The Black Hills have been famous ever since the gold rush days of the 1870s when General George A. Custer's expedition in the summer of 1874 found and advertised placer gold in the Black Hills valleys and a rush to the Hills began. Indian claimants to the area were placated, defeated or ignored and [...]
Traces the history of America's conflict with the piratical states of the Mediterranean and North Africa, the construction of a full-time professional Navy during the early Republic, the nation's gradual move toward commercial independence, and the Barbary Wars, arguing that America's earliest confl[...]
Gregg Lambert demonstrates that since the publication of "Proust and Signs" in 1964 Gilles Deleuze's search for a new means of philosophical expression became a central theme of all of his oeuvre, including those written with psychoanalyst Felix Guattari. Lambert, like Deleuze, calls this "the image[...]
This revealing book celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jacqueline Kennedy's coming to prominence as America's First Lady and explores her enduring influence on style and fashion.An in-depth look at the clothes and the era demonstrates how Jacqueline Kennedy became the beacon of style whose legacy is[...]
Under Mao Tse-tung, Christianity virtually disappeared in China. Now we are seeing what may be the biggest revival in world history. Statistics from the Communist Party itself show exponential church growth. In this new edition of a widely read and authoritative expose of the plight and perseverance[...]
Based on the author's many years of experience working with undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book is a basic guide to doing a research project in education. Step-by-step advice is presented in a clear way, and chapters take the reader through the entire process, from planning and doing [...]
A quick thought can offer a needed insight, and a moment's meditation can change one's life. But where do you find these insights and meditation topics? In Latin Sayings for Spiritual Growth -- an engaging collection of timeless Latin sayings, their English translations, and brief commentaries. From[...]
Fiber artists will welcome this opportunity to learn how to use and control color with this monumental and exquisitely beautiful book. Whether they stitch, quilt, weave, work in macrame, hook rugs, knit, crochet, or experiment in mixed media, the artists will benefit from the authors' techniques for[...]
Often referred to as the Empress of Seventh Avenue, Miss Lambert, up to the time of her death at the age of 100, looked the part with her trademark turbans and oversized jewellery. Her barrage of news releases and enthusiastic work as a publicity agent did much to further the careers of numerous Ame[...]
In this fully updated and revised edition, the authors explore the evolution, nature and function of international law in world politics and situate international law in its historical and political context. They propose three interdisciplinary 'lenses' (realist, liberal and constructivist) through [...]
The Belgian polymath Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (1796-1874) was regarded by John Maynard Keynes as a 'parent of modern statistical method'. Applying his training in mathematics to the physical and psychological dimensions of individuals, his Treatise on Man (also reissued in this series) ident[...]
Gives advanced undergraduate students an overview of programming languages through general principles combined with details about many modern languages.[...]
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Praise for "Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, Sixth Edition""Not only is this a unique resource, it is the only book that all practitioners and researchers must read to ensure that they are in touch with the extraordinary advances that the field has made over the l[...]
'I'll Facebook you!' We utter these words so casually, yet they signify subtle changes in the nature of intimacy. Facebook has become richly woven through everyday life. It is our default medium for transforming new acquaintances into hopefully more intimate friendships. In a previous age, certain s[...]
In this fully updated and revised edition, the authors explore the evolution, nature and function of international law in world politics and situate international law in its historical and political context. They propose three interdisciplinary 'lenses' (realist, liberal and constructivist) through [...]
If you want to learn how to program in Python, one of today's most popular computer programming languages, Python Programming For Teens is the perfect first step. Written by teacher, author, and Python expert Kenneth Lambert, this book will help you build a solid understanding of programming and pre[...]
The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. From the election of 1800, when Federalist clergymen charged that deist Thomas Jefferson was unfit to lead a "e;Christi[...]