In this accessible and lively book, local historian Sean Beattie explores the dramatic impact of the newly formed Congested Districts Board (CDB) on the economic, political, and cultural life of Count
The author of this dramatic narrative memoir was a young Jewish woman who survived the entire war in Nazi Germany by hiding in plain sight. With false documents, she escaped the Jewish ghetto in Polan
The most important dimension of globalization in the last thirty years and especially since 2000 has been the dramatic increase of developing country participation in world trade and the emergence of
Quantitative Methods in Supply Chain Management presents some of the most important methods and tools available for modeling and solving problems arising in the context of supply chain management. In
In the past twenty years, over 25 million refugees have returned 'home'. These refugee repatriations are considered by the international community to be the only real means of solving mass refugee cri
David Robinson's definitive and monumental biography of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told.Chaplin's life
It’s wintertime on the North Shore and the snow is thick on the ground. Jonah Borden, the coffee-guzzling, wisecracking, gourmet-cooking, mystery-solving man of the cloth, is about to tie the knot wit
The Vandals is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom. This complete history provides a full ac
Presents three dramatic stories of life on the streets, including the tale of Angela Farmer, who makes it her mission to protect others after growing up neglected and abused at the hands of her drug a
"This groundbreaking publication centers on a previously unknown variation of Eugaene Delacroix's (1798-1863) dramatic masterpiece The Last Words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, published here for the
This book surveys the latest advances in radial basis function (RBF) meshless collocation methods which emphasis on recent novel kernel RBFs and new numerical schemes for solving partial differential
A brother and sister meet Orville and Wilbur Wright and assist the inventors in realizing their dream of human flight. Reviewed by historical consultants for accuracy and illustrated with 35 dramatic
Expert-approved, illustrated novel unfolds in a small Pennsylvania town, where Confederate and Union troops converge for a decisive confrontation. A dramatic series of adventures features cameos by Le
Travel back to the 1860s to join a family of Irish immigrants on their westward voyage to participate in the dramatic track-laying contest between the Union and Central Pacific Railroads. 35 illustrat
The use of images, diagrams and pictures – and the related problem of how one thing may represent another – is one of the central problems in philosophy. This is the first book to connect the problem
With globalization, the marketplace is becoming increasingly complex for marketers to navigate, bringing dramatic changes to both the supply (i.e., brands that are offered) and demand (i.e., consumers
Barker tells the dramatic story of the thirty years when England ruled France at the point of a sword. Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would place the crown of Fra
A prominent Catholic philosopher, Wilhelmsen (1923-96) presents eight essays each addressing a philosophical problem generated by history. Most of them locate that problem within its conception of som
In this revised and expanded edition, in addition to a comprehensible introduction to the theoretical foundations of quantum tunneling based on different methods of formulating and solving tunneling p
The History plays established Shakespeare's reputation as an enormously popular and dramatic storyteller, demonstrating his skill in drawing such astonishing characters as Richard III and Sir John Fal
With his star on the rise since solving the murder of Ajoy Chaterjee, yoga detective Matt Bolster is invited to teach at The Gathering, a prestigious yoga retreat run by the renowned Tom Hart. Bolster
Join the Hardy Boys for mystery-solving action in a boxed set of the first four books in this new take on the classic series.The Hardy Boys are two brothers who have what it takes to solve the case. S
Being a 16-year-old safecracker and active-duty daughter of international spies has its moments, good and bad. Pros: Seeing the world one crime-solving adventure at a time. Having parents with super c
In this study, Baltruschat calls attention to dramatic changes in worldwide media production. Her work provides new insights into industry re-organization, digital media, and audience interactivity as
Everything you need to know to create wonderful hanging baskets in many different shapes and sizes. Includes ideas for baskets with dramatic flowers, pretty foliage, sumptuous scents, and fruit and he
‘Ravenhill has more to say, and says it more refreshingly and wittily, than any other playwright of his generation’ Time OutShoot/Get Treasure/Repeat: ‘A dramatic cycle that is, in its way, epic, but
A graphic novel version of the most dramatic example of bushido—the samurai code—in Japanese history. In the eighteenth century, forty-seven samurai avenged the death of their master in a plot
The dramatic and hilarious story of risk and survival, as well as the importance of our connections to the planet, on a human-powered journey across the ocean.It was to be an expedition like no other?
Presents a challenge to every aspect of your puzzle-solving abilities. This title contains a variety of different types of teaser, from seemingly simple riddles to almost impossible IQ questions, from
Religious piety has rarely been animated as vigorously as in Old English Poems of Christ and His Saints. Ranging from lyrical to dramatic to narrative, the individual poems show great inventiveness in
Lost for 13 months in the wilds of Afghanistan, this is the dramatic, heart-warming and truly amazing story of Sarbi, the Army's most famous explosives detection dog—the miracle dog of Tarin Kot.Power
Kings Road was the place to be in the 1960s, and their residents Chelsea FC were the original fashionable football club. More than forty years after Chelsea conquered Real Madrid in a dramatic Europea
Presents a challenge to every aspect of your puzzle-solving abilities. This book contains a variety of different types of teaser, from seemingly simple riddles to almost impossible IQ questions, from
(Educational Piano Library). Alaska's resident composer Lynda Lybeck-Robinson vivdly portrays dramatic and impressive scenes of Alaska life in these eight intermediate level piano solos. Perfect for a
“Decades go by and nothing happens; then weeks go by and decades happen”. This apt saying encapsulates the dramatic convulsions taking place across the Arab world that first erupted in 2011 in Tunisia
Geospatial Technologies and Climate Change describes various approaches from different countries on how to use geospatial technologies to help solving climate change issues. It also details how differ
The book teaches a student to model a scientific problem and write a computer program in C language to solve that problem. To do that, the book first introduces the student to the basics of C language
This work reviews the dramatic advances in this high-resolution molecular spectroscopy technique, with chapters by renowned experts on topics such as the Nobel prize-winning use of frequency combs. It
China's explosive urban growth continues to make headlines, illustrated by dramatic shots of the latest commercial or residential buildings, each more outstanding (and often more outlandish) than the
In this engrossing novel of historical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir tells the dramatic intertwined stories of two women—Katherine Grey and Kate Plantagenet—separated by time
