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Book SynopsisHarry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the record-breaking British Library exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and a team of brilliant curators. As the spectacular show takes up residence at the New York Historical Society from October 2018, this gorgeous book – available in paperback for the first time – takes readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, from Astronomy and Potions through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There’s also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition – absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall, the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspective on their magical theme. Readers will be able to pore over ancient spell books, amazing illuminated scrolls that reveal the secret of the Elixir of Life, vials of dragon’s blood, mandrake roots, painted centaurs and a genuine witch’s broomstick, in a book that shows J.K. Rowling’s magical inventions alongside their cultural and historical forebears. This is the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans, curious minds, big imaginations, bibliophiles and readers around the world who missed out on the chance to see the exhibition in person.

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Book SynopsisHarry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the exhibition, a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between Bloomsbury, J.K. Rowling and the brilliant curators of the British Library. It promises to take readers on a fascinating journey through the subjects studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from Alchemy and Potions classes through to Herbology and Care of Magical Creatures. Each chapter showcases a treasure trove of artefacts from the British Library and other collections around the world, beside exclusive manuscripts, sketches and illustrations from the Harry Potter archive. There's also a specially commissioned essay for each subject area by an expert, writer or cultural commentator, inspired by the contents of the exhibition absorbing, insightful and unexpected contributions from Steve Backshall, the Reverend Richard Coles, Owen Davies, Julia Eccleshare, Roger Highfield, Steve Kloves, Lucy Mangan, Anna Pavord and Tim Peake, who offer a personal perspe

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Book SynopsisBrother Bear reads a scary bedtime story to Sister Bear and then makes scary noises, and Papa Bear has to come to the rescue with useful information about darkness

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Book SynopsisThe Austin Seven was a hugely important arrival on the British motoring scene in 1922, its low price making car ownership available to a section of the public for whom this had earlier been a cost too far. It was cheap to run thanks to its small engine, and its simplicity did not frighten those new to the mechanics of a car. The Seven heralded the demise of the cheap but flimsy cyclecar, and in the longer term it also attracted buyers away from the motor-cycle-and-sidecar combinations that had been the only way into motorised transport for those of limited means. A century after the Seven’s introduction, the cars have a world-wide following. Part of the attraction is much the same as it always was – simplicity of maintenance and the low cost of ownership. Yet the sheer variety of Sevens produced between 1922 and 1939 as Austin gradually developed the model is also a source of fascination – and of some bewilderment and confusion. This book aims to give easy access to the key features of each variant of Austin Seven. It follows the vehicle’s evolution from its 1922 origins to 1939 when the last Seven was built. Yet the book goes far beyond that, giving details of models built outside Britain, coachbuilt cars, military variants and factory competition and record-breaking cars.

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Book SynopsisWho had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts?Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compiling hundreds of bookish lists. This eclectic gallimaufry showcases his favourites: we witness the tragic ends of the Ancient Greek tragedians, learn the name of George Orwell''s pet cockerel and rummage through Joan Didion''s travelling bag; we consider the history of literary fart jokes, orbit the Shakespearean moons of Uranus and meet several pigs with wings. From the sublime to the ridiculous - and everything in between ­- Eliot''s lists, recommendations and nuggets of trivia will delight, inspire and surprise anyone who loves reading.Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, Henry Eliot''s Book of Bookish Lists is the essential gift for book-lovers.Trade ReviewI loved this so much. Lists for bookish folk, filled with things I had not known or dreamed -- Neil GaimanTotally enthralling... The perfect bedside book -- Jilly CooperAn eccentric idea beautifully executed -- Louis de BernièresIf there was a list of books about lists, Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists would be top -- Philip PullmanAn absolute delight - Borges meets Buzzfeed -- Tom HollandA gorgeous confection . . . How do I love this book? Let me list the ways . . . -- Chris RiddellBrimful of piquant and scrumptious surprises -- John LloydHours of innocent snacking -- Iain SinclairVery entertaining and sprightly -- Ian McKellenThoroughly enjoyable... As amusing as it is informing -- Michael PortilloBuried deep in the etymology of the word 'list' is the notion of pleasure. Mr Eliot's marvellous vade mecum reminds us why -- John MitchinsonI loved Eliot's book for its wit, learning, eccentricity and unrepentant bookishness -- Alan TaylorA magnificent labyrinth of literary trivia to get lost in . . . fun and fascinating things on every page -- Edward Brooke-HitchingA trove of treasures from start to finish -- Dennis DuncanDeliciously idiosyncratic -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *Reading this book is like going on a literary Grand Tour . . . Essential for the pub quiz * Country Life *Eliot's books have been my equivalent of big game almanacs. This book is half a delight and half a gauntlet -- Stuart Kelly * Scotsman *The ultimate book for lovers of lists and literature . . . surprising, inspiring and amusing -- Denise O'Donoghue * Irish Examiner *

