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2013年2月28日星期四
Annulment under the ICSID Convention (Oxford International Arbitration Series): R. Doak Bishop, Silvia M. Marchili: 9780199653744: Amazon.com: Books
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Organized to suit the needs of the practitioner, it outlines the recent trends in the area, providing the most up to date analysis of the subject. It also addresses key topics involving ICSID annulment such as the procedural issues which frequently arise in this type of proceedings, for example admissability of new evidence and arguments in annulment proceedings, res judicata in resubmitted cases.
The sections on each ground for annulment include an analysis of the applicable standard as well as a detailed description and study of each annulment decision that addressed the respective ground, creating an authoritative and complete resource.
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Publication Date: February 7, 2013 | ISBN-10: 0199653747 | ISBN-13: 978-0199653744 The book systematically describes the theory and practice of ICSID annulment proceedings by thoroughly analyzing this mechanism in light of the annulment decisions rendered so far as well as the publications on the issue.Organized to suit the needs of the practitioner, it outlines the recent trends in the area, providing the most up to date analysis of the subject. It also addresses key topics involving ICSID annulment such as the procedural issues which frequently arise in this type of proceedings, for example admissability of new evidence and arguments in annulment proceedings, res judicata in resubmitted cases.
The sections on each ground for annulment include an analysis of the applicable standard as well as a detailed description and study of each annulment decision that addressed the respective ground, creating an authoritative and complete resource.
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- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 7, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199653747
- ISBN-13: 978-0199653744
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Amazon.com: Genocide in Iraq: The Case Against the UN Security Council and Member States (9780985335304): Abdul Haq al-Ani, Tarik al-Ani, Joshua Castellino: Books
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Publication Date: March 1, 2013 Imposing sanctions on Iraq was one of the most heinous of crimes committed in the 20th century. Yet it has received little attention in the Anglo-American world. Despite the calamitous destruction resulting from the sanctions, no serious attempts by legal professionals, academics or philosophers have been undertaken to address the full scope of the immorality and illegality of such a criminal and unprecedented mass punishment. Genocide in Iraq offers a comprehensive coverage of Iraq's politics, its building, its destruction through aggression and sanctions, and an analysis of the legality of these sanctions from the point of view of international laws and human rights laws. It presents a detailed policy analysis indicating how, under Ba'ath rule, Iraq had risen to become-beThe Case Against the UN Security Council and Member States by Abdul-Haq al-Ani and Tarik al-Ani preface by Joshua Castellano GENOCIDE IN IRAQ 3 fore 12 years of total sanctions were globally enforced-the most progressive and developed Arab nation in the Middle East. It then contrasts that rising nation to the devastated remains left in the aftermath of sanctions, which nonetheless was yet to endure, in 2003, the full force of the American "shock and awe? invasion. The book explains why, in modern times, imperialist powers felt it was necessary to occupy Baghdad. It also puts forward the uniqueness of Iraq as at the heart of both Sunni and Shi'a theology, arguing it was this very centrality of Iraq, which far outweighs the significance of Arabia in socio-economic, religious and geostrategic dimensions, that at the same time makes Iraq a target. It details the building of Iraq by the Ba'ath regime, part of which was done with remarkable speed, putting to rest the argument that other countries in the area were developed at a similar pace. It also details the devastation of Iraq by 2003 after 12 years of sanctions-a devastation so dreadful that by the UN's own accounting, some 500,000 child deaths were due to it; a devastation so pervasive and overwhelming that two of the UN's own key administrators of the sanctions program, Dennis Halliday and Hans von Sponeck, resigned in protest. No other book published in English has made such an in-depth research and comparison of the two eras.Product Details
- Paperback: 265 pages
- Publisher: Clarity Press (March 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0985335300
- ISBN-13: 978-0985335304
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
A Principled Stand: The Story of Hirabayashi v. United States (Capell Family Books / Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian A): Gordon Hirabayashi, James A. Hirabayashii, Lane Ryo Hirabayash: 9780295992709: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: April 1, 2013 | Series: Capell Family Books / Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian A "I never look at my case as just my own, or just as a Japanese- American case. It is an American case, with principles that affect the fundamental human rights of all Americans." -Gordon K. HirabayashiIn 1943, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi defied the curfew and mass removal of Japanese Americans on the West Coast, and was subsequently convicted and imprisoned as a result. In A Principled Stand, Gordon's brother James and nephew Lane have brought together his prison diaries and voluminous wartime correspondence to tell the story of Hirabayashi v. United States, the Supreme Court case that in 1943 upheld and on appeal in 1987 vacated his conviction. For the first time, the events of the case are told in Gordon's own words. The result is a compelling and intimate story that reveals what motivated him, how he endured, and how his ideals changed and deepened as he fought discrimination and defended his beliefs.
