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The Likes of Us: Photography and the Farm Security Administration
Stu Cohen
David R Godine
, 2008
Housed at the Library of Congress, the archives of the Farm Security Administration constitute an essential visual record of American life from the late 1920s through the onset of the Second World War. Guided by the adroit hands and watchful eyes of the master photo editor Roy Stryker, the FSA archive includes the work of dozens of photographers, from acknowledged giants like Walker Evans, Ben Shahn, and Dorothea Lange to Marion Post Wolcott and ...
Collector's Treasury of Antique Slot Machines from Contemporary Advertising
1 review
Peter Bach
Mead Publishing
, 1990
Be the First?
Id love to except I have been waiting since December 14th for my order and there is no end in sight. Today, March 11, Amazon requested another delay until May 3. Please Amazonians just tell me if you're never going to get this book and I'll buy it used. PS. I heard it's great!!!!
Miles to Go Before I Sleep: My Grateful Journey Back from the Hijacking of Egyptair Flight 648
1 review
Jackie Nink Pflug
,
Peter J. Kizilos
Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
, 1995
returning to health after being the target of a terrorist
This is an incredible first person account of a woman who was the selected target of terrorists on an Egypt Air Flight because she was holding an American Passport. She was taken outside of the plane onto the top of the stairs and was shot in the head. Her body fell down the stairs onto the tarmack and she was left there for dead. People picking up her body unexpectedly discovered she was alive ...
Playing Through: A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Golf
Peter Post
Collins Living
, 2008
There's a social aspect to golf that's unique to the sport. It's the only sport where you're building relationships at the same time that you're trying to play your best and win?and maybe close a business deal. While the rules of golf are clearly defined, the etiquette of golf is less codified. Making the wrong move can cause annoyance, errors in play, or even injury?all things your fellow golfers won't forget. Now bestselling etiquette ...
Essential Manners for Men: What to Do, When to Do It, and Why
15 reviews
Peter Post
Collins Living
, 2003
Great resource for manners in an easy to read format
An easy, quick read. Tells WHY manners are important and written from a man's perspective. My teenaged son's friend picked it up while visiting our house and liked it so much he asked to take it home to read it.
Ess Manners for Couples: From Snoring and Sex to Finances and Fighting Fair-What Works, What Doesn't, and Why
5 reviews
Peter Post
Collins Living
, 2005
It's About Time Someone Wrote a Book Like This
What's the etiquette for sex, dividing the chores, snoring, where to go for the holidays, sleeping on the couch, getting along with the spouse's friends? The author reminds us that actions, appearance and words greatly affect our relationships. The recommendations he makes may seem at times to be obvious, but too often couples forget to base their own actions on "consideration, respect and ...
High Sensitivity Moire: Experimental Analysis for Mechanics and Materials (Mechanical Engineering Series)
1 review
Daniel Post
,
Bongtae Han
, ...
Springer
, 1997
I love this RED book!
My colleagues call it RED book. This is the most comprehensive and practical book for engineers who are interested in optical methods for mechanics. This book covers various optical techniques and real life applications. It focuses on moiré techniques (theories, instrumentations, data analysis, and applications). It is simply the best book for one who likes to understand, utilize, and ...
Emily Post's The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success, Second Edition
21 reviews
Peggy Post
, Peter Post
Collins Living
, 2005
excellent book!
This book was a great choice to get for our employees to share. It covers a variety of situations and workplaces and answered many common business etiquette questions that have arisen.
Dementia and Aging: Ethics, Values, and Policy Choices
The Johns Hopkins University Press
, 1992
Several million Americans are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementing disorder. For families, professional caregivers, policy makers, and the patients themselves, the challenges are immense and the economic costs are staggering. In Dementia and Aging Robert H. Binstock, Stephen G. Post, and Peter J. Whitehouse bring together experts in gerontology, geriatrics, psychiatry, neurology, nursing, ethics, philosophy, public policy, ...
A Wedding Like No Other: Inspiration for Creating a Unique, Personal, and Unforgettable Celebration
Peggy Post
, Peter Post
Collins Living
, 2008
Destination weddings planned in exotic locales, intimate weddings organized on a shoestring budget, full-scale galas with guests from all over the globe. . . . In A Wedding Like No Other , read the stories of some of the most incredible, romantic ceremonies and receptions collected by the wedding etiquette experts at the Emily Post Institute. As different as they all are, the stories featured here are examples of how a wedding can be ...
Worlds of Discovery
Gavin Maxwell
,
Elspeth Huxley
, ...
Pyramid Books
, 1966
5-volume box set concerning the recent travels of noted authors to little-known parts of the world, with detailed accounts of local customs, unknown tribes and disappearing cultures. Titles include: The Lost World of the Kalahari (Laurens van der Post), The Flame Trees of Thika (Elspeth Huxley), People of the Reeds (Gavin Maxwell), The Cloud Forest (Peter Matthiessen) and People of the Deer (Farley Mowat).
South China: State, Culture and Social Change during the 20th Century
Royal Netherlands Academy of
, 1996
Paperback. This collection of twenty-two articles by the most prominent specialists in the field, looks at current socio-economic and cultural changes in South China from a broad historical and intra-Asian perspective. It covers theoretical issues on the character of 'Chinese capitalism', political and economic dimensions of South China's relation with Southeast Asian countries, and the effects of hometown ties on present-day socio-political ...
Genetic Testing for Alzheimer Disease: Ethical and Clinical Issues
The Johns Hopkins University Press
, 1998
The genetics of Alzheimer disease has been a point of intense concern and immense informational confusion for families in which a loved one is diagnosed with dementia. In recent years, however, scientists have begun to uncover the genetic bases for some forms of Alzheimer disease. Once a chromosomal defect is identified, it becomes possible to devise a test for its presence. The far-reaching implications of such tests are the focus of the ...
Biogerontology, "anti-aging medicine," and the challenges of human enhancement.: An article from: The ...
Eric T. Juengst
,
Robert H. Binstock
, ...
Hastings Center
, 2003
This digital document is an article from The Hastings Center Report, published by Hastings Center on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 7772 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Biogerontology, "anti-aging medicine," and ...
Deadlock: The Inside Story oF America's Closest Election
15 reviews
Ellen Nakashima
,
Washington Post
, ...
PublicAffairs
, 2001
Terrific re-telling of a gripping era in American history
I don't care what Repubs say, there was no liberal media bias apparent in this book. They showed both campaigns, warts and all, and let the public form its own opinion. The book was a fantastic behind-the-scenes re-telling of America's most recent Constitutional crisis, one that could have disrupted government for years to come. Of course, recent events have taken peoples' minds off of this ...
Mathematische Rätsel für Liebhaber
Peter Winkler
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
, 2008
Peter Winkler, der bekannte Mathematiker und Rätselexperte, veröffentlicht in diesem Buch seine Rätselsammlung, die er in Jahrzehnten zusammengestellt hat. Jetzt können Sie sich an mehr als 100 der besten (und teilweise der schwierigsten) mathematischen Rätsel erfreuen, die je in einem Band erschienen sind. Sie sollten Liebe für mathematisches Denken und Hartnäckigkeit mitbringen. Sie benötigen aber keine akademischen mathematischen ...
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