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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>ong>theong>ong> Political ong>andong> Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>ong>theong>ong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Beats ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Hippies ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> birth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> modern environmental movement, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>ong>theong>ong> West.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / ong>Andong>rews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning ong>ong>Theong>ong>ory ong>andong> Practice ong>ong>theong>ong> authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book deals with ong>ong>theong>ong> social implications ong>ofong> e-learning, its transformative effects, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> social ong>andong> technical interplay that supports ong>andong> directs e-learning. ong>ong>Theong>ong> authors present new perspectives on ong>ong>theong>ong> subject by exploring ong>ong>theong>ong> way teaching ong>andong> learning are changing with ong>ong>theong>ong> presence ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong> ong>andong> participatory media; providing a ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication ong>andong> information science; addressing e-learning in terms ong>ofong> existing learning ong>ong>theong>ong>ories, emerging online learning ong>ong>theong>ong>ories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community ong>andong> virtual communities, ong>andong> online resources; ong>andong> emphasizing ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> classroom, locally ong>andong> globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students ong>andong> researchers.

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Power Up Your Library: Creating the New Elementary School

Power Up Your Library: Creating the New Elementary School

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmon, Sheila / Goldfarb, Elizabeth K. / Greenblatt, Melinda, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Based on ong>ong>theong>ong> methods ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> New York City Library Power Program, this is a practical hong>andong>book for revitalizing or rebuilding ong>ong>theong>ong> school library. Putting ong>ong>theong>ong> many facets ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> media specialist's prong>ofong>essional life into ong>ong>theong>ong> context ong>ofong> a flexibly scheduled, collaboratively planned teaching program, ong>ong>theong>ong> book ong>ofong>fers simple strategies for effecting positive change. It covers such topics as ong>ong>theong>ong> librarian's ong>roleong> as teacher, programming, assessment, collection development, facilities, technology, ong>ong>theong>ong> library budget, support staff, ong>andong> public relations. Written for ong>ong>theong>ong> school library media specialist who has or plans to have a library that conforms to today's vision ong>ofong> an effective school library media program, this book places ong>ong>theong>ong> library media center at ong>ong>theong>ong> heart ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> school's educational program ong>andong> shows how to position ong>ong>theong>ong> library as ong>ong>theong>ong> catalyst for school reform.

Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Isaac, Grant / Bigman, D. / Bigman, David, PUBLISHER: CABI Publishing, ong>ong>Theong>ong> globalization process ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> internal policy reforms that ong>ong>theong>ong> developing countries have implemented during ong>ong>theong>ong> past decade have changed ong>ong>theong>ong> relative prices ong>ofong> practically all ong>ong>theong>ong>ir inputs ong>andong> outputs. Agricultural producers have ong>ong>theong>ong>refore been forced to change ong>ong>theong>ong> structure ong>andong> methods ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir production. ong>ong>Theong>ong> objective ong>ofong> this book is to review ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> globalization on a number ong>ofong> issues. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se include ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> changes in global trading rules ong>andong> regulations, ong>ong>theong>ong> removal ong>ofong> trade barriers ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> elimination ong>ofong> many country-specific trade agreements.

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Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

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

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

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

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide ong>andong> commentary on ong>ong>theong>ong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>ong>theong>ong> true center ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Rosary: ong>ong>theong>ong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, ong>andong> resurrection.

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The Economics of Saving and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and

The Economics of Saving and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schmidt-Hebbel Klaus / Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus / Serven, Luis, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Saving rates display great variation across countries ong>andong> over time. ong>ong>Theong>ong>y are also closely related to growth performance. This volume provides a state-ong>ofong>-ong>ong>theong>ong>-art account ong>ofong> key variables, institutions ong>andong> policies that determine saving. Drawing from a systematic exploration ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> existing literature, ong>ong>theong>ong> collection summarizes current knowledge about cross-country saving trends, ong>ong>theong>ong> relation between saving ong>andong> growth, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> financial policies ong>andong> institutions on saving, ong>ong>theong>ong> effect ong>ofong> foreign resource inflows on saving, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> links between income distribution ong>andong> aggregate saving.

The Light Bulb: And How It Changed the World

The Light Bulb: And How It Changed the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pollard, Michael / Michael Pollard, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, History ong>andong> Invention traces ong>ong>theong>ong> historical development ong>andong> diverse applications ong>ofong> three key technological innovations -- ong>ong>theong>ong> clock, ong>ong>theong>ong> wheel, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> light bulb -- ong>andong> explores ong>ong>theong>ong>ir ong>impactong> on ong>ong>theong>ong> course ong>ofong> human history. Laid out in easily accessible, two-page spreads ong>andong> enhanced by scores ong>ofong> full-color photos, drawings, ong>andong> maps, each volume supplies clear ong>andong> vividly illustrated answers to ong>ong>theong>ong> questions young people have about ong>ong>theong>ong> technology ong>ong>theong>ong>y use every day. This volume first reviews ong>ong>theong>ong> electric inventions that preceded Edison's light bulb -- ong>ong>theong>ong> battery, ong>ong>theong>ong> telegraph, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> telephone -- ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>n explains how electricity has been generated, supplied, ong>andong> used ever since.

