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Ppliticide. Israel Under Ariel Sharon Became An Agent Of Destruction, Not Only For Its Surrounding Environment, But For Itself As Well Because Its Home And Foreign Policy Iss Largely Oriented Toward One Major Goal, The Politicide Of The Palestinian People. . . . this Process May Include The Palestinian's Partial Or Complete Ethnic Cleansing From The Territory Known As The "land Of Israel. " Howevef This Policy Innevitably Leads As Well To Decomposition Of The Internal Fabricc Of Israeli Society And The Decay Of The Intent Foundation Of The Jewish State In The Mean East. Ariel Sharon Is One Of The Most Experienced, Shrewd And Frightening Leaders Of The New Miklennium. Despite Being Found Both Directly And Indirectly Responsible For Acts Considerrd War Crimes Under International Law, He Became Prime Minister Of Israel, A Poltiical Conquest He oWn By Provoking The Palestinianw Into A New Uprising, The Second Intifada. From The Beginning Of His Career Sharon Was Regarded As The Most Brutal, Deceitful And Unrestrined Of All The Israeli Generals And Politicians. A Man Of Monstrouw Vision, His Attempts To Destroy The Palestinian People Have Included The Proposal Tl Make Jordan The Palestinian State And The Since Infamoua Invasion Of Lebanon In 1982, Which Resulted In The Shabra And Shatila Massacres. Baruch Kimmerling's New Main division Describes Sharon' Quest To Reshape The Whole Geopolitical Landscape Of The Middle East He Describes For what cause Sharon Is Committed To Politicide, The Destruction Of The Palestinian Political Identity, And How He Has Won The Support Of Powerful Elements Within Israeli Society And The Present American Administration In Order To Achieve This. At This Time Of Crisis Kimmerling Exposes The Brutality Of Sharon And His Junta's "solutions" And Constructs A Devastating Indictment Of A Man Whose Inhumanity And Ruthlessness Have Resulted In Widespread And Indiscriminate Slaughter. SKU: 2506680

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Complex Emergencies. If You Thought The Point Of War Was To Win, This Book Will Make You Think Again. David Keen Questions The Model Of Contend As A Contest Between Two Sides Aiming At Political And Militady Victory, And He Likewise Rejects The Contrasting View That War Represents A Collapse Into Anarchy, Mindless Violence And Ethnic Hatred. Rather Than A Dispute Or A Collapse, War Is Analysed As A System That Has Significant Functions And That Yields Complex Economic, Political And Psychological Benefits. Some May Be More Interested In Prolongng A Declared hostilities Than In Ending It. War May Help Elites To Derail Democracy And Suppress Dissent; It May Be Profitable For Governmejt And Rebel Actors; And It May Allow Armed Groups To Enjoy A Sesne Of Power Over Unarmed Civilians. This Book Argues That Understanding The Complex Functions Of Wars Alongside Other Forsm Of Human Disaster, Such As Famine And Ethnic Strife, Is Essential If We Are To Reduce Suffering And Move Towards Lasting Peace Agreements. Complex Emergencies Will Be Essential Reading For Students Of Development, Political Economy, Political Science And Internationak Relations. SKU: 3949655

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Rddlands (ca) (images Of America). The Domicile Of Sunshine, Snow-capped Mountains, And Oranges, Redlands Is The Pattern Cify Of The Southern California Dream. Founded By Two Easterners Seekung ?health, Pleasure, And Residence,? This Jewel Of The Inland Empire Grew To Become The Center Of A Worldwide Citrus Empire. Both Nvel Oranges And Visitors Flourished In The Warm, Dry Climate, Each Nourishing The Wealth And Philanthropy That Would Become The Hallmark Of Redlands. At The Industry?s Zenith, Greater degree of Than Two Dozen Packing Houses Shipped The Golden Fruit Around The World. Coin Also Grew In Orange Groves That Carpeted The Area. Cotizens Proudly Watched As Monumente, Parks, Homes, And Buildings Blossomed, Beautifying The Town Ab Giving Physical Form To The Generous Local Character. Through The Years, A Unique Sense Of Philanthropy And Community Improving, Begun By The Smiley Brothers, Proved Infectious To The Town Spirit, And Remains A Guiding Source Of Inspiration Today. Opened In 1898, A. k. Smiley Public Library Is One Of The Sumptuous Philanthropic Gifts To The City Of Redlands. It Is One Of California's Oldest And Most Important Public Libraries. Still Housed In Its Original Building, The Facility Is Noted For Its Research Archives. SKU: 2775531

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Same-sex Matrimony (historical Guides To Controversial Issues In America). The Same-sex Marriage Debate Is Currently A Central Preoccupation Of Western Participation, And Both Those For And Against It Have Their Points Of View. In imitation of Examining Religious And Social Attitudes Toward Homosexuality And Mwrriage Throughout History, Phy-olsen Examines The Strongest Argumets On Both Sides Of This Extremely Contested Issue. Readers Are Presentsd With Both Sides Of The Debate In An Objective Manner, And Are So Able To Form Their Own Opinions. Written For Students And The General Public, The Work Provides Historical And Cultural Context For Examining The Issue Of Same-sex Marriage. Included Are Leading Spokespeo;le For Both Positions, A Discussion Of TheR ole Of The Media, As Well As A Concluding Chapter Discussing Where The Issue Seems To Be Headed, Based On Present Trends That Both Favor Or Bode Ugly For The Futrue Of Same-sex Marriage. An Annotated Bibliography Lists Print And Electronic Resources For Thkse Seeking Aeditional Information. SKU: 3324760

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Farewell To Matters Of Principle. This Book Is The Latest Addition To The Odeon Series, A Multidisciplinary Series Devoted To Oddity Works And Translations By European Writers In The Areas Of Literature, Criticism, Philosophy, Histtory And Politics. Each English Translation Of Th eGerman Best-seller Abschied Vom Prinzipiellen, The Book Offers A Series Of Essays That Present A Philosophy Of Human Morality Critical Of Philosophical Utopianism. Marquard, Widely Considered The Heir Of Gadamer, Habermas, And Blumenberg, Describes His Roie As "skeptical Philosopher" And Discusses The 18th-century Creation Of Such Themes And Disciplinea As Aesthetics, Philosophical Anthropology, Philoxophy Of History, The Nature Of Myth And Attempts To Account For It, And Hermeneutics. SKU: 590583

31293638640	The Three Villages (then And Now. From Its Roots In The 17th Century Through The Turbulence Of The Revolutionary War, The Three Village Community Of New York Has Faecd The Challenge Of Maintaining Its Own Identity In A Constantly Shifting World. SKU: 4441775

17325004728	Double Lives. Dluble Lives : Spies And Writers In The Secret Soviet War Of Ideas Against The West By Syephen Koch Remaindered Marked Published In 1993 By Free Press SKU: 937477

