Burgess: 511 books

A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China’s, distance and geography...

The ultimate guidebook for extraordinary adventures. This guide brings travelers up to date on the dizzying diversity of this tiny territory. Packed with practical advice and inspiration, this new guide facilitates free-spirited journeys from reef to rainforest, waterfall to winding jungle trails.

The sunshine state of Queensland, located in the northeast of Australia is one of the country’s best tourist destinations. Queensland’s largest city is the state capital of Brisbane and together with the neighbouring Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast has beautiful beaches, constant sunshine and some...

Listed by Lonely Planet as one of the ‘Top 10 must-visit cities of 2014’, the city of Adelaide is an iconic destination in Australia. From the rolling Adelaide Hills to the stunning beaches, from the heritage-listed buildings to the wide streets lined with skyscrapers, Adelaide encapsulates a...

“Most people’s lives begin with their births; mine began with my death.” In the final moments of her life, the enigmatic Conlan drags Eleanor from her world and into his. Mydren – a vast, majestic land where myths have substance, magic is terrifyingly real and Eleanor is marked for...

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...

The terms “Bromide” and “Sulphite” as applied to psychological rather than chemical analysis have already become, among the illuminati, so widely adopted that these denominations now stand in considerable danger of being weakened in significance through a too careless use. The adjective “bromidic”...

Fancy Gray was the lady's name and the lady's hair was red. Both were characteristic of her daringly original character, for, as Fancy's name had once been Fanny, Fanny's hair had once been brown. Further indication of Miss Gray's disposition was to be found in her eyebrows, which were whimsically arched,...

Appropriate as a supplemental text to courses in Sociology. Providing an overview grounded in research. Developments in Sociology focuses on the major areas of theoretical, methodological and substantive developments in sociology. Each author takes a field of study in which they are an acknowledged expert and highlights the way in which the subject has developed over the last fifty years.

Kenneth Toomey, de wereldberoemde, van zijn geloof gevallen homoseksuele schrijver, krijgt van de aartsbisschop van Malta het verzoek steun te verlenen bij de heiligverklaring van don Carlo Campanati, de latere paus Gregorius xvii. Campanati is een gehaaide manipulator die snel opklimt binnen het...

Rolling Stone declared the Beach Boys “one of the most innovative bands ever” and the “inventors of California rock,” so it was hardly a surprise in 2004 when Rolling Stone ranked the band at number twelve on the list of “100 Greatest Artists of All-Time.” AllMusic called the Beach Boys...

You won’t see it on the television news. You won’t read about it in the newspapers. Yet it happens regularly and it is extremely newsworthy. But in truth no one even cares to talk about it. Sooner or later, however, someone spills the beans, and it’s out. Others meanwhile try to hush...

John Denver was one of the most popular and best-selling acoustic artists of the 1970s. He released nearly 300 songs and totaled 33 million in sales during a career that spanned four decades. With twelve gold and four platinum albums, his songs routinely appeared on music charts to include adult contemporary,...