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It isn't every day you meet a tiger. And certainly not a tiger in a suit and tie. And definitely not one who knows your first name.From that minute on, Tom's life changes forever. Tom has always felt different from everyone else, but he has no idea how different he really is until he learns that he is the latest in a long line of magic-wielding beings called Guardians. For centuries, a Guardian has protected a powerful talisman that can either...

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A detailed account of the CF-105 Arrow, the plane that was supposed to put Canada on the map as a leader in supersonic flight technology.

Russian philosopher Valery A. Kuvakin reviews the major principles of humanism as the starting point for an overall definition of humanity. Humanism, as definied by Kuvakin, is based on the scientific method, seeks objective knowledge, is anthropocentric, uses reason as its guiding principle, and extolls common sense based on scientifically verifiable knowledge without any restriction from tradition, customs, political systems, or religion.Arr...

The stimulating, jargon-free articles in this entertaining and informative volume will help clarify one of the most important debates of our time.

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This title examines the roles and new opportunities arising from the increasing participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in peace-making, peacekeeping and peace-building processes, both formal and informal, state-sponsored and unofficial. Drawing on both academic experts and activists, this study brings together contributions from those who have observed how NGOs have sought to reflect civil society concerns, provide humanitarian...

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The perfect guide for planespotters and enthusiasts, with a range of helpful identification details. 180+ illus.

The war in Kosovo has been a defining moment in post-Cold War Europe. Kosovo has great importance beyond the Balkans as the most ambitious attempt of the international community to prevent internal conflicts and rebuild a society destroyed by war and "ethnic cleansing." As the danger of ethnic conflict prevails in the region and elsewhere around the world, the experience of Kosovo offers important lessons. This is a comprehensive survey of dev...

Chapter by chapter the reader is taken gently from the basics of the big jets to the sophistication of the 'glass cockpit' in preparation for the pilot's seat on a Boeing 777 flight from London to Boston. Examine the weather forecast with the pilots, monitor the take-off from the flight deck, listen to the radio reports along the way, view the mid-Atlantic weather from above the clouds, witness the preparations for descent and experience the e...

Inhalt: - Einleitung: Bäuerliche Genossenschaft und Agrarindividualismus 1. Die Allmende im klassischen Gebiet der Landgemeinde: Südwestdeutschland 1350-1525 1.1 Allmendabgrenzungen und -einschränkungen im Landgebiet der Reichsstadt Memmingen 1.2 Schafhaltung bei Kloster Kaisheim und seinen Hintersassen 2. Pacht und Individualisierung von Gemeinnutzungen am Niederrhein vom 13. bis 16. Jahrhundert 2.1 Pacht und Brachbesömmerung 2.2 Walderben...

Drawing on debates on body, performativity and identity, this book looks at the impact of race, gender, class and sexuality upon the everyday lives of South Asian women. South Asian women have frequently been conceptualized in colonial, academic and postcolonial studies, but their very categorization is deeply problematic. This book, informed by theory and enriched by in-depth fieldwork, overturns these unhelpful categorizations and alongside ...

A systematic, research-based foundation text for vocational education and training.

Maps the development of social movements in the Australian political landscape from feminism and Aboriginal rights to the new anti-globalisation movement.