"Library Cataloguing" by John Henry Quinn is a comprehensive guide that delves into the principles and practices of organizing library materials. It covers various cataloging systems, including the Dewey Decimal System and Library of Congress Classification, providing insights into how libraries manage their collections. Quinn emphasizes the importance of accurate cataloging for effective information retrieval, ensuring that users can easily find the resources they need. The book serves as...

In "Manual of Library Cataloguing," John Henry Quinn presents a comprehensive exploration of cataloguing principles and practices that serve as foundational pillars for library science. Written with a meticulous attention to detail, this seminal work balances theoretical frameworks with practical applications, offering readers a clear understanding of classification systems, metadata standards, and the evolution of cataloguing practices in the face of digital transformation. Quinn's access...

The first step in building anything is to start with a solid foundation. That is as true for strength training as it is for construction. A program built on sound principles, anchored by science and proven effective time and again, will reward you with true and tangible results and lifetime of lifting success.Focusing on the most essential information you need to know to start a safe and effective strength training program, Foundational Strength provides step-by-step expla...

The ideologies and practices of various populist movements are centered on issues of gender, especially idealized notions of masculinity. Offering cultural, political, and historical approaches from a range of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, The Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities analyzes articulations and performances that link populism to masculinity. In particular, the collection studies political participation in the form of public debates, media,...

Considered his most important work, Mahbub ul Haq’s Reflections on Human Development appeared at the end of his career in international development, and consolidates his revolutionary contribution to the discipline. Haq argues that the goal of any society should be to improve the lives of its citizens; therefore, economic development should support that aim. Economists should use indicators such as life expectancy and education levels to assess a country’s overall level of ‘human’ developm...

Hobson’s 1902 book presents a controversial interpretation of Britain’s motivations to conquer foreign lands in the nineteenth century. He proposed that ultra-wealthy financiers consciously worked to manipulate political leaders so they could invest money and sell goods in the new outposts of their country’s empire. Hobson built his argument on an economic theory he called “underconsumptionism,” claiming that the wealthy had accumulated more money than they could ever invest at home. New B...

Originally published in 1978, Said’s groundbreakingbook offers a new conceptual framework forunderstanding the Western colonial exploitation of Asiaand the Middle East. “The Orient,” he argues, is not a realplace but a Western idea created to justify the export ofWestern civilization. Said shows how European culturegained strength and identity by comparing itself to thismore primitive “opposite” and calls for the Wes includingpoliticians, academics and cultural institutions to account for ...

Why do stock and housing markets sometimes experience amazing booms followed by massive busts and why is this happening more and more frequently? In order to answer these questions, William Quinn and John D. Turner take us on a riveting ride through the history of financial bubbles, visiting, among other places, Paris and London in 1720, Latin America in the 1820s, Melbourne in the 1880s, New York in the 1920s, Tokyo in the 1980s, Silicon Valley in the 1990s, and Shanghai in the 2000s. As ...

From USA Today bestselling author Logan Chance comes a hilarious tale all about a fake relationship that leads to some seriously funny times. This steamy enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy is sure to bring all the laughs while causing you to combust at the same time.My best friend is getting married in the glitzy, wild city of Las Vegas, and I'm honored to be a bridesmaid. There's just one tiny hiccup—my ex-boyfriend is als...

There was no way I could leave an innocent woman in the middle of a shootout.Little did I know she would turn my world inside out.Dr. Willow Barnhill had more class than my entire home town. Not the kind of woman a man like me should want.But want her, I did. And I didn't stop at wanting. We gave and took. Drank deeply from one another. And lit the night on fire.That was the beginning of our beautiful disaster. She is the one thing I want to...

Volume 5 of Critical Perspectives in International Public Sector Management is comprised of three parts. The need for experimental learning in public management development, experimental learning formats and innovative teaching and transfer and value creation. This international, interdisciplinary volume is valuable for leadership, management, public management and education scholars.

Speaking My Soul is the honest story of linguist John R. Rickford's life from his early years as the youngest of ten children in Guyana to his status as Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Stanford, of the transformation of his identity from colored or mixed race in Guyana to black in the USA, and of his work championing Black Talk and its speakers.In this engaging memoir, Rickford recalls landmark events for his racial identity like being elected president of the Black S...