Thoughts of Edith Wharton conjure images of upper-class life in turn-of-the-century New York City: hansom cabs wait curbside in front of Washington Square townhouses; chandeliers glow above the heads of waltzing couples. What does not come to mind immediately is the tough-mindedness of Wharton herself and the efforts she put forth on behalf of others. Alan Price illuminates this side of Wharton in The End of the Age of Innocence: Edith Wharton and the First World War. During World War I, Wharton saved the lives of thousands of Belgian and French refugees. When the war began, the expatriated Wharton and Henry James saw any possible German victory as "the crash of civilization," thus prompting their early involvement in the allied cause. In the opening weeks of the conflict, Wharton wrote war reportage at the front and organized relief efforts in Paris. Before the first year was over, she had created organizations and raised funds for three major war charities that bore her name. As the war sank into a stalemate of trench warfare, Wharton continued to write magazine and newspaper articles, organize fundraising schemes, and rally famous painters, composers, and writers to help sway American popular opinion and raise money for refugees. The End of the Age of Innocence tells the dramatic story of Wharton's heroic crusade to save the lives of displaced Belgians and the suffering citizens of her adopted France.

The End of the Age of Innocence: Edith Wharton and the First World War

Alan Price

History

St.Martin's Press

Biographies & Memoirs

Robert Hale, Ltd.

Now in its fourth edition, Human Resource Management provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues shaping HRM today. The book explores the complex relationships between HRM and a range of other organizational functions and encompasses the business, public and voluntary sectors. Using a wealth of global real world examples, the text analyses HRM from a number of illuminating practical and theoretical perspectives. With a new and improved structure, the text is now organised around four essential perspectives: environmental, organizational, strategic and operational. The fourth edition offers increased coverage of ethics and diversity, knowledge management and talent management. Highly topical coverage of how HRM has been affected by the global financial crisis and of how HRM is practiced in the world?s developing economies has also been incorporated. This book emphasises the operational realities of HRM within the wider business context, demonstrating the practical application of key HRM concepts.

Human Resource Management. Alan Price

Cengage Learning'

You'll find 400 fabulous songs here by such favourite writers as Doug Horley, Ishmael, Sammy Horner, Richard Hubbard, Paul Field, Ian White and Captain Alan himself. Alongside these are a significant number of contributions from 'adult' praise and worship songwriters.

Kidsource: Full Music

Arts & Photography

Music

Kevin Mayhew

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