Organized for easy reference and crucial practice, coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 AP-style questions with detailed answer explanations5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP Environmental Science Questions to Know by Test Day is tailored to meet your study needswhether youve left it to the las..
"Altogether superb: an accessible, fluent account that advances scholarship while building a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians (..
For over half a century, financial experts have regarded the movements of markets as a random walk--unpredictable meanderings akin to a drunkard's unsteady gait--and this hypothesis has become a cornerstone of modern financial economics and many investment strategies. Here Andrew W. Lo and A. Craig ..
For over half a century, financial experts have regarded the movements of markets as a random walk--unpredictable meanderings akin to a drunkard's unsteady gait--and this hypothesis has become a cornerstone of modern financial economics and many investment strategies. Here Andrew W. Lo and A. Craig ..
When this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography first appeared in 1976, it rescued T.E. Lawrence from the mythologizing that had seemed to be his fate. In it, John Mack humanely and objectively explores the relationship between Lawrence’s inner life and his historically significant actions.Extensive inte..
Although the rational choice approach toward political behavior has been severely criticized, its adherents claim that competing models have failed to offer a more scientific model of political decisionmaking. This measured but provocative book offers precisely that: an alternative way of understand..
Looks at more than one thousand U.S. and foreign stamps that feature over one hundred African Americans who have received recognition for their achievements. Author: Morant, Mack Bernard Publisher: McFarland Publishing Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0786409487 ISBN-13: 9780786409488..
This book analyzes the debate surrounding cultural diversity and its implications for ethics. If ethics are relative to particular cultures or societies, then it is not possible to hold that there are any fundamental human rights. The author examines the role of cultural tradition, often used as a d..
Country school teacher, birth control pioneer, socialist journalist, freedom fighter, writer-Agnes Smedley (1892-1950) was on the battlefront of American politics, the Indian struggle for independence, and the Chinese Communist revolution. In this coherent, intelligible, and engaging book, the MacKi..
Winner of the Christian Gauss Award of Phi Beta Kappa and the Robert Kirsch Award of the Los Angeles Times. Author: Mack, Maynard Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0393305295 ISBN-13: 9780393305296..
Allan PinkertonAround the world, his name is synonymous with security and protection. The legendary agency he began nearly one hundred and fifty years ago is still in operation today, as are many of the surveillance and infiltration techniques he originated. His company's trademark symbol, a large, ..
“A compelling, even moving, portrait of the national landscape-its past, its meaning, its urgent need of rescue.”-James Carroll, author of House of War and An American Requiem, winner of the National Book Award“Anne Mackin has taken a fresh and provocative look at that most fascinating of relationsh..
Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. First Edition, First Printing. D/W has some wear to extremities also a few small tears. Not priceclipped. Contents clean & unmarked. Sound copy. Author: Brown, George MacKay Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Binding: Hardcover Language:..
Ancient Rome is a concise, comprehensive political and military history of the Roman Republic and Empire, from the origins of the city in the Italian Iron Age, until the deposition of the last emperor in 476 AD. Christopher Mackay describes how military events undermined the political institutions o..
A wide-ranging collection of current applications in abstract algebra, for courses in applied algebra or as a supplement to courses in abstract algebra at the junior, senior, or graduate level. Covering problems in the basic theory of groups, rings, and fields, the text provides interesting, accessi..
Numerous concepts are applied to everyday experiences that we have in our homes, at the cottages, while fishing, canoeing, or swimming Applied Aquatic Ecosystem Concepts by Gerald L. Mackie, provides explanations for observations that we often take for granted; why water and skies are blue, why snow..
Enhanced with animated illustrations, a humorous tale tells of a familyÆs summer road trip vacation down Route 66 that includes a flea-bitten dog, singing parents, weary siblings, and one pair of missing underpants. Author: Dandi Daley Mackall Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Binding: Hardcover Language: ..
More than half a century after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what a human being is and is entitled to, Catharine MacKinnon asks: Are women human yet If women were regarded as human, would they be sold into sexual slavery worldwide; veiled, silenced, and imprisoned in homes; bred..
The village of Worsted is staging Hippolytus under the aegis of the indefatigable Mrs. Palmer. Given this background, it seems inevitable that the most absurd romances should bloom, as indeed they do. Thirkell's novels provide a scrutiny of British manners in the most entertaining doses. Author: Thi..
A solid introduction to programming on the Mac OS X Snow Leopard platformThe Mac OS X Snow Leopard system comes with everything you need in its complete set of development tools and resources. However, finding where to begin can be challenging. This book serves as an ideal starting point for program..
EX - Library book with all the usual stamps and markings. Slight shelf wear. Plastic protective cover ot DJ. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Author: Mackay, Valerie Publisher: Blackwell Pub Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0631173323 ISBN-13: 9780631173328..
This lively, innovative volume presents cultural anthropology as an adventure focusing on readers' curiosity about their own participation in humanness, and incorporating the excitement of field discoveries throughout. Combining discussions with the vitality of ethnographic accounts, it first presen..
Caring for a child is a big responsibility. From the moment a caregiver takes charge, the responsibility of the child's safety, health and general wellbeing, rests with the child care provider. Beyond Parenting Basics: The International Nanny Association's Official Guide to In-Home Child Care was de..
The subject of Yeats’s politics is one that his various biographers have failed to examine. This fascinating and original look at the complex political life of one of the world’s most renowned poets attempts to redress the balance. Author: McCormack, W.J. Publisher: Random House UK Binding: Paperbac..
Breaking the stained-glass barrier Author: David A Womack Publisher: Harper & Row Binding: unknown_binding Language: English ISBN-10: 006069680X ISBN-13: 9780060696801..