Escape from kabul

The extraordinary true story of the Afghan women judges who fought for justice in the courtroom, and then fought to escape with their lives, from the bestselling British author Across twenty years of U.S.-backed government, Afghan women obtained legal degrees, became judges, and set out to trans...

Escape from north korea

From the world’s most repressive state comes rare good news: the escape to freedom of a small number of its people. It is a crime to leave North Korea. Yet increasing numbers of North Koreans dare to flee. They go first to neighboring China, which rejects them as criminals, then on to Southeast A...

Escape from overshoot

An excellent primer on key insights and questions in ecological economics from a celebrated pioneer of the field. —Jason Hickel, author, Less is More Earth is in overshoot. The juggernaut of economic growth rolls on, consuming the biosphere, breaking planetary boundaries, and stretching inequali...

Escape from rome

The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern worldThe fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best th...

Escape home

The riveting family memoir of a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice begins in Nazi-occupied Europe and journeys "home" to American modernism.

Escape to gold mountain

An epic graphic novel about the experience of Chinese immigrants in North America over the past 150 years.

Escape to prison

The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark tourism. Unsurprisingly, due to their grim subject matter, prison museums tend to invert the “Disneyland” experience, becoming the antithesis of “th...

Escape velocity

Escapees

Escapes from deportation trains: First study of the phenomenon as Jewish resistance to National Socialistic persecution More than 750 escapees in Western Europe show various forms of motives and implementation (agency) First study of deportation train guards (who they were and how th...

Escaping dystopia

Multiple crises have led many to conclude that the current economic and political system is broken. The present and future look increasingly precarious – if not outright dystopian Stephen McBride calls for radical solutions to these crises to provide a more rational and sustainable future. He cr...

Escaping the build trap

Escaping the end of times

Escaping the End of Times invites readers to explore the intricate relationships between dreams, politics, and the Chinese writing system in early modern China.

Escaping the resource curse

The wealth derived from natural resources can have a tremendous impact on the economics and politics of producing countries. In the last quarter century, we have seen the surprising and sobering consequences of this wealth, producing what is now known as the "resource curse." Countries with large...

Escolaridad culturalmente sensible para estudiantes indígenas mexicanos

Este libro revela las experiencias sociales y educativas de los estudiantes indígenas en EE.UU. y destaca la diversidad multilingüe y multicultural de los inmigrantes latinoamericanos. Traducido al español, ofrece orientación a educadores, legisladores e investigadores sobre cómo apoyar eficazmen...

Esg mindset

Learn to think critically about environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and take a holistic approach to business that balances change with long-term organizational resilience and sustainable growth.

Esl or you weren't here

An exciting debut collection of poems that presents a portrait of the poet as witness to, & healer of, their child self

Eslanda

The first biography of the bold, principled, and fiercely independent woman who defied convention to make her own mark on the world.

Esoteric buddhism in china

Based on a wide range of previously unexplored Chinese sources, this book explores how esoteric Buddhist traditions have shaped the Chinese religious landscape.

Esperanza street

The Wire in a Filipino port: a boy grows up as his community fights for its survival against criminal developers

Esri advanced guide to python in arcgis

Esri Advanced Guide to Python in ArcGIS uses concise chapters and straightforward tutorials so experienced GIS professionals can learn and immediately apply complex Python skills and techniques. 

Essay on the art of crawling

Baron d’Holbach’s 1776 Essay on the Art of Crawling is a delicious satire on the sycophancy and self-abasement rife in the courts of Europe.

Essays

Probing essays and observations by acclaimed actor and playwright Wallace Shawn, in his first nonfiction collection.

Essays in financial economics

This volume, dedicated to John W. Kensinger, explores a variety of topics in financial economics, including firm growth, investment risks, and the profitability of the banking industry. With its global perspective, Essays in Financial Economics is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any resea...

Essays in honor of cheng hsiao

Including contributions spanning a variety of theoretical and applied topics in econometrics, this volume of Advances in Econometrics is published in honour of Cheng Hsiao.

Essays in honor of joon y. park

Volumes 45a and 45b of Advances in Econometrics honor Professor Joon Y. Park, who has made numerous and substantive contributions to the field of econometrics over a career spanning four decades since the 1980s and counting.

Essays in honor of m. hashem pesaran

The collection of chapters in Volume 43 Part A of Advances in Econometrics serves as a tribute to one of the most innovative, influential, and productive econometricians of his generation, Professor M. Hashem Pesaran.

Essays in honour of fabio canova

Both parts of Volume 44 of Advances in Econometrics pay tribute to Fabio Canova for his major contributions to economics over the last four decades.

Essays in islamic economics

Understand the basic concepts of Islamic economics--what it's all about and what it can offer.

Essays in linguistic ethnography

This book argues for an approach to linguistic ethnography which departs from the perspective of the academic researcher, to amplify instead the voices of participants, researchers and collaborators. It reflects on ways of reporting research which add multiple perspectives and represent ambiguity...

Essays in population history, volume one

Essays in Population History: Mexico and the Caribbean, Volume One brings together a series of seven essays that examine the demographic history of Mexico and the Caribbean. The essays are the result of years of research, focused primarily on the impact of European conquest on the indigenous popu...

Essays in russian social and economic history

In this wide-ranging collection from Professor Steven L. Hoch of Washington State University, various facets of the life of Russia’s rural population are examined, from banking crises and infectious diseases to peasant rituals and land reform. In contrast to longstanding interpretations of the Ru...

Essays in zen buddhism

Essays of a recluse

Assailing corruption, misrule, and neglect of the common people, Wang Fu’s Essays of a Recluse (Qianfulun) offers a rare outsider view of culture, society, and government during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE).

Essays on aristotle's ethics

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics deals with character and its proper development in the acquisition of thoughtful habits directed toward appropriate ends. The articles in this unique collection, many new or not readily available, form a continuos commentary on the Ethics. Philosophers and classicis...

Essays on aristotle's rhetoric

Essays on Aristotle's Rhetoric offers a fresh and comprehensive assessment of a classic work. Aristotle's influence on the practice and theory of rhetoric, as it affects political and legal argumentation, has been continuous and far-reaching. This anthology presents Aristotle's Rhetoric in its o...

Essays on art and literature

Authoritative English translations of Goethe’s most illuminating essays on art and literatureGoethe’s lifelong reflections on art and literature serve as the foundation of his work as a poet, novelist, and man of science. Anyone interested in the history of European literary criticism, art, archa...

Essays on art and science

This book presents essays by Eric R. Kandel. They vary widely in subject matter, but each essay focuses on the interaction of art and science.

Essays on descartes' meditations

The essays in this volume form a commentary on Descartes' Meditations. Following the sequence of the meditational stages, the authors analyze the function of each stage in transforming the reader, to realize his essential nature as a rational inquirer, capable of scientific, demonstrable knowledg...