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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Philbrick, Nathaniel, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In , the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic measures in the fight for survival. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime disaster. An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon.

The First Civilizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Douglas, Vincent / School Specialty Publishing / School Specialty Publishing, PUBLISHER: Peter Bedrick Books, In "The First Civilizations," the first volume in Peter Bedrick Books' comprehensive new "History of the World" series, readers will discover how the first human beings lived, what life was like during the ice age, and how the first farmers used fire to develop new tools and weapons. Readers will journey through the emerging civilizations of Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, Africa, China, and more. This beautifully illustrated six-volume series introduces children to the important developments in world history in a clear and accessible way. Each book: -Presents key information in historical order for easy reference. -Examines the important political, religious, scientific, artistic, and lifestyle developments that have shaped our world. -Includes timelines on every spread for quick and easy reference. -Features an insightful quotation on every spread that provides the view of an important historical figure of the time.

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Starstruck

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Regina, PUBLISHER: Zebra Books, From beloved Regency author Regina Scott comes a sparkling new romance about a woman who knows the stars better than her own heart, a man more interested in a legend than his own destiny--and a love as boundless as the sky.

Imagining the Urban: Sanskrit and the City in Early India

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kaul, Shonaleeka, PUBLISHER: Seagull Books, In "Imagining the Urban," Shonaleeka Kaul turns to Sanskrit literature to discover the characteristics—both physical and social—of ancient Indian cities. Kaul examines nearly a thousand years of Sanskrit "kāvyas "to see what India’s early historic cities were like as living, lived-in, entities—and discovers that the cities were vibrant and teeming with variety and life.   As much about Sanskrit literature as about urban spaces—insofar as that literature reveals significant aspects of the Indian urban past—" Imagining the Urban" shows that Sanskrit literature is a rich source for historical understanding. Advocating the  kāvyas as an important historical source, Kaul provides a fresh view of the early city, showing distinctive ways of thought and behavior that relate to tradition, morality, and authority.   With its provocative new questions about early Indian cities and ancient Indian texts, this book will be an essential read for scholars of urban history, Sanskrit writings, and South Asian antiquity.

The Subversive Role of Visions in Early Christian Martyrs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maldonado Perez, Zaida / P. Rez, Zaida Maldonado, PUBLISHER: Emeth Press, During the persecution of the early church, the stories of the witness of the martyrs-later known as the Acts of the Martyrs--became a critical part of the church's reading and devotional material. Why? This book argues that the reading of the Acts, and especially their visions, did more than just encourage the persecuted church; they reveal a nuanced view of God, the world, power, and powerlessness, death and life that at times subverts what may have been construed as normal or dominant by either church or the Greco-Roman society. This nuanced view may in fact reflect an underlying grass-roots or "popular theology" not readily available to the reader through other early church literature.

The Forgotten Woman: The Untold Story of Kastur Gandhi, Wife

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gandhi, Arun / Gandhi, Sunanda / Yellin, Carol Lynn, PUBLISHER: Ozark Mountain Publishing, You've read about the man who became a legend, now read about the human being (the husband, the father, the man) as seen through the eyes of his wife and grandson. The biography is of the woman in his life. The incredible woman known simply as "Ba" (Mother), to millions of people in India, and her story was untold until now. Together since childhood, she knew the flaws and human frailties of the man behind the legend. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and his wife Sunanda spent almost thirty years gathering the material for this book, which discloses personal facts and details never reported in any other Gandhi biography. ** Also contains never-before-published photographs. **

The Deportations Delirium of Nineteen-Twenty: A Personal

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Post, Louis F., PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, The story of that delirious outburst in the United States against resident aliens which closely followed the World War and was generally known as "the Red Crusade, " is a careful condensation, by the author, of an unpublished manuscript of his in which the events, described in greater detail, are verified by citations in support of every important statement. The personal phases of the narrative are necessitated by the circumstances, as readers will readily see. Its appalling facts are pregnant with wholesome lessons in the fundamental principles of Americanism.Louis Freeland Post was a well respected journalist, lawyer, publicist, economist, author of many books, and Undersecretary of Labor in the Woodrow Wilson administration. He died in Washington, D.C., in .

Silk, Scents and Spice: Retracing the World's Great Trade

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawton, John / Wheeler, Nik / Eigeland, Tor, PUBLISHER: UNESCO, At a time when cultural identities are being fiercely defended in many parts of the world, a look into the past shows that they have been gradually forged through influences from elsewhere. This excellent multi-support documentary can be viewed on computers as well as on television screens, either straight forward or, through the interactive menus, selecting specific sections or maps.

