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Paperback. Condición: Good. Living from 1215 to 1294 Khubilai Khan is one of history's most renowned figures. Here for the first time is an English-language biography of the man. Morris Rossabi draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages as he focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. From the pioneer conquest of the native inhabitants to the infamous destruction of the valley's agrarian economy by water-hungry Los Angeles, California's Owens Valley is a microcosm of the development of the American West. This title chronicles more than a hundred years of tumultuous events in the history of this legendary setting.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. The Way to Make Wine reveals everything needed to make delicious wines - both reds and whites - from start to finish. Rich with insider know-how, this book divulges the many practical advances made in the past few decades and demonstrates that do-it-yourself winemaking is now simpler and more rewarding than ever. Straightforward illustrations of key tools and steps help make this book one-stop shopping for wine lovers, beer brewers, avid cooks, or anyone who's ever dreamed of producing table wines at home. This updated and expanded edition features: new how-to illustrations; tips and techniques from accomplished professional winemakers; up-to-date information on the rewards and challenges of running natural wine fermentations; and fresh ways to apply your home-brewing knowledge to make remarkable reds and whites. Providing concise, clear, and practical guidance, Sheridan Warrick shows that making your own wine is not only easy but also a pleasure.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Henry II was an enigma to contemporaries, and has excited widely divergent judgments ever since. Dramatic incidents of his reign, such as his quarrel with Archbishop Becket and his troubled relations with his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his sons, have attracted the attention of historical novelists, playwrights, and filmmakers, but with no unanimity of interpretation. That he was a great king there can be no doubt. Yet his motives and intentions are not easy to divine, and it is Professor Warren's contention that concentration on the great crises of the reign can lead to distortion. This book is therefore a comprehensive reappraisal of the reign based, with rare understanding, on contemporary sources; it provides a coherent and persuasive revaluation of the man and the king, and is, in itself an eloquent and impressive achievement.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Tells the story of a family at risk for a hereditary, incurable, fatal disorder: Huntington's disease, once called Huntington's chorea. This title is suitable for those with questions about genetic illness and the possibilities and perils of genetic testing.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Drawing on two years of ethnographic fieldwork in two impoverished California communities--one made up of recent immigrants from Mexico, the other of U.S.-born Chicano citizens--this book provides an invaluable comparative perspective on Latino poverty in contemporary America. In northern California's high-tech Silicon Valley, author Daniel Dohan shows how recent immigrants get by on low-wage babysitting and dish-cleaning jobs. In the housing projects of Los Angeles, he documents how families and communities of U.S.-born Mexican Americans manage the social and economic dislocations of persistent poverty. Taking readers into worlds where public assistance, street crime, competition for low-wage jobs, and family, pride, and cross-cultural experiences intermingle, The Price of Poverty offers vivid portraits of everyday life in these Mexican American communities while addressing urgent policy questions such as: What accounts for joblessness? How can we make sense of crime in poor communities? Does welfare hurt or help.…

Hardback. Condición: Fair. Storicamente, la Cina sempre stata vista come un grande esportatore e una destinazione per l'outsourcing e gli IDE. Sebbene oggi la Cina sia la seconda economia mondiale, ha certamente il potere di investire pesantemente in altri Paesi invece di essere semplicemente investita. La Cina intrattiene profonde relazioni commerciali con i Paesi Bassi sin dal XVII secolo. Il commercio olandese con la Cina composto principalmente da scambi di mansioni invece che dal tradizionale commercio di beni, dove gli olandesi sembrano aver esternalizzato le mansioni di produzione e assemblaggio alla Cina, mentre la Cina ha esternalizzato le attivit di distribuzione e gestione del commercio ai Paesi Bassi. Questa natura complementare getta luce anche sulle motivazioni degli IDE: quali sono le dotazioni relative degli olandesi che hanno determinato questa decisione di fare (cio di aprire una filiale internazionale) piuttosto che semplicemente di comprare (cio di esternalizzare) dai Paesi Bassi? Il presente lavoro si concentra sulla ricerca delle determinanti degli IDE cinesi nei Paesi Bassi, data l'opportunit per le aziende cinesi di ridurre i costi di transazione con questa decisione di localizzazione. Utilizzando le determinanti trovate, si spiegher il perch della decisione di make not buy.…

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Paperback. Condición: Fair. In James Joyce's early work, as in "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake", meanings are often concealed in obscure allusions and details of veiled suggestive power. Consistent recognition of these hidden significances in "Dubliners" and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" would require an encyclopedic knowledge of life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Dublin such as few readers possess. Now this substantially revised and expanded edition of Don Gifford's "Notes to Joyce: 'Dubliners' and 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'" puts the requisite knowledge at the disposal of scholars, students, and general readers. An ample introductory essay supplies the historical, biographical, and geographical background for "Dubliners" and "Portrait". The annotations that follow gloss place names, define slang terms, recount relevant gossip, give capsule histories of institutions and political and cultural movements and figures, supply bits of local and Irish legend and lore, explain religious nomenclature and practices, and illuminate cryptic allusions to literature, theology, philosophy, science and the arts. Professor Gifford's labors in gathering these data into a single volume have resulted in an invaluable source-book for all students of Joyce's art. …

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Hardback. Condición: Fair. Expands what we know about urban homicide, and challenges some of the things we think we know. This title covers two centuries of murder in America's biggest city, combining statistical evidence with many other documentary sources to tease out the story behind the figures.

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Paperback. Condición: Good. What is it like to be an anthropologist or, more specifically, a woman anthropologist? This book features trained and qualified women anthropologists who examine their own efforts to live and work in alien cultures in many parts of the world.

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Paperback. Condición: Good. Explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation - nearly three billion years ago - to the present. This book traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. Delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. This book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Raises questions central to the field of anthropology - questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. This book discusses the Yanomami controversy, identifies the ethical dilemmas of the controversy and assesses the state of anthropology.…