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Book SynopsisAlmost every museum in the world is confronted with plastics in their collections. Research initiatives and knowledge concerning the conservation of heritage objects made of plastics have proliferated over the last twenty-five years, necessitating this up-to-date, comprehensive resource. Intended as a highly practical guide for the conservation community, this authoritative book offers information essential to understanding plastics, polymers, and rubber/elastomers and their behaviors in the cultural heritage context. Numerous graphs, diagrams, and illustrations allow readers to compare the mechanical, physical, thermal, and optical properties of these substances during conservation. Aimed at the hands-on museum practitioner, this book will assist professionals in choosing the appropriate materials for cleaning, adhering, and consolidating plastic objects-with the result that collections will benefit from a longer lifespan. Complementing the main chapters, fifty-six illustrated "fact sheets" summarize, at a glance, the properties of those plastics most commonly found in museum collections. Six informative case studies present real-world examples of current conservation approaches to works of art and design made of plastics and rubber/elastomers. Under the expert authorship of Thea B. van Oosten, conservation scientist, educator, and internationally regarded authority on the behavior and properties of plastics, this instructive volume is destined to become an invaluable resource for the field.Trade Review"The conservation of plastic objects is a new challenge for cultural heritage. This book, written by a recognized expert in the field, provides conservation students and conservators with the solid and comprehensive foundation needed to best care for our modern and contemporary heritage-a must-read text- and reference book!"-Bertrand Lavedrine, coordinator of the POPART project, Centre de Recherche sur la conservation, Paris; "A must-read for conservators, but also interesting for conservation scientists and curators confronted with plastic material, especially in modern art, textiles, and furniture. The book is very well structured, very informative, and beautifully illustrated. The book provides a base for understanding the chemistry of plastic, explained in a highly understandable fashion with several case studies focused on a wide range of conservation issues. In addition, fifty-six fact sheets present the most relevant plastics in an outstanding manner. A joy to read."--Maarten R. van Bommel, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Amsterdam; "A must-have introduction for conservation students, as well as an everyday handbook for conservators who care for the preservation of collections with objects made of plastic. This publication is an important step in raising awareness of the conservation of plastic objects."--Friederike Waentig, Technische Hochschule Koeln

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Book SynopsisDie politische Kultur der westlichen Welt in einer breit angelegten Gesamtschau. Von den Griechen und ihrer Entdeckung von Politik und Demokratie, über die Römer und die christliche Welt bis zur Gegenwart, die vom Kampf um Menschenrechte und dem Totalitarismus zugleich gezeichnet ist, wird das ganze Spektrum des Politischen Denkens vorgestellt. Band 3.1: Die Geburt des neuzeitlichen Staates, der Staatsraison- und der Souveränitätslehre steht im Mittelpunkt des politischen Denkens vom 16. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Welche Denker, Philosophen, Historiker und auch Juristen haben diese Ära geprägt? Vor dem Hintergrund der Epochen von Reformation bis Französischer Revolution werden Werk und Wirken von Luther, Morus, Bacon, Hobbes, Shakespeare, Rousseau u. v. a. vorgestellt. Kompakt und gut verständlich.

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Book SynopsisThe newest volume of the benchmark bibliography of Latin American studies.

