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Suitable as a teaching supplement for industrial organization, or industrial economics, the microeconomics field that focuses on business behavior and its implications for both market structures and processes, and for related public policies.

Consistently an outsider - a child of the fundamentalist South, a self-taught intellectual, a black man married to a white woman - Richard Wright nonetheless became the unparalleled voice of his time. This title chronicles his journey from a sharecropper's shack in Mississippi to international renown as a writer and outspoken critic of racism.

This volume presents an integrated approach of the common fundamentals of rail and road vehicles based on multibody system dynamics, rolling wheel contact and control system design. The methods presented allow an efficient and reliable analysis of the resulting state equations. The book provides also a better understanding of the basic physical phenomena of vehicle dynamics. Particular attention is paid to developments of future rail and road ...

The most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years."--The New York Times

Regardless of where you are in your school improvement process, here's a book that helps you make sure you have all the right elements working for you in the right way. The authors take you through the core processes that are essential for all school improvement efforts from establishing your mission to differentiating your supervision based on measures of success. To assist your improvement effort, the book equips you with a set of power tool...

In 2000, Gary Smith, a Jesuit priest, left a familiar life in the Pacific Northwest to become a missionary in Africa, where he lived among Sudanese refugees struggling to survive in refugee camps in northern Uganda. Among other reasons, he went to this dangerous, pitiless place to discover the answer to a deep question many of us ask: What is most important in life?"They Come Back Singing" is Smith's inspiring journal of the deep connections h...

A veteran archaeologist sheds light on the biblical text by examining archaeological discoveries.

Known to millions as J.Lo, Jennifer Lopez is one of the most prominent Latin American performers in the world. An actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer, she has been called the most influential Hispanic entertainer in the United States by People en Espanol.

Growing up in poverty in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente never imagined he would have the ability to make a difference in the lives of thousands of others through baseball. Playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, Clemente won the hearts and minds of fans with his tremendous playing ability and humanitarian spirit. He died in a tragic plane crash in 1972. Clemente was later inducted posthumously into the Hall of ...

In the early 19th-century, Spanish artist Francisco Goya painted what he saw around him, everything from peasants to priests, courtesans to country folk. In time, revolutionary ideas and a spirit of liberalism spread across the Spanish landscape, providing Goya with fresh subjects and a new approach to art--Romanticism.

Mammals are among the most familiar--and the most diverse--life-forms. Divided into six comprehensive volumes featuring more than 400 full-color photographs and illustrations, the new Exploring the World of Mammals set provides more than 100 informative articles describing in detail specific groups of mammals, such as bears, cats and dogs, and families of carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores. This engaging set illustrates key life-science prin...

Medieval and Modern Philosophy covers the philosophical ideas of the medieval age as well as the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Continental Rationalists. Through thoughtful examinations of key philosophers and their theories, readers will learn about the exploration of humankind's relationship with God, the rise of science as an influence in philosophical thought, and the universal debate of Faith versus Reason.

Ancient thinkers provided the foundations of the philosophical process, examining the universe's purpose, as well as humankind's place within it. Ancient and Hellenistic Thought covers pre-Socratic, Classical, and Hellenistic philosophers and their theories, illuminating some of the first and most enduring answers given about the nature of the world and those who live in it. It begins by exploring the questions posed by the pre-Socratics, the ...

What is national identity? What are the main challenges posed to national identity by the strengthening of regional identities and the growth of cultural diversity? How is right-wing nationalism connected to the desire to preserve a traditional image of national identity? Can we forge a new kind of national identity that responds to the challenges of globalization and other deep-seated changes? In this important new book, Montserrat Guibernau...

A little boy reveres his truck-driving dad. A little boy tells the story of what his dad does in his long day of driving a truck. Startlingly vivid graphic images of a big rig rendered in vibrant colors and compelling compositions make life on the road seem exotic and beautiful even as they bring the father and son together at the end of the day.

Focuses on the role of cotton in the American South, looking specifically at the cotton industry, methods for growing, harvesting, and ginning cotton, cotton classification, uses of cottonseed, and the infestation of the boll weevil.

Dinner is ready. Will Bartholomew sit up at the lable and eat it? "Nah, " he says. But George has a plan to make him change his mind. Suitable for very young children, this story tells about the adorable Bartholomew bear.

CBMCS ParticipantÆs Workbook: Exercises, group activities, and areas for reflection that follow along with the training modules. (Qty. 10 included) Additional copies $29.95 ea.

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