Sex, lögner och bedragare Bedragaren Gabriel Black har just blivit arresterad. Av en riktig kvinna. FBI-agenten Danita Cruz skulle kunna få en man att bekänna vad som helst. Och nu tvingar hon Gabriel att välja mellan ett hårt straff eller att hjälpa polisen att sätta dit hans egen familj. N[...]
A significant amount of International Relations scholarship examines the role of international norms in world politics. Existing work, though, focuses mainly on how these norms emerge and the process by which governments sign and ratify them. In conventional accounts, the story ends there. Yet, this[...]
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"When I was little I believed in Jesus and Santa, spontaneous combustion, and the Loch Ness monster. Now I believe in science, statistics, and antibiotics." So says seventeen-year-old Zac Meier during a long, grueling leukemia treatment in Perth, Australi[...]
Having successfully used yoga to combat the stress of their own busy lives, Dion and Stacey Betts discovered its potential for their son Joshua, who has Asperger Syndrome. This fully-illustrated book combines the authors' professional expertise with their experience of parenting, offering a range of[...]
Small but perfectly formed, steeped in history and with a stunning backdrop, Israel is perfect for anyone looking to escape it all. Footprint's long-awaited 3rd edition Israel Handbook provides everything to help travellers get the most of out of their trip and more! A tiny country of outstanding na[...]
Revered the world over, the Indian Himalaya provide a unique experience and stunning backdrop for any explorer and have been capturing the imagination of travelers for centuries. The 3rd edition Indian Himalaya Handbook will help travellers get the most from this diverse and sometimes demanding regi[...]
Delhi bombards the senses with its vibrant chaos, yet not far away is the peace of the mountains. From spiritual pursuits to mountain trekking, FootprintFocus provides invaluable information on transport, accommodation, eating and entertainment to ensure that your trip includes the best of this fasc[...]
Offers an introduction to the riches of classical Latin literature. This book includes supporting notes, a time chart showing the historical and literary contexts of the authors, explications of Latin prosody, and a discussion of its influence on Western culture.[...]
It's easy to teach yourself Latin "Complete Latin: A Teach Yourself Guide" provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Latin, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Latin with confidence.Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important langu[...]
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introd[...]
Biography of the polymath, Lt Cmdr Rupert T. Gould (1890-1948), the man who, in the 1920s, restored the great eighteenth century marine timekeepers by John Harrison to their former glory. With his encyclopaedic knowledge, he studied and wrote on subjects as varied as scientific mysteries (e.g. The L[...]
La Fontaine's verse fables turned the traditional folktales derived from Aesop and a range of Oriental sources into some of the greatest, and best-loved, poetic work in French. His versions of stories such as 'The Hare and the Tortoise' and 'The Wolf and the Lamb' are witty and sophisticated, satiri[...]
Unlike many other trans-boundary policy areas, international migration lacks coherent global governance. There is no UN migration organization and states have signed relatively few multilateral treaties on migration. Instead sovereign states generally decide their own immigration policies. However, [...]
Private life in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is often seen as having been virtually non-existent, simply another East German commodity forever in short supply. In part this had to do with the common perception that private life and state socialism were at odds by definition, to the extent th[...]
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the false assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal were terrible reminders that good information is essential to national security. These failures convinced the American public that their intelligence system was broken and prompted a radical reorgan[...]
While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 1991, administrations of both parties have pursued ambitious aims with limited force, committing the co[...]
'Royal Love-Child, Forbidden Marriage' by Kate Hewitt, 'The Sheikh and the Christmas Bride' by Susan Mallery, and 'Christmas in His Royal Bed' by Heidi Betts.[...]
1792. As a teacher at her parents' Academy for Young Ladies in the heart of London, Madeleine Moreau has lived her life sheltered from the outside world. But on the night of a dazzling Masquerade, tragedy strikes and she is left alone in the world. Desperate to find the family she never knew, Madele[...]
This lively and informative survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War. A History of Popular Culture explores the rapid diffusion and 'hybridization' of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world since[...]
This revised and expanded second edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. This updated edition also includes: up to date coverage [...]