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What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?
Ulysses Press 2010; US$ 12.95BAFFLING AND BIZARRE. ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING. This witty and compulsive collection of trivia will captivate and surprise you with its fun and funky revelations: ?Why is New York called "the Big Apple"? ?How do people count cards at casinos? ?What keeps the head on a glass of beer? ?Why don't you ever see baby pigeons? ?Why is getting... more...
Why Do Kamikaze Pilots Wear Helmets - Answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask
John Blake Publishing 2006; US$ 13.58A fascinating and fun volume providing concise answers to hundreds of the questions we all ponder from time to time and also sets us straight about many things that most of us assume to be true, giving us the often surprising low down on an astonishing variety of topics. Essential reading for any lover of learned knowledge combined with memorable... more...
George Eliot and Italy
Palgrave Macmillan 1997; US$ 158.00This study considers George Eliot's novels in relation to Dante and to nineteenth-century Italian culture during the Italian national revival and shows how these helped shape her fiction. Thompson argues that Eliot was able to draw selectively on a powerful Risorgimento mythology of national regeneration and that her engagement with the work of Dante... more...
Why Do Kamikaze Pilots Wear Helmets?
John Blake 2007; US$ 5.99From why kamikaze pilots wear helmets and why New York City is called the Big Apple to why catnip affects cats and whether Nostradamus was able to predict the future?the answers are all collected here! This indispensable companion for any lover of obscure knowledge answers frequently asked questions, while also pointing out commonly held misconceptions.... more...
Managing People
Taylor & Francis 2012; US$ 49.95This new second edition of 'Managing People' provides a practical approach to applying up-to-the-minute management techniques, and is a vital source of information for professionals in the hotel and catering industry responsible for personnel and training. Riley explores how aspects such as labour cost, utilization, labour market behaviour and pay... more...
Haiti
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 34.95"This book...avoids the political debates about Jean-Bertrand Aristide that dominate so many current writings about Haiti. Its focus is the society itself, the sources of difference, the origins of violence, and the possibility of change....The superb work done by the editors has established a high standard for future efforts." (Terry Copp and John... more...
Impact of the South African War
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 185.00This exciting new book marks a major shift in the study of the South African War. It turns attention from the war's much debated causes onto its more neglected consequences. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war - for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The extensive introduction sets the contributions... more...
Fixing Haiti
United Nations University Press 2011; Not AvailableHaiti may well be the only country in the Americas with a last name. References to the land of the black Jacobins are almost always followed by the phrase the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. To that dubious distinction, on 12 January 2010 Haiti added another, when it was hit by the most devastating natural disaster... more...
Qualitative Research Methods in Mental Health and Psychotherapy
Wiley 2011; US$ 103.95This book provides a user-friendly introduction to the qualitative methods most commonly used in the mental health and psychotherapy arena. Chapters are written by leading researchers and the editors are experienced qualitative researchers, clinical trainers, and mental health practitioners Provides chapter-by-chapter guidance on conducting a... more...
Patient Participation In Health Care Consultations
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 210.00How does patient participation work in practice? What does it look like when it happens? This book provides answers to these questions by exploring interconnections between theory, research and practice. It draws on different disciplinary perspectives in health and social sciences. more...









