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The Last Heathen
D & M Publishers 2009; US$ 18.95In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery , followed the bishop?s route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy. Montgomery... more...
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013; US$ 27.99A globe-trotting, eye-opening exploration of how cities can?and do?make us happier people After decades of unchecked sprawl, more Americans than ever are moving to inner cities, mixed-use suburbs, and densely constructed small towns. Our surroundings have certainly changed?but is city living cheering us up, or are we as gloomy on our walks to... more...
Happy City
Doubleday Canada 2013; US$ 29.95More of us than ever are moving to inner cities, mixed-use suburbs, and densely constructed towns. Our surroundings have certainly changed--but is city living cheering us up, or are we as gloomy on our walks to the subway as we were on our long predawn commutes? And if that's the case, how can we turn things around? In breezy, vivid prose, Montgomery... more...
The Spanish Redemption
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95Charles Montgomery's compelling narrative traces the history of the upper Rio Grande's modern Spanish heritage, showing how Anglos and Hispanos sought to redefine the region's social character by glorifying its Spanish colonial past. This readable book demonstrates that northern New Mexico's twentieth-century Spanish heritage owes as much to the coming... more...
Advances in Chemical Physics
Wiley 2009; US$ 352.00Presenting a wide-ranging view of current developments in protein research, the papers in this collection, each written by highly regarded experts in the field, examine various aspects of protein structure, functions, dynamics, and experimentation. Topics include dynamical simulation methods, the biological role of atom fluctuations, protein folding,... more...
The Shark God
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 19.99When Charles Montgomery was ten years old, he stumbled upon the memoirs of his great-grandfather, a seafaring missionary in the South Pacific. Poring over the faint text and faded pictures, he was entranced by the world of black magic and savagery the bishop described, and couldn't help but wonder what drove the Victorian to risk his life among people... more...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2005; US$ 49.99Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence,... more...
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