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Book SynopsisGerald K. Stone has collected books about Canadian Jewry since the early 1980s. This volume is a descriptive catalog of his Judaica collection, comprising nearly 6,000 paper or electronic documentary resources in English, French, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Logically organized, indexed, and selectively annotated, the catalog is broad in scope, covering Jewish Canadian history, biography, religion, literature, the Holocaust, antisemitism, Israel and the Middle East, and more. An introduction by Richard Menkis discusses the significance of the Catalog and collecting for the study of the Jewish experience in Canada. An informative bibliographical resource, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of Canadian and North American Jewish studies.Table of Contents Preface Introduction by Richard Menkis PART 1. Nonfiction 001 - 099 Bible and Biblical Studies 010 Biblical Archaeology 015 Torah 100-199 Classical Judaica: Halakha and Midrash 101-107 Talmud 135 Jewish Thought 136 Jewish Theological and Theosophical Concepts 172-173 Medieval Jewish Thought 175-183 Modern Jewish Thought 185-197 Folklore 200-299 Jewish Observance and Practice 200-202 Jewish Religion 210-219 Jewish Religious Movements 220-225 Guides to, and Rites of, Jewish Living 235 The Jewish Calendar 236-249 Jewish Holidays, Festivals and Observances 292-294 Christianity, Islam, Buddhism 300 - 399 Jewish Education 307.84 Jewish Education in Canada 315-321 School Administration, Community Relations 325-326 Teaching, Teacher Training 330-339 Curriculum 346-351 Elementary and Intermediate Education 355-363 Secondary Education 365-366 Universities and Colleges 381 Summer Camps 400 - 499 Hebrew, Jewish Languages and Sciences 400 Hebrew Language 435 Yiddish 480 Sciences 490-490.5 Medicine, Medical Ethics 491 Psychology 600 - 699 The Jewish Community: Society and Arts 604 Migrations 610-619 Personal and Social Customs 620-627 Jewish Political Structure and Governance 635-641 Communal Institutions and Organizations 640.384 Libraries and Archives - Canada 645-648 Economic Institutions, Occupations, Labor 650-659 Social Conditions and Problems 661 Relations Between Jews and Non-Jews 662 Antisemitism, Neo-Nazism, The Far Right 663 Hate Crimes, Hate Propaganda 664 Human Rights 668 Jewish Political Behavior 670-683 Art and Architecture 685-689 Music 690-697 Public Entertainment, Theater, Film, Sports 699 Cooking and Culinary Arts 700 - 799 Jewish History, Geography and Biography 700 Jewish History 736 The Holocaust 770 United States Jewry 784 Canadian Jewry 784 606 Canadian Jewry - Demography, Vital Statistics 784.1 Canadian Jewry - Atlantic Provinces 784.2 Canadian Jewry - Quebec 784.3 Canadian Jewry - Ontario 784.4 Canadian Jewry - Prairie Provinces, Manitoba 784.5 Canadian Jewry - Saskatchewan 784.6 Canadian Jewry - Alberta 784.7 Canadian Jewry - British Columbia 784.94 Canada - Defense - Intelligence and Security 798-799 Genealogy, Biographical Dictionaries, Biography 800 - 899 Israel and Zionism 800-812 Zionism, Zionist Parties and Organizations 820-837 Israel - History, Geography 848 Israel - Foreign Relations 885.84 Israel - Canadian Jewish Community Relations 887-889 Israel and World Jewry 890-894 Israel and the Middle East 890.51 Peace Efforts and Negotiations 890.55 Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions 890.6 Israel and the Palestinian Arabs 890.61 Terrorism and Terrorist Organizations 900 - 999 General Works 900 Encyclopedias 910 General Collections of Essays, Festschrifts 918.846 Jewish Yearbooks, Directories - Canada 925.84 Canadian Jewish Periodicals 940 The Jewish Book 941 History of Jewish Printing 957.84 Bibliography - Canada, Canadian Jewry 995 The Jewish Museum PART 2. Literature 500 - 599 Jewish Literature 510 Literature - Individual Works - English 520 Literature - Individual Works - French 530 Literature - Individual Works - Yiddish, Hebrew 550 Literature - Anthologies and Selections 580 Literary Periodicals, Magazines, Reviews 593 Yiddish Literature - History, Criticism and Analysis 595 Jewish Canadian Literature - History, Criticism and Analysis Addendum Index

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Book SynopsisVon Existentialismus und Existenzphilosophie über die Kritische Theorie der Frankfurter Schule, Habermas und Popper zu Feminismus und Postmoderne. Bei den utopischen Entwürfen kommen auch die Ideen der Belletristik zu Wort. Zudem werden Rawls, die new contractarians und der Kommunitarismus vorgestellt. Ein Ausblick auf die globalisierte Welt.

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Book SynopsisSamuel Johnson (1709-1784) remains a larger than life figure, one whose influence on his time was as monumental as his legacy is enduring. To commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Johnson, Harvard University's Houghton Library presents this exhibition catalogue of items drawn from the Donald & Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson

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Book SynopsisHe has selectively annotated 12,645 cross-referenced entries and organized them into 27 sub-regional and country chapters including two particularly extensive chapters on Japan and China and two further chapters on relations between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, and on U.S. and Soviet policy.Table of ContentsPreface East Asia and the Pacific: Regional Overview The Superpowers, 1980-1991 Canada Northeast Asia and the North Pacific Ocean: Regional Overview The Korean Peninsula North Korea South Korea Japan China Taiwan Hong Kong Southeast Asia: Regional Overview ASEAN Overview Burma (Myanmar) Indochina Overview Vietnam Laos Cambodia Thailand The Philippines Brunei Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Oceania Papua New Guinea The Pacific Islands Australia Australia, New Zealand, and the United States New Zealand Appendix: Publishers, Periodicals, and Research Institutions Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisChapter one covers population dynamics, with a focus on general population characteristics and trends in population growth through fertility, mortality, and migration.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Journal Sources Abbreviations Population Dynamics Reproductive Behavior and Contraception Family Planning Programs Factors Other than Contraception Affecting Fertility Primary Health Care Services Population Policy and Legislation Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisPresented in bilingual form (English/French), these bibliographies list the most important publications in the field of Political Science in 1987. Arranged in a decimal system of classification and including author and subject indexes.

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Book SynopsisThe long-established and highly respected narrative bibliography The Year''s Work in English Studies represents a rich resource for scholars in all fields of English and literary study. Each of the 75 existing volumes (appearing annually from 1919 to the present) offers a unique and comprehensive account of the best work in a particular field of study for a given year. Now Blackwell Publishers present special editions of these important documents, the English Association Critical Bibliographies. The value of the special editions lies in the re-formatting and collation of the vast amount of data currently available in the 75 annual volumes. The material has been collated into topic-based volumes dealing with a specific period, subject or major author as documented over a number of years. Where formerly all references to American Literature, would have to have been researched from a collection spanning three-quarters of a century, everything published in this area can noTable of ContentsPreface. List of Journals, Series and Reference Works. List of Publishers. A Critical Bibliography of American Literature Studies.

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Book SynopsisThe pharmaceutical industry has changed beyond all recognition in the past 100 years. The modern industry is constantly in the news as new breakthroughs in medical treatment are announced, often provoking ethical and social debates about the implications of new technologies. This volume facilitates the study of the industry by providing information on the present location of pharmaceutical archives. The core of the book consists of a business-by-business guide to the industry''s records. Each entry includes a brief history of the company, a summary of its surviving archives and a bibliography of related publications. Similar entries exist for trade associations and schools of pharmacy associated with the industry and there are two appendices listing small collections of records held and relevant public records. The historical compendium is supplemented by three introductory essays, written by leading academics in the field, outlining the history of the industry and describing theTrade Review'This is a most welcome guide to the archives of an industry which, as is pointed out in the foreword, 'has proved itself one of the critically important engines of British industrial growth since the Second World War'.' Economic History Review 'Historians of business and pharmacy will find this work of value. Major archival collections and large pharmaceutical companies interested in the origins of the industry may also find it of use. Additionally [...] local and family historians will find points of interest. This is a very commendable book...' Reference Reviews '... this is a book - with its four comprehensive indexes - to be welcomed by all who are interested in the development of the pharmaceutical industry.' Business History 'As a reference volume, The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records should long endure - encouraging preservation/ making many half-forgotten sources readily accessible, and stimulating recruits to the history of the health field to work on the multifaceted history of the supply system for medicines.' Pharmacy in History '... this guide is excellent value and will assist as well as generate ideas for research in this area. Congratulations to the surveyors and editors whose efforts have provided such an invaluable work.' Medical History 'The development of the modern pharmaceutical industry in all its ramifications is a major research area... and for Britain at least historians now have an excellent guide to the original sources on which their work depends.' Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences 'A good guide to the records of the pharmaceutical industry, this volume will be of considerable value to historians of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.' British Journal for the History of Science ' The Pharmaceutical Industry is a useful guide to an industry which, as stressed in the foreword, 'has proved itself one of the critically important engines of British industrial growth since the SecTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, Peter Haggett; The early years of the pharmaceutical industry; The British pharmaceutical industry since 1851; Archives of the pharmaceutical industry: their scope and use; Select chronology of pharmaceutical legislation; Select bibliography; User's guide; Select glossary of pharmaceutical terms; Pharmaceutical businesses: lists of records; Trade organisations and pharmacy schools: lists of records; Appendices; Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the current state of research on Machaut, the major figure of 14th-century French music and poetry, giving fair representation to the many areas of Machaut research that are pursued in fields outside music.Coverage of the current state of knowledge on each of the manuscripts includes the newly discovered Aberystwyth manuscript, described in detail here for the first time. A section on the large narrative poems pulls together recent research of several scholars and offers new views. An up-to-date concordance of the miniatures in all of the illustrated Machaut manuscripts gives information on where published studies and facsimiles may be found. The discography is the most complete list of Machaut recordings yet compiled and provides critical evaluations of recordings most valuable for instruction, according to our latest conception of performance practice in the 14th-century.A biography section organizes the documentary material in a way that will faciTrade Review"Medievalists working in the areas of musicology, literature, and codicology have already come to appreciate Earp's many scholarly contributions to Machaut studies. With the appearance of this volume, collective gratitute can only increase." -- Romance Philology"The volume is completed by three detailed indexes: an index of manuscripts; a general index of names, places, and subjects; and an index of titles, first lines, and refrains. These increase the usefulness of the volume." -- Romance Philology"This immensely useful and painstakingly thorough guide to Machaut studies will be invaluable for Machaut scholars, and indeed for all those working on fourteenth-century French music, poetry, or manuscripts. In one handy volume, Earp has provided detailed descriptions of all known Machaut manuscripts, a biographical sketch outlining all that is known of Machaut's life, and a meticulously annotated bibliography and discography. Thorough cross-referencing and indexing makes the volume extremely user-friendly, notwithstanding the mass of material that it contains." -- Romance Philology"The catalogue of manscripts is fully comprehensive, providing descriptions and complete bibliographic references not only for the large collections devoted to Machaut's complete works, but also for any manuscript containing any Machaut piece. Such a catalogue will prove an invaluable starting point for future editorial or codicological projects...of immense value for anyone contemplating an iconographic study. By collating all manuscript illuminations and grouping them by text, Earp makes it possible to view at a glance the illustration of any given text across the manuscript tradition." -- Romance Philology"Absolutely indispensable. Anyone with a serious interest in scholarship on Machaut could do no better than to invest in this book." -- Notes"Another volume in an invaluable series. It is a book with 'Must Buy' written all over it." -- Early Music Today"Earp has packed his book with useful information for the student of Machaut's life and works and has in addition provided a very adequate biography of the composer-poet. Anyone with a serious interest in Machaut will want to use this resource manual." -- Brio"This is a balanced, generous, and above all rich collection of material." -- Maney"This is the single most authoritative, accessible, comprehensive and usable source on Machaut in existence and as such can be thoroughly recommended." -- Mark Sealey, ClassicalNet

