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Seven Days to Live

21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Amazing True Story of How One Man Survived 21 Years on Death Row for a

By Nick Yarris

£12.99 21 Jul 2008 Hardback HarperCollins Publishers

The harrowing, heartbreaking story of Nick Yarris who spent twenty one years on Death Row for a crime he did not commit.

The Story of the World (v. 4)

20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

History for the Classical Child

By Elizabeth Rountree

£7.99 20 Jul 2008 Paperback Peace Hill Press

Parents and children have fallen in love with Susan Wise Bauer's popular narrative history, "The Story of the World" and its accompanying Activity Book. But how can parents and teachers be sure that students are learning and retaining the information?
Finally--they're here. Veteran classical teacher Elizabeth Rountree has written a test and answer key, already successfully used by hundreds of parents and teachers. These easy-to-use tests provide an objective tool for measuring retention of key facts, figures, and events from history. A combination of sequencing, matching, short answer, and essay-style questions gives students a chance to show the history they've learned from the fourth volume of Susan Wise Bauer's narrative history for children.

Dumbarton Oaks Papers

19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Alice-Mary Talbot

£80.95 19 Jul 2008 Paperback Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection

Fishing and Folk

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Life and Dialect on the North Sea Coast

By Bill Griffiths

£11.99 18 Jul 2008 Paperback Northumbria University Press

Go Back and be Happy

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Devastating Brain Injury Left Julie at the Gates of Heaven ...

By Julie Papievis

£7.99 18 Jul 2008 Paperback Monarch Books

A traffic accident left Julie with a 4 percent chance of recovery. In the anteroom of heaven she meets her grandmothers - but doesn't receive the welcome she had expected. This book describes her painful but remarkable recovery - she ran a 5k race just five years later, and in 2007 completed a triathlon.

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Cumbria

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas Corder

£10.99 17 Jul 2008 Paperback Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Modern Ladakh : anthropological perspectives on continuity and change

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£81.32 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Brill Academic Pubs

The Gordion wooden objects, v.1: The furniture from tumulus MM

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Simpson, Elizabeth.

£204.95 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Brill Academic Pubs

Conflict and social order in Tibet and inner Asia

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£58.79 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Brill Academic Pubs

On the pilgrim way to Trondheim

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£16.48 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Tapir, NO/ISBS

Claiming Pakistan : the MQM and the fight for belonging

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Frotscher, Ann.

£26.92 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Nomos Verlagsgesellscha, GW/ISBS

Computational intelligence for remote sensing

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Manuel Grana, Richard J. Duro

£98.00 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer Verlag

Die Tributszenen des Neuen Reiches

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hallmann, Silke.

£80.77 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Harrassowitz Verlag, GW/David Brown Book Co

Das Totenbuch-Papyrus des Hor aus der fruehen Ptolemaeerzeit : (Cologny Bodmer-Stiftung CV + Cinncinatti Art Museum 1947.369 + D

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Munro, Irmtraut.

£59.34 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Harrassowitz Verlag, GW/David Brown Book Co

Das Totenbuch der Qeqa aus der Ptolemaeerzeit (Berlin P.3003)

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Falck, Martin von.

£39.56 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Harrassowitz Verlag, GW/David Brown Book Co

Joannis Antiocheni fragmanta quae supersunt

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£120.33 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Walter de Gruyter

Laster im Mittelalter

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£71.43 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Walter de Gruyter

A people, a place : the story of Abilene

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Story of Abilene

By Sledge, Robert W.

£27.50 15 Jul 2008 Hardback State House Pr/Texas A & M Univ Pr

The Texas and Pacific Railroad gave birth to Abilene in 1881. Among several dozen sister communities established along the T&P, the company designated the one at Milepost 407 to be "the future great city of West Texas." This book is a tale of industrious, ambitious people trying to prosper in a place with a challenging climate and terrain.

Tall tales and true : India, historiography and British imperial imaginings

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£16.46 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Monash Asia Inst, AT/ISBS

Wexford : a town and its landscape

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Town and Its Landscape

By Colfer, Billy.