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German Shepard

German Shepard

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bennett, Janet G., PUBLISHER: Howell Books, An international survey ong>ofong> breed development ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> world War II on ong>ong>theong>ong> breed in both Germany ong>andong> Great Britain, this volume covers everything from ong>ong>theong>ong> Stong>andong>ard to ong>ong>theong>ong> intricacies ong>ofong> German pedigrees, from Obedience applications to herding ong>andong> protection, ong>andong> from ong>ong>theong>ong> breed in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States to health care ong>andong> management.

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Pacific, For over a century ong>ong>theong>ong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Bible has been ong>ong>theong>ong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Old ong>andong> New Testaments, togeong>ong>theong>ong>r with ong>ong>theong>ong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>ong>theong>ong> Authorized ong>andong> Revised English Versions, ong>andong> with constant reference to ong>ong>theong>ong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>ong>theong>ong> names ong>ofong> all Persons ong>andong> Places, on ong>ong>theong>ong> Antiquities ong>andong> Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, ong>andong> Natural History, on Biblical ong>ong>Theong>ong>ology ong>andong> Ethic, ong>andong> even on ong>ong>theong>ong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>ong>theong>ong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar ong>andong> pastor. He was founder ong>andong> editor ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Expository Times ong>andong> is also well known for editing ong>ong>theong>ong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion ong>andong> Ethics, ong>ong>theong>ong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Gospels, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Apostolic Church.

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Engaging Augustine on Romans

Engaging Augustine on Romans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tennant, Richard A. / Patte, Daniel / Teselle, Eugene, PUBLISHER: T&T Clark, Although Augustine's ideas about biblical interpretation developed with age ong>andong> with his deeper church involvement as bishop ong>ofong> Hippo, he never abong>andong>oned ong>ong>theong>ong> centrality ong>ofong> biblical interpretation as a pillar ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> life ong>ofong> Christian faith. This collection, ong>ong>theong>ong> latest volume in ong>ong>theong>ong> series Romans Through History ong>andong> Cultures, examines in detail ong>ong>theong>ong> methods ong>ofong> Augustine, ong>ong>theong>ong> biblical hermeneut. Paula Fredriksen explores ong>ong>theong>ong> ways that Augustine uses a literal interpretation ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Bible to understong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> Israel, Jews, ong>andong> Judaism in his ong>ong>theong>ong>ology ong>ofong> history. Eugene TeSelle examines ong>ong>theong>ong> inner conflict that Augustine expresses in his sermons on Romans 7 ong>andong> 8. Simon Gaong>ong>theong>ong>rcole analyzes ong>ong>theong>ong> ways that Augustine reads natural law ong>andong> restored nature in Romans as a result ong>ofong> his conversion. John Riches looks at ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> Augustine's readings ong>ofong> Paul have had on Pauline critical studies. About ong>ong>theong>ong> series: Romans Through History ong>andong> Cultures includes a wealth ong>ofong> information about ong>ong>theong>ong> way Romans has been received throughout ong>ong>theong>ong> history ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> church ong>andong> today. Volumes in this series explore ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Romans on ong>ong>theong>ong>ology, on cultural, political, social, ong>andong> ecclesial life, ong>andong> on gender relations.

Learning to Revolt: The Role of Students in the National

Learning to Revolt: The Role of Students in the National

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Natsis, James J., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, This historical monograph ong>ofong>fers a unique look at ong>ong>theong>ong> independence movement in Tunisia, during French colonial rule, from a perspective largely neglected by scholars: ong>ong>theong>ong> voice ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> students who were major participants. ong>ong>Theong>ong> experience ong>ofong> Tunisia's students lends to a better comprehension ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> relationship between Western education ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> inception ong>andong> development ong>ofong> a nationalist movement. James Natsis takes a sweeping look at student/youth associations ong>andong> organizations from ong>ong>theong>ong>ir beginnings in to independence in . ong>ong>Theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical framework ong>ofong> this study is based on colonial educational policy ong>andong> its resulting effects on conflict ong>ong>theong>ong>ory ong>andong> alienation ong>ong>theong>ong>ory. Natsis also considers ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> external influences such as Communism ong>andong> Pan-Arabism.

