This passionate yet balanced narrative explores every facet of the Titanic's history, including her spectacular conception in an Irish shipyard and the ambitious modern-day attempts to salvage her. The familiar story of the RMS Titanic-from her encounter with an iceberg to her demise some three hour..
Explores the political, economic, and social conditions of the United States in the 1990s. Author: Kallen, Stuart A. Publisher: Greenhaven Pr Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 0737703113 ISBN-13: 9780737703115..
Running a family business is like running any other business--with the addition of many extra challenges. A family-owned enterprise involves unique management, compensation, hiring, and other business issues regarding family member employees. 9 Elements of Family Business Success addresses the speci..
Everyone can do a better job of managing their money. The 90 Day Money Challenge is designed to take you on a step-by-step journey from your current financial situation to a much better place. This book is packed with practical ideas that you can begin using immediately. Getting started is not easy,..
The format of this edition remains unchanged from previous editions but the majority of entries have received some revision. In particular, units are now in SI units wherever possible, although with certain of the classical entries this is not possible. Chemical terminology has proved a particular p..
A faith should be a living thing. What we believe necessarily evolves in response to insights into the Bible, to questions or doubts we face, to changes in life circumstances, or to things that happen in the larger world. Nevertheless, Christians often find it helpful to identify what they can most ..
the contrast is with German reparation Author: Kindleberger, Charles Poor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0043320880 ISBN-13: 9780043320884..
Americans love to collect the big Morgan silver dollar! No other coin conjures up so much of the romance and history of the United States. In this second edition of his bestselling book, noted numismatic historian Q. David Bowers offers an engaging portrait of the country’s most popular classic coin..
Book by Bullock, Henry Allen Author: Bullock, Henry Allen Publisher: Harvard University Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0674399501 ISBN-13: 9780674399501..
In a world that often asks us to consider the things that can separate us...whether that is race, politics or ethnicity...A Peace of My Mind explores the common humanity that unites us. “A Peace of My Mind” is a 120-page book that features the b&w portraits and personal stories of 55 individuals who..
Editorial Reviews Product Description This best-selling text balances solid mathematical coverage with a comprehensive overview of mathematical concepts as they relate to varied disciplines. This text provides an appreciation of mathematics, highlighting mathematical history, and applications of mat..
With an approachable, reader-friendly style, A Thinker's Guide to the Philosophy of Religion provides up-to-date themes in contemporary, analytic philosophy of religion. This provocative collection of readings stimulates clear thinking and careful attention to the reasons for taking up views on reli..
Sports in America, particularly big-time collegiate and professional sports, have never been more popular. Modern sports events bring us breathtaking demonstrations of grace and power and provide the focal point for the leisure time of hundreds of thousands of Americans. But the world of sports is a..
The author relives his first day as a reporter for the New Bedford Standard Times when thousands of people from Boston to southern New Jersey experienced the ferocity and destructiveness of one of the worst natural disasters in American history. Bibliogs Author: Everett S. Allen Publisher: Little, B..
A unique "intellectual biography" of America's most celebrated president.Despite tremendous interest in Abraham Lincoln and his place in one of America's most tumultuous historical periods, little has been written about his religious life. This truly fresh look at the nation's sixteenth president re..
At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison. Author: Hornblum, Allen M. Pu..
At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison. Author: Hornblum, Allen M. Pu..
Complex study of the events and reasons that govern the Senators' decisions when they must confirm the President's choice for Secretary of State Author: Drury, Allen Publisher: Doubleday Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 038505419X ISBN-13: 9780385054195..
The Angel texts consistently receive praise for their readability - short, clear sentences are used to ensure the text is readable even for those with weak reading skills- and for the abundance of detailed, worked-out examples. In this 3rd Edition of Algebra for College Students, Angel continues to ..
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing..
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing..
Allen Carr's hundred-cigarettes-a-day addiction drove him to despair until he discovered how to shake off the dependency. His company now owns a series of clinics, and his other books include THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SMOKING. This third revised edition includes comments and additional tips from Carr, to..
Allen Carr's hundred-cigarettes-a-day addiction drove him to despair, but after countless attempts to quit he discovered what the world had been waiting for - the easy way to stop smoking. Now recognised as the world's leading expert on helping smokers to quit, Allen Carr's informative, no scare tac..
A woman of intelligence and energy, Lou Henry Hoover's talents benefited a large number of cultural and philanthropic organizations, but her distaste for publicity obscured her many achievements until now. By the time her husband reached the White House in 1929, she had already established herself a..