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The ""Boy Hunter"" Series takes its heroes through various adventures while searching for big and little game in the woods and in the mountains. Written in the early 1900s, by Edward Stratemeyer (of Hardy Boys fame) under the pseudonym Captain Ralph Bonehill, the three titles provide clean and respectful fun and adventure.

The ""Boy Hunter"" Series takes its heroes through various adventures while searching for big and little game in the woods and in the mountains. Written in the early 1900s, by Edward Stratemeyer (of Hardy Boys fame) under the pseudonym Captain Ralph Bonehill, the three titles provide clean and respectful fun and adventure.

In all organisational settings, managing projects is an ever-increasing necessity. Large corporations have departments that institute procedures for implementing and tracking projects, but smaller organisations can also benefit from becoming aware of the steps undertaken in creating a project so they can maximise planned outcomes.

Based on a true story, this is an account of one of the turf wars waged during Prohibition. Donald Bain captures turbulent Southern Illinois during the Roaring Twenties, and chronicles Birger's journey from charismatic leader with delusions of grandeur to the harsh reality of hand-to-hand combat, to his demise as a dupe of a far cleverer enemy.

Concurrent with the dawn of multiparty politics in 1990, Mirko Pejanovic emerged in Bosnia Herzegovina as the leader of the Socialist Alliance. This memoir, beginning in 1990, tells the story of his experiences as a public and political leader.

This text is targeted specifically to the millions of Americans in business. The authors advise readers to start in the industry they're working in now, drawing on their knowledge, background and contacts as a solid base from which to launch a part-time or full-time career.

Rojas' Celestina (1499) and Delicado's La Lozana andaluza (1530) were written during the height of the Spanish Inquisition. This book shows through textual evidence that these two authors used superficial bawdiness and claims regarding the morality of their respective works as cover to encode attacks against the central dogmas of Christianity.

Every family should have financial goals for the future. Being unprepared can lead to monetary chaos and ""Financial Management of Your Future"" deals with strategies for accomplishing financial goals both before and after a family retires.

A detailed analysis of US economic transformation in the last 50 years, including the principal drivers for economic growth, US demographic transformation, and the changing sector structure of the US economy.

This work argues that a feminist ethics, in order to be both feminist and ethical, needs to embrace psychoanalysis. It includes an analysis of two attempts by George Sand to reimagine the sexual relationship where the emphasis is on political injustice and the impossibility of women's desires.

This collection of papers follows the objectives of a work published in ""CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture - a WWWeb Journal"", namely, the publishing of new work in comparative literature, cultural studies and comparative cultural studies.

Explores the burst of horticulture interest in the 19th century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its portrayal of ornamental plant use and its examination of 19th-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, this book aims to appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians.

This work explores the use of the grammatical figure called the chiasmus in the work of Miguel de Unamuno. He explores concepts, usually considered opposites, such as mind and body or spirit and matter. Olson's readings lead to observations on Spanish history and events in Unamuno's life.

This book is designed to introduce the reader to the work culture of animal shelter employees, volunteers, activists, educators and pets. The author describes the traditions, philosophies, history and current social dynamics of a typical social animal welfare community.

In a world of increasing conformity, the modern eccentric can be seen as a contemporary hero and guardian of individualism. This study defines the modern eccentric in 20th-century French literature and compares the notions of the eccentric by tracing its relation to time, space and society.

This volume contains 19 contributions from the International Symposium for Computational Science, 1999. Topics covered include delivery mechanisms for numerial algorithms, intelligent systems for recommending scientific software and the architecture of scientific problem-solving environments.

This work shows how companies can avoid commoditization by delivering superior customer value. It provides an account of what a company must do and how to go about doing it in each critical area.

Anamorphic devices challenge viewers to experience different forms of perceptual oscillation and uncertainty. This title seeks to demonstrate that much of the literature of the Spanish Golden Age is susceptible, and indeed requires, oblique readings.

Evidence is mounting that animal abuse, frequently embedded in families scarred by domestic violence and child abuse and neglect, often predicts the potential for other violent acts. In this work, contributors examine research and programmatic issues, and encourage cross-disciplinary interactions.

This volume provides a study of the four key elements of the program planning process: program organization planning, schedule planning, cost planning, and performance planning.

A presentation of historical , philosophical and research sources exploring the maltreatment of animals and interpersonal violence. Among the disciplines represented in the reading are psychology and psychiatry, criminology, veterinary science and anthropology.

Methods of IT Project Management(Third Edition) is built around the latest versionof the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and covers best practicesunique to the IT field. It is designed for use in graduate, advancedundergraduate, and professional IT project management courses to preparestudents for success in the IT field, and to prepare them to pass the ProjectManagement Professional (PMP) certification exam given by the ProjectManagement Institute (PMI), the world's leading certification in the field ofproject management. Unlike other project management texts, Methods of IT Project Management follows the IT project life cycle,from overview and initiation to execution, control, and closing. Anenterprise-scale IT project (macro-case study) runs through the entire text. Each section presents mini-cases based on the larger case and focuses on newconcepts presented in each section. Readers gain practical knowledge of ITproject management workflows, at scale, while building technical knowledge andskills required to pass the PMP. Mini-case studies encourage deep retention,prompt rich in-class discussion, and challenge more advanced students andprofessionals alike. Unique skills covered can be put directly into practice. An appendix presents practice study questions and advice on preparing for andpassing the PMP exam. The revised third edition includes expanded coverage of agile system developmentmethodologies, leadership and negotiation skills, and process maturity models.

In the fall of 1999, at the close of the 20th century, there were 3,726 international students on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. Three of the largest groups came from Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The stories behind Purdue's long-term relationship with Taiwan, Korea, and Hong-Kong is told here.