Dirk: 1047 books
A Short Walk from Harrods
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
First published in 1993, A Short Walk from Harrods is volume six of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirs
Forced to return to London because of his manager and his partner's rapidly deteriorating health, Bogarde learned to re-adapt to life in the west London neighbourhoods that groomed him as...
To Know Our Many Selves
From the Study of Canada to Canadian Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
To Know Our Many Selves profiles the history of Canadian Studies, which began as early as the 1840s with the Study of Canada. Professor Dirk Hoerder discusses this comprehensive examination of culture by highlighting its unique interdisciplinary approach, which included both sociological and political...
by Dirk Vandewalle
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi's demise, the time is ripe for a new edition of Dirk Vandewalle's classic history of Libya. The book, which was originally published in 2006, traces the country's history back to the 1900s, through the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, the...
Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy
A True Story of Discovery, Acting, Health, Illness, Recovery, and Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
The best-selling memoir Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy tells the fascinating story of actor Dirk Benedict’s journey from the big sky country of Montana to the hustle and hype of Hollywood. It also describes his odyssey of self-discovery and growth as he changes from struggling actor to celebrity,...
United City, Divided Memories?
Cold War Legacies in Contemporary Berlin
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2010
United City, Divided Memories? focuses on the basic question of how Berlin today deals with three specific Cold War-era legacies: the presence of the four Great Powers, the East German Stasi, and the Berlin Wall. Dirk Verheyen looks at monuments, museums, and memorial sites as illustrations of Berlin's...
by Dirk Kaesler
Language: German
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Language: German
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Zu Recht gilt Max Weber (1864–1920) heute international als einer der einflussreichsten Denker des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Werke zählen in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften zu den Schlüsseltexten der wissenschaftlichen Ausbildung. Dirk Kaesler zeichnet knapp und anschaulich die entscheidenden...
by Dirk Bontes
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
KIC 8462852 was thought to be a non-descript star. Then suddenly it dimmed for a day! And later once again! Next it was shown to have gradually reduced its light strength for the last century. What causes this unexpected, far out of the ordinary behavior? What obscures the light from this star? Birds?...
The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast
Barrier Islands, Coastal Waters, and Wetlands
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
For some years, The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast has stood as an essential resource for all who treasure our coastal environment. In this book, Dirk Frankenberg describes the southern coast's beaches, inlets, and estuaries and instructs readers in the responsible exploration and enjoyment...
The Nature of the Outer Banks
Environmental Processes, Field Sites, and Development Issues, Corolla to Ocracoke
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
North Carolina's Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes or sections of highway with them into the surf; sand dunes migrate with the wind; and storms open new inlets and dump sand in channels and sounds. A classic...
Falwell Inc.
Inside a Religious, Political, Educational, and Business Empire
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Spiritual Street Fighter. Radical Educator. Christian Entrepreneur.
The late Reverend Jerry Falwell was a controversial and divisive religious and political figure whose legacy will long outlive him. Falwell Inc. is the first close examination of how he built his conservative empire, from the...
Cultures in Contact
World Migrations in the Second Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2002
A landmark work on human migration around the globe, Cultures in Contact provides a history of the world told through the movements of its people. It is a broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries. In this magnum opus...
The Little Big Number
How GDP Came to Rule the World and What to Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
In one lifetime, GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, has ballooned from a narrow economic tool into a global article of faith. As The Little Big Number demonstrates, this spells trouble. While economies and cultures measure their performance by it, GDP only measures output. It ignores central facts such...
by Dirk Dupon
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
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by Dirk Dupon
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
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