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Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and

Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education: Change and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tait, Alan / Mills, Roger, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book considers ong>ong>theong>ong> changing needs ong>andong> demong>andong>s ong>ofong> distance education students. It draws togeong>ong>theong>ong>r contributions from ong>ong>theong>ong> UK, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, South Africa ong>andong> Botswana, to ong>ofong>fer an international perspective on distance learning. Issues addressed include ong>ong>theong>ong> challenges ong>andong> implications ong>ofong> new technology, quality assurance, commercialization, ong>ong>theong>ong> learner as consumer, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> cultural differences on internationalized curricula.

Psychology and Professional Practice: The Interface of

Psychology and Professional Practice: The Interface of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fields, Francis R. J. / Horwitz, Rudy J., PUBLISHER: Quorum Books, A collaboration between legal scholars ong>andong> practicing psychologists, Psychology ong>andong> Prong>ofong>essional Practice attempts to define ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> psychologist who takes a position alongside traditional human service prong>ofong>essionals such as physicians, dentists, lawyers, ong>andong> educators. This volume focuses on ong>ong>theong>ong> legal ong>andong> ethical responsibilities ong>ofong> clinical, counseling, school, ong>andong> community psychologists, as well as oong>ong>theong>ong>r members ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> mental health prong>ofong>ession. License requirements, malpractice ong>andong> defamation suits, ong>ong>theong>ong> privilege ong>ofong> confidential communications, conflicting concepts ong>ofong> mental capacity, ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r complex ong>andong> controversial issues are considered from ong>ong>theong>ong> perspective ong>ofong> both ong>ong>theong>ong> lawyer ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> psychologist.

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Children During the Holocaust

Children During the Holocaust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heberer, Patricia / Tec, Nechama / Browning, Christopher R., PUBLISHER: Altamira Press, Children during ong>ong>theong>ong> Holocaust, from ong>ong>theong>ong> United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells ong>ong>theong>ong> story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Holocaust through ong>ong>theong>ong> eyes, ong>andong> fates, ong>ofong> its youngest victims. ong>ong>Theong>ong> ten chapters follow ong>ong>theong>ong> arc ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> persecutory policies ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Nazis ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir sympathizers ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se measures had on Jewish children ong>andong> adolescents-from ong>ong>theong>ong> years leading to ong>ong>theong>ong> war, to ong>ong>theong>ong> roundups, deportations, ong>andong> emigrations, to hidden life ong>andong> death in ong>ong>theong>ong> ghettos ong>andong> concentration camps, ong>andong> to liberation ong>andong> coping in ong>ong>theong>ong> wake ong>ofong> war. This volume examines ong>ong>theong>ong> reactions ong>ofong> children to discrimination, ong>ong>theong>ong> loss ong>ofong> livelihood in Jewish homes, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> public humiliation at ong>ong>theong>ong> hong>andong>s ong>ofong> fellow citizens ong>andong> explores ong>ong>theong>ong> ways in which children's experiences paralleled ong>andong> diverged from ong>ong>theong>ong>ir adult counterparts. Additional chapters reflect upon ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> non-Jewish children as victims, perpetrators, ong>andong> bystong>andong>ers during World War II. ong>Ofong>fering a collection ong>ofong> personal letters, diaries, court testimonies, government documents, military reports, speeches, newspapers, photographs, ong>andong> artwork, Children during ong>ong>theong>ong> Holocaust highlights ong>ong>theong>ong> diversity ong>ofong> children's experiences during ong>ong>theong>ong> nightmare years ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Holocaust.

High Technology, Space, and Society

High Technology, Space, and Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Castells, Manuel / Castells, Manuel, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>ong>Theong>ong> relationship between ong>ong>theong>ong> technological revolution ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> simultaneous process ong>ofong> worldwide urban-regional restructuring is examined in this book. Two overview chapters by Manuel Castells ong>andong> Peter Hall summarize current research in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States ong>andong> Great Britain. Additional chapters examine locational patterns ong>andong> regional effects ong>ofong> high-tech manufacturing; ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> technological change on service industries ong>andong> metropolitan economies; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> social, spatial, ong>andong> political effects ong>ofong> new communications technologies.

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Rituals of Mediation: International Politics and Social

Rituals of Mediation: International Politics and Social

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weber, Cynthia / Debrix, Francois, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Minnesota Press, A timely consideration ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> meaning ong>ofong> transnational cultural interactions today. In an era ong>ofong> increasing globalization, ong>ong>theong>ong> cultural ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> international have borders as permeable as most nations'--ong>andong> an understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> one requires making sense ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r. Foregrounding ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> mediation--understood here as a site ong>ofong> representation, transformation, ong>andong> pluralization--ong>ong>theong>ong> authors engage two specific questions: How might we make ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical ong>andong> practical sense ong>ofong> transnational cultural interactions? ong>Andong> how are we to understong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ways in which ong>ong>theong>ong> sites ong>ofong> mediation represent, transform, ong>andong> remediate internationals? Accordingly, ong>ong>theong>ong> authors consider international issues like security, development, political activism, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> war against terrorism through ong>ong>theong>ong> lens ong>ofong> cultural practices such as traveling through airports, exhibiting art ong>andong> photography, logging on to ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong>, ong>andong> spinning news stories.

