New Releases by Kevin Baker

A Civil War-era novel "intertwines love, violence, history, adventure and social commentary . . . an invigorating, heartbreaking tale of immigrant experience" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Paradise Alley is the story of three Irish immigrant women who are trapped together in the midst of the Draft Riots—perhaps the bloodiest, most destructive riots in American history. Ruth, married to a black man, tries to shield herself and her children from an abusive former lover. Deirdre, the embodiment of "lace-curtain-Irish" respectability, is desperate for news of her husband Tom, who lies wounded on the battlefield of Gettysburg. And Maddy, a hard-living prostitute, rejects the patronage of the cynical journalist who took her off the streets, recklessly endangering herself and those around her. Paradise Alley is a searing, historical epic, sweeping from the starving villages of Ireland to riotous streets of New York City and the battlefields of Virginia. It is a story of the intersection of the Irish–and African-American experiences in the crucible of nineteenth-century New York—a story of race and hatred, of love and sacrifice, of fire and war, of risk and dauntless courage.

Wombats are loveable. They love to cuddle and be cuddled. Why doesn''t every human have a wombat? In truth, humans never have wombats. Wombats have wombats. Sometimes wombats have humans. This book is the story of a wombat who decided to share a house with a family of humans.

"To increase the capability of searching, detecting, classifying, and identifying contacts particularly at night and in poor weather, the Advanced Integrated Multi-sensor Surveillance (AIMS) system is being developed. The AIMS system is advanced through the integration of five sensors with active gated capability into a single gimbal. As such, the system will support a myriad of missions for both the CP-140 and Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) communities including timely search and rescue (SAR) response and ground surveillance in aid of the Land Forces (LF). To ensure optimal performance the AIMS system requires an appropriate interface and controls, the design of which must realize the interaction between technological capability and operator performance. This document, prepared by CAE Professional Services on behalf of Defence Research and Development Canada, presents preliminary design concepts and associated rationale for the AIMS Operator Machine Interface (OMI). The intent is to provide a framework for the future evolution of the AIMS OMI as well as identify areas for investigation."--P. iii.

What history says about the new split in the AFL-CIO.

This account of the 1947 New Zealand naval mutiny provides information about other mutinies that have occurred worldwide since 1944, as well as describing the lead up to the New Zealand naval mutiny and its aftermath. Includes bibliography.

The collection is comprised of news clippings, discussion papers, papers relating to Harvey Volke, speech by Elliott Johnston on Rule of Law, speeches on Red belt days and Frank Hardy by Hal Alexander, The neglected works of Oscar Zeet / Hal Alexander, 1998 and a video cassette titled Hal turns 80, 2004.

A guide that complements Lars Svensson''s Identification Guide to European Passerines. It covers 119 species, with descriptions of ageing and sexing methods, moult, biometrics and racial differences. It is suitable for ringers, museum workers, and keen birders.

Kevin Baker was a poet, singer, songwriter, folklorist, political activist and historian. Along with his partner Elizabeth Baker, he was a member of the music group Currency Folk, which regularly performed at the Illawarra Folk Club in Wollongong. The collection comprises interviews, recordings of live shows and performances, songbooks and poetry, newspaper articles, and research relating to "The Snowy River Men", "Still a Rich Man''s Land" and "Harvest and Heartbreak".