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The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Andong>erson, Terry L. / Hill, Peter J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This volume examines ong>ong>theong>ong> promises ong>andong> pitfalls ong>ofong> national ong>andong> global privatization, providing a variety ong>ofong> perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth ong>ofong> empirical evidence, ong>ong>theong>ong> contributors assess ong>ong>theong>ong> institutional changes ong>andong> economic ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this worldwide phenomenon.

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, On ong>ong>theong>ong> hillsides ong>andong> seashores ong>ofong> Galilee, Jesus proclaimed a message that people had never heard before. It was bold, challenging ong>andong> ong>ofong>ten mysterious. In this third ong>ofong> four studies on ong>ong>theong>ong> book ong>ofong> Luke, you'll discover anew ong>ong>theong>ong> promises ong>andong> commong>andong>s for ong>ong>theong>ong> kingdom living-straight from ong>ong>theong>ong> Master, for yesterday ong>andong> for always.

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Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malinvaud, Edmond / Milleron, Jean-Claude / Nabli, Mustapha, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>ong>Theong>ong>se companion volumes examine ong>ong>theong>ong> highly topical issue ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> adequacy ong>ofong> markets as an instrument ong>ofong> economic ong>andong> social development. In this era ong>ofong> transition ong>andong> experimentation in economic management by governments, a group ong>ofong> prominent international economists was brought togeong>ong>theong>ong>r to distill ong>ong>theong>ong>ir thinking on ong>ong>theong>ong> changing ong>roleong> ong>ofong> government in ong>ong>theong>ong> development process. ong>ong>Theong>ong> first volume discusses ong>ong>theong>ong> broad questions; ong>ong>theong>ong> second volume breaks down ong>ong>theong>ong> analysis into more detailed topics.

Empire

Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vidal, Gore, PUBLISHER: Modern Library, Empire () shows America in its Gilded Age at ong>ong>theong>ong> end ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> last century, ong>ong>theong>ong> dominant world power ong>andong> Empire builder. ong>ong>Theong>ong> central figure is newspaper proprietor Caroline Sanford, who battles ong>ong>theong>ong> great figures ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> age: William Rong>andong>olph Hearst, presidents McKinley ong>andong> Roosevelt, Henry James, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> magnate families -- ong>ong>theong>ong> Astors, Vong>andong>erbilts, ong>andong> Whitneys. "A wonderfully vivid documentary drama", said ong>ong>Theong>ong> New York Times Book Review.

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Pictorial History of Hockey

Pictorial History of Hockey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romain, Joseph / Duplacey, James, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (CA), This lively volume begins with ong>ong>theong>ong> first games resembling ice hockey, played on ong>ong>theong>ong> frozen lakes ong>ofong> Europe ong>andong> North America, ong>andong> traces ong>ong>theong>ong> game's development to ong>ong>theong>ong> dazzling speed ong>andong> puck-hong>andong>ling that characterize it today. From ong>ong>theong>ong> first Stanley Cup playong>ofong>f in through ong>ong>theong>ong> growth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Pacific Coast Hockey Association, ong>ong>theong>ong> proliferation ong>ofong> boomtown hockey, ong>ong>theong>ong> birth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> NHL, ong>ong>theong>ong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> All-Star game, ong>ong>theong>ong> advent ong>ofong> international competition, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> rival leagues to ong>ong>theong>ong> expansion teams, this illustrated volume tells ong>ong>theong>ong> complete story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> fastest game on ice.

The Republic

The Republic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plato / Dover Thrift Editions, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Famous philosophical treatise ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> 4th century BC concerns itself chiefly with ong>ong>theong>ong> idea ong>ofong> justice, as well as such Platonic ong>ong>theong>ong>ories as that ong>ofong> ideas, ong>ong>theong>ong> criticism ong>ofong> poetry, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> philosopher's ong>roleong>. Source ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> famous cave myth ong>andong> prototype for oong>ong>theong>ong>r imaginary commonwealths, including those ong>ofong> Cicero, St. Augustine, ong>andong> More. Benjamin Jowett translation.

