Authors starting with H from Gulls Nest Books

Am. Society of Civil Engineers, 1998. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Am. Society of Civil Engineers, 2002. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Evaluates data and documentation generated for the vertically earth reinforced technology (VERT) wall system developed by Geo-Con. The report identifies the basic capabilities and limitations of the VERT wall for use as a permanent excavation support retaining wall system. Most of the book consists of the engineering reports and protocols submitted by Geo-Con for review. No index. (©2002 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Thompson Publishing Group, Inc., 2007. New. Loose-leaf Pages in a Ring Binder. CD-ROM included. Written by certified professionals in human resource management who are with Helios HR, this handbook provides detailed information, clearly organized, on all aspects of human resource management for large corporations, government contracting companies, consulting firms, for-profit and non-profits, and other types of businesses. The manual is organized by task and accessibly written, with frequent bulletted list... more information

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Naval Institute Press, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The machines were formidable, but perhaps they were not suited to guerilla warfare. Viet, a former colonel of the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN), gives a new account of the armored forces of the Vietnam War, including tanks and other heavy war machinery. He gives a detailed account of how the machinery was used, how it was expected to succeed against the lightly-armed enemy, and how it ultimately failed. Viet interviewed all the senior o... more information

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State U. of New York Pr., 2000. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. In what he terms an "off-center" reading of the complex Oriental constructions of four modern French authors, Ha (comparative literature, U. of Hong Kong) challenges the facile dichotomy that critics in postcolonial studies--a field inaugurated by Segalen-- typically draw between the Western colonial Self and the Eastern exotic Other. The author concludes that cultural hybridizing is a two- way street, as reflected in such writings a... more information

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Transaction Publishers, 2003. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This companion volume to the editors' Tuning the Mind presents an extensively annotated selection of key eighteenth century British texts on aesthetic issues. Some of the works included here are Francis Hutcheson's "Inquiry Concerning Beauty, Harmony and Design," Charles Avison's "Essay on Musical Expression," and Daniel Webb's "Observations on the Correspondence between Poetry and Music." The editor... more information

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Am. Philosophical Society, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Haan (English and neo-Latin studies, Queen's U. Belfast) characterizes British poet Bourne (1695-1747) as a prolific and highly skillful neo-Latin poet whose work deserve close critical attention in its classical, neo-Latin, and vernacular contexts. She looks at his reflections of the self, reciprocal human and beast identities, perspectives on London, and death and art. Selected Latin poems with facing English translation are appended. O... more information

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Naval Institute Press, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This volume recounts the German invasion of Norway in April 1940 called Operation Weserübung, focusing on the events that happened at sea. Drawing from primary sources in British, German, and Norwegian archives, Haarr describes what led up to the attack, its strategy and implementation, its military impact for Hitler and the Allies, and how it paved the way for other campaigns during World War II in the West and Russia. Haarr works in enviro... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Haas (philosophy, U. of New York at Stony Brook) separates the philosopher from the philosophy and concentrates on Heidegger's perceptions of irony and his use of it in his work. As he re-reads Being and Time through the "Rector's Address" and the "Letter on Humanism" to "The Origin of the Work of Art" and the famous Spiegel interview, Haas does not claim Heidegger is being ironic, but that the philosoph... more information

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American Water Works Assn., 2002. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This report documents the findings of experiments using Escherichia coli and Giardia muris and varying doses of monochloramine and ozone, respectively, on microorganism survival ratios. Results of the study challenge the assumption that the inactivation ratio of microorganisms by a disinfectant is not dependent on the initial microbial density and raise questions about mechanisms of microorganism survival and the applicability of the concept... more information

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Pelican Publishing Co., 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. A native of Baton Rouge, Haase guides tours through the building that is now a museum, and is on the advisory board of the Old State Capital Associates. She traces the unusual building's history since its construction in 1850 through its occupation and destruction during the Civil War, its rebuilding, abandonment, and the struggle to restore it, to the present. She includes photographs of decorative and architectural features and of various ... more information

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AldineTransaction, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Edited by Habenstein (emeritus, sociology, U. of Missouri-Columbia), this collection was put together in order to provide guidance to those inexperienced in researching organizations by "craftsmen of the field." Thirteen papers provide information on how to study family and kinship, colleges, professional settings, criminal correctional systems, towns, big business, military organization, hospitals, legislatures, labor union organizing camp... more information

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Ashgate Publishing Co., 2000. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Malaysian economists focus on trade and finance in their country and others of the Asian trade alliance in nine papers selected from a 1999 seminar in Melaka. Their topics include the causes and management of inflation in Malaysia, labor skill content in manufactures, real exchange rate volatility and the Malaysian exports to its major trading partners, common stochastic trends in the group's equity markets, and currency crises and contagion... more information

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Thomson Gale, 2006. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This reference provides readers with an overview of 18 contemporary literary works (fiction and memoir) that have captured the public's attention in recent years, with entries on books including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Kafka on the Shore, The Life of Pi, and Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books. Information covered in each entry includes an introduction to the work and its author, a list of characters and their relati... more information

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UXL, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This two-volume set brings together entries on renowned works that speak to the American dream. Some of the selections are chronicles of experiences, such as Black Elk Speaks and Little House on the Prairie. Others are essays, speeches, poetry, and works of fiction, including Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," and Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Selections such as Langston Hughes's Montage of a Dream Def... more information

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BRILL, 2003. New. CD-ROM; not a bound book. This CD-ROM version of Hacker's 2003 bibliography uses a Verity browser search engine that allows experienced and novice researchers to easily browse the nearly 6,600 records. Hacker, the Curator of Armed Forces History at the Smithsonian Institution, focuses on studies of preclassical and indigenous nonwestern military institutions published from 1967 to 1997. Searchable indices include author, title, publication date, place of publication, publisher, subjec... more information

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Scarecrow Pr., 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Military and science and technology historians explore selected connections between science and military in the US from the Revolution through the Cold War. Their topics include smallpox inoculation in Washington's army, the electoral response to the naval revolution, Albert B. Sabin and the conquest of epidemic disease, the rise of big engineering during World War II, and global metrology 1961-80. The anthology was generated by the crossing of a tem... more information

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Newmarket Press, 2004. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The screenplay and many stills from the movie starring Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles are included in this slightly oversize (9.25x11.25") volume. Not indexed. (©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Sage Publications, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This critical introduction to marketing studies offers a resource for a deeper sense of intellectual engagement with marketing, which includes but also goes beyond the applied, managerial perspective. Assuming that readers already have a working knowledge of the applied management principles of marketing, the book develops lines of argument which critique these principles and the various assumptions which underpin them. The critical tone of the book ... more information

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Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Haddad, a noted wine expert and journalist, has designed this wine guide for novices who automatically request Chardonnay in an effort not to look ignorant in front of oenophiles. Stressing casual experimentation and an adventurous spirit, the author encourages readers to try everything, since attitudes about wine have become more relaxed in recent years. This book examines the different varietals, such as Syrah, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pi... more information

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