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Why St. Augustine is the great historic city it is today!.......2004-04-27
This book is written for the average person to understand, it makes sense and yet has enough detail to reconstruct a house from history.
This book is so highly regarded it is the basis of St. Augustine City codes regarding Historic Architecture preservation and restoration and will continue the tradition of Colonial St. Augustine. Not just for the novice, also for the historian, architect or builder.
A fantastic primer to all the history of the Oldest City.......2002-02-14
St. Augustine is a fascinating architectural anamoly in the United States. I have become consumed with discovering all there is to know about the unique architecture, people and culture of this quaint city. Only last weekend, we spent 5 days, walking and touring much of the historic district, with this book in hand, I might add. If European and American history and architecture are a passion of yours, St. Augustine is the closest, most unique place to find it all. This book is a great place to begin.
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Designer China: Hand Painting Ceramics to Decorate Your Home
Lesley Harle
Manufacturer: Hearst Marine Books
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ASIN: 0688109233 |
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Imagining the Open Range: Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer
B. Byron Price , and
E. Smith
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ASIN: 0883600900 |
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A biography of cowboy photographer Erwin E. Smith (1884-1947), this book is illustrated with 157 duotones, and is hard cover with dustjacket.
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Understanding Editorial Cartoons
Knowledge Unlimited
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Growth Theory, Nonlinear Dynamics and Economic Modelling: Scientific Essays of William Allen Brock (Economists of the Twentieth Century)
William A. Brock
Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
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ASIN: 1858988144 |
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`Since the early 1970s Buz Brock has been a leading figure in economic theory. These essays reflect his enormous talent, great imagination and modelling skills, but they also reflect his dedication to produce economic models that are well motivated by data and that can be used to discuss substantive economic issues. All students of modern economics will benefit from studying the papers in this collection.'
- Jose A. Scheinkman, Princeton University
`Buz Brock has been for a long time, and still is a role model for all scientists that are truly dedicated to understanding the dynamic evolution of social systems (and, is there anything meaningful in the social systems without dynamics?). Reading through the essays collected in this beautifully edited book helps to understand why this is so and why his style of doing research should be looked at for a long time to come. His investigation spans a large variety of issues, both substantive and technical, theoretical and applied, methodological and policy-oriented. In each and every essay, Buz brings in a rare combination of talents: a clear and sharply inquisitive mind, a keen sense for the fundamental questions, a broad knowledge of the literature and the relevant facts and abundance of technical skills. All blended together by a passionate curiosity, which knows how to jump above and beyond disciplinary divisions and pre-established answers. His work has been path-breaking for more than thirty years now and is going to remain so for a while longer. Reading his work is sheer pleasure for an inquisitive mind.'
- Michele Boldrin, University of Minnesota
`There is no better route to the understanding of modern dynamic economics, growth theory, and stochastic economic models than the study of the essays of William Brock. From his early contributions to the turnpike literature of optimal growth theory to his recent analysis of time series that may represent chaotic or stochastic processes, his work is characterized by surprising insights and useful results. There is no dross in his writing. He never speaks unless he has valuable knowledge to impart.'
- Lionel McKenzie, Wilson Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Rochester
`Buz Brock has been, from the beginning of his career, one of the most original thinkers in dynamic economics. His early work showed that growth with random elements could be studied effectively and above all posed exactly the right questions. His more recent work has brought complexity theory to the fore and shown its implications for financial and other markets. In the process, he has both introduced and used econometric tools to show the relevance of his work to empirically observed phenomena. It is very useful to have his work in collected form.'
- Kenneth J. Arrow, Joan Kenney Professor of Economics, Emeritus and Professor of Operations Research, Emeritus, Stanford University
This outstanding collection of William Brock's essays illustrates the power of dynamic modeling to shed light on the forces for stability and instability in economic systems. The articles selected reflect his best work and are indicative both of the type of policy problem that he finds challenging and the complex methodology that he uses to solve them. Also included is an introduction by Brock to his own work, which helps tie together the main aspects of his research to date. The volume covers:
• stochastic models and optimal growth • financial and macroeconomic modeling • ecology, mechanism design and regulation • nonlinearity in economics.
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A must-read for banking, economics and management.......2003-11-10
Brilliant economic insight and a unique focus on the human element of banking.
