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The Annual Review of Comparative and International Education (ARCIE) is a forum for stakeholders and scholars to examine current trends and identify future directions in comparative and international education.

A volume unveiling for the first time the African art held in the celebrated Leslie Sacks Collection of Los Angeles. Covering a collection assembled over many years by the modernist art dealer Leslie Sacks, this book unveils for the first time 187 African art pieces accompanied by a number of essays of exceptional interest.

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The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it...

King Maharana Pratap of Mewar remains etched in Indian history as a guardian of faith, culture and the sovereignty of his nation. His legacy exemplifies unwavering patriotism, and he is revered for his valiance and unwavering dedication to his motherland. His formative years were marked by an interest in studies, sports and mastering the art of making weapons. Renowned for his uncompromising dignity and devout conduct, Maharana Pratap remained...

Charles "Tex" Ravencroft, archaeologist and adventurer, has run across a lot of strange things in his time, but nothing could have prepared him for a discovery he makes on a remote island in the Pacific. A single, tear-shaped gemstone made out of a material that's not supposed to exist catapults him into the middle of one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Legend holds that three such gemstones can unlock the location of a city lost thousa...

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We are at the gates of Babylon now. There's very little else I can tell you, except that you will hear people talk of your developing your own 'voice'. That's shorthand for your own distinctive style of writing. It comes from endless writing, developing itself as you go without you realising it. If I've gone the tiniest way toward helping you achieve that, this journey to Babylon and the chats we have had along the way will have been more tha...

La novena edición del Concurso de relatos de viaje Moleskin, patrocinado por Ediciones del Viento y Grammata, ha supuesto un gran salto cualitativo con respecto a las ocho anteriores gracias a la gran calidad de los relatos y microrrelatos presentados. Un total de 281 obras, 140 relatos y 141 microrrelatos, de 120 autores provenientes de 14 países diferentes, casi todos españoles y latinoamericanos, pero con aportaciones desde lugares tan d...

George Silver's 'Brief Instructions Upon My Paradoxes of Defence' is considered one of the foremost works in the Western martial arts canon. Conceived as a companion piece to his treatise 'Paradoxes of Defence' (1599), what is so remarkable is that from the start Silver explicitly sets out the theory and mechanics which underpin the Nobel Science of Defence. These principles are then illustrated through techniques for a wide range of weapons, ...

Authentic description of life for a foreign diplomat living in Beijing at the height of the Cultural Revolution. China was still poor and in a state of chaos induced by Mao's attempt to transform human nature and win a power struggle against his opponents. Behind it all was a major military confrontation with the Soviet Union and a sudden decision by Mao to begin seeking better relations with the USA. Only a couple of thousand foreigners lived...

Trinity Superhero Squad" are Christian superheroes for children. The main character is Adam . Adam the superhero has many power s such as the powers to provide, protect and heal. In order to call the team the children must be able to recite the Lord's Prayer. The reader is taken on a journey as Adam the superhero and his two friends explore modern issues. The "Trinity Superhero Squad" series of books engage children and provides the opportunit...

The Paintings within this book are by Belinda Chlouber, a mixed media artist living in California, and are inspired by the poetry, in the book, of her mother, Carla Sweet Chlouber and her grandfather Arthur Carlos Sweet who were born and raised in Oklahoma.

This is a collection of short stories about growing up in a place that never heard the sound of an airplane or the roar of automobiles. A beautiful and unpretentious way of life.Actually a time that has passed away and will never be again.That could be a blessing for some of those events and a tragic loss for the simple yet picturesque place she grew up in.These stories are a way to travel back to that time and the beautiful memories of a smal...