Leaving behind a madcap, fishing-obsessed family, Gus embarks on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery along his beloved Oregon rivers. What he unexpectedly finds is man's wanton destruction of nature and a burning desire to commit himself to its preservation. This is the funny, sensitive, very special story of one man's search for meaning, ...
Veteran financier James P Owen shares his new perspective on Wall Street and how the Code of the West can and should be applied to business practices and the corporate world The book is beautifully illustrated Z99 David Stoeckleins western photography
An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The ...
This richly illustrated text teaches the basic techniques of clinical massage therapy by embedding illustrations of internal structures directly into photographs of live models. Each muscle or muscle group is shown, along with surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands. Useful as a textbook of clinical massage and anatomy ...
"Star Wars Complete Visual Dictionary" is a complete, comprehensive overview of the Prequel movies (Episodes I-III) and the Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI). This is the definitive photographic guide to the entire Star Wars saga.
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A coming-of-age story about young Kincaid Chance, who lives with his religious and baseball-mad family in a small Washington mill town in the early 1960s.
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Rated the most satisfying textbook by students in independent research, Spiceland/Sepe/Nelson/Tomassini's "Intermediate Accounting, Fifth edition", has the quality, flexibility, and attention to detail students need to master a challenging subject. It's your vehicle to success in the intermediate accounting course and beyond! Spiceland/Sepe/Nelson ...
Considering that one-third of the average life span is spent asleep--or trying to sleep--it's amazing that more research isn?t done to determine how much sleep each different mental and physical type needs, rather than blithely issuing a study saying everyone needs exactly eight hours. After all, the world?s great thinkers varied wildly in their ...
"Physical Geology, Eleventh Edition", is the latest refinement of a classic introductory text that has helped countless students learn basic physical geology concepts for over 20 years. Students taking introductory physical geology to fulfill a science elective, as well as those contemplating a career in geology, will appreciate the accessible ...
This book takes a general management approach to human resource management and has a distinct business orientation. Emphasis is placed on learning managerial skills and addressing management challenges. The text: identifies key and timely managerial challenges in each chapter; devotes separate chapters to contemporary topics like quality, ...
This full-color Photo Atlas guides you through the complex subject matter facing you in your lab course, whether it be biology, botany, or zoology. Unlike black and white atlases, Perry and Morton's comprehensive Photo Atlas presents more than 600 photographs in full color, so you get a true, clear picture of the material you're working on. This ...
When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them. It is fair to say that in 2003, most Army officers knew more about the U.S. Civil War than about counterinsurgency. This volume was written ...
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An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer students an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The 37 articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. ...
The books in the Hazelden Meditation Series have guided millions as they search for the wisdom and understanding they need to live one day at a time. Originally developed for people recovering from alcoholism and other addictions, these books will also appeal to anyone interested in personal and spiritual growth. "In God's Care "guides readers in ...
Designed for a first course in undergraduate statistics in the social sciences, including sociology, criminal justice, political science, and social work. This best-selling introduction to statistical analysis in the social sciences provides the right balance of conceptual understanding and step-by-step computational techniques. - New conceptual ...
For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introduction to Philosophy.An accessible reader/text for beginning students of philosophy, this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections -- with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner. The readings are ...
Succeed in biology with LABORATORY MANUAL FOR GENERAL BIOLOGY! Through hands-on-lab experience, this biology laboratory manual reinforces biology concepts to help you get a better grade. Exercises, pre-lab questions, and post-lab questions enhance your understanding and make lab assignments easy to complete and easy to comprehend.
Brief and affordable, yet careful "not "to sacrifice elements vital to student learning, "America "gives students and instructors everything they want, and nothing they don't. The authors' own abridgement preserves the hallmark explanatory powerof the parent text, helping students to understand not only what happened, but "why "-- so they're never ...
Beginning a new blockbuster series set in the "Honorverse"- the universe of Honour Harrington. The Star Kingdom's ally Erewhon is growing increasingly restive in the alliance because the new High Ridge regime ignores its needs. Add to that the longstanding problem of a slave labour planet controlled by hostile Mesans in Erewhon's stellar backyard, ...
This exciting new textbook provides exceptional coverage of the essential topics taught in a modern operations management course. Its highly current coverage includes contemporary and relevant service theory and applications. Appropriate manufacturing applications and theory are included where relevant. The book's modern/strategic approach ...
"America: A Concise History" has become the best-selling brief book for the U.S. History survey because of the uncommon value it offers instructors and students alike. The authors' own abridgement preserves the analytical power of the parent text, "America's History," while offering all the flexibility of a brief book. The latest scholarship, ...
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