After the death of his wife, professor Samuel Urquiaga has a house all to himself, the piano his beloved used to play and now echoes silently, the classes he enjoys more than anything in his now sad life, a couple of friends, no children, and a ton of loneliness. Happiness, like love, seems to have [...]
Solomon the elephant's life is about to be upturned. For two years he has been in Lisbon, brought from the Portuguese colonies in India. Now King Dom Joao III wishes to make him a wedding gift for the Hapsburg archduke, Maximilian. It's a nice idea, since it avoids the Portuguese king offending his [...]
Regionalisation has become a central issue in national and international debates since the end of the Cold War. Yet, when local contributions to regionalism are considered, these are generally related to areas related to philosophy, identity and literature, rather than political economy. Addressing [...]
The recent financial crisis has shattered all standard approaches to banking regulation. Regulators now recognize that banking regulation cannot be simply based on individual financial institutions' risks. Instead, systemic risk and macroprudential regulation have come to the forefront of the new re[...]
Since the Treaty of the European Union was ratified in 1993, the European Union has become an important factor in an ever-increasing number of regimes of pooled sovereignty. This Handbook seeks to present a valuable guide to this new and unique system in the twenty-first century, allowing readers to[...]
This book describes innovative techniques to study catalysts and reaction mechanisms, helping chemists improve the performance of their reactions and the efficiency (through reduced materials and waste) of catalyst preparation.[...]
This book presents a systematic and comprehensive compilation of sigma-delta converter operating principles, the new advances in architectures and circuits, design methodologies, and practical considerations.[...]
Groovy Joe is totally fun.
He's a tail-wagging, song singing party of one And he rocks like this:
Disco party bow wow #1 New York Times bestsellers Eric Litwin and Tom Lichtenheld are back again in another groovy story that will have little ones singing, dancing, and learning math to a whol[...]
It is estimated that there are currently more than 400 million Spanish speakers worldwide, with the United States being home to one of the world's largest native Spanish-speaking populations. Reflecting the increasing importance of the Spanish language both in the U.S.[...]
Children Map the World: Selections from the Barbara Petchenik Children's World Map Competition presents seventy maps created by children ages 3 to 15 for the 2013 International Cartographic Association map design competition. These hand-drawn, sewn, or assembled maps convey powerful messages of opti[...]
This new title in the acclaimed Vision Books lives of the saints series for youth 9-15 yrs. brings to life the inspirational story of St. Jos S nchez del R o, a 14 yr. old boy in Mexico who died a martyr for the Catholic faith during the Cristero War in the 1920s. Meet young Jos and his friend Tri[...]
The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in the game, Jose Mourinho, giving a rare insight into Mourinho the man as well as Mourinho the manager. This unique insider account of the private man and public manager begins at Old Trafford in 2004, when Mourinho put himself on the fo[...]
Die Materialien zur Prüfungsvorbereitung auf die 'Diplomas Oficiales de ELE' sind an die neuen Anforderungen der Sprachdiplome und die Niveaus des Europäischen Referenzrahmens angepasst. Die Übungsbücher umfassen sechs Musterprüfungen mit authentischen Lese- und Hörmaterialien sowie Aufgaben[...]