A Principled Stand adds valuable context to the body of work by legal scholars and historians on the seminal Hirabayashi case. This engaging memoir combines Gordon's accounts with family photographs and archival documents as it takes readers through the series of imprisonments and court battles Gordon endured. Details such as Gordon's profound religious faith, his roots in student movements of the day, his encounters with inmates in jail, and his daily experiences during imprisonment give texture to his storied life.
Gordon K. Hirabayashi (1918-2012) was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in May 2012. He was professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton. James A. Hirabayashi (1926-2012) was professor emeritus of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. Lane Ryo Hirabayashi is professor of Asian American Studies and the George and Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Incarceration, Redress, and Community at UCLA.
"A Principled Stand makes an important contribution to understanding both Gordon Hirabayashi's life and the horrible episode in this country's history that was the internment." -Lorraiane Bannai, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Seattle University School of Law
Diplomatic and Judicial Means of Dispute Settlement: Laurence Boisson De Chazournes, Marcelo G. Kohen, Jorge E. Vinuales: 9789004209978: Amazon.com: Books
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- Hardcover: 337 pages
- Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff (March 30, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9004209972
- ISBN-13: 978-9004209978
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
2013年2月27日星期三
Amazon.com: Juvenile Delinquency: The Core (9781285067605): Larry J. Siegel, Brandon C. Welsh: Books
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Publication Date: January 1, 2013 | ISBN-10: 1285067606 | ISBN-13: 978-1285067605 | Edition: 5 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: THE CORE, 5th Edition delivers cutting-edge coverage of essential theory, policy, and the latest research in one value-priced, reader-friendly paperback. Renowned for its balanced approach and engaging writing style, this brief book helps readers understand the nature of delinquency and its causes, as well as current strategies being used to control or eliminate its occurrence.Product Details
- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 5 edition (January 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1285067606
- ISBN-13: 978-1285067605
- Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI��s Manufactured War on Terrorism: Trevor Aaronson: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
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An outgrowth of Trevor Aaronson's work as an investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley?which culminated in an award-winning cover story in Mother Jones magazine?The Terror Factory reveals shocking information about the criminals, con men, and liars the FBI uses as paid informants, as well as documenting the extreme methods the FBI uses to ensnare Muslims in terrorist plots?which are in reality conceived and financed by the FBI.
The book offers unprecedented detail into how the FBI has transformed from a reactive law enforcement agency to a proactive counterterrorism organization?including the story of an accused murderer who became one of the FBI's most prolific terrorism informants?and how so-called terrorism consultants and experts have made fortunes by exaggerating the threat of Islamic terrorism in the United States.
Trevor Aaronson is associate director and co-founder of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit journalism organization that produces reporting about Florida and Latin America. He was a 2010?11 investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where his reporting about the FBI's informants in US Muslim communities resulted in a Mother Jones cover story that won the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim 2012 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Award.
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A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terror shows how the FBI has, under the guise of engaging in counterterrorism since 9/11, built a network of more than fifteen thousand informants whose primary purpose is to infiltrate Muslim communities to create and facilitate phony terrorist plots so that the bureau can then claim victory in the War on Terror.An outgrowth of Trevor Aaronson's work as an investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley?which culminated in an award-winning cover story in Mother Jones magazine?The Terror Factory reveals shocking information about the criminals, con men, and liars the FBI uses as paid informants, as well as documenting the extreme methods the FBI uses to ensnare Muslims in terrorist plots?which are in reality conceived and financed by the FBI.
