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The book consists of HOW-TOs for all elements of setting up a thin client network, as well as expert advice on decision making, based on the authors experience creating a thin client network for the city of Largo, Florida. The book is for System Administrators interested in designing and setting up ... More

General Sir David Richards is one of the best known British generals of modern times. In 2013 he retired after over forty years of service in the British Army and a career that had seen him rise from junior officer with 20 Commando to Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British ... More

Once upon a time in Texas . . . there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant and more tolerable. David Richards was one of them. In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political battles, ... More

Once upon a time in Texas . . . there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant and more tolerable. David Richards was one of them. In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political batt... More

General Sir David Richards is one of the best known British generals of modern times. In 2013 he retired after over forty years of service in the British Army and a career that had seen him rise from junior officer with 20 Commando to Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British ... More

Taking an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to literature from 1947 to the present day, this concise companion is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking an authoritative understanding of the intellectual contexts of postcolonial literature and culture. An indispensable guide for anyone s... More

Fall River Outrage recounts one of the most sensational and widely reported murder cases in early nineteenth-century America. When, in 1832, a pregnant mill worker was found hanged, the investigation implicated a prominent Methodist minister. Fearing adverse publicity, both the industrialists of Fal... More

My subject is theatre directing in four internationally famous instances. The four directors--Konstantin Stanislavsky, Bertolt Brecht, Elia Kazan, and Peter Brook--all were monarchs of the profession in their time. Without their work, theatre in the twentieth century--so often called "the century of... More

A young prince must find the strength to lead his kingdom in battle against a terrifying enemy in this supernatural fantasy adventure.The kingdom of Teradil is celebrating its five-hundred-year anniversary with food and games, a lively dance, and a dazzling fireworks display. Yet, what Prince Rylan ... More

There is a need for a book that provides a model of learning that is appropriate for online learning as well as teaches the user how to create potent Flash applications to deliver online learning content. This book is an Adobe Flash tutorial set in an instructional design context. It demonstrates ho... More

In 21st century Britain, a 'perfect storm' seems to have engulfed many of its institutions. This book is the first wholesale consideration of the crisis of legitimacy that has taken root in Britain's key institutions and explores the crisis across them to determine if a set of shared underlying pat... More

From the Canadian in charge of the joint military command in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, this is the real on-the-ground story of one of NATO's bloodiest, most decisive and misunderstood operations: The battle of Panjwayi, the defining moment of "Operation Medusa."In 2006, David Fraser was the ... More

Exércitos japoneses invadiram uma Birmânia quase indefesa em 1942, obrigando dezenas de milhares de pessoas a fugirem pelas montanhas rumo à Índia. Governaram com arrogância e brutalidade os birmaneses remanescentes, gabando-se de libertarem o país do domínio britânico. O VOO DE VIOLET narra as expe... More

Rudyard Mack, detective de la Biblioteca de Nueva York, debe determinar si su novia, Arbuthnot Vine, presidente del Sindicato de Bibliotecas, fue la víctima intencional de un apuñalamiento. Arbie puede haber sido atacada porque encabezará una marcha en el Ayuntamiento para protestar por los despidos... More

El Viaje de Sarah está ambientada en los Estados Unidos y Canadá del siglo XIX. Sarah, una niña medio negra, nació en la esclavitud en Virginia pero huye en 1820 a la libertad en Canadá, donde no hay esclavitud. La historia comienza cuando Sarah tiene 16 años y sigue su vida hasta su muerte en la pa... More

"Registrado como 'la recuperación más grande de sellos de correos raros en la historia de los Estados Unidos', el F.B.I. finalmente ha anunciado los resultados de su extensa búsqueda de los 153 sellos estadounidenses robados de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York". Linn's Stamp News. El detective de... More

Una joven birmana escapa de los japoneses en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los ejércitos japoneses invadieron una Birmania casi indefensa en 1942, enviando a decenas de miles de personas a huir por las montañas hacia la India. Ellos gobernaron a los birmanos restantes, ante quienes alardearon de liber... More

LA HISTORIA, LA GUERRA AMERICANA, LA GUERRA DE 1812, EL ALTO CANADÁ. Desde 1766, y con tan solo cinco años, Richard Beasley, como testigo, nos narra las rebeliones de los arrendatarios en el estado de Nueva York, las cuales son seguidas por la revolución americana y como las vidas de su padre Hen... More

Richard Beasley raconte à partir de l'âge de cinq ans en 1766 en tant que témoin des rébellions des locataires dans l'État de New York, suivies de la Révolution américaine lorsque son père Henry Beasley et son oncle Richard Cartwright à Albany, New York, risquent leur vie à travers les horreurs de l... More

Offers a psychology based model that features seven key determinants of success or failure for innovation and entrepreneurial endeavours. Provides specific recommendations, examples and case studies that demonstrate how individual and group psychology must be engaged effectively to create entrepren... More

From 1775 through 1777, George Washington and Benedict Arnold were America’stwo most celebrated warriors. Their earlier lives had surprisingly parallel paths. They were strong leaders in combat, they admired and respected each other, and they even shared common enemies. Yet one became our greatest h... More

George Washington's military strategy has been called bumbling at worst and brilliant at best. So which is it? Was George Washington a strategic genius or just lucky? So asks Dave R. Palmer in his new book, George Washington's Military Genius. An updated edition of Palmer's earlier work, The Way of ... More

Fateful turns, choices and escapes from certain death dominate this captivating story of the most compelling figures of the Revolutionary War. When General George Washington appointed Benedict Arnold military commander of the Philadelphia region, military historian Palmer argues, he was not only mak... More

Over the next several decades, as human populations grow, the demand for energy will soar. But renewable energy sources have a large energy sprawl—the amount of land needed to produce energy—which can threaten biodiversity. In Energy Sprawl Solutions, scientists Joseph M. Kiesecker and David Naugle ... More

Press baron, entrepreneur, art collector, and wartime minister in Churchill's cabinet, Max Aitken was a colonial Canadian extraordinaire. Rising from a hardscrabble childhood in New Brunswick, he became a millionaire at age 25, earned the title of Lord Beaverbrook at 38, and by age 40 was the most i... More