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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

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

In a visually appealing format, this book reflects the current trends and understandings of "neuroscience" along with the latest technological advances and discoveries in the field. Using state of the art color illustrations, concepts are introduced and illustrated with great detail and clarity. Hig... 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

Herman Melville's Bartleby, asked to account for himself, "would prefer not to." Tongue-tied Billy Budd, urged to defend his innocence, responds with a murderous blow. "The Bavard," by Louis-Rene des Forets, concerns a man whose power to speak is replaced by an inability to shut up. In these and oth... More

A companion volume to Louis R. Harlan's prize-winning biography of Booker T. WashingtonThis book, an important companion volume to Louis R. Harlan's prize-winning biography of Booker T. Washington, makes available for the first time in one collection Harlan's essays on the life and career of the cel... More

South America's often overlooked English-speaking country lies far off the well-trodden tourist path. Guyana is the ideal destination for the discerning visitor seeking adventure. Within its vast interior, the Guiana Shield (one of the four pristine tropical rainforests left in the world) converges ... More

Essays on the relationships of poetry, art, and life.... More