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Princess K'Gari's Fraser Island
A history of European contact with and settlement on Fraser Island (K'gari), including first-hand accounts of European settlement; impact of settlement on the Ngulungbara, Batjala and Dulingbara people and their culture; Eliza Fraser incident; shipwrecks; missions at White Cliffs and Bogimbah; relations with pastoralists and timber getters; management of the Island's dingoes.
Stikeman Elliott
In its sixty-year existence, the Stikeman Elliott firm has played a role in many of the most significant transactions in Canadian business history, appearing before the major courts of the country in precedent-setting litigation. Its members are at the top of the legal profession and its reach is global. Clients include major foreign investors requiring advice for entry into Canada, as well as for investments in many other parts of the world. In Stikeman Elliott: The First Fifty Years, Richard Pound recounted how Heward Stikeman and Fraser Elliott developed their small law practice into a national and global organization. Here Pound details the firm's global expansion at a time of worldwide ...
Until I Saw Your Smile
Featured as an Editor’s Pick for Summer Must Reads 2015 in Ebony magazine! At Smith’s Sweet Treats and Coffee, you’ll find Brooklyn’s best house blend and the freshest homemade pastries. It’s more than a business to owner Angela Smith. It’s her home and her refuge—one she stands to lose thanks to her gouging landlord. Then a new regular offers to cover her rent increase if Angela lets him meet his clients there. If Matthew McConnell weren’t such a persuasive lawyer—and so sweet, funny, and sexy—she wouldn’t dream of letting him in. Since he left a high-paying, soul-sucking legal firm to go solo, Matthew has been striking out, professionally and personally. The best part of his love life is regaling Angela with date-from-hell stories over steaming, fragrant coffee. Behind her captivating smile is a smart, sensual woman he’d love to get close to. And when a secret from her past is suddenly exposed, he gets a chance to prove he’s the man she needs, in every way that matters... “An endearing journey of heartfelt love...Unusual characters will inspire readers of this emotional yet joyful story.” --Publishers Weekly
Political Participation of Minorities
This Commentary provides the reader with a review of international standards and practice relating to the political participation of minorities. Political participation has been increasingly recognized as a foundational issue in the debate about minority rights. It is argued that minorities are more likely to feel co-ownership in the state if they have the opportunity to participate freely and effectively in all aspects of its governance, and that sustained and meaningful engagement will guard against the sense of alienation and exclusion among minorities that often emerges in ethnically divided societies. Taking as its starting point the two most important standard-setting documents in the ...
Talking Politics
Talking Politics is a philosophical examination of some of the basic concepts of political discourse. Its primary focus is on the ordinary; on what is said by politicians, in newspapers and by people in pubs, rather than on the works of political theorists. This is a work of, but not on political theory. Talking Politics is: * Invaluable as a source of reference for students, and contains a detailed index * Arranged thematically, around topics such as `Nation'. Each entry has copious cross-references and suggestions for further reading A. W. Sparkes is uniquely qualified to write such a book, combining some thirty years' teaching as a philosopher with wide experience of, and a life-long fascination with, politics. His attitude is that of a critical, but uncynical, observer.
Avocado Diaries
Avocado Diaries" takes you on a wild ride with Timothy, a guy who will do just about anything to win over the girl he can't stop thinking about. Buckle up, because Timothy’s love journey is anything but smooth. With his friends by his side, he dives headfirst into a sea of crazy plans - stealing cars, sneaking into houses, and even accidentally hurting the girl he’s so desperate to impress. But oh boy, things get messy. Timothy’s wild attempts to get her attention don’t just bounce back on him, but splash all over his friends too. His actions, meant to draw her closer, only spin him into a tornado of trouble, leaving a trail of sadness and chaos behind him. His friends, stuck in the ...
The Jagged Edge
The Jagged Edge is a fictional novel written in the setting of the metropolitan Richmond, Virginia. It is the story of a young woman who suffered the loss of her mother in childhood and the events that followed her death. Angela Harris, a young woman, copes with her mother's death in an extraordinary way. The main characters all play a part to deliver the story, exemplifying that faith can restore any misfortune or tragedy.
The Floating Strip Micromegas Detector
This book discusses a novel and high-rate-capable micro pattern gaseous detector of the Micromegas (MICRO-MEsh GAS detector) type. It provides a detailed characterization of the performance of Micromegas detectors on the basis of measurements and simulations, along with an in-depth examination of analysis and reconstruction methods. The accurate and efficient detection of minimum ionizing particles in high-rate background environments is demonstrated. The excellent performance determined here for these lightweight detectors will make possible the live medical imaging of a patient during ion-beam treatment.
