This textbook is perfect for a math course for non-math majors, with the goal of encouraging effective analytical thinking and exposing students to elegant mathematical ideas. It includes many topics commonly found in sampler courses, like Platonic solids, Euler\'s formula, irrational numbers, countable sets, permutations, and a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem. All of these topics serve a single compelling

Between 1803 and 1853, some 80,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen\'s Land. Revising established models of the colonies, which tend to depict convict women as a peculiarly oppressed group, Gender, crime and empire argues that convict men and women in fact shared much in common. Placing men and women, ideas about masculinity, femininity, sexuality and the body, in comparative perspective, this

We live in an age of asymmetric warfare. Huge armies no longer face each other on the battlefield. Instead heads of major powers and lone assassins (or martyrs) target each other to pursue their agendas. President Barack Obama felt fully justified in sending in US Navy SEALs to take out Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. This is the nature of modern warfare. When nineteen-year-old Gavrilo Princip assassinated

I stood in front of the headstone which read \'Rita Rocca Nee Tomlin (15/6/1942 - 21/10/2020)\' and thought, \'Is this all there is? Her name on a headstone with mine to follow.\' I remembered a warm May Day in 1948, when we both kneeled at the same altar waiting for a priest to give us our first taste of Jesus. She, in her white dress, was wondering if the day would yield enough for a new doll and

A comprehensive and richly illustrated history, Yew will appeal to botanists and other readers interested in the history and symbolism of the natural world, now in paperback. The yew is the oldest and most common tree in the world, but it is a plant of puzzling contradictions: it is a conifer with juicy scarlet berries, but no cones; deer can feast on its poisonous foliage, but it is lethal to farm

The award-winning graphic memoir about Israel that offers more questions than answers about identity and politicsSarah Glidden is a progressive Jewish American twentysomething who is both vocal about and critical of Israeli politics in the Holy Land. When a debate with her mother prods her to sign up for a Birthright Israel tour, Glidden expects to find objective facts to support her strong opinions.

Whether you are looking to discover your type for the first time or take a deeper dive into your identity, The Sacred Enneagram Workbook is designed to help you grow in your spiritual life through the understanding of your Enneagram type.Most of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out who we are and how we relate to others and God. This task is far from easy, yet the Enneagram offers a bright path

This introductory primer reviews the fundamentals of the Rorschach Inkblot Test, including administration, scoring, interpretation, and report writing. Authors James Choca and Edward Rossini survey common approaches to assessment and propose their own innovative and streamlined system--the Basic Rorschach--to simplify the assessment process and enhance the Rorschach\'s clinical utility. Their versatile

Prison Time in Sana\'a tells the story of Dr Abdulkader Al-Guneid\'s harrowing experience inside jail in Yemen\'s capital shortly after it was taken over by Houthi rebels.In his hometown of Taiz, Al-Guneid, a medical doctor, had been an outspoken figure on Yemeni politics for decades. In recent years, his social media and interviews were read around the world and attracted a global following from an

Previously the domain of large factories and certain old-school fabricators, power hammers are now available to hot rodders and collector-car restoration shops. As more and more fabricators consider the purchase of a power hammer there comes the need for a book explaining which hammer to buy and how best to use this fabricator\'s super tool. If it takes two hours to make a quarter panel for a Ferrari

Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is the first book to explore the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Norman Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. Working alongside skilled photographers, Rockwell acted as director, carefully orchestrating models, selecting props, and choosing locations for the photographs -- works of art in their own right -- that served as the basis

Join Bing on a toilet training adventure in this interactive sound book - perfect for encouraging young children to use the toilet with

From the internationally bestselling author comes a tale of long-buried secrets and a discovery that will change everything, perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Lucinda

Kiftsgate Court, perched on the northern edge of the Cotswolds Hills in Gloucestershire, is a garden composed of many different scenes. Three women have tended Kiftsgate, each one its driving force for a third of a century, and each building on the legacy of the previous

Bishop Michael lets us in on a secret: no one ever went home from church whistling the

A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder of the legendary Arhoolie Records. Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, the one-man operation Arhoolie Records eventually produced more than four hundred albums during more than forty years in operation, exploring the far corners of American vernacular music--blues,

For instructors and students in research methods courses in communication sciences and disorders programs, this textbook presents an evidence-based approach to scientific

Helping you define your work needs and secure the job you want, Find Work at 50+ guides you through all the modern job-hunting techniques and teaches you how to play to your strengths as an older worker. Topics include 21st-century CVs, using social media, dealing with stereotypes and staying

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. Enroll in this fresh fantasy debut with the emotional power of Legendborn and the redefined ancestral magic of Lovecraft Country. \"A genre-shattering amalgamation of culture, heritage, and magic....utterly refreshing\"--J. Elle, New York

Rozšiřujte slovní zásobu vašeho děťátka s tímto roztomilým, drobným leporelem s realistickými fotografiemi zvířat a výraznými barvami na spodní části stránky z řady Malé kroky. Řada Malé kroky si klade za cíl dětem postupně představovat základní slova a vzbuzovat v nich zájem jak o jazyk, tak o okolní svět. Součástí knížky je i šikovné držadlo, které se hodí tak akorát do dětských ručiček, takže si