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I presume it is the experience of every author, after his first book is published upon an important subject, to be almost overwhelmed with a wealth of ideas and illustrations which could readily have been included in his book, and which to his own mind, at least, seem to make a second edition inevitable. Such certainly was the case with me, and when the first edition had reached its sixth impression in five months, I rejoiced to learn that it ...

The Complete Works Of Guy de Maupassant (1917)

The less a man carries in his pack, the more he must carry in his head, a camper cannot go by recipe alone. It is best for him to carry sound general principles in his headj and recipes in his pocket. The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.

The objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of test-driven external accountability policies for improving both academic excellence and equity. This book provides new insights into debates about the efficacy of high-stakes testing through critical synthesis of previous studies and through systematic analysis of the achievement gap trends over the past 15 years. The core findings have i...

The book exposes a secret UK judicial system that is not even known to Parliament, is not accountable to its Minister in Parliament and about which the press are forbidden to report, under pain of immediate imprisonment. The scandal concerns a huge number of false allegations made against innocent and vulnerable parents in 'secret', so that their children can be forcibly taken from them and traded, often into an industry of 'connections', in a...

From the long hours of CTR School in Imperial Beach to gripping ice and snow of Alaska and back down to an isolated military radio station near Malibu, readers will enjoy tales of one man's humorous hitch in the U.S. Navy. His time as a Morse code operator for the Naval Security Group will appeal to any reader's love of history and humor. The rakish life of a young man trusted with confidential military information errupts from the pages as ev...

Beware the Old Lion Who Jealously Guards His PrideIn 1911 Arizona, as Sheriff Paco Alaniz investigates the murder of Don Santiago Castillo de Leon, he must deal with the priest who seems to be more than a confessor to the distraught widow, a runaway teenager who's promised as the tenth bride to the leader of renegade Mormon polygamists, an ex-Mormon gambler who wants to save his sister and the woman he loves from the husband they both share, a...

The Dynasts is "an epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, in three parts, nineteen acts and one hundred and thirty scenes" by Thomas Hardy, whose parts were published in 1904, 1906 and 1908 respectively. The action is impossible to present on stage due to its elaborate battle-scenes and it is therefore usually counted as a closet drama. By the English novelist, short story writer, and poet who was awarded the Order of Merit in 1910.

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Les coûts de mise en oeuvre et de suivi des politiques agricoles font l'objet d'une attention croissante à mesure que les politiques découplées et ciblées se développent. Ces coûts sont inhérents au processus de miose en place des politiques mais il sera toujours avantageux de les réduire pour améliorer l'utilisation des fonds publics et minimiser le coût économique global des politiques. Le rapport propose des solutions pour le faire sans com...

A significant number of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could use funds productively if they were available, but are often denied access to financing. This impedes their creation and growth. The "financing gap" was the subject of the OECD Global Conference on "Better Financing for Entrepreneurship & SME Growth", held in Brasilia, Brazil in March 2006. This book presents a synthesis of the Conference discussions on t...

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This comprehensive activity book for children offers over 50 pages of action-packed fun highlighting the contributions of Native American, Hispanic and Anglo peoples to our multi-cultural environment. It includes nine sections: The Land, Desert Wonders, Natural Things, Pioneers, Hispanic Heritage, Native Crafts, Kachina Art, Sand Painting, and Mud, Clay and Stone. Projects are presented in a variety of formats such as word searches, puzzles, m...