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Until very recently it was assumed that the Asian miracle of prodigious economic growth would continue indefinitely. Europe and America, it seemed, were being left behind. The recent financial crisis in Asia has now changed all that.FranAois Godement provides a broad-ranging survey of the regions economies since 1993 and explains the main reasons behind the recent financial crisis. He also examines important factors such as demography, Asian v...

Neil Philip has surveyed and mapped the delightfully protean landscape of children's poetry in a book that spans some 250 years, from Isaac Watts, the first true children's poet, to such classic figures as Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and A.A. Milne and contemporary writers such as Richard Wilbur, Sandra Cisneros, and Jack Prelutsky. Includes over 350 poems.

The Nature of School Bullying provides a unique world-wide perspective on how different countries have conceptualized the issue of school bullying, what information has been gathered, and what interventions have been carried out. Written and compiled by well known experts in the field, it provides a concise summary of the current state of knowledge of school bullying in nineteen different countries, including: * demographic details * definitio...

This book brings together the best writing of Las Vegas' most popular columnist, the Las Vegas Review Journal's John L Smith. Smith provides singular insights into the fast, fluid, and often funny town he's chronicled for nearly 20 years. Subjects include: Las Vegas mayor and Mob mouthpiece Oscar Goodman, legendary slot cheat Bill Land, and seldom-chronicled gambling icons such as Mel Exber (Las Vegas Club), Si Redd (IGT), and Big Julie Weintr...

Nutrient Use in Crop Production summarizes the knowledge on soil fertility and plant nutrition from the farm level to the global level. It emphasizes judicious nutrient management that is aimed at maximizing nutrient utilization in the agricultural landscape and minimizing undesirable nutrient losses to the environment.

By detailing the constitutive incompletion of the Lacanian project, the contributors have guaranteed the success of their book, which will remain a major reference for a long time to come."-Joan Copjec

A study of British attitudes towards India, written in the wake of the 1960s national liberation struggles. The text surveys the racist and jingoistic predjudices of Anglo-Indian writers such as Flora Annie Steele and Rudyard Kipling, and the work of more liberal thinkers such as E.M. Forster.

The O.J. Simpson trial. The Lindbergh kidnapping. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The assassination of the Romanovs. The Atlanta child murders. All controversial cases. All investigated with the latest techniques in forensic science. Nationally respected investigators Joe Nickell and John Fischer explain the science behind the criminal investigations that have captured the nation's attention. Crime Science is the only comprehensive guide to foren...