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The Solace of Fierce Landscapesby Belden C. Lane
Oxford University Press, USA 1998; US$ 17.95In the tradition of Kathleen Norris, Terry Tempest Williams, and Thomas Merton, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes explores the impulse that has drawn seekers into the wilderness for centuries and offers eloquent testimony to the healing power of mountain silence and desert indifference. Interweaving a memoir of his mother's long struggle with Alzheimer's and cancer, meditations on his own wilderness experience, and illuminating commentary on the Christian via negativa--a mystical tradition that seeks God in the silence beyond language--Lane rejects the easy affirmations of pop spirituality for the harsher but more profound truths that wilderness can teach us. "There is an unaccountable solace that fierce landscapes offer to the soul.... more...
Geography for the IB Diploma Global Interactionsby Paul Guinness
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 38.00Two new coursebooks for the Geography for the IB Diploma syllabus. more...
Basic Geological Mappingby Richard J. Lisle; John W. Barnes
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 39.95Designed to be carried in the field, this pocket-sized how-to book is a practical guide to basic techniques in mapping geological structures. In addition to including the latest computerised developments, the author provides succinct information on drawing cross-sections and preparing and presenting 'fair copy' maps and geological diagrams. Contains a brief chapter on the essentials of report writing and discusses how to keep adequate field notebooks. A checklist of equipment needed in the field can be found in the appendices. Quote from 3rd edition "provides a wealth of good advice on how to measure, record and write reports of geological field observations" The Naturalist more...
Education Policyby M. Olssen; J. Codd; A-M. O'Neill
Sage Publications Ltd. 2004; US$ 60.00Education Policy provides an international perspective on education policy, and of the role and function of education in the global economy. It covers the major topics of central significance in education and the sociology of education. At the same time it maintains a unique position in respect to globalization, education and the nation state. more...
Billionsby Tom Doctoroff; Martin Sorrell
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 27.95Delves into the psyches of Chinese consumers. This book uncovers the core drivers of behaviour and preference in key market segments, and provides tools to help readers harness the power of insight into consumers' fundamental motivations in the Chinese marketplace, and more. It is for those planning to do business in China. more...
Japan's Reluctant Realismby Michael J. Green
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 70.00This text examines Japan's foreign policy in the decade since the end of the Cold War. Michael J. Green uses case studies from various countries and institutions in order to consider Japanese objectives and the heart of Japanese foreign policy initiatives. more...
Geotechnical Engineeringby C. Venkataramaiah
New Age International Pvt. Ltd., Publishers 2006; US$ 20.00This book is the outcome of the authors long teaching experience and has been designed to meet the needs of Civil Engineering curricula for the courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering of Indian Universities. The book has been written mainly in the S.I. Units, although some problems and examples in the M.K.S. system have been included for convenience during the period of transition. more...
Field Guide: Fire in Dry Eucalypt Forestby JS Gould; WL McCaw; NP Cheney; PF Ellis; S Matthews
CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 16.95Developed to provide a systematic method for assessing fuel hazard and predicting potential fire behaviour in dry eucalypt forest. more...
The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine Historyby John Haldon
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2010; US$ 29.00The dominant Mediterranean power in the fifth and sixth centuries, by the time of its demise at the hands of the Ottomans in 1453 the Byzantine empire was a shadow of its former self restricted essentially to the city of Constantinople, modern Istanbul. Surrounded by foes who posed a constant threat to its very existence, it survived because of its administration, army and the strength of its culture, of which Orthodox Christianity was a key element. This historical atlas charts key aspects of the political, social and economic history of a medieval empire which bridged the Christian and Islamic worlds from the late Roman period into the late Middle Ages. more...
Key Thinkers on Space and Placeby Phil Hubbard; Rob Kitchin
Sage Publications Ltd. 2010; US$ 62.00In this new edition of Key Thinkers on Space and Place , editors Phil Hubbard and Rob Kitchin provide us with a fully revised and updated text that highlights the work of over 65 key thinkers on space and place. Unique in its concept, the book is a comprehensive guide to the life and work of some of the key thinkers particularly influential in the current 'spatial turn' in the social sciences. Providing a synoptic overview of different ideas about the role of space and place in contemporary social, cultural, political and economic life, each portrait comprises: biographical information and theoretical context. an explication of their contribution to spatial thinking. an overview of key advances and controversies. guidance to further... more...