The book offers unprecedented detail into how the FBI has transformed from a reactive law enforcement agency to a proactive counterterrorism organization?including the story of an accused murderer who became one of the FBI's most prolific terrorism informants?and how so-called terrorism consultants and experts have made fortunes by exaggerating the threat of Islamic terrorism in the United States.
Trevor Aaronson is associate director and co-founder of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit journalism organization that produces reporting about Florida and Latin America. He was a 2010?11 investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where his reporting about the FBI's informants in US Muslim communities resulted in a Mother Jones cover story that won the John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim 2012 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Award.
Criminal Law: Joel Samaha: 9781285061917: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: January 1, 2013 | ISBN-10: 1285061918 | ISBN-13: 978-1285061917 | Edition: 11 Clear, concise, and cutting edge, Joel Samaha's best-selling CRIMINAL LAW, 11th Edition helps you apply criminal law's enduring foundations and principles to fascinating court cases and specific crimes. With a balanced blend of case excerpts and author commentary, the author guides you as you sharpen your critical thinking and legal analysis skills. As you progress through the book, you'll learn about the general principles of criminal liability and its defenses, as well as the elements of crimes against persons, property, society, and the state. You'll also see these principles at work in the cases and crimes that illustrate them.Product Details
- Hardcover: 576 pages
- Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 11 edition (January 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1285061918
- ISBN-13: 978-1285061917
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 2.9 x 0.3 inches
The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics: James O‘Brien: 9780199794966: Amazon.com: Books
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In The Scientific Sherlock Holmes, James O'Brien provides an in-depth look at Holmes's use of science in his investigations. Indeed, one reason for Holmes's appeal is his frequent use of the scientific method and the vast scientific knowledge which he drew upon to solve mysteries. For instance, in heart of the book, the author reveals that Holmes was a pioneer of forensic science, making use of fingerprinting well before Scotland Yard itself had adopted the method. One of the more appealing aspects of the book is how the author includes real-world background on topics such as handwriting analysis, describing how it was used to capture the New York Zodiac killer and to clinch the case against the Lindbergh baby kidnapper.
Sherlock Holmes was knowledgeable about several sciences, most notably chemistry. Therefore the book takes a close look at Holmes the chemist and discusses, for example, chemical poisons such as carbon monoxide, chloroform, and Prussic acid (the historical name for hydrogen cyanide). The author also debunks Isaac Asimov's famous assertion that Holmes was a blundering chemist. In addition, the book discusses mathematics, physics, biology, astronomy, meteorology, and geology, always in the context of Holmes's exploits.
Sherlock Holmes continues to fascinate millions of readers and movie goers alike. The Scientific Sherlock Holmes is a must-read for the legion of fans of this most beloved of all fictional detectives.
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Publication Date: January 2, 2013 One of the most popular and widely known characters in all of fiction, Sherlock Holmes has an enduring appeal based largely on his uncanny ability to make the most remarkable deductions from the most mundane facts. The very first words that Sherlock Holmes ever says to Dr. Watson are, "How are you? You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive." Watson responds, "How on earth did you know that?" And so a crime-solving legend is born.In The Scientific Sherlock Holmes, James O'Brien provides an in-depth look at Holmes's use of science in his investigations. Indeed, one reason for Holmes's appeal is his frequent use of the scientific method and the vast scientific knowledge which he drew upon to solve mysteries. For instance, in heart of the book, the author reveals that Holmes was a pioneer of forensic science, making use of fingerprinting well before Scotland Yard itself had adopted the method. One of the more appealing aspects of the book is how the author includes real-world background on topics such as handwriting analysis, describing how it was used to capture the New York Zodiac killer and to clinch the case against the Lindbergh baby kidnapper.
Sherlock Holmes was knowledgeable about several sciences, most notably chemistry. Therefore the book takes a close look at Holmes the chemist and discusses, for example, chemical poisons such as carbon monoxide, chloroform, and Prussic acid (the historical name for hydrogen cyanide). The author also debunks Isaac Asimov's famous assertion that Holmes was a blundering chemist. In addition, the book discusses mathematics, physics, biology, astronomy, meteorology, and geology, always in the context of Holmes's exploits.
Sherlock Holmes continues to fascinate millions of readers and movie goers alike. The Scientific Sherlock Holmes is a must-read for the legion of fans of this most beloved of all fictional detectives.