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Sacred Violence: African Christians and Sectarian Hatred in

Sacred Violence: African Christians and Sectarian Hatred in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shaw, Brent D., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, One route to understong>andong>ing ong>ong>theong>ong> nature ong>ofong> specifically religious violence is ong>ong>theong>ong> study ong>ofong> past conflicts. Distinguished ancient historian Brent D. Shaw provides a new analysis ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> intense sectarian battles between ong>ong>theong>ong> Catholic ong>andong> Donatist churches ong>ofong> North Africa in late antiquity, in which Augustine played a central ong>roleong> as Bishop ong>ofong> Hippo. ong>ong>Theong>ong> development ong>andong> deployment ong>ofong> images ong>ofong> hatred, including that ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> heretic, ong>ong>theong>ong> pagan, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Jew, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> modes by which ong>ong>theong>ong>se were most effectively employed, including ong>ong>theong>ong> oral world ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> sermon, were critical to promoting acts ong>ofong> violence. Shaw explores how ong>ong>theong>ong> emerging ecclesiastical structures ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Christian church, on one side, ong>andong> those ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Roman imperial state, on ong>ong>theong>ong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r, interacted to repress or excite violent action. Finally, ong>ong>theong>ong> meaning ong>andong> construction ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> acts ong>ong>theong>ong>mselves, including ong>ong>theong>ong> Western idea ong>ofong> suicide, are shown to emerge from ong>ong>theong>ong> conflict itself. Acquista Ora

The Heart of a Champion: Celebrating the Spirit and

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 ong>andong> commentator Frank Deford captures ong>ong>theong>ong> inspirational stories ong>ofong> many ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> greatest athletes ong>andong> teams to appear on a Wheaties box. For more than 75 years, ong>ong>theong>ong> Wheaties box has celebrated ong>ong>theong>ong> essence ong>ofong> being a champion: ong>ong>theong>ong> character ong>ofong> excellence, ong>ong>theong>ong> spirit ong>ofong> achievement, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> triumph ong>ofong> determination.

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The Rhetoric of Credit: Merchants in Early Modern Writing

The Rhetoric of Credit: Merchants in Early Modern Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sullivan, Ceri, PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Scores ong>ofong> business advice manuals, double-entry hong>andong>books, ong>andong> trade publicity briefs give ong>ong>theong>ong> early modern merchant help on guaranteeing ong>ong>theong>ong> value ong>ofong> his word. ong>ong>Theong>ong> Rhetoric ong>ofong> Credit looks at ong>ong>theong>ong> rhetorical hong>andong>ling ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> just price ong>ofong> goods, cash ong>andong> credit; analyses ong>ong>theong>ong> uses ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> heroism in trade; shows how ong>ong>theong>ong> ethos ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> merchant is enhanced in dealing with bankruptcy ong>andong> sovereign dept, ong>andong> distinguishes between miser ong>andong> usurer. Such shifts between ong>ong>theong>ong> fields ong>ofong> social ong>andong> financial credit structure ong>ong>theong>ong> three plays that it goes on to examine: If You Know Not Me (1), ong>ong>Theong>ong> Alchemist, ong>andong> Eastword Ho

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eisenstein, Bernice, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, In this innovative memoir, Bernice Eisenstein combines her skills as a writer ong>andong> illustrator to distill her memories ong>ofong> growing up in ong>ong>theong>ong> s in ong>ong>theong>ong> shadow ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Holocaust. Drawing on ong>ong>theong>ong> harrowing experiences ong>ofong> her parents-both ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>m Holocaust survivors-ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> fragmented stories ong>ofong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r family members lost in ong>ong>theong>ong> war, she explores ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir legacy on her own life. A groundbreaking exploration ong>ofong> personal history in ong>ong>theong>ong> tradition ong>ofong> Art piegelman's "Maus," "I Was a Child ong>ofong> Holocaust Survivors" is a searingly honest ong>andong> deeply moving work that speaks to ong>ong>theong>ong> universality ong>ofong> memory ong>andong> loss.

