Greenwood: 480 books

College guides written by students for students. Chatham University Students Tell It Like It Is This insider guide to Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, features more than 160 pages of in-depth information, including student reviews, rankings across 20 campus life topics, and insider...

The first full-length appraisal of an incredible military career ranging from the War of 1812 to the First Opium War in China and well beyondMilitary service over an unprecedented 55 years took Field Marshal Colin Campbell from the battlefields of the Iberian peninsula to the plains of India, via...

This ground-breaking book offers unique insights into the careers of Indian doctors in colonial Kenya during the height of British colonialism, between 1895 and 1940. The story of these important Indian professionals presents a rare social history of an important political minority.

It's 1930, and a man named Harold Lasseter claims to have discovered a massive gold reef in Central Australia. As he journeys across the desert to find it again, he buries maps and secret messages beneath the ashes of his campfires - before taking the location of the treasure to his grave...

In March 1942, an aircraft prepares for a desperate midnight escape, taking refugees to safety in Australia. Just before take-off, the pilot is entrusted with a mysterious, wax-sealed package.But when the plane is shot down by the enemy and crash lands on the Kimberley coast, the package is forgotten. Until someone stumbles across the find of lifetime . .

Extracts from GENESIS: The Creation, The Garden of Eden, Cain and Abel, The Flood, The Tower of Babel, The Covenant with Abraham, Abraham and Isaac, Israel; Jacob and Joseph, The Book of Exodus: The sufferings of Israel in Egypt, Moses in the Bullrushes, Moses flees from Egypt, The Book of Job; Y...

A quarter-million words of authentic Welsh-English short text extracts, and includes some debate vocabulary from the Chamber of the Welsh Assembly - Siambr y Cynulliad Cymru. For advanced learners of Welsh ( e.g. 'as a first language'). Includes Y Dysgiadur Bach for beginners. I produced this...

Why is the EU so reliant upon exchanges with interest organisations? What safeguards have been developed to prevent capture by special interests, and how effective are these? How does the EU system of interest representation compare with those of other systems, and what are its...

The second edition of this introductory graduate textbook provides a concise but accessible introduction to the Standard Model. It has been updated to account for the successes of the theory of strong interactions, and the observations on matter-antimatter asymmetry. It has become clear that neutrinos...

Since Lagrange laid the foundation of analytical dynamics some two centuries ago, the discipline has continued to evolve and develop, embracing the theories of Hamilton and Jacobi, Einstein's relativity theory and advanced theories of classical mechanics.This text proposes to give graduate students in...

Cornwall. Her family ruined, Bea is forced to leave Tressillion House, and self-made business woman Sybil moves in. Owning Tressillion is Sybil’s triumph – but now what? As the house casts its spell over her, as she starts to make friends in the village despite herself, will Sybil be able to build...

Air Elemental Elsa Pemberley is a born idealist. Instead of resenting her power over the wind, she uses it to help others. The best way to do that is to chase storms in the heart of Tornado Alley. She meets her match in Harrison Litchfield, a man who is fleeing from a past both treacherous and tragic....

This book will help you navigate your way through the complex maze of state, private, workplace and individual pensions, offering you a range of achievable solutions you can carry out yourself to make a significant difference to your retirement income. It explains the different types of pension...