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- Hardcover: 200 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 2, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199794960
- ISBN-13: 978-0199794966
- Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.7 x 9.3 inches
The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI��s Manufactured War on Terrorism: Trevor Aaronson: 9781935439615: Amazon.com: Books
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An outgrowth of Trevor Aaronson's work as an investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, which culminated in an award-winning cover story in Mother Jones magazine, The Terror Factory reveals shocking information about the criminals, con men, and liars the FBI uses as paid informants--including the story of an accused murderer who has become one of the Bureau's most prolific terrorism snitches--as well as documenting the extreme methods the FBI uses to ensnare Muslims in terrorist plots, which are in reality conceived and financed by the FBI.
The book also offers unprecedented detail into how the FBI has transformed from a reactive law enforcement agency to a proactive counterterrorism organization that traps hapless individuals in manufactured terrorist plots in order to justify the $3 billion it spends every year fighting terrorism.
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Publication Date: January 15, 2013 A groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism exposes how the FBI has, under the guise of engaging in counterterrorism since 9/11, built a network of more than 15,000 informants whose primary purpose is to infiltrate Muslim communities to create and facilitate phony terrorist plots so that the Bureau can then claim it is winning the war on terror.An outgrowth of Trevor Aaronson's work as an investigative reporting fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, which culminated in an award-winning cover story in Mother Jones magazine, The Terror Factory reveals shocking information about the criminals, con men, and liars the FBI uses as paid informants--including the story of an accused murderer who has become one of the Bureau's most prolific terrorism snitches--as well as documenting the extreme methods the FBI uses to ensnare Muslims in terrorist plots, which are in reality conceived and financed by the FBI.
The book also offers unprecedented detail into how the FBI has transformed from a reactive law enforcement agency to a proactive counterterrorism organization that traps hapless individuals in manufactured terrorist plots in order to justify the $3 billion it spends every year fighting terrorism.
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- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Ig Publishing (January 15, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1935439618
- ISBN-13: 978-1935439615
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
2013年2月26日星期二
Catching Her Heart (Love Inspired (Large Print)): Carolyne Aarsen: 9780373816798: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: February 19, 2013 | Series: Love Inspired (Large Print) Second Chance SeasonWhen they fell in love that summer, Jess Schroder never knew the secret Naomi Deacon carried away with her. The boy from a troubled home made it clear he wasn't cut out to be a father. Frightened and with her heart breaking, Naomi moved on. Eight years later, she's back in Hartley Creek?a nurse's aide devoted to healing others. As she gets to know the good, caring man Jess has become, Naomi realizes they both deserve a second chance. Is Jess ready to let Naomi past his defenses? Together they'll embark on a journey to look for the courage they both need this time around.
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- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Love Inspired; Lrg edition (February 19, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0373816790
- ISBN-13: 978-0373816798
- Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
Amazon.com: Born of Fury (The League) (9781455529483): Sherrilyn Kenyon: Books
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Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one. He will do whatever it takes to survive and protect his Sentella brethren.
Sumi Antaxas is one of the best assassins the League has ever trained. In her world, failure is not an option and she has never met a target she couldn't execute. So when she's assigned Hauk, she believes it'll be a quick and easy mission.
But nothing is ever as simple as it seems, and Hauk is far better trained and skilled than his dossier shows. More than that, as she pursues him, she stumbles upon the key that will bring down not only Hauk, but the entire Sentella organization.
In the race to report her information, she is overtaken by enemies out to end her as effectively as she intends to end Hauk. Now her only key to survival is the one man she's been sent to kill. And Hauk doesn't trust her at all.
The only question is, will he help her to live... or send her to her grave.
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Release date: April 30, 2013 | Series: The League The war is on...Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one. He will do whatever it takes to survive and protect his Sentella brethren.
Sumi Antaxas is one of the best assassins the League has ever trained. In her world, failure is not an option and she has never met a target she couldn't execute. So when she's assigned Hauk, she believes it'll be a quick and easy mission.
But nothing is ever as simple as it seems, and Hauk is far better trained and skilled than his dossier shows. More than that, as she pursues him, she stumbles upon the key that will bring down not only Hauk, but the entire Sentella organization.
