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Acompáñanos mientras Kenneth C. Davis, autor del bestseller Qué Sé Yo de Historia, nos lleva en un fascinante, asombroso y divertidísimo tour del planeta Tierra -- una excursión que nos abrirá los ojos y la imaginación a un extenso, salvaje y sorprendente mundo que no conocíamos.

In 1989, Charles Gordon wrote a book about the joys of life at the cottage called, well, At the Cottage. It was a huge success, selling thousands of copies every year since then. A copy sits, dog-eared and smeared with sunscreen, in every cottage worthy of the name, right beside the bird book with the missing pages. Now, showing the same creative spirit when it comes to names, comes Still at the Cottage. Readers will be surprised to learn that...

Do you believe that you can consistently beat the stock market if you put in the effort? -that some people have extrasensory perception? -that crime and drug abuse in America are on the rise? Many people hold one or more of these beliefs although research shows that they are not true. And it's no wonder since advertising and some among the media promote these and many more questionable notions. Although our creative problem-solving capacity is...

The world would be a pretty drab place without flowers. Their bright cheery colors help make our natural environment a more delightful place to be. But flowers in all their beautiful variations didn't evolve just for the viewing pleasure of the later-developing human race. What are flowers really for? As botanist and popular science writer William Burger makes clear in this enchanting book, the quick and simple answer is: sex. Burger emphasize...

As world attention focuses on poverty reduction and good governance, Reclaiming Development Agendas looks at why such changes in discourse and policy are taking place, what they mean for the challenge of forging development processes that are more socially inclusive and equitable, and what needs to be done to reclaim development agendas.

This book examines comparative performance and best practice in tourism, national tourism organisations/administrations. It compares qualitative and quantitative data in order to ascertain best performance. Analysis is contained in detail for nine countries considered of comparable merit: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and the UK. Each country is examined and analysed in the following key ...

reshaping of their society, and the results will prove of vital importance to the global community. Robert Service has provided a valuable and engaging guide to their recent remarkable journey.

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Don't miss this "sexy, bloody thriller"(Publishers Weekly) in #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's Prey series... The first body is of a young woman, found on a Minneapolis riverbank, her throat cut, her body scourged and put on display. Whoever did this, Lucas Davenport knows, is pushed by brain chemistry. There is something wrong with him. This isn't a bad love affair. The second body is found three weeks later, in a farmho...

Delivering a black rose ordered for her old law school nemesis, Abby's plans for a speedy delivery are foiled when he catches her dropping the bloom into the trash. Abby flees, but upon her return, Abby finds the rose decorating a dead professor, and herself the prime suspect. Original.

Paen Scott is a Dark One: a vampire without a soul. And his mother is about to lose hers too if Paen can't repay a debt to a demon by finding a relic known as the Jilin God in five days.Half-elf Samantha Cosse may have gotten kicked out of the Order of Diviners, but she's still good at finding things, which is why she just opened her own private investigation agency.Paen is one of Sam's first clients and the only one to set her elf senses ting...

Based on a conference held in September, 2005, on the future of the International Monetary Fund, this book includes an overview of the challenges facing the IMF. It looks at four areas: the international monetary system and the IMF, governance, financial resources, and financing from the fund.

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Es war ein Superheld, der der Spielfilmindustrie im Jahr 2002 endgültig die Augen öffnete: Mit dem Computerspiel ¿Spiderman¿, beruhend auf dem Kinofilm ¿Spiderman: The Movie¿, wurde zum ersten Mal ein filmbasiertes Computerspiel parallel zum Kinostart veröffentlicht. Innerhalb der ersten zwei Wochen verkaufte das Spiel allein in den USA über 500.000 Einheiten. Das Interesse Hollywoods an der Computerspielindustrie is...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Im Rahmen seines Studiums der Kultur- und Medienpädagogik leistete der Autor dieser Arbeit ein frei organisiertes Praktikum in Südamerika ab, dessen Inhalt das Erstellen von Material für einen Dokumentarfilm über die Minenarbeit in Bolivien war. Auf dieses Thema stieß der Autor durch das Lesen des Buches von Domitila Barrios de Chungara, in dem die unmenschlichen Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen der Minenarbeiter Boli...

Boy Princess is a pulse-quickening tale of swords and sorcery, far-away kingdoms, and the fairest princess in all the land... with a twist. When a prince's soon-to-be-bride elopes two days before their wedding, her desperate family dresses up their youngest son and sends him to get married in her place. With his pretty blue eyes, cascading blond hair, and strategically placed apples, nobody bats an eye at the pretty pubescent standing before t...

Originally published: Seoul, South Korea: Ecomix, c1995.

A compassionate guide to teenage suicide prevention

Make learning to count easy and fun with this busy busy book from Richard Scarry. Join Willy Bunny and find your way from 1 to 100 with colourful illustrations. Ages: 4+.