Archive for the ‘Book Reviews’ Category
February 23rd, 2010
Model Business Letters, E-mails
In business, communication counts. Clear and well-structured letters, documents and e-mails can deliver better results, with speed and accuracy. The words that you use, and the way that you present them, also send important signals about you and your business to your customers, colleagues and business partners. So make sure you’re sending the right ones.
February 14th, 2010
Tripolitania
This is a new series of guides to the archaeology of Libya, from prehistoric times until the invasion of the Bani Hilal in AD 1051, written by acknowledged experts for the non-specialist traveller. The first volume, TRIPOLITANIA by Philip Kenrick, deals with a region which offers the visitor not only the classical splendors of UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Sabratha and Lepcis Magna, but also a hinterland which is rich in standing monuments of the Punic, Roman and early Islamic periods. All are described and explained in a comprehensive gazetteer. Contains: – Historical background, from prehistory until the early Middle Ages – Regional maps, site plans, drawings and reconstructions of individual buildings – Museum layout plans and guides to displays – Navigating instructions, with GPS coordinates for most sites – Lavish photography in colour
January 30th, 2010
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms.
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