In the race to report her information, she is overtaken by enemies out to end her as effectively as she intends to end Hauk. Now her only key to survival is the one man she's been sent to kill. And Hauk doesn't trust her at all.
The only question is, will he help her to live... or send her to her grave.
The Husband List (Random House Large Print): Janet Evanovich, Dorien Kelly: 9780804120944: Amazon.com: Books
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From The New York Times?bestselling writing duo Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly, comes the story of a young woman's search for true love. Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend, Jack Culhane, on their adventures.?While?Jack and Eddie are off seeing the world, buying up businesses and building wildly successful careers,?Caroline's stuck at home frightening off the men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage.? When her mother sets her sights on the questionable Lord Bremerton as a possible suitor, Caroline struggles with her instincts and the true nature of her heart.? She longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all...Jack Culhane, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title. A completely unacceptable suitor in the eyes of Caroline's mother.?But Caroline's dark hair, brilliant eyes?and quick wit have Jack understanding just why it is people fall in love and get married.
Set in New York City in 1894, The Husband List is?an American gilded age romantic mystery. It evokes memories of the lavish lifestyles and social expectations of the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers—a time when new money from the Americas married Old World social prestige and privilege.?Dresses by Worth, transcontinental ocean voyages, lavish parties, a little intrigue, and a lot of romance await in,?The?Husband List.
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Release date: January 8, 2013 | Series: Random House Large Print Based on the family from the bestselling?Love In A Nutshell,?the story of an heiress longing to marry for love or not at all.From The New York Times?bestselling writing duo Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly, comes the story of a young woman's search for true love. Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend, Jack Culhane, on their adventures.?While?Jack and Eddie are off seeing the world, buying up businesses and building wildly successful careers,?Caroline's stuck at home frightening off the men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage.? When her mother sets her sights on the questionable Lord Bremerton as a possible suitor, Caroline struggles with her instincts and the true nature of her heart.? She longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all...Jack Culhane, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title. A completely unacceptable suitor in the eyes of Caroline's mother.?But Caroline's dark hair, brilliant eyes?and quick wit have Jack understanding just why it is people fall in love and get married.
Set in New York City in 1894, The Husband List is?an American gilded age romantic mystery. It evokes memories of the lavish lifestyles and social expectations of the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers—a time when new money from the Americas married Old World social prestige and privilege.?Dresses by Worth, transcontinental ocean voyages, lavish parties, a little intrigue, and a lot of romance await in,?The?Husband List.
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- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Random House Large Print; Lrg edition (January 8, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0804120943
- ISBN-13: 978-0804120944
- Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
Trains and Lovers: A Novel (Random House Large Print): Alexander McCall Smith: 9780804120951: Amazon.com: Books
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The rocking of the train car, the sound of its wheels on the rails . . . there's something special about this form of travel that makes for easy conversation. Which is just what happens to the four strangers who meet in Trains and Lovers. As they travel by rail from Edinburgh to London, they entertain one another with tales of how trains have changed their lives. A young, keen-eyed Scotsman recounts how he turned a friendship with a young female coworker into a romance by spotting an anachronistic train in an eighteenth century painting. An Australian woman shares how her parents fell in love and spent their life together running a railroad siding in the remote Australian Outback. A middle-aged American arts patron sees two young men saying good-bye in the station and recalls his youthful crush on another man. And a young Englishman describes how exiting his train at the wrong station allowed him to meet an intriguing woman whom he impulsively invited to dinner—and into his life. Here is Alexander McCall Smith at his most enchanting.
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Release date: June 11, 2013 | Series: Random House Large Print A wonderful new stand-alone novel from the internationally beloved and best-selling Alexander McCall Smith: a story that explores the nature of love—and trains—through a series of intertwined romantic tales.The rocking of the train car, the sound of its wheels on the rails . . . there's something special about this form of travel that makes for easy conversation. Which is just what happens to the four strangers who meet in Trains and Lovers. As they travel by rail from Edinburgh to London, they entertain one another with tales of how trains have changed their lives. A young, keen-eyed Scotsman recounts how he turned a friendship with a young female coworker into a romance by spotting an anachronistic train in an eighteenth century painting. An Australian woman shares how her parents fell in love and spent their life together running a railroad siding in the remote Australian Outback. A middle-aged American arts patron sees two young men saying good-bye in the station and recalls his youthful crush on another man. And a young Englishman describes how exiting his train at the wrong station allowed him to meet an intriguing woman whom he impulsively invited to dinner—and into his life. Here is Alexander McCall Smith at his most enchanting.
