Search Results: Authors starting with O from Mike's Library

Lagos: Foundation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 978320050X . Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, spine sunned, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback.; "The book successfuly fufils three roles in the annals of Nigeria. Firstly, it provides the biography of a distinguished Soldier-Minister. Secondly, it provides a veritable record of the General as a professional engineer and how he shaped the destiny of the largest ministry in the Federal Civil Service. Thirdly , it provides an inspiration for future leaders who should take a cue from the sterling qualities of Major-General Kontagora (Rtd) a revealed in this book." - Foreword by Major-Gen George Agbazika Innih (Rtd). ; Foundation over-achievers series; Ex-Library; 197 pages .

New York: G P Putnam's Sons. Good in Good dust jacket. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Front hinge starting, cocked, tone, light cloth stains, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 1" spine head chip with 2" tear, 1" tears with creasing, spine sun, wear. Solid hardcover. ; SIGNED by author, Howard Vincent O'Brien, on front free endpaper. Robert Mills text illustrations and dust jacket art. Columnist for The Chicago Daily News details often humorous anecdotes of his often unconventional medical travails.; 238 pages; Signed by Author .

Nairobi KENYA: Basic Books (Kenya) Ltd. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 9966990623 . Light tone, light creasing, rubbed, light wear, pencil note on half-title page. Solid trade paperback.; "This book provides readings on environmental hostility and East African reactions to it. It is an interdisciplinary work. It focuses on the environmental hardships experienced by various sections of the Kenyan society including the Boni hunter-gatherers, nomads, women, elders, Nairobi workers and the unemployed garbage collectors in the City." ; Basic Books Paperback Series; 165 pages .

New York: Garland Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0815328508 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover.; Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship; Ex-Library; 104 pages .

Paris: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 926412926X . REBOUND in library hardcover with original paperback covers laminated on, library stamps/marks/labels, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "The aim was to review and assess dynamic traffic management systems and strategies likely to improve traffic flow and driving conditions on major arterials of urban and suburban road networks. A special focus is placed on the potential of advanced technologies including in-vehicle communication devices and/or road infrastructure equipment." - Abstract. Contents: Chapter I. Introduction; Ch II. Objectives of Dynamic Traffic Management Systems; Ch III. Description of Dynamic Traffic Management Systems; Ch IV. Human Factors; Ch V. Future Directions; Ch VI. Conclusions and Recommendations; Annex 1; Annex 2; List of Members of the Group. ; Road Transport Research; Ex-Library; 100 pages .

Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Very Good- with no dust jacket. 2005. Trade Paperback. 9264010106 . Library stamps/marks/labels, cover curl, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize trade paperback.; "These conference proceedings present a series of evaluations of agri-environmental policies in OECD countries. They examine how effective the policies have been in achieving objectives and what policy makers have learned about the design and implementation of their policies. These proceedings show that different methods of policy evaluation are complementary. Most countries focus on evaluating the environmental effectiveness rather than the economic efficiency of policies, using physical indicators rather than monetary values. Many policies are achieving their environmental objectives, but are taking longer than originally anticipated. The initiative being taken in many countries to incorporate monitoring and data collection into programme design and… Read More

Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD]. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Trade Paperback. 9264020128 . Light cover curl, light wear. Solid oversize trade paperback.; Contents: Accounting frameworks for sustainable development : what have we learnt? / Enrico Giovannini --Opening remarks : "the role of the OECD" / Berglind A?sgeirsdo?ttir --The role of institutions in building frameworks to measure sustainable development : the Canadian experience / Robert Smith --Accounting for sustainability / Kirk Hamilton --Sustainable national income and multiple indicators for sustainable development / Bart de Boer and Roefie Hueting --Accounting for sustainable development : complementary monetary and biophysical approaches / Kirk Hamilton ... [et al.] --A few remarks on methodological aspects related to sustainable development / Isabella Pierantoni --Aspects of sustainability : the Australian experience / Barbara Dunlop --A capital-based sustainability… Read More

Munchen: C H Beck. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Trade Paperback. 3406022561 . One page with 1" tear with creasing, otherwise slight wear. Crisp copy. ; German language text. German criminal law and pirate radio stations. ; Schriftenreihe des Instituts fur Rundfunkrecht an der Universität zu Köln; Vol. 6; 33 pages .

Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Good with no dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 3540089586 . Front hinge creaks, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "The purpose of this study is to clarify whether cells are present in normal or damaged nerve tissue that, in terms of their kinetics and function, could be derived from monocytes and/or macrophages." ; Schriftenreihe Neurologie = Neurology Series; Ex-Library; Vol. 21; 173 pages .

Leiden: E J Brill. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Contents: Preface; Introduction; I. General and Quantitative Use of Pesticides; II. Paddy [Rice]; III. Maize, Cassave, Soybeans, Peanuts, Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes; IV. Coconut Palm (Coconuts); V. Fibre Crops; VI. Fruit Crops; VII. Pepper, Nutmeg, Cloves, Red Pepper, Essential Oil Crops, Ricinus, Tanning Crops, Aleurites and Insecticidal Crops; VIII. Vegetables and Ornamentals; IX. Chinchona, Oilpalm and Guttapercha; X. Hevea Rubber; XI. Coffee and Cocoa; XII. Tea; XIII. Sugarcane and Tobacco; XIV. Non-Agricultural Use of Pesticides; Index of Pesticide Formulations and Ingredients; Index of Pests, Diseases and Their Hosts. ; Ex-Library; xii, 199 pages .

London: Unwin Hyman. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0043012094 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "Based on original research findings, this book draws on a wide variety of case studies and takes a new look at the significant role of migration in french society and economy. Immigrants from abroad have contributed substantial numbers to the labour force and have assumed a distinctive, often controversial, role in the life of French regions and cities; equally, migration from countryside to town and city over the past century has been a major factor in the transformation of France from an agricultural and peasant society to a rich, urban and industrial nation." ; Ex-Library; xv, 233 pages .

New York: Garland Publishing. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. 0824069250 . Library REBIND, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1882 edition, London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. Translated with introduction and notes by William Ogle. "Charles Darwin's famous 1882 letter, in response to a gift by his friend, William Ogle of Ogle's recent translation of Aristotle's Parts of Animals, in which Darwin remarks that his “two gods,” Linnaeus and Cuvier, were “mere school-boys to old Aristotle,” has been thought to be only an extravagantly worded gesture of politeness. However, a close examination of this and other Darwin letters, and of references to Aristotle in Darwin's earlier work, shows that the famous letter was written several weeks after a first, polite letter of thanks, and was carefully formulated and literally meant. Indeed, it reflected an authentic, and… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Fascinating compilation of articles written for the Ladies' Home Journal by its Associate Editor. "The girl who is looking forward to a career in business, the woman who is suddenly thrown on her own with the necessity of making a living, the mother who is anxious for her daughter to have a back-log of business experience, the vocational counselor eager to give practical advice, will all find this book invaluable." - Foreword by Loring A Shuler, Editor of Ladies' Home Journal. Depression era snapshot of the rising role of women in the workforce and the job opportunities in various sectors. ; Ex-Library; vii, 300 pages .

New York: Times Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0812911091 . Slight wear; Dust Jacket light spine sun, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; INSCRIBED on front free endpaper by co-author David Falkner. Publicity flyer and photo from Times Books laid in. "Japan's greatest baseball star trained with a sword as well as a bat to become the most productive home-run hitter of all time and a man of unusual spiritual dimension. ... It was not until Oh met Hiroshi Arakawa, who became Oh's lifelong mentor, that Oh began to fulfill his potential. Arakawa's training methods will seem unusual to Western readers: Zen philosophy and the martial arts were the methods used to make Oh the biggest home-run hitter of all time. Through the story of Oh's career, the reader will see how Japan has adopted Western customs but translated them into a form that is purely Japanese." First Edition, First Printing of the… Read More

Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1987. Trade Paperback. 0387182330 . Library stamps/marks/labels/slip, spine covered in clear laminate, light edgewear, light wear. Solid copy.; Translation of: Kinzoku-no-gyoko. Contents: Introduction; 1. The formation of cast structures; 2. Controlling the macro structure of cast metals; 3. Application of the separation theory; Conclusion; References. ; Ex-Library; 123 pages .

