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Curatorial Challenges investigates the challenges faced by curators in contemporary society and explores which practices, ways of thinking, and types of knowledge production curating exhibitions could challenge. Bringing together international curators and researchers from the fields of art and cultural history, the book provides...

Current discourse on Indigenous engagement in museum studies is often dominated by curatorial and academic perspectives, in which community voice, viewpoints, and reflections on their collaborations can be under-represented. This book provides a unique look at Indigenous perspectives on museum community engagement and the...

"We live in a museum age," writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? And indeed, at the turn of the twenty-first century, more people are visiting museums than ever before. There are now over 17,500 accredited museums in the United States, averaging...

In The Musical Instrument Desk Reference, Michael Pagliaro, musical instrument authority extraordinaire, provides the one-stop shop for those in need of a quick, visually-rich reference guide to band and orchestral instruments. Descriptions and illustrations of everything from the physics of sound to detailed discussions...

Washington and Lee University, 1930-2000 tells the history of one of the nation's oldest colleges as it evolved to face changes in higher education and in American society. In the early part of the twentieth century, Washington and Lee was a small, all-male institution...

Volume 13 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis follows the former president of the Confederacy as he becomes head of the Carolina Life Insurance Company of Memphis and attempts to gain a financial foothold for his newly reunited family. Having lost everything in the...

Packed with rich detail and analysis of what often transpired when merchant ships were sunk by U-boats, this dramatic book highlights the hazards of World War II at sea. At its center, James P. Duffy relates the story of the sinking of the British...

Koasati Dictionary is one of the first modern dictionaries ever published of a language of the Muskogean language family, whose speakers formerly occupied most of the southeastern United States. When first met by Europeans in the sixteenth century, the Koasati people were living in...

Arvind Sharma is Professor at McGill University. He is the editor of Women in World Religions and the upcoming Religion and Women, both published by SUNY Press.Author: Arvind SharmaISBN-10: 0791416887ISBN-13: 9780791416884Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/1993Pages: 472Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 8.95h x...

Perhaps you are one of the millions who has tuned in and turned on to the hugely popular Oprah's Book Club. And perhaps by watching it, you've discovered a new, or rekindled an old, passion for reading. Now, with the guidance of Rachel W....

Jazz Theory Handbook is a complete guide to all the essential topics of jazz theory, suitable for all treble instruments. Its approach is clear and concise, realistic and practical. This book will help you to understand how contemporaryjazz players think, and to apply theory...

In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers...

Every field of human activity develops its own terms and jargon, and the military field is no exception. This timely and necessary dictionary includes fundamental military terms, contemporary political and technological terms and jargon, military technique terms for the specialist, as well as words...

Zig Ziglar has inspired and motivated hundreds of thousands of people the world over, through his wildly popular seminars and bestselling books and audiotapes. One reason for Zig's continuing popularity is that his message is so simple and obvious once you've really heard it:...

Reinventing the Museum: The Evolving Conversation on the Paradigm Shift offers 44 seminal articles representing the changing perspectives about the role of museums in contemporary times. The book includes iconic pieces from the 20th century and presents the latest thinking of the past decade....

In Thriving in the Knowledge Age, John Falk and Beverly Sheppard argue that museums require a radically new business model to survive the transition into the knowledge age. Only by shifting towards more personalized and community-based learning experiences can museums reverse the declining attendance...

This open and engaging book will help you develop thematic tours and train your guides to lead those tours, while aiding you in managing your guide program effectively. The authors' unique approach includes clear step-by-step instructions supplemented with activities and readings.Author: Barbara Abramoff Levy,...

Author: Jason YanofskiISBN-10: 0738818615ISBN-13: 9780738818610Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/1999Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.70h x 5.66w x 0.73d

Nearly one in four persons in Hawai'i is of Filipino heritage. Representing one-fifth of the state's workforce, Filipinos have been in Hawai'i for more than a century, turning the rough and raw materials of sugar and pineapple into billion-dollar commodities. This book traces a...

For most writers, negotiating the legal maze of publishing is as challenging as getting their words in print. This comprehensive guide offers writers solid advice on all aspects of publishing law. Candid and readable, it cover everything from copyrights and taxes to libel laws,...

How would serving on a Board of Directors or living within an association change if there was a reliable resource guide that detailed the finer points of homeowner associations? In the Arena is the resource guide that has been designed to provide actionable guidance...

Updated July 2015 If you own the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge then this resource will help you better understand how to use your innovative and cutting edge mobile device. This latest guidebook will help you learn how to get the most out...

The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Block's expert advice, you...

This fun and funny celebration of hardware from Vince Staten answers the burning questions like have plagued humankind from time immemorial. Staten reveals the mysterious origins of all the things that hold your house together and all the tools you've ever dreamed of having....

This dazzling and yet intimate book is the first modern one-volume history of London from Roman times to the present. An extraordinary city, London grew from a backwater in the Classical age into an important medieval city, a significant Renaissance urban center, and a...