The Rottweiler Today

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>ong>theong>ong> temperament ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Rottweiler ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> understong>andong>ing how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years ong>ofong> experience in ong>ong>theong>ong> breed, ong>ong>theong>ong> authors provide a complete guide to character ong>andong> behavior traits ong>andong> illustrate ong>ong>theong>ong> correct way to rear, train, ong>andong> show ong>ong>theong>ong> dog.

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

Churchill and Hitler

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> Churchill ong>andong> Hitler as strategic leaders ong>andong> analyzes in particular ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir formative years on ong>ong>theong>ong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, ong>andong> approaches to ong>ong>theong>ong> conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational ong>andong> tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on ong>ong>theong>ong> calculated use ong>ofong> all ong>ong>theong>ong> means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological ong>andong> economic - to achieve ong>ong>theong>ong> national end. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

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New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> women ong>andong> minorities in establishing ong>ong>theong>ong> canon ong>ofong> American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. ong>ong>Theong>ong> essays in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical ong>andong> historical interpretation ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> novel that reflects ong>ong>theong>ong> best ong>ofong> 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>ong>theong>ong> forms ong>ofong> popular melodrama ong>andong> heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. ong>ong>Theong>ong> individual essays examine ong>ong>theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> Stowe's novel on ong>ong>theong>ong> characterization ong>ofong> women in ong>ong>theong>ong> American novel ong>andong> on later women writers, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> women in ong>ong>theong>ong> antislavery movement, ong>ong>theong>ong> literary exchanges between Stowe ong>andong> her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> tradition ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Gothic novel, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> characterizations ong>ofong> blacks in this novel ong>andong> in later works.

The Down Home Guide to the Blues

The Down Home Guide to the Blues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Frank / Down Home Music, PUBLISHER: A Cappella Books (IL), Frank Scott ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> staff ong>ofong> Down Home Music A complete discography with reviews ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> blues ong>andong> gospel recordings released in ong>ong>theong>ong> U.S., Europe, ong>andong> Japan on LP, CD, ong>andong> cassette. Selected as a "Best Reference Book ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Year" by Library Journal.

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Farmers as Hunters: The Implications of Sedentism

Farmers as Hunters: The Implications of Sedentism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent, Susan / Audouze, Francoise / Broodbank, Cyprian, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Farmers as hunters analyses from an essentially ethnographic perspective ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> hunters in small-scale farming societies. ong>ong>Theong>ong> twelve contributors examine ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> hunting ong>andong> mobility on behaviour, diet, economy ong>andong> material culture at both culture-specific ong>andong> cross-cultural levels. ong>ong>Theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> sedentism ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> increasing use ong>ofong> domesticates is also explored across a wide range ong>ofong> societies from ong>ong>theong>ong> American southwest ong>andong> Amazonian to Africa, New Guinea ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Phillipines. Differing perceptions ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> status ong>ofong> animals ong>andong> plants are reviewed ong>andong> cultural values are throughout given due weight in a field where discussion too ong>ofong>ten verges on ong>ong>theong>ong> economically deterministic.

Irish Politics Today

Irish Politics Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Neil / Cradden, Terry, PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, This new edition has been revised ong>andong> updated to include coverage ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> general election, ong>ong>theong>ong> creation ong>ofong> a new coalition ong>ofong> Fianna Fail, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Progressive Democrats under Bertie Ahern. Reflecting on current developments in Irish politics, ong>ong>theong>ong> authors also examine oong>ong>theong>ong>r crucial issues such as ong>ong>theong>ong> implications ong>ofong> a written constitution, changes in ong>ong>theong>ong> party system, ong>ong>theong>ong> power ong>ofong> major special interest groups, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> civil service, ong>ong>theong>ong> position ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> media, ong>andong> membership in ong>ong>theong>ong> European Union.

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The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCusker, John J. / Morgan, Kenneth O. / Morgan, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book throws new light on ong>ong>theong>ong> interlocking commercial relationships ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Atlantic trading world during ong>ong>theong>ong> centuries ending with ong>ong>theong>ong> American ong>andong> French Revolutions. Grouped under four ong>ong>theong>ong>mes--ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> merchants ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir connections; ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> trades; imperial economies; ong>andong> colonial working societies--ong>andong> written by an international team ong>ofong> economic historians, ong>ong>theong>ong>se essays increase our knowledge ong>andong> understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies ong>ofong> individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches ong>ofong> trade, ong>andong> comparative studies ong>ofong> trading nations.

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