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A world market in labour has been in the making since Christopher Columbus first landed on the shores of Central America in 1492. This unique book recounts the history of the extraordinary scale and c
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Is it possible for the Third World to escape from the constraints imposed by the world's economic system? What room for manoeuvre do these states have, and are they condemned to dependence?These are s
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This Second Edition of the Handbook does much more than update the first edition; because the field of infancy has grown so much in recent years, and continues to grow, this volume now includes perspe
The Onset of Literacy addresses one of the main questions in the field of reading research - why the acquisition of skills in reading and writing appears to be so much more difficult than the earlier
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For generations the curse had hung over the Baskerville family. Now another life had been claimed by the mysterious and terrifying beast. Was it a demon or an animal lurking on the desolate moor? Woul
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For half a century, Joan Walsh Anglund has been creating books that touch the hearts of children and adults worldwide. A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You was the book that launched her illustrious care
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A peep hole book that lets your children discover who is hiding behind the fun pages, as you read the clues together. Helpful for reading aloud and encouraging word recognition, it also lets you watch
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The most popular of Virginia Woolf's novels during her lifetime, The Years is a savage indictment of British society at the turn of the century, edited with an introduction and notes by Jeri Johnson i
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Cisco is the biggest name in routers, with 60% market share, and McGraw-Hill is the #1 Cisco publisher. So it's no surprise we've produced the grandaddy of all Cisco references--the most complete conf
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If you want top grades and thorough understanding of electronic communications in less study time, this powerful study tool is the best tutor you can have! It takes you step-by-step through the subjec
