The battle of Solferino, fought during the Franco-Austrian War of 1859, was the largest European battle since Leipzig in 1813. In the presence of three crowned heads of state - Napoleon III of France, Emperor Franz-Joseph of Austria and Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia (later the King of all [...]

Few writers have achieved the synthesis of art and idea that was attained by John Milton in Paradise Lost. In that work the poet addressed one of the most important questions in philosophy and religion: How could God, if he is omnipotent and wholly good, have made a world in which there is so much e[...]

Dennis Banks, an American Indian of the Ojibwa Tribe and a founder of the American Indian Movement, is one of the most influential Indian leaders of our time. In "Ojibwa Warrior," written with acclaimed writer and photographer Richard Erdoes, Banks tells his own story for the first time and also tra[...]

A true and intimate portrait of the warriors on the front lines of the most devastating conflict of our age--a spellbinding look at the detailed inner workings of the U.S. Navy SEALs.In the mid-1970s, Dennis Chalker volunteered to be a candidate for "the Teams"--elite Naval Special Forces units know[...]

How can schools best prepare themselves to successfully educate refugee children? By focusing on the education of refugee children, this book takes a rare look at a subject of increasing significance in current educational spheres. Highlighting the many difficulties facing refugee children, the edit[...]

In their bestselling MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS WITH APPLICATIONS, premiere authors Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, and Richard L. Scheaffer present a solid foundation in statistical theory while conveying the relevance and importance of the theory in solving practical problems in the real world. [...]

Biology 1 is a title in the new Cambridge Advanced Sciences series. It has been developed specifically for the new specifications for AS Biology for teaching from September 2000 and has been endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR Biology specification A. It contains all of the core material for the fi[...]