£39.00 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Cork U Pr, UK/Stylus Publ

Details the origins and growth of Wexford town since its establishment by the Vikings in the tenth century. This book examines the influence of the environment on the foundation, expansion and economic development of the town. It includes sections on medieval churches, town wall and castle, the 1798 Rebellion and 19th-century church expansion.

Faith beyond despair : building hope in the Holy Land

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Building Hope in the Holy Land

By Chacour, Elias.

£8.99 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Westminster/John Knox/Canterbury Pr Norwich, UK

Based upon conversations recorded by a French journalist, this book mixes autobiographical reflections with a critique of the contemporary state of the Middle East. It tells the stories of many individuals working for peace and of his own work, especially with children and students of the school and college he has founded.

Tourism development : growth, myths, and inequalities

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Growths, Myths and Inequalities

By P. Burns, Marina Novelli

£75.00 15 Jul 2008 Hardback C A B I Publ/Oxford U Pr, N Y

A collection of essays from scholars evaluating tourism as a means of simulating economic growth and fighting economic inequalities in poor countries. It takes a look at the successes and failures of tourism in this role, and considers why tourism as a catalyst for economic development can be a controversial device.

Nefyn - The Story of an Ancient Town and Parish

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Roland Bond

£6.50 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Llygad Gwalch Cyf

The European Union and China, 1949-2006 : basic documents and commentary

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Basic Documents and Commentary

By Snyder, Francis G.

£35.00 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Hart Publ, UK/ISBS

A comprehensive reference book and commentary on basic documents about relations between the EU and the People's Republic of China from 1949 onwards. It contains various significant official and unofficial documents in English and Chinese about EU-China relations since the founding of the PRC in 1949.

To save a city : the Berlin airlift, 1948-1949

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Miller, Roger G. (Roger Gene)

£12.36 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Texas A & M Univ Pr

African Americans in the West

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Flamming, Douglas.

£35.71 15 Jul 2008 Hardback ABC-CLIO

The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Era in Vatican-Jewish Relations

By Robert G. Weisbord, Wallace P. Sillanpoa

£19.95 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, converted to Catholicism. Zolli evokes anger and embarrassment in Italy's Jewish community. This book explains why Zolli left the Jewish fold and joined the Catholic Church.

Don Pacifico : the acceptable face of gunboat diplomacy

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Acceptable Face of Gunboat Diplomacy

By Taylor, Derek.

£19.95 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Vallentine Mitchell, US/ISBS

Tribes : tribalism in the Arab world

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tribalism in the Arab World

By Allen, Mark.

£19.99 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Continuum Intl Publ Grp

Tribalism is fundamental to Arab life. Its origins go back to the beginning but it is also essential to any understanding of modern Arab people, in all their political and social complexity. This is a study of tribalism in the Arab world.

Myth of iron : Shaka in history

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wylie, Dan.

£16.46 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Ohio U Press/Swallow Press

Over the decades a great deal has been written about Shaka, the most famous--or infamous--of Zulu leaders. "Myth of Iron: Shaka in History" is the first book-length scholarly study of Shaka to be published. It lays out, as far as possible, all the available evidence--mainly hitherto underutilized Zulu oral testimonies, supported by other documentary sources--and decides, item by item, legend by legend, what exactly is known about Shaka's reign. The picture that emerges in this meticulously researched and absorbing antibiography is very different from the popular narrative.

Indiana's War : the Civil War in documents

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nation, Richard F. Towne, Stephen E.

£10.41 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Ohio U Press/Swallow Press

"Indiana's War" is a primary source collection featuring the writings of Indiana's citizens during the Civil War era. Using private letters, official records, newspaper articles, and other original sources, the volume presents the varied experiences of Indiana's participants in the war both on the battlefield and on the home front. Starting in the 1850s, the documents show the sharp political divisions over issues such as slavery, race, and secession in Indiana, divisions that boiled over into extraordinary strife and violence in the state during the rebellion." Indiana's War" is an excellent accompanying primary source text for undergraduate and graduate courses on the American Civil War. It documents the experiences of Indiana's citizens, from the African American soldier to the antiwar dissenter, from the prewar politician to the postwar veteran, from the battle-scarred soldier to the impoverished soldier's wife, all showing the harsh realities of the war.

