Leading feminist scholar and one of the founders of Standpoint Theory, Sandra Harding brings together the biggest names in the field--Dorothy Smith, Donna Haraway, Patricia Hill Collins, Nancy Hartsock and Hilary Rose--to not only showcase the most influential essays on the topic but to also highlig[...]

This is the Sunday Times bestseller. It is shortlisted for The Costa Biography Award. The true story of the Jewish investigator who pursued and captured one of Nazi Germany's most notorious war criminals. Hanns Alexander was the son of a prosperous German family who fled Berlin for London in the 193[...]

Freight trains, passanger trains, and super-speed trains--they're all here in this colorful collection, filled with easy-to-read facts and realistic pictures, just right for young train lovers.[...]

This cutting-edge book covers emerging, evolutionary and nature inspired optimization techniques in the field of advanced manufacturing. Evolutionary computing approaches are introduced in the context of a wide range of manufacturing activities, and through the examination of practical problems and [...]

"A thoughtful and engaging contribution to the field that will have a sustained and lasting impact on the way feminist performance is defined and understood, as well as on how feminist histories and historiographies continue to challenge and transform the larger field of performance."
---Charlott[...]

As noted British chess author T. D. Harding explains in the preface, the aim of this book is to show you how to win games with Black. The method? Calculated aggression, right from move one. To offset the distinct advantage White is thought to have because it moves first, Black can engage in dynamic [...]

The Bronze Age, roughly 2500 to 750 BC, was the last fully prehistoric period in Europe and a crucial element in the formation of the Europe that emerged into history in the later first millennium BC. This book focuses on the material culture remains of the period, and through them provides an inter[...]

August, 1616. The whaling ship Heartsease has ventured high into the Arctic, but now must begin the long journey home. Only one man stays behind: Thomas Cave makes a wager to remain here, alone, until the next season. No man has yet been known to survive a winter this far north. As the light recedes[...]

Knits for Hats, Gloves & Scarves aims to offer a collection of desirable handknitted accessories. Whether you knit them for yourself or for your loved ones, you are sure to find a project to inspire you. The designs are modern, stylish and fun; the patterns, easy, approachable and quick to knit. A s[...]