In my 3rd month of high school, a detachment of Army soldiers came to town. They were recruiters. They looked soooo neat!!! They convinced me that the Army and travel was the greatest educator of all. Plus, they paid you the princely sum of $21 a month! I joined and was sworn in on December 15, 1939, my 17th birthday, at Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. That was the beginning of a six year odyssey that changed and guided my life forever. paved the w...
The New Neapolitan Cinema provides close analysis of the whole of this movement, which stands as one of the most vital and stimulating currents in contemporary European Cinema.
Psalm is a call of the devotee. Between the flowing streams of life's pleasure and sufferings, the human mind naturally connects with the divine. Today every person is distressed, suffering from depression and is running towards spirituality. He wants to the worship to God to touch his inner soul. Be it television channels or some religious event, everywhere the holy hymns are present. This is the reason why people are racing to learn hymns. T...
Examines the changing situations in which hostages were used in the Europe and the Mediterranean world from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries, touching on a wide range of topics in military, diplomatic, political, social, gender, economic, and legal history.
Explores what happened once the monarchy had been swept away after the civil war and puritans found themselves in power. Examines campaigns to regulate sexual behaviour, reform language, and suppress Christmas traditions, disorderly sports, and popular music. Shows how reformers, despite meeting defiance and evasion, could have a major impact.
This special volume of Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics details the current theory, experiments, and applications of neutron and x-ray optics and microscopy for an international readership across varying backgrounds and disciplines. Edited by Dr. Ted Cremer, these volumes attempt to provide rapid assimilation of the presented topics that include neutron and x-ray scatter, refraction, diffraction, and reflection and their potential appl...
The first major synthesis of the evidence for Anglo-Saxon settlements from across England and throughout the Anglo-Saxon period, and a study of what it reveals about the communities who built and lived in them.
Fully updated to take account of recent legislation and guidance, this practical analysis of anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures at EU borders provides a root and branch examination of the legislation and procedure in the jurisdictions of all Member States of the EU, offering a critical discussion of the latest practices.
Peter Goldie explores the ways in which we think about our lives¿our past, present, and future¿in narrative terms. He draws on work in philosophy, psychology, history, and literature, and argues that although there may not be such a thing as a narrative self, having a narrative sense of self is at the heart of what it is to understand ourselves.
Eating Disorders: Global Viewpoints examines current, often controversial, topics of worldwide interest and importance from a variety of international perspectives"--