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An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life-on Earth and beyond For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth. In Life as We Do Not Know It, Ward, with his signature blend of eloquence, humor, and learned insight, vividly details the latest scientific findings, cutting-edge research, and intrepid new theories o...

Nurses play a key role in the rehabilitation process - maximising the quality of life and independence of individuals following trauma, disease or enduring chronic illness. Advancing Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing provides an in-depth analysis of specialist practice in rehabilitation nursing. It examines the research basis underlying clinical practice and identifies unique attributes of the nursing role within the context of multidisciplin...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #28: High Tide in Hawaii, they had lots of questions. What causes tsunamis? Who studies earthquakes? How do volcanoes form? What should people do if an avalanche hits? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the fa...

Witty, mildly raunchy memoir of a precociously perceptive child who grows into a smart and smart-mouthed adolescent.Comedian Thyre (Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Strangers with Candy) uses caricature and exaggeration to create a funny picture of growing up in the 1970s and '80s. At first, she's part of a middle-class Catholic family with a quick-tempered, blue-collar father and an environmentally correct mother, but when her parents divorce, ...

Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain. Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period.

This book investigates the morphosyntax, semantics and discourse properties of focus and "wh"-constructions in Hausa, and introduces readers to aspects of the syntax of a major world language unfamiliar to most linguists. Represents the first detailed and comprehensive exposition of focus related constructions in Hausa from the perspective of a major contemporary theoretical frameworkExplores aspects of the syntax of focus in Hausa which have ...

The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid'modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting forindividual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series ofchallenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutionsno longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as framesof reference for human actions and long-term life plans, soindividuals have to find other ways to organise their lives. Theyhave to splice together an unendi...

Virilio urges us to face up to the consequences of our brave-new-world technologies, calling for the creation of a Museum of the Accident to help create a preventive intelligence that would help us deal with both natural and artificial disasters.

Cols draws on interdisciplinary debates surrounding the notion of empire, and offers a survey of different imperial experiences across time and place. Successive chapters consider the imperial organisation of political space, the role of markets in sustaining imperial rule and the contradictory expressions of imperial culture.

Born into poverty and raised in a brothel, Nell Gwynne sells oranges in the pit at London's King's Theater, newly reopened after the plague and the Great Fire devastated the city. Soon, her quick sense of humor and natural charm get her noticed by those who have the means to make her life easier. But the street-smart Nell knows a woman doesn't get ahead by selling her body. Through talent, charm, intelligence, and sheer determination—as well a...

Bernie Rhodenbarr, burglar extraordinaire and bookseller ordinaire, has left New York City to spend a wintry weekend at a cozy New England inn famed for its rare books. And there is no book rarer than the one tucked away in the Cuttleford House library: a first edition of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, inscribed to Dashiell Hammett. For Bernie, an irresistible treasure is only a light finger away. That's before a dead body turns up in the l...

Derek is a fallen angel, formerly of the Knights Templar. Disillusioned with God and His grand plan, he chooses to remain forever in Limbo, fighting against the Dark Angels, rather than enter into Heaven. Rachel Duncan is a focused business woman - so focused that she has no idea that her new client is one of the Dark Angels, determined to use Rachel in a master plan to send the world into chaos. Caught up in his charming web, Rachel doesn't r...

Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner-in-crime-detection, Sneaky Pie Brown, return to the scene of their bestselling crimes-picturesque Crozet, Virginia. Love is in the air as spring comes to the small town, but no sooner has Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen remarried than she is rudely interrupted-by murder. And no sooner does the trouble start than curious cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with corgi Tee Tucker, sink their claws into the case.…...

Robert Rotberg and his colleagues argue that the future success of state building in Afghanistan depends on lessening its dependence on opium and enhancing its economic status. Many of Afghanistans security problems are related to poppy growing, opium and heroin production, and drug trafficking.

Robert Rotberg and his colleagues argue that the future success of state building in Afghanistan depends on lessening its dependence on opium and enhancing its economic status. Many of Afghanistans security problems are related to poppy growing, opium and heroin production, and drug trafficking.

The first book to offer practical solutions to the previously unsolvable nightmare of colic, noted pediatric gastroenterologist Vartabedian suggests that irritable, screaming babies may suffer from a treatable condition called infant reflux and offers parents advice on treating this common problem.

It's 1926, and Joe Sandilands is back from Ranipur, yet there is a darkness behind all the postwar gaiety. Against the background of a looming general strike and pressure from an unseen governmental presence, Joe struggles to solve four murders, picking his way through the political panic and rebelling against authority.

Thirteen-year-old Floey Packer decides it's her time to shine. Armed with her trusty diary, some books on Zen philosophy, and a jar of violet hair dye, Floey embarks on a self-improvement mission. People finally notice her, especially the boy who really counts. But then disaster strikes.

For years Milo Talon had been riding the outlaw trail, looking for a man who had betrayed his family. Only Hank Rossiter wasn't the man he had been: old now and blind, Rossiter was trying desperately to hold on to a small ranch to support his daughter, Barbara. Suddenly Talon found himself in the middle of a range war, siding with the man he'd marked for payback. But had Rossiter really changed? And could his daughter be trusted by either of t...

Students and researchers will appreciate this practical guide, which features acomprehensive set of pictures of fullerene structures and tabulates their properties. In addition, it lists a computer program that can extend the tables. Seven chapters of descriptive material precede the tables and serve as a self-containedintroduction. 1995 edition.