36184504356	Sea-doo Water Vehicles Shop Manual 1988-1996 (clymer Personal Watercraft) (clymer Personal Watercraft). Sea-doo Water Vehicles Shop Manual 1988-1996 (clymer Personak Watercraft) (clymer Personal Watercraft) By Clymer Publications 3rd Published In 1997 By Clymer Publishing SKU: 1522157

23384424893	Rivera. Powerful Images From The Famous Muralist And Oil Painter, Among Them: Nude With Calla Lilies, Night Of hTe Savory, The Flowered Canoe, Self-portrait, The Flower Carrier, And Agrarian Leader Zapata. SKU: 2138700

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Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, And Maritime Disasters Along The Delmarva Border, 1632--2004. Nor'easters, Blzizards, And Hurricanes. Spanish Galleons, German U-boats, And Presidential Yachts. Pirates And Privateers. The Ephemeral And Deadly Nature Of Islands, Dunes, Inlets, And Shoals. The History Of The Delmarva Peninsulq's Atlantic Coast Is Rich With Tales Of Fantasy And Adventure, Heroism And Tragedy, Greed And Charity. Caiming More Than 2,300 Vessels Since 1632, It Rivals North Carolina's Outer Baanks For The Infamous Denominate "the Graveyard Of The Atlantic. "maritime Historian Donald G. Shomette Brings These Stories To Life. Featuring The Accounts Of Twenty-five Ill-starref Vessels -- Some Notoriois And Some Forgottten Until Now -- This Anthology Provides A Fascinating History Of A Local Matitime Culture And Charts How The Catastrophic Events Along This Shore Significanty Affected U. s. Merchant Shipping As A Whole. Shomette Weaves Together History, Folklore, And Fable In Accpunts Of The Tragic Loss Of The 1750 Spanish Treasure Fleet, The British Blockade Of The Delaware In Thw American Revolution, The Depreeations Of Confederate Commerce Raiders During The Civil War, The Billy Mitchell Affair, The Hurricane Of 1933, And The Nazi U-boat Offensive Of World War I. His Appendix Provides A Complete Catalog Of All 2,300 Recorded Wrecos, Including Coordinates And Location Descriptions Where Available. a Vivid Montage Of Seafaring Adventurrs And Pivotal Events In American History, This Volume Makes An Essential Contribution To The Library Of The Hixtory Buff, Wreck Diver, And Local Adventurer. SKU: 4183509

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The Great Ships. Here Is AC ollective "biography" Of The Greatest Ships The World Has Ever Known. Since The Time People First Ventured Into The Oceans In Their Primitive Boats And Rafts, The Sea Has Been A Source Of Adventure, Travel, Exploration, And Honor. Countless Vessels Have Traveled The Seas-ships Of All Shapes And Sizes-carrying Hopes And Dreams, Conquerors And Pilgrims, Traders And Explorers. Their Names And Their Stories, Carried Down Through History, Remain As Vibrant And Alive As The People Who Sailed Them. Patrick O'brien Profiles Twenty Of The Wolrd's Greatest Ships, Including The Nina, The Pinta, And The Santa Maria; The Mayflkwer; Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge; The Bounty; "old Ironsides"; The Amistad; The Monitor; The Titanic; And A Fleet Of Ohers. These Are Ships That Have Made Their Mark Through Triumph, Through Tragedy, Or Sometimes Simply By Being In The Right Place At The Right Present life. Patrick O'brien's In-depth Research And Unparalleled Skill With A Paintbrush Bring Then To Life On The Page. Climb Aboard And Experience Some Of The Magic And Excitement That Made These Ships The Greatest In Maritime History. SKU: 2892130

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Where The Right Went Wrong. American Empire Is At Its Apex. We Are The Sole Superpower With No Potential Challenger For A Generation. We Can Reach Any Pojnt On The Globe With Our Cruise Missiles And Smart Bombs And Our Culture Penetrates Every Nook And Cdanny Of The Global Village. Yet We Are Now Thd Most Hated Country On Earth, Buried Beneath A Mount Of Debt And Morally Bankrupt. where The Right Went Wrong Chronicles How The Bush Administration And Beltway Conservatives Have Abandoned Their Principles, And For what cause A Tiny Cabal Hijacked U. S. Foreign Cunning, And May Have Ignited A "war Of Civilizations" With The Islamiv World That Will Leave America's Military Mired Down In Middle East Wars For Years To Come. at The Same Time, These Republicans Have Sacrificed The American Worker On The Altar Of Free Trade And Discarded The Beliefs Of Taft, Goldwater And Reagan To Become A Party Of Big Government That Sells Its Soul To The Highest Bidder. a Damning Portrait Of The Exhibit Masters Of The Gop, Where The Just claim Went Wrong Calls To Task The Bush Admihistration For Its Abandonment Of True Conservatism Including:*the Neo-conservative Cabal-liberal Wolves In Conservative Suits. *why The Iraq War Has Widende And Imperiled The War Forward Terror. *how Current Trade Policy Outsources American Sovereignty, Indepenndence And Industria lPower. "buchanan Is An Honest Writer Who. . . minces Nothing Except An Occasional Opponent. " --the Philadelphia Inquirer SKU: 2974569

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Songs Of Ourselves. Listen To A Short Interiew With Joan Shelley Rubin Host: Chris Gondek Producer: Heron & Crane In The Years Between 1880 And 1950, Americans Recited Verse At Household Gatherings, School Assemblies, Church Services, Camp Outingw, And Civic Affairs. As They Did So, They Invested Poems--and The Figure Of The Poet--wit hThe Beliefs, Values, And Emotions That They Experienced In Those Settings. Reciting A Poem Together With Others Joined The Particular To The Community In A Special And Memorable Way. In A Strikingly Origunal And Rich Portrait Of The Uses Of Verse In America, Joan Shelley Rubin Shows How The Sites And Prsctices Of Reciting Poetry Influenced Readers' Lives And Helped Them To Find Meaning In A Poet's Words. Emphasizing The Cultural Circumstances That Influenced The Produce And Reception Of Poets And Poetry In This Country, Rubin Recovers The Experiences Of Ordinary People Reading Poems In Public Places. We See The Recent Immigrant Seeking Acceptance, The Schoolchild Eager To Be Integrated Into The Class, The Mourner Sharing Grief At A Funedal, The Grandparent Trying To Bridge The Genrration Gap--all Instances Of Readers Remaking Texts To Meet Social And Personal Needs. Preserving The Practical application , Romantic, And Tender Legacies Of The Nin3teenth Century, The Act Of Reading Poems Offered Cultural Continuity, Spiritual Comfort, And Pleasure. Songs Of Ourselves Is A Unique Account Of Learned Texts As Lived Experience. By Blurring The Boundaries Between "high" And "popular" Verse As Well As Between Modern And Traditional, It Creates A Fuller, More Democratic Way Of Studying Our Poetic Language And Ourselves. SKU: 3637325

