Politics and Social Sciences books

Phillis Knox takes you on an intimate sojourn of her hepatic transplant story. Through yellow tears to her miraculous second chance at life, she relates the challenges met with faith; the obstacles that reaped opportunities; how God visited, provided, and healed. It tells of her "last hour" gift of ...

Do human resource management practices actually work? This timely and engaging volume examines the links between people management practices and organizational performance. Focusing on the implementation and impact of HR strategies, the book puts forward a model, which draws attention to:The importa...

Features stories that capture the traditions and evolution of the firefighter, from those of ancient Greece and Rome to the firefighters who sought to tame the fires that once ravaged Europe's big cities to the heroes of September 11, 2001....

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In this thought-provoking selection of forty-four essays, eminent Freemason Thomas W. Jackson, Past Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, shares his viewpoints on many issues within and without the Masonic fraternity....

On the spaceship Umiak, an elite troupe of cadets is forced into servitude by an unscrupulous captain taking the ship to a smuggler's rendezvous. During the transaction aboard the eerily silent Virginia, the cadets unwittingly transport an unexpected cargo: a hive of hibernating aliens. As the alien...

Las paradojas que se plantean en estos relatos futuristas no son solo ingeniosos ejercicios intelectuales sino sobre todo una indagacion sobre la situacion del hombre actual en relacion con los avances tecnologicos y con la experiencia del tiempo.(GL): Disponemos de una guia de lectura gratuita para...

The Nelson Mathematics Student Success Workbook provides lesson-by-lesson support for struggling students....

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From the first page, The Impending Storm grabs your attention with a vise-like grip and doesn't loosen it even after you've finished the final paragraph. This new fantasy thriller by first-time novelist Clifford B. Bowyer takes you on a mythic journey into a richly detailed world like none you have ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so th...

This is the third volume of the first part of a comprehensive catalogue of middle Byzantine authors and their texts, written between AD 641 and 867. A brief biographical description of each author is followed by a bibliography with details of sources and references to manuscripts. This volume begins...

This book is useful for Hospital and Health care Management students and researchers who are interested in Health care operations. The Lean Six Sigma is one of the Quality tool helpful in improving a process in operations of an Organization. This work gives an insight and example for the Six sigma p...

"The history of New England indeed, the history of the United States can be experienced firsthand by visiting the homes and estates of the region s most notable residents. From presidents and war heroes to icons of American literature and the arts, the grace and grandeur of these homes offer a glimp...

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Insta Grammar: Cats is the perfect combination of adorable Internet cats and inspirational quotesPart of a series of books showcasing the best of Instagram photosInstagram is more popular than ever before. Over 80 million new photos are posted daily on this social networking site. How do you pick th...

Presents a guide to doing research on the Internet that includes an overview of what the Internet is, the types of information available there, how to use search engines, how to evaluate Internet resources, and how to take useful notes....

In Rival Revenge, the truth is out about whether Julia and Alison really cheated on the test that got them kicked off the riding team. Now they’re back, and this time, they’re not just in it to win it—they’re out for revenge. A dish that’s definitely best served cold....

Excerpt from Cakes and Ale at Woodbine: From Twelfth Night to New Year's DayChildren, my wife interrupted me by saying, close your books, and be attentive; your father is about to give us his usual after-dinner lecture.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and cl...

Travelogue describing a year spent in Kathmandu, Nepal. Extracted from a popular blog. A quirky and humorous account of all aspects of life in Nepal....

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Hilarious yet scary, hardcore yet charming, the Hamburger Eyes crew put out the illest lil’ photography magazine the world has ever seen. Since the first issue of 30 xeroxed pamphlets was printed in 2002, Hamburger Eyes has become an elegant yet underground periodical combining the documentary appro...

When Carlos Slim claimed the top spot on Forbes’s annual list of the world’s richest people in 2010, it was the first time since 1994 that the spot wasn’t occupied by an American and, even more impressively, the first time that a person from a developing country topped the list. Although Slim is fab...

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