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- Publisher: Random House Large Print; Lrg edition (June 11, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0804120951
- ISBN-13: 978-0804120951
The Journey Home: Michael Baron: 9781458761149: Amazon.com: Books
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Release date: December 28, 2012 Joseph, a man in his late thirties, awakens disoriented and uneasy in a place he doesn't recognize. Several people are near him when he opens his eyes, all strangers. All of them seem perfectly friendly, but none of them can explain to him how he got there. They offer him a delicious meal and pleasant conversation in a beautifully decorated room. This would be a very nice experience if not for one thing; Joseph doesn't know where he is and he has no way to contact his wife, who he is sure is worried sick over him. Thanking the people for their hospitality, he leaves to make his way back home. The only problem is that whatever happened to him has stripped him of most of his memories. He knows he needs to get back to his wife, but he doesn't know how to find her. He sets out on a journey to find his home with no sense of where he's going and only the precious, indelible vision of the woman he loves to guide him. Antoinette is an elderly woman in an assisted living facility. She's spent the last six years there since her husband died, and most of those years have been happy. She enjoys the company of others in her situation and her son comes to visit often. But in recent months, she's had a tougher and tougher time leaving her room. Her friends seem different to her and the world seems increasingly confusing. She spends an escalating amount of time on a journey inside her head. There, her body and mind haven't betrayed her. There, she's a young newlywed with a husband who dotes on her and an entire life of dreams to live. There, she is truly home. Warren, Antoinette's son, is a man in his early forties going through the toughest year of his life. His marriage ended, he lost his job, and in the past few months, his mother has gone from hale to increasingly hazy. Having trouble finding work, he spends more and more time by his mother's bedside. But her lack of lucidity both frustrates and frightens him. With far too much time on his hands, he decides to try to recreate his memories of home by attempting to cook his mother's greatest dishes using the rudimentary appliances available in her room. He finds the challenge surprisingly rewarding, especially because the only time he feels his mother is truly with him anymore is when she is eating the meals he prepares for her. Joseph, Antoinette, and Warren are three people on different searches for home. How they find it, and how they connect with one another at this critical stage in each of their lives, is the foundation for a profound and deeply moving story.Product Details
- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1458761142
- ISBN-13: 978-1458761149
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
2013年2月25日星期一
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail: Paul Polak: 9781442970526: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: December 28, 2012 For the past twenty-five years, two questions have kept my curiosity aroused: What makes poor people poor? And what can they do about their poverty? Because of these infernal questions, I've dozed off during hundreds of long jeep rides with good companions over dusty, potholed roads. I've had thousands of conversations with one-acre farmers with dirt on their hands. We've walked along their patches of ten-foot-high black pepper vines in the central hills of Vietnam beside jungle permanently scarred by Agent Orange. We've strolled together through their scattered quarter-acre plots in the drab brown winter plains of the Gangetic delta in Uttar Pradesh, and they have offered me more cups of steaming tea than my seventy-three-year-old kidneys can take. I love discovering new things from people nobody else ever seems to listen to, and I love talking them into trying out some of the crazy ideas that we come up with together. I have learned more from talking with these poor farmers than from any other thing I have done in my life. This book will tell their story and describe some of the things these people have taught me.Product Details
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant; Large Print 16 pt edition (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1442970529
- ISBN-13: 978-1442970526
- Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
City Kids City Schools: More Reports from the Front Row: Ruby Dee Gregory Michie: 9781458784391: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: December 28, 2012 Of the approximately 50 million public school students in the United States, more than half are in urban schools. A contemporary companion to City Kids, City Teachers: Reports from the Front Row, this new and timely collection has been compiled by four of the country's most prominent urban educators. Contributors including Sandra Cisneros, Jonathan Kozol, Sapphire, and Patricia J. Williams provide some of the best writing on life in city schools and neighborhoods. Young people and practicing teachers, poets and scholars, social critics and journalists offer unique takes on topics ranging from culturally relevant teaching and scripted curricula to the criminalization of youth, gentrification, and the inequities of school funding.Product Details
- Paperback: 584 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1458784398
- ISBN-13: 978-1458784391
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 6.9 x 9.8 inches
