Bertrams print on demand sep 2009 (6 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The story of the Middle Ages is told through the lives of such men as Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Edward the Black Prince, and Joan of Arc. The Famous Men of the Middle Ages guides readers through the turbulent 'dark age' of history and sheds light on how the world transitioned from the end of ancient times to the birth of the modern era.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Strap on your athletic cup and grab a barf bag. The Dr. Reverend Lance Carbuncle is going to kick you square in the balls and send you on a wild ride that may or may not answer the following questions: what happens when two white trash, trailer park-dwelling, platonic life partners go on a moronic and misdirected crime spree ; can their manly love for each other endure when one of them suffers a psychological bitch-slap that renders him a homicidal maniac ; will a snaggletoothed teenage prostitute tear them apart ; what is the best way to use a dead illegal alien to your advantage in a hostage situation ; what's that smell ; and, what the hell is Alf the Sacred Burro coughing up Carbuncle's latest offering, Grundish and Askew, ponders these troubling questions and more. So sit down, put on some protective goggles, and get ready for Carbuncle to blast you in the face with a warm load of fictitious sickness. Reader Views 2009 Literary Awards, First Place, Humor Category -'This book could easily be the sleeper of the year.' Reviewer Magazine - '.an imaginative, almost hallucinatory tale of madness, traveling and free spirits doing what they want.' The Daily Loaf -'Think of those grungy, maggoty knuckle-dragging villains in Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey novels. Those morons are \*%#\*ing Osmond family teasippers compared to the crew Carbuncle has created.'. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'A journey to the economic landscape of the coming decades'--Cover.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Collected for the first time, the essays that comprise Embedded With Organized Labor present a unique and informed perspective on the class war at home from a longtime organizer and 'participatory labor journalist.' Steve Early tackles the most pressing issues facing unions today and describes how workers have organized successfully, on the job and in the community, in the face of employer opposition now and in the past.This wide-ranging collection deals with the dilemmas of union radicalism, the obstacles to institutional change within organized labor, and strategies for securing workers' rights in the new global economy. It also addresses questions hotly debated among union activists and friends of labor, including workers' rights as human rights, new forms of worker organization such as worker centers, union democracy, cross-border solidarity, race, gender, and ethnic divisions in the working class, and the lessons of labor history.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This work focuses on issues that impede Africa's growth and development (political, economic). It discusses issues of corruption and antisocial norms in African society, the contributions of African professionals in the Diaspora, and the quest for a corrupt-free Africa that has the potential to achieve peace and prosperity.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Janet M. Atwill is Professor of English at University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She is the coeditor of The Viability of the Rhetorical Tradition.