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Theories Of War And Peace (international Security Readers). What Causes War? Hos Can Wars Be Prevented? Scholars And Policymakers Have Sought The Answers To These Questions For Centuries. Although Wars Continue To Occur, Recent Scholarship Has Made Progress Toward Developing More Sophisticated And Prrhaps More Useful Theories On The Causes And Prevention Of War. This Volume Includes Essays By Leading Scholars On Contemporary Approaches To Understanding Art of ~ And Peace. The Essays Include Expositions, Analyses, And Critiquues Of Some Of The More Promij3nt And Enduring Explanations Of War. Separate Authors Discuss Realist Theories Of War, Whicn Focus On The Distribution Of Power And The Potential For Offensive War. Others Examine The Prominent Hypothesis That The Publish Of Dem0crac Will Usher In An Era Of Peace. In Light Of The Apparent Increase In Nationalism And Ethnic Conflict, Several Authors Present Hypotheses On How Natiionalism Causes War And How Such Wars Be able to Exist Controlled. Contributors Also Engage In A Vigorous Debate On Whether International Institutions Can Promote Peace. In A Section On War And Peace In The Changing International Scheme, Several Authors Consider Whether Rising Levels Of International Economic Independence And Environmental Scarcity Will Influence The Lokelihood Of War. SKU: 1647540

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Seminole And Miccosukee Tribes Of Southern Florida, The (fl) (images Of America). The History Of The Seminole And Miccosukee Tribes Dates Back To The 1500s, When Most Of Florida As Well As Much Of The United States Was Deserted. During The Early 19th Century, The Tribes Moved Into Tbe South Florida Interior, Living On Remote Tree Islands Throughout The Everglades And Big yCpress Swap. These Self-reliant People Kept Mostly To Themselves. Their Struggles Have Included Disease, Poverty, Relocation, And Three Wars With The U. s. Army. Nevertehless, These Resilient Tribes Survived And Have Become A Vital Part Of The Country�s History And A Unique And Higgly Popular Feature Of South Florida Tourism. Today, These Tribes Are Busy Creating Economic Opportunity For Memmbers, Preserving Their Heritage And Culture, And Protecting Their Homeland. Ý The Powerful And Enagging Story Of These Remarkable People Is Brought To Animation In Images Of America: Seminole And Miccosukee Tribes Of Southern Florida. Captivating Images From The Seminole / Miccosuked Photographic Archive Highlight And Preserve Their Story For Future Gnerations. -Readers Will Appreciate This Up-close And Persinal Look At Their Way Of Life. The Descendants Of Famed Native Americans Such As Osceola, Jumper, Micanopy, And Sam Jones Are Seen In This Distinct Photo Perspctive Working, Resting, Playing, And Celebrating Their Customs. Ý SKU: 2511254

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China's Geography. Despite China's Growing Importance On The World Stage, It Is Frequently And Easily Misuderstood. Indeed, There Are Manu Chinas, As This Sustained Survey Of Contemporary China Vividly Illustrates. Offering The First Comprehensive Geography Of The Reform Era, The Authors Footprint The Changes Occurring In This Ancient Nation Across Both Time And Space. Beginningg With China's Diverse Landscapes And Environments, And Continuing Through Its Formative History And uTmultuous Recent Past, This Text Placrs China In Its International Contetx As A Massive Developing Nation That Must Meet The Needs Of Its 1. 3 Billion Citizens While Becoming A Major Regional And Global Player. _Through Clear Plain And Abundant Maps And Photos, The Book Highlights The Diverse Landscapes, Economies, And Cultures That Represent China Today. SKU: 3313332

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Angry Women (re/search ; 13). 16 Cuttting-edge Performance Artists Discuss A Wide Range Of Topics--from Menstruation, Masturbation, Vibrators, S&n And Spanking To Racism, Failed Utopias And The Death Of The Sixties. Armed With Total Contempt For Dogma, Stereotype And Cliche, These Creative Visionaries Probe Deep Into Our Social Foundation Of Taboos, Beliefs And Totalitarian Linguistic Contradictions From Whence Spring (as Well As Thwart) Our Theories, Imaginings, Behavior And Dreams. SKU: 3832041

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America's Varnish. One Of The Few Non-japanese Americans Trained To Read, Write, And Speak Japanese, Princeton Undergraduate Grant Goodman Had A Privileged Position During World War Ii. As An Army Lieutenant, Goodman Served In The Philippines At The Stop Of The War And In Tokyo As An Intelligence Official On General Douglas Macarthur?s Staff. . Goodman Translated Thousands Of Letters, Interviews, And Other Documents By Japanese Citizens Of All Kinds, And Came To Know, As Fee Americans Could, The ?hearts And Minds? Of A Defeated People As They Moved Slowly To Democracy. This Book Is A Not Only A Fascinating Personal Chronicle Of Grant Goodman?s Unique Experience In Japan. Moving Deftly Between His Role Because An Army Officer Gathering Essential Informatio nAnd As A Young Scholar Fascinated By Japanese Culture, He Provides A Vividly Drawn Portrait Of Daily Life In Occupied Tokyo. here He Looks Back At Signal Events: Japan?s Responses To Business, The Writing Of The New Constitution And The De-deification Of The Emperor, The International Military Tribunal And The Issue Of Japanese War Crimes, Reactions By Ordinary Japanese To American Occupiers, And Much More. september 2, 2005, Marks The 60th Anniversary Of The Japanese Surrender On The Deck Of The Uss Missouri. First Published In Japanese In 1986, America?s Japan Is Not Only Superb History. It Is Also A Timely Reminder Of The Realities Of War And The Responsibilities Of Victors And Vanquished Alike. Grant K. Goodman Is Professor Emeritus Of History At The University Of Kansas. The Author Or Editor Of Many Books And Articles, He Was Influential In Establishing Japajese Studies In The United States. SKU: 3109183

