A fact-based depiction of how Christmas was celebrated on a typical pre-Civil War Virginia plantation. Readers will see the stark contrast between how the holiday was celebrated in the "Big House," where the wealthy plantation owners lived, and how it was celebrated in the cramped slave quarters. Not merely a look at holiday traditions, this is ...
This revised and updated edition of "The Economics of Banking" addresses the need for a user-friendly textbook that is mathematically accessible and provides a microeconomic context, which enables students to understand and analyze contemporary trends and operations in banking. Providing a sound theoretical basis for understanding bank behavior, ...
This encyclopedia of war weapons contains all the critical details about more than 150 of the worldas best, worst, most effective and most surprising rifles, sniper rifles and LMGs of the 20th century. The author was an infantry officer in the army, so he knows what to look for in a combat rifle a and so will you after you read this classic ...
The first book in a new series from the writer of the "New York Times" bestselling Quack series introduces Wee Little Chicken, the smallest of all his new brothers and sisters who just might show all of the animals on the farm that wee little is just the right size. Full color.
Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, Ring of Liberation offers both an in-depth description of capoeira--a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and poetry--and a pioneering synthetic approach to the analysis of complex cultural performance. Capoeira originated ...
A wee little lamb is too shy to play with the other animals living on the farm. Also hiding on the farm is another shy animal even smaller than the wee little lamb. Together, they can play right beside their mothers. Full color.
This book aims to provide a concise yet rigorous discussion of major issues in modern macroeconomics, in particular in relation to the controversy over the role and conduct of macroeconomic stabilization policy, for students taking intermediate level undergraduate courses in macroeconomics. While the book is written in such a way as to allow ...
Many Christians would describe themselves as serious and regular readers of the Bible. Yet, if we are honest, most of us have a tendency to stick with the parts of the Bible that we understand or are comforted by, leaving vast tracts of Scripture unexplored. Even when following a guide, we may never reach into the Bible's less-traveled regions ? ...
Discontent with politics and politicians has led to calls for term limits in the belief that new faces would bring new perspectives and the influence of monied special interests would decrease. This innovative volume examines the effects of term limits by combining statistical analysis of the effects of terms limits on electoral competition, ...
An Introduction to Criminal Evidence is a brief book combining both text and cases for courses on Evidence, Criminal Evidence, and Evidence Law. In 13 chapters, the authors provide comprehensive and applied coverage of the rules of evidence and case excerpts to help illustrate those rules. Contains coverage of the Federal Rules of Evidence and ...
This book should be of interest to students on introductory courses in strategy, case study based courses or where strategy is an element of a broader course; practising managers including those on short executive courses.
An introduction to the evolution and adaptation of amphibians and reptiles, bridging the gulf between the plethora of 'popular' books and the more advanced texts directed towards the needs of specialist research workers, thus making it accessible to advanced students worldwide. Basic principles are explained in non-technical terms, and the ...
Providing a perspective on self and social memory different from the norm in social cognitive research, this volume investigates the topic of autobiographical memory through longitudinal studies of graduate students' diaries.
This text is one of three books in the Criminal Justice Case Briefs series, each of which provides a summary and analysis of leading cases in a particular area of criminal justice: criminal procedure law, corrections law, or juvenile law. Craig Hemmens is the lead author on all three books; there is a different set of coauthors on each book, all ...
Lead with Vision introduces the fundamental theory and practice of strategic management, strategic decision making, 'and strategic change. It focuses on the essential decisions that companies must make when creating and implementing strategy in practice, and clearly demonstrates the essential theory behind strategic management. Featuring an ...
The last third of the 20th century has witnessed an eruption of interest in the women in the Bible. In this field, Phyllis Trible's Texts of Terror is a landmark among those studying women of the Bible. Focusing on stories of the maltreatment of women, Trible paved the way for subsequent feminist exegetes who have been very critical of such ...
Our knowledge of extinct animals depends almost entirely upon the study of fossils. This richly illustrated book clothes the skeletons of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles with flesh, and shows how these fascinating animals evolved and probably lived. Expert author John L. Cloudsley-Thompson provides an interesting synthesis of current views ...
The Sexual Bond addresses different ways of thinking about families, marriages, and close relationships. Maintaining that society has shifted toward new forms of family relationships, the authors contend that family researchers need to go beyond traditional definitions and learn to work in terms of close or primary relationships rather than ...
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