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Pakistan, after fifty eight years of existence, was faced with a governance crisis. Certain significant political and economic developments in the international environment were having a profound impact on the country. Pakistan was faced with complex and daunting challenges threatening its stability. These challenges were: regional dynamics after the launch of the 'Global War on Terrorism' by the USA, democratisation, the universal quest for r...

The brain is omnipresent in bodily functions. Its vast array of responsibilities includes the regulation of all physical movements, memory, learning and emotions, as well as the reception and interpretation of all sensory inputs. These numerous responsibilities require the facility of a very complex organ, and the brain is complex, to say the least. The brain's complexity provides a constant challenge for scientists to explore new theories. Be...

Located in Southeast Asia, Indonesia serves as the largest Archipelagic nation in the world. It is a nation of islands consisting of more than 18, 000 with a population of 200 million people. Indonesia has been the epicentre of terrorism in Southeast Asia in recent years. In addition, its coastal geography leaves the nation vulnerable to severe flooding, unpredictable drought, plant pest attacks, volcanic activity and earthquakes, which are so...

Es gibt kaum eine Ausgrabung, auf der keine Tierknochen gefunden werden. Die auf den ersten Blick oft unansehnlichen Skelettteile stellen eine wichtige historische Informationsquelle dar. Wie wird mit diesem bioarchäologischen Fundgut umgegangen? Welche Aussagen können ihm entlockt werden? Welche kulturelle Bedeutung hat das Material? Welche Gegenstände wurden im Lauf der Jahrtausende aus Bein angefertigt? Diesen und anderen Fragen wird in der...

A fantastic collection of favourite fables to delight and entertain. The beautiful gift to enchant young readers.

Memoirs and autobiographies offer a unique and intimate glimpse into others' lives. Focusing on books that tell the remembered stories of childhood and youth, this guide organizes and describes 2, 500-3, 000 titles in categories that reflect common reading preferences and tastes in this genre.

A book of poems by the world's celebrated poet.

for SA and pianoThis collection includes five songs in predominantly unison and two parts. There are pieces in a range of styles, and Chilcott's texts are inspiring and uplifting. Five Songs for Upper Voices is a must for all upper-voice adult, youth, and children's choirs looking for accessible and attractive new repertoire.

Use "The Super3, " a spin off from the widely used "Big6, " to help students in grades PreK-2 develop crucial problem-solving skills. Ready-to-use worksheets include explanations for daily implementation of the "Super3" into the classroom.

Recently, a series of groundbreaking experiments revealed dramatic evidence of a web of energy that connects everything in our lives and our world. Join Braden on this extraordinary journey bridging science, spirituality, and miracles through the language of "The Divine Matrix.

A recreation of the 1920s and 1930s Salt Lake City from Wallace Stegner's youth based on archival photographs, quotations from Stegner's writings, and interpretive essays.

Includes essays on an expansive list of subjects, among them the literary correspondence of William Maxwell, the meaning of the author's own role as poet laureate of the state of Maryland, the journals of Louise Bogan, and how they reveal Bogan's struggle with her own personal fears as well as the reconstruction of herself as a writer, and more.

Compassion, courage, honesty, integrity, loyalty, responsibility, and wisdom are qualities we all admire and desire for our children as well as ourselves. Profiles in Character presents twenty-six inspirational and thoughtful stories illustrating seventeen universally admired virtues. This is a book written for teachers by a teacher. These stories will instruct and inspire students and provide material for 'teaching in the affective domain.' S...

This entertaining romp spotlights the country's past and present strange-but-true laws and legal history.

Never missing a game during his career, the six-time All-Star - Lou Gehrig - set the American League record with 184 RBI in 1931, hit a record 23 grand slams, won two Most Valuable Player awards, and won the 1934 Triple Crown. This biography celebrates a man who was not only a baseball great but also a true American hero.

The rapidly changing structure of urban social and economic activity in recent years has given rise to a great deal of concern regarding the fate of that area of the city where economic activity is chiefl y concentrated: the central business district (CBD). This book, a geographic study of the changing nature of CBDs, represents a concise, well-ordered, and readable attempt to deal with that concern. Written by a widely known authority on the ...

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of all the Pleistocene species in Europe, classi¬ed according to modern taxonomic principles. For each species there is a description of its descent and migration history, its range, and its mode of life. The ¬rst version of this book was a semipopular paperback in the Swedish Aldus series.

Most ancient cultures disappeared with scarcely a trace, their effect upon our modern way of life of little consequence. The Greeks, however, continue to infl uence contemporary man through their drama, philosophy and art, their political cognizance and knowledge of science. There are many books introducing the Greek world to the modern reader, but this volume was recognized as a classic in the fi eld upon its publication in1951. This paperbac...

Each of the four themed Science Fair units contains a brief introduction followed by 30 experiments related to that area of science.

Erasing Public Memory is an inquiry into the canon of Western civilization that exposes the ubiquity and contiguity of racialized rationalism and how it constitutes standardized notions of beauty, memory, and public culture. Such an analysis is cosmically instructive, even though the editors and contributors may find themselves at the cusp of a crucible, an intellectual practice that might grant interrogations of racially inflected paradigms n...