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The focus of this book is the tank battles fought during the opening phase of the war in North Africa. What really happened during the engagements? How were the tanks fought? What were their strengths and weaknesses? Not simplified generalities, but substantive, basic facts gleaned from searching for details in the surviving original records. The accounts of each battle are excerpted from the original reports written by the participants direct...

How did women in 16th century western Europe cope with the consequences of being considered inherently sinful--as well as being legally and economically subordinate to their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons? What might become of a woman unable to raise a dowry? What were the difficulties faced by spinsters, single mothers, and widows? In this brilliant investigation into the lives of women from all social strata, Hufton leads us from poor...

From the authors of How to Work for a Jerk, comes a collection of timely and time-proven techniques for surviving in an office from hell without losing your cool, your sanity, or your job.More and more, in cubicles across the nation, loyalty and hard work seem to be a waste of time, and many people stay at jobs they hate only because they see no other option. It's a Job Not a Jail: How to Break Your Shackles When You Can't Afford to Quit is th...

Das Werk ist zur Entschlüsselung nicht mehr bekannter Sprichwörter in Sammelhandschriften und in Texten weit über das Mittelalter hinaus unentbehrlich." Prof. Dr. Johannes Janota Johannes Janota

The growth in power of government bureaucracies is one of the more profound developments of 20th-century society. Bureaucracies impact the quality of life of every person in this country and many millions outside American borders. The president, governors, mayors, legislators, judges, and the public now are increasingly concerned with how bureaucracies are using their power, and accountability is at the heart of these concerns. For what and to...

This book picks up where the well-received Futurework (1994) left off. It builds a strong case for workplace trainers treating their work as research. The nine chapters are designed to prepare readers to become workplace consultants. The authors present their workplace training program of research as well as a mastery learning model. By presenting ideas from instructional psychology, cognitive science, mastery learning, and performance based a...

DescriptionNamed one of Library Journal's Best Sci-Tech Books in 1991, "How the New Technology Works" was praised as containing ...a wealth of basic information on the frontiers of high technology. Now, this user-friendly guide has been substantially updated. It explains more than 40 high-tech topics in clear, easy-to-read language. Among the new topics covered in this fascinating reference work are micromachining, nanotechnology, biotechnolog...

If ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis Gabby Gabreski. His exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea are legendary, his rise from humble beginnings to success in military and business careers is inspiring. This is the full story of Gabby Gabreski, told in his own words. Gabreskis life is a classic American success story. Born to Polish immigrant parents in 1919, he nearly washed ou...

This is a thorough and documented monograph detailing the background, genesis, impact and abrogation of the UN General Assembly Resolution which, in November 1975, had equated Zionism with racism.

A selection of twenty-two pieces of short fiction by aspiring authors in American writing workshops, chosen by award-winning author, Carol Shields.

The aim of Plant Virology Protocols is to provide a source of infor- tion to guide the reader through the wide range of methods involved in gen- ating transgenic plants that are resistant to plant viruses. To this end, we have commissioned a wide-ranging list of chapters that will cover the methods required for: plant virus isolation, RNA extraction, cloning coat p- tein genes, introduction of the coat protein gene into the plant genome, and t...

A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Guardian Fiction PrizeWinner of the Irish Times Fiction Award and International Award"A swift and masterful transformation of family griefs and political violence into something at once rhapsodic and heartbreaking. If Issac Babel had been born in Derry, he might have written this sudden, brilliant book."--Seamus HeaneyHugely acclaimed in Great Britain, where it was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize a...

Articulately, the author portrays the Germans as they accommodated themselves to the lies fed to them, averted their eyes from the efforts at stripping all perceived opponents of the regime of their civil rights, possessions, and eventually, their lives in the KZ, the dreaded concentration camps.

Ecology has become an integral part of the strategic context in which corporations operate. This book examines fully the strategic issues, concepts and tools which managers must understand to sustain their own business competitiveness as society evolves toward a new definition of progress. In addition, it is argued that strategic environmental management provides an excellent learning context for the development of more general competitive cap...

When the author triumphed over cancer, she gave credit to the love of the animals in her life. In "Animals as Teachers & Healers", McElroy shares her remarkable story, along with true stories from others who have been touched by the loving energies of animals. 272 pp. National publicity. 8-city author tour.

IF KNOWLEDGE WAS POWER, CECIL ADAMS WOULD RULE THE WORLD!It's true! For the past twenty-five years, in his books and weekly newspaper column, world-history genius Cecil Adams has been patiently explaining to the Teeming Millions how the world works. He answered questions such as how do porcupines mate, what exactly does Barney Rubble do for a living, and where is Einstein's brain? His answers changed your life. Or at least settled a bet with a...

A seminal study of the psychology and circumstances of conversion from about 500 B.C.E. to about 400 A.D.

In these essays, brought together by the scholar Wahneema Lubiano, some of today's most respected intellectuals share their ideas on race, power, gender, and society. The authors, including Cornel West, Angela Y. Davis, and Toni Morrison, argue that we have reached a crisis of democracy represented by an ominous shift toward a renewed white nationalism in which racism is operating in coded, quasi-respectable new forms.

With this collection of 450 thought-provoking, discussion-starting questions you are guaranteed to get teenagers talking.