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Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological

Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tuvill, Daniel, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Virginia Press, ong>ong>Theong>ong>se two sets ong>ofong> essays by ong>ong>theong>ong> seventeenth-century clegyman Tuvil illustrate literary tastes ong>andong> fashions ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> time ong>andong> ong>ofong>fer examples ong>ofong> such popular genres as ong>ong>theong>ong> sermon, ong>ong>theong>ong> resolve, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> meditation.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study ong>ofong> eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. ong>ong>Theong>ong> individual chapters on ong>ong>theong>ong> United States, ong>ong>theong>ong> United Kingdom, ong>ong>theong>ong> Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa ong>andong> Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination ong>ofong> nations that are representative ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> diversity in decision-making frameworks ong>andong> political development in ong>ong>theong>ong> international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide ong>ong>theong>ong> reader through a series ong>ofong> discussions on key political milestones in ong>ong>theong>ong> nation's history, ong>ong>theong>ong> structure ong>ofong> government, ong>ong>theong>ong> relationship ong>ofong> citizen to state, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> played by political parties, groups ong>andong> elections, ong>ong>theong>ong> shape ong>andong> influence ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> political elite, ong>ong>theong>ong> current status ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> political economy ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> future direction ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> nation in a global environment.

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Words with Power: Being a Second Study "The Bible and

Words with Power: Being a Second Study "The Bible and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frye, Northrop / Frye, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, Frye continues his exploration, begun in ong>ong>Theong>ong> Great Code, ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> Biblical ong>ong>theong>ong>mes ong>andong> forms ong>ofong> expression on Western literature, with discussions ong>ofong> authors ranging from Chaucer ong>andong> Shakespeare to Yeats ong>andong> Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements found in ong>ong>theong>ong> Bible-ong>ong>theong>ong> mountain, ong>ong>theong>ong> garden, ong>ong>theong>ong> cave, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> furnace-ong>andong> describes how ong>ong>theong>ong>y recur in later secular writings. Indices.

Simple Statistics for Library and Information Professionals

Simple Statistics for Library and Information Professionals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephen, Peter / Hornby, Susan, PUBLISHER: Library Association Publishing (UK), Librarians ong>andong> students ong>ofong> library ong>andong> information studies, confident ong>andong> able in oong>ong>theong>ong>r areas, ong>ofong>ten show reluctance to study statistics, assuming that ong>ong>theong>ong>y will have difficulty because ong>ong>theong>ong>y were "no good at math at school." Yet statistical techniques ong>ofong>fer valuable ong>andong> necessary management aids for ong>ong>theong>ong> measurement ong>andong> evaluation ong>ofong> library ong>andong> information operations. This guide to using statistics in ong>ong>theong>ong> workplace is written with ong>ong>theong>ong> conviction that statistical methods are within ong>ong>theong>ong> reach ong>ofong> all practicing library prong>ofong>essionals. Its easily-learned tools ong>andong> techniques, straightforward descriptions ong>ofong> statistical terms, ong>andong> intuitive, commonsense tone make this an accessible ong>andong> invaluable text both for students in departments ong>ofong> information ong>andong> library studies, ong>andong> for all practicing prong>ofong>essionals needing to brush up ong>ong>theong>ong>ir skills.

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Communication, Culture, and Organizational Processes

Communication, Culture, and Organizational Processes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gudykunst, William B. / Stewart, Leah P. / Ting-Toomey, Stella, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>ong>Theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>me ong>ofong> Volume 9 ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> series is ong>ong>theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> culture on organizational processes. It includes a general discussion ong>ofong> cultural approaches to studying organizations, cultural codes in organizational settings, ong>andong> stereotypes ong>andong> schemata. Individual chapters examine ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> culture in conflict, negotiation, ong>andong> decision-making processes in organizational settings. ong>ong>Theong>ong> volume is generally ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical in its approach, ong>andong> includes several new conceptual schemes ong>andong> suggested directions for future research.

The Facts on File Dictionary of Modern Allusions

The Facts on File Dictionary of Modern Allusions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cole, Sylvia, PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Facts On File Writer's Library includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r indispensable resources for writers, students, ong>andong> serious readers. From ong>ong>theong>ong> origins ong>ofong> words ong>andong> phrases to ong>ong>theong>ong> meanings ong>ofong> literary terms, ong>ong>theong>ong> collection provides comprehensive information in a clear, accessible style that is sure to satisfy researchers ong>andong> browsers alike. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se books will be reached for again ong>andong> again. This dictionary explains ong>ong>theong>ong> current meanings ong>andong> original contexts ong>ofong> more than allusions drawn from history, literature, art, ong>andong> mass culture over ong>ong>theong>ong> past millennium. Eminently useful ong>andong> fun to browse, this is an essential resource for writers, students, ong>andong> readers alike.

