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For fans of James Herriot, a poignant memoir-and #1 Irish bestseller-about a wayward son's return home to his family's farm, and how he found a new beginning in an age-old world Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, after more than a decade away, he finds himself back on the farm. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day-cleanin...

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Tourism has long been associated with improved health, resulting in a boom of spas, yoga and rejuvenation treatments. Medical tourism itself is a more recent example of niche tourism, with increasing numbers of people travelling abroad in search of cosmetic enhancement and solutions to various serious medical conditions often by surgery. "Medical Tourism" looks at the background and rise of health tourism, new emerging facets of the sector, an...

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Excerpt from A Letter to the People of the United States, Upon the Propriety of Establishing an Annual National Jubilee, to Commemorate the Adoption of the Constitution of the United StatesNo Constitution, however wisely framed, can produce any practical benefits, until the people for whose welfare it is ordained, learn the first lesson in Constitutional Govern ment, and that is that the majority must govern, or all free Constitutions must per...

Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Mechanics, Compiled From Authentic Sources: Originally Published in the Delaware State Journal, Under the Signature of "Rittenhouse"The great mass of mankind have so long been led captive by military glory, and the world has so long been filled with the te nown of heroes and conquerors, that the benefactors of mankind occupy but a small space, in the pages of history. Far be it from us, by th...

Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Mechanics, Compiled From Authentic Sources: Originally Published in the Delaware State Journal, Under the Signature of "Rittenhouse"The great mass of mankind have so long been led captive by military glory, and the world has so long been filled with the te nown of heroes and conquerors, that the benefactors of mankind occupy but a small space, in the pages of history. Far be it from us, by th...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Where do thousands of people in wigs, jumpsuits and fake Priscilla eyelashes go each January to swelter in 42-degree heat as they celebrate The King? Parkes, of course - 365 kilometres west of Sydney - for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival. But how, and why, did this sleepy town get all shook up by Elvis? Written by two long-time fans of the festival, Outback Elvis introduces the local characters, the lookalikes, the impersonators and the tribu...

The contributors to this book have all conducted long term research in the islands of the Pacific. During their visits and revisits they have witnessed first-hand the many changes that have occurred in their field sites as well as observing elements of continuity.

Since 1975 the economy of Papua New Guinea has focused on mineral, rather than agricultural production as previously. This is the first book to look at these changes in a complex, rapidly evolving nation from an economic perspective.

This is a collection of essays, selected from presentations at the first annual meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Geography, whereby scholars investigate the experiences and meanings that inscribe urban and suburban landscapes.

Over the past ten years there has been a massive growth in call centres worldwide. These centres are said to represent the most dynamic growth area in white-collar employment internationally since the mid 1990s. Yet the footloose and global nature of the industry means that jobs will always be susceptible to outsourced operations, ICT developments, public sector subsidization of business restructuring and re-location, and cheaper operations el...

This book explores the diversity of the urban experience in the ten independent countries of the Pacific Islands focusing on strategies to secure long term sustainable development.

With the economic growth of the Asia-Pacific region in the 20th century came environmental change. Using case studies from mainland Southeast Asia and the Island Pacific, this book examines the processes of development and disruption that have led to concern over the use and sustainability of the region's natural resources.

This book provides the first detailed analysis of the growing phenomenon of the international migration of skilled health workers and reveals its exceptional significance for both sending and receiving countries.

How, if possible, do we re-populate declining rural and regional areas? This book examines this crucial and complex issue in relation to Australia, and the manner in which a particular organization, Country Week, has emerged and developed as one means of stimulating the repopulation of declining or stagnating areas.

Provides an analysis of the growing phenomenon of the international migration of skilled health workers.

Bringing together case studies from across mainland Southeast Asia and the Island Pacific, this volume examines the economic, political, social and environmental challenges facing rural communities in the region.