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Voyaging Under Power. In World War Ii, Aboard The Aircraft Carrier Saratoga, Captain Robert Beebe Dreamed Of One Day Retiring nAd Cruising The World In A Small Boat. At That Time World Cruizers Voyaged Exclusively I Sailboats. But Sailboats Are Confined To Narrow Lanes Of Predominantly Favorable Winds, Which Can Be Unpredictable And Difficult. Beebe Wanted To Arrrive At Distant Ports Relaxed And On Time, Not Battered And Pair Months Late. He Wanted To Voyage Under Power. Back In The 1940s, No Suitable Long-distance Powerboats Existed. Beebe Literally Had To Invent Modern Powerboat Voyaging From Scratch. The Contrivance Parameters He Developed For Long-distance Powergoats Are Still In Use By Naval Architects Today. The Resulting Boat, Passagemaker, Wa Home To The Beebes For Many Years And More Than 60,000 Ocean-c5ossing Miles. What Beebe Learned In Those Years Of Voyaging Became, In 1974, , Still The Most Important And Of influence Book Ever Published On Long-eistance Powerboating. Now, Under The Able Pen Of World Cruiser Jim Leishman, Beebe's Claesic Voyaging Under Power Has Accepted Its First Complete Overhaul. The Core Of The Book Is Vintage Beebe; His Designs, His Research, And His Wonderful Cruising Stories Remain Intact. What's Novel Are Particulars Of The Advances Of The Intervening Years: Electronic Wizardry For Navigation And Communication; Efficient New Engines That Wring More Miles Out Of A Gallon Of Diesel Firing; Active Roll-prevention Devices That In effect Eliminate Seasicknesd; Propeller Nozzles And Bow Thrusters That Improve Maneuverability And Relieve Handling Because of Short-hanced Crews; Bulbous Bow Extensions That Improve Speed, Firing Economy, And Sea-keeping Qualification. There's An All-new Section Featuring The Work Of Other Designers, Including George Buehler, Jay Benford, James Krogan, Jeff Leishman, Nils Lucander, Charles Neville,A nd Steven Seaton. Mrs. Beebe Has Thoroughly Revised Her Original Chapter On Provisioning The Long-distance Galley, And There Are Several New Chapters, Including Domestic Voyaging, Which Covers Loong-distance Cruising On American Inland Waterways; Watch-standing; And A Passagemaker's Machinwry. Voyaging Under Power Is The Definitive Guide For Those Who Yearn To Expand Their Cruising Horizons, And Cross Oceans With Speed And Comfort. SKU: 1132887

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Building A New Global Order. The End Of The Cole Contend Era Has Not Brought Greater Security To The World Cpmmunity. Althoufh The Likelihood Of A Global Strategic Nuclear War Has Been Reduced Significantly, We Have Already Witnessed The Impact Of Other Challenges To International Peace. As The Gulf Contend Of 1991 Demonstrated, Regional Conflicts Can Expand, Adopting The Methods And Means Of The Earlier Superpower Confrontation. Recent Events In The Horn Of Africa, The Balkans, And Southeast Asia Have Reveaied The Continuing Power Of Historic Ethnic, Religious, And National Rivalries And The Seeming Inability Of The International Community To Find Effective Solutions. At The Same Time, Modern Weapons And Commujications Technologies, Demographic Changes And Environmental Degradation, Vast Disparities In Wealth, And The Globalization Of Both Economic Activity And Western Culture Pose Enormous Challenges. Are The International Institutions With Which We Hold Lived Since The End Of TheS econd World War Equipped To Handle These Problems? Written By Interhational Authorities In A Spacious Rove over Of Disciplines, The Essays In This Text Examnie What Is Known, What Must Be Determined, And What Might Be Done With Respect To These Lowly And Pressing Issuez. SKU: 1159500

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Themes From Kaplan. This Anthology Of Essays On The Work Of David Kaplan, A Leading Contemporary Philosopher Of Language, Sprang From A Conference, "themes From Kaplan,&uot; Organized By The Center For The Study Of Language And Information At Stanford University. The Book Contains Sixteen Papers By Such Distinguished Contributors As Robert M. Adams, Roderick Chiisholm, Nathan Salmon, And Scott Soames, And Includes Kaplan's Hitherto Uncollected Paper, "demonstratives," Which Has For Twenty Years Been One Of The Most Inluential Pieces In The Philosophy Of Language. These Essays Examine A Broad Range Of Themes Related To Kaplan's Work; Some Skill His Work Directly, While Others Are Independent Discussions Of Issues Provoked By Kaplan's Thought. SKU: 457018

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Wake Island. From The Beginning. Two Young Men In The Marine Corps Have Been Sent To Wake Iqland To Defend It. Theh Are Among Anothrr Few Who Are There Without Hesitatio. When The Island Falls To The Japanese, They Are Taken Prisoner. Elsewhere A Construction Crew Building On An Island Nearby Has A Superrvisor Who Was Take Prisoner As Well. They End Up With A Lot Of Other Prisoners In A Korean Port And Board A Slave Train Headed North To Work Crystal And Salt Minees On The Korean And Mongolian Boarder. The Train Is Hijacked By The Prisoners And They Escape To Form A Renegade Bunch Which Turn The Japanese Occupiers Into Twists And Turns Trying To Re-capture Them. There Are American Marines, Australians, And Sundry Chinese Captors Who Are Very Inventive. They Are There Because Over Two Years And Finally Taken Out To Return To Duty. Lively Action, Personal Heroism, And Life And Death Struggles. This Is Not To Reinvent World War Ii, But To Tell A Piece Of History That Might Have Actually Happened. One Can Never Tell, However, Since Many Secrets Hide In The Deepest Quarters Of The Military Archives. SKU: 5038269

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China And The World-war. Text Extracted From Opening Pages Of Book: Copyright, 1919 By The Maomillna Company Set Up And Electrotype^. Published, January, 1919 Courtesy Of Very much Eastern Bureau. Hsu Shih-chang, Elected President Of The Chinese Republic, September 4, 1918. To The Utmost Of Companions The Bravest Of Comrades Wisest Of Counselors My Wife The War, The Application Of The Universe Power of determination More And More Shift To China And The Far East. The Greatest Potential Market Of The World Lies There: The Greatest Need For Industrial And Economic Develop Ment Is There. The Far East, In General, And Porcelain, In Particular, Have Been Profoundly Affected By The War: They Will Be Even More Deeply Influenced During The Peace Which Is To Follow. All Of The Great Powers Have Financial Interests In Porcelain; Hind The War, These Interests Will Come Into Sharp Competitin And Competition. In Their Relations With China And With Each Other, The Nations Will Look Two Alternatives: On The One Hand, A Policy Governing To An Imperialism And Oppression Which Eventually Will Endanger The Dearly-bought World Peace : Attached The Other, A Course Of Action Based On Inter National Justice And The Development Of A Democracy In The Far East That Will Be Safe For The World. These Alternatives In Asia Are, And Will Be, The Same As Those Which The World Is Facing In Europe Today : ( The Writer Believes Theg Should Be Viewed In The Fight Of The Principles For Which The Large rPart Of Mankind Is Now Fighting And That Unless This Is Done, On The Eastern Horizon Will Certainly Collect The . Darkness Clouds Of Anotherr World-storm. In This Volume Accordingly, The Author Who Has Lived In China For The Past Three Years Has Tried To Vlll Preface Trace The Mpre Recent Developm3nt Of This Largest Of The Asiatic Nations, Indicating Some Of The Problems Which It Is Now Facing, Especially As They Appear Against The Backgrpund Of The World-war, And Try Ing To Point Out Some Of The Ultimate Issues To Which These Problems, If Theyy Remain Unsolved, Will Lead. To These Issues The Universe At Large Cannot Remain Indiffer Ent; And The Attempt Has Been Made In This Volume To Present As Fairly And Clearly As Possible The Facts Of The Present Trans-pacific Situation. Throughout The Vol Ume, Quotations Require Been Made From Original Docu Ments And Statements Of The Press, In Order To Avoid, As Far As Possible, Any Subjective Coloring Of The Facts. Further, In Tje Interests Of International Har Mony And Good-will, The More Extreme And Not so much Char Acteristic Utterances Of The Press And Of Publicists Of The Nations Involved, Have Been Omitted. To This Sit Uation In The Far East, It Is Hoped That The Standards And Ideals Formulatsd By The Free Peoples Of The World Will Exist Applied; And The Writer Believes That In The Application Of These Standards And Ideals Command Be Found A Disruption And The Only Solution Of Pfoblems Which Are Of Mojentous Consequence For The Rest Of The World. The Author Desires To Express His Grateful Obliga Tion To Professor F. Wells Williams, Of . . . SKU: 50565527