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Education in France: Continuity and Change in the Mitterrand

Education in France: Continuity and Change in the Mitterrand

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moon, Bob / Corbett, Anne, PUBLISHER: Routledge, In common with most ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> industrialized countries, France has undertaken an ambitious program ong>ofong> education reform over ong>ong>theong>ong> last fifteen years. This book uses key extracts from contemporary writing to examine exactly how ong>andong> why that process has happened, focusing on all states ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> education system. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book covers ong>ong>theong>ong> main characteristics ong>ofong> school reform in France, its aims ong>andong> objectives, ong>ong>theong>ong> desirability ong>ofong> ong>andong> politics surrounding ong>ong>theong>ong> reform process, ong>andong> explorations ong>ofong> classroom practice, ong>ong>theong>ong> changing ong>roleong> ong>ofong> parents, stong>andong>ards in schools, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> curriculum. Because ong>ofong> its high quality, wide ong>andong> up-to-date coverage ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> area, this book will be a vital reference for all those working in this field.

Cherish the Gift: A Congregational Guide to Earth

Cherish the Gift: A Congregational Guide to Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Causey, Cindy Ubben / Conroy, Donald, PUBLISHER: Judson Press, Opens ong>ong>theong>ong> door to churches interested in beginning a program ong>ofong> environmental stewardship ong>andong> serves as ong>ong>theong>ong> basis for dialogue within congregations ong>andong> denominations on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> churches as true keepers ong>ofong> creation.

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Gettysburg: An Alternate History

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with an interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on ong>ong>theong>ong> battlefield before ong>ong>theong>ong> second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on ong>ong>theong>ong> heels ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Union rout on ong>ong>theong>ong> first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger ong>andong> better led? What if ong>ong>theong>ong> Army ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Potomac had been commong>andong>ed by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se possibilities as though ong>ong>theong>ong>y were ong>ong>theong>ong> reality, ong>andong> explores ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ong>theong>ong>y would have on ong>ong>theong>ong> battle ong>andong> on ong>ong>theong>ong> course ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> war. ong>ong>Theong>ong> alternate events are anchored firmly in ong>ong>theong>ong> context ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> actual events, ong>andong> are all within ong>ong>theong>ong> scope ong>ofong> what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

Union in Peril: The Crisis Over British Intervention in the

Union in Peril: The Crisis Over British Intervention in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Howard, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> North Carolina Press, Jones studies ong>ong>theong>ong> crisis in Anglo-American relations during ong>ong>theong>ong> Civil War ong>andong> its ong>impactong> on ong>ong>theong>ong> South's attempt to win foreign support during ong>ong>theong>ong> crucial years ong>ofong> ong>andong> . He argues that ong>ong>theong>ong> central issue was ong>ong>theong>ong> possibility that Britain would grant diplomatic recognition to ong>ong>theong>ong> Confederacy, a move that would have legitimized secession ong>andong> undermined ong>ong>theong>ong> Constitution.

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Mathematics as a Service Subject

Mathematics as a Service Subject

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howson, A. G. / Kahane, J. P. / Lauginie, P., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Based on ong>ong>theong>ong> International Commission on Maong>ong>theong>ong>matical Instruction conference held in early , this volume consists ong>ofong> a number ong>ofong> key papers presented by international authorities on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> maong>ong>theong>ong>matics in applied subjects, such as engineering, computer science, ong>andong> maong>ong>theong>ong>matical modelling. ong>ong>Theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> certain maong>ong>theong>ong>matical ideas, such as geometry ong>andong> discrete maong>ong>theong>ong>matics is stressed, as well as ong>ong>theong>ong> more classical methods. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book includes a long article by ong>ong>theong>ong> editor synong>ong>theong>ong>sizing some ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> main ong>ong>theong>ong>mes ong>andong> trends debated at ong>ong>theong>ong> conference.

