen Domes, ong>Theong> Saar University"Professor Gregor's profound grasp of Marxism and oong>theong>r political ideas and trends of this century makes this a major contribution to ong>theong> understanding of social change and ong>theong> part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University of Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, and analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" of Marxist and neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, ong>Theong> Pennsylvania State University

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anong>theong>m Press, This volume is a collection of essays on an alternative understanding of Marxism, anchored in ong>theong> ideas of humanism, democracy and pluralism. ong>Theong> essays question ong>theong> stereotyped, positivist notion of Marxism as practised by ong>theong> exponents of official Marxism. ong>Theong>y highlight ong>theong> legacy of ong>theong> suppressed voices in ong>theong> Marxist tradition, and provide new insights in ong>theong> reading of Marxism in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong> essays provide a new reading of Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov and ong>theong> Frankfurt School; review ong>theong> phenomenon of Perestroika; explore ong>theong> new historiography on Comintern; and examine ong>theong> relation between Marxism and postmodernism. Acquista Ora

The Search for the Giant Squid

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellis, Richard, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, ong>Theong> first authoritative study of one of ong>theong> largest, most elusive creatures on earth.

The Duke of Naxos: Of the House of Nasi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, Cecil, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, Read ong>theong> story of Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos, Lord of Tiberias, a heroic leader who profoundly affected ong>theong> history of sixteenth-century Jews of Eastern Europe. A biography based on meticulous research, a study of human character and ong>theong> effect of a hero upon his age.

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, John, PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding ong>theong> justice of war and addresses ong>theong> lack of comparative perspectives on ong>theong> ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with ong>theong> war in ong>theong> Persian Gulf, focusing on ong>theong> role of Islamic symbols in ong>theong> rhetoric of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides an overview of ong>theong> Islamic tradition in regards to war and peace, and ong>theong>n focuses on ong>theong> notion of religion as a just cause for war.

Prayers for the Breaking of Bread: Meditations on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Driscoll, Herbert, PUBLISHER: Cowley Publications, In this volume O'Driscoll presents all of ong>theong> collects of ong>theong> church year according to ong>Theong> Book of Common Prayer, and offers a brief meditation on each. Recommended for daily devotions, study groups, and as a clergy resource.

Sole Survivor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forster, David, PUBLISHER: Dales Large Print Books, Steve Yarborough was ong>theong> sole survivor of an attack on a wagon train by a band of renegade outlaws. He takes on ong>theong> job of sheriff, with a mission to rid ong>theong> territory of ong>theong> outlaws.

Atlas of the Living Resorces of the Sea.

Atlas of ong>theong> Living Resorces of ong>theong> Sea. FAO Fisheries Department. Published by Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome () Used Hardcover. 24 pages of text Plus many full page coloured charts. Large oblong format blue cloth. Shows ong>theong> distribution of ong>theong> principle resources of ong>theong> sea. 1st published in , this is ong>theong> revised and expanded edition to include resent information on fishery resources. Euro 40

Disco 33 giri Bob Atcher: songs of the saddle

Disco vinile del : traditional cowboy songs: home on ong>theong> range / red river valley / ong>theong> strawberry roan / little joe ong>theong> wrangler / bury me not on ong>theong> lone prairie / ong>theong> cowboy's dream / I've no use for ong>theong> women / ong>theong> old chisholm trail. Columbia records HL

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out in a few villages in South India, this book's chief concern was to examine ong>theong> impact of ong>theong> economic reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels and intensity of poverty, social dimensions of deprivation, food security, and ong>theong> role of MNCs.

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On October , ong>theong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run of ong>theong> season to Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. A storm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>theong> storm worsened and ong>theong>y were forced to take shelter ong>theong>mselves. By ong>theong> following morning, ong>theong> Princess Sophia had sunk to ong>theong> bottom of ong>theong> Lynn Canal, taking all of its passengers--a significant cross-section of ong>theong> population of ong>theong> Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>theong> impact of this loss on a society that, with ong>theong> end of ong>theong> gold rush, was already in decline.

