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How the States Got Their Shapes
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities?the entire state of Maryland(!)?have become so engrained that our map might as well be a giant jigsaw puzzle designed by Divine Providence.... more...
How the States Got Their Shapes Too
Smithsonian 2011; US$ 16.95Was Roger Williams too pure for the Puritans, and what does that have to do with Rhode Island? Why did Augustine Herman take ten years to complete the map that established Delaware? How did Rocky Mountain rogues help create the state of Colorado? All this and more is explained in Mark Stein's new book. How the States Got Their Shapes Too follows... more...
How the States Got Their Shapes
HarperCollins 2009; Not AvailableWhy does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities?the entire state of Maryland(!)?have become so engrained that our map might as well be a giant jigsaw puzzle designed by Divine Providence.... more...
Guarding the Frontier
I.B.Tauris 2007; US$ 85.00The seventeenth-century Ottoman-Habsburg frontier was the scene of chronic conflict. The defences of both empires were based on a line of fortresses, spanning the border. Mark Stein gives us a fascinating insight into everyday life on the frontier in this turbulent time in Ottoman history, by investigating the social, economic, and military aspects... more...
Cheeky Fictions
Editions Rodopi 2005; US$ 91.00Humour is a key feature, laughter a central element, disrespect a vital textual strategy of postcolonial transcultural practice. Devices such as irony, parody, and subversion, can be subsumed under an interventionist stance and have accordingly received some critical attention. But literary and cultural postcolonial criticism has been marked by a restraint... more...
Successful Onboarding: Strategies to Unlock Hidden Value Within Your Organization
McGraw-Hill Education 2010; US$ 29.95CAPTURE THE ONBOARDING MARGIN WITH THE "4 PILLARS" OF SUCCESSFUL ONBOARDING "Bringing a new employee on board can be the start of a rewarding relationship or the beginning of a missed opportunity. This smart book can teach you how to make the most of each employee's career starting on Day One." ?Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE... more...
How to be a Sports Agent
Oldcastle Books 2012; US$ 18.94A sports agent. In its simplest form, a sports agent is an individual or company who represents a sportsperson. They try to get them a better contract, a better endorsement, a better sponsorship, a better deal. Nothing wrong with that, is there? Or is there? The problem, inevitably, is money. There are huge sums sloshing around in professional sport... more...
Edward Said's Translocations
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 128.00Working with processes of translocation enabled Edward Said to point out interdependence and complementarity across geographical borders and disciplinary boundaries while recognizing cultural difference and the distinct historical experiences of colonizer and colonized. This book brings into focus Said?s politics of reading, from his literary criticism... more...
Theory and Practice of Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
Karnac Books 2012; US$ 49.95The book opens with an introduction to and history of the experiential dynamic therapies (EDT) including the groundbreaking Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) of Habib Davanloo and its subsequent development. The centrality of relationship in therapy is emphasised and the current state of the art and science described. Material from... more...
The Truth About Abuse
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 35.00A clear A-to-Z guide for teens to the facts and myths about abuse, The Truth About Abuse completely covers the issues related to the many different types of abuse. Using straightforward prose, this valuable resource guides readers toward a greater understanding of the topic and provides effective coping strategies for anyone suffering from or close... more...