Tokyo: Springer. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 4431220550 . A few pencil notes, bottom edge bump, light rub. Crisp hardcover. ; Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Taxation of interest income in an aging Japan : simulation analysis using a life-cycle general equilibrium model -- 3. Progressive taxes and intragenerational redistribution in an aging Japan -- 4. Simulating progressive expenditure taxation in an aging Japan -- 5. Inheritance taxes and tax reforms in an aging Japan -- 6. Integration of tax and social security systems : financing methods for a public pension scheme in a pay-as-you-go system -- 7. A life-cycle general equilibrium simulation model with continuous income distribution : an application to an aging Japan -- 8. Within-cohort inequality and tax reforms in an aging Japan -- 9. Summary and conclusions. ; 167 pages .

Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1852780827 . Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover.; Contents; Preface; Part I Revolutionary Reigns of Terror and Theory: 1. Violence at the Centre of Revolution: Civil Wars and Policy Choice; 2. Terror and the State: Totalitarian, Proto-Totalitarian and Revolutionary Regimes; 3. Reigns of Teror and the Lessons of Comparative History; Part II: The Classic Reigns of Terror: 4. The Archetypal Case; The Reign of Terror in the French Revolution; 5. Revolutionary Terror in the Russian Revolution: The Second Classic Case; 6. Old Revolutions, New Lessons: The American War of Independence and the Puritan Revolution; Part III: Guerrilla Movements and Civil War to Revolution: Introduction; 7. Cuba 1959: A Different Kind of Revolution; 8. Nicaragua 1979: Resisting Terror; 9. China 1949: A Counter-Case?; Part IV: Classic Revolutions in Modern… Read More

Hamilton ON: Raven Press Ontario (Canada). Very Good- with no dust jacket. 2009. Revised Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 0969057377 . Library stamps/marks/labels, light cock, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid trade paperback.; In this global alternative World War Two, Britain was successfully invaded. It is now 1944, the Allies are about to invade Spain, Hitler is about to nuke and invade the Soviet Union, and the Japanese have unleashed germ warfare on the West Coast while holding Hawaii. ; Ex-Library; 425 pages .

Woodston KS: Western Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1985. Trade Paperback. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, cover creasing, edgewear with creasing, spine laminated, rubbed, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize trade paperback.; SIGNED by author on title page. "Woodston was an example of a particular variety of small town in the rural Great Plains, towns creaed by a railroad. ... Woodston survived because of a symbiotic relationship with a "trade territory" of farmers, providing valuable services, sources of supply, and a marketplace. It was a typical country town which could not be separated from the land around it." - Preface ; Ex-Library; viii, 237 pages; Signed by Author .

Sao Paulo: Weiszflog Irmãos. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. Toned, edgewear, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Portuguese language text. "Na defesa de suas posições, no livro Na Argentina, editado em 1920, Oliveira Lima citava o estadista argentino, professor da Faculdade de Direito de Buenos Aires, Estanilaos S. Zeballos, concordando com sua proposta de união das três maiores potências da América Latina — o Brasil, a Argentina e o Chile. Afirma que o argentino "por ocasião de seu último ministério tentou com afinco negociar um tratado de comércio com o Brasil, vantajoso para ambas as partes, e esboçou mesmo o plano de uma aliança defensiva entre as três nações, que não foi por diante porque ciúmes nacionais e estrangeiros lhes foram de encontro. Não havia nesse projeto, mais tarde retomado com o nome de A B C e malogrado por outros… Read More