Gold is a sterile asset that yields neither interest, dividends nor rentals and costs money to hold, but its price has surged to record levels, doubling since 2001. Why? Who is buying it and what are their reasons? How is its performance linked to the condition of the world economy and, especially the health of the US dollar? And, most pressingly, ...
The novel that launched the beat generation's literary legacy describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady. Drafted two months before Jack Kerouac began On The Road, Go is the first and most accurate chronicle of the private lives lived by the Beats before they became public figures. In honest, lucid fictional prose ...
Hank the Cowdog goes to the rescue as a wild, one-eyed horse creates havoc on the ranch but some of his outrageious stunts get him into more trouble than he bargained for.
How has war shaped modern society and vice versa? How has it changed over the centuries between the introduction of firearms and the invention of the atom bomb? How is war waged today? This excitingly illustrated book examines the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the 'military revolution' of the seventeenth century to the present ...
John Clellon Holmes reflects on the history of jazz in this classic novel. Edgar Pool is "The Horn, " the hero, and the man who helps change the face of American music. He becomes the legend whose triumphant and tragic career is reconstructed through the memories of his friends and lovers.
"John Holland Jenkins was thirteen and a half years old when the Alamo fell in 1836 and he became a soldier of the Texas Republic under General Sam Houston.... [But] it was not until 1884, when he was past sixty years old, that he began writing down . . . the reminiscences that, as now put into book form, light up for whoever will read [them] the ...
Duped into thinking the world is coming to an end, Hank the Cowdog winds up in town for some more adventures including getting in and out of a case of "soap hydrophobia".
This book examines the rugged dog developed to work in and survive the harsh conditions of the outback, and the breed's evolving global popularity. The authors trace the dog's roots, discuss choice and rearing, and highlight the principles of training.
There's a new dog on the ranch, and Hank is less than thrilled. As Head of Ranch Security, he's supposed to keep an eye on Jake until how owner shows up. But Jake's got other plans--he's got to get to Madagascar before someone makes off with his treasure.
Assembled with skill and sensitivity by social activist Homer A. Jack, this selection of brief and incisive quotations range from religion and theology, personal and social ethics, service, and international and political affairs, to the family, education, culture, Indian problems, and Gandhi's most original concept, satyagraha -- group nonviolent ...
As Head of Ranch Security, Hank knows that it's his job to clear the ranch of any unwanted visitors&150and that includes gophers. But when his efforts to rid the yard of one such pesky critter causes a stampede in the middle of a roundup, Loper decides that he's had it. It's high time Hank learned some manners. Our hero is going to&150gulp! ...
From the reviews: 'This book is concerned with the application of methods from dynamical systems and bifurcation theories to the study of nonlinear oscillations. Chapter 1 provides a review of basic results in the theory of dynamical systems, covering both ordinary differential equations and discrete mappings. Chapter 2 presents 4 examples from ...
The kindly, white-heaired old fellow with the bushy mustache once called "the world's grandfather," Albert Einstein was easily the twentieth century's most remarkable and revered man of science. His leaps of imagination changed forever the way we look at the universe. He gained international celebrity by the very force of his personality, his wry ...
Hank the cowdog has one of the scariest adventures of his life when he and his cowardly companion, Drover, find themselves in a strange and spooky place on Halloween night.
Much of the popularity of Galvez may be traced to his vigorous and capable leadership during the American Revolution. Even before Spain entered the fray as an ally of France against England, the Spanish government was aiding the American colonists with money and supplies from New Orleans, a fact which most American history texts have forgotten to ...
In this satirical novel, a mysterious gentleman whisks golfer Tom Cruickshank off to Mount Augustus, the Country Club of the Gods, for a round on the most demanding course in the universe. He encounters various gods and goddesses throughout the round.
Our vocal selections book features 13 great songs from the Kander and Ebb musical comedy/murder mystery: Coffee Shop Nights * He Did It * I Miss the Music * In the Same Boat * It's a Business * Kansasland * Show People * Thataway! * Thinking of Him * A Tough Act to Follow * What Kind of Man * Wide Open Spaces * The Woman's Dead. Includes seven ...
The Atlas of Interpersonal Situations provides a systematic theoretical account for understanding the impact of situations on patterns of social interaction. Structured around descriptions of twenty-one of the most common situations that people encounter in everyday life, the authors aim to provide readers with the tools needed to understand how ...
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