America's favorite Heroes come to life in these 240-page biographies. Heroes of America is a series especially written for younger readers. These biographies are set in large type for easy reading with more than 100 illustrations in each book.
This title examines in detail the uniforms and equipment used by the rival armies of George Washington and King George in the American Revolutionary War. General Washington's three armies, the New England Army, the Army of the United States and the forces of the Continental Congress obtained their clothing from a variety of sources, until the ...
The need for a comprehensive resource with easy-to-find information has increased with the addition of nine new syndromes. "Tunnel Syndromes: Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes" provides a quick overview of tunnel syndromes including the definition, anatomy, etiology, clinical signs and symptoms, and treatment. It presents a total of 50 tunnel ...
More than simply a tool for making decisions, discernment is a process by which we learn how to remain in Christ, taking on his stance toward life, allowing him to inspire and direct our everyday choices. "A tour de force of the spiritual life!" --Kathryn
Includes and easy-to-use phonetic pronunciation, updated phrases from traveller feedback, and a sustainable travel section enabling enquiries for green options.
Many people want to 'save the earth' from the multiple dangers threatening her. Most of us do not realise that what the earth chiefly needs is conscious human cooperation beyond the material level. She can then use her vast resources to save all the creatures on her surface, including us. We should be her conscious 'hands', but because we have ...
Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and tactics of the rebel forces commanded by General Washington during the American War of Independence, an army that became more coherent and organized as the conflict progressed.
Set in 1992 during the height of the Bosnian war, "S".--now in paperback--reveals one of the most gruesome aspects of war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. Through a series of flashbacks, S., a Bosnian woman, relives the unspeakable crimes she has endured, and, in telling her story, depicts the blackest side of human ...
America's favorite Heroes come to life in these 240-page biographies. Heroes of America is a series especially written for younger readers. These biographies are set in large type for easy reading with more than 100 illustrations in each book.
We say thee Hell Yeah! With the mighty God of Thunder and Asgard to full glory, Thor is back in action - with a vengeance! But, as the Asgardians returned to this life and Thor returned to Midgard, so came the ills that have plagued the gods and man for millennia. Now, for the first time since their rebirth, Thor and his fellow hero-gods must ...
The art of candle making is ideally suited for creating stylish and individual accessories. Candlecraft brings together a collection of projects that will help you create candle displays for yourself, or for gifts. From elegant dining tapers to fun fruit and animals, Candlecraft has an idea for every occasion.
Unseen showcases Slovenian Marko Modic's enigmatic photographic works. With extreme sensibility towards perception and use of colors, Modic captures details of everyday objects and places and uncommonly presents them in isolation, neither in context nor in perspective -- leaving the viewer curious and evoking ambiguous interpretation. The ...
Memory represents a key psychological process. It allows us to recall things from the past which may have taken place hours, days, months, or even many years ago. Our memories are intrinsically personal, subjective, and internal, yet without the primary capacity of memory, other important activities such as speech, perception, concept formation, ...
Most innovations in the car industry are based on software and electronics, and IT will soon constitute the major production cost factor. It seems almost certain that embedded IT security will be crucial for the next generation of applications. Yet whereas software safety has become a relatively well-established field, the protection of automotive ...
The Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought series offers the best in twentieth-century Catholicism: theology and philosophy that draw on the riches of the Church's two-thousand-year tradition, literature and cultural studies that give renewed form to a classical Catholic sensibility.
Large and complex software systems, such as Internet applications, depend on distributed applications. Although Java has helped reduce the complexity of distributed systems, developers still have to contend with diverse hardware platforms, remote communication over networks, and system failures. "Java in Distributed Systems" provides a ...
The papers deal with many specific case-histories in all areas of the conservation of historic textiles including upholstery, embroidery, costumes, curtains, carpets and tapestry.
The demise of Yugoslavia resulted in a savage internal conflict that confounded European efforts to prevent it. The intense and often instantaneous media coverage has tended to produce a confusing maze of images and impressions. This text aims to present a balanced treatment of the hostilities. Covering the people, places, events, and agreements ...
Within three and a half years of its inception, the Bosnian Army had succeeded in fighting the Serbian army to a standstill - Serbia was forced to recognize Bosnia's independence. Yet the victory was ambiguous, leaving two thirds of the country under the control of Serb and Croat extremists, while the remainder had become a predominantly Muslim ...
The essays in this volume explore the special type of policies that were needed in the post-socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in order to reduce inflation and to stop the fall in output that followed the collapse of Communism. The book contains a number of general studies that discuss the type of reforms needed and ...
In the area of combinatorial identities computers are able to find very elegant proofs of difficult theorems unassisted by human intervention. This autonomy means that not only is it possible to use a PC to find such a proof, but also the proof can be checked easily. This book shows how several recently developed computer algorithms can master the ...
The success of European monetary integration - called by the editors of this CESifo volume "one of the most far-reaching, real world experiments in monetary policy to date" - is not assured. Policy makers have been forced to deal with challenges posed by formulating a uniform monetary policy for countries with asymmetric business cycles and ...
Personal experience is the principal basis for Marco Pogacnik's study of nature spirits who communicate through meditation with plants, trees, animals and the landsacpe. Describing in detail the various elemental beings and their roles in the web of life this book also gives insights into related topics such as the flow of energies within the ...
The 1994-1995 Mexican crisis was the first in a succession of financial crises to hit emerging markets in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Russia, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey. In almost all these cases, problems in the banking sector played a key role. Any analysis of recent developments in emerging market economies must consider two ...
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