This book recounts a famous turf war raged during Prohibition. Charlie Birger's outsized ambitions brought him from New York to southern Illinois in search of fortune as a bootlegger. He soon found th
Aimed at beginners, this book shows how beautiful images can be created from repeating patterns. Accredited Zentangle teacher Jane Marbaix demonstrates a range of patterns one step at a time and offer
Concurrent with the dawn of multiparty politics in 1990, Mirko Pejanovic emerged in Bosnia-Herzegovina as the leader of the Socialist Alliance. His organization was in charge of implementing policies
When seeking the origins of World War I, the chain of events in the late nineteenth century that led to the breakdown of relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia and facilitated the rise of an agg
In the decades after the Civil War, sports slowly gained a prominent position within American culture. This development provided Jews with opportunities to participate in one of the few American cultu
The subject of Euro-regions is topical and controversial, but those of Central Europe have been neglected by scholars. 'Central Europe' is demarcated variously according to geographical, political, ec
In the late 1970s, Brazil was experiencing the return to democracy through a gradual political opening and the re-birth of its civil society. Writing Identity examines the intricate connections betwee
From learning how to unlock your inner creativity, to understanding the exact meaning of generosity, this series will help guide you on your way with wise and witty opinions on some of the most elusiv
Copyright law is a critical issue for authors, librarians, publishers, and information vendors. It is also a complex area, with many shades of gray. Librarians continually need to seek answers to ques
In this comparative study of Honore' d'Urfe's L'Astree' and Charles Sorel's Le Berger extravagant, the author examines the historical transition from the idealist, pastoral romance to the more realist
This classic adapts the concepts of The Social Styles Handbook for salespeople. It teaches the powerful, yet simple skill of Versatility - the ential ability to read and adapt to the natural behavior
This book examines the exercise of power in the Stalinist music world as well as the ways in which composers and ordinary people responded to it. It presents a comparative inquiry into the relationshi
Francisco de Quevedo, the Spanish poet and satirist whose books were by far the most widely read in Spain in the 17 th century, died unaware that his genius had created modern satire in Spanish, and t
Abel Pesares is a rundown writer who makes his living writing funeral obituaries. When the woman he has always been in love with is murdered, Abel sets out to find the culprits: a secret society calle
"This is an intelligent study of an important topic, one not treated in this manner and deserving of a new investigation. It brings to bear, in particular, various recent critical concepts such as 'te
Life is a constant process of growth: evaluating what you’ve done, noting your mistakes, making the necessary adjustments, reevaluating, and starting all over again. Throughout this cycle, the “person
Life is a constant process of growth in which you evaluate what you’ve done, note your mistakes, make the necessary adjustments, reevaluate, and start all over again. Throughout this cycle, the "perso
With the goal of turning "unknown unknowns into known unknowns," Dr. Springer, human resources manager for a major firm in Fort Wayne, Indiana, introduces process management (used nearly synonymously
Known as Lemberg in German and Lwow in Polish, the city of L’viv in modern Ukraine was in the crosshairs of imperial and national aspirations for much of the twentieth century. This book tells the com
