Neville: 469 books

This handy reference guide makes it easier to access and understand histories written in Greek between 600 and 1480 CE. Covering classicizing histories that continued ancient Greek traditions of historiography, sweeping, fast-paced 'chronicle' type histories, and dozens of idiosyncratic historical...

A life history of my experiences during World War II and afterward my return to civilian life.

In 1897, the Wisconsin state legislature approved the creation of the Wisconsin State Reformatory on a 200-acre site between Green Bay and De Pere. It was born during a period of profound change when liberal reformers began to question the traditional punitive approach employed in American prisons. The...

The revenue of France was near twenty millions when Lewis XVI., finding it inadequate, called upon the nation for supply. In a single lifetime it rose to far more than one hundred millions, while the national income grew still more rapidly; and this increase was wrought by a class to whom the ancient...

The central question at the heart of this consideration is how far the West may need to modify or extend the liberal philosophy that informs its responses to the multiple world crises it is currently addressing. The book provides a review of the strengths and weaknesses of a social liberalism that,...

When Gallups Global Workforce Study was released, we found out that only 13 percent of people in 143 countries reported being engaged in their work and 24 percent reported being actively disengaged. Some might ask what this does to workplace productivity, but a more important question to ask is this:...

A very large man, a man who lives in the mountains, falls in love, and goes through a 'coming of age' as he slowly changes his ways to woo the woman he loves.

The Personal Tutor's Handbook aims to support academic staff in their role as personal tutors. It offers an insight into staff and student experiences of a university personal tutor system through the use of case studies and considers the impact on both students and staff, reflecting both diversity and equality.

One Year in the History of Israel and Palestine, which starts on 1 January and ends on 31 December 2010, traces the progress of efforts to bring Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiating table, recording the hopes and the setbacks as they occurred. It traces both the depressing cynicism of many...

Published to mark Israel's 60th anniversary, "One Man's Israel" is a fascinating collection of writing. Taken together, the 36 separate items chart the backdrop to the kaleidoscopic Israeli scene over the last thirty years. They include political commentary and some social comment, but also...

They would never live to see the trip's end. So they made a few changes in their way of life—and many in their way of death!

The year was 2346, and Earth, at the time, was a political democracy. The population was ruled by the Over-Council and, in order of decreasing importance, by Councils, and Local Councils. Each was composed of representatives duly apportioned by popular vote between the two contending parties. Executive...

Of course using live bait is the best way to lure dangerous alien animals ... unless it turns out that you are the bait!