The Public Policy Theory Primer: Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. L...: 9781458781598: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: December 28, 2012 Public policy has developed into a broad and interdisciplinary area of study. Research in the field tends to reflect this wide-ranging nature, with scholarly activity focusing on policy process, policy design, program evaluation, specific policy issues, and research classified simply as ''policy studies. Yet, for those teaching and studying in the field, this disjointedness can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a reasoned and structured framework for the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer not only discuss several major theories but also offer a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field. This organized and comprehensive approach addresses core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates. The Public Policy Theory Primer is an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy.Product Details
- Paperback: 492 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1458781593
- ISBN-13: 978-1458781598
- Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 6.9 x 9.8 inches
Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations: Paul Blustein: 9781458765642: Amazon.com: Books
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Release date: December 28, 2012 As the pivotal institution of global capitalism, the World Trade Organization is both revered and reviled. In this book, journalist Paul Blustein tells the compelling story of how an organization dedicated to resolving trade disputes and promoting economic growth slid into dysfunctionality - which poses a new and grave menace to globalization itself. In more than seven years of global talks the WTO has struggled and failed to resolve contentious differences between rich and developing nations. Now, with a worldwide recession underway, the WTO's failure is deepening the peril of a surge in protectionism - a sign the world may not be so fat after all. Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations recounts, in vivid detail, how the high-stakes negotiations went awry. At risk, Blustein argues, is the fate of the system that for six decades has opened the global economy and kept it from splintering. Blustein is a brilliant investigator of complex international organizations; his previous books on the International Monetary Fund have drawn wide acclaim for being vividly reported and highly readable. Now he shines his journalistic spotlight inside another enormously powerful international institution that is a source of great perplexity even, sometimes, to those who work for it. Based on interviews with more than 150 officials of the WTO and its member nations, many of whom shared notes of confidential meetings, Blustein's tale of high-decibel confrontations, late-night scrambling, and tearful despondency presents an alarm call to anyone who believes in the power of globalization to raise living standards around the world.Product Details
- Paperback: 728 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant; Lrg edition (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1458765644
- ISBN-13: 978-1458765642
- Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 9.8 x 6.9 inches
Implementing the Four Levels: Donald L. Kirkpatrick: 9781442962057: Amazon.com: Books
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Release date: December 28, 2012 | ISBN-10: 1442962054 | ISBN-13: 978-1442962057 | Edition: 1 The purpose of this book is to make it easy for you, the reader, to understand the four levels that I (Don) have developed, and to obtain practical help on how to apply any one or all of them. The book is intended as an addition to and not a replacement for the basic book, Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels, third edition. We have added three chapters and taken the forms, examples, and approaches from the basic book and inserted them into the appropriate chapters. For example, Chapter 3, ''Evaluating Level 1: Reaction,'' contains select reaction forms and approaches from the case studies in the basic book. The first chapter suggests how you can decide what to evaluate and at what levels. The answer, of course, is by analyzing the available resources. The second chapter tells you why and how to get managers on board. They can be very helpful in developing curriculum and are needed to provide support and accountability when trainees move from the classroom to the job. Also, you will need their help when you evaluate levels 3 and 4, where you have no authority, only influence. Chapters 36 provide guidelines and practical help for evaluating at each of the four levels. Finally, the last chapter, ''Building a Chain of Evidence,'' explains why it is necessary to evaluate all the levels in sequence and not try to measure results without first evaluating at the first three levels. This is the best way to demonstrate the value of training.Product Details
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant; 1 edition (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1442962054
- ISBN-13: 978-1442962057
- Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.6 x 10 inches
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Orangey the Goldfish: Orangey Goes to School (Book 4): Eddie Bee, Teri Lee: 9781481844864: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: December 28, 2012 This children's picture book is the fourth book in the Orangey the Goldfish series. This particular story follows Billy as he takes Orangey to school for his show and tell. As you can imagine it becomes an adventurous day. Ideal for young children, but enjoyable for the whole family together! Follow the entire series and look for the other Orangey the Goldfish book titles from this continuing series, available as hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.Product Details
- Paperback: 46 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1481844865
