An illustrated tour of history's most highly trained military units, from the ancient Spartans to modern-day U.S. Navy SEALs covers in extensive visual detail the equipment and techniques used today, sharing in-depth accounts of the background, organization, operations, intelligence-gathering method[...]

This book is uniquely designed to meet the study needs of paralegal students enrolled in a course on fundamentals of bankruptcy, while also serving as a resource and reference for the paralegal in practice. The book covers the topic in a five-level approach. The overview of the substantive law of ba[...]

Based on the experience of the restructuring of the MBA program at Case Western Reserve University, the book describes the transformation of a program from one where student learning was incidental to teaching and research into one where learning is preeminent. Draws from ten years of curriculum cha[...]

Featuring intricate original art displaying the Star Wars vehicles, including the X-wing fighter and the Death Star, a vibrant guide offers three-dimensional, cross-section views depicting the inner workings and structures of each ship. 300,000 first printing.[...]

The archaeology of the period A.D. 500-1000 has taken off in the Mediterranean (where prehistoric and classical studies formerly enjoyed a virtual monopoly in most areas) and in the Islamic world. Here, as in northern Europe, field survey, careful excavation and improved methods of dating are beginn[...]

This first-ever translation into English of this early work by St. Jerome includes a commentary by the Thistranslators that not only elucidates the difficulties but also presents an original view of Jerome's approach to the theological issues raised by this challenging book of the Bible.[...]

Posthumously published in 1864, "The Maine Woods" depicts Henry David Thoreau's experiences in the forests of Maine, and expands on the author's transcendental theories on the relation of humanity to Nature. On Mount Katahdin, he faces a primal, untamed Nature. Katahdin is a place "not even scarred [...]

The world faces social, political, and economic turmoil on an unprecedented scale--along with unsettling levels of turbulence and volatility. Market leadership today is less of a predictor of leadership tomorrow. Therefore, senior executives today must strive to own the future.In "Own the Future," T[...]