Product Description: In Tudor times, paupers who complained about their treatment would be whipped. In modern times, charities that campaign too vigorously on behalf of their beneficiaries are accused of "political activity," and risk their legal status and government funding being withdrawn...read more

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Product Description: Provides the basic education in the XSLT processing model that developers have requested The growth of XML content management applications is boosting the demand for XSLT and XPath skills. This beginning Wrox book provides a firm foundation in the XSLT processing model, giving developers an important skillset...read more

Product Description: Deserter looks objectively at the military record of George W. Bush, his role in the armed forces, and his treatment of them. Over the past year, Bush’s military poses have been contrived to convince the American public that he is a National Security President. O...read more

Product Description: Provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this multi-disciplinary area of chemistry. Intended not only for chemists, but also for environmental and other science students, this text carefully introduces the chemistry needed to fully appreciate this subject, placing it in an applied and practical setting...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Palliative care affirms the value of holistic support for persons facing death from advanced disease. This handbook aims to provide succinct and practical advice on the management of major neurological disorders in both their supportive and terminal phases, recognizing that these conditions are increasing in prevalence in virtually every society as the proportion of elderly persons grows...read more

Product Description: What is this book about? Microsoft InfoPath 2003 helps developers tackle forms-based information-gathering with the full range of XML technologies. This book quickly guides experienced Office and XML developers through InfoPath fundamentals, including XML form templates architecture, form definition file structure, available external data sources, and backend services...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Riding in Africa captures the escapades of more than twelve journeys to Africa. Author Ian Williams offers sage—if somewhat tongue-in-cheek—advice on how to get from one end of an African horse safari to the other without killing yourself. R...read more

Product Description: Ian Williams describes in captivating detail how Rum and the molasses that it was made from was to the 18th century what oil is today. Rum was used by the colonists to clear Native American tribes and to buy slaves. To make it, they regularly traded with the enemy French during the Seven Years' War, angering their British masters and setting themselves on the road to Revolution...read more

A fascinating cultural history of rum explores the role of this distilled spirit in the economic and social structures of the eighteenth century, from the Puritans, who were known to imbibe now and then, to the slave plantations of Barbados.

Traces the origins and achievements of the United Nations, explains its goals and structure, and offers profiles of its leaders