The eleven-year civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 was incomprehensibly brutal - it is estimated that half of all female refugees were raped and many thousands were killed. While the publicity surrounding sexual violence helped to create a general picture of women and girls as victims of th[...]

Originally published in 1938 in a limited edition, this stunning compilation of photographs by the legendary nature photographer captures the remarkable natural wonders of California's Sierra Nevada mountains along the John Muir Trail, in a series of some fifty images, many never published again, ac[...]

The United Nations' presence in Sierra Leone has made that country a subject of international attention to an unprecedented degree. Once identified as a source of 'the New Barbarism', it has also become a proving ground for Western interventions in the war against terrorism. The conventional diploma[...]

Profiles thirty international and statistically average families, documenting their economic standings, needs, hopes, and beliefs about the future of the planet, in a study that reveals the environmental cost of materialism. Reprint. 45,000 first printing.[...]

A collection of 375 full-color photographs, accompanied by candid first-person chronicles, statistics, and insights, reflects the status of women around the world, offering a rich portrait of the lives, aspirations, feelings, and beliefs of women from a wide range of cultures. Reprint. 25,000 first [...]

This popular guidebook to the magnificent Sierra Mountains has been expanded and improved. There is 30 per cent new content in this edition, including new route descriptions, additional peaks described with more historical information, and GPS-enabled driving directions. More than 80 new routes have[...]

Sierra Leone was ripe for revolution in 1991; the Revolutionary United Front just didn't know how to pull if off. "Black Man's Grave" tells the story of the tragic 'revolution' through the eyes of those who struggled to survive in the small northern village of Fadugu. Based on years of correspondenc[...]

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) is the third modern international criminal tribunal supported by the United Nations and the first to be situated where the crimes were committed. This timely, important and comprehensive book is the first to critically assess the impact and legacy of the SCS[...]

Depersonalization is a dissociative disorder, causing alteration in the perception or experience of the self and a detachment from reality. This is a fascinating and clinically relevant phenomenon neglected within psychiatry. Far from being a rare condition, it can be as prevalent as schizophrenia o[...]

Get to know MacOS Sierra with this visual expert guide Teach Yourself VISUALLY macOS Sierra is your ideal guide to the new Mac operating system. Clear, step-by-step instructions walk you through setup, show you around, and help you get down to work but first you'll have a little fun. Sierra brings S[...]