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This book is unique within the field of augmentative and alternative communication with its basis in modern developmental theories of language and communication, its practical approach with many examples and focus on every-day situations, and its coherent and readable text. It may serve as an introductory text book for speech and language therapists, teachers in school and preschool, psychologists and care nurses, as well as a source of inform...

...I'm sick and tired of seeing you in my courtroom every time I turn around, so, I'm going to do you and your family a big favor...

This book, a project of the ASEAN-China Study Programme of ISEAS, examines the rapidly expanding economic relations between ASEAN and China in recent years. The fifteen chapters discuss in considerable detail these relations in terms of many important topics such as trade, the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA), investments, services trade, energy cooperation, cooperation in developing the Mekong Sub-region, Chinas aid to Southeast Asian...

Methodological questions about how to study democratic network governance have so far received little research attention. This book aims to remedy this by addressing some important methodological questions in relation to case studies of the multilevel network governance of employment policy in Britain, France and Denmark.

This "Companion" offers an unprecedented overview of anthropology's unique contribution to the study of politics. Explores the key concepts and issues of our time - from AIDS, globalization, displacement, and militarization, to identity politics and beyond Each chapter reflects on concepts and issues that have shaped the anthropology of politics and concludes with thoughts on and challenges for the way ahead Anthropology's distinctive genre, e...

Special Papers in Palaeontology", " published by The Palaeontological Association, is a series of substantial separate works conforming to the style of the "Palaeontology" journal. Two issues are published each year and feature high standard illustrations. Investigates the shell-rich Llandovery strata of the Anticosti ramp and presents the orthide brachiopods which reached their evolutionary diversity acme and abundance in the Ordovician Highl...

This book studies the representation of the body in Beckett's work, focusing on the 'prosthetic' aspect of the organs and senses. While making use of the theoretical potential of the concept of 'prosthesis', it aims to resituate Beckett in the broad cultural context of modernism in which the impact of new media and technologies was registered.

A young boy, Beau, living in Central South Carolina, grows up early when a near death experience exposes him to his family's past and his future on the world stage.

Offering an interpretation of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary personalities, this book shows how Gandhi's religious beliefs, political career & personal behaviour form a coherent whole. It examines Gandhi's ideas about the relationship between sexual control & power, & the bizarre behaviour that resulted.

This story begins on Lower Spring Street at the house where I grew up with four sisters and a younger brother in the fifties. The essence of the book really begins with the reader standing on the knoll in the hollow behind Poirier's Market and Field's Garage, which are both situated on Spring Street. I invite you to stroll with me through the streets of a small Maine Mill Town. When Weavers Wove is the story of every small town New England fam...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have thrilled their fans for more than 120 years. Beginning as the Allegheny's, the Pirates boast 35 hall of famers, five world champions, nine National League pennants, and nine division titles. Treasured memories, from Honus Wagner's all-around excellence and Mazeroski's remarkable 1960 World Series blast to Roberto Clemente's grace on and off the field, are captured in this book.

In 1831, Samuel Foster and his family built a log house near the rapids of the Kalamazoo River at what is now downtown Otsego. Soon others interested in utilizing the power afforded by the river set up sawmills and grain mills for newly arriving settlers, and the beginnings of a town quickly took shape. In the 1900s, Otsego became synonymous with the paper industry, and for a while, seven paper mills were in operation at the same time. Plainwe...

Maple Grove Cemetery, a rural Victorian cemetery located on the backbone of Long Island, " opened in 1875. Found within this tranquil sanctuary are extraordinary monuments with lush landscaping that continues to offer a serene escape from New York City. Beyond its gates are the resting places of those who left their mark on the world. Maple Grove Cemetery features the fascinating stories of such noteworthy individuals as Millie Tunnell, former...

It was more than 150 years ago that Uncle Billy" Leonard took refuge from the hellish heat in the shade beneath a Ponderosa pine, breathing in relief to his companions: "Boys, this has got to be Paradise!" Or so the story goes. Yet it is no fiction that the settlement grew to be more than just a stop on the way from Oroville or Chico to the gold country. Although Paradise was surrounded by mines, it had little gold itself. Disappointed miners ...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit befasst sich mit dem Thema: ¿Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Mitarbeiter-Motivations-Instrumentes Incentive-Reise¿. Die Arbeit wird im Bereich Tourismus erstellt und basiert sowohl auf Erkenntnissen aus entsprechender Fachliteratur als auch auf primärempirischen Nachforschungen. Zunächst wird die Problemstellung erläutert und auf die Zielsetzung sowie den Aufbau dieser Arbeit eingegangen. ...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: ¿Niemand ist so alt, dass er nicht noch ein Jahr leben zu können glaubt.¿ Dieser Ausspruch des römischen Philosophen Cicero macht deutlich: Schon Jahre vor Christus haben sich die Menschen jünger gefühlt, als sie eigentlich waren. Es spiegelt das Phänomen wider, dass sich der Mensch mit seiner Sterblichkeit nicht identifiziert. Einer Konfrontation mit dem Gedanken an den Alterungsprozess wird ausgewichen, obwohl ihm ...

Inhaltsangabe:Problemstellung: Die Provinz Western Cape in Südafrika hat sich im Laufe der letzten Jahre zu einer beliebten Urlaubsdestination für Besucher aus Übersee entwickelt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit möchte ich untersuchen, warum das Western Cape gerade für Touristen aus Übersee so attraktiv ist. Die Abhängigkeit der Tourismusbranche von den Übersee-Incoming-Touristen zieht sich dabei in vielerlei Hinsicht wie ein roter Faden durch mei...

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: The aim of this Masters thesis is to explain Chinese business culture. In order to understand why Chinese business culture is different from European or American business culture, for example, it is necessary to know the roots of Chinese cultural values: what is the specific Chinese context which made it possible that China bore its unique business culture? Which specific values are valid in China today? How do they in...

Stimulated by "Noah’s Flood Hypothesis" proposed by W. Ryan and W. Pitman in which a catastrophic inundation of the Pontic basin was linked to the biblical story, leading experts in Black Sea research (including oceanography, marine geology, paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, archaeology, and linguistic spread) provide overviews of their data and interpretations obtained through empirical scientific approaches. Among the contributors are many Eas...

Is there a specifically ¿European response¿ to international terrorism? Bringing together practitioners and academic experts this volume analyses the international context, threat perceptions and multi-dimensional nature of EU counter-terrorism measures. These cover legislative and operational measures, internal and international action and cut across all areas of EU responsibility and activity. A cooperative and coordinated system of national...