The Pacific, Paperback

Reviews the state of play in implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade in the Asia and the Pacific region. This report also provides...

Focusing on transformation and continuity over time in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, among others, contributors assert that kinship is a lived and living...

Reducere. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on Decvember 7, 1941, the United States Navy had no major fleet to battle the Japanese drive across the Pacific. I...

Reducere. The previous edition of Plains to the Pacific won a national award in the Spiritual and Inspirational category with IndieReader in 2017. The emerge...

The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Nicholas ThomasIllustration...

Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive op...

Contributor(s): Author: Jack LondonIntroduction by: Andrew SinclairAfterword by: Andrew SinclairIf you know London primarily through novels like Wh...

Reducere. "My purpose was to comply with the desires of the publishers in preparing and presenting an easily readable, enjoyable, and fascinating account of ...

Reducere. DescriptionMorning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed f...

The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) is the global guiding document on population ageing, and with its round of third review a...

Reducere. Was there once a continent in the Pacific called Lemuria or Pacifica by ecologists, and Mu or Pan by the mystics? There is now ample mythological, ...

Tracing the global circulation and consumption of Hello Kitty, Christine R. Yano analyzes the spread of Japanese "cute-cool" culture, which she see...

Reducere. This publication examines the initial impact on trade, investment, finance, and peoples mobility as the coronavirus disease pandemic struck Asia an...

Reducere. "This book celebrates without apology the fact that indigenous spirituality lives and breathes in our Pacific person and personhood. In so doing, i...

Reducere. An up-close look at the battles of World War II for kids ages 8 to 12Help kids learn all about World War II--right from the front lines. This fasci...

Christian theologians in the Pacific Islands see culture as the grounds on which one understands God. In this groundbreaking book, Matt Tomlinson e...

The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the ...

Reducere. Jeremiah N. Reynolds (1799-1858), an American newspaper editor, lecturer, explorer and author who became an influential advocate for scientific exp...

Adopts a rigorous approach to measuring and quantifying progress in the level of inclusion and empowerment of marginalised groups across countries ...

Reducere. THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME 2 - WAR IN THE PACIFIC is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang....

Provides an overview of climate change mitigation and adaptation priorities in the agriculture and land use sectors of countries in the Pacific, as...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Michael R. JinNumber of pages: 248Collection: Asian AmericaPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 2...

Reducere. New York Times Bestseller: A "virtually faultless" account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives (T...

Reducere. In 1807, a year after Lewis and Clark returned from the shores of the Pacific, groups of trappers and hunters began to drift West to tap the rich s...

DescriptionLewis and Clark have intrigued travelers for over two centuries. And whether you are a Lewis and Clark "groupie, " someone who might enj...

The stories of two veterans - one traumatised, one blind - who rediscover themselves with the help of a friend in the course of two epic ocean adve...

Reducere. On February 19, 1945, nearly 70, 000 American marines invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next thirty-five days, approximately ...

The stories of two veterans - one traumatised, one blind - who rediscover themselves with the help of a friend in the course of two epic ocean adve...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Last Corpsman, chronicles the life of John I. Unger from his birth in Austria in 1920, his immigration to the US, joining the Navy, ...

Reducere. DescriptionFor five centuries Europeans sought a short cut across the top of the world. The quest for a passage to the riches of the Orient claimed...

Reducere. DescriptionIs there a more bizarre-looking animal in the sea than the octopus? A baggy, boneless body surmounted by a pair of soulless eyes and fle...

Reducere. Decolonisation begins with our mind. I recall gratefully changing a sentence in my thesis: We live in one of the most isolated land masses in the w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Zach DavisWith: Carly MoreeThru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is 90% mental. Each year, thousands of backpackers take to t...

Reducere. December 8th, 1941 marked the start of the full-scale invasion of the Philippines during World War 2. With the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula an...

Demographic transition, along with the economic and geopolitical re-emergence of Asia, are two of the largest forces shaping the twenty-first centu...

How do political actors in the Pacific islands region make sense of the success (or failure) of parliamentary gender quota campaigns? To answer the...

This book examines how states in eight countries across Asia and the Pacific address internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate ...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Elise HooperNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 134 x 201 x 27Cover type: Paper...

DescriptionOn October 27 1942, four "Long Lance" torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircra...

DescriptionTime is precious. The world is waiting. Rediscover yourself. The Great Alone is the epic adventure of a relatable explorer.

Reducere. Road to the Stars, Paperback

Reducere. Step into a whimsical world and discover who lives in this land of many mysteries. You will find mermaids, fairies, unicorns, sasquatch, elves, wiz...

Reducere. It's Bill Bryson meets Paul Theroux in Steven Lewis's hilarious review of his train journey across Australia on the Indian Pacific in the train's f...

Publisher: University Press of the PacificAuthor(s): Edmund GosseNumber of pages: 236Publication date: 2003Dimensions: 126 x 203 x 19Cover type: Pa...

Reducere. CONTENTS: Scenes of My Childhood Seeking an Education The Law and Politics In National Politics On Entering and Leaving the Presidency Some of the ...

Reducere. Written by a marine biologist and illustrated in colour by a prizewinning underwater photographer, Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest identifi...

Reducere. This classic, bestselling field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees,...

Reducere. At Montana's Shadow Creek Ranch, Nathan's friendship with Wendy deepens and his relationship with his estranged father warms after the arrival of a...

Reducere. Birding in the Pacific Northwest has never been easier Birds of the Pacific Northwest describes and illustrates more than 400 bird species commonly...

Reducere. Featuring more than 1240 stunning color photographs, this comprehensive field guide will remain a trusted, authoritative trailside reference for ye...

This edited collection is the first to comprehensively consider the role that litigation can play in galvanizing climate action in countries includ...

Explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of C...

The Role of the Individual in History was first published in 1898, and occupies a very prominent place among those of Plekhanov's works in which he...

It is our intent to present as accurate and up-to-date an account as possible of Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchh., known popularly as the g...

Reducere. 2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North, legendary trail angel and thru hiker Barney Scout Mann spins a...

State-of-the-art reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender, by distinguished historians of differing national perspectives...

Exploring the United States through Literature describes the best of current print and nonprint materials teachers can use with their students to s...

Reducere. This outstanding field guide features more than 200 of the Pacific Northwest Coast's most abundant or notable bird species. Each account includes a...

Reducere. A must-have growing guide for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest A gardener's plant choices and garden style are inextricably linked to the place t...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Pacific Northwest coast is home to one of the most diverse displays of intertidal marine life in the world, including sponges, clams...

Reducere. ``Rhythm in the Rain`` is a nonfiction narrative about the jazz community in the Pacific Northwest that examines the people, places, and events tha...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Erin MillerTeetering awkwardly on the brink of insanity, unable to handle life in snowy, cold, ultra-conservative North Ida...

Reducere. The Pacific Northwest Gardener's Book of Lists is the definitive gardening guide for gardeners in this area. Included are such interesting lists as...

Reducere. In Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest, Mark Turner and Ellen Kuhlman cover 568 species of woody plants that can be found in Oregon, Washingt...

Reducere. South Away follows Meaghan Marie Hackinen and her sister in the adventure of a lifetime: bicycling from Terrace, BC down the West Coast to (almost)...

Reducere. Description"Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Holocaust by Derek Pua, is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, for anyone wanting to more clearly...

Reducere. Sergei Prokofiev: Autobiography, Articles, Reminiscences, Paperback

Shows that the current strong economic performance in the Asia-Pacific region provides an opportune time for governments to initiate policies that ...

This guidebook is a complete guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), an epic 2650-mile hike along America's west coast. Frequently voted amo...