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Disasters are not natural. Natural events such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes, become disasters because of the fragile relations that exist between the natural, human and built environments. This book emphasizes the role of the built environment in the re-establishment of lives and sustainable livelihoods after disasters.

Ages 6 to 9 years. Celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games with fun and thought provoking activities. Students learn about Vancouver, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played.

Ages 9 to 12 years. Celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games with fun and thought provoking activities. Students learn about Vancouver, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played.

Demystifying Business Celebrity is the first systematic exploration of business celebrity. This book defines what business celebrity is, describes how it is constructed and explains why it exists, raising questions about the impact of business celebrity on our ability to promote the practice of leadership in an enlightened manner.

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Covering all the key aspects in producing a good business plan, this book provides practical advice to ensure you cover key areas, creating a plan that will help you on your way to business success.

With the rise of Spanish language media around the world, The Handbook of Spanish Language Media provides an overview of the field and its emerging issues. This Handbook will serve as the definitive source for scholars interested in this emerging field of study, not only to provide background knowledge of the various issues and topics relevant to Spanish language media, but also to establish directions for future research in this rapidly growi...

Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? What can fiction tell us about the nature of truth and reality? Offering an introduction to the problem of fictionalism, this book covers the topics such as realism about fictional objects, including the arguments that fictional objects are real but non-existent.

`This is history as it should be. It is stunningly written, I could not put it down. This is the best account of the French Revolution I have ever read.' Alison Weir, author of `Henry VIII, King and Court

Did Jesus marry and have children with Mary Magdalene? If so, what happened to his family? Are descendants of Jesus still alive today? This extraordinary account of the potential family line that the author believes was born from Jesus Christ encompasses some of the most romantic, colourful and sacred territory of the past 2, 000 years.

This book provides a concise overview of a wide range of disabilities that have an impact on students' learning and development. The main topics examined include intellectual disability, autism, Asperger syndrome, other pervasive developmental disorders,

The widespread move towards more market-driven models of political economy combined with the expanding internationalisation of business and commerce has led to a series of proposals for global competition rules. To date these proposals have been hotly contested. The purpose of this book is to investigate in some depth whether there is a rational foundation for pursuing international competition rules, and what form these laws should take. The ...

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Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasizing its divine potential. This title features his principles which have formed the basis of good government and inspired statesmen down the ages.

Two ChancesChin up, Emily Thorn faces the pain and heartache of love lost and years wasted. At forty, all she has to show for twenty years of marriage is a Federal Express letter from her husband that begins "Dear Emily"--and ends their life together. She had put her own life on hold to pay Ian's way through medical school. She believed him when he told her that one day she'd have everything she ever wanted--children, an education, a career of...

Der Hund bellt, die Katze miaut, die Kuh muht. Und das Schwein? Eric Carle hat sich in diesem Klappbilderbuch den Tierlauten gewidmet, einem Lieblingsthema für Kinder, das ganz am Anfang des Spracherwerbs steht. Bevor die Tiere mit Namen benannt werden, kennen die Kinder bereits die Laute, die die Tiere machen. Diese gilt es den entsprechenden Tieren auf den geteilten Klappseiten zuzuordnen. Ein interaktives Spielbuch, bei dem viel gebrüllt, ...

Christians have been interpreting Scripture with an aim of deepening their life with God and each other from the very beginning of the church. The past twenty years or so have witnessed an explosion of scholarly writing devoted to the theological interpretation of Scripture. Stephen Fowl, as an active participant in and contributor to the burgeoning literature, has written an ideal companion for guests at the "large and somewhat chaotic party,...

Animal rights do not feature explicitly in ancient thought. Indeed the notion of natural rights in general is not obviously present in the classical world. Plato and Aristotle are typically read as racist and elitist thinkers who barely recognize the humanity of their fellow humans. Surely they would be the last to show up as models of the humane view of other kinds?