Subject(s): Liberty -- Fiction | Dictatorship -- Fiction | Civil war -- Fiction Summary: The battle lines in this bitter rivalry are as old as civilization itself: On one side, an unlikely band of ordinary Americans ready to make their last stand in defense of self-rule, freedom, and liberty, and on the other, an elite cabal of self-styled tyra

Subject(s): Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Women private investigators -- Fiction -- California | Theft -- Fiction | Organized crime -- Fiction | Murder -- Fiction | Revenge -- Fiction Review: California PI Kinsey Millhone investigates the death of Audrey Vance, a woman she helped arrest for shoplifting, and antagonizes ju

Subject(s): Drawing -- Technique | Space (Art) | Space (Architecture) Summary: The core idea for this project is to use operative verbs as tools for designing space. These operative verbs abstract the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective spatial design.

Subject(s): Emigration and immigration | Social policy Summary: In this comprehensive Handbook, an interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars from the social sciences explores the connections between migration and social policy. They test conflicting claims as to the positive and negative effects of different types of migration against th

Subject(s): Sisters -- Fiction | Nurses -- Fiction | Family secrets -- Fiction | Australia -- Fiction Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Schindlers List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War. In 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sister

Subject(s): Unified field theories -- Congresses | Space and time -- Congresses | Conference proceedings, published Summary: "Unified Field Mechanics, the topic of the 9th international symposium honoring noted French mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier cannot be considered highly speculative as a myopic critic might surmise. The 8th

Subject(s): Teenage girls -- Juvenile literature -- Health and hygiene | Puberty -- Juvenile literature | Autistic children -- Juvenile literature Summary: SEX EDUCATION & THE FACTS OF LIFE. "The Growing Up Guide for Girls is a one-stop guide for young girls on the autism spectrum explaining all they need to know about puberty and adole

Subject(s): Urban economics | Competition Summary: Against the backdrop of today's climate of economic globalization and the rapid development of information, this timely book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is a prerequisite for increasing urban competitiven

Subject(s): Qubbat al-Sakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem) | Islamic inscriptions -- Jerusalem | Islamic mosaics -- Jerusalem | Architecture, Umayyad -- Jerusalem | Art, Umayyad -- Jerusalem Summary: The Dome of the Rock is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. When was it built? What meanings was it meant to convey to view

Subject(s): Motion picture industry | Motion picture industry -- Technological innovations | Motion pictures -- Production and direction Technological innovations | Cultural industries -- Technological innovations | Disruptive technologies Summary: As knowledge-based economies continue to grow, creative fields are becoming increasingly importan