Graves: 490 books

Climate change and an evolving non-renewable energy sector threaten the future viability and sustainability of communities across the country. While rural communities have a special place in the national fabric, they often lack the resources to tackle these important and evolving threats. Planning...

The Small Library Manager’s Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. Following an introduction, 27 chapters are arranged in six major parts: Management (including staffing, working...

Example in this ebook PART I THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK Mr. PUNCH'S HISTORY OF MODERN ENGLAND THE AGE OF NON-INTERVENTION "Whether splendidly isolated or dangerously isolated, I will not now debate; but for my part I think splendidly isolated, because this isolation of England comes...

Drawing on the 1874-1892 archives of the iconic British satirical magazine Punch, the author uses excerpts and commentary to showcase Victorian attitudes about high politics, wages and work, the status of women, education, religion and the churches, London and its government, railways and inventions, crown and court, journalism and letters, and more.

This final volume brings us England, 1892-1914, according to the classic satirical magazine Punch. The author illustrates what the late Victorians and the Edwardians really thought about the passing of the old order, politics, capital and labor, education, the churches, the advance of women, inventions, fashion, and the arts, among other topics.

Un contrat de mariage à durée déterminée... Heather, comptable, vit un calvaire. Son insupportable cousine va se marier et sa famille la harcèle pour qu’elle trouve chaussure à son pied. Une chose est sûre : elle n’épousera jamais quelqu’un comme Tony McCaffrey, playboy exaspérant...

Mediated Images of the South: The Portrayal of Dixie in Popular Culture, edited by Alison F. Slade, Dedria Givens-Carroll and Amber J. Narro, is an anthology that explores the impact of the image of the Southerner within mass communication and popular culture. The contributors offer a contemporary...

« Car c’est là-bas que tout commence... » Anna Emerson n’hésite pas un instant lorsque les Callahan lui proposent de se rendre aux Maldives pour donner des cours à leur fils T.J., en rémission d’un cancer. Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu : le jet privé à bord duquel ils ont...

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Those who have been bereaved are in need of support, and groupwork is an effective way in which people can come together and support each other in a trusted environment. This book provides a practical introduction to setting up and facilitating bereavement support groups, giving facilitators...

Originally published in 1990, this anthology of articles from the German financial and industrial press, translated into English for this volume, discusses the socio/politico/economic background that was a catalyst for the development of replacement cost accounting ideas in Europe and Anglo-American...

Know How to Prepare for Common Disasters at Home and Learn Survival Skills to Survive in the Wild on Your Own What is the purpose of a human's life? We'll get to that later. But first - would you know what to do when a wildfire sets ablaze, a flood happens, a hurricane strikes, a tornado...

Justice in Search of Leaders: A Handbook for Equity-Driven School Leadership is a guide for educators who are committed to equity-driven teaching, leading, and policy-making, and would like to operationalize socially just school practices for all children. Moving beyond a heroes and holidays approach...

Though a lover of peace, Mr. Punch from his earliest days has not been unfamiliar with war. He was born during the Afghan campaign; in his youth England fought side by side with the French in the Crimea; he saw the old Queen bestow the first Victoria Crosses in 1857; he was moved and stirred by the horrors...