Bernard Martin: 16 books
With Friends Possessed
A Life of Edward FitzGerald
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
'[Edward] FitzGerald (1809-1883) won a small piece of immortality with his translation-adaptation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam... but in every other way he seems to have successfully avoided fulfilment. A godless Epicurean, he lived in permanent virginity, never pressing his homosexual desires...
Gerard Manley Hopkins
A Very Private Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
'Will surely rank as one of the foremost literary biographies of our time.'John Carey, Sunday Times In his lifetime Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) published just a single poem - only a few close friends were aware he wrote. Much of his work was burnt by fellow Jesuits on his death. And yet...
Mathematics Success and Failure Among African-American Youth
The Roles of Sociohistorical Context, Community Forces, School Influence, and Individual Agency
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
No matter how mathematics achievement and persistence are measured, African Americans seem to lag behind their peers. This state of affairs is typically explained in terms of student ability, family background, differential treatment by teachers, and biased curricula. But what can explain disproportionately...
Following My Path
Growing up Gay in a Christian, Fundamentalist, Right - Wing, Conservative Family During the 1940'S - 1960'S
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Imagine growing up in small Indiana towns in the 1940s in a very strict religious family and then realizing at the age of six that there was something sexually wrong with you. You had no name for it, and you didn't really understand it, but you knew it all the same. By the time you were seven and...
by Hoekman Bernard; Martin Will; Braga Carlos Alberto
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Unilateral preferences granted by OECD countries introduced an inevitable tension between "more preferred" developing countries -- typically beneficiaries from pre-existing colonial regimes -- and other developing countries with respect to the effects of most-favored-nation liberalization by preference-granting...
by Brice Martin, Bernard Durand, Jean-Paul Arveiller
Language: French
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: French
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Présentation de l'ouvrage : Le terme de « rétablissement », après avoir été imposé par les usagers qui s’opposaient à une certaine conception de la psychiatrie qu’ils récusaient, semble aujourd’hui pouvoir fédérer usagers et praticiens de toutes obédiences autour de projets communs...
The Book of the Links
A Symposium on Golf
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
The Book of the Links features selected writings from prominent golf figures of the early 20th century, including Martin H.F. Sutton, Bernard Darwin, and H.S. Colt. Written in 1912, this collaborative guide provides rare insight into the methods and philosophies that were used to design, construct,...
Life, Death, and Meaning
Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
Life, Death, and Meaning
Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
by Martin Buber, Bernard H. Mehlman, Gabriel E. Padawer
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
This short and remarkable book presents the essential teachings of Hasidism, the mystical Jewish movement which swept through Eastern Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and their relevance to our lives. Told through legendary tales of the Hasidic masters, together with Bubers own unique...
Savannah 1779
The British turn south
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
In 1778 Great Britain launched a second invasion of the southern colonies as part of the “southern strategy” for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists was dispatched from New York City to capture Savannah, capital of the State of Georgia....
by Martin Rogers, Bernard Enright
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The repair, renovation and replacement of highway infrastructure, along with the provision of new highways, is a core element of civil engineering, so this book covers basic theory and practice in sufficient depth to provide a solid grounding to students of civil engineering and trainee practitioners.
Moves...
Leadership
Regional and Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2018
Whether leading a small team or a multinational corporation, within the public or private sector, a thorough understanding of the theory and best practice of leadership is essential. Leadership: Regional and Global Perspectives provides a fresh approach to leading in contemporary business environments....
Disorders of Hemoglobin
Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2009
This book is a completely revised new edition of the definitive reference on disorders of hemoglobin. Authored by world-renowned experts, the book focuses on basic science aspects and clinical features of hemoglobinopathies, covering diagnosis, treatment, and future applications of current research....
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