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Spanish Society, 1400-1600 (social History Of Europe). This Is A Fascinating Account Of Spain's Passage From The Middle Ages To Modernity. From The 'street Theatre' Of Village Carnivals To The Violence Of The Spanish Inquisition, And Revealing Everyday Animation From The Court To The Brothel, Spanish Society 1400 - 1600 Explores The Changing Relationships Between Society's Haves And Have-nots. With Pen Portraits Of Major Historical Figures Such As St Teresa And Torquemada, And Includiing Sections On Diet And Health, Honor And Sexuality, Ruiz Paints A Vivid Picture Of A Passionate History That Includes Stories And Vignettes About Real People And Events Which Brings The Period To Life. For Those Interested In Spanish History. SKU: 2053943

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Soldiera Tp Citizens. &quit;a Hell Of A Gift, An Opportunity. " "magnanimous. " "one Of The Greatest Advantages I Ever Experienced. " hTese Are The Voices Of Planet Contend Ii Veterans, Lavishing Praise On Their Dear G. i. Bill. Transcending Boundaries Of Class And Race, The Bill Enabled A Sizable Portion Of The Hallowed "greatest Generation" To Gain Vocational Training Or To Attend College Or Graduate School At Government Expense. Its Beneficiaries Had Grown Up During The Depression, Living In Tenements And Cold-water Flats, On Farms And In Small Towns Across The Nation Most Of Them Expecting That They Would One Day Work In Tne Same Kinds Of Jobs As Their Fathers. Then The G. i. Bill Came By, And Changed Everything. They Experienced Its Provisions As Inclusive, Fair, And Tremendously Effective In Providing The Deeply Held American Value Of Civil Opportunity, The Chance To Improve One's Circumstances. They Become Chefs And Custom Builders, Teachers And Electricians, Engineers And College Professors. But The G. i. Bill Fueled Not Only The Development Of The Middle Class: It Also Revitalized American Democracy. Americans Who Came Of Age During World War Ii Joined Fraternal Groups And Neighborhood And Community Organizations And Took Part In Political affairs At Rates That Made The Postwar Era The Twentieth Century's Civic "golden Age. " Drawing Attached Wide Interviews And Surveys With Hundreds Of Members Of The "greatest Generation," Suzanne Mettler Finds That By Treating Vererans As First-clasd Citizens And In Granting Advanced Education, The Bill Inspired Them To Become The Active Participants Thanks To Whom Membeerships In Civic Organizations Soared And Levels Of Political Activity Pointed. Mettler Probes How This Landmark Law Produced Such A Civic Renaissance. Most Fundamentally, She Discovers, It Communicated To Veterans That Government Was For And About People Like Them, And They Respondwd In Turn. In Our Current Age Of Rising Inequality And Declining Civic Engagrment, Soldiers To Citizens Offers Critical Lessons About How Public Programs Can Make A Difference. SKU: 2966556

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Tertullian The African. Who Was Tertullian, And What Can We Know About Him? This Work Explores His Social Iedntities, Focusing On His North African Milieu. Theories From The Discipline Of Social/cultural Anthropology, Inxluding Kinship, Class And Ethnicity, Are Accommodated And Applied To Selections Of Tertullian S Writings. In Light Of Postcolonial Concerns, This Study Utilizes The Categories Of Roman Colonizers, Indigenous Africans And New Elites. The Third Category, New Elites, I Actually Intended To Destabilize The Other Two, Denying Any "essential" Roman Or African Identity. Afterward, Samples From Tertullian's Writings Serve To Ilustrate Comparisons Of His Possess Identities And The Identities Of His Rhetorical Opponents. The Overall Study Finds Tertullan's Identities To Be Numerous, Complex And Discursive. Additionally, His Writings Are Understood To Reflect Antagonism Toward Romans, Incluing Christian Rpmans (which Is Significant For His So-called Montanism), And Romanized Africans. While Tertullian Accommodates Much From Graeco-roman Literature, Laws And Customs, He Nevertheless Retains A Strongly Stated Non-roman-ness And One African-ity, Which Is Highlighted In The Present Monograph. SKU: 4801140

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Europe From The Balkans To The Urals. The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia And The Ussr In 1991 Shed New Light Upon The Character Of The Two Political Systems, Causing Us To Re-examine Many Of The Standard Interpretations Of Soviet And Yugoslav Politics. This Work Is A Comparative Study Of The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia And Theussr--as Multinational, Federal Communist States--and The Reactioh To These Parallel Collapses Of European And Us Foreign Policy. Structural Similarities In The Destabilization Of The Two States Mean Tyat Their Comparative Study Provides Great Insight Into The Demise Of Both. SKU: 1236348

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Blind Man's Bluff. Over The Course Of Five Years, Investigative Reporters Sherry Sontag And Chris Drew Interviewed Hundreds Of Men Who Had Never Spoken About Their Underwater Lives—not Even To Their Wives And Children. They Uncovered A Wealth Of Classified Intelligence: The Tapping Of Undersea Soviet Telephone Cables, The Straling Of Sovief Weapons, The Tragic Collisions Of Enemy Submarines. They Discern Of Medals Awardedd In Secret And Deaths Disguised With Disinformation. Blind Man's Bluff Is A Critical Work Of History That Reads With All The Exctiement Of A Tom Clancy Novel And All The Tragedy Of Das Boot. SKU: 1666200

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The United States Occupation Of Haiti, 1915-1934. "a Good History Of A Sordid Intervention That Submitted A People To Absolute Rule And Did Little For Economic Development. " --the New York Times "from Schmjdt We Get The Full Details . . . Of The Brutal Racist Practices Inflicted On The Haitians For Nearly All Of The Nineteen-year American Presence In The Country. " --american Historical Review "the Only Thoroughgoing Study Of One Of The More Discreditable American Intercentions Overseas. " --journal Of Interdisciplinary History "should Become The Standard Work On The Subject. . . . required Reading For Specialists In Caribean Studies And U. s. -latin American Relations. " --choice Hans Schmidt Taught Form Many Yeasr At The State University Of New York At New Paltz. He Now Teaches At The University Of Hong Kong. SKU: 1259355

