The book is one of the great success stories of American History. The wonder of it is that On Her Own Ground is the first full-blown biography of an amazing woman. A wondeful story of an entrepreneur, but also a story about a dedicated African-American woman who was committed to giving her time and money to her community

This book is about an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust and he revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy

Hawai`i on My Mind celebrates all that is special about the Aloha State - its lush landscape and balmy trade winds, its bustling cities and sun-kissed beaches, its unique and diverse wildlife and peoples. Here are all the wonders these enchanting islands have to offer, as seen through the eyes of some of the best photographers in the state and nation

The West presents a cast as rich and diverse as the western landscape itself: explorers and soldiers and Indian warriors, settlers and railroad builders and gaudy showmen. The book is filled with stories of heroism and hope, enterprise and adventure, as well as tragedy and disappointment. It explores the tensions between whites and the native peoples they sought to displace, but it also encompasses the Hispanic experience in the West

The work charts the appearance and evolution of glosses in Russian manuscripts from the beginning of Russian literacy in the eleventh century until the appearance of modern Russian in the early eighteenth. It not only systematizes glosses by origin, type and function, it demonstrates how they may be used both for the study of the history of the Russian language and how they open a window into the mind and outlook of former times

The Silk Road conjures up images of fabled cities and exotic lands, of long-gone empires and great conquerors. Place names such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khotan or Chang`an continue to fascinate with the richness of their past. In this authoritative book, Luce Boulnois explores the encounter between East and West across the vast continental expanse that separates the Mediterranean world from the Chinese one

This book is a guide to the city Taxila which situated at the head of the Sind Sagar Doab between the Indus and Jhelum rivers and in the shadow of the Murree hills where they die down into the western plain

This book is a valuable document. Lord Mountbatten has been a controversial figure to Pakistan for his pro-India role which resulted in the loss of three crucial Tehsils of the Punjab to Pakistan

History book for children reveals in detail and scope the political and historical background of today`s biggest news stories, covering past from the culture of American Indian societies, to the ideology and struggles of founding a new nation, to the United States` role in the modern world

This book chronicles the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, digital publishing, and it is also a book about innovation