Miami University, 1809-2009 : bicentennial perspectives

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ellison, Curtis W.

£24.73 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Ohio U Press/Swallow Press

From its start in the nineteenth century as a small midwestern college to its transformation into a twenty-first-century international university, Miami University has stood for two centuries as a model of public higher education. With hundreds of illustrations and contributions from many hands, "Miami University, 1809-2009: Bicentennial Perspectives" reviews how national social forces and academic culture interacted in the college town of Oxford, Ohio, yielding five different eras of campus life over two hundred years. This special bicentennial book celebrating one of Ohio's premier universities considers how Miami leaders responded to moments of conflict, controversy, and change, and how lasting achievements emerged from unexpected challenges.

Miami University, 1809-2009 : bicentennial perspectives

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ellison, Curtis W.

£35.71 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Ohio U Press/Swallow Press

The Great War in the heart of Dixie : Alabama during World War I

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Olliff, Martin

£16.46 15 Jul 2008 Paperback U of Alabama Pr

The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia : the drums of life

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Whitlock, Rosemary.

£13.71 15 Jul 2008 Paperback U of Alabama Pr

The Great War in the heart of Dixie : Alabama during World War I

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Olliff, Martin

£26.37 15 Jul 2008 Hardback U of Alabama Pr

There has been much scholarship on how the U.S. as a nation reacted to World War I, but few have explored how Alabama responded. Did the state follow the federal government's lead in organizing its resources or did Alabamians devise their own solutions to unique problems they faced? How did the state's cultural institutions and government react? What changes occurred in its economy and way of life? What, if any, were the long-term consequences in Alabama? The contributors to this volume address these questions and establish a base for further investigation of the state during this era. Contributors: David Alsobrook, Wilson Fallin Jr., Robert J. Jakeman, Dowe Littleton, Martin T. Olliff, Victoria E. Ott, Wesley P. Newton, Michael V. R. Thomason, Ruth Smith Truss, and Robert Saunders Jr.

Amalgamation schemes : antiblackness and the critique of multiracialism

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Antiblackness and the Critique of Multiracialism

By Sexton, Jared.

£14.00 15 Jul 2008 Paperback U of Minnesota Pr

A brief history of Israel

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Reich, Bernard.

£24.73 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Facts on File

Israel is a modern country with a short history set within the lengthy narrative of the Jewish people. A Brief History of Israel, Second Edition explores its history, with an emphasis on the period since Israel's establishment in 1948. The chronological narration begins with the time of Abraham and the period of the Israelite kingdoms and continues to World War II and the United Nations Partition Plan. This comprehensive reference then examines recent events, including the Arab-Israeli conflict, domestic politics, the economy, and international relations.

In the six decades since its creation, Israel has become a modern, democratic state boasting substantial achievements. Yet, peace with its neighbors remains elusive, and its security is precarious.

A brief history of Russia

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kort, Michael, 1944-

£24.73 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Facts on File

Old Dominion, New Commonwealth

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A History of Virginia, 1607-2007

By Ronald L. Heinemann, John Gilman Kolp, Anthony S. Parent, William G. Shade

£12.95 15 Jul 2008 Paperback University of Virginia Press

Tackles the four centuries of Virginia's history from Jamestown onwards. This book emphasizes the major themes that play throughout Virginia history - change and continuity, a conservative political order, race relations, economic development, and social divisions - and how they relate to national events.

Industrious in their stations : young people at work in urban America, 1720-1810

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sundue, Sharon B.

£24.73 15 Jul 2008 Hardback U of Virginia Pr

Italians to America : lists of passengers arriving at U.S. ports, v.26: March 1904-May 1904

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT