Meacham: 56 books

This study examines different forms of alternative governance in the absence of a strong state presence in the Northern Triangle of Central America—along part of the Guatemala-Honduras border—a region notorious for its soaring homicide rates, corruption, violence, and emigration to the United...

This book investigates the feasibility of developing a tool that enables fire departments to estimate the value of their services to a community in terms of environmental and financial impact. This book provides a summary of this effort, which resulted in development of a prototype tool for fire department...

Elswyth Thane is best known for her Williamsburg series, seven novels published between 1943 and 1957 that follow several generations of two families from the American Revolution to World War II. Yankee Stranger is the second novel in the series. Williamsburg, Virginia, is once more the scene, but...

Environmental concerns and advances in architectural technologies have lead to a greater number of green buildings or buildings with green, eco-friendly elements. However, from a practical standpoint, there is no incident reporting system in the world that tracks data on fire incidents in green buildings....

Xyl, a twenty-year-old NetRunner, is released from prison by a Federal agent who needs her skills for a simple run on a biotechnology company. But all is not as it seems. Xyl finds more questions than answers, and along the way picks up an enigmatic partner named Gracie. The two find themselves...

After serving as missionaries in Africa, the Montgomery family plans an unusual getaway: they decide to tow a small, homely recreational vehicle throughout the Southwest United States. David, Katherine, and their three daughters are a close family, but can the five of them survive weeks in such close...

Rozen' is een meeslepende familiegeschiedenis die drie generaties omspant tegen het decor van het broeierige Zuiden van de VS Vlak voor de Eerste Wereldoorlog erft de zestienjarige, vroegwijze Mary Toliver haar vaders katoenplantage Somerset. Haar moeder en broer zijn woedend, ze voelen zich verraden...

A building fire is dynamic. A continually changing hostile fire environment influences time relationships that affect fire defenses and risks to people and building functions. The fire and fire defenses in each building interact with different sequences and distinct ways. Risks are characterized by...

Beginning in 1995, the American Association of Radiographic Technologists will offer a Registry Exam for technologists who wish to be certified in the administration of Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment. The MRI Study Guide for Technologists offers comprehensive review questions covering the basic...

Eine starke Frau, in deren Hand das Schicksal von drei Familien liegt Die Tolivers und die Warwicks sind die mächtigsten Dynastien von Howbutker, Texas. Seit Generationen halten sich die beiden Familien an ein ehernes Gesetz: ihre Geschäfte strikt voneinander zu trennen. Doch als Mary Toliver,...

The Montgomery family, David, Katherine, and their three daughters, Brittany, Alicia, and Megan, ages six, four, and two, arrive in Malawi as first-term missionaries with the keen anticipation of learning the language and beginning a fruitful ministrya long-awaited African dream. Instead, the unexplained...

David Montgomery is a missionary who has just made the difficult decision to uproot his family once again and move into an uncertain situation in the remote northern region of Malawi, East Africa. As he gathers his family and heads to Mzuzu, David realizes his challenges are just beginning. David,...

Der wahre Nachfolger von »Vom Winde verweht«. South Carolina 1835: Im prächtigen Herrenhaus der Baumwollplantage Queenscrown lebt die verwitwete Elizabeth Toliver mit ihren Söhnen Morris und Silas. Da der ältere Morris Alleinerbe von Queenscrown ist, will Silas ins entfernte Texas auswandern...

Texas um 1900. Nathan Holloway wächst in bescheidenen Verhältnissen auf einer kleinen Farm auf. Dennoch ist der junge Mann mit seinem Leben zufrieden. Bis ihm eines Tages zu seiner großen Überraschung der wohlhabende Trevor Waverling offenbart, dass er sein leiblicher Vater ist und Großes mit...