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Book SynopsisThis catalogue presents a selection of the Smart Museum's classical collection that began developing in the 1890s. It provides a historiograhical introduction that traces the formation of the collection in relationship to the pedagogical ideas of the University of Chicago.

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Book SynopsisFounded in 1916, the Art Club of Chicago has formed a collection of modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture, and works on paper, as well as rare examples of Asian and African art. This text documents over 100 objects, with essays on selected individual pieces by museum curators and scholars.Table of ContentsPreface Stanley M. Freehling Contributors Acknowledgments Sophia Shaw A Welcome Mat for Modernism Neil Harris Gracious Provocation Kathy Cottong, Sue Taylor. A Collection to Remember Sophia Shaw Collection Highlights Catalogue Adam Jolles Chronology of Exhibitions Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains the contents of George Kiraz's catalogue of over 1300 people and places related to the Syriac tradition, expanded to include Latin names and citations as well as references to the Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage.

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Book SynopsisThe 2019 volume of the benchmark bibliography of Latin American Studies.

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Book SynopsisThis catalogue is a brief report of Arabic and Syriac manuscripts found at Saint Catherine's Monastery, compiled by Margaret Dunlop Gibson and her sister.

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Book SynopsisIdentifies the best, most current material available to your library. It includes a main, library-bound guide to over 10,000 books plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists.

