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A complete treatise on the proper modern methods to apply practically in joining mouldings. A book for working carpenters, joiners, cabinet-makers, picture framer makers and wood-workers. Clearly and simply explained by over 40 engravings, with full directive text." Owen Maginnis wrote "The Art of Mitring", "Practical Centring", The Carpenter's Handbook" as well as numerous articles in trade journals. He was a professional carpenter and builde...

This volume brings together a significant body of Professor Barnes' scholarly writing on Japanese early state formation, brought together so that successive topics form a coherent overview of the problems and solutions of ancient Japan.

The Pamphleteers is an investigation of the early journalism. In an era long before the advent of the periodical press, the pamphleteers were the world's proto-journalists. As a paper platform for a spectrum of religious fanatics, eccentrics, social commentators, and satirists, the pamphlet evolved as a weapon of propaganda (forged between the fledgling press and Star Chamber censorship) for powerful vested interest groups, political parties, ...

Proceedings of the Quebec Seminar/ Actes des Journées d'étude de Québec, 29-31 Octobre 2009Preface by Robert J. Naiman, Henri Décamps and Michael E. McClain

These papers explore the function, morphology, materiality, technology, ritual function, and context of figurines, whether made of clay, wood, metal, stone, bone or shell. Case studies from around the world allow a comparative view of function and diversity across social contexts.

Admonitions on Governing the People is the most highly regarded and celebrated work by one of Korea's most creative thinkers. This carefully translated English language edition will be widely consulted by serious scholars of Korean intellectual history."—Mark Setton, author of Chong Yagyong: Korea's Challenge to Orthodox Neo-Confucianism

Most studies of the 1940 Western Campaign have tended to focus on a narrow range of topics, principally those relating the German forces or the epic of Dunkirk. The publication of this title is aimed at redressing the balance by providing a detailed account of the operations of the Dutch army during this campaign. The author begins by presenting a detailed account of the Dutch army prior to the campaign, including its plan of campaign. He also...

Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007 South Asian Archaeology 2007. Special Sessions 2

Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007.

This monograph comprises the Proceedings of The Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt Conferences, jointly organised by The University of Manchester, Britain, and the National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt, and held at The National Research Centre (March 19-21, 2007) and The University of Manchester (September 1-3, 2008).

This book presents the results of archaeological research in the extreme south of Madagascar between 1991 and 2003, and provides a synthesis of the region's archaeology. Madagascar is an island with many unique species of fauna and flora, its extreme south is a semi-arid region with remarkable vegetational adaptations. Before the arrival of humans, there were many species of megafauna of which the most extraordinary were the flightless elephan...

Edited by Alexandra Legrand-Pineau, Isabelle Sidéra, Natacha Buc, Eva David and Vivian Scheinsohn with the collaboration of Douglas V. Campana, Alice M. Choyke, Pam Crabtree and Elisabeth A. Stone.

This volume presents an archaeological survey of the Nansa Valley in Cantabria (northern Spain). It records all of the known sites in the valley and traces the contours and development of human settlement, and adaptations to the environment. Spanish text.

Amy B. Dean served from 1993 to 2003 as the youngest elected leader of the AFL-CIO in Silicon Valley. She is founder of two national nonprofits, Working Partnerships USA and Building Partnerships. Dean served on the California Community College's Board of Governors and the California Secretary of Commerce's Economic Strategy Panel and has received awards from the American Leadership Forum, the Labor Education Research Association, and the Ms. ...

David Andrew Singer is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Josh has already won a gold medal in figure skating, so he is looking for a new challenge. He decides that hockey is a good fit for his super skating ability. But when he gets out on the hockey rink, he soon realizes changing sports won't be as easy as he thought. After all, there are no figure eights in hockey.

Tyler couldn't believe it when he discovered his super ability while playing basketball with his dad. He's a perfect shot! Since he can't miss, he quits passing to his teammates. Soon the other teams figure out how to stop him, and his teammates get mad. When will Tyler learn that nobody wants to play with a ball hog?

Danny loves to go fast. With his super speed, he can rush down the football field in seconds. The trouble is he forgets to slow down off of the field. When he zips through his homework, he makes mistakes. When he eats too fast, he feels sick. How will Danny learn that a running back can't always rush?