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The Shooting Field With Holland & Holland (Revised and Enlarged Edition)
Peter King
Manufacturer: Quiller Press
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ASIN: 1870948394 |
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The Shooting Field tells the story of the London gun trade from the earliest days through the eyes of the most famous maker, Holland and Holland. Traveling to India with the Prince of Wales and on safari in Africa with Teddy Roosevelt, learn of the development of the double-barreled rifle, the breech- loading shotgun, and the cartridge. Includes numerous unpublished documents, photographs, and archive records and a fascinating and well-researched history of shotgun development
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The promotion of partnership in the high performance workplace has become central to policy debates on the modernization of employment relations in British industry. This book provides critical insights into the dynamics of partnership by way of in-depth case studies of employee experience in an under-researched industry noted for its high concentrations of skilled workers and graduates.
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Work and Employment in the High Performance Workplace (Employment and Work Relations in Context Series)
G. Murray
Manufacturer: Routledge
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ASIN: 0826447066 |
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This book puts life back in focus, shifting from getting ahead to getting together, from valuing material wealth to valuing one another. This delightful book contains over 75 activities for young children, each designed to build and strengthen the adult-child relationship and facilitate the development of attention, concentration, and self-esteem. Excellent for both parents and teachers.
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Games to Bond By.......2000-04-15
This is a delightful book full of activities and games that involve touch, with the goal of bringing adult and child closer together in a warm, healthy relationship. It also serves as a terrific reminder that children and the time spent with them are ultimately more important than our busy schedules and to-do lists. The easy-to-read format, with its large print and animated illustrations, makes it inviting.
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Spanning the years of civil war in Guatemala, Unfinished Conquest portrays an embattled country facing the third cycle of a conquest that began when the conquistadors arrived in the sixteenth century. As personal narrative weaves with reportage and oral testimony, we meet the victims, champions, and villains of a society torn apart by violence and injustice.
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An unbiased history.......2007-08-24
A good history of Guatemala's civil war that is not boring to read. While the viewpoint seems to be that the communist rebels had a just cause, they are given as much blame for the violence that ensued.
Excellent Insight into a suffering country.......2007-04-17
The terrible situation that happened to this Central America nation is very well documented in this book.The author, Mr Perera, writes with a lot of insight and first hand knowledge since he lived in Guatemala for several years.The book is full with interviews the author did with local people such as soldiers,politicians,ladinos,mayas and just the average person in the street.The author is not afraid to let the reader see what is the real situation in Guatemala and is not afraid to point fingers to the real culprits.This book is a very good work that identifies the problems of not only the mayans as a people but also the problems and corruption that politicians have brought on its own people.Great work!
Scholarly, lyrical, captivating . . . a treasure!.......2006-02-24
This wide-ranging book, written beautifully and knowledgeably, is a pleasure to read and a must for anyone interested in Guatemalan (or Central American) history and/or Mayan culture. Mr. Perera does not take particular pains to hide his sympathies (clearly pro-environmental protection, pro-indigenous people's rights) but the intelligence of his writing and the mastery and breadth of the subject matter make this the most articulate, beautiful, informative statement of those views I've read. What a disappointment to learn that this powerful voice was silenced not long after this book by a stroke and his subsequent death. Read this book!
I BELIEVE IN DIVINE JUSTICE.............2004-06-03
AND I BELIEVE That everything that this "people" have done to the poor of the world, is going to come back at them to bite them right in their behind!.
"THIRD WORLD COUNTRY" STANDS FOR MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT.
One of the best on this topic..............2000-07-19
Victor Perera is a native guatemalan who took the better part of 6 years to write this book. This book is chock full of great information gathered from hundreds of interviews. Perera doesn't waste time trying to interpret the events he writes about, instead he let's the participants and witnesses speak for themselves. He interviews everybody for this book from wealthy landowners, government officials, military personel, catholic and evangelical clergy and mostly the mayan people who have suffered from 30 years of civil war. He then fills in the cracks with historical background. His writing is very precise and specific, his descriptions paint a very vivid picture of the oppression and genocide that continues to take place.
The book begins with his visits to the garbage dump slums of guatemala city and proceeds to other hot spots of violence. The core of the book is those chapters about the ixil triangle area where as many as one third of the local mayan population was killed, disappeared or forced to flee the country.
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America's Battle Against Terrorism (hardcover edition) (Current Controversies)
Manufacturer: Greenhaven Press
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ASIN: 0737727837 |
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The war against terrorism has been at the forefront of U. S. foreign policy. Many people believe the United States should be more aggressive in combating terror. Others characterize the goal of eliminating terror as an impossibility. This volume explores the effectiveness of the tactics the United States uses against terrorists, the effect battling terrorism has on civil liberties in America, the impact of the war in Iraq, and whether the United States is prepared for another terrorist attack.
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