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Book SynopsisThe present bibliography of contributions in French to Mesoamerican studies aims to serve several purposes. For more than a century, Spanish, English and French were the three official languages of the International Congresses of Americanists. This situation stems from historical reasons: the first Congresses took place in Nancy, Luxemburg and Brussels. Since the fifties, the steady growth of Mexican and Central American national researches and the ever-growing weight of United States investigators slowly occulted the French contributions. Conversely, the establishment of research institutions in Belgium, Switzerland, France and Canada facilitated the multiplication of investigation projects in the whole continent, with their correlative publications. With this essay, we wish, 1) to make an assessment of the existing situation; 2) to provide our colleagues with the most complete number of references and draw their attention on unknown contributions frequently illustrated with forgotten objects; 3) to evaluate the contribution of the most recent formations; 4) last but not least, to insist upon the necessary confrontation of methods and points of view. We consider as fundamental this confrontation of methodological approaches, not to underestimate the diversity of interpretations. A language is not only a linguistic vehicle. It implies also a way of thinking, of reasoning. Each researcher answers a question, a problem according to his formation, his prejudices, his culture, his methods and his possibilities. From their confrontation, we may obtain better results, new tools and henceforth a better understanding of these civilizations.Table of ContentsAvant Propos / Foreword / Prólogo ; Abréviations utilisées / Used Abbreviations/ Abreviaciones ; Principales revues pertinentes pour la recherche américaniste francophone / Main pertinent French publications for Mesoamerican archaeology / Principales revistas pertinentes para las investigaciones en francés ; Bilan des publications en Français / An assessment of French contributions / Una evaluación de las contribuciones en francés ; Mésoamérique et généralités / Mesoamerica and general works / Mesoamérica y generalidades ; Une discipline ? / A specific approach? / Una disciplina? ; Géographie et milieux / Geography and environments / Geografía y medios naturales ; Chroniqueurs et codices / Chroniclers and codex / Cronistas y códices ; Ecritures, littérature et déchiffrements / Writing, literature and decipherments / Escritura, literature y desciframiento ; La découverte et la conquête / Discovery and conquest / El descubrimiento y la conquista ; Origines, comparatisme et hypothèses / Origins, comparatism and hypothesis / Orígenes, comparatismo e hipótesis ; Art, collections, expositions, musées / Art, collections, exhibitions, museums / Arte, colecciones, exposiciones y museos ; Les Chichimèques, le nord du Mexique et la Californie / The Chichimecs, Northern Mexico and California / Los chichimecas, el norte de México y Baja California ; Occident et Centre-nord / Western and North Central Mexico / El Occidente y el centro norte ; Le Mexique central / Central Mexico / El centro de México ; Oaxaca et le Guerrero / Oaxaca and Guerrero / Oaxaca y Guerrero ; La côte du Golfe: des Olmèques aux Huastèques / The Gulf Coast: from Olmecs to Huaxtecs / La costa del Golfo: de los olmecas a los huastecos ; Les Mayas / The Mayas / Los mayas ; L’Amérique centrale et les marges méridionales / Central America and the southern margins / La América central y la frontera meridional ; L’héritage colonial: une perspective anthropologique / The colonial heritage: an anthropological perspective / La herencia colonial: una perspectiva antropológica ; Thèses soutenues dans les universités francophones / Thesis and PhD in French-speaking Universities / Tesis de doctorado presentadas en las universidades francófonas

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis useful volume should be on every pianist's bookshelf. -- Piano & KeyboardA unique and valuable tool for teachers, students, performers. -- Library JournalTable of ContentsPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionIntroductionAccompanyingBiographiesChamber MusicConstruction and DesignEditors, Innovators, Performers, Teachers, and WritersHistory and CriticismInternet ResourcesJournalsPedagogyPerformance PracticePiano and OrchestraPiano DuetPiano LiteraturePiano Literature in Collected StudiesTranscriptionsTwo or More PianosAuthor IndexComposer and Performer Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It shouldbe on parents'' shelves at home as well as in every school. --AlvinF. Poussaint, M.D. Harvard Medical School These are exciting times for African American children''sliterature. Never before have there been so many titles available.Now the three mothers who founded Black Books Galore! --thenation''s leading organizer of festivals of African Americanchildren''s books --share their expert advice on how to find andchoose the best. This fully annotated guide opens the door to awonderful world of reading for the children in your life. Here arethe most positive, the best-written, and the most acclaimed booksin every category, including board books, story and picture books,fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, biography, fables, andmore. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use,illustrated reference guide features: * Quick, lively descriptions of 500 books, plus 200 additionalrecommTrade Review"BLACK BOOKS GALORE! is distinct from similar efforts ...in that selections are 'children's' books, as opposed to works of Black literature that youth should be encouraged to read."--Emerge, October 1998Table of ContentsRead Aloud Books (Babies to Preschoolers). Books for Primary Readers (Kindergarten - Third Grade). Books for Secondary Readers (Fourth Grade - Sixth Grade). Books for Middle School Readers (Seventh Grade - Ninth Grade). Appendices. Indexes. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis exceptional book provides valuable insights into the evolution of financial economics from the perspective of a major player. -- Robert Litzenberger, Hopkinson Professor Emeritus of Investment Banking, Univ. of Pennsylvania; and retired partner, Goldman Sachs A History of the Theory of Investments is about ideas -- where they come from, how they evolve, and why they are instrumental in preparing the future for new ideas. Author Mark Rubinstein writes history by rewriting history. In unearthing long-forgotten books and journals, he corrects past oversights to assign credit where credit is due and assembles a remarkable history that is unquestionable in its accuracy and unprecedented in its power. Exploring key turning points in the development of investment theory, through the critical prism of award-winning investment theory and asset pricing expert Mark Rubinstein, this groundbreaking resource follows the chronological development of investment theory overTable of ContentsPreface ix THE ANCIENT PERIOD: Pre-1950 1 THE CLASSICAL PERIOD: 1950–1980 99 THE MODERN PERIOD: Post-1980 309 Notes 349 Index of Ideas 359 Index of Sources 365