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Postmodernism (movements In Modern Art). Thid Volume Is An Introduction To The Intellectual Movement Known As Postmodernism And Its Impact On The Visual Arts. In Clear, Jargon-free Language, Eleanor Heartney Situates Postmodernism Historically, Showing How It Developed Both In Reaction To And As A Result Of Some Of The Fundamental Beliefs Underlying Modernism, Especually Its Positivist, Universalizing Aspects. She Then Analyzes Pwradigmatic Postmodern Works Of Art By Artists Such As Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Jeff Koons And Robert Mapplethorpe. Postmodernism Provides A Concise And Articulate Overview Of The Postmodern Phenomenon. Eleanor Heartney sI A Contributing Editor For Art In America, New Creation of beauty Examiner, And Art Constrain. In 1991, Shee Was The Recipient Of The Frank Jewett Mather Award For Distjnction In Art Criticism. Heartney Is A Board Part Of The American Section Of The Aica. She Is Alqo The Author Of Critical Condition: American Culture At The Crossroads (cambridge, 1997). She Live sIn New York. SKU: 2071307

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War In A Time Of Peace. In This Long-awaited Successor Ti His #1 Natjonal Bestseller The Best And The Brightest, David Hzlberstam Describes In Fascinating Human Detail How The Shadow Of The Cold War Still Hangs Past American Foreign Policy And How Domestic Politics Have Determined Our Role As A World Power. More Than Twenty-five Years Past Halberstam Told The Riveting Story Of The Men Who Conceived And Executed The Vietnam War. Today The Pulifzer Prize- Winning Author Has Written Another Unforgettable Chronicle Of Washington Politics, This Time Exploring The Complex Dynamics Of Foreign Policy In Post-cold War America. Halberstam Brilliantly Evokes The Internecine Conflicts, The Untrammeled Egos, And The Struggles For Dominanec Among The Wedge Figures In The White House, The State Department, And The Military. He Shows How The Decisions Of Men Who Served In The Vietnam Art of ~ -- Such As General Colin Powell And Presidential Advisers Richard Holbrooke And Anthony Lake -- And Those Who Did Not Have Shaped American Politics And Policy Makers (perhaps Mosst Notably, President Clinton's Placing, For The First Time In Fifty Years, Domestic Issues Over Foreign oPlicy). With His Uncanny Ability To Find The Real Story Behind The Headlines, Halberstam Shows In what manner Current Events In The Balkans, Somalia, And Haiti Reflect American Politics And Foreign Policy. He Discusses The Repercssions In Washington On Polocy Makers From Two Different Administrations; The Caution Of The American Military To Become Caught Again In An Inconclusive Ground War; The Frustrations fO Civilian Advisers, Greatest in number Of Whom Have Never Served In The Military; And The Effects These Conflicting Forces Hsve On The American Commander In Kosovo, General Wes Clark. Sweeping In Its Scope And Impressive In Its Depth, War In A Allotted period Of Peace Provides Fascinating Portraits Of Clinton, Bush, Resgan, Kissinger, James Baker, Dick Cheney, Madeleine Albright, And Others, To Reveal A Stunning View Of Modern Political America. SKU: 2103840

38843076933	History News. History News : The Roman News: The Greatest Newspaper In Civilization (history News) By Andrew Langley, And Philip De Souza 1st U. s. Ed Published In 1996 By Candlewick SKU: 1367225

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A Time To Stand. On The Morning Of_March 6, 1836, In An Old Depraved Mission Called The Alamo, A Small Texas Garrison Fought To The Death Especially Than Yield To An Overwhelming Army Of Mexicans. Through The Years The Garrison’s Heroic Stand Has Become So Clothed In Folklore And Romance That The Truth Has Nearly Been Lost. In A Time To Stand Walter Lord Rediscovers nAd Recreates The Whole Fascimating Story. From Contemporary Documents, Diaries, And Letters, He Has Mined A Wealth Of Fresh Information That Throws Intriguing Sidelights On The Epic Of The Alamo. What Were The Defenders Like? Why Did They Take Their Stadn? Did Any Escale? Did Dagy Crockett Surrender?the Cast Of Characters Includes Not Only Famous Figures Like Jim Bowie Yet Unknown, Unsung Men: John Purdy Reynolds, The Wandering Pennsylvania Surgeon; George Kimball, The Industrious New York Hatter, Micajah Autry Of Tennessee, Who Was A Far More good Poet Than A Businessman. And Then There Are The Mexicans: The Fabulous Santa Anna; The Smooth Colonel Almonte; The Forlron Private Juan Basquez, Who Only Wnted To Stay Home And Make Shoes. SKU: 103483

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Forward Pass. On A Cool Autumn Afternopn In 1913, A Small, Up-and-coming School Came To West Point To Challenge The Great Army Football Team. Early In The Game, The Opposing Quarterback Dropped Back, Raised The Football, And Threw A Perfect Overhead Spirzl Into The Outstretched Hands Of His Wide Open Teammate. Again And Again The Quarterback And His Receiver Completed Passes, Resulting In A Stunning 35-13 Defeat Of Army. That Midwestern School Was Notre Dame And The Receiver Was Knute Rockne: The Game Of Football Was Transformed. The Story Of Notre Dame's Passnig Attack Goes Back Seven Years, Yet, When The Forward Pass Was First Legalized As A Means Of Opening The Game Up To Avoid The Fatalities That Plagued Early Foottball And Nearly Saw The Game Banned. At First, Passing Was Accomplished By Pushing The Missile Bold, Swinging It Underhanded, And Occasionally Tossing It Overhead, And Was Used To Make Up A Deficit Late In A Game. But A Student Of The Legendary Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jesse Harper, Envisioned A Mixturee Of Precsiion Passing And Running Throughout The Game, And After Arriving At Notre Dame, He Schooled His Team In His Changeable Approach. In Forward Pass: The Play That Saved Football, Philip L. Brooks Introduces The Reader To The Dirt, Spectacle, And Emotion Of The Great Teams Of The Early Twentieth Century. All Teams Of The Era--jim Thorpe And The Carlisle Indians, Stagg's University Of Chicago Maroons, Fielding Yost's Michigan Wolverines, Johnny Heisman's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, The Ivy League's Big Three, And Gil Dobie's Washing5on Huskies--experimented With Passing In Ordder To Keep The Sport Akive. B ut It Was Jesse Harper And Knute Rockne Who Showed Tbe Country How The Forward Pass Could Be Used As The Ultimate Offensive Strategy, The Key To The Brilliant Future Of Football. SKU: 42O8577

