Author: Nathaniel Harris
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Keywords: issues, century, terrorism
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2004-07
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 0836856457
ISBN-13: 9780836856453

The "21st Century Citizen" series focuses on social concerns, political problems, and new scientific developments in a rapidly changing world. With quotations from international commentators and young people themselves, these titles give a contemporary, global perspective on some of today’s pressing moral questions.

Author: Nathaniel Harris
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Keywords: art, stories, mosaics
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2008-09
List price: $25.25
ISBN-10: 1404244387
ISBN-13: 9781404244382

Stories in Art: Mosaics looks at six examples of mosaic art, discussing the stories depicted in them and picking out interesting detail, as well as looking at the medium’s history and technique. Projects at the back enable allow readers to put what they have learned into practise through fun craftmaking.

Author: Nathaniel Harris
Publisher: World Almanac Library
Keywords: government, systems, monarchy
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2005-07
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 0836858859
ISBN-13: 9780836858853

Why have particular systems of government come into being? What makes them fail? What effect does government have on the way in which society is structured and on the economic and cultural life of its people? This series looks at different systems of government and discusses their origins, history and practical application in the modern world. From King Richard the Lionheart to Napoleon I of France, monarchs have made a huge impression on history. But what is a monarchy and where did it begin? Who are the modern monarchs and how much power do they hold? These questions, and many more, are answ

Authors:Nathaniel Harris,  John Michael Rawcliffe,
Publisher: Evans Brothers Ltd
Keywords: government, systems, monarchy
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2005-05-13
List price: $26.85
ISBN-10: 0237526581
ISBN-13: 9780237526580

Why have particular systems of government come into being? What makes them fail? What effect does government have on the way in which society is structured and on the economic and cultural life of its people? This series looks at different systems of government and discusses their origins, history and practical application in the modern world. From King Richard the Lionheart to Napoleon I of France, monarchs have made a huge impression on history. But what is a monarchy and where did it begin? Who are the modern monarchs and how much power do they hold? These questions, and many more, are answ

Authors:Nathaniel Philbrick, Thomas Nickerson, Nathaniel Phi
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Keywords: penguin, classics, whale, sunk, ship, essex, loss
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2000-05-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0140437967
ISBN-13: 9780140437966

In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex, thousands of miles from home in the South Pacific, was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The Essex sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. The incident was the Titanic story of its day, and provided the inspiration for Melville’s Moby-Dick. The Narrative of the Wreck of the Whaleship Essex, by the ship’s first mate, Owen Chase, has long been the fundamental account of the Essex’s doomed voyage. But in 1980, a new account of the disaster was discovered, penned by Thomas Nickerson, the fifteen-year-o

Authors:Michael H. Harris, Pamela C. Harris, Stan A. Hanna
Publisher: Ablex Publishing
Keywords: services, information, contemporary, studies, policy, second, management, industrial, foundations, library, post, future, era
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 1998-03-09
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1567503551
ISBN-13: 9781567503555

This work is a general and synthetic study of the post-industrial era and its implications for library and information services in the United States. Since Daniel Bell promulgated his "post-industrial" metaphor in the early 1970s, it has become one of the most dominant metaphors in contemporary America. His ideas on the nature of the era, especially his articulation of what he refers to as the "information society" have influenced the ways in which government officials, corporate leaders, and citizens think about the future of political, social and economic life in America. This text examines

Authors:Michael H. Harris, Pamela C. Harris, Stan A. Hannah,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: services, information, contemporary, studies, policies, second, management, industrial, foundations, library, post, future, era
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 1998-03-09
List price: $131.95
ISBN-10: 1567503543
ISBN-13: 9781567503548

This work is a general and synthetic study of the post-industrial era and its implications for library and information services in the United States. Since Daniel Bell promulgated his "post-industrial" metaphor in the early 1970s, it has become one of the most dominant metaphors in contemporary America. His ideas on the nature of the era, especially his articulation of what he refers to as the "information society" have influenced the ways in which government officials, corporate leaders, and citizens think about the future of political, social and economic life in America. This text examines