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The Ideological Origins of the British Empire
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 24.00David Armitage makes an outstanding contribution with this history of British conceptions of empire from the 1540s to the 1740s. He sheds new light on major British political thinkers, and the relationship between Protestantism and empire, theories of property, liberty and political economy, and the emergence of the British identity. Winner of the... more...
The Gulistan of Sa'di
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99This masterpiece of Persian literature is a fascinating glimpse into the origins of one of the world's most venerable cultural traditions. Penned by one of the foremost Persian thinkers of the early medieval era, The Gulistan of Sa'di is a whirlwind tour through the political and intellectual issues of the period, ranging from advice for rulers... more...
Cottage Daze
Dundurn 2012; US$ 19.99Whether you're a regular cottage-goer or have fond memories from childhood, Cottage Daze will bring the warmth of the campfire and the musty pine smell of an old cabin to life no matter where you read it. more...
John de Vere, Thirteenth Earl of Oxford (1442-1513)
Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 99.00First book to deal with de Vere's life and extraordinary career, during the Wars of the Roses and beyond. more...
Beginning Algorithms
Wiley 2005; US$ 39.99Beginning Algorithms A good understanding of algorithms, and the knowledge of when to apply them, is crucial to producing software that not only works correctly, but also performs efficiently. This is the only book to impart all this essential information-from the basics of algorithms, data structures, and performance characteristics to the specific... more...
The Contemporary British Novel
Edinburgh University Press 2005; US$ 117.41Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the specially commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists. Focusing largely on authors whose first novels have appeared since 1980, the essays provide expert and original analysis of the most recent trends in the theory and... more...
The Portable Medieval Reader
Penguin Group US 1977; US$ 20.00In their introduction to this anthology, James Bruce Ross and Mary Martin McLaughlin remind us that "no area of the past is dead if we are alive to it. The variety, the complexity, the sheer humanity of the middle ages live most meaningfully in their own authentic voices." The Portable Medieval Reader assembles an entire chorus of those voices?of... more...
Where Men Hide
Columbia University Press 2006; US$ 27.99"If you ask men if they spend any time hiding, they usually look at you as if you're nuts. 'What, me hide?' But if you ask women whether men hide, they immediately know what you mean." -- from Where Men Hide Where Men Hide is a spirited tour of the dark and often dirty places men go to find comfort, camaraderie, relaxation, and escape. Ken... more...
DNA In Forensic Science
CRC Press 1990; US$ 159.95An up-to-date treatment of DNA in forensic science, which contains an introduction to the underlying science, and lays the foundation for a discussion of the technology and methods used. It also addresses current applications of DNA techniques. more...
Rethinking Bank Regulation
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 30.00This volume assembles and presents a new database on bank regulation in over 150 countries (included also on CD). It offers the first comprehensive cross-country assessment of the impact of bank regulation on the operation of banks, and assesses the validity of the Basel Committee's influential approach to bank regulation. more...









