Whether you are traveling first-class or on a limited budget, "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Singapore" will show you the very best the city of Singapore has to offer with this pocket-sized guidebook. From the Raffles Hotel to the city's own beach resort at Sentosa, all the must-sees are covere[...]
First-person narratives are a fundamental tool at the disposal of the qualitative researcher. This volume provides specific suggestions and guidelines for preparing for and carrying out a life story interview.[...]
Every year, millions of people have an allergic reaction to food - while thankfully most cause mild symptoms, some food allergies can trigger very serious, even life-threatening situations. Some people are lucky and outgrow their allergies but for many, these allergies become a lifelong challenge. W[...]
Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among young people. While tattooing is used as a symbol of personal identity and social communication, there has been little sociological study of the phenomenon. In Tattooed: The Sociogenesis of a Body Art, tattoo enthusiasts shar[...]
Once a research project has been designed and the data have been gathered, what is the best way to transform this information into something useful? The authors of this practical volume highlight the range of approaches available to qualitative researchers by using a single data set which they analy[...]
The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War IIIt is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of h[...]
"A beautifully written and memorable account of combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battle their way to Baghdad.... A must-read."--Tom Brokaw
For soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, the road to Baghdad began with a midnight flight ou[...]
"A splendid book... The emphasis throughout is on the human drama of men at war."--"The Washington Post Book World
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The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is an epic story of courage and calamity, of miscalculation and enduring triumph. In this first volume of the Lib[...]
"Majestic... Atkinson's achievement is to marry prodigious research with a superbly organized narrative and then to overlay the whole with writing as powerful and elegant as any great narrative of war." --"The Wall Street Journal
"In "An Army at Dawn"--winner of the Pulitzer Prize--Rick Atkinson[...]
"A story of epic proportions and] an awesome feat of biographical reconstruction."--"The Boston Globe"
A classic of its kind, "The Long Gray Line" is the twenty-five-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. With a novelist's eye for detail, Rick Atkinson illuminates this powerful story throug[...]
"Enormously rich in detail and written with a novelist's brilliance . . . A very moving book." --James Salter, "The Washington Post Book World"A classic of its kind, "The Long Gray Line" is the twenty-five-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. With a novelist's eye for detail, Rick Atkinson ill[...]
The "Continuum Contemporaries" series is designed as a source of ideas and inspiration for members of book clubs and literature students at school, college and university. It aims to give readers informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years.[...]
This text is designed for low-level reading courses and/or ESL courses in the developmental reading program. It uses selections from reading sources that students will encounter daily in college?textbooks, college catalogs, financial aid documents, correspondence and other information from instituti[...]
Clogs were a popular form of footwear in Britain from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, when they began to become perceived as unfashionable, utilitarian and a sign of poverty. The craft of clogmaking has since declined almost to extinction and there are very fe[...]
This title presents delicious one-pot, no-fuss recipes for soups, appetizers, main courses, side dishes, desserts, cakes, preserves and drinks, with 150 photographs. It is a warming collection of over 175 vegetarian recipes from the slow cooker, clay pot, oven and stove top. You can enjoy making suc[...]
While most historical accounts of the development of computer design focus on specific computers or manufacturers, examining the success stories of hardware and operating systems, Delete: A Design History of Computer Vapourware creates a completely new narrative by investigating the machines that di[...]
This is the best-annotated translation of "The Prince" available.
Full-color throughout Free full-color, foldout map Updated coverage of the impact of the flooding of the Brisbane River that caused $440-million dollars in damage to Brisbane and Queensland, as well as the the effects of Cyclone Yasi on Cairns and the Cassowary Coast.Insider advice on strategies for[...]
Get up to speed on the extensive changes to the newest release of Microsoft SQL ServerThe 2012 release of Microsoft SQL Server changes how you develop applications for SQL Server. With this comprehensive resource, SQL Server authority Robert Vieira presents the fundamentals of database design and SQ[...]
The VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5--Datacenter Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) certification is the most desired certification for virtualization professionals, and this study guide covers all the requirements for the exam. Skill in virtualization is a top priority for companies when hiring IT[...]