Product Description: A tour of the arctic universe awaits readers of The Arctic Sky. Constellations, star lore, legends and mythology, the sun, moon, planets, "shooting stars," and atmospheric phenomena such as aurora borealis, are explored from a variety of perspectives...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: When a hot young investment banker runs his car into a black man in the Bronx, prosecutors, politicians, the press, police, the clergy and assorted hustlers close in on him, licking their chops.

Product Description: This book highlights the desperate need for quality improvement in a variety of service organizations. Experience and research indicates that the waste of resources in the services sector amounts to more that 30% of operating costs...read more

Condemns corporate America's use of quick-fix fads to change for the sake of changing, and examines such companies as 3M, Wal-Mart, and Toyota for strategies on succeeding which rely on developing their staff, knowing their business, and concentrating oncustomers (view table of contents)

Product Description: Publisher: London, Edinburgh, T. C.

Product Description: This epic poem was written between 1308 and 1321. It is divided into three sections; the inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradise. The Roman poet Virgil leads Dante through the first two sections. Beatrice, whom Dante considers the perfect woman, leads him through Heaven.

Product Description: This collection is a wonderful celebration of Due South. It features more than 75 photos highlighting the most memorable scenes of the show and includes first-person monologues from every main character in the show. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Focusing on therapy, this book presents modern multimodality approaches to the detection, staging and treatment of gastrointestinal cancer that will be equally valuable to gastroenterologists, surgeons and radiation and medical oncologists...read more

Product Description: This book is an up to date, introductory treatment of geometrical optics, from the point of view of the future optics practitioner. The principles of gaussian optics and first-order layout and design are emphasized, based on the tracing of two paraxial rays and the associated optical invariant...read more

Product Description: The concept of total quality management is designed to improve productivity and employee satisfaction. Based on the ideas of Dr W. Edwards Denning, this technique has been taken up by many of the most successful Japanese companies...read more

Product Description: A stunning new look at 30 of the most significant battles in world history, this book includes fully illustrated and vividly told accounts of fascinating battles from ancient to modern times. 3-dimensional graphics reveal troop plans and detailed features including weapons innovations reveal how many battles were won and lost...read more

Product Description: Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull Run in 1861 to the Battle of the Five Forks in 1865.

Product Description: A stunning new look at the most spectacular campaigns of World War II, this book uses incredible computer graphics to recreate every detail of the most significant battles and strategies. Topography and troop strength, illustrations and maps of actions carried out are presented with the latest technology down to the smallest detail...read more

Product Description: This book explains the seeds of the conflict, and examines important topics such as the development and use of new tactics and weapons, the roles of the great commanders, the maritime war, and the war’s painful aftermath. The illuminating text is supported by over 100 full color maps, beautiful illustrations and photographs, and original black and white archive photographs presenting stark imagery from the front line....read more

Product Description: The Law of Freedom of Information is set to become the standard work of authority in this newly important field. Published to coincide with the coming into force of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, its comprehensive, analytical approach provides the complete reference volume for practitioners advising on the new legislation: those working within or advising the myriad public bodies upon which the Act imposes new duties regarding the disclosure and handling of information; those advising clients with a personal, professional or commercial interest in obtaining information from those newly obliged to provide it; and those in the business community for whom the Act raises important concerns about the potential accessibility of commercially sensitive information...read more

Product Description: This supplement to The Law of Freedom of Information covers all of the key developments in the subject up to June 2005, and is an essential purchase for all who have already bought the main work. It includes full analysis of the guidance issued by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in October 2004 and the current awareness guidance and policy development documents issued by the Information Commissioner...read more

Product Description: While there are dozens of books on programming algorithms, never before has there been one that uses Perl. Using the algorithms explained here, you'll be able to carry out traditional programming tasks in a high-powered, efficient, easy-to-maintain manner with Perl...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: First published in 1927. John Macdonald (1741-96) was born, and died, a Scottish Highlander. First published at the time of the French Revolution, these memoirs of his days in service provide a rich panorama of life in the company of blind fiddlers, maid-servants, the Scottish aristocracy, soldiers, historians, Oriental Princes, servants of the East India Company and men of great wealth, including James Coutts the banker...read more

In the summer of 1609 a fleet of nine ships left England bound for the Jamestown Colony. Days before landfall, the fleet was hit by a hurricane. Four nights later, the flagship, Sea Venture, ran aground on the reefs on Bermuda's northern coast. Miraculously everyone survived. This is their story.Describes how the crew of the Sea Venture survived a five-day hurricane at sea and being shipwrecked on the 'haunted' Bermuda Islands.

Product Description: Business improvement districts (BIDs) collect assessments and invest in local service provisions and activities, such as place promotion, street cleaning, and public safety. Such activities can help reduce crime and youth violence by increasing informal social control, reducing signs of disorder and blight, improving order maintenance, and enriching job opportunities...read more