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At the start of Mark Jacob¿s remarkable new novel¿his first book in thirteen years¿thirty-seven-year-old Smith wins a ¿stash¿ of diamonds in a poker game. The only catch: he has to find them. A Louisiana native, Smith is currently employed on an oil platform off the west coast of Africa, while the diamonds are somewhere in the immense, war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. But Smith¿s grown tired of the platform and he hates the idea of w...

This is probably the first book ever written by a Guyanese about their own travels in the Caribbean (and the diaspora) - and it is refreshing that Mark Jacobs seeks to put this Guyanese visitor gaze on Haitian life. So often people have come to Guyana and written about their time here, that it is a relief to see this reversed gaze (One day we might get best sellers who return to India and to United Kingdom and USA and write those nice kind of ...

This faith-based story tells of a young man, Matthew Larsen, struggling to understand the purpose and meaning of his life and what faith is all about. He's not even sure he believes in God. He has been dealt some tragic events in the recent past, including helping his ailing father live his final days. Because of those events, he has become cynical toward humanity. He holds down a meaningless job. The only bright spot at work is his coworker a...

Ein verschlafenes Städtchen in Frankreich im Jahr 1959. Der ewig gleiche Alltag wird nur durch den unerwarteten Einzug der geheimnisvoll schönen, jungen Vianne und ihrer Tochter in die Stadt unterbrochen. Vianne eröffnet eine Chocolaterie - und das auch noch mitten in der Fastenzeit. Ein wahrlich sinnliches Vergnügen beginnt: Trotz anfänglicher Skepsis können sich die Dorfbewohner der verführerischen Wirkung der süßen Köstlichkeiten nicht entz...

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Co-published simultaneously as Collection management, volume 32, numbers 1/2, 3/4, 2007.

Eines der bedeutendsten Werke des spanischen Malers Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) sind ohne Zweifel die 1799 erschienenen Caprichos, 80 Radierungen mit sozialkritischen Themen. Viele der Radierungen sind so vielschichtig, dass sich bereits Goyas Zeitgenossen veranlasst sahen, handschriftliche Kommentare mit Deutungen zu schreiben. Die einzelnen Kommentierungen, die durch ihren aphoristischen Charakter oder ihre narrative Ausgestaltung beeindru...

Justin lebt in einem Königreich, in dem bürokratische Regeln herrschen und tapfere Ritter nicht mehr existieren. Und genau deshalb will Justin Ritter werden, was sein Vater Reginald überhaupt nicht gutheissen kann. Er arbeitet als Berater der Königin und möchte, dass Justin in seine Fußstapfen tritt und Jurist wird. Fast hätte sich Justin auch damit abgefunden, hätte ihm seine Großmutter nicht die Geschichte seines Großvaters erzählt. Er war ...

Justin lebt in einem Königreich, in dem bürokratische Regeln herrschen und tapfere Ritter nicht mehr existieren. Und genau deshalb will Justin Ritter werden, was sein Vater Reginald überhaupt nicht gutheissen kann. Er arbeitet als Berater der Königin und möchte, dass Justin in seine Fußstapfen tritt und Jurist wird. Fast hätte sich Justin auch damit abgefunden, hätte ihm seine Großmutter nicht die Geschichte seines Großvaters erzählt. Er war d...

Who is responsible for juvenile delinquency? Mark D. Jacobs uses ethnographic, statistical, and literary methods to uncover the many levels of disorganization in American juvenile justice. By analyzing the continuities betwen normal casework and exceptional cases, he reveals that probation officers must commonly contrive informal measures to circumvent a system which routinely obstructs the delivery of services to their clients. Jacobs defines...

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Principles of Veterinary Parasitology is a student-friendly introduction to veterinary parasitology. Written primarily to meet the immediate needs of veterinary students, this textbook outlines the essential parasitological knowledge needed to underpin clinical practice. Conceptual relationships between parasitic organisms, their biology and the diseases they cause are clearly illustrated. Help boxes and practical tips are included throughout ...

This collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by prominent international scholars covers the most important issues comprising the sociology of culture. Heightened recognition of the ways culture inflects politics and economics, social relations and personal identities has transformed scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Culture reflects on this "cultural turn" by providing an in...

This collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by prominent international scholars covers the most important issues comprising the sociology of culture. Provides an invaluable reference resource to all interested in the cultural structures and processes that animate contemporary life Contains 27 essays on the most important issues comprising the sociology of culture, including art, science, religions, race, class, gender, collective memo...

With explosive tension and masterful suspense, "A Handful of Kings" is a page-turning thriller about what really happens in the world of espionage, by an insider who has lived it.American diplomat Vicky Sorrell learns the hard way that all is fair in love -- and espionage. "A Handful of Kings, " the latest novel by prolific author and former foreign service officer Mark Jacobs, follows Vicky's fast-paced tour of duty -- one where she must deci...

Mark Jacobs and Nancy Langley try to dispel the notion that behavior is the only issue to consider when putting together a good, solid classroom management plan. Real Classroom Management will answer the following: How does one turn ineffective classroom management around? How do educational leaders help their staff to improve classroom behavior? How can teachers effectively work with parents to ensure students receive an optimum learning expe...

Mark Jacobs and Nancy Langley try to dispel the notion that behavior is the only issue to consider when putting together a good, solid classroom management plan. Real Classroom Management will answer the following: How does one turn ineffective classroom management around? How do educational leaders help their staff to improve classroom behavior? How can teachers effectively work with parents to ensure students receive an optimum learning expe...

Business leaders are concerned about the impacts of increasing levels of product portfolio complexity since many sense that complexity related costs such as order management, procurement, and inventory threaten to undermine operational efficiencies and consume profits. Even so, managers do not fully understand the extent and breadth of the impacts of product portfolio complexity. A more complete understanding of the operational effects of prod...

Danielle Levitt arrived at her distinctive photographic style capturing street fashion, pop culture, and celebrity for countless publications. While producing this commercial work, Levitt also pursued her passion for documenting American youth. The result is We Are Experienced, Levitt's first monograph, a series of portraits depicting adolescents in a variety of urban, suburban, and rural settings, as individuals and in groups, loaded with sig...