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The Routledge Companion to Accounting History shows how the seemingly innocuous practice of accounting has pervaded human existence in fascinating ways at numerous times and places; from ancient civilisations to the modern day, and from the personal to the political. Placing the history of...

Research and evaluation in the human services usually involves a relatively large number of variables. We are interested in phenomena that have many aspects and many causes. The techniques needed to deal with many variables go beyond those of introductory statistics. Elementary procedures in statistics...

As every schoolboy knows, Canada is one of the larger trading countries of the world but, from the point of view of balancing her international merchandise trade payments, she does not export enough. The purpose of this book is to describe, not in broad economic terms, but in daily practical detail,...

With emphasis on modern techniques, Numerical Methods for Differential Equations: A Computational Approach covers the development and application of methods for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. Some of the methods are extended to cover partial differential equations. All...

Chock-full of practical advice for teen and college-age readers on everything, including: * Nailing that first big job interview * Avoiding dangerous relationship mistakes * Mastering the art of managing your finances * Circumventing the typical pitfalls of adjusting to the adult world * Making...

An assessment of China's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and how China's participation in commercial markets and supply chains contributes to their improvement. It examines China's aviation and space manufacturing capabilities, government efforts to encourage foreign participation, transfers...

A red-bellied woodpecker may lead to a yellow-bellied killer … One morning when unwilling early bird Amy Simms grabs her binoculars for a closer look at the woodpecker who’s been waking her up, she can't believe her eyes. Across Ruby Lake, through a curtain of rain, she sees a body being...

One horse and three people don't add up to smooth traveling under the best of circumstances. And when one's a woman, one's a child, and both are in shock after a wagon train massacre, the going gets even rougher. But Clint Adams has no choice. He's got to get the survivors to the nearest town...

Kuskurza contains “The Path to Kuskurza” and “White Indian.” These stories serve as stand-alone prequels to the dark fantasy, Kachina. The ancient cliff-dwelling Anasazi Indians left the safety of their cliff dwellings centuries ago and vanished in history. “The Path to Kuskurza”...

Dream Teller includes a selection of poems related to the sea, Forbus' ever-present muse, but also poems charged with love and sensuality, introspection, essence and non-essence... Together they compose a loyal song that will guide the reader through the thick fog of dreams, where bizarre and at times...

Around 1200 aD. Jacopo is a young apprentice at the legendary Monastery of the Holy Cave in Subiaco. A dark legend surrounds the shrine on top of the mountain... In spite of himself, the boy will have to face a terrible trial: to save his life but above all his spirit.

Selling U.S. Out is not about some grand conspiracy. It is about how the toxic combination of ignorance, negligence, political ideology, corruption, and greed drove bad trade and economic policies that culminated in the economic collapse of 2008. While the trillions of dollars the U.S. government borrowed...

How far would you go for the one you love? Opened Windows is about betrayal, love, devotion, and sacrifice. Two people meet and fall in love. She betrays him in a way meant to make him go away forever, because his devotion to her scares her. After a lifetime of hurt, she cant take the chance. Then...

In 1972 I was waiting patiently in Los Angeles airport for my plane. I sat gazing out at the northern sky then turned my attention to the other passengers as they fidgeted with their tickets and baggage. Now and again some would glance out at the aircraft on the tarmac. A young boy with long black...