Closing a gap in the literature, this comprehensive book examines and discusses different non-aqueous systems from organic solvents to ionic liquids for synthetic applications, thus opening the door to new successful methods for biocatalytic reactions. It gathers into one handy source the informatio[...]

Contemporary psychodynamic theory profoundly impacts our understanding of the development of psychopathology in children and adolescents. This book creates new concepts derived from contemporary psychodynamic theory that necessitate a revision to the principles underlying our understanding of and ap[...]

Bergli Book's Hoi Guides are the best-selling Swiss German guides of all time, now with over 50,000 copies in print. The original English-Swiss German survival guide has been completely updated for this tenth anniversary edition, which features a larger format and all new-cartoons. Now you too can e[...]

In this novel, Sergio Ramirez explores the life of Costa Rican writer Amanda Solano through the testimonies given by three of her closest friends. Solano's beauty and intelligence, her cultivated and non-conformist nature, and the attraction she felt for communist ideologies, feminism and sexual fre[...]

Dette er en magisk reise til ditt innerste. Hva du gjør er viktig, men enda viktigere er hva du drømmer om.Delfinen Daniel Alexander er en drømmer og overbevist om at livet er noe mer enn å sove og fange fisk.[...]

This book unites the work of contemporary artists who address the experience of time as a material: Jeff Wall, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Joachim Koester, Ceal Floyer, Steven Pippin, Michael Weseley, Paul Pfeiffer, Michael Snow, Daniel Blaufuks, Mabel Palacin, David Claerbout, Erwin Wurm, Tacita Dean, Inaki [...]

A fun approach to motivate children to learn good manners, these stories show kids how to develop healthy habits in a practical, easy, and effective way. Containing a weekly chart pairing chores with point values, the tales encourage children to earn a medal for their good behavior. "Este libro moti[...]

Mandalas are fascinating and colourful diagrams representative of Buddhism and Hinduism, which embody the universe (microcosms and macrocosms) and aspects of religious belief. They are traditionally used as a focus and aid to concentration in worship and meditation. This book offers a selection of f[...]

What Michelangelo and Pollock shared was the inspired frenzy they both transmitted as they worked, a sort of agonistic trance that rendered them extraneous to the outer world. Exhibiting Jackson Pollock in Florence and comparing him to Michelangelo is the challenge that the authors and curators of t[...]