The trend of outsourcing to India for research and development is catching on fast. Over the last decade, worldwide pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have made India their choice for a resear
Beginning with a review of experimental work in the early 19th century and of the thermionic valve, both important precursors of the industry, Morris traces the foundation and development of semicondu
Informed by the documentation of journals and letters of the time, this book offers a detailed view of the day-to-day religion and life of orisha worshippers in West Africa around the mid-nineteenth c
The Guns We Left Behind by PR HirshThe Guns We Left Behind is a book of humorous and poignant short stories about the golden age of guns in America. PR Hirsh richly describes his childhood world and c
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict covers the history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary sect
Winnie the Bear is the biography of a Canadian black bear adopted by Lieutenant Harry Colebourn and named after the city of Winnipeg. A kind veterinarian who was en route overseas at the beginning of
“Hey, Pirate. What are you doing in my sandbox?” “I'm not a pirate. I'm the captain of a ship.” What is Captain doing in Dragon's sandbox? He is moping. Because he’s lost his ship. “Oh, no! I'll help
In a changing climate, livestock production is expected to exhibit dual roles of mitigation and adaptation in order to meet the challenge of food security.This book approaches the issues of livestock
Approaches to the problem of biological warfare have been dominated by a western (and predominately American) discourse that is having the effect of polarizing western and non-western states, renderin
This book offers a review of cases, data, and literature addressing the impact of national service programs and volunteerism in and across communities. The chapters, written by diverse authors, are st
R. P. Blackmur was an American critic and poet, as well as a professor of English literature and creative writing at Princeton University. At the time of his death, he had completed five books and a n
A History of Children investigates the treatment of children throughout the millennia, examining and comparing, in the timeline from prehistory to the present, cultural codes and societal laws. A recu
The idea of taking children to doctors who specialize in working with children is a relatively new concept, beginning in the 19th century. This book provides an historical examination of the developme
A successful, but reclusive young artist with a secret life.A wannabe lawman and his dotty gun-toting granddadAn abandoned mine pitA curious dad and a very dead police chief When Lalla and her dad tak
Applying the lessons of history, this book argues that progressives have given us the America we know and love--ending slavery and Jim Crow racism, granting equal rights to women, and building a much-
Alan Sell explores the lives and ideas of four unjustly neglected Anglican philosophers: W. G. De Burgh (1866-1943); W. R. Matthews (1881-1973); O. C. Quick (1885-1944); H. A. Hodges (1905-1976). Thi
In the last years of his life Bion gathered unusual manuscripts handwritten in his tidy lettering that assumed the form of a trilogy. Finely typed and edited by his dedicated wife, they were named &am
First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain
This book equips students with a detailed analysis of important international issues that impact upon diplomacy and its relationship with international politics. The subject is 'brought to life' throu