Wuthering Heights: Port House Illustrated

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bronte, Emily, PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing, Wuong>theong>ring Heights, first published in , ong>theong> year before ong>theong> author's death at ong>theong> age of thirty, endures today as perhaps ong>theong> most powerful and intensely original novel in ong>theong> English language. ong>Theong> epic story of Caong>theong>rine and Heathcliff plays out against ong>theong> dramatic backdrop of ong>theong> wild English moors, and presents an astonishing metaphysical vision of fate and ong>obsessionong>, passion and revenge. "Only Emily Bronte," V. S. Pritchett said, "exposes her imagination to ong>theong> dark spirit." And Virginia Woolf wrote, "Hers...is ong>theong> rarest of all powers. She could free life from its dependence on facts...by speaking of ong>theong> moor make ong>theong> wind blow and ong>theong> thunder roar." This edition also includes Charlotte Bronte's original Introduction. "From ong>theong> Trade Paperback edition."

Drums Along the Congo: On the Trail of Mokele-Mbembe, the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nugent, Rory, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, In ong>theong> heart of ong>theong> Congo, in ong>theong> deep waters of Lake Tele, is rumored to live a dinosaur-like creature called Mokel-Mbembe, ong>theong> god-beast. Rory Nugent investigates..."ong>Theong> best book on Africa in Years" -Guardian "Anoong>theong>r home run for Nugent" -Boston Globe "Nugent proves himself one of our best travel writers" -L.A. Times

The Wheel of Time Coin Tar Valon

From ong>Theong> Wheel of Time comes this nickel-silver coin in a blister packaging. ong>Theong> obverse features ong>theong> face of Deane Aryman, holding a flame on her open palm, flanked by seven stars and wearing ong>theong> stole of ong>theong> Amyrlin Seat, striped with seven colors.ong>Theong> reverse side features ong>theong> ancient symbol of ong>theong> Ouroboros, ong>theong> snake eating it?s own tail, used to symbolize eternity. In ong>theong> center is ong>theong> Flame of Tar Valon, official symbol of ong>theong> White Tower and ong>theong> Amyrlin Seat.

The Minpins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dahl, Roald / Benson, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, Little Billy strays into ong>theong> forest, where he meets ong>theong> Minpinsatiny people who live within ong>theong> trees. ong>Theong> Minpins tell Billy about ong>Theong> Gruncher, who preys on ong>theong>m. So Billy embarks on a mission to rid ong>theong> Minpins of ong>theong>ir foe once and for all, and sets offaon ong>theong> back of a swanato confront ong>Theong> Gruncher.

The Novels of Mrs. Aphra Behn

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Behn, Aphra, PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, Contents--ong>Theong> Royal Slave; ong>Theong> Fair Jilt; ong>Theong> Nun; Agnes de Castro; ong>Theong> Lover's Watch; ong>Theong> Case for ong>theong> Watch; ong>Theong> Lady's Looking-Glass to Dress Herself By; ong>Theong> Lucky Mistake; ong>Theong> Court of ong>theong> King of Bantam; ong>Theong> Adventure of ong>theong> Black Lady.

The Heart of a Champion: Celebrating the Spirit and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deford, Frank, PUBLISHER: Northword Press, In this exciting new book, award-winning sports writer and commentator Frank Deford captures ong>theong> inspirational stories of many of ong>theong> greatest athletes and teams to appear on a Wheaties box. For more than 75 years, ong>theong> Wheaties box has celebrated ong>theong> essence of being a champion: ong>theong> character of excellence, ong>theong> spirit of achievement, and ong>theong> triumph of determination.

The British Campaign in France and Flanders

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doyle, Arthur Conan, PUBLISHER: University Press of ong>theong> Pacific, CONTENTS: January to July ong>Theong> Battle of ong>theong> Somme Attack of ong>theong> Seventh and Eight Corps on Gommecourt, Serre, and Beaumont Hamel Attack of ong>theong> Tenth and Third Corps, July ong>Theong> Attack of ong>theong> Fifteenth and Thirteenth Corps, July From July 2 to July ong>Theong> Breaking of ong>theong> Second Line. July July 14 to July 31 ong>Theong> Operations of Gough's Army upon ong>theong> Norong>theong>rn Flank up to September 15 August 1 to September 15 Breaking ong>theong> Third Line, September 15 From September 15 to ong>theong> Battle of ong>theong> Ancre ong>Theong> Gaining of ong>theong> Thiepval Ridge ong>Theong> Battle of ong>theong> Ancre. November

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