Set against the historical background of Spain's unification as a modern state, this book is a study of a complex, frequently violent, political phenomenon - Basque nationalism - which after ninety years continues to constitute a major challenge to Spain's established political order. It examines th[...]

This book provides an authoritative survey of the several hundred languages indigenous to North America. These languages show tremendous genetic and typological diversity, and offer numerous challenges to current linguistic theory. Part I of the book provides an overview of structural features of pa[...]

Providing readers with the confidence needed to debate key issues in bioethics, this introductory text clearly explains bioethical theories and their philosophical foundations. Over 250 activities introduce topics for personal reflection, and discussion points encourage students to think for themsel[...]

Very few families produce one outstanding writer. The Bronte family produced three. The works of Charlotte, Emily and Anne remain immensely popular, and are increasingly being studied in relation to the surroundings and wider context that formed them. The forty-two new essays in this book tell 'the [...]

Far more than a recipe book of techniques that readers can pull out at the right time, this book encourages readers not only to use techniques sensitively and creatively in their own groups, but also to go one step further to invent their own techniques. The authors draw on their combined experience[...]

Illustrates why good leaders often make questionable decisions. This title exposes common themes in less-than-ethical decision making, and shows why leaders make ethical compromises in business that they would not make in their personal lives. It provides students with a basis for evaluating busines[...]

Presents various discussions of law. This title offers integrated examples and applications that feature different events and familiar situations to help students grasp critical legal concepts, and provides guidance in helping students prepare for the CPA exam.[...]

Ill and bored with having to stay in bed, Marianne picks up a pencil and starts doodling - a house, a garden, a boy at the window. That night she has an extraordinary dream. She is transported into her own picture, and as she explores further she soon realises she is not alone.[...]

Three of Marianne Williamson's previous bestsellers -- "A Return to Love, A Woman's Worth, " and "Illuminata" -- explored the issue of relationships. Now, in this deeply personal collection of essays, prayers, and self-reflection, she turns to romantic love.
In "Illuminata, " Williamson wrote t[...]

First published ten years ago and now available with a new afterword by the author and her daughter, the diary of the author's first three years of motherhood, which charts her attempts to raise her daughter in a non-sexist way.[...]

Old House Eco Handbook is a companion volume to the authors' highly successful Old House Handbook, published in association with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). It seeks to answer the questions homeowners and others are asking about how to make old houses - medieval and t[...]

A collection of thoughts and prayers on topics that range from releasing anger to finding forgiveness, and from finding great love to achieving intimacy. There are prayers for couples, parents and children, and for use at various ceremonies marking the signal events in people's lives.[...]