Favela
Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present. Re-interviewi...
Favela
A billion people, roughly half of all city dwellers in the developing world, live in squatter settlements. The most famous of these settlements are the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which have existed for more than half a century and continue to outp...
Writing Great Speeches
Authored by an academically trained linguist and former university professor who is also a highly successful and experienced professional speechwriter, this volume shows students the author's personal methods for reaching an audience and ...
Eclipse of Humanity
It has been widely assumed that Heschel's writings are poetic inspirations devoid of philosophical analysis and unresponsive to the evil of the Holocaust. Who Is Man? (1965) contains a detailed phenomenological analyis of man and being which is di...
Evolution and Medicine
Evolution and Medicine provides an accessible introduction to the new field of evolutionary medicine. Evolutionary concepts help explain why we remain vulnerable to disease, how pathogens and cancer cells evolve, and how the diseases that affected...
Clawhammer Style Banjo
A complete guide for beginning and advanced banjo players! From Ken Perlman, here is a brilliant teaching guide that is destined to become the handbook on how to play the banjo. The style is easy to learn, and covers the instruction itself, basic ...
Melodic Clawhammer Banjo
A comprehensive guide to the melodic clawhammer. This title helps you learn to play various versions of Appalachian fiddle tunes, string band tunes, New England hornpipes, Irish jigs, Scottish reels, and more. It also features over 70 musical illu...
Fashion Public Relations
Fashion Public Relations
eBoot Camp
In this Web 2.0 era, small business owners are at a severe disadvantage because they have minimal, if any, knowledge, about Internet marketing. They also lack the budget to hire a top-notch web marketer. As a result, the thrust of their Internet m...
Interconnections
Radia Perlman's Interconnections is recognized as a leading text on networking theory and practice. It provides authoritative and comprehensive information on general networking concepts, routing algorithms and protocols, addressing, and the mecha...
Easy Street (the Hard Way)
The engaging, passionate, always-honest, and often-hilarious memoir of actor Ron Perlman,his triumphant story of perseverance and determination navigating the slippery slopes of Hollywood, with a foreword by Guillermo del ToroRon Perlman was a kid...
Appalachian Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo
Appalachian Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo
Seven Types of Ambiguity
At once a psychological thriller and a social critique, Seven Types of Ambiguity is a novel of obsessive love in an age of obsessive materialism. Following years of unrequited love, an out-of-work schoolteacher decides to take matters into his own...
Hi, It's Me Again
A cartoon book that will change your life. Ideally, for the better. ¿ Hi, It's Me Again is the second collection from New Yorker cartoonist and The Late Show writer Asher Perlman. It comes just one year after his national bestselling debut, Well, ...
Well, This Is Me
The perfect gift for every single person on the planet. Well, This Is Me is the debut cartoon collection from Asher Perlman (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), who NPR's Scott Simon calls "one of today's great New Yorker cartoonists." ...
Pocket Kisses
When Mommy leaves she always knows to give me kisses from head to toe. Kisses to save and use all day, whenever I need one and Mommy's away... Pocket Kisses is the perfect book for kids missing Mom while she's away. Each page celebrates the specia...
Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases to Use to Communicate Your Strategy and Vision When the Stakes Are High
THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME Any successful leader will tell you: Giving a strong presentation is the most immediate and powerful way to set goals, form strategies, and sell your vision-to both internal and external...
Effective Practice in Spatial Planning
After years of being regarded as a regulatory tool, spatial planning is now a key agent in delivering better places for the future. Dealing with the role of spatial planning in major change such as urban extensions or redevelopment, this book asks...
Hard Knocks
This book draws on interviews carried out over a period of eight years, as well as novels, films, and domestic violence literature, to explain the role of storytelling in the history of the battered women's movement. The author shows how cultural ...
Healthy, Active and Outside!
'There's a growing awareness that for the good of their health, children need to be out and about more, with their friends, exploring the outdoor world in their own way.' - Nicola Butler, Director of the Free Play Network It is widely acknowledged...
A Passion for Friends
Imprint. In this feminist classic, Janice Raymond offers a vision of female friendship, and explores the many manifestations of friendship between women including the ancient Greek hetairai, the sorority of medieval nuns and the marriage resisters...
Law and the Philosophy of Privacy
Situating privacy within the context of political philosophy, this book highlights the way in which struggles concerning the meaning of privacy have always been political. Different conceptions of privacy are here shown to involve diverse assumpti...
Letting Go of the Words
Web site design and development continues to become more sophisticated. An important part of this maturity originates with well-laid-out and well-written content. Ginny Redish is a world-renowned expert on information design and how to pr...
Like a Bomb Going Off
The powerfully moving story of the Russian Jewish choreographer who used dance to challenge despotism Everyone has heard of George Balanchine, but few outside Russia know of Leonid Yakobson, Balanchine's contemporary and arguably his equal, who re...
Civilizing Women
Civilizing Women is a riveting exploration of the disparate worlds of British colonial officers and the Muslim Sudanese they sought to remake into modern imperial subjects. Focusing on efforts to stop female circumcision in the Anglo-Egyptian Suda...
Romanesque Architecture and Its Sculptural Decoration in Christian Spain, 1000-1120
The decades following the year 1000 marked a watershed in the history of the Iberian Peninsula when the balance of power shifted from Muslims to Christians. During this crucial period of religious and political change, Romanesque churches were con...
Christmas Appeal
** THE CAST OF SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THE APPEAL RETURN FOR A FESTIVE MURDER MYSTERY ** ** FROM THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR ** * THE SMASH-HIT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * * AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER ...
Political Economy of Reform in Post-Communist Poland
Ten years after the collapse of communism in Poland, the debate continues over the impact of the transition to a market economy. Whilst few actually say the socialist system could - or should - have been preserved, the path of change has been far ...
Fashion and Music
The relationship between popular music and fashion has been a culturally significant one since the 1950s, and this book explores how music and musicians play a key role in the shaping of identity, taste and consumption. Using a range of historical...
The Other Bennet Sister
A NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Jane fans rejoice . . . Exceptional storytelling and a true delight.' --Helen Simonson, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Summer Before the War Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice's five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own. What if Mary Bennet's life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans. Ultimately, Mary's journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can only expect joy when she has accepted who
Complete E-Commerce Book
'The Complete E-Commerce Book offers a wealth of information on how to design, build and maintain a successful web-based business.... Many of the chapters are filled with advice and information on how to incorporate current e-business principles o