Subject(s): Romance languages -- History | Romance languages -- Grammar Summary: "Ti Alkire and Carol Rosen trace the changes that led from colloquial Latin to five major Romance languages, those which ultimately became national or transnational languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. Trends in spoken Latin altered or

Subject(s): Spain -- History Summary: "The rich cultural and political life of Spain has emerged from its complex history, from the diversity of its peoples, and from continual contact with outside influences. This book traces that history from prehistoric times to the present, focusing particularly on culture, society, politics, and person

Subject(s): Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries | Strategic planning -- Developing countries Summary: Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has an important role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, wi

Subject(s): Aboriginal Australians -- History | Australia -- History | Australia -- Politics and government Summary: "Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. T

Subject(s): Banks and banking -- Great Britain | Banks and banking | Information technology -- Vocational guidance -- Great Britain | Electronic data processing personnel -- Vocational guidance -- Great Britain Summary: "Business Knowledge for IT in Retail Banking [is] designed to deliver the required business knowledge to discerning IT pro

Subject(s): Girls -- Psychology | Girls -- Conduct of life Summary: Exposes the myth of the "Good Girl," freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves. Contents:The myth of girls' emotional intelligence -- Is she mad at me? Good girl communication rituals -- The good fight: girls i

Subject(s): Accounting fraud | Forensic accounting | Auditing Summary: "Avoiding Audit Pitfalls offers real case studies covering a comprehensive range of challenges and mistakes that any accountant can make during the course of their career. Focusing on everyday mistakes and failures common to auditors in all territories worldwide, the boo

Subject(s): Boys -- Fiction | Good and evil -- Fiction | Satanism -- Fiction | Physics -- Fiction | Devil -- Fiction Summary: Young Samuel Johnson witnesses strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap

Subject(s): United States. Army -- Fiction | Reacher, Jack (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Generals -- Fiction -- Crimes against | Americans -- Fiction -- France | Murder -- Fiction -- North Carolina | Conspiracies -- Fiction | France -- Fiction Summary: An elite military cop, Jack Reacher was one of the army's brightest stars. He is on

Subject(s): Social responsibility of business | Mass media and business | Business communication Summary: "This book represents the definitive research collection for corporate social responsibility communication, offering cross-disciplinary and international perspectives from the top scholars in the field. Addresses a gap in the existing