Critics and defenders of multinational corporations often agree on at least one thing: that the activities of multinationals are creating an overwhelmingly powerful global market that is quickly rendering national borders obsolete. The authors of this book, however, argue that such expectations comm[...]

In this eleventh volume in The World Over series, Simon and Brooks examine and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship across twenty-one countries. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, [...]

Bestselling Simon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear in B-format. Trouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are despatched to restore the competence of the cohort. But anoth[...]

The DK "Star Wars" series provides a wonderful opportunity for parents and teacher to promote development of young children's reading skills and motivation to read. We want young children to WANT to read "Star Wars" has become a familiar part of our culture with children instantly recognizing the c[...]

A dynamic chapter of church history is now being written in Asia. But the theological inflections at its heart are not well understood by outsiders. The published voices of elite academic theologians have drowned out the cadences of Christian faith as it is spoken, lived and prayed in the homes and [...]

The Octonauts follows a team of adventure heroes who dive right into action whenever there is trouble under the sea. In a fleet of amazing aquatic vehicles, the Octonauts explore incredible new underwater worlds, rescue wonderful sea creatures, and often save the day before returning safely home to [...]

Bee shamanism may well be the most enigmatic and obscure branch of shamanism, yet it exists throughout the world - wherever in fact the honeybee exists. Its medicinal tools are now in common usage - such as honey, pollen, propolis and royal jelly - and even the origins of Chinese acupuncture can be [...]

The Virgin Islands sailing guide covering the US Virgin Islands including St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, and the British Virgin Islands including Tobago Cay, Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and the channel islands.[...]

This book addresses two central questions in current research on the Gospel of Thomas: what was its original language and which early Christian works influenced it? At present, theories of Thomas as a Semitic work abound. Simon Gathercole dismantles these approaches, arguing instead that Thomas is G[...]

The dismal truth about hedge funds and how investors can get a greater share of the profitsShocking but true: if all the money that's ever been invested in hedge funds had been in treasury bills, the results would have been twice as good.Although hedge fund managers have earned some great fortunes, [...]