While everyone recognizes the need for care, not everyone recognizes the multiple realities signified by our use of the term. This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need for "care" from the perspective of diverse academic and professional disciplines. Our contributor[...]

This is the powerful story of a Salvadoran woman of humble origin, who, as a teacher, unionist, and social activist, was drawn into the revolutionary movement and became famous as guerrilla commander "Ana Maria." She was assassinated in 1983 as a result of an internal conflict within the FMLN.[...]

These three volumes form a complete textbook for a course for English-language speakers who want to learn Czech. The first volume presents the basics of the Czech language by means of continuous and systematic acquisition of vocabulary and conversational phrases grouped around useful topics and situ[...]

Violet is a little Kenyan girl who is visited by a winged giraffe during one particularly hunger-filled night. Wanting to cheer up a hungry and dejected Violet, the giraffe takes the little girl on a flight around her country of Kenya, as well as around the entire African continent. During their jou[...]

About the book Trafficking in human beings has become one of the most serious problems of the international community nowadays. Combating this phenomenon in an effective manner requires a comprehensive international approach of all countries. Being aware of this, several international organisations [...]

New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a home are always of essential value to architects, designers and homeowners alike. This book offers an extensive collection of family houses from all over the world, devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to ac[...]

Demonstrates a wide range of apartment decorating ideas as implemented by top international architects and designers, in a full-color survey that reveals the diversity of current trends and possible solutions for today's apartment dwellers.[...]

Featuring an extensive collection of full-color photographs, "150 Best Eco House Ideas" features eco-friendly house designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their c[...]

Perfect for fans of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak is Stonewall Award-winning author Brian Katcher's hilarious he said/she said romance about two teens discovering themselves on an out-of-this-world acci[...]

Parallel text in English and French retell the story of the little girl in the red hood and her grandmother who were eaten by a wolf and saved by a woodcutter.[...]

Parallel text in English and French retell the story of a little girl who stumbles across a cottage in the forest and uses the inhabitants'--who are bears--bowls, chairs, and beds.[...]