General Regulations and Orders Relative to the Duties in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Multiple Contributors, See Notes, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in . Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTDated on p.5: Horse-Guards, May 21st, . With a half-title. In this edition p.5 is unsigned.London: printed for the War Office, by T. Egerton, ]p.; 8

Robert Motherwell: With Pen and Brush

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caws, Mary Ann, PUBLISHER: Reaktion Books, Robert Motherwell was by far the most intellectual and articulate of the Abstract Expressionists. This book, written by a friend of the artist, the well-known writer and critic Mary Ann Caws, examines Motherwell's way of thinking and writing in relation to his paintings. The artist, American by birth, yet simultaneously American and European in his way of visualizing and vocalizing artistic and philosophical traditions, always worked between these two poles, and it is this tension that imbues his "oeuvre" with its particular intensity. The author bases her analysis of Motherwell on the artist's own writings and readings, as well as on extensive conversations and interviews with him. She considers his work and interests in relation to those of other Abstract Expressionists as well as to the work of the Surrealists. Her book highlights his deep attraction to France and French literature and art, and his concern with the idea of elegy and the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War. His singularly American spirit provided him with a manner of painting and thinking unique among the Abstract Expressionists, as well as with a distinctive and highly personal filter through which to interpret his fascination with European literature and history.

Inside Visual C++ [With Contains Sample Source Code &

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kruglinski, David / Kruglinski / Shepherd, George, PUBLISHER: Microsoft Press, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 is the latest version of the industry-standard programming language for professionals. And "Programming Visual C++, Fifth Edition", is the newest edition of the book that's become the industry-standard text. Newly expanded and updated, it offers the same detailed, comprehensive coverage that's consistently made this title the best overall explanation of the capabilities of this powerful, complex development tool. "Programming Visual C++, Fifth Edition", delivers authoritative guidance on: Fundamentals GDI, event handling, dialog boxes, memory management, SDI and MDI, printing, and help. Advanced topics: multithreading, DIBs, ODBC, and DLLs COM creating document objects, ActiveX Controls, and components; automation; and using wizards and compiler extensions that support COM C++ programming for the Internet Windows Sockets, MFC WinInet, and ISAPI extension programs for Microsoft Internet Information Server. An enclosed CD-ROM contains valuable sample source code and sample applications developed for the book-all of which makes this volume an indispensable tool that every professional will keep close at hand. Building on the solid achievements of its predecessors, the latest edition provides important new coverage, including: An overview of control development with ATL A full discussion of the latest database programming enhancements A valuable explanation of recent COM improvements A comprehensive examination of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 controls.

Hoover's Handbook of American Business

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoover's Business Press, PUBLISHER: Hoover's, Hoover's Handbook of American Business has become the standard for accessible and interesting information about companies. This comprehensive two-volume set contains in-depth profiles of 750 of America's largest and most influential companies. You'll find major corporate giants like Coca-Cola, Exxon, General Motors and Wal-Mart, plus a selection of more than 50 of the largest privately owned companies, including Cargill and Mars. Unlike any other business resource on the market, Hoover's examines the personalities, events and strategies that have made these enterprises leaders in their fields. This valuable reference includes 60 pages of business lists, such as the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations, Computer Retail Week's Top 50 Computer Retailers and the companies on the Standard & Poor's 500. It also includes indexes by headquarters location and industry, and by the people, companies and brand names mentioned in the profiles.

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Michael Cunningham In a novel of human progress and social decline, three characters are seen in three different eras: the Industrial Revolution; the 21st century and 150 years into the future as the poet Walt Whitman presides over each episode. (cod. I_)

All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leonard, Elizabeth D., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Historian Elizabeth Leonard has combed archives, memoirs, and histories to unearth the stories of the hidden and forgotten women who risked their lives for the blue or the gray. These women spied for their cause, remained on the front lines as daughters of the regiments, and even dressed as men and enlisted under aliases to take up arms and fight as soldiers. Here are the stories of Belle Boyd, a proud Confederate loyalist and key player in Stonewall Jackson's struggle to hold the Shenandoah Valley; army woman Annie Etheridge, whose four long years of courageous work on the field earned her a Kearney Cross for bravery; Sarah Emma Edmonds, who enlisted as "Franklin Thompson," remained with her regiment as a much-respected soldier for two years, fighting at Fredricksburg and elsewhere; and many other courageous women. Leonard investigates why these women chose unconventional ways to help their cause. In doing so, she gives us a striking portrait of the lives women led in the nineteenth century and of their ability to break through the traditional barriers of Victorian womanhood.

Legal Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beatty, Jeffrey F. / Samuelson, Susan S., PUBLISHER: Thomson West, With its innovative, story-telling learning aids, fascinating cases, and compelling business applications, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT is not only authoritative and accurate--it is also a pleasure to read. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing will draw you into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout the text the authors "teach by example" using activities that enhance active learning by showing you how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping you learn how to apply concepts and contexts in practice, and in teaching you why business law matters not only to your career but also to your daily life.

Outlaws in Petticoats

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ruff, Ann / Drago, Gail, PUBLISHER: Republic of Texas Press, The first book in the Women of the West series, Outlaws in Petticoats is a collection of stories about thirteen distinctively unconventional women who, either by choice or fate, lived and died by their own code of ethics. From gamblers and thieves, whores and mistresses, murderers and victims, to the politically motivated, each woman presented in this book is as unique as the circumstances that gave her story a measure of notoriety in history.