Informed by the work of seventy-five distinguished historians, this five-volume series sets before us an engaging, panoramic chronicle that extends from antiquity to the present day. The inaugural volume brings women from the margins of ancient history into the fore. It offers fresh insight...

The French Revolution opened a whole new stage in the history of women, despite their conspicuous absence from the playbill. The coming century would see women's subordination to men codified in all manner of new laws and rules; and yet the period would also...

From Simon & Schuster, Words of Wisdom, compiled and edited by William Safire and Leonard Safir, is a collection of good advice. A follow-up to the highly successful Good Advice, here are more witty, insightful words of advice on every subject under the sun--from...

Take the stress out of synopsis creation with . . . SIMPLY SYNOPSIS A step-by-step synopsis guide for romance writers. Learn how to construct an engaging and fresh synopsis containing all vital information while hooking the reader and maintaining tension and emotion. Simply Synopsis...

When the SHTF you are going to want to have this book in your rucksack. What is inside is the basic knowledge you will need to ensure that you are not a victim when the State of Nature returns. Combining the knowledge of a...

Could you survive in your car if you had no other place to live? This book shows you how. Based on the author's own car dwelling experience and extensive research, Car Living When There's No Other Choice: Tips & Strategies for Survival & Safety...

Massive 660 page book detailing urban combat tactics and techniques with text and illustrations. These are the chapters: 1) Introduction and Considerations, 2) Urban Analysis, 3)Urban Combat Skills, 4)Offensive Operations, 5)Defensive Operations, 6)Sniper and Countersniper Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, 7) Employment and Effects of...

This easy-to-read 8x10" handbook is for persons interested in the business of importing, manufacturing and dealing in firearms defined by the National Firearms Act (NFA) or persons intending to go into an NFA firearms business. It should also be helpful to collectors of NFA...

The first in a five volume set, this book reestablishes dress as a foundational context for crossdressing. This major study demonstrates the interplay between sex, gender, and clothes, especially as these relate to transgender behaviors, of which crossdressing is the best-known.Author: G. G. BolichISBN-10:...

All children should be blessed with the glorious gift of a beautiful Christian name. For any Christian child, it is imperative. What could compare to the blessing of a friend in heaven to pray for a child's soul throughout his or her earthly life?...

The Guide to Hydrothermal Spa & Wellness Development Standards was created to provide design and building guidelines for hydrothermal areas (also known as "wet areas") in spas and private residences. Hydrothermal bathing (including saunas, hamams, steam rooms, hydrotherapy pools, etc.), with its benefits of...

Hauerwas explores why we so fervently seek explanations for suffering and evil, and he shows how modern medicine has become a god to which we look-in vain-for deliverance from the evils of disease and mortality.Author: Stanley M. HauerwasISBN-10: 0567040410ISBN-13: 9780567040411Publisher: Continnuum-3PLLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2004Pages: 170Format:...

Defender contains over 500 patches from the USAF police career field, spanning from the Air Police to Security Police to the Security Forces of today.Author: Timothy FordISBN-10: 055754419XISBN-13: 9780557544196Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2010Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Kellie Everts brought forth Female Bodybuilding by taking the idea to the mainstream media, where it entered into our culture permanently; women will never be the same. Kellie Everts was honored in 2007 as The Progenitor of Female Body Building, the one who got...

One of the most important and influential philosophers of the last 30 years, John Searle has been concerned throughout his career with a single overarching question: how can we have a unified and theoretically satisfactory account of ourselves and of our relations to other...

Do you want to double or triple the speed with which you calculate? How to Calculate Quickly is a tried and true method for helping you in the mathematics of daily life -- addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. The author can awaken for...

Written by a former Wall Street lawyer, this accessible guide includes over 50% new material for today's law student, from studying for the LSAT and selecting which law school to attend, to writing a complete course outline and preparing for exams. Also includes test-taking...

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"Completely fascinating."TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENTJourneying through time, THE STORY OF NUMBERS explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number sysems in cultures from Mesopotamia to the modern Computer Era. John McLeish reveals how these number systems in turn have shaped the...

One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times, but instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern...

For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators series has been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory...

Museums have been active in shaping knowledge over the last six hundred years. Yet what is their function within today's society? At the present time, when funding is becoming increasingly scarce, difficult questions are being asked about the justification of museums. Museums and the...

Historic articles and catalogs for the research of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) with a number of previously untranslated French and German references for the English enthusiast or student.Author: Various ContributorsISBN-10: 0368723321ISBN-13: 9780368723322Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/2019Pages: 392Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.25lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.88d

The second volume discusses classical and modern statistical tools used in IRT. The book outlines common probibilty distributions, issues with both intentional and nuisance parameters, information criteria, dealing with missing data identification issues. We also cover approaches like the Bayesian approach.Author: Wim J. Van...

This catalog covers notes issued by the Bulgarian National Bank from 1885 to present, and the Thrace Interallied Administration in 1919.Author: Owen LinzmayerISBN-10: 0359678556ISBN-13: 9780359678556Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2019Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.18d