Beyond the Area Studies Wars: Toward a New International Studies Used - Because International Studies programs bring together scholars from many disciplines and divergent views, they illuminate and intensify the intellectual fault lines of the American academy. Globally oriented theorists confront area studies specialists, humanists engage social scientists, language and culture specialists contend with rational choice adherents. Yet the underlying imperative of such programs -- to produce students of the 21st century who can act effectively in a great variet
Circle of Kindness: An Irish Journey of the Heart New - The team that made international best-sellers of "The Secrets of Pistoulet" and "Dancing with the Moon" returns with a powerful new tale of transformation and the healing power of love, this one set in Ireland, that most magical and warm-hearted of countries. "In the enchanted Irish countryside of ancient forests, singing bridges, and babbling brooks stands a thatch-roofed pink cottage overlooking the sea. In all of Ireland there's no place finer to have a cup of tea. On the door of that c
Forrest J. Ackerman Presents Hauser's Memory Used - Twenty-five years after Donovan's Brain -- now a classic of science fiction -- came a superb new novel from the pen of Curt Siodmak. Once again the author probed the horizons of scientific endeavour in an extraordinary story which blended science fiction with international intrigue. An once again he featured D. Patrick Cory, the biochemist who figures in Donovan's Brain. Cory, the world's leading authority on RNA (ribonucleic aid) the brain substance in which memory is stored -- is approa
Healthy Gluten-Free Cooking: 150 Recipes for Food Lovers Used - Recipes in this book solve the major problem associated with incurable celiac disease--life without foods like bread, pizza, pasta, pancakes, and pastries. The authors cover the gamut from old-time favorites, such as chicken pot pie and brownies, to high-end fusion and international dishes.
Puzzles in Paper: Concepts in Historical Watermarks Used - Puzzles in Paper examines the past, present, and future of watermark study, ranging through the disciplines of art history and conservation, bibliography, musicology, and philately. This book is a collection of scholarly essays that were presented at the Roanoke International Conference on Watermarks. The authors and attendees represent a remarkable assemblage of scientific and humanistic expertise: chemists, engineers, experts in digital photography, book dealers and collectors, libraria
Veronika Decide Morir Used - From the celebrated author of the international bestseller "The Alchemist" comes a dazzling novel about one woman's search for meaning in a world ruled by apathy and indifference. It addresses the questions: "What am I doing here today?" and "Why do I go on living?"
Winning Shopping Center Designs Used - Winning Shopping Center Designs 1997 is an inspiring collection of the winners of the International Council of Shopping Centers 1997 International Design and Development Awards competition. The winners reflect the most creative, innovative and effective thinking in shopping center development and design for the period January 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996. There are twelve winners in the "Innovative Design and Construction of a New Project" category and nine winners for "Renovation or Expansio