One night, Tom is awakened by a band of rough, tough little girl pirates. So what does he do? He joins their ranks, and together they set sail in search of treasure. Full color.
Thinking about becoming a commercial real estate investor? "Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies" covers the entire process, offering practical advice on negotiation and closing win-win deals and maximizing profit. From office buildings to shopping centers to apartment buildings, it helps you pick the right properties at the right time for ...
"This book is very well written...I think that the new, more advanced material will increase its usefulness to students at a later level in their undergraduate studies...In fact, it is brimming with good advice..." - David Clark-Carter, Staffordshire University. "It is friendly, accessible and a text which students can turn to when they are in ...
Offering practical advice on how to find reliable local professional assistance in the quest to purchase a home, this book is designed to transform home buyers--especially first-time buyers--into smart consumers who can evaluate a property objectively as the first step in deciding whether or not to buy.
This book is from a senior executive at Adecco. It offers a leadership approach that increases productivity, strengthens relationships, and creates a corporate culture. To stay competitive in a global market, businesses must develop new ways to win the trust of employees, customers, and governments. This hands-on guide, written by a senior ...
This book tells the story of four young South Africans who embark on a mission that will ultimately take them to Death Row. They are a highly trained and experienced assassination squad reporting directly to Chris Hani. The narrative details their infiltration into the country, their operations, arrest and subsequent trial. These men are the foot ...
In Deadwood (the toughest town in the Wild West) there's no one tougher than Deadwood Deb. But when outlaws head into town, Deb's away! So Deb's identical twin sister Ordinary Audrey is made sheriff. She's a cissy, but surely the varmints won't be able to tell the difference...will they? Ages 3+.
Only one person has given us a first-hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 1296-97 and wrote "A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People" after his return to China. To this day Zhou's description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, ...
The complexion of the world is changing. As the international community becomes more mobile, there are more interracial couples, larger expatriate populations, and a variety of languages and cultures in every country in the world. These new demographics do not simply require understanding, tolerance, and a foreign language dictionary, but an ...
This is the most up-to-date CISA exam guide available, written by a bestselling IT security author. Filled with case studies, checklists, technical sidebars, and real-world examples, this book covers all the official exam objectives for the highly coveted CISA certification from ISACA, the global leader in information governance and security. The ...
Filled with more than 50,000 workers from more than 60 different countries, The World Trade Center was a bustling centre of commerce unique in size and complexity. The two towers were conceived, proposed and designed in the early 1960's. The project began construction in the late 1960's and was completed in 1973. Written by a leading expert on New ...
Metabolic Regulation in Mammals presents the basic principles of metabolic control, based on investigations conducted during the past twenty years. It explains the impact of recent advances in cell biology, molecular biology and genetics on the field. Beginning with the basic concepts, this text covers all angles of metabolic regulation, ...
This collection of translations of the classical poets of China, Japan and Korea includes the work of Zen practitioners and monks as well as scholars, artists, travellers and recluses, and covers 15 centuries of Oriental literature'
'This book is not an arcane tome restricted for use by specialists in cross-cultural psychology. It deals directly with what it sets out to do: How can social psychology both address and incorporate what is known about cultural constants and variations in human thought and behavior? In achieving this, the authors have delivered in spades. Their ...
When Peter and Miranda Harris uprooted from England with their young family to explore the possibilities of nature conservation in Portugal, they swapped a satisfying urban ministry for the uncertainties of a pioneering project. They learnt from scratch about cross-cultural evangelism, community living and conservation, as well as Portuguese ...
In 1983, Harvard law professor Duncan Kennedy self-published a biting critique of the law school system called "Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy". It influenced a generation of law students and teachers and remains one of the most cited works on American legal education. The visually striking original text is reprinted here, ...
This new edition has been completely revised with updated information on hotels, lodges and tour operators. It contains a detailed and illustrated natural history section on native species and habitats. The Amazon is an ideal location for eco-travellers, naturalists, sports enthusiasts and explorers. Travellers are given sound advice on ...
The scientific exploration of solid materials represents one of the most important, fascinating and rewarding areas of scientific endeavour in the present day, not only from the viewpoint of advancing fundamental understanding but also from the industrial perspective, given the immense diversity of applications of solid materials across the full ...
This new edition of "Profit Planning" is ideal for hotel, restaurant and licensed house managers as it focuses on profit planning, the major area of finance which the general manager needs to get to grips with. The practical aspects of day-to-day profit planning are emphasized, which means that the reader can understand the approach with the ...
This definitive textbook on the biology, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of all forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas reflects an international, multidisciplinary approach to the topic. The editors and contributors have backgrounds in medical and radiation oncology, pathology, and molecular biology. The text offers complete coverage of the subject ...
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