Scholars and enthusiasts of western American history have praised Elliott West as a distinguished historian and an accomplished writer, and this book proves them right on both counts. Capitalizing on West's wide array of interests, this collection of his essays touches on topics ranging from viruses[...]

This sequel to Reform in Eastern Europe is a report on one of the most pressing issues for countries with economies in transition and their neighbors. Focusing on the problem of East-West migration, the authors clearly delineate and promote the notion of European free trade and capital flows as a me[...]

From Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly f[...]

Offers both the knowledge and practical skills that you need to be effective communicators in the rapidly changing and technologically advanced society. This title combines theory and practice, eliminating the perceived division between them while clarifying their fundamental interconnections. It in[...]

The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. This magisterial history tells the [...]

Shows how organizations can learn important business lessons from Formula 1 motorsport.

In this second volume of interviews conducted by Nebraska judge Eli S. Ricker, he focuses on white eyewitnesses and participants in the occupying and settling of the American West in the nineteenth century. In the first decade of the twentieth century, as the Old West became increasingly distant and[...]

A work from Cengage Learning on "Understanding Interpersonal Communication".

"The Rough Guide to West Africa" is the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to one of the world's hardest - and most rewarding - regions for travel, covering the 15 visitable countries from Mauritania to Cameroon in fifty percent more detail than its only competitor. Each chapter of the "Roug[...]

Part of the AS Further Maths module, this work features: worked examples, activities, investigations, graded exercises, key points summaries and discussion points. It supports OCR's MEI Structured Mathematics specification, and matches the requirements of the specifications, for first teaching in 20[...]

"Newly discovered scientific proof validating the legends and myths of ancient floods, fires, and weather extremes"--Provided by publisher.[...]