This book critically interrogates the work of David Harvey, one of the world's most influential geographers, and one of its best known Marxists.Considers the entire range of Harvey's oeuvre, from the nature of urbanism to environmental issues.Written by contributors from across the human sciences, o[...]
Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth - nearly tripling in total membership - and becoming a significant presence throug[...]
"Du är inbjuden till en middag med Jesus från Nasaret". Det mystiska kuvertet anländer till Nick Cominskys skrivbord bland en hög av kreditkortsansökningar och annan företagsrelateradskräppost. Trots att hans sjuttiotimmars arbetsvecka redan ätit sig in p&ari[...]
"It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured."
So begins this epic, mesmerizing first novel set in the underworld of contem[...]
Having escaped an Australian maximum security prison, a disillusioned man loses himself in the slums of Bombay, where he works for a drug mafia kingpin, smuggles arms for a crime lord, forges bonds with fellow exiles, and finds love with an elusive woman. A first novel. Reprint.[...]
"A literary masterpiece ... it has the grit and pace of a thriller"
Daily Telegraph
This debut novel is based on the author's dramatic and extraordinary true story of life on the run in the Bombay underworld.
"It took me a long time and most of the world to[...]
A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld. 'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a Bombay slum. The[...]
David R. Hakes (University of Northern Iowa) has prepared a study guide that will enhance your success. Each chapter of the study guide includes learning objectives, a description of the chapter?s context and purpose, a chapter review, key terms and definitions, advanced critical-thinking questions,[...]
David R. Hakes (University of Northern Iowa) has prepared a study guide that will enhance your success. Each chapter of the study guide includes learning objectives, a description of the chapter's context and purpose, a chapter review, key terms and definitions, advanced critical-thinking questions,[...]
Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology is the first textbook to blend modern tools of organic chemistry with concepts of biology, physiology, and medicine. With a focus on human cell biology and a problems-driven approach, the text explains the combinatorial architecture of biooli[...]
Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen (2009), Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen (2010), and Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, The Rivers Woman (2011) are the subjects of the first three novels in Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series, and of the three biographical essays in this book. Philippa Gregory and two [...]
The Science of Forensic Entomology is designed to meet the growing needs of colleges, universities, and forensic investigative agencies in training undergraduates, graduate students, and criminal investigators the principles, concepts and methodologies necessary to use insects and other arthropods [...]
The Science of Forensic Entomology is designed to meet the growing needs of colleges, universities, and forensic investigative agencies in training undergraduates, graduate students, and criminal investigators the principles, concepts and methodologies necessary to use insects and other arthropods [...]
Most conventional gardening books concentrate on how and when to carry out horticultural tasks such as pruning, seed sowing and taking cuttings. This book is unique in explaining in straightforward terms some of the science that underlies these practices. It is principally a book of 'Why' - Why are [...]
#1 "New York Times "bestselling author Philippa Gregory teams with two eminent historians to explore the historical characters in the real-life world behind her Wars of the Roses novels.PHILIPPA GREGORY and her fellow historians describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of her Cousins' War bo[...]