Awarded the John Newbery Medal as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in the year of its publication. "A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor o[...]

For senior/graduate level or professional training courses in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. This text addresses landfill design and construction issues in a comprehensive manner. It does this by focusing on all elements of a landfill from design to completion. The text also looks a[...]

Long considered the masters of counterinsurgency, the British military encountered significant problems in Iraq and Afghanistan when confronted with insurgent violence. In their effort to apply the principles and doctrines of past campaigns, they failed to prevent Basra and Helmand from descending i[...]

Striking a balance between the stuffy, rigid rules of the 1950s and modern anything-goes school of thought, this is a guide to modern manners. It discusses which formal points of etiquette are relevant in the 21st century.[...]