“kristina orfali”

Although the field of bioethics is about 40 years old, sociologists are only now beginning to explore the ramifications of its appearance and growth. "The View from Here" presents the best of recent work in bioethics, exploring: the profession of bioethics and its role in discussions about the means... More

Practical and proven sales techniques to help you communicate your message clearly, concisely and with conviction. The Secrets of Successful Selling sets out essential techniques to help you close the deal. The book concentrates on “consultative partnership selling“, and a range of strategies to... More

This vintage how-to manual -- the first modern American sewing book -- provided turn-of-the-century seamstresses with clear instructions for altering patterns, hand-sewing stitches, and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding and evening gowns, coats, maternity wear, undergarments, children's clothi... More

Distributed CORBA Objects have found their killer app. It's the Object Web-or the marriage of distributed objects and the Internet. The major computing companies-including Sun, JavaSoft, IBM, Netscape, Apple, Oracle, BEA, and HP-have chosen CORBA IIOP as their common way to connect distributed objec... More

The age of Augustus has long been recognized as a time when the Roman state put a new emphasis on "traditional" feminine domestic ideals, yet at the same time gave real public prominence to certain women in their roles as wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters. Kristina Milnor takes up a series of t... More

In cities across the United States, grassroots organizations are working to revitalize popular participation in disenfranchised communities by bringing ordinary people into public life. By engaging local residents in collective action to achieve common goals, community organizing expands the democra... More

During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle concepts intended for middle-class--not elite--consumers. In this remarkable book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Livable modernism combine... More