The Water Business: Corporations Versus People
The worldwide privatization of public sector services has expanded market opportunities for transnational corporations enormously. Ann-Christian Holland visits countries as far apart as Britain and Argentina, Ghana and South Africa, to find the effect of privatization on that most basic of human needs, fresh water. She finds that two companies, Suez and Veolia, rapidly came to dominate nearly 80% of the privatized water market. As prices for water soared, massive public protests erupted in country after country. Holland interviewed senior corporate executives to get their responses, and sets out the arguments on both sides to present some of the innovative ideas and experiments for providing water as an essential service for all citizens.
Antique American Switchblades
Glorified as the weapon of choice among gang members and other tough guys from earlier generations, automatic knives have developed a certain mystique among enthusiasts. Mark B. Erickson succeeds in sharing his enthusiastic appreciation and knowledge of automatic knives--also known as switchblades--with collectors, dealers, historians, and owners, offering a reliable history on how they were developed and profiling the companies that manufactured them. Readers will master how to realistically grade and price switchblades and learn inside information on the hobby, including slang and jargon specific to this field. This is a comprehensive reference offering detailed listings--manufacturer/model section, color photographs, detailed descriptions, and accurate prices--with an honest appraisal of more than 250 individual models.
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Official Price Guide to Books, 5th Edition
Books are some of the oldest and most distinguished collectibles--the newly revised, fifth edition of "The Official(R)" Price Guide to Books reflects the current marketplace with new books and prices!
-This guide prices everything from rare signed first editions of "The Wizard of Oz to today's "Harry Potter blockbusters.
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Official Price Guide to Books, 5th Edition
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Holiday Eggs: A Collection of Inspired Recipes, Gifts, and Decorations by Georgeanne Brennan, ISBN 1580083994
This spring Ten Speed Press is pleased to announce the birth of the Culinary Classics and Curios series, a line of long-ago published seminal books for serious cooks and food lovers. Selected by our editors with the help of chef friends, food writers, and authors, each of the Classics and Curios has been chosen because it remains influential, even if it's out of print, hard to find, and well aged. Those in the know consider these books among their most coveted volumes and still swear by them, forever enchanted by the uncommon personality, information, and passion that is their collective hallmark. To help recreational and professional cooks alike rediscover the special value of these books, each new edition features a substantive introduction by a wellknown food writer with a meaningful connection to the work. The Classics and Curios are quality hardcover editions at affordable prices. As serious cooks and cookbook collectors, we here at Ten Speed are delighted to finally have these culinary...
Holiday Eggs: A Collection of Inspired Recipes, Gifts, and Decorations by Georgeanne Brennan, ISBN 1580083994
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