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  • Dryland Management: Economic Case Studies

    by John A. Dixon, David E. James, Paul B. Sherman ...
    Series series Environmental and Resource Economics Set
    Drylands are a sizeable part of the world's potentially arable land. They vary from the hyper-arid regions of the classic deserts of Africa and Asia to the more common semi-arid and sub-humid areas that support extensiveagricultural systems dependent on rainfall or irrigation.Following their successful and innovative work The Economics of Dryland Management the editors have assembled twenty case ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Economic Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Development Projects

    by John A. Dixon, Richard A. Carpenter, Louise A. Fallon, Paul B. Sherman, Supachit Manipomoke ...
    Series series Environmental and Resource Economics Set
    It has always been thought that some level of pollution and waste is unavoidable in development projects. But no one has made much effort to quantify and assess the extent of this sort of damage.In this book a group of analysts from the Asian Development Bank and from the East West Center propose a means of constructing useful economic evaluations of the impacts of development projects on the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Economics of Dryland Management

    by John A. Dixon, David E. James, Paul B. Sherman ...
    Series series Environmental and Resource Economics Set
    We have always had land in which the agricultural productivity is limited because there is not enough moisture. Systems of farming and burning often degrade dryland further until it is desert. Today, however, the problem is becoming much more serious. Over 20 per cent of the world's population lives in dryland areas, and unless action is taken drylands will increase dramatically.This book focuses ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire

    Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations

    by John H. Dixon ...
    In "Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire," John H. Dixon intricately weaves a vivid tapestry of local history, geography, and culture, capturing the essence of this picturesque Scottish region. With an engaging narrative style that balances both scholarly precision and accessible prose, Dixon's work serves as both a geographical survey and a historical archive. Through meticulous research, the book ... Read more

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  • Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels

    A Legacy of Resistance and Freedom

    by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Lydia Maria Child, Harriet E. Wilson, William Wells Brown, Charles W. Chesnutt, James Weldon Johnson, Albion Winegar Tourgée, Sutton E. Griggs, Solomon Northup, Willie Lynch, Nat Turner, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, William Craft, Ellen Craft, Louis Hughes, Jacob D. Green, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano, Elizabeth Keckley, William Still, Sarah H. Bradford, Josiah Henson, Charles Ball, Austin Steward, Henry Bibb, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Thomas S. Gaines, Brantz Mayer, Aphra Behn, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Stephen Smith, Joseph Mountain, Ida B. Wells-Barnett ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a ... Read more

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  • The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves

    Including Historical Documents & Legislative Progress of Civil Rights Movement

    by Aphra Behn, Thomas Clarkson, Daniel Drayton, Louis Hughes, Austin Steward, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Moses Grandy, William Still, Nat Turner, Henry Bibb, Olaudah Equiano, Sojourner Truth, Mary Prince, Kate Drumgoold, Frederick Douglass, Brantz Mayer, Theodore Canot, Booker T. Washington, Elizabeth Keckley, Charles Ball, Solomon Northup, Josiah Henson, Stephen Smith, Ellen Craft, William Craft, John Gabriel Stedman, Sarah H. Bradford, Lucy A. Delaney, L. S. Thompson, F. G. De Fontaine, Henry Box Brown, John Dixon Long, Harriet Jacobs, Jacob D. Green, Work Projects Administration, Thomas S. Gaines, Willie Lynch, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Joseph Mountain ...
    The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slaves is an extraordinary compilation that delves into the diverse experiences and voices of former slaves, bringing forth an authentic narrative of resilience and struggle. This anthology, spanning styles from autobiographical memoirs to powerful interviews, offers readers an intimate glimpse into the lives of ... Read more

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  • The Art of Ruskin and the Spirit of Place

    by John Dixon Hunt ...
    English art critic John Ruskin was one of the great visionaries of his time, and his influential books and letters on the power of art challenged the foundations of Victorian life. He loved looking. Sometimes it informed the things he wrote, but often it provided access to the many topographical and cultural topics he explored – rocks, plants, birds, Turner, Venice, the Alps.In The Art of Ruskin ... Read more

    $51.69 USD

  • Landscape and Authority in the Early Modern World

    by John Dixon Hunt ...
    Series series Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
    Courts and societies across the early modern Eurasian world were fundamentally transformed by the physical, technological, and conceptual developments of their era. Evolving forms of communication, greatly expanded mobility, the spread of scientific knowledge, and the emergence of an increasingly integrated global economy all affected how states articulated and projected visions of authority into ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • The Afterlife of Gardens

    by John Dixon Hunt ...
    Most books on the history of gardens describe the way that gardens have been created; by contrast, The Afterlife of Gardens examines the way that gardens have been experienced. Using examples from many sites around the world, John Dixon Hunt examines responses to gardens, from Renaissance sites to Baroque creations to modern motorway landscaping. Examining how a garden has been experienced extends ... Read more

    $45.09 USD

  • The Making of Place

    Modern and Contemporary Gardens

    by John Dixon Hunt ...
    Gardening is rich in tradition, and many gardens are explicitly designed to refer to or honour the past. But garden design is also rich in innovation, and in The Making of Place John Dixon Hunt explores the wide varieties of approaches, aesthetics and achievements in garden design throughout the world today. 
From imposing sculptures discovered in woodlands or on hilly trails to community gardens, ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Audiobook

    Suspense: Of Maestro and Men

    by John Dixon Carr ...
    Narrated by Full Cast ...
    Series series Suspense

    Unabridged

    28 min

    Peter Lorre is typecast as The Maestro, a prizefight manager planning revenge on his star fighter by scalding him to death in the steamroom! ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Suspense: Cat and Mouse

    by John Dixon Carr ...
    Narrated by Full Cast ...
    Series series Suspense

    Unabridged

    29 min

    A story about two ham radio fanatics who are working on a secret defense weapon and talking to each other by shortwave. One of them is killed while talking to the other on the air....is the other one a suspect? ... Read more

    $9.99 USD