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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Essential Guide to Scottish History. Scotland has more history than you can shake a spurtle at, or a shinty stick, or a sporran - one of the many reasons for the nation's newfound pride in its own glorious past. The richness of our history also explains why visitors find their trips to this land of contradictions so memorable: as stunning as our scenery is, there's plenty of tradition and time capsules aplenty to explore on a rainy day. This handbook offers an inspirational resource for those who want to discover more about this land of Roman and Viking raids, the scene for epic battles, the historic home of the Enlightenment. From geological origins to the momentous Independence Referendum, this is the essential accessible guide to exploring Scotland's history. Features Summary An inspirational resource for those who want to discover more about this land of Roman and Viking raids, the scene for epic battles, the historic home of the Enlightenment... Author Michael Kerrigan Publisher Saraband Release date 20160512 Pages 224 ISBN 1-910192-33-3 ISBN 13 978-1-910192-33-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days The recent unprecedented scale of Chinese migration has had far-reaching consequences. Within China, many villages have been drained of their young and most able workers, cities have been swamped by the `floating population', and many rural migrants have been unable to integrate into urban society. Internationally, the Chinese have become increasingly more mobile. This Handbook provides a unique collection of new and original research on internal and international Chinese migration and its effects on the sense of belonging of migrants. The expert contributors discuss topics including discriminatory wage penalties in China's migrant labour markets, the socio-economic wellbeing of China's migrant workers, the effect of migration on rural communities in China, and identities of overseas Chinese and their links with China. They offer a new perspective on the identity formation of Chinese migrants whilst focusing on their wellbeing and communities. Students and researchers of contemporary Chinese demography, internal migration and international affairs will find this Handbook to be essential reading. It will also be of interest to social and political scientists and migration practitioners in the field. Features Summary This Handbook provides a unique collection of new and original research on internal and international Chinese migration and its effects on the sense of belonging of migrants. Author Robyn R. Iredale (Editor), Fei Guo (Editor) Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Release date 20151218 Pages 352 ISBN 1-78347-663-X ISBN 13 978-1-78347-663-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Written by two experienced teachers with a long history of research, this textbook provides students with a detailed overview of developments in early modern Southeast Asia, when the region became tightly integrated into the world economy because of international demand for its unique forest and sea products. Proceeding chronologically, each chapter covers a specific time frame in which Southeast Asia is located in a global context. A discussion of general features that distinguish the period under discussion is followed by a detailed account of the various sub-regions. Students will be shown the ways in which local societies adapted to new religious and political ideas and responded to far-reaching economic changes. Particular attention is given to lesser-known societies that inhabited the seas, the forests, and the uplands, and to the role of the geographical environment in shaping the region's history. The authoritative yet accessible narrative features maps, illustrations, and timelines to support student learning. A major contribution to the field, this text is essential reading for students and specialists in Asian studies and early modern world history. Features Summary Written by two expert and highly esteemed authors, this is the much-anticipated textbook on the early modern history of Southeast Asia. Author Barbara Watson Andaya (Author), Leonard Y. Andaya (Author) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20150219 Pages 376 ISBN 0-521-68193-6 ISBN 13 978-0-521-68193-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days A revealing account of how Israel's booming arms industry and apartheid South Africa's international isolation led to a secretive military partnership between two seemingly unlikely allies. Prior to the Six-Day War, Israel was a darling of the international left: socialist idealists like David Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir vocally opposed apartheid and built alliances with black leaders in newly independent African nations. South Africa, for its part, was controlled by a regime of Afrikaner nationalists who had enthusiastically supported Hitler during World War II. But after Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, the country found itself estranged from former allies and threatened anew by old enemies. As both states became international pariahs, their covert military relationship blossomed: they exchanged billions of dollars' worth of extremely sensitive material, including nuclear technology, boosting Israel's sagging economy and strengthening the beleaguered apartheid regime. By the time the right-wing Likud Party came to power in 1977, Israel had all but abandoned the moralism of its founders in favor of close and lucrative ties with South Africa. For nearly twenty years, Israel denied these ties, claiming that it opposed apartheid on moral and religious grounds even as it secretly supplied the arsenal of a white supremacist government. Sasha Polakow-Suransky reveals the previously classified details of countless arms deals conducted behind the backs of Israel's own diplomatic corps and in violation of a United Nations arms embargo. Based on extensive archival research and exclusive interviews with former generals and high-level government officials in both countries, "The Unspoken Alliance "tells a troubling story of Cold War paranoia, moral compromises, and Israel's estrangement from the left. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Israel's history and its future. "From the Hardcover edition." Features Summary Prior to the Six-Day War, Israel was the darling of the international Left. But after its occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, Israel found itself isolated from former allies and threatened anew by old enemies.. Author Sasha Palakow-Suransky Publisher Jacana Media Release date 20100101 Pages 324 ISBN 1-77009-840-2 ISBN 13 978-1-77009-840-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days This handbook offers an inspirational resource for those who want to discover more about the thousands of miles of Scotland's spectacular coastline - from its stunning geology and diverse marine and bird life to its coastal culture, with its fishing ports, fresh cuisine, arts communities, ancient monuments and colourful local traditions. Featuring achingly beautiful pristine coves and beaches, quirky highlights of island life and sites for exploring our history or spotting wildlife, this handbook is for beachcombers, rockpoolers, wild swimmers, birdwatchers, hikers, history buffs, sailors, walkers, dreamers... Features Summary This handbook offers an inspirational resource for those who want to discover more about the thousands of miles of Scotland's spectacular coastline - from its stunning geology and diverse marine and bird life to its coastal culture... Author Fi Martynoga Publisher Saraband Release date 20150924 Pages 256 ISBN 1-908643-93-5 ISBN 13 978-1-908643-93-3

Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection - *UPDATED EDITION*   This Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection box set is a hardcover box set containing the four Minecraft handbooks and is in extremely good condition. it has barely been used. It is like-new. DESCRIPTION   Minecraft's four bestselling handbooks are available in this stunning, gold-foiled boxed set! Includes the Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook. Revised edition with the most up to date stats, info, and sixteen pages of brand-new material! Each book now includes sixteen-additional pages with brand-new content! For the first time ever, Minecraft's four bestselling handbooks are available in a stunning, gold-foiled boxed set! This ultimate collection includes the Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook. Minecraft--the indie sandbox video game that took the world by storm--has been hailed as one of the greatest  phenomena amongst gamers and educators for both its simplicity and its brilliance. Allowing players to build, explore, create, collaborate, and even survive, Minecraft has created a brave new world of gameplay. Each handbook contains helpful tips and information from the creators themselves, all of which will prove vital to your survival and creativity as you learn to mine, craft, and build in a world that you control.    

Author: Lionel Salem Publisher: Crimson Publishing (2012) ISBN-10: 1780590369 ISBN-13: 9781780590363 Condition: Very Good. The cover is scratched and there is some wear to edges and corners. Binding: Softcover Pages: 230 Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm +++ by Lionel Salem +++ The Handbook of Slogans is the ultimate guide to the world's greatest slogans. Renowned research scientist and former Harvard Visiting Professor Lionel Salem's comprehensive handbook details the most successful - and some of the most forgettable - slogans used by the world's top brands. Featuring a unique star system rating the slogans, which is easy to search by industry or company name, The Handbook of Slogans will show you what makes a memorable slogan, the most successful examples in your own industry, the stories behind the best-known slogans of over 60 companies and a directory of a further 2,500 slogans.  The Handbook o f Slogans is an essential reference tool for everyone working in or studying marketing.

