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An edited collection of ethnographic research that seeks to provide visions of and for US military culture from a solid anthropological base. The volume explores several important but relatively unknown cultural variations in the defense community through a variety of lenses. A strong list of contributors highlight important issues such as: anthrax vaccines, the 'Golden Age' culture of the military, gender roles among army spouses, weight cont...

For a century and a half, Montclair has been known as one of America's most attractive residential suburbs. Yet for an equally long period, it was a simple, rural settlement. As one historian put it, when the trains came in 1856 they "completely changed the character of our town from a sparsely settled agricultural region to a community of elegant suburban homes." Elegant homes remain, and at the opening of the latest century, they lured a new...

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Over the years, West Allis has progressed from a busy hamlet on the banks of Honey Creek to a stout industrial city. West Allis came of age in the early 20th century as groups of immigrating Germans, Poles, and Slavs joined original settlers to a build a community that is now quickly approaching 100 years of success and vitality. Home to industrial giants such as the Allis-Chalmers Company and Kearney and Trecker Corporation, West Allis manufa...

The compelling photographic images presented in Windham capture the unique character of this southern New Hampshire town. In 1719, Scotch-Irish settlers founded a thriving community known for fine linens, Presbyterian orthodoxy, country fairs, and the rollicking customs that made it a merry island amid a sea of dour Puritanism. Windham became a separate town in 1742 and prospered until the 1820s, when an exodus to the vast lands of the West an...

Tired of his sister getting all the attention during games, Ted Gaddy learns the same move that another successful fullback uses. But will his sister thwart his plan? Illustrations.

Fullback Alan Minter is having trouble with his kick. His friend, goalkeeper Bucky Pinter, works with him to improve. But Alan begins to think that one of his teammates has it in for him. Illustrations.

Create Value AND Improve Performance in your Organization "Peter Cohan achieves the rare feat of showing how companies can link values, leadership, and human relationships to competitive success and financial performance." -George S. Yip, professor and associate dean, London Business School, and author, Total Global Strategy "We all have a problem with investments. We don't trust what we see and hear. Without trust, values are destroyed. Pet...

LDAP ist ein Protokoll für den Zugriff auf Online Directory Services. Seit 1997 ist die Technologie ausgereift, mittlerweile wurde sie von den großen Anbietern (Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, Sun und Novell) übernommen. Der erste Teil dieses Buches erläutert praxisnah verschiedene Anwendungen der Technologie. Anschließend werden die technischen Details von LDAP behandelt, wobei die Implementierung eines LDAP-Directory schrittweise erklärt wird. Alle k...

Ruby hates herself so much that she often feels like a piece of rubbish than a little girl. Sometimes Ruby feels so miserable that she wants to sleep and never wake up again. Then one day, Ruby meets Dot, When Ruby feels Dot's kindness and understanding, something warm happens in her tummy, Dot helps Ruby to move from self-hate to self-respect.

Unlike its predecessors, this book does not aim at being either an apology or an indictment of the Prophet of Islam. The author endeavors to do justice to Mohammad's intellectual ability and to regard him with the respectful attitude which his greatness deserves.

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TAbout the BookThe purpose of this book is to tell my Aunt Louellas story. This book was her dream I am here to help see it come true. I believe in Angels. Through this experience I felt as if God has used me just as he uses an Angel, to help get a job done. In 1982 my aunt asked me to take a look at some notes that her daughter had typed for her. I looked at them, made a few changes, and gave them back to her. I did not realize it then that i...

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Generations of Americans have witnessed the political disputes over slavery and abortion, the two most contentious issues in the nation's history. This book surveys the origins and course of this unfortunate strife, arguing that leaders on both sides of the two issues have embraced political expediency or an illogical view of the Constitution, rather than viable solutions. Focusing on key events and a diverse range of individuals, Extremism Tr...

For many Christians, "homosexuality" is an issue. It is oftenconsidered a matter of "us" versus "them, " or worse, for gay menand women, a question of their behavior, not something intrinsic to their identity.Coming Out in Christianity examines this conflict from the point of view of a groupof lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians. It focuses on current andformer members of two Metropolitan Community Churches in California that se...

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