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Eimer journeys to the heart of Burma and out to its unexplored vistas, bringing to vivid life all its riches and complexities. Nothing is straightforward in this captivating land-home to a combustible mix of races, religions and resources.

Based on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history gives a fresh take on global events, from King Tut to Malala Yousafzai.For the first time ever, the Who Was? subjects are gathered into a single title! The Who Was? History of the World is a journey along the timeline of history, noting the birthdays of 150 people in the series and what was happening in the world at that moment in time. Follow the timeline to learn...

A riveting story of lust, power, and betrayal. The Rashomon-style narrative offers a penetrating and complex portrait of a sexual assault and its aftermath, in the alternating perspectives of the perpetrator and his pregnant partner.

A guide to intelligent decision and pervasive computing paradigms for healthcare analytics systems with a focus on the use of bio-sensors Intelligent Pervasive Computing Systems for Smarter Healthcare describes the innovations in healthcare made possible by computing through bio-sensors. The pervasive computing paradigm offers tremendous advantages in diversified areas of healthcare research and technology. The authors--noted experts in the f...

At once a compelling murder mystery and a moving exploration of love and grief, critically acclaimed author Nicola Upson's eighth Josephine Tey mystery is a force to be reckoned with. In the summer of 1915, the sudden death of a young girl brings grief and notoriety to Charleston Farmhouse on the Sussex Downs. Years later, Josephine Tey returns to the same house--now much changed--and remembers the two women with whom she once lodged as a youn...

Spin the wheel for a fun learning adventure in this entertaining and interactive book that helps young readers learn their colors while exploring the deep, blue sea.

Cataloging some hundred thousand examples of ancient Greek painted pottery held in collections around the world, the authoritative Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum (Corpus of Ancient Vases) is the oldest research project of the Union Academique Internationale. Nearly four hundred volumes have been published since the first fascicule appeared in 1922.

Twelve year-old writer Lucy Lareau, collaborates with her mom, Liz, and artist Ryan Jampole (Artist on Geronimo Stilton), on a series devoted to following five young girls, who have named themselves the Geeky F@b 5, taking on projects fearlessly. When a tornado rips through the town of Normal, the local animal shelter is devastated leaving many animals needing emergency homes and care. The Geeky F@b 5 are up to the challenge and rally all of E...

Examines the widespread phenomenon of poor literacy skills in adults across the globe This handbook presents a wide range of research on adults who have low literacy skills. It looks at the cognitive, affective, and motivational factors underlying adult literacy, adult literacy in different countries, and the educational approaches being taken to help improve adults' literacy skills. It includes not only adults enrolled in adult literacy prog...

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London Fog captures the moody, atmospheric side of London architecture and street life through the lens of Ron Timehin, an emerging London-based photographer and former jazz musician.

From the Roman conquest of 43 CE to the Norman conquest of 1066, and from the Elizabethan age to the Iraq and Afghan wars of the 21st century, DK's History of Britain and Ireland traces the key events that have shaped Great Britain and Ireland from earliest times to the present day.

Transformational advice on eschewing clutter from your spaces and feeling the benefit.

In this follow-up to her bestseller Discipline Without Damage, Dr. Lapointe advises new parents on how to put their child on a path to optimal development during the crucial early years.

The late 18th century is characterized by two crucial events: the rise of Goethe as a dominating literary figure and the emergence of Kant's critical philosophy and its productive reception not only in the philosophical but also literary discourse of the time. While the Tübingen School concreatively adopted Kant's philosophy as a system of ideas, they also critically responded to its intellectualising impulse by positing the equiprimordiality ...

This collection celebrates a storied history of one notorious city. Meet the mobsters and victims, bootleggers, madams, political bosses and raucous entertainers who brought the party to the plains. Witness the best parades, the wackiest costumes and the wildest scams. Kansas City's sordid underbelly is full of surprises sure to delight and entice.

This volume explores the linguistic diversity and language variation in Berlin. The analytical focus is on the emergence of linguistic, cultural, political and spatial discourses and communities, or discursive and institutional responses to these. The volume provides new insights into language in its local but transnationally conditioned socio-economic embeddedness.

Natalie Baron is a neglected teenager adrift in the world when she attaches herself to Barbara Hern and her family, followers of Envallism, an extreme Protestant sect. Their new relationship fulfills unmet needs for both women—and leads to a devastating series of events that forever changes the course of their lives. Years later, Natalie, now a well-respected academic, travels to Finland in an attempt to understand the origins of Envallism as ...

Dror Benshetrit's massively successful design for brands like Tumi, Rosenthal, and Cappellini and his next phase of visionary large-scale projects are now assembled in this debut monograph.Since 2002, Dror Benshetrit has developed an interdisciplinary practice specializing in truly innovative design projects. His multifaceted approach to design at wildly varying scales and concepts encompass product design, interior design, graphic design, and...

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