Michael Leigh: 93 books

Working life is all about relating to people effectively -- and that means communicating well. That's why all employers want people with good communication skilss. At work we often spend about half our time generating information and the other half using or dispensing it -- speaking writing, senind...

The paper studies the impacts of wage moderation in the euro area. Simulation results show that if a single euro area crisis-hit economy undertakes wage moderation, the impact on output is positive for that economy and for the entire euro area. If all crisis-hit economies undertake wage moderation together,...

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the...

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs...

It is the closing days of the Civil War. Grant is pressing Lee harder than ever in Richmond. Lee has stashed some troops and supplies in a nearby town. With those supplies and reinforcements, Lee can delay the close of the war and sue for peace. The President and the Secretary of War have other plans....

SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL “One of the more controversial books of the 20th century.” –UPI “Enough to seriously challenge many traditional beliefs, if not alter them.” –Los Angeles Book Times Review Explosive, thought-provoking, fiercely...

Hell's Own Thunder combines a ruthless internationally sought terrorist, a crusty old man, a 55 year-old airplane and a 15 year old teenage girl in action and adventure that will leave the reader breathless at the end. And to add some flavor, add Rufus and over 50 of the most supremely trained troops the US has ever assembled.

This volume brings together work from leading researchers in the fields of developmental disorders of binocular vision, strabismus, and both infantile and acquired forms of nystagmus. It contains four sections. The first section, Basic Concepts of Stable Vision and Gaze, deals with psychophysical...