This comprehensive home improvement guide offers easy step-by-step projects for homeowners of all skill levels, using fun, budget-friendly, up-to-the-minute techniques. Illustrated.
Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide is a personal and idiosyncratic journey through theories of culture and globalization. Drawing on diverse research literature from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studies, J. Macgregor Wise presents a new perspective through which to raise questions about globalization, a perspective framed by the concepts of territory, identity, and culture. This lively and eng...
The author of the acclaimed "Promise Not to Tell" returns with a chilling and perfectly plotted story in which crimes of the past and present blend in a mesmerizing tale of mystery, shattered innocence, guilt, and redemption.
Faith's catering business has been slow with the downturn of the economy, so when her friend Patsy Avery proposes that she take over the café at Aleford's Ganley Art Museum, it seems like a not-to-be-missed opportunity. And Patsy has an ulterior motive—she discovers that the Romare Bearden piece she lent the museum has been switched with a fake and wants Faith to snoop around to find the culprit.Life at the museum doesn't stay calm for long an...
A woman's world is turned upside down when new evidence frees a man she put in prison with her testimony years ago in this latest ingenious thriller from the author Publishers Weekly calls "one of the best contemporary thriller writers around."Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau witnessed the murder of her boyfriend. Her testimony put a man behind bars—and led her to her husband, Clay, the gentle detective who solved the case. They've been happy eve...
Es gibt im Violinunterricht des deutschsprachigen Raums einige Stücke, an denen ein Geigenschüler im Laufe seines Unterrichts praktisch nicht vorbeikommt. So selbstverständlich es aber z. B. ist, dass ein Violinschüler das a-Moll-Konzert von Vivaldi oder ein Schülerkonzert von Küchler erarbeitet, so wenig selbstverständlich ist es, dass das musikalische Potenzial dieser Stücke ausgeschöpft wird. Das mag zum einen daran liegen, dass spieltechni...
The Training Measurement Book offers managers, executives, and training and human resource professionals a method for measuring their investments in a way that provides information that is both actionable, credible, and meaningful to corporate leaders.
Treasures of the Sakya Lineage is a rich collection of teachings by both contemporary and ancient Sakya masters, showing a thousand years of lineage continuity. It provides an overview of the history, view, key lineage figures, and crucial teachings of the oldest continuously operating institution among the four lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya School has long been known for its balanced approach to study and practice. The writings of S...
In an easy to use dictionary style of A-Z presentation, this volume lists the taxonomy and medicinal usage of Indian plants. Also given are both traditional Indian and international synonyms along with details of the habitats of the plants. This book, illustrated by over 200 full-color figures, is aimed at bringing out an updated Acute Study Dictionary of plant sources of Indian medicine. The text is based on authentic treatises which are the ...
This book brings together a wealth of scientific findings and ecological knowledge to survey what we have learned about the "Wet Tropics" rainforests of North Queensland, Australia. This interdisciplinary text is the first book to provide such a holistic view of any tropical forest environment, including the social and economic dimensions. The most thorough assessment of a tropical forest landscape to date Explores significant scientific break...
Mobility is one of the basic principles of modernity. This book is a foray into the exciting new field of interdisciplinary mobility research informed by theoretical reflection and empirical investigation. It presents a movement that begins with the macro-social transformations linked to mobility, concluding with empirical discussions on the new forms of mobility and their implications for everyday life.
This practical guide presents effective coaching strategies and best practices for enhancing literacy instruction, working with administrators and communities, and boosting student performance across all grade levels.
In dit boek worden de meest voorkomende spieraandoeningen beschreven evenals de differentiaaldiagnostiek bij kuitpijn. Kuitpijn is namelijk niet altijd het gevolg van een spierletsel maar kan vele oorzaken hebben wat het diagnosticeren lastig maakt.Verder wordt onder meer aandacht besteed aan de meest efficiënte manier van krachttraining en de huidige inzichten met betrekking tot spierrekken.Zoals gebruikelijk in de boekenserie van Orthopedisc...
All the races of men, along with their gods, descend from Japhet, son of Noah. The Hebrew and Hindu holy books say that all our deities and religions came from a race of spacemen from Outer Space, to keep mankind from devolving to animal level. "It was then, and later too, that the Nephilim appeared on earth-when the divine beings cohabited with the daughters of men ." (Genesis 6:4). The ancient Hindus and Turks called them Navalin (Star Ship ...
Rating-Agenturen prüfen und bewerten verzinsliche Schuldverschreibungen und ermöglichen so deren Emittenten den Zugang zu den weltweiten Geld- und Kapitalmärkten. Hieraus resultiert die Stellung der global agierenden Rating-Agenturen als «Gatekeeper» der Finanzmärkte, die den Schlüssel zu Kapital und Liquidität in den Händen halten. Die Feststellung dieser Macht wirft die Frage nach ihrer Kontrolle auf. Ausgehend von der bestehenden Regulierun...
The hilariously entertaining third book in the Magic in Manhattan series, following Bras & Broomsticks and Frogs & French Kisses, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series!
At long last, Rachel's powers have arrived and she's a bona fide get-your-broom-ready witch! And it's happened just in time. No Manhattan for her this summer-she's spending her vacation at Camp Wood Lake.
But she's having some serious issues...
Poor Puss. His lazy life at the mill has changed overnight. The miller's son, Tom, is ready to abandon Puss in the woods. But Puss has a few ideas about his and Tom's fate. He slips on a pair of boots, hoists a sack over his shoulder, and sets off to find the creature comforts he knows they deserve. This simple retelling of the classic fairy tale is purrfect for newly independent readers.
For Teens at Play: Girls Will Be Boys, Rebecca's done her homework and it shows! Under the master's watchfull eye, never before have philandering teens been so lovingly and truthfully captured!