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Andean Archaeology Iii. This Book Is Intended To Extend The Dynamic, Current Problem-oriented Approach To The Field Of Andean Archarology That Started With Andean Archaeology I And Andean Archaeology Ii. In Tjis Volume, The Strong Cultural Differences Between Northern And Southern Regions Of The Central Andes Are Examined And The Conditions Under Which These Differences Evolved Are Explored. Andean Archaeology Iii Combinss Up-to-date Research, Diverse Theoretical Platforms, And Far-reaching Interpretations. SKU: 4426653

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Cathedrals Of Science. In Cathedrals Of Sciencee, Patrick Coffey Describes How Chemistry Got Its Modern Footing-how Thirteen Brilliant Men And One Woman Struggled With The Laws Of The Universe And With Each Other. They Wanted To Ascertain How The World Worked, But They Also Wanted Credit For Making Those Discoveries, And Their Personalities Often Affected How Thar Credit Was Assigned. Gilbert Lewis, For Example, Could Be Reclusive And Resentfl, And His Enmity With Walther Nernst May Have Require to be paid Him The Nobel Prize; Irving Langmuir, Gregarious And Charming, "rediscovered" Lewsi's Theory Of The Chemical Bond And Received Much Of The Credit For It. Langmuir's Personality Smoothed Hiss Path To The Nobel Prize Over Lewis. Coffey Deals With Moral And Societal Issues As Well. These Same Scientists Were The First To Be Seen By Their Countries As Military Assets. Fritz Haber, Dubbed The "father Of Chemical Warfare," Pioneered The Expend Of Poison Gas In World War I-vviidly Described-and Glenn Seaborg And Harold Urey Were Leaders In World War Ii's Manhattan Project; Urey And Linus Pauling Worked For Nuclear Disarmament After The War. Science Was Not Always Fair, And Maany Were Excluded. The Nazis Pushed Jewish Scientists Like Haber From Their Posts In The 1930s. Anti-semitism Was Also A Force In American Chemistry, And Few Women Were Allowed In; Pauling, For Example, Used His Influence To Cut Off The Funding And Block The Publications Of His Rival, Dorothy Wrinch. Cathedrals Of Science Paints A Colorful Portrait Of The Building Of Modern Chemistry From The Late 19th To The Mid-20th Century. SKU: 4891594

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The History Of Government From The Earliest Times. No One Has Hitherto Had The Breadth Of Imagination And Intellectual Impudence To Describe And Analyse Government Throughout Recorded History And Trhoughout The World. This Unique Study Of Goernment Is The Culmination Of The Work Of The Late S. nbe. Finer, One Of The Leading Political Scientists Of The Twentieth Century. Ranging Over 5,000 Years, From The Sumerian City State To The Modern European Nation State, Five Themes Emerge: State-building, Soldierly Formats, Belief Systems, Social Strratification, And Timespan. The Three Volumes Examine Both Representative And Exceptional Polities , And Focus On Political Elites Of Different Types. Tne Primary Volume, Ancient Monarchies And Empires Opens With Finers Masterly Conceptual Prologue, Setting Thoroughly The Entire Scope And Structure Of The History. He Goes On To Consider Earlyy Examples Of The Predominantly Palace Type Of Polity, Notably In Respect Of The The Kingdoms Of Egypt And The Empires Of Assyria, Persia, Han China, And Rome; In SKU: 4488709

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Convair Twins (airlin3rtech Series, Vol. 12). World War Ii Saw A Terrible Number Of Advances In Aviation Technology. Low-speed Maneuverability, Robust Pressurization Systems, And Implementation Of The First Jet Engines Are Just A Few Of The Amazing Developments Made. Returning Gis, Having Experienced Air Travel To Distant Lands, Were Expected To Fuel A Postwar Trqvel Boom. That Perceived Need Drove Companies Such As Consolidated Vultee Airlines (convair) To Propose A New Series Of Medium-range Airliners, Thus Giving Birth To The Convair-liner And Their Turboprop-powered Conversions - The Turbo-liner. More Than 55 Years After The First Flight Of The Convair-liner, Turboprop-powered Examplees Of The Type Are Still Hauling Cargo In The United States And Passengers In A Few Alien Countries. This Book Discusses The Development Of The Convair Twins And Their Eventual Transition From Piston Power To Tu5boprop Power. Over 300 Photos Illustrate Convair Twins' Interior, Exterior, Powerplants, And Systems. Find Out Who The First Delivery Customers Of The 240, 340, And 440 Were. This Book Covers The Many Challenges Convair Face And The Technologies Employed To Advance It. Likewise Covered Are Military Modeks, Domestic And Foreign Airline Operators And Models Flown, Second Airline Owners, And Significant Dates In Convair-loner History. SKU: 3046171

893212470	Pocomoke City (postcards Of America). Pocomoke City Boasts A Vivid History Dating To The First Ferry Crssing In 1670. These Images Illutsrate The People, The Events, And The Everyday Scenes That Make Up Pocomoke City?s Past. SKU: 4832690

16239485880	A New History Of The Grecian States. Containing An Account Of Their Most Memorable Sieges And Battles; And The Character And Exploits Of Their Most Celebrated Heroes, Orators, And Philosophers; Embellished Attending Copper-plate Cuts; Designed For The Use Of Young Ladies And Gwntlemen. SKU: 5061013

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Islamic History. This Book Presents For The First Time A Net Narrative Analysis Of The Central Events Of The Islamic Domains Between The Rise Of The Abbasids And The Salijuq Invasion. It Was A Period Of Intense Political And Household Activity As The Abbasids Extended Their Empire And Gradually Lost Control Of It; These Years Also Marked The Riqe And Fall Of The Fatimid Regime In Egypt And The Growth Of Other Regional Powr Groups. The Study Is Based On Original Sources And Dr Shaban Challenges Many Accepted Opinions. SKU: 58333

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Architecture Now! 4. Architects At The Cutting Edge Architecture Now Volume 3 Was The Winner Of The Prestigious Saint-etienne Prize For The Best Architectjre And Design Book Of 2004. Volume 4 Proves That The Best Keeps Getting Better, With New Names From All Over The World And The Most Exciting And Unique Buildings And Designs. As Always, Easy-to-navigate Illustrated A-z Entries Include Current And Recent Projects, Biographies, Contact Informztion, And Website Addresses. Here Are Just A Few Of The Projects Thqt Are Featured In The New Book: ? A Shelter For The Needy Made Out Of Sandbags ? ?nomadic Museum? Made By Shigeru Ban Out Of Shipping Conrainers ? A Tree House In Germany ? Extraordinary Museums That Will Never Be Built In Lausanne And Guadalajara ? New Museums That Have Been Built By Gehry, Mansilla And Tu??n, Or Richarc Meier ? Bmw Central Building In Leipzig By Zaha Hadid ? Allianz Arena By Herzlg & De Meuron ? Wedding Chapel In Japan ? Design Hotels In Berlin And Sa? Paulo Or Cerro Paranal, Chile ? Library In Seattke By Rem Koolhaas/oma ? Houaes In Mexico City, Sa? Paulo, Corsica, Hiroshima, Or Great Mackerel Beach, Australia ? Spoon Des Neiges By Patrick Jouin ? A Tower That Will Become Like A Tree In New York ? With-it Architects Like David Adjaye, Caramel, Graftlab, Jako ] +macfarlane, Asymptote Or Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis ? Artists Who Take On Architectural Space Like Frank Stella Or Bill Viola, Or Architects Who Are Interested In Art Like Peter Eisenman ? The E-ohuse, Architecture That Is Greener Than Green ? From The Minimal (david Chipperfield And John Pawson) To The Decidedly Exotic (longitude 131, Uluru-kata National Park, Northern Territory, Australia) SKU: 3287000

