Peers: 40 books
Ethnic Dress in the United States
A Cultural Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
The clothing...
by Erika Balsom, Kenneth Berger, Susie Bright
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us...
by Bobbie Peers
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
William Wenton is a code-breaking genius, but now he faces a new threat—one that’s lurking inside him—in the second book in the William Wenton series that School Library Journal calls “part Alex Rider, part Da Vinci Code for kids, and part Artemis Fowl.”
After William starts to suffer...
by Victoria Peers
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Target success in WJEC GCSE English Language with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; clear guidance is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their skills.
With My Revision Notes...
by Bobbie Peers
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
“Part ‘Alex Rider,’ part ‘Artemis Fowl,’ part The Da Vinci Code” (School Library Journal), this award-winning novel tells the tale of a puzzle-solving genius who is forced to use his skills to face a danger that has been lurking in the background for years.
Twelve-year-old William...
Gay Sex: Reference to Go
Sexy Tips and Wild Positions for Gay Men
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Each tastefully illustrated page features step-by-step tips and tricks that will be welcome additions to any gay man's bedroom repertoire.
by H. Peers Brewer
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Between 1875 and 1900, the assets of trust companies in New York City grew at a compound annual rate of 9.6%, compared with 4.1% for national banks. The purpose of this book, first published in 1986, is to bring to light the entrepreneurial, economic and political forces which prompted the growth...
Rorke's Drift & Isandlwana 1879
A Battlefield Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Rorke's Drift in 1879 is undoubtedly the most famous of Britain's imperial battles. With South Africa becoming a more popular tourist destination, never has there been a better time to visit this iconic battlefield and trace the steps of the red-coated heroes who fought against overwhelming odds,...
On the Seven Seas
Wargames Rules for the Age of Piracy and Adventure c.1500–1730
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
On the Seven Seas is a set of wargames rules covering the high adventure and low morals of the world of the pirate. The rules cover licensed privateers such as da Gama and Drake, ruthless pirates of the Spanish Main, Blackbeard, the Barbary corsairs, the wako of the Far East, not to mention the anti-pirate...
Armies of the Nineteenth Century: Africa
East Africa: Tribal and Imperial Armies in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar, 1800 to 1900
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2004
Principally covering Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar, this volume deals with the native peoples of East Africa and the Arabs and Europeans who variously fought, explored, and raided there in the course of the 19th century. The detailed text provides the dress, arms, organisation, and tactics...
King Stephen and The Anarchy
Civil War and Military Tactics in Twelfth-Century Britain
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
The Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. But perhaps the impact of the conflict has been overstated, and its effect...
by Max Kuhn, Ian Peers, Stan Altan
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
This book serves as a reference text for regulatory, industry and academic statisticians and also a handy manual for entry level Statisticians. Additionally it aims to stimulate academic interest in the field of Nonclinical Statistics and promote this as an important discipline in its own right. This...
Class Size and Pupil?Teacher Ratios
Where Education and Economics Collide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
This book provides a “primer” with respect to the debate about class size between economists and educators. In particular it offers an overview of how economists look at school funding problems, and makes a comparison between the work of the Chicago School and others like Eric Hanushek, which has...
Britain's Future in Europe
The Known Plan A to Remain or the Unknown Plan B to Leave
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Following the agreement made by Prime Minister David Cameron with the EU on 18-19 February 2016, the day for the referendum for the UK to remain in or leave the EU is set for 23 June 2016. This will be the most important decision taken by the British people in half a century, and whose consequences...