The Peloponnesian War  BC

The Peloponnesian War BC

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Sousa, Philip / Sousa, Philip / de Souza, Philip, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), It is a testament to ong>ong>theong>ong> fascination ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> subject that even today ong>ong>theong>ong> events ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Peloponnesian War are studied for what ong>ong>theong>ong>y can teach about diplomacy, strategy ong>andong> tactics. This book reveals ong>ong>theong>ong> darker side ong>ofong> Classical Greek civilization. From ong>ong>theong>ong> horrific effects ong>ofong> overcrowding ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> plague on ong>ong>theong>ong> population ong>ofong> Aong>ong>theong>ong>ns, to ong>ong>theong>ong> vicious civil strife that ong>ofong>ten erupted in cities allied with Aong>ong>theong>ong>ns or Sparta, this volume ong>ofong>fers vivid ong>andong> at times disturbing insights into ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> warfare on ong>ong>theong>ong> people who are celebrated as ong>ong>theong>ong> founders ong>ofong> Western civilization.

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Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition: In the West

Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition: In the West

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parker, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Presents eight European case studies including ong>ong>theong>ong> English revolution ong>ofong> , ong>ong>theong>ong> French Revolution ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> recent revolutions within ong>ong>theong>ong> Soviet Union ong>andong> Eastern Europe () ong>andong> examines ong>ong>theong>ong>m not only in ong>ong>theong>ong>ir specific political, economic ong>andong> social contexts but also as part ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> wider European revolutionary tradition. A chapter on ong>ong>theong>ong> American Revolution is also included as a revolution which grew out ong>ofong> a European expansionist ong>andong> a European political culture. David Parker brings togeong>ong>theong>ong>r leading writers on European history, who make a major contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> controversial debate on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> revolution in ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> European history. This is a truly comparative book which includes discussion on each ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> following key ong>ong>theong>ong>mes: *ong>ong>theong>ong> causes ong>ofong> revolution, including ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> political, social ong>andong> economic factors *ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> political ong>andong> philisophical ideas or ideology on ong>ong>theong>ong> revolution *ong>ong>theong>ong> form ong>andong> process ong>ofong> a revolution, including ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> violence ong>andong> popular support *ong>ong>theong>ong> outcome ong>ofong> revolution, both short-term ong>andong> long-term *ong>ong>theong>ong> way revolution is viewed in history particularly since ong>ong>theong>ong> collapse ong>ofong> Communism in Europe As well as providing new historical perspectives on ong>ong>theong>ong> concept ong>ofong> revolution, this book also provides a comparative survey ong>ofong> all ong>ong>theong>ong> major revolutions in ong>ong>theong>ong> West over ong>ong>theong>ong> past 400 years.

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodwin, Doris Kearns / Sampson, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, "No Ordinary Time" is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most vibrant ong>andong> revolutionary periods in ong>ong>theong>ong> history ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> United States. With an extraordinary collection ong>ofong> details, Goodwin masterfully weaves togeong>ong>theong>ong>r a striking number ong>ofong> story lines--Eleanor ong>andong> Franklin's marriage ong>andong> remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, ong>andong> FDR's White House ong>andong> its ong>impactong> on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds ong>ong>theong>ong>se details ong>andong> stories into an unforgettable ong>andong> intimate portrait ong>ofong> Eleanor ong>andong> Franklin Roosevelt ong>andong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> time during which a new, modern America was born.

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Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art ong>andong> memorabilia, patents, designs, ong>ong>theong>ong> origins ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> game ong>andong> related sports. Many books have been written on ong>ong>theong>ong> various aspects ong>ofong> golf, but this is ong>ong>theong>ong> first that attributes ong>ong>theong>ong> game's popularity to ong>ong>theong>ong> introduction ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> solid gutta percha gong>ofong> ball in ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> American rubber-cored ball in . ong>ong>Theong>ong> book describes, in ong>ong>theong>ong> light ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se dramatic gong>ofong> ball changes, how ong>ong>theong>ong> ball ong>andong> club have evolved, ong>ong>theong>ong> types ong>ofong> material used, ong>ong>theong>ong> people who made ong>ong>theong>ong> clubs ong>andong> balls, those who have excelled at ong>ong>theong>ong> game, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ong>theong>ong> implements had on ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> swing ong>andong> on gong>ofong>-course design. ong>ong>Theong>ong>re are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art ong>andong> golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> origins ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> game ong>andong> related games. Included is a directory ong>ofong> golf-club- ong>andong> ball-makers ong>andong> golf artists.

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