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Where Soldiers Fear to Tread
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 16.00?There is going to be a shooting here and it is a toss-up who is going to get the boy?s first round. The soldier, about ten years old, is jamming the barrel of his gun hard against my driver?s face, and unless the kid decides to go for me, the relief worker, my driver is going to get his head blown off.? WHERE SOLDIERS FEAR TO TREAD John Burnett... more...
Dangerous Waters
Penguin Group US 2003; US$ 15.00While sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters . Today's breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats... more...
Where Soldiers Fear To Tread
Random House 2009; US$ 13.34In 1998, on the lookout for adventure and willing to take a risk, John Burnett left the comforts of the mainstream and became a UN relief worker in Somalia. He was completely unprepared for the realities of working in a country without government or law, where the only authority comes from a loaded gun. Held at gunpoint by a child soldier, having to... more...
Liquid Pleasures
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 41.95Drinking has always meant much more than satisfying the thirst. Drinking can be a necessity, a comfort, an indulgence or a social activity. Liquid Pleasures is an engrossing study of the social history of drinks in Britain from the late seventeenth century to the present. From the first cup of tea at breakfast to mid-morning coffee, to an eveining... more...
Idle Hands
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 49.95Idle Hands is the first major social history of unemployment in Britain covering the last 200 years. It focuses on the experiences of working people in becoming unemployed, coping with unemployment and searching for work, and their reactions and responses to their problems. Direct evidence of the impact of unemployment drawn from extensive personal... more...
The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis
Wiley 2005; US$ 299.95This fully revised and updated edition of The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis provides a concise description of all common laboratory tests available in medical practice with notes on their application, the accuracy of each test, the historical background to the adoption of various tests and their effectiveness in diagnosis. Well illustrated,... more...
Changing Wildlife of Great Britain and Ireland
CRC Press 2001; US$ 78.95The last major report on the state of the British countryside was 25 years ago. This book looks at what has happened to biodiversity in this time, covering individual species, legislation issues, public awareness and species protection projects. more...
Free Speech On Trial
University of Alabama Press 2010; US$ 32.95Describes landmark free speech decisions of the Supreme Court while highlighting the issues of language, rhetoric, and communication that underlie them. At the intersection of communication and First Amendment law reside two significant questions: What is the speech we ought to protect, and why should we protect it? The 20 scholars of legal... more...
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