- ISBN-13: 978-1481844864
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.1 inches
The Happiest Refugee: My journey from tragedy to comedy: Anh Do: 9781459616059: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: December 28, 2012 Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days - could quench their desire to make a better life in the country they had dreamed about. Life in Australia was hard, an endless succession of back-breaking work, crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and make-do everything. But there was a loving extended family, and always friends and play and something to laugh about for Anh, his brother Khoa and their sister Tram. Things got harder when their father left home when Anh was only nine - they felt his loss very deeply and their mother struggled to support the family on her own. His mother's sacrifice was an inspiration to Anh and he worked hard during his teenage years to help her make ends meet, also managing to graduate high school and then university. Another inspiration was the comedian Anh met when he was about to sign on for a 60-hour a week corporate job. Anh asked how many hours he worked. 'Four,' the answer came back, and that was it. He was going to be a comedian! The Happiest Refugee tells the incredible, uplifting and inspiring life story of one of our favourite personalities. Tragedy, humour, heartache and unswerving determination - a big life with big dreams. Anh's story will move and amuse all who read it.Product Details
- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant; Large Print 16 pt edition (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1459616057
- ISBN-13: 978-1459616059
- Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 x 0.8 inches
Past Lives of the Rich and Famous LP: Sylvia Browne: 9780062201591: Amazon.com: Books
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Release date: December 26, 2012In this engaging exploration of the past lives of some of our most beloved celebrities, world-renowned psychic Sylvia Browne tells the story of more than fifty celebrities who have passed on and gives us details of the lives they led before their most recent one, and describes how those lives (some filled with joy, some with heartbreak and loss) shaped the celebrated people they became.
Previously Sylvia has written about what transpires after death, but now she explains what happens before birth. Who would have guessed that Amy Winehouse was once born to a homeless couple in Haiti and then sold into a wealthy family, or that Elizabeth Taylor lived forty-seven times before she became the famous star that we all adore?
Finally, Sylvia outlines a three-step plan so that you yourself can take a fascinating journey back and find out what you were doing in your past lives that helped make you the person that you are today!
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- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperLuxe; Lrg edition (December 26, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 006220159X
- ISBN-13: 978-0062201591
- Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9 inches
LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER‘S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS: Dr Kylie Ladd Rand: 9781427096173: Amazon.com: Books
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Smaldone: The Untold Story of an American Crime Family: Dick Kreck: 9781459611078: Amazon.com: Books
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Publication Date: December 28, 2012 Started by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished well into the late twentieth century. Connected to such notorious crime figures as Al Capone and Carlos Marcello, as well as to presidents and other politicians, charismatic Clyde Smaldone was the crime family,s leader from the Prohibition era to the rise of gambling to the family,s waning days. Uncovering the good and the bad, best-selling author Dick Kreck captures the complexity of Clyde, brother Checkers, and their crew, who perpetuated a shadowy underworld but exhibited great generosity and commitment to their community, offering food, money, and college funds to struggling families. Through candid interviews and fi rsthand accounts, Kreck reveals the true sense of what it meant to be a Smaldone, and the mix of love and dysfunction that is part of every American family.Product Details
- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: ReadHowYouWant (December 28, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1459611071
- ISBN-13: 978-1459611078
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.8 inches
2013年2月23日星期六
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Release date: April 15, 2013 | Series: Images of America New York City's extraordinary radio history, much like the story of the city itself, is a tale of strivers, dreamers, and ingenious risk takers. New York City Radio presents an unprecedented visual history featuring many of these timeless characters, including radio inventors Lee De Forest and Maj. Edwin Armstrong; entrepreneurs and trailblazers David Sarnoff, William Paley, Bernice Judis, and Hal Jackson; beloved heroes Dan Ingram, Frankie Crocker, and Alison Steele; controversial antiheroes Don Imus, Bob Grant, and Howard Stern; and many others. New York City Radio tells the story of the invention and perfection of the art of big-time, big-city radio broadcasting and the life and times of the most competitive, important, and exciting radio market in the country.Product Details
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (April 15, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0738598097
- ISBN-13: 978-0738598093
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
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