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Peripheral Visions
Politics, Society, and the Challenges of Modernity in Yucatan
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Yucatan has been called “a world apart”—cut off from the rest of Mexico by geography and culture. Yet, despite its peripheral location, the region experienced substantial change in the decades after independence. As elsewhere in Mexico, apostles of modernization introduced policies intended...
by S.K. Das
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Today, India is one of the leading players on the global stage. It is competing with other countries not just in the marketplace but also in respect of its governance structures. This book underscores the need for creating a modern civil service, which epitomizes best practices overseas and in the...
Extinction or Survival?
The Remarkable Story of the Tigua, an Urban American Urban Tribe
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
How could an urban American Indian tribe, having survived relentless earlier governmental attempts to declare its culture extinct, be once again on the verge of extinction? The Tigua of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo dwell in the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, where the infamous Jack Abramoff was in the news...
by J.-C. Bailar, H. Bohmert, G. Bonadonna
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment...
Time's River
Archaeological Syntheses from the Lower Mississippi Valley
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
This volume stands as a key general resource for archaeologists working in the region extending from Louisiana through Mississippi north to Missouri and Kentucky, and it represents an opportunity to influence for decades a large part of the archaeological work to take place in the Southeast.
The...
Higher Education
Quality and Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2010
The Indian higher education, modeled by Lord Macaulay a century back, is turning irrelevant for the emerging global knowledge society. Significant shortfalls in dynamic and qualified faculty, huge gaps between the imparted and expected skill-sets and a greater disconnect with the market and social...
Industrial Automation and Robotics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
The purpose of this book is to present an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of automation and robotics for industrial applications. The companion files include numerous video tutorial projects and a chapter on the history and modern applications of robotics. The book initially covers the...
Modern Leadership Development and Excellence
Leadership Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Congratulations on your decision to have a copy of this book in your life, Modern leadership development and excellence. Hundreds of thousands of people have seen their lives transformed positively by applying the golden petals of gems contained in this book. This is a book of your destiny. This masterpiece...
HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories
The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Black Magic, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Dracula, The Monk, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Northanger Abbey, Wuthering Heights, The Beetle…
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection of the greatest horror classics, the darkest mysteries and supernatural tales: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom James Malcolm Rymer &...
by S.K. Ballinger
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
This is my autobiography/memoir and the book that started my desire to take writing seriously. This book is for 18+ as it is very graphic in detail. The stories bounce around a small bit but have been told that the further you get into it the better it becomes. My life, laugh at it for what it is...
The Anatomy of Glory
Napoleon and His Guard
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Napoleon’s Imperial Guard was arguably the most famous military formation to tread the battlefields of Europe. La Garde Imperial was created on 18 May 1804, and from its origins as a small personal escort, the Guard grew in size and importance throughout the Napoleonic era. Eventually, it became...
by Kai Ashante Wilson, Paul Cornell, Alter S. Reiss
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Enjoy samples from Tor.com Publishing's first ten novellas in the Fall 2015 sampler! Featuring Kai Ashante Wilson, Nnedi Okorafor, K. J. Parker, Daniel Polansky, and many more, this sampler contains exciting new fantasy worlds, harrowing science fiction adventures, stolen memories, edible angels,...
by S.K. Ballinger
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
When Kain Edward lost all that he loved, there were ups and downs in his belief of mythology. It would take a wreck to happen for him to wage decisions while facing with daily life. Still believing in what it is that he writes, turmoil in short happens until two phone calls were made to him. One by...
by S.K. Ballinger
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Every legend has a beginning and they same holds true with Stanley, the son of Sebastian Swanson. Being the first Lycan which he did not ask for, Sebastian learns over time his abilities, weaknesses and life in general. Making an agreement with a powerful Drackulis to not bite a human or war will...