Leviathan, Parts I and II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hobbes, Thomas / Martinich, A. P., PUBLISHER: Broadview Press, A classic work because of its compelling answers to basic questions of political theory, Leviathan challenged the most basic beliefs of its audience when first published. This edition contains Parts I and II, the Review and Conclusion, as well as a wide variety of writings by Hobbes's seventeenth-century contemporaries. Their reactions to Leviathan around the time it was published help modern readers experience it as it was written.

Handbook of Fiber Optics: Theory and Applications

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yeh, Chai / Chai Yeh, PUBLISHER: Academic Press, Dr. Yeh supplies a firm theoretical foundation in such topics as propagation of light through fibers, fiber fabrication, loss mechanisms, and dispersion properties. He then expands from this into such practical areas as fiber splicing, measuring loss in fibers, fiber-based communications networks, remote fiber sensors, and integrated optics. Whether involved in fiber optics research, design, or practical implementation of systems, this handbook will be extremely useful. Key Features * Here is a comprehensive, "one-stop" reference with state-of-the-art information on fiber optics Included is data on: * Optical fibers and fiber materials * Light sources and detectors * Coupler, LEDs, and other individual components * Coherent optics * Lasers * The development of fiber optics-based telecommunications systems

The San Blas Kuna of Panama: Strategies of and for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Sara G., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Indigenous autonomy is a highly prevalent issue within contemporary Latin American society as indigenous groups and movements from countries across the region become increasingly vocal in their demand for autonomy. Autonomy in these cases is being sought out by indigenous groups as a means of attaining equality within the state while also gaining greater control over their cultures, economies and territories. The majority of demands for indigenous autonomy in Latin America have yet to be met satisfactorily and, as a result, the relatively successful establishment and maintenance of San BlAs Kuna territorial autonomy in Panama stands out. This book will examine the effectiveness and relevance of territorial autonomy within Latin America. Specifically, Kuna territorial autonomy will be considered with a focus on the particular strategies employed in its establishment and maintenance as well as how this successful territorial autonomy functions in practice.

Nutrition Across the Life Span

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Mary Kay, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, NUTRITION ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN is designed to provide comprehensive nutrition information on each specific stage of the life span in a clear and concise manner. It is written specifically for required life span courses in undergraduate nutrition and dietetics programs, and is directed to students, teachers, and healthcare professionals who require more in-depth knowledge of nutritional needs as they study or work with individuals at various stages in the human life span. Chapters have been reorganized to create a more natural flow through the life span, from conception and infancy, into adulthood and advanced age. Content is extensively updated to cover the latest developments in the field of nutrition, including new cultural content, social and behavioral aspects of nutrition, new information on genetics and nutrition, Dietary Reference Intakes, Healthy People information, and more.

Healing Zen: Buddist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Birx, Ellen, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Every day new research attests to the link between spirituality and health. In "Healing Zen," nursing professor and Zen teacher Ellen Birx focuses on the Buddhist concept of "healing as wholeness" and demonstrates the practice of awareness and meditation that can help restore energy, build endurance, and suffuse our lives with compassion and joy. Drawing on her twenty years' experience as a nurse, Birx takes us on a deeply humane and sensitive journey through the natural process of healing. She shares inspiring stories of her patients, students, family, and friends, as well as teachings from the Zen tradition, to reveal how we can find wholeness in the midst of illness. This compact and beautifully packaged book makes a heartfelt gift for health professionals, caregivers, patients, or anyone struggling with the demands of life.

The Harvey Lectures Series

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Abelson, John / Kelly, Thomas / Harvey, Soc, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Liss, Covers RNA splicing; observations on the life history of lymphocytes; explorations of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; the transportation of proteins into mitochondria; what viruses look like; transmembrane signaling, G proteins, and adenylyl cyclase; and DNA replication in mammalian cells. Conveniently formatted and concisely written, it is considered one of the preeminent reference works for practitioners in the field. Includes 59 black and white illustrations.

GMAT Prep Course

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kolby, Jeff, PUBLISHER: Nova Press, Every year students pay as much as $ to test prep companies to prepare for the GMAT. Now you can get the same preparation in a book. GMAT Prep Course provides the equivalent of a two-month, 50-hour course. Although the GMAT is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test. GMAT Prep Course presents a thorough analysis of the GMAT and introduces numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only on the GMAT but in business school as well. Features: * Math: Twenty-two chapters provide comprehensive review of GMAT math. * Logical Reasoning: Discover the underlying simplicity of these problems and learn the tactics the GMAT writers use to obfuscate the answers. * Reading Comprehension: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a passage (pivotal words, counter-premises, etc.). * Sentence Correction: Comprehensive review of GMAT grammar. * Writing Assessment: Learn how to get top scores on your Issue and Argument essays

Diccionario Larousse del Espanol Moderno = A New Dictionary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries / Garcia-Pelayo Y. Gross, Ramon, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, The Larousse Dictionary of Modern Spanish includes: Over entries and definitionsSuccinct yet complete definitions written in contemporary languageClear examples of the relationship between different parts of speech Words in general usage as well as scientific and other specialized terminologyParticular emphasis on expressions characteristic of the peoples of Latin America

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