Offering a window into the history of the modern legal profession in Western Europe, Stephen Jacobson presents a history of lawyers in the most industrialized city on the Mediterranean. Far from being mere curators of static law, Barcelona’s lawyers were at the center of social conflict and political and economic change, mediating between state, family, and society.Beginning with the resurrection of a decadent bar during the Enlightenment, Jacobson traces the historical evolution o...

In recent years, the historiography of nineteenth-century Spain and Latin America has been invigorated by interdisciplinary engagement with scholars working on topics such as empire, slavery, abolition, race, identity, and captivity. No scholar better exemplified these developments than Christopher Schmidt-Nowara, a specialist on Spain and its Caribbean colonies in Cuba and Puerto Rico. A brilliant career was cut short in 2015 when he died at the age of 48. Rethinking Atlantic Empire

As educational policy trends converge in many countries, such as demands for greater accountability, decentralization, and more culturally sensitive practices for an increasingly diverse student body, there is growing interest in cross-national comparisons and generalizations about leadership qualities and practices that result in successful schools. US and Cross-National Policies, Practices and Preparation: Implications for Successful Instructional Leadership, Organizational Learning,...

An assassin bound by honor. A girl caught in the crossfire. A reckoning long overdue.John Rainhorse was forged in the fire of Ramadi, a war hero turned reluctant assassin—his soul mortgaged to a corrupt former general who once saved his father's life. For years, Rainhorse has lived in the shadows, eliminating the worst of the worst with surgical precision. But his latest mission crosses a line even he can't ignore: abduct an innocent teenage girl for ransom.

2019 WWII recipe cook book, following in the footsteps of British civilians during a time of food rationing.Each recipe is easy to follow with colour picture and step by step instruction

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter addresses a professional or personal component of the doctoral process that represents how these exc...

If you're a woodworker who loves to create home furnishings that are both beautiful and sensible, then you'll truly value this collection of functional furniture projects. Discover 18 projects that deliver both beauty and practicality. From a classic ladder-back chair to a space saving trundle bed, these projects blend form and function while providing comfort and storage.

She prefers the four-legged wolves over the two-legged kindChelsea Youngblood’s first love is her only true love. Wolves. Raised on a wildlife rescue ranch, she grew up with wolves as her siblings. It was only natural she would become a wolf biologist and work with the wolves of Yellowstone National Park. When one of her pack is accused of killing a rancher, she makes it her mission to find the two-legged animal responsible.Once bitten…never againA...

Her second chance at love. . .Chelsea O'Kane escapes to Maine with a gun and fresh bruises. She's ready to begin anew -- until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps to fix her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other. But as the two play house, it starts to seem too good to last. . . .BookShots FlamesOriginal romances presented by JAMES PATTERSONNovels you can devour in a few hoursImpossible ...

A reader favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, originally published in 1993 as He’s The Rich Boy.Hardworking single mother Nadine Warne understands heartbreak firsthand—she lost the love of her life, Hayden Garreth IV, thirteen years ago because of bad blood between their families.Hayden himself is something of a local legend. And now that he’s returned, he’s shaking the town, stirring up the old feud that separated him from Nadi...

Digital Series. Episode 1:New York City. A Chinese woman was brutally murdered and Jeremiah Cotton, a young cop with the NYPD, just can't let go. He suspects that the woman is the victim of a serial killer, but no one believes him and he is taken off the case. While carrying out an unauthorized investigation, Cotton encounters a division of the FBI whose existence no one knows about: the "G-Team."Stubborn and persistent, Cotton asks uncomfortable questions about the mysterio...

An army ranger lays his life on the line to protect an orphaned murder witness in this romantic suspense thriller from a USA Today–bestselling author.And the killer won't stop until she's silenced, too. So when army ranger Gabe Decker is asked to protect the orphan and her psychologist, Trina Marr, he doesn't hesitate. Hidden in a remote cabin, Gabe experiences a taste of family life . . . something this brawny ranger never dreamed possible. When bullets s...