  Product Description Hardcover:  160 pages Publisher:  The Lyons Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2000) Language:  English     With three Masters jackets in the closet and PGA, British, and U.S. Open trophies on the shelf,  Gary Player, among golf's most genial and authoritative personalities, has a record that speaks for itself and a contagious respect for the game. All of that is on display in  The Complete Golfer's Handbook, which is really less a handbook than a comprehensive introduction to golf--and it's attractive enough to leave on the coffee table. First published in Britain in 1999, the  Handbook  is a lushly illustrated and informative guide to golf's essentials--its history, rules, equipment, etiquette, strategies, and various forms of competition, along with some insight, given Player's second career as a course designer, into what makes a fair and challenging golf course. Good stuff, to be sure, and there's not a player anywhere, regardless of handicap, who won't pick up a nugget or two. But Player is Player; on the links he always played to his strengths, which he built through physical and mental preparation second to no one's. The  Handbook  offers Player himself demonstrating his quintessential warm-up system, practice drills and games, and conditioning exercises--all the routines a savvy golfer should partake in before ambling to the first tee. Following Player's physical fitness methods won't bring you a green jacket, but will certainly improve your game, outlook, flexibility, and endurance. Of course, if by some fluke you do manage to win the Masters, Player will have you so fit when you try the jacket on for size that you'll actually be able to button it.   Condition   Like New:  A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket  is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. dust jacket has a few minor tears    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Renowned for its express locomotive Mallard setting a world speed record (126mph) for steam locomotives that endures to this day, the London & North Eastern Railway was the second largest of the `Big Four' railway companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping and also the most diverse, with its prestigious high-speed trains from King's Cross balanced by an intensive suburban and commuter service from Liverpool Street and a high dependence on freight. Noted for its cautious board and thrifty management, the LNER gained a reputation for being poor but honest. Forming part of a series, along with The GWR Handbook, The LMS Handbook and The Southern Railway Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the LNER. Features Summary Forming part of a series, along with The GWR Handbook, The LMS Handbook and The Southern Railway Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the LNER. Author David Wragg Publisher The History Press Ltd Release date 20170703 Pages 256 ISBN 0-7509-8274-8 ISBN 13 978-0-7509-8274-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Collector's item, landmark in the history of the American tour guide, snapshot of North American in the 1870s - Appleton's Handbook warrants a unique place on the 'must buy' booklist of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or americanaphile. Originally produced as the railway networks of the United States of America and Canada were stretching across the vast continent, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the burgeoning middle classes, it was the first tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and to this day offers a glimpse through the carriage window of a continent lost to history. This is a facsimile of the actual book - often referred to as 'Appleton's Guide' - that inspired the Great American Railroad Journeys television series with Michael Portillo, possibly the only surviving example of the 1879 edition. It is an exact copy with a removable belly-band. Features Summary Collector's item, landmark in the history of the American tour guide, snapshot of North American in the 1870s - Appleton's Handbook warrants a unique place on the 'must buy' booklist of any traveller... Author D Appleton Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20160908 Pages 640 ISBN 1-4711-5994-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-5994-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY, 8E, International Edition. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis to help you gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. You can use the book's global approach and its emphasis on analytical comparisons between cultures to link events together in a broad comparative and global framework that places the contemporary world in a more meaningful historical context. Features Summary Offers a regional approach to world history, with an emphasis on the development of the West and analytical comparisons between and among cultures throughout history... Author William J. Duiker (Author), Jackson J Spielvogel (Author) Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc Release date 20121231 Pages 896 ISBN 1-133-93622-9 ISBN 13 978-1-133-93622-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days An incredible journey through railway history begins here! Developed in partnership with the world-famous National Railway Museum, this book uses highlights from the museum's collection to explore every aspect of railway history in a fun and informative way for young readers. From the early steam pioneers to the high-speed trains of the future, the technical breakthroughs, the science of trains, and stories related to their social history are all covered. Great on-the-page activities add to the fun, including puzzles, quizzes, experiments and great stickers that are fully integrated with the content. Features Summary Developed in partnership with the world-famous National Railway Museum, this book uses highlights from the museum's collection to explore every aspect of railway history... Author William Potter Publisher Carlton Books Ltd Release date 20140207 Pages 40 ISBN 1-78097-348-9 ISBN 13 978-1-78097-348-7

GWR Handbook The Great Western Railway 1923-47 By: David Wragg This book tells the story of the Great Western Railway. Known by the dedicated as 'God's Wonderful Railway', the GWR - uniquely among Britain's railways - retained its identity from the time of its incorporation in 1835 until nationalisation in 1948 and therefore has a particularly special heritage. This extensively illustrated book, a sister title to the LMS Handbook, provides a unique and highly detailed reference source for the GWR, containing text, tabular details and photographs of its steam locomotives and rolling stock, its other equipment, its depots and some railway stations, and its network. 'an excellent history of the railway operations' Today's Railways UK Hardback, 263 x 194mm, 256 pages, 144 b&w illustrations ISBN: 9780857330055 Book No.: H5005

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Ultimate Super Mario Run Handbook gives you all the tricks, tips, secrets and cheats you need to know to become a master Mario runner in all three modes of the game: World Tour, Toad Rally challenge and Mushroom Kingdom builder. There are profiles of all the characters in the game, including Princess Peach, Yoshi and Bowser. What's more, the book is packed with Mario trivia, a Mario quiz and loads of things you never knew about the most iconic character in gaming history! Features Summary Offers tricks, tips, secrets and cheats that can help you master Mario runner in all three modes of the game: World Tour, Toad Rally challenge and Mushroom Kingdom builder... Author Chris Scullion Publisher Carlton Books Ltd Release date 20170309 Pages 80 ISBN 1-78097-969-X ISBN 13 978-1-78097-969-4

The Blanket: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Point Blanket - by Harold Tichenor The Blanket: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Point Blanket - by Harold Tichenor Hardcover, 80 pages Published January 1st 2002 by A Quantum Book Original Title:  The Blanket: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Blanket ISBN  1895892201 (ISBN13: 9781895892208) Edition Language  English Other Editions  None found Subjects     Point blankets -- History.     Hudson's Bay Company -- History.     Hudson's Bay blankets -- History. Like New Condition.  Hardcover, square pictorial glossed boards, illustrated, 80 pages. A very fine unmarked, unsoiled copy. Rear cover notes: "With its proud stripes and distinctive black markings, the Hudson's Bay point blanket is a Canadian icon. In 1779, HBC commissioned the textile mill of Thomas Empson of Witney, Oxfordshire, to produce 'pointed' blankets. During the 1800s, their warmth and durability made them a favourite of the Native peoples, traders, and pioneers. Today, these blankets are still essential gear. They have accompanied explorers to the top of Everest and to the heart of Antarctica and have been used for everything from sled and boat sails to panning for gold. This lavishly illustrated book tells the remarkable story of the blanket that has 'covered centuries.'" Condition:  The book is in "As New" Condition.