A former gang fighter, burglar, pimp, pusher, and armed robber, paralyzed after being shot in the spine in a gunfight, tells of his twenty-eight years on the streets and in and out of the jails of Washington, D.C

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Text and illustrations describe the senses of taste and smell, how they function, and their importance in our daily life

Explains how to use a knitting machine to make sweaters in a variety of styles

Product Description: Book by Allen, John, Nelson, Mark

Describes the concept, design, and construction of Biosphere 2, a self-sustained eco-system serving as an experiment in ecology and a prototype for future space environments

Looks at the history of Fairisle knitting, identifies a variety of traditional patterns, and provides instructions for knitting crew necks and cardigans

Product Description: Drawing on his wide experience of teaching and conducting workshops, John Allen presents an array of more than 200 machine-knitting stitches covering the structures of tuck stitch, lace, weaving, jacquards, cut float techniques, partial knitting, needle-out effects, and edgings and braidings...read more

Letters, sermons, and other moving documents written by the Nobel Prize-winning Archbishop of Capetown--together with connecting narrative by journalist John Allen--provide a firsthand history of his long, courageous leadership of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement. 60,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo.

Product Description: This work provides a forum for the exchange of information between leading scientists and manufacturers involved in the synthesis and applications of compounds labelled with radioactive and stable isotopes. Contains a general overview of the latest work in the field and its future significance...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This is the second volume of a five-book series which offers a comprehensive, broad-based course in human geography. The building blocks of a "geographical imagination" are presented through some of the principal forces that are shaping the world as it approaches the twenty-first century. Each book develops different aspects of the geographical imagination, using a combination of text and readings. Leading issues at the forefront of global and economic change are explored throughout the series. Each chapter in this book considers a different aspect of human geography. Global cities, "footloose" multinationals, and global tourism are used to consider for whom the world is shrinking and, in so doing, draw attention to the uneven and unequal character of global processes. (view table of contents)

Presents the wit and wisdom of the Archbishop, 'Nobel Laurette of the Underdogs'. It is compiled by John Allen and published in association with Mayibuye Books, University of the Western Cape, Bellville.