Search Results: Titles starting with P from FBLBooks

1958 printing of the 1951 edition. 65 contributing & consulting editors. This copy was the personal copy of stochastics expert Prof. Micha Yadin, who passed away in 1991; it was gifted to the Technion Mechanical Engineering Library in 1995 but was withdrawn from the collection in 2002. From the Publisher's Preface: This Handbook "...provides a comprehensive organized reference guide bringing together and making available authoritative information on the best practice in the field of personnel and industrial relations." Includes a Table of Contents, List of the Contributing & Consulting Editors, Publisher's Preface, Editor's Preface, 20 detailed sections on different aspects of personnel & industrial relations, numerous black & white line drawings & illustrations, sample letters, List of Abbreviations of the publications referenced, List of Principal [American] Labor Unions & an Index. In addition to the general Table of Contents, each section has its own internal Table of Contents page for… Read More

Early poetry by the American poet, memoirist, novelist, meditation teacher, speaker, and workshop leader Albert Flynn DeSilver.The poem is a meditation on nature. Per the Acknowledgment in this very small, 3" x 3", 16pg. booklet: the original title was "The Pond" but as there was already a poem with that title, it was changed to "A Pond". The poem first appeared in draft form in the magazine Convolvulus, Issue #31, Spring 2001; it was originally written on October 23, 2000 in North Mendocino, California.Add'l Note: on the back cover, the word "Espirit" has been blacked out by a magic marker. Booklet was found this way; otherwise in very good condition.

This full-color global report by the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) of the Dept. of Government & Politics of the University of Maryland details major trends in armed conflict, self-determination movements & democracy through the contemporary era, 1946-2004, and updates the trends & issues raised in earlier CIDCM reports. Includes numerous illustrative tables & graphs, About CIDCM page, Table of Contents, page with Acknowledgments/Authors/Contributors, and Appendix. Add'l contributors: Victor Asal, Barbara Harff, Deepa Khosla & Amy Pate. Chapters: Introduction; Peace & Conflict Ledger; Global Trends in Violent Conflict; Global Trends in Democratization; Self-Determination Movements & Their Outcomes; The Decline of Ethnic Political Discrimination 1950-2003; Focus on Political Instability in Africa; Assessing Risks of Genocide & Politicide; Global Terrorism - An Overview & Analysis; Conclusion.

Serious academic & professional level description & analysis, as understood in 1964, of pedophilia & exhibitionism.
The book's audience is the psychiatric community, judges/magistrates as an assist in sentencing, & social workers/educators in order that they may better understand sexual molestation of young children.
Includes: Table of Contents; Foreward by Prof. Kenneth G. Gray, MD who at the time was a professor of forensic psychiatry at the University of Toronto; Preface by the authors; Acknowledgments; 52 tables, 9 Figures; Appendices; Bibliography; Index of Names.
Pages are somewhat yellowed but not brittle; Book covers intact with mild signs of wear.

A basic 1950s sewing manual. Pages have yellowed but are not brittle. Includes numerous black & white line drawings & a chart of fabrics, threads, needles & number of stitches to the inch. Table of Contents:1) Introduction: History & Development [of sewing]2) Materials & Equipment3) Methods of Working Stitches4) Trimmings & Finishes5) Patches & Repairs6) Cutting Out7) Glossary8) Index9) Bibliography

First published in 1933. Title Transliterated: "Shirim U-Pizmonot L'Yeladim". This 1997 Hebrew language edition includes 7 full-page color illustrations & numerous black & white drawings. All the poems have vowel signs (Nikud). Hebrew words are in clear enlarged print.
Book of approximately 79 Hebrew language poems for children on many themes/subjects by the famous Jewish poet Chaim [Haim] Nachman Bialik (1873-1934). Illustrated by the well-known Israeli artist Nahum Gutman (1898-1980)

Published in 1971 in "Turtle: A New Jewish Arts Magazine", London. Approximately 40 romantic and/or philosophical poems in a 30 page booklet dedicated to "Shalva". Per the author: "These poems are written in the form of a poetic story. They are the author's account of how he marshaled the spiritual treasures of his faith in order to keep alive his love for a religious Jewish girl."

Second Edition (second reprint), 9/1941, with Classified Key. In readable condition; yellowed pages. 240 illustrations. includes a Table of Contents (19 chapters), Foreward by then president of the Institution of Production Engineering, Preface by the author, Publisher's Note to the 2nd Edition, Index, Index of Illustrations, Classified Key. From the Preface: "This work is intended not only for the experienced Jig and Tool designer but for the student of production engineering and the technical college." Comprehensive detailed overview of jigs, tools, & fixtures [as of 1941].

35pgs. Multiple color illustrations. A "zine" type publication - this issue is dedicated to the subject of miserable NYC apartments the various writers have lived in. Warning: some profanity; one sexually explicit article. The zine also has book/music reviews.