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Backpacks Full of Hope
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2010; US$ 21.95Backpacks Full of Hope: The UN Mission in Haiti describes the experience of a Chilean general as Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) during the particularly turbulent year September 2005 to September 2006. It details the realities of commanding more than 7,000 men from eleven countries while working... more...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders
Guilford Publications 2008; US$ 46.00This book provides the first comprehensive guide to the practice of "enhanced" cognitive behavior therapy (CBT-E), the latest version of the leading empirically supported treatment for eating disorders. Written with the practitioner in mind, the book demonstrates how this transdiagnostic approach can be used with the full range of eating disorders... more...
A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution
Wiley 2011; US$ 25.95This book offers students a concise and clearly written overview of the events of the Haitian Revolution, from the slave uprising in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1791 to the declaration of Haiti’s independence in 1804. Draws on the latest scholarship in the field as well as the author’s original research Offers a valuable resource... more...
The Everything Family Guide To Washington D.C.
F+W Media 2010; US$ 14.95The Everything Family Guide to Washington D.C., 3rd Edition includes all the most interesting and popular D.C. destinations. This informative and fun guide takes you from the White House and the monuments to the expansive Smithsonian and other museums, with important travel information such as: Famous landmarks and points of interest; The best hotels... more...
Facing Racial Revolution
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 18.00The only truly successful slave uprising in the Atlantic world, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to the first independent black republic of the modern era. Inspired by the revolution that had recently roiled their French rulers, black slaves and people of mixed race alike rose up against their oppressors in a bloody insurrection that led to the... more...
Fixing Haiti
United Nations University Press 2011; Not AvailableHaiti may well be the only country in the Americas with a last name. References to the land of the black Jacobins are almost always followed by the phrase the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. To that dubious distinction, on 12 January 2010 Haiti added another, when it was hit by the most devastating natural disaster... more...
Free and French in the Caribbean
Indiana University Press 2013; US$ 22.99In Free and French in the Caribbean, John Walsh studies the writings of Toussaint Louverture and Aimé Césaire to examine how they conceived of and narrated two defining events in the decolonializing of the French Caribbean: the revolution that freed the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1803 and the departmentalization of Martinique and other French... more...
Frommer's Washington, D.C. 2013
Wiley 2012; US$ 19.99Full-color throughout , with free full-color foldout map. Completely updated every year, Frommer's Washington, D.C. provides up-to-the-minute coverage of D.C. shopping and nightlife; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and side trips to Alexandria, VA and Mount Vernon. Our author, a longtime resident... more...
Frommer's Washington D.C. Day by Day
Wiley 2012; US$ 13.99Map your own adventure. Washington, D.C. Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best ways to see Washington, D.C. Packed with color photos, this bestselling guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of D.C. in a short time--with bulleted maps... more...
Frommer's Washington D.C. with Kids
Wiley 2012; US$ 17.99Insider advice on the most fun and educational experiences for kids of all ages in the nation's capital. This completely updated edition is full of incredibly detailed tips - right down to which hotels offer cribs and rollaway beds and which restaurants offer high chairs and kids' menus. Where to find hands-on, interactive museums; the best children's... more...