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Book Synopsis* An indispensable source of information and scholarship on one of the most important periods of Egyptian history. * Notes and commenst related directly to Kitchen's Translations. .Table of ContentsContents. Abbreviations and Sigla. Preface. By Way of Introduction. Part I: Ramesses II:. The Wars of Ramesses II. Dated Documents. Undated War-Scenes: Thebes and Upper Egypt. Triumph-Scenes and Lists: Lower Egypt. Undated War-Scenes and Lists: Nubian Temples. Levantine Stelae. Documents of Peace. 'Rhetorical' Stelae. Works of Peace. Burials odf the Sacred Bulls. The Royal Jubilees (Sed-Festivals). Other Dated Inscriptions. Other Royal Monuments- Geographical Series. Part II: East Delta:. Eastern Approaches. The Delta Residence. Other East-Delta Sites. Part III: Central Delta: . North. South. Part IV: West Delta: . Part V: The Libyan Marches:. Part VI: Heliopolis: . Part VII: Memphis: . Part VIII: Middle to Upper Egypt: . Part IX: Abydos: . Part X: Thebes:. Karnak: Temples of Montu/Maat, Amun, Mut. Luxor: Temple of Amun. Part XI: Thebes: West Bank:. Qurneh: Temple of Sethos I. The Ramesseum. Valley of Kings, Deir el-Medina and Others. Part XII: Nubia:. Miscellaneous and Minor Monuments (Royal). Documents of the Reign. Part XIII: Royal Family: . Queen - Mother Tuya. The Queens-Consort. Queen Nefertari. Queen Istnofret. Queen Hentmire. Queen Maathorneferure and her sister. The List of Princes. Monuments of Individual Princes. The Lists of Princesses. Monuments of Individual Princesses. Part XIV: Addenda et Corrigenda: . Indexes.

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Book SynopsisRECORDED COUNTRY MUSIC The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Country MusicThis is the definitive guide to selecting the finest recordings in country music. Artists such as Garth Brooks and Billy Ray Cyrus outsell established pop and rock giants in the United States, and they are becoming increasingly popular in Europe. Yet this very popularity means that it is now more difficult to define just what country music' is.The Guide looks at the key recordings in ten major areas of the music, selecting a main library of 100 discs the majority of them currently available CDs, but with a few harder-to-find specialist items that should form the core of any country collection. In addition, over 300 supplementary albums are listed and described, enriching the coverage of each style. Crossover artists are discussed (who adapted their styles to the vast pop audience), as are many of the other musicians who can make this vast and relatively uncharted area of music confusing for theTable of Contents1. The Early Years (Charles Wolfe) 2. Honky Tonk (Nick Tosches) 3. Regional Music: Cajun, Western Swing and the Bakersfield Sound (Geoffrey Himes) 4. Western Music and Songs of the Cowboys (Laurence J. Zwisohn) 5. Bluegrass (Frank and Marty Godbey) 6. The 1950s and 1960s (Bob Allen) 7. The 1970s (Bob Allen) 8. Alternative Country (Geoffrey Himes) 9. Irish Country (Tom Gilmore) 10.The 1980s and Beyond (Bob Allen).

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Book SynopsisThis is a systematic review on how innovations in health service practice and organisation can be disseminated and implemented. This is an academic text, originally commissioned by the Department of Health from University College London and University of Surrey, using a variety of research methods.Trade Review‘This book is a towering work of remarkable scholarship. It bathes in light what was previously a shadowland of opacity, misconception, theory-hopping and misplaced enthusiasm.’ Sir Liam Donaldson Chief Medical OfficerTable of ContentsSummary overview. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Method. Chapter 3 Research Traditions. Chapter 4 Innovations. Chapter 5 Adopters and Adoption. Chapter 6 Diffusion and Dissemination. Chapter 7 The Inner Context. Chapter 8 The Outer Context. Chapter 9 Implementation and Institutionalization. Chapter 10 Case Studies. Chapter 11 Discussion. Appendix 1 Data Extraction Form. Appendix 2 Quality Checklists. Appendix 3 Descriptive Statistics on Included Studies. Appendix 4 Tables of Included Studies

