age ~65
from Madison, WI
This memoir is a riveting account of what it's like to be a professional firefighter, from rookie to chief officer, over the course of a 31-year career. The anecdotes are funny, sad, and grim: all serve to educate readers about a profession that many dreamed about when they were children but would n...
Author
Christopher Teale Howes
Binding
Paperback
Pages
252
Publisher
McFarland
ISBN #
0786469609
EAN Code
9780786469604
ISBN #
4
This 1973 volume is a fascinating collection of original studies on the immediate consequences and the likely long-term effects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the enormous social and political upheaval initiated by Mao Tse-Tung in 1966. The authors discuss a series of connected problems, all in...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
360
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN #
0521098203
EAN Code
9780521098205
ISBN #
8
`This is a timely volume. Understanding the oil and gas industry that China has at home is an essential prerequisite to understanding Chinese foreign policy and the future role of China in world oil and gas markets. It is certain to be a major one.' - From the preface by Ron Oxburgh, Lord Oxburgh o...
Author
Tatsu Kambara, Christopher Howe
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
144
Publisher
Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN #
1845429664
EAN Code
9781845429669
ISBN #
7
This book is a remarkable attempt to understand and summarize the current and historical Sino-Japanese relationship: two countries bound by ties of history, culture, geography, and economic complementarity. Through this investigation, the contributors are able to broaden our understanding of contemp...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
216
Publisher
Clarendon Press
ISBN #
0198289324
EAN Code
9780198289326
ISBN #
6
Now fully updated to reflect recent advances, this introduction provides a broad, but concise, coverage of recombinant DNA techniques. Emphasis is placed on the concepts underlying particular types of cloning vectors to aid understanding and to enable readers to devise suitable strategies for novel ...
Author
Christopher Howe
Binding
Paperback
Pages
278
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN #
052152105X
EAN Code
9780521521055
ISBN #
2
Synthesizing a wide range of scholarship Christopher Howe traces the history of Japanese trade over four centuries and locates the sources of Japan's current commercial and financial strength in events that began in the sixteenth century."Thoughtful, well-organized, and lucidly written and reflects ...
Author
Christopher Howe
Binding
Paperback
Pages
499
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
ISBN #
0226354865
EAN Code
9780226354866
ISBN #
1