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"Explores the survival strategies of poor, HIV-positive Puerto Rican women by asking four key questions: Given their limited resources, how did they manage an illness as serious as HIV/ AIDS? Did they look for alternatives to conventional medical treatment? Did the challenges th…
Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City explores the survival strategies of poor, HIV-positive Puerto Rican women by asking four key questions: Given their limited resources, how did they manage an illness as serious as HIV/AIDS? Did they look for alternatives to conventional medic…
Unfinished Agenda offers an inside look at the Black Power Movement that emerged during the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties. A political memoir that teaches grass-roots politics and inspires organizing for real change in the Age of Obama, this book will appeal to readers of…
Describes how Maria Cruz, a successful woman seeking a simple cosmetic procedure, met "Doctor" Dean Faiello, a beauty expert who worked as a cosmetic surgeon despite his lack of training and who botched up Maria's surgery, killing her.
Describes how Maria Cruz, a successful woman seeking a simple cosmetic procedure, met "Doctor" Dean Faiello, a beauty expert who worked as a cosmetic surgeon despite his lack of training and who botched up Maria's surgery, killing her.
"Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and…
Early historical background -- The post World War II era -- The invention of containerization -- The rapid growth of containerization -- From the ocean to the docks -- Navigation -- Pilotage -- Tugboats -- The contemporary port -- Moving the freight -- The Seamen's Church Instit…
"Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and…
"Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and…