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Book SynopsisThe focus of this bibliography is the native literary tradition expressed in Irish and Welsh verse and prose from the earliest time to circa 1450. Priority is given to the most recent critical works and editions, provided that they supersede previous ones; however, earlier scholarly work and critical editions of texts that are now regarded as classics are also included. Because of the highly selective nature of this bibliography, Rachel Bromwich includes only a few studies on early legal texts, historical background, ecclesiastical learning, hagiography, archaeology and art, and folklore.The bibliography is divided into five chapters, of which two are intended for newcomers to the field and list the more available works of reference and aids to language study. The remaining three are devoted to literary history and criticism, texts and translations, and background material. The more than 500 entries have been arranged to show the ways in which the medieval literature of Irela

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Book SynopsisA major reference tool, providing thousands of entries and rich scholarly annotations, this book defines research on postemancipation societies in North America, South America, Latin America, and Africa.Trade ReviewThe first [bibliography] dedicated to the often neglected postemancipation history of former slave-owning societies.... The editors present more than 1,600 entries in many languages, arranged geographically and subdivided by type of resource, most of them annotated.... Also delves into sources beyond the expected studies of former slaves and slave owners, e.g., the effects of urbanization and immigration during this transitional period. - Choice; ""A crucial and standard source for everyone interested in the global meaning of African slavery, the African diaspora, and their enduring legacy."" - David Brion Davis, Yale University; ""An important research tool for anyone interested in the social, economic, political, and ideological changes brought by the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies, Spanish and Portuguese America, and Africa.... Invaluable for researchers at every level."" - Harold Woodman, Purdue University

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Book SynopsisRichard Rolle - the Yorkshire hermit, visionary and transmitter of religious counsel - was widely recognised in the later English Middle Ages as a major spiritual author.Trade ReviewThis will be an invaluable volume, obviously useful to those interested in its name author and his works, but also to all those engaged with later Middle English religious texts and their manuscript contexts. * Journal of the Early Book Society *Hanna’s descriptive catalogue is an invaluable source of information for those interested not only in Rolle’s English canon but also in the compilation of the medieval English manuscript book itself. The 123 examples meticulously catalogued here offer an author-based insight into the reading habits and textual tastes of the later Middle Ages thoroughly examined and researched by a master in his own field. * The Library, Vol 12, no.2 *Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Abbreviated references List of Manuscripts described, with table of equivalents to Ogilvie-Thomson's edition Illustrations Introduction Richard Rolle in English The Catalogue Indexes o English Works of Richard Rolle o Associated English Texts o Associated Latin Texts o Associated French Texts o Incipits of Unindexed English Prose o Pre-Dissolution Owners o Book-Producers o Paper Stocks o Manuscripts Referred to but not Described

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Book SynopsisDepuis longtemps, les spécialistes de Zola ainsi que tous ceux qui, par leurs recherches, qu’elles soient d’ordre littéraire, historique, sociologique ou artistique, s’intéressent à Zola, ont éprouvé le besoin d’avoir à leur disposition un répertoire de l’immense corpus d’écrits relatifs à un écrivain majeur que le grand public lit encore. Cette bibliographie, remarquablement complète et intelligemment organisée, met à notre disposition un tel répertoire. Avec l’aide de plusieurs collaborateurs et avec le concours de bibliothèques de nombreux pays, David Baguley a recueilli environ 8000 titres pour la période qui s’étend des premiers comptes rendus des ouvrages de jeunesse de Zola jusqu’à l’an 1970. Bien que son livre ne prétende pas être exhaustif, l’auteur a répertorié de façon extrêment détaillée la critique française ainsi que la critique anglaise, allemande, espagnole et polonaise et il a inclu les étu

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Book SynopsisThis unique bibliography provides detailed and up-to-date bibliographic and buying information on over 4,000 English- and French-language Canadian periodicals. The second edition has been completely redesigned to facilitate the location of entries, and the presentation of information conforms to ISBD(S) practice. Entries include subscription price, frequency, ISSN, editor’s name, whether reviews are carried, year first published, where indexed or abstracted, languages used in the text, whether advertisements are accepted, and the nature of the contents. The arrangement is alphabetical by title, but all serials are listed in a subject index. A separate listing of publishers and their addresses, and a list of indexing and abstracting services are included. This major work, to be published every two years, will be invaluable to library reference and order departments, booksellers, and advertising and subscription agencies.

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