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Immigration is one of the most fraught, and possibly most misunderstood, topics in American social discourse-yet, in most cases, the things we believe about immigration are based largely on myth, not facts. Using the tools of modern data analysis and ten...

An informal, informative introduction to lead mining in the Northern Pennines. Uniquely, the theme and structure are both guided by the "Pennine Poems" of the late W.H.Auden. Chapters on geology, technology, the environmental legacy of mining, social...

Anglo-Saxon farming made England so wealthy by the eleventh century that it attracted two full-scale invasions. In Anglo-Saxon Farms and Farming, Debby Banham and Rosamond Faith explore how Anglo-Saxon farmers produced the food and other crops and animal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865978461Author Israel M KirznerFormat HardbackPage Count 215Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 518g

This revised and extended second edition evaluates the diverse approaches to organizational change that have defined the field. Explaining the assumptions and implications that accompany these diverse philosophies, this book demystifies the complexities...

The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685900311Author Earl Ofari HutchinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

One farm's decades-long journey into regenerative agriculture-and how these methods enhance biodiversity, pollinators, and soil health Northern Vermont's Nancy and John Hayden have spent the last 25 years transforming their draft horse-powered,...

iTunes. Spotify. Pandora. With these brief words one can map the landscape of music today, but these aren't musicians, songs, or anything else actually musical-they are products and brands. In this book, Timothy D. Taylor explores just how pervasively...

Tells a new story about the history of the music business and the ten technological advances that disrupted it over the last century. In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades...

In this book Harold L. Vogel comprehensively and holistically examines the business economics and investment aspects of major components of the travel industry, including airlines, hotels, casinos, amusement and theme parks, cruise lines, and tourism...

Peterborough's origins can be traced back to ancient settlements on dry land by the River Nene after the building of the medieval cathedral. Its main growth period started in the nineteenth century when it became a railway city and a major industrial...

Soul is the most powerful expression of American music -- a distinct combination of roots, migration, race, culture, and politics packaged together for your dancing pleasure. But if you thought the sounds of Motown or Stax Records died along with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905192649Author Tony BarnsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks PublicationsWeight(grams) 88g

Pharmaceuticals constitute a relatively small share of the total healthcare expenditure in most developed economies, and yet they play a critical role in the ongoing debate over how best to advance, improve, and afford healthcare. Despite this, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910010358Author Ben Anderson, Matthew Kelly, Katrina Navickas, Ian Waites Ben Anderson, Matthew Kelly, Katrina Navickas, Ian WaitesFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781462519552Author Peter DickenFormat PaperbackPage Count 619Imprint Guilford PressPublisher Guilford Publications

With the closure of the coalmines around East Lancashire went a comradeship that few other industries could ever boast. Today the dry and dusty coal seams with death and danger ever present are but a memory for those whose unique recollections contribute...

The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world today. Chronic poverty affects more than the citizens and economies of these nations; it threatens global stability as the pressures of immigration...

Mining is Britain's oldest industry, and this book follows the men and, in the past, women who spent their lives working underground. Since the New Stone Age various minerals have been wrested from British soil - copper, tin, gold, lead - but in later...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903071069Author Stephen HowarthFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Bene Factum Publishing LtdPublisher Bene Factum Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 768g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986218668Author Howard Scott WarshawFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Scott West ProductionsPublisher Scott West ProductionsWeight(grams)...

'Goold and Campbell, leading thinkers on corporate-level strategy, have turned their attention to corporate-level organization design. They bring a rigor to this topic that will help managers wrestling with multiple reporting dimensions, decentralization...

Bradford is rightly proud of its industrial heritage. This West Yorkshire city rose to prominence during the nineteenth century as an international centre of textile manufacturing, particularly worsted. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873976401Author David John DouglassFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint ChristieBooksPublisher ChristieBooksDimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 40mm

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing field of sustainability.The fully updated second edition, including new figures and images, teases...

The birth of the railways and their rapid spread across the world triggered economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. From Panama to the Punjab, Tasmania to Turin, Blood, Iron and Gold describes the vision and determination of the...

This book details how to leverage big data style analytics to manage and coordinate the key issues in both energy supply and demand. It presents a detailed explanation of the underlying systems technology that enables big data in buildings and how this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060505127Author John Steele GordonFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

In China's Disruptors, Edward Tse takes an unprecedented inside look at rapidly emerging Chinese entrepreneurs and their game-changing impact on both China and the world.In September 2014, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raised $25 billion in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840330472Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The historical relationship between capital and labor has changed radically in the past few decades. One particularly noteworthy development is the rise of shared capitalism, a system in which workers have become partial owners of their firms and thus,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899558562Author CourierFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312425777Author Chandler BurrFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

This volume tells a story of Welsh industrial history different from the one traditionally dominated by the coal and iron communities of Victorian and Edwardian Wales. Extending the chronological scope from the early eighteenth- to the late...

Wrexham is the largest town in North Wales and since 1996 has been the centre of the county borough. There is evidence of settlement and industry in the county borough since before Roman times. Significant later development took place in the fourteenth...

The island of Anglesey, lying off the coast of north-west Wales, has experienced waves of invasions over the centuries. Its inhabitants have worked on the land, surrounding waters and local industries through the many changes that have taken place on...

Using over 200 archive images, many previously unpublished, Colin Tooke has compiled a vivid collection that records this hugely important aspect of Yarmouth life and industry. Many of the faces that worked in the industry over the years will be here and...

This professional book introduces marketing and luxury brand professionals to a new definition of luxury and the art of designing the ultimate luxury experience in both the physical space (e.g., in-store, hotel, restaurant) and the digital space (e.g.,...

Sweating Together: How Peloton Built a Billion Dollar Venture and Created Community in a Digital World by David J. Miller, PhD (#ChicagoBorn) The ultimate front row look at the meteoric rise of Peloton, one of the hottest consumer and fitness...