Essays explore the scientific, political, social, psychological, and ethical aspects of the problem of the management and disposal of radioactive waste products

Too Hot to Handle: Social and Policy Issues in the Management of Radioactive Wastes

Politics & Social Sciences

Walker, Charles

Social Sciences

Yale Univ Pr

The Ritual Reason Why

History

Franklin Classics

TO HELL AND BACK For the U.S., Guadalcanal was a bloody seven-month struggle under brutal conditions against crack Japanese troops deeply entrenched and determined to fight to the death. For Charles Walker, this horrific jungle battle–one that claimed the lives of 1,600 Americans and more than 23,000 Japanese–was just the beginning. On the eve of battle, 2nd Lt. Walker was ordered back to the States for medical reasons. But there was a war to be won, and he had no intention of missing it. In this devastatingly powerful memoir, Walker captures the conflict in all its horror, chaos, and heroism: the hunger, the heat, the deafening explosions and stench of death, the constant fear broken by moments of sheer terror. This is the gripping tale of the brave young American men who fought with tremendous courage in appalling conditions, willing to sacrifice everything for their country. Look for these books about Americans who fought World War II: VISIONS FROM A FOXHOLE A Rifleman in Patton’s Ghost Corps by William A. Foley Jr. BEHIND HITLER’S LINES The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for Both America and the Soviet Union in World War II by Thomas H. Taylor NO BENDED KNEE The Battle for Guadalcanal by Gen. Merrill B. Twining, USMC (Ret.) ALL THE WAY TO BERLIN A Paratrooper at War in Europe by James Megellas

Combat Officer: A Memoir of War in the South Pacific

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Presidio Press

Surveys masterpieces of art and architecture from the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia, and Central and South America, discussing the history and function of the sites, specific archaeological excavations, and the cultures that produced them

Wonders of the Ancient World

Arts & Photography

Architecture

GALLERY BOOKS

This book explores the changing nature of growing-up working-class in post-Soviet Russia, a country dislocated by the experience of neo-liberal economic reform. Based on extensive ethnographic research in a provincial Russian region, it follows the experiences of vocational education graduates whose colleges continue to channel them into the ailing industrial and agricultural sectors. Rather than settling for transitions into ‘poor work’, the book shows how these young men and women develop a range of strategies aimed at overcoming the poverty of opportunity available to them in traditional enterprises, pursuing instead emerging opportunities in higher education, jobs in the new service sector and the prospect of migration. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives, Charles Walker analyses these strategies and their significance for wider processes of social change and social stratification in post-Soviet Russia.

Learning to Labour in Post-Soviet Russia: Vocational youth in transition (BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies)

Reference

Routledge

A history of railroad builder Thomas Brassey. He built railroads in Britain and France in the 1800's.

Thomas Brassey: railway builder

TBS The Book Service Ltd

Atlas of Occult Britain

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Hamlyn

A superb collection of Robert Taylor's aviation art, accompanied by a commentary of each piece by the artist, make this volume a must for lovers of aviation and fine art alike. Widely regarded as the world's leading aviation artist, Robert Taylor is renowned for the sweeping panoramic scale of this air combat paintings and his remarkable precision and clarity. This book features 28 full-color reproductions of some of his most popular recent works, together with detailed discussions on the methods and techniques behind each piece by the artist. His fascinating comments are supported throughout by a wealth of color detail and preliminary pencil sketches.

Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings (v. 3)

Taylor,Robert

Individual Artists

David&Charles

Widely regarded as the world's leading aviation artist, Robert Taylor is renowned for the sweeping panoramic scale of his air combat paintings and his remarkable artistic precision and clarity. These magnificent volumes feature full color reproductions of his most popular works, together with detailed discussion on the methods and techniques behind each piece by the artist, revealing how he develops the painting from its initial concept to completion on the canvas.

Robert Taylor Air Combat Paintings (Vol 4)

Robert Taylor: Air Combat Paintings, Vol. 2

Robert Taylor is one of the world's leading aviation artists. Now available for the first time in paperback, this book offers superb reproductions of Robert Taylor's very best air combat paintings and sketches, as well as behind-the-scenes stories of his meetings with some of the finest aviators in history.

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