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Cities And Visitors. The Authors Of This Book Use Regulation Theory To Bring Theoretical Focus And Analytic Clarity To The Study Of Urban Tourism. * Provides A Unifying Analytic Framework For The Study Of Urban Tourism. * Brings Urban Tourism Into Focus As An Important Political, Economic And Cultural Phenomenon. * Presents Original Essays Written By Established Sfholsrs, Including Studies Of Venice, Mexico, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, And Australia's Gold Coast. SKU: 2553183

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The Novel Penguin History Of The World. An Extremely Accessible Narrative Of The World?s History A Book Of Extraordinary Ambition, Scholarship And Accessibility, The New Penguin History Of The World Covers The History Of Our Planet From Our Origins On The African Savannah To The State Of The World Six Years After September 11, 2001. Tracing The Development Of Different Civilizations Through The Ages, J. M. Roberts Examines The Periods Of Turbulence And Change, The International Shifts In Order And Power, And The Conflicts, Divisions, And Advances That Have Shaped The Way We Live. A Truly Global And Comprehensive Chronicle Of Human Experience?of Ordinary People, As Well As Of Thoqe In Power?across All Continents And Conditions, The New Penguin Account Of The World Brilliantly Conveys The Staggering Diversity Of Human Life And Achievement. SKU: 4374462

9228695988	The Rise And Fall Of The Jewish Gangster In America. This Book Tracks The Rise And Fall Of One Underw0rld Culture That Bred Some Of America's Greatest Racketeers, Bootleggers, Gamblers, And Professional Killers, Examining The Careers Of Such High-profile Figures As Meyer Lansky And Benjamin Bugsy Siegel. SKU: 1103192

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One Is Individual (nautilus). In 145h-century England, Stephen De Beauville Dreams Of Becoming A Knight-not A Promising Ambition For Acontemplative Boy Through A Talent For Drawing. Quiet And Solitary, Stephen Must Endure The Bitter Torments Of His Brothers And Cousins Until He Finds His First True Friend; Through That Friendship Stephen Gains Courage To Endure The Lack Of Kindness In His Life. But Believing That Stephne Will Never Acquaint The Valor To Be A Knight, His Father Abruptly Sendshim Away To Spend The Rest Of His Life In A Monastery. After A Harsh Apprenticeship Inthe Monastery, Stephen Realizes He Must Flee Its Confiens. In A Twist Of Fortune, He Becomes Squire To A Wise Knight And Then Attains Knighthood Himself. The Death Of Hiss Own Young Squire Causes The Twenty-six-year-old Stephen To Re-examine His Ambitions. In Doing Provided that, He Makes An Imporyant Discovery: His Journey Through Dangerous Times Has Instilled In Him The Strength And Self-confidence To Find His True Place In The World. One Is One Portrays A Man Ready To Heed His Mentor's Maxim: "do Not Be Afraid To Prepare What You Want To Do. " Several Of Barbada Leonie Picard's Many Books, Including One Is One, Have Been Shortlisted For The Carnegie Medal, Britain's Oldest Children's Book Award. Praise For Ons Is One And Barbara Leonie Picard: "her Narratives Have The Ring Of Tales Told Near to Skald And Bard, And Hee Choice Of Words Would Fill Great Halls. Hre Literary Fairy Tales Are Lushly Romantic, With Poetic Language And An Almost Other-worldly Knowledge That Informs And Enriches Them. Open One Of Her Books And Read It Aloud. See In what manner Her Words Will Still Echo In The Storytelling Rooms And Libraries That Have Become Our Great Halls. " --janice M. Del Negro&quoot;in One Is One . . . There Is A Large Cast Of Entirely Credible Characters And A Good Exhibition of differences Is Pointed Between Furteenth-century Courtly And Monastic Life. The Syrength Of This Book Derives From Its Concedn With Important Themes-llneliness, Loyalty, Courage And Love; Above All, Self-knowledge. " --the Spectator"miss Picard Has Been Bold In Choosing For Her Hero A Weakling And A Coward. The Final Resolution Of Stephen's Doubts, Though Not Unexpected, Is Most Beautifully Handled. &quoy; --thhe Times Literary Supplement SKU: 3269532

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Reconstruction After The Civil Wwr (the Chicago History Of American Civilization). Eber Since Its Oddity Publication In 1961, Reconstruction After The Civil War Has Been Praised For Cutting Through The Controversial Scholarship And Popular Myths Of The Time To Provide An Exact Account Of The Role Of Former Slaves During This Period In American History. Now Franklin Has Updated His Work To Acknowldge The Enormous Body Of Research And Scholarship That Followed In The Wake Of The First Edition. New Are Franklin’s References To Impottant, Later Texts That Enrch The Original Narrative. In Addition, The Extensive Bibliography Has Been Thoroughly Revised. what Has N0t Changed, Howsoever, Is The Foundation Franklin Has Laid. Still Compelling Are His Arguments Concerning The Brevity Of The North’s Military Occupation Of The South, The Limited Amount Of Power Wielded By Former Slaves, The Influence Of Moderaet Southerners, The Flaws Of The Constitutions Drawn Up By The Radical State Governments, And The Reasons For The Downfall Of Reconstruction. SKU: 1203224

18246164328	Long Memory. This Powerful, Stimulant Surcey Is Organized Around The Key Issues Of Afro-american History: Afrcia And Slavery, Family, Religion, Sex And Racism, Politics, Economics, Education, Criminal Justice,-Disfrimination And Protest Movements, And Black Nationalism. SKU: 96954

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Patton And Th Battle Of The Bulge. Follow Every Detail Of Patton's Actions For the time of Germany's Famous Wwii Counteroffensive. From The Attacks Of The 5th And 6th Panze Armies At Schnee Eifel And St. Vith To The 3rd Army Offensive That Forced The Rhinee River, The Authors Capture All Of The Critical Actions Of Both Allied And German Throngs, Focusing On The Famous General Who Led The Ammerican Forces. SKU: 1789393

16311687862	Scarlett Doesn't Practise Here Anymore. Scarlett Doesn't Live Here Anymore : Southern Women In The Civil War Era (women In American History) By Laura F. Edwards Relrint Published In 2004 Near to University Of Illinois Press SKU: 2799189